KR20210152790A - Sports personal broadcasting service system and method therof - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a system and a method for providing sports personal broadcasting service. The system for providing sports personal broadcasting service according to one embodiment of the present invention is a system for providing sports personal broadcasting service, which comprises a broadcasting service server for providing a personal broadcasting service for sporting events to at least one broadcaster terminal, wherein the broadcasting service server includes: a broadcasting service unit for generating a personal broadcasting channel according to a request from the broadcaster terminal; a broadcasting streaming unit for transmitting and streaming broadcasting data for the sporting event selected by the broadcaster terminal to the personal broadcasting channel; a chatting service providing unit for providing a service for real-time chatting between at least one viewer terminal accessing the personal broadcasting channel and the broadcaster terminal; a record information providing unit for collecting data for the sporting events broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel to provide play record information; and an analysis information providing unit for analyzing a relayed video of the sports play broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel to provide play analysis information. Accordingly, a broadcaster and a viewer can communicate while relaying and viewing sporting events, respectively.

Description

SPORTS PERSONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEROF

The present invention relates to a sports personal broadcasting service system and method.

Recently, with the advancement of IT technology, various contents combining media and mobile are being created. For example, most people own smartphones, and high-speed Internet is commercialized, and personal broadcasting services that allow anyone to broadcast anytime, anywhere are spreading widely.

On the other hand, sports games are broadcasted or streamed in real time through various media such as PC and smart phone as well as TV. Accordingly, viewers can watch sports games anytime, anywhere, regardless of time and place.

However, in many cases, viewers cannot select a sports broadcast that suits them. In addition, there is an increasing demand for direct broadcasting of sports events, such as favorite sports, teams, and players, beyond simply watching sports.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0027350 (published on March 14, 2019) Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-895001 (Registered on August 29, 2018) US Patent Publication No. US2017/0246545 (published on August 31, 2017)

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and it is possible to relay or watch a sports game that one likes, check the progress of the sports game in real time, and to provide analysis information that cannot be confirmed in the relay video. A personal broadcasting service system and method are provided.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, a personal sports broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a personal sports broadcasting service system including a broadcasting service server that provides a personal broadcasting service of a sports game to at least one broadcaster terminal, The broadcast service server may include: a broadcast service unit generating a personal broadcast channel in response to a request from the broadcaster terminal; a broadcast streaming unit that transmits and streams broadcast data of a sporting event selected by the broadcaster terminal to the personal broadcast channel; a chatting service providing unit providing a real-time chatting service between at least one viewer terminal connected to the personal broadcasting channel and the broadcaster terminal; a record information providing unit that collects data related to the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel and provides game record information; and an analysis information providing unit that analyzes the relay image of the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel and provides game analysis information.

In addition, the broadcast service unit may broadcast the broadcaster-produced image uploaded from the broadcaster terminal on the personal broadcasting channel according to the request of the broadcaster terminal.

Also, the broadcast streaming unit may transmit and stream the relay image of the sports game to be broadcast together with the broadcaster-produced image on the personal broadcasting channel.

In addition, the broadcast streaming unit may transmit and stream advertisement data together with the broadcast data of the sports game, analyze chatting content made in the chatting service from among previously stored advertisement data, and transmit selected advertisement data.

In addition, the broadcasting service unit generates the personal broadcasting channel to broadcast at least one of the chat service, the game record information, and the game analysis information together with the relay image of the sports game on the personal broadcasting channel to the broadcaster terminal can be provided to

In addition, the chatting service providing unit may display a message that satisfies a predetermined criterion among the viewer messages transmitted from the viewer terminal as a shared message on the personal broadcasting channel.

In addition, the record information providing unit provides real-time record information collected in real time of the sports game, and historical record information, goals and runs information of each team, average goals and runs information, game gain margin, home team together with the real-time record information home difference margin, away team's away margin, home and away opponents, each player's cumulative record, each player's corresponding record in each game, the number of fouls by each player, each player's playing time and participation share, injured players Match record information including at least one of the disadvantage values may be provided.

In addition, the analysis information providing unit may set a region of interest in the relay image of the sports game, derive characteristic information of an object detected in the region of interest, and provide it as the game analysis information.

In addition, the broadcast service server may generate a game prediction event for predicting the result of the sports game, and may provide an incentive to a viewer terminal that successfully participates in the game prediction event.

