KR20130108696A - Personally versatile service system using iptv - Google Patents

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KR20130108696A
KR20130108696A KR1020120030319A KR20120030319A KR20130108696A KR 20130108696 A KR20130108696 A KR 20130108696A KR 1020120030319 A KR1020120030319 A KR 1020120030319A KR 20120030319 A KR20120030319 A KR 20120030319A KR 20130108696 A KR20130108696 A KR 20130108696A
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/25Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication, learning user preferences for recommending movies
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    • H04N21/25891Management of end-user data being end-user preferences
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04NPICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/458Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations

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The present invention relates to a personalized information providing system and an IPTV subscriber terminal included in an IPTV headend system that collects, processes, and provides a viewer with content according to a viewer's broadcast viewing. An EPG information storage unit for storing program information and additional service information supplied from a provider; Receive and store the viewing behavior message information processed by the IGMP JOIN message and the IGMP LEAVE message generated by the viewer's channel / broadcast program selection, change, and interruption from the IPTV subscriber terminal, and store the EPG based on the viewing behavior message information. A collection storage unit for obtaining and storing the viewing behavior classification information with reference to the information storage unit; A condition setting unit for filtering or counting the viewers or the number of viewers who are watching each channel / program, and setting at least one condition among information included in the viewing behavior classification information or viewing behavior message information; The condition setting unit
A viewing information analysis unit extracting processed personalized service information by analyzing contents of viewing behavior classification information or viewing behavior message information stored in the collection storage unit according to a condition; And a viewing information provider for transmitting the personalized service information to a network and an IPTV subscriber station in the form of a personal EPG or popup message and providing the same to the viewer.
Accordingly, the present invention enables the viewer rating investigation according to the viewing behavior in the headend system using the message information of the IGMP JOIN / LEAVE received from the IPTV subscriber terminal, and has the effect of providing the processed personalized information service to the viewer.

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Personalized service providing system through TV transmitted through internet {PERSONALLY VERSATILE SERVICE SYSTEM USING IPTV}

The present invention relates to a content service of IPTV, and more particularly, to a personalized information providing system and an IPTV subscriber included in an IPTV head-end system for collecting and processing a viewing behavior according to a viewer's broadcast viewing, Terminal.

In general, IPTV (IPTV: Internet Protocol Television) receives signals from a program provider (PP), terrestrial wave, cable, and satellite, and transmits various broadcast channels through an IP set-top box (STB) through a headend system and a network. ) And broadcast information and additional information to the viewer through the TV screen connected to the IP set-top box.

Accordingly, the viewer can view various channels / programs, select and stop the TV by the operation of the remote controller, or change the channel / program being watched to another channel / program. At this time, if the channel / program being viewed by the viewer is changed to another channel / program, the IP set-top box generates an IGMP JOIN / LEAVE message in response to the change.

The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) JOIN / LEAVE message generated in the IP set-top box is transmitted to a subscriber switch (eg, switching hub) connected to a plurality of viewer set-top boxes to a multicasting address of a corresponding channel.

Accordingly, the IGMP JOIN / LEAVE message transmitted from the IPTV subscriber terminal can be used to investigate the audience rating of a channel / program viewed by a plurality of viewers.

Store information in the classification information DB, transmit conditions set according to the request of the condition setting module to the viewer rating analysis module, and classify and store EPG information stored in the EPG information DB and the classification information DB according to the request of the rating analysis module. It includes a control module that extracts and provides information.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an IP set-top box for collecting and analyzing IGMP JOIN messages and IGMP LEAVE messages generated by a viewer's channel / Analyzing and managing the viewing behavior at the center, and transmitting the viewing behavior message to the central server, thereby providing a personalized service according to the viewing behavior to viewers subscribed to the personalized service information.

