KR20160037333A - Method, system and recording medium for providing multi-track video contents in social platform - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a system for providing multi-track video contents via a social platform, and a recording medium therefor. The method for providing contents is directed to the method for distributing video contents in a contents platform set up on the social platform which provides a social service. The method comprises the following steps: managing the information about a social network between users of the social service; and providing the video contents consisting of a multi-track video by using the social network on the social service. By setting up a video distribution platform on a social platform and providing the video service associated with the social network, the present invention is designed to activate the video service via a new distribution channel.

Description

METHOD, SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING MULTI-TRACK VIDEO CONTENTS IN SOCIAL PLATFORM,

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a content platform for providing video content.

The rapid increase of users of broadband networks enables the development of new services and diversification of service items through the network. One of the most common services using such a communication network is a video providing service.

For example, Korean Patent No. 10-0827198 (Apr. 25, 2008) entitled " Apparatus and method for providing a moving picture link service "discloses a mobile communication terminal capable of viewing a moving picture A technique for providing a moving picture link service is disclosed.

And provides a content providing method and system that can provide a video service linked with a social network by constructing a video distribution platform on the social platform.

And a method and system for providing a content that can share video contents based on a social network.

And provides a video content providing method and system for recommending video content based on intimacy and responsiveness according to the relationship between the two parties.

Provided is a method and system for providing content that can provide video content composed of multitrack video on a social platform.

A computer-implemented content providing method, comprising: managing information on a social network among users of the social service, the method comprising: distributing video content on a content platform constructed on a social platform providing a social service; And providing the video content composed of the multi-track video using the social network in the social service.

A management unit for distributing video content in a content platform constructed on a social platform for providing a social service, the information management unit managing information on a social network between users of the social service; And a providing unit for providing the video content composed of the multi-track video using the social network in the social service.

A computer readable medium comprising instructions for controlling a computer system to provide video content, the program comprising: instructions for distributing video content in a content platform built on a social platform providing a social service, Managing information on a social network between users of the social service; And providing video content composed of multitrack video using the social network in the social service. The computer-readable storage medium controls the computer system.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, a video distribution platform can be constructed on a social platform to provide a video service linked with a social network, thereby further enabling a video service through a new distribution channel.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, service quality can be further improved by differentiating the service from the existing service by sharing the video content based on the social network.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by recommending the video contents based on the intimacy or the degree of reaction according to the relationship between the two parties, it is possible to provide the video more effectively in combination with the characteristics of the social service for the friends of the real world, The trust of the user can be increased.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to implement a new service model that combines the features of the social platform with the multi-track video contents, and it is possible to promote the diffusion and sharing of the videos through the expansion of the service, .

1 shows an overview of a user terminal and a content providing system in an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of a content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 8 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a content providing function based on a social network in an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a multi-track moving picture according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
10 to 15 are illustrative drawings for explaining a multitrack function of a moving picture in an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a block diagram for explaining an example of the internal configuration of a computer system in an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present embodiments relate to a content platform for providing video content, and in particular, a platform optimized for distribution and consumption of video content can be constructed utilizing a social platform.

In this specification, a social service enables a user to form a social network, such as a messenger service, a social network service (SNS), and a community service, on the Internet, It is possible to mean all services in the form of helping information exchange.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of a content platform for providing video content through a messenger service using a messenger service as an example of a social service will be described.

1 shows an overview of a user terminal and a content providing system in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a user terminal 101 and a content providing system 100. FIG. An arrow in FIG. 1 may indicate that data can be transmitted and received between the user terminal 101 and the content providing system 100 via a wired / wireless network.

The user terminal 101 may be connected to a web / mobile site associated with the content providing system 100 by a PC, a laptop computer, a smart phone, a tablet, a wearable computer, Or all terminal devices capable of installing and executing a service-dedicated application. At this time, the user terminal 101 can perform service-wide operations such as service screen configuration, data input, data transmission / reception, and data storage under the control of a web / mobile site or a dedicated application.

