KR20010007731A - A apparatus and method for operating system according to scattering information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and method for operating a system according to information distribution is provided to efficiently distribute various images, voices, sounds and file data stored on a bulk storage media so that they can be stored and operated in each affiliated system. CONSTITUTION: A server system(10) comprises a bulk storage media(10-1), a data calling unit(10-2), a data conversion transceiver(10-3), a control unit(10-4) and the first data storage unit(10-5). The bulk storage media(10-1) stores various data such as images, voices, sounds, file data, etc. The data calling unit(10-2) generates control signals to invoke necessary data from the data stored in the bulk storage media(10-1). The data conversion transceiver(10-3) receives the data requested by a client system(12) through a middle-ware system(14-1) and converts the data requested by a user from the middle-ware system(14-1) to transmit them. The control unit(10-4), in case that a plurality of client systems(12-11-12-1n) request the same data or different data, controls so that the requested data can be received from the middle-ware system(14-1), necessary control signals can be allocated to the data calling unit(10-2) and the data can be transmitted to the data conversion transceiver(10-3). The first data storage unit(10-5) stores the data between the data calling unit(10-2) and the data conversion transceiver(10-3) temporarily.

Description

A apparatus and method for operating system according to scattering information}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for operating a system, and more particularly, to operating a system according to the distribution of information for efficiently distributing various image, audio, sound, and document data stored in a mass storage medium and storing and operating in each series system. An apparatus and method are provided.

A commonly used PC is an integrated system with many technologies. When used as a general case, PC and network functions will outperform any other equipment or system. When the functions of the network are also used as a general case, the functions and the uses that can be processed are diversified. Data such as audio, video, and documents are already widely used and widely used worldwide by such devices and systems. The use of the Internet and the various computers in the network has facilitated the exchange and transfer of this data.

Recently, PCs and devices constituting a network have been miniaturized, modified for special purposes that are not general purpose, and new hardware has been designed and new systems have been created. Accordingly, there is a demand for a dedicated system that can be used by being connected to a network for a special purpose of operating and operating such images and document data, and software for operating the same.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a system operation apparatus according to the distribution of information to efficiently store and operate a variety of video, audio, sound and document data stored in a mass storage medium in each system.

Another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a system operating method according to the distribution of information to efficiently store and operate in a variety of video, audio, sound, document data, etc. stored in a mass storage medium in each system.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system operating apparatus according to information distribution according to the present invention.

2 is a detailed view of FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a system operating method according to information distribution according to the present invention.

The system operating apparatus according to the information distribution for solving the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention comprises a server system for operating and controlling data stored in the storage medium; Client systems for requesting required data from the storage medium, receiving the requested data, and outputting or displaying the requested data as predetermined data; And a middleware system for switching and distributing the data retrieved by the server system to the respective client systems corresponding to the request data, and transmitting the data to the server system when the client system requests a data. It is preferable to include.

System operation method according to the information distribution to solve the other technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is a server system for controlling data stored in a storage medium, requesting the server system the required data and receiving the requested data A method of operating a client system, a middleware system for transmitting data of the server system to the client systems in accordance with a data request, the method comprising: (a) initializing the server system, middleware system and client systems and waiting for the client system; Transitioning to a state; (b) transmitting data requested by the client systems to the server system through the middleware system in a standby state, and the server system searching for the storage medium and outputting the requested data; (c) redistributing the data output from the server system in the middleware system and redistributing the data to each of the client systems matching the data request; And (d) each client system regenerating the redistributed data.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system operating apparatus according to information distribution according to the present invention.

The apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a server system 10 for operating and controlling data stored in a mass storage medium such as a DVD-ROM changer, a CD-ROM changer, or a hard disk, and a server displaying input / output of the server system 10. Input / output display means 11, client system 12, client system 12 for requesting the required data from the storage medium of the server system and receiving or requesting the requested data to output or display audio, video or document data, etc. Input / output display means 13 for displaying the input / output of the < RTI ID = 0.0 >) < / RTI > and the output data of the server system 10 to switch and distribute the plurality of client systems 12-11 ... 12-1n, 12-21 ... 12-2n, 12-n1. 12-nn, ..., and middleware system 14 that transmits to the server system 10 when there is a request for data required by the client system 12.

2 is a detailed view of FIG. 1.

