KR102308313B1 - Method and system for providing video contents by recognizing biometric information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a request for video content from a user terminal; responding to the request for video content, and receiving one or more biometric information items of users from the user terminal; identifying one or more users using the received one or more biometric information items; and, when one or more users are identified, providing the video content to the user terminal.

Description

Method and system for providing video content by recognizing user biometric information {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CONTENTS BY RECOGNIZING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION}

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for providing video content by recognizing user biometric information, and more particularly, to identify a user by recognizing the user's iris image information or face image information, and to provide video content based on the user identification result It relates to a method and system for providing.

With the development of the video content industry and internet communication technology, OTT (Over The Top) sites that provide broadcast content for dramas, movies, entertainment, and TV programs to members, Internet lecture learning sites, real-time live broadcasting sites, video streaming sites, etc. Demand and interest in services that provide video content are increasing.

However, the conventional service for providing video content has a problem in that, due to the characteristics of video content and online service, a plurality of users can watch at one time or several times by purchasing only one viewing right and using one or a plurality of terminals. That is, an illegal user who did not purchase the registered rights for the video content could watch the video content.

In addition, in the conventional online learning video service providing service, there is a problem in that it is not possible to accurately monitor the learning progress because it is possible for users other than the actual students to attend illegally or take illegal courses, and it is difficult to make a transparent evaluation in the attendance evaluation. .

In addition, there is a problem that users can intentionally manipulate the number of views, views, and viewers of the video content by repeatedly viewing and viewing the video content without a separate login procedure or user authentication procedure.

Embodiments of the present disclosure identify the user according to the user's biometric information input through the user terminal in order to solve the above-described problem, provide video content based on the user identification result, and collect the user identification result and viewing history how to provide it.

The present disclosure may be implemented in a variety of ways, including a method, a system, an apparatus, or a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium.

A method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes receiving a request for video content from a user terminal, and in response to the request for video content, one or more users from the user terminal receiving a biometric information item of , identifying one or more users by using the received biometric information item of one or more users, and providing video content to a user terminal when one or more users are identified. .

According to an embodiment, the biometric information item of the one or more users includes at least one of an image of each iris of the one or more users captured by a camera of the user terminal or an image of each face of the one or more users include

According to an embodiment, identifying the one or more users by using the received biometric information items of the one or more users includes: receiving biometric information of a plurality of registered users; and at least one of biometric information items of the plurality of registered users. and determining whether the received biometric information items of one or more users match, and when one or more users are identified, providing the video content to the user terminal includes: and providing the video content to the user terminal when each of the plurality of registered users matches at least one of biometric information.

According to an embodiment, while providing video content, automatically receiving one or more user's biometric information items from a user terminal according to a preset period and automatically receiving one or more user's biometric information according to a preset period The method further includes stopping the provision of the video content when at least one of the items does not match each of the biometric information of the plurality of registered users.

According to an embodiment, the method further includes receiving at least one user account information from the user terminal, wherein the identifying one or more users by using the received one or more user biometric information items includes: and determining whether the user biometric information item and the biometric information item associated with the received user account information match.

According to an embodiment, the method further includes providing a plurality of video content lists associated with the received user account information to the user terminal, wherein the step of receiving a request for video content from the user terminal includes: a video content list from the user terminal Receiving a request for at least one video content among a plurality of video content included in the method, wherein the received biometric information item of one or more users matches the biometric information associated with the received user account information , storing the viewing details for the video content in association with the received user account information, and providing the stored viewing details to the user terminal.

According to an embodiment, based on the viewing history of the video content, at least one of a viewing completion rate for each video content included in the video content list or a viewing completion rate of a plurality of video content lists in association with the received user account information The step of calculating includes, and the step of providing the stored viewing details to the user terminal includes providing information on the calculated viewing completion rate to the user terminal.

According to an embodiment, storing a user identification result and viewing history for video content; The method further includes generating a statistical analysis result for the number of users who watched the video content based on the stored viewing history, and providing the generated statistical analysis result to the user terminal.

According to an embodiment, the video content includes at least one of performance content, learning content, and advertisement content.

A video content providing system through user biometric information recognition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is connected to a communication module, a memory and a memory that communicates with one or more user terminals, and executes computer readable instructions included in the memory comprising at least one processor configured, wherein the at least one processor receives a request for video content from a user terminal, and in response to the request for video content, receives one or more user's biometric information items from the user terminal, and identify one or more users by using the received biometric information item of one or more users, and when one or more users are identified, provide video content to the user terminal.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent theft of registered users and viewing of video content by an illegal user who does not have a registered right for video content.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the online learning video site prevents the surrogate attendance and surrogate attendance of users other than the actual participants in the online learning video site, and enables more accurate monitoring of learning progress.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent an increase in the number of views of video content in an illegal way by intentionally overlapping and viewing specific video content.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, more accurate data on the actual number of viewers of video content can be collected, and the collected data can be used for evaluating a user's content, calculating revenue, establishing a content-related strategy, and the like.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing video content by recognizing a user's biometric information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration in which a plurality of user terminals and an information processing system are communicatively connected to perform a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a user terminal and an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of storing biometric information in order to perform a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing video content by recognizing a user's biometric information according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a plurality of video content lists and viewing details for video content associated with user account information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
8 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing video content by recognizing a user's biometric information according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
9 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing an analysis result of a viewing history for video content according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing an analysis result of a viewing history for video content according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, specific contents for carrying out the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description, if there is a risk of unnecessarily obscuring the subject matter of the present disclosure, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted.

