KR20020007532A - System for network-based electronic mail service using a moving pictures - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for providing a moving picture electronic mail is provided to receive and store moving picture data directly photographed by a camera and text data inputted through a keyboard in a server supplying an E-mail service as a streaming form and to transmit the stored moving picture data and text data to the responded computer user. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of users progresses a communication connection to a moving picture electronic mail server through a communication network by using a user computer having a communication environment(S10). The user computer outputs moving picture data and text data being photographed and inputted by the users to the moving picture electronic mail server using a moving picture electronic mail service(S20). The moving picture electronic mail server stores moving picture data photographed by the users as a file and creates an HTML based on the data for making the responded user receiving the moving picture electronic mail check the moving picture automatically and stores the HTML to a database and a moving picture E-mail including a URL of the HTML to the responded user(S30). The moving picture electronic mail server outputs moving picture data photographed by a user who transmitted the moving picture electronic mail to the user computer receiving and checking the transmitted moving picture electronic mail as a streaming form(S40).

Description

System for network-based electronic mail service using a moving pictures}

The present invention relates to a network-based video email service system.

More specifically, a computer user using e-mail receives and stores video data directly taken by the camera and text data input through a keyboard in a streaming form from a server providing an e-mail service, and stores the stored video data and The present invention relates to a network-based video email service system for transmitting text data to a counterpart computer user who receives an email in a streaming form.

In general, the Internet is an open network that can be used freely by applying a common protocol called TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) to the other computer that anyone wants to access anywhere in the world. In addition to the delivery, as well as the development of compression technology and the delivery of multimedia information, various services such as e-mail, file transfer, and the World Wide Web (WWW) can be used.

As the use of the Internet is rapidly increasing in Korea and around the world, it is rapidly increasing in importance as a strategic tool for improving efficiency and productivity in all parts of the existing industry, and new business opportunities are continuously created through the Internet. The number of service providers on the Internet is increasing.

That is, in recent years, as part of the business through the Internet, various contents such as internet advertising, internet broadcasting, online games, internet newspapers / magazines, search services, portal services, electronic commerce, etc. are provided. Sites are growing rapidly.

Among these sites, sites that provide e-mail services for computer users are exploding in the interest of many users.

As described above, in order to send an e-mail to a counterpart computer user, users who use a site providing an e-mail service must directly input data of the counterpart user and attach data or attach a file to the corresponding user. . At this time, the file type attached by the user is not limited, such as a general document file, a still image / video file.

However, in the conventional e-mail service as described above, in order for a user to transmit a video to the other party, the user must first record the video on a computer and then transmit it in the form of an attachment when using the e-mail. Since it is necessary to check through a video player after downloading the file, it is very complicated and time consuming to check the video.

In addition, when the same video is sent to several people, a large amount of video data must be stored in an e-mail server of each user in a conventional manner, which causes a problem of severe time and physical waste.

An object of the present invention is to stream the video data taken directly by the camera and the text data input via the keyboard from a server providing an e-mail service to a computer user who wants to send a video via e-mail to solve the above problems The present invention provides a network-based video email service system for receiving and storing the video data and text data in a streaming form and transmitting the video data and text data in a streaming form to a counterpart computer user receiving the email.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a network-based video email service system according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing in detail the configuration of the user computer of FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing in detail the configuration of a video email server of FIG.

4 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation of the network-based video email service method according to the present invention;

5 to 7 are flowcharts showing in detail the operation of each subroutine of FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: network communication network 20: user computer

21: camera 22: video capture module

23: video compression module 24: video data transmission module

25: keyboard 26: email client module

27: video viewer module 30: video email server

31: data transmission / reception module 32: data control module

33: e-mail server 34: video streaming server

35: database

The network-based video email service system according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a network communication network for connecting data unspecified a number of communication lines and mutual data communication; The communication environment is established so that users can connect to the outside that provides the video e-mail service established in the network communication network, and streams video data and text data recorded and input by users using the video e-mail service according to the externally provided program. A plurality of user computers outputting to the outside; After saving video data and text data input in streaming form from a plurality of user computers as a file, it generates HTML (HyperText MarkupLanguage) that the other user who receives the video e-mail can automatically check the video and divides it by each user. And a video e-mail server stored in a database and outputting the video e-mail including the generated HTML (Universal Resource Locator) to the counterpart user computer.