In FIG. 2, the server system 10 includes a mass storage medium 10-1, such as a DVD-ROM changer, a CD-ROM changer, or a hard disk, in which various data are stored, a voice stored in the mass storage medium 10-1, Data call means 10-2 for generating a control signal so that image and document data and the like can be received in response to a request of the client system 12, and the requested data from the client system 12 is transferred to a middleware system ( A data conversion transmission / reception means 10-3 for receiving data through the middleware system 14 and converting and transmitting data in a protocol of a transmission method for transmitting data requested by the user from the middleware system 14, a plurality of client systems 12- at a time. 11 to 12-1n, 12-21 ... 12-2n, 12-n1 ... 12-nn, ... to request the different or the same data, the requested data is transferred to the middleware system 14-1, 14-2,... From 14-n,…) Control means (10-4) and data call means (10-2) for allocating control signals required for the data call means (10-2) and controlling each request data to be transmitted to the data conversion transmission / reception means (10-3). And first data storage means 10-5 for temporarily storing data between the data conversion transmission and reception means 10-3.

In FIG. 2, the client system 12 inputs code input means 12-111 for receiving input of code data by the input / output display means 13 to request the required data from the server system 10, and code input. First code data transmitting means 12-112 for transmitting the code input by means 12-111 to the middleware system, data receiving means 12-113 for receiving the requested data from the middleware system 14, Second data storage for storing the data converted by the data conversion means 12-114 and the data conversion means 12-114 in the auxiliary storage device for converting the data received by the reception method into a data form requested by the user. Means (12-115) outputs data received at the request of the user to the input / output display means (13), and processes or reproduces, repeats, reproduces, or moves or enlarges or reduces the page according to the nature of the requested data. The data is stored in the second data storage unit 12-115 in turn through the data operation processing unit 12-116 and the code input unit 12-111, and used by the data operation processing unit 12-116. Storage data control means (12-117) to control so that.

In FIG. 2, the input / output display means 13 includes a large screen or monitor 13-111, a sound system 13-112, an image, for inputting or displaying a response to request data from the client system 12. Voice and sound output means 13-113, document output system 13-114, a keypad and a wireless remote controller, and voice recognition means 13-115.

In FIG. 2, the middleware system 14 includes code data receiving means 14-11 for receiving code data requested from the client system 12 and second code data for transmitting the received code data to the server system 10. Transmitting means 14-12, data receiving means 14-13 for receiving data corresponding to code data requested by client system 12 from server system 10, a plurality of client systems 12-11, Switching distribution for receiving and distributing the requested data of ... 12-1n1, ... from the server system 10 and transmitting the data corresponding to each request to the corresponding client system 12-11, ... 12-1n1, ... Temporarily for receiving the requested data from the processing means 14-14 and the client system 12-11, ... 12-1 n1, ... and transmitting it to the client system 12-11, ... 12-1 n1, ... Third data storage means 14-15 for storing data, And data transmission means 14-16 to 14-19 for transmitting data from the third data storage means 14-15 to the client system 12-11, ... 12-1 n1, ....

A data transmission means 12-114 receives a corresponding code or command of data requested by a user from the code input means 12-111 of the client system 12-1 through the input / output display means 13; The code is converted into a protocol conforming to the protocol and transmitted to the code data receiving means 14-11 of the middleware system 14-1.

The data transmitted through the code data receiving means 14-11 of the middleware system 14-1 is controlled by the control conditions of the switching distribution processing means 14-14 to convert the modified data into second code data. It is transmitted to the data conversion transmission / reception means 10-3 of the server system 10 via the transmission means 14-12.

Code data input through the data conversion transmission / reception means 10-3 of the server system 10 is a data call capable of controlling the mass storage medium 10-1 by control commands of the control means 10-4. The code data is transmitted with the control command to the means 10-2.

The data is called from the mass storage medium 10-1 by the control command and the code data transmitted to the data call means 10-2.

The called data is temporarily stored together with the code data for which the data request was made in the first data storage means 10-5, and then the middleware system 14- 14 fits with the data transmission method in the data conversion transmission / reception means 10-3. Is transmitted to the data receiving means 14-13 of 1).

The converted data is transmitted to the third data storage unit 14-15 to temporarily store the data. The stored temporary data is distributed according to the unique ID of the client system 12-11 in the switching distribution processing unit 14-14, and through the fast switching action so that real-time processing can be performed, the client system 12-11. Is sent to the data conversion transmission means 14-16 for transmission.

The data transmitted to the data conversion transmission means 14-16 is transferred to the data receiving means 12-113 of each client system 12-11 to which it is connected.

Since the data received through the data receiving means 12-113 of the client system 12-11 is transmitted by a protocol of a unique data transmission method, the data is transmitted to the data converting means 12-114 so that the unique data is transmitted. After conversion to the second data storage means (12-115).

The data stored in the second data storage means 12-115 is processed so that the data operation processing means 12-116 can confirm the data requested by the user through the storage data control means 12-117 having a control function. .

Representation of the requested data can be output through the screen or monitor (13-111) and confirmation through sound and audio by the addition of the sound system (13-112), document data or other data data can be stored in the document output system ( 13-114), a screen, a monitor 13-111, or the like.

