KR20130046511A - Method and apparatus for providing video contents service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A video service providing method and a video service providing device thereof are provided to maximize the convenience of video watching by extracting a list from a web server and providing the list to a display device. CONSTITUTION: A video server providing device(50) extracts a first list of a video provided by a web server(30) by analyzing a webpage received from the web server and selects a second list of a video provided to a display device(60) based on the first list. The video server providing device receives each video of a second list from the web server and stores the same. The video server providing device generates a video service page to provide a video service to the display device. [Reference numerals] (10) DHCP server; (20) DNS server; (30) Web server; (50) Video service providing device; (60) Display device; (S10) Transmit the video from the second list and related information; (S11) Store in DB; (S12) Generate a video service page in XML form; (S13) Request authentication; (S14) Transmit an authentication key from the web server; (S15) Transmit the video service page to be the same as the URL of the web server; (S5) Request the transmission of a web page; (S6) Transmit the web page; (S7) Generate a first list by extracting video lists; (S8) Select a second list based on the order of play frequency, popularity, the number of recommendation, date posted on the web server; (S9) Request the transmission of the video from the second list and related information

Description

Method of providing video service and apparatus for providing video service {Method and apparatus for providing video contents service}

The disclosed technology relates to a video service providing method and a video service providing apparatus, and more particularly, to extract a list from a web server providing a video, and then provide a video service for selecting and providing a list to a display device as necessary. It relates to a method and a video service providing apparatus.

Recently, users who consume a variety of online contents have a strong desire to create a new culture while at the same time strongly pursuing their individuality. Therefore, they use a variety of means to express themselves online, such as the avatar (Avatar) and mini-hompy provided in a web portal site, such as this example.

Recently, UCC (User Created Content), which is a kind of video service, which means user-generated content, has emerged as the main content online, and means content produced by users with professional knowledge, which is an evolution of UCC. Producing Created Content (PCC) is also growing.

As a result, there are a growing number of service providers who want to provide video services in various ways, but until now, a method of providing a search method of the same type or updating a list by date in a simple manner is being used.

[Related Technical Literature]

1. Document conversion system and document conversion method using synchronization of structured documents (Patent Application No. 10-2005-0068377)

2. Method of modifying the contents of the web page and its system, computer program product (Patent Application No. 10-2000-0003971)

The technical problem to be solved by the disclosed technology is to extract a list from a web server that provides a video, and then select a list as necessary and provide the list to a display device, thereby providing a video service for maximizing user's convenience of viewing and selecting a video. And to provide a video service providing apparatus.

In addition, another technical problem of the present invention is to select a list from an HTML-formatted page, and then provide a video service page in a standard text format XML designed to be transmitted to a structured document on the web, and at the same time provide a web. Video service providing method and video service providing device that can provide a mediated list of video lists based on social, economic, historical background and personal preferences while maintaining a direct connection between web server and display device by providing URL of server It is to provide.

A first aspect of the disclosed technology to achieve the technical problem, in the method for providing a video received from a web server for providing a video service to the display device to provide a video service from the web server A first step of receiving a web page; The web page is analyzed to extract a list of videos provided by the web server (hereinafter referred to as a first list), and a list of videos provided to the display device based on the first list (hereinafter referred to as a second list). Selecting a second step; Receiving a video of the second list from the web server, extracting relevant information of each of the video of the second list from the web page, and storing the video in the DB according to a predetermined format; And generating a video service page based on each video included in the second list stored in the DB, related information thereof, and the second list, and providing a video service to the display apparatus. It provides a video service providing method.

A second aspect of the disclosed technology to achieve the technical problem, in the device for receiving a video from a web server providing a video service for providing the received video to a display device, the video service from the web server A web page analysis unit configured to receive a web page, and to analyze the web page and extract a list of videos provided by the web server (hereinafter, referred to as a first list); A moving image selection unit for selecting a list of moving images (hereinafter referred to as a second list) to be provided to the display device based on the first list; A DB for storing the video information of the second list from the web server and then storing information related to each video included in the second list in a predetermined format when extracted from the received web page; And a page generation unit configured to provide a video service page to the display apparatus by generating a video service page based on each video included in the second list stored in the DB, related information thereof, and the second list. Provide the device.

A third aspect of the disclosed technology to achieve the technical problem, in the method for receiving a video from a web server providing a video service to provide the received video to IPTV (IP Television), the video from the web server Receiving a web page in an HTML format related to a service; Analyzing the web page in the HTML format to extract a list of videos provided by the web server, the frequency of play, popularity, number of recommendations, number of replies of each video in the list, and the date the video is placed on the web server Selecting N (N is a natural number) recommendation video list based on at least one criterion selected from the list; Receiving the recommended video list from the web server, extracting relevant information of each video included in the recommended video list from the received web page in HTML format, and storing the recommended video list in a DB in a predetermined Extensible Markup Language (XML) format; ; And providing a video to the IPTV by generating a video service page in XML format from the data stored in the DB.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a video service providing method and a video service providing apparatus extract a list from a web server that provides a video, and then select a list as necessary and provide the list to a display device, thereby providing convenience for user's viewing of a video. Provides the effect that can be maximized.

