KR20120100684A - Method and system for controlling tv and running optional services using mobile smart device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for executing a control service and an additional service of a TV using mobile smart devices and a system thereof are provided to control a channel of the TV by using the mobile smart devices which an application performing a remote control function is installed, thereby replacing the remote control function of the TV. CONSTITUTION: A mobile smart device(100) executes an application performing a remote control function which is controlling a TV. An additional service server(300) receives location information by approving use of the location information of a watching area of the TV which is caused by execution of the application. A broadcast service server(200) transmits information of broadcasters serviced in the watching area and channel information based on the location information to the mobile smart device. The mobile smart device transmits signals controlling channels of the TV based on the information to the TV. [Reference numerals] (10) TV; (100) Mobile smart device with a remote controller socket; (20) Wireless AP; (200) Broadcast service server; (300) Additional service server; (310) Storage server

Description

Method and system for controlling TV and running optional services using mobile smart device}

The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling a TV and executing an additional service using a mobile smart device, and more particularly, when an application that performs a remote controller function is executed, a broadcaster serviced in a viewing area based on location information. Control the TV channel by receiving the information of the broadcaster and the channel information of the broadcaster, and request the information about the additional service that can be executed in the channel through the application to control the TV using a mobile smart device And an additional service execution method and system.

Recently, the broadcasting and telecommunications convergence service is growing rapidly in the field of information and communication technology. Nationally, the government is encouraging broadcasting and telecommunications competitiveness and activating converged services as national tasks and enacting various laws. In this regard, the related market of Internet Protocol Television (hereinafter referred to as IPTV) is rapidly growing and related technologies are being developed.

However, one of the technical problems that are most hindering the growth of the IPTV market is the fact that the remote controller, a medium for exchanging data between the IPTV and the user, is functionally limited.

Due to the relatively slow speed, two-way data communication is not smooth, and unlike a keyboard, a limited number of buttons are very inconvenient to enter characters, making it difficult to use many functions of IPTV. This is a big obstacle in implementing the interactive function, which is a real function of IPTV.

In order to improve this, various types of IPTV remote controllers have been released, but most have merely improved the physical remote controllers. On the other hand, there was a service that supports two-way data communication of IPTV in a form other than a remote control method, which was intended to overcome the limitation of IPTV using a remote control by additionally using a notebook computer in addition to the IPTV. This succeeded in inducing two-way conversation about the contents of TV while watching IPTV, but it was inconvenient to operate by using a separate notebook computer without directly controlling IPTV.

Accordingly, the problem to be solved by the present invention in order to solve the above problems, by using a mobile smart device installed with an application that performs a remote controller function to replace the existing remote controller lacking the function of the broadcast provider information and broadcast providers The present invention provides a method and system for controlling TV and executing an additional service using a mobile smart device that can receive channel information and control a TV channel using a remote control socket installed in the mobile smart device.

In addition, another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a mobile smart device, which can perform a true two-way data communication by executing an additional service on a selected channel using a mobile smart device installed with an application that performs a remote controller function. An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for controlling a TV and executing an additional service.

Problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a TV and executing an additional service using a mobile smart device, the method including controlling a TV using a mobile smart device running an application that performs a remote controller function. A method, comprising: approving use of location information of a viewing area of a television by executing the application; Receiving information of a broadcaster serviced in the viewing area and channel information of the broadcaster based on the location information; And transmitting a signal for controlling the channel of the TV based on the broadcaster's information and the channel information.

In addition, the TV control and additional service execution system using a mobile smart device according to another embodiment of the present invention, a mobile smart device running an application that performs a remote controller function to control the TV; An additional service server receiving the location information by receiving use of the location information of the viewing area of the TV by executing the application; And a broadcast service provider server configured to transmit information of the broadcast service provider and the channel information of the broadcast service provider to the mobile smart device based on the location information to the mobile smart device. A signal for controlling the channel of the TV is transmitted to the TV based on the channel information.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

According to the method and system for controlling TV and executing additional service using a mobile smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, one or more of the following effects exist.

First, the TV remote control function is easily replaced anytime, anywhere by controlling the TV channel using the mobile smart device installed with the application that performs the remote controller function and replacing the remote controller lacking the function. can do.