The data transmission method from each system block to another system block uses mutual data transmission and reception using Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.2 (2.0) and Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP). It is configured to transmit and receive data at 10Mbps or 100Mbps.

First code data transmitting means 12-112 of the client system 12-11, Data receiving means 12-113, Code data receiving means 14-11 of the middleware system 14-1, Second code The data transmission means 14-12, the data conversion reception means 14-13, the data conversion transmission means 14-16, and the data conversion transmission / reception means 10-3 of the server system 10 are USB or TCP / IP. It has a function of converting and restoring data according to the protocol that enables data transmission using the method.

Each system consists of a system and equipment each designed and manufactured as a hardware structure. The entire device is composed of one server system 10 and at least one to eight middleware systems 14, and each middleware system 14 may consist of at least four to sixteen client systems 12. Can be.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a system operating method according to information distribution according to the present invention.

The flowchart shown in FIG. 3 includes initializing the server system 30, initializing the middleware system and the client system 31, 32, and transmitting the initialization success message to the server system 33. 34, the server system transmitting the waiting messages to the middleware system and the client system (35, 36), the client system transmitting the user request data to the server system through the middleware system (37), the client system requests The server system storing the data (38), the server system accessing the mass storage medium to retrieve and transmit the required data (39, 40), and the mass storage medium transmits the data transmission completion message to the server system. In step 41, the server system sends a data receipt confirmation message through the middleware system. (42) transmitting to the client system, the client system transmitting a data acknowledgment confirmation message to the server system through the middleware system (43), and transmitting the mass storage media retrieval data stored in the server system to the middleware system ( (44), the middleware system determines (45) the redundant data and switches distributed processing; sends (46) the switched distributed data to the client system; and stores the transmitted data (47). The client system transmits a data reception completion message to the server system through the middleware system (48), the client system plays back the stored data (49), and the client system sends the output end message to the server system through the middleware system. It consists of transmitting.

The server system 10 first initializes the state of the server system 10 and transmits an initialization message to all middleware systems 14 (steps 30 and 31).

Upon receiving the initialization message, the middleware system 14 attempts to initialize and, if the initialization is successful, transmits the initialization message to the client system 12 again (step 32). If the initialization fails, the current position and the reason for the initialization failure are transmitted to the server system 10.

The client system 12 performs initialization by receiving an initialization message, outputs an initial screen and voice or sound to the screen and monitor 13-111, the sound system 13-112, and the like, and then passes through the middleware system 14. The initialization success message is sent to the server system (steps 33 and 34). If the initialization fails, the current position and the reason for the initialization failure are transmitted to the server system 10.

The server system 10 receives the initialization success message and transmits a standby message to the middleware system 14 and the client system 12 when the initialization of all the middleware system 14 and the client system 12 is successful. Wait for a data request from step 12).

If the initialization success message is not received from all the middleware system 14 and the client system 12, and the initialization failure message is transmitted, the initialization step is repeated. If the server system 10 does not receive the initialization message even after a certain period of time, the server system 10 outputs the location of the initialization failure hardware and the reason for the failure to the server input / output display means 11, and then ends.

The client system 12 receiving the waiting message receives a code input of the user and displays the information of the corresponding data on the input / output display means 13 through the data operation processing means 12-116, and simultaneously displays the corresponding code such as an ID or the like. The message is converted into a message composed of information and transmitted to the server system 10 through the middleware system 14 (step 37).

The server system 10 analyzes and stores user request data of the client system 12 (step 38), and then transmits a control signal to find the data requested by the mass storage medium 10-1 (step 39). The mass storage medium 10-1 searches for the requested data and transmits a confirmation signal and data to the server system 10 when the corresponding data is found (step 40). If the search fails, the search failure signal is transmitted to the server system 10.

When the server system 10 receives the information transmission completion message from the mass storage medium 10-1 (step 41), the data coming after the data is stored in the server system 10 in advance if the search failure signal is received. Stores the message, transmits the message to the client system 12, and asks whether the message is received (step 42).

The client system 12 receives the availability message, returns a confirmation message if data can be received (step 43), and transmits the data to the middleware system 14 when the server system 10 receives the signal. (Step 44).

If the client system 12 is in an unreceivable state, the message is returned to the server system 10 with the reason, and the server system 10 repeats the message transmission again for a period of time, and receives the unreceivable message until the end. If so, the reason for the data transmission failure is output to the server input / output display means 11 to notify the administrator.

The data transmitted to the middleware system 14 determines the duplicated data, etc., and then transmits the distributed data to the corresponding client system 12 (steps 45 and 46). If there are several client systems 12 requesting the same data, the middleware system 14 redistributes the same data to the client system 12 to reduce the load on the server system 10 or the network, thereby reducing the data transmission delay according to the traffic. You can stop it.

