KR20090087243A - System and method for providing self moving picture service by connected singing room service of internet protocol television - Google Patents

Abstract

A self moving picture providing system based on the IPTV and a service method thereof are provided to photograph the singing feature of a user, and display the photographed image on a screen or offer it to the others. A karaoke server(310) stores/manages music files including sound source data and lyrics data of each music. An authentication management server(330) performs the user login authentication. A photographing device(400) photographs the singing feature of a user and generates a self moving picture. By connecting to the karaoke server, a set top box(100) receives a music file desired by the user from the karaoke server and then encodes/displays the photographed self moving picture.

Description

System for providing self video associated with IPTV-based karaoke service and its service method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SELF MOVING PICTURE SERVICE BY CONNECTED SINGING ROOM SERVICE OF INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION}

The present invention relates to an Internet broadcasting service based on IPTV (INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION), and more particularly, to a self-video providing system capable of providing an improved customer service by combining an IPTV-based karaoke service and a self-video shooting service. And a service method thereof.

Recently, with the radical development of broadcasting technology, the broadcasting environment is diversifying.

In response, the Internet-based Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) technology has been developed and commercialized.

IPTV technology is a service that provides a two-way broadcasting service using high-speed Internet. By connecting a display device and a content providing server through a set-top box, an information content service, a video content providing service, and a broadcasting content are provided from a content providing server. Provides various services to users, such as provided services.

First of all, IPTV technology enables the implementation of interactive television (interactive television) by data broadcasting. Accordingly, the IPTV-based system can perform various services such as payment, banking, shopping, reservation, game or karaoke.

Among them, the karaoke service is a service that provides a user to select a song, such as offline karaoke, and receive the data for the selected song so that the user can sing along.

An IPTV-based system for implementing this requires at least sound source data and lyrics data for each song. These data are stored and managed on one server or on each server (eg, music server, lyrics server), and provided to the set-top box in synchronization with each other at the request of the user.

However, the IPTV-based karaoke service according to the related art has a problem in that it cannot continuously induce user's interest because it merely provides a monotonous service that allows the user to sing along with a desired song.

For example, if a user wants to record or sing a song while singing, the user cannot implement it with a conventional IPTV-based system, and it is inconvenient to have a separate recording device and a recording device. There is a ham.

Therefore, there is a need to provide various services in combination with the conventional IPTV-based karaoke service.

The present invention was derived to meet the above needs, and provides a method and system for providing a self-video providing service that can provide services in a more diverse form by combining a self-video shooting service with IPTV-based karaoke service. have.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to enable the user to provide the appearance of his singing to other users in real time or upload manner, to induce other users to use the karaoke service widely to induce interest .

The self-video providing system associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, in the IPTV-based television service that can provide a karaoke function, a song file including the sound source data and lyrics data of each song Karaoke server to store and manage the; An authentication management server in charge of authentication according to a user's login to use the karaoke function; A photographing apparatus for photographing a singing state when the user uses the karaoke function and generating a self video corresponding thereto; And accessing the authentication management server through a network, receiving authentication according to the login, accessing the karaoke server according to the user's request, receiving and displaying a song file desired by the user from the karaoke server, and simultaneously photographing the recording. And a set-top box for encoding and displaying the self-video captured by the device.

According to an example of the present invention, the set-top box controls to display both the song file received from the karaoke server and the self-video captured by the photographing apparatus on one display screen.

According to an example of the present invention, the display screen may be a picture in picture (PIP) screen.

In this case, the song file is displayed on the main screen of the display screen, and the self-video is displayed on the sub-screen of the display screen, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the song file and the self-video may be displayed interchangeably.

According to an example of the present invention, the photographing apparatus may be provided integrally with the set top box.

According to an example of the present invention, the set-top box stores the self-video captured by the photographing apparatus in a storage medium.

According to an example of the present invention, the storage medium includes an internal memory of the set top box, an external memory, a computer connected to the set top box via a wired or wireless connection, a personal portable terminal, a personal channel, and the like.

