KR20120094812A - Method and apparatus for providing broadcasting and communication converged service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A broadcasting and communication fusing service supplying method and an apparatus thereof are provided to supply information related to a specific area through a wireless communication regardless of the number of users. CONSTITUTION: A content manufacturing/encoding unit(130) manufactures inputted information as content. The content manufacturing/encoding unit encodes manufactured content. A DMB(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) transmitting unit(160) broadcasts the encoded content. A WiFi data processing unit(170) receives a communication data request message of a user. The WiFi data processing unit transmits the first communication data. A user information analyzing unit(180) analyzes user information.

Description

Method and apparatus for providing broadcast communication convergence service {Method And Apparatus For Providing Broadcasting And Communication Converged Service}

The present invention relates to a mobile broadcasting communication convergence technology, and more particularly, to a technology for providing a service at a small output in a local area using a terrestrial DMB broadcasting network and a Wi-Fi wireless communication network.

Recently, as mobile terminals capable of accessing the Internet, such as smart phones, are spreading, a service for providing information on a corresponding area within a small area has appeared. Most of these services are delivered through the Internet, and users access the Internet and use them.

However, the Internet network has a limitation in using services that are variously used by various users. For example, it is difficult for many users to simultaneously access a wireless communication network such as Wi-Fi in a specific area and use services required by each user.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for using information about a corresponding area in a specific area through wireless communication regardless of the number of users.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method that can be used to divide the information about the region in a particular area divided into a broadcasting network and a communication network.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method that can use the information about the region in a particular area with a small output through a system in which broadcasting and communication are converged.

The present invention provides a broadcast communication convergence service device, comprising: a content expression unit for inputting information to be provided as content, a content production / encoding unit for generating input information as content and encoding the produced content, and broadcasting the encoded coded content. A broadcast transmission unit, a communication data processing unit for receiving the communication data request message of the user and transmitting the first communication data in response to the request message, and a user information analysis unit analyzing the user information, wherein the communication data processing unit transmits to the user; 1 Receive information and / or service request of the user based on the communication data, and the user information analyzer analyzes the information and / or service request of the user and processes the information and / or service request.

The content transmitted through the broadcast transmission unit may relate to information and / or services related to a predetermined place where the broadcast communication convergence service device is provided.

The content transmitted through the broadcast transmission unit may include access information for accessing the communication network of the communication data processor from the user terminal receiving the broadcast.

The broadcast transmission unit may receive a content transmitted from the broadcast transmission unit in a predetermined place that provides information and / or services through the broadcast communication convergence service device based on the location, area, and structure of the place. Content may be transmitted at a transmission power determined to be.

The broadcast communication convergence service apparatus may further include a multiplexer for multiplexing produced / coded content, and the multiplexer may multiplex the produced / coded content with respect to a plurality of services and transmit the same to a broadcast transmitter.

The communication data processing unit is configured to store data transmitted by the communication data processing unit within the place based on the location, area, structure, etc. of the place for a predetermined place that provides information and / or services through the broadcast communication convergence service device. The first and / or second data may be transmitted at a transmission power determined to enable reception.

The broadcast transmission unit may transmit the content by the DMB method, and in this case, the content production / encoding unit produces / encodes the content according to the DMB method.

The communication data processor may transmit / receive data in a Wi-Fi communication method.

The present invention also provides a method for providing a broadcast communication convergence service, comprising the steps of: inputting information about a service that can be used in a specific place, producing the input information as content, encoding the produced content, and encoding the encoded content. Broadcasting, receiving a communication data request from a user receiving the broadcast, transmitting the communication data to the user, receiving a user's request corresponding to the communication data, and analyzing and processing the user's request It includes.

The method for providing a broadcast communication convergence service may further include multiplexing encoded content with respect to related services, and the broadcasting step may transmit the multiplexed content.

In the broadcast transmission step, the content may be transmitted at a transmission power determined to enable the reception of the content in this location based on the location, area, and structure of a predetermined place where the broadcast communication convergence service is provided.

