KR20050005114A - The system and the method of providing vod in cyber-apartment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for offering the VOD(Video On Demand) on a cyber apartment using video favorite information of a user are provided to enable the user residing in an apartment to request/watch the desired VOD by building the VOD as a database in a server for a cyber apartment complex. CONSTITUTION: A member information database(310) stores user information including the video favorite information. A VOD database(320) stores multiple VOD information. A VOD order information database(330) stores VOD order information inputted from the user. A VOD information management module(350) registers the VOD information supplied from a VOD information provider to the VOD information database and transmits VOD preview information matched with the video favorite information of the user to a user terminal. A VOD order management module(360) helps the user settle a VOD charge with a smart card, stores the VOD order information to the VOD order information database, generates VOD transfer schedule information depending on the VOD order information, and transfers the VOD to the user information according to the VOD transfer schedule information.

Description

System and method for providing video on demand in cyber apartments {THE SYSTEM AND THE METHOD OF PROVIDING VOD IN CYBER-APARTMENT}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing video on demand in a cyber apartment.

More specifically, by building a database on demand (VOD, Video On Demand) that can be provided to residents living in a given apartment (hereinafter referred to as 'user') through a dedicated network to apply for the desired VOD A system and method for providing video on demand in a cyber apartment for viewing.

In general, video on demand is connected to a server that provides a VOD terminal of each individual through a subscriber line, and a user can receive and view a desired VOD from each VOD server.

The video on demand is an interactive video output system in that a user can select a desired program when he / she wants, as well as watching a program that is unilaterally transmitted like a TV or a cable TV.

The video on demand has a relatively long and complicated connection between the user and the server, and there is a problem that the video or audio is paused or slowed while watching a video program due to frequent network bottlenecks.

In addition, the on-demand video can be viewed repeatedly, but in order to provide a stable on-demand video system to the user, a massive VOD storage server for storing video data is required, and VOD storage for smooth transmission of a video program. There was a problem in that a broadband and high speed transmission network was required for the server and the user.

At the present time, the above conditions cannot be completely satisfied, so users cannot be satisfied with the services provided by the on-demand video described above, and the video output while watching the on-demand video suddenly stops due to network problems. There is a problem that can not watch the video on demand smoothly due to, or no longer received.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention is a server for a cyber apartment complex on demand video (VOD, Video On Demand) that can be provided to a user living in a certain apartment through a private network The purpose of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for providing video on demand in a cyber apartment, so that a user can apply for and view a desired VOD.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to build a main server between the user terminal and the on-demand video supply server for producing and supplying the on-demand video, if the on-demand video information supplied from the main server to the user terminal is supplied to the on-demand video An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for providing video on demand in a cyber apartment that is downloaded (copyed) from a server.

1 is a view for explaining the configuration of a video on-demand providing system in a cyber apartment according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main server applied to FIG. 1;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing video on demand in a cyber apartment according to the present invention.

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100: data communication network

200: user terminal

300: main server

As an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a system for allowing an unspecified number of users to receive desired on-demand video information after making an online connection through a data communication network using a user terminal A member information DB for storing user information including video taste information of a user as member information; An on-demand video information DB for storing a plurality of on-demand video information; An on-demand video order information DB for storing on-demand video order information input by the user; Register on-demand video information supplied from a supplier of on-demand video information to the on-demand video information DB, and extract on-demand video information corresponding to user video taste information stored in the member information DB from the on-demand video information DB to a corresponding user. An on-demand video information management module for transmitting on-demand video notice information to the user terminal; And upon receipt of the on-demand video order information from the user terminal, supports payment of a viewing fee corresponding to the on-demand video with a smart card, and when the user pays the viewing fee with a smart card. On-demand video order information DB while storing the on-demand video order schedule according to the on-demand video order information, and on-demand video order management module for transmitting the on-demand video to the user terminal according to the on-demand video transmission schedule information An on-demand video providing system in a cyber apartment comprising a main server configured to solve the above problems.

The on-demand video ordering information is a video-on-demand system in a cyber apartment, characterized in that at least one or more of the on-demand video information, the date information to be transmitted, the time information, the number of views.

The on-demand video order management module may provide a guide message and a charging service page to the user terminal so that a predetermined amount can be recharged from a preset account when the amount charged in the smart card is less than the viewing fee. The above-mentioned problem is solved as a system for providing video on demand in a cyber apartment.

In another embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, the present invention is a data communication network; A user terminal being constructed by cyber apartment users; A service provider for producing and supplying a VOD is configured to store at least one video on demand, and supplies video on demand to the user who requested pre-stored video information in response to a video request signal received through the data communication network. server; And built between the user terminal and the on-demand video supply server, transmitting the on-demand video information request signal to the on-demand video supply server through the data communication network, and downloading the on-demand video information transmitted in response to the on-demand video information request signal. The on-demand video providing system in a cyber apartment characterized in that it comprises a main server for receiving and transmitting to the user terminal through the data communication network, solving the above problems.

