KR20020020165A - broadcasting system and method through network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A network broadcasting system and a method are provided to sequentially drive a streaming server of broadcasting station according to a sequential combination generated by searching a transmitting files in real time. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises a client(10), a file organizer and a broadcasting system. The client is an Internet connectable terminal via a media such as an exclusive line of wire/wireless LAN and a communication network and includes a web browser(11) connecting to the file organizer and broadcasting system, a user connector(12) making the user see the broadcasting program, and a multimedia replayer(13) replaying an audio and video multimedia broadcasting program. The file organizer dynamically organizes a plurality of multimedia files being distributed to many broadcasting stations by the user's selection, creates a broadcasting organization list in real time and provides the list to the user. Thus, the client receives the broadcasting streaming from the corresponding broadcasting station.

Description

Network broadcasting system and method {broadcasting system and method through network}

The present invention relates to a network broadcasting system and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a multimedia broadcasting, a plurality of multimedia files distributed in a single Internet broadcasting station or in different Internet broadcasting stations simultaneously with a user's connection. It relates to a system and a method thereof.

Recently, with the rapid increase of the Internet, e-commerce targeting people around the world is being made through the same medium of the Internet, and the Internet speed, that is, the transmission bandwidth is increasing, and the user's satisfaction is increasing. The rapid development of Internet-related technologies has enabled internet services that enable users to view and listen to multimedia combined with live audio and video through on-line search. His representative is a multimedia streaming service. Here, streaming means not to download and execute all of the files in order to execute large audio data or video data (video data), but to divide them into several files and transmit them in real time.

In order to listen to or display these audio or video files in streaming format, various application software must be embedded in the user's personal computer. In other words, audio streaming / video streaming requires an audio streaming application such as a real audio player or a multimedia streaming application such as a windows media player.

Currently, the method of broadcasting such a multimedia program on the Internet uses a method in which a streaming server downloads a single multimedia file that is already fixedly bound to the user's computer when the user selects to watch a specific program in a web page.

However, this method cannot be used to continuously broadcast a series, or to integrate multimedia files distributed among several Internet stations, or to insert and broadcast announcements and advertisements in the middle of the broadcast. Since all files to be aired in advance must be bundled into a single file, there is a problem in that the combination of files to be sent cannot be dynamically adjusted according to personal characteristics of each user or target airing condition.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to sequentially detect and broadcast files to be transmitted in real time according to the user's personal characteristics or the broadcast conditions of each program file when the user wants to watch a particular program provided by a network broadcasting station such as the Internet. The present invention provides a system and method for generating a combination and sequentially driving a streaming server of a broadcasting station.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for aggregating log records in real time at the time when a user starts or finishes watching each individual file.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a real-time network broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a network broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an operation flowchart of a network broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve this technical problem, a network broadcasting system according to an aspect of the present invention is a broadcasting system for providing a client with a broadcast file provided from at least one broadcasting station system through a network.

A user information database storing characteristic information of users registered to watch a network broadcast; When the client selects to watch a specific program, the broadcaster systems are searched based on the user characteristic information to find broadcast files that match the user characteristic information, and a broadcast order is prepared by arranging a broadcast sequence according to the broadcast condition of the broadcast files. And a file organizer for allowing the client to receive a broadcast file from the broadcasting station system.

In addition, the network broadcast system according to another aspect of the present invention is a broadcast system for providing a broadcast file to the client over a network,

A broadcast file database containing information of multimedia broadcast files for a network broadcast service; A user information database storing information of users registered to watch a network broadcast; When the client selects to watch a specific program, the broadcast file database is searched based on the user information stored in the user information database to select broadcast files suitable for user characteristics, and the broadcast order is organized according to the broadcast conditions of the broadcast files. And a file organizing apparatus for preparing a list of the list and providing the list to the client so that the client can receive the broadcast file from the broadcasting station system.