In the accompanying drawings, identical or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numerals. In addition, in the description of the embodiments below, overlapping description of the same or corresponding components may be omitted. However, even if description regarding components is omitted, it is not intended that such components are not included in any embodiment.

Advantages and features of the disclosed embodiments, and methods of achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the present embodiments allow the present disclosure to be complete, and the present disclosure provides those skilled in the art with the scope of the invention. It is provided for complete information only.

Terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the disclosed embodiments will be described in detail. The terms used in this specification are selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, but may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technology, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the contents of the present disclosure, rather than the simple name of the term.

References in the singular herein include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates that the singular is singular. Also, the plural expression includes the singular expression unless the context clearly dictates the plural. When a part includes a certain component throughout the specification, this means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

In addition, the term 'unit' or 'module' used in the specification means a software or hardware component, and 'module' performs certain roles. However, 'unit' or 'module' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. A 'unit' or 'module' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, 'part' or 'module' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, and properties. , procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, database, data structures, tables, arrays or at least one of variables. Components and 'units' or 'modules' are the functions provided therein that are combined into a smaller number of components and 'units' or 'modules' or additional components and 'units' or 'modules' can be further separated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a 'unit' or a 'module' may be implemented with a processor and a memory. 'Processor' should be construed broadly to include general purpose processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), controllers, microcontrollers, state machines, and the like. In some contexts, a 'processor' may refer to an application specific semiconductor (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or the like. 'Processor' refers to a combination of processing devices, such as, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of a plurality of microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors in combination with a DSP core, or any other such configurations. You may. Also, 'memory' should be construed broadly to include any electronic component capable of storing electronic information. 'Memory' means random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erase-programmable read-only memory (EPROM); may refer to various types of processor-readable media, such as electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), flash memory, magnetic or optical data storage, registers, and the like. A memory is said to be in electronic communication with the processor if the processor is capable of reading information from and/or writing information to the memory. A memory integrated in the processor is in electronic communication with the processor.

In the present disclosure, 'video content' may include any content or content file including at least one of an image, video, sound, or voice, for example, performance content, concert content, learning content, advertisement content, It may include, but is not limited to, drama content.

In this disclosure, an information item may refer to information, and information may refer to an information item. That is, in this specification, information item and information may be used interchangeably.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains can easily implement them. And in order to clearly describe the present disclosure in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description will be omitted.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing video content by recognizing a user's biometric information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The user 100 may make a request for viewing the video content, such as downloading or playing the video content, through the user terminal 110 . The information processing system (not shown) may receive a request for such video content from the user terminal 110 .

The information processing system may receive one or more user's biometric information items from the user terminal in response to the received request. For example, the information processing system may request or instruct the biometric information of the user 100 who wants to view the video content through the user terminal 110 , and the user 100 may request the user terminal 110 according to this request. Biometric information can be input through an input device of Accordingly, the information processing system may receive the biometric information item of the user 100 input in this way.

According to an embodiment, the biometric information item of the user 100 may include at least one of an image of the iris of the user 100 and an image of a face. The iris image information or face image information of the user 100 may be stored in the user terminal 110 or captured by the camera 120 included in or connected to the user terminal 110 and provided to the information processing system. The camera 120 may include one or more image sensors.

The information processing system may identify one or more users 100 based on the received biometric information item. According to an embodiment, the information processing system receives the biometric information items of the plurality of registered users for the video content, so that at least one of the biometric information items of the plurality of registered users and the biometric information items received from the user terminal 110 are match can be determined. For example, when the biometric information item received from the user terminal 110 matches any one of the biometric information items of a plurality of registered users, the user 100 is identified as a registered user with a registered right to view video content. can Here, the biometric information item of the registered user is a user terminal in the step of purchasing a ticket related to video content, purchasing a right related to video content, registering a member of an online site related to the video content, and/or creating an account related to the video content. It may be received in advance from the information processing system and stored in a database inside or outside the information processing system.

The information processing system may provide the video content to the user terminal 110 based on the user identification result. According to an embodiment, when it is determined that the user 100 is a registered user having a registered right to view video content, the information processing system may provide the video content to the user 100 through the user terminal 110 . Accordingly, according to the request of the user 100 , it is possible to provide playback or download of video content. For example, real-time video content or pre-recorded video content may be streamed through the user terminal 110 . As another example, a video content file may be provided so that video content recorded in the user terminal 110 may be stored.

The information processing system may store such user identification results and viewing details for video content. For example, a new biometric information item not previously stored in the database may be given a new identifier and stored together with the identifier. As another example, which user viewed which content, when, and how much was stored may be stored. As another example, which user viewed through which terminal may be stored. As another example, which users viewed the content together through one terminal may be stored. The data stored in this way may be used for viewing history analysis.