In addition, the video service providing method and the video service providing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, after selecting the list from the HTML-formatted page, the XML is a standardized text format designed to be transmitted as a structured document on the web By providing the video service page and providing the URL of the web server that provides the list, it maintains the direct connection between the web server and the display device, and selects the video list based on social, economic, historical background, and personal preferences. Provides a mediatable effect.

1 is a diagram illustrating an entire system for explaining a video service providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a video service providing apparatus of FIG. 1.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a video service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the disclosed technology is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, and thus, the scope of the disclosed technology should be understood to include equivalents for realizing the technical idea.

1 is a diagram illustrating an entire system for explaining a video service providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the video service providing apparatus 50 of FIG. 1. 1 and 2, the configuration of the video service providing apparatus 50 will be described below.

The video service providing apparatus 50 includes a transceiver 51, a controller 52, and a database 58 (hereinafter, DB).

The transceiver 51 performs signal and data transmission and reception with the DHCP server 10, the DNS server 20, the web server 30, and the display device 60 through the communication network 40.

Here, the communication network 40 is a communication network which is a high-speed network of a large communication network capable of large-capacity, long-distance voice and data services, and may be a next-generation wired and wireless network for providing an Internet or high-speed multimedia service. When the communication network 40 is a mobile communication network, it may be a synchronous mobile communication network or an asynchronous mobile communication network. As an embodiment of the asynchronous mobile communication network, a WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) communication network is exemplified. In this case, although not shown in the drawing, the mobile communication network 700 may include an RNC (Radio Network Controller). Meanwhile, although the WCDMA network is exemplified, it may be a next generation communication network such as a 3G LTE network or a 4G network, or an IP network based on other IP. The communication network 40 transfers signals and data between the DHCP server 10, the DNS server 20, the web server 30, the video service providing device 50, the display device 60, and other systems. Do it.

In addition, the display device 60 is preferably set to IPTV (IP Television). However, the display device 60 is not limited thereto, and is a broad concept including a wired terminal or a wireless terminal, and includes a personal computer (PC), an Internet protocol television, a notebook-sized personal computer, and a PDA. (Personal Digital Assistant), Smartphone, International Mobile Telecommunication 2000 (IMT-2000) Phone, Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) Phone, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Phone, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) Phone, UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service) phone, MBS (Mobile Broadband System) phone, and the like, different terminals, the server and system including the content providing server 400 to transmit and receive data for voice and video Function can be provided.

The controller 52 includes a DHCP / DNS server module 53, a web page analyzer 54, a video selector 55, a page generator 56, and an authentication performer 57.

In this specification, a module may mean a functional and structural combination of hardware for carrying out the technical idea of the present invention and software for driving the hardware. For example, the module may mean a logical unit of a predetermined code and a hardware resource for performing the predetermined code, and means a physically connected code or does not necessarily mean one kind of hardware. It can be easily inferred by the average expert in the art.

The DHCP / DNS server module 53 transmits a DHCP request to a DHCP server (Dynamic Host Configuration protocol Server: 10) through the communication network 40, thereby providing the IP of the web server 30 from the DHCP server 10. The transceiver 51 is controlled to receive an IP address allocation. The DHCP / DNS server module 53 transmits a DNS request including a IP address of the web server 30 to a DNS server (Domain Name Service Server) 20 through the communication network 40, thereby providing a web server ( The transceiver 51 is controlled to receive a DNS response including the domain name of 30).

The web page analyzer 54 accesses and transmits a web page transmission request for providing a video service by accessing the web server 30 for providing a video service through the domain name of the web server 30. ). Here, the web page providing the video service is provided in the HTML format. The web page also contains thumbnail-format images of the video. The web page analyzer 54 controls the transceiver 51 to receive a web page in HTML format that provides a video service through the communication network 40, and then includes the elements and tags of the web page in HTML format. Analyze the structure based on tags, attributes, and arguments.

The video selecting unit 55 generates a first list by extracting a video list inside the web page in HTML format. Here, the video selecting unit 55 may include a thumbnail type image to generate a first list. Thereafter, the video selecting unit 55 generates a second list which is a list of videos to be provided to the display device 60 among the first lists. Here, the video selecting unit 55 may include a thumbnail-type image to generate a second list. In this case, the second list may have a quantitated number of parameters such as play frequency, popularity, number of recommendations, number of replies, and the date order (the latest order) of each video included in the web server 30 as parameters. The cumulative integrated value is selected based on a threshold or more.

