KR20100104596A - Method and system for providing collecting service of quantity of public resource consumed by each household through iptv network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a service information collection agency service for each household using IPTV, and more particularly, to easily input each household's consumption of public resources such as gas, electricity, and water through IPTV in each household. The present invention relates to a service providing method and a system thereof.

According to the present invention, by directly inputting each household's consumption of public resources such as gas, electricity, and water through IPTV for each household, the meter reader visits the door to door to check the usage, or if the household member is absent. This reduces the hassle and cost of having to visit the meter readers repeatedly to check the totalizer installed in the system.

Description

Method and system for providing agency service information collection service by household using IPP {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COLLECTING SERVICE OF QUANTITY OF PUBLIC RESOURCE CONSUMED BY EACH HOUSEHOLD THROUGH IPTV NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a service information collection agency service for each household using IPTV, and more particularly, to easily input each household's consumption of public resources such as gas, electricity, and water through IPTV in each household. The present invention relates to a service providing method and a system thereof.

Conventionally, the meter reader visited door to door to check the totalizer for checking household usage of public resources such as gas, electricity, and water, and then a method of calculating the fee was taken. This is not only very cumbersome and expensive, but also has a problem such that the meter readers must visit the home to check the totalizer installed in the home, especially when the family member is absent.

The present invention was devised to solve such a problem, and by reading the household usage of public resources such as gas, electricity, and water directly through IPTV for each household, the meter reader visited each door to check the usage. In addition, the purpose of the present invention is to reduce the hassle and the cost of having to visit the meter reader repeatedly to check the totalizer installed in the home when the household member is absent.

In order to achieve the above object, the IPTV system according to the present invention provides a proxy service for collecting household usage information on public resources such as water, electricity, and gas, including: (a) from a set-top terminal of each subscriber of an IPTV service. Receiving the input information of each household's public resources; (b) transmitting the received household resource usage information for each household to a server for collecting household resource usage information for each household; And (c) applying a rate benefit for using the IPTV service to the IPTV set-top terminal.

Prior to the step (a), (a01) may further include a step of notifying the set-top terminal of each IPTV service subscriber that the period for entering the household resource usage information for each household.

The notification informing that the period for inputting the household resource usage information for each household is provided through the household resource usage information input menu for each household of the IPTV service menu, or in the form of subtitle data provided by a data broadcasting system of an IPTV headend system. For example, it may be provided as a separate message informing that it is a period for inputting household resource usage information for each household.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the IPTV system that provides a proxy service for collecting household usage information on public resources such as water, electricity, and gas, the household resource usage information for each household input from the set-top terminal of each IPTV service subscriber A system for collecting household resource usage information for each household, which receives the received public resource usage information to a server for collecting household resource usage information for each household; And an IPTV headend system that applies a rate benefit for using an IPTV service to an IPTV set-top terminal in which public resource usage information for each household is input.

The household resource usage information collection agency system for each household, the public resource usage information database for storing the public resource usage information input from each IPTV set-top terminal; A public resource usage information collection module configured to collect public resource usage information input from each IPTV set-top terminal and store it in the public resource usage information database; A headend system communication module configured to transmit information about an IPTV set-top terminal in which the public resource usage information is input to an IPTV headend system; And a controller for controlling each component of the household resource usage information collection agency system for each household to perform a series of processes related to providing the service information collection agency service for each household.

The public resource usage information collection module may further include a function of notifying the IPTV headend system that the public resource usage information collection period for each household is notified, or notifying each IPTV set-top terminal.

The IPTV headend system, at the request of the public resource usage information collection agency for each household, to inform each IPTV set-top terminal of the public resource usage information collection period for each household, contents informing that the public resource usage information collection period for each household The method may further include a function of generating caption data of the subtitle data and including the same in a broadcast stream or transmitting the content to the IPTV set-top terminal by including the content in the IPTV service menu.