Here, the personal channel is established in a channel assignment server for allocating a personal channel for each user, and the personal portable terminal is connected to the set-top box through a mobile communication network.

According to an example of the present invention, the network is an internet network using an IP (Internet Protocol), but is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the set-top box, the network interface unit for enabling data communication with the karaoke server and the authentication management server through the network; A karaoke management application that extracts sound source and image related data from the song file received from the karaoke server and outputs them through a display screen and a speaker; A self video management application for encoding, storing, and managing self videos captured by the photographing device; And a PIP screen control application for controlling to output the song file and the self-video to a PIP screen.

At this time, the self-motion video management application, real-time viewing module for directly outputting the self-video taken by the photographing device to display on the PIP screen; A real-time personal broadcasting module for uploading the self-video captured by the photographing device to each user's personal channel and providing the same to all users accessing the personal channel; A recording module for recording and storing the self-video captured by the photographing apparatus; And an MMS sending module for transmitting the self-video captured by the photographing apparatus to the personal mobile terminal by the MMS method.

On the other hand, the self-video providing system according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, in the IPTV-based television service that can provide a karaoke function, storing and managing a song file including the sound source data and lyrics data of each song Karaoke server; An authentication management server in charge of authentication according to a user's login to use the karaoke function; A channel assignment server managing a personal channel allocated to each user; A photographing apparatus for photographing a singing state when the user uses the karaoke function and generating a self-video corresponding thereto; And accessing the authentication management server through a network, receiving authentication according to the login, accessing the karaoke server according to the user's request, receiving and displaying a song file desired by the user from the karaoke server, and simultaneously photographing the recording. The mobile terminal may include a set-top box that encodes and displays the self-video captured by the device and uploads the self-video to the personal channel.

In this case, a plurality of set-top boxes are provided for each user, and each user may access a specific personal channel through the set-top box to watch a self-video of another user uploaded to the specific personal channel in real time.

On the other hand, the service method of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, (a) the user requesting access to the karaoke server through the set-top box; (b) inputting login information of the user to perform authentication between authentication management servers; (c) if the user is approved, operating the photographing apparatus and activating a PIP screen of a display screen; (d) selecting a service mode for providing a self-video captured by the photographing apparatus; (e) selecting and transmitting a song desired by the user; And (f) providing a figure of a user singing along with the selected song according to the selected service mode.

According to an example of the present invention, in the step (d), when the service mode is selected as the real-time viewing mode, executing the photographing apparatus to take a photograph; And directly transmitting and displaying the self-video captured by the photographing device on a PIP screen.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the step (d), if the service mode is selected as the real-time personal broadcast mode, checking whether the personal channel for each user exists; Requesting and assigning a personal channel for each user to the personal assignment server if the personal channel does not exist, and selecting a desired channel if the personal channel exists; Executing the photographing apparatus to photograph; And transmitting and displaying the self-video captured by the photographing apparatus on a PIP screen and uploading the personal video to the personal channel.

In this case, the service method according to the present invention, (g) a step other than a user photographed through the photographing device to access by inputting the address corresponding to the personal channel; And (h) receiving and watching the self-video uploaded to the connected personal channel.

According to another example of the present invention, in the step (d), when the service mode is selected as the recording mode, selecting the storage medium to be recorded; Executing the photographing apparatus to photograph; Recording a self-video captured by the photographing device on the storage medium; And transmitting and displaying the self-video captured by the photographing apparatus on a PIP screen.

The storage medium may be any one of an internal memory of the set top box, an external memory of the set top box, a computer connected to the set top box, and a personal portable terminal.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, in the step (d), if the service mode is selected as the MMS sending mode, inputting terminal information for sending the MMS; Checking whether there is a self video to send the MMS; Selecting a desired self moving picture if the self moving picture exists, and executing the shooting device to take a picture if the self moving picture does not exist; And transmitting the selected self-video and the selected self-video captured by the photographing apparatus to the input terminal.

According to the present invention described above, while the user uses the karaoke service, the user can take a picture of the user singing and provide it to the display screen or another user, thereby providing an improved customer service to the user using the IPTV service. have.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the self-video providing system and service method associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<IPTV based system>

1 is a block diagram illustrating a self-video recording service system associated with an IPTV-based karaoke service according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is to provide a self-video recording separately from the karaoke service according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a figure which shows a display screen.

