KR20060017892A - Apparatus for accessing and processing data for television contents - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing TV content data, and more particularly, to provide a channel and a content guide more effectively when a service provider composes a content, processes a content on a screen, and searches a TV content service. (In this embodiment, 'D' character) or a combination of a specific character (column) and a number, the virtual channel value is designated, and the first step of creating the primary menu 10 for setting the category of the content; ; It is designated as the lower virtual channel value 21 which adds a number or letter to the designated virtual channel value 11 of the primary menu 10 or changes the virtual channel value 11 of the primary menu 10, And a second step of generating at least one depth of the submenu 20 for setting a subcategory for subdividing the primary menu 10 so as to easily and conveniently use specific contents of the TV content service. will be.

Virtual channels, TV systems, content.

Description

Apparatus for accessing and processing data for television contents}

1 to 3 are screen diagrams showing a process of accessing content of a conventional data broadcast;

4 is a screen configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a method of processing TV content data according to the present invention;

5 is a detailed block diagram showing an embodiment of a method of processing TV content data according to the present invention;

6 is a screen diagram showing an embodiment of a method of processing TV content data according to the present invention;

7 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a method of processing TV content data according to the present invention;

8 is a screen diagram showing another embodiment of a method of processing TV content data according to the present invention;

9 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of an apparatus for accessing TV content data of the present invention;

10 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of accessing TV content data according to the present invention;

11 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the apparatus for processing TV content data of the present invention;

12 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the apparatus for processing TV content data of the present invention;

Fig. 13 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the apparatus for processing TV content data of the present invention.

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10: 1st menu 20: submenu

21: virtual channel value 30: key input unit

40: control unit 50: transmission unit

The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing TV content data. In particular, in a TV content service, a service provider composes content, processes it on a screen, and retrieves it. To make the content available.

More specifically, in a concept different from a general channel such as a conventional broadcasting channel, each subcategory of the TV content service is provided with a separate channel domain referring to each category, and the TV is input by a user input device such as a remote controller or a keyboard. The present invention relates to a TV content data processing device and a device for easily and conveniently using a specific content of a content service, a method thereof, and a recording medium and a transmission signal thereof.

Recently, as digital TV broadcasting is in full swing, interest in data broadcasting services using data is increasing. Digital broadcasting has been able to provide various services, including interactive services, which have not been possible by transmitting data in addition to audio and video.

All broadcasts such as terrestrial, satellite and cable will be digitized in the short term, and according to such changes, all environments will be shifted around the medium of TV, not only broadcasters but also content providers, photons, and consumers.

Thanks to the technological advances in data broadcasting, broadcasting will provide more information and new fun, and the demands of viewers on these services will be more diversified.

Such data broadcasting may use an interface called an electronic program guide (EPG) used in a conventional TV system. This is an interactive on-screen display function that displays information similar to a TV program listing, including the information needed to query and decode the program.

Meanwhile, an interface similar to the Internet is used for searching for corresponding content in a recently developed data broadcasting system. In other words, there is a portal for data broadcasting, and the corresponding category is sequentially searched to find and view desired content from the portal.

As such, in the case of Internet content used on the basis of a PC, even if the depth of a subcategory having a plurality of subcategories in each category or a subcategory below the top primary category is deeper than the third depth, the topmost on the screen is used. From the step to the final step, the category selection menu is spread out on one screen, or it can be easily used if the user clicks the mouse using the scroll bar to make an inquiry.

However, TV systems generally use only a simple clicker such as a remote control, so in order to select a desired menu, the user has to press the button several times to select the desired menu. Because there is no choice but to use, it is very difficult to display many levels of menus or many contents on one screen.

Of course, it is more difficult to use features such as scrollbars because it is difficult to jump the cursor or selection point on the screen from other selection menus or icons on the screen. Therefore, in the TV content service, while using contents in a lower level category of a specific category, in order to use contents of another category, the user must repeatedly move to the upper menu and lower menu several times, and select menus of upper and lower categories to use the contents. There is an inconvenience of seeing several times unnecessarily.