In this case, the on-demand video supply server and the main server is connected via the Internet, the main server and the user terminal is connected by a broadband, high-speed network as an on-demand video providing system in a cyber apartment, solving the above problems do.

In addition, as another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a method for operating a system that allows a plurality of unspecified users to be provided on demand video information after making an online connection through a data communication network, (1) constructing a member information DB using user information including video taste information of the user as member information; (2) constructing an on-demand video information DB using on-demand video information produced by an on-demand video provider in partnership; (3) receiving an on-demand video order information inputted by the user using the user terminal and constructing an on-demand video order information DB; (4) extracting on-demand video information corresponding to user video taste information stored in the member information DB from the on-demand video information DB and transmitting on-demand video notice information to the user terminal to the corresponding user; (5) if the on-demand video order information is received from the user terminal, supporting the payment of a viewing fee corresponding to the on-demand video with a smart card; (6) storing the on-demand video order information in the on-demand video order information DB and generating on-demand video transmission schedule information according to the on-demand video order information when the user pays the viewing fee with a smart card; And (7) transmitting the on-demand video to the user terminal according to the on-demand video transmission schedule information. The above-described problem is solved by a method for providing on-demand video in a cyber apartment.

The on-demand video ordering information is an on-demand video providing method in a cyber apartment, wherein at least one or more of on-demand video information, date information to be transmitted, time information, and viewing frequency information are solved.

In this case, in the step (5), if the amount of money charged to the smart card is less than the viewing fee, the user terminal provides a guide message and a charging service page so that a predetermined amount can be recharged from a preset account. The above-described problem is solved as a video-on-demand method of providing a cyber apartment.

These objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description.

1 is a view for explaining the configuration of the video-on-demand system in the cyber apartment according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the main server applied to FIG.

First, referring to FIG. 1, at least one user terminal 200 and a main server 300 are connected to a data communication network 100 in a system of the present invention.

The data communication network 100 will include both wired and wireless communication networks such as the Internet, infrastructure, swap, and PSTN.

The user terminal 200 may be limited to a personal computer (PC), but in some cases, a general telephone or a portable terminal may be included. In other words, the user terminal 200 may be limited to a PC in order to receive a homepage provided by the main server 300 or the business terminal 400, but services such as delivery confirmation and satisfaction questionnaire information regarding service provision may include not only a PC. This can be done through a regular telephone or a portable terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main server 300 stores a member information DB 310 storing user information including user's video taste information as member information, and a plurality of video-on-demand information. On-demand video information DB (320), on-demand video order information DB (330) that stores the on-demand video order information input by the user, and when the user registers as a member can input the user's video taste information And a member management module 340 for managing the member information input by the registered member and the on-demand video information supplied from the supplier of the on-demand video information in the on-demand video information DB 320, and the member. On-demand video information corresponding to user video taste information stored in the information DB 310 is extracted from the on-demand video information DB 320 On-demand video information management module 350 for transmitting the on-demand video notice information to the user terminal 200 and the on-demand video order information from the user terminal 200, viewing corresponding to the on-demand video Supporting the payment by smart card, and when the user paid the viewing fee with the smart card, the on-demand video order information is stored in the on-demand video order information DB 330, while the on-demand video order information According to the on-demand video transmission schedule information is generated, according to the on-demand video transmission schedule information is configured on-demand video order management module 360 for transmitting the on-demand video to the user terminal.

In this case, the on-demand video order information includes on-demand video information, date information to be transmitted, time information, view count information, and the like.

In addition, the on-demand video order management module 360 provides a guide message and a charging service page to the user terminal so that a predetermined amount can be recharged from a preset account when the amount charged in the smart card is less than the viewing fee.

Here, another embodiment of the present invention is not shown in a separate drawing but shown in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, briefly referring to another embodiment of the present invention data communication network 100 and cyber apartment users are built The user terminal 200 and a service provider for producing and supplying the VOD are constructed to store at least one video-on-demand information, and stored in advance in response to the video-on-demand signal received through the data communication network 100. It is built between the on-demand video supply server 400 and the user terminal 200 and the on-demand video supply server to transmit video information to the requesting user, and request on-demand video information to the on-demand video supply server through the data communication network. Send a signal and request the video-on-demand information To download video-on-demand information transmitted in response to a call consists of a main server 300 to be transmitted to the user terminal via the data communication network.

At this time, the on-demand video supply server 400 and the main server 300 is connected through the Internet, the main server 300 and the user terminal 200 is connected by a broadband, high-speed network.

Next, a method of providing a video on demand in a cyber apartment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing video on demand in a cyber apartment according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, the main server 300 constructs a member information DB using user information including video taste information of a user as member information, and is produced by an on-demand video provider that has an affiliate relationship. Builds an on-demand video information DB using the on-demand video information provided, receives the on-demand video order information inputted by the user using the user terminal 200, and builds an on-demand video order information DB to build the on-demand video A database for providing video information is constructed (S100).

In addition, the main server 300 extracts the on-demand video information corresponding to the user video taste information stored in the member information DB 310 from the on-demand video information DB 320 and provides on-demand video notice information to the corresponding user. It transmits to 200 (S110).

