KR20090016224A - System and method for reservation of watching vod based on internet protocol - Google Patents

Abstract

A VOD contents audition reservation system and a method thereof are provided to enable a user to summarily watch a desired program in a specific day and time. A content distribution server(100) provides various VOD contents. A program guide information server(200) stores a program guide list of VOD(Video On Demand) contents provided through the content distribution server. A plurality of receiving terminals(400, 400-1~400-1) requests a VOD contents table included in the received program guide list to the content distribution server, and receives the requested table. An EPG(Electronic Program Guide) list includes information about a name of the VOD contents, a watching reservation date of the VOD contents, a watching reservation start time of the VOD contents, and a watching reservation termination time of the VOD contents.

Description

System and method for reservation of Watching VOD based On Internet Protocol based on Internet Protocol

The present invention relates to an internet protocol-based broadcasting system, and more particularly, to an internet protocol-based VOD content viewing reservation system and method for allowing a user to reserve a viewing of VOD content at a desired time and date.

Recently, the broadcasting environment is changing due to the development of technology and changing demands of viewers.

In other words, the transition from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting, diversified broadcasting media such as cable and satellite from terrestrial broadcasting, and providing interactive services in conjunction with communication networks, the recent broadcasting environment has undergone more severe changes than any other fields. have.

A representative service that emerged from this background is IPTV (Internet Protocol Television).

IPTV is an interactive television service provided by using a high-speed Internet network, which is connected to a content providing server through an Internet network through a TV set-top box. That is, information service, video content, and broadcast content of the content providing server are provided to the television receiver through the set top box.

IPTV is a type of Digital Convergence in that it is a convergence of the Internet and TV, and it is different from the general public broadcasting in that viewers can selectively watch a program they want to watch at a convenient time.

However, a television portal system including an IPTV has a disadvantage in that a user can play a program after searching and manipulating each time watching a program.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides a system and method for viewing and scheduling VOD content viewing based on an Internet protocol that enables a user to collectively watch a program to be viewed at a specific date and time. It is a task.

Internet protocol-based VOD content viewing reservation system according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, Content distribution server for providing a variety of VOD content; A configuration information server that stores a list of VOD contents provided through the content distribution server; And a list of contents stored in the list information server, the list of contents being stored in the list of information servers, connected to each of the content distribution server and the list information server through the Internet. It includes a plurality of receiving terminal devices received by requesting the server.

According to an example of the present invention, the organization list may include information on a name of the VOD content, a viewing reservation date of the VOD content, a viewing reservation start time of the VOD content, and a viewing reservation end time of the VOD content. It is done.

According to an example of the present invention, the content distribution server includes: a content database in which pure data of the VOD content is stored; And a program schedule database including schedule information regarding a name of the VOD content and a viewing time of the VOD content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of receiving terminal devices may include a network interface unit for transmitting and receiving data between the content distribution server and the receiving terminal device through the Internet; A data receiving unit configured to receive, through the network interface unit, a VOD content organized in the organization list among the VOD contents provided by the content distribution server, and an organization list provided by the organization information server; An input signal receiver configured to receive an input signal by a user's operation; A memory unit including information about the listing list and information on the VOD content; And a controller configured to control to store the list and VOD contents received from the data receiving unit in the memory unit, and to grasp the input signal input through the input signal receiving unit and to control the input signal. have.

Specifically, the control unit, if the input signal input through the input signal receiving unit is a signal for the creation of the listing list to store in the memory unit, if the input signal is a signal for selecting the VOD content the network interface The request signal is transmitted through the unit.

According to an example of the present invention, the plurality of receiving terminal devices may be set-top boxes.

According to an example of the present invention, the plurality of receiving terminal devices may further include a display unit for displaying the organization list and the VOD content.

The display unit may be any one of a monitor, a television receiver, and a personal mobile terminal.

According to an example of the present invention, the list may be organized by a service provider, or may be organized for each user through the receiving terminal device.

 According to an example of the present invention, the VOD content viewing reservation system may further include a user operation means for enabling the user's operation.

On the other hand, according to the present invention for achieving the technical problem, the Internet protocol-based VOD content viewing reservation method, the user or service provider to create an organization list; Selecting a list of knitting required by the user; Determining whether the user has requested viewing of the VOD content organized in the organization list; As a result of the determination, when the user requests viewing of the VOD content organized in the list, receiving and displaying the corresponding content from a content distribution server; And as a result of the determination, if the user does not request viewing of the VOD content organized in the listing list, storing the created listing list in a memo unit and ending the same.

