KR101409068B1 - Method for providing data broadcasting service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a data broadcasting service method. A method of providing a data broadcasting service in a broadcasting system connected to a broadcast receiving terminal through a network, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving resource data input through a preset interface, the resource data including a service attribute Information, effect attribute information, main screen attribute information, and depth-dependent submenu screen attribute information; And (b) transmitting the resource data to the broadcast receiving terminal. The player installed in the broadcast receiving terminal analyzes the attribute information included in the resource data and executes the resource data. According to the present invention, there is an advantage that a data broadcasting service can be provided without additional coding only by inputting resource data.

Data, broadcast, resource, player, attribute, interface, management tool

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001]

The present invention relates to a method of providing a data broadcasting service, and more particularly, to a method of shortening a time period for producing an application for a data broadcasting service and providing a data broadcasting service with a small bandwidth.

Recently, digital broadcasting standards have been actively researched, and a broadcasting signal including video, audio, and data has been digitally compressed. Digital broadcasting has made it possible to provide multiple channels of TV broadcasting, and it has become possible to provide various services within each channel due to an increase in transmission amount.

Reflecting these trends, it is possible to directly and indirectly communicate with broadcast programs such as remote recording, weather, news, securities, games, education, e-mail, electronic program guides (EPG), TV shopping, banking, There is provided a data broadcasting service capable of providing related data (additional information).

In addition, the advertisement service, which was provided in one direction, is also combined with the data broadcasting to provide detailed information about the product to be advertised to the user, to induce the user to participate in the product, and to provide the real time purchase service.

In a data broadcasting service, a broadcasting system transmits an interworking or stand-alone application for a data broadcasting service together with an AV signal corresponding to a broadcasting program to a set-top box, and the set- .

According to the related art, a GUI and a function are determined by using a professional authoring tool or a hand coding according to the requirements of a service provider in producing an application for a single service, and the GUI and the function reflect user requirements And then executes the application development to be executed.

Also, when an application is produced by programming, a site acceptance test (SAT) is performed in a broadcast platform environment, and when the verification is completed, the application is transmitted to the set-top box.

Therefore, according to the related art, a screen configuration, a menu, and a function thereof must be individually implemented for each service, so that it takes a considerable period of time to produce an application. Also, since a verification operation suitable for a broadcasting platform is performed for each application, There is a problem that manpower is wasted.

In addition, when an application providing the same service is to provide another menu for each month and season, there is a problem that the GUI needs to be newly created using a professional authoring tool and hand coding, so that the user's request can not be timely reflected.

In addition, conventionally, an application for providing an individual service must be transmitted through different channels, thereby wasting channel bandwidth.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of providing a data broadcasting service capable of shortening an application production period for each service.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of providing a data broadcasting service that can increase the flexibility of data broadcasting.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of providing a data broadcasting service that can prevent waste of a transmission bandwidth for a data broadcasting service.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a data broadcasting service in a broadcasting system connected to a broadcast receiving terminal through a network, the method comprising the steps of: (a) Wherein the resource data includes at least one of service attribute information for service provision, effect attribute information, main screen attribute information, and depth-dependent submenu screen attribute information; And (b) transmitting the resource data to the broadcast receiving terminal, wherein the player installed in the broadcast receiving terminal analyzes the attribute information included in the resource data to execute the resource data / RTI >

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a data broadcasting service in a broadcasting terminal connected to a broadcasting system through a network, the method comprising: (a) receiving screen frame information applied to a screen; , Key event code information, hierarchical information between the respective pieces of information, and information on registration / revocation of resource data required at the time of screen switching; (b) receiving resource data input through an interface provided in the broadcasting system, the resource data including at least one of service attribute information for effecting service provision, effect attribute information, main screen attribute information, and depth- One containing -; And (c) analyzing and executing the resource data using the execution method information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the above-described method is recorded.

According to the present invention, it is possible to shorten an application production period by allowing resource data according to each service to be input to a preset interface.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently provide various data broadcasting services by providing a player that can commonly execute resource data according to each service.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate a thorough understanding of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same means regardless of the number of the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a data broadcasting system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1, the data broadcasting system according to the present invention may include an input management tool 100 and a data server 102. The data server 102 may include a broadcast receiving terminal 104, .

