KR102573946B1 - On-line group viewing service system, server and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an online group viewing service system, server, and method for group viewing of contents such as movies and dramas online by combining video sync synchronization technology and OTT (over the top) service. Receive the content after confirming and notifying the host's content selection, play the content according to the host's play operation, and notify the played screen information; According to the content selection notified by the host terminal, the online group viewing service server reads the corresponding content and transmits it to the host terminal, synchronizes the content sync based on the screen information notified by the host terminal, and transmits the synchronized content; The database converts and stores contents to be watched online by OTT service user organizations; The OTT service user terminal receives and plays the synchronized content transmitted from the online group viewing service server.

Description

Online group viewing service system, server and method {On-line group viewing service system, server and method}

The technical field of the present invention relates to an online group viewing service system, server, and method, and in particular, implements a group viewing of contents such as movies and dramas online by combining video sync synchronization technology and OTT (over the top) service. It relates to an online group viewing service system, server, and method.

With the development of high-speed data communication networks, many people use the Internet, and with the increase in Internet use, various types of content services using the Internet, such as shopping malls, games, and movies, are provided. Among various content services, in particular, in the field of movie service, the speed of development and spread of services is rapidly increasing as interest in movies increases along with the development of the movie industry, and many people use online movie viewing services using the Internet. there is.

In such Internet movie viewing service, a user connects to an Internet website providing movie viewing, searches a movie list, and selects a movie to watch. After selecting a movie, click the 'Watch Movie' button of the selected movie, and after paying the payment, you can start watching the movie. In order to watch another movie after watching one movie, the user goes through the above-described process again. However, this Internet movie viewing service provides a user-centered content use environment by providing a VOD service that allows you to choose the desired content at a desired time, but the basic human desire to escape from 'loneliness' (human one of the three needs of

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1612926 (registered on April 8, 2016) implements a cyber group cinema function to provide a function to watch a movie together with friends/acquaintances on cyber, even though it is on cyber, always 'connected' Disclosed is a system and method for providing a cyber cinema on an N-screen to relieve loneliness by allowing people to feel '. According to the disclosed technology, a movie theater opening unit that opens a cyber movie theater online; a payment processing unit for processing a payment for the use of content screened in the cyber cinema for participants participating in the cyber cinema; a content providing unit for providing content for which payment processing has been completed to terminals of each participant participating in the cyber cinema; and a fee calculation unit that pays the discounted amount of the usage fee according to the number of participants to the participants. When a cyber cinema is opened based on the cyber cinema establishment information including at least one of the information about whether or not to be disclosed, and the content provider provides the content for which payment processing has been completed, content playback time for each participant's terminal participating in the cyber cinema It is characterized in that information and buffering occurrence information are monitored, and based on the monitoring result, content playback time between terminals of each participant is synchronized, so that content for which payment processing has been completed can be simultaneously played in each participant's terminal.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0014859 (published on Feb. 11, 2009) is an online video screening system that allows people who want to watch a released movie but cannot see it because there is no theater showing the movie through online media. and methods are disclosed. According to the disclosed technology, a movie information DB in which a plurality of movie files and region information set to be unavailable for each movie are stored; a location information DB in which local information corresponding to an IP address is stored; And check the IP address of the client requesting the movie file, check the location of the client corresponding to the confirmed IP address of the client in the location information DB, and check the unviewable location of the movie file requested by the client in the movie information DB , If the client location is not included in the unviewable location, it is characterized by comprising a video presentation server that provides a movie file to the client, thereby providing a movie through an online medium to a client corresponding to a preset IP (internet protocol) address. By providing the service, even viewers who find it difficult to find a theater due to spatial limitations can enjoy a movie at the same time as it is being shown in a theater.

In the conventional technology as described above, it was difficult to communicate with many people while watching the same section of content such as movies and dramas in an online small meeting application, and also matched with people with the same taste through the small meeting community to share the same section of content. There was a downside that it was difficult to communicate while watching in a group.

Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1612926 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0014859

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages, and implements a group viewing of contents such as movies and dramas online by combining video sync synchronization technology and OTT (over the top) service. It is to provide an online group viewing service system, server and method.

As a means for solving the above problems, according to one feature of the present invention, after confirming and notifying the selection of the content of the host, the content is received, the content is played according to the play operation of the host, and the played screen information is notified. a moderator terminal to play; Online group viewing service that reads and transmits the corresponding content to the host terminal according to content selection notified by the host terminal, and transmits synchronized contents by synchronizing the sync of contents based on the screen information notified by the host terminal server; A database that converts and stores contents to be watched online by OTT service user groups; and an OTT service user terminal receiving and playing the synchronized content transmitted from the online group viewing service server.

