KR101358485B1 - Method and system for providing time information of interactive broadcasting program using mobile instant messenger - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and system for providing time information of an interactive broadcast program using a mobile instant messenger. A program enabler service method for providing an interactive service for user participation in a broadcast program comprises the steps of: receiving information related to the broadcast program, and generating the input information in a script form for the broadcast program; opening a chat room for communication with a user who wants to participate in the broadcast program by using a mobile IM enabler; and reading the information, generated in the script form, by interworking with the broadcast program and providing the user with the information through the chat room. The step of providing the user with the information through the chat room may provide the user with time information related to the information based on a progress time of the broadcast program.

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TIME INFORMATION OF INTERACTIVE BROADCASTING PROGRAM USING MOBILE INSTANT MESSENGER}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and system that can provide time information on the basis of a program progress time when an interactive broadcast program is executed using a mobile instant messenger.

In addition to the convergence of broadcasting and telecommunication, it is possible to interact with users in the existing one-way TV environment due to the spread of various terminals such as smart TV, smart phone and IPTV. Changes to the environment are progressing.

In order to provide a means for users to participate in the production of interactive broadcasting services, a separate dedicated dedicated mobile application or SMS-MO (Short Message Service Mobile Oriented) system has been utilized in accordance with the broadcasting environment. However, when a dedicated application is used, there is a problem that a corresponding application must be installed at the time of user participation, and inconvenience is incurred to pay a separate communication cost to the communication company when using the SMS-MO. In addition, if users have to diversify channels to participate in broadcasting programs and to mobilize various channels in order to maximize user participation by individual programs, existing methods have limitations on scalability and immediacy.

Moreover, when programs are produced in series, the current situation is to manage and utilize program information of each episode in the form of individual documents. In other words, since broadcast writers or PDs manage the information of each turn according to the individual document type, the efficiency of management is lowered, and there is a high possibility that problems such as duplication or loss of documents occur, There is also an inconvenience to turn.

In particular, when a user participates in a broadcast program using a mobile instant messenger service, the existing messenger displays a message reception / outgoing time, but the participant does not provide additional information on the duration of the broadcast program, which is inconvenient for broadcasting. There is this. For example, when a user needs to participate through a message within a time limit in broadcasting, it is difficult to receive time information on the existing UI (user interface) of the messenger.

Provided is a program enabler service method and system for providing a necessary authoring tool in the production of a user participatory bidirectional broadcast program, and formatting the information for each individual episode.

A program enabler service method and system for supporting an environment in which an interactive broadcast program produced by an editor can be directly executed by linking with various services, together with an editor for producing an interactive broadcast program.

A program enabler service method and system for providing hint information by classifying users matched to a specific condition with respect to a problem in a bidirectional program.

A program enabler service method and system for providing bidirectional service using an existing mobile IM (instant messenger) service as a user participation means for a program.

A program enabler service method and system for providing an interactive broadcast program capable of user participation using a friend instant setting of a mobile instant messenger.

A program enabler service method and system for providing time information on the basis of a program progress time when an interactive broadcasting program is performed using a mobile instant messenger are provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a program enabler service method for providing a bidirectional service for user participation of a broadcast program includes receiving information related to the broadcast program, ; Establishing a chat room for communicating with a user who wants to participate in the broadcast program using a mobile IM enabler; And reading the information generated in the form of the script in association with the broadcast program and providing the information to the user through the chat room, wherein the information is provided to the user through the chat room. The providing may include providing time information related to the information to the user based on the progress time of the broadcast program.

According to one aspect, the information is at least one interactive object (interactive object) of the question, questionnaire, voting, entry in the broadcast program, the time information is the chat room as the user in response to the interactive object This may be the remaining time available for message input at.

According to another aspect, the time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room as a response to the information, and each received message and origination in the chat room running in the mobile IM application installed on the user's terminal For each message, the time remaining from the message reception time and the message transmission time may be displayed.

According to another aspect, the time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room in response to the information, the progress bar (progress bar) in the chat room running in the mobile IM application installed on the user's terminal bar) can be displayed in the remaining time.

According to another aspect, the time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room as a response to the information, in the chat room running in the mobile IM application installed in the user's terminal with respect to the remaining time The timer for counting the unit time may be displayed.

According to another aspect, the timer may be displayed in a message input area of the chat room or a location adjacent to the message input area, or on at least one input button of a user interface (UI) of the chat room.

According to another aspect, in the chat room, the remaining time may be displayed along with a message reception time and a message transmission time.

According to another aspect, when the information is a question that includes a question for providing a hint to be made in the broadcast program, the chat room executed in the mobile IM application installed in the user's terminal, the user is a message to the chat room; The remaining time for inputting a response to the query and the remaining time for inputting a response to the question may be displayed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a program enabler service method for providing an interactive service for user participation in a broadcast program may include receiving information related to the broadcast program and generating the input information as a script for the broadcast program. Doing; Establishing a chat room for communicating with a user who wants to participate in the broadcast program using a mobile IM enabler; And reading the information generated in the form of the script in association with the broadcast program and providing the information to the user through the chat room, wherein the information is provided to the user through the chat room. The providing may include providing time information and at least one statistical information related to the information to the user based on the progress time of the broadcast program.

According to an aspect, the information is an interactive object of at least one of a question, a questionnaire, a voting, and an application that are presented in the broadcast program, and the time information is input by the user as a response to the interactive object to a message in the chat room. Is the remaining time possible, and the statistical information may be statistical data related to the response.

According to another aspect, the time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room as a response to the information, the statistical information is statistical data associated with the response, a mobile IM installed in the terminal of the user In the chat room running in the application, the remaining time and the statistical data may be displayed in the form of a progress bar.

According to another aspect, the time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room as a response to the information, the statistical information is statistical data associated with the response, the mobile installed in the terminal of the user In a chat room executed in an IM application, a timer that counts a unit time with respect to the remaining time may be displayed, and the statistical data may be displayed in the form of a progress bar.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a user interface of an interactive broadcast program may include:-In a program enabler service system in charge of producing and executing a broadcast program, using a mobile instant messenger enabler. Establishing a chat room for user participation in information related to the broadcast program, and executed by a mobile IM application installed in a terminal of a user participating in the broadcast program; Executing the chat room using a program ID which is a buddy ID generated on a mobile IM for the broadcast program; And providing a message transmitted and received between the program enabler service system and the user through the chat room. In this case, the providing of a message transmitted and received between the program enabler service system and the user may include at least one of time information and statistical information related to the information based on a progress time of the broadcast program together with the message. Can be displayed on the screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a program enabler service system that provides an interactive service for user participation in a broadcast program may provide a tool for receiving information related to the broadcast program, thereby receiving the information input through the tool. A program generator for generating a script form of the broadcast program; A mobile instant messenger enabler for providing a communication channel with a user participating in the broadcast program; A program execution unit for reading the information generated in the form of the script in cooperation with the broadcast program and providing the information to the user through the mobile IM enabler; And a service connection unit connecting the communication service platform of the mobile IM enabler and the program execution unit, wherein the program execution unit includes time information and statistical information related to the information based on a progress time of the broadcast program. At least one may be provided to the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for creating a bidirectional broadcast program and an enabler capable of executing a broadcast program produced through an editor in cooperation with existing communication channels are provided, Thereby improving the efficiency of production and management, and it is possible to easily and conveniently provide various communication functions necessary for the interactive broadcasting program.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a program enabler service system for creating and executing a program provides a general monitoring function for an interactive broadcasting service in a studio environment. Thus, And real-time status can be checked easily and conveniently.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to solve the limitation of exposing hint information to all users when hint information is provided through broadcasting by providing users with hints by distinguishing users matched to specific conditions for a problem presented in an interactive program , Providing hints using individual user channels can induce user participation in a form applied to various business models.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to participate in a user's program only by using a mobile IM that is already used without installing a separate dedicated application by using an existing mobile IM (instant messenger) Do. As a result, it is possible for program producers to reduce the cost of developing, distributing, and maintaining additional mobile applications and to easily secure the existing messenger user base. For mobile IM operators, Service revenue through service provisioning.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing an interface environment suitable for various participation purposes of the interactive broadcasting program in the mobile instant messenger, the user's message transmission is easy according to the participation purpose, and the message filtering is also effective when receiving a message from the system.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user participates in a broadcast program through a message using a mobile instant messenger, the user's convenience for participation in broadcasting is provided by providing the remaining time available for the user to participate in the messenger UI based on the progress time of the broadcast program. Can be improved.

