KR20170075338A - Cooperation broadcasting method using crowd sourcing, cooperation broadcasting server and system - Google Patents

Abstract

A cooperative broadcast providing method using cloud sourcing performed by a cooperative broadcast providing server includes receiving a broadcast transmission request including event information from a plurality of image providing devices, generating and managing a plurality of event groups based on the event information The method includes the steps of: assigning a streaming channel to each of a plurality of image providing devices; receiving a plurality of broadcast images through a streaming channel from a plurality of image providing devices; matching each of the plurality of broadcast images with one of a plurality of event groups And transmitting at least one of the broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of audience devices.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a collaborative broadcasting providing method, a cooperative broadcasting providing server and a system using cloud sourcing performed in a cooperative broadcasting providing server,

The present invention relates to a collaborative broadcasting providing method, a cooperative broadcasting providing server and a system using cloud sourcing performed in a cooperative broadcasting providing server.

With the development of the Internet and network, media production is now expanding from mass media to single media broadcasting through large broadcasting stations. This one-person media broadcasting fulfills the individual needs of the individual who were not available in the existing mass media.

However, since the one-person media broadcasts the broadcasting for a predetermined place and time, only limited contents (for example, a kitchen, a kitchen, a game room, etc.) are activated and there is a limit to contents broadcasting have.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2015-0072231 discloses a method of generating a plurality of elementary streams by receiving images taken at different angles from a plurality of cameras, generating a plurality of elementary streams, Angle content, and when receiving a request signal from the individual terminal, transmits one of the plurality of multi-angle contents to the individual terminal.

The method comprising: generating a plurality of event groups when a broadcast transmission request is received from a plurality of image providing devices, matching each of the plurality of broadcast images received from the plurality of image providing devices to one of a plurality of event groups, And a plurality of viewing devices. It is to be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooperative broadcast providing method using cloud sourcing performed by a cooperative broadcast providing server according to the first aspect of the present invention, Generating and managing a plurality of event groups based on the event information, allocating a streaming channel to each of the plurality of image providing devices, receiving the streaming channel from the plurality of image providing devices via the streaming channel, The method includes receiving a plurality of broadcast images, matching each of the plurality of broadcast images to one of the plurality of event groups, and transmitting at least one of the broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of audience devices . ≪ / RTI >

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooperative broadcast providing server for providing cooperative broadcast using cloud sourcing, comprising an interface for receiving a broadcast transmission request including event information from a plurality of image providing devices, An event group management unit for generating a plurality of event groups and classifying each of the plurality of broadcast images received from the image providing device into matched event groups, a channel assigning unit for assigning a streaming channel to each of the plurality of image providing devices, A streamer for receiving the plurality of broadcast images from the plurality of image providing devices via the streaming channel and transmitting at least one of the broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of audience devices, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > And it has managed to include a database.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooperative broadcast providing system using cloud sourcing, the system including a video providing device and a cooperative broadcast providing server, wherein the video providing device transmits a broadcast transmission request including event information to the cooperative broadcast And transmitting the broadcast image through a streaming channel allocated by the cooperative broadcast providing server, wherein the cooperative broadcast providing server generates an event group corresponding to the event information, Assign a channel, match the broadcast image to the event group, and transmit the broadcast image to a plurality of viewing devices.

The above-described task solution is merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, there may be additional embodiments described in the drawings and the detailed description of the invention.

According to any one of the above-described objects of the present invention, it is possible to provide a real-time broadcasting image for an event occurring in an outdoor environment, and to allow a viewer to select at least one of a plurality of real- There is a sense of presence can be increased.

Also, it is possible to receive the relay broadcast video edited by the relay device.

In addition, since an event group is generated based on event information, for example, an event name, date and time information, location information of a video providing device, tag, and the like, and each of a plurality of broadcast images is managed by matching to one of event groups The viewing device can easily search the broadcast image for each event, and the relay device can easily reproduce the broadcast image.

1 is a configuration diagram of a cooperative broadcast providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the cooperative broadcast providing server shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram of a table showing a plurality of event groups, according to one embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing event group information on a map according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a broadcast image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing cooperative broadcasting using cloud sourcing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing cooperative broadcasting using cloud sourcing according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing cooperative broadcasting using cloud sourcing according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a cooperative broadcast providing method using cloud sourcing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. 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 "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

In this specification, the term " part " includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, or two or more units may be implemented by one hardware.