The content providing system 100 serves as a content platform for providing video contents to a user terminal 101 as a client. For example, the content providing system 100 may be built on a messenger platform that provides a messenger service, and may distribute the video content based on the messenger's social network. The content providing system 100 may be implemented in a form of being included in a platform of a messenger server (not shown) that provides a messenger service, but is not limited thereto and may be constructed as a system separate from the messenger server, It is also possible to be implemented in the form of distributing video contents through a messenger.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of a content providing system in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a content providing method in an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the content providing system 200 according to the present embodiment may include a processor 210, a bus 220, a network interface 230, a memory 240, and a database 250 . The memory 240 may include an operating system 241 and a service providing routine 242. The processor 210 may include a managing unit 211, a calculating unit 212, and a providing unit 213. In other embodiments, the content providing system 200 may include more components than the components of FIG.

The memory 240 may be a computer-readable recording medium and may include a permanent mass storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. Also, the memory 240 may store program codes for the operating system 241 and the service providing routine 242. [ These software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the memory 240 using a drive mechanism (not shown). Such a computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium (not shown) such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, or a memory card. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into the memory 240 via the network interface 230 rather than from a computer readable recording medium.

The bus 220 may enable communication and data transfer between the components of the content providing system 200. The bus 220 may be configured using a high-speed serial bus, a parallel bus, a Storage Area Network (SAN), and / or other suitable communication technology.

Network interface 230 may be a computer hardware component for connecting content providing system 200 to a computer network. The network interface 230 may connect the content providing system 200 to a computer network via a wireless or wired connection.

The database 250 stores and maintains all information required for the service. The database 250 includes a database including contents to be distributed, a database including social network information such as a network formed in a messenger, A history database, and the like. Although FIG. 2 shows that the database 250 is built and included in the content providing system 200, the present invention is not limited to this, and all or a part of the databases may be installed on different systems It is also possible to exist as an established external database.

The processor 210 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations of the content providing system 200. The instructions may be provided by the memory 240 or the network interface 230 and to the processor 210 via the bus 220. The processor 210 may be configured to execute the program code for the managing unit 211, the calculating unit 212, and the providing unit 213. [ Such program code may be stored in a recording device such as memory 240. [

The managing unit 211, the calculating unit 212, and the providing unit 213 may be configured to perform the steps of FIG.

In step 310, the management unit 211 may manage the video content to be served and the base information for providing the service. Basically, the management unit 211 can manage video contents as a basic distribution target in a content distribution environment based on a social network. For this purpose, the management unit 211 manages video contents such as content registration of contents providers, And the like. At this time, the distribution object can be managed by including moving picture contents (hereinafter referred to as 'multitrack moving picture') composed of multitrack video. The multitrack video may be composed of video tracks produced in various versions according to a person, a situation, a place, a camera angle, etc., and can be provided as a service type in which a user can easily select and appreciate a desired track from among various video tracks . In other words, the management unit 211 can store and maintain N video tracks for each video content to provide a multi-track video capable of viewing one video in various tracks.

Then, the management unit 211 can manage the information on the social network on the messenger, the messenger service, and the history of service utilization of the users for the video service. At this time, the management unit 211 can manage information on the individual social graphs such as information on individual users who are active on the messenger-based social network, and personal information on relationships (for example, friends, neighbors, favorites, etc.) . In addition, the management unit 211 manages, based on the messenger service and the usage log of the video service, for example, a history of a user's IM conversation, a video viewed by a user, a movie registered as a favorite, And history of content usage for the user. In addition, the management unit 211 can manage the usage histories for each track of the multitrack video. For example, the management unit 211 can use the multitrack for the track viewed by the user, the track registered, the track registered to the favorite, History can be managed.

In operation 320, the calculation unit 212 calculates reference data that can be used to provide the video contents based on the social network on the messenger. At this time, the calculating unit 212 calculates the intimacy degree of the relationship between the user and the friend, based on the information on the social network on the messenger and the service usage history of the user and the other person (hereinafter, referred to as 'friend' can do. For example, the calculating unit 212 may calculate the intimacy between the user and the friend using one of the interaction strength, the relationship strength, the lastness, and the network similarity, or a combination of two or more elements. Here, the intensity of interaction is a basic element for calculating the intimacy, which means how much or how often the user and the friend interact with each other, and can be calculated using at least one of the recent conversation amount and the conversation frequency. Recently, the amount of conversation or frequency of conversation can be defined as the number of exchanges between a friend and a message or data during a recent period, and the number of exchanges divided by a certain period. Depending on the type of social service, the types of exchanges with friends can be varied. The number of recent visits, recent comments (or trackbacks or sympathy), recent comments (or notes, etc.) It is possible to calculate the interaction strength by using the number. The relationship strength indicates how high the level of relationship between a user and a friend is maintained, and may indicate whether or not the user is registered as a favorite, whether the user is a member of the same group, and so on. In addition, the last name means a time when a relationship between a user and a friend is established, and may be defined as a value obtained by subtracting a relation setting date in which a user and a relationship are set at a day when a friend registers with the service. Finally, the network similarity means how much of a common link between a user's network and a friend's network is, for example, the ratio of the total number of friends who are related to the user in the friend's total friend list . In addition, it can be used to calculate intimacy as long as the correlation between user and friend is expressed or analyzed.

