KR20020040156A - System for managing the public PC by the internet and method for managing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and method for managing a public PC using the Internet is provided to enable an operator who operates a plurality of public PCs to upgrade an install program of the public PCs conveniently, recognize the current using condition according to each public PC, and change an advertisement set in the public PC easily. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of public PCs(1), a main server(10), an advertisement server(20), and a monitoring service server(30) are connected to the Internet(40), respectively. A plurality of cameras(5) capable of selectively photographing a circumference of the public PC(1) is mounted in each public PC(1). The public PC(1) is a personal computer and constituted for using a computer during a time in proportion to an inserted amount of money. A client module is mounted in the public PC(1) for performing a remote control of the public PC(1). The main server(10) charges a change of a set of the PCs(1), a collection of management data, and a post management. The advertisement server(20) loads an advertisement proper to a circumference of the public PC(1) on the corresponding public PC(1) for enhancing advertisement efficiency. The monitoring service server(30) transmits image data of the circumference of the public PC(1) having the camera(5) to a specific person.

Description

System for managing the public PC by the internet and method for managing the same}

The present invention relates to an operating system and a method of operating a public PC using the Internet. More specifically, the IP management, installation program, and usage status of the public PC which can be used by the input of coins can be managed using the Internet. And a method of operating the public PC.

A public PC is a combination of a public telephone and a personal computer, and it is installed in a place where a lot of people come and go like a public telephone, and it means that the user can use the PC for a certain time as much as the amount of money input by the user. An example of this public PC is the "public coin for coins" (Application No. 2000-59562) filed by the applicant of the present invention. It is supposed to be.

This public PC can be easily accessed from the user's point of view, and it can be used at any time if it is necessary even if the PC is not owned. However, the public PC has one to several PCs installed in various areas. Due to the fact that it is difficult for the operator who operates a number of public PCs, it is difficult to manage and operate the public PCs. In other words, if it is necessary to upgrade the installation programs installed in a number of public PCs, the operator should go to each of the public PCs and change the installation program to a new program one by one. The problem is that the user data of the public PC must be verified. In addition, in order to increase the added value of the public PCs, it is necessary to update the advertisements set to be displayed on the monitor due to a banner advertisement in use or when the public PC is in standby state. There is a problem that needs to be updated.

The present invention has been made to improve the above problems, the operator operating a plurality of public PCs can conveniently upgrade the installation program of a plurality of public PCs, can grasp the usage status for each public PC, The purpose of the present invention is to provide an operating system and operation method of the public PC using the Internet which can easily change the advertisement set in the public PC.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an operating system and a method of operating a public PC using the Internet, which can provide image data of a situation around a public PC installed with a camera at the request of a user.

1 is a view showing an example of a public PC operating system using the Internet according to the present invention,

2 is a flow chart showing a method of changing the setting information of the public PC of the public PC operation method using the Internet according to the present invention,

3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of changing the advertisement information of the public PC of the public PC operation method using the Internet according to the present invention,

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a method of monitoring the public PC of the public PC operating method using the Internet according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

One; Aerial PC3; User computer

5; A camera 10; Main server

20; Ad server 30; Monitoring service server

40; Internet

In order to achieve the above object, the operating system of the public PC using the Internet according to the present invention is provided with a remote control client module capable of remote control via the Internet, and is converted into a state in which the user can use the coin. Public seed; And a main server connected to the Internet to manage the IP management, installation program, usage status, etc. of the public PC through the remote control client module.

Another embodiment of the present invention further includes an advertisement server configured to remotely control the advertisement set in the public PC through the Internet.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a public PC is provided with a camera, and at the request of a monitoring service user computer connected to the Internet, a signal for generating image data is transmitted to the public PC, and the public PC transmits a signal. And a monitoring service server which receives the image data generated by the camera and transmits the image data to the user computer that has requested the image data.