1 , the video content may include a real-time performance video. The user 100 requests real-time streaming by clicking the play icon through the input device (keyboard, mouse, or touchpad, etc.) of the user terminal 110 to view the 'real-time Boys World Tour Online Concert' video 130 . can The information processing system may request iris image information of the user 100 in response to the click input. Accordingly, the user 100 may input iris information through the camera of the user terminal 110 , and the information processing system may receive iris information input through the camera. The information processing system receives the biometric information items of a plurality of registered rights holders of the 'real-time Boys World Tour Online Concert' image 130 requested by the user 100 to view, and the user 100 received from the user terminal 110 It may be determined whether the iris information is included in the biometric information items of a plurality of registration right holders. When the iris information of the user 100 is included in the biometric information item of a plurality of registered rights holders, the information processing system may stream the 'real-time Boys World Tour Online Concert' video 130 through the user terminal 110 in real time. have. Accordingly, the biometric information item of the user 100 may function as a ticket for an online concert.

Although one user 100 is illustrated in FIG. 1 , the present invention is not limited thereto, and a user requesting to view video content through one user terminal 110 may be a plurality of users, and accordingly, the information processing system Biometric information items of a plurality of users may be received from one user terminal 110 .

2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration in which a plurality of user terminals and an information processing system are communicatively connected to perform a method of recognizing a user's biometric information item and providing video content according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The plurality of user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may communicate with the information processing system 230 through the network 220 . The network 220 may be configured to enable communication between the plurality of user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 and the information processing system 230 . Network 220 according to the installation environment, for example, Ethernet (Ethernet), wired home network (Power Line Communication), telephone line communication device and wired network 220 such as RS-serial communication, mobile communication network, WLAN (Wireless) LAN), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a wireless network 220 such as ZigBee, or a combination thereof. The communication method is not limited, and the user terminals 210_1, 210_2, 210_3) may also include short-range wireless communication. For example, the network 220 may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). , the Internet, and the like. In addition, the network 220 may include any one or more of a network topology including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, etc. not limited

In FIG. 2 , a mobile phone or smart phone 210_1, a tablet computer 210_2, and a laptop or desktop computer 210_3 are illustrated as examples of user terminals, but are not limited thereto, and the user terminals 210_1, 210_2, and 210_3 are wired and It may be any computing device capable of wireless communication and capable of receiving a biometric information item from a user and transmitting it to the information processing system 230 or providing video content to the user. These services may be provided or executed through a web browser or an application installed in the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 . For example, the user terminal 210 may include a smartphone, a mobile phone, a navigation terminal, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a television, a smart television, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a PMP (Personal Digital Assistant) Portable Multimedia Player), a tablet computer, a game console, a wearable device, an Internet of things (IoT) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, and the like. Also, in FIG. 2, three user terminals 210_1, 210_2, and 210_3 are illustrated as communicating with the information processing system 230 through the network 220, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a different number of user terminals are connected to the network ( It may be configured to communicate with information processing system 230 via 220 .

The user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may receive a request for video content from a user. According to an embodiment, a video content download request or a play request input through an input device (eg, mouse, keyboard, or touch pad) connected to or included in the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , 210_3 may be received. . The request for the video content received in this way may be provided to the information processing system 230 . That is, the information processing system 230 may receive a request for video content from the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 through the network 220 .

The information processing system 230 may receive the user's biometric information item or user account information from the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 . According to an embodiment, the information processing system 230 may receive at least one of iris image information and face image information of the user from the user terminal to identify the user. According to another embodiment, at least one of iris image information and face image information of the user and user account information may be received from the user terminal to identify the user according to whether the user account information and the user's biometric information item correspond.

The user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may receive video content from the information processing system 230 through the network 220 . In an embodiment, the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may download video content from the information processing system 230 . For example, the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may download a video content file stored inside or outside the information processing system 230 from the information processing system 230 . In another embodiment, the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may receive a streaming service of video content from the information processing system 230 . Accordingly, the information processing system 230 may stream the video content through the user terminal by transmitting the video content to the user terminal in real time through the network 22 .

The user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may receive viewing details of video content from the information processing system 230 . According to an embodiment, the user terminals 210_1, 210_2, and 210_3 may receive information on the viewing completion rate for each video content calculated by the information processing system 230 or the viewing completion rate of a plurality of video content lists. . In another embodiment, the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may receive a statistical analysis result of the viewing history analyzed by the information processing system 230 . For example, the user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , and 210_3 may receive the number of viewers of the video content.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a user terminal and an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The user terminal 210 may refer to any computing device capable of wired/wireless communication, for example, the mobile phone or smart phone 210_1, the tablet computer 210_2, the PC computer 210_3 of FIG. may include As shown, the user terminal 210 may include a memory 312 , a processor 314 , a communication module 316 , and an input/output interface 318 . Similarly, the information processing system 230 may include a memory 332 , a processor 334 , a communication module 336 , and an input/output interface 338 . As shown in FIG. 3 , the user terminal 210 and the information processing system 230 are configured to communicate information and/or data via the network 220 using the respective communication modules 316 and 336 . can be In addition, the input/output device 320 may be configured to input information and/or data to the user terminal 210 or output information and/or data generated from the user terminal 210 through the input/output interface 318 .

