KR20070087383A - A method for classifing goods by category of the home shopping data broadcasting - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for classifying goods according to categories of home shopping data broadcasting is provided to allow a user to more conveniently choose the goods on the basis of information about the corresponding goods by classifying the respective goods according to the categories and disposing a goods summary, detailed information, and goods evaluation per the respective goods. A main menu picture of home shopping broadcasting including a broadcasting programming table menu, a hit goods menu, a category-classified goods menu, and an event goods menu is displayed on a TV screen(S300). If the category-classified goods menu is selected in the main menu picture having the respective menus by a user, a category-classified classification list picture is displayed(S301). If one item is selected in the category-classified classification list picture, a plurality of goods lists corresponding to the selected item is loaded(S302). If goods for which the user wishes are selected in a plurality of the goods lists, a goods introduction picture including a goods summary menu, a detailed information menu, and a goods evaluation menu is displayed(S303). If one of the goods summary menu, the detailed information menu, and the goods evaluation menu of the selected goods is selected by the user, a picture of the corresponding menu is loaded and displayed(S304).

Description

A method for classifing goods by category of the home shopping data broadcasting}

1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a data broadcast service system for implementing the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing a data broadcast server for implementing the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a product classification method for each category of home shopping data broadcasting according to the present invention.

4 is a reference diagram illustrating a main menu screen of a home shopping broadcast according to the present invention.

5 is a reference diagram illustrating a category list screen for each category of home shopping broadcasting according to the present invention.

6 is a reference diagram showing a product list loading screen of a home shopping broadcast according to the present invention.

7 is a reference diagram showing a product introduction screen of the home shopping broadcast according to the present invention.

8 is a reference diagram showing a product overview loading screen of a home shopping broadcast according to the present invention.

9 is a reference diagram showing a product overview screen for each product of the home shopping broadcast according to the present invention.

10 is a reference diagram showing a product detail information screen of a home shopping broadcast according to the present invention.

11 is a reference diagram showing a product review screen for each product of the home shopping broadcast according to the present invention.

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      100: TV 101: Cable TV home shopping station

      102: data broadcasting server 103: set-top box

      104: remote control 200: video signal processing unit

      201: DB search unit 202: Database unit

      203: Category classification list DB 204: Product list DB

      205: Product Overview DB by Product 206: Product Details DB

      207: Product Review DB

The present invention relates to a method for classifying products by category of home shopping data broadcasting. In particular, when a user searches for a desired product while watching a home shopping broadcasting program on a TV, each product is classified into categories and a product overview, detailed information, and a product review. The present invention relates to a method of classifying products by category in the home shopping data broadcasting, which makes it easier to select products based on information on the corresponding products by placing them on the screen.

Recently, due to the development of communication technology and the diversification and popularization of media, electronic commerce through multi media such as internet and cable TV, which replaces the conventional commerce method, which depended on face-to-face sales method, is being activated. These new commerce media can be classified into the Internet and broadcasting, which have advantages and disadvantages according to the characteristics of each media.

The Internet is distinguished from conventional broadcasting in that uplink transmission as well as downlink information is available, that is, a user can select necessary information or provide information to a service provider.

Therefore, more various services are available by using the characteristics of the Internet, and it is possible to provide an on-demand service according to the user's taste. By the way, the amount of data transmission via the Internet is doubling every three to four months, but there is a limit to deal with the rapidly increasing data transmission because the transmission speed of the existing communication line is limited.

On the other hand, the broadcasting network has a wide frequency band, which has the advantage that the transmission speed of the broadcast is faster than the Internet, and has the ability to transmit data to many end users at the same time by using a high TV penetration rate. It surpassed the Internet in terms of. However, the existing broadcasting method was only capable of transmitting top-down information, and it was impossible for the viewer to directly select necessary information.

However, with the recent commercialization of digital broadcasting, data broadcasting has attracted attention as a new medium having both internet selectivity and information transmission efficiency of broadcasting.

Unlike conventional analog TVs, data broadcasting is a digital broadcasting system that adds various data by adding various data while digitizing the TV transmission method through a broadcaster's channel. It provides multimedia data such as text, still picture, graphic, document, and software. By using it, it is a dedicated set-top box that fits the current trend of convergence of broadcasting and communication where the client uses the information.

