KR20000030425A - Real time internet broadcasting system and broadcating method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and an apparatus for real-time broadcasting are provided to collect/process moving-image files from many users, and to provide the processed moving-image files to many users. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for real-time broadcasting comprises many members(400), a data server(100), a manager(300) and an advertisement host(500). The members(400) search and execute remote moving-image files via a data communication network. The data server(100) processes user's image and voice information into specific files, and provides moving-image broadcasting information. The manager(300) stores moving-image broadcasting files, and provides selected information according to user's request. The advertisement host(500) provides an advertisement file to be combined into the selected information.

Description

Real time internet broadcasting system and broadcating method using the same network

The present invention relates to a real-time Internet broadcasting apparatus using a network and a broadcasting method thereof, and more particularly, to a plurality of Internet studios and a plurality of subscriber terminals in which subscribers directly participate, and a website for providing / processing broadcast data is mediated. The present invention relates to a real-time Internet broadcasting apparatus and a broadcasting method using a network to provide real-time information to a plurality of other subscribers in real time by connecting in real time.

As is well known, the transmission and reception of information using computer communication, electronic commerce, home banking, etc. have recently become common, and information transmission through such a network is performed by users, subscribers, network operators and content companies. Through the user's file download (Down Load) through the provision of documents, images, videos, various software, sound files, etc. through the self-access network.

On the other hand, recently, such a network network has been commercialized by a wired / wireless media information provider to provide a real-time transmission of broadcast data to a subscriber terminal by wire or wireless using a web server of a communication network operator.

By the way, the above-mentioned Internet broadcasting is a level which has not largely escaped from the existing television in that the broadcasting program of the existing broadcasting station is transmitted to the subscriber terminal in real time. At present, there is no limit to subscriber induction and interest.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described state of the art, and a user directly collects and processes a video file transmitted by a user in a plurality of video providing units (studio rooms) spaced apart from each other and transmits the same to a plurality of subscribers. It is an object of the present invention to provide a real-time Internet broadcasting apparatus using the network network and a method of broadcasting the same, by allowing a certain number of subscribers to transmit desired specific information in real time through a network.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a network to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a data provider according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an operator according to the present invention;

4 is an exemplary view showing an operator website screen according to the present invention;

5A to 5C are views illustrating a broadcast file production screen according to the present invention.

6 exemplarily shows a broadcast file production screen according to the present invention;

7 is a flowchart showing a broadcast file creation and search operation according to the present invention;

8 is a schematic diagram for schematically summarizing the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100: data provider, 200: network,

300: operator, 400: subscriber,

500: advertiser, 302: operation server,

318: main control module.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of subscribers for requesting and executing remote video information in real time through a data communication network; A data provider for providing moving picture broadcasting information generated by processing / interposing a user's image and audio information to a specific file through an image communication means and an image capturing means (microphone); An operator for storing a moving picture broadcasting file transmitted from the data provider through the data communication network and providing information selected by the subscriber terminal to a corresponding subscriber terminal in response to a request of the subscriber; There is provided a real-time Internet broadcast apparatus using a network, comprising an advertiser providing an advertisement file for attaching an advertisement to a video broadcasting file provided from the operator to the subscriber terminal via the data communication network.

Preferably, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the data provider includes image pickup means for picking up image information of the user, voice collecting means (microphone) for collecting the user's voice signal, and key input for the user. A data input unit, a data storage unit for storing the pre-produced image file and an audio file, a signal processing unit for processing audio signals and video signals, a signal synthesizer for synthesizing audio signals and video signals, and the signal synthesizing unit A real-time Internet broadcasting apparatus using a network, comprising a data recording medium for recording a video signal output from the control module, and a control module for performing a control operation for producing a video file and processing and synthesizing the video file. Is provided.

More preferably, according to the present invention, the operator is a server for collecting the video broadcasting file from the data providing unit, and leads the connection and information request signal from the subscriber terminal, and the execution and broadcasting of the video broadcasting file A main module for controlling file reading / transmission, an advertisement collection server for collecting advertisement files, a browser generation unit for generating a browser to be transmitted as a video file, a member management DB for storing member information, and a broadcasting file Provided is a real-time Internet broadcasting apparatus using a network, characterized in that consisting of the ST DB and the advertising DB for storing the.