In this specification, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the terminal or the device may be performed in the server connected to the terminal or the device instead. Similarly, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed on a terminal or device connected to the server.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a cooperative broadcast providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the cooperative broadcast providing system may include a cooperative broadcast providing server 100, a plurality of image providing devices 110, a plurality of viewing devices 120, and a plurality of relay devices 130. However, since the cooperative broadcast providing system of FIG. 1 is only one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to FIG. 1 and may be configured differently from FIG. 1 according to various embodiments of the present invention .

The plurality of image providing devices 110 may transmit a broadcast transmission request including event information to the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 in order to provide broadcast images photographed at various angles at the event site in real time. Here, the event information may include at least one of an event name, date information, time information, position information of the image providing device, and a tag for the photographed image.

The plurality of image providing devices 110 may transmit the broadcast image photographed at the scene of the event to the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 through the streaming channel allocated from the cooperative broadcast providing server 100.

The cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may generate a plurality of event groups corresponding to a plurality of event information received from the plurality of image providing devices 110 and may assign a streaming channel to each of the plurality of image providing devices 110 have.

The cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may match broadcast images received from the plurality of image providing devices 110 to event groups and transmit broadcast images to a plurality of viewing devices 120 and a plurality of relay devices 130 .

The plurality of relay devices 130 transmits a relay request of the transmitted broadcast image to the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 and transmits the relay broadcast image to the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 through the streaming channel allocated by the cooperative broadcast providing server 100. [ (100). Here, the relay broadcast video may be an edited video to which commentary is added to the broadcast video or voice data of the relay channel is added.

For example, the relay device 130 receives a broadcast image provided in real time through the image providing device 110 from the cooperative broadcast providing server 100, edits the edited broadcast image in real time, To the server 100 so that the viewing device 120 can watch the relay broadcast video in real time.

Alternatively, the relay device 130 receives the broadcasting image pre-stored for each event group from the cooperative broadcasting server 100 and transmits the edited relay broadcasting image to the cooperative broadcasting server 100 so that the viewing device 120 It can be watched.

The cooperative broadcast providing server 100 allocates a streaming channel to a plurality of relay devices 130 that have transmitted a relay request of a broadcast image and transmits relay broadcast images received from the plurality of relay devices 130 to an event Group can be matched.

The cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit the relay broadcast image reproduced by the plurality of relay devices 130 to the plurality of viewing devices 120. [

The plurality of viewing devices 120 can select an event group and view at least one of a plurality of broadcast images and relay broadcast images included in the same event group.

The operations of the image providing device 110, the viewing device 120, and the relay device 130 may be performed by an application installed in each device.

The plurality of image providing devices 110, the plurality of viewing devices 120 and the plurality of relay devices 130 may include a mobile terminal capable of wireless communication and according to various embodiments of the present invention, The providing device 110, the plurality of viewing devices 120, and the plurality of relay devices 130 may be various types of devices. For example, the plurality of image providing devices 110, the plurality of viewing devices 120, and the plurality of relay devices 130 may be portable terminals capable of accessing a remote server through a network. Here, as an example of a portable terminal, a portable communication device that is guaranteed to be portable and mobility may be a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC), a personal handyphone system (PHS) (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) , Tablet PCs, and the like, all of which may include handheld based wireless communication devices. However, the plurality of image providing devices 110, the plurality of viewing devices 120, and the plurality of relay devices 130 are not limited to those shown in FIG. 1 or those illustrated above.

Generally, the respective components of the cooperative broadcast providing system of FIG. 1 are connected through a network. The network refers to a connection structure in which information can be exchanged between each node such as terminals and servers. Examples of such a network include a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a Long Term Evolution (LTE), a WIMAX World Interoperability for Microwave Access, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, and 5G.

Hereinafter, the operation of each component of the cooperative broadcast providing system of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the cooperative broadcast server 100 may include an interface unit 200, an event group management unit 210, a channel allocation unit 220, a streamer 230, and a database 240. However, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 shown in FIG. 2 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications are possible based on the components shown in FIG.

