KR20010095615A - A system for recording digital contents on a computer - readable digital video disk using network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for storing to DVD capable of being read by a computer of contents using a network is provided to update a database from time to time by downloading contents not stored in a currently used database through a main server connected through a network in accordance with a user's request. CONSTITUTION: A server unit(100) includes a main server(100a) storing all contents including newly created contents and compressing contents wanted by a storing device unit(200A) as an MPEG2 method and transmitting the contents as a DVD file through an exclusive line(250) and managing statistics data with respect to contents supplied to a user from the storing device unit(200A). In addition, the server unit(100) includes a plurality of supporting servers(100b,100c) providing and managing contents necessary for the main server(100a) according to fields. The elements of the storing device unit(200A) are described as follows. An I/O module(30) downloads a DVD file compressing contents transmitted from the main server(100a) or requests a user-wanted moving picture to the main server(100a). A DVD decoder(35) releases a compression of the DVD file to a MPEG file. A database unit(10) stores a plurality of contents to be supplied to a user as an ODBC(open database connectivity) method. A display unit(20) displays a plurality of contents being stored in the database unit(10). In addition, a key input unit(5), a touch screen unit(45), a digital camcorder(50), an image memory unit(40), a DVD-recorder(15), and a control unit(25) are provided.

Description

A SYSTEM FOR RECORDING DIGITAL CONTENTS ON A COMPUTER-READABLE DIGITAL VIDEO DISK USING NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a computer-readable DVD storage system for content using a network that downloads content such as a large-capacity video file or the like through a database stored in a storage device or a network and stores the content on a DVD.

Recently, due to the rapid spread of the Internet and the great interest in information and communication, the spread of computers has increased significantly, and the desire to store various kinds of information in various kinds of recording media has increased. As one of them, a method of providing information through a vending machine which can be easily used by anyone has emerged. To this end, discs are used to store various types of contents such as music and music videos, and among them, CDs (COMPACT DISKs), which are easy to transport and store and have a long life, are being produced and distributed.

In addition to the above CD, a new recording medium called a DVD (Digital Video Disk) has emerged. As a next-generation video recording medium that greatly expands the function and capacity of a conventional CD-ROM, a DVD has a diameter of 12 cm and a conventional audio CD. It looks the same as a CD-ROM, but its capacity is 4.7GB (1 layer structure) to 8.5GB (2 layer structure), which is enormously larger than 680MB of a conventional CD. Therefore, MPEG2 video compression technology can hold a video several ten times longer than a conventional CD-ROM and obtain a high quality video comparable to a master tape of a studio.

In the case of the above-mentioned CD, even if the information is not desired, the content contained in the CD should be unilaterally accepted regardless of the intention of the user. In other words, users had a narrow choice of data. In addition, although CD recorders that can store their own data on CDs are becoming widespread, they are still insufficient for the public in terms of price / performance. In particular, there has been a problem that a CD recorder has to be purchased at an expensive price to store a small amount of data.However, in order to solve the above problems, a method of storing contents desired by a user through a vending machine having a storage function is provided. This appeared.

1 is a block diagram of a storage device for storing content selected by a user in a conventional CD.

Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional storage device includes a key input unit 5 that allows a user to select desired content from the displayed content and use various functions of the storage device, and a plurality of contents to be provided to the user. Through the database unit 10 and the display unit 20 for displaying a plurality of contents stored in the database unit 10 in a list of various ways for the user to select, and through the display unit 20 The CD-Recorder 15 for recording the content selected through the key input unit 5 in the displayed list to the CD, and the control unit 25 for controlling all the above components. In addition, instead of the above key input unit 5, a touch screen TOUCH SCREEN can be used.

Referring to the operation of the conventional storage device having the above configuration, the display unit 20 of the storage device displays a list of contents in order to select a desired content. When the user selects the content to be selected by the user through the key input unit 5 from the list displayed through the display unit 20, the controller 25 converts the selected content stored in the database unit 10 into a file. Transfer to CD-Recorder 15. The CD-Recorder 15 receiving the file transferred from the database unit 10 records the file transferred to the inserted CD. Through the above process, the user can be provided with the content selected by the user on a CD.