Second, true interactive data communication can be performed by executing additional services such as purchasing products, downloading multimedia contents, writing viewers' opinions, and executing messengers on selected channels using mobile smart devices equipped with applications that perform remote controller functions. have.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a TV control and additional service execution system using a mobile smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a remote control socket mounted on an external connection terminal of a mobile smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A is a diagram illustrating a front portion of a remote control socket mounted on an external connection terminal of a mobile smart device.
3B is a diagram illustrating a rear portion of a remote control socket mounted on an external connection terminal of a mobile smart device.
4 is a view showing a dock connected to a remote control socket.
5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an execution screen of an application installed in a mobile smart device when the TV control and additional service using the mobile smart device are executed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a TV and executing an additional service using a mobile smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of executing an additional service in FIG. 6.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. It is intended that the disclosure of the present invention be limited only by the terms of the appended claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. It is noted that the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the components, steps, operations, and / Or additions. Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used in a sense that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

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

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a TV control and additional service execution system using a mobile smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile smart device 100 equipped with a remote control socket, a TV 10 controlled by a remote controller function of the mobile smart device 100, and a mobile smart. It comprises a wireless access point 20, a broadcaster server 200, an additional service server 300 and a storage server 310 for controlling the wireless Internet signal of the device 100.

The mobile smart device 100 is a device in which a dedicated application that performs a remote controller function for controlling the TV 10 is installed and executed. The mobile smart device 100 may correspond to a smartphone or a tablet PC having a touch screen function. However, since there may be a limitation in size in order to perform the remote controller function, it will be mainly assumed here as a smartphone.

In order to generate a signal for controlling a channel of the TV 100 by the mobile smart device 100 having a dedicated application that performs a remote controller function, the remote control socket 110 is mounted on an external connection terminal of the mobile smart device 100. This should be illustrated in FIG.

2 is a diagram illustrating a remote control socket mounted on an external connection terminal of a mobile smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a wireless infrared signal is generated by a remote control socket 110 coupled to an external connection terminal of the mobile smart device 100 and transmitted to a signal receiving unit (not shown) of the TV 10. Can be controlled. The structure and connection terminal of the remote control socket 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

3A is a diagram illustrating a front part of a remote control socket mounted on an external connection terminal of a mobile smart device, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a rear part of a remote control socket mounted to an external connection terminal of a mobile smart device.

The upper end of the remote control socket 110 is provided with a coupling part 111 coupled to the external connection terminal of the mobile smart device 100 may be detachably mounted to the mobile smart device 100. A portion of the front part illustrated in FIG. 3A is provided with an infrared signal generator 112 for generating and transmitting a wireless infrared signal controlling the TV 10, and an infrared signal is generated and transmitted to the TV 10. Indicating indicator 113 may be attached. The indicator 113 can be distinguished by turning on only when an infrared signal is generated and turning off in other cases. Also, when an infrared signal is generated due to a different color of light, a blue light is turned on, and in other cases You might want to have the yellow light on.

It can be seen that the data input / output terminal 114 and the power supply terminal 115 are provided at the lower portion of the rear portion illustrated in FIG. 3B. The coupling part 111 may be selectively coupled with four pins among twenty pins of the external connection terminal of the mobile smart device 100, and the four pins are exposed to the outside again as shown in FIG. 3B. The three pins 114 on the left of the four pins may be data input / output terminals, and the one pin 115 on the right may be a power terminal. In some cases, the data input / output terminals and the power supply terminals may be distinguished by changing the number of pins, and a pin number other than four may be selectively coupled among the 20 pins.

The remote control socket 110 may be combined with a separate dock, which will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a view showing a dock connected to a remote control socket.

In FIG. 4, a socket coupling part 121 that is detachable from the remote control socket 110 is provided at an upper end of the dock body 120, and a cable 122 is connected to the dock body 120. At the end of the 122, an external terminal 123 and a power terminal 124 are provided to be connected to an external PC and an external power source.

That is, the remote control socket 110 is connected to the dock body 120 through the power terminal 115 and the data input / output terminal 114, and the power terminal 115 from the external power source when the dock body 120 is connected to an external power source. Through) to charge the mobile smart device 100 and the remote control socket 110. When the dock body 120 is connected to an external PC, data may be transmitted and received between the mobile smart device 100 and the external PC through the data input / output terminal 114.

Since the mobile smart device 100 equipped with the remote control socket 110 must be installed and driven to perform a dedicated application to perform a remote controller function, it must be connected to the outside Internet through the wireless AP 20, and the wireless AP ( 20 may control a wireless internet signal of the mobile smart device 100.

The TV 10 controlled by the remote controller function of the mobile smart device 100 may be a general digital TV or an IPTV. In some cases, a separate set-top box (not shown) is additionally provided to receive a remote control signal. You may.

The broadcaster server 200 is a server that provides broadcast content to the TV 10 or a separate set-top box (not shown), and is mainly a server operated by an IPTV broadcaster or a cable broadcaster.

The broadcaster server 200 may transmit information of a broadcaster that may be serviced in the viewing area of the TV 10 to the mobile smart device 100 based on the location information of the viewing area of the TV 10, and also broadcast. By transmitting the channel information of the operator may play a role of managing the electric program guide (EPG) information of the TV (10). The broadcaster's information and channel information are transmitted to the mobile smart device 100 by a request through a dedicated application executed in the mobile smart device 100.