In order to achieve the above object, a personal sports broadcasting service method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a sports personal broadcasting service method for providing a personal broadcasting service of a sports game to at least one broadcaster terminal, and the broadcaster terminal's request creating a personal broadcasting channel according to the transmitting and streaming broadcast data of a sporting event selected by the broadcaster terminal to the personal broadcast channel; providing a real-time chatting service between at least one viewer terminal connected to the personal broadcasting channel and the broadcaster terminal; and providing game record information by collecting data related to the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel, and providing game analysis information by analyzing the relay image of the sports game.

In addition, the step of creating the channel includes the personal broadcasting channel so that the broadcaster-produced image uploaded from the broadcaster terminal according to the request of the broadcaster terminal is broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel together with the relay image of the sports game. It may include the step of generating.

In addition, the generating of the channel includes: creating the personal broadcasting channel so that at least one of the chat service, the game record information, and the game analysis information is broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel together with the relay image of the sports game may include

In addition, the streaming may include streaming by transmitting advertisement data stored in advance together with the broadcast data of the sporting event.

In addition, the providing of the information may include setting a region of interest in the relay image of the sports game, deriving characteristic information of an object detected in the region of interest, and providing the information as the game analysis information.

In addition, generating a game prediction event for predicting the result of the target game selected from among the sports games; and participating in the match prediction event and providing an incentive to a viewer terminal that has hit the result of the target match.

In addition, the generating of the event may include selecting the target game based on the number of broadcasts for each event and the number of broadcasts for each team of the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel.

In addition, the providing of the incentive may include differentially providing the incentive to the viewer terminal based on the number of chats of the event, team, and player mentioned in the chatting service of the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel. may include the step of

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the present invention, it is possible to broadcast or watch a sports game while communicating between a broadcaster and a viewer, so that the player can enjoy his/her favorite sports game more.

In addition, it is possible to check the progress of the sports game in real time, and it is possible to receive and broadcast the analysis information of the relay video, so that it is possible to provide rich and high quality sports content.

1 is a block diagram of a sports personal broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the broadcast service server of FIG. 1 .
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of personal broadcasting displayed on a viewer terminal by the sports personal broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of game record information displayed on a viewer terminal by the personal sports broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of match analysis information displayed on a viewer terminal by the personal sports broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart of a sports personal broadcasting service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in a variety of different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

It should be understood that although first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, components, and/or sections, these elements, components, and/or sections are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, or sections from another. Accordingly, it goes without saying that the first element, the first element, or the first section mentioned below may be the second element, the second element, or the second section within the spirit of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, “comprises” and/or “made of” refers to a referenced component, step, operation and/or element of one or more other components, steps, operations and/or elements. The presence or addition is not excluded.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used with the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly defined in particular.

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

1 is a block diagram of a sports personal broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a personal sports broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one broadcaster terminal 10 , at least one viewer terminal 20 , and a broadcast service server 100 . In addition, the database 200 may be further included under the management of the broadcast service server 100 .

The broadcast service server 100 is connected to the broadcaster terminal 10 and the viewer terminal 20 through the network 50 . Of course, the network 50 includes a wired network as well as a wireless network. The network 50 may be the Internet or the like.

At this time, the user of the terminal relaying the sports game through personal broadcasting becomes the broadcaster terminal 10 , and the user of the terminal viewing the personal broadcast becomes the viewer terminal 20 . Hereinafter, the user of the broadcaster terminal 10 is referred to as a broadcaster, and the user of the viewer terminal 20 is referred to as a viewer. Here, the sporting event includes not only a match in which victory or defeat is decided by an opponent, but also a match in which an individual is ranked according to an individual record. In general, many sports games to score points by playing with a ball or a corresponding game medium will be broadcast.

The broadcaster terminal 10 and the viewer terminal 20 are a general mobile communication terminal, a terminal capable of 2G/3G/4G/5G, WiBro wireless network service, a Palm Personal Computer (PC), and a personal digital assistant (PDA). Assistant), a smart phone, a WAP phone (Wireless application protocol phone), etc. may comprehensively mean all wired and wireless home appliances/communication devices having a user interface for accessing the network 50, and IEEE 802.11 wireless It may be a device provided with an interface for wireless LAN connection, such as a LAN network card.

In addition, the broadcaster terminal 10 and the viewer terminal 00 may be information communication devices such as a computer or a notebook computer or a device including the same in addition to a mobile communication terminal.

Here, the broadcaster terminal 10 and the viewer terminal 20 may include a memory, a processor, a communication module, an input module such as a touch sensor or keyboard, an output module such as a display, a camera, a microphone, and the like.

The broadcaster of the broadcaster terminal 10 creates and uploads a personal broadcast to the broadcast service server 100 by using the broadcaster terminal 10 without the need for complicated settings such as a TV reception card, a camera, and sound equipment, and at the same time uploads the personal broadcast to the broadcast service server 100. It is possible to select a sporting event to be broadcast in the broadcast and request it to the broadcast service server 100 .

