KR20100013185A - Apparatus and method for providing information based on wireless network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for providing information based on a wireless network are provided to enable a user to select an information providing apparatus, thereby enabling the user to use an existing display device as a medium for transferring information. CONSTITUTION: A network connection unit(210) receives contents including a control command or advertisement information. A controller(230) reads the control command. The controller controls the output of the advertisement information and the contents based on the read control command. An interface unit(250) transmits the contents or the advertisement information to the display device.

Description

Apparatus and method for providing information based on wireless network

The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus and method, and more particularly, to provide information such as contents and advertisements from a content server using wireless communication technologies such as WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet) and Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity). By connecting a receiving device to an existing display device such as a TV, a user can receive the information through the existing display device and at the same time, provide information based on a wireless communication network that can utilize the display device as a medium for information transmission. It relates to an apparatus and a method.

Recently, with the development of electronic and communication technology, technology using wireless communication technology is widely used not only in the communication field but also in all industries including the service field. Accordingly, various services such as voice call, data transmission, and internet are provided based on a wireless network. Representative wireless communication technologies based on such a wireless network include WiBro (Wireless Broadband internet), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity).

WiBro is one of the wireless communication technologies based on Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.16e.It uses orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) as a signal transmission method and uses orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). ) Is used as a multiple access method.

In addition, Wi-Fi is one of short range wireless communication technologies based on IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g, and uses DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) or OFDM as a signal transmission method.

However, a conventional display device such as a TV has only a function of displaying an input image and does not have a wireless communication function using the WiBro or Wi-Fi. Therefore, the user cannot receive various services based on the above-described wireless communication network using only the conventional display device.

In addition, the user had to purchase a device having a wired or wireless Internet access function such as IPTV (Internet Protocol TeleVision) or separately purchase a set-top box or the like and install it on a TV. .

Therefore, conventionally, in order to provide an Internet service, an IPTV, a set-top box, etc. must be purchased, and at the same time, even if a display device having a wireless communication function such as an IPTV is used, the TV, etc. There was a problem that it is difficult to recycle the display device.

In addition, since the conventional IPTV, set-top box, etc. are provided with a separate input means for Internet access, the user has to inconvenience the user to newly learn how to use the input means. That is, the IPTV, the set-top box, and the like, there is a problem that does not provide a simple and convenient interface to the user, like a conventional TV.

On the other hand, the user can receive the content provided by the service provider using a conventional IPTV, set-top box, etc., but could not use it as a medium for information delivery. In other words, the conventional IPTV, set-top box, etc., the user connects to the Internet using a remote control, input means, etc. provided separately, selects the content provided by the service provider and the TV connected to the screen or the set-top box of the IPTV Although it was possible to output such as, but there was a problem that can not select the device to deliver or output the content, instant messages, advertisements, etc. to another IPTV, set-top box, etc. using the IPTV, set-top box and the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication network based on the existing display device such as a TV without the need to purchase a display device having an Internet function even if the user wants to receive information such as content, advertisements through the Internet It is to provide an information providing apparatus and method.

Another object of the present invention is a wireless communication network-based information providing device and method that can easily receive information, such as content, advertising, and the like through a wireless communication without a separate operation by simply connecting the information providing device to the existing display device To provide.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a wireless communication network based information providing apparatus and method that enables a user to select an information providing apparatus to receive information, thereby enabling an existing display apparatus to be used as a medium for information delivery.

An information providing apparatus according to the present invention receives information from an information providing server and transmits the information to a display device, wherein the information providing apparatus receives at least one of content and advertisement information including a control command from the information providing server through a wireless communication network. A control unit for reading the control command and controlling output of the content and advertisement information based on the control unit; and an interface unit for transmitting at least one of the content and advertisement information to the display apparatus under the control of the controller. .

The control unit may include a command reading module for extracting the control command from the content and advertisement information received from the information providing server and reading the control command, and an information conversion module for converting the content and advertisement information into a form that can be output from the display device; An output control module may be configured to control the display apparatus to output the converted information based on the read control command.

The control command may include at least one of output time and output form of the corresponding content and advertisement information.

The interface unit may transmit a screen change signal for switching the output mode of the display device when the transmission and the start of the content and the advertisement information are started.

The information providing apparatus may be based on WiBro (Wireless Broadband internet) or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity).

