KR20180123863A - Apparatus and Method for interlocking Broadcasting Receiving Terminal with Mobile Terminal in IPTV System - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an interlocking technique between a broadcasting receiving terminal with a mobile terminal in an internet protocol television (IPTV) service system enabling interlocking (pairing) with a broadcasting receiving terminal without a direct input of a user of a mobile terminal (mobile). According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for interlocking a broadcasting receiving terminal with a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system which is performed in a server comprises: a step (a) of setting one or more mobile terminals for permitting pairing with the broadcasting receiving terminal according to selection from the broadcasting receiving terminal and storing set information (hereinafter, pairing information); a step (b) of receiving, from the mobile terminal, a pairing request signal including identification information of the broadcasting receiving terminal obtained from the broadcasting receiving terminal; and a step (c) of accepting or refusing the pairing request from the mobile terminal based on the set pairing information. The mobile terminal in the step (b) can obtain the identification information of the broadcasting receiving terminal through a short-range wireless communication with the broadcasting receiving terminal.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system,

The present invention relates to an IPTV service system, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system.

Generally, a television broadcasting service transmits an AV (Audio and Video) signal produced by a content producer through a predetermined radio wave transmission medium such as a terrestrial broadcast, a cable broadcast, or a satellite broadcast in a broadcasting company, and transmits the transmitted AV signal to a television receiver (Or a broadcast receiving terminal) such as a set top box or the like, and is served by the user.

In addition, digital-based digital television technology has been developed and commercialized. In addition to existing radio propagation media, AV signals broadcasted in real-time via networks such as the Internet connected to each home, CODs (Contents On Demand), games and news And the like, to a viewer.

As an example of providing various contents through a network, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) is known.

IPTV is a service that provides information service, video contents, and broadcasting signals to a receiving device (also referred to as a broadcasting receiving terminal) such as a set-top box by using a high-speed network such as a high-speed Internet in a server.

The IPTV service is the same as terrestrial broadcasting, cable broadcasting, and satellite broadcasting, which broadcast through a radio wave transmission medium in that contents are provided, but the server and the receiving apparatus can perform bidirectional communication. Unlike general terrestrial broadcasting, cable broadcasting, or satellite broadcasting, IPTV service allows viewers to select and view desired contents at a convenient time.

On the other hand, a mobile terminal (or mobile) such as a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, a smart phone, a tablet PC and the like capable of voice communication, video communication, data communication, It is possible to provide a real-time mobile broadcasting service through the Internet. It is an attempt to link the mobile broadcasting service with the IPTV service, that is, to allow the mobile broadcasting to be received from the set-top or to receive the IPTV service from the mobile .

However, in order to interwork (or call) between the broadcast receiving terminal (set top) and the mobile terminal (mobile) in the IPTV service system according to the existing technology, as shown in FIG. 4, (For example, a virtual number of a specific channel of the settop: U + tv number in FIG. 4, etc.) of the settop by accessing the server using a character, .

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0084862 (published on Jul.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system, which enable interworking (pairing) with a broadcast receiving terminal, And to provide an apparatus and a method for interworking with each other.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system, the apparatus comprising: A pairing setting unit for setting one or more mobile terminals for permitting pairing with the terminal and storing the set information (hereinafter referred to as pairing information); A pairing receiver for receiving from the mobile terminal a pairing request signal including identification information of the broadcast receiving terminal obtained from the broadcast receiving terminal; And a pairing response unit for accepting or rejecting a pairing request from the mobile terminal based on the set pairing information. The mobile terminal may acquire identification information of the broadcast receiving terminal through short-range wireless communication with the broadcast receiving terminal can do.

