KR20090031154A - System and method for providing digital movie service using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for providing digital movie service through the internet are provided to enable a member store to communicate with a service providing server on the web by using a single IP address to receive movie contents from the service providing server. A central management system provides movie content through internet, and controls a play mode of the movie contents. A member store system comprises a media server in which a plurality of A/V instruments is equipped and a movie content play mode control PC. A media server and a control PC transmit and receive data with the central management system through a same IP address. A database(70) of the central management system stores information for managing the member store system. An operation management system(50) of the central management system outputs web pages for the movie contents management to the control PC. The movie contents are distributed to the member store system and an authentication for the control PC is performed. A media controller(60) of the central management system controls a media server of the member store system, and manages a play mode of a movie content requested from the control PC.

Description

System and method for watching movie room in internet network {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL MOVIE SERVICE USING INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a system and method for watching a movie room in an internet network. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system for managing a movie room using a single IP address to operate a management PC and a media server. The present invention relates to a technology that enables merchants to provide a movie room service through interworking with the established server.

As the culture level of the general public rises and image storage technology and image reproduction technology develop, the movie contents are stored and sold on video tape or digital versatile disc (DVD) in addition to the method of watching movies in the theater. It allows you to watch movies.

By providing a space for watching the videotape or DVD, services such as "video room" or "DVD room" have been commercialized so that customers can conveniently watch their desired movies. Here, "video room" means a business providing a movie playback service using a video tape, and "DVD room" means a business providing a movie playback service using a DVD. As described above, the above-mentioned businesses are classified by media media. Hereinafter, "video room" and "DVD room" are collectively referred to as "movie watching room".

In such a conventional movie room, a media medium such as "DVD" and "video tape" is provided at the center of managing the movie room, and when the customer selects a movie to be watched, the movie is stored through the player in the center. Playback and the playback result is output to the display means of the movie room where the customer is located, thereby providing a movie watching service to the customer.

However, to this end, it is cumbersome to store the movie content to be provided to the user as a physical medium and to dispose of unnecessary media. In addition, a space for providing a media medium must be separately provided, and when there is only one media, there is a problem that only one customer can provide a service.

The present invention has been created in view of the above circumstances, and the affiliated store that operates the movie listening room service providing server built on the web while operating a management PC and a media server using a single IP address in a franchise operating the movie listening room. It aims to be able to provide the movie room service through.

Movie watching room service system in the Internet network according to the present invention, the central management system for providing movie content through the Internet network, and controls the playback state of the movie content, and a media server provided with a plurality of A / V devices; And a management PC for controlling playback of video contents to the A / V device, and the media server and the management PC having a merchant system for transmitting and receiving data to and from the central management system at the same IP address.

Preferably, in the present invention, the central management system outputs web pages for movie content management to the management PC, a database storing information for management of the affiliated store system, and the movie content to the affiliated store system in conjunction with the database. And a media control unit configured to manage a playback state of the movie content requested from the management PC by controlling an operation management system for distributing and authenticating the management PC and a media server of the affiliated store system.

Preferably, in the present invention, the port number of the IP packet output from the operation management system is different from the port number of the IP packet output from the media control unit.

Preferably, in the present invention, the database is an affiliated store information storage unit for storing authentication information and identification information for the affiliated store system, media in which location information of the media server and information about the A / V device connected to the media server are stored. And a server information storage unit and a content information storage unit for storing a file for the movie content and storage location information of the file.

Preferably, in the present invention, the media control unit transmits the movie content file and the storage location information of the file stored in the content information storage unit to the media server under the control of the operation management system to transmit the movie content to the affiliated store system. It is characterized by distributing.

Preferably, in the present invention, the media server periodically transmits an IP address and a MAC address to the central management system.

Preferably, in the present invention, the central management system is characterized by updating and storing the IP address.

Preferably, in the present invention, the central management system is characterized by comparing the stored IP address with the current IP address of the management PC to perform authentication for the management PC.

Preferably, in the present invention, the affiliated store system may further include a router configured to set a delivery path of the IP packet to the media server or to the management PC based on a control port of an incoming IP packet.

A movie listening room service method in an internet network according to the present invention is a movie listening room service method in an internet network providing movie contents to an affiliated store system through an internet network, the method comprising: (a) a MAC from a media server provided in the affiliated store system; Updating the IP address of the affiliate system when the address and the IP address are transmitted; (b) when the management PC provided in the affiliate system is connected, the authentication information input from the management PC and the IP address are used. Authenticating the management PC; (c) if authentication of the management PC succeeds, outputting a management room management page to the management PC; and (d) controlling commands for specific movie contents through the management room management page. And inputting the control command to control the media server based on the control command. And that is characterized.