In operation S120, the main server 300 determines whether on-demand video order information is received from the user terminal 200. In response to receiving the video on demand order information, the main server 300 provides a service page for inputting video on demand video to the user terminal 200 (S130). When the on-demand video order information is input through the service page, the main server 300 supports payment of a viewing fee corresponding to the on-demand video by using a smart card (S140). In this case, when the amount of money charged in the smart card is less than the viewing fee, the user terminal recharges the smart card by providing a guide message and a service page for charging so that a predetermined amount can be recharged from a preset account. It supports payment.

In addition, when the user pays the viewing fee with a smart card, the main server 300 stores the video-on-demand order information in the video-on-demand video order information DB 330, and on-demand according to the video-on-demand order information. The video transmission schedule information is generated (S150).

The main server 300 transmits the on-demand video to the user terminal 100 according to the on-demand video transmission schedule information (S160).

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art, which are included in the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention builds a video on demand for a cyber apartment complex that can be provided to a user living in a certain apartment through a private network, so that the user can apply for and view a desired VOD so that the user can frequently view the network. As a bottleneck, the video or audio may be paused or slowed in advance, thereby providing a satisfactory service.

In addition, the present invention is to build a main server between the user terminal and the on-demand video supply server for producing and supplying the on-demand video, if the on-demand video information supplied by the main server to the user terminal is required to download from the on-demand video supply server ( By copying and receiving, it is possible to provide users with a wide range of video-on-demand information regardless of the capacity of the main server.

Claims (8)

Claims [1] A system for allowing an unspecified number of users to receive desired on-demand video information after making an online connection through a data communication network using a user terminal. A member information DB storing user information including video taste information of the user as member information; An on-demand video information DB for storing a plurality of on-demand video information; An on-demand video order information DB storing on-demand video order information input by the user; Register on-demand video information supplied from a supplier of on-demand video information to the on-demand video information DB, and extract on-demand video information corresponding to user video taste information stored in the member information DB from the on-demand video information DB to a corresponding user. An on-demand video information management module for transmitting on-demand video notice information to the user terminal; And When the on-demand video order information is received from the user terminal, it supports the payment of the viewing fee corresponding to the on-demand video with a smart card, and when the user pays the viewing fee with the smart card, the on-demand video order information The on-demand video order management module generates the on-demand video transmission schedule information according to the on-demand video order information and transmits the on-demand video to the user terminal according to the on-demand video transmission schedule information. On-demand video providing system in a cyber apartment comprising a configured main server. The method of claim 1, wherein the video on demand order information, Video-on-demand system, on-demand video providing system in the cyber apartment, characterized in that at least one or more of the date information, time information, viewing frequency information to be transmitted. According to claim 1, The video order management module on demand, When the amount of money charged to the smart card is less than the viewing fee on-demand video providing system in the cyber apartment, characterized in that the user terminal provides a guide message and the recharge service page so that a predetermined amount can be recharged from a predetermined account. Data communication network; A user terminal being constructed by cyber apartment users; A service provider for producing and supplying a VOD is configured to store at least one video on demand, and supplies video on demand to the user who requested pre-stored video information in response to a video request signal received through the data communication network. server; And Built between the user terminal and the video-on-demand server, the video-on-demand video information request signal is transmitted to the video-on-demand server through the data communication network, and the video-on-demand video information is transmitted in response to the video-on-demand video request signal. A main server configured to be transmitted to the user terminal through the data communication network; On-demand video providing system in a cyber apartment comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The on-demand video supply server and the main server is connected via the Internet, The main server and the user terminal is on-demand video providing system in a cyber apartment, characterized in that connected by broadband, high-speed network. In a method of operating a system that allows an unspecified number of users to receive desired video information after making an online connection through a data communication network using a user terminal, (1) constructing a member information DB using user information including video taste information of the user as member information; (2) constructing an on-demand video information DB using on-demand video information produced by an on-demand video provider in partnership; (3) receiving an on-demand video order information inputted by the user using the user terminal and constructing an on-demand video order information DB; (4) extracting on-demand video information corresponding to user video taste information stored in the member information DB from the on-demand video information DB and transmitting on-demand video notice information to the user terminal to the corresponding user; (5) if the on-demand video order information is received from the user terminal, supporting the payment of a viewing fee corresponding to the on-demand video with a smart card; (6) storing the on-demand video order information in the on-demand video order information DB and generating on-demand video transmission schedule information according to the on-demand video order information when the user pays the viewing fee with a smart card; And And (7) transmitting the video on demand to the user terminal according to the video on demand transmission schedule information. The method of claim 6, wherein the video on demand order information, Video-on-demand, at least one or more of the date information, time information, viewing frequency information to be transmitted on demand video providing method in a cyber apartment. The method of claim 6, wherein in the (5) process, If the amount of money charged in the smart card is less than the viewing fee on-demand video providing method in the cyber apartment characterized in that the user terminal provides a guide message and the recharge service page so that a predetermined amount can be recharged from a predetermined account.