The network may include the Internet, a wired network including a leased line, and a wireless network including a wireless Internet, a mobile communication network, a broadcasting network, and a satellite communication network.

The broadcast receiving terminal 104 may be a set-top box that decodes and reproduces an AV signal corresponding to a broadcast program. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention is not limited thereto.

The input management tool 100 according to the present invention may be installed in an administrator terminal connected to the data server 102 and outputs an interface for defining attributes of resource data for providing a data broadcasting service.

Here, the resource data may include service attribute information, effect attribute information, main screen attribute information, depth-dependent submenu screen attribute information, and schedule information as data for providing a specific service at the broadcast receiving terminal.

Here, the service attribute information is information on a service ID, a channel ID to be executed, a schedule information, an execution type (advertisement type, interlocking type, stand-alone type, etc.), and the effect attribute information includes a size of AV output from the broadcast receiving terminal, Or image slideshow information.

In addition, the main screen attribute information includes a background image, advertisement link information, and the like, which are displayed when the broadcast receiving terminal is initially output, and the sub menu screen property information by depth is displayed in a lower layer A background image for the screen, an advertisement link, and various pop-up phrases.

The resource data input through the interface is stored in the data server 102 and transmitted to the broadcast receiving terminal 104 according to a preset schedule.

According to the present invention, the broadcast receiving terminal 104 is provided with a dedicated player 106 for executing the resource data.

The player 106 according to the present invention is capable of displaying screen frame information, key event input / processing method information of a user, key event code, hierarchical information between the above attribute information, and information about registration / And analyzes and executes the resource data received from the data server 102 by using the execution method information managed as described above.

Here, the execution method information can be replaced with the term template information in that resource data is analyzed in a predefined manner and output on the screen.

2 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing an interworking data broadcasting service providing different services according to channels. 2, the administrator can input different channel information (channel 1 to 4) channel IDs for the individual resource data (Resource Data 1 to 4) through the interface, and the player 106 can input And selectively receive and execute resource data that can be executed in a specific channel according to a user's request.

At this time, according to the user's request, only one of the resource data for the individual service is selectively provided to the broadcast receiving terminal 104, and since the player 106 executes it, there is no need to allocate a separate bandwidth for each service.

3 shows a method of providing a stand-alone data broadcasting service that provides different services according to user selection. In the stand-alone data broadcasting service, the player 106 includes a plurality of independent data broadcasting service lists 4). If there is a user's selection, it can receive and execute the resource data (Resource 1 to 4) corresponding to the service name.

Meanwhile, FIG. 3 can be equally applied to a case where a service selected by a user is provided among a plurality of services linked to a broadcast program through a portal.

4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a player according to the present invention.

4, the player 106 according to the present invention may include a user request processing unit 400, a network communication unit 402, a resource data analysis unit 404, and a storage unit 406.

The user request processing unit 400 can output a service list when a plurality of services exist, and receives user selection information for one of a plurality of service lists from a user input means such as a remote controller.

The user request processing unit 400 may also receive a channel change request from the user.

When a channel change request or a service selection request of a user is inputted, the user request processing unit 400 transmits to the network communication unit 402 an interlinked data broadcasting service provided in the corresponding channel or resource data for a stand alone data broadcasting service selected by the user To the data server 102.

At this time, the network communication unit 402 and the data server 102 may be connected through a return path, and the network communication unit 402 may transmit a resource provided through the data server 102 through a return path or a head end for broadcasting program transmission And transmits the data.

When the resource data is received through the network communication unit 402, the resource data analysis unit 404 analyzes the attribute of the resource data using the execution method information stored in advance in the storage unit 406. [

Herein, the execution method information may include screen frame information, key event input / processing method information of a user, key event code, hierarchical information between the respective attribute information, and information about registration / termination of resource data required for screen switching have.

