KR20110020101A - Method, system and computer-readable recording medium for providing open internet service on tv terminal - Google Patents

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KR20110020101A
KR20110020101A KR1020090077824A KR20090077824A KR20110020101A KR 20110020101 A KR20110020101 A KR 20110020101A KR 1020090077824 A KR1020090077824 A KR 1020090077824A KR 20090077824 A KR20090077824 A KR 20090077824A KR 20110020101 A KR20110020101 A KR 20110020101A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method, a system and a computer readable recording medium for providing an open Internet service on a TV terminal. According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing an open Internet service on a TV terminal, the method comprising: (a) displaying a first area including a user interface for selecting at least one category on a screen of the TV terminal; (B) when the n-th category is selected using the user interface, the n1 link, which is a plurality of links to each of the plurality of web pages corresponding to the n-th category, ..., Displaying a second area including an nk link, ..., a nm link, and (c) when the nk link is selected by a pointing device, corresponding to the nk link on the screen of the TV terminal. A method is provided that includes displaying a web page. According to the present invention, the user can be provided with a variety of content through the TV terminal, as well as the effect that can be freely provided a variety of web pages on the TV terminal without limit of range.

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METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING OPEN INTERNET SERVICE ON TV TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a method, a system and a computer readable recording medium for providing an open Internet service on a TV terminal. More specifically, by providing a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) input tool that enables access to a plurality of links and / or any web page that enables access to a plurality of web pages on the screen of the TV terminal, A method, system, and computer-readable recording medium for providing an open Internet service on a TV terminal that allows a user to easily access a specific web site through a TV terminal in a one-touch manner.

In recent years, with the development of broadcast communication technology, users can acquire various information through not only a personal computer (PC) connected to the Internet, but also a TV receiver, a mobile phone, and the like. In particular, the scope of use of TV, which was only one-way information transmission device, has been greatly expanded. In particular, in recent years, with the spread of cable TV, satellite TV, and IPTV (Internet Protocol TeleVision), broadcasters have been able to provide various services to users through TV, and users have to use personal computers. Similarly, a TV receiver can be used to receive broadcast programs or additional information associated with them.

In particular, since IPTV is a service provided by using a high-speed Internet network, not only providing information about TV broadcasting programs but also all types of content such as movies, home shopping, home banking, games, and the like that can be delivered through the Internet. Can be provided.

However, the conventional IPTV service has been mainly implemented in the form of a closed service network of a service provider, a so-called walled garden. In the conventional world garden type IPTV service, the usage range is limited according to the intention of the service provider, and the types of contents that can be provided are also limited. Therefore, according to the conventional IPTV service, there is a limit that it is difficult to meet the user's desire to provide various contents by freely accessing the Internet without limiting the range. In addition, despite the content that is already used for free access to the Internet through a normal PC, if you want to use it through a conventional IPTV service, there is an unreasonable cost to pay a separate cost, so it is difficult to expect the user's response There was also.

In addition, in the case of the conventional closed internet service, since it is not compatible with other services, the user may separately receive a corresponding set top box (STB) or a TV in which the set top box is embedded in order to receive the respective service. I had a problem to buy.

It is an object of the present invention to solve all the problems described above.

The present invention also provides a first area including a user interface for selecting at least one category on a screen of a TV terminal, and a second area including a plurality of links to each of a plurality of web pages corresponding to a specific category. It is intended to display a web page on the screen of the TV terminal when a specific link is selected, so that a user can be freely and conveniently provided with an Internet web page using the TV terminal.

In addition, an object of the present invention to provide a variety of content to the TV terminal in an open environment out of the control of a small number of existing service providers or network operators.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an integrated set-top box that allows a user to receive an open Internet service through a TV terminal.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to improve the quantity and quality of services by allowing Internet portal operators and others who have provided Internet services in existing PC-based environments to extend the service offering range to TV-based environments.

