KR101294148B1 - Method and system for friend notification of interesting broadcasting content - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for notifying a broadcast content friend notification service of interest, and the method according to the present invention includes selecting a broadcast content of interest from a user and including it in a broadcast diary of the user, and setting a notification for the selected broadcast content of interest. Receiving, and providing to the other user information on the broadcast content set in the notification from the broadcast content included in the user's broadcast diary. According to the present invention, a user may conveniently share broadcast schedule information about broadcast content of interest that he / she wants to watch to a friend. On the other hand, on the contrary, it is possible to check the broadcasting contents of the interests of their friends on their broadcasting diary and, if possible, to help them form a more intimate social relationship by watching the broadcasting contents together and sharing the contents. In terms of broadcast service providers, it may be helpful to expand the use of broadcasting contents provided by the broadcast service provider.

Description

        Broadcasting Contents Friends Notification Service Method and System of Interest {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRIEND NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTING BROADCASTING CONTENT}

The present invention relates to a broadcast service system and method, and more particularly, to a method and a system for notifying a target broadcast content friend notification service that enables a user to inform a friend of a broadcast content of interest.

Various broadcast contents such as terrestrial broadcast, cable broadcast or internet broadcast are provided to the user. In general, broadcast content is viewed on a television. Terrestrial broadcasting uses a terrestrial broadcasting signal transmitted through the air through an antenna, and in the case of cable broadcasting, a broadcasting signal transmitted through a cable network is received through a set-top box. It is used by. Some users may subscribe to a cable broadcast service to receive and watch terrestrial broadcast signals through a cable network. On the other hand, some viewers watch contents such as terrestrial broadcasting, cable broadcasting or internet broadcasting through the Internet. In this case, users should find and access a website operated by a broadcasting station that provides the contents.

As described above, in the conventional broadcast content viewing method, the user has the following inconvenience. First, when using a television, there is a problem that viewing is possible only in a home with a television, and when using the DMB broadcasting, it can be viewed from the outside, but there is a limitation that the number of contents that can be watched is still limited. On the other hand, in the case of watching broadcasts using the conventional Internet, there is a hassle of finding and accessing a corresponding web site provided with desired broadcast contents every time.

Recently, a broadcast service system capable of providing broadcast programs and VoD contents provided in various broadcast channels has emerged using a rapidly popularized smart phone. However, as personalization deepens in a complex and busy social life, online social networking services are gaining popularity, and broadcasting content is not only consumed by individuals, but also the desire to share and enjoy with others is growing. have.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for notifying broadcaster of interest broadcast content friend, which enables a user to inform a friend of broadcast content of interest of her friend.

        The broadcast service method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the technical problem, the step of receiving the broadcast content of interest from the user to include in the broadcast diary of the user, the notification setting for the selected broadcast content of interest Receiving, and providing the other user with information on the broadcast content of the notification set from the broadcast content included in the user's broadcast diary.

The other user who is provided with the notified broadcast content may include at least one of a user registered as a friend of the user and a user registered as a broadcast diary follower of the user.

The method may further include including the notified broadcast content in the broadcast diary of the other user.

Information about the set broadcast content may be provided to another user at a predetermined time or at a predetermined period.

A computer-readable medium according to another embodiment of the present invention records a program for causing a computer to execute any one of the above methods.

The broadcast service system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a site that is selected as a broadcast content of interest from a user and provides a site with information on broadcast content set to be notified among broadcast contents included in the broadcast diary of the user. can do.

According to the present invention, a user may conveniently share broadcast schedule information about broadcast content of interest that he / she wants to watch to a friend. On the other hand, on the contrary, it is possible to check the broadcasting contents of the interests of their friends on their broadcasting diary and, if possible, to help them form a more intimate social relationship by watching the broadcasting contents together and sharing the contents. In terms of broadcast service providers, it may be helpful to expand the use of broadcasting contents provided by the broadcast service provider.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast service system for providing a notification service of interest broadcast content friends according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram provided to explain a broadcast diary application according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a broadcast diary screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a notification message for providing tine setting broadcast content information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a broadcast diary screen including tine set broadcast content according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram illustrating the head end of FIG. 1 in more detail.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating the front / back end of FIG. 1 in more detail.
8 is a flowchart provided to explain a broadcast service method using a broadcast diary application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart provided to explain a broadcast service method using a broadcast diary application according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast service system for providing a notification service of interest broadcast content friends according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the broadcast service system 100 according to the present invention may include a head end unit 110, a front / back end unit 120, and a broadcast diary service unit 130, and may include a communication network 300. It is connected to the plurality of user terminals 400 through the various information and data can be exchanged. In addition, the broadcast service system 100 may be managed by the system administrator through the manager terminal 500.

