KR101169948B1 - System for providing user based consecutive iptv contents and mehtod thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method are provided for automatically providing a list of continuous viewing content for a user to watch subsequently, depending on the information of the content currently being viewed and the end attribute of the content. A system for continuously providing content, the system comprising: a content information management unit managing content viewing history information and content property information of a plurality of subscribers; a statistics processing unit generating content viewing statistical information from the content viewing history information; and the generated content Based on the viewing statistics information and the attribute information for each of the contents, a continuous viewing list generation for generating a list of continuous viewing contents from the grouped contents to be continuously viewed after the content currently being viewed by the user is finished. The continuous viewing list generating unit may include a list of the continuous viewing contents to the terminal of the user depending on the information of the content currently being viewed by the user and the end attribute of the contents.

IPTV, VOD, Content, Continuous, Impressions

Description

System for continuously providing user-based IP contents and method thereof {SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER BASED CONSECUTIVE IPTV CONTENTS AND MEHTOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a system and a method for automatically providing a list of continuous viewing contents to be subsequently watched by a user depending on information of content currently being viewed and end-per-content attributes.

With the spread of the Internet and the development of digital broadcasting technology, the use of IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) broadcasting service provided through the high-speed Internet network is increasing.

IPTV broadcasting service is a service that provides information service, video contents, and broadcasting to IPTV broadcasting receivers (for example, IPTV, DMB receivers, set-top boxes, etc.) using high-speed Internet. Various contents and additional services provided by the Internet such as home banking, online games, and MP3 can be provided.

In addition, the number of channels and contents provided by IPTV broadcasting services that provide real-time broadcasting, video on demand (VOD), and interactive services through a high-speed internet network is increasing very rapidly.

However, in the conventional IPTV broadcasting service, users have difficulty in selecting what content, and the content actually used is only a part of the entire content.

In addition, in the conventional IPTV broadcasting service, since it takes some time to select another content after watching one content, it becomes difficult for the operator to concentrate the customer on the IPTV service.

In addition, in the conventional IPTV broadcasting service, after the content of the channel being watched is over, the user often spends time repeatedly changing channels until another content of interest is released.

In addition, the conventional IPTV broadcasting service receives the basic information from the user and provides a recommendation result based on the user. Therefore, the conventional IPTV broadcasting service has a problem that it is difficult to guarantee real-time when recommending through a medium other than IPTV.

An embodiment of the present invention is a system and method for continuously providing user-based IPTV content that can continuously provide content of interest without a separate user input by utilizing data analyzing the correlation between the usage history and contents of users. I will try to present.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method that can automatically provide content to be viewed later based on the data analysis of the content viewing history of the user and the correlation between each content without receiving input separately from the user .

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, the first aspect of the present invention is a content information management unit for managing the content viewing history information and attribute information of each of the plurality of subscribers in the system for continuously providing content, the A statistical processor for generating content viewing statistics information from the content viewing history information, and grouping the contents on the basis of the generated content viewing statistics information and the attribute information for each content, and continuously after the content currently being viewed by the user is ended; And a continuous viewing list generating unit generating a list of continuous viewing contents to be watched from the grouped contents, wherein the continuous viewing list generating unit is dependent on information of content currently being viewed by the user and an end attribute of the contents. Continuous viewing of a list of content It provides a content continuous providing system that is provided to the terminal.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, the second aspect of the present invention is a method for continuously providing content, the method comprising the steps of: receiving information of the content viewed by each subscriber from a plurality of subscriber terminals, the received Generating content viewing statistics information by a plurality of subscribers based on the information of the contents, and creating a list of two or more types of contents grouped by type based on the content viewing statistics information and attribute information for each content; Receiving information of the content that the user is watching from the terminal of the user; if the content being watched is terminated, depending on the termination attribute of the terminated content and the information of the content, the user subsequently Retrieve a list of continuous viewing content to watch from the list of two or more types of content A list of the step, the retrieved continuously viewing content that provides a user base of a continuous method of providing IPTV content, including the step of providing a terminal of said user.

According to one of the problem solving means of the present invention described above, when the content of the channel currently being watched is terminated, the user can move to the list or channel of the continuous viewing content to be watched subsequently.

