KR20120031717A - Personal web browsing service method and apparatus for internet protocol television - Google Patents

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KR20120031717A
KR20120031717A KR1020100093270A KR20100093270A KR20120031717A KR 20120031717 A KR20120031717 A KR 20120031717A KR 1020100093270 A KR1020100093270 A KR 1020100093270A KR 20100093270 A KR20100093270 A KR 20100093270A KR 20120031717 A KR20120031717 A KR 20120031717A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a personal screen service method and apparatus for IPTV, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a web browsing service in an IPTV set-top box from a server on the Internet. Particularly, the present invention can provide a user's web browsing service in an IPTV set-top box in a web browsing server, and in particular, displays web content such as a web application, a widget application, and a messenger application at a location and size designated by the user for each user. Can be provided. In addition, the present invention may provide a browsing operation for accessing a web site address designated by the user, and an operation of displaying a list of previously stored web site addresses corresponding to the user.

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PERSONAL WEB BROWSING SERVICE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION}

The present invention relates to a personal screen service method and apparatus for an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), and more particularly, so that a user can receive a desired web content in a desired location and size in an IPTV set-top box from a server on the Internet. A personal screen service method and apparatus for IPTV.

Conventional web browsing service (web browsing service) is a method of displaying the search results on the screen as the user directly browses the desired web content.

Conventional web browsing services have been originally provided in a specific terminal (eg, PC), but various smart devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and IPTVs that provide such services have recently been developed.

In particular, in order to provide a web browsing service in addition to a broadcast service in an IPTV set top box, a browser for the web browsing service needs to be mounted on the set top box. However, the already released IPTV set-top box may not be easy to apply the upgrade to further mount the browser, the low-cost IPTV set-top box developed as a low-end type may cause a cost problem for the installation and upgrade.

In addition, web browsing services that are run on various smart devices of different or homogeneous types may not be interoperable and may be driven at different times, thereby resulting in insufficient data continuity of the user.

In the present invention, to provide a web browsing service in the IPTV set-top box to a specific server on the Internet, to propose a technology that can ensure the data continuity of the user.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a personal screen service method and apparatus for an IPTV that can provide a web browsing service in an IPTV set-top box in a web browsing server.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, in the IPTV set-top box, a personal screen service method for an IPTV that can provide web content, such as a web application, a widget application, a messenger application, on an IPTV screen at a location and size desired by a user; Provide a device.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a personal screen service method for an IPTV that can provide an operation of accessing a website address designated by the user according to a request of the user, and displaying a list of the website address of the user. Provide a device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the method includes: receiving a setting message including identification information of the user and at least one web content information, storing at least one web content information in the setting message in association with the identification information; When a browsing request message is received from the IPTV set-top box, obtaining identification information of the user from the received browsing request message, retrieving web content corresponding to the acquired identification information and display information of the web content; Generating screen data in which the searched web content is displayed according to the display information, generating a layer image for screen configuration of the generated screen data, and transmitting the generated layer image to the IPTV set-top box. Personal screen service method for IPTV comprising the steps Can be provided.

In this case, the information on the web content may include an identification code corresponding to one or more web content, and display information for displaying the web content.

In addition, when the location information of the selection input generated in the layer image is received from the IPTV set-top box, the personal screen service method for the IPTV includes the steps of executing an event operation in the screen data corresponding to the received location information; And updating the screen data and the layer image according to a result of the executed event operation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when receiving a configuration message including the user identification information and one or more web content information, storing the one or more web content information in the configuration message associated with the identification information, IPTV set-top When a browsing request message including the identification information is received from the box, obtaining a web site address corresponding to the identification information based on the received browsing request message, and a web page corresponding to the obtained web site address; Acquiring tag information, and generating a layer image for screen configuration of the web page based on the obtained tag information, and transmitting the generated layer image to the IPTV set-top box. It can provide a personal screen service method for.

In this case, the generating of the layer image may include extracting objects for each location in the web page based on the tag information, setting an event operation for each of the extracted objects, and including the objects for which the event operation is set. You can create a layer image.

The personal screen service method for the IPTV may further include retrieving a plurality of web site addresses stored in correspondence with the identification information, and generating the layer image may include displaying a list of the plurality of web site addresses. You can create a layer image constituting the screen.