On the other hand, the information providing method according to the present invention, in the information providing method using the information providing apparatus for transmitting information provided from the information providing server to the display device, receiving a selection message for at least one of the content and advertising information, A control command for controlling the output of the information is added to the selected information and transmitted to a corresponding information providing device, the information providing device extracts and reads the control command from the received information, and the information providing device reads the control command. The received information is transmitted to the display device based on the received control command.

In addition, a user ID may be received and an information providing apparatus of the user may be registered based on the ID.

The received information may be converted into a form that can be output from the display device.

And converting the output mode of the display device to an external input, transmitting the converted information to the display device, and converting the output mode of the display device to an external input when transmission of the converted information is completed. You can switch back.

The information providing server and the information providing device wirelessly communicate based on WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet) or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), and the information providing device and the display device are S-VHS terminal, composite terminal, and video. It may be connected through at least one of the terminals.

According to the present invention, a wireless communication network-based information providing apparatus and method connects an information providing apparatus to an existing display apparatus such as a TV, so that the information providing apparatus receives information such as content, advertisement, and the like through wireless communication. Since the display device can be outputted, there is an effect that the existing display device can be used as it is without purchasing a display device having an Internet function.

In addition, according to the present invention, when information, such as content or advertisement, received through wireless communication is transmitted to the display device, the output mode of the display device is automatically converted and the information is output. There is an effect that can be easily provided information without manipulation.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user can transmit the selected or input information to the desired information providing apparatus to be transmitted through the information providing server on the basis of ID of the information providing apparatus, the time for outputting the information, the form to output, and the like. Since it can be set, the information providing apparatus can be utilized as a medium for information delivery.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. For reference, in the following description, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention are omitted.

1 is a block diagram of an information providing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, an information providing system according to the present invention includes a plurality of display apparatuses 100_1 to 100_2, a plurality of information providing apparatuses 200_1 to 200_2, an information providing server 300, and a plurality of terminals 400_1 and 400_2. do.

In the drawings, two display apparatuses, an information providing apparatus, and two terminals are shown for convenience of description. It may be connected to the providing server 300.

Each of the display apparatuses 100_1 and 100_2 displays input image information and audio information. The display apparatuses 100_1 and 100_2 may each be a television that receives and outputs a signal broadcast from a broadcasting station.

The display apparatuses 100_1 and 100_2 may include a plurality of video / audio input terminals such as a S-video terminal, a composite terminal, and a component terminal, thereby providing respective information. It may be connected to the devices 200_1 and 200_2.

The information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 are connected to the respective display apparatuses 100 and 100_2 through the video / audio input terminals. Then, the information providing server 300 receives information such as contents, advertisements, instant messages, and the like through the network. In this case, the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 may transmit and receive information by performing wireless communication with the information providing server 300 based on WiBro (Wireless Broadband Internet) or Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity). .

On the other hand, the information preferably includes a control command, the information providing apparatus (200_1, 200_2) is a display corresponding to the content, advertisement, etc. received from the information providing server 300 based on the control command included in the information It may transmit to the device (100_1, 100_2).

In this case, since the information such as the content and the advertisement is generally in a format suitable for output to a monitor used in a computer, the information providing apparatus 200_1 or 200_2 reads the information such as the content or advertisement. It is preferable to convert the display apparatuses 100_1 and 100_2 into an outputable form and then transmit them.

The information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 switch output modes of the display apparatuses 100_1 and 100_2 when the information starts to be transmitted to the display apparatuses 100_1 and 100_2 and when the transmission is completed. You can. That is, when the information providing apparatus 200_1 or 200_2 transmits information such as content or advertisement to the display apparatuses 100_1 and 100_2, the information providing apparatus 200_1 or 200_2 may transmit a screen switching signal to convert the output mode of the display apparatus into an external input. Can be. The screen switching signal is preferably an IR (Infrared Rays) signal used in a remote control of a TV.

For example, when the display apparatuses 100_1 and 100_2 are TVs, the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 transmit the screen change signals to the TVs and then transmit information such as contents and advertisements. After receiving the TV, the output mode is switched from the TV input to the external input, and then outputs information such as contents and advertisements received from the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 through the converted screen. When the transmission of the information is completed, the information providing apparatus 200_1 or 200_2 transmits a screen change signal again, and the received TV is switched from the external output mode to the TV output mode again so that the user can enter the content, advertisement, or the like. You can watch the broadcast before receiving the information. Therefore, the user can be simply provided with information without a separate operation.