In the network broadcasting system having such a feature, the file organizer includes:

A log recorder for recording a viewing start time and a viewing end time of each broadcasting file while the client sequentially watches each broadcasting file; And a database in which information indicating the viewing start time and the viewing end time is recorded, so that the viewer ratings, broadcasting performance, and the like can be easily calculated for each broadcasting station.

Meanwhile, the client

A media player for playing the broadcast file; And an identifier transmitter configured to provide an identifier indicating a client to the file organizer when a broadcast program is applied, a receiver to receive a list of broadcast files transmitted from the file organizer or a broadcast file transmitted from the broadcast station system, and the broadcast file list. And transmitting and receiving information to and from the file organizer, including a user connection device including a driver for transmitting a broadcast request signal to the file organizer and driving the media player to play a broadcast file received from the broadcast station system. .

When the client requests viewing of the broadcast, the file organizer determines whether or not the user access processing apparatus is installed in the client, and if the user access processing apparatus is not installed, the file organization apparatus uses the client access processing apparatus. Remote installation unit for transmitting to be installed automatically; In the case where the client access device is installed in the client, the program candidate files that are to be sent to the user are detected by searching the user's member database, and the files having the highest priority are finally selected from these files to organize the file broadcasting order. Broadcast list organization; And a transmitter configured to provide the broadcast listing to the client.

Meanwhile, the broadcast file database includes a multimedia broadcast file, a video notification file, or a video advertisement file, and the video notification file or video advertisement file is inserted in the middle of an order in which the broadcast file is provided to the client according to the broadcasting schedule list. And may be provided to the client.

In addition, the user information database may store and store the demographic information including the occupation, age, gender, regional characteristics for each user and the viewing reservation information set by the user. In particular, the file organization device may store the user's characteristic information. And extract a broadcast file to be provided to the client according to the broadcast condition of each broadcast program to create a broadcast list.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network broadcasting method, which is a broadcasting method of a system that provides a client with a broadcasting file of at least one broadcasting station system through a network.

If the client wants to watch a specific broadcast program via a network, the file organization detecting the characteristic information of the corresponding user from the user database of the broadcasting station system according to the user identifier provided from the client; Detecting broadcast files suitable for a user's property among a plurality of broadcast files based on the user's property information; Creating a broadcast listing by sequentially organizing the detected broadcast files according to a broadcasting priority; And transmitting the broadcast list to the client so that the broadcast file can be provided from the corresponding broadcasting station system.

In addition, when the client requests a broadcast to a corresponding broadcasting station system according to a broadcast list, the broadcasting station system may further include streaming the corresponding broadcast file to the client to allow a broadcast program to be played on the client.

The method may further include determining whether a user access device for viewing a broadcast is installed in the client; If the client access device is not installed in the client, the method may further include installing the user access device to the client remotely through a network. In this case, the detecting of the user characteristic information may be performed by the user. When the connection device is installed, the user characteristic information is detected based on the user identifier provided from the user connection device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a network broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the network broadcasting system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the user 10 accesses the Internet 20 through a web browser, the file organization device 30 may display user characteristic information or a program. Search for broadcast program files interspersed with each broadcasting station 40 according to the broadcast condition, find a file to be aired, create a broadcast schedule listing the airing sequence of the files to be aired, and transmit it to the user 10 to watch the program. Do it.

The network broadcasting system according to the present invention has the following features.

First, users can organize their own list of broadcast programs that fit their preferences. In particular, even broadcast programs scattered among various Internet broadcasting stations, individuals can organize an integrated list according to their preferences.

Second, the broadcasting station can continuously broadcast a single broadcast program composed of a plurality of files. Therefore, the broadcast program divided into several files can be dynamically combined in real time without the need to bundle them into a single file before the broadcast.

Third, the broadcasting station may insert an advertisement or a notice while broadcasting a broadcast program. You can make money by inserting advertisements or announcements in the middle of the program, as if you were in the middle of a commercial on TV. I can control it.

