KR19980041025A - Payment Apparatus and Method in Digital Satellite Receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a payment device and a method in a digital satellite video receiver (DSVR).

In the digital satellite receiver according to the present invention, the payment device and the method in the subscriber information receiving device of the digital satellite receiver when the payment request from the subscriber management system (SMS) or when the subscriber wants to pay cash By making payments using magnetic cards such as credit cards or credit cards, payments such as service charges, broadcast charges, or fees can be quickly and easily performed.

Description

Payment Apparatus and Method in Digital Satellite Receiver

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a payment device and a method thereof in a digital satellite video receiver (DSVR), and in particular, a subscriber management system (SMS) in a subscriber data receiver of a digital satellite receiver. In the case of a payment request from the subscriber or when the subscriber wants to pay the payment, the payment device in the digital satellite receiver and the method for performing the payment using a magnetic card such as a cash card or a credit card It is about.

In general, a device configuration for performing digital satellite broadcasting is composed of a transmitting earth station, a resource / subscriber management system (RSMS), and a digital satellite receiver. The transmitting earth station receives and processes program data generated and provided externally. Send the program through Mugunghwa satellite. Digital satellite broadcasting system located within the Mugunghwa satellite digital satellite broadcasting service area supports the transmitting earth station. The Resource / Subscriber Management System (RSMS) controls subscriber access to the program and collects usage information of the subscriber. Meanwhile, the resource / subscriber management system (RSMS) operator issues a smart cart to the subscriber. A smart cart is a credit card sized portable card inserted into a receiver for the purpose of authorizing a subscriber to receive pay TV channels. The digital satellite receiver processes and converts a signal coming from the green light satellite and outputs it to a TV, a VCR or a data terminal.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional digital satellite receiver. Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional digital satellite receiver receives a high frequency signal from a satellite antenna and performs tuning, demodulation, and depressing, and then outputs the satellite. A broadcast receiving device (1), a television set (3) which outputs a video signal from the satellite broadcast receiving device (1) and outputs audio to a built-in speaker, and communicates with a subscriber management system; It consists of a subscriber information receiver (2) for controlling the satellite broadcast receiver (1).

In the conventional digital satellite receiver configured as described above, the program provided by the subscriber management system is a paid service, and when receiving and watching the digital satellite broadcast, the user must pay a fee or service fee for the digital satellite broadcast. In case of requesting payment from the management system for fee or service fee, or if the subscriber wants to pay, the user or viewer must pay the fee to the designated payment company, that is, the bank, to make the payment. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and to achieve an improvement.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic card such as a cash card or credit card when a payment request is received from a subscriber management system (SMS) in a subscriber information receiving device of a digital satellite receiver or when a subscriber wants to pay for a payment. The present invention relates to a billing apparatus and method for using a digital satellite receiver, which enables the billing of a service fee, a broadcasting fee, or a user fee to be performed quickly and easily.

As a technical means for achieving the above object of the present invention, the billing apparatus in the digital satellite receiver of the present invention reads the information on the magnetic card and then provides the read data to the satellite broadcasting receiver. ; Receiving the data from the magnetic card reader and storing the data in an internal memory, and receiving a communication connection completion signal from the subscriber information receiving apparatus, and providing a stored access data to the subscriber information receiving apparatus. Device; The card data from the conditional access unit in the satellite broadcasting receiver and the inquiry request data for this data are transmitted to the subscriber management system in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol, and payment is made in accordance with the inquiry result from the subscriber management system. Subscriber information receiving apparatus; Characterized in having a.

In addition, as another technical means for achieving the object of the present invention, the payment method in the digital satellite receiver of the present invention receives a high frequency signal from the satellite antenna (ANT) to perform the tuning, demodulation and depressing A satellite broadcasting receiving apparatus which outputs a video signal from the satellite broadcasting receiving apparatus, a television set which outputs a video signal from the satellite broadcasting receiving apparatus and outputs audio to a built-in speaker, and communicates with a subscriber management system. A payment method for a digital satellite receiver, comprising: a subscriber information receiving device for controlling; and a magnetic card reader for reading the information on the magnetic card and then providing the read data to the satellite broadcasting receiving device. The card data read from the magnetic card reader is transmitted to the subscriber management system through the device. A first step of requesting a meeting; A second step of receiving an inquiry result from the subscriber management system and determining whether card payment is valid; If it is determined that the card payment is valid in the second step, the third system for requesting payment payment notes, such as the fee for use from the subscriber management system, and receiving the payment payment notes according to the request, and outputs the same; A fourth step of, after approving the payment to the subscriber management system, receiving the approval number according to the approval of the payment and storing it in a memory and simultaneously outputting the screen; A fifth step of outputting an invalid card if it is invalid in the second step; And a sixth step of terminating communication by the subscriber management system after the fourth and fifth steps.