Preferably, the step (b) of the present invention (b1) performing the authentication using the ID and password input from the management PC, and (b2) the previously stored IP address and the current IP address of the management PC It characterized in that it comprises a process of performing authentication in comparison.

As described above, the present invention allows a merchant to communicate with a service provision server built on the web using a single IP address while receiving movie content through the service provision server and also manage the movie listening room. By doing so, it is possible to operate a video room at a merchant economically and efficiently.

In addition, the present invention has another effect that can provide a movie listening room service with high satisfaction for the merchant by providing a movie content to the merchant through the Internet network, and acting on behalf of the operating state of the movie watching room of the merchant.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a movie watching room service system in the Internet network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the central management system 40 is connected to a plurality of affiliated store systems 10 and 20 through an internet network 30.

The central management system 40 manages IP addresses of the affiliated store systems 10 and 20, provides movie contents to the affiliated store systems 10 and 20, and communicates with the affiliated store systems 10 and 20 to communicate with the affiliated store systems 10 and 20. In response to a request input from the management PCs 13 and 23 of the 10 and 20, the media content is output to the A / V devices R1 to R4 of the specific projection room through the media servers 12 and 22.

The merchant system 10 includes a router 11, a media server 12, and a management PC 13.

The router 11 transmits the movie content transmitted from the central management system 40 and the media control information corresponding to the control command to the media server 12 through the setting control of the data transmission port, and the central management system 40 The various web pages transmitted from) are output to the management PC 13. The management PC 13 manages control commands for movie contents and A / V device information of the projection room through the web page.

The media server 12 is provided with storage means (not shown) for storing the movie content, and stores the movie content in a designated location according to the control command of the central management system 40, and the control command of the central management system 40. In accordance with the present invention, the specific movie content is reproduced and output through the A / V apparatus of the projection room designated by the management PC 13. In addition, the merchant ID is stored in the media server 12, and the MAC address and the IP address are transmitted to the central management system 40 during the initial startup or periodically, so that the central management system 40 receives the IP address of the affiliated store system 10. To be managed by.

The management PC 13 manages the playback of movie contents stored in the media server 12 through the central management system 40, and monitors the operation state of the A / V devices R1 to R4 through the central management system 40. Perform management functions.

The central management system 40 is connected with a plurality of affiliated store systems 20,... Having the same structure as the affiliated store system 10 described above.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2, the central management system 40 includes an operation management system 50, a media control unit 60, and a database 70.

The operation management system 50 is linked with the management PC 13, the web server 51 for providing various web pages for the management of the franchise at the request of the management PC 13, the movie content information of the database 70 Content management unit 52 performs a function of storing and managing in the content information storage unit 73, Merchant management unit 53 performs a function of storing and managing the merchant information in the merchant information storage unit 71 of the database 70 ).

The database 70 stores information necessary for providing a movie watching room service on the Internet network. In particular, the affiliated store information storage unit 71 stores all affiliated store information managed by the central management system 40, and each affiliated store. And a media server storage unit 72 for storing information of the media server included in the media server, and a content information storage unit 73 for storing a file corresponding to movie content.

In the present invention, the merchant information storage unit 71 stores the merchant ID and password corresponding to the authentication information, the merchant main information, merchant address information, merchant name, merchant code (Code), registration date corresponding to the merchant identification information Etc. are stored. The media server information storage unit 72 stores the MAC address, IP address, A / V device information, server ID, server status, registration date, etc. of each media server, and the content information storage unit 73 stores movie content files and the like. Storage location information, content ID, file name, basic content information (title, director, star, genre, rating, etc.), screening status, and price of each movie content file are stored.

Next, a movie watching room service method in the Internet network according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached flowchart.

First, when a particular affiliate subscribes to a movie room service corresponding to the present invention, information about the affiliate store (eg, ID, password, affiliate store address information, affiliate store main information, etc.) is stored by the operation management system 50. It is stored in the unit 71.

When the affiliated store registration process is completed for the affiliated store management systems 10 and 20 through the above-described procedure, the affiliated store can use the movie watching room service provided from the central management system 40.