Meanwhile, since the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 each include at least one of a unique ID (IDentification) and an IP (Internet Protocol) address, the user selects or inputs the information from the information providing server 300 using the information. Information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 to receive the data may be selected.

Hereinafter, specific functions of the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The information providing server 300 receives and stores contents, advertisements, instant messages, etc. from a service provider, an advertising sponsor, a user, and the like through the plurality of terminals 400_1 and 400_2, and stores them through wireless communication such as WiBro and Wi-Fi. It transmits to the information providing apparatus 200_1, 200_2.

To this end, the information providing server 300 may operate a predetermined web site. In this case, the information providing server 300 may register a user ID from each service provider, an advertising sponsor, a user, and the like through the web site, and receive information such as content, advertisements, and instant messages. The user may select information stored in the information providing server 300.

In addition, the information providing server 300 may download a predetermined application to each of the terminals 400_1 and 400_2. In this case, the user may use the downloaded application to provide the information providing server ( 300, a personal advertisement or an instant message may be generated and transmitted to the information providing server 300.

When the user registers a user ID, the information providing server 300 registers an ID, a unique IP, and the like of the information providing apparatus 200 owned by the user in the user ID, thereby providing information owned by each user. The device 200 may be selected.

Each terminal 400_1 and 400_2 receives content, an advertisement, an instant message, etc. from a service provider, an advertisement sponsor, a user, and the like, and transmits the same to the information providing server 300. The terminals 400_1 and 400_2 may be implemented as a personal computer (PC), a server, or the like.

A user may access the information providing server 300 through a web site provided by the information providing server 300 or an application downloaded from the information providing server 300 using the respective terminals 400_1 and 400_2. . In addition, a desired content may be selected from among contents provided by the content provider, and an instant message or advertisement may be input. Thereafter, the user may select an information providing device to receive the information from among the information providing devices registered in the information providing server 300.

Hereinafter, an example in which a user of the first terminal 400_1 owns the first / second display apparatuses 100_1 and 100_2 and the first / second information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 will be described.

When the user is a patient guide of a hospital, the user provides information using a tool provided by the information providing server in the form of a web page through a first terminal 400_1 such as a computer provided at a desk. The patient guide message may be inputted by accessing the server 300 or by using an application downloaded from the information providing server. In addition, by selecting a plurality of information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 installed in a hospital, a message input by a user may be output from the TVs 100_1 and 100_2 connected to the plurality of information providing apparatuses. Conventionally, a separate broadcasting facility was required for such information transmission, but the information providing system according to the present invention has the advantage of guiding a patient through a TV without additional costs only with existing facilities, that is, a TV and a computer. have.

In addition, when the user is an individual business operator, the advertisement information is generated by using the computer, etc. owned by the user, and then selected to be transmitted to the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 installed in each branch, so that the separate advertising expenses are increased. You can easily advertise when you want without having to. In addition, even in a school, a school, etc., video lectures and information delivery may be performed by connecting the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 to TVs installed in each classroom.

Hereinafter, a user of the first terminal 400_1 holds the first display apparatus 100_1 and the first information providing apparatus 200_1, and the second display apparatus 100_2 and the second information providing apparatus 200_2 are second terminals. A case in which the user of 400_2 holds will be described by way of example.

The user of the first terminal 400_1 connects to the information providing server 300 and selects the second information providing apparatus 200_2 owned by the user of the second terminal 400_2 so that the second display apparatus 100_2 connected to the first terminal 400_1 may be connected to the information providing server 300. The content, advertisement, and instant message selected by the user of the terminal 400_1 may be output in real time. In this case, the information providing server 300 is a user ID of the user of the first terminal 400_1 and the user of the second terminal 400_2 and IDs of the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 held by each user. By grouping and managing on a basic basis, information can be transmitted between mutually registered users.

For example, when the user of the first terminal 400_1 operates a plastic surgery and the user of the second terminal 400_2 operates a beauty salon, the user of the first terminal 400_1 may use the information providing server 300. A second information providing apparatus which produces advertisement information of a plastic surgery using a web site or an application provided by the user) and the user of the second terminal 400_2 grouped with the user of the first terminal 400_1 In operation 200_2, the second display apparatus 100_2 may be output from the TV provided in the beauty salon. In such a case, the user of the first terminal 400_1 may advertise in real time on a TV, etc. owned by a user (here, the user of the second terminal) in a related business without paying a separate advertisement cost. Depending on the advertising efficiency can be maximized.