In order to achieve the above object, a personal information service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention analyzes a viewing behavior according to a viewer's broadcasting viewing from an IPTV subscriber terminal and provides processed personalized service information according to viewing behavior to a viewer A personalized service providing system comprising: an EPG information storage unit for storing program information and supplementary service information supplied from a terrestrial / program provider and a contents provider; Receiving and storing the IGMP JOIN message and the viewing behavior message information processed by the IGMP LEAVE message according to the viewer's channel / broadcasting program selection, change, and interruption from the IPTV subscriber terminal, A collection storage unit for acquiring viewing behavior classification information by referring to the information storage unit and further storing the same; A condition setting unit for filtering or counting the number of viewers or viewers watching each channel / program, and setting at least one of conditions included in the viewing behavior classification information or the viewing behavior message information; Analyzing contents of the viewing behavior classification information or the viewing behavior message information stored in the collection storage unit according to the condition set by the condition setting unit and extracting the processed personalized service information; And the network and IPTV in the form of a personal EPG or pop-up message.

It includes a viewing information providing unit for transmitting to the subscriber terminal to provide to the viewer.

The viewing behavior classification information includes a channel name, a program name, a program genre, and performer information.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to investigate the audience rating according to the viewing behavior in the head-end system using the processed viewing behavior message information about the IGMP JOIN / LEAVE received from the IPTV subscriber terminal, To the viewer. That is, there is an effect of providing individual personalized information services processed according to viewing behavior such as channel ranking service, viewing history statistics service, and viewing restriction service to individual viewers.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing personalized service information to viewers so that viewers can determine their own service patterns and receive a preferred channel / program.

1 is a view for explaining a personalized service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an IPTV headend system and a network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an IPTV subscriber station for providing personalized service information to a viewer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A and 4B are diagrams for describing a method of transmitting personalized service information in a personalized service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining a method for receiving personalized service information according to an embodiment of the present invention at an IPTV subscriber terminal including a set-top box and providing it to a viewer.

In order to achieve the above object, a personal information service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention analyzes a viewing behavior according to a viewer's broadcasting viewing from an IPTV subscriber terminal and provides processed personalized service information according to viewing behavior to a viewer A personalized service providing system comprising: an EPG information storage unit for storing program information and supplementary service information supplied from a terrestrial / program provider and a contents provider; Receiving and storing the IGMP JOIN message and the viewing behavior message information processed by the IGMP LEAVE message according to the viewer's channel / broadcasting program selection, change, and interruption from the IPTV subscriber terminal, A collection storage unit for acquiring viewing behavior classification information by referring to the information storage unit and further storing the same; A condition setting unit for filtering or counting the number of viewers or viewers watching each channel / program, and setting at least one of conditions included in the viewing behavior classification information or the viewing behavior message information; Analyzing contents of the viewing behavior classification information or the viewing behavior message information stored in the collection storage unit according to the condition set by the condition setting unit and extracting the processed personalized service information; And the network and IPTV in the form of a personal EPG or pop-up message.

It includes a viewing information providing unit for transmitting to the subscriber terminal to provide to the viewer.

The viewing behavior classification information includes a channel name, a program name, a program genre, and performer information.

In addition, the viewing behavior message information includes a channel group address and time information for viewing a channel / program, a type code for identifying an IGMP JOIN or an IGMP LEAVE message, and viewer identification information (ID).

The viewer identification information may be unique information of a set-top box installed for each subscriber, or may be the unique information of a home, which is identified after the viewer logs in the set-top box by remote control operation and authenticated by the set-top box, . ≪ / RTI >

The personalized service information may be a viewing history statistics service that provides a viewer with a list of channels / programs watched by the viewer, and a channel ranking service in which viewer ratings are highest among channels / programs currently being broadcast.

In addition, the audience information analyzing unit can further refer to the subscriber DB stored only for the personalized service subscribers.