In one embodiment, the host terminal is characterized in that it receives meeting sign-up screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server and outputs a meeting sign-up screen.

In one embodiment, the host terminal generates a meeting creation request signal including meeting information and room identification information according to a meeting information input through an input means and a meeting creation request, and transmits it to the online group viewing service server. do.

In an embodiment, the online group viewing service server, when the host terminal or the OTT service user terminal has a legitimate communication connection, sends room identification information of the host terminal or OTT service user identification information of the OTT service user terminal. It is characterized in that meeting sign-up screen information suitable for the corresponding interest is read from the database and transmitted to the host terminal or the OTT service user terminal.

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server checks meeting information and room identification information from the meeting creation request signal received from the host terminal, and creates a meeting for each field of interest together with meeting identification information, and at the same time creates It is characterized in that information and meeting identification information about one meeting are made into a database by room identification information or field of interest and registered in the database.

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server is characterized in that information is deleted for a meeting whose schedule has elapsed.

In an embodiment, the online group viewing service server checks meeting identification information and OTT service user identification information in the meeting joining request signal received from the OTT service user terminal, and the OTT service user corresponding to the OTT service user identification information. Joining a meeting corresponding to the meeting identification information, and registering information on the joining meeting in the database.

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server reads group viewing screen information from the database and transmits it to the OTT service user terminal in response to content selection notified by the host terminal.

In one embodiment, the group viewing screen information is characterized in that it includes individual screen information capable of manually or automatically logging in with an OTT service account and content play, and group screen information capable of group chatting or group call.

In an embodiment, the online group viewing service server includes individual screen information capable of playing content and group screen information capable of group chatting or group call by synchronizing the sync of the content based on the screen information notified by the host terminal. It is characterized in that group viewing screen information including is transmitted to the OTT service user terminal.

In an embodiment, the online group viewing service server receives location information and OTT service user identification information from the OTT service user terminal, checks meeting identification information corresponding to the OTT service user identification information, and transmits the location information to the meeting. Classify by identification information, analyze the classified location information to check areas with a lot of location information close to each other, check places where you can meet in the checked areas, and send information about the checked places to the OTT service user terminal. characterized by transmission.

In one embodiment, the OTT service user terminal checks the selection of the join icon through the input means to generate a meeting joining request signal including meeting identification information and OTT service user identification information, and transmits it to the online group viewing service server characterized by

In one embodiment, the OTT service user terminal is characterized in that it receives group viewing screen information from the online group viewing service server and outputs group viewing screens including individual screens and group screens on one screen at the same time.

In one embodiment, the OTT service user terminal receives group viewing screen information from the online group viewing service server, and provides individual screens capable of playing content synchronized with the host screen, group chatting, or group call. It is characterized by simultaneously outputting group viewing screens including possible group screens on one screen.

In one embodiment, the OTT service user terminal checks the current location information using a location detection means, transmits the OTT service user identification information to the online group viewing service server, and then receives the information from the online group viewing service server. It is characterized in that the location information is received and outputted.

As a means for solving the above problems, according to another feature of the present invention, each of the host terminal and the OTT service user terminal connected through the network is identified, and after receiving and delivering the content selection from the host terminal, the content an interface unit that receives and transmits to the host terminal, receives and transmits screen information from the host terminal, and then receives and transmits synchronized content to the OTT service user terminal; a content management unit that reads and transmits corresponding content to the interface unit according to the selected content notified by the interface unit; and a synchronization unit for synchronizing content synchronization based on screen information transmitted from the interface unit and transmitting the synchronized content to the interface unit.

As a means for solving the above problems, according to another feature of the present invention, the step of confirming and notifying the host terminal of content selection; reading and transmitting, by an online group viewing service server, content corresponding to content selection notified by the host terminal to the host terminal; receiving, by the host terminal, the content, playing the content according to the play operation of the host, and notifying the played screen information; transmitting, by the online group viewing service server, synchronized contents by synchronizing the sync of the contents based on the screen information notified from the host terminal; and receiving and playing the synchronized content transmitted from the online group viewing service server by the OTT service user terminal.

As an effect of the present invention, by providing an online group viewing service system, server, and method for group viewing of contents such as movies and dramas online by combining video sync synchronization technology and OTT (over the top) service, , You can easily communicate while watching the same section of content such as movies and dramas with many people in an online small meeting application using synchro rate synchronization technology. It means that you can easily communicate while watching a group.

1 is a diagram illustrating an online group viewing service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a meeting sign-up screen provided by the online group viewing service server in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining a group viewing screen provided by the online group viewing service server in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 4 is a diagram explaining synchronization contents of a group viewing screen provided by the online group viewing service server in FIG. 1 .
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an online group viewing service server in FIG. 1 .
6 is a diagram explaining a method for online group viewing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, since the description of the present invention is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, since the embodiment can be changed in various ways and can have various forms, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, since the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of them or only such effects, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited thereto.