In addition, the video broadcast file is characterized by including a music video, the introduction of a specific object, announcements (wedding ceremony, sixtieth, employment, job opening, public relations, video letter), real-time chat information to which the user's image and voice are bonded.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of subscriber terminals and data providers are connected to the operator via a data communication network to perform a member registration procedure for searching and producing a video broadcasting file from the subscriber terminal and the data provider; And selecting, by the data provider, the search and production of the video broadcast file, and combining the voice and video files of the data provider with the previously stored video file to produce the video broadcast file, and transmitting the data from at least one data provider. Provided is a real-time Internet broadcasting method using a network comprising the process of storing the broadcast video file in the DB to read the broadcast file on the subscriber's request and transmit in real time.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a network to which the present invention is applied.

Referring to this, reference numeral 100 denotes a data provider (eg, studio room; ST-1 to ST-n; 100a to 100n) configured in a franchise form in a department store, a PC game room, a subway station, a shopping mall, and the like. 100n) transmits the moving picture file and the audio signal file to the operator side after signal processing in accordance with the user's key input.

Reference numerals 102a to 102n denote first to nth modems for physical connection between the data providers 100a to 100n and the network 200, and the network 200 is, for example, a web server (not shown). ) And communication line enable real-time information transmission / reception network between subscriber and operator.

In addition, reference numeral 300 denotes an operator for data processing such as processing data transmitted from the data providers 100a to 100n or attaching a specific file, while managing users and members of the data providers 100a to 100n. As shown therein, an operation server 302 and an operator terminal 304 are configured.

Reference numeral 400 denotes a subscriber for receiving a video file from the data providers 100a to 100n processed by the operation server 302 collectively, and the subscriber 400 is connected to the subscriber terminals 400a to 400n. And first to nth subscriber modems 402a to 402n.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a data provider according to the present invention.

Referring to this, the data provider 100a includes a web camera 104, a data input unit 106, a microphone 108, a data storage unit 110, an audio signal processor 112, an image signal processor 114, and a signal. Composed of a combining unit 116, a data recording unit 118, and a control module 120.

In more detail, the web camera 104 is an imaging means for imaging a user of the data provider 100a, and the data input unit 106 represents a keyboard or a mouse for the user to perform a key operation. The microphone 108 is configured to input the voice signal of the user.

On the other hand, the data storage unit 110 is for pre-store the audio signal processing and video signal processing program, a plurality of audio files and video files. For example, the data provider 100a receives various processing programs and audio / video files (songs and background screens) from the operator 300 via the network 200 to the data storage 110. Save it.

The audio signal processing unit 112 is for synthesizing and processing the audio signal read from the data storage unit 110 and the user's audio signal output from the microphone 108, and the image signal processing unit 114 is the The image file read from the data storage unit 110 and the appearance of the user applied via the web camera 104 are processed according to the key operation of the data input unit 106.

On the other hand, the signal synthesizing unit 116 is for synthesizing the audio and video signals output from the audio signal processing unit 112 and the video signal processing unit 114, the data recording unit 118 is the signal synthesizing unit ( And a recording medium such as a CD writer for recording the synthesized video and audio signals.

For example, a user sends a control command through the data input unit 106 while the video file and the audio file received from the operator 300 are stored in the data storage unit 110 via the network 200. By selecting a specific file among the video file and the audio file by transmitting the video and audio signal of the user, which is extracted through the web camera 104 and the microphone 108, is interposed in the extracted video file and the audio file. One broadcast data configuration is completed and transmitted to the operation server 302 on the operator 300 side so that the subscriber 400 can perform real-time search and file download remotely.

That is, the data providers 100a to 100n represent a plurality of small internet studio broadcasting stations, which transmit remote broadcasting data to the operation server 302 via the network 200, respectively. 302 may process the input data and transmit it to the subscriber 400. Accordingly, the Internet studio broadcasting stations as the data providers 100a to 100n are formed to be spaced apart from each other, and the internet studio broadcasting stations can be rented and rented in the form of franchise.