The IPTV headend system may further include a function of transmitting a household input of household resource usage information to the IPTV service menu according to a request of the household resource usage information collection agency for each household and sending the same to each IPTV set-top terminal. can do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the IPTV set-top terminal in conjunction with the IPTV system to provide a proxy service for collecting household usage information on public resources such as water, electricity, gas, (a) household public resources Receiving a notification from the IPTV system that the period of entering the usage information, and notifying the user of the period of entering the household resource usage information for each household; (b) providing a user interface screen for inputting household resource usage information for each household; And (c) transmitting the household resource usage information for each household input from the user to the IPTV system.

In the step (a), the method of notifying the user of the period of inputting household resource usage information for each household includes receiving an IPTV service menu from the IPTV system including a notification indicating that the period of inputting household resource usage information for each household is received. Informing through the IPTV service menu; Receiving a broadcast stream including subtitle data indicating that the period for inputting the household resource usage information for each household is received from an IPTV system and displaying the subtitle decoded on the screen; And receiving a message indicating that it is a period for inputting the household resource usage information for each household from an IPTV system, and displaying an indication indicating that it is a period for entering household household resource usage information on a terminal screen. have.

In the step (b), a method of providing an interface screen for inputting household resource usage information to a user may include: providing a interface for inputting household resource usage information of an IPTV service menu according to a user's request; A method of providing an interface for inputting household resource usage information on a terminal screen when the user presses a predetermined button to input household resource usage information for each household in the set-top terminal remote control apparatus; And providing an interface button for inputting household resource usage information on a terminal screen, and providing an interface for inputting household resource usage information on a terminal screen when the interface button is selected by a remote control device from a user. It may include one or more of.

According to the present invention, by directly inputting each household's consumption of public resources such as gas, electricity, and water through IPTV for each household, the meter reader visits the door to door to check the usage, or if the household member is absent. In order to check the totalizer installed in the system, the meter reader has to make a double visit, and the cost is reduced.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as having a conventional or dictionary meaning, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration for providing a service information collection agency service for each household. The IPTV system 200 includes an IPTV head-end system 210 and a household resource usage information collection agent system 220 for each household. Public resource usage information by household refers to information on how much households have used public resources such as gas, water, and electricity for a predetermined period of time.

Public resource usage information collection server 10 for each household is a server of a company that supplies public resources, that is, gas, electricity, water, etc., in order to apply the fee for the use of the public resources for each household public resources for each household This server collects usage information. As described below, the IPTV system 200 according to the present invention collects and substitutes such household resource usage information by IPTV, and collects the collected household resource usage information by the household. (10) can be delivered and receive a fee, from which the IPTV service subscribers who have entered public resource usage information can receive a fee benefit.

The IPTV headend system 210 is responsible for managing and authenticating IPTV service subscribers, and also broadcasts from each broadcast content provider, such as a program provider (PP), a data provider (DP), a terrestrial provider, or an IPTV content provider (CP). It is a system for transmitting electronic program guide (EPG) information about content and its broadcast contents to the IPTV terminal 100 of an IPTV viewer. The IPTV headend system 210 transmits such broadcast content and EPG information to the IPTV set-top terminal 100 of a plurality of subscribers joined to the corresponding channel in a multicast manner through the IP network 300. Meanwhile, the IPTV headend system 210 may provide an IPTV service menu to the IPTV terminal 100, and the IPTV service menu may be provided in a portal screen form. The portal screen may include various service menus such as a real-time TV channel service and a video content service. Such portal screen data may be provided to the IPTV terminal 100 by the IPTV headend system 210 and may be stored and used in the IPTV terminal 100. When the user presses a specific button on the remote control, this IPTV service menu (portal screen) can be viewed. A person who wants to input or query public resource usage information through the IPTV set-top terminal 100 selects the public resource usage information input or inquiry menu on the IPTV service menu screen provided to the user's IPTV set-top terminal 100, and displays the public resource. Usage information can be entered or inquired. In addition, a message indicating that it is a period for inputting household resource usage information may be displayed on the IPTV service menu screen. Detailed components of the IPTV headend system 210 will be described later with reference to FIG. 2.

