KR20190075876A - Method and apparatus for providing replay service of live program - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for providing a service for replaying a non-watching region of a live program, and a device thereof. According to the present invention, the device for providing a service for replaying a non-watching region of a live program comprises: a non-watching region setting unit storing non-watching region information of a live program; and a non-watching region providing unit outputting a non-watching region request menu after finishing the live program and outputting a non-watching region in accordance with user selection information in the menu. The non-watching region request menu includes at least one of paid watching, free watching of the non-watching region, a replay after watching an advertisement, and other channel notifications provided with the live program.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REPLAY SERVICE OF LIVE PROGRAM

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a live program review service, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a live program review service in a variety of ways.

Recently, digital broadcasting standards have been actively researched, and broadcasting signals including video, audio, and data have been compressed into digital signals. As a result, multi-channel communication has become possible, Service can be provided.

As such, various services are provided due to the improvement of the performance of the set-top box or the TV itself and the increase of the network bandwidth. In particular, on-demand programs according to user's requests are provided as well as live programs provided from the past.

In recent years, it has also provided a viewing service for live programs as well as movies.

Currently, after the live program ends, the broadcasting company converts the live program into an on-demand program and provides it for a certain period of time (for example, one week after the end of the live program) for a fee, and after that period, .

This provides a re-viewing service for the live program, but there is a problem that the user feels inconvenience.

For example, if the user can not watch the entire live program provided at a predetermined time, he can request and watch the on-demand program for a fee or free of charge.

However, there is a case where the user does not know the broadcast time accurately or can not watch a part of the live program due to another schedule.

In this case, the user has to purchase the entire on-demand program in order to view only a part of the US viewing section, that is, a live program. Also, since the free conversion time is longer than a week now, there is a problem that the user has to wait for a long time to view the US viewing section free of charge.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2007-0081689 (entitled " Broadcast program interlocking VOD system providing viewing history information ", and method of providing the same) stores a subscriber's viewing history in a subscriber profile DB, And the contents of providing a list of the unviewed VOD contents when there is a request.

However, this prior art does not consider a service that selectively provides only a part of a program.

The present invention proposes a method and apparatus for providing a live program review service capable of providing a re-view service in various ways to a user who can not view a part of the live program in order to solve the problems of the related art as described above .

In order to accomplish the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a non-view section setting unit for storing unviewed section information of a live program; And a non-watching area providing unit for displaying a non-watching area request menu after the end of the live program and outputting a non-viewing area according to user selection information on the menu, wherein the non- There is provided a device for providing a viewing service of a live program of a live program including at least one of paid viewing, free viewing, replay after watching an advertisement, and other channel notifications in which the live program is provided.

The non-watching area providing unit may include a charging amount determining unit for determining a charging amount in proportion to the length of the non-watching area.

The user selection information is transmitted to the head end connected to the device through a network, and the headend determines a billing amount corresponding to the length of the non-viewport section, When the settlement of billing is completed, the non-watching section can be transmitted to the device.

The non-watching section providing unit may include: a monitoring unit for monitoring a free switching point of the live program; And a recording unit for recording the unviewed section at the free switching time of the live program.

The non-watching section providing section may be a series type program in which the live program is a series type program having a plurality of times, and may output the recorded unedited viewing section before the time of providing the next live broadcasting program.

When the user selects free viewing of the non-viewing section, the user selection information is transmitted to the head end connected to the apparatus via the network, and the headend notifies the non- Device.

The USE section providing section may include an advertisement determining section that determines at least one of an advertisement type, an advertisement position, and an advertisement count to be provided corresponding to the length of the US hall section when the user selects to view the advertisement again after viewing the advertisement have.

The user selection information is transmitted to the head end connected to the device via the network, and the headend determines the advertisement type to be provided corresponding to the length of the non-view section, And the number of advertisements, and may transmit the determined advertisement information to the device.

The non-watching section providing unit may include a channel monitoring unit for monitoring whether a non-viewing area of the live program is provided in another channel and outputting a notification message when the non-viewing area is provided in another channel.