In addition, the condition setting unit may be further set to count the daily viewing time according to a preset time condition for a specific viewer whose channel / program viewing time is limited among the viewer information (ID) of the subscriber DB stored for the personalized service. In this case, the viewing information analyzer analyzes the contents of the classification information or the viewing behavior message information stored in the collection storage unit according to the condition of the condition setting unit to limit the viewing time of a specific viewer. Service information can be extracted.

In addition, the personalized EPG format can be expressed by a user interface (UI) that a viewer can confirm by transmitting a personalized service information to a subscriber terminal by a unicasting method when a viewer requests the personalized service information.

In addition, the pop-up message type can periodically push the personalized service information and send it to the subscriber terminal in a unicasting manner so that the viewer can check the pop-up message.

In addition, the IPTV subscriber terminal for collecting the IPTV viewing behavior according to another embodiment of the present invention and the personalized service through it transmits the viewing behavior of the viewer to the headend system, and analyzes it from the headend system. As an IPTV subscriber terminal providing personalized service information transmitted to a viewer,

Collects and analyzes IGMP JOIN messages generated by viewers 'channel / broadcast program selection and change and IGMP LEAVE messages generated by viewers' interruption of channel / broadcast program, processing them into viewing behavior message information, and packetizing them. System to provide a personalized service of the headend system through a network in a unicast manner.

A viewing behavior message transmission unit for transmitting to the; Acquires viewing behavior classification information by referring to EPG information including program information and supplementary service information based on the viewing behavior message information, and acquires viewing behavior classification information based on one or more of the information included in the viewing behavior classification information or message information, A customized information storage unit for analyzing contents of the information or message information and transmitting the personalized service information processed and received from the personalized service providing system in the form of a personal EPG or a pop-up message; And a personalized information providing unit for providing a viewer with a personal EPG or a pop-up message stored in the personalized information storage unit as a display screen.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting personalized service information in a personalized service providing system, comprising: analyzing a viewing behavior according to a viewer's broadcast viewing in a personalized service providing system, A method for transmitting information, the method comprising: (a) receiving, from an IPTV subscriber terminal, viewing behavior message information processed by an IGMP JOIN message and an IGMP LEAVE message generated according to a viewer's channel / program selection, change, Storing; (b) acquiring and storing viewing behavior classification information by referring to the EPG information storage unit based on the group address information and the time information; (c) filtering or counting the number of viewers or viewers who are watching each channel / program and setting the condition setting unit as one or more of the information included in the viewing behavior classification information or message information; (d) extracting the processed personalized service information by analyzing the contents of the viewing behavior classification information or the message information stored in the collection storage unit according to the condition set by the condition setting unit; And (e) the viewing information provider converts and stores the personalized service information into a compatible format of the headend system, and stores the network and IPTV in the form of a personal EPG or pop-up message.

Transmitting to the subscriber terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing personalized service information in an IPTV subscriber terminal, comprising: transmitting a viewing behavior according to a viewer's broadcast viewing to a head end system; A method of receiving personalized service information at an IPTV subscriber terminal and providing the personalized service information to a viewer, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving an IGMP JOIN message generated by a viewer's channel / Collecting and analyzing the IGMP LEAVE message generated by the interruption of the broadcasting program, packetizing the processed viewing / listening behavior message information, and transmitting it to the head end system through the network in a unicast manner; (b) The personalized information storage unit obtains the viewing behavior classification information by referring to the EPG information including the program information and the supplementary service information based on the viewing behavior message information, and acquires the viewing behavior classification information using one or more of the information included in the viewing behavior classification information or the message information Analyzing contents of the viewing behavior classification information or message information in a condition that the processed personalized service information is transmitted and received from the head end system in the form of a personal EPG or a pop-up message;

And (c) providing the personalized EPG or pop-up message to the viewer on the display screen.