1 is a diagram for explaining a schematic configuration of a program enabler service system in an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a program enabler service system for creating and executing a user participation type broadcast program in an embodiment of the present invention.
3 to 13 show an example of an editor screen for producing a broadcast program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 to 17 illustrate examples of a monitoring screen for bidirectional service of a broadcast program in an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a program enabler service system in which a mobile IM enabler is mounted as a bidirectional service enabler in an embodiment of the present invention.
19 and 20 are flowcharts illustrating a process for creating a program chat room for user participation on a mobile IM in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining a process of providing mobile IM with a hint of a presentation problem and a presentation problem in a program in progress, in an embodiment of the present invention.
22 is a flow chart for explaining a process of providing an interworking problem via mobile IM during program execution, in an embodiment of the present invention.
23 is a flowchart illustrating a method of producing a bidirectional broadcast program by a manufacturer in a program enabler service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
24 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating a program ID by a program manager in a program enabler service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a method of executing a program in a program enabler service method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention in association with a bidirectional service enabler.
26 and 27 are exemplary diagrams illustrating a method of registering a user as a participant in a program chat room in an embodiment of the present invention.
28 and 29 are exemplary diagrams of a UI for separately inputting a response to a question on a question and a response to a hint question in a program chat room according to an embodiment of the present invention.
30 to 34 are exemplary diagrams of a UI for providing time information associated with a broadcast program on a screen of a program chat room according to one embodiment of the present invention.
35 is a flowchart illustrating a method in which a user participates in a program through a mobile IM in a user terminal in a program enabler service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the case of two-way broadcasting services, it is evolving to a level of participation and response through direct interaction with individual programs beyond simply checking the information related to the program or checking the news. In this process, various types of broadcasting genres are expected to develop. In particular, reference programs that lead to high participation of users are distributed in the form of individual program formats, Is expected to be possible.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes a technique capable of providing various communication functions necessary for a bidirectional broadcast service, together with a tool capable of being produced in a form that can be directly executed in a real broadcast environment for a user participatory bidirectional broadcast service.

In this specification, a 'broadcast program' is a program that is prepared to be interactive in all forms, such as a user record such as a bookmark, an annotation, etc. as well as a user participation such as a question (quiz), a questionnaire, It can be meant to encompass multimedia contents. In addition, the term 'producer' may mean a target for planning or producing an interactive broadcast program such as a broadcast writer or a PD, and the 'manager' may refer to a target in charge of system setting and operation to provide an interactive program service. Also, the 'user' or the 'participant' may be a viewer who watches the broadcast program, which means an object directly participating in the broadcast program.

Embodiments of the present invention can be applied to all systems based on a user-participant interactive service such as e-learning system as well as a broadcasting system of a TV environment.

Hereinafter, a program enabler service system and a program enabler service method for providing a bidirectional service of a broadcast program will be described in detail as an example of a broadcast program in which a problem is issued during a broadcast and a user participates in the program enabler service system .

1 shows a schematic configuration of a program enabler service system in an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the program enabler service system 100 mainly includes a program creating unit 110 for creating a broadcast program, a program executing unit 110 for executing a broadcast program created by the program creating unit 110 And a service connection unit 130 for connecting a communication service for interworking with a broadcast program executed by the program executing unit 120. [

The program generating unit 110 is a system that can be used by the manufacturer in the planning stage for the production of a broadcast program. The program generating unit 110 may include a user-selectable enabler and a visual (IFormat Editor) that can be designed using a tool and scripted to provide a function to create a format that can be directly executed in a real broadcasting environment. In this embodiment, as a program authoring tool necessary at the stage of producing a broadcast program, a function of inputting basic information necessary for a broadcast program, a function of selecting a broadcast participant channel by adding various service enablers, It is possible to provide a function of easily editing information for each turn (turn) and converting it into a script form and launching it into an actual broadcast environment.

The program execution unit 120 is an enabler system for executing a broadcast program. The program execution unit 120 reads the broadcast program information created by the tool and provides various communication channels such as various legacy systems and / or a social service It is possible to provide statistical information of the broadcast program and to support functions such as a monitoring tool and a user response management for the progress of the broadcast program.

The service connection unit 130 may support an adapter function for easily and conveniently linking various communication channels with a broadcast program. In this embodiment, a variety of communication functions necessary for service of a broadcast program can be provided as a technique for easily and conveniently linking various communication channels with a broadcast program.

2, components of the program creating unit 210, the program executing unit 220, and the service connecting unit 230 will be described in detail.

The program creation unit 210 provides an environment for authoring a broadcast program and includes an iFormat Editor 211 and an authoring module 212 have.

The input module 221 is a tool used by a broadcast writer or a PD (Producer) for interactive program planning, and may be a tool for registering / modifying / deleting program information input, participating method,

The authoring module 212 performs scripting on the data inputted to the input module 211 through various modules (iProgram Script Generator, iProgram Script Validator, iProgram Execution Language) for scripting a broadcast program, It can be authored in any form possible.

FIGS. 3 to 13 show editor screens provided by the input module 211. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the input module 211 may provide a login screen 300 for allowing the author to access the broadcasting program. At this time, the login screen 300 is configured to receive an ID 301 and a password 302. If the rights of the editors are different according to producer type such as a PD and a broadcasting artist, ) Can be input together with the ID / password.

Referring to FIG. 4, the input module 211 may provide an editor start screen 400 for a producer connected through login. The creator can select or input the program 401 and the turn 402 to be authored through the editor start screen 400. In addition to this, the creator can input the turn information 403, the performer information 404, 405, a program ID 406, and the like. The editor start screen 400 includes a service enabler 407 for interworking with a broadcast program such as a mobile IM, a Twitter, and a FB to communicate with a user. Can be selected. At this time, the program ID 406 is an ID of the program manager. For example, when the mobile IM is used as the communication channel with the user, the program manager also regards the program ID as one buddy ID. A buddy ID must be generated. The editor start screen 400 may include a method of directly inputting by the manufacturer, a method of selecting from a predetermined item, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 5, the input module 211 may provide an initial setting screen 500 for inputting basic information required for a broadcast program. In the initial setting screen 500, an expected number of participants 501 of a broadcast program, a reward (e.g., prize money, a prize, etc.) 502, a winner (person or condition) 503, . The initial setting screen 500 may include a method of directly inputting by the manufacturer, a method of selecting from a predetermined item, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 6, the input module 211 may provide a question presentation screen 600 for inputting a question to be issued during broadcasting. At this time, on the question presentation screen 600, the contents of the question 601, the advice relating to the question 602, the type of the question 603, the example 604 of the multiple choice problem can be inputted. In addition, in the question presentation screen 600, a 'Save' menu 605 for storing a question inputted by a maker, a 'Reward' menu 606 for setting a reward for a problem, An 'option' menu 607 may be provided.

FIG. 7 shows a reward setting screen 700 provided through the 'reward' menu 606 on the question presentation screen 600. The producer can set the reward to be provided to the correct answer through the reward setting screen 700. [ At this time, the rewards can be set individually for each problem.