The non-view section setting section outputs a user interface for setting a non-view section, stores unviewed section information using user selection information on the user interface, and the user interface displays the progress of the live program One or more thumbnails, and a unviewed section request icon.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a non-viewing area replay service in a broadcasting receiving apparatus connected to a broadcasting transmission system through a network, the method comprising: storing unviewed area information of a live program; Outputting a non-view section request menu after the end of the live program; Receiving user selection information on the menu; And displaying the unviewed section according to the user selection information, wherein the unviewed section request menu includes a pay screen of the non-view section, a free view, a view after watching the advertisement, and another channel And a notification is provided to the user of the live program.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a service for viewing a non-viewing area in a broadcasting transmission system connected to a broadcasting receiving device through a network, the method comprising: transmitting a live program to the broadcasting receiving device; Receiving user selection information for requesting a non-viewing area after the end of the live program; And extracting a non-viewport section corresponding to the user selection information and transmitting the extracted non-view section to the broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein the user selection information includes at least one of a broadcast receiver terminal identifier, a live program identifier, Wherein the view type information includes at least one of a pay-per-view, a free-view, an advertisement view after replay, and other channel notifications of the live view, A method for providing a re-view service is provided. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the above-described method is recorded.

According to the present invention, since it is possible to selectively view only a non-viewing section through various options, there is an advantage that convenience can be provided to a user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a broadcast service providing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a non-view section according to the channel switching according to the present embodiment. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a user interface for setting a non-viewport section according to the present embodiment
5 is a view illustrating an exemplary screen of a non-view section request menu according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a non-viewed section providing section according to the embodiment;
7 is a view showing a head end configuration according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate a thorough understanding of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same means regardless of the number of the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a broadcast service providing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1, a broadcast service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a head end 100 and a broadcast receiving apparatus 102 connected to the head end 100 through a network .

The headend 100 provides a live program or an on-demand program according to a preset schedule.

The head end 100 converts audio and video signals (AV signals) for various broadcast channels into a predetermined format, and transmits the converted broadcast signals to the broadcast receiving apparatus 102.

In addition, the head end 100 receives AV data for the on-demand program and related information on the on-demand program from a plurality of content providers, and stores the AV data in the database 104. [

Here, the on-demand program may include a movie, a music video, a children's series, etc., and may include a live program registered after the real-time provision.

The broadcast receiving apparatus 102 according to the present embodiment receives a broadcast signal including video, audio, and data from the head end 100, decodes and outputs the broadcast signal.

The broadcast receiving apparatus 102 according to the present exemplary embodiment may be a conventional TV set-top box, but is not limited thereto. The broadcast receiving apparatus 102 may include a smart phone, a tablet PC, a desktop, and the like capable of receiving broadcast signals.

In the following description, it is assumed that the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 is a set-top box connected to a TV, which is a display unit.

The broadcast receiving apparatus 102 according to the present embodiment includes a signal input interface including a tuner and a channel decoder. The tuner receives the compressed broadcast signal. The channel decoder extracts a desired channel from the received broadcast signals do.

The compressed (encoded) broadcast signal may be composed of a composite signal including at least one of video, audio, and data. The broadcast signal is extracted and demultiplexed by the demultiplexer and output to the signal output interface.

The signal output interface may include an audio decoder, a video decoder, and a data decoder, and each signal separated from the demux is output to the display unit via a decoder.

Through the above-described configuration, the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 processes a live program provided on a channel requested by the user and outputs the live program to the display unit.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an optional re-viewing service for a portion (hereinafter referred to as a " non-viewing area "

According to the present embodiment, when the user starts watching from the first point of time between the start point and the end point of the live program, the broadcast service providing system according to the present embodiment is configured to Only an optional re-view service is provided.

In addition, when the user only watches from the start time to the first time point, the broadcast service providing system provides a re-view service for the non-watch period from the first point to the end point.

Furthermore, if the user fails to watch the live program from the first point of view to the second point of time between the start point and the end point of the live program, the user can view the non-view point section again.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the unviewed section viewing service can be provided in various ways.

For example, the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 may output a non-view section request menu to the user after the live program is terminated.