In addition, the network-based video e-mail service method according to the present invention includes the steps of: (1) the process of the communication connection to the video e-mail server through a plurality of users through a network communication network; (2) outputting video data and text data captured and input by a plurality of users using the video email service to the video email server in a streaming form; (3) In the video e-mail server, the video data recorded by each user is saved as a file, and at the same time, the other user who receives the video e-mail automatically generates the HTML to check the video and saves it in the database. Transmitting the included video email to the counterpart user; And (4) outputting the video data captured by the user who sent the video email to the user computer that receives and confirms the video email transmitted from the video email server in a streaming form.

Hereinafter, a network-based video email service system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a network-based video email service system according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the network communication network 10 is a communication network such as a wired / wireless Internet. The network communication network 10 connects a communication line between a plurality of user computers 20 and a video e-mail server 30 to be described later. Ensure that relevant data communications are made.

A plurality of user computers 20 has a communication environment is established to connect to the video email server 30 that provides a video email service established in the network communication network 10, provided in the video email server 30 According to a program, video data (including voice data through a microphone) and text data shot and input by users using a video email service are output to the video email server 30 in a streaming form.

At this time, each user using the video e-mail service can check the video data recorded by the user if they do not like it, and shoot again until the video data to be satisfied satisfies the video e-mail server 30 can be sent in streaming form. have.

In addition, the plurality of user computers 20 may receive a video email delivered to the user from the video email server 30 to be described later from the video email server 30 without having to download the video data photographed by the specific user. You can check it immediately after receiving it in streaming form.

The video email server 30 stores the video data and the text data input from the plurality of user computers 20 in a streaming form as a file, and then downloads the HTML that the other user who receives the video email can automatically check the video. It is generated and stored in a database for each user, and output to the counterpart user computer 20 to receive a video e-mail including the URL of the generated HTML.

In this case, the above-described moving picture email server 30 may limit the amount of data (that is, the shooting time) and the retention period of the moving picture data that can be recorded for each user using the moving picture email service.

2 is a block diagram showing in detail the configuration of the user computer 20 of FIG. 1 described above.

As shown, the video capturing module 22 captures a video input through the camera 21 connected to the user computer 20, converts the video into digital data, and outputs it to the video compression module 23 to be described later.

The video compression module 23 compresses the video data input from the video capture module 22 and outputs the video data to the video data transmission module 24 which will be described later.

The video data transmission module 24 outputs the video data compressed through the video compression module 23 to the video email server 30 in a streaming form.

The e-mail client module 26 outputs the text data input by the user using the video e-mail service through the keyboard 25 according to a program provided by the video e-mail server 30 from the video data transmission module 24. The video is output to the video email server 30 together with the data.

When the video viewer module 27 receives the video email including the URL of HTML to check the video from the video email server 30, the video viewer module 27 automatically connects according to the URL and selects a specific user from the video email server 30. Receives the captured video data in streaming form and displays it on the screen.

In this case, the above-described video viewer module 27 is generally a web browser installed in the user computer 20, and may be a specific viewer program provided by the video email server 30.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the moving picture email server 30 in detail.

As shown, the data transmission / reception module 31 receives text data and video data in a streaming form from a plurality of user computers 20 connected through a network communication network 10 in order to use a video email service. HTML to which the other end user, which outputs the data to the data control module 32 and receives the video e-mail to the specific user computer 20 receiving the e-mail under the control of the data control module 32, can automatically check the video. Outputs the video e-mail data including the URL, and outputs the video data captured by the user who has sent the video e-mail data to the specific user computer 20 to check the video e-mail data in a streaming form.

The data control module 32 stores the text data and the video data input in the streaming form through the data transmission / reception module 31 as a file and simultaneously generates the HTML data in which the counterpart user receiving the video e-mail can automatically check the video. To control the data to be stored in the database 35 according to the user, and control the output of the video e-mail data including the URL of the HTML stored in the database 35 to the specific user computer 20 receiving the video e-mail. The specific user computer 20 that checks the moving picture email data controls the output of the moving picture data stored in the database 35.

The e-mail server 33 stores the text data according to the use of the video e-mail service input from the plurality of user computers 20 in the database 35 under the control of the data control module 32, and stores the text data in the database 35. The corresponding text data stored therein is extracted and output to the data control module 32.

The video streaming server 34 stores the video data input in the form of streaming from the plurality of user computers 20 in the database 35 under the control of the data control module 32, and stores the corresponding video data stored in the database 35. Is extracted and output to the data control module 32.

Next, an embodiment of a network-based video email service method according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7.

4 to 7 are flowcharts showing in detail the operation of the network-based video email service method according to the present invention.

First, in order for a plurality of users to use a video e-mail service, a communication connection must be made to the video e-mail server 30 through a network communication network 10 using a user computer 20 in which a communication environment is established (S10). ).