The user request processing unit 400 outputs a menu screen and the like included in the resource data through the above-described property analysis. If there is a predetermined menu selection by the user, the user request processing unit 400 analyzes A menu screen is displayed.

According to the present invention, since the resource data is input in a predetermined manner through the input management tool 100 and the player 104 installed in the broadcast receiving terminal 104 manages the information on the execution method of the resource data, It can be executed as an attribute of the resource data.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 15, the interface according to the present invention may include an interface for defining an effect attribute, a main screen attribute, and a sub screen attribute.

5 to 15 relate to an interworking service interworking with a broadcast program among the services provided by the resource data, and the trigger attribute is included in the resource data, but the trigger attribute may be omitted in the case of a stand-alone service.

5 is a diagram showing an example of a trigger attribute defining interface according to the present invention.

5, the trigger attribute definition interface according to the present invention includes a trigger display type selection area 500, an image number input area 502, a trigger image attachment area 504 (if the display form of the trigger is an image display type) ) And the coordinate input area 506 of the attached trigger image

At this time, when the administrator selects a plurality of images in the image number input area 502, an area 508 for attaching another trigger image, a coordinate input area 510, and an image change time input area 512 may be activated .

On the other hand, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a trigger attribute defining interface when the trigger display form is a text scroll type.

6, in the case of the text scroll type, the trigger attribute defining interface includes an image attaching area 600, a text input area 604 displayed on the screen together with the coordinate input area 602 and a text coordinate input Region 606 and a width-wise input region 608,

7 is a diagram showing an example of an effect attribute defining interface according to the present invention.

When the administrator selects the effect setting tab 700 disposed at the top of the interface, the interface shown in Fig. 7 is output.

7, the effect attribute definition interface includes an AV resizing input area 702, an AV coordinate input area 704, an audio clip attachment area 706, an audio reproduction time input area 708, A slide show coordinate input area 714, and an image change time input area 716. The image change time input area 710 may include an image change area 710, an image attachment area 712, a slide show coordinate input area 714,

Through the AV resizing and coordinates described above, the player 106 can output an AV having various sizes and coordinates as shown in FIG. 8 on the screen.

9 is a view showing an example of a main screen (primary screen) attribute definition interface according to the present invention.

9, the main screen attribute definition interface includes a display format selection area 900. When the administrator selects the display format as an image format, the main screen attribute definition interface includes a background image number selection area 902, a background image attachment area 904 A background image coordinate input area 906, an advertisement link selection area 908, and an advertisement registration area 910. [

Here, if a plurality of background images are selected by the administrator, attribute information for a different background image (the second background image is attached to the second background image at the bottom of the attribute information input area for the first background image, The coordinates of the second background image, the presence of the advertisement link, the advertisement registration and the image change time) can be activated and the image change time input area 912 can be activated.

In addition, the administrator can select the focus type through the focus type selection area 914 of the main screen attribute definition interface.

9, when the focus type is selected as the image type, the focus number selection region 916, the focus image attachment region 918, and the focus coordinate input region 920 can be activated, The focus image attachment area and the focus coordinate input area can be additionally activated.

Through the input of the attribute information on the focus, the resource data can be output on the screen with various focus forms as shown in FIG.

11, the focus size input area 1100, the color input area 1102, the focus number selection area 1104, and the focus coordinate input area 1106, Is activated.

When a plurality of focus numbers are selected even when the focus type is ring type, the focus image attachment area and the focus coordinate input area can be additionally activated.

On the other hand, FIG. 12 shows an interface when the display form of the main screen is an iframe type.

Here, an iframe (inline frame) means an internal frame arranged in a predetermined frame and showing different contents.

12, when the administrator selects the main screen as an iframe type, the main screen attribute definition interface includes a background iframe attachment area 1200, an advertisement link presence selection area 1202, an advertisement registration area 1204, An input area 1206, a focus type and number selection area, a focus image attachment area, and a focus image coordinate input area.