In the communication data transmission step, the communication data may be transmitted at a transmission power determined to enable the reception of the communication data in this location based on the location, area, and structure of a predetermined place where the broadcast communication convergence service is provided.

The broadcasted content includes access information that allows a user terminal receiving a broadcast to access a communication network providing a service relating to the specific place within the specific place.

In the broadcasting step, the content may be modulated, frequency-converted and broadcasted according to the DMB method, and in the communication data transmission step, communication data may be transmitted by the Wi-Fi method.

The present invention also provides a method for using a broadcast communication convergence service, the method comprising: receiving a broadcast relating to a service within a predetermined service area, transmitting a message requesting the use of communication data based on the received broadcast; Receiving corresponding communication data, selecting information and / or service to be used based on the received data, and receiving the selected information and / or service.

Prior to transmitting the message requesting the use of the communication data, the method may further include inputting user information necessary for using the communication data, and for using the information and / or service in the information and / or service selection step. You can also enter user information.

According to the present invention, information about a corresponding region in a specific region can be used through wireless communication regardless of the number of users.

In addition, according to the present invention, in a specific area, information about the corresponding area may be divided into a broadcasting network and a communication network.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to use information about the region in a specific region with a small output through a system in which broadcasting and communication are converged.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a broadcast communication convergence service apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
2 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an operation of a broadcast communication convergence service apparatus in a system to which the present invention is applied.
3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an operation performed by a user terminal in a system to which the present invention is applied.

In certain areas, services in those areas are primarily provided through the Internet. For example, public offices, marts, and large restaurants provide the Internet with services they provide. In this case, the user may access the Internet to obtain necessary information.

However, many users simultaneously access a wireless communication network in a specific area and obtain necessary information, which is difficult when considering a communication capacity and a system of a corresponding area.

Accordingly, the present invention requires a method capable of providing information or a service regardless of the number of users. In this regard, a method of using a broadcasting network together with a communication network is provided. That is, in a system to which the present invention is applied, common information and / or services that need to simultaneously provide information about the region to a plurality of users in a specific region are provided through a broadcasting network, and detailed and individually used information. And / or services may be provided through a communication network.

For example, a user having a mobile terminal such as a smart phone may use various broadcasting functions installed in the mobile terminal such as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) for information and / or services of a specific region provided through the broadcasting network, For information and / or services of a specific region provided through the mobile terminal, various communication functions, such as Wi-Fi, may be used.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, DMB as a broadcasting network function used by a mobile terminal user and Wi-Fi as a communication network function will be described as an example to which the present invention is applied. However, it should be noted that DMB and Wi-Fi are just examples of various broadcasting and communication technologies to which the present invention can be applied, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The present invention utilizes a terminal equipped with a DMB and a Wi-Fi function, that is, a function of using a broadcast and a function of using a communication, information about a corresponding area in a specific area such as a mart, a large restaurant, a public office, and / Or provide the technology to use the service.

Considering the case of a public office as an example of a specific region to which the present invention can be applied, a user may enter a public office to which the present invention is applied and receive information related to the entire public office through a DMB network. For example, the user can check through the DMB network what services are provided for each floor of a government office, and what documents are required to use each service. The user can know where to go to handle the necessary tasks and what preparations are necessary to handle the necessary tasks through the confirmed information. In this case, the information and / or services provided through the DMB network may provide information for accessing the wireless communication network. For example, the information and / or service transmitted to the DMB network may cause a connection icon or the like to be connected to the Wi-Fi network to be displayed on the wireless terminal used by the user in order to use specific information and / or service.

The user can use the desired information and / or services by selecting a connection icon for the wireless communication network and connecting to the server providing the corresponding information and / or service through the communication network. For example, such as issuance of a copy of a family register, a public office may request a processing or confirm his / her order number. The user achieves the purpose of visiting a public office by receiving a message that his request has been processed through a wireless communication network, confirming that his request has been processed through a broadcasting network, or receiving a processing result.