FIG. 8 shows an option setting screen 800 provided through the 'option' menu 607 on the question presentation screen 600. The creator can register various options such as photo (still image, video, etc.), advertisement, condition and the like individually with respect to each problem through the option setting screen 800. In addition, in the option setting screen 800, a function of giving a hint to a participant who matches a predetermined condition as an option of an individual problem, a function of setting retry provision or not, and the like may be provided. As shown in FIG. 8, the maker can set hints to participants who match a predetermined condition by setting a hint phrase, a hint providing object, a hint providing method, a hint query, and the like. A method of selecting a target to provide a hint can be classified into a method of responding to a specific query, a method of responding to a specific advertisement, a method of responding to specific contents (moving picture or voice file), a method of using position matching conditions User, check-in user at a specific location, etc.). In the case of providing a hint, a hint is provided to the corresponding person through a mobile IM to provide a hint in the form of an attached file or a message. 9, the maker can set means (e.g., an advertisement) for giving an opportunity for retrying through the option setting screen 900, an exposure method of the means, a response time to the means, Participants with a conditional response can be set to have a retry opportunity.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the question presentation screen 1000 input by the manufacturer. As shown in Fig. 10, in the question presentation screen 1000, the question "Why is Chuncheon's famous <Kangguksu>?" In the contents of the question (1001) ), The "Chuncheon Manguksu Experience Museum" can be displayed as "problem type" (1003), "alternative" type, and alternative view (1004). In the question presentation screen 1000, the option status 1005 of the questioning question set by the producer can be displayed according to the setting of the producer.

Problems to be solved in the broadcast program can be individually generated through the editor screens described with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG. At this time, a list of problems generated by the manufacturer can be sequentially displayed and displayed on one side of the question presentation screen.

Referring to FIG. 11, when the creation and setting of the questions to be made in the specific session of the broadcast program is completed, the input module 211 can provide a process creation screen 1100 for setting the problem solving process. At this time, in the process creation screen 1100, a list 1101 of the problems created by the manufacturer, a screen 1102 for adding the problems included in the list for each round, and the like may be provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the producer can selectively set a round-robin problem by selecting a problem to be added to each round from the problem list 1201 and dragging the problem to the problem addition screen 1202 have.

Furthermore, the process creation screen 1100 can provide a function of adding two or more problems as a one-time presentation problem, and a function of setting detailed conditions for connection between problems at this time. In other words, two or more problems with different conditions based on the previous problems can be set as the next problem (interlock problem). For example, referring to FIG. 13, if the problem A and B are set as the next issue 1302 after the first problem 1301 of the first round is issued, if the percentage of correct answers of the first problem is less than 30% A and a condition 1303 in which the problem B is issued as the next problem may be set together if the percentage of correct answers of the first problem exceeds 30%.

According to the above configuration, the input module 211 is capable of inputting the basic information of the broadcast program (the number of times, the broadcast start / end time) through the above-described editor screens and the function of selecting the service enabler to be linked with the broadcast program (E.g., a quiz, a questionnaire, an entry, a vote, and the like) capable of user participation in a broadcast program and generating a participation process for the interactive object.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the program executing unit 220 serves to provide an environment (iProgram Runtime Environment) for executing a broadcast program authored by a manufacturer. 2, the program executing unit 220 includes a portal module (iProgram Studio Portal) 221, a management module (iProgram Lifecycle Manager) 222, an execution engine (iProgram Execution Engine) 223, (iProgram Logger) 224, a monitor module (iProgram Monitor) 225, an iProgram UDDI Repository 226, a bus module 227, and a storage module (iProgram Database) 228 Lt; / RTI &gt;

The portal module 221 is a web-based portal system for using an enabler system, which is accessible through a user ID registration when an individual service enabler is launched, and basically means a system used by a program manager. The portal module 221 is a service enabler for communication with a user and can be linked with a mobile instant messenger (Mobile IM), a Twitter, and a facebook (FB).

The management module 222 provides a management function for a service lifecycle of an individual service enabler and can provide a function of performing service launching and closing according to a broadcast environment in cooperation with a broadcast program.

The execution engine 223 is an engine for executing a bidirectional service, and may be an engine that provides bidirectionality of a broadcast program in combination with program information provided in a script form and an enabler type service.

The recording module 224 can provide a function of recording various events of a bidirectional service enabler interlocked with a broadcast program.

The monitor module 225 may provide a function of monitoring the operation status of the bidirectional service enabler interlocked with the broadcast program.

The registration module 226 can provide a function of registering and managing the information of the bidirectional service enabler linked with the broadcast program and the service adapter information of the enabler.

The bus module 227 provides a message transmission function through a bidirectional service enabler interlocked with a broadcasting program and can provide an authentication function for a message.

The storage module 228 may provide a function of storing and maintaining general information necessary for bidirectional service of a broadcast program.

Lastly, the service connection unit 230 may provide an adapter function for connecting various communication channels for bidirectional service of a broadcast program. For example, in order to connect a user communication channel, an Open ID Adapter, an Open Social Container, a Graph API for FB, a RESTful Adapter, a Social Plugin System Social PlugIns, Parlay AS / GW, and Legacy SCP.

According to the above configuration, in the present embodiment, an environment for authoring a broadcast program by formatting program information for each turn, and an environment for executing a broadcast program in conjunction with various communication functions in cooperation with an interactive service enabler have.

In this embodiment, the program enabler service system 200 having the above-described configuration can be used to provide a monitoring function for a bidirectional broadcast service in a studio environment. The monitor module 225 can provide a function of confirming immediate viewer participation information in a live broadcast environment, a function of providing program progress information of a broadcast host MC in a separate UI form. For example, in the program progress, the function of providing the current status of participant information, the participation status by region, the participation status by age, the participation status by sex, the participant statistical information by problem, and the individual participant status, May be provided.

FIGS. 14 to 17 show UI screens provided by the monitor module 225. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 14, the monitor module 225 may provide an administrator monitor screen 1400 at the request of a manufacturer or an administrator. The administrator monitor screen 1400 includes program related time information 1401 (e.g., current time, progress elapsed time, etc.), 'real time participation information' tab 1402, 'participation by problem' tab 1403, Quot; list &quot; tab 1404. [ At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, in the 'real-time participation information' tab 1402, the number of current participants counted in real time according to the progress of the program, the participation state by region, the participation state by age, In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, a correct answer rate, a hint reception rate, an ad reception rate, a re-charge rate, and the like may be provided for each of the question-and-answer questions in the 'participation by problem' tab 1403. As shown in FIG. 16, the 'Respondent List' tab 1404 is provided with a participant ID, a telephone number, a correct answer time, correct answer, whether or not a hint is received, And a related UI such as a function of sending a message through a telephone number and a function of connecting a telephone through a telephone number.

Referring to FIG. 17, the monitor module 225 may provide a moderator monitor screen 1700 for the program moderator. The facilitator monitor screen 1700 provides information necessary for the progress of the program, and it can provide problems, advice, problem type, view, answer information, number of real-time participants, correct answer rate, participation rate by age, .

Through the related UI screens of the monitor function, the administrator and the host can easily confirm the current status of the program or the overall information necessary for the progress in the studio environment.

18 shows an internal configuration of a program enabler service system in which a mobile IM (Instant Messenger) enabler 1840 is mounted as an example of a bidirectional service enabler. A description of the configuration described with reference to FIG. 2 among the components of the program enabler service system illustrated in FIG. 18 will be omitted.

The service connection unit 1830 may be connected to the mobile IM service platform 1850 through a legacy adapter. That is, the legacy adapter can provide the adapter function through interworking with the mobile IM platform service provider.