Further, the calculating unit 212 may calculate the rank of the user's friend based on the familiarity degree of the relationship between the user and the friend. The friend rank can be used as reference data for recommending contents, and can be used, for example, to determine a top friend list (full list) of a certain number of persons having a high degree of familiarity with a user. In addition, the calculating unit 212 may calculate the response (i.e., popularity) of the video provided through the messenger based on the service usage history of the user and the friends. At this time, the video ranking, It can also be calculated. Similarly, the moving picture ranking or the track ranking can be used as reference data for recommending contents, and can be used, for example, to determine a predetermined number of the upper moving picture lists used by all or a part of the user's friends.

The calculating unit 212 may be omitted from the components of the content providing system 200 according to the embodiment.

At step 330, the provider 213 may provide the video content based on the social network on the messenger. For example, the provider 213 may recommend a moving picture based on the user's familiarity with the friend and the service history of the friends. For example, the provider 213 may extract a friend of a certain number of friends of the user in descending order of familiarity, and then provide the most viewed or most recently viewed videos to the friend as recommended videos. Also, the provider 213 provides a popular video having a high degree of responsiveness by the user's friends during the recent period, for example, a video viewed frequently by a friend, a video posted, a video registered in a favorite, can do. At this time, the provider 213 can apply the familiarity to the exposure standard of the moving picture list, that is, the moving picture having the history of the interaction with the friend with high intimacy in the moving picture list, to the top of the list. As another example, the service provider 213 may provide a moving picture in units of individual contents to share individual contents through a messenger chat room between a user and a friend. In other words, the service provider 213 may transmit the selected video to the at least one friend selected by the user through the messenger as individual content units. As another example, the provider 213 may provide a list of videos in a content list unit and share the content list through a messenger chat room between a user and a friend. Likewise, the provider 213 may transmit the video list selected by the user to the at least one friend selected by the user through the messenger in the content list unit.

The providing unit 213 can provide the moving picture contents of the live broadcast program in real time, and can expose the information about the social network of the messenger at the same time. For example, the provider 213 provides a list of concurrent users for live broadcast content. If a user of the instant messenger is present in the concurrent visitor, the friend may be exposed at the top of the list by increasing the weight. At this time, the provider 213 may expose the friends included in the concurrent visitor list in order of intimacy. In addition to the live broadcast, it is also possible to check the friends who are watching the video and to show the friends who are watching the same video at the same time.

Hereinafter, specific functions of the content platform will be described through various examples of the service screen. The following service screens may be a mobile-specific application execution screen or a screen executed on a web / mobile site in a general PC environment.

First, the function of recommending video contents is as follows.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the content recommendation screen 400. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the content recommendation screen 400, the most recently viewed or most recently viewed videos 403 by each friend may be exposed as recommended content for each friend 401 having a high degree of familiarity with the user. At this time, the high-caliber person (for example, four persons) can be determined in the order of high intimacy with the user, and the moving picture 403 can be determined based on the service history of the friend, Can be determined. The content recommendation screen 400 may include summary information (e.g., title, playing time, etc.) for each moving image 403 and a menu for selecting or reproducing the moving image 403 for each moving image 403.

FIG. 5 shows another example of the content recommendation screen 500. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the content recommendation screen 500, the popular video list 503, which has recently been highly reacted by the user's friends, may be exposed as recommended content. At this time, the popular video list 503 is determined based on the service usage history of friends, and it may include a video that a lot of friends have watched for a certain period of time, a jammed video, a video registered in a favorite, have. In the content recommendation screen 500, a friend list 501 having an interaction history for a corresponding moving picture included in the moving picture list 503 may be exposed together. Similarly, the content recommendation screen 500 may include summary information (e.g., title, play time, etc.) for each video included in the video list 503, a menu for selecting or playing a video, and the like.

