KR20080009413A - System and method for providing contents using broadcasting website service - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for providing contents with a BWS(Broadcasting Website Service) are provided to enable a user to obtain desired information or contents without using any connection tool or procedure in a DMB(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) terminal by making the user connect to a website directly based on the information inserted in a link type. A contents converter(120) converts original contents, which is at least one of an image file, a text file, a moving picture file, a game file, a music file and a multimedia file, into a BWS file and stores the BWS file to a BWS database(200). A program organizer(130) organizes a terrestrial DMB program including at least a part of the BWS file. A broadcasting server(300) transmits the terrestrial DMB program to a terrestrial DMB sender. A software manager(140) provides software inversely converting the BWS file into the original contents to a terrestrial DMB receiver. The software checks a list of the broadcasted contents and displays the checked list.

Description

System and method for providing contents using broadcasting web service {System and method for providing contents using broadcasting website service}

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a content providing and using system using BWS according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a content providing system in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a content providing system in FIG. 1.

4 is a flow diagram illustrating a content providing and using procedure using a BWS according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention provides a content providing method using a broadcasting website service (BWS), and more specifically, provides a content to a terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) terminal using a BWS, and each DMB terminal provides the received content. The present invention relates to a content providing method that can be used at any time regardless of a broadcast time of a corresponding program, a method of using the received content, a content providing system used in the content providing method, and a content using system used in the content using method. .

Recently, data broadcasting, which can enjoy services similar to Internet web services while watching DMB broadcasting, has been in the spotlight. Commonly referred to as data broadcasting, BWS is emerging as a core content of terrestrial DMB broadcasting as a service that provides contents of a website through digital multimedia broadcasting. Recently, the use of the multimedia object transfer (MOT) protocol is increasing as a method of receiving BWS using the DMB terminal. The MOT protocol is a protocol that allows terrestrial DMB receivers to receive and play text, still images, video, and audio contents in the form of files. Through it, you can provide pictures or photos related to the song being broadcast like a slide in sequence or a song name, composer, singer, performer, lyrics, concert schedule, etc. with music and pictures and characters. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously obtain information related to the broadcast while watching the broadcast, and can implement a bidirectional communication service instead of one direction.

However, since the conventional BWS inserts and provides various types of information related to the provided content file in the form of a link, viewers of each DMB broadcast are inconvenient to use the wireless Internet again to access predetermined information. In addition, various contents provided as the text, still image, video, and audio contents can be freely used while the DMB broadcast is being broadcast, but the various contents cannot be used after the broadcast is stopped. have.

On the other hand, promotional videos of various movies, beta programs of online games, various song files, and the like are provided to many users free of charge (or very low cost) for promotional purposes. However, when a user downloads and utilizes such a video using a cellular phone terminal or the like, there is a disadvantage that the Internet connection cost is too large. This is a burden on both the provider and the user of various contents. In order to eliminate this disadvantage, some users use a flat rate plan that pays only a certain amount of Internet fees for a predetermined period of time, but this is not a fundamental solution.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional DMB broadcasting using the BWS, by directly connecting to the website using the wired / wireless Internet for information inserted in a separate link format with respect to the broadcast information Instead of acquiring predetermined information, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for acquiring desired information or content without using separate access means and procedures in a predetermined terminal.

In addition, the present invention solves the problem that the DMB broadcast using the conventional BWS can use the various contents provided in the broadcast only during the DMB broadcast, and freely use the various contents provided in the predetermined DMB broadcast regardless of the broadcast time. It aims to provide a way to.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for minimizing the cost required to provide a variety of content by allowing the download of the various videos, game files, music files, etc. using DMB broadcasting instead of accessing the Internet. The purpose.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a system capable of carrying out the method.

Content providing method using a broadcasting web service (BWS) according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of converting the original content into a file for BWS; Storing the converted BWS file; Forming a terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including at least one file of the stored BWS files; And transmitting the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program, wherein the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including the at least one BWS file is provided to a terrestrial DMB receiver and the at least one BWS file is inversely converted into the original content. The terrestrial DMB receiver is characterized in that it is executed at time.

In addition, the content providing method using the BWS according to the present invention preferably further comprises the step of providing the terrestrial DMB receiver with software for converting the BWS file to the original content. In this case, the software can be transmitted using wired or wireless Internet. The software may further include a function of checking a list of BWS files included in the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program and displaying the checked list.