For example, when a viewer watches an existing broadcast of one channel in a TV system and wants to use one content of the TV content service, for example, 'Catch up with a make-up of a star', in a conventional TV system environment, a TV is used. To go to the portal of the content service, press a channel, for example, 100, which is a TV content service portal.

Then, as shown in Fig. 1, the top content category list or menu in the portal appears on the screen, and the viewer operates the remote control direction button several times to place the cursor or pointer on the 'female' category and press the confirm button.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 2, a detailed category list or menu of the 'female' category is displayed, and the viewer moves to the 'skin beauty' category through several operation of the direction buttons and selection of the confirmation button.

In the 'skin care' category, viewers can press the direction button and the confirmation button several times to watch the original desired content, 'Catch up with the makeup of the star'.

After that, if the viewer wants to go to the 'View Latest Movie' menu while watching the contents, the viewer goes back to the upper category in the reverse order and returns to the main screen of channel 100 (Fig. 1), which is the TV content portal. You need to repeat the above remote control operation in the order of 'movie', 'view latest movie'. Or there is a problem that must be restarted from the channel 100, the TV content portal.

In addition, when one TV content is placed on a general channel of an existing TV, the above problem is still present when the TV content has different transmission capacities for each content and has a subcategory.

The present invention is to solve the above drawbacks, by assigning a specific channel domain to all categories of each content, technically connecting the upper and lower channel relations of the channel domain, it is possible to control it through an input device such as a remote control To solve the inconvenience caused by watching data broadcasting, and to provide a TV content data processing apparatus that enables the TV viewing environment through the existing channel movement in the TV content service.

The present invention includes a first step of creating a primary menu for designating a virtual channel value by a specific character (column) or a combination of a specific character (column) and a number, and setting a category of a content; A sub-menu for adding a number or a letter to a designated virtual channel value of the primary menu or a lower virtual channel value for changing the virtual channel value of the primary menu, and setting a sub-category to detail the primary menu; And a second step of generating at least one depth or more, and is achieved by configuring a channel domain in the TV content by assigning a virtual channel value to the primary menu and each of its submenus.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention applies to all devices that provide content using a remote control such as a TV, a personal computer, a PCTV, a set-top box, a PVR, or a DVR as a main input device, and thus is not limited to any specific hardware configuration device. And as the combination of TV and computer, broadcasting and telecommunications is evolving, its applications will increase. Hereinafter, when referring to any one of these devices will be collectively named 'TV system'.

In addition, the present invention is limited to any specific media because it is applied to all digital content services that service TV systems such as digital broadcasting, VOD, AOD, Internet services, digital home services or services using digital storage media of PVR and DVR. It doesn't work.

Hereinafter, when referring to any one of these services will be collectively referred to as 'TV content data service'. When referring to TV system-based content provided through a TV content data service, it will be called 'TV content'. In addition, since the present invention is not limited to any particular TV system or TV content data service, a detailed implementation diagram is omitted.

4 is a screen configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a method of processing TV content data of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a detailed configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a method of processing TV content data of the present invention. The virtual channel value is designated by a specific letter (column) ('D' letter in the present embodiment) or a combination of a specific letter (column) and a number, and generates a primary menu 10 for setting a category of content. Step 1; It is designated as the lower virtual channel value 21 which adds a number or letter to the designated virtual channel value 11 of the primary menu 10 or changes the virtual channel value 11 of the primary menu 10, The technical feature is to include a second step of generating a sub-menu 20 for setting a sub-category to detail the primary menu 10 at least one depth.

Thus, channel domains are configured for TV content by assigning virtual channel values (11, 21, etc.) to the primary menu 10 and its respective submenus 20, so as to provide an input device or an external input of a TV system. The technical feature is that the primary menu 10 or the submenu 20 can be selected or directly inputted using a device to move to a corresponding category, channel, or content.

Hereinafter, designating each content as the virtual channel value is referred to as a 'channel domain', and the virtual channel value becomes a channel domain value of each channel domain system. By constructing such a channel domain system, a new system for searching and accessing contents in a conventional TV system is provided.