According to another aspect of the invention, the step of transmitting a setting message including the user identification information and one or more web content information to the web browsing server according to the user's selection input, and according to the other selection input of the user Transmitting a browsing request message including identification information to a web browsing server, receiving a layer image from the web browsing server as a result of the transmission, and broadcasting the received layer image on the screen of the IPTV set-top box. And it may provide a personal screen service method for IPTV comprising the step of displaying on the screen.

In this case, the information on the web content may include an identification code corresponding to one or more web content, and display information for displaying the web content.

The personal screen service method for the IPTV may further include transmitting location information of the generated selection input to the web browsing server when the selection input of the user occurs through the displayed screen. If another layer image is received from the web browsing server, the method may further include displaying the received other layer image on the screen together with the broadcast data.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a user setting for receiving a setting message including user identification information and one or more web content information and storing one or more web content information in the received setting message in association with the identification information A transmission / reception processing unit for receiving a browsing request message including the identification information from the IPTV set-top box and transmitting a layer image generated in response to the browsing request message to the IPTV set-top box, and identification information in the browsing request message. A search processor for searching the web content corresponding to the web content and display information of the web content, and generating screen data on which the searched web content is displayed according to the display information, and generating a layer image for the screen configuration of the generated screen data. Includes an image generator to generate It can provide a web browsing server for IPTV.

In this case, the transmission and reception processing unit receives the location information of the selection input generated in the layer image from the IPTV set-top box, the web browsing server executes the event operation in the screen data corresponding to the received location information, the execution The apparatus may further include an event processor configured to update the screen data and the layer image according to a result of the event operation.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a user setting for receiving a setting message including user identification information and one or more web content information and storing one or more web content information in the received setting message in association with the identification information A transmission / reception processing unit for receiving a browsing request message including the identification information from the IPTV set-top box and transmitting a layer image generated in response to the browsing request message to the IPTV set-top box, and a web corresponding to the identification information. A web browsing server may be provided including an image generator configured to search for a site address and generate the layer image including a screen showing a web page of the web site address based on tag information corresponding to the searched web site address. have.

In this case, the image generator extracts objects for each location in the web page based on the acquired tag information, sets an event operation for each of the extracted objects, and includes a layer image including the objects for which the event operation is set. Can be generated.

The web browsing server may further include a search processing unit for searching for one or more web site addresses in response to the obtained identification information, and the image generating unit may include a screen showing the searched one or more web site addresses. can do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a browsing request unit for transmitting a browsing request message including the identification information of the user to a web browsing server according to a user's selection input, and as a result of the transmission, the layer image from the web browsing server When received, the IPTV set-top box may include a screen processor configured to display the received layer image on the screen together with the broadcast data of the screen of the IPTV set-top box.

In this case, the browsing request unit may transmit a setting message including the identification information of the user and one or more web content information to the web browsing server according to another selection input of the user.

The IPTV set-top box may further include a selection processor that transmits the location information of the generated selection input to the web browsing server when the selection input of the user occurs through the displayed screen. As a result of the transmission, when another layer image is received from the web browsing server, the received other layer image may be displayed on the screen together with the broadcast data.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a service for browsing web content desired by a user in an IPTV set-top box and displaying the web content at a location and size designated by the user may be provided.

In particular, according to some embodiments of the present invention, as the web browsing server provides a method of displaying web content in a form suitable for the IPTV set-top box, a user may access the web content (web application application) of the Internet through the IPTV set-top box. , Widget applications, messenger applications, etc.).

In addition, the user can use the same web content used in other devices in the IPTV set-top box, thereby establishing personal clouding computing that provides data synchronization between the user's devices.

1 is a diagram showing a system to which a personal screen service method for an IPTV according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the web browsing server shown in FIG. 1.
3 is a view showing a detailed configuration of the IPTV set-top box shown in FIG.
4 is a diagram illustrating a personal screen service method for an IPTV according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating screens of an IPTV set-top box to which the personal screen service personal screen service method of FIG. 4 is applied.
6 is a diagram illustrating a personal screen service personal screen service method for IPTV according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen of an IPTV set-top box to which the personal screen service personal screen service method of FIG. 6 is applied.
8 illustrates a personal screen service method for an IPTV according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9A and 9B illustrate screens of an IPTV set-top box to which the personal screen service method of FIG. 8 is applied.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system to which a personal screen service method for an IPTV is applied according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system includes an IPTV set-top box 100, an internet network 110, a web browsing server 120, a database 130, and a plurality of web servers 140.