Since the storage device of the conventional contents as described above is provided to the user only the contents of the contents stored in the database, when the user requests new contents, the contents can be provided if they are not in the existing database. There is also a problem that the existing CD has not been implemented as a storage device using a DVD that can hold a large file due to the limitation of capacity.

The present invention has been presented to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is first, the content is not in the existing database is downloaded from the main server connected through the network at the user's request, the database is updated frequently (Update),

Second, by connecting to the storage device using a plurality of terminals and routers, a plurality of users select content through the terminal, if there is no desired content, access the main server to download and download the selected content to the DVD sequentially through the storage device A computer-readable DVD storage system for content over a network to be stored.

As a technical idea for achieving the object of the present invention, a server that stores all the content, the connection means for transmitting and receiving data with the server, and the data transmitted from the server connected via the connection means to transmit and store on the DVD The present invention further includes a router connected to the data storage means and a plurality of terminals connected to the router, including a data storage means for storing data stored by itself or stored by itself.

1 is a block diagram of a storage device for storing contents selected by a user in a conventional CD.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a storage system on a computer readable DVD of a content using the inventor's network.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of a storage system on a computer readable DVD of a content using the inventor's network.

4 is a detailed block diagram of a storage unit of FIG. 3;

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawing>

5: key input unit 10: database unit

15: DVD-Recoder 20: Display

25 control unit 30 I / O module

35: DVD decoder 40: Video memory

45: touch screen unit 50: digital camcorder

100: server unit 100a: main server

100b: Support Server 1 100c: Support Server 2

200A, 200B: storage unit 150: dedicated line

300: terminal 350: router

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

First, an embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking two examples and the case where the content is a video file.

The first embodiment is a configuration in which a server and a storage device are connected, and the second embodiment is an invention composed of a server, a storage device, and a plurality of terminals connected to the storage device.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a storage system on a computer readable DVD of a content using a network of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a first embodiment will be described. The present invention is largely comprised of a server unit 100 and a storage unit 200A.

The server unit 100 stores all content including newly generated content, and the storage unit 200A compresses the desired content in MPEG2 format and transmits it as a DVD file through the dedicated line 250 and stores the storage unit. Main server 100a that manages statistical data about the content supplied to the user at 200A, and examples of providing and managing the content required for the main server 100a by field, for example, copyright associations, movie studios, agencies, etc. It consists of the support server 1 (100b), support server 2 (100c), ....

In addition, the storage unit 200A downloads the DVD file compressed by the MPEG2 method of the content transmitted from the main server 100a through a dedicated line 250 using Winsock or Ftp library or downloads a video that the user wants to the main server. I / O module 30, which is a transmission / reception module requesting 100a, and a DVD decoder 35, which is software for decompressing a compressed DVD file received from I / O module 30 into an MPEG file by MPEG2 method; Stores a plurality of contents to be provided to the user through ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) method, and when the contents are updated, re-save the contents received through the DVD decoder 35 and store statistics on the contents provided to the user. A display unit 20 for displaying the database unit 10, a plurality of contents stored in the database unit 10 in a list of various ways for the user to select, and a display Among the contents of the contents, a user inputs a desired key input unit 5 for selecting a desired content through a button key and makes use of various functions of the storage device, and directly inputs the function of the key input unit 5 in contact with the display unit 20. The touch screen unit 45, a digital camcorder 50 for receiving a video so that the user can record a brief video of the user on a DVD to be stored, and a user's video (image) received through the digital camcorder 50. + Voice) in the image memory unit 40 to store the digital video file, and the content selected by the key input unit 5 or the touch screen unit 45 from the list displayed by the display unit 20 and the user's voice The DVD-Recorder 15 for recording to a DVD and all the above components are controlled, and in particular, a request to the main server 100a for contents not included in the database unit 10 is received through the I / O module 30. When the user wants to record a video that he / she wants to record, the user's video file stored in the image memory unit 40 is stored in the database unit 10 and the user's video file is recorded when the content is recorded on the DVD. And a control unit 25 for controlling to record on the first track TRACK.