According to the present invention, it is possible to maximize the user's convenience by collectively playing at a convenient time and date without searching and selecting a program that the user wants to watch.

In addition, there is an effect that the user can create a reservation list for organizing the program to be viewed by the user to meet the various needs of the user.

Hereinafter, a VOD content viewing reservation system based on an internet protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a VOD content viewing reservation system based on the Internet protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a detailed view of the content distribution server shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is an embodiment of the present invention 2 is a block diagram showing in detail the receiving terminal of the VOD content viewing reservation system according to the present invention.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the VOD content viewing reservation system based on the Internet protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a content distribution server 100, a program information server 200, a receiving terminal device 400 on a user side, and User operation means 500 is included.

Here, the content distribution server 100, the organization information server 200, and the reception terminal device 400 may communicate with each other through the Internet 300.

In the present embodiment, the Internet 300 collectively refers to a wired or wireless communication network that enables a network, and is not limited to a specific form as long as the network enables the network.

The content distribution server 100 is a web site or a database for a content provider to distribute various video on demand (VOD content) content such as general content and broadcast content.

The content distribution server 100 includes not only pure data of the VOD content, but also additional information related to the VOD content (eg, content ID, content name, content content, content director, main character, etc.). The additional information related to the VOD content may be included in the electric program guide (EPG) data.

Referring to FIG. 2, the content distribution server 100 basically includes a user information database 110, a program schedule database 120, and a content database 130. The dual user information database 110 stores user information. To provide content to users subscribed to the service. The program schedule database 120 stores the name of the VOD content and schedule information about the viewing time of the VOD content as additional information related to the VOD content. The content database 130 stores pure data of VOD content.

The organization information server 200 is a web site or a database for managing the organization list of the VOD content provided through the content distribution server 100.

In the present embodiment, the list is a list of a plurality of VOD content to be viewed at a specific time, name of the VOD content, the date of viewing the VOD content, the start reservation time of the VOD content, the end of the viewing reservation of the VOD content Information about the time may be included (see FIG. 8).

The organization list may be created by organizing VOD content that a user wants to watch directly, or may be created by a service provider. In the case of the service provider, the content may be organized by various classification methods, such as content already broadcast one day ago or content by high viewer rating.

Users have different tastes, so the programs they want to see are also different. Considering this point, if the user creates the list, the user's needs may be satisfied.

In addition, the organization information server 100 shares the organization list to other receiving terminal devices 400-1 to 400-k connected through the Internet 300, thereby providing the organization list directly created by the user to other users. can do.

The plurality of receiving terminal devices 400 are connected to each of the content distribution server 100 and the organization information server 200 through the Internet 300, so that a user can access the content distribution server 100 and the organization information server 200 from each other. It acts as an intermediary to receive various services to distribute.

According to an example, the plurality of receiving terminal apparatuses 400 may include a network interface unit 421, an input signal receiver 422, a data receiver 423, a controller 424, and a memory unit 425 as illustrated in FIG. 3. ), An OSD processing unit 441, and a display unit 442.

These components may be implemented in one device, or a display device for visualizing the data processed in the set-top box 420 and the set-top box 420 to the user through the Internet to process data according to the user's operation ( 440).

When each receiving terminal device 400 is implemented by being divided into a set top box 420 and a display device 440, the set top box 420 includes a network interface unit 421, an input signal receiver 422, and a data receiver 423. ), A controller 424, a memory 425, and the display device 440 may include an OSD processor 441 and a display 442.

According to an example of the present invention, the display device 440 may be a monitor, a television receiver, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA.

According to an example of the present invention, the network interface unit 421 is connected between the receiving terminal device 400 and the content distribution server 100 or between the receiving terminal device 400 and the organization information server 200 through the Internet 300. It connects to enable communication. Accordingly, the reception terminal device 400 transmits and receives data through the network interface unit 441.

The data receiver 423 receives necessary data through the network interface 421. For example, the VOD contents provided by the content distribution server 100 and the list of listings provided by the organization information server 200 are respectively received. The VOD content provided by the content distribution server 100 may be VOD content organized in a list organized as a lower concept, and may be all VOD content requested by a user as a higher concept.

The input signal receiving unit 422 receives an input signal by a user's manipulation.

At this time, the user's operation is made of wired or wireless through the user operation means (500 of FIG. 1), the input signal by this, for example, to create an input signal for requesting the VOD content organized in the list, It may be an input signal or the like.