According to the present embodiment, the USE section request menu may include at least one of paid viewing of a USE section, free viewing, re-viewing after viewing an advertisement, and other channel notifications provided with a live program.

The pay-per-view viewing in the U.S. viewing section means providing a U.S. viewing section on condition of settlement of a predetermined amount. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the billing amount for the non-viewing area can be determined in proportion to the length of the non-viewing area.

When the user selects the pay-per-view mode, the user can directly provide the non-view period or record the broadcast program in the broadcast receiver 102 when the payment is completed.

Free-of-charge viewing means providing a US viewing section at the point when the live view is switched from pay to free.

Re-viewing after viewing an advertisement means providing a non-viewing area on the premise that the user views the advertisement.

Another channel notification means that when a live program is provided on another channel after a live program is terminated, the user is informed that the user can switch to that channel.

The broadcast receiving apparatus 102 may monitor the time when the user is tuned to the channel of the live program without limitation, and may store the non-viewed section.

According to the present embodiment, since the viewing service is provided in various ways for the US subscribing section, the burden on the user can be reduced, and profit can be obtained from the viewpoint of the business operator.

Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given of a non-viewable section review service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

2 is a detailed block diagram of a broadcast receiving apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2, the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 according to the present embodiment may include a program output unit 200, a non-view-period setting unit 202, and a non-view-interval provision unit 204. [

The program output unit 200 outputs the live program received from the head end 100 to the display unit 210. [

The program output unit 200 may include a tuner, a signal input interface including a channel decoder, a demultiplexer and a decoder. The program output unit 200 may receive audio / video data related to a program from a broadcast signal provided from the headend 100, Extracts program related information, processes it, and outputs it to the display unit 210.

The unviewed section setting unit 202 stores unviewed section information of the live program.

Herein, the non-view-period information may include a live program identifier, a start point and an end point of a non-view period.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the non-view-period setting unit 202 may monitor the user's channel switching and store the non-view-period information.

The non-view-watching section setting unit 202 compares the channel switching point and the progress of the live program when there is channel switching.

3 is a diagram illustrating a non-view section according to the channel switching according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3A, when the live program is started, the non-view section setting unit 202 stores the start time and the channel entry time of the live program as the non-view section information. Here, the channel entry point is the end point of the non-view section.

As shown in FIG. 3B, when the channel is disconnected at a predetermined time after the start of the live program, the non-view section setting unit 202 stores the channel exit point and the end point of the live program, , The channel departure time becomes the start time of the non-view section.

As shown in FIG. 3C, when a channel departure occurs at a predetermined time during the watching of a live program and the channel entry occurs again, the non-view section setting unit 202 stores the channel departure time and the channel entry time, The departure time point is the starting point of the non-viewing section and the channel entry point is the ending point of the non-viewing section.

Preferably, the unviewed section information is automatically stored in response to the channel change when the user requests the unviewed section preview service in advance.

For example, the user can set a preview of the unviewed section for a predetermined live program in advance. The unviewed section setting section 202 monitors whether or not the live program is preset by the user, / RTI >

According to the present embodiment, the user can manually set the non-viewing section.

4 is a diagram illustrating a user interface for setting a non-viewport section according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the user interface according to the present embodiment may include a play bar 400 and a plurality of thumbnails 402 for displaying the progress of a live program.

If the user selects at least two thumbnails after selecting the non-view section setting icon 404, the point corresponding to the front end thumbnail is stored as the start point of the non-view section, the point corresponding to the back end thumbnail is stored as the end point of the non- do.

Although FIG. 4 illustrates the setting of the non-view section through the thumbnail, it is also possible to select the start time and the end time of the non-view section on the play bar 400 without a thumbnail.

After the end of the live program, the unedited view section providing unit 204 according to the present embodiment outputs a unviewed section request menu including a plurality of items as shown in FIG.

The non-view section request menu according to the present embodiment may include at least one of paid view of a non-view section, free view, re-view after viewing an advertisement, and other channel notifications.

The USE section provider 204 provides a USE section preview service according to a method selected by the user from the menu.

6 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a non-viewed section providing unit according to the present embodiment.