The meaning of terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.

Terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish one component from another, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element. It should be understood that when an element is referred to as “connected” to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no intervening elements exist. Meanwhile, other expressions describing the relationship between components, such as “between” and “immediately between” or “adjacent to” and “directly adjacent to” should be interpreted similarly.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as “comprise” or “having” refer to a described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or It should be understood that it is intended to indicate that a combination exists, and does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless defined otherwise. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as consistent with meanings in the context of related art, and cannot be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

Now, an online group viewing service system, server, and method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating an online group viewing service system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a meeting sign-up screen provided by the online group viewing service server in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the group viewing screen provided by the online group viewing service server in FIG. 1 , and FIG.

1 to 4, the online group viewing service system 100 includes a plurality of terminals 110, an online group viewing service server 120, a database 130, and a plurality of over the top (OTT) services. It includes a user terminal 140 and a network 150 .

The host terminal 110 allows the host to select contents such as movies and dramas to be watched online by an OTT service user organization through input means such as a keyboard, touch screen, touch pad, etc., through input means. is checked, the selected content is notified to the online group viewing service server 120, the content transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 is received, and the host's play operation (for example, playback, pause, double speed playback, rewind, skip, stop, etc.), the received content is played through output means such as LCD, touch screen, speaker, etc., and at the same time, the played screen information is displayed online. The group viewing service server 120 is notified.

In one embodiment, the host terminal 110 is a terminal used by the host (eg, a communicable terminal such as a PC or laptop, or a mobile communication terminal such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, or a PDA), and is a network 150 When accessing the online group viewing service server 120 through ), receives main screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 and displays the main screen through a display means such as an LCD or a touch screen ( Alternatively, audio output through an output means such as a microphone) may be provided.

In one embodiment, the host terminal 110 connects to the online group viewing service server 120 (or App Store, etc.) through the network 150 and generates a download request signal to download the online group viewing service server 120. After transmission, the online group viewing service app (or online group viewing service program) transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 may be downloaded and installed in the internal memory, and the online group viewing service app ( or online group viewing service program) is connected to the online group viewing service server 120 through the network 150 and displays the main screen through the display means (or outputs audio through the output means). can also give

In one embodiment, when the host terminal 110 selects a service shortcut item from the selection items of the main screen through an input means, the host terminal 110 confirms this and provides a service shortcut for informing the selected service shortcut item. A selection signal (including room identification information) can be generated and transmitted to the online group viewing service server 120, and then log-in screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 is received and logged in. The screen can be displayed through the display means (or audio output through the output means).

In one embodiment, the host terminal 110, when the host selects a member registration item from the selection items of the login screen through the input means, confirms this and informs the selected member registration item a membership selection signal ( room identification information) can be generated and transmitted to the online group viewing service server 120, and then the member sign-up screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 is received, and the member sign-up screen can be displayed through the display means (or audio output through the output means), so that the host's own information (i.e., host information (e.g., mobile phone Number, ID, password (or biometric information), address, e-mail address, information such as interest)) and selecting to sign up, confirm this and sign up for membership request including the entered host information (host manager identification information) can be generated and transmitted to the online group viewing service server 120, and then a member registration completion signal transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 is received and displayed through a display means. Completion of member registration can be displayed (or audio output through an output means).

In one embodiment, in the host terminal 110, the host inputs a mobile phone number (or ID or room identification information) and password (or biometric information) in the input field of the login screen through an input means and selects login. (or, if biometrics are performed), check this and log-in request signal (room identification information) including the entered mobile phone number (or ID or room identification information) and password (or biometric information) including) can be generated and transmitted to the online group viewing service server 120, and then the meeting sign-up screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 (eg, meeting name, meeting content, It is possible to display (or output audio through an output means) a meeting sign-up screen as shown in FIG.

In one embodiment, the host terminal 110, when the host inputs meeting information (eg, field of interest, meeting name, meeting content, meeting schedule, etc. information) through an input means and requests the creation of a meeting , By checking this, a meeting creation request signal including meeting information (including room identification information) can be generated and transmitted to the online group viewing service server 120 .

According to the content selection notified from the host terminal 110, the online group viewing service server 120 reads the corresponding content from the database 130 and transmits it to the host terminal 110, and sends it to the host terminal 110. By synchronizing the sync of content based on the notified screen information and transmitting the synchronized content to the OTT service user terminal 140, the sync-synchronized content based on the screen of the host can be viewed online as an OTT service user group give.