Fourth, it is possible to accurately count the program viewing performance. It is possible to analyze viewer ratings by broadcaster and program by counting in real time a user's viewing start time and viewing end time for each broadcast file combined in a broadcast program.

Next, the structure and operation of the network broadcasting system according to the embodiment of the present invention having such characteristics will be described in detail.

2 shows a structure of a network broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a network broadcasting system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal, that is, a client 10, a client 10, and a network (including wired and wireless networks). 20, the file organization device 30 is connected through the (20), and the broadcasting station system (40).

The client 10 is a terminal capable of connecting to the Internet 20 through a dedicated line such as a wired / wireless LAN or a communication network provided by an ISP operator. The client 10 is a computer, a mobile communication terminal, or a TV having an Internet connection function. Communication devices can be used.

The client 10 communicates with the web browser 11, which is a connection unit for connecting to the file organization device 30 or the broadcasting station system 40 through the Internet 20, and the file organization device 30. And a multimedia player 13 for reproducing multimedia broadcast program files such as audio and video. The user access device 12 includes an identifier transmission unit 121 for transmitting the user's connection to the file organization device 30, and a reception unit for receiving a broadcast organization list indicating a list of files to be broadcast from the file organization device 30 ( 122) and a driver 123 which transmits a broadcast request signal to the corresponding broadcasting station system 40 based on the received broadcast list, and drives the multimedia player 13 to play the received streaming broadcast file. .

The file organizer 30 dynamically organizes a plurality of multimedia broadcast files distributed in a single broadcasting system or in different broadcasting system according to a user's viewing of a program, and generates a broadcasting schedule list in real time. The client 10 receives the broadcast streaming from the broadcasting station system. For this purpose, when the user selects to watch a program through the web browser 11, the user access device 12 to the client 10. The remote installation unit 31 for automatically installing the user connection device 12 to the client 10 remotely, and searching the database in the broadcasting station system 40 if it is not installed. Broadcast list organization unit 32 for organizing a broadcast list suitable for a user, and the organized broadcast list A transmission unit 33 for transmitting to the client 10, a connection log database 34 in which information for counting broadcast file viewing performances of the user is stored, a user viewing log database 35, and respective databases 34, And a log recorder 36 for recording the corresponding information.

The broadcast station system 40 includes a broadcast file database 41, a user information database 42, and a broadcast streaming server 43 for broadcasting a broadcast program to a user.

The broadcast file database 41 stores broadcast program files that can be serviced by broadcasting stations and related meta information. For example, program files that can be serviced by broadcast stations are classified by fields such as economy, society, politics, and culture. It may be stored, and each field may be further subdivided into subfields.

The user database 431 stores characteristic information of users who want to watch a broadcast. For example, your name, gender, education, age, job, hobby, e-mail address, contact information (mobile or landline phone number, postal code) in response to a member identification number assigned to you (hereinafter referred to as your user ID). User personal information, such as an address, and the like, and viewing reservation information set by the user, that is, identification information of a program selected by the user, information such as time to be watched, and the like.

The broadcast streaming server 43 starts streaming the corresponding broadcast file to the client 10 according to the broadcast request signal transmitted from the driver 123 of the user access device 12 of the client 10. Here, the broadcast streaming server 43 may use each server product according to the characteristics of each broadcasting station. In the network broadcasting system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the streaming file organizing apparatus is not installed in the streaming server, and thus is independently operated. It works regardless of the product type of the server.

Next, an operation of the network broadcasting system according to the embodiment of the present invention having such a structure will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a network broadcasting system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

When a user runs a web browser 11 on the client 10 for Internet connection and inputs a URL for connecting to a specific broadcasting station system 40, the URL information is transmitted by a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) in the web browser. The packet is converted and packetized and then transmitted to the broadcasting station system 40 through the Internet 20.