The interface unit 200 may receive a broadcast transmission request including event information from a plurality of image providing devices 110. [ Here, the event information may include at least one of an event name, date information, time information, location information of the image providing device, and a tag.

For example, when the first image providing device wants to shoot and transmit the performance site of the Gwanghwamun in real time, the interface unit 200 may transmit the event name 'Gwanghwamun performance', the date information of the event '2015.12.02' From '19: 00 ~ 22: 00', location information 'Jongno-gu in Seoul', and broadcast request information from the first image providing device.

The event group management unit 210 may generate a plurality of event groups based on a plurality of event information received from the plurality of image providing devices 110. [ For example, the event group management unit 210 can determine whether an event group corresponding to the corresponding event information received from the plurality of image providing devices 110 exists. As a result of the determination, if there is no event group corresponding to the event information, a new event group can be generated.

For example, when the event group management unit 210 receives the first event information from the first image providing device and receives the second event information from the second image providing device, And generate a second event group based on the event information received from the second image providing device.

The channel allocation unit 220 may allocate a streaming channel capable of live streaming to each of the plurality of image providing devices 110 that have transmitted the broadcast transmission request.

For example, the channel assigning unit 220 may generate a plurality of RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) URLs and assign a plurality of RTSP URLs to each of the plurality of image providing devices 110.

The streamer 230 can receive a plurality of broadcast images from the plurality of image providing devices 110 through a streaming channel.

The event group management unit 210 may classify a plurality of broadcast images (for example, broadcast images photographed at various angles or at various viewpoints) received from the plurality of image providing devices 110 as matching event groups.

For example, when receiving broadcast images photographed at the same event site from a plurality of image providing devices 110, the event group management unit 210 may classify the broadcast images into the same event group.

The event group management unit 210 may classify each of a plurality of broadcast images into event groups based on at least one of an event name, date information, time information, location information of the image providing device, and tags.

The streamer 230 may transmit at least one of a plurality of broadcasting images to at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130 and the plurality of viewing devices 120. [

The streamer 230 may provide event group information of a plurality of event groups to at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130 and the plurality of audience devices 120. [ For example, the streamer 230 may display event group information of a plurality of event groups on a map so that a plurality of relay devices 130 and a plurality of viewing devices 120 can confirm information related to broadcast images at a glance . Here, the event group information may include at least one of an event name of an event group, a number of image providing devices, a number of relay devices, and a number of viewing devices. The event group information will be described later with reference to FIG.

The streamer 230 may provide at least one of a plurality of broadcasting images classified into event groups to at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130 and the plurality of viewing devices 120. [

The interface unit 200 may receive a signal for selecting any one of a plurality of event groups from at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130 and the plurality of viewing devices 120. [

The streamer 230 may provide at least one broadcast image included in the selected event group to at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130 and the plurality of audience devices 120.

The interface unit 200 may receive a relay request of the broadcast image provided from the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 from the plurality of relay devices 130.

The interface unit 200 may receive a relay request of the broadcast image included in the event group selected by the relay device 130 from the relay device 130. [

The channel allocation unit 220 may allocate a streaming channel to each of a plurality of relay devices 130 that have transmitted a relay request of a broadcast image.

For example, the channel assigning unit 220 may generate a plurality of Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) URLs and assign a plurality of RTSP URLs to each of the plurality of relay devices 130.

The event group management unit 210 may match a plurality of relay broadcast images received from the plurality of relay devices 130 to event groups corresponding to broadcast images related to each relay broadcast image. For example, the relay broadcast image may be an edited image to which at least one of text data, voice data, and image data is added to a broadcast image.

For example, the relay broadcast video can be edited in real time from the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 and can be provided in real time from the cooperative broadcast providing server 100.

The streamer 230 may receive a plurality of relay broadcast images from the plurality of relay devices 130 through a streaming channel and may transmit at least one of the relay broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of audience devices 120.

The database 240 may store and manage a plurality of broadcast images for each event group.

The database 240 stores data input and output between the respective components in the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 and inputs the input and output data between components outside the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 and the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 And the output data. One example of such a database 240 includes a hard disk drive, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, a memory card, and the like existing in the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 or the like.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that the interface unit 200, the event group management unit 210, the channel allocation unit 220, the streamer 230, and the database 240 may be separately implemented, It will be fully understood.