The mobile IM enabler 1840 may be implemented as an internal configuration of the service execution unit 1820 or may be implemented as a separate system and interworked with the service execution unit 1820. In this embodiment, the mobile IM enabler 1840 provides a communication channel with a user participating in a broadcast program, and establishes a chat room for a broadcast program through a friend setting with a user who intends to participate in the broadcast program Can be performed.

18, the mobile IM enabler 1840 includes an interface module (Web-based GUI MO) 1841, a message control function 1842, a realtime monitoring function 1843, A Buddy List Control Function 1844, a Chatting Room Control Function 1845, and a Score Recording Function 1846. The Buddy List Control Function 1844,

The interface module 1841 is a web-based GUI (Graphical User Interface) type that can check the information of users (Buddy) participating in the program, the number of messages / the sending state, and the user's response Function.

The message control module 1842 may provide a function for triggering a user's participation intention through a string-based filtering (message matching) and a function for determining whether a participant is correct or incorrect. In addition, the message control module 1842 may provide a function of transmitting a specific message to a user (buddy) through recognition of an interaction message on a program script. At this time, a delimiter which can distinguish the type of the corresponding message (for example, whether it is a question of a question or a question of a question) is generated at the author module 1812 of the program generating unit 1810. For example, the message control module 1842 reads a delimiter that can distinguish whether a message to be sent to the user is a question of issue or a hint, and displays the delimiter on a message displayed through a mobile IM application installed in the user's terminal .

The statistical module 1843 can provide statistical functions such as the number of users participating in the program in real time, participation rate by problem, and ratio of correct / incorrect ratio.

The friend managing module 1844 may provide a function of managing a friend list in which the relation is established based on the ID on the messenger generated by the manager with respect to the broadcast program. At this time, the friend management module 1844 can interwork with the authentication system through the legacy SCP or the legacy adapter when the authentication function is required when establishing the relationship with the user.

The chat room control module 1845 may provide the function of opening a program chat room for reading the chat room creation information related to the broadcast program and checking whether the user included in the friend list is confirmed in the turn of the corresponding program. At this time, the chat room control module 1845 can individually open a program chat room for each turn of the broadcast program. In the case of using the string-based filtering method, the chat room control module 1845 recognizes that a specific character string is input from the user through the program chat room, and can confirm the user's participation intention. Here, the specific string to be used to confirm the user's participation intention may be pre-registered in the message control module 1842 by the program manager.

The response recording module 1846 may provide a function of recording whether the response to the problem has failed (correct / incorrect) for each user ID included in the friend list of the administrator ID. In addition, the response recording module 1846 can provide a function of storing a hint response received from a user based on a separate flag (Flag) separately from the problem response, as shown in Table 1 below. The information recorded in the response recording module 1846 may be used to calculate statistical information in the statistical module 1843. [

Field Data Type Description ProgramID Varchar (200) Broadcast Program Unique ID PP_BuddyID Varchar (200) Representative Buddy ID of program provider BuddyID Varchar (200) Buddy ID of respondent (user) Question_Msg_No Char (50) Issue number Answer_Correct Boolean The correct answer to the problem answer IndianAnswer Boolean The presence or absence of a hint response

In the mobile IM enabler 1840 having the above-described configuration, it is possible to determine whether or not a hint about the problem is provided according to a hint input state when providing individual problems, and a string matching method can be used as an example of the determination method.

As such, when the mobile IM is used as an interactive means with the user for the broadcast program, in the environment where user participation is required within the time limit for the broadcast program, a function for providing additional information about the progress time of the broadcast program through the UI on the messenger is provided. need. Accordingly, the program execution unit 1820 establishes time information related to an interactive object (eg, quiz, survey, application, voting, etc.) of the broadcast program based on the progress time of the broadcast program in the mobile IM enabler 1840. Can be provided to the user through chat rooms. In addition, the program execution unit 1820 may additionally provide statistical information according to user participation on the interactive object of the broadcast program. In this embodiment, the time information may refer to the remaining time when the user can input a message through the chat room of the messenger as a user response to the interactive object, and the statistical information may refer to real-time statistical data on the user response. For example, if a question is to be submitted by the user within a limited time during the broadcast, the remaining time until the end of the problem solving is provided based on when the question is asked through the UI on the messenger. Several statistical data based on the total participants can be provided, such as real-time participation rate or correct answer rate.

The mobile IM application 1860 installed in the terminal of the user may execute a chat room of the corresponding program using an ID of a broadcast program that the user wants to participate in, and between the program enabler service system and the user on the screen of the executed chat room. It displays the messages sent and received. The mobile IM application 1860 may include a Chatting UI Manager 1861 as shown in FIG. 18.

At this time, the UI management module 1861, when the conversation partner creates the chat room with the user requested by the user, is not a user-generated ID but a special type of service such as a bidirectional broadcast program. It is possible to provide a function for visually expressing participation information for the user. To this end, the UI management module 1861 supports the function of changing the background image (Background Image) or the window UI set by the program manager to the chat room of the program that the user participates in.

In particular, the UI management module 1861 is a UI for inputting a user's message on a screen of a program chat room, and may provide a UI environment including a plurality of input buttons so that a user may input a message by dividing a purpose of participating in a broadcast program. have. The purpose of program participation using the mobile IM service may vary depending on the characteristics of the broadcast program and the objects (quiz, survey, voting, application, etc.) to which the user can participate. There may be a purpose for input, a purpose for inputting a response to the hint when a question is included in the problem, and a purpose for inputting simple chat texts such as feelings of participation as a participant in the broadcast program. For example, the UI management module 1861 may provide a separate UI for inputting a 'response' to a hint as well as a UI for inputting a 'correct' answer to a question as a UI for user input in a program chat room. . In other words, the UI management module 1861 may provide a function of activating a button other than the basic transmission button on the screen of the program chat room, and activating a UI for inputting a 'correct answer' of a problem when a question is presented in a broadcast program. However, if the hint is provided by checking whether the hint is provided, the UI for inputting a 'response' to the hint may also be activated. According to the above configuration, the user may transmit a message using different input buttons according to the participation type (eg, problem solving, hint solving, etc.) required by the broadcast program. Accordingly, the program enabler service system may filter a message received from the user through the UI used for message input in the program chat room. That is, the response recording module 1846 may distinguish the user's response to the problem and the user's response to the hint through an input button used when inputting a message, and the response to the problem and the response to the hint as shown in Table 1 above. Can be stored as a separate flag. In addition, the program enabler service system may inform the user through a program chat room whether a response to a problem or a response to a hint has been received as a result of filtering the user response. Therefore, on the chat room screen of the user terminal, a message indicating whether a response object (that is, a problem or a hint) and whether or not to receive the message as a result of the response to the message sent by the user (for example, 'the answer of the problem has been registered', or 'the hint) Has been registered. ') May be displayed.

In addition, the UI management module 1861 may control the activation of the input button according to the time or participation time of the problem or hint through the interworking with the broadcast program by the program enabler service system. For example, if the user participation time of the question is specified as 3 minutes, the UI for input 'correct answer' is activated immediately after the question is asked, and after 3 minutes elapses, the UI for input 'correct answer' may be deactivated. As described above, by selectively controlling the activation of the UI, it is possible to provide a user's convenience in inputting a message by receiving and registering a message input through an activated button in the program enabler service system.

In addition, the UI management module 1861 is a UI-related additional function for a hint on a screen of a program chat room, and according to the characteristics of the hint, a function of inactivating (disappearing) the hint message when a predetermined time elapses after receiving the hint message. It can support a function of providing a message once in the form of a marquee.