Next, the ability to share video content is as follows.

6 is an exemplary diagram for explaining the sharing function of individual content units.

Referring to FIG. 6, a moving picture screen 610 in which a specific moving image is selected or reproduced may include a sharing menu 611 for sharing the moving image with a friend. Accordingly, when the user selects the sharing menu 611 on the moving picture screen 610, the moving picture provided on the moving picture screen 610 is switched to the messenger friend list screen 620 which can be selected as a sharing target and select at least one messenger friend . At this time, it is possible to select a moving picture to be shared, in addition to the moving picture screen 610, if the moving picture is a service screen that can be selected as an individual content unit. If the user selects at least one friend in the messenger friend list screen 620, the user can transmit the sharing target video to the friend via the messenger. A messaging dialog 633 between the user and the friend may display a sharing message 631 for the video to be shared by the user. At this time, the sharing message 631 may include a link to allow the friend to access the video have.

7 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a sharing function of a content list unit.

Referring to FIG. 7, a video list screen 710 including a video list may include a selection menu 711 for selecting at least one video to be shared with a friend. When a user wants to share a moving picture with a friend on a content list basis, a plurality of contents can be selected using the selection menu 711 on the moving picture list screen 710, and a contents sharing list can be formed through the selection menu 711. [ When the configuration of the content sharing list is completed, the user can switch to the messenger friend list screen 720 in which at least one messenger friend can be selected. At this time, if the user selects a specific friend on the messenger friend list screen 720, The sharing list can be forwarded to the friend. In the instant messenger screen 730 between the user and the friend, a sharing message 731 for the content list of the video to be shared by the user can be displayed. At this time, in the sharing message 731, Or a link to access each video individually.

In the sharing function described above, a friend is selected after content selection, but conversely, it is also possible to select a content after selecting a friend.

Finally, the function of providing contact information for a moving picture is as follows.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a live broadcast screen 800 for a live broadcast program.

Referring to FIG. 8, the live broadcast screen 800 may be provided with attendant information 810 for concurrent users connected to live broadcast programs at the same time. At this time, profile information (e.g., a nickname, a photograph, etc.) of the service users viewing the moving image may be exposed in the contact information 810. [ Particularly, in the present embodiment, when a user of a user who is connected to a live broadcast program exists, he / she can display the messenger friend 801 at the top of the list, highlight the profile of the messenger friend 801, Different display formats can be applied to distinguish them.

Accordingly, in this embodiment, a platform for distributing and consuming video contents can be constructed by utilizing a messenger platform, and a service model based on a messenger's social network is used to analyze the mutual relationship between users and others, Service.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a multitrack function for moving picture contents can be provided on the messenger platform, and a new service model combining the features of the messenger platform with the multitrack function can be constructed.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a multi-track moving picture according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The multitrack moving image providing method may correspond to the step 330 of the content providing method described with reference to FIG. 3 and may be performed by the providing unit 213, which is a component of the content providing system 200 described with reference to FIG. 2, Can be performed.

In step 901, the providing unit 213 may expose the track list of the moving image when the moving image content provided to the user is a multi-track moving image having N video tracks. For example, the providing unit 213 can always expose the entire track list while the moving image is played back. As another example, the provider 213 can expose the entire track list of the moving picture when the user requests the list using a separate menu provided on the moving picture playback screen. As another example, the providing unit 213 may automatically expose the selection of at least two tracks among the track list of the moving picture at a point in time when a predetermined track switching is required for the moving picture during reproduction of the moving picture.

In step 902, the providing unit 213 may expose a list of friends having an interaction history on each track for each track of the multitrack moving picture track. For example, the offerer 213 may expose the friend profile picture registered in the messenger as friend information selected by the track for each track, so that the user can check the track selected by the messenger friends in the track list of the video .

In step 903, the providing unit 213 may convert the playback track of the multi-track movie into a track selected by the user from the track list. Accordingly, the user can check the track that can be switched through the track list, and can freely select the track and receive the moving picture while switching. At this time, the provider 213 can simultaneously play back the video of the track selected by the user and the video of the track selected by the at least one friend.