Herein, the public office has been described as an example, but this is only one example in which the present invention may be considered. The present invention is not limited thereto, and may be utilized in various service providing areas, for example, a shopping mall, a mart, a movie theater, a library, a company, a large restaurant, an airport, a pier, a station, a terminal, and the like within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described in the present invention, in order for a user to use information of a corresponding region in a specific region through a broadcasting network and a communication network, it is necessary for the user terminal device to include both a function using a broadcasting network and a function using a communication network. In this regard, with the recent development of communication technology, there is no great difficulty in using both a broadcast service and a communication service in a wireless terminal.

Meanwhile, in order to provide information and / or services related to a corresponding region in a specific region through a broadcasting network and a communication network, the corresponding region should construct a device that provides information and / or service by fusing a broadcasting network and a communication network.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a broadcast communication convergence service apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, the information provider 110 may provide information and / or services to the user's terminal 180 through the broadcast communication convergence service device 100. In this case, the information provider 110 may provide information and / or services using the broadcast communication convergence service device 100 in a specific area such as a shopping mall, a mart, a movie theater, a library, a company, a large restaurant, an airport, a dock, a station, and a terminal. It may be a subject providing a.

The content expression unit 120 receives information that the manager / information provider of the specific region described above wants to provide through the DMB network. The content production / encoding unit 130 produces and encodes the input information received from the content expression unit 120 into content that can be provided through the DMB network. In this case, the content produced and encoded may be all information and / or services that can be provided to a broadcasting network such as DMB. For example, the content that can be provided through the DMB network may be a video or a still image, such as a broadcasting website service (BWS). In addition, the produced content may include information for generating an icon or the like on the user terminal 190 to induce access to the broadcast communication convergence service apparatus 100 through the Wi-Fi network.

The content multiplexer 150 multiplexes the content generated by the content production / encoding unit 130 as a single service as well as other similar services. The content multiplexer 150 may also multiplex external content through an external line 140. In this case, the content to be multiplexed may include information for generating an icon or the like to induce access to the broadcast communication convergence service device 100 through the Wi-Fi network on the user terminal 190. The content multiplexer 150 transmits the multiplexed content to the DMB transmitter 160.

The DMB transmitter 160 modulates / frequency converts the multiplexed content and transmits the same through a broadcasting network (DMB network). The information provider 110 only needs to provide information and / or services within a corresponding region through the broadcast communication convergence service device 100. Accordingly, the DMB transmitter 160 may provide information and / or services through the broadcast communication convergence service device 100 such as a shopping mall, a mart, a movie theater, a library, a company, a large restaurant, an airport, a dock, a station, and a terminal. Send information and / or services on a small scale based on the size, structure and location of the area. In this case, the transmission output may be adaptively changed, or may be preset in consideration of the size, structure, location, etc. of a specific area.

The content provided by the DMB transmission unit 160 through the DMB network is transmitted together with access information such as an icon that can be connected to the broadcast communication convergence service apparatus 100 on the user terminal through the Wi-Fi network.

The user may receive information and / or services transmitted by the DMB transmitter 160 through the broadcasting network through the user terminal 190. On the user terminal 190, a Wi-Fi network connection icon for (individually) using the received information and / or service is output. When the user clicks on the Wi-Fi network connection icon on the terminal 190, the Wi-Fi network connection request is transmitted to the broadcast communication convergence service device 100.

The Wi-Fi data processing unit 170 of the broadcast communication convergence service apparatus 100 receives a user's request and displays a screen necessary for the user to use information and / or services through the Wi-Fi network. To be displayed.

When the user requests the necessary information by using the information displayed on the terminal 190 and / or the service screen, the Wi-Fi data processing unit 170 receives the user's request and delivers it to the user information analyzer 180.

The user information analyzer 180 analyzes the user request and processes the user request based on the user request. For example, the user information analyzer 180 may display the analyzed information to the information provider / manager 110 through the content expression unit 120 so that the information provider / manager 110 processes the user's request. have. In addition, the user information analyzer 180 may request a server that processes a user request to process the request and return a result.

The processing result of the user's request is transmitted to the user terminal 190 through the Wi-Fi data processing unit 170.