The household resource usage information collection agency system 220 receives the public resource usage information for each household from the set-top terminal 100 of each IPTV service subscriber, and collects the public resource usage information for each household to the server 10. It is responsible for delivering the received public resource usage information for each household, and also transmits information about the IPTV set-top terminal 100 in which the input of the household resource usage information for each household to the IPTV headend system 210, the IPTV The set-top terminal 100 may be able to give a fee benefit for using the IPTV service. Detailed components of the public resource usage information collection agency system 220 for each household will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

2 shows the main components of the IPTV headend system 210.

Referring to the drawings, the IPTV headend system 210 includes a baseband system 210.1, a compression multiplexing system 210.2, a network switch system 210.3, a data broadcasting system 210.4, an EPG providing system 210.5, and a return path. (Return Path) server system (RPS) 210.6, personalization authentication server (HDS) 210.7, media management system 210.8, subscriber management system 210.9 and billing processing system 210.10.

The baseband system 210.1 receives an MPEG-2 broadcast signal from an external program provider (PP) or an analog broadcast signal from terrestrial waves, converts the received source broadcast signal into a SDI (Serial Digital Interface) signal, and Synchronize frames, distribute broadcast video and audio signals from multiple broadcast channels (e.g. 100 channels) via routine switchers, subtitle generators (CG) and automatic program controllers (APC) At least one of an advertisement, a logo, or a subtitle is inserted into the broadcast video and audio signal (signal editing and processing) and transmitted to the compression multiplexing system (or multiplexing system) 210.2. The baseband system 210.1 receives a broadcast signal such as a terrestrial wave, a tuner for receiving an analog broadcast signal through a DS-3 optical end station, a Yagi antenna, an integrated receiver decoder (IRD), and a received source signal. A frame divider for converting and correcting SDI signals and synchronizing frames, a signal divider such as an A / V router that connects / concentrates all broadcast signal channels for operational management, advertisements, logos on the SDI signals, It includes a subtitle generator for inserting subtitles to edit and process the signal.

The compression multiplexing system (or multiplexing system) 210.2 transmits the broadcast video and audio signals received from the baseband system 210.1 to an A / V encoder for each broadcasting channel (eg, 100 channels). Compresses SDI (Serial Digital Interface) video signals using the H.264 protocol, compresses audio signals to MPEG-2 AAC, and compresses broadcast data and audio to a data encoder with MPEG-2 TS. After multiplexing the data broadcasting data generated by the program and the program related information (PSI) generated by the PSI generator, the packetized IP packetized by IP packetizing the multiplexed MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS). A transport stream is transmitted to the network switch system 210.3. The program related information (PSI) includes a program association table (PAT) and a program map table (PMT) information.

The network switch system 210.3 includes one or more L3 switches (L3 SW), a return path server system 210.6 and a subscriber station 100 for transmitting the IP packetized transport stream to the IP network by multicasting. One or more L4 switches (L4 SW) for load balancing by dividing bidirectional data reception traffic in a unicast manner between them, and load balancing between the L4 switches and the IP network. It may include one or more intrusion prevention system for. In addition, IP multicasting may use IPv4 multicasting or IPv6 multicasting techniques. In one embodiment, if the router and the L3 switch use the PIM-SM multicast routing protocol and the subscriber's IP set-top box uses an IPv4 address, the L3 switch can be used through IGMP Snooping of L2 network equipment using IGMP v2 / v3. Join to the desired broadcast channel, or if using an IPv6 address, transmit to the L3 switch using MLD v1 / v2 to join the broadcast channel.