1 is a configuration diagram for a conventional digital satellite receiver,

2 is a block diagram of a payment device in the digital satellite receiver according to the present invention,

3 is a flow chart showing a payment method in the digital satellite receiver according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: satellite broadcasting receiver 11: channel part

12: conditional access unit 13: demultiplexer

14: Video decoder 15: Audio decoder

16: video encoder 17: audio ADC

20: subscriber information receiving device 22: memory

23: modem 30: TV set

40: magnetic card reader 45: magnetic card

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the billing apparatus in the digital satellite receiver according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a payment device in the digital satellite receiver according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the payment device in the digital satellite receiver according to the present invention reads information on the magnetic card 45. As shown in FIG. Next, the magnetic card reader 40 which provides the read data to the satellite broadcasting receiver 10, receives the data from the magnetic card reader 40, stores the data in the internal memory, and then reads the subscriber information receiving apparatus 20. Receiving a communication connection completion signal from the satellite broadcast receiving apparatus 10 and the satellite broadcasting receiving apparatus 10 including a conventional access unit 12 for providing the stored data to the subscriber information receiving apparatus 20; The card data from the conditional access unit 12 and the inquiry request data for this data are transmitted to the subscriber management system in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol, and the inquiry is made from the subscriber management system. Constitute a subscriber information reception device 20, which performs payment approval, depending on the.

The satellite broadcasting receiver 10 tunes and QPSK demodulates a high frequency signal from a satellite antenna, converts and converts an error into a digital signal, and the channel 21 when a descrambling permit command is received from the controller 21. Descrambles the digital signal from the video signal and provides it to the demultiplexer. The digital signal from the channel 12 is connected to the conditional access unit 12 connected to the magnetic card reader 40, and the video signal and audio signal. A demultiplexer 13, each separated into service information, an audio signal from the demultiplexer 13, and a video / audio decoder 14 and 15 for decompiling the video signal according to the MPEG II standard; A video encoder 16 for converting the decompressed digital video signal input from the audio decoders 14 and 15 into a television signal according to the television broadcasting method (NTSC, PAL); O / audio decoder, the decompressed audio signal input from the (14, 15) comprises an audio D / A converter 17 for conversion to an analog signal.

The subscriber information receiving apparatus 20 receives the card data from the magnetic card reader 40 through the conditional access unit 12 and then controls the payment through communication with the subscriber management system 21. ), A memory 22 for storing data according to the control of the controller 21, and a modem 23 for communication between the controller 21 and the subscriber management system.

3 is a flow chart showing a payment method in the digital satellite receiver according to the present invention.

Operation according to the device of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail below based on the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 2, the operation of the satellite broadcasting receiver 10 according to the present invention will be roughly described. The high frequency signal from the satellite antenna is tuned and QPSK demodulated in the channel unit 11, and converted into a digital signal. And error correction to be provided to the conditional access unit 12. The conditional access unit 12 descrambles the digital signal from the channel unit 11 when a descrambling permit command is received from the control unit 21. The demultiplexer 13 is provided, and the card data from the magnetic card reader 40 is transmitted to the controller 21. The demultiplexer 13 separates the digital signal from the conditional access unit 12 into a video signal, an audio signal, and service information, and provides the demultiplexer 13 to the video / audio decoders 14 and 15, respectively. 14 and 15 decompress the audio signal and the video signal from the demultiplexer 13 in accordance with the MPEG II standard to provide the video signal to the video encoder 16 and the audio signal to the audio D / A converter 17. To provide. The video encoder 16 converts the decompressed digital video signal input from the video decoder 14 into a television signal according to a television broadcasting method (NTSC, PAL) and provides the television set 30 to the television set 30. The D / A converter 17 converts the decompressed audio signal input from the audio decoder 15 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal to the television set 30.