The IPTV set-top box 100 is interlocked with a TV receiver (not shown) that provides a screen and may be implemented separately or integrally with the TV receiver. The IPTV set-top box 100 displays a video signal of broadcast data received through the Internet network 110 on a screen of the IPTV receiver, and outputs an audio signal of the broadcast data to the speaker of the IPTV receiver. To perform. In addition to the broadcast service, the IPTV set-top box further performs a personal screen service according to the present invention.

In particular, the IPTV set-top box 100 transmits a browsing request message to the web browsing server 120 through the internet network 110 according to a user input, and then displays the layer image received from the web browsing server 120 on the screen. Displayed together with the broadcast data.

In detail, the IPTV set-top box 100 transmits a browsing request message including user's identification information to the web browsing server 120 through the internet network 110, and receives a layer image from the web browsing server 120. The broadcast combining data may be generated by combining the broadcast data and the received layer image, and the generated broadcast combining data may be displayed on a screen. In addition, when the user's selection input occurs, the IPTV set-top box 100 transmits the location information of the selection input to the web browsing server 120 and receives another layer image received from the web browsing server 120. May be combined with the broadcast data to regenerate the broadcast combined data and display the regenerated broadcast combined data on the screen.

Meanwhile, the Internet network 110 is a communication network that provides wired / wireless data communication services, and includes a local area network (LAN), a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and a coaxial cable, an optical fiber, or a wireless connection. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), as well as Wide Area Networks (WANs), such as Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN), and Broadband Integrated Services Digital Networks (B-ISDN), Wireless communication networks such as Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), Global System for Mobile (GSM), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), and Wireless Fidelity (WIFI).

The web browsing server 120 provides the web browsing service for each user to the IPTV set-top box 100 through the Internet network 110.

When the web browsing server 120 transmits a browsing request message including the identification information of the user from the IPTV set-top box 100, the web browsing server 120 generates screen data of the web application or web browsing according to the identification information, and then generates the generated screen data. The layer image for screen configuration of the data is provided to the IPTV set-top box 100.

In this case, the web browsing server 120 may retrieve the web content corresponding to the identification information (eg, a web application, a widget application, a messenger application, etc.), display information, and a web site address from the database 130. The screen data generated by the web browsing server 120 may be screen data showing a screen of the web application or a connection screen to the web site address.

In addition, the layer image generated by the web browsing server 120 may be implemented as image data showing a screen of the web content or a connection screen to the web site address, or for each position in the image data and the image data. It may be implemented as object data including an object representing an event action.

The web browsing server 120 generates a layer image for the screen configuration of the screen data and transmits the layer image to the IPTV set-top box 100, whereby the screen is transmitted by the IPTV set-top box 100 to the web application application, the widget application, and the messenger. A screen of web content such as an application or a connection screen to a specific web site address may be displayed together with the existing broadcast data.

Further, when the user generates a selection input through the screen, the IPTV set-top box 100 transmits the location information of the generated selection input to the web browsing server 120. In this case, the web browsing server 120 may acquire and execute an event operation according to the transmitted location information from the screen data. In another case, the web browsing server 120 may execute the event operation of the object according to the location information based on the layer data implemented as the object data. The web browsing server 120 updates the screen data according to the execution result of the event operation, regenerates another layer image for screen configuration of the updated screen data, and converts the generated other layer image into an IPTV set-top. And send back to box 100. Accordingly, the different layer image may be displayed on the screen together with the broadcast data by the IPTV set-top box.

Meanwhile, the web server 140 provides web content according to a connection request (for example, an HTTP request) of the web browsing server 120 which is a client having a web browser. The provided web content may be one or more of an application application, a widget application, a messenger application, a homepage, and a video. The web server 140 may include a widget providing server 141, a homepage server 142, and a video server 143. ) May include one or more of the following.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the web browsing server 120 shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the web browsing server 120 may include a user setting unit 121, a transmission / reception processor 122, a search processor 123, an image generator 124, and an event processor 125. .