Representative configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing an open Internet service on a TV terminal, the method comprising: (a) displaying a first area including a user interface for selecting at least one category on a screen of the TV terminal; (B) when the n-th category is selected using the user interface, the n1 link, which is a plurality of links to each of the plurality of web pages corresponding to the n-th category, ..., Displaying a second region comprising an nk link,..., Nm link, wherein each link enables access to a web page, wherein n, k, m are natural numbers, and ( c) if the nk link is selected by a pointing device, displaying a web page corresponding to the nk link on a screen of the TV terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for providing an open Internet service on a TV terminal, comprising: a first area and a user interface including a user interface for selecting at least one category on a screen of the TV terminal; When the n-th category is selected from the categories, the n1 links, ..., nk-links, ..., nm, which are a plurality of links to each of the plurality of web pages corresponding to the n-th category, are selected. A TV portal providing unit for displaying a second area including a link, wherein each link enables access to a web page, wherein n, k, and m are natural numbers, and the nk link by a pointing device. When is selected is provided a system including a web browsing unit for displaying a web page corresponding to the nk-th link on the screen of the TV terminal.

In addition, there is further provided a computer readable recording medium for recording another method, system for implementing the present invention and a computer program for executing the method.

According to the present invention, since a user can easily receive a web page without limiting the range by selecting a link to various web pages displayed on the TV terminal, the user can access various contents and various web pages on the TV terminal. The effect of being easily provided is achieved.

In addition, according to the present invention, since it is possible to provide a TV-based Internet service in an open environment, it is possible to lower the barriers to entry of the TV-based Internet service market, thereby inducing the participation of various operators to provide new and quality products to users. The effect of being able to provide high internet service is achieved.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an integrated set-top box that supports providing a TV-based open Internet service, so that the user can be provided with an open Internet service by purchasing only one integrated set-top box, TV set-top box Throughout the market, it is possible to reduce the social cost of purchasing set-top boxes individually for each service, and to reinvent the market for integrated set-top boxes.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the Internet portal service provider, which provided the Internet service in the existing PC-based environment, can extend the service provision range to the TV-based environment, the Internet portal service provider can enter the TV-based internet service market. Receiving certain rewards in return for giving gives the effect of using it as a means of generating new profits.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description, therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention, if properly described, is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several aspects.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention.

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1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a communication network 100, a TV portal system 200, a TV terminal 300, and a web server 400.

First, the communication network 100 may be a communication network required for communication in the entire system required for the implementation of the present invention. For example, the communication network 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention does not select a communication mode such as wired or wireless, and may include a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), and a wide area. It may be configured with various communication networks such as a wide area network (WAN), and specifically, may be a well-known World Wide Web (WWW).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the TV portal system 200 performs a function of allowing one-touch type to easily access various web pages without limit of range through the TV terminal. Detailed configurations and functions of the TV portal system 200 will be described later.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the TV terminal 300 receives a TV signal from the TV portal system 200 or from another broadcaster server (not shown) so that the user can watch a broadcast program. As a receiver, terminal devices such as digital TV receivers, IPTV receivers, personal computers capable of receiving Internet TV, and mobile devices capable of transmitting and receiving TV signals (eg, DMB phones, PMP phones, etc.) through a wireless communication network are all TVs. It may be employed as the terminal 300. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the TV terminal 300 includes a function for allowing a user to communicate after accessing the TV portal system 200 or the web server 400 through the communication network 100. As a digital device, any digital device having memory means and a microprocessor equipped with computing power can be adopted as the TV terminal 300 according to the present invention. In addition, the TV terminal 300 may further include a web browser (not shown) program for allowing a user to request and receive content or a web page from the TV portal system 200 or the web server 400. . Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the TV terminal 300 may include a predetermined set top box (STB) installed in a general TV receiver.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of web servers 400 communicates with the TV portal system 200 and the TV terminal 300 through the communication network 100. For example, the web server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be an operation server such as an internet search portal site, a news content providing site, a video content providing site, or the like, and may generate, store, and transmit various web pages. have.

