KR20160029625A - Method and server for providing contents service - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a method and a server for providing a content service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a server for providing a content service comprises: a content identification unit for identifying content based on one or more among file names and meta data of content which a user has; a meta data processing unit for updating the meta data of the identified content; a content classification unit for classifying the identified content based on specific data among the updated meta data; and a content provision unit for providing information on content which the user does not have to a user terminal based on the specific data within the classification result.

Description

METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS SERVICE < RTI ID = 0.0 >

The present invention relates to a technique for providing a content service.

Conventional TV services have regarded user content that the user has photographed / recorded or downloaded as an element that interferes with the consumption of business contents, and has been treated as an insignificant factor such as excluding the service usage history and contents recommendation algorithm.

However, the consumption of photos (images), music, videos, etc. is gradually increasing mainly based on user contents, and the usage rate of specialized services for user content management and consumption also increases, It is very big and important.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a method of repositioning user contents at a level equivalent to the provider contents and providing the contents as an integrated content utilization service.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a service for reusing user contents at a level equal to that of business contents and providing an integrated service.

In order to achieve the above object, a server for providing a content service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a content identification unit for identifying the content based on at least one of a file name and metadata of a content held by a user, A content classifying unit for classifying the identified content based on the specific data among the updated metadata; and a classifying unit for classifying the identified user, based on the specific data, And a content providing unit for providing the user terminal with information on unreported content that the user terminal does not possess.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of providing a content service by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) identifying the content based on at least one of a file name and metadata of a content held by a user (b) updating the metadata of the identified content; (c) classifying the identified content based on the specific data among the updated metadata; and (d) And providing information on unreleased contents not owned by the user to the user terminal based on the specific data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a content service by connecting a user terminal to a server, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving reference metadata related to a user- (B) updating data in the metadata of the content held by the user based on the reference metadata if there is data erroneously written or data not yet stored in the metadata, and (c) And receiving information on at least one of an unrecorded content and a high-resolution content not owned by a user from the server, wherein the unrecorded content includes a content held by the user based on specific data among the updated metadata, As a result of classification, contents that do not exist within the criterion of the specific data And wherein the high-resolution content is characterized by including the content having a higher resolution than the resolution of the content the user has.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, content consumption service can be promoted by integrating user content and provider content.

In addition, users' usage history, patterns, preferences, etc. can be accurately grasped through user content management.

In addition, it is possible to provide content recommendation and convenience functions with high satisfaction to users.

It should be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects and include all effects that can be deduced from the detailed description of the present invention or the composition of the invention described in the claims.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing content services according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a configuration of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a content service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a content service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view illustrating a screen of a content service according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram showing an update of a file name and metadata according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "indirectly connected" .

Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements, not excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

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

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing content services according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The system 100 for providing content services according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a user terminal 110 and a content service providing server 120.

The user terminal 110 may input or modify the file name or metadata of the contents held by the user and may store external storage connected via the interface of the user terminal 110 and the interface (for example, a USB port) (For example, a USB memory, an external hard disk, or the like), a user-terminal-stored content stored in a storage (for example, a domestic desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a mobile, a cloud, May be uploaded to a storage of a content service providing server 120 and a storage connected to the service server 120 via a network such as a cloud to transmit the content according to an embodiment of the present invention, Services are available.

Here, 'content owned by the user' may include one or more of downloading from the Internet, a broadcasting company, a content provider, or the like, a video file, a music file, and a text file, which are directly produced and edited by the user, And the like.

The 'upload' is a function of transmitting at least one of a content file, a file name, and metadata of a user to a storage connected to the service server 120 or the service server via a network, And a meaning that the service server 120 acquires information (file name, metadata, and the like) about content held by the user stored in an external storage connected to the user terminal 110.

The 'content service' according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a service for enhancing the accuracy of metadata of a content held by a user and providing (non-recommended) content or a high-resolution content that the user does not possess .

To this end, the service server 120 corrects the erroneous data of the metadata of the content held by the user based on the reference meta data of the content or inserts the unrecorded data, The accuracy of the metadata can be increased.