By using the satellite broadcasting receiver 10 and the magnetic card reader 40 operating as described above, the subscriber information receiving apparatus performs a confrontational settlement such as a service fee, a broadcast receiving fee, or a user fee in the following manner.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the payment method according to the present invention, as in step 51 shown in FIG. 3, when the payment request is made in the subscriber management system or when the subscriber attempts to pay directly, When the process proceeds to step 52 shown in FIG. 52, the present invention will be described with step 52 shown in FIG. 3 as the first step.

First, in the first steps (52, 53), the control unit 21 of the subscriber information receiving device 20 from the magnetic card reader 30 through the conditional access unit 12 of the satellite broadcasting receiving device 10 The card data is received and the card data is transmitted to the subscriber management system by communication through the modem 23 to request card inquiry based on the card data.

In the second step 54, the control unit 21 of the subscriber information receiving apparatus 20 receives the inquiry result from the subscriber management system, determines whether the card payment is valid, and if it is not the fifth step 58 If it is valid, go to the third step.

In the third step 55, if it is determined that the card payment is valid in the second step 54, the subscriber management system requests the payment note such as the fee for use in the above-described manner, and the payment price note according to the request. After receiving it, it is output to the screen of the television set 30. Then, in the fourth step 56, after approving the payment to the subscriber management system, the subscriber management system receives the approval number according to the approval from the subscriber management system, stores it in the memory 22, and simultaneously stores it in the television set 30. Output to the screen of.

In the fifth step 57, if the card is not valid in the second step 54, the card is output to the screen of the television set 30 in the above-described manner. In the sixth step, the fourth step 56 is performed. After the fifth step 57 and the subscriber management system terminates the communication, the process for payment is completely terminated.

According to the present invention as described above, in the subscriber information receiving device of the digital satellite receiver, if there is a request for payment from the subscriber management system (SMS) or if the subscriber wants to pay the money, such as a cash card or credit card, etc. By using the card to pay the bill, there is a special effect that can quickly and easily pay bills, such as service charges, broadcast charges or usage fees.

The above description is only a description of one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is capable of various changes and modifications within the scope of the configuration. In addition, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the billing apparatus and method in the digital satellite receiver are not limited to the above-described embodiments.

Claims (2)

A magnetic card reader 40 which reads the information on the magnetic card 45 and then provides the read data to the satellite broadcasting receiver 10; After receiving the data from the magnetic card reader 40 and storing it in an internal memory, when the communication connection completion signal is received from the subscriber information receiving device 20 to provide the stored data to the subscriber information receiving device 20 A satellite broadcasting receiver 10 including a conditional access unit 12; The card data from the conditional access unit 12 in the satellite broadcasting receiver 10 and the inquiry request data for this data are transmitted to the subscriber management system in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol, and the inquiry result from the subscriber management system. And a subscriber information receiving device (20) for performing a payment according to the payment system in the digital satellite receiver. Receives a high frequency signal from the satellite antenna (ANT), performs a synchronization, demodulation and depressing and outputs the satellite broadcast receiving device 10, and outputs the video signal from the satellite broadcast receiving device (10) And a television set 30 for outputting voice to a built-in speaker, a subscriber information receiving device 20 for communicating with a subscriber management system and controlling the satellite broadcasting receiving device 10, and a magnetic card ( 45. A billing method in a digital satellite receiver comprising a magnetic card reader 40 which reads the information on 45) and then provides the read data to the satellite broadcasting receiver 10. A first step of transmitting the card data read from the magnetic card reader 30 to the subscriber management system through the satellite broadcasting receiving apparatus 10 and requesting an inquiry thereof; A second step of receiving an inquiry result from the subscriber management system and determining whether card payment is valid; If it is determined that the card payment is valid in the second step, requesting a payment note such as a fee from the subscriber management system, receiving a payment note according to the request, and outputting the screen; A fourth step of, after approving the payment with the subscriber management system, receiving the approval number according to the approval of the payment and storing the result in the memory 22; A fifth step of outputting an invalid card if it is invalid in the second step; A sixth step of terminating communication by the subscriber management system after the fourth and fifth steps; Payment method in the digital satellite receiver, characterized in that consisting of.