The composition of the TV portal system

Hereinafter, the internal structure of the TV portal system 200 performing important functions for the implementation of the present invention and the function of each component will be described.

2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the internal configuration of the TV portal system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the TV portal system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the subscriber information acquisition unit 210, TV portal providing unit 220, web browsing unit 230, database 240 ), A communication unit 250 and a control unit 260 may be included. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the subscriber information obtaining unit 210, the TV portal providing unit 220, the web browsing unit 230, the database 240, the communication unit 250 and the control unit 260 at least Some may be program modules communicating with the TV terminal 300 or the web server 400. Such program modules may be included in the TV portal system 200 in the form of operating systems, application modules, and other program modules, and may be physically stored on various known storage devices. In addition, these program modules may be stored in a remote storage device that can communicate with the TV portal system 200. On the other hand, such program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or execute particular abstract data types, described below, in accordance with the present invention.

First, the subscriber information acquisition unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function of identifying the TV terminal 300 by analyzing an identifier possessed by the TV terminal 300 provided with the TV portal service. can do. Here, the identifier is information uniquely held for each specific TV terminal 300, and may be at least one of a panel number, an IP address, a MAC address, a smart card ID, and the like. For example, if the TV portal system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is associated with an IPTV system, an IP address may be included in the identifier. However, the identifier according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to those described above, and any information that can be used to distinguish a particular TV terminal 300 from other TV terminals may be included in the identifier.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the identifier may be stored in the database 240, more specifically, the home address or other recorded when the user of each terminal device 300 subscribes to the TV service The information about the address may be matched with and stored in the database 240.

Next, the TV portal providing unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function of supporting a user to access any web page through the TV terminal 300. Here, any web page means any web page that can be accessed through the Internet without limiting the scope, and should be understood as being not limited to being provided by a specific service provider. For example, the web page according to the present invention may include a start page of a portal site, a home page of a news site, a home page of a game site, a home page of a shopping site, a home page of a music site, and the like.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the TV portal providing unit 220 performs a function of displaying a plurality of links on the TV terminal 300 to enable access to any web page. Here, each link may be represented as a graphic element such as an icon that visually includes information about a name, a source, and the like of the corresponding web page.

More specifically, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the TV portal provider 220 provides a plurality of portals, news, games, shopping, music, etc. on the screen of the TV terminal to provide an open Internet service on the TV terminal. A user interface may be provided that displays categories and allows a user to select at least one of them. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of links for each of a plurality of web pages belonging to the corresponding category may be displayed on the TV terminal screen in response to at least one category being selected from among the plurality of categories. Can be. Here, the user may select one of a plurality of links displayed on the screen of the TV terminal by using a predetermined input device (for example, a pointing device such as a remote controller, a mouse, a keypad, and a keyboard), and correspondingly, the TV portal system ( 200 may provide a corresponding web page to the TV terminal, which will be described in detail later in the section "Web Browsing Unit 230".

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the TV portal providing unit 220 determines the priority among the plurality of web pages according to a predetermined criterion in displaying a plurality of links on the TV terminal 300. The plurality of links may be differentially displayed based on the priority determined as described above. Here, the criteria for determining the priority among the web pages include the degree of compensation received from the provider of the web page (for example, the operator of the web server 400) and the popularity of the web page in exchange for displaying the link. Etc. may be included.

For example, it may be assumed that the priority of the plurality of web pages is determined according to the degree of compensation paid by the provider of the web page. In such a case, a particular web page provider may pay a certain reward in return for exposing a link to his web page to the initial screen of the TV portal, thereby paying no other reward or paying less than himself. You can expose the link to your web page in a better place than the link to the provider's web page.