At this time, the broadcaster who conducts personal broadcasting is called by various names depending on the Internet broadcasting platform, BJ (Broadcaster Jockey) on Afreeca TV, Streamer on Twitch, YouTuber on YouTube, and PD on Kakao TV. , and on Naver TV, they are called creators, etc. Here, a broadcaster who conducts personal broadcasting may be referred to as a 'Sports Jockey (SJ)'.

Through the broadcaster terminal 10, a broadcaster can directly relay a sports event or broadcast a self-produced video. Here, the relay image of the sports game is generally an entire real-time image of the sports game, but may also be an edited image of the sports game. In addition, the video produced by the broadcaster itself is sports-related content, and may include all sports-related content such as lessons that tell from introductory sports to know-how, one-point lessons of sports events, sports equipment tests, and sports experiences. In addition, the self-produced image may be an image captured by a broadcaster.

In this case, the broadcaster of the broadcaster terminal 10 may chat with the viewer while relaying a sports game or broadcasting a self-produced video. Two-way communication is possible through chatting during the broadcasting of sports events or the broadcasting of self-produced videos. The broadcaster may not only input chatting using a keyboard or the like, but may proceed with voice, and the broadcaster's voice may be converted into text in real time and displayed in the chatting window.

In addition, the broadcaster of the broadcaster terminal 10 may provide the viewer with game record information, game analysis information, and the like, while relaying the sporting event. Sports enthusiasts who have a lot of interest in sports events can actively participate in sports events through various information on sports events, and it is possible to communicate in-depth opinions.

In addition, the broadcaster of the broadcaster terminal 10 may broadcast the content that he or she has directly produced along with the relay image of the sports game. Accordingly, the viewer can divide the screen and simultaneously watch the video broadcast of the sports game and the video or image of a broadcaster who plays the role of a sports jockey. Here, it is possible to set so that only the self-encoded sound is produced from the relay image among the relay image of the sports game and the broadcaster's own production image, or only the sound of the broadcaster speaking of the broadcaster terminal 10 is produced. In this case, in addition to the portion displaying the relay image of the sports game, a portion displayed together with the self-produced image of the sports jockey and the chatting window may be configured on the screen of the terminals 10 and 20 .

When a desired content is broadcast using the broadcaster terminal 10, a plurality of viewers who want to view the corresponding content access the personal broadcast of the sports jockey, the broadcaster, using their viewer terminal 20 to relay and Watch related content.

The viewer of the viewer terminal 20 can support the sports jockey (SJ), the broadcaster of the broadcaster terminal 10, in exchange for watching a relay broadcast, sports game-related content, etc. while watching a personal broadcast of the sports jockey. Sponsorship can be utilized through item purchases in addition to monetary payments.

As viewers watch personal broadcasts using the viewer terminal 20 , they generate their viewing impressions or various opinions on the contents of a sports game, broadcast of sports events, and content related to sports events using their viewer terminal 20 . and this is displayed as a chat message on the personal broadcast. When the chat message is generated, it is exposed to the broadcaster terminal 10 and the viewer terminal 20 while moving from the lower part to the upper part of the chatting window according to time.

The broadcast service server 100 provides a personal broadcast service of a sports game to the broadcaster terminal 10 . In addition, the viewer terminal 20 may access the broadcast service server 100 to watch a broadcast of a sports game. A detailed configuration and function of the broadcast service server 100 will be described later and will be described in detail.

The database 200 stores images of sports events, and stores various data and information obtained from the broadcast service server 100 and various terminals 10 and 20 . The database 200 may mean a logical or physical storage server for storing data and information, and may be an external database such as a cloud, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that it is not limited thereto.

Also, as shown in FIG. 1 , the database 200 may be configured separately from the broadcast service server 100 , but the database 200 may also be configured as one component of the broadcast service server 100 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the broadcast service server of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the broadcast service server 100 includes a broadcast service unit 110 , a broadcast streaming unit 120 , a chat service providing unit 130 , a record information providing unit 140 , and an analysis information providing unit 150 . ) may be included. In addition, the broadcast service server 100 may further include a server control unit 160 , a server communication unit 170 , a server storage unit 180 , and a server management unit 190 .

The broadcast service unit 110 creates a personal broadcast channel according to the request of the broadcaster terminal 10 . The broadcaster of the broadcaster terminal 10 may provide personal broadcasting to the viewers of the viewer terminal 20 through a personal broadcasting channel. Here, the personal broadcasting channel may be configured to provide various information desired by the broadcaster to the viewer.