When the network switch system 210.3 uses IPv4 multicasting, the IPv4 multicast addresses are '224.0.0.0' to '239.255.255.255', and are different multicast addresses for each broadcast channel (for example, 100 channels). Use For example, when using IPv4 multicasting, SBS can use 230.1.1.1 multicast address, KBS can use 230.1.1.2 multicast address, and EBS can use 230.1.1.3 multicast address. When using the PIM-SM multicast routing protocol, the network switch system 230 transmits a register message to a rendezvous point (RP) (not shown) of the IP network 300 and in response thereto, a rendezvous point (RP). A rendezvous point (RP) registration process is performed in which a PIM JOIN message is transmitted to the network switch system 210.3 to set a path.

The data broadcasting system (DBS) 210.4 includes a data manager for managing data encoding, a PSI generator / SI generator for generating program related information / service information (PSI / SI). Data Server / Data Encoder for encoding data broadcasting data, Multiplexer Manager (MM) for managing multiplexing function of data broadcasting data and PSI information and SI information, and scheduler user interface (Scheduler UI) may be included. The data broadcasting system (DBS) 210.4 multiplexes data broadcasting data and PSI information generated by a data server / data encoder and a PSI generator / SI generator by an authoring tool in accordance with the terrestrial ACAP data broadcasting standard. The SI information is then sent to the IP multiplexer. The data manager (DM) of the data broadcasting system (DBS) 210.4 receives an object carousel (OC) including periodically updated information received from a data agent (DA). do.

In the present invention, the data broadcasting system (DBS) 210.4 generates caption data informing that it is a period for inputting household resource usage information, and the generated caption data is transmitted to a transport stream together with the broadcast content. It is included and sent through the network switch system 210.3.

The EPG providing system 210.5 provides the IPTV set-top terminal 100 with information about broadcast programs in each channel.

The return path server system (RPS) 210.6 records the log information of the subscriber, processes the bidirectional data by the data provider (DP), and collects the bidirectional data from the IPTV set-top terminal 100 of the subscriber. The received response data is transmitted to the IPTV set-top terminal 100 by unicasting.

The personalization authentication server (HDS) 210.7 may return from the subscriber's IPTV set-top terminal 100 an authentication request message including an ID (SAID) of the IPTV terminal 100 for IPTV service and application service information to be used. Received through a server system, and transmits an authentication key (Unique Key, UK) in response to the authentication request message to the subscriber's IPTV set-top terminal 100 through the return pass server system.

The location information of the IPTV set-top terminal 100 includes an ID (SAID) and subscriber information of the IPTV set-top terminal 100. The SAID of the IPTV set-top terminal 100 is a unique ID assigned to the IPTV set-top terminal 100. In addition, the IPTV set-top terminal 100 includes a single sign-on (SSO) client, an HDS client for opening terminal information management, and stores the SAID of the terminal in the HDS client in the IPTV set-top terminal 100. The HDS client of the personalization authentication server (HDS authentication server) 210.7 and the IPTV set-top terminal 100 manages information (SAID, IP address, MAC address, terminal model name) of the opened IPTV set-top terminal 100. In the case of personal authentication-based service, when authenticating a personal identification number (PIN), one master PIN number (consisting of four digits) can be assigned to one household and a plurality of PIN information can be assigned to household members.

The media management system 210.8 is a system that manages various business process information (program programming information, location information, contract information, product information, etc.) for operating a broadcasting business. The media management system manages broadcast program organization information, content and media management information, contract information of program provider (PP) and content provider (CP), product information, and organically combines with each system in the center of the broadcasting center. It acts as a coordinator that integrates and manages the flow of information. The media management system includes contract management in terms of acquisition, media and content metadata management, EPG information acquisition / management of broadcast schedule information, and real-time broadcasting and VoD channel formation management in terms of operation. In the aspect of agent management, VoD catalog generation management and various product management, analysis for the interworking with the subsystem, marketing analysis reporting such as settlement with CP, subscriber viewing tendency, monitoring broadcasting transmission in terms of delivery, It provides video server transmission management and VoD subscriber authentication, recording and management of transmission results for settlement with CP, and data synchronization with each subsystem.

