KR101662076B1 - Method for providing payment and digital broadcasting receiver enabling of the method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital broadcasting receiver and a digital broadcasting receiver employing the digital broadcasting receiver. More particularly, the present invention relates to a digital broadcasting receiver, and more particularly, And more particularly, to a digital broadcasting receiver employing a payment method and a method in a digital broadcasting receiver for displaying information.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates generally to a digital broadcasting receiver, and more particularly, to a digital broadcasting receiver using a digital broadcasting receiver,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a payment method in a digital broadcasting receiver and a digital broadcasting receiver employing the method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a payment method in a digital broadcasting receiver, And a digital broadcasting receiver employing the method.

Conventional broadcast receivers transmit contents produced by broadcasters through radio wave transmission media such as terrestrial waves, cable or satellite broadcasts, and users are provided with a service through a receiver capable of receiving the transmission media .

However, as the digital broadcasting technology of digital broadcasting is developed and commercialized in the existing analog broadcasting, it is possible to provide users with various kinds of contents services using the existing radio wave, cable cable, or internet network.

However, the existing charging methods are mainly using credit cards through a PC or payment via a mobile phone, and it is difficult to use these methods in a multimedia device such as a DTV, a DVD player, and a PMP.

Accordingly, there is a need for a payment method in a digital broadcasting receiver that can display settlement information in a multimedia device such as a DTV, a DVD player, and a PMP, There is a need for the development of broadcasting receivers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the related art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a digital broadcasting receiver which displays information on a payment means when a digital broadcasting receiver switches to a channel related to shopping, And a digital broadcasting receiver employing the method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a payment providing method of a digital broadcasting receiver, comprising: determining whether content to be displayed on a display screen is shopping contents; And displaying payment means information on the display screen when the content displayed on the display screen is shopping content as a result of the determination.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a digital broadcasting receiver including: an application manager for determining whether contents displayed on a display screen are shopping contents; And a display unit for displaying payment means information on the display screen when the content displayed on the display screen is shopping contents.

The present invention has the effect of facilitating settlement by displaying information on the payment means when the digital broadcast receiver is switched to a channel related to shopping or when an application related to shopping is executed.

For example, when a user switches a channel to a shopping channel, by displaying payment means information applicable to the shopping channel, the effect of allowing the user to very easily know information about the payment means in the digital broadcasting receiver have.

In addition, when a user executes an application related to shopping in a digital broadcasting receiver or receives contents related to shopping from a contents provider and outputs the contents, the effect of allowing the user to easily know the payment means information applicable to the shopping contents .

1 is a diagram schematically showing an IPTV system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure for a content download service (CDS: Content Download Service) broadcast of IPTV;
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hierarchical structure of an application add-on (Add-on) function for downloading, executing, and extending various types of contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a payment in a digital broadcasting receiver for providing information on payment means in providing shopping contents according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 illustrates a process of displaying payment means information when shopping contents are channel information according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 6 illustrates an embodiment of storage means in which payment means information corresponding to shopping channel information is stored according to the present invention. FIG.
7 is a view illustrating a storage unit storing payment means information for each shopping content provider according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 illustrates an embodiment in which the payment means information is output when shopping contents are output according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a digital broadcast receiver employing a method and a method for providing payment in a digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Although the terms used in the present invention have been selected in consideration of the functions of the present invention, it is possible to use general terms that are currently widely used, but this may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technology. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not the name of a simple term, and the contents of the present invention throughout.

An IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) system, which is an example of a system capable of providing various contents using an Internet network, includes a server, a network, and a receiver client.

The server of the IPTV includes various servers such as a service discovery and selection server, a streaming server, a contents guide information server, a customer information server, a payment information server, ≪ / RTI >

Among the servers, the streaming server transmits moving picture data encoded by MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) 2, MPEG4, etc. stored in the server to a user via a network. A Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), an RTP Control Protocol (RTCP), or the like may be used as the protocol for the transmission.

When real-time streaming protocol (RTSP) is used, video stream reproduction may be controlled to a certain extent through a function called network trick play such as pause, replay, and stop . The protocols are examples and other real-time transmission protocols may be used according to embodiments.

The content guide information server is a server for providing information on the various contents provided. The content guide information is information corresponding to EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information and includes various kinds of information about the content. The content guide information server stores content guide information data and provides the stored data to a receiver.

An information server for service discovery and selection among the servers provides access information, playback information, and the like to servers providing various contents services such as broadcasting, contents on demand (COD), and games.

The network system consists of internet based network and gateways. The Internet-based network may be based on IP, such as an optical fiber network, a coaxial cable network, a fiber to the home (FTTH) network, a telephone network, and a wireless network. The gateway can perform not only general data transmission but also multicast group management and quality of service (QoS) management using protocols such as Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP).