To this end, the information providing server 300 may group each of the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 with the ID of the information providing apparatus, the user ID, and the group ID of the business sector with which the information is provided. have. Accordingly, each user may provide information such as content, advertisement, instant message, etc. in real time to the information providing device included in the group to which the user belongs.

Meanwhile, when the information providing server 300 receives the content, the advertisement, and the like, the information providing server 300 adds a control command input from the user. The control command includes information on an output time, an output form, and the like of the content selected by the user. Accordingly, the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 that have received the contents, advertisements, etc. including the control command may output the received contents, advertisements, etc. according to the control command from the corresponding display apparatuses 100_1, 100_2.

For example, a user selects a video lecture through a web site provided by the information providing server 300 and selects information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 to receive the video lecture, thereby providing the information. A time to be output from the display devices 100_1 and 100_2 connected to the devices 200_1 and 200_2 may be set.

In detail, the user accesses the web site provided by the information providing server 300 using the computer at the institute, selects the desired video lecture, and predicts the time required to return home, the video lecture after one hour. May be output from a TV provided at home.

In addition, when an instant message (eg, a Bible passage, an event schedule, etc.) needs to be notified to a member, staff, etc. in a church or a public institution, the user may send the message through an application supported by the information providing server 300. By inputting, selecting a background screen, background music, and the like, the message may be output from a TV provided in each facility.

In addition, the information providing apparatuses 200_1 and 200_2 may be connected to a TV provided in a bus or the like and may be connected through a navigator and a USB. In this case, the bus carrier may allow the advertiser to receive a predetermined advertising fee and output an advertisement for each region for each region that passes while the bus is moving through the TV provided in the bus.

2 is a block diagram of an information providing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the information providing apparatus 200 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a network connection unit 210, an information storage unit 220, a control unit 230, a video / audio codec unit 240, and an interface unit 250. ).

The network connection unit 210 receives information such as content and advertisements from the information providing server 300 through a network. Preferably, the network connection unit 210 may be implemented by a wireless communication modem such as WiBro or Wi-Fi, and may perform a wireless network connection by including a protocol for communicating with the information providing server 300.

The information storage unit 220 stores information received by the network connection unit 210 from the information providing server 300. The information storage unit 220 may be generally implemented as a Compact Flash memory (CF) memory, a flash memory, etc., which are free to store / delete data, or may be implemented as a Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

On the other hand, the information storage unit 220 stores and plays the content only while it is possible to play the content based on the playable period or the number of times when the received content, etc. is the content (packaged) packaged by Digital Right Management (DRM), etc. When the period or number of times expires, the content may be automatically deleted. In addition, the user may set whether to store the selected information in the information storage unit 220 when the information providing server 300 selects information such as content, advertisement, instant message, and the like.

The controller 230 performs overall control of the information providing apparatus 200, and includes a command reading module 231, an information conversion module 232, and an output control module 233.

The controller 230 includes a connection manager for controlling a connection of a network, wherein the connection manager automatically connects to the information providing server 300 through user authentication and manages the connection. Do this. Hereinafter, the connection manager is a technology generally used in wireless communication through WiBro, Wi-Fi, and so on, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the controller 230 may include an application for reproducing the received information. The application reproduces information such as contents, advertisements, etc. received from the information providing server 300, and may be variously modified and implemented according to the needs of a user or a person skilled in the art.

The command reading module 231 receives information such as contents and advertisements from the information storage unit 220. Then, the control command included in the information is extracted and read. The control command may include an output time of the corresponding information, an output form, and the like.

For example, when the user sets a time for outputting a video, the information providing server 300 provides a control command to the header or footer of the video file, that is, information about a time for outputting the video. You can add As such, the information providing server 300 adds a control command to the video file and transmits the video file to the information providing device 200 selected by the user.

Thereafter, the information providing apparatus 200 receiving the video file through wireless communication such as WiBro, Wi-Fi, etc. extracts a control command added to the header or footer of the video file, and reads the extracted control command to set the time. The video file is output from the display apparatus 100 connected to the information providing apparatus 200.

The information conversion module 232 receives information, such as content and advertisement, from which the control command is extracted from the command reading module 231, and displays the form of the information in the display apparatus 100 connected to the information providing apparatus 200. Convert it to be suitable for output. In this case, the information conversion module 240 may convert the form of information using the video / audio codec included in the video / audio codec unit 240.