In addition, the UI management module 1861 may display the remaining time in which the user can input a message as a response to the problem on the screen of the program chat room when receiving a message related to a problem that is presented during broadcasting from the program enabler service system. . For example, the UI management module 1861 may display the remaining time at the message reception time and the message transmission time at adjacent locations of each message for each of the received message and the outgoing message displayed on the screen of the chat room (see FIG. 30). . As another example, the UI management module 1861 may display a remaining time for inputting a response to a problem on a screen of a chat room and a response input for a hint providing question when the question presented during broadcasting is a question including a question for providing a hint. The remaining time can be displayed separately. As another example, the UI management module 1861 may display a separate timer that counts a unit time (for example, one second) with respect to the time remaining on the screen of the chat room (see FIG. 31). As another example, the UI management module 1861 may display the remaining time in the form of a progress bar on the screen of the chat room so that the user may intuitively recognize information about the remaining time (see FIG. 32). As another example, the UI management module 1861 may display the remaining time and statistical data using a progress bar on the screen of the chat room so that the user may simultaneously grasp the remaining time and the progress of the question (see FIG. 34). ). That is, the UI management module 1861 may display different information (remaining time and statistical data) for the broadcast program through the double progress bar. As another example, the UI management module 1861 may provide information on the remaining time through a separate timer display and display statistical data by using a progress bar so that the user can check the progress of the question with the remaining time. Can be. In the above embodiments, the timer and the progress bar may be displayed at a message input area or a location adjacent to the message input area of the chat room, or may be displayed on at least one input button of the UI of the chat room. In addition, the UI management module 1861 may display the remaining time on the screen of the chat room and simultaneously display the message reception time and the message transmission time at adjacent locations of each message for each of the received message and the outgoing message.

According to the above configuration, in the present embodiment, the mobile IM enabler is mounted as a communication channel for a broadcast program, thereby providing various communication functions and interface functions required for the corresponding broadcast program through a mobile IM service, thereby enabling user participation in a convenient environment. Can support

19 and 20 are flowcharts for explaining a process of creating a program chat room in the program enabler service system described with reference to FIG.

19, the execution engine 1823 of the service execution unit 1820 loads program information provided in the form of a script from the service authoring unit 1810, and then creates a chat room for the program by the chat room control module 1845 ) (1901). At this time, when the user's participation is started by using the string matching method, the chat room control module 1845 transmits a specific string set in advance by the administrator to the request of the execution engine 1823 as a message requesting participation of the program, To the module 1842 (1902). In addition, the chat room control module 1845 requests the friend managing module 1844 to set a friend list having a relation with the ID of the program manager (1903). In response to the request, the friend managing module 1844 requests the administrator's ID To the chat room control module 1845 (1904). Accordingly, a message for requesting participation of the program to all users included in the friend list (hereinafter referred to as 'participation request message') is transmitted to the mobile IM service platform 1850. In other words, the participation request message is transmitted from the message control module 1842 to the recording module 1824 which provides the event recording function, to the message control module 1842 that provides the function of classifying the message type in the chat room control module 1845 To the bus module 1827 providing the message transfer function in the recording module 1824 and sequentially from the bus module 1827 to the mobile IM service platform 1850 via the legacy adapter of the service connection 1830 1905 ~ 1909). At this time, the participation request message may be a specific string previously set by the administrator. In the mobile IM service platform 1850, when a participation request message for a specific program is received from the program enabler service system, all user terminals (mobile IM application 1860) (1910).

20, the mobile IM application 1860 displays a participation request message received from the mobile IM service platform 1850, receives a response message for the participation request message from the user, 1850) (2001). At this time, the mobile IM service platform 1850 transmits the user's response message to the manager side program enabler service system through the legacy adapter of the service connection unit 1830 (2002). The user's response message includes a message control module 1827 for providing a function of determining whether a string is matched in the bus module 1827 with a bus module 1827 providing a user authentication and message transfer function in a legacy adapter of the service connection unit 1830 1842) (2003 ~ 2005). At this time, the message control module 1842 can determine whether or not a specific character string is included in the response message when user participation is started by using the character string matching method. The message control module 1842 receives the program participation intention through the character matching method or the general push method, and then requests the chat room control module 1845 to create a chat room (2006). Accordingly, the chat room control module 1845 establishes a program chat room in which a user who has expressed intention to participate in the program participates through a response to the program participation message. In the chat room control module 1845, a program chat room can be established for each turn of the broadcast program. Log information (administrator ID, user ID, creation date, etc.) of the opened program chat room can be recorded by the recording module 224 (2007).

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining a process of providing a hint of a question about a problem in the program enabler service system described with reference to FIG. 18. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 21, a message control module 1842 of the mobile IM enabler 1840 provides a question message for providing a hint when a problem including a hint is issued during program execution. At this time, the query message means a hint provision problem set by the administrator in advance. The hint providing problem is that the bus module 1827 provides a service from the recording module 1824 to the bus module 1827 that provides the message transfer function to the recording module 1824 that provides the event recording function in the message control module 1842, (2101-2104) to the mobile IM service platform 1850 through the legacy adapter of the connection 1830. [ The mobile IM service platform 1850 transmits 2105 the received hinting issue to the terminal of the user participating in the program chat room (mobile IM application 1860) upon receiving a hinting issue from the program enabler service system.

The mobile IM application 1860 activates the UI for inputting the 'response' to the hint via the UI management module 1861 and receives a response to the hint providing problem from the user through the UI for inputting the 'response' . The mobile IM application 1860 transfers the user's response to the hinting problem to the mobile IM service platform 1850 in step 2106. The mobile IM service platform 1850 then transmits the user's response message to the service connection unit 1830 To the manager side program enabler service system through the legacy adapter of the manager side program enabler service system (2107). The user's response to the hint provision problem is a bus module 1827 that provides a user authentication and message transfer function in the legacy adapter of the service connection unit 1830. The bus module 1827 provides a function of determining whether a character string is matched Message control module 1842 sequentially (2108 to 2110). At this time, the message control module 1842 can determine whether the response message received from the user regarding the hint providing problem is correct by using the string matching method. The message control module 1842 transfers the user's hint response to the response recording module 1846 to record whether the user's hint response is correct or not (step 2111). If the hint response of the user is correct, the same processes (2101 to 2105) (Mobile IM application 1860) to the corresponding user's terminal (mobile IM application 1860).

FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining a process of providing an interworking problem in which conditions are set between questioning questions in the program enabler service system illustrated in FIG. 18;

Referring to FIG. 22, the message control module 1842 of the mobile IM enabler 1840 determines whether there is a remaining problem during the execution of the program and whether there is an interlocking problem. If the remaining problem to be resumed next is an interlocking problem, . For example, in the message control module 1842, a response recording module 1846, which provides a function of recording whether a user is correct or not, may be requested by the user to determine whether or not a previous problem has occurred, The correcting rate of the previous problem may be requested to the statistical module 1843 which provides a statistical function for the ratio (2201). The message control module 1842 then issues the next question only to the previous problem correct answer through the response 2202 of the response recording module 1846 or the correct answer rate of the previous problem through the response 2202 of the statistical module 1843 The following questions will be asked based on the records of the previous problems, such as the following questions. The question of issuance is sent from the bus module 1827 to the service connection module 1827 to the recording module 1824 providing the event recording function in the message control module 1842 and to the bus module 1827 providing the message transfer function in the recording module 1824, (2203-2206) to the mobile IM service platform 1850 through the legacy adapter of the mobile IM service platform 1830. In the mobile IM service platform 1850, when an issue problem is received from the program enabler service system, a user corresponding to a correct answer of the previous question or a terminal of a user participating in the program chat room (mobile IM application 1860) (2207).