According to the concept of the present invention, the primary menu 10 and the submenu 20 are axes that represent channel axes and depths of lower levels, and are expressed in two dimensions. Or it may be displayed along with the IPG information.

In the present embodiment, the specific letter designating the primary menu 10 uses 'D', which is the first letter of English in data or digital broadcasting. Therefore, the primary menu 10 has virtual channel values such as D1 and D2. The virtual channel value of the submenu 20 below is designated as D11, D21, or the like.

On the other hand, the information represented in the two-dimensional image, when one of the primary menu 10 is selected, as shown in Figure 4, the other primary menu and its sub-menu is not displayed on the lower level, It is preferable to display a submenu belonging to the selected primary menu. In this way, a limited three-dimensional representation is possible.

In addition, the display designated to the lower level may be displayed by including a specific parameter in addition to the number or letter (column), that is, the channel domain, in the designated channel value of the primary menu. Since a value indicating one level of the channel domain can be specified as 10 in decimal, the corresponding content can be displayed by adding an additional parameter.

By using only the input device or the external input device of the TV system, even if only the specific character (column) is input without a serial number (in the present embodiment, the letter 'D'), the user can move to the primary menu. In the case of the data broadcasting channel designated as the channel domain, when the specific character (string) is inputted, the channel is switched to the normal channel.

Thus, when the letter (D letter) is pressed, it is possible to move to the primary menu, and when a number is entered together with the letter (column) (that is, the corresponding channel domain value is input), the corresponding submenu or parameter It is desirable to have direct access to the.

As described above, the accessed content is displayed with the corresponding channel domain value 21 (virtual channel value).

In addition, in the state of switching from a normal channel to a channel domain designated as a virtual channel value, the specific character (column) is omitted in the TV system, and only the lower digit is input to move to the corresponding content.

That is, in a channel domain designated by a specific character (column) such as D1 and a virtual channel value (channel domain value) expressed as a number, the search and access to the corresponding contents are not performed by inputting the number less than the letter D. To make it possible.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the primary menu 10 may be moved between menus of the same level, which are different from each other or the same, using an input device or an external input device of the TV, and the TV content service. If is displayed on the screen, a specific character (column) (that is, the letter 'D') indicating that the channel is a channel of the TV content service rather than the existing broadcast channel to display on the viewer's display device.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, when the upper and lower virtual channel value information or the adjacent virtual channel value information 22 is displayed on a part of the screen or the content of each level, when moving to a specific content from a specific channel, The displayed portion may be selected or the value may be input by using an input device to move.

In addition, in addition to the above method, a primary menu 10 for setting a category of content is generated, and a sub-category for detailing the primary menu 10 is located at one side of the primary menu 10. In the TV system contents guide in which the submenu 20 includes at least one depth, the virtual channel value is assigned to the primary menu 10 by a combination of a specific character (column) and a number. A channel domain may be configured by assigning a lower virtual channel value by adding numerals or letters to the virtual channel value of the primary menu 10 or by changing the virtual channel value of the primary menu 10 to the menu 20. It is possible.

That is, the channel domain is configured by using the virtual channel value in the already configured content system.

In order to search and access the channel domain of the present invention as described above, an input device of a TV system may be used, or a separate conventional remote controller may be used.

As a separate input device for effectively searching and accessing the channel domain system according to the present invention as described above, it is possible to use an arrow button of a remote controller in general, but more preferably, a specific access device described below is preferably used. .

9 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of an apparatus for accessing TV content data according to the present invention, wherein the apparatus includes an input button 31 for inputting numbers and other characters (columns), and direct access to the primary menu. Or a switching button 32 for selecting switching between public and TV channels, a level up button 33 for moving to a higher level in the primary menu and lower menu represented by the virtual channel value, and the virtual channel. A level down button 34 for moving to a lower level in the primary menu and a lower menu represented by a value; and a channel up button for moving upward in the same level in the primary menu and a lower menu represented by the virtual channel value. (35), a channel down button 36 for moving to the lower side of the same level in the primary menu and the lower menu represented by the virtual channel value, and a confirmation button 37 for confirming the selection in the selection situation. Iru That the key input (30) and; A control unit 40 for analyzing an input signal from the key input unit 30; It comprises a transmitter 50 for outputting a signal corresponding to the analysis of the control unit 40.