As shown in FIG. 1, the IPTV-based service may be largely implemented through the server unit 300 and the set-top box 100 on the user side.

The server unit 300 may include a karaoke server 310, an authentication management server 330, a database 340, 350, and 360, and may further include a channel assignment server 320.

The server unit 300 configured as described above is illustrated to be configured independently for each function for convenience of description, but the above functions may be integrated and built in one or more servers.

Here, the karaoke server 310 stores and manages multimedia data of various songs, that is, a song file in the song file DB 340, and extracts a song file corresponding to the song when a predetermined song is requested from the set-top box 100. To the set-top box 100.

In this case, the song file (or multimedia data) may include a minimum of sound source data and song lyrics data of each song, and may include video data, which is an image for applying as a background image, if necessary. Such sound source data, song lyrics data, and video data may be collectively managed in the karaoke server 310, or subordinate servers may be built in the karaoke server 310 to manage the sound source data, song lyrics data, and video data, respectively. Can be.

The authentication management server 330 stores and manages information (eg, personal information, ID, password, contact information, etc.) for each user who has subscribed to the service in the customer information DB 360, and whether the user is a registered user for the user who requested the service. It is responsible for authenticating the certificate. To this end, the authentication management server 330 may give each user a user ID and password when the user subscribes to the service.

The channel assignment server 320 allocates a personal channel to a user who subscribes to the service, and stores the personal channel information assigned to each user in the channel information DB 350 for each customer and manages each user.

Here, the personal channel information mentioned may include information about the size of the allocated channel, channel number, channel address, channel user, and the like.

The set top box 100 accesses the server unit 300 through the network 200 and performs a corresponding operation.

For example, access to the authentication management server 330 is authenticated according to the user login, when a song is selected by the user is connected to the karaoke server 310 is provided with a song file corresponding to the selected song. Then, at the request of the user, the user accesses the channel assignment server 320 to allocate a personal channel for each user, and uploads and manages various data to the assigned personal channel.

When using a personal channel as described above, a plurality of users can access a specific personal channel through the set-top box 100 can share the data uploaded by a specific user. In particular, in the present embodiment, the data uploaded by a specific user includes self-video data that captures a specific user singing. Detailed description thereof will be described below.

In addition, the set-top box 100 is connected to the photographing apparatus 400, and may encode and display the self-video data photographed by the photographing apparatus 400 on the display screen. Therefore, the set-top box 100 controls to display both the song file received from the karaoke server 310 and the self-video data captured by the photographing apparatus 400 on one display screen.

The photographing apparatus 400 refers to a device capable of capturing a video such as a camcorder, a video camera, a charge-coupled device (CCD), etc. The photographing apparatus 400 according to the present embodiment sings when a specific user sings when using a karaoke function. Take a picture and create a video corresponding to it.

The photographing apparatus 400 may be integrally provided in the set top box 100 or may be provided separately from the set top box 100.

The network 200 preferably uses an IP (Internet Protocol) -based network, but is not limited thereto and may use any type of wired / wireless communication network.

The display screen (not shown) may be, for example, a television receiver or a monitor, and may include a personal portable terminal 700. In the case of the personal mobile terminal 700, all data is transmitted and received through the mobile communication network (800).

The display screen according to the present embodiment may be a picture in picture (PIP) screen.

Referring to FIG. 2, there is illustrated a PIP screen 900 that is classified into a main screen 910 and a sub-screen 920 to simultaneously display two data.

According to this configuration, for example, the song file may be displayed on the main screen 910 of one screen, and the self-video may be displayed on the sub screen 920 of one screen. Alternatively, as another example, the song file may be displayed on the sub-screen 920 of one screen, and the self-video may be displayed on the main screen 910 of one screen. This is determined by the user's settings.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the illustrated computer 500 or the external memory 600 is connected to the set-top box 100 by wire or wireless, and is applied as a storage medium for storing a self-video captured by the photographing apparatus 400. do.