The subscriber management system 210.9 provides membership registration and termination and member information management for IPTV services.

The billing processing system 210.10 is a provisioning system. When the IPTV service is used for a fee after user authentication, the billing processing system 210.10 provides a billing processing function for the use of the IPTV service for each subscriber member. In the present invention, the IPTV set-top terminal 100 received the input information of the public resource usage information from the household resource consumption information collection agency system 220 for each household, the charge for using the IPTV service for the IPTV set-top terminal 100 Allow the benefit to apply.

In addition, although not shown in the figure, it may further include a monitoring system, which is a control system, the transmission failure of the A / V broadcast signal for IPTV broadcasting, monitoring the downlink of the IPTV head-end system 210 to receive Monitor for failures.

Meanwhile, a person who wants to input or query public resource usage information through the IPTV set-top terminal 100 selects the public resource usage information input or inquiry menu on the IPTV service menu screen provided to the user's IPTV set-top terminal 100, Usage information can be entered or inquired. In addition, a message indicating that it is a period for inputting household resource usage information may be displayed on the IPTV service menu screen.

The IPTV service menu screen is provided by a Data Broadcasting System (DBS) 210.4 to be loaded on a channel to which an IP is assigned by the compression multiplexing system (or multiplexing system) 210.2, and the network switch system 210.3 is displayed. Through the multicast network 300 is provided to the user's IPTV set-top terminal 100. The IPTV terminal 100 of the user may store the IPTV service menu screen and display the IPTV service menu screen on the IPTV set-top terminal 100 after booting. If the version of the stored portal screen is older than the current version of the IPTV service menu screen provided by the data broadcasting system 210.4, the latest version can be downloaded and displayed to the user after booting, and the version is updated after booting. The user may inform the user IPTV set-top terminal 100 of the information, and allow the user to update the IPTV service menu screen version.

3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the public resource usage information collection agency system 220 for each household. A control unit 220.1, a headend system communication module 220.2, a public resource usage information database 220.3, and a public resource usage information collection module 220.4, and the public resource usage information providing module 220.5 according to a function to be implemented. It may further include.

The controller 220.1 controls each component of the household resource usage information collection agency system for each household to perform a series of processes related to providing the service information collection agency service for each household.

The headend system communication module 220.2 transmits information on the IPTV set-top terminal, which inputs the public resource usage information, to the IPTV headend system 210.

The public resource usage information database 220.3 stores public resource usage information input from each IPTV set-top terminal.

The public resource usage information collection module 220.4 collects public resource usage information input from each IPTV set-top terminal and stores it in the public resource usage information database. On the other hand, by checking that the collection period of the public resource usage information for each household by the head-end system communication module (220.2) to inform the IPTV head-end system 210, or further includes a function to notify each IPTV set-top terminal (100) Can be.

The public resource usage information providing module 220.5 provides public resource usage information for a predetermined period for each user according to a request of the IPTV set-top terminal.

4 is a flowchart of a method of providing a service information collection agency service for each household.

The IPTV system 200 notifies each IPTV set-top terminal 100 that the collection period of usage information for a predetermined period of time for household resources such as gas, electricity and water for each household is collected (S401). There can be several ways of notifying.

First, notification may be made through the IPTV service menu. In other words, the IPTV service menu including a notification indicating that the input period of the public resource usage information for each household is transmitted to each IPTV set-top terminal, so that when the user selects the IPTV service menu, it inputs the public resource usage information for each household. It is a method to notify through a terminal screen. An embodiment is shown in FIG. 5.

Alternatively, there is a method of transmitting a broadcast stream including subtitle data indicating that the period for inputting household resource usage information to each IPTV set-top terminals. That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 2, the data broadcasting system (DBS) 210.4 of the IPTV headend system 210 generates caption data indicating that it is a period for inputting household resource usage information. Subtitle data is included in a transport stream together with broadcast content and transmitted through the network switch system 210.3. Each IPTV set-top terminal 100 receiving this information extracts the caption data separately from the broadcast content, displays the caption decoded on the broadcast screen, and informs that it is a period of inputting household resource usage information. An embodiment is shown in FIG. 6.