Here, the 'reference metadata' of the content may be set by a service provider providing the content service.

In addition, the service server 120 classifies contents held by the user on the basis of specific data (for example, a series name) of the metadata based on the metadata of the contents held by the user whose accuracy has been improved by the above method, It is possible to provide a higher resolution content than the content that the user does not hold (for example, the content of the particular series in the series) or the content that the user holds.

For reference, the user terminal 110 transmits information (for example, file name or meta data) of the content held by the user to the service server 120, receives the reference metadata from the service server 120, The metadata of the content may be updated by the user terminal 110 by itself.

Hereinafter, a content service provided by the service server 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a configuration of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The service server 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a content identification unit 121, a reference metadata storage unit 122, a metadata processing unit 123, a content classification unit 124, ).

The contents identification unit 121 may be connected to an external storage device (for example, a USB memory, a personal computer, or the like) connected through a storage of the user terminal 110, an interface (for example, Content stored by a user stored in a storage (for example, a home desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a mobile, a cloud, etc.) connected to the user terminal 110 via a network, , Identifies the content based on at least one of a file name and metadata of a content held by a user uploaded to a storage (for example, a cloud, etc.) connected to the service server 120 via a network, And can be provided to the processing unit 123.

Hereinafter, the 'content held by the user' is referred to as 'user content'.

In this case, the content identification unit 121 refers to the file name or the meta data to identify the corresponding content (e.g., content) Can be identified.

For example, if the file name includes a movie title "Transformer" and the movie title stored in the metadata is "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon", the user content identification unit 110 identifies the corresponding user content as " Transformer 3 '.

If the file name and the metadata are different from each other, the user content identification unit 110 may prioritize the metadata to identify the user content based on the metadata.

Of course, it is also possible to prioritize the file name to identify the user content based on the file name.

In addition, when the content is a sound source when the user content is 'identified', the content identification unit 121 extracts the name of the music, the production team (singer, composer, lyricist, feat etc.) of the sound source, , The identification information such as the track number of the sound source, the sound quality (bit rate), and the final listening time can be extracted from the album.

If the content is a moving picture such as a movie or a drama, the content identification unit 121 analyzes the file name and records the title, production year (broadcasting date), original file format and compression format, file compression format, File extension, and the like, and information such as a title, a genre, a resolution, a final listening time, a production staff, a cast, a series (series) can be extracted from the metadata.

For this, the content identification unit 121 may analyze the file name based on a predetermined file name format.

As an example of the file name format, 'title, production year (broadcast date), original file format and compression format, file compression format, sound format, volume No and file extension' can be used.

For example, in a file name such as 'Transformers3.2011.DVDRip.Xvid.AC3.CD1.avi', the title is Transformers3, the production year is 2011, the original file format is DVDRip, the compression format is Xvid, AC3, volume No is CD1, and file extension is avi.

The content identification unit 121 can extract various information including the title from the file name of the user content based on the format, and identify the corresponding user content.

If the format of the file name differs from the reference format as a result of the analysis of the file name, the content identification unit 121 may consistently change the file name according to the reference format. In this case, It is possible to unify the displayed title (for example, the entertainment program "infinite challenge" is denoted as "martial art") to one reference title ('infinite challenge' in this example).

Hereinafter, a case of a moving picture such as a movie or a drama will be described as an embodiment of user contents.

Meanwhile, the reference metadata storage unit 122 may store reference metadata for each user content.

Here, 'reference meta data' is metadata that can be used as a reference for updating metadata of user contents, and can be provided by a provider providing a content service according to an embodiment of the present invention. And high accuracy can be maintained through monitoring by administrators or users.

Hereinafter, the content in which the reference metadata is constructed by the business entity is referred to as " reference content ".

For reference, the storage location of the reference metadata may be included in the service server 120 or may be a separate repository (e.g., cloud) connected to the service server 120 via a network.

On the other hand, when the user content is identified from the content identification unit 121, the metadata processing unit 123 can update the metadata of the user content.