The computer 500 may include a PC or a notebook, and the external memory 600 may include a USB memory, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, a portable multimedia player (PMP), and the like. In addition, the storage medium may further include a hard disk, a personal channel, and the like of the set-top box 100.

According to this configuration, the IPTV-based service according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, while a specific user using the karaoke service using the set-top box 100, photographing device (not shown) Self-photographed to sing through the display screen (900) of the specific user, the self-photographed video recorded on the PC (500), external memory (600), personal portable terminal (700), personal channel (322) Can be stored and managed. When stored in the PC 500 or the external memory 600, the self-moving video can be freely viewed by moving and copying to another storage medium, and when stored in the personal portable terminal 700, the personal portable terminal 700 The user with the will see.

In addition, other users can also watch a self-video of the specific user through the mobile communication network 800 by transmitting a multimedia messaging service (MMS) to other users' personal terminals 700-1, 700-2 to 700-N. .

In addition, when the self-video is uploaded to the personal channel 322, other users (User 1, User 2 to User N) are connected to the personal channel 322 through the set-top boxes 100-1, 100-2 to 100 -N. ), By watching the self-video uploaded to the personal channel 322, other users can watch in real time the appearance of a specific user singing, such as a real-time personal broadcast concept.

<Configuration of Set Top Box>

4 is a view showing the internal configuration of a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the above-described IPTV based system, the set-top box 100 for providing a karaoke service and a self video recording service is configured as follows.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the set-top box 100 includes a network interface unit 110, an input signal receiver 120, a karaoke management application 130, a self-video management application 140, and a PIP screen control application 150. ), The storage 160 is configured. In addition, a photographing apparatus (not shown) may be included.

The photographing apparatus is a device capable of capturing a video. As described above, when the karaoke function is used, the photographing apparatus photographs a certain user singing and generates a self-video corresponding thereto.

The network interface unit 110 is connected to the server unit 300 of FIG. 1 through an IPTV-based network to perform data communication. As described above, the server unit 300 (300 of FIG. 1) is constructed of a karaoke server, an authentication management server, a channel assignment server, and the like.

The input signal receiver 120 receives a signal input from a remote controller, which is an external input device, and transmits the signal to the corresponding application 130, 140, or 150. This is to perform an operation corresponding to the signal input from the remote controller.

The karaoke management application 130 requests a song file to the karaoke server by a signal input from the input signal receiver 120, receives and processes the corresponding song file in response to the request, and receives sound source data and Song lyrics data is extracted and output through the display screen and the speaker.

The self-video management application 140 stores and manages the self-video captured by the photographing apparatus, encodes the self-video, and outputs the displayed video on the display screen for display. Self videos take the form of files like avi, wmv, mpg, and so on.

The self video management application 140 may be subdivided into various modules according to a service mode for providing self video. That is, a real-time viewing module 142 for displaying a self-video for viewing in real time, a real-time personal broadcasting module 144 for sharing a self-video so that other users can watch it, and for recording and storing a self-video The recording module 146 and the MMS sending module 148 for transmitting the self-video to the personal mobile terminal.

The PIP screen control application 150 sets whether to generate a PIP screen, a target to be displayed on the main screen and the sub-screen of the PIP screen, respectively, and controls the position and size of the sub-screen. In the present embodiment, the song file in the karaoke service and the self video in the self movie service are displayed on the main screen and the sub screen of the PIP screen.

The storage 160 stores a control program of each application 130, 140, 150 to provide an IPTV service, and stores various data (eg, a song file, a self-video) provided through the network interface unit 110. Save it.

The storage 160 may include a hard disk (HDD), and may further include RAM, ROM, flash memory, and the like.

Looking at the screen configuration for providing a karaoke service and a self-video recording service through the set-top box 100 configured as described above, as shown in FIG.

As illustrated, one display screen is divided into a main screen 910 corresponding to the entire screen and a sub screen 920 overlapping the main screen 910 and viewed as a small screen. The main screen 910 shows a song file for providing a karaoke service, and the sub screen 920 shows an example of displaying a self-video photographing a user singing.

