KR20110071574A - Apparatus for providing reservation service using iptv - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for providing a reservation service using an IPTV is provided to promote the ticket reservation service by enabling a user to buy a ticket while watching a broadcast content. CONSTITUTION: A reservation interface provider(121) offers an interface for the reservation of a content to a set-top box based on the broadcasting schedule information of the content. A reservation request receiver(122) receives the reservation request of the content from the set-top box during the broadcast of the content. A reservation information request unit(123) searches the reservation content based on the broadcast schedule information and the reservation request reception time information.

Description

A device that provides a reservation service using IPT {APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RESERVATION SERVICE USING IPTV}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing a reservation service, and more particularly, to an apparatus for providing a reservation service in real time with respect to content broadcast on IPTV.

IPTV service is a service that provides multimedia service on IP network. A lot of contents and various services are provided. Unlike the existing real-time over-the-air broadcasting service, IPTV service has a big advantage of being able to watch desired content at a desired time. One.

In addition, due to the diversification of broadcasting contents, IPTV channel types and program types are increasing exponentially. In particular, introduction programs for various cultural contents such as movies, performances, exhibitions, events, sports, and travel are increasing.

However, the viewers had to take a lot of trouble in order to view or participate in the contents after watching the introduction program for various cultural contents as described above.

That is, the information (reservation phone number or web site, etc.) of the contents of the program that you watched is memorized in advance or made a separate note, and then contacted the phone number for a reservation or reservation on the Internet (ticket) I had to use the service.

In the case of using such a conventional method, it is not only easy to memorize contents which were viewed at the time, but also it may be difficult to inquire in excess of the available period for viewing or participating in the contents. In addition, in the case of a booking (ticket) agency service using the Internet, there is an inconvenience that must be registered separately.

Accordingly, while watching a program, a service is provided to receive guide information on various cultural contents that are currently being broadcast, and to make a reservation for the contents in real time.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention enables the reservation of the corresponding content in real time while watching the interactive service content.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for providing a reservation service using an IPE according to an aspect of the present invention is a device for providing a booking service using an IPE, based on the broadcast schedule information of the content, advance reservation of the content. Reservation interface providing unit for providing an interface for the set-top box, a reservation request receiving unit for receiving the reservation request of the content in real time from the set-top box during the broadcast of the content, at the time of receiving the broadcast schedule information and the reservation request A reservation information request unit which searches for a content to be reserved based on the reservation, requests information necessary for the reservation of the searched content to a company server selling the content, and receives information necessary for the reservation from the company server selling the content; Reservation information provider provided by set-top box And an approval request unit for requesting approval of the reservation input information from the set-top box when the reservation input information corresponding to the information necessary for the reservation is received from the set-top box.

Specific details for achieving the above object will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings.

The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. It is provided to fully inform the owner of the scope of the invention.

According to one of the problem solving means of the apparatus for providing a reservation service of the present invention described above, it is possible to provide a reservation for the corresponding content in real time while watching the interactive service content.

In addition, since the interactive service content broadcasting may lead to the advance booking, it is possible to provide an active ticket booking service throughout cultural products such as movies, performances, exhibitions, events, sports and travel.

In addition, it is possible to provide a variety of information, such as trailers, promotional videos, away from providing static information of a general web site.

Hereinafter, 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 carry out the present invention.

The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

For reference, in the entire specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, it is not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. Also includes.

Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a general IPTV broadcasting service system.

Referring to FIG. 1, an IPTV broadcasting system includes a broadcaster 1000, a headend system 2000, a network network 3000, and a user terminal 4000.

In addition, the headend system 2000 includes a baseband system 2010, a compression multiplexing system 2020, a conditional access system (CAS) 2030, a back office system 2040, a monitoring system 2050, A media management system (MOC) 2060, a subscriber management system 2070, a data broadcasting system 2080, an electronic program guide (EPG) system 2090, and a return path server system 2100.