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 checks when the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140) accesses through the network 150, and the database 130 It is possible to read the main screen information from and transmit the read main screen information to the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140).

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 receives a download request signal transmitted from the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140), and receives an online group viewing service app (or online group viewing service app). A group viewing service program) may be read from the database 130 and the read online group viewing service app may be transmitted to the host terminal 110 (or the OTT service user terminal 140).

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 receives the service shortcut selection signal transmitted from the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140) and receives the received service shortcut selection signal. checks the room identification information (or OTT service user identification information), reads the log-in screen information corresponding to the confirmed room identification information (or OTT service user identification information) from the database 130, and reads the log-in Screen information can be transmitted to the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140).

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 receives a member registration selection signal transmitted from the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140) and hosts the member registration selection signal from the received member registration selection signal. Identification information (or OTT service user identification information) is checked, member sign-up screen information corresponding to the confirmed room identification information (or OTT service user identification information) is read from the database 130, and the read member sign-up Screen information can be transmitted to the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140).

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 receives a membership registration request signal transmitted from the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140) and receives the membership registration request signal from the received member registration request signal. Information (or OTT service user information) and room identification information (or OTT service user identification information) are checked, and after approval of subscription through the authentication procedure for the room manager (or OTT service user), the confirmed Host information (or OTT service user information) is converted into a database for each confirmed room identification information (or OTT service user identification information), registered in the database 130, and then a member registration completion signal indicating completion of membership registration. Can be generated and transmitted to the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140).

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 receives a log-in request signal transmitted from the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140), and sends the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140). To check whether the service user terminal 140 is a legitimate terminal (for example, whether the mobile phone number (or ID or room identification information) and password (or biometric information) match, payment or not, etc.), At this time, the mobile phone number (or ID or identification information) and password (or biometric information) and room identification information (or OTT service user identification information) are checked from the received login request signal, and the confirmed room identification information (or, OTT service user identification information) is pre-registered to read the mobile phone number (or ID or identification information) and password (or biometric information) from the database 130, and the confirmed mobile phone number ( Alternatively, ID or identification information) and password (or biometric information) are compared to see if the read cell phone number (or ID or room identification information) and password (or biometric information) match each other. When the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140) is a legitimate terminal, among several communities in the form of a small group, the room identification information (or OTT service user identification information) Meeting sign-up screen information (including, for example, meeting name, meeting details, meeting schedule, sign-up icon, etc.) is read from the database 130, and the read meeting sign-up screen information is sent to the host terminal 110 ( Alternatively, it may be transmitted to the OTT service user terminal 140.

In an embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 receives a meeting creation request signal transmitted from the host terminal 110 and receives meeting information (eg, field of interest, meeting) from the received meeting creation request signal. name, meeting details, meeting schedule, etc.) and room identification information are checked, and meetings by area of interest are created along with meeting identification information. It can be made into a database by information or field of interest and registered in the database 130, and information about a meeting whose schedule has elapsed can be deleted.

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 receives a meeting joining request signal transmitted from the OTT service user terminal 140, and the meeting identification information and OTT service user identification information in the received meeting joining request signal. and register the OTT service user corresponding to the identified OTT service user identification information to the meeting corresponding to the identified meeting identification information, and register information about the corresponding meeting in the database 130. there is.

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 provides group viewing screen information (eg, log-in (manually or automatically) with an OTT service account) in response to content selection notified from the host terminal 110. (including individual screen information capable of content play and group screen information capable of group chatting (or group call)) from the database 130, and the read group viewing screen information is stored in the OTT service user terminal 140 ) can be sent.

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 provides individual screen information, group chatting (or group call ) may be transmitted to the OTT service user terminal 140, including group viewing screen information.

In one embodiment, the online group viewing service server 120 receives location information (including OTT service user identification information) transmitted from the OTT service user terminal 140, and assigns the received OTT service user identification information to the received location information. Corresponding meeting identification information can be checked, and the received location information can be classified according to the checked meeting identification information, and areas with many location information close to each other can be identified by analyzing the classified location information. A place where a meeting can be held in the confirmed area (a place previously stored in the database 130) can be checked, and information on the checked place can be transmitted to the OTT service user terminal 140.

The database 130 stores content such as movies and dramas to be watched online by an OTT service user group as a database.

In an embodiment, the database 130 may preset and store an online group viewing service app (or an online group viewing service program) for providing an online group viewing service.