In another method, a separate notification message is transmitted to the IPTV set-top terminals informing that it is a period for inputting household resource usage information. As described above, the IPTV set-top terminal sends a separate message containing information on the period of entering the household resource usage information, rather than including the notification text in the IPTV service menu or sending it as subtitle data to be displayed on the broadcast screen. To send them to. Each IPTV set-top terminal (100) receiving this decodes the message and displays a display prompting the user to input the household resource usage information for each household on the terminal screen. The embodiment is shown in FIG.

After confirming that the user inputs public resource usage information for each household through the various methods as described above, the user checks the totalizer for the public resource usage in his / her home and inputs the usage through the IPTV set-top terminal 100. (S402). There may be various ways to input the usage.

First, it can be input through the IPTV service menu. In other words, the IPTV service menu including a menu for inputting household resource usage information is transmitted to each IPTV set-top terminal so that the user selects and inputs the household resource usage information input menu from the IPTV service menu. . An embodiment is shown in FIG. 5.

Alternatively, when a user presses a specific button preset to input household resource usage information on a set-top terminal remote control device such as a remote controller, an interface request for input of household resource usage information from the remote control device is requested. The received IPTV set-top terminal 100 may provide an interface screen for inputting usage information. In this interface screen, the user enters public resource usage information. An embodiment of such an interface screen is shown in FIG.

In another method, the IPTV set-top terminal 100 provides an interface button for inputting household resource usage information on a screen, and when the interface button is selected by a remote control device such as a remote controller or a mouse from a user, It is possible to provide an interface for inputting household resource usage information on a screen. Although the display shown in FIG. 7 may be configured as a display for prompting input of household resource usage information as described above, the display may be an interface button for inputting public resource usage information. In this interface screen, the user enters public resource usage information. An embodiment of such an interface screen is shown in FIG.

The IPTV set-top terminal 100 transmits the input public resource usage information to the household resource usage information collection agency system 220 for each household of the IPTV system 200 (S403), and the public resource usage information collection agency system 220 The received household resource usage information for each household is transferred to the household resource usage information collection server 10 for each household (S404). Public resource usage information collection server 10 for each household is a server of a company that supplies public resources, that is, gas, electricity, water, etc., in order to apply the fee for the use of the public resources for each household public resources for each household This server collects usage information. The IPTV system 200 collects and manages such household resource usage information through IPTV, and transfers collected household resource usage information to the household resource usage information collection server 10 and receives a fee. From this, IPTV service subscribers who input public resource usage information can receive a fee benefit.

In addition, the public resource usage information collection agency system 220 notifies the IPTV headend system 210 of information on the IPTV set-top terminal in which the public resource usage information is input (S405), and the IPTV headend system 210 transmits the public resources. Charges for the use of IPTV service can be applied to the IPTV set-top terminal in which usage information is input (S406).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an IPTV service menu screen when a service for inputting and searching public resource usage information for each household is provided through an IPTV service menu. When the user selects the menu with a remote controller or the like, the IPTV service menu 501 is displayed on the screen. Referring to the embodiment of the figure, after selecting the 'life / information' menu 502, the 'gas consumption input / query service' among the various services included therein gas consumption input / query service providing screen (503) ) Is displayed. In such a screen, it may be announced that the collection period of public resource usage information for each household is 504. In this screen, selecting the gas consumption input button 505 displays an interface for gas consumption input, and selecting the gas consumption inquiry button 506 displays an interface for gas usage inquiry for a predetermined period of time. .

