KR20010091400A - Internet broadcasting method using exclusive browser - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method of an Internet broadcast using an exclusive browser is provided to maximize convenience of Internet broadcast users by providing services such as Internet broadcast advertisement, e-commerce, online game, electronic mail service, caption service, etc. CONSTITUTION: An image and voice data generating unit(100) generates an image and voice data. An encoding unit(110) receives a data from the image and voice data generating unit(100) and encodes the same into a digital data. A moving picture database(120) includes the image and voice data. A moving picture server(130) is provided with the moving picture database(120). A user information database(140) includes a user certification information, a user usage information, etc. A service management server(150) is provided with the user information database(140). A web information database(160) includes various web information. A web server(170) is provided with the web information database(160). An exclusive browser accesses to Internet in each sever.

Description

Internet broadcasting method using exclusive browser.

The present invention relates to an internet broadcasting method using a dedicated browser, and provides services such as internet broadcasting advertisements, e-commerce, online games, e-mail services, broadcast content search, and caption services through a dedicated browser, not a web browser. The present invention relates to an internet broadcasting method using a dedicated browser that can maximize the convenience of broadcasting users.

In the full-scale digital era of the 21st century, the interest in Internet broadcasting is increasing. Although the market is still small in Korea, the market size is expected to grow rapidly within the next one or two years with the development of Internet and network technologies.

Internet broadcasting has a concept of delivering multimedia information such as voice, video, text, and image to the user by using the information transmitted to viewers through TV and radio as a medium such as over-the-air broadcasting or cable TV.

The Internet user base is mainly composed of college students and office workers in their 20s and 30s, and the age group of users is gradually spreading along with the spread of home high-speed communication networks.

In the future, the future of Internet broadcasting may be regarded as the development of broadcasting contents that match the emotions of users and the convenience of services to users.

Currently, Internet broadcasting is performed using the World Wide Web. Some representative features are as follows.

First, there is a feature that you can watch if you can only connect to the Internet at any time, any place. Of course, it can be serviced in the form of a live broadcast, and by broadcasting a file that was broadcast live, it is possible to continue broadcasting.

Second, there is a feature that can utilize a number of contents that were not broadcast or could not be broadcast on the existing airwaves or cable TV. Various forms of multimedia contents such as education, culture, religion, shopping, etc., from popular contents such as movies and music can be the subject of internet broadcasting, and can be broadcasted on the internet through numerous channels (sites).

Third, anyone can set up a broadcasting station. Existing broadcasting stations require a lot of capital and manpower, but Internet broadcasting stations can be easily established with a small amount of capital.

Fourth, there is a characteristic that interactive communication is possible. Conventional TVs and radios unilaterally inform viewers, and viewers accept it without filtration. However, since Internet broadcasting has a lot of spaces where service providers and service recipients can communicate with each other, the viewer's reaction can be applied to the programming of a broadcast program.

In addition, looking at the difference between the currently active Internet advertising and Internet broadcasting advertising, if the existing Internet advertising is a simple banner advertising through the homepage, Internet broadcasting advertising is to insert the advertisement in the broadcast content itself, that is, subtitles between video broadcasting, CF and announcements are being used.

However, in the conventional Internet broadcast, a user accesses an Internet broadcast server through an internet network using a web browser provided in his terminal, and watches the Internet broadcast. After accessing the homepage of the broadcast content provider, There was a drawback that a user can watch a complex process only after performing a predetermined number of clicks.

In addition, although the user can select and watch desired broadcast content from among predetermined broadcast contents provided by each Internet broadcasting station, the user lacks a function of searching for and watching any broadcast content, so that the user can select and view appropriate broadcast content. There was a disadvantage of not providing it.

In addition, the user can view the contents only by installing each client program that can handle various multimedia data formats provided by each Internet broadcasting station in his or her computer terminal environment, which is a burden on the user.