Accordingly, the broadcasting station system 40 transmits a web page corresponding to the URL information to the client 10, and the transmitted web page is converted into a window state on the web browser 11 and displayed. Therefore, the user checks various information provided by the broadcasting station system 40 through the web page displayed on the screen of the client 10 (S200 to S230).

Next, when the user selects a program to watch a specific broadcast program (S100), the broadcasting station system 40 requests the file organization to the file organization device 30, accordingly, the remote installation unit of the file organization device 30 ( 31 determines whether or not the user connection device 12 for viewing the broadcast is installed on the client 10 that has requested the viewing of the program (S100 to S110).

When the user connection device 12 is installed in the client 10, the user selects a program and the identifier transmission unit 121 of the user connection device 12 stores the user's identifier in the file organization device 30. The remote installation unit 31 determines whether the user access device 12 is installed in the client 10 according to whether the identifier is transmitted from the client 10 together with the program selection.

If it is determined that the user connection device 12 is not installed because no identifier is transmitted from the client 10, the remote installation unit 21 of the file organization device 30 executes an executable program corresponding to the user connection device. 10) to be installed by remote transmission (S120).

When the user connection device is installed in the client 10 or the identifier is transmitted from the client 10 with the user's program selection in this way, the log recording unit 36 connects the user's access log as follows. Record in log database 34. (S130)

Field name Field description Ip_address Internet IP address to which the client is connected User_id Identifier ID of the user Media_id ID of the station you are connected to Program_id User selected broadcast program ID Attribute "HIT" Log_time Minutes and seconds when this log is recorded

When the user access log corresponding to Table 1 above is recorded, the broadcast list organization unit 32 of the broadcast file organization device 30 receives the user's information from the user information database 42 of the broadcast station system 40 to which the user has connected. Search for the characteristic information (S140). In this case, the user information database 42 has user characteristic information composed of the following fields.

Field name Field description Media_id Station ID with which the user is registered User_id Identifier ID of the user User_name User's Name User_age Age of user User_sex Your gender code User_job User's job identification code User_marrage Your marital status code User_address Your address code User_program_n Program ID set by the user (Variable Field: 1 to n)

The broadcast list organizer 32 of the file organizer 30 then finds the broadcast files that match the user's characteristic information retrieved in Table 2 above from the broadcast file database 41 of the broadcast station system 40 ( S150). The broadcast file database 41 is composed of the following fields.

Field name Field description Media_id Station ID where the broadcast file is stored Program_id Broadcast program file ID Program_name Broadcast program file name Program_path Save directory path of program file Program_start_date Broadcast start date Program_end_date Broadcast end date Program_amount Broadcast target quantity Program_age Broadcast Target Age Code Program_sex Broadcast Target Gender Code Program_job Broadcast Target Job Code Program_marrage Broadcast Target Marital Code Program_address Broadcast Target Area Code

Based on the information disclosed in Tables 2 and 3 above, the broadcast list organizer 32 searches for a broadcast file that matches the characteristics of the user's gender, age, occupation, marriage, residence, or the like, or the user views it. Search for a broadcast file that has been reserved, and create a combination of the searched broadcast files in order of airing target volume in order to organize the broadcast list of the following Table 4 (S160).

Field name Field description 1_Media_id Station ID where the first broadcast file is stored 1_Program_id 1st program file ID 1_Program_path Save directory path of 1st program file 2_Media_id Station ID where the second broadcast file is stored 2_Program_id 2nd program file ID 2_Program_path Save directory path of 2nd program file … n_Media_id Station ID where the nth broadcast file is stored n_Program_id nth program file ID n_Program_path Save directory path of nth program file

Next, the transmitter 33 of the file organizer 30 transmits the list of broadcast programs organized as shown in Table 4 to the user access device 12 installed in the client 10 through the Internet 20. (S170).

