KR20030066014A - System for offering total service of digital cable broadcast and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and method for providing integrated services of digital broadcasting are provided to offer services including supply of cable TV equipments, development of solution and consulting, required for constructing a digital cable TV system. CONSTITUTION: A system for providing integrated services of digital broadcasting includes a subscriber management server(410), a communication management server(430), a data management server(440), a broadcasting equipment server(490), a media cast server(460), and a server group management server(480). The subscriber management server manages subscriber information including account data of an integrated broadcasting server subscriber. The communication management server manages subscribers, digital cable broadcasting operators and communication server requests. The data management server receives, manages and distributes digital broadcasting program data and contents data. The broadcasting equipment server receives a broadcasting signal, converts an analog signal into a digital signal, loads required data on the broadcasting signal and transmits the broadcasting signal to a cable operator. The media cast server converts each contents into a form capable of being combined with a broadcasting signal. The server group management server manages, monitors, controls and updates each of distributed servers.

Description

System for providing integrated service of digital cable broadcasting and method thereof {System for offering total service of digital cable broadcast and method

The present invention relates to an integrated service providing system and method for digital cable broadcasting. More particularly, the present invention relates to a digital cable broadcasting system that provides digital cable broadcasting. The present invention relates to a broadcast integrated service providing system and a method thereof.

In general, unlike a conventional over-the-air broadcasting, cable TV broadcasts a broadcast signal to a subscriber through a cable network.

The cable TV system includes a cable operator (System Operator, SO), a program provider for producing and supplying a program, a network operator responsible for transmitting and distributing a program, and a subscriber. .

A cable TV system pays a network operator a fee for using a cable TV transmission network for a cable broadcaster to pay a program provider for a particular program and to supply the subscriber with the purchased program.

Then, the subscriber watches the broadcasting channel service provided by the cable broadcasting station unilaterally, and pays the corresponding broadcasting fee to the cable broadcasting station.

However, as the multimedia services using the Internet have been widely distributed through personal computers, the introduction of internet service and interactive communication service using cable TV transmission network and the conversion of digital cable broadcasting have been actively studied in consideration of the influence of the video media such as TV. .

Here, the digital cable means that the existing analog broadcasting signal can be transmitted by converting it into a digital code similar to that used in a computer, and the broadcasting signal can be received and viewed by a digital TV receiver. Digital equipment can be used in the process, and the advantages of digital cable, such as high resolution and data broadcasting, can be utilized.

In general, in order to proceed with digital cable broadcasting, a broadcasting system transmits a broadcast-related digital signal, and receives a data uploaded from a subscriber and processes it, and a digital signal transmitted from the headend to receive an analog signal. It includes a set-top box that converts the video signal into an original audio and video signal.

Here, the headend refers to a main coordination center equipped with technical facilities for receiving, producing and retransmitting a program from a satellite or elsewhere through a system network in a cable television system. In addition, the set-top box generally refers to a home communication terminal required when using a multimedia communication service, including video on demand.

When such a broadcasting system is configured, each cable broadcasting station (System Operator, SO) produces a cable TV program, content, and other data or delivers it to the subscriber. The subscriber then sees the desired broadcast by watching the program or other data delivered from the cable TV station.

As mentioned above, in order to introduce a digital cable broadcasting system at a time when a multimedia service market using a cable TV transmission network is to be formed, a digital cable is developed through the development of solutions such as cable TV equipment, contents, and programs such as headends and set-top boxes. You need to build a TV system.

However, in order for the conventional cable broadcasting to be converted to digital cable broadcasting, the cable broadcasting station has to build a digital cable TV system, and accordingly, entails enormous capital investment and market research. There is a problem that the cost and risk burden is increased due to lack of technical knowledge.

Above all, cable stations are operated with advertising fees paid by subscribers or advertising programs received from various affiliate programs in addition to regular broadcasting programs, which makes financial investment difficult for digital cable broadcasting. .

