KR101974434B1 - Server, user device and media play device for providing continuous play service - Google Patents
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Abstract
The server for providing the follow-up service service includes a receiver for receiving an ear-watch service request message including a first content ID of a content to be provided with a follow-up service from the user terminal, an ID of the user terminal, A validity determination unit for determining validity of the media playback apparatus based on the device ID, an ID conversion unit for converting the first content ID into a second content ID, and a second content ID to the media playback apparatus based on the validity determination And a transmitting unit, and it is determined whether the content is content that can be viewed by the user terminal, and the viewing service does not require a pairing procedure between the user terminal and the media player.
Description
The present invention relates to a server, a user terminal, and a media playback apparatus that provide a viewing service.
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is a two-way broadcasting and communication service that provides a variety of multimedia contents such as movie contents such as movies and broadcast programs and Internet search to a television receiver using a high-speed Internet network. Viewers can receive a variety of contents and additional services provided from the Internet such as movie watching, home shopping, home banking, online games, and MP3, as well as browsing the Internet using a remote controller.
In recent years, it has become possible to provide an IPTV service in a mobile terminal. Korean Prior Publication No. 2013-0034302 discloses a mobile IPTV service providing method.
However, the IPTV contents purchased from the mobile terminal can be viewed only from the mobile terminal. Therefore, if the user wants to enjoy the same contents on various devices, the user has to buy IPTV contents for IPTV and mobile terminal respectively.
A server, a user terminal, and a media playback apparatus that provide a viewing service enabling a user to view content purchased from a mobile terminal regardless of time and place, and to view the content on another terminal, for example, IPTV. A server, a user terminal, and a media playback apparatus that provide an after-view service that can provide convenience to a user of a mobile terminal by issuing a command for content playback request from the mobile terminal to the IPTV. A server, a user terminal, and a media playback apparatus for providing a follow-up service that enables viewing of a content by providing a mobile terminal with the viewing time of the content reproduced in IPTV. It is to be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a follow-up service, the method comprising: receiving a first content ID of a content to be provided from a user terminal, A validity determination unit for determining validity of the media playback apparatus based on the ID of the media playback apparatus; an ID conversion unit for converting the first content ID into a second content ID; And a transmitting unit for transmitting the second content ID to the media player based on the validity judgment, wherein it is judged whether or not the content is the followable content by the user terminal, And a pairing procedure between the terminal and the media playback apparatus is not required.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a media playback apparatus comprising: an input unit for inputting a selection of a content to be provided with an inquiry service among ID and a plurality of contents of a media playback apparatus; a service And a transmitting unit for transmitting a follow-up service request message including an ID of the media player, an ID of the user terminal, and a first content ID corresponding to the selected content to the providing determination unit and the follow-up service providing server, The validity of the media playback apparatus is judged by the follow-up service providing server based on the ID of the media playback apparatus, the first content ID is converted into the second content ID by the media playback apparatus, Based on the validity judgment, A second content ID is transmitted, followed by the view of the service may provide the user terminal would not request a pairing process between the user terminal and the media playback device.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a media playback apparatus, comprising: a receiver for receiving a second content ID based on a validity determination for the media playback apparatus from an after-view service providing server; And the content is judged to be content that can be viewed by the user terminal, and the validity judgment is performed by the earpiece viewing service providing server based on the ID of the media reproducing apparatus And the second content ID is converted from the first content ID by the next service providing server, and the ID of the media player and the first content ID are transmitted from the user terminal to the next service providing server , And the subsequent viewing service It is possible to provide a media playback apparatus in which a pairing procedure between the terminal and the media playback apparatus is not required.
The above-described task solution is merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, there may be additional embodiments described in the drawings and the detailed description of the invention.
According to any one of the above-described objects, there is provided a server for providing an eavesdropping service for enabling a user to view content purchased from a mobile terminal regardless of time and place, from other terminals, for example, IPTV, It is possible to provide a user terminal and a media playback apparatus. It is possible to provide a server, a user terminal, and a media playback apparatus that provide a follow-up service that can provide convenience to a user of a mobile terminal by issuing a command for content playback request from the mobile terminal to IPTV. A server, a user terminal, and a media playback apparatus that provide a follow-up service that enables viewing of content by providing the content to a mobile terminal by managing a viewing time of content reproduced in IPTV.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an eavesdropping service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of requesting a follow-up service service from a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart of a method for providing a follow-up service in a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an eavesdrop service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of converting a first content ID to a second content ID in an inquiry service providing server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of requesting a media playback apparatus to play a content based on a status of the media playback apparatus in an ear streaming service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a configuration diagram of a media playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a method of providing a follow-up service in a media playback apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a process of providing a follow-up service in a follow-up service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart of a method for providing a follow-up service in a follow-up service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.
Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as " including " an element, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well as other elements, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.
In this specification, the term " part " includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, or two or more units may be implemented by one hardware.
In this specification, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the terminal or the device may be performed in the server connected to the terminal or the device instead. Similarly, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed on a terminal or device connected to the server.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an eavesdropping service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the follow-up
Each component of the follow-up
A network refers to a connection structure in which information can be exchanged between nodes such as terminals and servers. An example of such a network is Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Internet, LAN Network, wireless LAN, WAN, PAN, 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE, and the like.
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3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of requesting a follow-up service service from a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, when the
In the above description, steps S310 to S360 may be further divided into additional steps or combined in fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.
