KR20100070653A - System and method for providing chat service for the users enjoying same contents - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A chatting system, server, terminal, and method with contents as a medium are provided to freely form an integrated community based on digital contents. CONSTITUTION: A contents chatting server(200) comprises a user group generating unit and a chatting service performing unit. The user group generating unit generates a user group which executes the same contents according as a user terminal is accessed. The chatting service performing unit offers a chatting service concerning the user group. User terminals(100-1~100-N) connect to the contents chatting server by a chatting agent mounted in contents. The user terminals have chatting with other users who execute the same contents.

Description

System and method for providing chat service for the users enjoying same contents}

The present invention relates to a content-based chat system, a server, a terminal, and a method. More specifically, as a content is executed in a user terminal, a chat agent included in the content is driven to execute the same content from the chat server. The present invention relates to a system, a server, a terminal, and a method for providing a chat service with other users.

As the demand for various digital contents using internet communication or wireless communication increases rapidly, each content provider develops and provides digital contents that meet user's needs.

The provision of such digital content is often circulated in a digital network. To this end, in the technical field, a technology, such as content representation, compression, transmission, identification, and retrieval, which is used in the entire process from creation, production, and consumption of digital content, may be used. There is an active discussion on integrated international standards on the protection and protection of human resources.

Specifically, for example, in MPEG-21, which has a title of 'Multimedia Framework', a content producer / distributor / end user who may be involved in the process of making multimedia content available to the end consumer can use it. Standards are being established that provide a framework for protecting and easily accessing relevant content.

The main technical features discussed in the establishment of these standards are digital items (Identification / Description) and copyright management (Intellectual Property Management and Protection), which allow each digital content to have a unique identity. Techniques to make it possible to act as Therefore, using these technologies, even if digital content is distributed through a network, it is possible to authenticate each digital content as a unique object instead of distributing digital content as a single copy as before.

As the digital content itself can be authenticated, it is possible to create an application business model based on the authentication of the digital content itself beyond the service based on user authentication, and development of various business models is being sought.

On the other hand, the conventional Internet service is a user base, and even if any two users are using the same digital content, only the community or website to which one of the two users belong to exchange opinions about the content is possible. In addition, in order to exchange all of the digital contents of the two users, each community had to exchange opinions through comments. In addition, even if the opinion exchange about the content is made as described above, such communication is only continued in each community separately, and the integrated community centered around the digital content only for the same digital content is naturally formed without restriction. There is an impossible problem.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a chat service system, a server, a terminal, and a method using content so that an integrated community can be naturally formed around digital content as the digital content can be identified.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a chat service system, a server, a terminal, and a method using a content medium so that users who use the same content can communicate with each other while enjoying the digital content.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a user group chat for each digital content through the content that can exchange opinions and information related to the desired user group and content among users who enjoy the same digital content The present invention provides a chat service system, a server, a terminal, and a method.

In order to achieve the above object, a chat system based on the contents of the present invention includes a chat server mounted on a content and a chat server that provides a chat service between users belonging to the user group by creating a user group executing the same content. And a user terminal connecting to the chat server to chat with other users who are executing the same content.

In order to achieve the above object, the content-based chat server includes a user group generation unit for generating a user group executing the same content according to a connection of a user terminal executing the content, and a chat service for the user group. It includes a chat service performing unit that provides.

In addition, in the content-based chat server, the content may include a chat agent driven as the content is executed, and the user terminal may be provided with a chat service through the chat agent.

In addition, the content-based chat server, characterized in that it further comprises a content information DB for storing the information about the content.

The content-based chat server may further include a user information DB that stores user information about the content.

In addition, in the content-based chat server, the user information may include the user's age, occupation, gender, address, preference field, and location information.

In addition, in the content-based chat server, the user group generation unit may be generated by dividing the user group according to one or more criteria of the user's age, occupation, gender, address, preference field, location information. do.

In addition, the content-based chat server, characterized in that it further comprises a communication unit for communicating with the user terminal.

On the other hand, the present invention is a user terminal, the storage unit for storing a content including a chat agent that is driven as the content is executed, and the content is executed from the chat server when the chat agent is driven as the content is executed; It includes a content execution unit for chatting by receiving a chat service with a user group running the same content.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of chatting via a content, the method comprising: generating a user group executing the same content as a connected user according to a connection of a user terminal executing the content, and providing a chat service to the user group. Characterized in that it comprises a step.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of content-based chat in a user terminal, the method comprising: executing content according to a content execution request of a user, driving a chat agent according to the content execution, and content through the chat agent; Connecting to a server and receiving a chat service from a content server with a user group executing the same content as the executed content.

