KR20020084513A - Relay broadcasting system and method for sports - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A sports relay system and a method thereof are provided to reduce a load being pressed to a server, transmit data in a narrow band width smoothly, and check an accuracy of information transmission for a user. CONSTITUTION: A relay server(1) supplies information with respect to a sports game to a user who is connected through a network in real time. A database server(3) stores information related to a sports game. An offerer terminal is provided for up-loading game information in the relay server(1) in real time. A user terminal is provided for making a user be connected to the relay server(1). The relay server(1), the database server(3), and the offerer terminal are mounted. A team information database(21) stores information with respect to many teams and players of each team. A game information database(23) stores game information of each team supplied from the offerer terminal in real time. A tool database(25) includes an offerer tool mounted in the offerer terminal for inputting game information and a user tool mounted in the user terminal for receiving game information.

Description

Sports relay system and relay method {RELAY BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPORTS}

The present invention relates to a sports relay system and a relay method, and more particularly, to a sports relay that allows a provider to directly check data displayed on a user terminal and to smoothly provide data even if the network bandwidth is narrow. It relates to a system and a relay method thereof.

Recently, with the development of the Internet, services that have been available only offline can be provided through the Internet. One of them is a sports relay, but in the past, the service was available only through the airwaves such as TV or radio, but there are a growing number of relay sites that broadcast directly through the Internet.

Broadcast sites offer sports broadcasts in a variety of ways. For example, a general relay site displays scores and player arrangements in a table form, and the game progress is displayed in text as explained by the commentator. On the other hand, the relay site associated with the airwave broadcasting provides a video by digitizing the image from the airwave broadcasting, and provides the progress of the game by voice or text. In addition, player information and team information can be provided by popping up a separate window according to the user's selection.

These relay sites are provided with a relay server that a user accesses through a network, a database server having information about a player or a team, and a terminal for inputting game information or game progress in real time. Here, the relay server and the database server interoperate with each other to form a web page of the relay site, and the user is provided with a sports relay through the web page.

However, in such a conventional relay site, as the relay server and the database server work together, when the number of connected users increases, the load on the relay server and the database server is simultaneously increased. Therefore, there is a problem that if the number of connected users increases, the load on the server is increased and the data providing speed is significantly reduced. In addition, even when the user connects during the game, the relay server keeps the accumulated data from the beginning of the game together with the new data generated during the game so that the user can know the game information or the game progress until the user connects. To the user. Therefore, when the bandwidth of the network is narrow, problems such as an error during data transmission or a decrease in transmission speed occur.

On the other hand, the operator of the relay site provides the user with the game information or the game progress entered through the terminal, but can not know the state displayed on the user's terminal, so that the user can know exactly whether the information is correctly delivered to the user There is a problem.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sports relay system and a relay method for reducing the load on the server, to facilitate data transmission even in a narrow bandwidth, and to confirm that information is correctly transmitted to the user. It is.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a sports relay system according to the present invention;

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the relay server and the database server of FIG.

3 is a screen configuration diagram of a provider tool installed in the provider terminal of FIG. 1;

4 is a screen configuration diagram of a user tool installed in the user terminal of FIG. 1;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a sports relay process according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: relay server 3: database server

5: provider terminal 7: user terminal

10 control unit 11 user recognition unit

13: data transfer unit 15: data storage unit

17: data conversion unit 21: team information database

23: game information database 25: tool database

30: provider tool 31: input unit

33: Score input table 35: Ball count input table

37: game history input table 39: player performance input table

41: output unit 43: score output table

45: ball count output block 47: game history output table

49: output table 50: user tool

53: Score Table 55: Ball Countbox

57: game history table

According to the present invention, there is provided a relay server for providing information on a sporting event to a user connected through a network in real time; And a provider tool including an input unit for inputting the game information and an output unit for displaying the game information input through the input unit in real time in association with the input unit, and for uploading the game information to the relay server in real time. A provider terminal; And a user terminal having a user tool in which the same game information as the output unit is displayed in real time in association with the input of the input unit.

Wherein the team further comprises a team information database for storing information about the plurality of teams and the players belonging to the teams; When the user connects to the relay server and requests at least one of the team and player information, the relay server may retrieve the requested information from the team information database and provide the requested information to the user.

The game information provided from the relay server is stored as a local variable in the user's terminal, and the relay server provides only the new data updated in real time among the game information as the local variable to the user terminal, whereby the amount of data transmitted is increased. It is dramatically reduced.