The page generator 56 includes an XML generation module 56a and a DNS generation module 56b. The XML generation module 56a controls the transceiver 51 to receive the video of the second list by requesting the web server 50 through the communication network 40 for the video of the selected second list. In addition, the XML generation module 56a extracts the relevant information of each of the videos of the second list from the web page received from the web server 50. The XML generation module 56a stores the received second video and related information of each video in the DB 58.

Meanwhile, when the XML generation module 56a is blocked from accessing the web server 30 through the communication network 40, the XML generation module 56a includes a video recorded in an external storage device including a USB memory, an optical storage medium, and an external HDD, and the corresponding external storage device. The information related to the video contained in may be replaced by storing in the DB 58 according to a predetermined format. The XML generation module 56a generates a video service page in XML format from the second list stored in the DB 58, the video included in the second list, and related information of each video.

When the DNS generation module 56b transmits the video service page of the XML format to the display device 60, the DNS generation module 56b sets the same URL as the web page of the HTML format received from the web server 30 to transmit the video service page of the XML format. The transceiver 51 is controlled to do so.

The authentication performer 57 controls the transceiver 51 to transmit an authentication request to the display device 60 before transmitting the video service page in XML format through the communication network 40. Accordingly, the authentication performing unit 57 receives the authentication key obtained by the display apparatus 60 from the web server 30 through the communication network 40, thereby completing the authentication of the video service providing apparatus 50.

The DB 58 includes a video storing unit 58a and an XML storing unit 58b. In addition, in the present specification, the DB 58 may refer to a functional structural combination of software and hardware that stores information corresponding to each database. The DB 58 may be implemented as at least one table, and may further include a separate Database Management System (DBMS) for searching, storing, and managing information stored in the database. In addition, it may be implemented in various ways, such as a linked-list, a tree, a relational database, and includes all data storage media and data structures capable of storing information corresponding to the database.

The video storage unit 58a stores the second list of videos received from the web server 30 and related information of each video under the control of the XML generation module 56a, and is stored in the video storage unit 58a. If the storage capacity is exceeded due to the increase of the video, the pre-stored video is deleted by a predetermined algorithm. The XML storage 58b stores a video service page in XML format generated by the XML generation module 56a.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a video service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3, the video service providing apparatus 50 transmits a DHCP request (DHCP request) to the DHCP server 10 through the communication network 40 (S1), and the web server from the DHCP server 10. The IP address allocation of 30 is returned (S2).

After the step S2, the video service providing apparatus 50 includes a DNS request including the IP address of the web server 30 received in step S2 to the DNS server 20 through the communication network 40. By transmitting (S3), a DNS response including a domain name of the web server 30 is returned (S4).

After step S4, the video service providing apparatus 50 accesses a web server 30 that provides a video service through the domain name of the web server 30 received in step S4 through the communication network 40. ) To transmit a web page transmission request for providing a video service (S5). Here, the web page providing the video service is provided in HTML format. The web page also includes an image of a thumbnail format for the video.

Accordingly, after the video service providing apparatus 50 receives a web page in HTML format that provides a video service through the communication network 40 (S6), elements of the web page in HTML format and tags are provided. The first list is generated by analyzing the structure based on the attributes, the attributes, and the variables, and extracting the list of videos in the web page (S7). Here, the first list may be generated by including the thumbnail type image.

Subsequently, the video service providing apparatus 50 generates a second list, which is a list of video to be provided to the display device 60, from the first list generated in step S7 (S8). Here, the second list may be generated by including the thumbnail type image.

In this case, the second list is a quantified number of parameters such as the frequency, popularity, recommendation, and number of replies of each video included in the first list, and the date order (the latest order) in which each video is placed on the web server 30. Is selected based on the accumulated integrated value being above a preset threshold.

After step S8, the video service providing apparatus 50 requests the web server 50 for the video of the second list selected in step S8 to the web server 50 through the communication network 40 (S9), thereby providing the video of the second list. It is returned (S10).

After step S10, the video service providing apparatus 50 extracts the relevant information of each of the videos of the second list from the web page received from the web server 50, and then receives the videos of the second list received in step S10. And store in the DB 58 (S11).

Meanwhile, when the access to the web server 30 is blocked through the communication network 40, the video service providing device 50 includes a video recorded in an external storage device including a USB memory, an optical storage medium, and an external HDD, and corresponding external storage. The information related to the video contained in the device may be replaced by storing the information in the DB 58 according to a predetermined format.

After step S11, the video service providing apparatus 50 performs a video service page in XML format from the second list stored in the DB 58, the video included in the second list, and related information of each video in step S11. It generates (S12).