The main screen attribute defining interface may include an AV resizing use presence / absence selection area 1208, an audio clip use presence / absence selection area 1210, and a slice show use presence / absence selection area 1212. When the administrator performs the AV resizing, The AV resizing input area 700 of the effect attribute defining interface, the AV coordinate input area 702, the audio clip attaching area 704, the audio playback An area such as a time input area 706, a slideshow image number selection area 708, each image attachment area 710, a slide show coordinate input area 712, and an image change time input area 714 can be activated .

13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sub-menu attribute definition interface according to the present invention.

The interface according to the present invention includes submenu screens (menus 1 to 3) selection tab 1300 for each depth. When the user selects one tab, the submenu screen attribute definition Interface is output.

The submenu screen attribute definition interface may include a display form selection area 1302, a menu type selection area 1304,

According to the present invention, the menu type may include at least one of an information type, a selection type, a numeric input type, a research text type, a research image type, and a MO (Mobile Oriented) In addition, a video reproduction type and an audio reproduction type can be included.

The background image attachment area 1308, the background image coordinate input area 1310, and the advertisement link selection area 1312 when the administrator selects the information type.

When the advertisement link is selected, the advertisement registration area 1314 is activated.

The submenu screen attribute definition interface may include a telephone number need / absence selection area 1316, a guidance phrase display presence / absence selection area 1318, and a participation completion indication presence / absence selection area 1320, When it is selected to use, the pop-up phrase input area 1322 is activated for each.

On the other hand, when the menu type is a selection type such as OX type or 4-way multiple choice, the sub menu attribute definition interface includes an input area for defining attributes such as image, image coordinates, advertisement link, advertisement registration, focus type, . ≪ / RTI >

In addition, if the menu type is a numeric input type, the submenu property definition interface may include an area that can define attributes such as image, image coordinates, presence of advertisement link, advertisement registration, input field coordinates, and input field width .

If the menu type is a research text type, the submenu property definition interface can define an iframe property, a question number, a question entry, a view count, a view type, a view, an answer input, a previous focus size / coordinates, Region.

If the menu type is a research image type, the submenu attribute definition interface includes an area for defining an iframe attribute (background iframe attached), a number of questions, an iframe attribute for each question, a number of views, a view type, and a view input.

If the menu type is MO (Mobile Oriented) type, the submenu attribute definition interface defines the image, image coordinates, ad registration, number of lists per screen, total number of lists, list coordinates, list interval coordinates and data folder .

On the other hand, when the menu type is a video playback type and an audio playback type, the sub menu attribute definition interface includes a playback file interlocking DB URL, attributes of video audio to be displayed, a maximum video and audio display count, Link presence, ad registration, focus type, and focus coordinates.

The resource data input interface according to the present invention may additionally include an area for inputting a service ID, an execution type, an execution channel, a period, a day of the week, and a time (execution schedule). This corresponds to the interface that defines the service attributes of the resource data.

As described above, the administrator can input desired resource data through a predetermined interface without knowledge of a specialized program such as an authoring tool, and the resource data input through the interface is transmitted to the player 106 through a predefined execution method Lt; / RTI >

When inputting the resource data in the above manner and executing it through the player 106, it is easy to modify the menu screen.

In the case where a music service having a menu screen as shown in FIG. 14 is initially provided and a "Christmas Carol" menu is additionally provided in accordance with the Christmas season, the manager can add a new background image, input coordinates, It is only necessary to perform actions such as force.

As described above, when the resource data is modified for the music service, the modified resource data is transmitted to the broadcast receiving terminal 104, and the player 106 installed in the broadcast receiving terminal 104 uses the previously stored execution method information Executes the resource data in accordance with the modified attribute, and outputs a menu screen as shown in Fig.

According to the present invention, it is possible to omit the conventional application coding (development) and verification steps by inputting resource data using an input management tool, and to transmit a plurality of resource data in a predetermined bandwidth and execute it through a dedicated player Therefore, it is possible to shorten an application production period for providing a data broadcasting service and reduce a transmission bandwidth for data broadcasting.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. The appended claims are to be considered as falling within the scope of the following claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing a data broadcasting service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

2 is a diagram illustrating a method of providing an interworking data broadcasting service providing different services according to channels;

3 illustrates a method of providing a stand-alone data broadcasting service providing different services according to user selection;

4 is a view showing a detailed configuration of a player according to the present invention;

5 illustrates an example of a trigger attribute definition interface according to the present invention;

6 is a diagram showing an example of a trigger attribute defining interface when the trigger display form is a text scroll type;

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of an effect attribute definition interface according to the present invention; FIG.