Although the user manipulation means 500 is illustrated in FIG. 1 as a remote controller, the present invention is not limited thereto, and an operation key or a keyboard connected to the display portion 442 of FIG. 2 may be used. have.

The memory unit 425 classifies and stores the data received from the content distribution server 100 and the organization information server 200. That is, the information on the list is stored in the list list database 427, the content list organized in the list is stored in the content database 426.

The controller 424 controls the memory list 425 to separately store the list and the VOD contents received from the data receiver 423, and grasp the input signal input through the input signal receiver 422 to the input signal. To control accordingly.

If the input signal input through the input signal receiver 422 is an operation signal for creating a list, the corresponding content is stored in the memory unit 425, and the input signal input through the input signal receiver 422 is If the signal for selecting the list is selected, the network interface unit 421 requests the content distribution server 100 to service the VOD content organized in the list.

VOD content viewing reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, by selecting the desired VOD content to create a list of reservations so that the user can watch the VOD content collectively at a specific time and a specific date desired do.

In this case, the programming list may be created by a service provider or a user, and the system operates differently according to a target person who prepares the programming list.

4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining a state in which a VOD content is operated differently according to a target for creating a content viewing reservation schedule table according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an operation flowchart of a system in which a user directly creates an organization list.

First, referring to FIG. 4A, the service provider selects a desired VOD content among various VOD contents provided through the content distribution server 100 to create a list (①).

After that, the created list is stored in the organization information server 200 and provided to the user's receiving terminal device 400 (2).

The listing list may be created in various classification schemes such as by category or by program having a high viewer rating, and the service provider stores the listing in the organization information server 200.

The user-side receiving terminal device 400 selects a desired list to be viewed from the list provided by the list information server 200 and returns information about the selected list to the list information server 200 of the service provider (see FIG. ③).

Thereafter, the receiving terminal device 400 requests the content distribution server 100 for the service of the VOD content organized in the list according to the user's request (④), and provides the VOD content thereof from the content distribution server 100. Receive and display (⑤, ⑥). This allows the user to collectively watch the desired VOD content at a specific time and date.

Next, referring to FIG. 4B, the user selects the desired VOD content through the receiving terminal device 400 and directly creates a list (①). A method for directly creating a user-organized list will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

Thereafter, the user transmits the created list to the list information server 200 provided by the service provider to request a service (②).

The organization information server 200 stores the organization list received from the reception terminal device 400, and shares the organization list with other reception terminal devices 400 connected to the organization information server 200 to be used by various users (③ ).

Subsequently, the receiving terminal device 400 requests the content distribution server 100 to view a viewing service of the VOD content organized in a user-organized list (④), and receives and displays the VOD content corresponding thereto (⑤, ⑥). ). In this way, the user can view the VOD contents to be viewed collectively through the user-organized list.

On the basis of this, an Internet protocol-based VOD content viewing reservation method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for scheduling viewing of VOD content based on an Internet protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate a method for a user to create a programming list through a receiving terminal device. Example screens of the interface, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a knitting list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 5, in the Internet protocol-based VOD content viewing reservation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a programming list is created by selecting a program desired by a user and a service provider (S110).

When the service provider creates a listing list, the service provider may arbitrarily arrange the listing list according to various tastes of users. For example, the VOD contents may be arranged in order of high viewer ratings, or the VOD contents may be classified and organized by date, such as one day or two days ago.

When a user creates a list, the user may select a VOD content that an individual wants to watch and organize a personalized list.

In this case, the method of creating the list may be created through a search screen in a user interface provided to the receiving terminal apparatus 400 as shown in FIG. 6, or as shown in FIG. 7. In the user interface provided at 400, it can be created through a user information input screen.

In the former method shown in FIG. 6, the user searches for the VOD content to be viewed through the search box A of the user interface screen, selects the searched VOD content, and then designates the specific time and date to be viewed. A method of scheduling a viewing schedule for content.

The latter method shown in FIG. 7 is a method in which a user designates a specific date in the organization list creation menu in the user information input menu B and then selects the VOD content to be viewed by using a search function.

This latter method, unlike the former method, is a method of designating VOD content according to a viewable schedule, and thus, there is an advantage in that VOD content can be designated without overlapping viewing reservation time.

Thus, the knitting list created by the method shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is constructed as shown in Fig. 8. That is, viewing date information for viewing the VOD content, viewing start time information of the VOD content, viewing end time information of the VOD content, name information of the VOD content, and setting change information for correcting and deleting the viewing reservation information as described above. And the like.