An IPTV receiver is a receiver that receives data transmitted through the Internet and provides it to a user. The receiver includes an IPTV settop, a home net gateway, and an IPTV embedded TV.

In the case of a hybrid IPTV system, various contents of the Internet as well as various existing broadcast contents can be provided. In other words, it is possible to provide various broadcast contents such as terrestrial broadcast, cable broadcast, satellite broadcast, personal broadcast, etc., various Internet video contents, data contents other than video, and the like to users. The contents may be provided in real time or on demand depending on the request.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an IPTV system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The IPTV system may be divided into a content provider (CP), a service provider (SP), a network provider (NP), and a user.

The content provider produces and provides various contents. 1, a terrestrial broadcaster, a cable SO (System Operator) or a MSO (Multiple System Operator), a satellite broadcaster, an Internet broadcasting transmitter (Internet broadcaster).

The service provider provides the contents provided by the contents provider in a service package. For example, the service provider of FIG. 1 packages a first terrestrial broadcast, a second terrestrial broadcast, a cable MSO, a satellite broadcast, various Internet broadcasts, and the like to a user.

2 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure for a content download service (CDS: Content Download Service) broadcast of IPTV.

Referring to FIG. 2, a service provider transmits data contents for CDS to an IPTV receiver using a transmission protocol. The delivered data content for CDS is stored in the storage of IPTV. The stored CDS data contents can be executed by the user's request or the like. In this case, the transmission protocol may be FLUTE (File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport) on the ALC / LCT over IP / UDP and DVB-STP, DVB data / object carousel, FTP (File Transfer Protocol) hypertext transfer protocol), or the like, and the above-mentioned protocols may be used as an example, and other transmission protocols may be used.

If FLUTE is used as the transmission protocol, the presence or absence of the CDS service can be notified to the IPTV receiver through the service search and selection (SD & S), and the details about the contents can be recorded in the metadata of the TV Anytime format, Can be found through.

The CDS data contents may include various types of contents and applications such as A / V contents, data contents, and game contents.

On the other hand, as various kinds of contents are required to be downloaded and executed in IPTV, application add-on (hereinafter, referred to as add-on) function capable of downloading, executing and expanding various types of contents is performed IPTV.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hierarchical structure of an application add-on (Add-on) function for downloading, executing, and extending various kinds of contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, an IPTV according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention downloads, executes, and expands content in a process separate from execution of host software (for example, software, application, etc., executed in the existing DTV).

At this time, the content added-independently from the execution of the host software may be broadband service content, IPTV content, etc., and the device driver and the middleware may be used on the basis of the host software and the additional application.

When such an add-on function is implemented, content (for example, an add-on application) added in a separate process from the host software is driven, so that a plurality of contents can be simultaneously executed, It is also easy to add and execute in IPTV for applications based on operating systems (for example, Linux).

Hereinafter, a payment method in a digital broadcast receiver, which enables a user to easily settle a payment by displaying information on payment means when switching from a digital broadcast receiver to a channel related to shopping, or when an application related to shopping is executed, A digital broadcast receiver adopting the method will be described.

4 is a diagram illustrating a payment providing process in a digital broadcasting receiver for providing information on payment means in providing shopping contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step S401, the digital broadcasting receiver stores payment means information for each shopping content according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

At this time, the shopping contents are defined as contents in which the payment means information is displayed at the time of outputting, for example, some of the channels output by the channel output command or the contents executed by the contents execution command.

For example, the shopping contents may include a home shopping channel among various channels, and contents related to shopping among the contents provided by the contents provider.

The payment means information is information on payment means that can be used for each shopping content, and includes information on all means that can be used as a payment means such as a discount coupon, a reserve, a gift certificate, and a point.

The payment means information may be stored in the storage means in the digital broadcast receiver in various ways, such as input directly from the user, received from an external input device, downloaded via the Internet, or the like.

In the present invention, the storage means includes all means capable of recording and maintaining data, and includes a database, a memory, an external storage device, and a HDD (Hard Disc Drive).

In step S402, the digital broadcast receiver determines whether the content displayed on the display screen is shopping content.

Next, if it is determined in step S402 that the content displayed on the display screen is shopping content, the digital broadcasting receiver searches the storing means for the payment means information applicable in the shopping content in the storing means in step S403 , The payment means information is displayed on the display screen in step S404.

In step 405, the digital broadcasting receiver determines whether the user selects a payment instruction. If the user selects a payment instruction, the digital broadcasting receiver displays payment window and payment means information, and notifies one or more of the payment method information applicable in step S406 It is selected.

Next, the digital broadcasting receiver completes the settlement in accordance with the settlement command entered by the user in step S407.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of displaying payment means information when shopping contents are channel information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the digital broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a channel switching command in step S501, and in step S502, It is determined whether the content is a content.