In addition, the step of converting the original content into a file for BWS preferably further comprises the step of encrypting the file for BWS. In this case, the software capable of inverting the BWS file into the original content may further include a function of decrypting the encrypted BWS file.

In addition, in the content providing method using the BWS according to the present invention, the original content is characterized in that at least one of an image file, a text information file, a video file, a game file, a music file and a multimedia file.

In addition, the at least one BWS file is preferably transmitted using a Multimedia Object Transfer (MOT) protocol.

On the other hand, the content using method using the BWS according to the present invention comprises the steps of receiving a terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including a BWS file formed by converting the original content into a file for BWS from the terrestrial DMB transmission station; Inversely converting the BWS file included in the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program into original content; Storing the inverted original content; And executing the stored original content at an arbitrary time.

In addition, the method of using the content using the BWS according to the present invention preferably further comprises the step of receiving the software for converting the BWS file to the original content. In this case, the software can be transmitted using wired or wireless Internet. The software may further include a function of checking a list of at least one BWS file included in the transmitted terrestrial DMB broadcasting program and displaying the checked list.

In addition, the BWS file is encrypted, and the software capable of inverting the BWS file into the original content may further include a function of decrypting the encrypted BWS file.

In addition, in the content using method using the BWS according to the present invention, the inverse transformed original content is characterized in that at least one of an image file, text information file, video file, game file, music file and multimedia file.

In addition, the at least one BWS file is preferably provided using the MOT protocol.

In addition, the DMB receiver is preferably a mobile phone terminal capable of receiving terrestrial DMB broadcasting.

On the other hand, the content providing system using the BWS according to the present invention converts the original content which is at least one of an image file, a text information file, a video file, a game file, a music file, and a multimedia file into a file for the BWS, and for the converted BWS A content converter which stores the file in the storage means; A program forming unit for forming a terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including at least a part of the converted BWS file; A transmission server for transmitting the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program to a terrestrial DMB broadcasting station for transmitting terrestrial DMB broadcasting; And a software manager for providing the terrestrial DMB receiver with software capable of inverting the BWS file into the original content.

In addition, the software can be transmitted using wired or wireless Internet. In addition, the software preferably further includes a function of checking a list of the at least one content transmitted and displaying the checked list.

On the other hand, the content using system using the BWS according to the present invention includes a receiving device for receiving a terrestrial DMB program including at least one BWS file from the terrestrial DMB transmission station; A file conversion unit for BWS which inversely converts at least one BWS file included in the received program into original content; Storage means for storing the inverted original content; Execution means for executing one of the stored original content at any time; An output device for displaying the executed original content to the outside; And a software manager including software for inversely converting the BWS file into the original content.

In addition, the software can be transmitted using a wired or wireless Internet. The software may further include a function of checking a list of the transmitted at least one BWS file and displaying the checked list.

In addition, the content providing system using the BWS according to the present invention is preferably a terminal having a DMB receiving function. In addition, the terminal is preferably a mobile phone terminal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3 are block diagrams showing the configuration of a content providing and using system using BWS according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the content providing and using system using the BWS according to the present embodiment receives various original contents including image files, text information files, video files, game files, music files, multimedia files, and the like. From the BWS server 100 for converting by a predetermined method, the BWS DB 200 for storing predetermined contents and / or files, the sending server 300 for transmitting a predetermined file to a terrestrial DMB transmission station, and a terrestrial DMB transmission station. Receiver DB (510, 520) connected to terrestrial DMB receiving server (410, 420, ...) and terrestrial DMB receiving server (410, 420, ...) receiving a file of a predetermined file (content) , ...).

The system shown in FIG. 1 is further divided into a content providing system and a content using system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the content providing system and FIG. 3 a detailed configuration of the content using system.

As shown in FIG. 2, the content providing system according to the present embodiment includes a BWS server 100, a BWS DB 200, and a delivery server 300.

First, the BWS server 100 is a content receiving unit 110, which receives a variety of original content consisting of image files, text information files, video files, game files, music files, multimedia files, etc., converting the original content into a file for BWS Content conversion unit 120 for converting the original content into a file for the broadcasting web service (BWS) is installed, the conversion software for the BWS files to be transmitted at the time of the DMB broadcast of the BWS files being converted and stored The program forming unit 130 extracts one or more files for BWS and forms a terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including the extracted BWS files. In addition, the software manager 140 extracts the software for converting the BWS file into the original content from the storage device and provides the extracted software to the terrestrial DMB terminal.