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a cable TV equipment necessary for the construction of a digital cable TV system in connection with a cable broadcasting station to switch from cable broadcasting to digital cable broadcasting, solution development, consulting In addition, to provide an integrated service providing system and method of digital cable broadcasting that can provide all services.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an integrated service providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of an integrated broadcast service provider and a cable broadcasting station of the integrated cable providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart for transmitting data based on IP (internet protocol) in an integrated service providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart for transmitting data on a broadcast basis in an integrated service providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart of a digital broadcast signal in a digital cable broadcast integrated service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a flowchart of electric program guide (EPG) data in an integrated service providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart of Tiker data in a digital cable broadcasting integrated service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a system for providing an integrated broadcasting service supporting content and equipment so that a plurality of cable broadcasting stations can provide a bidirectional digital cable broadcasting service to a subscriber.

Specifically, the subscriber management server that manages subscriber information including the account data of the integrated broadcasting service subscriber, the communication management server, subscriber, and digital cable broadcasting, which manages communication service requests requested from subscribers, digital cable broadcasting operators and cable broadcasting stations. Receives a data management server that receives, manages, and distributes digital broadcast program data and content data between related operators and cable stations, converts analog signals into digital signals, loads necessary data into broadcast signals, and broadcast signals. Broadcasting equipment server that transmits the data to the cable broadcasting station, media cast server that converts each content into a form that can be combined with broadcast signals, and manages a group of servers in charge of configuration management, monitoring, control and update of each distributed server. Integrated room containing servers Establish a song service provision system.

At this time, the billing management server that manages the billing for the service fee of the subscriber and the cable broadcasting station, and receives the Tiker data source for the Tiker service that periodically provides information including news and announcements to the subscriber and configures the Tiker data format. It may further include a Tiker server to deliver to the media cast server.

In addition, the data management server, VOD library server in charge of the distribution of the VOD broadcast channel in cooperation with the cable broadcasting station for the video on demand (VOD) request of the subscriber, at intervals predetermined to the subscriber The broadcast equipment may include an EPG server that provides information about a program that is aired during a corresponding period, and a content service providing unit that provides contents services for TV and converts the contents into a form suitable for a TV screen structure. The server includes a broadcast receiver for receiving a broadcast signal through a satellite or an optical cable, a signal converter for converting a broadcast signal received according to an analog standard into an MPEG 2 digital signal, and modifying and inserting system information including channel information in the received broadcast signal. Signal recombination unit for digitally modulating and transmitting broadcast signals in groups To a frequency of the modulated high-frequency broadcast signal group converted to a digital broadcasting for transmitting a cable broadcasting station via the optical cable parts is preferred.

In addition, a cable broadcasting station may include a digital broadcasting receiver for receiving a broadcast signal of a digital standard transmitted through an optical cable, an analog broadcast receiver for receiving an analog standard broadcast signal through a satellite or an optical cable, and an analog for modulating the received analog program according to a service channel. It is desirable to include a broadcast modulator and a digital / analog broadcast transmitter for combining a digital channel and an analog channel and transmitting the same to a subscriber.

Such a system may provide a broadcast service through the following method.

A first step of receiving a program for a digital broadcasting service from a distribution network operator or a program provider, a second step of converting an analog form of the received program into an MPEG2 signal, and inserting and transmitting system information in the program data And a fourth step of performing a digital modulation process for performing the digital modulation process, dividing the digitally modulated program into an RF form and transmitting the RF signal to a cable broadcasting station through a dedicated line.

In this case, the cable broadcasting station may further include synthesizing the digital program signal received in the fourth step with a frequency band different from the analog program signal received from the program provider by the cable broadcasting station and transmitting the digital program signal to the subscriber.

In addition, various contents can be provided through the following method.

The cable station receives a specific TV content request from the subscriber, determines whether the requested content is stored in the proxy server, and provides the content to the subscriber if it is stored, and broadcasts the request if it is not stored. Delivering to the service provider, reading each piece of content stored in the broadcast service provider to construct the requested content, transmitting the requested content to the cable station, and allowing the cable station to match the requested content to its own standard. Converting the content type to fit and storing the content in a proxy server and transmitting the same to the subscriber.