In the case of a general video file, it is set to match the resolution supported by the monitor. However, since the TV can output a lower resolution image than the monitor, it is necessary to convert the resolution set in the video file. Accordingly, when the information conversion module 232 receives a high resolution video file through the command reading module 231, the information conversion module 232 outputs the same in a display device 100 connected to the information providing device 200, for example, a TV. Convert to a resolution suitable for the following. In this case, the information conversion module 232 may encode and / or decode the video file using the video / audio codec corresponding to the video file included in the video / audio codec unit 240. Can be.

The output control module 233 controls the output of the information converted appropriately for the display apparatus 100 in the information conversion module 232 based on the control command received from the command reading module 231.

Meanwhile, the controller 230 may support the on-screen keyboard function as needed in addition to the above-described functions, so that the user may bi-directionally communicate with the information providing server 300 using the information providing apparatus 200. In this case, the user may use the information providing apparatus 200 using the same operation method as that of a keyboard used in an existing computer by using a remote controller or the like provided in the existing display apparatus 100.

The video / audio codec unit 240 includes a plurality of video codecs and audio codecs, and transmits the video / audio codec corresponding to the received content, advertisement, and the like to the information conversion module 232. The video / audio codec unit may include video codecs such as MPEG 1/2/4, DivX, WMV 7/8/9, H.264, ASF, and audio codecs such as MP2 / 3, WMA, AC3, VBR, and PCM. Can be.

The interface unit 250 provides an interface between the information providing apparatus 200 and the display apparatus 100, and transmits the information received from the output control module 233 to the display apparatus 100.

The interface unit 250 may be connected to the display apparatus 100 through an S-video terminal, a composite terminal, a component terminal, or the like, through which the information providing apparatus 200 may be connected. Information received from the information providing server 300 may be transmitted to the display apparatus 100.

When the interface unit 250 transmits the information to the display apparatus 100, the interface unit 250 converts an output mode of the display apparatus 100 to an external input and transmits the information, and then transmits the information. When this is completed, the screen switching signal may be transmitted again to convert the output mode of the display apparatus 100 into a TV input. The screen switching signal may be an infrared ray (IR) signal.

Hereinafter, an information output method of the information providing apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

First, the information providing apparatus 200 receives information such as content and advertisement selected by the user from the information providing server 300 through the network connection unit 210 that supports wireless communication such as WiBro and Wi-Fi (S310). In this case, the information may include a control command added by the providing server 300.

Thereafter, the information storage unit 220 of the information providing apparatus stores information such as content, advertisement, and the like including the control command received from the network connection unit 210, and transmits the information to the command reading module 231 of the controller 230. do. The command reading module 231 extracts a control command included in the received information and reads the control command (S320).

The information conversion module 232 receives the information from which the control command is extracted by the command reading module 231 and displays the information by using the plurality of video / audio codecs stored in the video / audio codec unit 240. In step (S330).

The output control module 233 controls the output of the information converted by the information conversion module 232 based on the control command read by the command reading module 231 (S340). The interface unit 250 transmits the converted information under the control of the output control module 233 to the display apparatus 100 connected to the information providing apparatus 200 (S350). In this case, the interface unit 250 may automatically switch the output mode of the display apparatus 100 by inputting the screen switching signal to the display apparatus 100 using an IR signal. Therefore, the user can be provided with information such as content, advertisement, etc., which is simply selected without any separate operation.

Due to such a configuration, the information providing apparatus according to the present invention can be provided with information such as desired content, advertisements, instant messages, etc. by the user by simply connecting the information providing apparatus to a display apparatus. Since the information providing apparatus does not need a separate input means and a display means such as an LCD, the information providing apparatus is small in size and light in weight and thus easy to carry.

Hereinafter, an information providing method of an information providing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

The user may access a web site provided by the information providing server 300 using a computer or the information providing device 200. The user may log in to the web site to select information such as content or advertisement registered in the web site or directly input information that the user wants to provide to the information providing apparatus 200. (S410).

The information providing server 300 adds a control command to the information selected or input to the user as described above (S420). The control command may include a time, a form, and the like, for outputting the information set by the user, and is preferably added to a header or a footer of a file.

Thereafter, the user can select the information providing apparatus registered to the user on the web site, and the information providing server 300 provides the selected information to the TV equipped with the bus to which the control command selected or input is added. It transmits to the device 200 (S430). In this case, the information may be encrypted and transmitted for the protection of the information.