Referring to the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration is as follows.

The user selects a desired video from the list displayed on the display unit 20 of the storage device 200A by using the key input unit 5 or the touch screen unit 45 in order to receive the desired video content on the DVD. The list displayed above is programmed so that the user can search for and select the desired video, and the user can search and select the desired video through the key input unit 5 or the touch screen unit 45 according to the usage. As a result, when the video content desired by the user is selected, the controller 25 drives the database unit 10 to transmit the selected video to the DVD-Recorder 15 as a file.

In addition, if the video content desired by the user is not stored in the database unit 10, the controller 25 requests the main server 100a through the I / O module 30 for information corresponding to the corresponding video list. do. Receiving the requested information through the I / O module 30, the main server 100a compresses the video content corresponding to the information by the MPEG2 method and converts the video content into a DVD file via the dedicated line 250 through the I / O module 30. And the I / O module 30 is downloaded using the Winsock or Ftp library.

The compressed DVD file received by the I / O module 30 is decompressed into an MPEG file by the DVD decoder 35, which is a decompression program, and stored in an ODBC method in the database unit 10. The user request video content transmitted from the main server 100a and stored in the database unit 10 is transmitted to the DVD-Recorder 15 under the control of the controller 25, and the video content requested by the user for the inserted DVD. Will be recorded.

Then, if the user wants to record the video he / she wants to record on the first track on the DVD, the user inputs a command corresponding to the option through the key input unit 5 or the touch screen unit 45. When the user image recording option is selected through the key input unit 5 or the touch screen unit 45, the controller 25 turns on the digital camcorder 50, and the user briefly records his / her own video and audio to be included in the DVD. Type The video of the user input through the digital camcorder 50 is stored in the image memory unit 40 as a digital video file, and the controller 25 transfers the user video stored in the image memory unit 40 to the database unit 10. send. The database unit 10 storing the user's video transmitted from the image memory unit 40 transmits the stored user's video to the DVD-Recorder 15 under the control of the controller 25, and the DVD-Recorder 15. Saves the received video file of the user to the first track of the DVD. After all of the above processes, the user is provided with a DVD of recording his / her selected video and his video.

In the above method of storing a user's video, a digital camera and a microphone may be used instead of the digital camcorder 50 to receive an image as an image and to receive an audio as an audio to make a video file through mutual coupling.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of a server, a storage device, and a plurality of terminals connected to a storage device will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of a storage system on a computer readable DVD of the contents using the inventor's network.

4 is a detailed block diagram of the storage unit of FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, the second embodiment includes a server unit 100 for providing and managing video content requested by a user, a storage unit 200B for recording video content selected and requested by the user, The storage device 200B includes a sharer (HUB) 350 to share and use a plurality of terminals, and a plurality of terminals 300 connected to the sharer 350.

The server unit 100 will be described in detail. As in the first embodiment, all contents including newly generated content are stored, and the storage unit 200B compresses the desired content in the MPEG2 format to a DVD file. Through the main server 100a for managing the statistical data about the content supplied to the user in the storage unit 200B and the content required for the main server (100a) for each field, that is, copyright association, It consists of a number of support server 1 (100b), support server 2 (100c), ..., etc., such as a movie studio, a planning agency.

The storage device 200B will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4. The compressed DVD file, which is a content transmitted from the main server 100a, can be downloaded using a Winsock or Ftp library through a dedicated line 250, or a user can download the compressed DVD file. I / O module 30, which is a transmission / reception module requesting a desired video to the main server 100a, and a plurality of contents to be provided to the user are stored in a compressed state in an ODBC manner, and when the contents are updated, the I / O module ( The database unit 10 stores the received content through 30) again and stores the statistical data on the content provided to the user, and is integrally formed with the DVD-Recorder 15 and transmitted from the database unit 10. DVD-decoder 35, which is a software for decompressing the compressed DVD file into an MPEG file, and content selected through a key input means from a list displayed on a monitor of a terminal 300 to be described later. The DVD-Recorder 15, which receives the data from the 35 and records it on the DVD, controls all of the above components, and in particular, requests I / O to the main server 100a for content not present in the database unit 10. It is composed of a controller 25 that controls to execute through the module 30.