The song file may be divided into sound source data, song lyrics data, and video data that is a background image. The main screen 910 of FIG. 5 displays both the sound source data, song lyrics data 936, and video data 938. have.

In addition, an input window 932 for selecting a next song is displayed along with a song title 934 on the display screen, and a service mode selection window 940 for providing a self-video displayed on the sub-screen 920 in another form. , 950, 960, 970 are indicated.

The service mode selection window (940, 950, 960, 970) can select any one of the MMS transmission (940), recording (950), real-time broadcasting (960), real-time view (970), real-time view (970) In the meantime, recording (950), MMS transmission (940), and real-time broadcasting (960) may be selected to perform simultaneous execution.

In particular, the MMS transmission 940 may not only transmit the already recorded self-video, but also may transmit the self-video shown in the current sub-screen 920 in real time.

<IPTV-based Self-Video Provisioning Method>

Hereinafter, a service method of photographing and providing a singing state of a user when using a karaoke service will be described in various embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a self-video recording service method associated with an IPTV-based karaoke service according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 7 to 10 are self-video according to various service modes in the service method of FIG. 6. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a song, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a process of selecting a song desired by a user in the service method of FIG. 6.

First, referring to FIG. 6, when a karaoke service is selected by a user, a request is made to access a karaoke server through a set top box (S10).

Thereafter, the user inputs login information to receive user authentication from the authentication management server (S20 and S30).

When the user authentication is made, the power of the photographing apparatus is turned on to operate, and the display screen is activated as the PIP screen (S40 and S50). The PIP screen may be set to be activated at the same time as the photographing device is operated, but may be selectively activated at the request of the user as needed.

Thereafter, a service mode for providing a self-video captured by the photographing device in various service forms is selected (S60).

The service mode is divided into a real time viewing mode (S72), a real time broadcasting mode (S74), a recording mode (S76), and an MMS sending mode (S78). When any one of these modes is selected, an operation corresponding to each mode is performed. After the process, the following process is carried out. Here, an operation process corresponding to each mode will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10.

Thereafter, the user selects a desired song and sings along with the selected song, and provides the self-video captured by the photographing apparatus according to the service mode selected in the step (S80 and S90).

In this case, selecting a song desired by the user (S80) may be performed before selecting the service mode (S60).

In addition, the step of selecting the service mode (S60) informs in advance that can be performed even during the song selection.

In step S80, the user selects a desired song, specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 11, when the user selects a desired song (S82), the user recognizes whether the user selects the song in the set-top box 100. Requesting the karaoke server 310 (S83), receiving the corresponding song file from the karaoke server 310 in response to the request (S84), the main screen 910 of the received song file PIP screen 900 And outputting and displaying (S85, S86).

In the present embodiment, as an example, a song file is output to the main screen 910 and displayed, and based on this, a self-video (image taken by a user singing through the recording device) is output to the sub-screen 920. It will be described to be able to display all on one screen together with the song file, but is not limited to this, when outputting the song file on the sub-screen 920, the self-video can be displayed on the main screen 910 to be displayed. have.

Hereinafter, an operation process in various service modes will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a self-motion video in detail according to a real time viewing mode (S72 of FIG. 6) in the service method of FIG. 6.

First, when the real-time view mode is selected by the user, the set-top box 100 generates and transmits a control signal for commanding execution of the photographing apparatus 400 (S100 and S110).

Accordingly, the photographing apparatus 400 executes the photographing function to photograph the user singing (S120).

Subsequently, the set-top box 100 receives the self-video from the photographing apparatus 400, outputs the received self-video to the sub-screen 920 of the PIP screen 900, and displays the self-video on the sub-screen 920 (S130 to S120). S150).

As can be seen in the above process, the real-time viewing mode outputs the self-video captured by the recording device 400 in real time to the sub-screen 920 through the set-top box 100, the user sings while singing You can watch the call immediately.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing self-motion video in detail according to a real time broadcasting mode (S74 of FIG. 6) in the service method of FIG. 6.