The broadcaster 1000 serves to produce, edit, and change broadcast content to provide to the headend system 2000. The broadcaster 1000 may include a program provider (PP), a terrestrial wave, or a content provider (CP). In addition, the broadcast content provided by the broadcaster 1000 may include existing broadcast content and rich content on the Internet.

The headend system 2000 receives and manages broadcast content from the broadcaster 1000 and distributes content to the user terminal 4000 to provide broadcast / recording / playback services. The received broadcast content may include related additional information and an EPG for such additional information.

The head-end system 2000 includes EPG information (PSIP / PSI /) including a subscriber concentrator, a broadcast video and audio signal, data broadcasting data, and a program recommendation service menu through a router supporting a multicast routing protocol. SI information) can be transmitted to IP set-top boxes of multiple subscribers by multicasting.

The baseband system 2010 receives an MPEG2 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 converts a frame ( Frames), and distributes video and audio signals from multiple broadcast channels (e.g. 100 channels) via a routine switcher, subtitle generator (CG) and automatic program controller (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 2020.

The SDI (Serial Digital Interface) signal is, for example, a digital signal standard having a transmission rate of 270 Mbps, and a composite digital video and four channels of digital audio signals may be mixed.

The baseband system 2010 is basically a tuner for receiving analog broadcast signals through a receiving device (eg, a DS-3 station, a Yagi antenna, and an IRD) for receiving broadcast signals such as a program provider (PP) and terrestrial waves, respectively. (Tuner)), a frame synchronizer for converting and correcting a source signal received from a receiving device into an SDI signal, synchronizing frames, and A connecting / centralizing all broadcast signal channels for operation management. A signal splitter such as a / V router, and a subtitle generator for inserting an advertisement, a logo, and a subtitle into the SDI signal to edit and process the signal.

The compression multiplexing system 2020 uses an A / V encoder (A / V Encoder) for broadcasting video and audio signals (Video, Audio) received from the baseband system 2010 for each broadcasting channel (eg, 100 channels). ) To compress the SDI (Serial Digital Interface) video signal to H.264, and to compress the audio signal to MPEG-2 AAC to generate MPEG-2 TS (Transport Stream), and to compress compressed broadcast video and audio -2 after multiplexing data broadcasting data and EPG information (PSIP / PSI / SI information) generated by a data encoder and a PSI / SI generator together with the TS signal When the received MPEG-2 TS signal is used in the reception restriction technique, the TS-2 may be inputted to a scrambler, encrypted, and finally IP packetized to transmit an IP packetized TS (Transport Stream) broadcast signal.

Also, optionally, the reception restriction system 2030 may be used to prevent illegal viewing and illegal copying of program recommended content.

The reception restriction system 2030 performs encryption of the real-time channel and pre-encryption of the VOD content, and controls viewing authority so that only the authenticated user can use the channel and the content. In order to prevent illegal copying of IPTV contents, a digital rights management (DRM) scheme may be used instead of the reception restriction system 2030.

The back office system 2040 is a provisioning system and provides a billing processing function for the use of the IPTV program service for each subscriber.

The monitoring system 2050 is a control system. The monitoring system 2050 may monitor a transmission failure of an A / V broadcast signal for IPTV broadcasting, a reception failure by monitoring a downlink of an IPTV headend system, and confirm subtitles.

The media management system 2060 is a system that manages various business process information (program organization information, location information, contract information, product information, etc.) for operating a broadcasting business. The media management system 2060 integrates and manages the information flow through organic coupling with each system in the center of the broadcasting center.

The media management system 2060 manages broadcast program organization information, content and media management information, contract information of a program provider (PP) and a content provider (CP), and product information, and manages each system in the center of a broadcasting center. Through organic integration, it can act as a coordinator to manage and manage the flow of information.

In addition, the media management system 2060 includes contract management, media and content metadata management, EPG information acquisition / management as broadcast schedule information, and real time broadcasting and VOD in terms of operation. It provides channel formation management, agent management, interworking with each subsystem, VOD catalog creation management, and various product management.In terms of analysis, marketing analysis reporting, delivery such as settlement of CP / CA, subscriber viewing propensity, etc. In terms of broadcasting transmission monitoring, video server transmission management and VOD subscriber authentication, transmission result recording / management for settlement with CP / CA, and data synchronization with each subsystem connected.