On the other hand, data broadcasting-related businesses are expected to be started by many operators from 2007. Therefore, the need for home shopping broadcasting companies to develop data broadcasting services utilizing unique characteristics of home shopping is increasing.

In other words, with the start of home shopping data broadcasting, electronic commerce has become active, and a wide variety of home shopping broadcasts have emerged, ranging from shopping for department stores that sell various products to specialized shopping that sells only specialized products.

However, in order for home shopping data broadcasting to develop, there are many problems to overcome. In particular, a product classification menu screen in home shopping broadcasting can be configured so that a user can easily search for desired products, and detailed product information and product reviews of the searched products can be obtained. It is required to provide.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and when the user searches for the desired product while watching the home shopping broadcast on TV, each product is classified into categories and the product overview, detailed information, and product review for each product are displayed on the screen. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of classifying products by category of home shopping data broadcasting, which makes it easier to select products based on the information on the products.

As a technical idea for achieving the above object, the present invention includes the steps of displaying a main menu screen of the home shopping broadcast, including a broadcasting schedule, hit products, product by category and event product menu on the TV screen; Displaying a category list screen for each category when a product menu for each category is selected by a user on the main menu screen having each menu; If any one item is selected on the category list screen for each category, loading a plurality of product lists corresponding to the selected item; Displaying a product introduction screen having a product overview, detailed information, and a review menu when a desired product is selected among a plurality of product lists; If any one of the product overview, detailed information or product review menu of the selected product is selected by the user, it comprises the step of loading and displaying the screen of the menu.

In addition, the category list for each category is located on the uppermost side of the pop-up screen disposed on one side of the entire screen of the home shopping broadcast, it is characterized in that a plurality of item menus for each category is arranged below.

In addition, when a user selects a product menu for each category by using a remote control in each menu of the main menu screen, the category classification list for each category is read from the classification list DB for each category by the DB search unit of the data broadcasting server. The display is characterized in that the TV.

In addition, the product overview, detailed information or review content of the product list is selected by the DB search unit when the user selects any one of the product overview, detail information or review menu provided on the product introduction screen using the remote control A product overview DB for each product, a detailed product information DB for each product, or a product review DB for each product is read from the corresponding DB, and then displayed on a TV screen.

In addition, a separate loading screen is displayed at a time of several seconds when the various menu screens, list screens or product introduction screens are read from the corresponding DB and displayed on the TV screen.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings with respect to the configuration and operation of the embodiment according to the present invention.

1 and 2 is a block diagram of a data broadcasting service system in home shopping broadcasting for implementing the present invention.

That is, the present invention relates to a TV 100 that is a user terminal, a cable TV home shopping broadcasting station 101 that provides home shopping broadcasting to the TV 100, and the cable TV home shopping broadcasting station 101 on one screen of the TV. A data broadcast server 102 providing various content screens different from the broadcast screens to be broadcast, and content data received from the data broadcast server 102 to be displayed on the user's TV screen, and the user's remote controller 104 It includes a set-top box 103 for receiving a content request signal by the operation and transmitting to the data broadcast server 102 to support two-way communication.

In addition, the data broadcasting server 102 may be classified into a category list DB 204 for each category, a product list DB 205, a product overview DB 206 for each product, a detailed product DB 207 for each product, a product review DB 208 for each product, and the like. Image signal processing of a database unit 203 having a DB, a DB search unit 201 for searching a request DB from the database unit 203, and a corresponding content DB searched and read by the DB search unit 201. The video signal processor 200 is included.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a product classification method for each category of home shopping data broadcasting according to the present invention.

That is, the present invention comprises the steps of displaying a main menu screen of a home shopping broadcast including a broadcasting schedule, a hit product, a product for each category, and an event product on a TV screen (S300); Displaying a category list screen for each category when a product menu for each category is selected by a user on the main menu screen having each menu (S301); If any one item is selected on the category list screen for each category, loading a plurality of product lists corresponding to the selected item (S302); Displaying a product introduction screen having a product overview, detailed information, and a review menu when a product desired by a user is selected among a plurality of product lists (S303); If any one of the product overview, detailed information or a review menu of the selected product is selected by the user, loading and displaying the screen of the menu (S304).