Thus, when the level of the channel domain is to be moved upward and downward, that is, when the domain of the upper and lower depths is to be moved, the level up button 33 and the level down button 34 are used. In order to move to another content in the level, the channel up button 35 and the channel down button 36 are used.

As described above, a method for searching and accessing a channel domain using a conventional remote controller or an access device of the present invention comprises the following steps.

That is, as shown in FIG. 10, a first step (S1) of determining whether a virtual channel or a button indicating movement of a channel is input; Judging the entered button, and when the input button is a higher level moving button, changing the virtual channel value to a virtual channel value specifying a higher level; Judging the input button, and when the input button is a low level moving button, changes the virtual channel value to a virtual channel value specifying a lower level; Determine the input button and change the virtual channel value to a virtual channel value designating the upper virtual channel when the input button is an upward movement button at the same level; A second step (S2) of determining the input button and changing the virtual channel value to a virtual channel value designating a lower virtual channel when the input button is a lower movement button at the same level; A third step (S3) of converting the change of the virtual channel value of the second step into a code recognizable by the terminal or a call information code indicating TV content; A fourth step (S4) of determining whether the TV content can be called using the corresponding code by using the converted code; If the determination result in step 4, if possible, call the TV content to move the virtual channel (S5-1), if the determination is impossible, stops moving the virtual channel and outputs the viewer guide message (S5-2). It consists of five steps (S5).

More specifically, the second step S2 may include determining the input button and deleting the last digit from the virtual channel value when the input button is a high level moving button (S2-1); Judging the input button, and if the input button is a low level shift button, adds the last serial number from the virtual channel value (S2-2); Judging the input button, and if the input button is an upward movement button at the same level, add 1 from the last serial number of the virtual channel value (S2-3); When the input button is determined by determining the input button, when the input button is the lower movement button at the same level, the process is performed by subtracting 1 from the last serial number of the virtual channel value (S2-4).

In addition, in the second step S2, the upper level moving button uses the right button when the normal remote controller is used, and the level up button 33 when the access device of the present invention is used. In the case of an ordinary remote control, the left button is used, and in the case of the access device of the present invention, the level down button 34 is designated and used.

Similarly, the upper navigation button uses the up button in the case of the conventional remote control, and the channel up button 35 in the case of the access device of the present invention, and the lower movement button uses the down button in the case of the conventional remote control. In the case of the access device of the present invention, the channel down button 36 is designated and used.

Fig. 11 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the processing apparatus for TV content data of the present invention, which includes: a TV content management unit 110 for storing and managing the produced TV content; The information of the TV content or the content category is matched with the corresponding channel domain to each virtual channel value to configure separate channel domain data, or the channel domain information assigned to each TV content is used to construct a stream including the corresponding TV content. A channel domain data generation unit 120 including the channel domain data generator 120 to match each TV content or content category with the channel domain; A manager system 130 connected to the TV content management unit 110 or the channel domain data generation unit 120 to manage services such as schedule management or organizational information organization and operation; A service provider 140 for providing related data such as TV contents, programming information or channel domain data to a viewer terminal according to management information of the manager system 130; A service receiver 210 which receives data from the service provider 140 on a viewer terminal; A viewer input unit 220 for generating a signal by the viewer's operation so that the viewer inputs a desired channel domain or selects a channel domain movement direction button to move to a specific channel domain or requests a desired TV content through an operation of another input device; ; The TV receiver receives a signal from the viewer input unit 220 and requests the service receiving unit 210 to receive TV content by referring to matching information of the received channel domain data to find out which TV content, category or data matches the input signal. A channel domain processor 230 for finding TV content that matches a signal from among TV contents being received or received or stored; And a screen display unit 240 for displaying the TV content processed by the channel domain data or the channel domain data for display by the viewer, or displaying the TV content derived from the channel domain processor 230 on the terminal screen of the viewer. It is characterized by the technical features.