Or a broadcast service provider that supports content and equipment to enable a cable broadcaster, its subscribers, and a plurality of cable broadcasters to provide a bidirectional digital cable broadcast service to the subscriber. Reading each pre-stored content to configure broadcast-based content; preparing a broadcast service provider to transmit broadcast-based content through an out-of-band (OOB) channel; and when a defined time is reached, IP (internetprotocol) Converting the broadcast-based content data in a form into a broadcast signal, and frequency-dividing the converted digital format broadcast signal to a subscriber through each cable broadcasting station in a radio frequency (RF) form.

In addition, the EPG service can be provided through the following method.

Comprising the EPG data source source in the form of a data format centering on the channel data currently in service, converting the EPG data having a format data format into a broadcast signal, converting the EPG data converted into the broadcast signal Transmitting to a subscriber end through a cable broadcast station in RF form by varying a frequency from another broadcast signal.

Also, Tiker service can be provided through the following method.

The broadcast service provider configures the Tiker data source source in the Tiker data format, converts the Tiker data into a digital signal for broadcasting, and converts the Tiker data converted into a digital signal for broadcasting in a RF form by varying the frequency from other broadcast signals. Transmitting to the subscriber-end via.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the information mentioned in any one embodiment can be applied to other embodiments even if it is not specifically mentioned in the other embodiments.

1 is a block diagram of an integrated service providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a subscriber station (110, 120) consisting of a set-top-box (STB) and a TV, and a subscriber 110 assigned thereto. Digital broadcasting such as cable operators (System Operator, SO) 200, program providers, content providers, Internet service providers (ISPs), and transmission network operators that transmit broadcast signals containing various programs and advertisements using channels. In cooperation with the digital cable broadcasting service provider (300), the digital cable broadcasting service provider (300), and the cable broadcasting station (200) that support equipment, solutions, and consulting, hardware or software can be used to enable two-way digital cable broadcasting. It includes a broadcast service provider 400 for providing a digital cable broadcasting-related integrated service by providing, managing and operating a network. In this case, the broadcast service provider 400 may provide various programs and broadcast services to the subscriber 120 directly without passing through the cable broadcasting station 200.

In particular, the cable broadcasting station 200 pays a predetermined amount to the broadcasting service provider 400 on the condition that the broadcasting service provider 400 receives a digital cable broadcasting related integrated service for a certain period of time. Similarly, the broadcast service provider 400 pays a fee based on receiving a program, data, or other service from the digital cable broadcasting providers 300.

The cable broadcast station 200 receives a digital channel from the broadcast service provider 400 and transmits a broadcast signal of the corresponding channel to the subscriber 100. The cable broadcast station 200 operates and operates an existing analog channel to produce its own broadcast. You can also send. The cable broadcasting station 200 installs a set-top box to the subscriber 100 and manages the information of the subscriber 100 to perform billing, subscriber network maintenance, and network operation functions.

The cable broadcasting station 200 may deal with digital cable broadcasting related companies separately without an affiliate with the broadcasting service provider 400, but in this case, a huge amount of capital is required due to the purchase of digital cable broadcasting equipment, solutions or programs.

Meanwhile, the broadcast service provider 400 receives a broadcast program from a broadcast program provider, encodes a common channel, operates middleware of a TV browser, and an electric program guide channel (EPG). Processing data and providing cable broadcasting station 200 of EPG data, producing and encoding own channels, securing and providing video on demand (VOD) content copyright, network management and operation, internet data management and operation, various content providers And partner with program providers, select and purchase set-top boxes, provide set-top boxes, and build and operate subscriber management systems.

2 is a block diagram of a broadcast service provider 400 and a cable broadcasting station 200 of the integrated cable providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to perform the above functions, the broadcast service provider 400, as shown in Figure 2, the subscriber management server 410 that manages subscribers of the integrated broadcast service, its account data, and subscriber information change data, the services of subscribers and cable stations A billing management server 420 that manages billing for a fee, a subscriber or a digital cable broadcasting provider, a communications management server 430 for managing a communication service request using a network between cable stations, a subscriber or a digital cable broadcasting provider, a cable And a data management server 440 for receiving, managing, and distributing digital cable broadcast program data and content data between broadcasting stations, and a server group management server 480 for managing, monitoring, controlling, and updating each server. At this time, the subscriber includes a cable broadcaster 200 that has contracted to receive integrated broadcast service from the broadcast service provider 400 and a subscriber 120 that receives the cable broadcast service directly from the broadcast service provider 400.