The user setting unit 121 stores setting information necessary for the personal screen of the user based on the setting message received from the IPTV set-top box 100.

For example, a user manipulates the IPTV set-top box 100 to create a setting message including information on desired web content, and transmits the created setting message to the web browsing server 120 through the IPTV set-top box 100. Can be.

Accordingly, the user setting unit 121 obtains identification information corresponding to the user, information about one or more web contents from the received setting message, and associates the obtained information about the web content with the identification information. It may be stored in the database 130.

Here, the information about the web content includes an identification code corresponding to one or more web contents (for example, web application, widget application, messenger application, web browser, etc.), a display position and size for displaying the web content. Can be.

In addition, the user setting unit 121 may check a right for the user by performing a separate authentication process using the received setting message. In other words, when the user creates a setting message, the user includes his own authentication information (for example, a password). The user setting unit 121 determines whether the authentication information in the setting message is the same as the authentication information of the user pre-stored in the database 130, and in the same case, the information on the web content corresponds to the identification information. Can be stored.

The transmission / reception processor 122 receives a browsing request message from the IPTV set-top box 100 and obtains identification information of the user from the received browsing request message. In addition, the transmission and reception processing unit 122 may receive the location information of the selection input generated by the user from the IPTV set-top box 100, and then the layer image generated by the image generating unit 124 IPTV set-top box 100 To send).

The search processor 123 retrieves the web content corresponding to the identification information and the display information of the web content from the database 130 based on the identification information obtained by the reception processor 122.

The image generator 124 generates screen data of a screen on which the searched web content is displayed according to the display information, and generates a layer image for screen configuration of the generated screen data. In this case, the generated layer image may be embodied as image data showing a screen of the web content or object data including an object representing an event operation for each position in the image data and the image data.

When the location information is received by the reception processing unit 122, the event processing unit 125 executes an event operation in the screen data corresponding to the location information, and according to a result of the executed event operation, the screen data and Update the layer image. The transmission / reception processor 122 may transmit the layer image updated by the event processor 125 to the IPTV set-top box 100.

Meanwhile, the transmission / reception processor 122 may obtain a web site address from the browsing request message received from the IPTV set-top box 100.

In this case, the image generator 124 may acquire tag information of a web page corresponding to the obtained web site address, and generate a layer image for screen configuration of the web page based on the obtained tag information. Can be.

In this case, the generated layer image may be implemented as image data showing a screen of the web phase, or may be implemented as object data including an object representing an event operation for each position in the image data and the image data.

When the layer image is implemented with the object data, the image generator 124 extracts objects for each location in the web page based on the acquired tag information, and sets an event operation for each of the extracted objects. Afterwards, a layer image including the objects for which the event operation is set may be generated.

Meanwhile, the transmission / reception processor 122 may obtain the identification information from the browsing request message, and the search processing unit 123 may search the stored web site address corresponding to the obtained identification information.

In this case, the image generator 124 determines whether the searched web site addresses are plural, and when the searched web site addresses are plural, the layer image for the screen configuration of the screen showing the list of the plurality of web site addresses. You can create more.

3 is a view showing a detailed configuration of the IPTV set-top box 100 shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the IPTV set-top box 100 may include a browsing request unit 101, a screen processor 102, and a selection processor 103.

The browsing request unit 101 creates a configuration message including information on the target web content based on a user input, and transmits the created configuration message to the web browsing server 120. Here, the information about the web content, identification code corresponding to one or more web content (for example, web application, widget application, messenger application, web browser, etc.), display information for displaying the web content (for example, location And size).

In addition, the browsing request unit 101 transmits a browsing request message including the identification information of the user to the web browsing server 120. Thereafter, the browsing request unit 101 may further transmit input information (for example, a web site address of the connection target) of the web content to the web browsing server 120 according to a user input.

When the screen image processing unit 102 receives a layer image from the web browsing server 120 as a result of the transmission of the browsing request unit 101, the screen processing unit 102 combines the received layer image with broadcast data of the screen to display broadcast combining data. Create The screen processor 102 displays the generated broadcast combining data on the screen. The operation of the screen processor 102 may be repeated as the layer image is received from the web browsing server 120 or periodically.