12 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the processing apparatus for TV content data of the present invention, which includes: a TV content DB server 310 for storing and managing the produced TV content; In each channel domain, the information of the TV content or the content category is matched with the corresponding channel domain to be composed as separate channel domain data, or the channel domain information assigned to each TV content is included in the composition of the corresponding TV content. A channel domain management server 320 for generating and managing channel domain data matching TV content or content category; The TV content providing server 330 which retrieves the content from the TV content DB server 310 and provides the viewer terminal with the request of the viewer terminal or provides the channel domain data of the channel domain management server 320 to the viewer terminal. Wow; A service receiving unit 410 for receiving TV content or channel domain data sent from the TV content providing server 330; A viewer input unit 420 which generates a signal by the viewer's operation so that the viewer inputs a desired channel domain, selects a channel domain movement direction button, moves to a specific channel domain, or requests a desired TV content through an operation of another input device; ; The TV content providing server receives the signal from the viewer input unit 420 and determines which TV content or category matches the input signal based on the received channel domain data. A TV content request unit 430 for requesting 330; A screen for displaying channel content or TV content processed by channel domain data for display by a viewer, or displaying the TV content received by the service receiving unit 410 on a terminal screen of a viewer through processing such as browsing or decoding. It is characterized by the technical features of the display unit 440.

In addition, a separate TV content server 340 for storing and managing external TV content and providing the TV content to the service receiver 410 according to a request of the TV content requester 430 may be included. .

Fig. 13 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the processing apparatus for TV content data of the present invention. The processing apparatus of the present invention includes TV content and channel domain information set in the background of each TV content. A transmitting side 500 for transmitting the channel domain data generated by including each TV content or content category to the channel domain; A service receiving unit 510 for receiving TV content or channel domain data sent from the transmitting side 500; TV content storage unit for separately storing or recording the data or TV content received from the service receiving unit 510 in the storage device of the viewer terminal, and separately storing and receiving the received channel data or separately generating channel data of the type corresponding thereto ( 520; A viewer input unit 530 which generates a signal by the viewer's operation so that the viewer inputs a desired channel domain, selects a channel domain movement direction button, moves to a specific channel domain, or requests the desired TV content through an operation of another input device; ; A channel domain processing unit for finding TV content corresponding to the signal from the stored TV contents by referring to matching information of the channel domain data by receiving the signal of the viewer input unit 530 and matching the TV content or category or data with the corresponding input signal ( 540; A screen display unit 550 for displaying the channel domain data or the TV content processed by the channel domain data for display by a viewer, or for displaying TV content derived from the channel domain processor 540 on a terminal screen of a viewer. It is characterized by the technical features.

Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 13.

First of all, when looking at the viewer usage form of the existing TV content service, when the viewer is watching MBC, the 11th channel of the existing broadcast in the TV system, and wants to use the content called 'Catch up with the makeup of the star' of the TV content service, In the TV system environment, channel 100, which is a TV content service portal, is pushed to move to the portal of the TV content service.

This will bring up a list or menu of top-level content categories in the portal, where viewers manipulate the remote control direction buttons several times to place the cursor or pointer on the 'female' category and press the OK button.

Then, a detailed category list or menu of the 'female' category appears on the next screen, and the viewer moves to the 'skin care' category again by selecting several direction buttons and selecting the confirmation button.

In the 'skin care' category, viewers can press the direction button and the confirmation button several times to watch the original desired content, 'Catch up with the makeup of the star'.

If the viewer is watching the contents of 'Catch up with the star' and wants to go to the 'Latest Movie View' menu, the viewer goes back to the top category in reverse order and returns to the TV content portal channel 100 main screen and selects the top category 'culture'. After that, you need to repeat the above remote control operation in order of 'movie' and 'view latest movie'. Or you have to start over from channel 100, the TV content portal.