The information providing apparatus 200 receives the information from the information providing server 300 through wireless communication, extracts a control command from the received information, and reads it (S440). The received information is converted into a form suitable for the display apparatus 100 (S450).

Thereafter, the information providing apparatus 200 is connected to the information providing apparatus 200 through an S-video terminal, a composite terminal, a component terminal, etc., by converting the information converted into a form suitable for the display apparatus 100 based on the read control command. The display apparatus 100 transmits the data to the display apparatus 100 (S460). In this case, the information providing apparatus 200 may convert the output mode of the display apparatus 100 by transmitting a screen change signal.

Therefore, the display apparatus 100 outputs the information received from the information providing apparatus 200 (S470), and the user may receive the information.

Due to such a configuration, the information providing apparatus according to the present invention can easily provide content such as a movie, music, etc. selected by a user using a computer, a notebook computer, a portable multimedia player (PMP), etc. to a user through a TV.

In addition, by connecting the information device to a TV provided in schools, academies, churches, public institutions, companies, hospitals, theaters, etc., it can be easily used as an information transmission medium without a separate operation and broadcasting facility.

All of the above functions may be performed by a processor such as a microprocessor, a controller, a microcontroller, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or the like according to software or program code coded to perform the function. The design, development and implementation of the code will be apparent to those skilled in the art based on the description of the present invention.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be modified and changed in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. I can understand. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the present invention will include all embodiments within the scope of the following claims.

1 is a block diagram of an information providing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an information providing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an information output method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100_1 to 100_2: display device 200_1 to 200_2: information providing device

210: network connection unit 220: information storage unit

230: control unit 240: video / audio codec unit

250: interface unit 300: information providing server

400_1 to 400_2: terminal

Claims (16)

An information providing apparatus for receiving information from an information providing server and transmitting the information to a display device, A network connection unit configured to receive at least one of content and advertisement information including a control command from the information providing server through a wireless communication network; A control unit which reads the control command and controls the output of the content and advertisement information based on the control command; And And an interface unit configured to transmit at least one of the content and the advertisement information to the display apparatus under the control of the controller. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, A command reading module for extracting the control command from the content and advertisement information received from the information providing server and reading the control command; An information conversion module for converting the content and the advertisement information into a form that can be output from the display device; And And an output control module for controlling the display device to output the converted information based on the read control command. The method of claim 2, And an image / audio codec unit including at least one image codec and an audio codec for converting the form of the content and advertisement information. The method of claim 1, wherein the control command, And information on at least one of an output time and output form of the corresponding content and advertisement information. The method of claim 1, The information providing device includes at least one of an ID and a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address, and receives the content and advertisement information from the information providing server based on at least one of the ID and the unique IP address. An information provision device characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the interface unit, And a screen change signal for switching an output mode of the display device when starting and ending transmission of the content and advertisement information. The display device of claim 6, wherein the display device comprises: An information providing apparatus, characterized in that the television (television). The method of claim 7, wherein the interface unit, And an at least one of an S-video terminal, a composite terminal, and a component terminal. According to claim 1, The information providing apparatus, An information providing device, characterized in that based on WiBro (Wireless Broadband internet) or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity). According to claim 1, The information providing apparatus, And an information storage unit for storing the content and advertisement information received from the information providing server. An information providing method using an information providing apparatus for transmitting information provided from an information providing server to a display apparatus, Receiving a selection message for at least one of content and advertisement information; Adding a control command for controlling the output of the information to the selected information and transmitting the control command to a corresponding information providing apparatus; Extracting and reading the control command from the received information by the information providing apparatus; And And transmitting, by the information providing device, the received information to a display device based on the read control command. The method of claim 11, wherein prior to the receiving step, Receiving a user ID (IDentification) and registering the information providing apparatus based on the information providing method further comprising. The method of claim 11, wherein after the reading step: And converting the received information into a form that can be output from the display device. The method of claim 13, wherein the transmitting step, Switching an output mode of the display device to an external input; Transmitting the converted information to the display device; And And when the transmission of the converted information is completed, switching the output mode of the display apparatus before the switching. The method of claim 11, wherein the control command, And at least one of output time and output form of the corresponding content or advertisement information. The method of claim 11, The information providing server and the information providing device wirelessly communicate based on WiBro (Wireless Broadband internet) or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), And the information providing apparatus and the display apparatus are connected through at least one of an S-VHS terminal, a composite terminal, and a video terminal.

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