3 is an exemplary diagram of a table showing a plurality of event groups, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 receives event information including at least one of event name, date information, time information, location information of a video providing device, and tags received from a plurality of video providing devices 110 Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > event group. ≪ / RTI >

For example, the event group includes the event name 300, the date information 301, the time information 302, the location information 303 of the image providing device, the number of broadcast images 304, Information about at least one of < / RTI >

For example, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 receives the event name 'Busan Youngdo Bridge Festival', date information '2014.07.15', time information '10: 00 ~ 24: 00 ' The first event group is generated from the second event providing device, the 'Hanhwa baseball game', the event name '2015.11.10', the date information ' When the second event information including the time information '14: 00 ~ 17: 00' and the location information 'Jung-gu, Daejeon Metropolitan City' is received, the second event group is generated, When receiving the third event information including 'Gwanghwamun performance', date information '2015.12.02', time information '19: 00 ~ 22: 00 ', and location information' Jongno-gu in Seoul ' Can be generated.

When a plurality of broadcast images are received from the plurality of image providing devices 110, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 matches the broadcast images received for each of the generated plurality of event groups, and broadcasts the broadcast image corresponding to the matched event group It is possible to increase and manage the cumulative number of the storage devices 304 together.

For example, when receiving the broadcast image belonging to the first event group from the fourth image providing device, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 matches the broadcast images to the first event group, The total number of broadcast images 304 can be updated and managed together.

In addition, when receiving a plurality of relay broadcast images from the plurality of relay devices 130, the cooperative broadcast server 100 matches a plurality of relay broadcast images to event groups corresponding to broadcast images related to the relay broadcast images , The cumulative number of relay images 305 corresponding to the matched event group can be increased and managed together.

4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating event group information on a map, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 transmits a plurality of broadcast images received from the plurality of image providing devices 110 and a plurality of relay broadcast images received from the plurality of relay devices 130 to a plurality of events And provides the event group information of a plurality of event groups through the map interface. Here, the event group information may include at least one of an event name of an event group, a number of image providing devices, a number of relay devices, and a number of viewing devices.

For example, referring to FIG. 4, the cooperative broadcast server 100 may associate first event group information 401 of the first event group with 'Busan Metropolitan City' 400, which is the location information of the first event group And display it on the map interface. In the first event group information 402, the number of image providing devices that provide broadcast images of 'Busan Youngdo Bridge Festival' and 'Busan Youngdo Bridge Festival', which are the event names of the first event group, The number of the relay devices providing the relay broadcast video, and the number of the viewers watching the broadcast video and the relay broadcast video may be included.

In addition, the cooperative broadcast server 100 may display the second event group information 403 of the second event group in association with the 'Daejeon metropolitan city area' 402, which is the location information of the second event group, on the map interface .

In addition, the cooperative broadcast server 100 may display the third event group information 405 of the third event group in association with the location information of the second event group 404 in the map interface .

The collaborative broadcasting server 100 may provide a time line 406 having a filter function to search a plurality of broadcast images. For example, a plurality of viewing devices 120 and a plurality of relay devices 130 may select the number of images provided, live or VOD via the timeline 406. In addition, the plurality of viewing devices 120 and the plurality of relay devices 130 may grasp the number of events by date through the time line 406. [

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a broadcast image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 may be an interface provided after a plurality of viewing devices 120 or a plurality of relay devices 130 selects one of a plurality of event groups.

The cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may receive a signal for selecting any one of a plurality of event groups from the viewing device 120. [ The cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may provide at least one broadcast image 500 or 502 included in the selected event group to the viewing device 120. [

The cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may provide at least one main broadcast image 500 and at least one sub broadcast image 502. In addition, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may provide a chat window 504 for providing a chat service between a plurality of viewing devices 120 that are viewing a plurality of broadcast images contained in an event group.