The game information database may further include a game information database in which game information of each team provided from the provider terminal is stored in real time, and the relay server provides game information stored in the game information database to the user terminal when the user accesses the game. Thus, even if the user is connected during the game, the game information before the connection can be provided.

On the other hand, according to another field of the present invention, the input unit for inputting the sports event information to the provider terminal for uploading the game information in real time, and the game information input through the input unit in conjunction with the input unit in real time Installing a provider tool including an output unit displayed as; Uploading game information to the input unit in real time through the provider terminal; Displaying the game information input through the input unit in real time on the output unit; The same game information displayed on the output unit in conjunction with the input of the input unit may be achieved by a sports relay method comprising the step of displaying in real time on the user terminal connected through the network.

Here, the steps of constructing a team information database for storing a plurality of teams, information about the players belonging to the team; The user requesting at least one of the team and player information; The method may further include retrieving the requested information from the team information database and providing the requested information to the user.

The provided game information is stored as a local variable in the user's terminal; In the providing of the game information to the user terminal, by providing only the new data updated in real time among the game information to the user terminal as a local variable, the amount of data provided to the user terminal can be reduced dramatically. .

And establishing a game information database in which game information of each team provided from the provider terminal is stored in real time, and wherein the game information is provided to the user terminal when the user terminal accesses during the game. By providing the game information stored in the game information database to the user terminal, the game information before the connection can be provided even if the user accesses during the game.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present sports relay system includes a relay server 1 that provides information about a sporting event to a user connected through a network in real time, and a database server 3 storing information related to the sporting event. ), A provider terminal 5 for uploading game information to the relay server 1 in real time, and a user terminal 7 for accessing the relay server 1 of the user.

Here, the relay server 1, the database server 3 and the provider terminal 5 is formed in a single, it may be formed in a plurality of each. In particular, a plurality of provider terminals 5 may be formed, and the game information may be shared and uploaded to each provider terminal 5. In addition, the provider terminal 5 may manually upload the game information, or may automatically upload the game information by installing a game commentary or a converter for converting the game progress into a text or an image.

As shown in FIG. 2, the database server 3 includes a team information database 21 for storing information about a plurality of teams and players belonging to each team, and a game of each team provided from the provider terminal 5. The game information database 23 for storing information in real time, the provider tool installed in the provider terminal 5 for input of game information and the user tool installed in the user terminal 7 for receiving game information are stored. A tool database 25.

The team information database 21 stores information on teams including team history, annual results, game schedules, names of players, etc., and information on players including careers, skills, performances, positions, etc. of players. It is.

The game progress database uploaded in real time is stored in the game information database 23, and the game progress status is stored in the same form as that provided to the user terminal 7. Therefore, when the user connects to the relay server 1 during a game or when the connection is abnormally terminated again due to instability or other problems of the system during the connection, the game progress stored in the game information database 23 is displayed. Since it can provide to a user, the game information until a user connects can be provided to a user.

The tool database 25 stores a provider tool and a user tool, and the provider tool and the user tool can be formed in various programming languages. However, in the present invention, the provider tool and the user tool are provided using a Java applet. 3 is a view showing a baseball player as an example provider tool 30 according to the present invention. The provider tool 30 has an input unit 31 for inputting game information, an output unit 41 for displaying game information input through the input unit 31 in real time, and an input unit 31 and an output unit ( 41 is formed of a plurality of tables corresponding to each other.

The input unit 31 includes a score input table 33 for inputting a score of each team, a ball count input table 35 for inputting ball count information, and a player's score for inputting a game score for a player of each team. An input table 39 and a game history input table 37 for inputting the game progress are formed. The output unit 41 has a score output table 43 on which scores input to the score input table 33 are displayed, and a ball count output block of a ground shape in which ball counts and on-bases inputted through the ball count input table 35 are displayed. (45), the player score output table 49 in which the player scores inputted through the player score input table 39 are displayed, and the game history displayed in texts through the game history input table 37 is displayed. The output table 47 is formed.

The score input table 33 includes a team name field 33a formed in an open menu for selecting a team name, an inning column 33b divided into game progression units, a cumulative score, a hit number, and an error number in which scores of each inning are accumulated. It includes a grade column 33c indicating. When the team name is selected in the score input table 33, the team name selected in the score input table 33 is displayed in the field for displaying the team names of the player score input table 39, the score output table 43, and the player score output table 49. Is displayed. On the other hand, the score output table 43 is formed in the same configuration as the score input table 33 so that the team name input through the score input table 33 and the score, cumulative score, hit number, error number of each inning can be displayed It is.