In addition, according to one of the other problem solving means of the present invention, the user through the screen a list of the content to be viewed before a certain time before the end of the content currently being viewed or in a time interval when a plurality of users end the same content the most You can check it.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, which means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a general IPTV broadcasting service system.

Referring to FIG. 1, an IPTV broadcasting system includes a broadcaster 1000, a headend system 2000, a network network 3000, and a user terminal 4000.

In addition, the headend system 2000 includes a baseband system 2010, a compression multiplexing system 2020, a conditional access system (CAS) 2030, a back office system 2040, and a monitoring system 2050. , A media operation core (MOC) 2060, a subscriber management system 2070, a data broadcasting system 2080, an electronic program guide (EPG) system 2090, and a return pass server system 2100. .

The broadcaster 1000 serves to produce, edit, and change broadcast content to provide to the headend system 2000. The broadcaster 1000 may include a program provider (PP), a terrestrial wave, or a content provider (CP). In addition, the broadcast content provided by the broadcaster 1000 may include existing broadcast content and rich content on the Internet.

The headend system 2000 receives and manages broadcast content from the broadcaster 1000 and distributes content to the user terminal 4000 to provide broadcast / recording / playback services. The received broadcast content may include related additional information and an EPG for this additional information.

The head-end system 2000 includes EPG information (PSIP / PSI /) including a subscriber concentrator, a broadcast video and audio signal, data broadcasting data, and a program recommendation service menu through a router supporting a multicast routing protocol. SI information) can be transmitted to IP set-top boxes of multiple subscribers by multicasting.

The baseband system 2010 receives an MPEG2 broadcast signal from an external program provider (PP) or an analog broadcast signal from terrestrial waves, converts the received source broadcast signal into a SDI (Serial Digital Interface) signal, and converts a frame ( Frames), and distributes video and audio signals from multiple broadcast channels (e.g. 100 channels) via a routine switcher, subtitle generator (CG) and automatic program controller (APC). At least one of an advertisement, a logo, or a subtitle is inserted into the broadcast video and audio signal (signal editing and processing) and transmitted to the compression multiplexing system 2020.

The SDI (Serial Digital Interface) signal is, for example, a digital signal standard having a transmission rate of 270 Mbps, and a composite digital video and four channels of digital audio signals may be mixed.

The baseband system 2010 is basically a tuner for receiving analog broadcast signals through a receiving device (eg, a DS-3 station, a Yagi antenna, and an IRD) for receiving broadcast signals such as a program provider (PP) and terrestrial waves, respectively. (Tuner)), a frame synchronizer for converting and correcting a source signal received from a receiving device into an SDI signal, synchronizing frames, and A connecting / centralizing all broadcast signal channels for operation management. A signal splitter such as a / V router, and a subtitle generator for inserting an advertisement, a logo, and a subtitle into the SDI signal to edit and process the signal.

The compression multiplexing system 2020 uses an A / V encoder (A / V Encoder) for broadcasting video and audio signals (Video, Audio) received from the baseband system 2010 for each broadcasting channel (eg, 100 channels). ) To compress SDI (Serial Digital Interface) video signal to H.264, and to compress the audio signal to MPEG-2 AAC to generate MPEG-2 TS (Transport Stream), and to compress compressed broadcast video and audio -2 after multiplexing data broadcasting data and EPG information (PSIP / PSI / SI information) generated by a data encoder and a PSI / SI generator together with the TS signal When the received MPEG-2 TS signal is used in the reception restriction technique, the TS-2 may be inputted to a scrambler, encrypted, and finally IP packetized to transmit an IP packetized TS (Transport Stream) broadcast signal.

Also, optionally, the reception restriction system 2030 may be used to prevent illegal viewing and illegal copying of program recommendation content.

The reception restriction system 2030 encrypts the real-time channel and performs pre-encryption of the VOD contents, and controls the viewing authority so that the channel and the content can be used only for the authenticated user. In order to prevent illegal copying of IPTV content, a digital rights management (DRM) scheme may be used instead of the reception restriction system 2030.

The back office system 2040 is a provisioning system and provides a billing processing function for the use of the IPTV program service for each subscriber.

The monitoring system 2050 is a control system. The monitoring system 2050 may monitor a transmission failure of an A / V broadcast signal for IPTV broadcasting, a reception failure by monitoring a downlink of an IPTV headend system, and confirm subtitles.