When the terminal 300 is described in detail, at least two or more contents are connected to the storage unit 200B through the sharer 350 and are stored in the database unit 10 of the storage unit 200B. Are displayed on the monitor in a variety of ways for the user to select. In other words, it also functions as the display unit 20 of the first embodiment.

Referring to the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

When the user selects one of a plurality of terminals 300 to provide a desired video content on a DVD and selects a video content DVD production function, the user inputs a desired video from a list of video contents displayed on the monitor of the terminal 300. Use to select. The displayed list is transmitted to the corresponding terminal 300 via the sharer 350 through the database unit 10 of the storage unit 200B, and is programmed to search and select a desired video. When the video content desired by the user is selected by this, the controller 25 drives the database unit 10 to transmit the selected video as a compressed DVD file to the DVD decoder 35 integrated with the DVD-Recorder 15. . The compressed DVD file transmitted to the DVD decoder 35 is decompressed into an MPEG file and transmitted to the DVD-Recorder 15. When the MPEG file is transmitted from the DVD decoder 35, the DVD-Recorder 15 stores the file in the DVD, and the user is provided with the DVD.

In addition, if the video content desired by the user is not stored in the database unit 10, the terminal 300 requests a list of the corresponding video content. The controller 25 requests the main server 100a through the I / O module 30 for information corresponding to the list input by the user through the terminal 300. Receiving the requested information through the I / O module 30, the main server 100a compresses the video content corresponding to the information by MPEG2 method and converts the video content into a DVD file via the dedicated line 250 through the I / O module 30. And the I / O module 30 is downloaded using the Winsock or Ftp library. The compressed DVD file received by the I / O module 30 is stored in the database unit 10 in the ODBC method. The user request video content transmitted from the main server 100a and stored in the database unit 10 is decompressed by the DVD decoder 35 under the control of the control unit 25 and converted into an MPEG file to be converted into a DVD-Recorder 15. Is sent to. When the MPEG file is transmitted from the DVD decoder 35, the DVD-Recorder 15 stores the file in the DVD so that all the moving picture contents required by the user are recorded on the inserted DVD. The reason why the database unit 10 of the storage unit 200B stores the video content as a compressed DVD file is different from that of the first embodiment, because a plurality of terminals share one database unit 10. This is to increase the disk capacity of the unit 10.

In addition, in the case where a plurality of people each produce a DVD of moving picture contents in the plurality of terminals 300, the storage unit 200B sequentially produces the same according to the order of each command.

The second embodiment is generally suitable to be implemented in a PC room having a plurality of terminals.

In addition, the support server 1 (100b), the support server 2 (100c), ... ... of the server unit 100 provides the content and content related information required for the main server (100a), the user always up-to-date content To be supplied. In addition, the main server 100a may collect the data on the contents and the amount of contents provided for each content by constructing the contents of each content provided as a statistical database.

In addition to the above embodiments, it is possible to implement other types of contents existing in various file formats, and the means for connecting the server and the storage device may be implemented by an optical cable, wireless communication using satellites, etc. in addition to a dedicated line.

Through all the above processes, a computer-readable DVD storage system of contents using a network is implemented as intended by the present invention.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, conversions, and modifications are possible within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those who have knowledge.

As can be seen from the above description, the present invention constructs a server that provides new content so that the contents of the database of the DVD storage device can be updated whenever a user requests and connects to a network. In addition, where a plurality of terminals are provided, the DVD storage device and the router are connected to allow a plurality of users to use the DVD storage device at the same time, so that the user can provide unlimited DVD contents to the DVD. The large storage capacity makes it easy to record content without limiting the capacity of the content, and the server can collect the data on the contents and contents of each DVD storage device. There is an effect that can be done.