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a screen indicating that a collection period of public resource usage information by household is closed by caption broadcasting on a general broadcast screen. An embodiment is shown on the IPTV broadcast content screen 601 to inform the user of the gas usage input period as a subtitle 602. Such captions are generated as caption data in the data broadcasting system 210.4 of the IPTV headend system 210 as described above, and the generated caption data is included in a transport stream to form the network switch system 210.3. Through broadcast content is transmitted through. After the user sees the notification caption, the user can call a specific interface by pressing a specific button on the remote control to enter the gas consumption / lookup, as described above with reference to FIG. You can also use the input and inquiry service of.

7 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a user interface button for inputting household resource usage information. When the IPTV set-top terminal 100 receives a message indicating that the information collection period for each household's public resource usage is received from the IPTV system, the IPTV set-top terminal 100 inputs or inquires information on each household's public resource usage on the IPTV broadcasting content screen 701. An indication that it can be displayed is displayed (702, 703). 5 and 6, when the IPTV set-top terminal 100 receives a message indicating that it is the period for collecting public resource usage information for each household from the IPTV system, the display itself displays such an indication. to be. That is, in FIG. 6, the caption data already produced by the IPTV headend system 210 is received from the broadcast stream and displayed on the screen as it is. In FIG. 5, the IPTV headend system 210 is included in the IPTV service menu received from the IPTV headend system 210. In the case of this figure, after receiving a message indicating that the information collection period for each household's public resource usage information is received from the IPTV system as described above, the general broadcast content screen 701 is displayed. The display above itself is such a display.

The 'gas consumption input' display 702 and the 'gas consumption inquiry' display 703 of the figure may be a simple notification display or an interface button for input and inquiry. That is, in the case of a simple notification display, the user can see this and then press a specific button on the remote control to call the interface for gas consumption input / inquiry. By clicking on the buttons 702 and 703 themselves, it is possible to call the interface for gas consumption input / view.

8 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a user interface screen for inputting household resource usage information. The user who has been informed that the period for inputting household resource usage information by the above-described various methods is inputted, while watching the general broadcast content 801, as described above with reference to FIG. In case of pressing specific preset button for inputting household resource usage information in the set-top terminal remote control device, the IPTV set-top terminal 100 provides an interface button for inputting household resource usage information on the screen, Alternatively, when the interface button is selected by a remote control device such as a mouse, a selection screen 802 for inputting or inquiring public resource usage information for each household may be displayed on the general broadcast content 801 that was watched. . If the user selects it, the user can enter the public resource usage input / inquiry screen 803 to select the public resource usage input service 804 or the public resource usage inquiry service 805.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration for providing a service information collection agency service for each household.

2 shows the main components of an IPTV headend system.

3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a public resource usage information collection agency system for each household.

Figure 4 is a flow chart of a method for providing a service information collection agency service for each household.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an IPTV service menu screen in the case of providing an input and inquiry service of public resource usage information for each household through an IPTV service menu; FIG.

6 is a view showing an embodiment of a screen for notifying that the collection period of public resource usage information for each household by caption broadcasting on a general broadcast screen.

7 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a user interface button for inputting household resource usage information.

8 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a user interface screen for inputting household resource usage information.