The memories 312 and 332 may include any non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. According to one embodiment, the memories 312 and 332 are non-volatile mass storage devices such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), disk drives, solid state drives (SSDs), flash memory, and the like. (permanent mass storage device) may be included. As another example, a non-volatile mass storage device such as a ROM, an SSD, a flash memory, a disk drive, etc. may be included in the user terminal 210 or the information processing system 230 as a separate permanent storage device distinct from the memory. In addition, the memories 312 and 332 have an operating system and at least one program code (eg, a code for providing a service for identifying a user through a user's biometric information item, a code for providing a video content based on the user identification result) code for a service, etc.) may be stored.

These software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memories 312 and 332 . The separate computer-readable recording medium may include a recording medium directly connectable to the user terminal 210 and the information processing system 230, for example, a floppy drive, disk, tape, DVD/CD- It may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a ROM drive and a memory card. As another example, the software components may be loaded into the memories 312 and 332 through a communication module rather than a computer-readable recording medium. For example, the at least one program is a computer program (eg, a user through a user's biometric information item) installed by files provided through the network 220 by developers or a file distribution system that distributes installation files of applications. identification program, video content streaming program, etc.) may be loaded into the memories 312 and 332 .

The processors 314 and 334 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to the processor 314 , 334 by the memory 312 , 332 or the communication module 316 , 336 . For example, the processors 314 and 334 may be configured to execute received instructions according to program code stored in a recording device, such as the memories 312 and 332 .

The communication modules 316 and 336 may provide a configuration or function for the user terminal 210 and the information processing system 230 to communicate with each other via the network 220 , and the user terminal 210 and/or information processing The system 230 may provide a configuration or function for communicating with another user terminal or another system (eg, a separate cloud system, a separate video content providing system, etc.). For example, a request (eg, a video content download request, a video content playback request) generated by the processor 314 of the user terminal 210 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 312 is transmitted to the communication module ( It may be transmitted to the information processing system 230 through the network 220 under the control of the 316 . Conversely, a control signal or command provided under the control of the processor 334 of the information processing system 230 is transmitted through the communication module 336 and the network 220 through the communication module 316 of the user terminal 210 . It may be received by the user terminal 210 .

The input/output interface 318 may be a means for interfacing with the input/output device 320 . As an example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard, a microphone, a mouse, a camera including an image sensor, and the output device may include a device such as a display, a speaker, a haptic feedback device, and the like. As another example, the input/output interface 318 may be a means for an interface with a device in which a configuration or function for performing input and output, such as a touch screen, is integrated into one. For example, when the processor 314 of the user terminal 210 processes a command of a computer program loaded in the memory 312, information provided by the information processing system 230 or another user terminal 210 and/or A service screen or content configured using data may be displayed on the display through the input/output interface 318 . In FIG. 3 , the input/output device 320 is illustrated not to be included in the user terminal 210 , but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be configured as a single device with the user terminal 210 . In addition, the input/output interface 338 of the information processing system 230 is connected to the information processing system 230 or means for interfacing with a device (not shown) for input or output that the information processing system 230 may include. can be In FIG. 3, the input/output interfaces 318 and 338 are illustrated as elements configured separately from the processors 314 and 334, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input/output interfaces 318 and 338 may be configured to be included in the processors 314 and 334. have.

The user terminal 210 and the information processing system 230 may include more components than those of FIG. 3 . However, there is no need to clearly show most of the prior art components. According to an embodiment, the user terminal 210 may be implemented to include at least a portion of the above-described input/output device 320 . In addition, the user terminal 210 may further include other components such as a transceiver, a global positioning system (GPS) module, a camera, various sensors, and a database. For example, when the user terminal 210 is a smart phone, it may include components generally included in the smart phone, for example, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera module, various physical buttons, and touch. Various components such as a button using a panel, an input/output port, and a vibrator for vibration may be implemented to be further included in the user terminal 210 .

The processor 314 may receive a request for a user's biometric information item, user account information, or video content input through the input device 320 connected to the input/output interface 318, and may receive the biometric information item or video content. The request, etc. may be stored in the memory 312 or provided to the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 and the network 220 . In an embodiment, the processor 314 may receive a request for user account information or video content input through a touch screen, a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. For example, the processor 314 may receive a playback request or a download request for video content input through the input device 320 connected to the input/output interface 318 . The received request and/or the result of processing the request may be provided to the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 and the network 220 . As another embodiment, the processor 314 may receive a user's biometric information item input through a camera or the like, and the received biometric information item or a result of processing the biometric information item is determined by the communication module 316 and the network 220 . ) through the information processing system 230 may be provided.

The processor 314 may receive video content from the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 . According to an embodiment, the processor 314 may receive and download a video content file previously stored in the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 . According to another embodiment, the processor 314 may receive the video content streamed from the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 .

The processor 314 may receive the viewing history of the video content from the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 . In one embodiment, the processor 314 is the viewing completion rate for each of the video content calculated based on the viewing history for the video content in the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 or viewing of a plurality of video content lists You can receive information about the completion rate. In another embodiment, the processor 314 may receive the statistical analysis result of the video content analyzed based on the viewing history of the video content in the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 .

The processor 314 includes information and/or data processed through an output device 320 such as a display output capable device (eg, a touch screen, a display, etc.) of the user terminal 210 and an audio output capable device (eg, a speaker). may be configured to output According to an embodiment, the processor 314 may output the received video content through a display output capable device, an audio output capable device, and the like. For example, the processor 314 may output video content streamed by the information processing system 230 through a screen and a speaker of the user terminal 210 . As another example, the processor 314 may output the video content downloaded from the information processing system 230 through the screen and the speaker of the user terminal 210 . According to another embodiment, the viewing history may be displayed through an output capable device.