8 is a diagram showing an example of AV resizing.

9 is a view showing an example of a main screen (primary screen) attribute definition interface according to the present invention;

10 is a view showing an example of a focus type output on a screen;

11 is a diagram showing an area activated when a focus type of a main screen is selected as a ring type;

12 is a view showing an interface when the display form of the main screen is an iframe type;

13 illustrates an example of a submenu attribute definition interface according to the present invention;

Figs. 14 to 15 illustrate an example of menu change; Fig.

Claims (12)

A method for providing a data broadcasting service in a broadcasting system connected to a broadcast receiving terminal via a network, (a) receiving resource data input through a predetermined interface, the resource data including at least one of service attribute information for service provision, effect attribute information, main screen attribute information and depth-dependent submenu screen attribute information box-; And (b) transmitting the resource data to the broadcast receiving terminal, And the player installed in the broadcast receiving terminal analyzes the attribute information included in the resource data to execute the resource data. The method according to claim 1, The player includes at least one of screen frame information, key event input / processing method information of a user, key event code information, hierarchical information between each attribute information, and information on registration / termination of resource data required for screen switching And executing the resource data using the resource execution method information. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the resource data includes channel information, and the player selectively executes resource data having channel information corresponding to a channel selected by the user. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the player outputs a plurality of service lists that can be provided, and selectively receives and executes resource data corresponding to a service selected by the user. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the interface includes a trigger attribute defining interface for defining trigger attribute information when the resource data provides an interlocking service, wherein the trigger attribute defining interface includes a trigger display type selection area, The image file includes at least one of an image file, an image number, a coordinate, and a change time between a plurality of images, and when the display form of the trigger is a text scroll, the image file, image coordinates, text, And a horizontal width of at least one input area. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the interface includes an effect attribute definition interface for defining the effect attribute information, the effect attribute definition interface including an AV resizing size, an AV coordinate, an audio clip, a playback time, a slide show image, And a change time between images. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the interface includes a main screen attribute definition interface for defining a main screen attribute, the main screen attribute definition interface includes a display form selection area of the main screen, a background image file, Wherein the main screen includes at least one input area of background image coordinates, information on the presence or absence of an advertisement link, an advertisement file, an image change interval, a focus type, and a focus type setting information. When the display form of the main screen is an iframe display type, A data broadcasting service providing method including at least one input area of a background iframe file, existence of an advertisement link, advertisement file, focus type, setting information for each focus type, presence / absence of AV resizing, . The method according to claim 1, The interface includes a submenu screen property definition interface for defining a submenu screen property, and the submenu screen property definition interface includes at least one of a display style, a menu type, presence / absence of AV resizing, whether or not an audio clip is used, And an input area of at least one of information on the data broadcasting service. 9. The method of claim 8, Wherein the menu type includes at least one of an information type, a selection type, a numeric input type, a research text type, a research image type, an MO type, a video reproduction type, and an audio reproduction type. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the interface includes a service attribute defining interface including at least one of a service ID, an execution type, an execution channel, a period, a day of the week, and a time of the resource data. A method for providing a data broadcasting service in a broadcasting terminal connected to a broadcasting system via a network, (a) information on registration / termination of resource data required for screen switching, screen frame information applied to a screen, key event input / processing method information of a user, key event code information, hierarchical information between the pieces of information, Maintaining resource execution scheme information for one; (b) receiving resource data input through an interface provided in the broadcasting system, the resource data including at least one of trigger attribute information, effect attribute information, main screen attribute information and depth-dependent submenu screen attribute information for providing a service One containing -; And (c) analyzing and executing the resource data using the execution method information. 12. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is recorded.

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