In the present embodiment, the service is associated with the channel assignment server 320 to upload data to a specific user's personal channel to allow other users to watch in real time.

For reference, the drawings are divided into specific users and other users other than the specific users in order to help the understanding of the description.

In the real-time personal broadcast mode according to the present embodiment, when a selection for a real-time broadcast mode is requested from a specific user, the set-top box 100 recognizes this and checks whether a personal channel of a specific user exists (S200, S210). .

If the private channel does not exist, the mobile station accesses the channel assignment server 320 to request the allocation of the private channel, and receives the private channel address from the channel assignment server 320 to receive the allocation (S212 and S214).

Information about the allocated personal channel may be stored and managed in the set-top box 100 (S216).

Thereafter, the execution command is transmitted to the photographing apparatus to capture an image of the user singing (S220).

After shooting, the user sings an image, that is, a self-video, is output on the sub-screen 920 of the PIP screen 900 and displayed on the sub-screen 920 (S230, S250).

At the same time, the self-video is uploaded to the corresponding personal channel established in the channel assignment server 320 (S240). At this time, the above-mentioned set-top box 100 and the PIP screen 900 is provided on a specific user side.

Subsequently, a user other than a specific user accesses the channel assignment server 320 by inputting an address for a specific personal channel through the set-top box 100-n, and then requests data (self-video) uploaded to the specific personal channel. Then, the channel assignment server 320 returns the self-video uploaded to a specific personal channel to the corresponding set-top box 100-n according to the request (S260 and S270).

Here, the set top box 100-n is a device provided on a user side other than a specific user.

Then, the set-top box (100-n) can output the self-video provided from the channel assignment server 320 to the corresponding PIP screen (900-n), so that other users can also watch the video of a specific user singing in real time Can be.

In particular, the self-video can be output to the main screen 910-n without having to output the sub-screen 920-n of the PIP screen 900-n so that only a video can be watched on one screen. May perform the karaoke function at the same time while watching the self-video on the sub-screen (920-n).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a self-motion video in detail according to a recording mode S76 in the service method of FIG. 6.

When the user selects the recording mode and recognizes it in the set-top box 100, the set-top box 100 requests the user to select a storage medium to record (S300, S310).

The storage medium to be recorded includes an internal memory or an external memory of the set top box 100, a computer, a personal digital assistant, a personal channel, and the like.

The internal memory may be a hard disk (HDD) of the set-top box 100, and the external memory may use a USB memory, a PDA, a mobile phone, a PMP, or the like. At this time, PDA, mobile phone, PMP is a kind of personal portable terminal, but it is used as a storage means for the function of memory rather than the main function of each device.

In addition, a personal channel as a storage medium is associated with a channel assignment server, and this method is redundant as described in the real time broadcasting mode, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Thereafter, the set-top box 100 transmits a control signal to the photographing apparatus 400 to issue an execution command, and the photographing apparatus 400 captures and records a user singing in response to the execution command (S320, S330). ).

Subsequently, the set-top box 100 receives the self-video from the photographing apparatus 400, outputs the received self-video to the sub-screen 920 of the PIP screen 900, and displays the self-video on the sub-screen 920 (S340 thru). S360).

In the recording mode through the above-described process, by recording the self-video captured by the recording device 400 to a storage medium designated by the user, it is possible to collect rather than a one-time, and to share the file transfer to other users later. Could be.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a self-motion video in detail according to an MMS sending mode S78 in the service method of FIG. 6.

In the above-described embodiment, a specific user can take a picture of a song and transmit it to a personal portable terminal so that other users can view it.

First, when the user selects the MMS sending mode and recognizes it in the set-top box 100, the set-top box 100 requests the user to input the information of the personal mobile terminal 700 to send the MMS (S400, S410) . In response, the user enters terminal information.

Thereafter, the set-top box 100 checks whether a self video exists (S420).

If the self-video does not exist, the self-video is photographed by operating the photographing apparatus to transmit a self-photographed image (S430).

On the contrary, if the self video exists, the desired self video is selected (S425).