After the broadcaster of the broadcaster terminal 10 registers as a member in the broadcast service server 100, he logs in, and through this, he opens a personal broadcasting channel to broadcast a relay image of a sports game, or Together, the current broadcaster's appearance or content set by the broadcaster can be broadcast. Then, the video and audio of the broadcaster are transmitted to the viewer terminal 20 connected to the personal broadcasting channel in real time.

When a personal broadcast channel is selected by the viewer terminal 20, the viewer of the viewer terminal 20 enters the personal broadcast channel to provide the viewer with a personal broadcast of a sports game transmitted from the broadcaster terminal 10. .

In addition, the broadcast service unit 110 may broadcast a broadcaster-produced image uploaded from the broadcaster terminal 10 in a personal broadcasting channel according to a request of the broadcaster terminal 10 . Here, the broadcaster-produced video means various content related to sports, not a video of a sports game. For example, it may include all content that can provide various enjoyment and empathy to viewers, such as daily life of sports-related people, training courses, introductory periods of sports, teaching lessons, and sports-related episodes.

The relay image of the sports game and the broadcaster-produced video will be broadcast at separate times on the personal broadcasting channel, but the sports event relay video and the broadcaster-produced video may be simultaneously broadcast according to the broadcaster's selection. In this case, it is preferable that only the voice relaying the sports game is displayed.

In addition, the broadcasting service unit 110 generates the personal broadcasting channel to broadcast at least one of a chat service, game record information, and game analysis information on a personal broadcasting channel together with a relay image of a sports game to the broadcaster terminal 10 . can provide In this case, the screen of the personal broadcasting channel is divided, so that it is possible to watch sports events and other information at the same time.

The broadcast streaming unit 120 transmits and streams broadcast data of a sports event selected by the broadcaster terminal 10 to a personal broadcast channel. Here, streaming refers to not downloading and executing all of the audio data or video data having a large size, but dividing it into several files and transmitting them in real time.

Also, the broadcast streaming unit 120 may transmit and stream a relay image of a sports game to be broadcast together with a broadcaster-produced image on a personal broadcasting channel. Accordingly, according to the broadcaster's selection, the relay image of the sports game and the broadcaster-produced image may be simultaneously broadcast. In particular, when streaming a video relay of a sports game together with a broadcaster-produced video, the broadcast streaming unit 120 may stream by inserting a sound ON/OFF button (not shown) into the broadcaster-produced video.

In this case, the broadcaster of the broadcaster terminal 10 may deliver the audio relaying the sports game to the viewer, and the audio of the broadcaster-produced video may be pre-encoded and muted. Here, the viewer of the viewer terminal 20 sets the sound ON/OFF button (not shown) pre-inserted in the broadcaster-produced image according to his/her selection to mute the sound of the relay broadcast of the sporting event that he/she is watching, and , it is also possible to replace the sound of the broadcaster-produced video with sound and output it.

Also, the broadcast streaming unit 120 may transmit and stream advertisement data together with broadcast data of a sports game. Advertisements can be broadcast using the break time of a sports game, etc., and advertisement data is transmitted and streamed.

In this case, the broadcast streaming unit 120 may transmit the selected advertisement data by analyzing the chatting contents made in the chatting service from among the advertisement data stored in advance. Through the analysis of the chatting contents, the event, team, player, sporting goods, etc. that viewers are interested in can be derived, and target advertisement is possible using this.

For example, data of advertisements in which the player mentioned the most in the chat window appeared can be transmitted and streamed. Through this, viewers can be more interested in products or services related to the players they are interested in.

The chatting service providing unit 130 provides a real-time chatting service between at least one viewer terminal 20 and the broadcaster terminal 10 connected to a personal broadcasting channel. Through the chatting service, chatting messages are displayed on the personal broadcasting channel while moving from the lower part to the upper part of the chatting window according to time. The broadcaster's chat message may be input through an input device such as a keyboard, but the broadcaster's voice may be converted into text in real time and displayed in the chatting window.

In addition, the chatting service providing unit 130 may display a message that satisfies a predetermined criterion among the viewer messages transmitted from the viewer terminal as a shared message on the personal broadcasting channel.

For example, if a chat message is analyzed and mentioned by more than a certain percentage (eg, 50% or more) of viewers participating in a personal broadcasting channel, it is determined as a shared message and a larger font size is exposed in the personal broadcasting channel or You can expose for a longer period of time or set up a separate shared screen to display on the shared screen. The content that the sound is low, the content that the broadcaster is cool, etc. can be considered.