In addition, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may provide a broadcast control 506 so that a plurality of the relay devices 130 can control a broadcast screen.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing cooperative broadcasting using cloud sourcing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The cooperative broadcast providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 includes a cooperative broadcast providing server 100, a plurality of image providing devices 110, a plurality of viewing devices 120, And a plurality of relay devices (130). Therefore, even if the contents are omitted in the following description, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100, the plurality of image providing devices 110, the plurality of viewing devices 120, and the plurality of relay devices 130 described in Figs. 1 to 5 The contents can also be applied to the cooperative broadcast providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step S601, the plurality of image providing devices 110 may transmit a broadcast transmission request including event information to the cooperative broadcast providing server 100. [ Here, the event information may include at least one of an event name, date information, time information, location information of the image providing device, and a tag.

In step S602, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may generate and manage a plurality of event groups based on the event information.

In step S603, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may assign a streaming channel to each of the plurality of image providing devices 110 that have transmitted the broadcast transmission request.

In step S604, the plurality of image providing devices 110 may transmit a plurality of broadcast images to the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 through a streaming channel.

In step S605, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may match each of the plurality of broadcast images to one of a plurality of event groups. Specifically, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may match each of a plurality of broadcast images to one of a plurality of event groups based on at least one of an event name, date information, time information, location information of the image providing device, have.

In step S606, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit event group information of a plurality of event groups to at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130. [ Here, the event group information may include at least one of an event name of the event group, the number of the plurality of image providing devices 110, the number of the viewing devices 120, and the number of the plurality of relay devices 130 .

In step S607, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may receive a signal for selecting any one of a plurality of event groups from at least one relay device among the plurality of relay devices 130. [

In step S608, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit at least one broadcast image included in the selected event group to the relay device that transmitted the selection signal.

The cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit event group information of a plurality of event groups to at least one of the plurality of viewing devices 120 in step S609.

In step S610, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may receive a signal for selecting any one of a plurality of event groups from at least one viewing device among the plurality of viewing devices 120. [

In step S611, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit at least one broadcast image included in the selected event group to the viewing device that transmitted the selection signal.

In the above description, steps S601 to S611 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing cooperative broadcasting using cloud sourcing according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100, the plurality of video providing devices 110, the plurality of viewing devices 120, and the cooperative broadcasting providing server 100 according to the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 6, And a plurality of relay devices (130). Therefore, even if the contents are omitted in the following description, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100, the plurality of image providing devices 110, the plurality of viewing devices 120, and the plurality of relay devices 130 described in Figs. 1 to 6 The contents can also be applied to the cooperative broadcast providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step S701, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may receive a signal for selecting any one of a plurality of event groups from at least one relay device among the plurality of relay devices.

In step S702, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit at least one main broadcast image and at least one sub broadcast image to the relay device that transmitted the event group selection signal.

In step S703, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may receive a signal for selecting any one of a plurality of event groups from at least one viewing device among the plurality of viewing devices 120. [

In step S704, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit at least one main broadcast image and at least one sub broadcast image to the viewing device that transmitted the event group selection signal.

In step S705, the cooperative broadcast server 100 may transmit the chat service between the viewing devices that are watching the broadcast video included in the event group to the viewing device that transmitted the event group selection signal.

In the above description, steps S701 to S705 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing cooperative broadcasting using cloud sourcing according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The cooperative broadcast providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 includes a cooperative broadcast providing server 100, a plurality of image providing devices 110, a plurality of viewing devices 120, And a plurality of relay devices (130). Therefore, even if the contents are omitted in the following description, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100, the plurality of image providing devices 110, the plurality of viewing devices 120, and the plurality of relay devices 130 described in Figs. 1 to 7 The content may be applied to the cooperative broadcast providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 8, in step S801, the plurality of relay devices 130 may transmit a relay request of the broadcast image transmitted from the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 to the cooperative broadcast providing server 100. FIG.

In step S802, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may assign a streaming channel to each of the plurality of relay devices.

In step S803, the plurality of relay devices 130 may transmit a plurality of relay broadcast images to the cooperative broadcast server 100 through the streaming channel.

In step S804, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may match each of the plurality of relay broadcast images received from the plurality of relay devices 130 to an event group corresponding to a broadcast image related to each relay broadcast image.