Referring to the operation of the present invention having the configuration as described above in detail.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a user watches a home shopping broadcast provided from the data broadcasting server 102 on the TV 100 and selects a desired channel using the remote controller 104 to purchase a product, the set-top The content screen requested by the data transmission of the data broadcasting server 102 via the box 103 is displayed on the TV screen as the main menu screen of the home shopping broadcast as shown in FIG. 4.

That is, a main menu screen of a home shopping broadcast including a broadcast schedule, a hit product, a category-specific product, and an event product menu is displayed on a TV screen.

At this time, if a user selects a product menu for each category by using a remote controller in each menu of the main menu screen, the classification list for each category is read from the classification list DB by category by the DB search unit of the data broadcasting server, thereby clothing / underwear and fashion. The classification list screen for each category including miscellaneous goods, furniture / interior, etc. is displayed on the TV.

As shown in FIG. 5, the category list for each category is positioned and displayed at the top of the pop-up screen disposed on one side of the entire screen of the home shopping broadcast, and a plurality of category item menus are arranged under the category.

Subsequently, if any one item selected by the user using the remote controller is selected from among the plurality of category list screens, for example, "system furniture" as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of product lists corresponding to the selected item are stored in the data broadcasting server. While searching in the database unit, a loading screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed for several seconds.

When a product desired by the user is selected from among a plurality of product lists displayed on the TV screen, for example, when "dual chair" is selected, a product introduction screen having the product overview, detailed information, and a review menu of the dual chair is displayed as shown in FIG. do.

If the user continuously selects the product overview menu, the detailed information, or the review menu of the dual chair, which is the selected product to find more detailed product information, the loading screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and then the product overview screen. This is displayed as shown in FIG.

If the user continues to select the detailed information or the review menu, the loading screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and the detailed information and the review screen are displayed as shown in FIG. 10 or 11.

That is, the product overview, detailed information, or review content of the product list is selected by the DB search unit when the user selects any one of the product overview, detail information, or review menu provided on the product introduction screen using a remote controller. The product is read on the TV screen after being read from the corresponding DB among the product summary DB, product detail information DB, or product review DB by product.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user searches for a desired product while watching a home shopping broadcast on a TV, each product is classified into categories, and each product includes a product summary, detailed information, and a product review on the screen. There is an advantage that you can choose a product more conveniently based on the information.

Claims (5)

Displaying a main menu screen of a home shopping broadcast including a broadcasting schedule, a hit product, a category product, and an event product menu on a TV screen; Displaying a category list screen for each category when a product menu for each category is selected by a user on the main menu screen having each menu; If any one item is selected on the category list screen for each category, loading a plurality of product lists corresponding to the selected item; Displaying a product introduction screen having a product overview, detailed information, and a review menu when a desired product is selected among a plurality of product lists; If any one of the product overview, detailed information or a review menu of the selected product is selected by the user, loading the screen of the menu and displaying the product classification method for each category in the home shopping broadcast. The method of claim 1, The category list for each category is located at the top of the pop-up screen disposed on one side of the entire screen of the home shopping broadcast and is displayed. The category in the home shopping broadcast is configured such that a plurality of item menus for each category are arranged under the category. Product classification method. The method of claim 1, When a user selects a product menu for each category by using a remote controller in each menu of the main menu screen, the classification list for each category is read from the classification list DB for each category by the DB search unit of the data broadcasting server, thereby displaying the classification list screen for each category. Product classification method according to the category in the home shopping broadcast, characterized in that the display. The method of claim 1, The product overview, detailed information or review contents of the product list is selected by the DB search unit by the DB search unit when the user selects any one of the product overview, detailed information or review menu provided on the product introduction screen using the remote controller. A product classification method according to a category in a home shopping broadcasting, which is displayed on a TV screen after reading from a corresponding DB among a product overview DB, a product detail information DB, or a product review DB. The method of claim 1, The method for classifying products by category in a home shopping broadcast, wherein a separate loading screen is displayed for several seconds when the various menu screens, list screens, or product introduction screens are read from the corresponding DB and displayed on the TV screen. .

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