Here, 'update metadata' is a method of comparing the metadata of the reference content with the metadata of the user content, inserting various data not yet filled in the meta data of the user content, or erroneously displaying the erroneously marked data (for example, A case where an input is made but a typo occurs) may be retrieved and corrected.

To this end, the metadata processing unit 123 can search for each user content identified by the content identification unit 121 and a content whose titles match each other among the reference contents in which the reference metadata is already constructed.

At this time, one reference content whose titles coincide with each other may be searched, or a plurality of candidate reference contents may be searched.

If a plurality of candidate reference contents are searched, the metadata processing unit 123 may finally select a content having a large number of pieces of candidate reference contents matching the metadata of the user contents.

Also, the metadata processing unit 123 may provide the user terminal 110 with update data information that can compare the pre-update data with the post-update data for the user content in which the metadata is updated.

On the other hand, the content classification unit 124 may classify the user content into specific criteria based on the updated metadata (including modified or added data as well as existing data that has not been modified).

For example, there are a plurality of categories (TV, Move, and Show), genres (action, comic, drama, documentary, etc.) / ≪ / RTI > episodes). ≪ / RTI >

For this, the content classification unit 124 may provide a user interface to the user terminal 110, which can set a specific criterion for classifying the user content when uploading the user content to the service server 120.

For reference, when the viewing history (the last viewing time in the metadata) is reflected in classifying the user content, the content classifying unit 124 further subdivides the content viewed within a specific period (for example, a week) .

Of course, it is also possible to first classify the content in the opposite direction, that is, the content viewed within a specific period (for example, a week), and further classify the content based on at least one of category, genre, crew, cast, and series.

On the other hand, the content providing unit 125 can provide various content services based on the updated metadata of each user content, in the result that the content classification unit 124 classifies the user contents into specific criteria.

In one embodiment, when the user holds only a portion of the series, the content providing unit 125 provides information of the missing content to the user terminal 110, The user terminal 110 can provide the content of the corresponding content to the user terminal 110.

In another embodiment, when the content held by the user is low-resolution and the same content of high resolution exists among the available content, the content providing unit 125 may provide information on the high-definition content to the user terminal 110 .

Thereafter, when a request for providing the corresponding high-resolution content is received from the user terminal 110, the content providing unit 125 may provide the corresponding high-resolution content to the user terminal 110.

Here, the content of the missing content provided by the content providing unit 125 to the user terminal 110 or the high-resolution content may be a content that is uploaded to the service server 120 by another user using the content service according to the embodiment of the present invention Content, or may be content that is provided by a service provider providing the content service.

If the content held by the user is provided to another user, the service server 120 may provide a predetermined compensation to the user having the content. For this purpose, the service server 120 may provide a compensation payment unit (not shown) As shown in FIG.

For reference, the service server 120 integrates contents stored in various user terminals 110 such as a set-top box and a mobile communication terminal connected to the network, and integrally manages the usage history of contents using each user terminal, It is possible to precisely grasp patterns, preferences, and the like and recommend highly satisfied contents.

To this end, the service server 120 may further include an integrated history management unit (not shown) for performing the above operation.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a content service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 can be performed by the service server 120 shown in FIG. 2. Hereinafter, the service server 120 mainly serves as a flow chart of FIG.

For reference, the reference content (reference metadata) has already been established by a provider providing a content service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the service server 120 identifies each user content based on at least one of a file name and metadata of uploaded user contents from the user terminal 110 (S301).

After step S301, the service server 120 searches for each user content identified in step S301 and a content whose titles match each other among the reference contents in which the reference metadata is already constructed, and based on the reference metadata, The metadata is updated such as correcting the received data of the metadata of the user content or inputting the uninitialized data (S302).

After S302, the service server 120 classifies the user contents based on the specific data among the updated metadata (S303).

For reference, the 'updated metadata' may include not only modified or newly input data but also existing metadata that has not been modified.

At this time, the service server 120 stores the category (TV, Move, Show, etc.), genre (action, comedy, drama, (Composed of a plurality of episodes / episodes).