In addition, the broadcast service provider 400 includes a broadcast equipment unit 490 that receives a broadcast signal, converts an analog signal into a digital broadcast signal, loads necessary data into the broadcast signal, and transmits the broadcast signal to a cable broadcast station. .

In addition, the broadcast service provider 400 continuously transmits the information necessary for the user at a predetermined interval by a media cast server 460 for converting and transmitting each content into a form that can be combined with a broadcast signal. The state includes a TV ticker server 470 that provides a ticker service to the set top box.

At this time, each of these elements may be independently implemented as a separate server.

On the other hand, each server stores a set of mutually correlated data in the database (DB) 450, and in some cases retrieves the data stored in the database (450).

Each server of the broadcast service provider 400 described above will be described in more detail.

First, the subscriber management server 410 manages local subscriber data, set-top box data, account information, data storage unit 411 for storing Internet cookie information, and all subscriber information to manage user registration, change, and deletion functions. The management unit 412 is included.

In addition, the communication management server 430 provides a corresponding service for a mail service request, a chat service request, or a message service request from a subscriber set-top box.

The data management server 440 is aired for a VOD library server 441 that is responsible for the distribution of the VOD broadcast channel in connection with the cable broadcasting station 200 for the subscriber's VOD request, at a predetermined interval at intervals. An EPG (electric program guide) server 442 for providing information about a program, and a content service provider 443 for providing a content service for a TV and converting the content into a form suitable for a TV screen structure. .

In this case, the on-demand video service manager 441 is installed in the cable broadcasting station 200, as shown in FIG. 2, and secures a VOD broadcast channel at the request of a user to provide an on-demand video service to individual subscribers. A gateway that performs a distribution role to the VOD server 250.

The VOD library server 441 manages all contents of the VOD service and downloads the contents when a request is made by the local VOD server 210.

The content service provider 443 collects and processes content data from the content unit 443a that provides a content service for TV, a content storage unit 443b that stores content received from each content provider, and content data from each content provider. A content collector 443c and a content integrator 443d configured to display the collected content to the subscriber.

In addition, the server group management server 480 provides server group management unit 481 that performs control control, monitoring, and analysis on each of the distributed servers, and positions (IP addresses) and information on components of the server equipment. Server data storage unit 482 to store.

The broadcast equipment 490 may include a broadcast receiver 491 for receiving a program through a satellite or an optical cable, a signal converter 492 for converting a signal received according to an analog standard into an MPEG 2 digital signal, channel information, etc., in the received signal. The signal recombination unit 493 for modifying and inserting system information of the program and digitally modulating the program for each group, and transmitting the signal to the cable broadcasting station 200 through the optical cable by converting the frequency of the digitally modulated program group signal into high frequency. And a headend / set top box manager 495 that manages the arrangement of headend equipment in the transmitter 494 and the broadcast service provider 400 and the set top boxes of the subscribers 110 and 120 layers.

Meanwhile, the cable broadcasting station 200 provided with the integrated broadcast service according to the present invention excessively increases the transmission load that may be generated by receiving the content requested from the set-top box of the subscriber 110 from the broadcast service provider 400 each time. TV content proxy server 210, TV content conversion server 220 for converting the content directly received from the broadcast service provider 400 or the content provider to meet their broadcasting standards to prevent the TV broadcast station 200, Billing management terminal 230 that performs the billing, billing, calculation, storage, etc. of the subscriber, subscriber management for the service registration, change, modification, after-sales service (A / S) of the subscriber for each cable broadcasting station 200 The terminal 240 receives the VOD content from the VOD library server 441 of the broadcast service provider 400 and provides the VOD service at the request of the subscriber 110. Including local VOD server 250. In addition, the digital broadcast receiver 260 for receiving a signal transmitted through the optical cable from the broadcast service provider 400 as an equipment for broadcasting, the analog broadcast receiver 270 for receiving an analog standard program through a satellite or optical cable, The analog program includes an analog broadcast modulator 280 that modulates a service channel and a digital / analog broadcast transmitter 290 that combines the digital channel and the analog channel and transmits the same to the subscriber 110.