The present invention relates to an internet broadcasting system and method using a dedicated browser, and provides services such as internet broadcasting advertisements, e-commerce, online games, e-mail services, broadcast content search, and caption services through a dedicated browser, not a web browser. The present invention relates to an internet broadcasting system and method using a dedicated browser that can maximize convenience of internet broadcasting users.

As a technical idea for achieving the object of the present invention, the steps of the user accessing the service, performing the user authentication process, confirming whether the user will watch the broadcast, if the user wants to watch the broadcast Determining whether to perform channel selection, performing channel selection by the user, inputting a search word to search for desired broadcast content if the user does not want to select a channel, and searching for broadcast content. And performing a selection, watching broadcast content, checking whether to play an online game if the user does not want to watch the broadcast, and performing an online game if the user wants to play an online game. And checking whether the user selects the other function, and performing the other function selected by the user. It is constructed as a step.

1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an internet broadcasting system using a dedicated browser of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart for showing that a user accesses a server of the Internet broadcasting system using a web browser provided in a user terminal, inputs user authentication information, and selects a desired channel.

3 is a diagram for one embodiment of a dedicated browser that can be downloaded by a user by the Internet broadcasting system.

4 is a flowchart illustrating that a user receives various services using a dedicated browser downloaded by the Internet broadcasting system.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: video and audio data generating means 110: encoding means

120: moving picture database 130: moving picture server

140: user information database 150: service management server

160: Web Information Database 170: Web Server

180: user terminal

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

As shown in FIG. 1, video and audio data generating means 100 for generating video and audio data, and receiving data from the video and audio data generating means 100, encoding the digital data. A moving image server 130 having an encoding means 110, a moving image database 120 containing video and audio data, and a user information database 140 including user authentication information, user usage information, and the like. A web server 170 having a service management server 150 having a web server, a web information database 160 containing various web information, and a dedicated browser that can connect each server to the Internet. It is composed of a user terminal 180 provided.

Referring to the interaction with respect to the first part of the present invention having the above configuration is as follows.

The video and audio data generating means 100 is a cam code, a small recorder, a microphone, or the like. The user uses the means 100 to perform recording and recording to generate analog video and audio data.

The encoding means 110 performs the role of converting the analog data generated by the video and audio data means 100 into digital data.

In this case, as an example of the data converted into the digital data format, in case of an image file, the data file extension may be .mov, .avi, .mpg, .asf, asx, etc., and in the case of an audio file, the data file extension may be It may be .wav, .ra, and the like.

The moving picture database 120 is a space in which the digital data converted by the encoding means 110 is stored, and provides the moving picture server 130 with broadcast content desired by a user.

The moving picture server 130 may directly receive broadcast content data from the encoding means 110 and transmit it live to the user. The moving picture server 130 draws the desired broadcast content from the moving picture database 120 to the user. You can also broadcast.

In addition, the moving image server 130 has a real-time processing function, so that the user can watch the broadcast content in real time.

The user information database 140 includes user authentication information, user viewing information, user mileage information, user preference information, user e-mail information, and the like.

The service management server 150 refers to the user information database 140 to perform user authentication processing, user mileage calculation, user preference analysis and statistics, and user e-mail management.

The web server 170 refers to the web information database 160 to provide various data desired by the user and to perform a data link.

Meanwhile, a user accesses the service management server 150 through an internet network using a web browser provided in his terminal, performs a user registration procedure, and selects a desired channel.

In addition, the user can download the dedicated browser through the web browser and access the service management server 150 through the dedicated browser, thereby watching the Internet broadcast and providing various services.

As described above, the Internet broadcasting system according to the present invention is operated as a dedicated browser rather than a conventional Internet broadcasting type (Internet broadcasting on a web browser), so that a user can watch a broadcast with a single click.

In addition, when a user clicks on an image, a text, or a moving picture of a corresponding product while watching a shopping channel and a commercial, a web browser that is directed to the product related site is displayed. Detailed information can be viewed.