The processor 334 of the information processing system 230 may be configured to manage, process, and/or store information and/or data received from a plurality of user terminals and/or a plurality of external systems, including the user terminal 210 . have. The information and/or data processed by the processor 334 may be provided to the user terminal 210 through the communication module 336 . For example, the processed information and/or data may be provided to the user terminal 210 in real time or in the form of a history later. The information processing system 230 may include a system that provides an over-the-top (OTT) service, an Internet lecture learning service, a real-time live broadcasting service, and a video streaming service.

The processor 334 may identify one or more users based on the biometric information item received from the user terminal 210 . According to an embodiment, the processor 334 receives the biometric information items of the plurality of registered users, determines whether at least one of the biometric information items of the plurality of registered users matches the received biometric information item, thereby identifying the user. can do. For example, when the biometric information item received by the processor corresponds to at least one of the plurality of registered user biometric information items, the processor may determine the user as a registered user for video content. According to another embodiment, the processor 334 receives at least one user account information from the user terminal 210, and determines whether the received biometric information item and the received user account information match the biometric information item, The user can be identified. For example, when the user logs in to a video content providing site (eg, over the top (OTT) site), the processor 334 receives the logged-in user account information, and is received from the user terminal 210 . By determining whether the biometric information item matches the biometric information item previously stored in association with the logged-in account information, it is possible to identify whether the user corresponds to a registered user of the log-in account. According to another embodiment, the processor 334 may assign an identifier to each received biometric information item, store it in the memory, and identify the user based on the identifier of the received biometric information item. For example, even if the processor 334 cannot identify specific user information through the received biometric information item, when receiving the same biometric information item as the previously received biometric information item stored in the memory, the corresponding user is the previous user It can be identified that the user is the same as

The processor 334 may provide the video content to the user terminal based on the user identification result (ie, when the user is identified). According to an embodiment, only when all of the biometric information items received from one user terminal match at least one of the plurality of registered users' biometric information items, the processor 334 provides the video content to the user terminal can do. According to another embodiment, only when the received biometric information item and the biometric information item associated with the received user account information match, the processor 334 may provide the video content to the user terminal. Alternatively, even when the received biometric information item and the biometric information item associated with the received user account information do not match, the processor 334 may provide the video content to the user terminal.

According to an embodiment, the processor 334 transmits a video content file stored in advance in the memory 332 or external memory of the information processing system 230 to the user terminal 210 based on the user identification result, and in the user terminal You can download or play. According to another embodiment, the processor 334 may play a video content file previously stored in the memory 312 of the user terminal 210 in the user terminal based on the user identification result. For example, even if it is a video content file stored in the user terminal 210 , when the biometric information item of the user received in response to a playback request for the video content is different from the biometric information item of the registered user of the corresponding video content, the processor 334 ) may not play the corresponding video content. According to another embodiment, the processor 334 transmits the video content to the user terminal 210 through the network 220 in real time based on the user identification result, so that the user terminal 210 can stream the video content. have.

The processor 334 may store the user identification result and viewing details of the video content in the memory 332 of the information processing system 230 , the memory 312 of the user terminal 210 , or an external memory. For example, the processor 334 stores the received biometric information, user information corresponding to the received biometric information, biometric information identifier, viewing date, video content information, viewing point, user terminal information, user account information, and the like in the memory 312 . , 332) or in an external memory.

The processor 334 may calculate a viewing completion rate for each video content included in the video content list or a viewing completion rate for a plurality of video content lists in association with the received user account information, based on the viewing history for the video content. . For example, if the received biometric information item matches the biometric information item associated with the received user account information, that is, the user who actually watched the video content is the viewing history corresponding to the user of the received account information. Based on , it is possible to calculate a viewing completion rate for each video content included in the video content list or a viewing completion rate for a plurality of video content lists.

The processor 334 may generate a statistical analysis result for the number of users who have viewed the video content based on the stored viewing history, and may provide the generated statistical analysis result to the user terminal 210 . For example, even if there are multiple viewing histories for the same video content for the same biometric information item, that is, even if one user views one video content multiple times, the number of users who viewed the video content is excluded from the duplicate. can be calculated by Accordingly, the processor 334 may calculate the correct number of viewers for the video content.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the present disclosure, a method 400 of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information may be executed by a processor (eg, the processor 314 and/or the processor 334 ). As shown, the method 400 for providing video content by recognizing user biometric information may be initiated by receiving a request for video content from a user terminal ( S410 ). For example, the processor may receive a download or play request for video content from the user terminal.

Then, in step S420, the processor may receive one or more user's biometric information items from the user terminal in response to the request for video content. For example, the processor requests the user's biometric information item from the user terminal in response to the request for video content, and receives at least one of iris image information and face image information of one or more users input through a camera of the user terminal can do.

Next, in step S430 , one or more users may be identified using the received biometric information items of one or more users. For example, when the received biometric information of the user is included in the biometric information of the registered user, it may be identified that the corresponding user corresponds to a registered user for video content. As another example, when the received user's biometric information corresponds to the biometric information associated with the logged-in user account information, it is possible to identify that the actual user who wants to view the video content is the user corresponding to the logged-in user account information.