At this time, since the digital broadcasting receiver stores the information on the shopping contents and the corresponding payment means information in advance, it is possible to determine whether the channel converted channel corresponds to the pre-stored shopping contents.

If it is determined in step S502 that the channel output in response to the channel switching command is shopping content, the digital broadcasting receiver searches for and displays the payment method information in step S503.

If it is determined in step S502 that the channel output in response to the channel switching command is not the shopping content, the digital broadcasting receiver outputs the channel switched in step S504.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of storage means in which payment means information corresponding to shopping channel information is stored according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a digital broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention stores payment means information corresponding to shopping content information (for example, shopping channel information).

For example, the digital broadcasting receiver may store payment means information 602 corresponding to each of the shopping channels 601 among a plurality of channels.

At this time, the payment means information includes the related shopping channel information, and the digital broadcasting receiver can store the shopping channel information corresponding thereto when storing the payment means information.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a storage unit storing payment means information for each shopping content provider according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a digital broadcasting receiver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may store payment means information 702 in association with content providers 701 of shopping contents.

At this time, the payment means information may be information that can be used in the shopping contents provided by the contents provider 701, and may be stored in various ways such as directly inputting from a user, receiving from an external input device, It can be stored in the storage means in the digital broadcast receiver as described above.

8 is a view illustrating an example in which the payment means information is output when shopping contents are output according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a digital broadcasting receiver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention searches for payment means information 802 corresponding to a shopping content 802 output.

Therefore, the present invention has the effect of facilitating payment by displaying information about the payment means when the digital broadcast receiver is switched to a channel related to shopping, or when an application related to shopping is executed.

For example, when a user switches a channel to a shopping channel, by displaying payment means information applicable to the shopping channel, the effect of allowing the user to very easily know the information about the payment means in the digital broadcasting receiver have.

In addition, when a user executes an application related to shopping in a digital broadcasting receiver or receives contents related to shopping from a contents provider and outputs the contents, the effect of allowing the user to easily know the payment means information applicable to the shopping contents .

9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the blocks shown in FIG. 9 can be designed as a module, which means a unit for processing a specific function or operation. The module may be implemented by hardware or software, or may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software.

9, the signal input unit to which the video / audio signal is input may include a tuner unit 1301, an A / V input unit 1302, a USB input unit 1303, and a wireless signal input unit 1304, for example.

The video / audio processing unit processes the input video signal or audio signal so that the video or audio can be outputted to the display 1116 and the audio output unit, and may include a demodulator 1305, a decoder, and the like.

The digital broadcast receiver 1100 includes a network interface unit 1102, a TCP / IP manager 1104, a service delivery manager 1106, a demultiplexer 1108, a data decoder 1110, a decoder 1112, a display unit A service information database 1122, a service discovery manager 1124, a service control manager 1126, a meta data manager 1128, and a content database 1130, as shown in FIG.

The network interface unit 1102 receives packets received from the network and transmits the packets to the network.

The TCP / IP manager 1104 is involved in delivering packets from a source to a destination with respect to packets received in the digital broadcast receiver 1100 and packets transmitted from the digital broadcast receiver 1100. The TCP / IP manager 1104 classifies the received packets so as to correspond to the appropriate protocols and classifies them into the service delivery manager 1106, the service discovery manager 1124, the service control manager 1126, and the metadata manager 1128 Lt; / RTI >

The service delivery manager 1106 is responsible for controlling the received service data. For example, RTP / RTCP (Real-Time Transport Protocol / RTP Control Protocol) can be used to control real-time streaming data. When the real-time streaming data is transmitted using the RTP, the service delivery manager 1106 parses the received data packet according to the RTP and transmits it to the demultiplexer 1108 or controls the service manager 1120 And stores it in the content database unit 1130. And feedbacks the network reception information to the server providing the service using the RTCP.

The demultiplexer 1108 demultiplexes the received packets into audio, video, PSI (Program Specific Information) data, and transmits them to the decoder 1112 and the data decoder 1110, respectively.

The data decoder 1110 decodes service information such as PSI (Program Specific Information). That is, the data decoder 1110 receives and decodes a demultiplexed PSI section, a Program and Service Information Protocol (PSIP) section, a DVB-SI (Service Information) section and the like in the demultiplexer 1108.

Also, the data decoder 1110 decodes the received sections to create a database of service information, and stores the database related to the service information in the service information database unit 1122.

The decoder 1112 decodes the video data and the audio data received from the demultiplexer 1108. To this end, the decoder 1112 includes an audio decoder 1113 and a video decoder 1114. The audio data decoded in the audio decoder 1113 is provided to the user through a speaker (not shown), and the decoded video data in the video decoder 1114 is provided to the user through the display unit 1116.