The public PC operating method using the Internet to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, the camera, and a remote control client module that can be remotely controlled through the Internet is installed, the user can use by the input of coins From the public PC to be switched to, the main server for managing the IP management, installation program, usage status, etc. of the public PC, the advertisement server for remotely controlling the advertisement set in the public PC through the Internet, and the public PC In the public PC operating system using the Internet including a monitoring service server for processing the image data generated by the camera, the main server to give a unique IP to the public PC; The main server accessing the public PC to collect setting information of the public PC; And comparing the setting information collected by the main server with the latest setting information registered in the main server and changing the setting of the public PC if necessary.

In addition, the public PC operating method using the Internet, the public PC operating system using the Internet, the advertisement server to access the public PC to collect the set advertising information; And comparing the advertisement information collected by the advertisement server with the latest advertisement information registered in the advertisement server, and changing the advertisement of the public PC if necessary.

In addition, the method of operating a public PC using the Internet for achieving another object of the present invention, in the public PC operating system using the Internet, the monitoring service server is an image generated by the public PC from the computer of the monitoring service user Receiving a signal requesting data; Transmitting, by the monitoring service server, an image data generation signal to the public PC; Receiving, by the monitoring service server, image data generated by the public PC through the camera; The monitoring service server comprises the step of transmitting the image data to the computer of the service user.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the public PC operating system using the Internet according to the present invention includes a plurality of public PCs 1, a main server 10, an advertisement server 20, and a monitoring service server connected to the Internet 40. 30). In addition, a plurality of cameras 5 capable of capturing the periphery where the aerial PC 1 is installed may be installed in each aerial PC 1.

The public PC 1 is a personal computer in a desktop format configured to use a computer for a time proportional to the input amount if a certain amount is input.

The basic configuration of this public PC 1 is the same as the "Coin public PC" filed by the present applicant (Application No. 2000-59562), and in addition, a client capable of remotely controlling the public PC 1 Modules (not shown) are installed.

The main server 10 is a computer that is responsible for changing settings of a plurality of public PCs, collecting management data, and managing post-processing data. A database for managing a main manager module, a storage device, and data necessary for the management of public PCs. It consists of.

The main manager module includes a central processing unit (CPU), a main memory, a user interface and an internet interface, although not shown in the figure. The central processing unit is a controller that controls the overall operation of the main server 10. The main memory is implemented as random access memory (RAM) to store processing data of the central processing unit. The Internet interface is a means for connecting the main server 10 to the Internet 40, which is software such as a web browser. The user interface includes an output device such as a monitor, an input device or a keyboard for selecting an object or an object that appears on the output device such as a mouse or trackball. The main manager module having such a configuration is connected to a storage device for storing information such as a game, a movie, music, and a utility program for downloading to the public PC 1, and reads the stored information to each public PC 1. To transmit.

The storage device is mainly a hard disk, but if necessary, an optical disk or a portable storage device which can replace the hard disk can be used. This storage device stores software such as office programs, game programs, movies, music, stocks, chats, other applications providing e-commerce, public PC managers for managing the public PCs, These will be stored in the form of complete programs or patched versions.

The public PC database is related to the IP of each public PC 1, the set program list and version, the usage time, the usage time for each software, and post management for the plurality of public PCs managed by the main server 10. Manage your data. The main manager module of the main server 10 updates the software stored in the storage device to each public PC 1 based on this public PC database, and informs the operator of the usage status of each public PC 1. Will be provided.

The advertisement server 20 is a server that manages advertisements to increase the added value of the public PC 1, and transmits the advertisement information to the public PC 1 so that the public PC 1 performs various types of advertisements. The advertisement information includes advertisement contents and advertisement scripts having an image, text or audio form. The advertisement script includes advertisement execution method, advertisement effective date and advertisement start frequency. The advertisement execution method may include a desktop screen, a logo screen at the start and / or end of the operating system, a start page of a web browser, a screen saver, a banner such as a keyword banner, and a random banner. Here, the keyword banner is a banner that appears together when a predetermined specific term is inquired from a search engine, and the random banner is an advertisement that appears at random. A splash screen provided in the form of a pop-up page, or a spot liting where an advertisement is always located in a specific area of the screen of the output device of the public PC 1 may be used as an advertisement execution method.