Here's how to expose a list of tracks in a multitrack video:

The providing unit 213 can utilize the intimacy between the user and the friend on the social network or on the messenger as a criterion for exposing the track list of the multi-track moving picture.

For example, the providing unit 213 may expose the entire track list of the multi-track moving picture in order of tracks having many interaction histories by the friends. At this time, the interaction history may indicate that the track of the moving picture is switched according to the track selection in the track list, that is, the track selection in the list. In other words, the offering unit 213 can display the track list of the multitrack moving picture in the order of the tracks most selected by the friends.

As another example, the providing unit 213 may expose the track list of the multitrack video in order of the track having the interaction history by the friend having a high affinity with the user. For example, the provider 213 may expose a track selected by the friend closest to the user to the top of the list and a track selected by the friend with the closest friend to the bottom of the list.

As another example, the providing unit 213 may recommend a track having an interaction history by at least one friend selected on the basis of the familiarity with the user from the track list of the multi-track video. For example, the offerer 213 can select two best friends from the entire track list included in the multi-track movie, and recommend the track selected by the two friends to the user. Also, it is also possible that the providing unit 213 automatically recommends the video of the track selected by the user closest to the user as the initial reproduction track during reproduction of the multi-track video.

10 to 15 are views showing examples of screens in which a multitrack moving picture is served according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The first screen 1000 of FIG. 10 shows an example of a screen on which video 'BBB_1' is reproduced. At this time, thumbnails 1010 to 1030 of videos ('BBB_1', 'BBB_2' and 'BBB_3') included in the multi-track movie as a track list are displayed on the left side of the first screen 1000. The second screen 1100 of FIG. 11 shows an example of a screen in which the track is switched to reproduce the video BBB_2 by selecting a thumbnail 1020 of the video BBB_2 on the first screen 1000 of FIG. 10 Respectively. The third screen 1200 of FIG. 12 shows an example of a screen in which the track is switched to reproduce the video BBB_3 by selecting a thumbnail 1030 of the video BBB_3 in the second screen 1100 of FIG. 11 Respectively.

For example, the multi-track video may be a music video of a singing team "BBB" consisting of three singers. At this time, video 'BBB_1' may be video for the first member of team 'BBB', video 'BBB_2' may be video for the second member of team 'BBB', video 'BBB_3' May be a video for the third member of " In this case, the user can selectively receive various images while the music (audio) of the music video proceeds.

10 to 12 are merely an example of providing a user interface for changing a track using a thumbnail. The user interface for changing a track may be configured in various ways, It is obvious that various methods can be provided for providing the information to the user.

In particular, the providing unit 213 may expose a list of friends having an interaction history on each track of a track list of a multitrack moving picture.

The service screen 1300 shown in FIG. 13 is an example of a screen showing the entire track list included in the multitrack video, and includes thumbnails 1310 (BBB_1, BBB_2, BBB_3) 1330 are displayed. At this time, in the service screen 1300, the friend information 1301 having the history of selecting the track may be exposed to one side of the thumbnails 1310 to 1330 representing the respective tracks. In other words, the user can see the friend's messenger profile picture next to the thumbnail 1310 to 1330 of the track selected by the messenger friend, and the user can check the track selected by the friends.

As another example of the multi-track function, the service screen 1400 of FIG. 14 shows an example of a screen in which an interactive type video 'CCC' is reproduced. At this time, a selection 1410 is displayed at the bottom of the service screen 1400 so that one of the videos 'CCC_1' and 'CCC_2' included in the multi-track video can be selected.

For example, a multi-track video may be a music video of a "CCC" composed of tracks of different backgrounds, wherein the video "CCC_1" may be a video with a sea background and the video "CCC_2" Video. In this case, the provider 213 exposes the option 1410 for the videos ('CCC_1' and 'CCC_2') included in the multi-track movie at the time when the track switching is possible while the music video of the 'CCC' The user can selectively select one of the 'CCC_1' with the sea background and the 'CCC_2' with the background of the mountains through the option 1410 while the music (audio) of the music video of 'CCC' Can be provided.