After the step S303, if there is an unreported content that the user does not hold on the basis of the specific data in the result classified in the step S303, or if there is a higher-resolution content than the content held by the user, To the user terminal 110 (S304).

After receiving the request for providing the unheard-of-content or the high-resolution content from the user terminal 110 in step S304, the service server 120 provides the content to the user terminal 110 in step S305.

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a content service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a result of the user terminal 110 uploading user contents to the service server 110, and the user contents are classified into categories such as TV, Movie, and Show.

To this end, the service server 100 may provide a user interface to the user terminal 110, which can set the user contents to be uploaded or how to classify uploaded user contents

4, the categories of the user contents may be classified according to categories such as TV, Movie, and Show, and further classified into genres such as Movie / Action, Comic, Fear, Melody, etc. Further, It may be classified by series in the result sorted by each genre.

5 is a view illustrating a screen of a content service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a result of classification into 'TV (category) / drama (genre) / game of the throne (title) / season 4 (series)' based on metadata of user contents uploaded to the service server 120, And provides the contents information of the missing portion of the contents of the held series.

In FIG. 5, the contents of the series held by the user are EP 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and EP 3 is missing.

As shown in FIG. 5, the content information of the missed caller is provided to the user terminal 110. When the service server 120 receives a request from the user terminal 110, the service server 120 uses (streams or downloads) And may provide the user interface to the user terminal 110.

In addition, when the user content uploaded to the service server 120 is low-resolution and the same content having high resolution among the content that can be provided by the service server 120 exists, the service server 120 transmits information about the high- 5 to the user terminal 110 as shown in FIG.

6 is a diagram showing an update of a file name and metadata according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 (a) shows the file name and meta data of the user content, and Fig. 6 (b) shows the meta data of the reference content.

In the content identification process, the file name of the user content is changed as shown in (c) of FIG. 6 in accordance with the reference format. Also, as shown in FIG. 6 (c) You can see that data that has occurred or is not yet filled is newly inserted.

That is, in FIG. 6A, the correct title is erroneously written as 'HungerGame' or 'HangerGame' in the file name of the user content and 'HangerGmae' in the metadata.

In addition, the reference format of the file name is the title, the production year (broadcast date) as shown in (b) of Fig. In FIG. 6 (a), the year of production, the title, In order.

For reference, in the case of the reference contents, various original files and file compression formats, file compression formats, sound formats, volume numbers, and file extensions may exist.

In the case of the resolution in FIG. 6B, it is shown that the resolution of the file existing as the reference content exists in two types of 1920X1080 and 720X480.

In (c) of FIG. 6, the title and newly added data based on the reference metadata are displayed in red.

In this way, the accuracy of the metadata of the user content can be increased. On the basis of the metadata of which the accuracy is improved, the service server 120 can store the unrecorded content or the high- .

7 is a flowchart illustrating a content service providing process of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the flow chart of FIG. 7 will be described with the user terminal 110 as a main body.

First, the user terminal 110 transmits the content held by the user, that is, information (e.g., file name, meta data, etc.) about the user content to the service server 120 (S701).

After S701, the user terminal 110 receives the reference metadata related to the user content from the service server 120 (S702).

Here, the reference metadata related to the user content may include information on non-existing content that does not exist within the criterion of the specific data and information on a higher-resolution content than the user content as a result of classifying the user content based on the specific data have.

After step S702, the user terminal 110 updates the received data or the missing data existing in the meta data of the user content based on the reference metadata received in step S702 (S703).

After step S703, the user terminal 110 receives information (e.g., information) about one or more of the unhealthy content and the high-resolution content from the service server 120 using the metadata including the updated data in step S703, Link information for requesting the content, etc.) (S704).

After step S704, the user terminal 110 can request one or more of the unhealthy content and the high-resolution content to the service server 120 and receive the corresponding content (step S705).

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be.