The media management system 2060 is a system for managing various business process information (program organization information, location information, contract information, product information, etc.) for operating a broadcasting business. The media management system 2060 integrally manages the information flow through the organic combination with each system at the center of the broadcasting center.

The media management system 2060 manages broadcast program organization information, content and media management information, contract information of a program provider (PP) and a content provider (CP), and product information, and manages each system in the center of a broadcasting center. Through organic integration, it can act as a coordinator to manage and manage the flow of information.

In addition, the media management system 2060 includes contract management in terms of acquisition, management of media and content metadata, EPG information acquisition / management of broadcast schedule information, and real-time broadcasting and VOD in terms of operation. It provides channel formation management, agent management, interworking with each subsystem, VOD catalog creation management, and various product management.In terms of analysis, marketing analysis reporting, delivery such as settlement of CP / CA, subscriber viewing propensity, etc. In terms of broadcasting transmission monitoring, video server transmission management and VOD subscriber authentication, transmission result recording / management for settlement with CP / CA, and data synchronization with each subsystem connected.

The subscriber management system 2070 provides membership registration and termination and member information management for IPTV services.

The data broadcasting system 2080 authors, verifies, organizes, and transmits the data broadcasting data.

The data broadcasting system 2080 includes a data agent manager for managing data encoding, a PSI / SI generator for generating program specific information / service information (SI). (PSI / SI Generator), Data Server / Data Encoder for encoding data broadcasting data into broadcast video and audio signals, Multiplexer Manager for managing the multiplexing function of data on the broadcast video and audio signals (Multiplexer Manager), and the scheduler user interface (Scheduler UI).

In addition, the data broadcasting system 2080 may use the A / V encoder to provide the A / V data provided from the A / V server according to the terrestrial Application Configuration Access Protocol (ACAP) data broadcasting standard. Compresses the broadcast video and audio signals by using a data server / data encoder and PSI / SI (Program Specific Information / Service Information), and compresses the compressed video and audio signals from an application by the authoring tool. ) Is multiplexed by a multiplexer together with data broadcasting data and EPG information (PSIP / SI information) generated by the generator to encode and transmit broadcast program data and related information from collection and storage of data broadcasting programs. .

The EPG system 2090 includes an EPG server and provides an electronic program guide (EPG) service to the user terminal 4000.

The return path server system 2100 processes bidirectional data by a data provider (DP), provides on-line bill transfer from the user terminal 4000, usage history / billing interworking processing of bidirectional data, and personalization authentication. Receive bidirectional data for processing and program recommendation services, and transmit corresponding response data to the user terminal 4000 in unicasting.

The network 3000 receives the broadcast content from the headend system 2000 and delivers the received broadcast content to the user terminal 4000. The network network 3000 includes a backbone network and an access network, and the access network includes Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Ca (HFC), and Fiber To The Curb), and may be configured in any one topology of a fiber to the home (FTTH) structure.

The user terminal 4000 is an apparatus for using an Internet broadcasting service, and generally includes an IPTV, a set top box (STB), and a remote controller. The IPTV outputs the broadcast content received from the headend system 2000 and transmits the user response signal received through the remote controller to the headend system 2000 through the return channel of the set top box.

The user terminal may use any one of a TV with an IP STB or an IP set-top box (IP STB), a computer, a notebook, or a personal portable terminal connected to the user's TV.

The IP set-top box includes a hardware layer composed of STB hardware such as a CPU, a media processor, flash RAM, and an Ethernet module, a system software layer including a system driver such as a device driver and an operating system, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Middleware layer with Conditional Access System (CAS) module and Digital Rights Management (DRM) interface module, streaming protocol (RTP, RTSP), MPEG2, MPEG4, MPEG7, H.264, WMV- It may include four layers of an application layer that supports various multi codecs such as 9 and includes an electronic program guide (EPG) for selecting an IPTV service channel. In this case, the subscriber's IP set-top box may be assigned an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address.

Hereinafter, a system and method for continuously providing user-based IPTV content according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

2 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship of an IPTV service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2, the connection relationship between the IPTV service system 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is broadcaster 100, content provider 200, IPTV service system 300, subscriber terminal 400 and the Internet 500.