In addition, the IPTV viewing behavior collecting method and the personalized service information providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention include (a) an IGMP JOIN message generated by a viewer's channel / Packetizing processed viewing behavior message information by an IGMP LEAVE message generated by a viewer's channel / broadcast program interruption; (b) storing the EPG information storage unit including program information and supplementary service information; (c) collecting and storing, by the collection and storage unit, viewing behavior message information by the IGMP JOIN message and the IGMP LEAVE message;

(d) acquiring and storing viewing behavior classification information including a channel name, a program name, a program genre, and performer information by referring to the EPG information storage unit; (e) the condition setting unit filtering or counting the viewers or the number of viewers who are watching each channel / program, and setting the at least one condition among the information included in the viewing behavior classification information or the message information; (f) extracting processed personalized service information by analyzing the contents of the viewing behavior classification information or the message information stored in the collection storage unit according to the condition set by the condition setting unit; And (g) the viewing information providing unit storing the personalized service information and providing the viewer in the form of a personal EPG or pop-up message.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, these are merely exemplary and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

100: headend system
110: personalized service delivery system
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112: condition setting unit
113: viewer information analysis unit
114: viewer information provider
115: EPG information storage unit
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As a personalized service providing system that analyzes the viewing behavior according to the viewer's broadcasting viewing from the IPTV subscriber terminal and provides the processed personalized service information according to the viewing behavior to the viewer, a program supplied by terrestrial / program providers and content providers An EPG information storage unit storing information and additional service information;
Receive and store the viewing behavior message information processed by the IGMP JOIN message and the IGMP LEAVE message generated by the viewer's channel / broadcast program selection, change, and interruption from the IPTV subscriber terminal, and store the EPG based on the viewing behavior message information. A collection storage unit for obtaining and storing the viewing behavior classification information with reference to the information storage unit;
A condition setting unit that filters or counts the viewers or the number of viewers who are watching each channel / program, and sets at least one condition among information included in the viewing behavior classification information or viewing behavior message information;
A viewing information analysis unit extracting processed personalized service information by analyzing contents of viewing behavior classification information or viewing behavior message information stored in the collection storage unit according to a condition set by the condition setting unit; And a viewing information providing unit for transmitting the personalized service information to a network and an IPTV subscriber terminal in the form of a personal EPG or a pop-up message to a viewer and providing the viewer with the personalized service.
The system of claim 1, wherein the viewing behavior classification information includes a channel name, a program name, a program genre, and performer information. The method of claim 1, wherein the viewing behavior message information includes a channel group address and time information for viewing a channel / program, a type code for identifying an IGMP JOIN or an IGMP LEAVE message, and a viewer identification information ID. IPTV viewing behavior collection and personalized service providing system through it. The system of claim 3, wherein the viewer identification information is unique information of a set-top box installed in a home. The method of claim 3, wherein the viewer identification information includes both unique information of a household and unique information of an individual within a household, which are identified after the viewer logs in to the set-top box by remote control operation and authenticates the set-top box. IPTV viewing behavior collection and personalized service providing system. The IPTV of claim 1, wherein the personalized service information is a viewing history statistics service that provides a viewer with a list of channels / programs he / she watches.
Collection of city hall behavior and personalized service provision system through it.
The method of claim 1, wherein the personalized service information is a channel ranking service in order of highest ratings among channels / programs currently being broadcasted.
Collecting behavior of IPTV viewing and personalized service provision system through it.
The system of claim 1, wherein the viewing information analyzer further refers to a stored subscriber DB only for the personalized service subscriber. The method of claim 1, wherein the condition setting unit is configured to count a daily viewing time according to a preset time condition for a specific viewer whose channel / program viewing time is limited among viewer information (IDs) stored in a subscriber DB only for a personalized service. IPTV viewing behavior collection and personalized service providing system characterized in that further set. The personalized information service of claim 9, wherein the viewing information analysis unit analyzes the contents of the classification information or the viewing behavior message information stored in the collection storage unit according to the condition of the condition setting unit to limit the daily viewing time of a specific viewer. IPTV viewing behavior collection and personalized service providing system characterized in that it extracts the information viewing service restriction.

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