However, the criteria for determining the priority according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and it should be understood that the present invention may be appropriately changed within a range capable of achieving the object of the present invention.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the TV portal providing unit 220 may allow the user of the TV terminal 300 to freely access various web pages without limiting the range. Uniform Resource Identifier) can be provided to provide a user interface. For example, the TV portal provider 220 may provide a URI input tool such as a URI input window of a typical web browser on the TV terminal 300. In addition, the TV portal providing unit 220 may perform a function of supporting a user of the TV terminal 300 to automatically input the boilerplate text included in the URI of the web page. For example, the TV portal providing unit 220 may automatically input a character string such as "http: // www." Into the URI input field in response to receiving a predetermined input signal by an input device such as a remote controller. have.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the TV portal providing unit 220 may perform a function for supporting a switch between the so-called Internet access mode and TV program reception mode easily. For example, the TV portal providing unit 220 displays a predetermined icon on the TV terminal 300 so that the switching between the Internet access mode and the TV program receiving mode can be easily performed as the icon is selected. Can be. As another example, the TV portal providing unit 200 may easily switch between the Internet access mode and the TV program reception mode as a predetermined switching request (button input, etc.) is input through a pointing device such as a remote controller. You can do that.

3 and 4 are diagrams exemplarily illustrating a screen configuration of an open TV portal service that enables access to an arbitrary web page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4, a user interface for selecting at least one of a plurality of categories on a TV screen may be displayed in the first area 310, and a link 325 to a web page corresponding to a specific category may be displayed. ) May be displayed in the second area 320 with or without a predetermined priority. For example, it may be assumed that "portal" is selected from among a plurality of categories as shown in FIG. 3, in which case each link 325 for various Internet portal sites such as Naver, Daum, Nate, etc. is selected as the second area. It can be seen that the display at 320. For another example, it may be assumed that “news” is selected from a plurality of categories included in the first area 310 as shown in FIG. 4. In this case, for news media sites such as Hankook Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo, It can be seen that the link of 425 is displayed in the second area (320). Through such a systematically organized user interface, a user can easily access a web page he / she wants through a TV terminal.

3 and 4, a user interface 330 for inputting a URI of an arbitrary web page may be displayed on the screen of the TV terminal 300. It is possible to have the boilerplate phrase "www." automatically entered. 3 and 4, a predetermined mode switching icon 340 enabling switching between the Internet access mode and the TV program reception mode may be displayed on the screen of the TV terminal 300. have.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the TV portal providing unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention exposes a predetermined advertisement 350 on the screen of the TV terminal 300 as a means for generating revenue. You can. According to an embodiment of the present invention by utilizing the revenue obtained through the exposure of the advertisement 350, by providing a set-top box required to receive the TV portal service according to the present invention at a low price or free to increase the user's participation and service You can also activate it.

Next, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the web browsing unit 230 may perform a function of displaying a web page suitable for a PC screen on the TV screen.

Web pages that include components such as HTML (or XHTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, images, and video are typically configured to display on a PC screen, so that existing web pages In order to display on the screen, the difference between the PC environment and the TV environment must be considered.

More specifically, the web browsing unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display the existing web page as it is on the TV screen. However, even in such a case, it is necessary to make a minimum change. For example, the web browsing unit 230 may adjust the size, resolution, etc. of the web page based only on basic information such as the size and resolution of the PC screen and the TV screen. You can change it to suit your TV screen.

In addition, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the web browsing unit 230 may reconfigure and display an existing web page so as to be suitable for displaying on a TV screen. For example, the web browsing unit 230 removes the tags and attributes of the HTML document for the PC that are not supported in the HTML document for the TV or replaces them with other tags and attributes, thereby replacing the HTML document for the PC HTML with the HTML for the TV. Documents, and vice versa, by identifying extension tags and attributes that are not supported in HTML documents for PC, but adding them to HTML documents for PC, and adding them to HTML documents for TV. It may change.