After operation S12, the video service providing apparatus 50 transmits an authentication request to the display apparatus 60 through the communication network 40 in operation S13.

Accordingly, the display apparatus 60 transmits the authentication key obtained from the web server 30 to the video service providing apparatus 50 through the communication network 40 (S14).

The video service providing apparatus 50 receiving the authentication key transmits the video service page in XML format to the same URL as the web page in HTML format received in step S6 (S15).

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) .

In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that computer readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

As described above, the specification and the drawings have been described with respect to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, although specific terms are used, it is only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and to help the understanding of the invention. It is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

10: DHCP server 20: DNS server
30: web server 40: communication network
50: video service providing device 51: transceiver
52: control unit 53: DHCP / DNS server module
54: web page analysis section 55: video selection section
56: page generator 56a: XML generation module
56b: DNS generation module 57: authentication unit
58: DB 58a: Video Storage
58b: XML storage 60: display device

Claims (11)

In the method for receiving a video from a web server providing a video service to provide the received video to a display device,
A first step of receiving a web page providing a video service from the web server;
The web page is analyzed to extract a list of videos provided by the web server (hereinafter referred to as a first list), and a list of videos provided to the display device based on the first list (hereinafter referred to as a second list). Selecting a second step;
Receiving a video of the second list from the web server, extracting relevant information of each of the video of the second list from the web page, and storing the video in the DB according to a predetermined format; And
And a fourth step of providing a video service to the display apparatus by generating a video service page based on each video included in the second list stored in the DB, related information thereof, and the second list. How to provide video service. The method of claim 1, wherein the third step,
A video service providing method comprising: extracting from a related information of a video recorded in an external storage device including a USB memory, an optical storage medium, and an external HDD and a video recorded in the external storage device, and storing the same according to the predetermined format. The method as claimed in claim 1,
And providing a uniform resource locator (URL) of the video service page in the same manner as the URL of the web server. In the device for receiving a video from a web server providing a video service to provide the received video to the display device,
A web page analyzing unit configured to receive a web page providing the video service from the web server, analyze the web page, and extract a list (hereinafter referred to as a first list) of the video provided by the web server;
A moving image selection unit for selecting a list of moving images (hereinafter referred to as a second list) to be provided to the display device based on the first list;
A DB for storing the video information of the second list from the web server and then storing information related to each video included in the second list in a predetermined format when extracted from the received web page; And
Each video included in the second list stored in the DB and related information thereof. And a page generator for generating a video service page based on the second list to provide a video service to the display apparatus. The method of claim 4, wherein the video selection unit,
In generating the first list and the second list, a thumbnail-type image representing a video of the first list and the second list is included and generated, respectively.
The page generation unit,
Also in the case of generating the video service page, the video service providing apparatus, characterized in that generated by including a thumbnail-type image representing the video of the second list. The method of claim 5, wherein the video selection unit
When selecting the second list, the frequency, popularity, recommendation, and number of replies of each video included in the first list, and the date in which the videos of the first list are included in the web server 30 in the latest order. The apparatus for providing a video service according to claim 1, wherein the integrated value in which the numerical value quantified as a parameter is accumulated is greater than or equal to a preset threshold. The method of claim 4, wherein the page generation unit,
An XML generation module generating the video service page in the XML format; And
And a domain name system (DNS) generation module for setting and providing the same URL as the web page when transmitting the video service page in the XML format generated by the XML generation module. The method of claim 4, wherein the DB,
A video storage unit which stores the video of the second list and related information of each video; And an XML (Extensible Markup Language) storage unit for storing the video service page converted into XML format.
The video service providing apparatus for deleting the pre-stored video by a predetermined algorithm when the storage capacity is exceeded by the increase of the video stored in the video storage unit. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the video providing device comprises:
An apparatus for providing a video service further comprising an authentication performing unit configured to authenticate the display device. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the video providing apparatus
Receives an IP address allocation of the web server by sending a DHCP request to a DHCP server.
The video further includes a DHCP / DNS server module for receiving a DNS response including a domain name of the web server by transmitting a DNS request including the IP address of the web server to the DNS server. Service provision device. In the method for receiving a video from a web server providing a video service to provide the received video to IPTV (IP Television),
Receiving a web page in HTML format related to the video service from the web server;
The web page in the HTML format is analyzed to extract a list of videos provided by the web server, and the play frequency, popularity, recommendation number, and replies of each video in the list are in the order of the date when the video is placed on the web server. Selecting N (N is a natural number) recommendation video list based on at least one selected criterion;
Receiving the recommended video list from the web server, extracting relevant information of each video included in the recommended video list from the received web page in HTML format, and storing the recommended video list in a DB in a predetermined Extensible Markup Language (XML) format; ; And
Generating a video service page in XML format from the data stored in the DB and providing a video to the IPTV.

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