KR100872285B1 - System and method for providing appreciative criticism for internet protocol television - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for providing appreciative criticism in an IPTV service and a method thereof are provided to make users which watch the same contents to write appreciative criticism, thereby sharing feelings or thoughts between the users. A contents providing server(100) provides VOD contents. An electronic program guide providing server provides electronic program guide information as additional information related to the VOD contents. An appreciative criticism management server(300) manages viewing appreciative criticism information of users. The appreciative criticism management server checks the viewing appreciative criticism information before viewing or purchasing the VOD contents by providing the viewing appreciative criticism information of the VOD contents together with electronic program guide information with regard to the VOD contents when VOD contents a user wants to view are requested.

Description

System and method for providing appreciation review in IPTV service {System and method for providing appreciative criticism for Internet Protocol Television}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing viewing reviews in an IPTV service for providing viewing reviews of video content on demand in a television service using an Internet protocol network.

Recently, the broadcasting environment is changing due to the development of technology and changing demands of viewers.

In other words, the transition from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting, diversified broadcasting media such as cable and satellite from terrestrial broadcasting, and providing interactive services in conjunction with communication networks, the recent broadcasting environment has undergone more severe changes than any other fields. have.

A representative service that emerged from this background is IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) based on Internet Protocol.

IPTV is an interactive television service provided by using a high-speed internet network, which refers to a TV connected to a content providing server through an internet network through a set-top box. Accordingly, the information service of the content providing server, the video content, the broadcast content, and the like are provided to the television receiver through the set top box.

IPTV is a type of Digital Convergence in that it is a convergence of the Internet and TV, and it is different from the general public broadcasting in that viewers can selectively watch a program they want to watch at a convenient time.

In addition, in addition to the general broadcasting service, IPTV has various functions by integrating Internet service, data broadcasting service, and personal video recorder (PVR) service.

However, IPTV according to the related art provides a function of allowing a user to watch by simply providing a content such as a movie, a drama, a document, etc. like a general television, and the feelings or thoughts of other users who watched the same content (for example, There is a disadvantage that the viewers can not know at all.

In particular, when a user wants to watch a paid program, it is difficult to obtain information about the paid program (for example, interest or popularity, etc.), which causes unnecessary problems in unnecessary purchase and waste of money.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve this problem. The present invention enables communication with other users who have watched the same content in a television service using an Internet protocol network to share their feelings or thoughts among users. It is a technical problem.

In addition, another technical problem of the present invention is to satisfy the user's convenience and desire by providing a spoiler function of the program through the viewing and reviewing so that the user is a reference to the user when using the paid program.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing viewing ratings in an IPTV service, including: a content providing server providing video on demand (VOD) content; An electronic program guide providing server providing electronic program guide (EPG) information as additional information related to the video content on demand; And managing viewing and review information of a plurality of users for each of the on-demand video contents, and when the user requests the on-demand video contents that the user wants to watch, the viewing information of the on-demand video contents together with the electronic program guide information for the on-demand video contents. And a review management server for providing the user to check the viewing review information before the user views or purchases the video content on demand.

According to an example of the present invention, the sentiment review management server, a network interface for performing data communication via the Internet; A rating information database for classifying and storing viewing rating information of the on-demand video content for each content; And when the on-demand video content desired to be watched by the user is requested, the viewing opinion information on the on-demand video content is read from the review information database and transmitted through the network interface unit, while the viewing view information on the on-demand video content is received by the user. Providing a user interface to create a, and the user-viewed review information written for each user may include a review management application for uploading to the review information database with the user's information.

The appraisal review information database may include: a user information DB that records information of a user who subscribes to the service; A content list DB recording name information of the content; And a viewing rating profile DB for storing viewing rating information of each of the on-demand video contents for each content stored in the contents list DB.

On the other hand, in order to achieve the above technical problem, the system for providing viewing comments on an IPTV service according to the present invention includes a content providing server for providing video content on demand; An electronic program guide providing server providing electronic program guide (EPG) information as additional information related to the video content on demand; And manages viewing review information of a plurality of users by the on-demand video content, and when the user requests on-demand video content that the user wants to watch, when viewing the electronic program guide information about the on-demand video content, Review management server provided with; And receiving the electronic program guide information and viewing feedback information of the requested video content from the electronic program guide providing server and the review management server when the user requests the video content desired to be watched by the user. A set-top box for an IPTV that provides a user interface for allowing the user to check the viewing rating before viewing or purchasing the on-demand video content, and to directly create a viewing rating for the on-demand video content according to the user's selection. It may include.