Subsequently, the selected self-video or the self-video shot through the photographing apparatus is output to the sub-screen 920 of the PIP screen 900 and displayed on the sub-screen 920 (S440, S450), and the input personal portable terminal Transmitted to the phone number of 700 (S460). In transmission, the self video may be converted into a compressed file format such as MPEG-4 and transmitted in order to reduce the traffic of the communication.

According to this, not only the user but also other users can watch the self-video using the karaoke on the personal portable terminal 700.

In this case, the personal portable terminal 700 may generally use a mobile phone, a PDA, a PMP, or the like, but any type of terminal may be applied as long as it is portable and communicates on the go.

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 a block diagram showing a system for providing a self-video associated with an IPTV-based karaoke service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a display screen for providing a self-video separately from a karaoke service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a self-video providing system associated with an IPTV-based karaoke service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing the internal configuration of a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exemplary screen of a user interface showing a screen in which self-video is output simultaneously with a karaoke service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an entire method of a self-video recording service associated with an IPTV based karaoke service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 to 10 are flowcharts illustrating a method of providing self-motion video according to various service modes in the service method of FIG. 6.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a process of selecting a song desired by a user in the service method of FIG. 6.

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In an IPTV-based television service that can provide karaoke, A karaoke server that stores and manages song files including sound source data and lyrics data of each song; An authentication management server in charge of authentication according to a user's login to use the karaoke function; A photographing apparatus for photographing a singing state when the user uses the karaoke function and generating a self video corresponding thereto; And Access to the authentication management server through a network, receive authentication according to the login, access the karaoke server according to the user's request, and display the song file desired by the user from the karaoke server; Set-top box that encodes and displays self-video taken with Self-video providing system associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service comprising a. The method of claim 1, The set top box is The self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that it controls to display both the song file received from the karaoke server and the self-video taken through the recording device on a single display screen. The method of claim 2, And the display screen is a picture in picture (PIP) screen. The method of claim 3, And the song file is displayed on a main screen of the display screen, and the self-video is displayed on a sub-screen of the display screen. The method of claim 1, The photographing apparatus is a self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, it characterized in that the set-top box can be provided integrally. The method of claim 1, The set top box, Self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that for storing the self-video taken by the recording device in a storage medium. The method of claim 6, The storage medium, Self-providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that the internal memory of the set-top box, external memory, a computer connected to the set-top box and wired or wireless, a personal portable terminal, a personal channel. The method of claim 7, wherein The personal channel, The self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that built in a channel assignment server for assigning a personal channel for each user. The method of claim 7, wherein The personal portable terminal is connected to the set-top box and a mobile communication network via a self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service. The method of claim 1, The network is a self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that the Internet network using the IP (Internet Protocol). The method of claim 1, The set top box, A network interface unit for enabling data communication with the karaoke server and the authentication management server through the network; A karaoke management application that extracts sound source and image related data from the song file received from the karaoke server and outputs them through a display screen and a speaker; A self video management application for encoding, storing, and managing self videos captured by the photographing device; And PIP screen control application for controlling to output the song file and the self-video on the PIP screen Self-video providing system associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service including. The method of claim 11, The self-video management application, A real time viewing module for directly outputting and displaying the self-video captured by the photographing device on the PIP screen; A real-time personal broadcasting module for uploading the self-video captured by the photographing device to each user's personal channel and providing the same to all users accessing the personal channel; A recording module for recording and storing the self-video captured by the photographing apparatus; And MMS sending module for transmitting the self-video captured by the recording device to the personal mobile device by MMS method Self-video providing system associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service including. In an IPTV-based television service that can provide karaoke, A karaoke server that stores and manages song files including sound source data and lyrics data of each song; An authentication management server in charge of authentication according to a user's login to use the karaoke function; A channel assignment server managing a personal channel allocated to each user; A photographing apparatus for photographing a singing state when the user uses the karaoke function and generating a self-video corresponding thereto; And Access to the authentication management server through a network, receive authentication according to the login, access the karaoke server