Then, the mobile smart device 100 transmits a signal for controlling the channel of the TV 10 to the TV 10 based on the broadcaster's information and the channel information. Here, the signal for controlling the channel of the TV 10 includes a signal for selecting, changing, adding, and deleting a channel, a signal for selecting and changing a menu in a program broadcast on the channel, and adjusting the volume of the channel. It may include a signal.

In addition, the broadcast service provider server 200 may include a streaming server (not shown) for streaming broadcast content to the TV 10 or a separate set-top box (not shown), and a separate storage server for storing broadcast content ( Not shown).

The additional service server 300 requests the use of the current location information of the mobile smart device 100 when a dedicated application installed in the mobile smart device 100 is initially executed, and uses the location information from the mobile smart device 100. In the case of approval, it may play a role of providing an additional service using location information.

When the additional service server 300 is requested through the application for the information on the additional service that can be executed in the current channel of the TV 10, and transmits the information on the corresponding additional service to the mobile smart device 100, The mobile smart device 100 may request the additional service server 300 based on the received information about the additional service.

Here, the additional service may refer to a paid free service including purchasing goods exposed in a program broadcast on a current channel, downloading multimedia content such as a movie or drama, writing viewer opinions, and executing a messenger between viewers.

In addition, the additional service server 300 may be provided with a separate storage server 310 may store internal content, member information, content synchronized with the broadcast service provider server 200, and the like.

5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an execution screen of an application installed in a mobile smart device when the TV control and additional service using the mobile smart device are executed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5 (a), as an example of a screen that appears at the beginning of execution of a dedicated application installed in the mobile smart device 100, a channel state when the dedicated application is last executed is displayed at the top of the screen, and is displayed at the bottom of the screen. It can be seen that the INPUT button, MENU button, direction button, ENTER button, volume button, and channel button are displayed.

In FIG. 5B, an execution screen of an additional service that can be executed in the current channel is illustrated. At the top of the screen, the channel information currently being viewed is displayed, and at the bottom of the screen, detailed information of the channel, sales of travel goods at places introduced in the program of the channel, and provision of a game related to the program of the channel may be displayed. .

In FIG. 5C, all channel information is shown in the form of a thumb nail. At the top of the screen, the channel information currently being viewed and the list of broadcasters are displayed, and at the bottom, a list of programs scheduled to be broadcasted on the current channel is displayed by time zone.

The overall channel information currently provided through (a), (b), and (c) shown in FIG. 5 at a glance can be seen at a glance, one channel among several channels is selected, and one program among several programs of the selected channel is selected. You can choose to run additional services. In addition, switching the screen to (a), (b), or (c) on the application may be simply implemented by a touch operation such as pushing sideways.

Now, a method of executing a control and additional service of a TV using the system according to an embodiment of the present invention described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a TV and executing an additional service using a mobile smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of executing an additional service in FIG. 6.

First, referring to FIG. 6, an application that performs a remote controller function is executed on the mobile smart device 100 (S102), and asks whether to approve the use of location information of the current mobile smart device 100. It is seen (S104).

If the user does not approve the use of the location information, the service is terminated. When the user approves the use of the location information, the application requests the information and channel information of the broadcast service provider serving in the current viewing area (S106).

In response to the request, the broadcaster server 200 transmits the broadcaster's information and the broadcaster's channel information to the mobile smart device 100 based on the current location information. The mobile smart device 100 receives the broadcaster's information and the channel information and uploads it to the application (S108).

The mobile smart device 100 transmits a signal for controlling the channel of the TV 10 to the TV 10 based on the information of the broadcaster and the channel information (S110). Here, the signal for controlling the channel of the TV 10 includes a signal for selecting, changing, adding, and deleting a channel, a signal for selecting and changing a menu in a program broadcast on the channel, and adjusting the volume of the channel. It may include a signal. Such a signal is preferably a wireless infrared signal generated by the remote control socket 110 coupled to the external connection terminal of the mobile smart device 100.

The TV 10 or the set-top box (not shown) that receives the control signal from the mobile smart device 100 is controlled by the control signal of the mobile smart device 100, and the mobile smart device 100 simultaneously functions as a remote controller. It is performed (S112).

On the other hand, the mobile smart device 100 equipped with the remote control socket 110 performs the above-described TV control function, and at the same time, the purchase of goods exposed to the program broadcast on the current channel, the download of content, the viewer's opinion, the viewers Additional services, such as running a messenger, may be executed.

Referring to FIG. 7, the execution of the additional service will be described. First, information about the additional service that can be executed in the current channel is requested through the dedicated application (S202).