After the communication connection with the video e-mail server 30 is established, the user computer 20 streams video data and text data recorded and input by a plurality of users using the video e-mail service in the form of a video e-mail server ( 30) (S20).

In detail, each user computer 20 inputs the text data related to the email transmission by the user for using the video email (S21), and then attaches the video to the corresponding user who finished the text data input. In step S22, it is determined whether to select a video shooting menu.

As a result of the determination, when the user selects the video shooting menu, the user computer 20 may stream the video data captured by the camera 21 together with the text data through the network communication network 10 in the form of streaming video video email server 30. Output to (S23).

However, if the corresponding user does not select the video shooting menu as a result of the above-described determination (S22), the user computer 20 outputs only the text data input by the user to the video email server 30 (S24).

As such, after the video data or text data photographed and input by the user who wants to use the video email service through the above-described process (S20) is output to the video email server 30, the video email server 30 The video data recorded by each user is saved as a file, and the other user who receives the video e-mail is automatically generated in HTML so that the user can check the video and saved in the database. The video e-mail including the URL of the HTML is sent to the other user. Send to (S30).

In detail, the video email server 30 stores the video data and the text data input in the streaming form from the user computer 20 as a file (S31), and when the user ends shooting, the video stored as a file The data is provided to the corresponding user computer 20 to determine whether the user satisfies the captured video data (S32).

As a result of the determination, when the user satisfies the captured video data, the video email server 30 generates the video data stored as a file in HTML so that the counterpart user who receives the video email can check the video, and then displays the video data in the database 35. Save (S33).

However, as a result of the above-described determination (S32), if the corresponding user does not satisfy the captured video data, the video data is recorded until it is satisfied, and then the counterpart user receiving the video e-mail stores the video data stored as a file. Generated in HTML that can be checked and stored in the database (S34).

Thereafter, the video email server 30 transmits the video email including the URL of HTML to the counterpart user according to the text data input by the user (S35). In this case, when the user does not want the video data in the above-described process (S20), the video email server 30 transmits only the text data input by the user to the counterpart user as in a general email service.

Now, through the above-described process (S30) through the video email server 30, the other party receiving the video email automatically generates the HTML so that the user can check the video, the video email containing the URL of the HTML counterpart After transmitting to the user, the video email server 30 outputs the video data captured by the user who sent the video email to the user computer 20 that receives and confirms the transmitted video email in a streaming form (S40). ).

In detail, it is determined whether the user who receives the video email transmitted by the specific user from the video email server 30 confirms the video email (S41).

As a result of the determination, when the user who receives the video email confirms the video email, the video email is automatically generated according to the URL included in the video email received from the video email server 30 on the user's computer 20. The communication connection is made to the server 30 (S42).

Then, the user receives the e-mail by displaying the video data captured by the user who has transmitted the video e-mail from the video e-mail server 30 in a streaming form, and confirms it by the user receiving the e-mail (S43).

That is, when the user checks the video e-mail transmitted from the video e-mail server 30 while the web browser is executed or the communication connection is made on the network communication network 10, the corresponding user computer 20 performs the video. By displaying video data transmitted from the e-mail server 30 in a streaming form on a web browser, the user can immediately check the video data without having to download it.

As described above, according to the network-based video e-mail service system of the present invention, a computer user using e-mail automatically stores video data and text data input by using a camera and a microphone in a video e-mail server, and then Since the e-mail is sent to the receiving party in HTML format, the e-mail user does not need to create and send a video file, and users who do not use the computer can use the e-mail service. In addition, users receiving video e-mails can check the video on the screen without having to download an attachment uncomfortably as before.

In addition, when a specific user sends an e-mail to a plurality of counterparts in the video e-mail server, only one video data input by the corresponding user needs to be stored. There is an advantage to reduce waste.

Herein, while the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will variously modify the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. And can be changed.

