KR20010035420A - information system using motion picture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An information providing system is provided to offer information on the objects or the characters appearing in a moving picture of a TV broadcasting or a film based on the frame number and the coordinate values input by the user. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises a storage media, a regenerator, a database, and a coordinate value input module. The storage media stores the frames of the moving picture. The regenerator plays the moving picture stored in the storage media. The database includes information on the objects or the characters appearing in a moving picture, frame numbers of the images with the objects or the characters, and coordinate values corresponding to the positions of the objects or the characters within the frame. The user inputs the coordinate values on the objects or the characters, then the regenerator searches for the coordinate values from the database, and displays the informations on the objects or the characters.

Description

Information system using motion picture {information system using motion picture}

The present invention relates to an information providing system using a video, and more particularly, to an information providing system using a video of a new method that can provide a customer with information such as a prop or a character appearing in a movie or TV broadcast image. It is about.

In recent years, with the development of technology, various equipments, such as CDs and DVDs, which can store and play image data as digital signals, have been developed. In addition, with the development of the Internet, movie screening or broadcasting technology using the Internet has been developed, and on-demand video, in which customers select their own broadcast, has become commercially available. In this case, the video data stored as a digital signal is composed of a video screen composed of separate frames, such as a film for film, and displays a video of 24 to 36 frames per second continuously, thereby reproducing a video. It is configured to be. At this time, each video screen is assigned a different consecutive frame number according to the display order.

On the other hand, in recent years, the mass media has been developed, and the propagation speed of fashion is increasing. In addition, props that appear in TVs and movies are in fashion, and a situation is developed in which viewers try to obtain information of props that appear in TVs and movies. In particular, makers of each product spend a lot of money to make their products appear in movies and TVs.

However, in the case of a conventional film or TV broadcast, since only the video screen is transmitted to the viewer, it is very difficult for the customer to obtain the information of the props appearing in the film or the TV broadcast, as well as providing accurate and various information about the props. As it can not be, there was a problem that the advertising effect is very low due to the appearance of the product in the movie or TV.

In addition, in the case of an advertisement aired through a TV or the like, it was not possible to obtain accurate information about an advertisement object for advertisement by viewing only an advertisement screen.

Therefore, there is a need for a new system that enables customers to easily obtain various information about props and people appearing in movies and TV broadcasts.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information providing system using a video of a new method that can provide customers with information such as props and characters appearing in a movie or TV broadcast video. To provide.

According to the present invention, by using a storage medium that digitizes a moving picture by frame, such as a CD or a DVD hard disk, and the like, a moving picture reproducing apparatus capable of playing a moving picture on a predetermined display unit is used. A database is constructed that stores data of an information providing object such as a prop or a character appearing on a screen, a frame number of an image in which the information object appears, and coordinates of a portion where the information providing object is displayed in each image frame; The video player includes a coordinate input unit configured to input coordinates on the display unit. When the user inputs the coordinates of a portion of the video displayed on the display unit, the information providing object is displayed using the coordinate input unit. The video player By searching the bus, this information providing system using the video, characterized in that the display data to the information providing an object to be displayed is provided to the coordinates of the frame.

According to another feature of the invention, the database stores the IP address of the Internet shopping mall that sells the information providing objects stored in the database, the video playback device is provided with a modem, LAN card, etc., the Internet such as PSDN or leased line There is provided an information providing system using a video, which is automatically connected to an internet shopping mall that sells an information providing object selected by a user through a communication network, and configured to purchase the corresponding information providing object.