In addition, the service management server 150 analyzes the user's broadcasting viewing preferences, interests, purchase trends, and the like, and applies the same to a later broadcast service configuration, thereby implementing interactive broadcasting to reflect the user's opinion as much as possible.

In addition, the service management server 150 analyzes the user's broadcasting viewing frequency and automatically calculates user mileage, thereby providing users with prizes and service benefits according to the user mileage.

In addition, the dedicated browser has a search function so that a user can search for, select, and watch broadcast content that he / she desires.

In addition, since the dedicated browser includes various client programs integrated to process all kinds of video and audio data, the user does not have to install a corresponding client program for the video and audio data format. Even if there is a lack of computer knowledge, broadcast viewing can be easily performed.

In addition, the dedicated browser has a built-in web browser for supporting Internet multi-user games, so that when the user does not watch the broadcast, the user can play the online game on the Internet.

In addition, the dedicated browser allows the user to perform e-mail confirmation and transmission while watching the Internet broadcast, and includes a caption function, when the user views the broadcast content in a foreign language, subtitles for foreign languages By performing the processing in a predetermined space of the screen, the user can watch a foreign language broadcast without feeling burden.

In addition, the screen window of the dedicated browser may be independently executed a number of screen windows, each independent screen window can be resized, so as not to overload the user terminal system.

2 is a flow chart for showing that a user accesses a server of the Internet broadcasting system using a web browser provided in a user terminal, inputs user authentication information, and selects a desired channel.

As shown in FIG. 2, a step in which a user accesses a service (S100), a step of registering user authentication information (S110), a step of selecting an arbitrary number of channels desired by the user (S120), and a server It is composed of the step (S130) of downloading a dedicated browser provided by the side, and the step (S140) is automatically transmitted to the channel-specific broadcast schedule.

Registering the user authentication information (S110) is a user inputs ID, password, personal identification information and the like.

In addition, in the step S120 of selecting an arbitrary number of channels, if the user arbitrarily selects a channel that matches his or her taste and interest within the limit of a given number of user-selected channels, the user later uses a dedicated browser. It is possible to watch the broadcast of the user selection channel.

In addition, in the step S130 of downloading the dedicated browser, the user downloads the dedicated browser provided by the server and installs it on his computer terminal.

In addition, the step 140 of automatically transmitting the broadcast schedule for each channel is to allow the broadcast schedule for the user-selected channel selected by the user to be automatically transmitted to the user so as to check and watch the broadcast viewing time zone.

3 is a diagram for one embodiment of a dedicated browser that can be downloaded by a user by the Internet broadcasting system.

In FIG. 3, the screen window 200 of the dedicated browser may accommodate all of a broadcast content screen, a screen for performing an online game, and a screen of a web browser.

In addition, the dedicated browser has a channel button 210 for selecting a channel, a sound volume control button 220 for adjusting the volume of a sound volume, a text subtitle display portion 230, and a screen control button 240 for controlling a broadcast content screen. ) And the like.

4 is a flowchart illustrating that a user receives various services using a dedicated browser downloaded by the Internet broadcasting system.

As shown in FIG. 4, a step in which a user accesses a service (S200), a step of performing user authentication processing (S210), a step of confirming whether the user will watch a broadcast (S220), and a user broadcast If the user wants to watch, confirming whether or not to perform channel selection (S230), the user performing channel selection (S240), and if the user does not want to select a channel, in order to search for the desired broadcast content Inputting a search word (S250), performing broadcast content search and selection (S260), watching broadcast content (S270), and if the user does not want to watch a broadcast, whether to play an online game or not; Checking step (S280), if the user wants to play the online game, step (S290), checking whether the user selects the other function (S300), and the other selected by the user In step S310, a functional operation is performed.

In the step S240 of the user performing channel selection, when a user clicks on a corresponding channel, information on which user clicked on which channel at what time in the user information database provided on the server side. Is stored.

At this time, the service management server performs user mileage automatic calculation, user interest analysis and statistics with reference to user usage information stored in the user information database, and this analysis data is applied to broadcasting program, advertisement program, and the like.