The ball count input table 35 is provided with a plurality of ball count buttons 35b for displaying strikes, balls, and outs, and a check-out button 35a in the form of a check box for displaying the runner's on-base status. On the other hand, the ball count output block 45 displays a ballpark ground shape and a ball count icon displaying the ball count, and each base of the ground has an on-base state input through the on-base button 35a of the ball count input table 35. It is displayed in real time. When the on-base status is input through the on-base button 35a, the on-base status is displayed by the method such as lightening the color of the corresponding ground on the ground or placing a separate icon.

In the player performance input table 39, a player name field 39a and a position field 39b for selecting player names and positions belonging to each team in order of batting are formed in an open menu form, and each player's plate, at bats, and hits And a plurality of eggs 39c for displaying the RBI are formed. Here, in the player name field 39a, the players belonging to the selected team through the score input table 33 are automatically displayed so that they can be selected as an open menu. On the other hand, the bow performance output table 49 is formed in the same configuration as the bow performance input table 39, and the at bats, hits, hits, RBIs inputted through the bow performance input table 39 is displayed in real time.

The game history input table 37 is provided with a game history input box 37a for inputting a game progress situation, and at the bottom of the game history input box 37a, an inning start button for selecting the start of each inning and the end of the game ( 37b) and the game end button 37c are formed. On the other hand, the game history output table 47 has an inning summary window (47a) that displays the game history for the current innings in progress, and a game summary window (47b) that displays the game history from the start to the previous innings, In the inning summary window 47a, the game history input from the game history input box 37a of the game history input table 37 is displayed. In addition, when the inning start button 37b is selected in the game history input table 37, the game history displayed in the inning summary window 47a is transferred to the game summary window 47b, and the game is displayed in the inning summary window 47a. The game history of the new inning entered through the history input field 37a is displayed.

Meanwhile, transfer buttons 33d, 35d, 37d, and 39d are formed in the score input table 33, the ball count input table 35, the player performance input table 39, and the game history input table 37, respectively. The transmission buttons 33d, 35d, 37d, and 39d may be formed as one. After entering data into each of the input tables 33, 35, 37 and 39 and clicking the transfer buttons 33d, 35d, 37d and 39d, the game information entered from each of the input tables 33, 35, 37 and 39 The data for is displayed in the corresponding column of the score output table 43, the ball count output block 45, the player performance output table 49, and the game history output table 47 in real time. At the same time, data of the same form and content as that shown in the score output table 43, the ball count output block 45, the player performance output table 49, and the game history output table 47 is also transmitted to the user terminal 7. . Therefore, the provider checks the contents of the data displayed through the output tables 43, 45, 47, and 49 of the provider tool 30, so that the correct information is transmitted to the user terminal 7 through the relay server 1. It can be determined.

The user tool 50 installed in the user terminal 7 to receive the data input through the provider tool 30 is, as shown in FIG. 4, the score output table 43 of the provider tool 30. , A score table 53 of the same type as the ball count output block 45, the player performance output table 49, the game history output table 47, the ball count box 55, the player performance table 59, the game history table ( 57). When a particular time is selected in the user score table 53, the game history output table 47 displays the corresponding game history. When the user selects a player name from the player score table 59, a profile containing information such as a player's career and performance is displayed through a pop-up window.

On the other hand, the relay server 1 provides the database server 3 with the user recognition unit 11 for determining whether the user has connected to the relay server 1 and the information uploaded through the provider terminal 5. A data storage unit 15 for storing the information, a data transfer unit 13 for providing the user with information uploaded through the provider terminal 5 and withdrawing information from the database server 3 and providing the user with the provider terminal; Data transfer unit 17 for converting the information uploaded through the (5) to a local variable so that the user terminal 7 can be provided to the user terminal 7, and the data transfer in accordance with the results recognized by the user recognition unit 11 and the user's request It includes a control unit 10 for controlling the operation of the unit 13, the data storage unit 15 and the data conversion unit 17.

The user recognition unit 11 recognizes the user's IP address and the like delivered to the relay server 1 when the user connects to the relay server 1 to determine whether the user is connected. Then, the user recognition unit 11 judges whether the user connected to the relay server 1 at the start of the relay, connected to the middle of the sports relay, or abnormally terminated and then connected again due to system instability or the like. do. The determination result from the user recognition unit 11 is transmitted to the control unit 10, the control unit 10, the game history stored in the game information database 23 to the user terminal 7 when the user is connected during the sports relay Control it to be provided.