The pairing information may include identification information (hereinafter, referred to as second identification information) of a mobile terminal allowed to be paired with identification information of a broadcast receiving terminal (hereinafter referred to as first identification information) The information may include a virtual (telephone) number assigned to a specific channel of the broadcast receiving terminal, and the second identification information may include a telephone number of the mobile terminal allowed to be paired.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system, the method comprising the steps of: (a) Setting one or more mobile terminals for permitting pairing with the broadcast receiving terminal, and storing the set information (hereinafter referred to as pairing information); (b) receiving, from a mobile terminal, a pairing request signal including identification information of a broadcast receiving terminal obtained from the broadcast receiving terminal; And (c) accepting or rejecting a pairing request from the mobile terminal based on the set pairing information. In the step (b), the mobile terminal may perform a short- The identification information of the broadcast receiving terminal can be obtained.

In the step (a), the pairing information may include identification information (hereinafter referred to as second identification information) of a mobile terminal allowed to pair with identification information (hereinafter referred to as first identification information) of a broadcast receiving terminal The first identification information may include a virtual (telephone) number assigned to a specific channel of a broadcast receiving terminal, and the second identification information may include a telephone number of a mobile terminal allowed to be paired.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute a method for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in the IPTV service system, Can be provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system, the method comprising: An application can be provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system, the method comprising: receiving a computer program stored in a computer- Can be provided.

As described above, according to various aspects of the present invention, it is possible to perform interworking (pairing) with a broadcast receiving terminal without direct input of a mobile terminal (mobile) user.

In other words, in order to pair the two devices to use the IPTV service even though the mobile and the settop are in the same place, the user has to input the virtual number of the channel 999 of the settop directly to the mobile to request the pairing, The mobile communicates with the settop and Bluetooth to inquire the virtual number of the specific channel of the settop and can request the pairing to the server without inputting the user so that the convenience of the user can be increased and the security of the user can be enhanced There is an effect to be strengthened.

1 is a configuration diagram of an IPTV service system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a configuration diagram of an apparatus for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a flowchart of a method for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a UI (User Interface) screen of a mobile terminal explaining a method for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system according to an existing method.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used to denote like elements in the drawings, even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an IPTV service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a communication network 1, a server 2, a broadcast receiving terminal 3, An apparatus 4, and a mobile terminal 5. [

The communication network 1 may be a single network or a composite network capable of communicating between the server 2, the broadcast receiving terminal 3 and the mobile terminal 5 by wire, wireless and / or internet.

The server 2 is a server device for providing an IPTV service to a user through the broadcast receiving terminal 3. It is a server device for arranging a plurality of VOD contents belonging to the same or similar categories in a predetermined specific channel in order, The content can be provided to the mobile terminal 5 paired with the terminal 3 or the broadcast receiving terminal 3 and uploaded to the mobile terminal 5 via the paired mobile terminal 5 to upload contents for albums such as photos and videos, (E.g., a family channel) of the IPTV when necessary.

For example, among the empty channels currently in use in the IPTV service, the server 2 is an entertainment channel, 300 is an entertainment channel, 400 is a drama channel, 500 is a movie channel, 600 is an overseas channel, (Service) channel such as a child channel, a 800-channel document channel, a 900-channel YouTube channel, a 999-family channel, and the like. In each channel of the 300- A plurality of VOD contents belonging to such a program can be organized according to the set order, and as another example, album contents including pictures, videos, etc. are organized for each subscriber in 999 family channels specified, 3) and allocates unique identification information (virtual number) to the family channel of the subscriber's broadcast receiving terminal 3, Organize, manage, and provide the album content of the uploaded photograph or moving image on the family channel of the subscriber's broadcast receiving terminal 3 based on the unique identification information of the subscriber.

The broadcast receiving terminal 3 is a user terminal device for communicating with the server 2 to receive VOD contents or album contents desired by the user. For example, a set-top box serving as a broadcast receiving apparatus for IPTV service A PDA, a smart phone, a tablet PC, and the like, which can perform voice communication, video communication, data communication, and Internet communication, and the like.

The display device 4 is for reproducing various contents received through the broadcast receiving terminal 3 in an audiovisual manner and for providing a user interface (UI) to the user, and may include an apparatus such as an IPTV .

The broadcast receiving terminal 3 and the display device 4 may be constituted by separate devices independent of each other or may be constituted by one device coupled to each other.