The advertisement server 20 selectively loads advertisements related to the installation area, that is, advertisements related to the installation area, into the corresponding public PCs 1 by selectively loading the various types of advertisements as described above. Efficiency can also be improved.

The monitoring service server 30 is a server in charge of a monitoring service for transmitting image data of the surrounding landscape of the aerial PC 1 in which the camera 5 is installed to a specific person. The monitoring service means that when the image data request signal for requesting an image of the surroundings of the public PC 1 installed in a specific place is received, the image data generation signal is sent to the corresponding public PC 1 and the generated image data is transmitted. It is a service that receives and transmits image data to the requesting computer 3. This monitoring service is preferably membership.

Monitoring service server 30 is a storage device for storing the image data generated by the public PC (1), a member database for managing the information of the members to receive the monitoring service, and a management module for controlling them to perform the monitoring service It is composed. The monitoring service server 30 thumbnail-views an image of a plurality of cameras 5 for each aerial PC 1 and a list of aerial PCs 1 including a camera 5 on a connected user computer 3. Software is provided to allow data to be displayed. In addition, the monitoring service server 30 can record the movement of each camera 5 by using the streaming technology through the MPEG4 compression codec.

Hereinafter, the public PC operating method by the public PC operating system using the Internet having the above configuration will be described.

First, a method of changing the setting of the public PC 1 by controlling the public PC 1 will be described. The main server 10 grasps the connected public PC 1 and assigns a unique IP to each public PC 1 (S100). The main server 10 assigns IPs to each public PC 1 and collects configuration information for each IP and stores them in a database. Here, the setting information refers to a list of operating software, office programs, games, movies, music, and the like stored in each public PC 1, and information on versions of the corresponding software. The setting information of each collected public PC 1 is compared with the latest setting information of the corresponding public PC 1 stored in the server to determine whether a change is necessary. If a change is needed, the new software is transmitted to the public PC 1.

Each air PC 1 is provided with a remote control client module, and installs the software downloaded from the main server 10 in the air PC 1 through foreground processing or background processing. Since the remote control client module needs to remain running in order to perform this function, it is desirable that this client module cannot be forcibly terminated by the user of the public PC 1.

In addition, the remote control client module transmits the information necessary for the operation of the public PC 1 to the main server 10, such as the use time and frequency of each program installed in the public PC 1, the number of users, and the amount of money used. .

The step of remotely controlling the advertisement executed by the advertisement server 20 in the public PC 1 will be described. The advertisement server 20 connects to each public PC 1 by a unique IP. After the connection, the public information collected by the public PC 1 is collected from the remote control client module of the public computer 1. When the collection of advertisement information for the public PC 1 ends, it is determined whether the advertisement information received from the client module is the same as the latest advertisement stored in the advertisement server. If it is not the same, the new advertisement information stored in the storage device is transmitted to the client module of the public PC 1 to install the new software, and in the same case, the advertisement is terminated without changing the advertisement.

When the advertisement information is downloaded, the client module provides the advertisement contents to the user through a monitor, a speaker, or the like based on the advertisement script in the downloaded advertisement information. To this end, the client module has the ability to change the settings of the screen save screen, the start page of the web browser, the logo screen at the start or end of the operating software, etc. according to the advertisement script.