In the mobile IM application 1860, a question message received from the mobile IM service platform 1850 is displayed, and a response message to the question of the question is input from the user, and the message is transmitted to the mobile IM service platform 1850 (2208). At this time, the mobile IM service platform 1850 delivers the user's response message to the manager side program enabler service system through the legacy adapter of the service connection unit 1830 (2209). The user's response to the question of issuance is a bus module 1827 that provides user authentication and message transfer functions in the legacy adapter of the service connection unit 1830 and a message providing a function of determining whether the string is matched in the bus module 1827 And is sequentially transmitted to the control module 1842 (2210 to 2212). At this time, the message control module 1842 can use the string matching method to determine whether or not the response message received from the user is an answer to the question of question, and to record whether or not the user answers the question response, Module 1846 (2213).

Accordingly, the program enabler service system according to the present invention can support an environment in which an interactive broadcast program produced by an editor can be directly executed by linking with various services, together with an editor for producing an interactive broadcast program.

Hereinafter, a program enabler service method for providing a user participatory bidirectional broadcast service will be described. The program enabler service method according to the present invention can be performed by the program enabler service system described with reference to Fig.

23 is a flowchart illustrating a method of producing a bi-directional broadcast program by a manufacturer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 23, in the program enabler service system, an editor screen (Fig. 4 / Fig. 6) for inputting basic information of a program at the request of the maker is provided, (S2301). At this time, the basic information of the program may include the name of the program, the number of times of the program, performer information, broadcast time (start time, end time, etc.). At this time, the program enabler service system determines whether there is a buddy ID associated with the program (S2302), and if the buddy ID does not exist, generates a buddy ID of the program (S2303). When mobile IM is used as a communication channel with the user, the program manager also regards it as a buddy ID, and a buddy ID must be generated for the program in order to issue a question via mobile IM and respond.

In the program enabler service system, there is provided an editor screen (FIG. 6) for inputting a problem that a buddy ID of a program already input from a creator already exists or a buddy ID of an administrator is generated through the above process, So that the question of issue can be input from the producer (S2304). The program enabler service system can input the content of the problem, the consultation, the type of the problem and the view of the multiple choice problem from the producer through the question presentation screen. The program enabler service system receives a hint phrase, a hint providing object, a hint providing method, a hint query, and the like through an editor screen (FIG. 8) for setting an option when the manufacturer intends to provide a hint as an option related to a question (S2305 to S2307).

Next, the program enabler service system provides an editor screen (Figs. 11 to 13) for setting a problem solving process when completing the question creation problem of the maker (S2308) Input can be received. In other words, the program enabler service system can generate a separate scene for a specific sequence of a broadcast program by creating a problem solving process according to an input of a maker (S2309 to S2310). At this time, the program enabler service system can receive the detailed conditions related to the interlocking problem from the manufacturer (S2311 to S2312) through the editor screen (Fig. 13) when detailed condition setting for connection between problems is required. For example, if the next problem is set as the problem A and B next to the previous problem, the maker can set the detailed condition that the next problem is selected based on the correct answer rate of the first question.

Finally, the program enabler service system may edit the user's participation method for the corresponding program when generation of all rounds for a specific turn of the broadcast program is completed through the above process (S2313 to S2314).

24 is a flowchart showing a method of generating a program ID by a program manager in an embodiment of the present invention.

The program manager is an operator who operates an interactive service of a broadcast program. The program manager logs in the program enabler service system (i.e., the portal module 1821) through a separate account, and inputs and loads basic bidirectional service creation conditions I am responsible.

As shown in Fig. 24, in the program enabler service system, when a new program (or new recurrence) is selected from an administrator, a new buddy ID is registered for each program (S2401 to S2402).

At this time, the program enabler service system may determine whether the buddy IDs registered by the administrator are duplicated or not, and if not, generate a chatting room for the buddy IDs (S2403 to S2404). Accordingly, the program enabler service system can use the chat room created based on the buddy ID of the administrator as a communication channel for the interactive service of the program (S2405).

Accordingly, the program enabler service system can generate the buddy ID of the manager when the mobile IM is used for the bidirectional service of the program, and generate the chat room (i.e., the program participation room) based on the buddy ID of the manager.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a method of executing a broadcast program produced through an editor proposed by the present invention in association with a bidirectional service enabler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 25, the program enabler service system may load corresponding program information provided in a script form in order to create a chat room for a specific program (S2501). That is, the program enabler service system invokes the service enabler (e.g., mobile IM enabler 1840) via the management module 1822 at any point in the program initiation, and then, through the authoring module 1812 in the service enabler The created program script can be loaded and the required chat room generation information can be loaded in the corresponding session.

In the program enabler service system, the user can be registered as a participant in the program chat room according to the chat room creation method after determining the chat room creation method (i.e., whether or not the chat room is opened) (S2502 to S2503). In the present embodiment, a specific character string input standby method and a buddy list target push method can be used.

Referring to FIG. 26, in the specific character string input waiting method, a 'character string' 2601 for executing the corresponding chat room 2600 by using the program ID directly by the user without transmitting a separate message in the program enabler service system ). At this time, the 'string' that indicates the participation intention of the program informs all the users who watch the program through broadcasting. For example, 'start', 'participation', etc. are used as a specific string . That is, in the mobile IM enabler of the program enabler service system, if the string input from the user through the chat room of the program ID coincides with a specific string indicating the participation intention of the broadcast program using the string matching method, The user can be set as a friend of the program ID so that participation is possible. At this time, if the user is set as a friend of the program ID using the above-mentioned string matching method, the friend relationship with the program ID is maintained during the broadcasting time of the broadcasting program, and the friend setting with the user is automatically canceled after the broadcasting program is terminated .

As another example, the pushing method of the buddy list is a form that induces participation by sending a program start message to users who have previously announced their intention to participate in the program through a program ID and friendship in the program enabler service system. As shown in FIG. 27, a program start message 2701 is pushed to all users set as friends, so that the user can participate in the program at any time by executing the chat room 2700. In other words, in the mobile IM enabler of the program enabler service system, in order to induce the participation of the broadcast program through the program ID chat room, the program ID and the participation request message .

In the program enabler service system, program information can be provided to users participating in the program chat room (S2504). At this time, the program enabler service system judges whether there is a remaining problem that has not been addressed in the case of a program in which a problem is generated during execution of the program, and terminates the program chat room if there is no remaining problem (S2505 to S2506). On the other hand, the program enabler service system can provide the following individual problems if the remaining problems are present. Furthermore, if the program enabler service system has an existing problem and the problem is an interworking problem linked to the result of the previous problem, determine whether the previous problem is a correct answer, and then restrict the answering user from participating in the remaining problem, It is possible to provide individual problems corresponding to the remaining problems (S2507 to S2510).

The program enabler service system provides the remaining individual problems. If a hint is set as a problem option by the producer, the program chat room is shown in FIG. 28 in a situation in which the problem solved in step S2510 is in progress. In operation 2800, a query 2801 for providing a hint is first provided, and then a user input for the query 2801 is awaited (S2511 ˜ S2513). In this case, the UI management module 1861 of the mobile IM application 1860 installed in the user side terminal is a UI for user input in the program chat room 2900, as illustrated in FIG. Along with the correct answer UI 2901 for input, a hint UI 2902 for inputting a 'response' to the hint may be provided. That is, when the user writes a message in the program chat room 2900 and uses the correct answer UI 2901, the user may input a response to the question, and if the user uses the hint UI 2902, the user may input a response. On the program enabler service system, each response can be received through a UI separated on the user terminal or received as a combination of hash string values.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 28, when the response 2802 to the hint providing query is input from the user through the program chat room 2800, the program enabler service system may include a hint query previously set by the producer through a string matching method. It is determined whether they match (S2514). In this case, if the user's response to the hint providing query matches the preset hint query, the program enabler service system may provide the hint 2803 of the problem presented in step S2510 as shown in FIG. 28. There is (S2515). Subsequently, when the user's response to the question in step S2510 is received after the hint of the problem is provided, the program enabler service system may determine whether it is correct or incorrect and record whether or not it is correct or incorrect for each user. S2516-S2517).