Meanwhile, identifiers and attribute information of the plurality of TV terminals 300 may be stored in the database 240 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Although the database 240 is illustrated as being included in the TV portal system 200 in FIG. 2, the database 240 is separate from the TV portal system 200, as needed by those skilled in the art to implement the invention. It may be configured. On the other hand, according to the present invention, the database 240 is a concept including a computer-readable recording medium, and refers to not only a narrow database but also a database in a broad sense including a data system based on a file system. If a simple set of logs can be retrieved to extract data, it is included in the database 240 of the present invention.

The communication unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function of enabling data transmission and reception between the TV portal system 200 and an external system (the TV terminal 300 and the web server 400).

The control unit 260 according to an embodiment of the present invention controls the flow of data between the subscriber information obtaining unit 210, the TV portal providing unit 220, the web browsing unit 230, the database 240, and the communication unit 250. Function to control. That is, the controller 270 according to the present invention controls the flow of data from the outside or between each component of the TV portal system 200, thereby obtaining the subscriber information obtaining unit 210, the TV portal providing unit 220, the web. The browser 230, the database 240, and the communicator 250 each control to perform a unique function.

Embodiments according to the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of program instructions that may be executed by various computer components, and may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magneto-optical media such as floptical disks. media), and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the process according to the invention, and vice versa.

Although the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like, but the embodiments and the drawings are provided to assist in a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations can be made from these descriptions.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the appended claims, fall within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. I will say.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the internal configuration of the TV portal system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 are diagrams exemplarily illustrating a screen configuration of an open TV portal service that enables access to an arbitrary web page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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210: subscriber information acquisition unit

220: TV portal provider

230: web browsing unit

240: database

250: communication unit

260: control unit

310: first region

320: second region

325, 425: link

330: URI input user interface

340: icon for mode switching

350: advertising

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As a method for providing an open Internet service on a TV terminal, (a) displaying a first area including a user interface for selecting at least one category on a screen of the TV terminal; (b) When the n-th category is selected using the user interface, the n1 link, ..., nk link, which are a plurality of links to each of a plurality of web pages corresponding to the n-th category Displaying a second region comprising a nm link, each link providing access to a web page, wherein n, k, m are natural numbers, and (c) if the nk link is selected by a pointing device, displaying a web page corresponding to the nk link on a screen of the TV terminal; How to include. The method of claim 1, In step (b), (b1) determining priorities for the plurality of web pages; (b2) differentially exposing the plurality of links to the second region according to the determined priority; Method comprising a. The method of claim 2, The priority is determined based on information regarding a reward paid in exchange for displaying the link. The method of claim 1, Display a third region including a user interface that supports input of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of an arbitrary web page, and display the particular web page in response to a URI of a particular web page being entered into the third region Characterized in that. The method of claim 4, wherein And at least a part of the URI of the specific web page is automatically input to the third area by one-touch operation of the remote controller. The method of claim 1, In the step (c), And changing the format of the corresponding web page in accordance with the property of the TV terminal and displaying the same. A system for providing an open Internet service on a TV terminal, A first area including a user interface for selecting at least one category on a screen of the TV terminal and a plurality of webs corresponding to the nth category when an nth category is selected using the user interface; TV portal providing unit for displaying a second area including a plurality of links (n1) links, ..., nk links, ..., nm link for each page-each link is a web Access to the page, where n, k, m are natural numbers, and A web browsing unit displaying a web page corresponding to the nk link on a screen of the TV terminal when the nk-link is selected by a pointing device; System comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The TV portal provider, Determine priorities for the plurality of web pages, and differentially expose the plurality of links to the second region according to the determined priorities. The method of claim 8, The priority is determined based on information regarding a reward paid in exchange for displaying the link. The method of claim 7, wherein The TV portal provider, Display a third area containing a user interface that supports entry of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of any web page, And the web browsing unit displays the specific web page in response to the URI of the specific web page being input into the third area. The method of claim 10, And at least a part of the URI of the specific web page is automatically entered into the third area by one-touch operation of the remote controller. The method of claim 7, wherein The web browsing unit, And change the format of the corresponding web page according to the property of the TV terminal and display the same. A computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
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