The media servers 12 and 23 of the affiliated store systems 10 and 20 having completed the affiliated store registration transmit the IP address and the MAC address to the central management system 40 at the initial operation through the router 11, thereby providing a central management system 40. ) To manage the IP addresses of the media server 12 and the management PC 12. Thereafter, the media server 12 periodically transmits an IP address and a MAC address to the central management system 40. If the router 11 has a fixed IP address, the process of periodically transmitting the IP address and the MAC address may be omitted.

Subsequently, the central management system 40 stores the MAC address and IP address received from the received media server 12 in the media server information storage unit 72 of the database 70, and the affiliate store information storage unit 71. Queries the MAC address to update and store the stored IP address matching the MAC address.

On the other hand, the management PC 13 of the affiliated store system 10 is connected to the central management system 40 through the sharer 11 to receive a web page (project room management page) for managing the viewing room using the corresponding web page. Enter the commands for managing the video listening room.

Hereinafter, a movie watching room service method in the Internet network according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3.

When the management PC 10 of the merchant system connects to the central management system 40 through the Internet network 30 (S2), the web server 51 of the central management system 50 manages the authentication information input page. 13) and receives information for authentication (for example, ID and password) from the management PC 13 (S4).

Subsequently, the web server 51 checks the affiliate store information storage unit 71 of the database 70 and checks whether the authentication information input at step S4 and the authentication information of the pre-registered merchant match each other. At this time, the web server 51 also determines whether the IP address of the currently connected management PC 13 and the IP address of the merchant ID notified from the media server 12 of the corresponding merchant system 10 are matched based on the merchant ID. Prevent access to unauthorized management PCs.

As a result of performing the above-described authentication, the ID and password for the management PC 13 do not match with the pre-registered merchant ID and password, or the IP address of the management PC 13 matches with the IP address of the corresponding merchant system 10. Otherwise, the web server 51 determines that the authentication for the management PC 13 has failed (No in S6) and notifies the management PC 13 that is currently connected to the authentication failure. Incidentally, through the process of verifying the management PC's IP address to authenticate the management PC ID and password of the merchant system can prevent the illegal use of the acquired malicious user.

On the other hand, if authentication of the management PC 13 is successful as a result of the authentication in step S4 (Yes in S6), the web server 51 of the operation management system 50 outputs the management room management page to the management PC 13. (S10). In the screening room management page, the current status of all screening rooms provided in the affiliated store system 10 may be displayed, and an item may be provided to confirm various statistical results according to the use of movie contents.

4 and 5 are examples of the projection room management page. FIG. 4 corresponds to a main projection room management page, and FIG. 5 corresponds to a detailed projection room management page.

According to Figure 4, through the main projection room management page, you can check the playback status of each projection room, a movie list and announcements can be confirmed, screening history, screening information, inquiries, maps, room information When the operator selects each item, an operation corresponding to the item selected by the central management system 40 is performed.

According to FIG. 5, the reproduction state of the specific projection room can be confirmed in detail through the detailed projection room management page.

The operator of the management PC 10 selects movie content to be output to each projection room through the projection room management page (main projection room management page or detailed projection room management page) or controls playback (pause / fast forward / Rewind / pause, etc.) Thereafter, the operation management system 50 controls the playback state of the movie content in the affiliated store system 10 based on the control command for the movie content input through the image management page.

That is, when an operator of the management PC 10 selects movie content for a specific video room and inputs a playback command for the movie content on the projection room management page, the management PC 13 returns a content ID, a projection room ID, and playback. The control command composed of control information (play), IP address information, and the like is transmitted to the central management system 40 (S12).

The control command is transmitted to the web server 51 of the operation management system 50 of the central management system 40, the web server 51 transmits the control command to the media control unit 60. Subsequently, the media control unit 60 receiving the control command searches the content information storage unit 73 to extract the file name corresponding to the content ID and the storage location information of the content file, and then play the content to the media server 12. The command is transmitted (S14). Preferably, the play command includes a file name including a storage location of a file, a projection room ID, a control code, and the like. The port number of an IP packet including the control command is set in advance for media control. For example, setting to '10010' is preferable.

The IP packet corresponding to the playback command is transmitted to the media server 12 based on the port number '10010' of the router 11 of the affiliated store system 10 receiving the IP packet (S14).

Subsequently, the media server 12 receiving the play command reproduces a file corresponding to the file name among pre-stored movie contents and outputs an audio / video signal corresponding to the file to the A / V device R1 of the projection room. (S14).