In another aspect, the present invention is a recording medium recording a computer-readable program recording a chat agent that is coupled to the content containing a predetermined data and chats between users using the content when the content is executed, wherein the chat agent, When the content is executed in the user terminal, a function of accessing the intelligent chat server through a network, authenticating the content from the intelligent chat server, and receiving a chat service between users using the content are performed. do.

Therefore, the present invention has the effect of sharing digital information or other information related to the content users so that users who use the digital content based on the digital content can naturally form a community centered on the digital content.

The present invention also has the effect that users using digital content having the same content can enjoy a digital content and have a conversation at the same time to be provided with a complex service.

The present invention also enables a user group chat for each content, so that users can exchange more closely related information and opinions related to the user group and the content they want among users who enjoy the same digital content. The depth and width of the can be widened, thereby enabling the creation of advanced knowledge through the content.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the same components in the drawings are represented by the same reference numerals and symbols as much as possible even if shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

First, the present invention will be briefly described. The present invention provides a digital content-based chat service using content. The content of the present invention has a controller program for processing various functions related to the content. Hereinafter, the content in which the controller program is embedded is called intelligent content by distinguishing it from general content. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller program may be a chat agent, and when the intelligent content is executed in the user terminal, the chat agent connects to a chat server through a network to authenticate digital content and chat between users who use the digital content. An agent that provides a service.

When explaining the embodiment of the present invention as described above in more detail. First, FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a chat service server via content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, reference numerals 100-1 to 100 -N denote user terminals. The user terminals 100-1 to 100 -N are terminals capable of executing contents as a personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC), or a PMP. . Such user terminals 100-1 to 100 -N store contents in their own memory, read and execute contents from their own memory, execute or play them, or insert an external memory card to connect the contents from the external memory card. Can be read and executed or played. In addition, the user terminals 100-1 to 100 -N may receive and execute or play content from an external content providing server through a network.

When the content execution request is received from the user, the contents of the user terminals 100-1 to 100 -N are connected to the chat server 200 through the network as the chat agent is driven while the content is executed and the chat agent is driven. In addition, the chat server 200 is provided with a chat service with users using the same content to perform a chat.

Herein, the content of the present invention will be described in more detail. Referring to FIG. 2, the intelligent content 20 of the present invention includes a chat agent 22, authentication data 24, and a content body 26.

The content body 26 refers to data constituting the actual content of the digital content, and includes various multimedia data produced as music files such as MP3, video files such as MPEG, various software, and other digital data such as game programs or document programs. do. Such content may be played by a player program installed in a user terminal such as an MP3 player, an MPEG player, a document viewer, or the like. In more detail, the content body 26 may include media data, a playback script, a codec, metadata, and the like. The media data may be video, music, images, photos, game applications, e-books, text, and the like. The playback script is executed in response to the OS type of the user terminal in executing content including subtitle information, lyrics information, content introduction and summary / plot information, poster information, singer album, related URL, and the like of the media data. A codec is an algorithm or specialized program that reduces the storage space occupied by a large file or program and codes media data or decodes coded media data. Meta data (attribute data) has information for representing and representing the format, capacity, and the like of the media data.

The authentication data 24 are authentication data for authenticating the content. When the user executes the content, the authentication data is transmitted to the chat server 200, and the chat server 200 compares the authentication data provided from the user terminal with the stored authentication data to determine whether the chat service is available and provide a chat service. . According to this method, since the content itself can be authenticated, a chat service between users who use the content on a content basis is possible.

The chat agent 22 includes user information, data necessary for performing a chat, a program, and the like, and when a user requests a content execution from the user, the chat agent 22 is driven together with content execution to connect with the intelligent chat service server 200 through a network, and the chat server The user receives a chat service with the users who are executing the same content from the 200 and performs a chat. To this end, the chat agent has secured access information for accessing the chat server.

Referring back to FIG. 1, when the content user is connected through the user terminals 100-1 to 100 -N, the chat server 200 generates a user group according to the content and performs a chat service for each user group after performing an authentication procedure. to provide. In particular, the chat server 200 is configured by dividing the user group using the user's age, gender and the user's location or terminal information stored in the content information DB 220 and the user information DB 210, and for each divided user group Provide chat service.