The receiving unit 122 of the user access device 12 receives a broadcasting program list transmitted from the file organization device 30 through the Internet 20 (S180), and each broadcasting file in which the driving unit 123 is sequentially recorded. By checking the storage path of the file in the order of (S190), the remote station requests the file streaming to the broadcast station system 40 corresponding to the path (S200330).

The streaming server 43 of the broadcasting station system 40 which has requested the streaming of the file from the user access device 12 starts to stream the broadcast file to the client 10 (S210), and at the same time, the client 10 The multimedia player 13 in the playback of the broadcast file streamed under the control of the drive unit 123, the user will watch the broadcast (S220).

When viewing of a single broadcast file is finished on the program list, the driving unit 123 of the user access device 12 transmits the viewing log of the user composed of the following fields to the file organizer 30, and the file organizer 30 The log recording unit 36 stores the received viewing log in the viewing log database 35 (S230).

Field name Field description Ip_address Internet IP address to which the client is connected User_id Identifier ID of the user Media_id Station ID you watched Program_id Broadcast program file ID watched by user Attribute "WATCH" Log_time Minutes and seconds when this log is recorded

As shown in Table 5, as the viewing log including the broadcast file watched by the user, the broadcasting station providing the broadcast file, the time watched by the viewer, and the like is recorded in the database 35, the file organizer 30 is thereafter. ) Can easily calculate viewer ratings, broadcasting performance, etc. for each broadcasting station based on the information recorded in the viewing log database 35, and can also calculate various viewing statistical data for each viewer's demographic characteristics and time period. .

If the user access device 12 determines whether there is a broadcast file to be subsequently broadcasted next in the broadcast file list as shown in Table 4 above, and there is a broadcast file to be subsequently broadcasted. Check the storage path of the file again to request a file streaming to the corresponding broadcaster system corresponding to this path (S240 ~ S250), and if there are no more files to be subsequently broadcasted, the multimedia player 13 is terminated to terminate the broadcast program End your broadcast.

Meanwhile, after the broadcast station system 40 or the file organization device 30 performs one broadcast file streaming, the broadcast request signal for the next subsequent broadcast file is transmitted from the client 10 or after the broadcast request signal is transmitted. Specific advertisements or announcements according to the characteristics of the user (professional, gender, age, educational background, etc.) may be inserted into subsequent broadcast files and transmitted to the client 10.

In the above-described embodiment, when a user connects to a broadcasting station system and selects a broadcasting program, the file organization apparatus creates a broadcasting programming list based on the information stored in the broadcasting file database and the user information database of the broadcasting station system. When viewing a broadcast program of a specific field, the file organizer may search each broadcast file of a plurality of broadcasting station systems to find only the broadcast file of the corresponding field and create a broadcast list.

In addition, the file organizer may construct a database storing information on users who wish to watch the broadcast independently. In this case, if a user connected to the file organizer selects a specific broadcast program, the file organizer may display the user information database. On the basis of the stored user characteristic information, a broadcasting program corresponding to a program selected by the user from a broadcasting station system or a plurality of broadcasting station systems selected by the user may be searched for, and a broadcast programming list may be prepared and provided to the client.

The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various changes and implementations can be made without departing from the scope of the claims set out below.

According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, in the network broadcast such as the Internet, it is possible to detect and provide only the appropriate multimedia file according to the characteristics of each user.

In addition, multiple files are bundled into a series of combinations, enabling batch broadcasting of consecutive series.

In addition, video advertisements or announcements can be inserted in the middle of a plurality of files being broadcasted, so that an intermediate advertisement such as TV can be realized in Internet broadcasting, and advertisement targeting can be performed according to the characteristics of the user and advertisement conditions. More effective advertising than TV.

In addition, since the identification code, viewing start date, and viewing completion date and time of the viewer who watched each program can be known from the existing TV, it is possible to calculate various viewing statistics data by demographic characteristics and time period of the viewer.