The broadcaster 100 provides various broadcast programs, that is, content for IPTV broadcasting, to the IPTV service system 300. In this case, the provided broadcast content may include related additional information and an electronic program guide (EPG) for the additional information.

The content providing server 200 provides paid content such as a movie to the IPTV service system 300 according to a publishing contract concluded with the IPTV service system 300. The content providing server 200 is a web site or a database for providing a serviceable content to the subscriber terminal 400, and the serviceable content may be stored therein.

The IPTV service system 300 creates a list of two or more contents grouped by type using contents viewing statistics information by multiple subscribers, and then the subscribers may view the contents later depending on the information of the contents currently viewed and the end attributes of the contents. A list of continuous viewing contents is provided to the subscriber terminal 400. In addition, the IPTV service system 300 analyzes the time information at the time when the content is forcibly terminated by the plurality of subscribers who have viewed each content for each content, and then, after the most time is forcibly terminated by the plurality of subscribers, A list of continuous viewing content to be watched is provided to subscribers watching the content.

The subscriber station 400 is a device for using an IPTV broadcasting service and a continuous viewing service of a user-based IPTV content, and includes a broadcast output device 410, a set top box 420, and a remote controller 430.

The broadcast output device 410 outputs a broadcast program and content received from the IPTV service system 300, and transmits a user response signal received through the remote controller 430 through a return channel of the set-top box 420. 300).

The set-top box 420 is a digital broadcast receiver for receiving broadcast programs and contents transmitted through the Internet 500. The set-top box 420 receives and provides EPG information related to all programs as well as image data to the subscriber. In addition, the set-top box 420 receives the information from the IPTV service system 300, and then outputs and displays the information received from the IPTV service system 300 on the screen of the broadcast output device 410, the subscriber desired broadcast Program and content information can be easily retrieved.

The Internet 500 transmits the broadcast content provided by the broadcaster 100 to the set-top box 420 of the subscriber terminal 400 and transmits a response signal from the subscriber terminal 400 to the IPTV service system 300. It is an IP (Internet Protocol) network using a unicasting protocol or a multicast routing protocol.

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of an IPTV service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the IPTV service system 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a communication network interface 310, a content information manager 320, a statistics processor 330, a continuous watch list generator 340, and a content. An information DB 350, a statistical information DB 360, and a continuous viewing list DB 370.

The communication network interface 310 is connected to the broadcaster 100 and the content providing server 200 through the Internet 500 to perform communication for receiving IPTV broadcasting content and EPG information. In addition, the communication network interface 310 is connected to the subscriber terminal 400 and the Internet 500 to perform a communication for providing a list of content for the subscriber to watch subsequently.

The content information management unit 320 manages the information of the content viewed by the subscriber from each subscriber station 400 and the attribute information for each content. Here, the content described in the present embodiment may be Video on Demand (VoD) content such as home shopping, advertisement, movie, drama, etc., but the present invention is not limited to video on demand (VoD).

The statistical processor 330 generates content viewing statistics information of all subscribers using the information of the content received through the content information manager 320.

The continuous viewing list generation unit 340 generates a list of continuous viewing contents to be continuously watched after the contents currently being viewed by the subscriber using the content viewing statistics information and the attribute information for each content, and provides them to the subscriber terminal 400. do. In detail, the continuous viewing list generator 340 analyzes the information of the content preferred by all subscribers by using the content viewing statistics information generated by the statistics processor 330, and performs content clustering based on the information. The list of continuous viewing contents to be continuously watched after the contents currently being viewed is generated and provided to the subscriber station 400.

The content information DB 350 stores information of the content received from the subscriber terminal 400 and attribute information for each content.

The statistical information DB 360 stores content viewing statistical information of all subscribers generated by the statistical processor 330.

The continuous watch list DB 370 stores a list of continuous watch contents generated by the continuous watch list provider 340.

4 is a detailed configuration diagram of a continuous watch list providing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the continuous watch list providing unit 340 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a content information receiver 341, a statistical information receiver 342, an end attribute determiner 343, and a content grouping processor 344. ), The list exposure time determination unit 345 and the set-top box interface 346.

The content information receiver 341 receives the content information and the attribute information for each content from the content information manager 320.