However, the present invention solves all these inconveniences, and when the viewer wants to watch the catching up of the star while watching the 11th MBC, the existing broadcasting channel, the letter or letter referring to the TV content service or a specific TV content service category Characters (columns) and the numeric button of the virtual channel value assigned to the 'take the makeup of the star' is inputted by combining on the remote control or the access device of the present invention to move to the 'take makeup of the star' content at once.

For example, if you press the 'D' button on the remote control that refers to the TV content service or the access device of the present foot, you go to the TV content service portal, and the '2' button that indicates the female category on the 'D' button Combining '3', which refers to the 'skin beauty' category, and '5', which refers to the 'Catch up with makeup of the star' content, directly moves to 'Catch up with makeup of the star'.

In other words, if you enter 'D235' at once, it will go directly. Of course, if you enter only 'D23' will go to the main screen of the 'skin beauty' category.

Moving from the 'Catch up with Star' content to 'Watch the latest movie' is even simpler. Since the 'D' button for the TV content service has been entered, enter '1' for the 'Culture' category, '1' for the Movie, and '3' for the latest movie view. You will be taken directly to the latest movie.

That is, if only '113' is input at this time, the terminal is recognized as 'D113'. In order to move the channel domain by one step and use the TV contents, the channel direction key of the existing remote controller is pressed or the channel up button 35 and the channel down button 36 of the access device of the present invention are pressed only once. .

That is, pressing the up button (or channel up button: 35) of the channel direction key moves the channel domain from 'D113' to 'D112', and pressing the down button (or channel down button: 36) from 'D112' Move on to D113. If you press the left button (level up button: 33), the lowest level '3' is deleted from 'D113' and it moves to the upper category 'D11'. If you press the right button (level down button: 34), Go to step D113, the subcategory. Of course, if you press the up button in 'D11', it is natural to move to the 'D10' channel domain.

In this way, the viewer can move all the contents directly by pressing the channel direction key once in the currently used channel domain without having to move the contents to and from the menu or the category list unnecessarily.

In other words, the existing TV usage environment in which all channels can be easily viewed while moving general TV channels by one channel can be applied to TV content services.

And if you want to move to MBC no.11, the normal TV channel from 'View latest movie' of channel domain 'D113', if you input 'D' button once more, it indicates TV content service in the channel information of the screen display. 'D' disappears and when you select No. 11 through the remote control, you move out of TV content service to MBC, which is a regular channel.

As a result, it is possible to implement a convenient TV viewing environment that is integrated not only for TV content service but also for general TV viewing.

The above embodiment is an example for explaining the technical idea of the present invention in detail, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above drawings and embodiments.

As described above, the present invention plays an important role in drastically improving the inconvenient viewing environment of the existing TV content service, making the TV content service convenient and easy to use as a conventional general broadcasting channel at the viewer level.

In the existing TV content service environment, each content category movement requires the manipulation of several buttons to use specific contents at the bottom, and in order to move between contents, it is inconvenient to operate several buttons again. Since only the specific content required is used, the present invention enables the viewer to easily move all the contents by moving the channel domain by easily and conveniently implementing the movement between each content using only existing channel direction buttons.

In general, satellite and cable broadcasts provide many channels, and viewers move through all channels one by one, except when they select and watch a desired channel at a specific time such as 9 o'clock news or drama. In view of the fact that if there is to stay in the channel to watch, the TV content service using the channel domain of the present invention will reflect the viewing behavior as it is and contribute to greatly activate the TV content service itself according to the existing broadcast.

In addition, by assigning a unique channel domain to each TV content, it is possible to give a marketing effect that enables a provider of a specific TV content to promote its TV content by branding the channel domain. Platform operators, such as broadcasters or telecommunication operators, which operate themselves, provide revenue structures through channel domain sales and leasing.