6, the non-watching section providing unit 204 according to the present embodiment includes a billing amount determining unit 600, a free conversion monitoring unit 602, a recording unit 604, 606, an advertisement determination unit 608, a network module 610, a channel monitoring unit 612, and a control unit 620.

The billing amount determination unit 600 determines a billing amount for viewing a non-viewport section when the user selects pay-per-view viewing in the non-view-viewing section.

According to the present embodiment, the billing amount determination unit 600 can determine the billing amount in proportion to the length of the non-viewport period. In other words, paying for a portion of the live program that is not viewed by the user, but not for the entire amount of viewing, enables viewing of the US viewing section again.

Preferably, the billing liquid according to the present embodiment can be divided by a predetermined number. For example, if the total viewing of the live program is determined to be 1,000 won, the billing amount of the non-watching section may be divided into 10 units from 100 won to 1000 won in units of 100 won, and the billing amount determining unit 600 The billing amount of one of 100 won to 1000 won can be determined according to the length of the US viewing section.

The billing amount determined as described above is output to the display unit 210. When the user completes the settlement, the network module 610 requests the headend 100 to the headend 100, Viewing section received from the head end 100. [0033] FIG.

As described above, the unviewed section may be provided on an order-type basis. Otherwise, when the user completes the settlement, the recording section 604 may record the content and may be output when there is a request from the user .

The free conversion monitoring unit 602 monitors whether or not the viewing of the live program is free of charge if the user selects the free viewing of the US viewing section.

In general, the free conversion point may be set to one week in advance in providing the replay service, and the free conversion monitoring unit 602 determines whether a preset period of time has elapsed after the live program is terminated.

The network module 610 requests the head end 100 to receive a non-view section, and the recording section 604 records the non-view section.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the unviewed section output unit 606 can output the unviewed section recorded after free switching before the next time of providing the live program.

For example, when the unviewed section (10 minutes) of the n-th live program started at 10:00 pm is recorded, the unviewed section output section 606 displays the live broadcast program 10 minutes before the n + It is possible to inquire whether or not the viewing section is viewed, and to output a non-viewing section when the user agrees.

When the user selects to view again after viewing the advertisement, the advertisement determination unit 608 determines an advertisement to be provided before or during the output of the non-view section.

The advertisement viewing unit 608 according to the present embodiment determines at least one of the type, location, and number of ads to be provided .

Preferably, the number of advertisements may be determined differently according to the length of the non-view section, and the advertisement position may be variously determined in order to increase the efficiency of viewing the advertisement.

Here, the advertisement position is related to the time when the advertisement is outputted, and generally, it may be determined before the provision of the non-view section, but may be determined as a predetermined point of the non-view section without being limited thereto.

Further, when it is determined that a plurality of advertisements are provided, the respective advertisement positions may be determined differently. For example, the first advertisement may be determined before the output of the non-viewport section, and the second advertisement may be determined to be the midpoint of the non-viewport section.

When the user selects another channel notification, the channel monitoring unit 612 monitors whether the currently terminated live program is provided on another channel, and outputs a notification message if the live program is provided on another channel.

Preferably, the channel monitoring unit 612 may output a notification message at the start of the non-viewing period of the live program.

The control unit 620 controls each component so that the user can view the non-viewing area according to the present embodiment.

In the above description, the process of providing a non-view section is performed in the broadcast receiving apparatus 102. [

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the process of providing the unviewed section may be performed in the head end 100 at the request of the broadcast receiving apparatus 102.

7 is a view showing a head end configuration according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7, the head end 100 according to the present embodiment includes a network module 700, a billing amount determination unit 702, a free conversion monitoring unit 704, an advertisement determination unit 706, And an interval extracting unit 708.

The network module 700 receives the user selection information for viewing the unviewed section from the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 when the user requests to view the unviewed section after the live program ends.

The selection information may include a broadcast receiving terminal identifier, a live program identifier, unviewed section information, and viewing type information.

Here, the view type information may include information that can distinguish between paid viewing, free viewing, and viewing immediately after watching an advertisement.

The selection information is stored in a storage unit (not shown).