Likewise, when exposing the selection of the track list of the multi-track moving picture, the providing unit 213 may expose the friend list having the interaction history to each track for each track. As shown in FIG. 14, It is possible to expose the friend information 1401 having the history of selecting the track to one side of the item indicating each track.

As another example of the multitrack function, the provider 213 may provide a video of a track selected by a user and a video of a track selected by at least one friend in providing a video of a track selected by the user in a track list of a multi- Can be provided simultaneously.

The service screen 1500 of FIG. 15 shows a video 1510 of a track selected by the user and a video 1520 of another track selected by a friend at the same time. For example, a multitrack video can be a story line composed of multiple versions of tracks, where the video 'DDD_1' may be a story line selected by the user, and the video 'DDD_2' may be a story line selected by a friend . At this time, a messenger profile picture of a user and a friend can be exposed at the bottom of the screen where each storyline is reproduced.

The user selects a specific track through the thumbnails 1310 to 1330 constituting the track list in FIG. 13 and selects a specific friend from the friend information 1301 exposed on one side of the thumbnails 1310 to 1330, A screen 1500 may be provided. Alternatively, it is also possible to configure a service screen 1500 shown in FIG. 15 using a video of a friend selected by a user who is set in advance by a user or a friend selected by a friend having the highest intimacy with the user and a video of a track selected by the user in the track list.

Accordingly, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a wider variety of video services by combining the features of the social platform with the video content composed of multitrack video.

16 is a block diagram for explaining an example of an internal configuration of a computer system in an embodiment of the present invention. The computer system 1600 includes at least one processor 1610, a memory 1620, a peripheral interface 1630, an input / output subsystem 1640, A power circuit 1650, and a communication circuit 1660. [ At this time, the computer system 1600 may correspond to a user terminal.

The memory 1620 can include, for example, a high-speed random access memory, a magnetic disk, SRAM, DRAM, ROM, flash memory or non-volatile memory. have. The memory 1620 may include software modules, a set of instructions, or various other data required for operation of the computer system 1600. At this point, accessing the memory 1620 from other components, such as the processor 1610 or the peripheral device interface 1630, may be controlled by the processor 1610.

Peripheral device interface 1630 may couple the input and / or output peripheral devices of computer system 1600 to processor 1610 and memory 1620. Processor 1610 may execute a variety of functions and process data for computer system 1600 by executing a software module or set of instructions stored in memory 1620. [

The input / output subsystem 1640 may couple various input / output peripheral devices to the peripheral interface 1630. For example, the input / output subsystem 1640 may include a controller for coupling a peripheral device such as a monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, or a touch screen or sensor, as needed, to the peripheral interface 1630. According to another aspect, the input / output peripheral devices may be coupled to the peripheral device interface 1630 without going through the input / output subsystem 1640.

The power circuitry 1650 can provide power to all or a portion of the components of the terminal. For example, the power circuitry 1650 may include one or more power sources such as a power management system, a battery or alternating current (AC), a charging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, And may include any other components for creation, management, distribution.

Communication circuitry 1660 may enable communication with other computer systems using at least one external port. Or communication circuitry 1660, as described above, may communicate with other computer systems by sending and receiving RF signals, also known as electromagnetic signals, including RF circuits.

16 is only an example of the computer system 1600, and the computer system 1600 may include additional components not shown in FIG. 16, or some components shown in FIG. 16 may be omitted. Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > components. ≪ / RTI > For example, in addition to the components shown in FIG. 16, a computer system for a mobile communication terminal may further include a touch screen or a sensor, and may be connected to a communication circuit 1660 through various communication methods (WiFi, 3G, LTE , Bluetooth, NFC, Zigbee, etc.). Components that may be included in computer system 1600 may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software, including one or more signal processing or application specific integrated circuits.

The methods according to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program instruction that can be executed through various computer systems and recorded in a computer-readable medium.

The program according to the present embodiment can be configured as a PC-based program or an application dedicated to a mobile terminal. The application for providing contents in the present embodiment may be implemented in an in-app form of a specific application (a social service application such as a messenger) so as to be able to operate on the specific application.