In addition, the BWS DB (200) is a file DB for BWS for storing the BWS file converted by the content conversion unit 120, the original content DB 210, the content receiving unit 110 stores the content when receiving the various original content; And software DB 230 for storing software for converting the original content into a file for BWS and software for inverting the file for BWS into the original content.

In addition, the transmission server 300 receives the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including the at least one BWS file formed in the program forming unit 130, and transmits it to the terrestrial DMB relay station.

In addition, although not shown in Figure 2, the software management unit 140 is connected to the DMB receiver 400, which will be described later through a wired or wireless communication network such as the Internet so that it can provide a software that can convert the file for BWS back to the original content It is preferred to be configured.

In addition, the present embodiment discloses a configuration in which the BWS server 100 receives the original content from the outside, but the original content may be produced by the server 100 itself. In addition, the BWS server 100, the BWS DB 200 and the transmission server 300 may be configured as each device or may be implemented as a single device.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 3, the content providing system according to the present embodiment is composed of a DMB receiving server 400 and a receiver DB (500). In addition, the DMB receiving server 400 and the receiver DB 500 is preferably included in a DMB receiver, more preferably a mobile phone terminal having a DMB receiving function.

First, the DMB receiving server 400 is a program receiver 410 for receiving a terrestrial DMB broadcasting program transmitted from a terrestrial DMB transmission office, and a file extracting unit 420 for extracting at least one BWS file included in the received program. ), A file conversion unit 430 for converting the extracted BWS file to the original content by using software that can inversely convert the BWS file into the original content, and a content execution unit that executes the reverse converted original content at any time ( 440, and an output device 460 for displaying the executed content. In addition, the software manager 450 receives the software capable of inverting the BWS file into the original content from the BWS server 100 or another device, and provides the software to a predetermined device of the DMB receiving server 400.

In addition, the receiver DB 500 stores the original content converted by the BWS file DB 520 for storing the BWS file extracted by the content extraction unit 420 and the file conversion unit 430 for the BWS. DB 510 and software DB 530 that stores software that can inversely convert files for BWS into original content.

Meanwhile, when converting the original content into a file for BWS, the BWS file can be decrypted into the original content only when software for decrypting the encrypted file is installed in the DMB receiving server 400 by encrypting the BWS file. It is desirable to configure so that. Alternatively, when the DMB broadcasting program including the BWS file is formed, the program may be encrypted so that only the terminal on which the predetermined decryption software is installed among the terminals receiving the program can recognize the BWS file included in the program. In this case, the software capable of decrypting the encrypted file or program is preferably configured integrally with the software for converting the BWS file into the original content. According to the above configuration, the terrestrial DMB broadcasting can be arbitrarily received by anyone, but only the terminal equipped with the specific software can be configured to utilize the original content.

A content providing and using procedure using the BWS having the above configuration will be described below with reference to FIG. 4.

First, the content receiving unit 110 receives various original content consisting of an image file, a text information file, a video file, a game file, a music file, and a multimedia file from the outside, and receives the received original content into the original content DB 210. Save (S110). Subsequently, the content conversion unit 120 converts the original content into a file for BWS using the conversion software for converting the original content into a file for BWS, and stores the converted BWS file in the file DB for BWS 220. (S120). Subsequently, the program forming unit 130 extracts at least one file from the stored BWS files, and forms a DMB broadcasting program including the extracted files (S130). By transmitting the DMB broadcasting program to the terrestrial DMB transmission station (S140), the content providing procedure using the BWS is completed.

In this case, when the original content is converted into a file for BWS, the file for BWS can be decrypted as the original content only when software for decrypting the encrypted file is installed in the DMB receiving server 400 by encrypting the file for BWS. Or to form a DMB broadcasting program including a BWS file, encrypting the program so that only a terminal having a predetermined decryption software installed thereon can recognize the BWS file included in the program. desirable.

Meanwhile, the reception device 410 of the DMB server 400 receives a DMB broadcasting program including at least one BWS file transmitted to the terrestrial DMB transmission office by S140 (S210). Subsequently, the BWS file extractor 420 extracts at least one BWS file included in the DMB broadcasting program, and stores the extracted file in the BWS file DB 520 (S220). Subsequently, the BWS file converter 430 inversely converts the BWS file into the original content (S230). Alternatively, the file converting unit 420 may be configured to first check the type of the BWS file included in the DMB broadcasting program and display the same, and to perform the inverse conversion procedure on the file desired by the user. In addition, the inversely converted original content is stored in the original content DB 510, and then executed by the content executing unit 440 at any time that the user wants to execute the original content, and displayed through the output device 450. It becomes (S240).