The subscriber management system 2070 provides membership registration and termination and member information management for IPTV services.

The data broadcasting system 2080 authors, verifies, organizes, and transmits the data broadcasting data.

The data broadcasting system 2080 includes a data agent manager (PSI) for managing data encoding, a PSI / SI generator (PSI) for generating program specific information / service information (SI). / SI Generator), Data Server / Data Encoder for encoding data broadcasting data into broadcast video and audio signals, and Multiplexer Manager for managing the multiplexing function of data to the broadcast video and audio signals ( Multiplexer Manager), and a scheduler user interface (Scheduler UI).

In addition, the data broadcasting system 2080 may use the A / V encoder to provide the A / V data provided from the A / V server according to the terrestrial Application Configuration Access Protocol (ACAP) data broadcasting standard. Compresses the broadcast video and audio signals by using a data server / data encoder and PSI / SI (Program Specific Information / Service Information), and compresses the compressed video and audio signals from an application by the authoring tool. ) Is multiplexed by a multiplexer together with data broadcasting data and EPG information (PSIP / SI information) generated by the generator to encode and transmit broadcast program data and related information from collection and storage of data broadcasting programs. .

The EPG system 2090 includes an EPG server and provides an electronic program guide (EPG) service to the user terminal 4000.

The return path server system 2100 processes bidirectional data by a data provider (DP), provides on-line bill transfer from the user terminal 4000, usage history / billing interworking processing of bidirectional data, and personalization authentication processing. , And receive bidirectional data for the program recommendation service and transmit the corresponding response data to the user terminal 4000 in unicasting.

The network 3000 receives the broadcast content from the headend system 2000 and delivers the received broadcast content to the user terminal 4000. The network network 3000 includes a backbone network and an access network, and the access network includes Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), hybrid fiber coaxial ca (HFC), and fiber tor (FTTC). The Curb) and the fiber to the home (FTTH) structure may be configured as one of the topologies.

The user terminal 4000 is an apparatus for using an Internet broadcasting service, and generally includes an interactive service display apparatus (for example, an IPTV), an interactive service terminal (for example, a set top box), and a remote controller. The interactive service display apparatus outputs broadcast content received from the headend system 2000 and transmits a user response signal received through the remote controller to the headend system 2000 through a return channel of the interactive service terminal.

The user terminal may use any one of a TV with a set top box or a set top box connected to the user's TV, a computer, a laptop, or a personal portable terminal.

The set top box includes a hardware layer composed of set top box hardware such as a CPU, a media processor, a flash RAM, and an Ethernet module, a system software layer including a system driver such as a device driver and an operating system, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Middleware layer with Conditional Access System (CAS) module, Digital Rights Management (DRM) interface module, Streaming Protocol (RTP, RTSP), MPEG2, MPEG4, MPEG7, H.264, WMV- It may include four layers of an application layer that supports various multi codecs such as 9 and includes an electronic program guide (EPG) for selecting an IPTV service channel. In this case, the subscriber set-top box may be assigned an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system for providing a booking service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The system for providing a booking service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal 110, a booking service providing server 120, a content server 130, and a payment server 140.

Herein, the user terminal 110 includes the interactive service terminal 110a, the interactive service display apparatus 110b, and a remote controller, like the user terminal 4000 in the system illustrated in FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, the set-top box 110a is used as an example of the interactive service terminal 110a, and the IPTV 110b is used as an example of the interactive service display apparatus 110b.

The set top box 110a transmits a reservation request for the content broadcast through the screen of the IPTV 110b to the reservation service providing server 120.

Herein, the content includes one or more of a movie, a performance, an exhibition, an event, a sport, and a tour, and a user may purchase a corresponding content while watching a trailer or a promotional video of the content.