When the game information is uploaded from the provider terminal 5, the data storage unit 15 stores the uploaded game information in the game information database 23. In addition, when a change occurs in the player or team information, the change provided in various paths including the provider terminal 5 is stored in the team information database 21.

The data transfer unit 13 transfers the game information uploaded through the provider terminal 5 to the user terminal 7, and withdraws the information from each database of the database server 3 according to the user's connection time and request. Transfer to the user terminal 7. When the user connects to the relay server 1 for the first time, the data transfer unit 13 retrieves the user tool 50 stored in the tool database 25 and provides the user tool 7 to the user terminal 7. Download it and install it on the user terminal 7. After the user installs the user tool 50 and connects to the relay server 1 during sports relaying, the data transfer unit 13 transmits the information uploaded to the provider terminal 5 to the user terminal 7 in real time. do. At this time, when the user connects to the relay server 1 at the start of the sports relay, the data from the start of the sports relay is stored in the user terminal 7, so that the data transfer unit 13 transmits the data through the provider terminal 5. Only the newly uploaded game information is provided to the user. However, if the user is connected to the relay server 1 in the middle of the sports relay, the data transfer unit 13 transmits the game information accumulated from the beginning of the sports relay and stored in the competition information database 23 to the user terminal 7. do.

When the user requests team or player information, the data transfer unit 13 retrieves the team or player information from the team information database 21 and provides it to the user terminal 7. Therefore, since only the newly uploaded game information is provided to the user terminal 7 during the sports relay, it is possible to provide data quickly and without error even if the bandwidth of the network is narrow. In addition, it is possible to prevent the load on the database server 3 by driving the database server 3 only when the user connects to the relay in the middle or wants additional information.

On the other hand, the data conversion unit 17 for converting the data for such game information, converts the data, such as the game information uploaded from the provider terminal 5 into a local variable. The data converted into local variables is displayed in the user tool 50 of the user terminal 7 and then stored in the form of local variables in the user terminal 7. Since data is stored in the user terminal 7 in the form of a local variable, the relay server 1 can provide only the new data newly uploaded by the provider terminal 5 to the user terminal 7.

The sports relay process using the sports relay system having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 5 as follows.

When the user connects to the relay server 1 for the first time, the user recognition unit 11 recognizes that the user has connected to the relay server 1 for the first time, and the control unit 10 requests to download the user tool 50. .

When the user downloads the user tool 50 and the user connects to the relay server 1 in order to receive the sports relay service (S10), the user recognition unit 11 determines whether the sports relay has started (S20). ). As a result of determination, when sports relay has already started, that is, it is determined that the user is connected during the relay, the control unit 10 operates the data transfer unit 13 to display the game history stored in the game information database 23. Next, the new data uploaded from the provider terminal 5 is sequentially transmitted to the user terminal 7 (S25). On the other hand, as a result of the determination, when the user connected from the start of the sports relay, the user terminal 7 is sequentially received the game information input by the provider through the provider terminal (5).

The process of uploading the game information through the provider terminal 5 is as follows. The provider first selects the team name in the team name field 33a of the score input table 33, and in conjunction with this, the team name is displayed in the player score input table 39, and in the player name field 39a of the player score input table 39. The name of the player belonging to the team is displayed. The provider then arranges each player's name in the batting order table 39 according to the batting order and selects and displays the position. When the game is in progress, the provider inputs the game history through the game history input table 37 of the provider tool 30, and when the pitcher pitches, using the ball count button 35b of the ball count input table 35 according to the pitching Enter the ball count. In addition, if a player hits, hits, scores, or errors, the player's turn at bat, at bats, hits, and RBIs are displayed through the player performance input table 39, and the player comes out through the on-base button 35a of the ball count input table 35. The score is displayed on the score input table 33. In addition, the provider inputs the progress of the game through the game history input table 37.