The statistical information receiver 342 receives content viewing statistical information of all subscribers generated by the statistical processor 330.

The end attribute determination unit 343 determines whether the end attribute of the content is a natural end by the end of the presentation time of the content or a forced end by the user. In this case, the termination attribute determiner 343 determines whether the time information at the time when the corresponding content is terminated exists within a preset time interval from the screening ending time of the content, and if it exists within the preset time interval, determines that the termination is natural termination. If it does not exist within the preset time interval, it is determined as forced termination.

The content grouping processor 344 performs content clustering based on the content-specific attribute information and content viewing statistics information received through the content information receiving unit 341 and the statistical information receiving unit 342, and then groups the contents by type. Make a list. The IPTV service system 300 may find a list of contents highly related to the content currently being viewed by the user through the list of contents generated by the content grouping processor 344.

The exposure point determining unit 345 analyzes time information of the time point forcibly terminated by the plurality of subscribers who watched the corresponding content for each content, to be viewed later at the time point forcibly terminated by the plurality of subscribers. The list of contents is exposed to the subscriber terminal 400.

The set-top box interface 346 serves to deliver a list of content that the user will subsequently watch to the set-top box 420 of the subscriber terminal 400.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of continuously providing user-based IPTV content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In operation S110, the IPTV service system 300 receives information of contents watched by each subscriber from the plurality of subscriber stations 400. Here, the information of the content includes, for example, the content name, genre, actor, running time, and the like.

In operation S120, the IPTV service system 300 generates content viewing statistical information of all subscribers using the information of the content received in operation S110.

In operation S130, the IPTV service system 300 creates a content list for each type by using the content viewing statistics information and the attribute information for each content generated in operation S120. That is, the IPTV service system 300 may create a list of contents grouped by type by performing content clustering, and thus, the subscriber may find a list of contents highly related to the content currently being viewed by the subscriber. Here, the attribute information of the content includes an end attribute, that is, whether it is forcibly terminated by the subscriber or spontaneously terminated by the end of the screening time, and time information when the forcibly terminated.

In operation S140, the IPTV service system 300 receives information of content that a certain subscriber is currently watching from the corresponding subscriber terminal 400.

When the content being viewed by the subscriber is terminated, the IPTV service system 300 determines whether the content is terminated, that is, forced termination or natural termination, in step S150.

As a result of the determination in step S150, if the end attribute of the corresponding content is a natural end by the end of the screening time, the process proceeds to step S160, and the IPTV service system 300 receives information on the content received in step S140. Based on this, the subscriber selects a list of contents belonging to a content type similar to the content watched by the subscriber from the contents list grouped by type in step S130 as a list of continuous viewing contents to be subsequently watched continuously.

On the other hand, if the end attribute of the corresponding content is a forced termination by subscribers as a result of the determination in step S150, the process proceeds to step S170, and the IPTV service system 300 receives the content received in step S140. Based on the information of, the subscriber selects a list of contents belonging to a content type different from the contents viewed by the subscriber from the contents list grouped by type in step S130 as a list of continuous viewing contents to be subsequently watched continuously.

In step S180, the IPTV service system 300 provides the subscriber terminal 400 with the list of the content selected in step S160 or step S170 as a list of the contents that the subscriber will subsequently watch.

In step S160 to step S180, the subscriber terminal may generate a list of content grouped by a similar type or a list of content grouped by a different type, depending on the information of the content that the subscriber is currently watching and the end attribute of the content. It has been described by providing as an example 400, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. That is, the IPTV service system 300 may provide the subscriber terminal 400 with the content corresponding to the first rank on the list of the content selected in the step S160 or the step S170 as the content that the subscriber will subsequently watch. .

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining an end attribute of content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the content that was being viewed by the subscriber is terminated in step S310, the IPTV service system 300 proceeds to step S320, where the content is terminated by the subscriber or terminated naturally according to the end of the screening time of the content. Determine whether or not.

As a result of the determination in step S320, if the corresponding content is naturally terminated, the flow proceeds to step S330, where the termination attribute of the corresponding content is stored as natural termination, while the determination result in step S320 indicates that the content is terminated. If is forcibly terminated by the subscriber, the flow advances to step S340 to analyze time information at the time when the content is forcibly terminated by the subscriber.