Through this, it is possible to increase the concentration of the viewers participating in the chatting, and the broadcaster can immediately identify and reflect the shared message to improve viewer satisfaction.

The record information providing unit 140 provides game record information by collecting data related to a sports game broadcast on a personal broadcasting channel. For example, the record information providing unit 140 may collect and provide scores, game records, and the like of a sporting event currently being broadcast.

In addition, the record information providing unit 140 provides real-time record information collected in real time of the sports game. For example, since it is difficult to check the progress of a sports game that is not being broadcast on a personal broadcasting channel, the record information providing unit 140 collects and provides scores and data of other sports events in real time in real time. , broadcasters and viewers can check the progress of other matches at once.

In addition, the record information providing unit 140 includes all sports information including professional and amateur sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, track and field, swimming, gymnastics, player and team information of sports events, and sports such as scores We can collect and provide information including detailed information of

Here, the overall information of the sports event refers to general information such as the name of the game, the history of the game, rules, the country or region in which the game is played, the name of the league in which the game is played, and the league game schedule, etc. The player and team information refers to the name of the team belonging to the league of the country or region where the game is played and the name of the player belonging to the team, and the detailed information of the sporting event is the score record of each team, the player's score record, the player's personal records, etc.

For example, in the case of baseball games, Korean professional baseball (KBO), American professional baseball (MLB), Japanese professional baseball (NPB), Korean amateur baseball, Cheongryonggi, phoenixdaegi, president's cup, etc. go-go baseball tournaments, players from each team is 9 players, and information on baseball rules, such as strikeout out zero and both teams running up to the 9th inning, the opponent team, and the match schedule, etc. becomes the overall information of the baseball game. Also, in Korean professional baseball, there are 10 teams: Hanwha, LG, SK, Samsung, Doosan, Lotte, Kia, Kiwoom, NC, and KT. , Kim Seon-bin, Lee Jeong-hoo, Yang Eui-ji, and LOHAS, etc. The information on the players belonging to the entry of each team becomes the player and team information of the sports event. And, the batting average, the number of home runs, the ERA, the number of strikeouts, the number of wins and losses of the team, information on the goals and runs of the team, etc. become detailed information of the sports game.

In particular, the record information providing unit 140 provides historical record information, score information of each team, average score information, game gain/loss margin, home team's home gain/loss margin, away team's away win/loss margin, home and away relative records, each It is possible to provide game record information including at least one of a player's cumulative record, each player's corresponding record in each game, the number of fouls by each player, each player's participation time and participation occupancy, and an injured player disadvantage value.

In the case of viewers watching sports games, not only viewers who simply watch sports games, but also sports lottery systems (Toto, Toto, There are many viewers who participate in the proto, etc.).

The record information providing unit 140 provides the historical record information, each team's score information, average score information, game gain/loss margin, home team's home gain/loss margin, away team's away win/loss margin, home and away relative records, each player Viewers and broadcasters who want to predict the outcome of a match by providing game record information including at least one of the cumulative record of each player, the corresponding record of each game of each player, the number of fouls of each player, the playing time of each player, and participation share You can provide more relevant information to others. Such game record information can help predict victory or defeat of match results by assigning appropriate weights and using values derived using the least squares method or the like.

The analysis information providing unit 150 provides game analysis information by analyzing a relay image of a sports game broadcast on a personal broadcasting channel. Since the broadcasting of a sports game is performed in such a way that the camera follows the central part, a part that the viewer misses occurs. In order to solve such a blind spot, the analysis information providing unit 150 provides game analysis information by analyzing the relay image.

Also, the analysis information providing unit 150 may set a region of interest in a relay image of a sports game, derive characteristic information of an object detected in the region of interest, and provide it as game analysis information.

Specifically, the analysis information providing unit 150 may analyze a relay image of a sports game to detect an object and detect a specific event. Here, the object includes a specific object such as a player and a ball, and a specific event includes all situations that can change the image data of the relay video, such as a change in a specific situation, such as a change in the position of the object. In this case, the analysis information providing unit 150 may set a region of interest in the image information and derive characteristic information of an event detected in the region of interest.

For example, the analysis information providing unit 150 may detect an object using feature extraction for extracting visual feature information of an object to be detected from a relay image of a sports game and the extracted features. At this time, there are a method using a learning machine such as AdaBoost or SVM (Support Vector Machine) when detecting an object, and a non-learning method using vector similarity of the extracted features. Learning method and non-learning method can be appropriately selected and used according to the complexity of

For example, as a local feature of a relay image of a sports game, a difference of the sum of pixel (pixel) values between two or more adjacent blocks, or a HAAL-like feature using the sum of weight products using weights ( Haar-like feature) can be applied. In order to obtain the difference of the sum of pixel values between adjacent blocks when extracting the Haal-like feature, a mask considering a simple rectangular feature is used.