As described above, according to the present invention, information is provided to a plurality of users at a small output in a specific region through a broadcasting network such as a DMB network, and a user can easily process a request through a Wi-Fi network based on the provided information. have. Therefore, without implementing in a complicated manner, it provides convenience for a specific service of the user, and can provide a service by using the DMB function and the Wi-Fi function of the user terminal as it is.

2 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an operation of a broadcast communication convergence service apparatus in a system to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 2, a broadcast service provided by a broadcast communication convergence service apparatus will be described using DMB as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it may be implemented through various broadcast services.

The information / service provider or the manager of a specific region providing the information / service inputs the information to be provided in the region and / or the service to be provided to the broadcasting communication convergence service apparatus through the DMB network (S210).

The input information is contentized and encoded to be provided through the DMB network (S220). In this case, the information may be a moving picture, a still image, or text depending on the type of service provided. In other words, all content that can be provided in DMB is possible. In this case, the generated content includes information for allowing a user to access a Wi-Fi network and use a service provided in a specific region.

Subsequently, the content is multiplexed (S230). That is, the generated content may be provided as a standalone service, or may be provided in multiplex with other similar services.

Again the content is modulated and frequency converted (S240). For example, content is modulated and converted according to the DMB scheme and frequency being serviced.

The modulated / frequency-converted content is transmitted through the DMB network (S250). In this case, the transmission power for transmitting the content may be predetermined in consideration of the location, area, structure, etc. of the area providing the service. Since the area providing the service is limited and the transmission power is determined in consideration of the characteristics of the area, the content can be transmitted with a small output.

The content transmitted to the DMB network displays information, for example, an access icon on the user's terminal, for accessing the service server of the corresponding area through the Wi-Fi network so that the service can be used through the Wi-Fi network.

When the user transmits a request signal for using a specific service by accessing the Wi-Fi network, the broadcast communication convergence service device receives the request signal (S260).

When receiving the user's request signal, corresponding information is transmitted to the user through the Wi-Fi network so that the necessary service is provided according to the user's request (S270). Information at this time may also be transmitted at a small output considering the location, area, structure, etc. of the region. The transmitted information about the service item is output in the form for service use on the user's terminal.

When a user selects a desired service item using a screen output on his terminal, a service request related thereto is transmitted to the broadcast communication convergence service device.

The broadcast communication convergence service apparatus analyzes user information together with the received user request (S280).

When analyzing the information of the user requesting the service, and determines that the user has a legitimate authority to use the information, the broadcast communication convergence service device processes the user's request (S290). The processed user's request may be returned to the user, either by communication, or broadcast, depending on the settings, may return the result to the user offline, deliver a notification over the air that the processing has been processed and You can also deliver results offline.

3 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an operation performed by a user terminal in a system to which the present invention is applied.

When the user enters a specific area for providing information and / or services through the system to which the present invention is applied, the user terminal receives content related to the information and / or service through the DMB (S310). In this case, the received content relates to information and / or services provided by the region.

In this case, a connection icon for using the information and / or service through the Wi-Fi network may be displayed on the terminal of the user together with each information and / or service item.

The user transmits a Wi-Fi data request message to the broadcast communication convergence service device by clicking on a connection icon of information and / or service desired by the user (S320). In this case, the user may input necessary information, for example, information about himself or herself, in order to use the Wi-Fi service.

The user receives specific data related to information and / or services desired by the user through the Wi-Fi network (S330). The received specific data is displayed on a user's terminal as a user interface (UI) for service use.

The user selects information and / or service desired by the user (S340). In this case, the user may input necessary information, for example, information about himself or herself, in order to use the information and / or the service. When the desired information and / or service is selected, a request message relating thereto is transmitted to the server or the broadcast communication convergence service device that provides the information and / or service together with the information input by the user, and the user is transmitted from the server or the broadcast convergence service device. The request is processed.

The user receives the processing result (S350). In this case, the user may check the processing result through the terminal, or may receive a notification that the processing has been performed and the processing result may be confirmed through offline.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide information and / or services to a plurality of users with a small power in a specific area through a broadcasting network such as DMB, and the user can easily process requests through a communication network such as Wi-Fi based thereon. As a result, the user may be able to use a particular service more conveniently. According to the present invention, it is possible to implement the transmission and reception equipment without complexity, and can use the broadcasting reception function such as DMB and the communication network connection function such as Wi-Fi of the user terminal.