When the above-mentioned view type information is pay-per-view, the billing amount determination unit 702 determines a billing amount corresponding to the length of the non-view-period section. The determined billing amount is transmitted to the broadcast receiving apparatus 102. When payment is completed from the broadcast receiving apparatus 102, the unviewed section extracting unit 708 extracts the unviewed section from the live program. The extracted unviewed section is transmitted to the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 through the network module 700.

If the re-view type is the free viewing type, the free conversion monitoring unit 704 monitors whether or not the live program is free of charge.

When the free conversion is performed, the non-view section extraction unit 708 extracts the non-view section, and the non-view section is transmitted to the broadcast reception apparatus 102 through the network module 700. [ Here, the transmission of the unviewed section may be performed before the live program presentation time of the next turn.

When the re-view type is the re-view after viewing the advertisement, the advertisement determination unit 706 determines the type, position, and number of the advertisement to be provided before or during the viewing of the non-view region.

The determined advertisement information is transmitted to the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 via the network module 700 together with the unviewed section.

The broadcast receiving apparatus 102 outputs the advertisement received before or during the output of the non-view section.

The control unit 710 controls each component so that the user can view the non-viewing area according to the present embodiment.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a whole program including a non-view section on the premise that a user watches an advertisement.

Here, the program may be a live program whose real-time provision has been terminated, but is not limited thereto.

In more detail, the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 according to the present embodiment can receive a request for viewing again from the user after the program ends.

Preferably, the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 can output the view menu again after the program ends. More preferably, the view menu may be a view menu after viewing the advertisement.

When the user selects the view again, the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 outputs a predetermined number of advertisements.

At this time, the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 can determine the type and number of advertisements using the type of program, the total time of the program, and the like, and outputs the determined advertisement.

After the user's viewing of the advertisement is completed, the broadcast receiving apparatus 102 outputs the program. At this time, the outputted program may be not only the unviewed section of the user but also the entire live program in which some unviewed sections exist.

The above-described non-viewing section review service can be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. At this time, the computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. On the other hand, the program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

The computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, a magnetic disk such as a floppy disk, A magneto-optical media, and a hardware device specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

The program instructions also include machine language code, such as those generated by the 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 present invention, and vice versa.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. The appended claims are to be considered as falling within the scope of the following claims.

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A system for providing a live viewing program of a live program connected with a broadcast transmission system via a network,
A non-watching section setting unit for monitoring a time point of tuning to a channel of the live program irrespective of a user's non-watching section designation and storing unviewed section information of a live program provided on a predetermined channel; And
And a non-watching section providing unit for displaying a non-viewing area request menu after the end of the live program and outputting a non-viewing area according to user selection information on the menu,
The non-view section request menu may include at least one of paid view of the US view section, free view, re-view after watching an advertisement, and other channel notifications provided with the live program,
The non-view-period setting unit determines a start point and an end point of the non-view-period using at least two of the starting and ending points of the live program, the entry and exit points of the user into the channel,
The non-
And an advertisement determining unit determining at least one of an advertisement type, an advertisement position, and an advertisement count to be provided corresponding to the length of the US view section when the user selects to view again after viewing the advertisement. . There is provided a method for providing a non-view section replay service in a broadcast receiving apparatus connected to a broadcast transmission system via a network,
Monitoring the time of tuning to the channel of the live program regardless of the user's non-view section designation and storing the non-view section information of the live program provided on the predetermined channel;
Outputting a non-view section request menu after the end of the live program;
Receiving user selection information on the menu; And
And outputting a non-viewed section according to the user selection information,
The non-view section request menu includes at least one of paid viewing of the non-viewing section, free viewing, re-viewing after watching an advertisement, and other channel notifications provided with the live program,
The non-viewport section information storing step determines a start point and an end point of the non-view section using at least two of the start and end points of the live program, the entry and exit points of the user into the channel, ,
The step of outputting the non-view section may further comprise the step of displaying at least one of a type of advertisement, an advertisement position and an advertisement number to be provided corresponding to the length of the non-view section when the user selects to view again after viewing the advertisement How to Provide a Service to Reveal US City Hall. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the step according to claim 2 is recorded.

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