Also, the analysis information providing unit 150 may detect a change in the position of the object in the relay image by using an image recognition algorithm. For example, the motion of the object may be detected from the relay image using a mean shift algorithm or a particle filter algorithm. Of course, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the motion of the object can be detected using other algorithms.

Here, the mean shift algorithm makes it possible to quickly track a region of interest (ROI) object based on the density distribution (feature points, color) in the image, and the size and position of the initial search region. If specified, color clusters are generated by iterative color segmentation calculations, and the motion of the object of interest can be extracted by determining the boundary based on the initially designated color gamut.

In addition, the particle filter algorithm is a kind of particle-based Kalman filter that estimates the probability distribution of current state variables using random state variables obtained from observed measured values and modeled system equations. will be.

The control unit 160 includes a broadcast service unit 110 , a broadcast streaming unit 120 , a chat service providing unit 130 , a record information providing unit 140 , an analysis information providing unit 150 , a server communication unit 170 , and a server. It controls the storage unit 180 , the server management unit 190 , and the like.

For example, the control unit 160 may include various types of processing processed by the broadcast service unit 110 , the broadcast streaming unit 120 , the chat service providing unit 130 , the record information providing unit 140 , and the analysis information providing unit 150 . Data and information are transmitted to the broadcaster terminal 10 through the server communication unit 170, and data and information transmitted from the broadcaster terminal 10 through the server communication unit 170 are stored in the server storage unit ( 180) or control to be stored in the database 200.

The server communication unit 170 communicates with the external broadcaster terminal 10 and the viewer terminal 20 through the network 50 . Various information and data transmitted and received through the server communication unit 170 are stored in the server storage unit 180 or the database 200 under the control of the server control unit 160 .

The server storage unit 180 stores various data and/or information. The server storage unit 180 may serve to temporarily store information before being stored in the database 200 . Alternatively, the server storage unit 180 may serve as the database 200 instead of the database 200 .

The server management unit 190 performs general functions such as member registration, member management, identity authentication, push notification, and security. In addition, the server management unit 190 manages community services through which viewers can communicate with each other, such as a free bulletin board, an information sharing bulletin board, and a sports lottery hit authentication bulletin board. In addition, the server management unit 190 manages a group, which is a group where users having the same favorite event, team, and player can gather and exchange opinions.

In addition, the server management unit 190 may generate a game prediction event for predicting the result of a sports game, and may provide an incentive to a viewer terminal that successfully participates in the game prediction event. For example, the server management unit 190 may generate a match prediction event matching the result of a soccer match between Liverpool and Leicester City, and may provide a prize money to the user who matches the match result.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments displayed on the viewer terminal 20 will be described.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of personal broadcasting displayed on a viewer terminal by the sports personal broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , a personal broadcast image 105 is displayed on the viewer terminal 20 .

In the personal broadcast image 105, a chat window 105b is shown to the viewer along with the relay image 105a of the sports game. In the chat window 105b, analysis information of the match result of another game or the relay image 105a of the sports game may be displayed together with or instead of the chatting message.

Viewers can rate the broadcaster's personal broadcast by clicking the like and dislike icons at the bottom, and can support the broadcaster by clicking the gift icon at the bottom.

In addition, as described above, a broadcaster-produced video may be broadcast instead of the relay video 105a, or an image of the broadcaster itself may be simultaneously streamed together with the relay video 105a.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of game record information displayed on a viewer terminal by the personal sports broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , a live score is displayed on the viewer terminal 20 as an example of game record information. Viewers can check the results of other games at a glance through the live score, and can check the game schedule and watch personal broadcasts of the games they are interested in.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of match analysis information displayed on a viewer terminal by the personal sports broadcasting service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , game analysis information is displayed as detailed game information. The game analysis information tracks the movement of the basketball (B) in the basketball game, and displays the movement of the player (P) according to the movement of the basketball (B) as a dotted line (T), so that the player missed in the relay image of the sports game You can check the movement of (P). Through this, viewers can check the movements of players that are not in the relay video, thereby eliminating the relay blind spots.

6 is a flowchart of a sports personal broadcasting service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , a personal sports broadcasting service method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a personal sports broadcasting service method for providing a personal broadcasting service of a sports game to at least one broadcaster terminal, and the broadcaster terminal's request generates a personal broadcasting channel according to the method (S10), transmits and streams broadcasting data of a sporting event selected by the broadcaster terminal to the personal broadcasting channel (S20), and at least one viewer terminal accessing the personal broadcasting channel and providing a real-time chat service between the broadcaster terminals (S30), collecting data related to the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel to provide game record information, and analyzing the relay image of the sports game to analyze the game Information is provided (S40).