As a result, the user can access the web content provided by the web browsing server 120 (access to a web application such as a web application, a widget application, a messenger application and a web site address) through the screen at a preset display position. can see.

In addition, the user may generate a selection input at a position in the screen. In this case, the selection processor 103 obtains the location information of the selection input from the screen, and transmits the acquired location information to the web browsing server 120.

As a result of the transmission of the location information, when another layer image is received from the web browsing server 120, the screen processor 102 combines the broadcast data with the received other layer image to generate the broadcast combination data again. The regenerated broadcast combining data is displayed on the screen.

4 is a diagram illustrating a personal screen service method for an IPTV according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5A and 5B show screens of an IPTV set-top box to which the personal screen service method is applied. Referring to FIG. 4, in step 300, the IPTV set-top box 100 transmits a setting message including user identification information and information about one or more web contents to the web browsing server 120. Here, the information about the web content includes an identification code corresponding to one or more web contents (for example, web application, widget application, messenger application, web browser, etc.), a display position and size for displaying the web content. Can be.

In step 310, the web browsing server 120 associates the information about the one or more web contents with the identification information based on the setting message and stores the information in the database 130.

In step 400, the IPTV set-top box 100 transmits a browsing request message including the identification information of the user to the web browsing server 120. For example, the user may command the transmission of the browsing request message by manipulating the button 501 (widget loading) provided on the screen 500 (shown in FIG. 5A).

In step 410, the web browsing server 120 obtains the identification information from the transmitted browsing request message.

In step 420, the web browsing server 120 uses the obtained identification information to obtain information about the web content corresponding to the identification information stored in the database 130 (eg, an identification code corresponding to each web content, a display position). And size information). In operation 420, the web server 140 may request and download the searched web content and display data (eg, image, text, video, etc.) of the web content.

In step 430, the web browsing server 120 generates screen data in which the web content retrieved in step 420 is displayed at the display size in the display position. Here, the generated screen data may be script data for allowing web content (eg, a widget application) to be displayed at a designated size at a location designated by the user.

In step 440, the web browsing server 120 generates a layer image for screen configuration of the screen data based on the generated screen data. In this case, the generated layer image may be embodied as an image showing a screen on which the web content is displayed at a designated size at a position designated by the user.

In step 450, the web browsing server 120 transmits the generated layer image to the IPTV set-top box 100.

In step 460, the IPTV set-top box 100 combines the transmitted layer image with broadcast data to generate broadcast combined data, and displays the generated broadcast combined data on the screen 510 (shown in FIG. 5B). do.

Referring to FIG. 5B, in operation 460, the screen 510 may display the layer images a to d together with the broadcast data. In addition, the layer images (a to d) are displayed in a size designated at each position where the web content corresponding to the identification information of the user is designated by the user (for example, at the top right of the b widget and at the bottom right of the d widget). You can see it. The user may generate a selection input at a position in the screen 510.

In step 470, the IPTV set-top box 100 determines whether a selection input has occurred.

In step 480, when it is determined that the selection input is generated in step 470, the screen apparatus 510 acquires location information of the selection input from the screen 510, and transmits the acquired location information to the web browsing server 120.

In operation 490, an event operation corresponding to the transmitted location information is executed in the screen data. If the layer data is implemented as object data including image data showing a screen and an object representing an event action for each location, step 490 is based on the layer data to perform an event action of an object corresponding to the location information. You can also run

After that, the control moves to step 430, whereby the screen data and the layer image are updated by the executed event operation.

Accordingly, the user may manipulate his web content displayed on the screen 510.

6 is a view showing a personal screen service method for IPTV according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the method of FIG. 6 may be implemented corresponding to steps 400 to 460 of FIG. 4.

First, in step 600, the IPTV set-top box 100 transmits a setting message including user identification information and information about one or more web contents to the web browsing server 120. Here, the information about the web content may include an identification code corresponding to one or more web contents (for example, a web browser), a display position (for example, right side) and a size (for example, 400x500) for displaying the web contents. have.

In step 610, the web browsing server 120 associates the information on the one or more web contents with the identification information and stores the information in the database 130. In step 620, the IPTV set-top box 100 stores the information. The browsing request message including the identification information of the user and / or the website address of the connection target is transmitted to the web browsing server 120. In operation 620, the IPTV set-top box 100 obtains the identification information from the transmitted browsing request message.