Hereinafter, a case in which the movie is reserved while watching a trailer of a specific movie on a movie introduction channel will be described.

The set-top box 110a will be described below. The set-top box 110a transmits a reservation request for a movie on which a trailer is currently being broadcast to the reservation service providing server 120, and receives a movie reservation from the reservation service providing server 120. Receive the necessary information.

Herein, information required for movie reservation (hereinafter referred to as reservation necessary information) is one of information on theaters showing the movie, show schedule information, reserved seat information, information on how to receive a movie ticket, and information on payment methods. It includes the above.

In addition, the set-top box 110a receives information input by the user (hereinafter referred to as booking input information) in response to the reservation necessary information, and transmits it to the booking service providing server 120.

Here, the reservation input information includes at least one of theater selection information, viewing date selection information, seat selection information, selection information on a movie ticket receiving method, and payment information for viewing a corresponding movie.

Thereafter, the set-top box 110a receives a response from the booking service providing server 120 as to whether a final approval for the booking is made.

For reference, as described above, the set-top box 110a simultaneously receives the reservation necessary information from the reservation service providing server 120 and displays the necessary information on the screen of the IPTV 110b, and receives the reservation input information from the user to provide the reservation service. Although described as transmitting to the server 120 at the same time, each information may be received from the booking service providing server 120 one by one, and received information about this from the user may be transmitted to the booking service providing server 120.

That is, the set-top box 110a receives the theater information showing the movie from the booking service providing server 120, receives the theater selection information for viewing the movie from the user, and then sends it to the booking service providing server 120. And then, after receiving the information on the viewing schedule to the booking service providing server 120, and receiving information on the viewing date for viewing the movie from the user, and then transmitting it to the booking service providing server 120 to be.

Meanwhile, when the content is broadcasted to the IPTV 110b, the reservation service providing server 120 provides an interface for making a reservation for the corresponding content.

To this end, the reservation service providing server 120 manages broadcast schedule information and information on content that can be reserved in each broadcast channel.

In addition, the reservation service providing server 120 receives a reservation request for a specific movie from the set-top box 110a. The specific movie requested for reservation here is a movie (trailer) currently being broadcasted on the screen of the IPTV 110b.

Thereafter, the reservation service providing server 120 requests the reservation necessary information for the corresponding movie reservation from the content server 130, receives it from the content server 130, and transmits it to the set-top box 110a.

The reservation necessary information for the movie reservation includes at least one of information on a theater that is playing the movie, screening schedule information, reserved seat information, and information on how to receive a movie ticket.

For reference, while the set-top box 110a has been described with reference to the description, the reservation service providing server 120 may request all of the reservation necessary information from the content server 130 at the same time, and receive the received reservation information. 130 may be requested and received and then transmitted to the set-top box 110a.

In addition, the reservation service providing server 120 receives a final approval request for the reservation input information (reservation history) from the set-top box 110a, and the content server 130 for the reservation input information (reservation history) of the movie. Ask for approval.

Herein, the approval for the reservation input information (the reservation history) of the movie may be a request for approval of the seat of the theater for watching the movie.

In addition, the reservation service providing server 120 receives payment information from the set-top box 110a, and transmits it to the payment server 140 to request payment approval.

Thereafter, the reservation service providing server 120 transmits a response to the seat approval request and the payment approval request of the movie to the set-top box 110a.

In addition, the reservation service providing server 120 synchronizes the content information available for purchase at a predetermined time interval (for example, every hour) with the content server 130.

On the other hand, the content server 130 receives a request for reservation information for the movie from the reservation service providing server 120, and transmits the reservation necessary information for the movie to the reservation service providing server 120.

Here, the reservation necessary information includes one or more of the information on the movie theater showing the movie, the screening schedule information, the available seat information, and how to receive the movie ticket.

In addition, the content server 130 receives an approval for the reservation input information (reservation details) of the movie, that is, a seat approval request for a theater for watching the movie from the reservation service providing server 120, and the approval is requested. Whether to approve the reserved seat is transmitted to the reservation service providing server 120.