In operation S350, the IPTV service system 300 determines whether time information at the time when the corresponding content is finished exists within a preset time interval from the screening ending time of the content. That is, the IPTV service system 300 may determine that the content is terminated naturally when the content is forcibly terminated in a preset time period, for example, a ending credit or a next trailer, from the screening end time of the content. .

As a result of the determination in step S350, if the time information at the time when the content is finished exists within a preset time interval from the screening end time of the content, the flow proceeds to step S330 to naturally terminate the end attribute of the content. Save as.

On the other hand, if the time information at the end of the content as a result of the determination in step S350 does not exist within a preset time interval from the end time of the content, the flow proceeds to step S350 to determine the end attribute of the content. Stored as forced termination, and at this time, time information at the time when the content is forcibly terminated is also stored.

As described above, the IPTV service system 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention analyzes the time information at the time point forcibly terminated by the plurality of subscribers who have viewed each content for each content, thereby providing a plurality of subscribers. At the time of the most forced termination by, the content list and the channel list to be watched later may be exposed to the subscriber who is watching the corresponding content. Through this, subscribers can check a list of continuous contents before a certain time before the end of the content currently being viewed or in a time interval in which the plurality of subscribers who viewed the content most frequently end up, and then select and watch the contents to be viewed immediately.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, computer readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a general IPTV broadcasting service system.

2 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship of an IPTV service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of an IPTV service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a detailed block diagram of a continuous viewing list generation unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of continuously providing user-based IPTV content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining an end attribute of content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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In a system for continuously providing content, Content information management unit for managing the content viewing history information and attribute information of each of the plurality of subscribers, A statistics processor for generating content viewing statistics information from the content viewing history information; Grouping the content by type based on the generated content viewing statistics information and the category attribute information of the content, and grouping the contents of the continuous viewing content to be continuously watched after the content currently being viewed by the user is terminated. Continuous watch list generation unit , ≪ / RTI & And the continuous viewing list generator is configured to provide the list of continuous viewing contents to the terminal of the user depending on the information of the content currently being viewed by the user and the end attribute of the contents. delete The method of claim 1, The continuous watch list generation unit, An exposure time determination unit for analyzing the time information of the time when the other users forcibly terminated for the content being viewed by the user, and exposing the list of the continuous watched content at the time of the most forced termination by the plurality of subscribers. It further comprises a content continuous providing system. The method of claim 1, The continuous watch list generation unit, Further comprising a termination attribute determination unit for determining whether the termination attribute of the content is natural termination or forced termination, And if the end attribute of the content is natural termination, providing a list of contents grouped into a type similar to the content to the terminal of the user based on the information of the content. The method of claim 4, wherein And if the termination attribute of the content is forced termination, providing a list of contents grouped into a different type from the contents to the terminal of the user based on the information of the contents. 6. The method of claim 5, Even if the termination attribute of the content is forced termination, if the forced termination time exists within a predetermined time of the natural termination time of the content, the content continuous providing system. In the method of providing the content continuously, Receiving content viewing history information of a plurality of subscribers, Generating content viewing statistics information based on the received content viewing history information, Creating a list of two or more types of content grouped by type based on the content viewing statistics information and category attribute information of the content, Receiving information of content that the user is watching from the terminal of the user, Retrieving a list of continuous viewing contents to be subsequently watched by the user from the list of two or more types of contents, depending on the termination attribute of the terminated contents and the information of the contents when the viewing content is terminated. , Providing the searched continuous viewing content list to the user's terminal User-based content continuous providing method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The searching of the list of continuous viewing content may include: Determining whether an end attribute of the content is natural termination or forced termination; If the end attribute of the content is natural termination, providing the user terminal with a list of contents grouped in a similar type to the content based on the information of the content; The user-based continuous content providing method comprising a. 9. The method of claim 8, And if the termination attribute of the content is forced termination, providing a list of contents grouped into a different type from the contents to the terminal of the user based on the information of the contents. 9. The method of claim 8, If the time information of the end time of the content exists within a predetermined time interval from the screening end time of the content is treated as a natural end by the screening end of the content is a user-based content continuous providing method. The method of claim 7, wherein Providing the continuous watch list, And providing content when the content being viewed by the user is most forcedly terminated by other subscribers.

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