On the other hand, the configuration of the data provider 100 can be sufficiently changed within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention, the data recording unit 118 can also be omitted.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the operator according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a view showing an exemplary operator website screen according to the present invention.

Referring to this, reference numeral 500 denotes an advertiser that processes and transmits an advertisement file to the operator 300, and the advertiser 500 includes an advertiser terminal and a modem.

Reference numeral 306 denotes an advertisement collection server for collecting advertisement files transmitted from the advertiser 500, and 308 denotes a data input unit for inputting a control command by a user of the operator 300.

Reference numeral 310 denotes a browser generation unit for generating a browser to process a file transmitted from the data provider 100 and synthesize other files on the monitor of the operator terminal 304 and to transmit them to the subscriber 400.

In addition, reference numeral 312 denotes a member management DB (Data Base) for registering the user of the data provider 100 and the subscriber 400 as a member of the operator 300 and storing member information thereof. Reference numeral 314 denotes an ST DB (Studio Data Base) for storing moving image data (music video, video letter, safety, announcement, club promotion, etc.) transmitted from the data provider 100, and reference numeral 316 denotes the above. Represents an advertisement DB for storing advertisement data authorized through the advertisement collection server 306.

Reference numeral 318 denotes a main control module for overall management and control of the operator 300, wherein the main control module 318 is the data provider 100 and the subscriber 400 according to the key command of the data input unit 308. ), And receives and processes various data from the advertiser 500, and reads the corresponding file from the ST DB 314 upon request of the data provider 100 and the subscriber 400 to mediate the operation server 302. Send it to.

In addition, the main control module 318 reads the advertisement data from the advertisement DB 316 and intervenes in the moving image file transmitted from the data provider 100 so that the subscriber 400 moves the moving image data (music video, image letter, Regards, announcements, public relations, etc.) when the advertisement data is provided in real time, the advertisement data is displayed on the browser of the subscriber 400.

The operator 300 of the above configuration allows the subscriber 400 to select and receive desired video data (music video, video letter, regards, announcement, club promotion, etc.). 4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the operator 300 website screen.

Referring to this, two selection icons (Icon) 322 in which the data provider 100 and the subscriber 400 can participate are largely displayed on the operator's 300 website 320 connected to the network 200. It is configured in the form of a table poll.

That is, for example, in the selection icon 322, the user of the data provider 100 produces video data (music video, video letter, regards, announcement, club promotion, etc.) through his / her voice and image data. And an icon for membership, an icon for membership, and an icon for allowing the subscriber 400 to search or receive a plurality of video data produced by the data provider 100.

At this time, when the member registration by clicking the icon for membership registration, the website according to the present invention can register the membership as a document file or a video file.

In addition, the selection icon 322 is also provided with icons for information transfer between the subscriber 400 and the operator 300 and information transfer between the subscribers 400, for example, image data of the subscriber 400. And an icon for casting the model, an icon for chatting between the subscribers 400, an icon for the subscribers 400 to transmit image data to a specific subscriber, and the like.

Meanwhile, when one of the selection icons 322 located in a predetermined portion on the website 320 is clicked, a plurality of sub table poles 324 corresponding to the selected selection icons 322 are displayed. do. For example, when the icon for the video file is selected from the selection icon 322, the sub table pole 324 has a music video production, a music introduction file production, a specific notification file production (wedding, sixtieth birthday, birthday, love confession). Etc.) are provided selectably.

For example, when the icon for music video production is selected in the sub table pole 324, the subframe 326 of music video production is displayed. The subframe 326 for producing the music video includes at least one subframe in which the data provider 100 directly manipulates and processes a specific music file, a background image, and screen processing.

Meanwhile, the data providers 100a to 100n may perform a promotion of a specific product in real time through the real-time internet broadcasting apparatus, and video chat may be used to determine a description and price of the product for the corresponding product. In addition to performing in real-time through the) and the specific image data can be inserted into the background screen to interpose the product introduction image data of the data provider (100a ~ 100n) applied to the subscriber 400 to match the image of the specific product It can be changed in various ways.