The application manager 1118 manages the overall state of the digital broadcast receiver 1100 and provides a user interface.

The application manager 1118 also determines whether the content displayed on the display screen is shopping content. At this time, the content may be a channel output by a channel output command or a content executed by a content execution command.

The application manager 1118 retrieves the applicable payment means from the shopping contents in a predetermined storage means, and the display unit 1116 displays the retrieved payment means information.

In addition, the application manager 1118 receives the channel switching command, and determines whether the channel output on the display screen corresponds to the channel switching command.

The display unit 1116 displays payment means information on the display screen when the content displayed on the display screen is shopping contents.

Also, the display unit 1116 may display the payment means information when a payment instruction for the shopping contents output on the display screen is received.

The user interface manager 1119 provides a GUI (Graphic User Interface) for a user using an OSD (On Screen Display) or the like, and receives a key input from a user to perform a receiver operation according to the input.

The service manager 1120 controls the manager associated with the service such as the service delivery manager 1106, the service discovery manager 1124, the service control manager 1126 and the metadata manager 1128 and the IG-OITF client.

The service manager 1120 also creates a channel map and selects a channel using the channel map according to the key input received from the user interface manager 1119. [ The service manager 1120 receives the channel service information from the data decoder 1110 and sets an audio / video PID (Packet Identifier) of the selected channel in the demultiplexer 1108.

The service discovery manager 1124 provides the information necessary to select a service provider that provides the service. Upon receiving the channel selection signal from the service manager 1120, the service discovery manager 1124 searches for the service using the information.

The service control manager 1126 is responsible for selection and control of the service. For example, when a user selects a service such as IGMP or RTSP when selecting a Live Broadcasting service such as an existing broadcasting method and selects a service such as VOD (Video On Demand), RTSP is used to select a service, control . The RTSP protocol may provide a trick mode for real-time streaming. Also, the service control manager 1126 can initialize and manage a session through the IMC gateway using an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). The protocols are one embodiment, and other protocols may be used, depending on the implementation.

The metadata manager 1128 manages the metadata associated with the service and stores the metadata in the service information database 1122.

The service information database unit 1122 stores the service information decoded by the data decoder 1110, the metadata managed by the metadata manager 1128, and information necessary for selecting a service provider provided by the service discovery manager 1124 . The service information database unit 1122 may store setup data and the like for the system.

The service information database unit 1122 and the content database unit 1130 can be implemented using a nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) or a flash memory, respectively. The service information database unit 1122 and the content database unit 1130 are logically divided into two areas Can be implemented.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Modification is possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only in accordance with the following claims, and all equivalents or equivalent variations thereof are included in the scope of the present invention.

1102: Network interface unit
1104: TCP / IP manager
1106: Service delivery manager
1108: Demultiplexer
1110: Data decoder
1112: decoder
1116:
1118: Application Manager
1122: Service information database part
1124: Service Discovery Manager
1126: Service Control Manager
1128: Metadata manager
1130: Content database section
1301: Tuner part
1302: A / V input unit
1303: USB input
1304: Radio signal input unit
1305: Demodulator

Claims (10)

Associating the payment means information with each of the plurality of shopping contents, and storing the payment means information in the storage means of the digital broadcasting receiver;
Determining whether the content displayed on the display screen is shopping contents;
If the content displayed on the display screen is shopping content, searching the storing means for payment means information applicable to the shopping contents; And
Displaying the retrieved payment means information on the display screen;
The method of claim 1, The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the content is content that is executed by a channel output command or a content execution command. delete The method according to claim 1,
The step of determining whether the content displayed on the display screen is shopping content comprises:
Receiving a channel switching command and determining whether a channel output to the display screen corresponding to the channel switching command is shopping contents
The method of claim 1, The method according to claim 1,
The step of displaying the retrieved payment means information on the display screen comprises:
Displaying the searched payment means information when a payment instruction of the shopping contents outputted on the display screen is received
The method of claim 1, Storage means for storing the payment means information in association with each of the plurality of shopping contents;
An application manager for determining whether content to be displayed on the display screen is shopping content and searching for the payment means information applicable to the shopping content in the storage means when the content displayed on the display screen is shopping content as a result of the determination; And
A display unit for displaying the retrieved payment means information on the display screen,
And a digital broadcast receiver. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the content is content that is executed by a channel output command or a content execution command. delete The method according to claim 6,
The application manager,
Wherein the controller determines whether the channel to be displayed on the display screen corresponds to the shopping contents in response to the channel switching command. The method according to claim 6,
The display unit includes:
And displays the searched payment means information when a payment instruction of shopping contents output on the display screen is received.

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