In operation 630, tag information of the web address obtained from the web address corresponding to the obtained identification information or the browsing request message is obtained.

In step 640, a layer image for screen configuration of the web page is generated based on the tag information obtained in step 620. In other words, in operation 630, a layer image including image data showing an access screen to the web site address and an object representing an event operation of a tag for each location may be generated based on the tag information.

In step 650, the web browsing server 120 transmits the generated layer image to the IPTV set-top box 100.

In step 660, the IPTV set-top box 100 combines the transmitted layer image with broadcast data to generate broadcast combined data, and displays the generated broadcast combined data on the screen 700 (shown in FIG. 7). .

Referring to FIG. 7, it can be seen that the screen 700 displays a layer image 710 showing the screen configuration of the web page together with the broadcast data. In particular, it can be seen that the web content (web browser) displayed in the layer image 710 is composed of a position (right) and a size (400x500) designated according to the user's setting.

8 is a diagram illustrating a personal screen service method for an IPTV according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the method of FIG. 8 is a case where the web browsing server 120 searches a web site address corresponding to the identification information of the user and displays a list of the searched web site addresses.

Referring to FIG. 8, in step 800, the IPTV set-top box 100 transmits a setting message including user identification information and information about one or more web contents to the web browsing server 120. Here, the information about the web content may include an identification code corresponding to one or more web contents (for example, a web browser), a display position (for example, right side) and a size (for example, 400x500) for displaying the web contents. have.

In step 810, the web browsing server 120 associates the information about the one or more web contents with the identification information and stores the information in the database 130 based on the setting message.

In step 820, the web browsing server 120 transmits a browsing request message including the identification information of the user to the IPTV set-top box 100.

In step 830, the web browsing server 120 obtains the identification information from the transmitted browsing request message.

In operation 840, the web site address corresponding to the identification information is retrieved from the database 130.

In step 850, it is determined whether there are a plurality of web site addresses searched for in step 840, and in the case of the plurality, the step 860 generates a layer image of a screen showing the plurality of web site addresses.

In step 870, the generated layer image is transmitted to the IPTV set-top box 100. In step 880, the layer image transmitted in step 870 is displayed together with the broadcast data of the existing screen.

In this case, the plurality of web site addresses may be a homepage address or a video address. Accordingly, in operation 840, layer images showing a list of the homepage address or the video address may be generated in different forms.

The different forms may be implemented as shown in FIG. 9A or 9B.

9A and 9B, a screen 900 displays a layer image 901 showing a list of the homepage address together with the broadcast data, and a screen 910 shows a layer image 911 showing a list of the video address. Can be seen displayed together with the broadcast data.

Thereafter, steps 470 to 490 may be further performed to allow the user to add another web site address.

That is, the user may further input another website address by manipulating the displayed layer image.

Therefore, in step 470, the IPTV set-top box 100 determines whether a selection input has occurred.

In step 480, if it is determined that the selection input is generated in step 470, input data of the selection input (for example, another web site address) is obtained from the screen 510, and the obtained input data is converted into a web browsing server. Send to 120.

In operation 490, an event operation corresponding to the transmitted input data is executed in the screen data. When the event operation is addition of a web site address, the input data may be stored in association with identification information of the user.