To this end, the content information DB 220 stores content information for authenticating the chat service. In this case, the content information may include a content list, type, field, and the like. The user information DB 210 stores personal information, location information, terminal state information, etc. of the content user required to form a content user group. Here, the personal information includes the age, occupation, gender, address, and preference field of the content user, and the location information includes the current location information of the user. The terminal information may include supportable resource information of the user terminals 100-1 to 100 -N.

When the content user is accessed through the user terminals 100-1 to 100 -N, the chat server 200 generates a user group according to the content and provides a chat service for each user group. In particular, the chat server 200 is configured by dividing the user group using the user's age, gender and the user's location or terminal information stored in the content information DB 220 and the user information DB 210, and for each divided user group Provide chat service.

Hereinafter, a user terminal for receiving a chat service as described above will be described in detail. 3 is a block diagram of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the user terminal includes a communication unit 110, a user interface unit 120, a storage unit 130, a content execution unit 140, a display unit 150, and an audio unit 160.

The communication unit 110 may be configured as a wired or wireless communication device, and communicates with the chat server 200 through a network such as a 3G network or an internet network.

The user interface 120 may be configured as a touch panel, a keypad, a button, and the like, and outputs a user input signal according to a touch or a press by the user.

The storage unit 130 may be configured as a memory and stores content. In this case, the content may be configured to comply with an integrated international standard for content representation, compression, transmission, identification, retrieval, and protection as an MPEG-21 based content format. In addition, the content may be stored in the user terminal itself storage unit, or may be stored in an external memory or the like and executed when inserted into the user terminal.

When the content execution unit 140 receives the content execution request input signal through the user interface unit 120, the content execution unit 140 displays the image through the display unit 150 when the image data is reproduced and reproduces the audio data. In the case of, output an audio signal through the audio unit 160. In addition, the content execution unit 140 may be connected to the chat server 200 by running a chat agent as the content is executed, and receive a chat service with a user group using the same content as the executed content.

4 is a diagram illustrating a process of receiving a chat service in the user terminal as described above. Referring to FIG. 4, the user terminal determines whether there is a content execution request by the user (step 302).

If there is a content execution request by the user, the user terminal determines whether to run the chat agent (step 304). For example, the user terminal displays a message on the display unit 150 asking whether to receive a chat service with a user group using the same content as the content requested to be executed, and the user through the user interface 120. You can receive a selection of messages from the

If the user terminal is selected to run the chat agent (step 306), the user terminal executes the content through the content execution unit 140 and accesses the chat server 200 through the communication unit 110 according to a predetermined URL (308). step).

In operation 310, the user terminal receives a chat service with a user group that executes the same content as the currently executed content from the chat server 200 while executing the content.

On the other hand, if the user is not selected to run the chat agent (step 306), the user terminal only executes the content (step 312).

In this case, for example, a chat service execution screen of the user terminal is illustrated in FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 5, reference numeral 100 denotes a user terminal. Reference numeral 410 may be a full screen of the user terminal, and the full screen of the user terminal may be displayed as the content execution region 412 and the chat agent execution region 414. In the content execution region 412, content such as a photo, music, video, etc. may be executed and displayed. In the chat agent execution region 414, users who are using the same content as the content executing in the content execution region 412 may be displayed. Chat can be made.

On the other hand, the specific configuration of the server providing a chat service as described above is shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 6, the chat service providing server 200 includes a communication unit 510 and a chat service unit 520.

The communication unit 510 may be configured as a wired or wireless communication device, and communicates with the user terminals 100-1 to 100 -N through a network such as a 3G network or an internet network.

The chat service unit 520 includes a user connection manager 522, a user group generator 524, and a chat service performer 526. The user connection manager 522 manages whether the user accesses the chat server 200. When the user connects, the user group generator 524 generates a user group according to the content by using the information stored in the user information DB 210 and the content information DB 220.

The chat service performer 526 provides a chat service for each user group generated by the user group generator 524.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the chat server 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the chat server 200 determines whether there is a request for access of a content user through a user terminal (step 610). If there is a request for access from a content user, the user connection manager 522 may store a user information DB (stored in advance). Access authentication is performed through the user information of the user 210 and the content information of the content information DB (step 620). For example, it is determined whether the user can receive a chat service.