In one embodiment, the database 130, information on the main screen including information on selection items (eg, items such as service shortcuts, etc.), and selection items (eg, membership registration, login, etc.) Membership sign-up including information on the login screen including information on items) and multiple input fields (e.g., fields such as mobile phone number, ID, password (or biometric information), address, e-mail address, interests, etc.) Information on the screen (or room identification information (or OTT service user identification information) corresponding to member sign-up screen information), information on the meeting sign-up screen for group viewing of content, log-in with an OTT service account (manual or automatic) ) and group viewing screen information, including individual screen information capable of content play and group screen information capable of group chatting (or group call), can be set and stored in advance.

In one embodiment, the database 130 may store information related to the host (or information related to OTT service users) transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 (eg, mobile phone number or ID, password (or , biometric information), address, e-mail address, interest, membership meeting, etc.) can be stored in a database by room identification information (or OTT service user identification information).

In an embodiment, the database 130 uses meeting information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 (eg, meeting name, meeting content, meeting schedule, etc.) and meeting identification information to identify a room. It can be stored in a database by information or field of interest.

The OTT service user terminal 140 receives synchronized content transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 and plays the received synchronized content through an output means.

In one embodiment, the OTT service user terminal 140 is a terminal used by the OTT service user (eg, a communicable terminal such as a PC or laptop, or a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a PDA) , Similar to homepage access and main screen display on the host terminal 110 as described above, online group viewing service app installation and main screen display, login screen display, member signup screen display and member registration, login and meeting signup screen display, etc. Since this can be performed, the description thereof will be omitted for convenience.

In one embodiment, the OTT service user terminal 140, when the OTT service user selects the join icon on the meeting sign-up screen through the input means, checks this and the meeting sign-up request signal (OTT service including user identification information) may be generated and transmitted to the online group viewing service server 120 .

In one embodiment, the OTT service user terminal 140 receives group viewing screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120, and logs in with an OTT service account as shown in FIG. 3 through a display means. Simultaneous display of group viewing screens, including individual screens capable of (manually or automatically) and content play, group screens capable of group chatting (or group call), etc., on one screen (or audio output through output means) can do it

In one embodiment, the OTT service user terminal 140 receives group viewing screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120, and syncs with the host screen as shown in FIG. 4 through a display means. Group viewing screens, including individual screens capable of playing content synchronized and group screens capable of group chatting (or group call), can be simultaneously displayed on one screen (or audio output through output means) can be displayed. , Therefore, a plurality of OTT service users can watch the contents of the same section.

In one embodiment, the OTT service user terminal 140 may be provided with a location detection means such as GPS, and the current location information is checked using the location detection means, and the confirmed location information (OTT service user identification information) including) to the online group viewing service server 120, and then receiving the place information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 and displaying the place (or outputting audio through an output means). ), it is possible to conveniently hold a meeting not only online, but also offline, in a nearby place for a large number of OTT service users. At this time, the place display is displayed on a map using map information.

The network 150 includes a wired communication network or a wireless communication network, between a plurality of host terminals 110 and the online group viewing service server 120, and between the online group viewing service server 120 and the OTT service user terminal 140. are connected by wired or wireless communication to perform data transmission and reception between them.

The online group viewing service system 100 having the configuration described above is an online group viewing service in which creators can freely broadcast their copyrights. It can be provided by carrying out Korean language education.

The online group viewing service system 100 having the configuration described above uses sync rate synchronization technology by combining video sync synchronization technology and OTT service to enable group viewing of content such as movies and dramas online. You can easily communicate with many people in the online small meeting application while watching the same section of content such as movies and dramas, and also match people with the same taste through the small meeting community to easily communicate while watching the same section of content as a group. there is. Here, the OTT service is a service that provides media contents such as broadcasting programs and movies through the open Internet, and initially meant providing cable or satellite broadcasting services through a set-top box, but with the development of broadband Internet and mobile communication As streaming service becomes possible, it is used by expanding to various devices such as PCs and smartphones.

The online group viewing service system 100 having the configuration described above can secure global competitiveness by providing social functions to existing OTT service users, and secure an initial market through diffusion marketing using the OTT community. It is possible to diversify services by recruiting creators, who are paid customers, and to experience group viewings that can be experienced in theaters online, non-face-to-face.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an online group viewing service server in FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , the online group viewing service server 120 includes an interface unit 121, a content management unit 122, and a synchronization management unit 123.

The interface unit 121 communicates with a plurality of host terminals 110 and OTT service user terminals 140 through the network 150, and communicates with the host terminals through their own identification information. (110), identifies each of the OTT service user terminals 140, receives content selection notified from the host terminal 110, and delivers the received content selection to the content management unit 122, then the content management unit After receiving content from 122 and transmitting it to the host terminal 110, receiving screen information notified from the host terminal 110 and delivering the received screen information to the synchronization management unit 123, the synchronization management unit Synchronized content is received from 124 and transmitted to the OTT service user terminal 140 .