according to the user's request, and display the song file desired by the user from the karaoke server; A set-top box that encodes and displays the self-video captured by the user and uploads the self-video to the personal channel Self-video providing system associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service comprising a. The method of claim 13, The set top box is provided with a plurality of users, Each user is connected to a specific personal channel through the set-top box, the self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that to watch in real time the self-video of another user uploaded to the specific personal channel. The method of claim 13, The set top box is The self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that it controls to display both the song file received from the karaoke server and the self-video taken through the recording device on a single display screen. The method of claim 15, And the display screen is a picture in picture (PIP) screen. The method of claim 16, And the song file is displayed on a main screen of the display screen, and the self-video is displayed on a sub-screen of the display screen. The method of claim 13, The photographing apparatus is a self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, it characterized in that the set-top box can be provided integrally. The method of claim 13, The set top box, Self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that for storing the self-video taken by the recording device in a storage medium. The method of claim 19, The storage medium, Self-video providing system associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that the internal memory of the set-top box, the external memory, the computer connected to the set-top box and wired or wireless, the personal mobile terminal, each individual channel in the channel allocation server . The method of claim 20, The personal portable terminal is connected to the set-top box and a mobile communication network via a self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service. The method of claim 1, The network is a self-video providing system linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that the Internet network using the IP (Internet Protocol). (a) requesting a user to access a karaoke server through a set-top box; (b) inputting login information of the user to perform authentication between authentication management servers; (c) if the user is approved, operating the photographing apparatus and activating a PIP screen of a display screen; (d) selecting a service mode for providing a self-video captured by the photographing apparatus; (e) selecting and transmitting a song desired by the user; And (f) providing a self-video photographing a user singing along with the selected song according to the selected service mode; Self-video providing service method associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service comprising a. The method of claim 23, wherein In the step (d), when the service mode is selected as the real-time viewing mode, Executing the photographing apparatus to photograph; And Transmitting and displaying the self-video captured by the photographing device directly on the PIP screen Self-video providing service method associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service comprising a. The method of claim 23, wherein In the step (d), when the service mode is selected as the real-time personal broadcast mode, Confirming whether a personal channel for each user exists; Requesting and assigning a personal channel for each user to the personal assignment server if the personal channel does not exist, and selecting a desired channel if the personal channel exists; Executing the photographing apparatus to photograph; And Uploading and displaying the self-video captured by the photographing device on a PIP screen and uploading it to the personal channel; Self-video providing service method associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service comprising a. The method of claim 25, (g) accessing by inputting an address corresponding to the personal channel by a user other than the user photographed through the photographing apparatus; And (h) receiving and watching the self-video uploaded to the connected personal channel; Self-video providing service method associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service further comprising. The method of claim 23, wherein In step (d), when the service mode is selected as the recording mode, Selecting a storage medium to be recorded; Executing the photographing apparatus to photograph; Recording a self-video captured by the photographing device on the storage medium; And Transmitting and displaying the self-video captured by the photographing device on a PIP screen Self-video providing service method associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service comprising a. The method of claim 27, The storage medium is The self-video providing service method associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that any one of the internal memory of the set-top box, the external memory of the set-top box, a computer connected to the set-top box, a personal portable terminal. The method of claim 23, wherein In step (d), if the service mode is selected as the MMS send mode, Inputting terminal information for sending the MMS; Checking whether there is a self video to send the MMS; Selecting a desired self moving picture if the self moving picture exists, and executing the shooting device to take a picture if the self moving picture does not exist; And Transmitting the self video and the selected self video captured by the photographing device to the input terminal; Self-video providing service method associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service comprising a. The method of claim 23, wherein In step (e), Selecting a song desired by the user; Requesting the selected song from a karaoke server; Receiving a song file for the selected song from the karaoke server in response to the request; And Transmitting and displaying the received song file on the PIP screen; Self-video providing service method associated with the IPTV-based karaoke service comprising a. The method of claim 30, The self-video providing service linked to the IPTV-based karaoke service, characterized in that simultaneously outputting the song file and the self-video taken through the recording device on one screen. The method of claim 31, wherein And the song file is displayed on a main screen of the PIP screen, and the self-video is displayed on a sub-screen of the PIP screen.

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