According to another feature of the invention, by using a video playback device that is connected to the Internet server that stores the digitized video for each frame, the video is downloaded and played on the predetermined display unit, the Internet server A database is constructed that stores data of an information providing object such as a prop or a character appearing on a screen, a frame number of an image in which the information object appears, and coordinates of a portion where the information providing object is displayed in each image frame; The playback apparatus includes a coordinate input unit configured to input coordinates on the display unit. When the user inputs the coordinates of a portion of the moving image displayed on the display unit, the information providing object is displayed using the coordinate input unit. The video player is selected by the customer By transmitting the frame number and the coordinates input by the user to the Internet server, the Internet server transmits the data of the information providing object corresponding to the frame number and coordinates to the video player. Provided is an information providing system using a video, characterized in that to display the data of the information providing object transmitted from the Internet server.

According to another feature of the invention, the database stores the IP address of the Internet shopping mall for selling the information providing object stored in the database, and transmits the IP address of the Internet shopping mall to the video player, the customer the corresponding information There is provided an information providing system using a video, which is connected to an internet shopping mall selling an object to be provided and can purchase the object to be provided.

According to another feature of the present invention, the coordinate input means is provided in the video playback apparatus such as a mouse or a touch pad to operate the cursor displayed on the display unit, the cursor by using the coordinate input means After moving the position, by clicking the screen of the position where the cursor is placed, there is provided an information providing system characterized in that it is possible to input the coordinates on the display.

According to another feature of the invention, the cursor is configured to change to the first and second design in accordance with the control signal of the Internet server, the video playback device is the coordinates of the cursor that is moved in accordance with the user's operation The server transmits to the server, and the Internet server searches the database to check whether the coordinates of the cursor match the coordinates of the information providing object stored in the database. By sending the video player to change the design of the cursor, the information providing system using a video, characterized in that the customer can easily understand that the data for the information providing object displayed in the coordinate is stored in the database. This is provided.

According to another feature of the invention, the cursor is configured to change to the first and second design according to the control signal of the Internet server, the Internet server is to coordinate the information providing object stored in the database with the video signal When the coordinates of the cursor match the coordinates of the information providing object transmitted from the database, the video reproduction device changes the design of the cursor so that the data for the information providing object displayed on the corresponding coordinates is changed. An information providing system using a video is provided so that a customer can easily understand that the data is stored in a database.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The information providing system uses a moving picture reproducing apparatus that can reproduce moving pictures on a predetermined display unit using a storage medium in which moving pictures are digitized and stored frame by frame, such as a CD or DVD hard disk. In this case, the display unit refers to all kinds of devices that are connected to the video player, such as a general monitor, to display a video screen output from the video player.

In addition to the moving picture data, the storage medium is constructed with the information storage object displayed on each frame of the moving picture, that is, coordinate data indicating coordinates of a prop or a character displayed on the screen, and a database storing data of the corresponding information providing object. . That is, the data of the information providing object stored in the database includes a detailed description of the information object, the frame number of the video in which the information providing object is displayed, and the coordinates at which the information providing object is displayed in the frame.

The storage medium is constructed with coordinate data storing coordinates of an information providing object such as props or characters displayed for each frame of a video, and a database storing data of the information providing object. Coordinate input means is provided to be able to input. The coordinate input means includes a control device capable of controlling the position of the cursor displayed on the display unit, such as a mouse, a touch pad cursor key, a touch screen, and the like, which is mounted on the video player and moved by the control device. It consists of a coordinate checking program that checks the coordinates of the cursor. The coordinate checking program checks the frame number of the screen displayed on the display unit as a signal when the user clicks the screen, in addition to checking and outputting the coordinate where the cursor is located when the user clicks the screen. It plays a role of outputting.

Therefore, when the user moves the cursor to the screen area where the prop or character to obtain information by using the control device, and then clicks the control switch of the control device, the coordinate checking program is the area where the cursor is located By checking the coordinate of, the frame number of the screen displayed on the display unit is output when the cursor is clicked along with the coordinate signal of the cursor.

In addition, the video player includes a search program for searching a database according to a coordinate signal and a frame number output from the coordinate checking program, and allows a user to display a portion of a screen displayed on a display unit using the coordinate input means. When clicked, the search program searches a database and displays information on the information providing object recorded on the frame number and coordinates of the image input by the user on the display unit.