The headend unit 110 may receive the broadcast content from the broadcast content provider 200 and perform a function of providing the broadcast content selected by the user to the user terminal 400 through the communication network 300.

The front / back end unit 120 may provide broadcast programming information to a user to select a broadcast content that the user wants to watch, and perform functions such as member management, billing management, and broadcast schedule management.

The broadcast diary service unit 130 may perform a function of allowing an access through a broadcast diary application and providing an interface for supporting various services (hereinafter, broadcast diary services) related to broadcast schedule information of a broadcast content selected by a user. have. In more detail, the broadcast diary service unit 130 provides the broadcast schedule information and the broadcast content information, which enables the user to conveniently check the broadcast schedule information of the broadcast content selected by the user through the broadcast diary application, and also relates to the broadcast schedule. Allows you to receive various services.

The broadcast diary service unit 130 receives the broadcast diary of each user created through the broadcast diary application from the user terminal 400, and broadcasts the broadcast content of which the third party is notified of the broadcast contents of interest included in the broadcast diary. Information may be provided to a user terminal 400 used by a third party in a push method or applied to a broadcasting diary of a third party.

The broadcast content provider 200 may provide various broadcast contents to a terrestrial broadcaster, a cable broadcaster, or another broadcast content provider.

The communication network 300 includes a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, WIBRO, and the like. It can include a variety of data communication network, and do not obscure wired and wireless, any communication method may be used.

The manager terminal 500 is a communication terminal device used by a system administrator for management of a broadcast service. The manager terminal 500 may be directly connected to the application-based broadcast service system 100 or connected through a communication network 300 to exchange various information and data. have.

The user terminal 400 is a communication terminal device used by a user to use a broadcast service. The user terminal 400 accesses the headend unit 110 or the front / backend unit 120 through the communication network 300 to give various information and data. I can receive it. The user terminal 400 may be configured as a terminal having a computing capability by mounting a microprocessor such as a smartphone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a web pad, or the like. In particular, the user terminal 400 according to the present invention may access the broadcast service system 100 through a broadcast diary application to provide a broadcast diary service to a user.

Next, the broadcast diary application according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram provided to explain a broadcast diary application according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the broadcast diary application 1000 according to the present invention may include an application API 1110, a player 1130, and a UI unit 1150.

The application API 1110 supports an interface that allows the broadcast diary application 1000 to make various requests and data input / output required for the use of the broadcast diary service from the broadcast service system 100 in association with the broadcast diary service unit 130. Provide the function. In particular, when a user selects broadcast viewing on a broadcast diary screen including broadcast content selected by the user as illustrated in FIG. 3, the broadcast service system 100 may request and receive the broadcast content selected by the user. have. The application API 1110 may provide the broadcasting diary service unit 130 with broadcast diary information created by the user.

The UI unit 1150 may receive broadcast content related information and broadcast programming information from the broadcast service system 100 through the application API 1110 and display it on the screen of the user terminal 400. The user may check broadcast programming information and may select and include broadcast content of interest to be watched by the user in the broadcast diary. More specifically, the UI unit 1150 may provide broadcast schedule information of the broadcast content of interest selected by the user in the form of a broadcast diary as illustrated in FIG. 3. The user may check at a glance information on the days and times when the broadcast content of interest is provided through his broadcast diary. Meanwhile, the UI unit 1150 may receive the broadcasting diary information of another person from the broadcasting diary service unit 130 and display it on the screen of the user terminal 400.

The UI unit 1150 may receive information on the broadcast content that has been set from the broadcast content included in the broadcast diary of another person from the broadcast diary service unit 130 and display it on the screen as illustrated in FIG. 4. The information on the broadcast content set by others may be provided by a push message method or may be provided whenever the user terminal 400 accesses and requests the broadcast diary service unit 130.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the UI unit 1150 may provide a user interface (UI) for confirming whether or not the notification setting broadcast content of another person is applied to the user's own broadcasting diary. If the user selects to include a third party alarm setting broadcast content in his or her broadcast diary, the application API 1110 may deliver the broadcast diary information reflecting the corresponding content to the broadcast diary service unit 130. Meanwhile, the broadcast diary service unit 130 may be applied to the broadcast diary of the corresponding user without asking the user whether it is applied or not, but may be implemented to indicate that the broadcast content selected by the third party is of interest as illustrated in FIG. 5. .

In addition, the UI unit 1150 may provide a UI for setting whether or not to notify others of broadcast content included in its broadcast diary. The user may set a notification timing and a notification target on another user's notification option setting UI. For example, the notification time may be variously set such as notification immediately, notification at a pre-booked time, and notification 30 minutes before the broadcast starts. In addition, all the notification targets may be configured to be variously set, such as disclosure to friends, registered users, and disclosure of specific user selections. The set others notification option may be delivered to the broadcast diary service unit 130 through the application API 1110 to provide information on the set broadcast content to other users.