The operation of the integrated cable providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting content based on IP (internet protocol) at the request of a subscriber in the integrated cable providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the subscriber requests specific TV content (step 1), the TV content proxy server receives it, determines whether the requested content is stored in the proxy server, and if so, provides the content to the subscriber (step 8). If not stored, the request is forwarded to the TV content conversion server (step 2). The TV content conversion server again forwards the request to the content unit of the broadcast service provider (step 3), and the content unit requests the content integrator to construct the requested content (step 4). The content integrator reads each part of the content previously stored in the content storage unit, constructs the requested content, and transmits the requested content to the content unit (step 5). The content transmits the requested content to the TV content conversion unit of the cable broadcasting station (step 6), and the TV content conversion server converts the content type according to its standard and then transmits the content to the TV content proxy server (step 7). The TV content proxy server stores the page and transmits the page to the subscriber (step 8).

At this time, the content data stored in the content storage unit is received from the content provider at regular intervals or from time to time and processed to meet the standards of the broadcast service provider and stored in the content storage unit. The stored content data forms a complete new type of web page by the type definition of the web page defined by the web administrator.

For this IP-based content delivery, a cable modem must be installed in the subscriber set-top box. The subscriber set-top box has an IP address automatically assigned by the communication management server and has a content search and inquiry function.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting content on a broadcast basis in an integrated service providing system for digital cable broadcasting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This method allows the broadcast service provider to provide OOB (out) in order to provide access to the contents provided by the broadcast service provider even in a subscriber set-top box without a cable modem, or to reduce the network load for contents with very high subscriber access. of band) is a method of periodically spreading content as a broadcast signal through a channel.

The content integrator requests the content integrator to configure the content to be propagated on a broadcast basis (step 1). The content integrator reads each part of the content previously stored in the content storage unit, constructs the requested content, and transmits the requested content to the content unit (step 2). The content unit transmits the necessary content defined by the administrator to the media cast server and prepares to transmit it through the OOB channel (step 3). At the defined time, the media cast server transmits the data to the data signal converter to convert the content data into the broadcast signal (step 4). The data signal converter converts the content data in the form of IP (internet protocol) into a broadcast signal and transmits it to the digital broadcast transmitter 5. In this case, the converted broadcast signal is in a digital format, and the digital broadcast transmitter divides the broadcast signal into frequencies and transmits the broadcast signal to the subscriber through each cable broadcasting station in the form of radio frequency (RF). When a subscriber requests a specific content, the set-top box of the subscriber end examines the OOB channel to determine the existence of the corresponding content, and if so, displays it on the TV screen.

5 is a flowchart of a digital broadcast signal in a digital cable broadcasting integrated service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, the broadcast receiver of the broadcast service provider 400 receives a program for the digital broadcast service from the distribution network operator 301 or the program provider 302 (step 1). Among the programs received by the broadcast receiving unit, an analog program is converted into an MPEG2 signal by the signal converting unit and transmitted to the signal recombination unit (step 2-1), and a signal received in the MPEG2 form is directly transmitted to the signal recombination unit (step 2-2). ). The signal recombination unit inserts system information into program data and performs a digital modulation process for transmission to the digital broadcast transmitter (step 3). The digital broadcasting transmitter divides the digitally modulated program into RF forms and transmits the digitally modulated program to the digital broadcasting receiver of the cable broadcasting station 200 through a dedicated line (step 4). The digital broadcast receiver transmits the received digital program signal to the digital / analog broadcast transmitter (step 5). The analog program signal received by the analog broadcast receiver of the cable broadcasting station 200 directly from the program provider or the like is converted by the analog broadcast modulator to meet its specifications and transmitted to the digital / analog broadcast transmitter (step 6). The digital / analog broadcasting transmitter synthesizes the digital program signal and the analog program signal in different frequency bands and transmits them to the subscriber (step 7).

6 is a flowchart of electric program guide (EPG) data in a digital cable broadcasting integrated service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The EPG (electric program guide) service refers to a guide service for channel information in service.