Next, in step S440 , when one or more users are identified, the video content may be provided to the user terminal. For example, only when the user is identified and the user who wants to play or download the video content has the right to play or download the video content, the processor may provide the video content playback or download service through the user terminal have. In addition, the processor may store the user identification result and the viewing history of the video content. The stored user identification result and viewing details of the video content may be provided to the user through the user terminal. For example, the processor may statistically analyze the user identification result and the viewing history of the video content, and provide the statistical analysis result to the user through the user terminal.

In one embodiment, when the processor cannot receive at least one of an image of an iris of one or more users and an image of a face (for example, the camera 120 capable of inputting biometric information is provided to the user terminal 110 ) ), the processor receives a password input through another input device (eg, keyboard, fingerprint input device, etc.) of the user terminal, other biometric information (eg fingerprint), etc. to identify one or more users. Alternatively, if the processor cannot receive at least one of the image of the iris or the image of the face of one or more users, the processor determines that the one or more users are not identified, and does not provide the video content to the user terminal may not be

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of storing biometric information in order to perform a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In order to perform a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information, the processor may receive one or more user biometric information and build a database for biometric information.

According to an embodiment, in the step of selling the rights associated with the moving picture content, the processor may receive the biometric information of the user who purchases the rights and store it as the biometric information of the registered user for the corresponding moving picture content. The biometric information of the user stored in this way is the biometric information of the registration right holder, and the processor may recognize the user's biometric information to perform a method of providing video content. For example, the processor determines whether the user who made the request for the video content is a registered user by determining whether the biometric information received in response to the request for the video content matches at least one of the biometric information of the plurality of registered users. can According to the determination result, that is, the user identification result, the processor may provide the video content to the user terminal.

According to another embodiment, the processor may receive the user's biometric information in the step of signing up for membership or generating a system for a service related to video content, and may store the received biometric information as biometric information associated with the corresponding user account information. Accordingly, the user may register biometric information associated with user account information according to a biometric information registration request when registering for a service related to video content or creating a new account. For example, when a user creates a new account on an over-the-top (OTT) site or registers for a membership on an online learning lecture site, the processor may request the user's biometric information together with the user's basic information. Accordingly, the processor may receive the user's biometric information from the user terminal, and associate the received biometric information with the user's member information, basic information, and user account information. Thereafter, even if another user logs in by stealing the user's member information or account information from the site, if the biometric information received by the processor is different from the biometric information associated with the logged-in user's member information or account information, the processor processes the video content The video content may not be provided by identifying that the requesting user is a different user from the user of the corresponding member information or account information. Alternatively, the processor may store the viewing history as a request for and viewing of video content by a user different from the user of the member information or account information.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the user 510 may store or register his/her biometric information as biometric information related to the registered user's biometric information or user account information. For example, in the step of purchasing a ticket associated with the user's video content, the processor purchasing a right associated with the video content, registering a member of an online site related to the video content, or creating an account associated with the video content, the processor may be configured to: Information or face image information may be requested to be registered, and instructions for such request (for example, 'Look straight ahead', 'Make sure your face is in the circle displayed on the screen', etc.) are provided to the user terminal. It can be output through the screen of 520 . The user 510 may store or register biometric information by inputting his or her iris image information or face image information through the camera 530 according to such an instruction.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing video content by recognizing a user's biometric information according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. According to an embodiment, the processor may automatically receive biometric information of one or more users from the user terminal 610 according to a preset period while providing video content. When at least one of the biometric information automatically received according to a preset period is inconsistent with each, that is, all of the biometric information of the plurality of registered users, the processor may stop providing the video content. In addition, the processor may induce additional payment for the video content as much as the number of biometric information that does not match the biometric information of a plurality of registered users among the received biometric information.

The processor automatically receives the biometric information of one or more users input through the camera 620 of the user terminal 610 during video content reproduction according to a preset period, so that the received biometric information is applied to the biometric information of a plurality of registered users. included can be determined. When at least one of the received biometric information is not included in the biometric information of the plurality of registered users, the processor may stop providing the video content. When all of the received biometric information is included in the biometric information of a plurality of registered users, the processor may continuously provide video content.

As illustrated, while the registered user 630 is watching the video content, the processor may continuously receive the user's biometric information from the user terminal 610 according to a preset period. When the user 640 having no rights to the video content views the video content together, the processor may determine that at least one of the received user's biometric information is not included in the biometric information of a plurality of registered users, Accordingly, playback of video content may be stopped. Here, the preset period may be determined in consideration of the type of video content, the amount of data communication transmission, and the amount of computation. The preset period may be different for each video content. Alternatively, the preset period may be different depending on the progress section of the video content. For example, the processor may receive the user's biometric information in a long cycle in the first half of the video content and in a short cycle in the second half of the video content.

In FIG. 6 , the biometric information of two users 630 and 640 is received through one user terminal 610 , but the present invention is not limited thereto. of the user's biometric information can be received.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a plurality of video content lists and viewing details for video content associated with user account information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The processor may receive at least one piece of user account information from the user terminal. The processor may provide a plurality of video content lists 710 associated with the received user account information to the user terminal. For example, the processor may provide a video list of lectures or a video list of learning tasks to the participants of the online learning video site (or Internet lecture site). The processor may receive a request for at least one video content among a plurality of video content included in the list 710 from the user terminal. For example, as shown, the user may log in to the online learning video site with the user A's account. Accordingly, the processor may receive the user account information A from the user terminal, and output the online lecture video list 710 that the user A takes through the user terminal. In response to a user's input of 'Lesson 6' in the online lecture video list 710, the processor may receive a request for reproducing the 'Lesson 6' video content from the user terminal.