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On the other hand, in order to achieve the above technical problem, a method of providing a viewing rating in an IPTV service according to the present invention includes: (a) downloading electronic program guide information and viewing rating information of on-demand video content that a user wants to watch through a set-top box; Making; (b) displaying a viewing review menu and a viewing review creation menu of the on-demand video content in a menu screen mode before and after viewing the on-demand video content; (c) displaying the viewing rating information on the menu screen when the viewing viewing rating menu is selected; And (d) when the viewing review writing menu is selected, switching to the viewing review writing screen on the menu screen to create and save the viewing reviews.

According to an example of the present invention, in the steps (c) and (d), after viewing or creating the viewing and review information, selecting the exit menu is returned to the step (b).

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According to the present invention described above, it is possible to share their feelings or thoughts among other users by encouraging users who have watched the same content to write viewing comments, thereby providing users with an improved service than a simple television service. There is an effect that can be provided.

In addition, before viewing the program, it is possible to immediately check the viewing rating of the program has the effect of maximizing user convenience.

In addition, by providing a reference to the user when the user uses the paid program, there is an effect of satisfying the user's desires and promoting the use and purchase of content.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a system for providing viewing comments on IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing an overall system for providing viewing ratings in an IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system for providing viewing comments on an IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a content providing server 100, an EPG providing server 200, a rating management server 300, and a user terminal device 500. ).

The user terminal device 500 is a device capable of wired and wireless communication, and can be connected to the content providing server 100, the EPG providing server 200, and the appreciation management server 300 through the Internet 400.

The user terminal device 500 may be variously applied according to a user's needs. For example, a set top box (STB: 520) based on an internet protocol network may be applied. A personal digital assistant such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) can be applied. When the user terminal device 500 is used as the set-top box 520, a display device 510 such as a television receiver or a monitor must be separately provided.

For reference, in the present specification, the user terminal device 500 including the set top box 520 and the display device 510 is illustrated, and the description thereof will be mainly described.

The user terminal 500 is provided in plurality for each user, and visualizes the video content on demand provided through the content provider on the screen. In addition, the operation command of the user terminal device 500 may be performed by inputting through a user operation means (not shown) such as a remote controller or a keypad.

The Internet 400 collectively refers to a wired and wireless communication network that enables a network, and is not limited to a specific form as long as the network enables the network.

The content providing server 100 may be a web site for providing a user terminal device with video on demand (VOD content), which may be ordered by a content provider, such as general content such as home shopping, advertisement, or movie, and broadcast content. Database.

The content providing server 100 is provided with a content DB 110 to store various on-demand video contents by genre and store the on-demand video content according to a request from the user terminal device 500. Will be sent to.

The EPG provision server 200 stores the electronic program guide (EPG) information of the video content on demand provided by the content provision server 100 in the EPG information DB 210 and manages it.

In this embodiment, the EPG information depends on the format of the video content on demand, but generally may include content ID, content title, content description, content duration, and other content related information (such as actor, director, plot, etc.) of the content. have.

The review management server 300 manages the viewing reviews for the on-demand video content, and transmits the viewing review information of the on-demand video content when transmitting the EPG information of the on-demand video content.

The review management server 300 for this support the network interface unit 310 for communicating with the EPG providing server 200 and the user terminal device 500 through the Internet 400, and supports the updating and creation of viewing comments information Appreciation review management application 320 is composed of a review information DB 330 to store the viewing rating information.

In detail, the review management application 320 provides a user interface to create viewing review information of the on-demand video content, updates the created viewing review information to the review information database, and, upon request from the user, the corresponding video content on demand. It is responsible for transmitting the viewing feedback information of the through the network interface 310.

Then, the review information DB 330 is a user information DB 331 that records the user information subscribed to the service, a content list DB 333 recording the name information of the video on-demand content, and viewing and review information of each on-demand video content The content list DB 333 may be classified into a review profile DB 335 stored for each content.

In the present embodiment, the user information of the user information DB 331 may be a unique number (ID) of the set-top box for each user or a service subscription number (ID).

The system for providing viewing comments according to the embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration displays the viewing comments information on the menu screen of the content by simultaneously receiving the EPG information and the viewing comments information on the user terminal device 500 according to a user's request. Visualize to the user.

On the other hand, the user terminal device 500 applied to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the user terminal device illustrated in FIG. 1. The user terminal device 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a network interface unit 501 and a data receiving unit to enable internet communication. 502, an input signal receiving unit 503, a control unit 504, a memory unit 505, and an output unit 506.