In step S805, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit at least one of the relay broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of viewing devices 120. [

In the above description, steps S801 to S805 may be further divided into further steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a cooperative broadcast providing method using cloud sourcing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The cooperative broadcast providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 includes a cooperative broadcast providing server 100, a plurality of video providing devices 110, a plurality of viewing devices 120, And a plurality of relay devices (130). Therefore, even if the content is omitted in the following description, it is possible to describe the cooperative broadcast providing server 100, the plurality of image providing devices 110, the plurality of viewing devices 120 and the plurality of relay devices 130 described in Figs. 1 to 8 The contents can also be applied to the cooperative broadcast providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 9, in step S901, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may receive a broadcast transmission request including event information from a plurality of image providing devices 110. FIG. Here, the event information may include at least one of an event name, date information, time information, location information of the image providing device, and a tag.

In step S903, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 can generate and manage a plurality of event groups based on the event information.

In step S905, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may assign a streaming channel to each of the plurality of video providing devices 110. [

In step S907, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may receive a plurality of broadcast images from the plurality of image providing devices 110 through a streaming channel.

In step S909, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may match each of the plurality of broadcast images to one of a plurality of event groups.

In step S911, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit at least one of the broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130 and the plurality of viewing devices 120. [

Although not shown in FIG. 9, in step S909, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 transmits each of the plurality of broadcast images to a plurality of events based on at least one of an event name, date information, time information, location information of the image providing device, Can be matched to one of the groups.

Although not shown in FIG. 9, in step S911, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may provide event group information of a plurality of event groups to at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130 and the plurality of audience devices 120 . Here, the event group information may include at least one of an event name of the event group, a number of the plurality of image providing devices 110, a plurality of relay devices 130, and a plurality of the viewing devices 120 .

Although not shown in FIG. 9, in step S911, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 receives a signal for selecting any one of a plurality of event groups from at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130 and the plurality of audience devices 120 can do.

Although not shown in FIG. 9, in step S911, the cooperative broadcast server 100 transmits at least one broadcast image included in the event group selected by at least one of the plurality of relay devices 130 and the plurality of audience devices 120 To at least one of the plurality of relay devices (130) and the plurality of viewing devices (120).

Although not shown in FIG. 9, in step S911, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may provide at least one main broadcast image and at least one sub broadcast image to the relay device and the viewing device that transmitted the signal for selecting an event group have.

Although not shown in FIG. 9, in step S911, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit the chat service between the viewing devices that are watching the broadcast image included in the event group to the viewing device that transmitted the signal for selecting the event group.

Although not shown in FIG. 9, after step S911, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may receive a broadcast request of a broadcast image transmitted from a plurality of relay devices 130. FIG.

Although not shown in FIG. 9, after step S911, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 allocates a streaming channel to each of the plurality of relay devices 130, and transmits a plurality of relay devices 130 via a streaming channel from the plurality of relay devices 130 A broadcast image can be received. Here, the relay broadcast image may be an edited image in which at least one of text data, voice data, and image data is added to a broadcast image.

Although not shown in FIG. 9, after step S911, the cooperative broadcast server 100 transmits each of a plurality of relay broadcast images received from the plurality of relay devices 130 to an event group . ≪ / RTI >

Although not shown in FIG. 9, after step S911, the cooperative broadcast providing server 100 may transmit at least one of the relay broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of viewing devices 120. FIG.

In the above description, steps S901 to S911 may be further divided into additional steps, or combined in fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

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.

It is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. .

100: Cooperative broadcast providing server
110: a plurality of image providing devices
120: a plurality of viewing devices
130: a plurality of relay devices

Claims (19)