The player 1130 performs a function of playing the broadcast content provided by the broadcast service system 100 on the screen of the user terminal 400. When the broadcast content selected by the user on the broadcast diary screen is streamed from the broadcast service system 100, the broadcast content may be reproduced on the screen of the user terminal 400.

6 will be described in more detail with respect to the head end unit 110 according to the present invention.

6 is a block diagram illustrating the head end of FIG. 1 in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 6, the head end unit 110 may include an encoder unit 111, a streaming server 113, a DRM server 117, and a VoD server 119. In response to a broadcast content providing request transmitted from the broadcast diary application 1000 through the broadcast diary service unit 130, the broadcast content or VoD content is streamed or downloaded and provided.

The encoder 111 performs a function of encoding real-time broadcast content provided from the broadcast content provider 200 into a form suitable for various transmission environments and user terminal types by applying a multi-profile. In more detail, the single-format real-time broadcast content provided from the broadcast content provider 200 may be encoded with a codec, a resolution, and a bit rate suitable for each transmission environment and user terminal type. Meanwhile, the encoder 111 may include a plurality of encoders (not shown) in order to simultaneously encode in parallel a plurality of broadcast contents provided from the broadcast content provider 200 at the same time.

The streaming server 113 performs a function of streaming the broadcast content encoded by the encoder unit 111 to the user terminal 400 through the communication network 300. In more detail, the streaming server 113 may provide live adaptive streaming that automatically detects network conditions and performance environments of user terminals and transmits content at the most suitable bit rate.

The DRM server 117 performs a function of applying digital rights management (DRM) to broadcast content. In more detail, the DRM server 117 generates an encryption key to encrypt broadcast content. The user terminal 400 may decrypt the broadcast content encrypted and streamed using a DRM agent (not shown).

The VoD server 119 immediately stores the real-time broadcast content provided from the broadcast content provider 200 in the VoD server 119 while encoding the encoder unit 111, and at the request of the user terminal 400, the streaming server 113. ) To stream. As a result, the user may stop the screen by using a time shift function while watching the real-time broadcast content, continue the video later, or return to a desired time point. Conventionally, an additional storage capacity is required for the user terminal. However, in the present invention, since the broadcast content is recorded in real time on the VoD server 119, the storage capacity for the time shift function is not additionally required for the user terminal. On the other hand, after the live broadcast can be provided to the stored broadcast content to the user, like a conventional VoD service.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating the front / back end of FIG. 1 in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 7, the front / back end unit 120 may include a web server 121, a database server 123, and a management server 125.

The web server 121 provides a web page related to a broadcast service to the user terminal 400. The user may perform membership registration, user authentication, broadcasting program information checking, broadcasting content selection, and bill payment through a web page provided by the web server 121. Meanwhile, in the case of using the broadcast diary application 1000 according to the present invention, the member may be requested at the request of the broadcast diary application 1000 delivered through the broadcast diary service unit 130 without directly accessing the front / back end unit 120. It may perform a function such as subscription, user authentication, broadcast program information provision, bill payment, and broadcast content selected by a user.

The database server 123 stores various types of information related to broadcast programming information, member information, payment information, broadcast schedule management information, and the like. The broadcast schedule information may be automatically generated and stored based on the electronic program guide information, and may be modified by the system administrator. For example, some of the contents broadcast in real time from terrestrial broadcasting stations may not be serviced on the Internet due to copyright or the like. In this case, the system manager may delete the corresponding portion from the broadcast schedule information and may not be provided to the user in the headend unit 110.

On the other hand, the database server 123 stores broadcast content information used or recommended by the user as a third party service login information, and requests from the web server 121, the management server 125, and the broadcast diary service unit 130. Can be provided according to.

The management server 125 may control and manage the overall operation of the broadcast service system 100 according to a command and setting of the manager terminal 500.

Next, a broadcast service method using the broadcast diary application according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

8 is a flowchart provided to explain a broadcast service method using a broadcast diary application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a user first executes the broadcast diary application 1000 of the user terminal 400, checks the broadcasting schedule information displayed on the screen by the UI module 1200, and selects the broadcast content of interest to the broadcast diary. It may be included (S1310). The user may check the broadcasting program information and further select the broadcast contents of interest whenever desired.

In addition, the user may check the broadcast diary created by the user whenever desired (S1320). For example, when a user requests confirmation of a broadcast diary, the broadcast diary application 1000 may provide a broadcast diary screen as illustrated in FIG. 3 to the user.