In addition, the methods according to the embodiment of the present invention can be performed by an application for providing contents by controlling a user terminal. Such an application can be installed in a user terminal through a file provided by a file distribution system. For example, the file distribution system may include a file transfer unit (not shown) for transferring the file at the request of the user terminal.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a video distribution platform can be constructed on a social platform to provide a video service linked with a social network, thereby further enabling a video service through a new distribution channel. In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, service quality can be further improved by differentiating the service from the existing service by sharing the video content based on the social network. According to the embodiment of the present invention, by recommending the video contents based on the intimacy degree or the reaction degree according to the relationship between the two parties, it is possible to provide the video more effectively in combination with the characteristics of the social service for the friends of the real world, It is possible to increase the user's trust in the user. Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to implement a new service model that combines the features of the social platform with the multi-track video contents, and it is possible to promote the diffusion and sharing of the videos through such service expansion, .

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) , A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

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. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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A computer-implemented content providing method,
A method of distributing video content on a content platform built on a social platform that provides a social service,
Managing information on an inter-user social network of the social service; And
Providing video content composed of multitrack video using the social network in the social service;
The content providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
Exposing a track list of the multitrack video,
And exposing a list of others having an interaction history with respect to the individual tracks among the others who are related to the user for each of the individual tracks included in the track list
The content providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
And exposing the track list of the multitrack video in the order of tracks having many interaction histories by others who are related to the user
The content providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Calculating an intimacy with another person who is related to the user using information related to the social network
Further comprising:
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
And exposing the track list of the multitrack video in order of the track having the interaction history by the person with high familiarity
The content providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Calculating an intimacy with another person who is related to the user using information related to the social network
Further comprising:
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
Recommending a track having an interaction history by at least one other person selected from the track list of the multitrack video on the basis of the intimacy
The content providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
And exposing a list of others having an interaction history with respect to the individual tracks among the plurality of users whose relationship with the user is set for each of the individual tracks when an option for at least two individual tracks of the multitrack video track list is exposed
The content providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
Providing a video of a track selected by the user of the multitrack video and a video of a track selected by at least one other person associated with the user
The content providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
Recommending a multitrack video having an interaction history by a person who is related to the user
The content providing method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Calculating an intimacy with another person who is related to the user using information related to the social network
Further comprising:
Wherein the providing of the moving picture content comprises:
Recommending a multitrack video having an interaction history by others selected based on the intimacy of the others
The content providing method comprising the steps of: 10. A method according to any one of claims 4, 5 and 9,
The step of calculating the intimacy includes:
An interaction strength indicating a level of interchange with the other person, a relationship strength indicating a relationship level with the other person, a recentity indicating a time point when a relationship with the other person is set, and a network similarity indicating a common human relationship with the other person And calculating the intimacy using one
The content providing method comprising the steps of: And distributing video content on a content platform built on a social platform that provides a social service,
A management unit for managing information on an inter-user social network of the social service; And
And providing the video content composed of the multi-track video using the social network in the social service,
And a content providing system. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
Exposing a track list of the multitrack video,
And exposing a list of others having an interaction history with respect to the individual tracks among the others who are related to the user for each of the individual tracks included in the track list
And a content providing system. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
And exposing the track list of the multitrack video in the order of tracks having many interaction histories by others who are related to the user
And a content providing system. 12. The method of claim 11,
A calculating unit for calculating an intimacy with another person who is related to the user using information related to the social network;
Further comprising:
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
And exposing the track list of the multitrack video in order of the track having the interaction history by the person with high familiarity
And a content providing system. 12. The method of claim 11,
A calculating unit for calculating an intimacy with another person who is related to the user using information related to the social network;
Further comprising:
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
Recommending a track having an interaction history by at least one other person selected from the track list of the multitrack video on the basis of the intimacy
And a content providing system. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
And exposing a list of others having an interaction history with respect to the individual tracks among the plurality of users whose relationship with the user is set for each of the individual tracks when an option for at least two individual tracks of the multitrack video track list is exposed
And a content providing system. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the providing unit comprises:
Providing a video of a track selected by the user of the multitrack video and a video of a track selected by at least one other person associated with the user
And a content providing system. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for controlling a computer system to provide video content,
And to distribute video content on a content platform built on a social platform for providing a social service,
The command includes:
Managing information on an inter-user social network of the social service; And
Providing video content composed of multitrack video using the social network in the social service;
≪ / RTI > wherein said computer system is controllable by said computer system.

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