For example, when the data providers 100a to 100n promote a specific product unique to Korea through the Internet broadcasting apparatus, a Korean building or a Korean landscape is displayed on a background screen of image data applied to the subscriber 400. It is possible to allow image data for to be inserted.

In addition, the Internet broadcasting apparatus is capable of producing a broadcast file sufficiently in an offline state, which is a configuration of the Internet broadcasting apparatus as shown in FIG. 2, in which the data providers 100a to 100n are offline. It is possible to record on the recording medium (CD, diskette, recording paper) via the data recording unit 118 (CD Writer / Driver / Recording Paper) via specific image data and audio data on the background screen.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, a real-time Internet broadcast broadcasting method using a network according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described in detail.

5A to 5C and 6 are views showing a broadcast file production screen according to the present invention by way of example, Figure 7 is a flowchart showing a broadcast file production and search operation according to the present invention.

First, when the subscriber 400 or the data provider 100 attempts to access the operation server 302 of the operator 300 via the network 200 (first step; ST-1) The main control module 318 of the operator 300 requests information about membership registration (second step; ST-2).

If the subscriber 400 or the data provider 100 fills out the member information in a state in which the subscriber 400 or the data provider 100 does not subscribe to the member (step 3; ST-3), the main control module 318 of the operator 300 ) Reads the member information from the member management DB 312, compares / determined, and logs on (step 4; ST-4). The operator 300 stores the subscriber 400 and the data provider 100. A notification subframe is generated and displayed in a browser (step 5; ST-5).

In this case, when the data provider 100 operates the data input unit 106 and selects the video music file production icon shown in FIG. 4 (step 6; ST-6), the subframe 326 for the music file is performed. ) Is generated and an open icon formed on the subframe 326 is selected. Then, a subframe 328 for the music selection file as shown in FIG. 5A is formed. After selecting a specific music file among at least one music file described on the subframe 328, the open icon 332 is clicked. When a specific music file is input.

In addition, a screen for selecting a background image of the specific music file is displayed as shown in FIG. 5B. In the background subframe 334, a table 336 including a plurality of image files is formed. After clicking, select the open icon 338 to input a specific image file.

As described above, when the background screen is selected, the data provider 100 displays a subframe 340 for setting the screen so that the data provider 100 can set the screen. Since the selection icon 342 for volume, video file mixing, voice file mixing, color, and animation character addition is formed, input the setting value while selecting the selection icon 342 and press OK to select the selected video. The file and the audio file are output to the monitor based on the set value, and the user's video and audio signals are synthesized through the web camera 104 and the microphone 108 of the data provider 100, and one music video, video jockey file, The notification file is completed. (Seventh Step; ST-7, FIG. 6) The completed file is transmitted to the operation server 302 of the operator 300 via the network 200. (Step 8; ST-8)

The main control module 318 stores the authorized video file in the ST DB 314 via the operation server 302.

On the other hand, if the subscriber 400 or the data provider 100 selects a search icon for searching the ST DB 314 from the selection icon 322 in step 6 (step 9; ST-9), the search is performed. As a subframe (not shown) for the display is displayed, a specific file to be searched is selected and searched in the subframe (step 10; ST-10), and the searched specific file can be downloaded. (11th step; ST-11)

Hereinafter, the present invention will be outlined with reference to FIG. 8.

First, the data provider 100 may be, for example, a studio (ST-A) located in a professional studio room (ST-A) or a game room (ST-B), a studio located in a public place such as a subway (ST-C), a media broadcast for product introduction. The data provider 100 is composed of a studio ST-D, and the operator 300 receives video and audio signals from the web camera 104 and the microphone integrated 108 provided therein. (Step A).

Then, the operator 300 transmits the video and audio signals from the data provider 100 to the subscriber 400 made of netizens through a server. In this case, the video and audio signals transmitted from the operator 300 may be provided in real time, or may be stored in the database and then read and transmitted according to the request of the subscriber 400 (step B).