In addition, the content server 130 synchronizes the pre-reservable content information with the advance service providing server 120 at a predetermined time interval (for example, every 1 hour).

On the other hand, the payment server 140 receives the payment information for the movie reservation from the booking service providing server 120, and transmits whether to approve the payment to the booking service providing server 120.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the booking service providing server 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reservation service providing server 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a booking interface providing unit 121, a reservation request receiving unit 122, a booking information requesting unit 123, a booking information providing unit 124, and an approval requesting unit. 125 and the approval result providing unit 126.

Each component will be described in detail, and the advance interface providing unit 121 provides an interface for pre-sale of the corresponding content when the content is broadcasted to the IPTV 110b.

To this end, the advance interface providing unit 121 manages the broadcast schedule information and information on the content that can be reserved in each broadcast channel to the DB.

For example, in the broadcasting schedule information, a movie introduction program called 'Departure video tour' is broadcasted from 'channel 105' to '9 pm to 10 pm', and the movies introduced in the program are A, B, C and In the case of D, the DB contains information about the movie that is introduced in the program, including A, B, C, and D, including the time and title of the broadcast, the story, producer, cast, and still images of the movie. Can be stored.

Therefore, the booking interface providing unit 121 refers to the broadcasting schedule information stored in the DB and the information on the movie that can be reserved, and the movies A, B, C and D to be introduced in the broadcast program, and when the corresponding movie is introduced. By selecting and providing an interface to be provided to the set-top box 110a, the user may reserve the movie through the reservation interface for the currently watching movie displayed on the screen of the IPTV 110b.

The interface for the reservation provided by the advance interface providing unit 121 will be described later with reference to FIG. 5.

In addition, the booking interface providing unit 121 manages the latest content information by synchronizing the content information with the content server 130 at a predetermined time interval to provide the booking interface as described above.

On the other hand, the reservation request receiving unit 122 receives a reservation request for the content (movie) being broadcast on the IPTV (110b) from the set-top box (110a) in real time. In addition, the reservation request receiving unit 122, the reservation necessary information for the movie reservation from the set-top box (110a), for example, theater selection information, viewing date selection information, seat selection information, selection information on the movie ticket receiving method And payment information.

On the other hand, when the reservation information requesting unit 123 receives a reservation request for a movie on the IPTV 110b from the set-top box 110a, the reservation information requesting unit 123 displays a DB to reserve based on the broadcast schedule information and the time when the reservation request was received. Search for and request content reservation information of the found movie to the content server 130.

The reservation necessary information of the movie searched here includes information on theaters showing the movie, screening schedule information, reserved seat information, information on how to receive a movie ticket, information on payment means, and the like.

On the other hand, the reservation information providing unit 124 receives the reservation necessary information from the content server 130 and transmits to the set-top box (110a).

For reference, as described above, the reservation information requesting unit 123 and the reservation information providing unit 124 may request and receive all of the reservation necessary information from the content server 130 at the same time. After receiving the request to the content server 130 one by one may request and receive the following information.

Meanwhile, the approval request unit 125 requests the content server 130 for approval (that is, seat approval) of the final reservation details of the movie to the content server 130, and the payment approval payment server 140 for the corresponding reservation. ).

On the other hand, the reservation result providing unit 126 receives the approval result for the final booking details of the movie from the content server 130, and receives the payment approval result for the reservation from the payment server 140 to set-top box (110a) To send).

For reference, components shown in FIG. 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention mean software components or hardware components such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and perform predetermined roles. .

However, 'components' are not meant to be limited to software or hardware, and each component may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors.

Thus, as an example, a component may include components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, procedures, and subs. Routines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

Components and the functionality provided within those components may be combined into a smaller number of components or further separated into additional components.

4A and 4B are flowcharts illustrating a process of providing a booking service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the flowchart shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B will be described based on the reservation service providing server 120 illustrated in FIG. 3.

IPTV 110b is broadcasting a movie introduction program called "Departure Video Travel" on channel 105, and a trailer for the movie A is currently being broadcast.