First, the EPG server of the broadcast service provider 400 periodically receives a source source for channel information being broadcast from the EPG content provider 303 (step 1). The EPG server stores the received source source, configures a certain data format centering on the channel data currently being serviced, and transmits it to the media cast server (step 2). The media cast server transmits the EPG data to the data signal conversion unit at the predetermined time (step 3). The data signal changer converts the received EPG data into a broadcast signal and delivers it to the digital broadcast transmitter (step 4). At this time, converting the EPG data into a broadcast signal means converting a digital signal for broadcasting a data signal in the form of IP (internet protocol). The digital broadcast transmitter transmits the EPG data converted into the broadcast digital signal to the subscriber end in RF form by different frequency from other broadcast signals (step 5). If the subscriber set-top box requests EPG data, the subscriber set-top box examines the EPG channel to determine the presence or absence of the corresponding content and displays it on the TV screen.

7 is a flowchart of Tiker data in a digital cable broadcasting integrated service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Tiker data is a service that shows news or announcements in real time, overlapping with other program screens on TV screens, and simultaneously sends the same information to all subscribers. Therefore, for efficiency of network use, Tiker data is transmitted through broadcasting channel, not IP based data transmission.

First, the Tiker server of the broadcast service provider 400 periodically receives a Tiker data source source from the Tiker data provider 303 (step 1). The Tiker server stores the received source source, configures the Tiker data format, and transmits it to the media cast server (step 2). The media cast server transmits the Tiker data to the data signal conversion unit at the predetermined time (step 3). The data signal changer converts the received ticket data into a broadcast signal and transmits the received signal to the digital broadcast transmitter (step 4). In this case, converting the Tiker data into a broadcast signal means converting a data signal in the form of IP (internet protocol) into a digital signal for broadcasting. The digital broadcast transmitter transmits the Tiker data converted into the broadcast digital signal to the subscriber end in RF form by different frequency from other broadcast signals (step 5). The subscriber set-top box displays the title of the title on the TV screen when the subscriber clicks on the Tiker menu to request the Tiker data.

System and method according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide a service that is more extended than the service provided by the existing cable TV. For example, a digital cable broadcasting service can be implemented in a distance education program such as a broadcasting university, and a cell-to-cell transmission can be performed through a digital cable transmission network, thereby enabling connection with cellular.

In addition, the services of digital cable broadcasting also allow video game, telephone, fax service, information service, Internet service, and wireless cable TV viewing.

The drawings and detailed description of the invention are merely exemplary of the invention, which are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

System and method for providing integrated cable broadcasting service according to the present invention provides a cable TV equipment necessary for the construction of a digital cable TV system in connection with a cable broadcasting station for the conversion of digital cable broadcasting in cable broadcasting, solution development, Internet access, It is effective in providing all services including consulting.

In addition, the integrated cable providing system and method for providing digital cable broadcasting according to the present invention reduces the cost and risk of the cable broadcasting station by providing the cable broadcasting station with the integrated service necessary for the construction of the digital cable TV system. As the quality of service is improved, it is possible to provide various multimedia services including high quality programs to subscribers.

Claims (12)