So far, the present invention has been described using DMB broadcasting technology and Wi-Fi communication technology as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Note that the present invention can be implemented through various broadcast technologies and communication technologies within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Claims (18)

A content expression unit for inputting information to be provided as content;
A content production / encoding unit configured to produce the input information as content and to encode the produced content;
A broadcast transmitter for broadcasting the encoded encoded content;
A communication data processing unit receiving a communication data request message of a user and transmitting first communication data in response to the request message; And
It includes a user information analysis unit for analyzing user information,
The communication data processor receives the user's information and / or service request based on the first communication data transmitted to the user,
And the user information analyzer analyzes the information and / or service request of the user and processes the information and / or service request. The broadcast communication convergence service apparatus of claim 1, wherein the content transmitted through the broadcast transmission unit relates to information and / or services relating to a predetermined place where the broadcast communication convergence service apparatus is provided. The broadcast communication convergence service apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content transmitted through the broadcast transmitter includes access information for accessing a communication network of the communication data processor from a user terminal receiving the broadcast. According to claim 1, The broadcast transmission unit for the predetermined place to provide information and / or services through the broadcast communication convergence service device, based on the location, area, structure, etc. of the predetermined place, the predetermined And transmitting the content at a transmission power determined to enable the reception of the content transmitted by the broadcast transmission unit in a venue. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the broadcast communication convergence service device comprises:
Further comprising a multiplexer for multiplexing the production / coded content,
And the multiplexer multiplexes the produced / coded content with respect to a plurality of services and transmits the content to the broadcast transmitter. According to claim 1, Wherein the communication data processing unit for the predetermined place to provide information and / or service through the broadcast communication convergence service device, based on the location, area, structure, etc. of the predetermined place, the predetermined And transmitting the first and / or second data at a transmission power determined to enable reception of data transmitted by the communication data processing unit within a location of the broadcast communication convergence service. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast transmission unit transmits the content by the DMB method,
And the content production / encoding unit produces / encodes content according to a DMB scheme. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication data processing unit transmits and receives data in a Wi-Fi communication method. Inputting information about a service available in a specific place;
Producing the input information as content and encoding the produced content;
Broadcasting the encoded content;
Receiving a communication data request from a user who has received the broadcast;
Transmitting communication data to the user;
Receiving a request of the user corresponding to the communication data; And
And analyzing and processing the request of the user. The method of claim 9, wherein the broadcast communication convergence service is provided.
Multiplexing the encoded content with respect to related services;
And wherein the broadcasting step transmits the multiplexed content. The method of claim 9, wherein in the broadcast transmission step, based on the location, area, and structure of a predetermined place where the broadcast communication convergence service is provided, the transmission power determined to enable the reception of the content within the predetermined place. Broadcast communication convergence service providing method for transmitting the content. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein in the communication data transmission step, the transmission is determined to receive the communication data in the predetermined place, based on the location, area, and structure of a predetermined place where the broadcast communication convergence service is provided. And transmitting the communication data with power. 10. The broadcast communication convergence of claim 9, wherein the broadcast content includes connection information that is accessible from a user terminal receiving the broadcast to a communication network providing a service relating to the specific place within the specific place. How we deliver the service. The method of claim 9, wherein in the broadcasting step, the content is modulated, frequency-converted, and broadcasted according to a DMB scheme. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein in the communication data transmission step, communication data is transmitted in a Wi-Fi manner. Receiving a broadcast regarding the service within a predetermined service area;
Transmitting a message requesting the use of communication data based on the received broadcast;
Receiving communication data corresponding to the transmitted message;
Selecting information and / or services to be used based on the received data; And
And receiving the selected information and / or service. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising inputting user information necessary for using the communication data before transmitting the message requesting the use of the communication data. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein user information is input to use the information and / or service in the information and / or service selection step.

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