The processor may receive the user's biometric information from the user terminal. The processor may determine whether the received biometric information and biometric information associated with the received user account information match. When the received biometric information matches the biometric information associated with the received user account information, the viewing history of the video content is stored in association with the received user account information, and based on the viewing history of the video content, the received user A viewing completion rate 720 for each video content included in the list or a viewing completion rate 730 for a plurality of video content lists 710 may be calculated in association with the account information. Information on the calculated viewing completion rate may be provided to the user terminal.

As shown, the processor may receive the user's biometric information from the user terminal in response to the request to reproduce the video content. The processor may play the video content through the user terminal, and when the received biometric information is the same as the biometric information associated with the user A's account information, it may store the viewing history as the user A watched the corresponding video content. The processor may calculate the viewing completion rate 720 for each of the user A's video contents or the viewing completion rate 730 of the plurality of video contents lists 710 based on the viewing history of the video content stored in this way.

The processor may provide the viewing completion rates 720 and 730 calculated based on the viewing history to the user terminal. The provided viewing completion rates 720 and 730 may be displayed on the screen of the user terminal. For example, the viewing completion rate 730 for the video content list 710 may be displayed on the screen as '36.6%'. As another example, the viewing completion rate 720 for each video content included in the video content list 710 may be displayed on the screen. The viewing completion rate may be displayed as 100% from 'Orientation' to 'Live 5' and 50% for 'Lesson 6'.

8 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing video content by recognizing a user's biometric information according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The processor may automatically receive biometric information of one or more users from the user terminal according to a preset period while providing video content. The processor may identify the user by requesting or receiving biometric information of the user according to a preset period while the video content is being reproduced, and may store the user identification result and viewing history of the video content.

The processor may determine whether the received biometric information and biometric information associated with the received user account information match. When the received biometric information matches the biometric information associated with the received user account information, the viewing history of the video content may be stored in association with the received user account information. When all of the received biometric information is different from the biometric information associated with the user account information, the processor may store the viewing history as viewed by a user other than the user corresponding to the user account information. The processor may not include viewing details stored as viewed by other users when calculating the viewing completion rate of the user account.

As shown, by logging into the online learning video site with user A's account, user A 812 watches 35 minutes out of 1 hour and 10 minutes of the 'Lesson 6' video content, and thereafter, other users When 822 views (810, 820), the viewing completion rate of the corresponding video content may be calculated as 50%. Accordingly, the viewing completion rate can be increased only when the user corresponding to the user account information, that is, the student watches the video content, it is impossible for other users to take the course by proxy, and accurate learning monitoring is possible.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing an analysis result of a viewing history for video content according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The processor may statistically analyze the number of users who have viewed the video content based on the stored viewing history, and may provide the statistical analysis result to the user terminal. The processor may provide a statistical analysis result of the number of users who viewed the video content to the user terminal associated with the video content. For example, a statistical analysis result on the number of viewers of the advertisement video may be provided to a user terminal that has uploaded or distributed the advertisement video.

As shown, the processor can statistically analyze the number of users who watched the advertisement video of 'C language school' based on the viewing history for the advertisement video of 'C language school', and 'C language school advertisement viewers A statistical analysis result 900 for 'number' may be output as a graph 910 and a table 920 through the user terminal. For example, an analysis result may be output by analyzing the number of advertisement viewers for each day of the week and each channel of the advertisement video. Here, since the number of viewers may be calculated by excluding the number of duplicate views from the user identification result and viewing history, information on the exact number of viewers may be provided. The advertisement revenue of each channel can be determined according to the calculated number of viewers, and the advertiser can establish an advertisement strategy using the analysis result.

The statistical analysis result for the number of viewers shown in FIG. 9 includes the result of analyzing the number of viewers by day of the week and by channel, and the statistical analysis result is shown in the form of tables and graphs, but is not limited thereto.

10 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing an analysis result of a viewing history for video content according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The processor may statistically analyze the number of users who have viewed the video content based on the stored viewing history, and may provide the statistical analysis result to the user terminal. Here, the viewing history may include the user's biometric information identification result, and the processor may statistically analyze the number of users excluding the duplicate viewing number using the viewing history, thereby preventing manipulation of the viewing number. Thus, more accurate data can be collected, analyzed and provided. The data collected in this way can be used for evaluation of video content, etc.

As shown in FIG. 10 , the number of users who watched the music video 1000 may be statistically analyzed based on the viewing history of the music video 1000 . As a result of statistical analysis, the processor may calculate the number of music video views (1010), the number of real-time viewers (1020), and the actual cumulative number of viewers (1030) excluding duplicate viewing. The calculated number of music video views (1010), the number of real-time viewers (1020), and the actual cumulative number of viewers (1030) excluding duplicate viewing may be output through the user terminal. The statistical analysis result may be used when determining music video evaluation, music evaluation, song ranking, artist ranking, and the like.