The program enabler service system is a time information on a problem that is displayed during the broadcast based on the progress of the broadcast program when a message is transmitted / received with a user through a messenger in a process of executing a broadcast program in conjunction with a mobile IM enabler. That is, at least one of the remaining time until the problem solving is completed and the real-time statistical data according to the user participation in the problem may be provided.

Accordingly, the UI management module 1861 of the mobile IM application 1860 installed in the user side terminal may display the remaining time and / or statistical data on the screen of the program chat room.

For example, referring to FIG. 30, the UI management module 1861 sends a message reception time point and a message to a location adjacent to each message 3001 and 3003 for each received message 3001 and outgoing message 3003 on a screen of a chat room. The remaining time 3002 and 3004 at the time point can be displayed. For example, when a question is broadcasted, a message 3001 indicating a question is displayed through a chat room of a messenger, and the remaining time 3002 until the deadline after the question is displayed may be displayed in seconds. If that means that within 100 seconds the user will be admitted to submit an answer. In addition, when the user submits an answer through the message 3003 for the problem, the remaining time 3004 until the deadline after submitting the answer may be displayed. In other words, the UI management module 1861 may display the remaining time recorded based on the number / send time of messages for each message exchanged between the program enabler service system and the user. Furthermore, the UI management module 1861 displays the remaining time until the deadline for submitting an answer to the question and the remaining time until the deadline for submitting the answer to the question when the question during the broadcast includes a hint question. I can do it.

As another example, referring to FIG. 31, the UI management module 1861 may provide information on the remaining time by displaying a separate timer 3103 on the screen of the chat room. In this case, the timer 3103 may be displayed while the remaining time until the deadline for submitting the answer to the question is counted in unit time (for example, 1 second), and the timer 3103 indicating the remaining time may be displayed by the user in a chat room. May be displayed in an area for inputting (ie, a message input field) or a location adjacent to the message input field. In addition, the UI management module 1861 displays the remaining time 3103 by using a timer, and at the same time, the message count / send time 3102 for each message 3101 exchanged between the program enabler service system and the user. Can be displayed together.

As another example, referring to FIG. 32, the UI management module 1861 displays a progress bar until a deadline for submitting an answer to a problem on a screen of a chat room so that a user intuitively recognizes information about remaining time. 3203). At this time, the progress bar 3203 indicating the remaining time may be displayed in a predetermined area in which a message input field or a number / outgoing message is displayed in a chat room, and the bar is stretched from left to right according to a time count, or the bar is moved from right to left. It can be expressed in a reduced form. In addition, the UI management module 1861 may display the remaining time 3203 using the progress bar, and simultaneously display the message count / send time for each message exchanged between the program enabler service system and the user. have.

As another example, referring to FIG. 33, the UI management module 1861 may display a timer 3303 indicating the time remaining until the answer submission deadline is displayed on at least one input button of the UI of the chat room. For example, a timer 3303 indicating the time remaining on the 'send' button 3304, which is a UI used to transmit a message input by a user to a contact, is displayed, as shown in FIG. 33. As 3304 flashes, the remaining time may be alternately displayed in the text on the 'send' button 3304. In addition, the UI management module 1861 displays the remaining time 3303 through the 'send' button 3304 of the chat room, and at the same time, the number of messages / sent for each message exchanged between the program enabler service system and the user. You can display the time together.

As another example, referring to FIG. 34, the UI management module 1861 stores the remaining time 3403 and the statistical data 3405 on the screen of the chat room so that the user can simultaneously grasp the progress of the question as well as the remaining time. Progress can be displayed immediately. In this case, the progress bar indicating the remaining time 3403 and the statistical data 3405 may be displayed in a message input field or a predetermined area in which the number / outgoing message is displayed in the chat room. Progress bars representing different information may be expressed in a form in which the bar increases from left to right or in a form in which the bar decreases from right to left according to the characteristics of the information. For example, the progress bar indicating the remaining time 3403 may be expressed in the form of decreasing from right to left, whereas the progress bar representing the statistical data 3405 may be expressed in the form of stretching from left to right. In the meantime, the statistical data may be displayed using a progress bar, and the remaining time may be displayed through a separate timer. In addition, the UI management module 1861 displays the remaining time 3403 and the statistical data 3405 by using the progress bar, and transmits / receives a message for each message exchanged between the program enabler service system and the user. You can display the time together.

As described above, for the convenience of the user participating in the broadcast program, information about the progress time of the broadcast program may be effectively displayed on the screen of the program chat room using various means such as a timer and a progress bar.

35 is a flowchart illustrating a method in which a user participates in a program in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 35, the user terminal installs the mobile IM application at the user's request (S3501). At this time, the mobile IM application is a messenger program supported in the mobile environment such as Kakao Talk, Line, and Tic Tonic On, and can be all the conventional messengers generally used. In addition, the user must register the buddy ID of the program manager in the friend list through the mobile IM application installed on the terminal in order to participate in the program of the interactive service type (S3502 to S3505).

Thereafter, the user terminal maintains a program execution waiting state when the actual broadcast program is started (S3506). At this time, the program execution waiting state may mean a time up to a time designated by the program manager (for example, five minutes before the start of the program).

When the actual broadcast program is started, the user terminal may execute a chat room of the corresponding program according to a program participation method designated by the program manager for the user's program participation through the mobile IM application (S3507 to S3508). In the present embodiment, the chat room of the corresponding program can be executed according to the specific character string input waiting method (Fig. 26) and the buddy list target push method (Fig. 27). That is, in the case of a specific string input standby method, a user can directly participate in a broadcast program by executing a program chat room using a program ID, and then inputting a specific string in the corresponding chat room. Also, in the case of the pushing method of the buddy list, when the user registers the program ID in the friend list in advance and executes the chat room of the program at the time of receiving the participation request message from the program enabler service system, You can participate.

Subsequently, the user terminal may receive a question asked during program execution from the program enabler service system to display a question received through the program chat room of the mobile IM (S3509). Thus, the user can confirm the problem of the questioning through the dialog window of the mobile IM as well as the TV screen on which the program is broadcast. In addition, in the case where the question is a question provided by the hint, the user terminal may receive a question for providing the hint from the program enabler service system and display the hint query through the program chat room (see FIG. 28). In this case, the user terminal receives a response to the hint query from the user and delivers the response to the program enabler service system, so that the user can check the hint of the question provided by the hint query matching result in the program enabler service system. (S3510 to S3512). When the user terminal checks the hint and inputs a response to the question, the user terminal transmits the response to the program enabler service system, and displays the result of checking the correct answer provided by the program enabler service system in the program chat room. It can be done (S3513 ~ S3514).

The user terminal may maintain the user's program participation until the program in which the user participates is terminated (S3515). That is, even if another application is executed after the user participates in the program chat room, it is recognized that the participation of the corresponding program is maintained unless a separate program participation termination is selected. Also, when the user completes the session after participating in the program chat room, the program enabler service system terminates the instance of the service, and the user can leave the participating program chat room. At this time, even if the user participates in the next turn while keeping the chat room after the program ends, the user must express his / her intention to participate in the present turn. In this case, the participant string input request message is similarly sent to the user, To participate in the program.