In this case, when the BWS file is encrypted or the DMB broadcasting program is encrypted, it is preferable to decrypt the file or the program using a predetermined decryption software. In addition, the software is preferably configured integrally with the software for converting the BWS file to the original content.

According to the above configuration and method, various contents downloaded from a website using a conventional Internet service such as a video file are provided to a user's terminal using DMB broadcasting, and the user can use various contents at any time desired by the user. Will be.

According to the above configuration, the terrestrial DMB terminal can be used to obtain desired information or content without using a separate access means and procedure. In addition, the conventional DMB broadcast using the BWS solves the problem that the various contents provided by the broadcast can be used only during the DMB broadcast, so that various contents provided by the predetermined DMB broadcast can be freely used regardless of the broadcast time.

In addition, various videos, game files, music files and the like can be downloaded using DMB broadcasting instead of being downloaded to the Internet it can minimize the cost required to provide a variety of content.

Claims (20)

Converting the original content into a file for BWS; Storing the converted BWS file; Forming a terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including at least one file of the stored BWS files; Transmitting the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program; The terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including the at least one BWS file is provided to a terrestrial DMB receiver, and the at least one BWS file is inversely converted into the original content and executed by the terrestrial DMB receiver at an arbitrary time. How to provide content using BWS. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing software to the terrestrial DMB receiver to inversely convert the BWS file into the original content. The method of claim 2, wherein the software further comprises a function of checking a list of BWS files included in a terrestrial DMB broadcasting program and displaying the checked list. The method of claim 2, wherein converting the original content into a file for BWS further comprises encrypting at least one of the BWS file and the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the software capable of inverting each of the files for BWS into the original content further comprises a function of decrypting the encrypted BWS file and the encrypted program. The method of claim 4 or 5, wherein the original content is at least one of an image file, a text information file, a video file, a game file, a music file, and a multimedia file. 6. The method of claim 4 or 5, wherein the at least one BWS file is transmitted using a MOT protocol. Receiving a terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including a BWS file formed by converting an original content into a file for BWS from a terrestrial DMB transmission office; Inversely converting the BWS file included in the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program into original content; Storing the inverted original content; And And executing the stored original content at an arbitrary time. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises providing software to inversely convert the file for BWS into the original content. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the software further comprises a function of checking a list of at least one BWS file included in the transmitted terrestrial DMB broadcasting program and displaying the checked list. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the file for the BWS and the program for DMB broadcasting are encrypted, and the software capable of inversely converting the file for the BWS into the original content has a function of decrypting the encrypted BWS file and the program for DMB broadcasting. Method further comprising a. 12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the DMB receiver is a cellular phone terminal capable of receiving terrestrial DMB broadcasting. A content converter which converts original content, which is at least one of an image file, a text information file, a video file, a game file, a music file, and a multimedia file, into a BWS file, and stores the converted BWS file in a DB; A program forming unit for forming a terrestrial DMB broadcasting program including at least a part of the converted BWS file; A transmission server for transmitting the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program to a terrestrial DMB broadcasting station for transmitting terrestrial DMB broadcasting; And And a software manager for providing the terrestrial DMB receiver with software capable of inverting the BWS file into the original content. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the software further comprises a function of identifying a list of the sent at least one content and displaying the identified list. 15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein at least one of the BWS file and the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program is encrypted, and the software capable of inverting the BWS file into the original content includes: the encrypted BWS file and the software. The system further comprises the function of decrypting the encrypted program. A receiving apparatus for receiving a terrestrial DMB program including at least one BWS file from a terrestrial DMB transmission station; A file conversion unit for BWS which inversely converts at least one BWS file included in the received program into original content; Storage means for storing the inverted original content; Execution means for executing one of the stored original content at any time; An output device for displaying the executed original content to the outside; And And a software manager including software for inversely converting the BWS file into the original content. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the software further comprises a function of checking a list of the at least one file for BWS sent and displaying the checked list. 18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein at least one of the BWS file and the terrestrial DMB broadcasting program is encrypted, and the software capable of inverting the BWS file into the original content includes the encrypted BWS file and the software. The system further comprises the function of decrypting the encrypted program. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the system is provided to a terminal having a DMB receiving function. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the terminal is a cellular phone terminal.

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