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As a method for providing a proxy service for collecting household usage information on public resources such as water, electricity, and gas, (a) receiving household resource usage information input from the set-top terminal of each IPTV service subscriber; (b) transmitting the received household resource usage information for each household to a server for collecting household resource usage information for each household; And (c) applying a rate benefit for using the IPTV service to the IPTV set-top terminal; Public resource usage information collection agency service providing method comprising a household. The method according to claim 1, Before step (a), (a01) Notifying each set-top terminal of each IPTV service subscriber that it is a period of inputting household resource usage information for each household. Public resource usage information collection agency service providing method for each household further comprising a. The method according to claim 2, The notification informing that the period of inputting the amount of public resource usage information for each household is Separate message notifying that the period is provided through the information input menu for each household's public resource usage in the IPTV service menu, in the form of subtitle data provided by the data broadcasting system of the IPTV headend system, or during the period of inputting information on household resource usage. Provided as Public resource usage information collection agency service providing method for each household characterized in that the. As an IPTV system that provides a service for collecting household usage information on public resources such as water, electricity, and gas, Receiving the input of the public resource usage by household received from the set-top terminal of each IPTV service subscriber, and collecting the public resource usage information by household to transfer the received public resource usage by the household to the server for collecting the household resource usage information system; And IPTV headend system that applies rate benefits for IPTV service usage for IPTV set-top terminals that input household resource usage information IPTV system for providing household resource usage information collection agency services, including. The method according to claim 4, The household resource usage information collection agency system for each household, A public resource usage information database for storing public resource usage information input from each IPTV set-top terminal; A public resource usage information collection module configured to collect public resource usage information input from each IPTV set-top terminal and store it in the public resource usage information database; A headend system communication module configured to transmit information about an IPTV set-top terminal in which the public resource usage information is input to an IPTV headend system; And Control unit for controlling each component of the public resource usage information collection agency system for each household to perform a series of processes related to providing the service information collection agency service for each household IPTV system for providing household resource usage information collection agency service, comprising a. The method according to claim 5, The public resource usage information collection module, It further includes a function of notifying the IPTV headend system that the collection period of household resource usage information by household, or notifying each IPTV set-top terminal. IPTV system for providing household resource usage information collection agency service, characterized in that. The method according to claim 4, The IPTV headend system, In order to inform each IPTV set-top terminal of the period of collection of public resource usage information for each household according to the request of the household resource usage information collection agency for each household, The method further includes a function of generating subtitle data of a content indicating that it is a collection period of household resource usage information for each household, and including the same in a broadcast stream, or by including the content in an IPTV service menu and transmitting it to each IPTV set-top terminal. Including IPTV system for providing household resource usage information collection agency service, characterized in that. The method according to claim 4, The IPTV headend system, In response to a request of the household resource usage information collection agency for each household, including a menu for inputting the household resource usage information for each household in the IPTV service menu further comprises a function for transmitting to each IPTV set-top terminal IPTV system for providing household resource usage information collection agency service, characterized in that. As an IPTV set-top terminal interworking with an IPTV system to provide a proxy service for collecting household usage information on public resources such as water, electricity, and gas, (a) receiving a notification from the IPTV system that a period of inputting household resource usage information is input, and informing the user of a period of inputting household resource usage information; (b) providing a user interface screen for inputting household resource usage information for each household; And (c) transmitting household resource usage information input by the user to the IPTV system; Public resource usage information collection agency service providing method for each household of the IPTV set-top terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 9, In the step (a), a method of notifying the user of input period of public resource usage information for each household, Receiving an IPTV service menu from the IPTV system, the IPTV service menu including a notification indicating that it is a period for inputting household resource usage information for each household, and notifying the user through the IPTV service menu; Receiving a broadcast stream including subtitle data indicating that the period for inputting the household resource usage information for each household is received from an IPTV system and displaying the subtitle decoded on the screen; And Receiving a message from the IPTV system indicating that the period of entering the household resource usage information for each household, and displays a display on the terminal screen indicating that the period of entering the household resource usage information for each household Method for providing a service information collection agency service for each household in the IPTV set-top terminal, characterized in that it comprises one or more of. The method according to claim 9, In the step (b), the method of providing an interface screen for inputting the public resource usage information for each household, A method of providing an interface for inputting household resource usage information of each IPTV service menu according to a user's request; A method of providing an interface for inputting household resource usage information on a terminal screen when the user presses a predetermined button to input household resource usage information for each household in the set-top terminal remote control apparatus; And A method of providing an interface button for inputting household resource usage information on a terminal screen, and providing an interface for inputting household resource usage information on a terminal screen when the interface button is selected by a remote control device from a user. Method for providing a service information collection agency service for each household in the IPTV set-top terminal, characterized in that it comprises one or more of.

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