After that, the list of the created program is stored in the organization information server and shared to other users.

Thereafter, when the user requests a service from the organization information server, the organization information server provides various organization lists to the user, and the user selects a necessary organization list from the organization list provided from the organization information server (S120, S130).

Thereafter, the receiving terminal device determines whether the user requests viewing of the VOD content for the selected list (S140).

As a result of determination, when the user requests viewing of the VOD content, the receiving terminal apparatus receives the corresponding content from the content distribution server and displays the content (S150). As a result, the user may simultaneously view the VOD content that the user wants to watch at a specific date and a specific time (S160).

As a result of the determination, if the user does not request viewing of the VOD content, the receiving terminal device stores the corresponding list and ends (S170).

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. I can understand that.

Therefore, since the embodiments described above are provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, it should be understood that they are exemplary in all respects and not limited. The invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a reservation system for viewing VOD content based on an Internet protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the content distribution server shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a block diagram showing in detail the receiving terminal device of the VOD content viewing reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining a state in which the operation of the VOD contents according to an embodiment of the present invention operates differently according to a target for creating a content viewing reservation schedule.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for reserving VOD content viewing based on an Internet protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 and 7 are exemplary screens of a user interface for explaining a method of creating a list of listings through a receiving terminal device.

8 is a diagram illustrating a knitting list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: content distribution server 200: organization information server

300: Internet 500: user operation means

400, 400-1 to 400-k: receiving terminal apparatus

110: user information database 120: program schedule database

130: content database 420: set-top box

421: network interface unit 422: input signal receiving unit

423: data receiving unit 424: control unit

425: memory unit 426: content database

427: list organization database 440: display device

441: OSD processing section 442: Display section

Claims (12)

A content distribution server providing various VOD contents; A configuration information server that stores a list of VOD contents provided through the content distribution server; And The content distribution server and the organization information server are connected to each other via the Internet, and receive a list of programs stored in the program information server according to a user's operation, and list the VOD content list included in the received list. A plurality of receiving terminal devices received by requesting Internet protocol based VOD content viewing reservation system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The organization list is VOD content viewing reservation system based on the name of the VOD content, the viewing reservation date of the VOD content, the viewing reservation start time of the VOD content, the viewing reservation end time of the VOD content, characterized in that it comprises information . The method of claim 1, The content distribution server, A content database storing pure data of the VOD content; And Program schedule database including the name of the VOD content, schedule information about the viewing time of the VOD content Internet protocol based VOD content viewing reservation system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The plurality of receiving terminal devices, A network interface unit for transmitting and receiving data between the content distribution server and the receiving terminal device through the Internet; A data receiving unit configured to receive, through the network interface unit, a VOD content organized in the organization list among the VOD contents provided by the content distribution server, and an organization list provided by the organization information server; An input signal receiver configured to receive an input signal by a user's operation; A memory unit including information about the listing list and information on the VOD content; And Control unit to store the list and VOD content received from the data receiving unit to the memory unit, and to control the input signal received through the input signal receiving unit to operate according to the input signal Internet protocol based VOD content viewing reservation system comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The control unit, if the input signal input through the input signal receiving unit is a signal for the creation of the listing list is stored in the memory unit, if the input signal is a signal for selecting the VOD content, the request through the network interface unit Internet protocol-based VOD content viewing reservation system characterized in that the signal transmission. The method of claim 4, wherein The plurality of receiving terminal device is a VOD content viewing reservation system based on the Internet protocol, characterized in that the set-top box. The method of claim 4, wherein The plurality of receiving terminal devices, And a display unit for displaying the list and the VOD contents. The method of claim 7, wherein And the display unit is any one of a monitor, a television receiver, and a personal mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, The organization list is a VOD content viewing reservation system based on the Internet protocol, characterized in that organized by the service provider. The method of claim 1, The organization list is a VOD content viewing reservation system based on the Internet protocol, characterized in that organized by the user via the receiving terminal device. The method of claim 1, Internet protocol-based VOD content viewing reservation system further comprising as a user operation means for enabling the operation of the user. Creating an organization list by a user or a service provider; Selecting a list of knitting required by the user; Determining whether the user has requested to watch the VOD content organized in the organization list; As a result of the determination, when the user requests viewing of the VOD content organized in the list, receiving and displaying the corresponding content from a content distribution server; And If the user does not request viewing of the VOD content organized in the list, the step of storing the created list in a memo section and ending the step; Internet protocol-based VOD content viewing reservation method comprising a.

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