In the above description, the user terminal device 500 may include a set top box (520 of FIG. 1) and a display device (510 of FIG. 1). In this case, the set top box (520 of FIG. 1) is a network interface unit 501. And the data receiver 502, the input signal receiver 503, the controller 504, and the memory 505, and the output unit 506 may correspond to the display device 510 of FIG. 1.

The network interface unit 501 supports a network environment to facilitate data transmission and reception through the Internet 400, similarly to the network interface unit 310 of FIG. 1 of the feedback management server 300 of FIG. 1.

The data receiver 502 receives various content information, EPG information, and viewing and review information through the network interface unit 501, respectively.

The input signal receiving unit 503 receives an input signal by a user's operation. The input signal may be a signal selected to view the viewing comments, or may be an operation signal for creating the viewing comments.

The controller 504 matches the EPG information received through the data receiver 502 with the viewing rating information to transmit the viewing rating information corresponding thereto when transmitting the EPG information of the video content on demand. Then, the input signal received by the input signal receiving unit 503 is processed to process.

For example, in the case of the selection signal for viewing the viewing comments, the memory unit 505 reads the viewing comments and displays them on the output unit 506, and in the case of the operation signal for creating the viewing comments, the input text signal. To display on the output unit 506.

The memory unit 505 temporarily stores information received through the data receiving unit 502, that is, content information, EPG information, and viewing feedback information.

The output unit 506 visualizes and displays the information received through the data receiving unit 502. This output unit 506 becomes a user interface between the user and the service provider.

The screen structure of the output unit 506 may be implemented as follows.

3 is an exemplary screen of a user interface that provides viewing ratings in an IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a user interface 10 that provides viewing ratings in an IPTV service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a menu screen before and after viewing a video content on demand. Post a compose menu to encourage users to preview their reviews before watching on-demand video content.

In the screen structure shown in Fig. 3, the full screen is provided with an AV display screen 11 on which unspecified on-demand video content is displayed, and a synopsis for displaying detailed information of specific on-demand video content on the AV display screen 11 ( 12) is provided. At this time, detailed information of the video content on demand is provided using the EPG information.

The synopsis 12 displays image information 13 reminiscent of on-demand video content, and detailed information 14 such as name, channel number, broadcasting time, director and performer information, and summary summary of the on-demand video content is displayed. The viewing and viewing review menu 15 and the viewing viewing creation menu 16 of the video-on-demand content are displayed.

Among them, the viewing review view menu 15 and the viewing review view creation menu 16 may be implemented in a hyperlink manner in which each menu is switched to a linked detailed screen.

In addition, the viewing review view menu 15 and the viewing review creation menu 16 can be activated at the same time, so that the user can use both menus before and after watching the video content on demand.

Alternatively, the user activates only the viewing review menu 15 and disables the viewing review menu 16 before viewing the on-demand video content, and enables viewing only the viewing review menu 16 after viewing. By doing so, it is possible to restrict the writing of the viewing appreciation selectively.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view of a viewing and viewing screen of a viewing review review screen in the user interface illustrated in FIG. 3. When the viewing viewing view viewing menu 15 and the viewing viewing viewing creation menu 16 are selected from the menu screen of FIG. You are switched to the screen.

On the viewing screen view screen, the nickname 15a of the other users, the contents of the viewing board review 15b, and the date on which the viewing board was written (year, month, date: 07.06.23) are displayed.

The nickname 15a of the user generally uses a unique number (ID) or service subscription number (ID) of the set-top box used by the user, or may be arbitrarily modified according to the user's setting.

Reference numeral 15c is a close menu and is used to switch from the current viewing view review screen to the previous menu screen (for example, a screen in which both the viewing view viewing menu and viewing viewing review creation menu are displayed: FIG. 3).

On the other hand, the viewing and commentary creation screen is basically provided with a text box (16a) for creating a nickname of the user, and a text box (16b) for freely writing the review. In addition, a storage menu 16c may be provided to store the review information created after the input together with the nickname.

After the creation, when the user wants to switch to the other menu screen from the viewing comments creation screen, the close menu 15c may be used.

Here, the nickname of the user may be set to automatically display the set-top box unique number or the service subscription number of the user, and may be modified according to the user's setting.

A method for providing viewing comments based on the system according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing viewing ratings in an IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In an initial stage, a service request is made by turning on a power of a set-top box and a television using a user terminal device, that is, an internet protocol network.

When the service is requested, the user terminal device may go through an authentication step of the user. This is to provide a service for each user, through the ID of the set-top box or the ID of the service.

When the service request is made, the set-top box downloads the on-demand video content, EPG information of each on-demand video content, and viewing rating information, respectively (S110).