The monitoring service server 30 services the image data generated through the camera 5 of the public PC 1 is as follows. First, a user who wants to use the monitoring service connects his computer 3 to the monitoring service server 30 and then selects a specific camera 5 of the specific public PC 1. When the user selects a specific camera 5, the user computer 3 sends an image data request signal to the monitoring service server 30. When the monitoring service server 30 receives the image data request signal from the user computer 3, the monitoring service server 30 transmits the image data generation signal to the target public PC 1. The target aerial PC 1 photographs the surrounding image with the selected camera 5 to make image data and transmits the image data to the monitoring service server 30. The monitoring service server 30 receives the image data from the public PC 1 and transmits the received image data to the user computer 3.

The operation in which the monitoring service is performed by the monitoring service server 30 will be described in detail. A user who wants to use the monitoring service accesses the monitoring service server 30 through the Internet 40 using his computer 3. When the user's computer 3 is connected to the monitoring service server 30, the monitoring service server 30 displays the public PC 1 list in the area where the monitoring service is available to the user computer 3 in a thumbnail manner. The user selects the public PC 1 in the area he wants to see from the public PC list. When the user selects a specific aerial PC 1 from the aerial PC list, the image screen corresponding to the quantity of the camera 5 installed in the selected aerial PC 1 is also a thumbnail image. ) Is displayed. At this time, the user may select the required camera 5, and the image data request signal is transmitted to the monitoring service server 30 by this selection. When the image data request signal is received, the monitoring service server 30 transmits an image data generation signal to the public PC 1. The public PC 1 generates the image data by operating the camera 5 according to the signal of the monitoring service server 30 and transmits the image data to the monitoring service server 30. The image data generated at this time can be recorded as moving images using streaming technology through MPEG4 compression codec as well as still images at any moment. As a result, the user can obtain image information of the area where the public PC 1 to which the camera 5 is attached is installed through the Internet.

As described above, according to the operating system and operation method of the public PC using the Internet according to the present invention, an operator operating a plurality of public PCs can conveniently upgrade the installation program of the plurality of public PCs, and each public PC You can grasp the usage status of stars, and you can easily change the advertisement set in the public PC.

In addition, it is possible to provide image data on the situation of the surroundings of the public PC installed camera which is another object of the present invention at the request of the user.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Those skilled in the art will be able to implement various modifications.

Claims (6)

A remote control client module capable of remote control over the Internet is installed, and the public PC is converted into a state usable by a user by inputting coins; And a main server connected to the Internet to manage the IP management, installation program, usage status, etc. of the public PC through the remote control client module. The system of claim 1, further comprising an advertisement server for remotely controlling the advertisement set in the public PC through the Internet. The method of claim 1, wherein the public PC is provided with a camera, and at the request of a monitoring service user computer connected to the Internet, a signal for generating image data is transmitted to the public PC, and the camera is provided from the public PC. The public PC operating system using the Internet, characterized in that it further comprises a monitoring service server for receiving the image data generated through the transmission to the user computer requesting the image data. A camera and a remote control client module capable of remote control via the Internet are installed, and the public PC which is converted into a state that can be used by a user by inputting coins, the IP management of the public PC, an installation program, usage status, etc. A main server for managing the server, an advertisement server for remotely controlling the advertisement set in the public PC through the Internet, and a monitoring service server for processing image data generated by the camera from the public PC. In the public PC operating system, The main server assigning a unique IP to the public PC; The main server accessing the public PC to collect setting information of the public PC; And comparing the setting information collected by the main server with the latest setting information registered in the main server, and changing the setting of the public PC when necessary to change the setting of the public PC. The method of claim 4, further comprising: collecting, by the advertisement server, the advertisement information connected to the public PC; And comparing the advertisement information collected by the advertisement server with the latest advertisement information registered in the advertisement server, and changing the advertisement of the public PC when necessary to change the advertisement information. The method of claim 4, further comprising: receiving, by the monitoring service server, a signal for requesting image data generated by the public PC from a computer of a monitoring service user; Transmitting, by the monitoring service server, an image data generation signal to the public PC; Receiving, by the monitoring service server, image data generated by the public PC through the camera; And transmitting, by the monitoring service server, the image data to the computer of the service user.