Thereafter, when the user selects broadcast viewing for a specific broadcast content on the broadcast diary screen (S1330), the application API 1110 transmits a request for transmission of the corresponding broadcast content to the broadcast service system 100 (S1340).

When broadcast content is streamed from the broadcast service system 100, the player 1130 is executed to reproduce the broadcast content on the screen of the user terminal 400 (S1350).

On the other hand, if the login to the broadcast service system 100 is required to watch the broadcast (S1345-Y), the user terminal 400 can log in through the login function of the application API 1110 and the broadcast diary service unit 130. It may be (S1347).

Next, a broadcast service method using a broadcast diary application according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

9 is a flowchart provided to explain a broadcast service method using a broadcast diary application according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, when a user A creates his broadcast diary using the broadcast diary application 1000 on the user terminal 400 (S1410), the created broadcast diary may be delivered to the broadcast diary service unit 130. There is (S1420). In the broadcast diary creation step (S1410), the user A may set public or private to the broadcast diary created by the user, and may select a public range. In addition, it is possible to set up a notification of others for each broadcast content included in the broadcast diary. The broadcast diary creation step S1410 may be performed whenever the user desires, and may separately set the notification for the broadcast content already included in the broadcast diary. In addition, the notification time can be set to various settings such as immediate notification, notification at a pre-scheduled time, notification 30 minutes before the broadcast start.

Next, the broadcast diary service unit 130 may provide the information on the broadcast content set in the broadcast diary to the user terminal 400 of another B user (S1430). Here, the case where the user B is provided with information on the notification setting broadcast content of the user A may be as follows. There may be a case where user B and user A are registered as friends, user B registers as a broadcast diary follower of user A, or user A has set user B as a notification target. Of course, in addition to this case, the notification target may be selected under other conditions, and some of the above-described cases may be implemented not to be included. In step S1430, the notification setting broadcast content information may be provided to the user terminal 400 of the user B in the form of a push message, or provided when the broadcast diary application 1000 requests the user terminal 400 of the user B. Can be.

Next, the user terminal 400 of user B may display information on the notification setting broadcast content of user A on the screen (S1440).

Finally, the user setting 400 of user B may apply the notification setting broadcast content of user A to the broadcasting diary of user B (S1450). In operation S1450, as shown in FIG. 4, whether to apply the notification setting broadcast content of another person to the user's own broadcasting diary may be applied. Alternatively, the application may be directly applied to a broadcasting diary of a corresponding user without asking whether the application is performed, but may be implemented to indicate that the broadcasting content is selected as an interest by a third party as illustrated in FIG. 5 (5000).

Embodiments of the present invention include a computer-readable medium having program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. This medium records a program for executing the broadcast service method using the above-described broadcast diary application. The medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination. Examples of such media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD and DVD, programmed instructions such as floptical disk and magneto-optical media, ROM, RAM, And a hardware device configured to store and execute the program. Or such medium may be a transmission medium, such as optical or metal lines, waveguides, etc., including a carrier wave that transmits a signal specifying a program command, data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of right.

Claims (9)

Selecting a broadcast content of interest from a user and including the broadcast content of interest in the broadcast diary of the user;
Receiving a notification setting for the selected broadcast content of interest; and
Providing the other user with information on the broadcast content set in notification among the broadcast contents included in the user's broadcast diary,
Providing broadcast schedule information of the broadcast content of interest included in the broadcast diary,
The broadcast service method, characterized in that to apply the broadcast setting broadcast content from the user to the broadcast diary of the other user to indicate that the broadcast content selected as an interest by a third party. The method of claim 1,
The other user who is provided with the notified broadcast content,
And at least one of a user registered as a friend of the user and a user registered as a broadcast diary follower of the user. The method of claim 1,
And providing information on the set broadcast content to another user before a predetermined time from the start of the broadcast. The method of claim 1,
And providing information on the set broadcast content to another user at a predetermined time or at a predetermined period. A computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A site that is selected as a broadcast content of interest from a user and provides the other user with information about broadcast content set as a notification among the broadcast contents included in the broadcast diary of the user,
The site provides broadcast schedule information of the broadcast content of interest included in the broadcast diary,
And applying the broadcast content notified by the user to the broadcast diary of the other user, and displaying the broadcast content selected as a target of interest by a third party. The method of claim 6,
The other user who is provided with the notified broadcast content,
And at least one of a user registered as a friend of the user and a user registered as a broadcast diary follower of the user. The method of claim 6,
The broadcast service system, characterized in that for providing information on the set broadcast content to the other user before a predetermined time from the start of the broadcast. The method of claim 6,
And providing information on the set broadcast content to another user at a predetermined time or at a predetermined period.

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