In addition, the relationship with the upper and lower content categories can be naturally defined in the channel domain, thereby providing an effect of clearly classifying and managing the structure of the entire TV content service. In addition, the channel domain of the present invention may be used as a unique code of each specific TV content, and when linked with an existing broadcast, the channel domain is directly connected to a specific TV content containing additional information of the advertisement while watching a TV commercial (CF). It can be used as a base to provide one stop link service, and can be effectively used for traffic management such as service utilization rate and viewership rate for each channel domain, and enables viewers to select and input favorite channels. It provides a technical foundation for configuring My Channel.

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A TV content manager configured to store and manage the produced TV content; Match the information of the TV content or the content category with the corresponding channel domain in each virtual channel value to configure separate channel domain data, or include the channel domain information assigned to each TV content in the configuration of the stream including the corresponding TV content. A channel domain data generator for matching each TV content or content category with the channel domain; A manager system connected to the TV content management unit or the channel domain data generation unit to manage services such as schedule management or organizational information organization and operation; A service providing unit for providing the viewer terminal with related data such as TV contents and program information or channel domain data according to management information of the manager system; A service receiver which receives data from the service provider on a viewer terminal; A viewer input unit for generating a signal by a viewer's operation so that the viewer can input a desired channel domain or select a channel domain movement direction button to move to a specific channel domain or request a desired TV content through an operation of another input unit; Receiving a signal from the viewer input unit, requesting that the service receiving unit receives TV content, receiving, receiving, or storing the TV signal or category or data with which the corresponding input signal matches with the received channel domain data matching information. A channel domain processing unit for finding TV content that matches the signal from the TV content; TV content characterized in that it comprises a screen display unit for displaying the TV content processed by the channel domain data or the channel domain data for display by the viewer to select or display the TV content derived from the channel domain processing unit on the terminal screen of the viewer Device for processing data. A TV content DB server for storing and managing the produced TV content; In the channel domain, each channel domain is matched with the channel content and the corresponding channel domain. The channel domain information assigned to each TV content is included in the composition of the TV content. A channel domain management server for generating and managing channel domain data matching TV content or content category; A TV content providing server that receives a request from a viewer terminal and retrieves the content from the TV content DB server and provides the same to the viewer terminal or provides channel domain data of the channel domain management server to the viewer terminal; A service receiver for receiving TV content or channel domain data from the TV content providing server; A viewer input unit for generating a signal by a viewer's operation so that the viewer can input a desired channel domain or select a channel domain movement direction button to move to a specific channel domain or request a desired TV content through an operation of another input unit; The TV that receives the signal of the viewer input unit and determines which TV content or category matches the input signal based on the received channel domain data and requests the TV content providing server for the TV content or category matching the input signal. A content request unit; It is composed of a screen display unit which displays the TV content processed by the channel domain data or the channel domain data so that the viewer can select it, or displays the TV content received by the service receiver on the viewer's terminal screen through processing such as browsing or decoding. Apparatus for processing TV content data using a channel domain. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: a separate TV content server for storing and managing external TV content and providing the TV content to a service receiver according to a request of the TV content requester; A transmitting side for including the TV content and the channel domain data assigned to each TV content in the configuration of the corresponding TV content or for transmitting the channel domain data generated by matching each TV content or content category to the channel domain; A service receiver for receiving TV content or channel domain data sent from the transmitter; A TV content storage unit for separately storing or recording the data or TV content received by the service receiving unit in a storage device of a viewer terminal, and separately storing and receiving the received channel data or separately generating channel data in a form corresponding thereto; A viewer input unit which generates a signal by a viewer's operation so that the viewer can input a desired channel domain or select a channel domain movement direction button to move to a specific channel domain or request desired TV content through an operation of another input unit; A channel domain processing unit which finds TV content corresponding to a corresponding signal from among stored TV contents by referring to matching information of channel domain data based on matching information of channel domain data by receiving the signal of the viewer input unit; TV content using the channel domain configured to display the channel domain data or the TV content processed by the channel domain data to be displayed by the viewer for selection or to display the TV content derived from the channel domain processor on the terminal screen of the viewer. Device for processing data.

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