In response to the request, the additional service server 300 transmits information on the corresponding additional service to the mobile smart device 100, and the mobile smart device 100 receives the uploaded information on the dedicated application (S204). When the mobile smart device 100 requests the additional service server 300 based on the received information about the additional service, the requested additional service is executed (S206).

As a result, data for providing the additional service is transmitted and received between the additional service server 300 and the mobile smart device 100 (S208).

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be appreciated that one embodiment is possible. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the claims.

10: TV 20: wireless AP
100: mobile smart device 200: broadcast provider server
300: additional service server 310: storage server
110: remote control socket 111: coupling portion
112: infrared signal generator 113: indicator light
114: data input / output terminal 115: power supply terminal
120: dock body 121: socket coupling portion
122: cable 123: external terminal
124: power supply terminal

Claims (16)

In the method for controlling the TV using a mobile smart device running an application that performs a remote controller function,
Approving use of the location information of the viewing area of the TV by execution of the application;
Receiving information of a broadcaster serviced in the viewing area and channel information of the broadcaster based on the location information;
And transmitting a signal for controlling the TV channel to the TV based on the information of the broadcaster and the channel information. The method of claim 1,
Prior to the receiving step,
And requesting information of the broadcasting service provider and the channel information on the application serviced in the viewing area, using the mobile smart device. The method of claim 1,
The signal for controlling the channel of the TV,
A signal for selecting, changing, adding, and deleting the channel, a signal for selecting and changing a menu in a program broadcast in the channel, and a signal for adjusting the volume in the channel. How to run control and supplementary services. The method of claim 1,
Requesting, via the application, information about an additional service that can be executed in the channel;
Receiving information about the additional service from the additional service server according to the request;
Requesting an additional service based on the received information about the additional service, and executing the requested additional service, the control of the TV using the mobile smart device and the additional service execution method. The method of claim 4, wherein
The additional service,
The method of controlling and using TV services using a mobile smart device, including the purchase of goods exposed in the program broadcast on the channel, the download of multimedia content, the viewer's opinion writing, the execution of a messenger between viewers. The method of claim 1,
The signal for controlling the channel of the TV,
A method of controlling and supplementary TV using a mobile smart device, which is a wireless infrared signal generated by a remote control socket coupled to an external connection terminal of the mobile smart device. The method according to claim 6,
The remote control socket,
And an indicator light indicating when the wireless infrared signal is generated and transmitted to the TV. The method according to claim 6,
The remote control socket,
The dock is connected to a dock through a power terminal and a data input / output terminal, and when the dock is connected to an external power source, the mobile smart device is charged from the external power source through the power terminal, and the data is connected when the dock is connected to an external PC. Method of controlling and supplementary TV using a mobile smart device to transmit and receive data between the mobile smart device and the external PC through an input and output terminal. A mobile smart device running an application that performs a remote controller function to control a TV;
An additional service server receiving the location information by receiving use of the location information of the viewing area of the TV by executing the application;
And a broadcast provider server configured to transmit the broadcast service provider's information and the channel information of the broadcast service provider to the mobile smart device based on the location information.
The mobile smart device transmits a signal for controlling the channel of the TV based on the information of the broadcaster and the channel information to the TV, TV control and additional service execution system using a mobile smart device. The method of claim 9,
The broadcaster server,
The control and additional service execution system of the TV using a mobile smart device, by transmitting a request through the application running on the mobile smart device, the information of the broadcaster and the channel information to the mobile smart device. The method of claim 9,
The signal for controlling the channel of the TV,
A signal for selecting, changing, adding, and deleting the channel, a signal for selecting and changing a menu in a program broadcast in the channel, and a signal for adjusting the volume in the channel. Control and supplementary service execution system. The method of claim 9,
The additional service server,
When the information about the additional service that can be executed in the channel is requested through the application, the information about the additional service is transmitted to the mobile smart device according to the request,
The mobile smart device requests a supplementary service based on the received information about the supplementary service. The method of claim 12,
The additional service,
System for controlling and supplementary services using a mobile smart device, including the purchase of goods exposed in the program broadcast in the channel, the download of multimedia content, the viewer's opinion writing, the execution of a messenger between viewers. The method of claim 9,
The signal for controlling the channel of the TV,
A system for controlling and supplementary services using a mobile smart device, which is a wireless infrared signal generated by a remote control socket coupled to an external connection terminal of the mobile smart device. 15. The method of claim 14,
The remote control socket,
And a light indicator indicating when the wireless infrared signal is generated and transmitted to the TV. 15. The method of claim 14,
The remote control socket,
The dock is connected to a dock through a power terminal and a data input / output terminal, and when the dock is connected to an external power source, the mobile smart device is charged from the external power source through the power terminal, and the data is connected when the dock is connected to an external PC. A system for controlling and executing additional services using a mobile smart device, which transmits and receives data between the mobile smart device and the external PC through an input / output terminal.

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