If the connection authentication is successful, the chat server 200 generates a user group that is using (running) the same content (step 630). In particular, the chat server 200 may generate and generate a user group by using the user's age, gender, and the user's location or terminal information stored in the user information DB 210 to users using the same content. The chat server 200 provides a chat service for each of the generated user groups (step 640).

As described above, the chat service server according to the present invention enables users to chat with users who use the same content while enjoying the content, thereby forming a content-oriented integrated community, and viewing their own content or content. Allow other relevant information to be shared.

In addition, the present invention enables the user group chat by dividing the user by content, and thus can exchange information and opinions more closely and related to the content according to the content currently used by the user, thereby increasing the depth and breadth of the appreciation for each content. This enables high-level knowledge creation through the contents of users.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalent of claims and claims.

The present invention described above may be applied to a chat service, and in particular, may be applied to provide a chat service through a content by integrating a content and a chat service. In addition, by enabling the chat service between users using the same content can be used to spread the use of content, and to prepare a place for information sharing and exchange through the content.

1 is a view for explaining a chat server via a content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a process of receiving a chat service through content in a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exemplary view of a chat service execution screen using content of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram of a chat server according to an embodiment of the present invention

7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a chat server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (23)

A chat server which creates a user group executing the same content and provides a chat service between users belonging to the user group; And A user terminal accessing the chat server by a chat agent mounted on content and chatting with other users who are executing the same content; Chat system based on the content containing the. A user group generating unit generating a user group executing the same content according to a connection of the user terminal; A chat service performing unit for providing a chat service to the user group; Chat server via the content, including a. The method of claim 2, The content includes a chat agent driven as the content is executed, and the user terminal is a chat server via the content, characterized in that the chat service is provided through the chat agent. The method of claim 3, And a content information DB for storing the information on the content. The method of claim 3, The content-based chat server further comprises a user information DB for storing the user information for the content. The method of claim 5, The user information is a content-based chat server comprising the user's age, occupation, gender, address, preference field, location information. The method of claim 6, The user group generation unit is a content-based chat server, characterized in that for generating the user group according to one or more criteria of the age, occupation, gender, address, preference field, location information. A storage unit which is driven at the time of execution of the content and connects to the chat server to store the content loaded with the chat agent; A content executor configured to drive the chat agent according to an execution command of the content and receive a chat service from a chat server with a user group executing the same content as the executed content; User terminal comprising a. The method of claim 8, The content execution unit is a user terminal, characterized in that for performing the chat by selecting whether or not to perform a chat when the chat agent is driven. 10. The method of claim 9, And a user interface unit for receiving a user request and a selection signal. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, The user terminal is a terminal capable of playing content, characterized in that one of the PMP, PC, PDA, mobile terminal. The method of claim 11, The user terminal further comprises a communication unit for communicating with the chat server. The method of claim 12, And wherein the content includes authentication data for authenticating the content. In the chat method, Generating a user group executing the same content as the connected user according to the connection of the user terminal executing the content; And Providing a chat service for the user group; Chat method via the content, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 14, And the content includes a chat agent driven as the content is executed, and provides a chat service through the chat agent. The method of claim 14, wherein the creating of the user group comprises: Reading user information executing the same content as the connected user from a user information DB; And classifying and generating the user group according to the user information. The method of claim 16, The user information is a content chat method comprising the user's age, occupation, gender, address, preference field, location information. The method of claim 14, And performing access authentication on the content of the connected user terminal. In the chat method in the user terminal, Executing content according to a content execution request of a user; Driving a chat agent according to execution of the contents; Accessing a content server through the chat agent; And Receiving a chat service from a content server with a user group executing the same content as the executed content and performing a chat; Chat method via the content in the user terminal comprising a. The method of claim 19, wherein the chat agent is driven, Displaying a message for selecting whether to conduct a content-based chat; And causing the chat agent to be driven according to a chat performance selection from a user. The method of claim 19, And the user terminal accesses a chat server according to a predetermined URL. The method of claim 19, The user group is classified according to user information, wherein the user information includes a user's age, occupation, gender, address, preference field, location information chat method in the user terminal, characterized in that the information. A recording medium that records a chat agent program coupled to a content including predetermined data to chat with users who are using the content when executing the content. The chat agent, When the content is executed in the user terminal to access the chat server via the network, A function of authenticating content from the chat server; And a computer-readable program for recording a computer-readable program, which performs a function of receiving a chatting service between users who use the contents.

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