Claims (10)

A network communication network which connects a plurality of unspecified communication lines to perform data communication with each other; A communication environment has been established to allow access to the outside providing a video e-mail service established in the network communication network, and streaming video data and text data recorded and input by users using the video e-mail service according to an externally provided program. A plurality of user computers outputting to the outside in a form; And After storing the video data and the text data input from the plurality of user computers in a streaming form as a file, the other user who receives the video e-mail automatically generates HTML (HyperText Markup Language) to check the video for each user. Network-based video e-mail, comprising a video e-mail server that stores the data in a database and outputs the video e-mail including the generated HTML (Universal Resource Locator) to the counterpart user's computer. Service system. The method of claim 1, wherein the user computer, A video capture module for capturing a video input through a camera connected to a user computer and converting the video into digital data and outputting the digital data; A video compression module for compressing video data input from the video capture module; A video data transmission module for outputting the video data compressed through the video compression module to the video email server in a streaming form; And An e-mail client module for outputting text data input by a user using a video e-mail service through a keyboard to the video e-mail server along with video data output from the video data transmission module according to a program provided by the video e-mail server. Network based video email service system, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 2, wherein the user computer, When a video e-mail including an HTML URL is received from the video e-mail server, the video e-mail is automatically connected to the URL to receive video data shot by a specific user from the video e-mail server in a streaming form, and display the video data on the screen. Network-based video email service system further comprises a video viewer module. The method of claim 3, wherein the video viewer module, Network based video email service system, characterized in that the web browser. The method of claim 1, wherein the video email server, In order to use a video e-mail service, a specific user who receives text data and video data in a streaming form from the plurality of user computers connected through the network communication network and outputs the streaming data, and receives an e-mail under external control. Video e-mail data including the URL of HTML can be automatically output by the other user who receives the video e-mail to the computer, and the video e-mail data is transmitted to a specific user computer that checks the video e-mail data. A data transmission / reception module configured to output video data captured by one user in a streaming form; The text data and video data input in streaming form through the data transmission / reception module are saved as a file, and at the same time, the other user who receives the video e-mail automatically generates the HTML to check the video, and stores them in a database for each user. To control the output of the video e-mail data including the URL of the HTML stored in the database to a specific user computer receiving the video e-mail, and to the video data stored in the database by the specific user computer to check the video e-mail data. A data control module for controlling the output of the; Under the control of the data control module, an e-mail server storing text data according to the use of a video e-mail service input from the plurality of user computers in a database, extracting the corresponding text data stored in the database, and outputting the text data to the data control module. ; And And a video streaming server configured to store video data input in streaming form from the plurality of user computers in a database under the control of the data control module, extract the corresponding video data stored in the database, and output the video data to the data control module. Network based video email service system, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the video email server, Network-based video e-mail service system, characterized in that the data amount and the retention period of the video data that can be taken by each user using the video e-mail service is limited. (1) a process in which a plurality of users make a communication connection to a moving picture email server through a network communication network; (2) outputting video data and text data captured and input by a plurality of users using the video email service to the video email server in a streaming form; (3) In the video e-mail server, the video data recorded by each user is saved as a file, and at the same time, the other user who receives the video e-mail automatically generates the HTML to check the video and saves it in the database. Transmitting the included video email to the counterpart user; And (4) a network-based method comprising the step of outputting video data shot by a user who has sent a video e-mail to a user computer that receives and checks the video e-mail transmitted from the video e-mail server. Video e-mail service method. The method of claim 7, wherein the process (2), (2-1) inputting text data related to an e-mail transmission by a user for using a video e-mail; (2-2) determining whether the user selects a video shooting menu to attach a video after finishing text data input; (2-3) if the user selects a video shooting menu, outputting video data captured by the camera to the video e-mail server through a network communication network in a streaming form along with text data; And (2-4) If the user does not select the video shooting menu, the network-based video e-mail service method comprising the step of outputting only text data to the video e-mail server. The method of claim 7, wherein the process (3), (3-1) storing the moving image data and the text data input from the user computer in the moving image email server as a file; (3-2) determining whether the user satisfies the captured video data by providing the video data stored in the file to the corresponding user computer after the shooting is finished; (3-3) if the corresponding user satisfies the captured video data, generating the video data stored as a file in HTML so that the counterpart user receiving the video e-mail can check the video and storing the video data in a database; (3-4) If the user is not satisfied with the recorded video data, the video data is recorded until it is satisfied, and the video data saved as a file is generated in HTML so that the other user who receives the video email can check the video. Storing in a database; And (3-5) A network-based video e-mail service method comprising the step of transmitting a video e-mail including a URL of HTML to a counterpart user according to text data input by a user. The method of claim 7, wherein the process (4), (4-1) determining whether the user who receives the video email transmitted by the specific user from the video email server confirms the video email; (4-2) When the user who receives the video e-mail confirms the video e-mail, the user's computer automatically connects to the video e-mail server according to the URL included in the video e-mail received from the video e-mail server. Proceeding with; And (4-3) A network-based video e-mail service method comprising the steps of receiving a video data shot by a user who has sent a video e-mail from a video e-mail server, and displaying the video data on a screen. .