In the case of creating a personal broadcasting channel (S10), the personal broadcasting channel is created so that the broadcaster-produced image uploaded from the broadcaster terminal according to the request of the broadcaster terminal is broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel together with the relay image of the sports game. can Here, the broadcaster-produced image may be the appearance of the current broadcaster or content produced by the broadcaster. In this case, it is preferable that only the voice relaying the sports game is displayed.

In addition, when the personal broadcasting channel is created ( S10 ), the personal broadcasting channel may be created so that at least one of a chat service, game record information, and game analysis information is broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel together with a relay image of a sports game. In this case, the screen of the personal broadcasting channel is divided, and it is possible for the viewer to recognize other information while watching the broadcast of the sports game.

In the case of streaming by transmitting broadcast data (S20), advertisement data stored in advance together with broadcast data of a sports game may be transmitted and streamed. Advertisements can be broadcast using the break time of a sports game, etc., and advertisement data is transmitted and streamed. In particular, it is possible to target advertisements of interest to a large number of viewers by transmitting advertisement data selected by analyzing chatting contents made in the chatting service.

In addition, when the advertisement data is transmitted, an incentive may be provided in order to increase the viewer's advertisement concentration. For example, instead of simply sending an advertisement during a sports game break, several thumbnails are displayed on the terminal, and only advertisements linked to the thumbnail clicked by the viewer are shown to the clicked viewer among the multiple thumbnails. Incentives can be provided to viewers. Through this, it is possible to target advertisements that viewers are interested in, and an increase in revenue according to the target advertisements can be expected.

When the game analysis information is provided ( S40 ), an ROI may be set in a relay image of a sports game, and feature information of an object detected in the ROI may be derived and provided as the game analysis information. The ROI may be set around a player, a ball, and the like, and a player, a ball, etc. may be extracted from the ROI as an object. In addition, it is possible to extract the movement of a player, a ball, etc. as feature information and provide it as analysis information.

In addition, the sports personal broadcasting service method according to an embodiment of the present invention generates a game prediction event for predicting the result of a target game selected from among sports games, participates in the game prediction event and hits the result of the target game An incentive may be provided to the viewer terminal.

In this case, in the case of generating an event, a target game may be selected based on the number of broadcasts for each event and the number of broadcasts for each team of a sports game broadcast on a personal broadcasting channel. Since there will be more event participants as there are more people who are interested in a sports event, it is preferable to select a sports event as a target of the event based on the number of broadcasts of the sports event. In particular, the more popular the team, the more viewers there will be, so the target game can be selected based on the number of broadcasts for each event and the number of broadcasts for each team.

In addition, in the case of providing the incentive, the incentive may be differentially provided to the viewer terminal based on the number of chats of the event, team, and player mentioned in the chat service of a sports game broadcast on a personal broadcasting channel. Rather than evenly distributing incentives to the viewer terminals that hit the result of the target match, more incentives may be paid to viewers who actively participate through chatting in the chatting service. The number of chats is the number of times the event, team, and player are mentioned in the chat message. The higher the number of chats, the more incentives are paid. For example, an incentive may be paid at a rate according to the number of chatting times mentioned in each viewer terminal from a total value obtained by adding up all the number of times an event, a team, and a player are mentioned.

On the other hand, the wireless sports personal broadcasting service system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented as one module by at least one of software, firmware, and hardware, and the above-described embodiments of the present invention can be executed in a computer. It can be embodied in a general-purpose computer that operates the program using a computer-readable recording medium that can be written as a program. The computer-readable recording medium is implemented in the form of a magnetic medium such as a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical medium such as a CD or DVD, and a carrier wave such as transmission through the Internet. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium is distributed in a computer system connected to a network so that the computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

And, the component or '~ unit' used in the embodiment of the present invention is a task, class, subroutine, process, object, execution thread, software such as a program or FPGA ( It may be implemented in hardware such as a field-programmable gate array or ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit), or may be implemented in a combination of software and hardware. The component or '~ unit' may be included in a computer-readable storage medium, or a part thereof may be distributed and distributed among a plurality of computers.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can realize that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. you will be able to understand Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

10: broadcaster terminal
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130: chat service provision unit 140: record information provision unit
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Claims (17)