The mobile terminal 5 represents a mobile terminal of a subscriber or a mobile terminal of a third party and may be, for example, a mobile communication terminal capable of voice communication, video communication, data communication and Internet communication, a PDA, PC or the like.

In this embodiment, the mobile terminal 5 drives a specific application and interlinks (pairs) with the broadcast receiving terminal 3 to upload album contents such as photos and videos to the family channel of a specific subscriber, So that the user can perform various personalized service tasks.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, A pairing setting unit 21, a pairing receiving unit 23, and a pairing responding unit 25.

The pairing setting unit 21 sets one or more mobile terminals (for example, a user's own mobile terminal and / or a mobile terminal) for allowing pairing with the broadcast receiving terminal 3 according to a user's selection through the broadcast receiving terminal 3. [ (Hereinafter, referred to as " pairing information "). In this embodiment, the pairing information is identification information of the broadcast receiving terminal 3 (Hereinafter referred to as " second identification information ") of the mobile terminal 5 permitted to be paired with the first identification information, (E.g., 999 family channels), and the second identification information may include the phone number of the mobile terminal allowed to be paired.

The pairing reception unit 23 is for receiving a pairing request signal including the first identification information of the broadcast receiving terminal 3 obtained from the broadcast receiving terminal 3 from the mobile terminal 5, Receives the first identification information of the broadcast receiving terminal 3 through short-range wireless communication with the broadcast receiving terminal 3, obtains a pairing request signal including the obtained first identification information, To the server 2, a signal requesting pairing with the server 3.

In the present embodiment, the short-distance wireless communication between the broadcast receiving terminal 3 and the mobile terminal 5 may include a Bluetooth communication method.

The pairing response unit 25 is for accepting or rejecting a pairing request from the mobile terminal received through the pairing receiver 23 based on the pairing information set in the pairing setting unit 21. For example, If the first and second identification information included in the pairing request signal from the controller 5 match the first and second identification information of the pairing information set in the pairing setting unit 21, the pairing request is accepted. If they do not match, can do.

3 is a flowchart of a method for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the server 2 transmits to the broadcasting reception terminal 3 one or more mobile terminals (for example, a user's own mobile terminal and / or a mobile terminal) to allow pairing with the corresponding broadcasting reception terminal 3, (Hereinafter, referred to as " pairing information "). For example, the pairing information is identification information (hereinafter referred to as first identification information) of the broadcast receiving terminal 3, (Hereinafter, referred to as second identification information) of the mobile terminal 5 permitted to be paired with the first identification information, and the first identification information may include a specific channel of the broadcast receiving terminal 3 (for example, 999 Family channel), and the second identification information may include a phone number of the mobile terminal allowed to be paired (S311).

Then, the mobile terminal 5 executes a specific application for pairing (S321), establishes a Bluetooth connection with the broadcast receiving terminal 3 (S322), and transmits a specific channel of the broadcast receiving terminal 3 (for example, 999 (First identification information) of the mobile terminal 5 and the telephone number (second identification information) of the mobile terminal 5 itself are obtained (step S323) And transmits the generated pairing request signal to the server 2 (S324).

Next, the server 2 determines whether the first and second identification information included in the pairing request signal received from the mobile terminal 5 in step S324 are identical to the first and second identification information of the pairing information set in step S311 (Step S325). If a match is found, the mobile station 5 generates a pairing acceptance signal in response to the pairing request from the mobile station 5 received in step S324 and transmits the pairing acceptance signal to the mobile station 5 (S326 ).

Finally, when receiving a pairing acceptance signal from the server 2 in step S326, the mobile terminal 5 completes a pairing connection with the broadcast receiving terminal 3, and can then link with the broadcast receiving terminal 3 ( S327).