A cooperative broadcast providing method using cloud sourcing performed by a cooperative broadcast providing server,
Receiving a broadcast transmission request including event information from a plurality of image providing devices;
Generating and managing a plurality of event groups based on the event information;
Assigning a streaming channel to each of the plurality of image providing devices;
Receiving a plurality of broadcast images from the plurality of image providing devices via the streaming channel;
Matching each of the plurality of broadcast images to one of the plurality of event groups; And
Transmitting at least one of the broadcast images to at least one of a plurality of relay devices and a plurality of viewing devices
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the event information includes at least one of an event name, date information, time information, location information of the image providing device, and a tag. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein matching each of the plurality of broadcast images to one of the plurality of event groups comprises:
Wherein each of the plurality of broadcast images is matched to one of the plurality of event groups based on at least one of the event name, the date information, the time information, the location information of the image providing device, and the tag. The method according to claim 1,
And transmitting at least one of the broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of view devices
Providing event group information of the plurality of event groups; And
Receiving a signal for selecting any one of the plurality of event groups from at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of audience devices
The method comprising the steps of: 5. The method of claim 4,
And transmitting at least one of the broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of view devices
Providing at least one broadcast image included in the selected event group to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of audience devices
Further comprising the steps of: 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the event group information includes at least one of an event name of the event group, a number of the plurality of image providing devices, a number of the plurality of relay devices, and a number of the plurality of viewing devices. 6. The method of claim 5,
Providing at least one broadcast image included in the selected event group to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of audience devices
Providing at least one main broadcast image and at least one sub broadcast image; And
Providing a chat service between viewing devices watching a broadcast video included in the event group
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a broadcast request of the broadcast image transmitted from the plurality of relay devices;
Assigning a streaming channel to each of the plurality of relay devices;
Receiving a plurality of relay broadcast images from the plurality of relay devices through the streaming channel;
Matching each of a plurality of relay broadcast images received from the relay device to an event group corresponding to a broadcast image related to each relay broadcast image; And
Transmitting at least one of the relay broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of viewing devices
Further comprising the steps of: 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the relay broadcast video is an edited video to which at least one of text data, voice data, and image data is added to the broadcast image. A cooperative broadcast providing server for providing cooperative broadcast using cloud sourcing,
An interface for receiving a broadcast transmission request including event information from a plurality of image providing devices;
An event group management unit for generating a plurality of event groups based on the event information and classifying each of the plurality of broadcast images received from the image providing device into matching event groups;
A channel allocation unit for allocating a streaming channel to each of the plurality of image providing devices;
A streamer for receiving the plurality of broadcast images from the plurality of image providing devices via the streaming channel and transmitting at least one of the broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of viewing devices; And
A database for storing and managing the plurality of broadcast images for each event group;
And a cooperative broadcast providing server. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the event information includes at least one of an event name, date information, time information, location information of the image providing device, and a tag. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the event group management unit classifies each of the plurality of broadcast images into event groups based on at least one of the event name, the date information, the time information, the location information of the image providing device, and the tag. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the channel assigning unit generates a plurality of Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) URLs and assigns the plurality of RTSP URLs to each of the plurality of video providing devices. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the streamer provides at least one of the broadcasting images for each event group to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of viewing devices. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the interface unit receives a signal for selecting any one of the plurality of event groups from at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of audience devices,
Wherein the streamer provides at least one broadcast image included in the selected event group to at least one of the plurality of relay devices and the plurality of viewing devices. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the interface unit receives a relay request of the broadcast image transmitted from the plurality of relay devices,
Wherein the channel allocation unit allocates a streaming channel to each of the plurality of relay devices,
Wherein the event group management unit matches a plurality of relay broadcast images received from the plurality of relay devices to an event group corresponding to the broadcast image related to each relay broadcast image,
Wherein the streamer receives the plurality of relay broadcast images from the plurality of relay devices via the streaming channel and transmits at least one of the relay broadcast images to at least one of the plurality of audience devices, . In a cooperative broadcast providing system utilizing cloud sourcing,
A video providing device; And
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Wherein the image providing device comprises:
Transmitting a broadcast transmission request including event information to the cooperative broadcast providing server,
And to transmit the broadcast image through a streaming channel assigned by the cooperative broadcast providing server,
The cooperative broadcast providing server includes:
Generates an event group corresponding to the event information,
Assigning a streaming channel to the image providing device,
Matching the broadcast image to the event group,
And to transmit the broadcast image to a plurality of viewing devices. 18. The method of claim 17,
Further comprising a relay device,
The relay device comprising:
Transmitting a broadcast request of the broadcast image to the cooperative broadcast providing server,
And to transmit the relay broadcast image through a streaming channel assigned by the cooperative broadcast providing server,
The cooperative broadcast providing server includes:
Assigns a streaming channel to the relay device,
A relay broadcast image received from the relay device is matched with an event group corresponding to the broadcast image,
And transmit the relay broadcast image to the plurality of viewing devices. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the relay broadcast image is an edited image to which at least one of text data, voice data, and image data is added to the broadcast image.

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