A sports personal broadcasting service system comprising a broadcasting service server that provides a personal broadcasting service of a sports event to at least one broadcaster terminal, the personal broadcasting service system comprising:
The broadcast service server,
a broadcast service unit generating a personal broadcast channel in response to a request from the broadcaster terminal;
a broadcast streaming unit that transmits and streams broadcast data of a sporting event selected by the broadcaster terminal to the personal broadcast channel;
a chatting service providing unit providing a real-time chatting service between at least one viewer terminal connected to the personal broadcasting channel and the broadcaster terminal;
a record information providing unit that collects data related to the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel and provides game record information; and
and an analysis information providing unit that analyzes the relay image of the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel and provides game analysis information. The method of claim 1,
The broadcast service unit,
In response to a request of the broadcaster terminal, the broadcaster-produced image uploaded from the broadcaster terminal is broadcasted on the personal broadcast channel. 3. The method of claim 2,
The broadcast streaming unit,
A sports personal broadcasting service system for transmitting and streaming the relay image of the sports game to be broadcast together with the broadcaster-produced image on the personal broadcasting channel. The method of claim 1,
The broadcast streaming unit,
Transmitting and streaming advertisement data together with broadcast data of the sports game,
A sports personal broadcasting service system for transmitting selected advertisement data by analyzing chatting contents made in the chatting service from among the advertisement data stored in advance. The method of claim 1,
The broadcast service unit,
Sports personal broadcasting, which creates and provides the personal broadcasting channel to the broadcaster terminal so that at least one of the chat service, the game record information, and the game analysis information is broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel together with the relay image of the sports game service system. The method of claim 1,
The chat service providing unit,
A sports personal broadcasting service system for displaying, as a shared message, a message satisfying a predetermined criterion among the viewer messages transmitted from the viewer terminal on the personal broadcasting channel. The method of claim 1,
The record information providing unit,
Provides real-time record information collected in real time of the sports game,
In addition to the above real-time record information, historical record information, goal and goal information of each team, average goals scored, game gain and loss margin, home team's home gain and loss margin, away team's away win/loss margin, home and away relative records, and each player's cumulative record , A sports personal broadcasting service system that provides game record information including at least one of the corresponding record of each game of each player, the number of fouls of each player, the playing time and participation share of each player, and the injured player disadvantage value. The method of claim 1,
The analysis information providing unit,
A sports personal broadcasting service system that sets a region of interest in the relay image of the sports game, derives characteristic information of an object detected in the region of interest, and provides it as the game analysis information. The method of claim 1,
The broadcast service server,
A sports personal broadcasting service system that generates a game prediction event for predicting the result of the sports game, and provides an incentive to a viewer terminal that has successfully participated in the game prediction event. A sports personal broadcasting service method for providing a personal broadcasting service of a sports event to at least one broadcaster terminal,
generating a personal broadcasting channel according to the request of the broadcaster terminal;
transmitting and streaming broadcast data of a sporting event selected by the broadcaster terminal to the personal broadcast channel;
providing a real-time chatting service between at least one viewer terminal connected to the personal broadcasting channel and the broadcaster terminal; and
Collecting data related to the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel, providing game record information, and analyzing the relay image of the sports game to provide game analysis information. 11. The method of claim 10,
Creating the channel includes:
and generating the personal broadcasting channel to broadcast the broadcaster-produced image uploaded from the broadcaster terminal together with the relay image of the sports game on the personal broadcasting channel according to the request of the broadcaster terminal. service method. 11. The method of claim 10,
Creating the channel includes:
and generating the personal broadcasting channel so that at least one of the chat service, the game record information, and the game analysis information is broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel together with the relay image of the sports game. 11. The method of claim 10,
The streaming step is
Including the step of streaming by transmitting the advertisement data stored in advance together with the broadcasting data of the sports event, the sports personal broadcasting service method. 11. The method of claim 10,
Providing the information includes:
Setting a region of interest in the relay image of the sports game, and deriving characteristic information of an object detected in the region of interest and providing the information as the game analysis information. 11. The method of claim 10,
generating a game prediction event for predicting a result of a target game selected from among the sports games; and
Participating in the game prediction event and providing an incentive to a viewer terminal that has hit the result of the target game, the personal sports broadcasting service method. 16. The method of claim 15,
The step of generating the event is
and selecting the target game based on the number of broadcasts for each event and the number of broadcasts for each team of the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcasting channel. 16. The method of claim 15,
The step of providing the incentive comprises:
A sports personal broadcasting service comprising the step of differentially providing the incentive to the viewer terminal based on the number of chats of the event, team, and player mentioned in the chatting service of the sports game broadcast on the personal broadcast channel Way.

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