In addition, in the step (S270) of the user watching the broadcast content, the user may watch the broadcast content that matches his or her interest, and if the broadcast content is about an advertisement, When a user clicks on an image, a document, or a moving picture of an advertisement, the advertisement is moved to a corresponding advertisement site by a web browser embedded in a dedicated browser.

In addition, when the user inputs a search word in order to watch a broadcast content desired by the user (S250) and in the search and selection of broadcast content (S260), when the user inputs a random search word, the moving image server recognizes it. In addition, among the broadcast contents stored in the moving image database, a corresponding broadcast content list desired by the user is transmitted to the user.

At this time, if the user selects the broadcasting content he / she finally wants from the broadcasting content list transmitted from the moving image server, the moving image server recognizes it and transmits the broadcasting content desired by the user.

In addition, when the user does not want to watch the broadcast, in step S280 of checking whether to play the online game, if the user wants to play the online game, a web browser embedded in a dedicated browser is displayed, and the user You can play online games through a web browser.

In addition, the step S310 of performing the other function selected by the user may be performed by the user while watching a broadcast or playing an online game, or may be performed by itself.

In this case, other functions that the user can select may include transmitting and confirming an e-mail while checking the broadcast and playing an online game, checking the user's own mileage information, and checking the program schedule for each channel. .

Finally, the application range of the Internet system and method using the dedicated browser of the present invention is summarized again, and is used in existing Internet broadcasting services, in-house broadcasting and educational broadcasting services, applications in distance education and virtual universities, and online shopping services. I can't.

As described above, the present invention is a system having a video and audio data generating means, an encoding means, a moving image server, a service management server, and a web server. By accessing the broadcast content, the broadcast content desired by the user can be watched with a single click without performing complicated procedures.

In addition, by providing a function of viewing and selecting broadcast content desired by the user, the user can arbitrarily watch the desired broadcast content.

In addition, by integrating each client program capable of processing various multimedia data formats into a dedicated browser, the user does not need to install the corresponding client program in their terminal environment.

Claims (9)

A moving picture server unit comprising video and audio data generating means, encoding means, a moving picture database pool, and a moving picture server; A management server unit having a user information database pool and a service management server; A service management unit including a web server unit having a web information database pool and a web server, and a dedicated browser unit activated on a user computer, and a system for transmitting moving picture data from the service management unit to the dedicated browser unit through an internet network. In the Internet broadcasting method, Activating the dedicated browser unit on a user computer; Accessing the server unit by clicking a specific unit of the dedicated browser unit; Transmitting moving picture data from the moving picture server unit to the user computer; And selecting and viewing the moving image data to be viewed by the user clicking the dedicated browser section selection button. The method according to claim 1, The video data is an Internet broadcasting method, characterized in that a variety of moving picture files such as movies, dramas, advertisements, news. The method according to claim 1, The dedicated browser is an Internet broadcasting method, characterized in that the user is downloaded by connecting to the web server of the service management unit. The method according to claim 1, The dedicated browser is activated on the desktop of the user computer, the size of the Internet broadcast method, characterized in that provided with a moving picture display window. The method according to claim 1, The dedicated browser has at least one channel selection function, and each of the transmitted video data is stored corresponding to each channel, and when a user clicks a specific channel, the dedicated video browser displays a video stored in the corresponding channel. Internet broadcasting method. The method according to claim 1, The dedicated browser further comprises a step of transmitting a moving picture data from a moving picture server of the management server unit having a moving picture search means and receiving a user's search word. The method according to claim 1, The dedicated browser is an Internet broadcasting method comprising an on-line game means, an e-mail arrival alarm and confirmation means. The method according to claim 1, The dedicated browser is an Internet broadcasting method comprising a subtitle display means. The method according to claim 1, And when the moving picture data transmitted from the management server unit is an advertisement, link means for connecting to the displayed moving picture data to the advertiser site.