Meanwhile, the media control unit 60 transmits the playback state of the file to the web server 51 of the operation management system 50, and the operation management system 51 displays a projection room management page in which the reproduction state of the file is displayed. Output to the management PC 13 of the system 10. On the other hand, the IP packet corresponding to the projection room management page has a port number of '9999', and the router 11 of the affiliated store system 10 manages the projection room management page based on the port number of the IP packet. To send).

Subsequently, when the web server 51 of the operation management system 50 of the central management system 40 receives a control command (eg, pause, release of pause, etc.) through the projection room management page (Yes in S18). In operation S20, the control command is transmitted to the media control unit 60. The media controller 60 transmits an IP packet to the affiliated store system 10 to control a play state of the currently playing movie content based on the control command. The port number of the IP packet is '10010'. By the port number, the IP packet is transmitted from the router 11 to the media server 12, and the media server 12 controls the playback state of the corresponding movie content according to the control command. For example, if the control command is 'pause', the media server 12 pauses the audio / video signal output to the A / V device R1.

On the other hand, when the web server 41 of the operation management system 50 of the central management system 40 does not receive a predetermined control command through the projection room management page (No in S18), it determines whether the movie content playback is finished. (S22). At this time, if the media controller 60 is notified of the end of the playback of the movie content (Yes in S22), the series of movie content service process is terminated.

On the other hand, if the web server 41 of the operation management system 50 of the central management system 40 is not determined to finish playing the movie content (No at S22), the process proceeds to step S18 and waits for reception of a control command.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a movie watching room service system in the Internet network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the central management system 40 shown in FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a movie watching room service method in an internet network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an illustration of the main movie room management page applied to the movie room service in the Internet network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is an illustration of a detailed movie room management page applied to the movie room service in the Internet network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (12)

A central management system for providing movie contents through an internet network and controlling a play state of the movie contents; And A media server equipped with a plurality of A / V devices and a management PC for controlling the playback of video contents to the A / V device, wherein the media server and the management PC share data with the central management system at the same IP address. Characterized in that it comprises a merchant system for transmitting and receiving Movie watching room service system on internet network. The system of claim 1, wherein the central management system A database storing information for management of the affiliated store system; An operation management system for outputting web pages for movie content management to the management PC, distributing movie content to the affiliated store system in association with the database, and performing authentication on the management PC; And And a media control unit controlling a media server of the affiliated store system to manage a play state of movie content requested from the management PC. Movie watching room service system on internet network. The method of claim 2, The port number of the IP packet output from the operation management system is different from the port number of the IP packet output from the media control unit. Movie watching room service system on internet network. The method of claim 2, wherein the database is An affiliated store information storage unit configured to store authentication information and identification information for the affiliated store system; A media server information storage unit storing location information of the media server and information on the A / V device connected to the media server; And a content information storage unit for storing the file for the movie content and the storage location information of the file. Movie watching room service system on internet network. The method of claim 4, wherein the media control unit Under the control of the operation management system, the movie content file stored in the content information storage unit and the storage location information of the file is transmitted to the media server to distribute the movie content to the affiliated store system. Movie watching room service system on internet network. The method of claim 2, wherein the media server Periodically transmitting the IP address and MAC address to the central management system Movie watching room service system on internet network. The system of claim 6, wherein the central management system is And updating and storing the IP address. Movie watching room service system on internet network. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the central management system And comparing the stored IP address with the current IP address of the management PC to perform authentication on the management PC. Movie watching room service system on internet network. The method of claim 1, wherein the merchant system And a router configured to set a delivery path of the IP packet to the media server or to the management PC based on a control port of an incoming IP packet. Movie watching room service system on internet network In the movie listening room service method in the Internet network to provide movie content to the merchant system through the Internet network, (a) updating the IP address of the affiliate system when the MAC address and the IP address are transmitted from the media server provided in the affiliate system; (b) authenticating the management PC by using the authentication information input from the management PC and the IP address when the management PC provided in the affiliated store system is connected; (c) if the authentication of the management PC succeeds, outputting a management room management page to the management PC; And (d) if a control command for a specific movie content is input through the image room management page, controlling the media server based on the control command to manage a playback output state of the movie content; Method of watching movie room on internet network. The method of claim 10, The control port of the IP packet corresponding to the projection room management page and the control port of the IP packet for controlling the media server are different from each other. Method of watching movie room on internet network. The method of claim 10, wherein (b) (b1) performing authentication using the ID and password input from the management PC; And (b2) comparing the pre-stored IP address with the current IP address of the management PC to perform authentication. Method of watching movie room on internet network.

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