Accordingly, when the user views the video using the video player, an image of an article or a person interested in the video is displayed, and the user moves the cursor to the corresponding article or person using the coordinate input means, and then clicks the video. Then, the coordinate checking program outputs the position coordinate of the cursor and the number of the clicked image frame, the search program searches a database, and the article or person including information corresponding to the image frame and coordinates, that is, the customer Since the data of the article or person displayed on the clicked screen part is searched and the result is displayed on the display unit, the user can easily obtain information of the article or person he wants to know.

The database stores an IP address of an Internet shopping mall that sells the information providing object stored in the database, and the video player includes a modem or a LAN card, and is selected by a user through an Internet communication network such as a PSDN or a dedicated line. It is configured to automatically connect to an Internet shopping mall that sells information providing objects. Therefore, when a user watches a video and the item he / she wants to purchase is displayed, and the user clicks on the location of the item, he / she may access an internet shopping mall that automatically sells the item and purchase the item.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the video playback apparatus is configured to access an Internet server storing digitized video for each frame, to download the video and play the video on a display unit. That is, in the first embodiment, while using a storage medium such as a CD or DVD hard disk, the video player of the present embodiment is configured to download and play back the video stored in the Internet server in real time.

In addition, the cursor displayed on the video display unit of the video playback device is configured to change to the first and second designs in accordance with the control signal of the Internet server, and the video playback device is used to change the position of the cursor to be moved according to the user's operation. The server continuously transmits coordinates and frame numbers of a moving picture to the server, and the Internet server searches a database to store data of an information providing object corresponding to the coordinates and frame number of a cursor transmitted from the moving picture reproducing apparatus. If so, the control signal is transmitted to the video reproducing apparatus to change the design of the cursor.

That is, when the moving picture reproducing apparatus and the Internet server continuously communicate with each other, if information of an article or a person displayed on the portion of the screen where the cursor is placed is stored in the database, a control signal is transmitted to the moving picture reproducing apparatus. By transmitting and changing the design of the cursor, it is configured so that the customer can easily understand that the information about the item or person displayed in the place where the customer places the cursor is stored in the database.

Therefore, the customer can easily know whether or not to obtain information about the article displayed at the location where the cursor is located by simply placing the cursor on the screen, so that the customer can not know about the article or person whose information is not stored in the database. To get information, you can prevent clicking the screen continuously.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the Internet server and the video playback device is configured to communicate with each other to inform the user whether or not the information of the item is stored in the database, but if necessary, the Internet server is stored in the database The coordinates of the information providing object are transmitted to the video reproducing apparatus together with the video signal. When the coordinates of the cursor match the coordinates of the information providing object stored in the database, the coordinates of the cursor are changed by changing the design of the cursor. It is also possible to make it easy for the customer to know that the data for the information object displayed in the database is stored in the database. That is, the above-described method selects a method in which the mutual video player continuously asks the Internet server whether the information of the item or person corresponding to the position where the cursor is placed is stored in the database. The Internet server transmits the coordinates of the object or person the data is stored to the video player in advance.

This method is different from the above-described method in which the video playback device continuously transmits the position of the cursor to the Internet server so that the video playback device and the Internet server continuously communicate with each other. Since the position is unilaterally transmitted to the video player, the number of times the video player sends the cursor position to the Internet server can be reduced, thereby reducing communication traffic. Since the coordinates must be transmitted further, the size of the video data is increased. Such a system may be applied to a moving picture reproducing apparatus using a CD, a DVD, a hard disk, or the like as described above, in addition to the moving picture reproducing apparatus for receiving and displaying an image through the Internet described in the present embodiment.

Using the information providing system using the video configured as described above, the customer can easily obtain information about the article or person displayed in the video, and thus, there is an advantage that can maximize the advertising effect of the article displayed in the video.