In addition, as shown in step C, the data provider 100 and the subscriber 400 directly form a network to receive data authorized from the data provider 100 without passing through the operator 300. Subscriber 400 may be authorized directly. That is, the video chat between the data provider 100 and the subscriber 400, general chat, product sales, interview, self-promotion, image auction, etc. can be performed in real time.

On the other hand, the real-time Internet broadcast apparatus and its broadcasting method using a network according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment only, various modifications can be made within the scope not departing from the technical gist, It is possible to provide a variety of information derived on the basis of it.

As described above, according to the real-time Internet broadcasting apparatus and a broadcasting method using the network according to the present invention, the operator collects a plurality of video files transmitted by the user from a plurality of video providing units (studio rooms) spaced far apart from each other By sending to subscribers, specific information can be transmitted to multiple subscribers in real time through the network while the user participates directly. Members can produce broadcast files and search and download the produced broadcast files. There is an effect that becomes possible.

In particular, it is possible to directly participate in the production of announcements, such as weddings, such as video files can be sent by e-mail, and by configuring the studio room in the form of a franchise, members can easily send a video file to a variety of recipients.

Claims (8)

A plurality of subscribers for requesting and executing remote video information in real time through a data communication network; A data provider for providing moving picture broadcasting information generated by processing / interposing a user's image and audio information to a specific file through an image communication means and an image capturing means (microphone); An operator for storing a moving picture broadcasting file transmitted from the data provider through the data communication network and providing information selected by the subscriber terminal to a corresponding subscriber terminal in response to a request of the subscriber; And an advertiser providing an advertisement file for attaching an advertisement to a video broadcasting file provided from the operator to the subscriber terminal through the data communication network. The data provider of claim 1, wherein the data provider includes image pickup means for picking up image information of a user, voice collecting means (microphone) for collecting a voice signal of the user, a data input unit for key input of the user, and a preliminary production. A data storage unit for storing the video file and the audio file, a signal processor for processing the audio signal and the video signal, a signal synthesizer for synthesizing the audio signal and the video signal, and a video signal output from the signal synthesizer. A real-time Internet broadcasting apparatus using a network, comprising a data recording medium for recording, and a control module for performing a control operation for producing a video file, and processing and synthesizing a video file. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operator comprises: an operation server which collects a moving picture broadcasting file from the data providing unit, leads a connection and information request signal from the subscriber terminal, and executes and reads a broadcasting file of the moving picture broadcasting file. The main control module for controlling the transmission / transmission, the advertisement collection server for collecting the advertisement files, the browser generation unit for generating the browser to be transmitted as the video file, the member management DB for storing the member information, and the broadcasting file. Real-time Internet broadcasting device using a network, characterized in that consisting of the ST DB, advertising DB. The video broadcasting file of claim 1, wherein the video broadcasting file includes a music video in which a user's image and voice are joined, an introduction of a specific object, an announcement (wedding, sixtieth birthday, employment, job offer, public relations, video letter), and real-time chat information. Real-time Internet broadcasting device using a network characterized in that. Performing a member registration procedure for retrieving and producing a video broadcasting file from a plurality of subscriber terminals and data providers connected to the operator through a data communication network; The data provider selecting a search and production of a video broadcasting file; Producing a video broadcasting file by bonding the voice and video files of the data provider to previously stored video files; Real-time Internet broadcasting method using a network comprising the step of storing a video broadcast file transmitted from at least one data provider in a DB to read the broadcast file when the subscriber requests. The plurality of small internet studio broadcasting stations of claim 1, wherein the data provider delivers the remote broadcasting data to the operating server through the network and the remote broadcasting data to the subscriber through the operating server. Real-time Internet broadcasting device using a network, which is located at a long distance and can be rented and rented in the form of a franchise. 3. The data provider of claim 2, wherein the data provider is capable of real-time video chat for promotion / introduction and price formation of the specific product with the subscriber through a network, and the background image data according to the image of the specific product. Real-time Internet broadcasting device using a network, characterized in that to change the. The real time using a network according to claim 2, wherein the data provider inserts specific image data and audio data into the background screen in an offline state and stores the data in a recording medium through the data recording unit. Internet broadcasting device.