The program enabler service method described with reference to FIGS. 23 to 35 may include shorter operations or additional operations. In addition, more than one operation may be combined, and the order or location of the operations may be changed.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a system in which an enabler capable of executing a broadcast program produced through an editor and an editor for producing a bidirectional broadcast program in conjunction with existing communication channels, So that the efficiency of production and management can be improved, and various communication functions necessary for the interactive broadcasting program can be easily and conveniently provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a program enabler service system for creating and executing a program provides a general monitoring function for an interactive broadcasting service in a studio environment. Thus, And real-time status such as participation information can be easily and conveniently checked. In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, users who match a specific condition to a problem presented in a bidirectional program are classified to provide hints, thereby solving the limitation of exposing hint information to all users when providing hint information through broadcasting If hints are provided using individual user channels, it is possible to induce user participation in a form applied to various business models. Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to use a mobile IM (instant messenger) service as a user participation means for a program, Is possible. As a result, it is possible for program producers to reduce the cost of developing, distributing, and maintaining additional mobile applications and to easily secure the existing messenger user base. For mobile IM operators, Service revenue through service provisioning. Furthermore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing an interface environment suitable for various participation purposes of the interactive broadcasting program in the mobile instant messenger, it is easy to transmit a message of the user according to the participation purpose, and also to filter the message upon receiving the message from the system. effective. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user participates in a broadcast program through a message using a mobile instant messenger, the user for participation in the broadcast is provided on the UI of the messenger by providing the remaining time available for the user to participate based on the progress time of the broadcast program. Convenience can be improved.

The methods according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program instruction that can be executed through various computer systems and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Furthermore, the above-described file system can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

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In the program enabler service method for providing an interactive service for user participation in a broadcast program,
Receiving information related to the broadcast program and generating the input information in the form of a script for the broadcast program;
Establishing a chat room for communicating with a user who wants to participate in the broadcast program using a mobile IM enabler; And
Reading the information generated in the form of the script in association with the broadcast program and providing the information to the user through the chat room;
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Opening a chat room for communication with the user,
Generating a program ID that is a buddy ID on the mobile IM for the broadcast program; And
Establishing a chat room for the interactive service based on the program ID according to a broadcast time of the broadcast program
Including;
Providing the information to the user through the chat room,
Providing the information to the user through the chat room, wherein the information is provided to the user who has established a friend relationship with the program ID, based on the running time of the broadcast program.
And a program enabler service method. The method of claim 1,
The information is an interactive object of at least one of a question, a questionnaire, a voting, and an application, which are presented in the broadcast program,
The time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room in response to the interactive object.
And a program enabler service method. The method of claim 1,
The time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room in response to the information,
In the chat room executed in the mobile IM application installed in the user's terminal, the remaining time of the message reception time and the message transmission time is displayed for each received and sent message.
And a program enabler service method. The method of claim 1,
The time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room in response to the information,
The remaining time is displayed in the form of a progress bar in a chat room running in a mobile IM application installed in the user's terminal.
And a program enabler service method. The method of claim 1,
The time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room in response to the information,
In the chat room running in the mobile IM application installed in the user's terminal is displayed a timer that counts the unit time for the remaining time
And a program enabler service method. 6. The method of claim 5,
The timer is displayed on the message input area of the chat room or a location adjacent to the message input area, or displayed on at least one input button of the user interface (UI) of the chat room.
And a program enabler service method. 6. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The remaining time is displayed in the chat room together with a message reception time and a message transmission time;
And a program enabler service method. The method of claim 1,
If the information is a question in the broadcast program and includes a question for providing a hint, in a chat room executed in a mobile IM application installed in the user's terminal, the user responds to the query through a message in the chat room. Displaying remaining time for input and remaining time for response input to the problem
And a program enabler service method. In the program enabler service method for providing an interactive service for user participation in a broadcast program,
Receiving information related to the broadcast program and generating the input information in the form of a script for the broadcast program;
Establishing a chat room for communicating with a user who wants to participate in the broadcast program using a mobile IM enabler; And
Reading the information generated in the form of the script in association with the broadcast program and providing the information to the user through the chat room;
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Opening a chat room for communication with the user,
Generating a program ID that is a buddy ID on the mobile IM for the broadcast program; And
Establishing a chat room for the interactive service based on the program ID according to a broadcast time of the broadcast program
Including;
Providing the information to the user through the chat room,
Providing the information to the user through which the program ID and the friend relationship is established through the chat room, providing the user with time information and at least one statistical information associated with the information on the basis of the running time of the broadcast program that
And a program enabler service method. 10. The method of claim 9,
The information is an interactive object of at least one of a question, a questionnaire, a voting, and an application, which are presented in the broadcast program,
The time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room in response to the interactive object,
The statistical information is statistical data associated with the response
And a program enabler service method. 10. The method of claim 9,
The time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room in response to the information,
The statistical information is statistical data associated with the response,
The remaining time and the statistical data are respectively displayed in the form of a progress bar in a chat room executed in the mobile IM application installed in the user's terminal.
And a program enabler service method. 10. The method of claim 9,
The time information is the remaining time that the user can input a message in the chat room in response to the information,
The statistical information is statistical data associated with the response,
In the chat room running in the mobile IM application installed in the user's terminal, a timer that counts the unit time for the remaining time is displayed and the statistical data is displayed in the form of a progress bar.
And a program enabler service method. In the method of providing a user interface of an interactive broadcast program,
In the program enabler service system in charge of the production and execution of a broadcast program, a chat room is opened for user participation in information related to the broadcast program using a mobile instant messenger enabler.
The user interface providing method is executed by a mobile IM application installed in the terminal of the user participating in the broadcast program,
Executing the chatting room using a program ID that is a buddy ID generated on a mobile IM with respect to the broadcast program; And
Providing a message transmitted and received between the program enabler service system and the user through the chat room;
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The program enabler service system generates the program ID, which is a buddy ID on the mobile IM, for the broadcast program, opens the chat room based on the program ID according to the broadcast time of the broadcast program, and opens the chat room. Providing the information to the user who has established a friend relationship with the program ID;
Providing a message transmitted and received between the program enabler service system and the user,
Displaying at least one of time information and statistical information related to the information on the screen of the chat room with the message, based on the running time of the broadcast program.
Method for providing a user interface characterized in that. A program enabler service system for providing an interactive service for user participation of a broadcast program,
A program generation unit providing a tool for receiving information related to the broadcast program and generating the information input through the tool in a script form for the broadcast program;
A mobile instant messenger enabler for providing a communication channel with a user participating in the broadcast program;
A program execution unit for reading the information generated in the form of the script in cooperation with the broadcast program and providing the information to the user through the mobile IM enabler; And
A service connection unit for connecting the communication service platform of the mobile IM enabler with the program executing unit,
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The mobile IM enabler includes:
A program ID as a buddy ID on the mobile IM is generated for the broadcast program, a chat room for the interactive service is opened based on the program ID according to the broadcast time of the broadcast program,
The program execution unit,
Providing the information to the user through which the program ID and the friend relationship is established through the chat room, providing at least one of time information and statistical information related to the information on the basis of the running time of the broadcast program that
And a program enabler service system. A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for controlling a computer system to provide an interactive service for user participation in a broadcast program, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
The command includes:
Receiving information related to the broadcast program and generating the input information in the form of a script for the broadcast program;
Establishing a chat room for communicating with a user who wants to participate in the broadcast program using a mobile IM enabler; And
Reading the information generated in the form of the script in association with the broadcast program and providing the information to the user through the chat room;
The method comprising: controlling the computer system by a method comprising:
Opening a chat room for communication with the user,
Generating a program ID that is a buddy ID on the mobile IM for the broadcast program; And
Establishing a chat room for the interactive service based on the program ID according to a broadcast time of the broadcast program
Including;
Providing the information to the user through the chat room,
Providing the information to the user through which the program ID and the friend relationship is established through the chat room, providing at least one of time information and statistical information related to the information on the basis of the running time of the broadcast program that
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