The content management unit 122 reads the corresponding content from the database 130 according to content selection transmitted from the interface unit 121 and delivers the read content to the interface unit 121 .

In one embodiment, the content management unit 122 receives the content selection notified from the host terminal 110 through the interface unit 121, and responds according to the received content selection to group viewing screen information (eg, For example, log-in (manual or automatic) with an OTT service account, including individual screen information capable of content play, group screen information capable of group chatting (or group call), etc.) is read from the database 130, The read group viewing screen information may be transmitted to the OTT service user terminal 140 through the interface unit 121 .

The synchronization management unit 123 synchronizes content sync based on screen information transmitted from the interface unit 121 and delivers the synchronized content to the interface unit 121 .

In one embodiment, the synchronization management unit 123 receives screen information notified from the host terminal 110 through the interface unit 121, and plays content that synchronizes the sync of the content based on the received screen information. Screen information may be transmitted to the OTT service user terminal 140 for group viewing screen information including individual screen information capable of group chatting (or group call) and group screen information capable of group chatting (or group call).

The online group viewing service server 120 having the configuration described above may further include a meeting management unit 124 .

When the legitimate host terminal 110 or the legitimate OTT service user terminal 140 is connected via the interface 121, the meeting manager 124 transmits the room identification information of the host terminal 110 connected through communication. OTT service user identification information of the OTT service user terminal 140 that is confirmed or connected to the corresponding communication is checked, and among several communities in the form of a small group, a meeting sign-up screen suitable for the interest corresponding to the checked room identification information or OTT service user identification information Information (eg, including information such as meeting name, meeting details, meeting schedule, joining icon, etc.) is read from the database 130, and the read meeting joining screen information is stored through the interface unit 121. It is transmitted to the terminal 110 or the OTT service user terminal 140.

In one embodiment, the meeting management unit 124 receives a meeting creation request signal transmitted from the host terminal 110 through the interface unit 121, and receives meeting information (eg, Area of interest, meeting name, meeting content, meeting schedule, etc.) and room identification information are checked, and meetings by the identified area of interest are created along with meeting identification information, and at the same time, information and meeting identification on the created meeting The information may be stored in the database 130 after being made into a database by room identification information or areas of interest, and information may be deleted for meetings whose schedule has elapsed.

In one embodiment, the meeting management unit 124 receives the meeting joining request signal transmitted from the OTT service user terminal 140 through the interface unit 121, and receives the meeting identification information and OTT from the received meeting joining request signal. The service user identification information can be checked, and the OTT service user corresponding to the checked OTT service user identification information can be subscribed to the meeting corresponding to the checked meeting identification information, and information about the corresponding meeting can be stored in the database 130. can register.

In one embodiment, the meeting management unit 124 receives location information (including OTT service user identification information) transmitted from the OTT service user terminal 140 through the interface unit 121, and receives the received OTT service. Meeting identification information corresponding to user identification information can be checked, and the received location information can be classified according to the checked meeting identification information, and the classified location information can be analyzed to identify areas with a lot of location information close to each other. It is possible to check a place (a place previously stored in the database 130) where a small meeting can be held in the checked area, and information on the checked place can be sent to the OTT service user terminal 140 through the interface unit 121. can be sent to

6 is a diagram explaining a method for online group viewing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the host selects contents such as movies and dramas to be watched online by an OTT service user group through an input means such as a keyboard, a touch screen, a touch pad, etc., in the host terminal 110, Content selection through the input means is confirmed, and the confirmed content selection is notified to the online group viewing service server 120 (S601).

In notifying content selection in step S601 described above, in the online group viewing service server 120, when the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140 is a legitimate terminal, among several communities in the form of a small group) , Meeting sign-up screen information (eg, including information such as meeting name, meeting content, meeting schedule, sign-up icon, etc.) can be read from the database 130 and the read meeting sign-up screen information can be transmitted to the host terminal 110 (or OTT service user terminal 140). Accordingly, the host terminal 110 (or OTT In the service user terminal 140), the host enters the cell phone number (or ID or room identification information (or OTT service user identification information)) and password (or biometric information) in the input field of the login screen through the input means. If you enter and select login (or, if you perform biometrics), check this and enter the mobile phone number (or ID or room identification information (or OTT service user identification information)) and password ( Alternatively, a login request signal (including room identification information (or OTT service user identification information)) including biometric information may be generated and transmitted to the online group viewing service server 120, and then the online group viewing service server 120 may be generated. Receive meeting sign-up screen information (eg, including information such as meeting name, meeting details, meeting schedule, joining icon, etc.) transmitted from the viewing service server 120, and join the meeting as shown in FIG. 2 The screen can be displayed through the display means (or audio output through the output means).