Methods according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

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Receiving a setting message including identification information of the user and at least one web content information;
Storing at least one web content information in the setting message in association with the identification information;
When a browsing request message is received from the IPTV set-top box, obtaining identification information of the user from the received browsing request message;
Retrieving web content corresponding to the obtained identification information and display information of the web content;
Generating screen data in which the searched web content is displayed according to the display information, and generating a layer image for screen configuration of the generated screen data; And
Transmitting the generated layer image to the IPTV set-top box
Personal screen service method for IPTV comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The information about the web content,
An identification code corresponding to one or more web contents, and display information for displaying the web contents.
How to provide personal screen service for IPTV. The method of claim 1,
If the location information of the selection input generated in the layer image is received from the IPTV set-top box, executing an event operation in the screen data corresponding to the received location information; And
Updating the screen data and the layer image according to a result of the executed event operation
Personal screen service providing method for IPTV comprising a. When receiving a setting message including identification information of the user and at least one web content information, storing one or more web content information in the setting message in association with the identification information;
When a browsing request message including the identification information is received from an IPTV set-top box, obtaining a web site address corresponding to the identification information based on the received browsing request message;
Obtaining tag information of a web page corresponding to the obtained web site address and generating a layer image for screen configuration of the web page based on the obtained tag information; And
Transmitting the generated layer image to the IPTV set-top box
Personal screen service method for IPTV comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein
Generating the layer image
Extracting objects for each location in the web page based on the tag information, setting an event action for each of the extracted objects, and generating a layer image including the objects for which the event action is set;
Personal screen service method for IPTV. The method of claim 4, wherein
Retrieving a plurality of stored web site addresses corresponding to the identification information.
Further comprising:
Generating the layer image
Generating a layer image constituting a screen showing a list of the plurality of web site addresses;
Personal screen service method for IPTV. Transmitting a setting message including the identification information of the user and one or more web content information to a web browsing server according to a user's selection input;
Transmitting a browsing request message including the identification information to a web browsing server according to another selection input of the user;
Receiving a layer image from the web browsing server as a result of the transmission; And
Displaying the received layer image on the screen together with the broadcast data of the screen of the IPTV set-top box;
Personal screen service method for IPTV comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein
The information about the web content,
An identification code corresponding to one or more web contents, and display information for displaying the web contents.
How to provide personal screen service for IPTV. The method of claim 7, wherein
Transmitting location information of the generated selection input to the web browsing server when the selection input of the user occurs through the displayed screen; And
If another layer image is received from the web browsing server as a result of the transmission, displaying the received other layer image on the screen together with the broadcast data.
Personal screen service providing method for the IPTV further comprising. A user setting unit which receives a setting message including identification information of the user and at least one web content information, and stores one or more web content information in the received setting message in association with the identification information;
A transceiving processing unit configured to receive a browsing request message including the identification information from an IPTV set top box and to transmit a layer image generated in response to the browsing request message to the IPTV set top box;
A search processor searching for web content corresponding to the identification information in the browsing request message and display information of the web content;
An image generator for generating screen data in which the searched web content is displayed according to the display information, and generating a layer image for screen configuration of the generated screen data.
Web browsing server for IPTV, including. The method of claim 10,
The transmission and reception processing unit
Receiving position information of a selection input generated in the layer image from the IPTV set-top box,
An event processor configured to execute an event operation in the screen data corresponding to the received position information and update the screen data and the layer image according to a result of the executed event operation.
Web browsing server for IPTV further comprising. A user setting unit which receives a setting message including identification information of the user and at least one web content information, and stores one or more web content information in the received setting message in association with the identification information;
A transceiving processing unit configured to receive a browsing request message including the identification information from an IPTV set top box and to transmit a layer image generated in response to the browsing request message to the IPTV set top box;
An image generation unit for searching the web site address corresponding to the identification information and generating the layer image including a screen showing a web page of the web site address based on tag information corresponding to the searched web site address
Web browsing server comprising a. The method of claim 12,
The image generating unit
Extracting objects for each location in the web page based on the acquired tag information, setting an event operation for each of the extracted objects, and generating a layer image including the objects for which the event operation is set;
Web browsing server. The method of claim 12,
A search processor that searches one or more web site addresses in response to the obtained identification information;
Further comprising:
The image generating unit
Configuring the layer image to a screen showing one or more searched web site addresses.
Web browsing server. A browsing request unit configured to transmit a browsing request message including the identification information of the user to a web browsing server according to a user's selection input; And
When the layer image is received from the web browsing server as a result of the transmission, a screen processing unit for displaying the received layer image on the screen together with the broadcast data of the screen of the IPTV set-top box
IPTV set top box comprising a. 16. The method of claim 15,
The browsing request unit
In response to the user's other selection input, a setting message including the identification information of the user and one or more web content information is transmitted to the web browsing server.
IPTV Set Top Box. 16. The method of claim 15,
When the selection input of the user is generated through the displayed screen, further comprising a selection processing unit for transmitting the location information of the generated selection input to the web browsing server,
The screen processing unit
If another layer image is received from the web browsing server as a result of the transmission, displaying the received other layer image on the screen together with the broadcast data.
IPTV Set Top Box.
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