The information providing system using such a video has an advantage in that it is possible to obtain various information that can not be obtained only through the video in documentaries or other various images besides such advertisements. For example, in the end credit portion of a movie, the name part of the movie actor displayed on the screen is connected with the data in the database, and the customer clicks the name part of the movie actor to display the movie actor's picture or appearance. It is possible to do so.

As described above, according to the present invention, the database is searched based on the number and coordinates of the video frame input by the user, and the information on the information providing object displayed on the screen is displayed on the display, thereby appearing in a movie or TV broadcast video. It is possible to provide an information providing system using a video of a new method that can provide information such as props or characters to the customer.

Claims (7)

By using a storage medium that digitizes a moving picture by frame, such as a CD or DVD hard disk, and uses a moving picture playback device that can play a moving picture on a predetermined display unit. A database storing data of an information providing object such as a character or a character, a frame number of an image on which the information object appears, and coordinates of a portion where the information providing object is displayed in each image frame, and the video reproducing apparatus is displayed. Coordinate input means for inputting the coordinates of the part is provided, and when the user inputs the coordinates of the portion on which the information providing object is displayed in the video displayed on the display unit by using the coordinate input means, the video playback device Searches the database, The information providing system using the video, characterized in that the display data to the information providing an object to be displayed on the coordinates of each frame. 2. The data storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein the database stores IP addresses of Internet shopping malls selling information providing objects stored in the database, and the video player includes a modem or a LAN card. The information providing system using a video, characterized in that configured to be automatically connected to the Internet shopping mall that sells the information providing objects selected by the user through the purchase. Access to the Internet server that stores the digitized video frame by frame, using the video playback device to download the video and play the video on a predetermined display, the Internet server props or characters appearing on the screen of the video And a database storing data of an information object, such as an information object, a frame number of an image on which the information object appears, and coordinates of a portion where the information object is displayed in each image frame. Coordinate input means for inputting is provided, and when the user inputs the coordinates of the area where the information providing object is displayed in the video displayed on the display unit, the video reproducing apparatus is selected by the customer. The number of frames, The coordinates are transmitted to the Internet server, and the Internet server transmits the data of the information providing object corresponding to the number and coordinates of the frame to the video player, whereby the video player is transmitted from the Internet server. Information providing system using a video, characterized in that the data can be displayed. [4] The data storage device of claim 3, wherein the database stores an IP address of an internet shopping mall that sells the information providing objects stored in the database, and transmits the IP address of the internet shopping mall to the video player so that the customer can provide the information providing object. Access to an Internet shopping mall to sell, the information providing system using a video, characterized in that to purchase the corresponding information providing object. The coordinate input means according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the coordinate input means is provided in a video reproducing apparatus such as a mouse or a touch pad to operate a cursor displayed on a display unit. An information providing system, characterized in that the coordinates on the display unit can be input by moving the cursor and then clicking the screen of the position where the cursor is placed. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the cursor is configured to be changed into first and second designs according to a control signal of the Internet server, and the video reproducing apparatus transmits the coordinates of the cursor which is moved according to a user's operation to the server. The Internet server searches a database, checks whether the coordinates of the cursor coincide with the coordinates of the information providing object stored in the database, and if the coordinates of the cursor and the coordinates of the information providing object coincide with each other, a control signal is output to the video reproducing apparatus. By changing the design of the cursor by transmitting to the information, the information providing system using a video, characterized in that the customer can easily identify that the data for the information providing object displayed in the coordinate is stored in the database. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the cursor is configured to be changed into first and second designs according to a control signal of the Internet server, and the Internet server includes coordinates of an information providing object stored in a database together with an image signal. If the coordinates of the cursor match the coordinates of the information providing object transmitted from the database, the video reproducing apparatus stores the data for the information providing object displayed in the corresponding coordinates by changing the design of the cursor. Information providing system using video, characterized in that the customer can easily understand that it is.