In notifying content selection in the above-described step S601, when the host inputs meeting information (for example, information such as field of interest, meeting name, meeting content, meeting schedule, etc.) through an input means and requests creation of a meeting , The host terminal 110 may check the meeting creation request, generate a meeting creation request signal including meeting information (including room identification information), and transmit the meeting creation request signal to the online group viewing service server 120 . Accordingly, the online group viewing service server 120 receives the meeting creation request signal transmitted from the host terminal 110 and receives meeting information (eg, area of interest, meeting name, meeting) from the received meeting creation request signal. content, meeting schedule, etc.) and room identification information are checked, and meetings by the identified area of interest are created along with meeting identification information. It can be made into a database by field and registered in the database 130, and information can also be deleted for a meeting whose schedule has elapsed.

In notification of content selection in the above-described step S601, when the OTT service user selects the join icon on the meeting sign-up screen through the input means, the OTT service user terminal 140 confirms the selection of the join icon to meet the meeting A meeting joining request signal (including OTT service user identification information) including identification information may be generated and transmitted to the online group viewing service server 120 . Accordingly, the online group viewing service server 120 receives the meeting joining request signal transmitted from the OTT service user terminal 140, checks the meeting identification information and the OTT service user identification information in the received meeting joining request signal, and , The OTT service user corresponding to the identified OTT service user identification information may be subscribed to a meeting corresponding to the confirmed meeting identification information, and information on the corresponding joining meeting may be registered in the database 130.

When content selection is notified in step S601 described above, the online group viewing service server 120 reads the corresponding content from the database 130 according to the content selection notified from the host terminal 110 and displays the host terminal 110 ) is transmitted (S602).

In transmitting the content in step S602 described above, in the online group viewing service server 120, according to the content selection notified from the host terminal 110, group viewing screen information (e.g., logging in with an OTT service account) corresponds thereto. (Including individual screen information capable of manual or automatic content play, group screen information capable of group chatting (or group call), etc.) is read from the database 130, and the read group viewing screen information It can be transmitted to the OTT service user terminal 140. Accordingly, the OTT service user terminal 140 receives the group viewing screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120, and logs in (manually or manually) with the OTT service account as shown in FIG. It is possible to simultaneously display (or output audio through output means) group viewing screens, including individual screens capable of content play and group screens capable of group chatting (or group call), etc., on one screen. there is.

When the content is transmitted in the above-described step S602, the host terminal 110 receives the content transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 and controls the play of the host through the input means (eg, playback, date and time). stop, double speed playback, rewind, skip, stop, etc.), the received content is played through an output means such as an LCD, a touch screen, or a speaker (S603).

At the same time as the content is played in step S603 described above, the host terminal 110 notifies the online group viewing service server 120 of the screen information played in step S603 described above (S604).

When the screen information is notified in step S604 described above, the online group viewing service server 120 synchronizes the sync of content based on the screen information notified from the host terminal 110, and transmits the synchronized content to the OTT service user terminal. It is transmitted to (140) (S605).

In transmitting the synchronized content in step S605 described above, in the online group viewing service server 120, based on the screen information notified from the host terminal 110, individual screen information capable of playing the content synchronized with the sync of the content, Group viewing screen information including group screen information capable of group chatting (or group call) may be transmitted to the OTT service user terminal 140 .

When the synchronization content is transmitted in step S605 described above, the OTT service user terminal 140 receives the synchronization content transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 and plays the received synchronization content through an output means. , It allows the OTT service user group to view content synchronized with the host's screen online (S606).

In the above-described step S606 to play the synchronized content, the OTT service user terminal 140 receives the group viewing screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120, and displays the information shown in FIG. 4 through the display means. As described above, simultaneous display (or output means) of group viewing screens, including individual screens capable of playing content synchronized with the host screen and group screens capable of group chatting (or group call), etc. audio output through ), so that a plurality of OTT service users can watch the contents of the same section.

While the synchronized content is played in the above-described step S606, in the OTT service user terminal 140 equipped with a location sensing means such as GPS, the current location information is checked using the corresponding location sensing means, and the confirmed location information (including OTT service user identification information) may be transmitted to the online group viewing service server 120 . Accordingly, the online group viewing service server 120 receives location information (including OTT service user identification information) transmitted from the OTT service user terminal 140, and receives a meeting corresponding to the received OTT service user identification information. Identification information can be verified, and the received location information can be classified by the identified meeting identification information. A place where a meeting can be held (a place previously stored in the database 130) can be checked, and information on the checked place can be transmitted to the OTT service user terminal 140. Then, the OTT service user terminal 140 receives the place information transmitted from the online group viewing service server 120 and displays it (or outputs audio through an output means), so that not only online meetings but also offline It can also allow multiple OTT service users to conveniently hold a meeting in a nearby location.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention are not implemented only through the above-described device and/or operating method, but through a program for realizing functions corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention and a recording medium on which the program is recorded. It may be implemented, and such an implementation can be easily implemented by an expert in the technical field to which the present invention belongs based on the description of the above-described embodiment. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention defined in the following claims are also included in the scope of the present invention. that fall within the scope of the right.