The viewing rating information is evaluation data in which emotions and thoughts (ie, reviews) after different users watch the video content on demand.

Thereafter, in the menu screen mode, the user searches for and selects desired video content (S120, S130).

Searching for the on-demand video content may be sequentially performed along an initial menu screen classified by category, or there may be a method of immediately finding the on-demand video content using a search engine.

Among these, the process of sequentially searching along the initial menu screen classified by category will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10.

As such, when the on-demand video content is selected, detailed information of the on-demand video content is displayed on the menu screen using the EPG information as shown in FIG. 10, and at the same time, the viewing feedback information of the on-demand video content is displayed together ( S140).

The viewing review information can be largely displayed in the viewing viewing view menu (15 in FIG. 9) and the viewing viewing review creation menu (16 in FIG. 9), and the details of the on-demand video content can be shown by the program name, channel number of the program, director and performer. Information, plot summary, and so on.

Thereafter, the viewer selects one of the viewing view viewing menu and the viewing viewing review creation menu from the menu screen.

In the selecting step, when the viewing view review menu is selected, the menu screen is switched to the viewing view view screen to display the list of reviews written by other users (S151 and S152).

After viewing the list of reviews, the user ends by using the Exit menu function (S153). After finishing, the process returns to step S140.

In the selection step, when the viewing viewing review creation menu is selected, the menu screen is switched to the viewing viewing review creation screen so that the user creates a viewing review for the video content on demand (S161 and S162).

Subsequently, after saving the user's written review, when the user wants to switch to the previous menu screen, the user exits using the exit menu function (S163). After finishing, the process returns to step S140.

Accordingly, the method for providing a viewing review according to an embodiment of the present invention can improve the use of the content and the purchase service by reading the viewing review of the program before the user views the desired video content.

6 to 9 are exemplary screens showing step-by-step screens for outputting viewing ratings in an IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S130 of FIG. It shows the process of searching.

Here, the large category menu used in the description is a menu in which the on-demand video content is classified into a top category, and the small category menu refers to a submenu belonging to each large category menu.

Specifically, FIG. 6 is a screen in which a large category menu list is displayed on an AV display screen, and large classification menus (large classification 1, large classification 2, large classification 3, large classification 4, large classification 5, large classification 6) are displayed at the beginning of the menu screen.

In this state, for example, when selecting the large category 2, as shown in Figure 7, the sub-category menu list belonging to the major category 2 (small category 2-1, small category 2-2, small category 2-3, small category 2-4, small category 2-5, Subclasses 2-6) are displayed in a large category menu and in a hierarchical structure. Meanwhile, in order to view the final content list, a specific subclass, for example, subclass 2-1, must be selected in the state of FIG. 8.

If small category 2-3 is selected in the state of FIG. 7, on-demand video contents (2-3-1, 2-3-2, 2-3-3, 2-3-) belonging to small category 2-3 as shown in FIG. 4, 2-3-5, 2-3-6) is finally displayed.

 Accordingly, in the initial menu screen according to the present embodiment, both the large category menu, the small category menu, and the on-demand video content list are displayed on one screen in a hierarchical structure, so that the on-demand video content desired by the user can be sequentially displayed according to categories. You can find it.

In the state of FIG. 8, when the user selects desired video content, for example, contents 2-3-4, detailed information on the selected specific video content is displayed as shown in FIG. 9.

The menu screen shown in FIG. 9 corresponds to the menu screen before viewing the video content on demand.

In this menu screen, the viewing and viewing view menus 15 and 16 are displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention, and provide an interface for allowing a user to view viewing comments or to create viewing comments.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. I can understand that.

Therefore, since the embodiments described above are provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, it should be understood that they are exemplary in all respects and not limited. The invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

1 is a block diagram showing an overall system for providing viewing ratings in an IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the user terminal device illustrated in FIG. 1.

3 is an exemplary screen of a user interface that provides viewing ratings in an IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exemplary view of a viewing and viewing view of the viewing screen in the user interface illustrated in FIG. 3.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing viewing ratings in an IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 to 9 are exemplary screens showing step-by-step screens for viewing viewing ratings in an IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: content providing server 110: content DB

200: EPG providing server 210: EPG information DB

300: feedback management server 310: network interface unit

320: Appreciation review management application 330: Appreciation review information DB

331: User Information DB 333: Content List DB

335: Comments profile DB 501: Network interface unit

502: data receiving unit 503: input signal receiving unit

504: control unit 505: memory unit

506: Output section 11: AV display screen

12: Synopsis 13: Content image information

14: Details 15: View Viewers View Menu

16: Write a review: 15a: Your nickname

15b: What to say 15c: Close menu

16a: Nickname Field 16b: Reviews Comments

16c: Save Menu

Claims (11)