4 is a flowchart of a method for providing a follow-up service in a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The method for providing the follow-up service performed by the
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In the above description, steps S410 through S430 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an eavesdrop service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5, the follow-up
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FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of converting a first content ID to a second content ID in an inquiry service providing server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 6, the follow-up
In the above description, steps S610 through S670 may be further divided into further steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of requesting a media playback apparatus to play a content based on a status of the media playback apparatus in an ear streaming service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7, the follow-up
In the above description, steps S710 to S760 may be further divided into further steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.
8 is a configuration diagram of a media playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, the
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FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a method of providing a follow-up service in a media playback apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The method for providing the eavesdropping service performed by the
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In the above description, steps S910 to S920 may be further divided into further steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.
10 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a process of providing a follow-up service in a follow-up service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10, the follow-up
When the
In the above description, steps S1001 to S1013 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.
11 is a flowchart of a method for providing a follow-up service in a follow-up service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for providing the follow-up view service performed by the follow-up view
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In the above description, steps S1110 to S1140 may be further divided into further steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.
A method of providing a follow-up service in a server, a user terminal, and a media playback apparatus described with reference to Figs. 1 to 11 includes a form of a recording medium including a computer program stored in a medium executed by the computer or instructions executable by the computer . ≪ / RTI > In addition, the method for providing the follow-up service in the server, the user terminal, and the media playback apparatus described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11 may be implemented in the form of a computer program stored in a media executed by the computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.
The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.
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A receiving unit for receiving an inquiry service request message including a first content ID of a content to be provided from a user terminal, an ID of the user terminal, and an ID of the media player;
A validity judging unit for judging validity of the media player based on the ID of the media player;
An ID conversion unit for converting the first content ID into a second content ID; And
And a transmission unit for transmitting the second content ID to the media playback apparatus based on the validity determination,
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It is determined whether or not the content is the followable content by the user terminal,
The connection request service does not require a pairing procedure between the user terminal and the media player,
Wherein the content is reproduced on the user terminal based on the first content ID and reproduced on the media reproduction device based on the second content ID.
Wherein the validity determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the ID of the media playback apparatus is pre-registered.
Wherein the validity determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the media playback apparatus can provide an earpiece viewing service when the ID of the media playback apparatus is pre-registered.
Wherein the ID conversion unit is configured to convert a first ID of the content into the second content ID based on whether or not a content reproducible in the media playback apparatus corresponding to the first content ID exists. Service delivery server.
The ID conversion unit may convert the first content ID into the second content ID based on whether the resolution of the content reproducible on the media playback apparatus is processable in the media playback apparatus, Gt; server, < / RTI >
A status checking unit for checking the status of the media player,
Further comprising:
Wherein the transmitting unit is configured to transmit the second content ID to the media playback apparatus based on the state of the media playback apparatus.
Wherein the status checking unit detects the IP address of the media player using the ID of the media player,
And to transmit the status confirmation message to the IP address of the detected media playback apparatus.
Wherein the status checking unit is configured to determine whether the media playback apparatus is on or off using the status confirmation message.
Wherein the status checking unit is configured to determine whether the media playback apparatus is in an idle state using the status confirmation message.
Wherein the receiving unit receives the ID of the media playback apparatus, the second content ID, and the content playback information from the media playback apparatus,
The ID conversion unit converts the second content ID into the first content ID,
Wherein the transmission unit transmits the first content ID and the content reproduction information to the user terminal,
Wherein the content is configured to be played by the user terminal based on the first content ID and the content playback information.
An input unit for receiving an ID of the media player and a selection of a plurality of contents to be provided with a content to be provided;
A service provision determining unit for determining whether the selected content is an after-viewable content; And
A transmission service providing server for transmitting an inquiry service request message including an ID of the media player, an ID of the user terminal, and a first content ID corresponding to the selected content,
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Wherein the validity of the media playback apparatus is determined by the follow-up service providing server based on the ID of the media playback apparatus,
The first content ID is converted into a second content ID by the media playback apparatus,
The second content ID is transmitted to the media playback apparatus based on the validity determination,
The connection request service does not require a pairing procedure between the user terminal and the media player,
Wherein the content is reproduced in the user terminal based on the first content ID and reproduced in the media reproduction device based on the second content ID.
Wherein the input unit is configured to receive a quail code of the media playback apparatus as an ID of the media playback apparatus. User terminal.
A reproduction unit for reproducing the content based on the first content ID,
Further comprising:
A receiving unit for receiving a second content ID based on the validity judgment of the media playback apparatus from the follow-on service providing server; And
Based on the second content ID, a content to be provided with an after-
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It is judged whether or not the content is an after-viewable content by the user terminal,
Wherein the validity determination is determined based on the ID of the media playback apparatus by the follow-up service providing server,
Wherein the second content ID is converted from a first content ID by the second lookup service providing server,
The ID of the media playback apparatus and the first content ID are transmitted from the user terminal to the next view service providing server,
The connection request service does not require a pairing procedure between the user terminal and the media player,
Wherein the content is reproduced by the user terminal based on the first content ID and reproduced by the media reproduction apparatus based on the second content ID.
Wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive the second content ID from the second service providing server according to whether or not the ID of the media player is pre-registered.
Wherein if the ID of the media playback apparatus is pre-registered, the media playback apparatus is configured to receive the second content ID from the follow-up service providing server according to whether or not the media playback apparatus can provide an after- Playback apparatus.
Wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive the second content ID from the contact view service providing server based on the state of the media playing apparatus.
Wherein the state of the media playback apparatus includes at least one of an On state, an Off state, and an Idle state.
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