Claims (11)

A system for storing various contents into a computer-readable recording medium, The server that stores the content, Connecting means for transmitting and receiving data with the server; And a data storage means connected to said connection means and receiving data transmitted from a server and storing it on a DVD or storing data by itself. The method according to claim 1, wherein the server, All contents including newly created contents are stored, and the desired contents are compressed by the storage unit 200A in MPEG2 format and transmitted as a DVD file through a dedicated line 250 and supplied to the user in the storage unit 200A. Main server (100a) for managing the statistical data about the content, A computer-readable DVD storage system for content using a network comprising a plurality of support servers (100b, 100c) for providing and managing contents required for the main server (100a) for each field. The method according to claim 1, The connecting means, A computer-readable DVD storage system for content using a network, characterized in that any one of a dedicated line (250), an optical cable, and wireless communication using satellites is selected. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data storage means, I / O module 30, which is a transmission / reception module that downloads a compressed DVD file, which is content transmitted from main server 100a, through dedicated line 250 or requests a list of desired videos to main server 100a. Decoding means 35 which is software for decompressing the compressed DVD file received by the I / O module 30 into an MPEG file; A database unit 10 storing a plurality of contents to be provided to the user and re-storing the contents received through the decoding means 35 when the contents are updated, and storing statistical data on the contents provided to the user; The user can select a plurality of contents stored in the database unit 10. The display unit 20 to display in a list of various ways so that, Input means for allowing a user to select a desired content from the contents of the displayed content; A DVD-Recorder (15) for recording the selected content and a user's voice on a DVD from an input means in a list displayed through the display unit (20); And control means (25) for executing a request to the main server (100a) for content that is not in the database (10) through the I / O module (30). To DVD-readable storage system. The method according to claim 4, wherein the input means, A key input unit 5 for selecting a desired content from the contents of the displayed contents through a button key and using various functions of the storage device; A computer-readable DVD storage system for a content using a network, characterized in that the touch screen unit (45) for contacting and directly inputting the display unit (20) is selectively provided. The method of claim 4, wherein the data storage means, A digital camcorder (50) for receiving video and audio so that a user can record a user's video on a DVD to be stored; An image memory unit 40 for storing a user's video received through the digital camcorder 50; When the user wants to record his / her video, the user's video file stored in the image memory unit 40 is stored in the database unit 10 so that the user's video is recorded on the first track of the DVD when the content is recorded on the DVD. And a control means (25) for controlling the data to be stored on the computer-readable DVD. The method according to claim 6, wherein the user video recording through the digital camcorder, A computer-readable DVD storage system for content over a network, characterized by recording using a digital camera and microphone. The storage system of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable DVD storage of the content using the network comprises: A sharer 350 connected to the data storage means to share and use a plurality of terminals; And a plurality of terminals (300) connected to the router (350). The method of claim 8, wherein the data storage means, I / O module 30, which is a transmission / reception module for downloading a dedicated line 250 for the compressed DVD file, which is the content transmitted from the main server 100a, or requesting the main server 100a for a desired song, and The database unit stores a plurality of contents to be provided to the user in a compressed state, and when the contents are updated, stores the contents received through the I / O module 30 again, and stores statistics on the contents provided to the user. 10, Decoding means 35, which is integrated with the DVD-Recorder 15 and is software for decompressing a compressed DVD file transmitted from the database unit 10 into an MPEG file, A DVD-Recorder 15 for receiving the content selected from the DVD inputter 35 through a key input means in the list displayed through the monitor of the terminal 300 and recording the content onto a DVD; Computer for content using a network, characterized in that it comprises a control means (25) for executing a request to the main server (100a) for the content that is not in the database section 10 through the I / O module 30 To DVD-readable storage system. 10. The storage system of claim 1, wherein the download method from the server is downloaded using a Winsock or Ftp library. 10. The computer-readable DVD storage system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the content can use a plurality of files according to the characteristics of the content.