A content providing server providing video on demand (VOD) content; An electronic program guide providing server providing electronic program guide (EPG) information as additional information related to the video content on demand; And Manage viewing review information of a plurality of users by the on-demand video content, and when the user requests the on-demand video content that the user wants to watch, the viewing information of the on-demand video content is provided along with the electronic program guide information on the on-demand video content. A rating management server that enables the user to check the viewing rating information before watching or purchasing the video content on demand; Viewing rating providing system in the IPTV service comprising a. The method of claim 1, The sentiment review server, A network interface unit enabling data communication between the electronic program guide providing server and the user through the Internet; A rating information database for classifying and storing viewing rating information of the on-demand video content for each content; And When the on-demand video content desired to be watched by the user is requested, the viewing review information of the on-demand video content is read from the review information database and transmitted through the network interface unit, while the viewing view information on the on-demand video content is provided by the user. Provides a user interface to create a user, the viewing rating management application for uploading the user-created viewing comments information with the user's information to the viewing information database Viewing system for providing review in the IPTV service including a. The method of claim 2, The appreciation review information database, A user information DB which records information of a user who has subscribed to the service; A content list DB recording name information of the content; A rating profile DB for storing viewing rating information of each of the on-demand video contents for each content stored in the content list DB. Viewing rating providing system in the IPTV service comprising a. A content providing server providing video on demand (VOD) content; An electronic program guide providing server providing electronic program guide (EPG) information as additional information related to the video content on demand; And manages viewing review information of a plurality of users by the on-demand video content, and when the user requests on-demand video content that the user wants to watch, when viewing the electronic program guide information about the on-demand video content, Review management server provided with; And When the user requests the on-demand video content that the user desires to watch, the user receives the electronic program guide and viewing feedback information of the requested video content from the electronic program guide providing server and the review management server, respectively. The set-top box for the IPTV, which allows the user to check the viewing rating before viewing or purchasing the on-demand video content, and provides a user interface for directly writing a viewing review of the on-demand video content according to the user's selection. Viewing rating providing system in the IPTV service comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The sentiment review server, A network interface unit for performing data communication between the electronic program guide providing server and the user terminal device through the Internet; A rating information database for classifying and storing viewing rating information of the on-demand video content for each content; And When the on-demand video content desired to be watched by the user is requested, the viewing opinion information on the on-demand video content is read from the review information database, transmitted through the network interface unit, and the viewing opinion information on the on-demand video content is created. A review management application that provides a user interface and uploads the viewing review information created from the user to the review review information database. Viewing system for providing review in the IPTV service including a. The method of claim 4, wherein The appreciation review information database, A user information DB which records information of a user who has subscribed to the service; A content list DB recording name information of the content; A rating profile DB for storing viewing rating information of each of the on-demand video contents for each content stored in the content list DB. Viewing rating providing system in the IPTV service comprising a. delete The method of claim 4, wherein The set-top box for the IPTV, A network interface unit configured to transmit and receive data between the content providing server, the electronic program guide providing server, and the appraisal management server via the Internet through the Internet; A data receiver configured to receive and process various types of information from the content providing server, the electronic program guide information, and the review management server; An input signal receiving unit which receives an input signal by selecting one of on-demand video contents that the user wants to watch and selecting or viewing or writing the viewing comments; Receives and processes the input signal received from the input signal receiving unit and matches the electronic program guide information of the on-demand video content received through the data receiving unit with the viewing appraisal information when there is a request of the on-demand video content desired to be viewed from the user. Control to display on the screen, and to provide a user interface to directly create viewing and review information of the on-demand video content. Viewing rating providing system in the IPTV service comprising a. (a) downloading the viewing appraisal information together with the electronic program guide information for the on-demand video content that the user wants to watch through the set-top box; (b) displaying a viewing review menu and a viewing review creation menu of the on-demand video content in a menu screen mode before and after viewing the on-demand video content; (c) displaying the viewing comments information on the menu screen when the viewing viewing comments menu is selected; And (d) when the viewing review creation menu is selected, switching to the viewing review creation screen on the menu screen to create and save the viewing comments; How to provide viewing ratings in the IPTV service comprising a. The method of claim 9, In the steps (c) and (d), After viewing or creating the viewing comments, selecting the exit menu is returned to step (b) characterized in that the viewing comments providing method in the IPTV service. The method of claim 9, In the step (c), (d), And selecting the viewing view review menu or the viewing view review creation menu, the linked viewing detailed screen is switched.

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