In the integrated broadcast service providing system that supports the content and equipment to allow a plurality of cable stations to provide a two-way digital cable broadcasting service to the subscriber, Subscriber management server that manages subscriber information including account data of the integrated broadcast service subscriber, Communication management server that manages communication service requests requested by subscribers, digital cable broadcasting operators and cable stations; A data management server that receives, manages, and distributes digital broadcast program data and content data among subscribers, digital cable broadcasting operators and cable broadcasting stations; A broadcast equipment server that receives a broadcast signal, converts an analog signal into a digital signal, loads necessary data into the broadcast signal, and sends the broadcast signal to a cable station; A media cast server for converting and delivering each content into a form that can be combined with a broadcast signal, Server family management server responsible for configuration management, monitoring, control, and updating of each distributed server Integrated broadcast service providing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, And a billing management server that manages billing for service usage fees of subscribers and cable stations. The method of claim 1, And a Tiker server configured to receive a Tiker data source for a Tiker service that periodically provides information including news and announcements to subscribers, and configure the Tiker data format to deliver to the media cast server. The method of claim 1, The data management server, A VOD library server that is responsible for distribution of a VOD broadcast channel in connection with the cable broadcasting station in response to a video on demand (VOD) request of the subscriber; An EPG server that provides the subscriber with information about a program that is broadcast during the period at predetermined intervals, and Contents service provider that provides content services for TV and converts the content into a form suitable for the TV screen structure Digital cable broadcasting integrated service providing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The broadcast equipment server A broadcast receiver for receiving a broadcast signal through a satellite or optical cable; A signal converter for converting a broadcast signal received in an analog standard into an MPEG 2 digital signal, A signal recombination unit for modifying and inserting system information including channel information into a received broadcast signal and digitally modulating the broadcast signal for each group and transmitting the same; And a digital broadcast transmitter for converting a frequency of a digitally modulated group broadcast signal into a high frequency converter and transmitting the signal to a cable broadcast station through an optical cable. The method of claim 1, The cable station is A digital broadcast receiver for receiving a broadcast signal of a digital standard transmitted through an optical cable; An analog broadcast receiver which receives an analog broadcast signal through a satellite or optical cable; An analog broadcast modulator for modulating a received analog program according to a service channel, and Integrated broadcast service providing system comprising a digital / analog broadcast transmitter to combine the digital channel and the analog channel to transmit to the subscriber (110). What is claimed is: 1. A method of providing an integrated broadcast service that supports content and equipment so that a plurality of cable broadcasting stations can provide a bidirectional digital cable broadcasting service to a subscriber. A first step of receiving a program for a digital broadcasting service from a distribution network operator or a program provider; A second step of converting an analog program from the received program into an MPEG2 signal; Inserting system information into the program data and performing a digital modulation process for transmission; Fourth step of frequency dividing the digitally modulated program into RF form and transmitting it to the cable broadcasting station through a dedicated line Integrated broadcast service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein And synthesizing the digital program signal received by the cable broadcasting station in the fourth step, differently from the analog program signal received from the program provider and a frequency band, and transmitting the digital program signal to the subscriber. An integrated broadcast service providing system comprising a cable broadcaster and a subscriber and a broadcast service provider supporting content and equipment to allow a plurality of cable broadcasters to provide a bidirectional digital cable broadcast service to the subscriber. The cable station receiving a specific TV content request from a subscriber; Determining whether the requested content is stored in the proxy server; if the content is stored, providing the content to the subscriber; if the content is not stored, forwarding the request to the integrated broadcasting service provider; The broadcast service provider reads each part of the stored content and configures the requested content. Transmitting the requested content to the cable station; The cable broadcasting station converts the requested content to meet its specifications, stores the content in a proxy server, and transmits the content to the subscriber. Integrated broadcast service providing method comprising a. An integrated broadcast service providing system comprising a cable broadcaster and a subscriber and a broadcast service provider supporting content and equipment to allow a plurality of cable broadcasters to provide a bidirectional digital cable broadcast service to the subscriber. The broadcast service provider reads each part of the pre-stored content to configure the broadcast-based content, Preparing a broadcast service provider to transmit broadcast-based content through an out of band channel; Converting broadcast-based content data in the form of IP to a broadcast signal at a defined time; Frequency dividing the converted digital broadcast signal to a subscriber through each cable station in radio frequency (RF) form Integrated broadcast service providing method comprising a. An integrated broadcast service providing system comprising a cable broadcaster and a subscriber and a broadcast service provider supporting content and equipment to allow a plurality of cable broadcasters to provide a bidirectional digital cable broadcast service to the subscriber. Configuring the EPG data source source into a certain data format centering on the channel data currently in service; Converting EPG data having a data format of a certain type into a broadcast signal, Transmitting the EPG data converted into the broadcast signal to a subscriber station through a cable broadcasting station in a form of RF with a different frequency from other broadcast signals; Integrated broadcast service method comprising a. An integrated broadcast service providing system comprising a cable broadcaster and a subscriber and a broadcast service provider supporting content and equipment to allow a plurality of cable broadcasters to provide a bidirectional digital cable broadcast service to the subscriber. The broadcast service provider configuring the Tiker data source source in the Tiker data format, Converting the Tiker data into a broadcast digital signal, Transmitting the Tiker data converted into a digital signal for broadcasting to a subscriber end through a cable broadcasting station in a form of RF with a different frequency from other broadcasting signals. Integrated broadcast service providing method comprising a.