The client system 12 stores data from the middleware system 14 and transmits a data reception completion message to the server system (steps 47 and 48).

After transmitting the data reception completion message, the client system 12 causes the stored data to be reproduced through the input / output display means 13 (step 49).

The client system 12 terminates the output at the end of data reproduction or the forced termination of the user, transmits an output end message to the server system 10 (step 50), and outputs the next data to the server system 10. If there is no subsequent data, it switches to standby mode to wait for user input and keeps the standby mode until the next user input.

The above operation is processed in parallel so that dozens of client systems 12 operate, and each client system 12 operates independently. Occasional transmission of mutual data can compensate for data loss or command errors. The middleware system 14 operates in a complementary form with the server system 10 and the client system 12.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be modified by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, a large-scale audio, audio and video or document data, etc. are dedicated to selectively recall and play necessary parts from various client systems (terminals) and utilize the data. It operates small to large scale by providing data system such as image output device used, language image for language practice, audio, audio data, magazine or publication, archived wireless, etc. It can be used as a facility or an auxiliary facility for the general public by using a group, association or such medium.

In addition, networked buildings such as public buildings and public institutions can be used to easily access and use convenience devices, and are applied to various facilities installed and utilized throughout society. It can be effectively grafted to the city, and because it is not a computer network, it has the advantage of lowering the size and price of the system and device. In addition, since the network is organized around a specific field or a specific data, there is an effect that can give expertise.

Claims (13)

A server system for operating and controlling data stored in a storage medium; Client systems for requesting required data from the storage medium, receiving the requested data, and outputting or displaying the requested data as predetermined data; And And a middleware system for switching and distributing the data retrieved by the server system to each client system corresponding to the request data, and transmitting the data to the server system when the client system requests a data. System operating apparatus according to the distribution of information. The method according to claim 1, wherein a method using a universal serial bus (USB) and a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) method are used to transmit and receive data from each system to another system. System operating apparatus according to the distribution of information. The method of claim 1, wherein the server system A storage medium in which predetermined data is stored; Data call means for generating a control signal so that predetermined data stored in the storage medium can be loaded by the request of the client system; Transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving data requested from the client system through the middleware system; And control means for receiving the data requested by the client system from the middleware system, allocating a control signal required for the data call means, and transmitting predetermined request data to the transmission / reception means. System operating unit. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the server system is And storage means for storing data between said data call means and said transceiving means. 4. The storage medium of claim 3, wherein the storage medium is System operating device according to information distribution, characterized in that the mass storage medium, such as DVD-ROM changer, CD-ROM changer or hard disk. The method of claim 3, wherein the control means When a plurality of client systems request different or the same data at a time, the controller receives the requested data from the middleware system, allocates a necessary control signal to the data calling means, and transmits predetermined request data to the transmitting and receiving means. System operating apparatus according to the distribution of information. The method of claim 1, wherein the middleware system Code data receiving means for receiving code data requested from the client system; Code data transmitting means for converting the received code data into predetermined data for transmission to the server system; Code data receiving means for converting the data requested by the client system into predetermined data for receiving from the server system; Switching distributed processing means for switching and distributing data received from the server system and outputting the distributed data to the client system; And And data conversion transmission means for converting the data distributed through the switching process into predetermined data and transmitting the converted data to the client system. 8. The system operating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the middleware system further comprises storage means for storing predetermined data for receiving the requested data from the client system and transmitting the requested data to the client system. The method of claim 1, wherein the client system Input means for receiving predetermined data for requesting the server system for necessary data; Data transmission means for transmitting the input data to the middleware system; Data receiving means for receiving the requested data from the middleware system; Data conversion means for converting the received data into a requested data form by a predetermined reception method; And And data operation processing means for processing the converted data so as to correspond to the nature of the output means. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the client system Data storage means for storing the data converted by the data conversion means; And storage data control means for controlling the data of the storage means to be used in the data operation processing means. A server system for controlling data stored in a storage medium, client systems requesting the required data from the server system and receiving the requested data, and transmitting data from the server system to the client systems according to a data request. In the method of operating the middleware system, (a) initializing the server system, middleware system and client systems and placing the client system in a standby state; (b) transmitting data requested by the client systems to the server system through the middleware system in a standby state, and the server system searching for the storage medium and outputting the requested data; (c) redistributing the data output from the server system in the middleware system and redistributing the data to each of the client systems matching the data request; And (d) each client system comprises reproducing the redistributed data. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein a system using a universal serial bus (USB) and a TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) method are used to transmit and receive data from each system to another system. System operation method according to information distribution. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein in step (d), the server system is notified when the data reproduction ends, and the method returns to the step (a).