In another example of the present invention, when the first and second identification information included in the pairing request signal match the first and second identification information of the preset pairing information in step S325, the server 2 transmits In step S332, the broadcast receiving terminal 3 may perform acceptance or rejection of the pairing request signal received in step S331 according to the user's selection (S332) When the server 2 approves the received pairing request in step S331, the server 2 generates a pairing approval signal and transmits the pairing approval signal to the server 2 (S333). When the server 2 receives the pairing approval signal from the broadcast receiving terminal 3 in step S333 The mobile terminal 5 generates a pairing acceptance signal in response to the pairing request from the mobile terminal 5 received in step S324 and transmits the pairing acceptance signal to the mobile terminal 5 in step S334. The pairing accept signal is When the new and to complete the paired connection with the broadcast receiving terminal 3, and to work with since the broadcasting terminal 3 (S335).

According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the server 2 arranges a plurality of VOD contents belonging to the same or similar category in order within a predetermined specific channel, and transmits the VOD contents to the broadcast reception terminal 3 or the broadcast reception terminal The content can be provided to the mobile terminal 5 paired with the terminal 3 and uploaded to the mobile terminal 5 via the paired mobile terminal 5 to upload contents for albums such as photographs and moving images, 3), so that it can be viewed through a specific channel (e.g., 999 family channels, etc.) of the own IPTV, and can provide various personalized pairing services.

According to a method for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in the IPTV service system, a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the method is stored may be implemented.

According to a method for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in the above-described IPTV service system, an application stored in a computer-readable recording medium can be implemented to execute the method in combination with hardware.

Meanwhile, according to the channel-based family album providing method in the IPTV service system, a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium for implementing the method in a computer can be implemented.

For example, as described above, a method for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a computer readable program including a program command for performing various computer- A recording medium, or an application stored in such a recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include a program command, a local data file, a local data structure, or the like, alone or in combination. The recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the embodiments of the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROMs, And hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (13)

As a device included in a server,
A pairing setting unit for setting one or more mobile terminals for permitting pairing with the broadcast receiving terminal according to the selection from the broadcast receiving terminal and storing the set information (hereinafter referred to as pairing information);
A pairing receiver for receiving from the mobile terminal a pairing request signal including identification information of the broadcast receiving terminal obtained from the broadcast receiving terminal; And
And a pairing response unit for accepting or rejecting a pairing request from the mobile terminal based on the set pairing information. The apparatus for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the pairing information includes identification information (hereinafter, referred to as second identification information) of a mobile terminal allowed to be paired with identification information of a broadcast receiving terminal (hereinafter referred to as first identification information) And an apparatus for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in a network. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first identification information includes a virtual (telephone) number assigned to a specific channel of the broadcast receiving terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the second identification information includes a telephone number of a mobile terminal allowed to be paired. The apparatus for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mobile terminal acquires the identification information of the broadcast receiving terminal through short-range wireless communication with the broadcast receiving terminal, and the apparatus for interworking between the broadcast receiving terminal and the mobile terminal in the IPTV service system. A method performed by a server,
(a) setting one or more mobile terminals for permitting pairing with the broadcast receiving terminal according to a selection from the broadcast receiving terminal, and storing the set information (hereinafter referred to as pairing information);
(b) receiving, from a mobile terminal, a pairing request signal including identification information of a broadcast receiving terminal obtained from the broadcast receiving terminal; And
and (c) accepting or rejecting a pairing request from the mobile terminal based on the set pairing information, in the IPTV service system. The method according to claim 6,
In the step (a), the pairing information includes identification information (hereinafter, referred to as second identification information) of a mobile terminal allowed to pair with identification information of a broadcast receiving terminal (hereinafter referred to as first identification information) A method for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in an IPTV service system. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the first identification information includes a virtual (telephone) number assigned to a specific channel of a broadcast receiving terminal. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the second identification information includes a phone number of a mobile terminal allowed to be paired. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the mobile terminal acquires the identification information of the broadcasting terminal through short-range wireless communication with the broadcasting terminal in step (b). A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in the IPTV service system according to any one of claims 6 to 10. An application stored in a computer-readable recording medium for executing a method for interworking between a broadcast receiving terminal and a mobile terminal in the IPTV service system according to any one of claims 6 to 10 in combination with hardware. A computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute a method for interworking between a broadcasting terminal and a mobile terminal in the IPTV service system according to any one of claims 6 to 10.

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