In addition, the present invention uses a user access device that is independent of a streaming server in a network broadcasting station, such as the Internet, so that a single user can drive multimedia files distributed among several Internet broadcasting stations using different types of streaming servers. You can.

Claims (11)

A broadcast system for providing a client with a broadcast file provided from at least one broadcasting station system through a network, A user information database storing characteristic information of users registered to watch a network broadcast; When the client selects to watch a specific program, the broadcaster systems are searched based on the user characteristic information to find broadcast files that match the user characteristic information, and a broadcast order is prepared by arranging a broadcast sequence according to the broadcast condition of the broadcast files. File providing apparatus for allowing a client to receive a broadcast file from a corresponding broadcasting station system. Broadcast system comprising a. In a broadcast system for providing a broadcast file to a client through a network, A broadcast file database containing information of multimedia broadcast files for a network broadcast service; A user information database storing information of users registered to watch a network broadcast; When the client selects to watch a specific program, the broadcast file database is searched based on the user information stored in the user information database to select broadcast files suitable for the user's characteristics, and the broadcast order is organized according to the broadcast conditions of the broadcast files. File organizing apparatus which prepares a list of contents and provides them to the client so that the client can receive a broadcast file from the broadcasting station system. Broadcasting system comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The file organization device, A log recorder for recording a viewing start time and a viewing end time of each broadcasting file while the client sequentially watches each broadcasting file; And A database in which information indicating the viewing start time and the viewing end time is recorded Network broadcasting system further comprising. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The client is A media player for playing the broadcast file; And An identifier transmitter for providing an identifier representing a client to the file organizer when a broadcast program is applied, a receiver for receiving a list of broadcast files transmitted from the file organizer or a broadcast file transmitted from the broadcast station system, and a list of broadcast files. And a driver for transmitting a broadcast request signal to the file organizer and driving the media player to play a broadcast file received from the broadcast station system. Network broadcast system comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The file organization device If the client requests to watch the broadcast, it is determined whether the user access processing apparatus is installed in the client, and if the user access processing apparatus is not installed, the user access processing apparatus is transmitted to the client for automatic installation. Remote installation; In the case where the client access device is installed in the client, the program candidate files that are to be sent to the user are detected by searching the user's member database, and the files having the highest priority are finally selected from these files to organize the file broadcasting order. Broadcast list organization; And Transmission unit for providing the broadcast list to the client Network broadcasting system further comprising. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The broadcast file database includes a multimedia broadcast file, a video notification file, or a video advertisement file. The video announcement file or the video advertisement file is provided to the client by being inserted in the middle of the order in which the broadcast file is provided to the client according to the broadcasting schedule list. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the user information database stores demographic information including occupation, age, gender, and regional characteristics for each user and viewing reservation information set by the user. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the file organizer extracts a broadcast file to be provided to a client according to the user's characteristic information and the broadcast condition of each broadcast program to create a broadcast schedule list. A broadcast method of a system for providing a broadcast file of at least one broadcasting station system to a client through a network, If the client wants to watch a specific broadcast program via a network, the file organization detecting the characteristic information of the corresponding user from the user database of the broadcasting station system according to the user identifier provided from the client; Detecting broadcast files suitable for a user's property among a plurality of broadcast files based on the user's property information; Creating a broadcast listing by sequentially organizing the detected broadcast files according to a broadcasting priority; And Transmitting the broadcast list to the client to receive a broadcast file from a corresponding broadcasting station system Network broadcast method comprising a. The method of claim 9, And when the client requests a broadcast to a corresponding broadcast station system according to a broadcast list, the broadcast station system streaming the corresponding broadcast file to the client so that the broadcast program is played on the client. The method of claim 9, Determining whether the client access device for viewing a broadcast is installed in the client; If the user access device is not installed in the client, installing the user access device to the client remotely through a network. More, The detecting of the user characteristic information may include detecting user characteristic information based on a user identifier provided from the user access apparatus when the user access apparatus is installed in the client.