During the course of such a game, the provider continuously inputs game information using the provider tool 30 (S30), and after the game information is input, a transmission button formed in each input table 33, 35, 37, 39 according to the input information. Select (33d, 35d, 37d, 39d) to transmit the data. Then, the controller 10 operates the data converter 17 to convert the data of the game information input by the provider into a local variable. When the conversion of the data is completed, the control unit 10 operates the data transfer unit 13 to display the data converted into local variables in each output table 43, 45, 47, 49 of the provider tool 30. At the same time to be transmitted to the user terminal 7 (S40a, S40b). At this time, the output data 43, 45, 47, 49 of the provider tool 30 and the tables 53, 55, 57, 59 of the user tool 50 installed in the user terminal 7 are the same data. Since is displayed, the provider can confirm whether the correct data is transmitted to the user terminal 7 according to the data displayed in the provider tool (30).

In addition, the controller 10 drives the data storage unit 15 to play a score, player score, game history, ball count, and the like, which are input through the input tables 33, 35, 37, and 39 of the provider tool 30. The information is stored in the game information database 23 (S50a).

On the other hand, the game information transmitted to the user terminal 7 is stored in the hard and the like as a local variable (S50b). Therefore, even if the data transfer unit 13 transmits only newly uploaded data through the provider terminal 5 to the user terminal 7, the game information so far is displayed on the user terminal 7.

If the user clicks on the team or the player in the player performance table 59 while the sports relay is in progress (S60), the control unit 10 operates the data transfer unit 13 to provide the corresponding information from the team information database 21. Withdraw and transmit to the user terminal (7) (S65). In addition, the controller 10 checks whether the game is completed, terminates the relay if it is completed, and repeats the process of step S30 to step S65 if it is not finished (S70).

As such, in the present sports relay system, the contents input through the input unit 31 of the provider tool 30 are simultaneously displayed on the output unit 41 and the user tool 50 of the provider tool 30, thereby providing the input by the provider. It is possible to check whether the content is correctly transmitted to the user terminal 7. Accordingly, when an abnormality occurs in the information provided to the user, it is possible to immediately check and take action, thereby ensuring the reliability of the user. In addition, the game information uploaded through the provider terminal 5 is converted into a local variable and then transmitted to the user terminal 7, so that the local variable is stored in the user terminal 7, thereby providing new data through the provider terminal 5. Only the game information uploaded to the user terminal 7 needs to be transmitted. Accordingly, since the amount of data to be transmitted is dramatically reduced, even if the network bandwidth is narrow, it is possible to transmit the game information smoothly and without error. In addition, only when a user requests information stored in the database server 3, the relay server 1 interlocks the database server 3 and pulls out data, thereby reducing the load on the database server 3.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible not only to confirm in real time whether accurate game information is provided to the user, but also to smoothly transmit game information even if the network bandwidth is narrow.

Claims (10)

A relay server for providing information on sports events to users connected through a network in real time; And a provider tool including an input unit for inputting the game information and an output unit for displaying the game information input through the input unit in real time in association with the input unit, and for uploading the game information to the relay server in real time. A provider terminal; And a user terminal having a user tool which displays the same game information as the output unit in real time in association with the input of the input unit. The method of claim 1, And a team information database for storing information about a plurality of teams and players belonging to the teams; And when the user requests at least one of the team and player information by accessing the relay server, the relay server retrieves the requested information from the team information database and provides the requested information to the user. The method of claim 1, The sports information provided from the relay server is stored as a local variable in the user's terminal, and the relay server provides only the new data updated in real time among the match information to the user terminal as a local variable. . The method of claim 3, wherein And a game information database in which game information of each team provided from the provider terminal is stored in real time. The method of claim 4, wherein The relay server, if the user is connected during the game, sports relay system, characterized in that for providing the game information stored in the game information database to the user terminal. Installing a provider tool including an input unit for inputting sports game information to a provider terminal for uploading game information in real time, and an output unit for displaying game information input in real time in association with the input unit; ; Uploading game information to the input unit in real time through the provider terminal; Displaying the game information input through the input unit in real time on the output unit; And displaying the same game information displayed in the output unit on a user terminal connected through a network in real time in association with the input of the input unit. The method of claim 6, Constructing a team information database for storing a plurality of teams and information on players belonging to the teams; The user requesting at least one of the team and player information; And retrieving the requested information from the team information database and providing the requested information to the user. The method of claim 6, The provided game information is stored as a local variable in the user's terminal; The providing of the game information to the user terminal may include providing only the new data updated in real time among the game information to the user terminal as a local variable. The method of claim 8, And a game information database in which game information of each team provided from the provider terminal is stored in real time. The method of claim 9, The providing of the game information to the user terminal may include providing game information stored in the game information database to the user terminal when the user terminal accesses during the game.