The above-described method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information may be provided as a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium to be executed by a computer. The medium may be to continuously store a computer executable program, or to temporarily store it for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a single or several hardware combined, it is not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, and may exist distributed on a network. Examples of the medium include a hard disk, a magnetic medium such as a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and those configured to store program instructions, including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. In addition, examples of other media may include recording media or storage media managed by an app store distributing applications, sites supplying or distributing other various software, and servers.

The method, operation, or techniques of this disclosure may be implemented by various means. For example, these techniques may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design requirements imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementations should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present disclosure.

In a hardware implementation, the processing units used to perform the techniques include one or more ASICs, DSPs, digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs). ), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, electronic devices, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described in this disclosure. , a computer, or a combination thereof.

Accordingly, the various illustrative logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with this disclosure are suitable for use in general-purpose processors, DSPs, ASICs, FPGAs or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or the present disclosure. It may be implemented or performed in any combination of those designed to perform the functions described in A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, eg, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other configuration.

In firmware and/or software implementations, the techniques may include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), PROM ( on computer readable media such as programmable read-only memory), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), flash memory, compact disc (CD), magnetic or optical data storage devices, etc. It may be implemented as stored instructions. The instructions may be executable by one or more processors, and may cause the processor(s) to perform certain aspects of the functionality described in this disclosure.

Although the embodiments described above have been described utilizing aspects of the presently disclosed subject matter in one or more standalone computer systems, the present disclosure is not so limited and may be implemented in connection with any computing environment, such as a network or distributed computing environment. . Still further, aspects of the subject matter in this disclosure may be implemented in a plurality of processing chips or devices, and storage may be similarly affected across the plurality of devices. Such devices may include PCs, network servers, and portable devices.

Although the present disclosure has been described in connection with some embodiments herein, various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure that can be understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. Further, such modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

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Claims (10)

A method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information, the method comprising:
Receiving a request for video content from a user terminal;
receiving one or more user biometric information items input through an input device of the user terminal in response to the request for the video content;
identifying the one or more users using the received one or more user's biometric information items; and
When the one or more users are identified, comprising the step of providing the video content to the user terminal,
The identifying step is
receiving biometric information items of a plurality of registered users for the video content; and
determining whether at least one of the plurality of registered user's biometric information items matches the received one or more user's biometric information items;
The providing step is
providing the video content to the user terminal only when each of the received one or more user's biometric information items all match at least one of the plurality of registered user's biometric information items;
The biometric information items of the plurality of registered users are received from a user terminal associated with the plurality of registered users and stored in a database when the plurality of registered users purchase rights associated with the video content, by recognizing user biometric information How to provide video content.
According to claim 1,
The one or more user biometric information items include at least one of an image of each iris of the one or more users captured by a camera of the user terminal or an image of each face of the one or more users, A method of providing video content by recognizing biometric information.
delete According to claim 1,
automatically receiving one or more user's biometric information items input through an input device of the user terminal according to a preset period while providing the video content; and
Stopping the provision of the video content when at least one of the biometric information items automatically received according to the preset period does not match all of the biometric information items of the plurality of registered users
Further comprising, a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information.
According to claim 1,
receiving at least one user account information from the user terminal;
automatically receiving one or more user's biometric information items input through an input device of the user terminal according to a preset period while providing the video content;
determining whether a biometric information item automatically received according to the preset period and a biometric information item associated with the received user account information match;
When at least one of the biometric information items automatically received according to the preset period matches the biometric information item associated with the received user account information, the viewing history of the video content is displayed in association with the received user account information. saving; and
providing the stored viewing details to the user terminal
Further comprising, a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information.
6. The method of claim 5,
Further comprising the step of providing a plurality of video content list associated with the received user account information to the user terminal,
Receiving a request for video content from the user terminal comprises:
Receiving a request for at least one video content among a plurality of video content included in the video content list from the user terminal
A method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information, including:
7. The method of claim 6,
Calculating at least one of a viewing completion rate for each video content included in the video content list or a viewing completion rate of the plurality of video content lists in association with the received user account information based on the viewing history of the video content further comprising steps,
The step of providing the stored viewing details to the user terminal comprises:
providing information on the calculated viewing completion rate to the user terminal
A method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information, including:
According to claim 1,
storing the user identification result and viewing details for the video content;
generating a statistical analysis result for the number of users who viewed the video content based on the stored viewing history; and
The method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information, further comprising the step of providing the generated statistical analysis result to the user terminal.
According to claim 1,
The video content includes at least one of performance content, learning content, and advertisement content, a method of providing video content by recognizing user biometric information.
As a video content providing system through user biometric information recognition,
a communication module for communicating with the user terminal;
Memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute computer readable instructions contained in the memory;
the at least one processor,
Receive a request for video content from the user terminal, and in response to the request for video content, receive one or more user's biometric information items input through an input device of the user terminal, of the registered user's biometric information item, and determining whether at least one of the plurality of registered user's biometric information items matches the received one or more user's biometric information items, and the received biometric information of the one or more users and provide the video content to the user terminal only when all of the items match at least one of the biometric information items of the plurality of registered users,
The biometric information items of the plurality of registered users are received from a user terminal associated with the plurality of registered users and stored in a database when the plurality of registered users purchase rights associated with the video content, through user biometric information recognition Video content delivery system.

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