It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

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122: reference metadata storage unit
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Claims (22)

A server for providing a content service,
A content identification unit for identifying the content based on at least one of a file name and metadata of a content held by a user;
A metadata processing unit for updating the metadata of the identified content;
A content classifying unit for classifying the identified content based on specific data among the updated metadata; And
A content providing unit for providing, to the user terminal, information on an unrecorded content not owned by the user based on the specific data,
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The method according to claim 1,
The content providing unit,
And provides information on a higher-resolution content to the user terminal than content held by the user, based on the updated metadata.
The method according to claim 1,
A reference metadata storage unit for storing reference metadata for each content;
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The method of claim 3,
Wherein the metadata processing unit comprises:
Wherein the server updates the metadata based on the reference metadata by correcting data erroneously written in the metadata of the content or inserting unrecorded data.
The method according to claim 1,
The content-
If the file name of the content and the meta data are different from each other, identifies each of the contents by considering the meta data as a priority.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the metadata processing unit comprises:
Update data information capable of comparing the pre-update data and the post-update data with respect to the content in which the metadata is updated, to the user terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the content classifier comprises:
Providing a user interface for setting the specific data as a criterion for classifying contents held by the user to the user terminal,
Wherein at least one of the specific data is selected.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the specific data includes at least one of a category, a genre, a production staff, a cast, a series, and a final listening time.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The content providing unit,
Providing the unrecorded content or the high-resolution content to the user terminal when the request for providing the unheard-of-content or the high-resolution content is received from the user terminal,
Wherein the unrecorded content or the high-resolution content is a content held by another user or a content held by a provider providing the content service.
10. The method of claim 9,
When the content held by the other user is provided as the unrecorded content or the high-resolution content, the compensation payment unit
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3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The content providing unit,
And provides the unrecorded content or the high-resolution content to the user terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
An integrated history management unit for managing the usage history of the content held by the user,
Further comprising:
Wherein the usage history is a history used by one or more user terminals.
13. The method of claim 12,
The integrated history management unit,
And analyzing at least one of a content usage history, a content usage pattern, and a content preference of the user based on the usage history.
In a method for a server to provide a content service,
(a) identifying the content based on at least one of a file name and metadata of a content held by a user;
(b) updating metadata of the identified content;
(c) classifying the identified content based on the specific data among the updated metadata; And
(d) providing, within the classified result, information on unrecorded contents not owned by the user to the user terminal based on the specific data
The content service providing method comprising the steps of:
15. The method of claim 14,
The step (d)
Providing information on a higher-resolution content to the user terminal than content held by the user, based on the updated metadata;
The content service providing method comprising the steps of:
15. The method of claim 14,
Before the step (a)
Storing reference metadata for each content
The method of claim 1, further comprising:
17. The method of claim 16,
The step (b)
And updating the metadata based on the reference metadata by correcting (erroneously written) the metadata of the content or inserting the unrecorded data.
15. The method of claim 14,
The step (d)
Providing the unreported content to the user terminal when a request for providing the unheeded content is received from the user terminal,
Wherein the non-contributory content is a content held by another user or a content held by a provider providing the content service.
16. The method of claim 15,
The step (d)
When receiving a request for providing the high-definition content from the user terminal, providing the high-definition content to the user terminal,
Wherein the high-resolution content is a content held by another user or a content held by a provider providing the content service.
19. A computer program stored in a medium comprising a series of instructions for performing the method according to any one of claims 14 to 19.
A method for providing a content service by connecting a user terminal to a server,
(a) receiving, from a server, reference metadata related to a content held by a user;
(b) updating, based on the reference metadata, erroneous or unmodified data existing in the metadata of the content held by the user; And
(c) receiving information on at least one of an unrecorded content and a high-resolution content not owned by a user from the server using the updated metadata;
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Wherein the unreclaimed content includes a content that does not exist within the criterion of the specific data as a result of classifying the content held by the user based on the specific data among the updated metadata,
Wherein the high-resolution content includes a content having a higher resolution than the resolution of the content held by the user.
22. A computer program stored on a medium comprising a series of instructions for performing the method according to claim 21.

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