100: Online group viewing service system
110: moderator terminal
120: Online group viewing service server
121: interface unit
122: content management unit
123: synchronization management unit
124: meeting management department
130: database
140: OTT service user terminal
150: network

Claims (5)

a host terminal that receives the video content after confirming and notifying the host's selection of video content, plays the video content according to the host's play operation, and notifies the played screen information; According to the selection of video content notified by the host terminal, corresponding video contents are read and transmitted to the host terminal, and based on the screen information notified by the host terminal, the sync of video contents is synchronized using video sync synchronization technology. an online group viewing service server that transmits synchronized video contents to a group of OTT service users to view the video contents sync-synchronized based on the host screen online; A database that converts and stores video contents to be watched online by OTT service user groups; and an OTT service user terminal receiving and playing the synchronized video content transmitted from the online group viewing service server;
The online group viewing service server receives location information and OTT service user identification information from the OTT service user terminal, checks meeting identification information corresponding to the OTT service user identification information, classifies the location information by meeting identification information, and , analyzing the classified location information to identify areas with a lot of location information that are close to each other, confirming a place where a meeting can be held in the checked area, and transmitting information about the checked place to the OTT service user terminal;
The OTT service user terminal verifies current location information using a location detection means, transmits the information along with OTT service user identification information to the online group viewing service server, and receives place information from the online group viewing service server. An online group viewing service system, characterized in that for outputting.
The method of claim 1, wherein the host terminal,
The online group viewing service system, characterized in that for receiving the meeting joining screen information transmitted from the online group viewing service server and outputting a meeting joining screen.
The method of claim 1, wherein the host terminal,
An online group viewing service system, characterized in that, according to the meeting information input through the input means and the meeting creation request, a meeting creation request signal including meeting information and room identification information is generated and transmitted to the online group viewing service server.
Each of the host terminal and OTT service user terminal connected through the network is identified, video content selection is received and transmitted from the host terminal, and then the video content is received and transmitted to the host terminal, and screen information is transmitted from the host terminal. After receiving and delivering, an interface unit that receives and transmits the synchronized video content to the OTT service user terminal, allowing the OTT service user group to view the video contents synchronized with the host screen standard; a content management unit which reads video contents corresponding to the selected video contents notified by the interface unit and transmits them to the interface unit; and a synchronizing unit for synchronizing the sync of video contents using video sync synchronization technology based on the screen information transmitted from the interface unit and transmitting the synchronized video contents to the interface unit.
The online group viewing service server receives location information and OTT service user identification information from the OTT service user terminal, checks meeting identification information corresponding to the OTT service user identification information, classifies the location information by meeting identification information, and , analyzing the classified location information to identify areas with a lot of location information that are close to each other, confirming a place where a meeting can be held in the checked area, and transmitting information about the checked place to the OTT service user terminal;
The OTT service user terminal verifies current location information using a location detection means, transmits the information along with OTT service user identification information to the online group viewing service server, and receives place information from the online group viewing service server. An online group viewing service server characterized in that for outputting.
Confirming and notifying, by the host terminal, the selection of video content by the host terminal; reading and transmitting, by an online group viewing service server, video content corresponding to the video content selection notified by the host terminal to the host terminal; receiving, by the host terminal, the video content, playing the video content according to the play operation of the host, and notifying the played screen information; The online group viewing service server transmits synchronized video contents by synchronizing the sync of video contents using video sync synchronization technology based on the screen information notified by the host terminal, and transmits sync-synchronized video contents based on the host screen. A step of allowing OTT service user organizations to view as a prize; and receiving and playing synchronized video content transmitted from the online group viewing service server by an OTT service user terminal;
The online group viewing service server receives location information and OTT service user identification information from the OTT service user terminal, checks meeting identification information corresponding to the OTT service user identification information, classifies the location information by meeting identification information, and , analyzing the classified location information to identify areas with a lot of location information that are close to each other, confirming a place where a meeting can be held in the checked area, and transmitting information about the checked place to the OTT service user terminal;
The OTT service user terminal verifies current location information using a location detection means, transmits the information along with OTT service user identification information to the online group viewing service server, and receives place information from the online group viewing service server. An online group viewing service method characterized by outputting.