The reservation service providing server 120 provides the set top box 110a with an interface for making a reservation for a movie A based on the broadcast schedule information and the movie information associated with the broadcast schedule information (S401).

After step S401, the reservation service providing server 120 receives a reservation request for the A movie from the set-top box 110a (S402).

After step S402, the reservation service providing server 120 requests the reservation necessary information for the A movie from the content server 130, and receives the reservation necessary information for the A movie from the content server 130 (S403).

At this time, the reservation service providing server 120 searches for a movie to be reserved in the DB based on the broadcast schedule information and the time when the reservation request is received, and requests the content server 130 for the reservation necessary information of the found movie.

Here, the reservation necessary information for the movie A includes at least one of information on theaters showing the movie A, screening schedule information, reserved seat information, information on how to receive a movie ticket, and information on payment means.

After the step S403, the reservation service providing server 120 provides the reservation necessary information for the A movie to the set-top box (110a) (S404).

After step S404, the reservation service providing server 120 receives the reservation input information for the A movie input by the user from the set top box 110a (S405).

Here, the reservation input information for the A movie includes one or more of the theater selection information, the viewing date selection information, the seat selection information, and the selection information on the movie ticket receiving method.

After step S405, the reservation service providing server 120 transmits the reservation input information for the A movie received in step S405 to the content server 130, and requests approval of the reservation details for the A movie (ie, seat approval) ( S406).

After step S406, the reservation service providing server 120 requests the payment server 140 for payment approval corresponding to the reservation details for the movie A (S407).

After step S407, the reservation service providing server 120 transmits the reservation details approval result and the payment approval result for the A movie to the set top box 110a (S408).

5 is a diagram illustrating an interface for booking provided by the booking interface providing unit 121 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a program related to a travel program currently being broadcasted, and a viewer watching the program, the interface provided by the booking service providing server 120 (guide information such as a subtitle of a trip, a place, an amount of money, and other travel and a ticket icon immediately) In operation 510, a reservation service for content currently being viewed may be provided in real time.

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a booking service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, while watching a program currently being broadcast, a corresponding content may be purchased in advance, and a reservation service according to each category such as a movie, a performance, an exhibition, an event, a sport, and a travel may be provided.

FIG. 6 shows a reservation service screen in which only concerts that are currently in progress can be booked, and various performances such as musicals and singer concerts can be grasped at a glance to conveniently reserve desired performances.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be.

It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a general IPTV broadcasting service system.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system for providing a booking service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a reservation service providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B are flowcharts illustrating a process of providing a booking service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an interface for booking provided by the booking interface providing unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a booking service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (5)

In the device for providing a booking service, Reservation interface providing unit for providing an interface for the reservation of the content to the set-top box based on the broadcast schedule information of the content, A reservation request receiver which receives a reservation request for the content in real time from the set-top box during broadcasting of the content; A reservation information request unit which searches for content to be reserved based on the broadcast schedule information and the time at which the reservation request is received, and requests a company server selling the content to information necessary to reserve the searched content; Reservation information providing unit for receiving the information required for the reservation from the company server selling the content to provide to the set-top box and When the reservation input information corresponding to the information required for the reservation is received from the set-top box, an approval request unit requesting approval of the reservation input information to a company server selling the content. To include, booking service providing apparatus. The method of claim 1, And the approval requesting unit requests approval from the payment server for the payment amount corresponding to the reservation input information. The method of claim 2, Authorization result providing unit for providing the set-top box with at least one of the approval result for the advance entry information and the approval result for the payment amount Further comprising, booking service providing apparatus. The method of claim 1, The interface for the reservation of the content includes guide information and a reservation button for at least one of a movie, a performance, an exhibition, an event, a sport, and a tour, and the reservation interface provider provides a server for selling the content at a predetermined time interval. The reservation service providing apparatus for managing the interface for the reservation with the latest information in synchronization with the. The method of claim 1, And the approval requesting unit requests approval from the payment server for the payment amount corresponding to the reservation input information.

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