KR20220102596A - Method and apparatus for providing heterogeneous services interchangeably between heterogeneous terminals - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing heterogeneous services compatibly between heterogeneous terminals. Different services having different membership systems (for example, as two services are specialized for different devices, a service 1 is provided by a device A and a service 2 is provided by a device B) are integrated (combined) to provide a device-service compatible service (for example, the service 2 of the device B can provide a service of the same level as that of the service 1 of the device A or the service 1 of the device A can provide a service of the same level as that of the service 2 of the device B), and, without the need for building a separate server and collecting sensitive information such as location information, heterogeneous device-service combination/compatibility service guide marketing information is provided to a customer on a condition in which the two devices are located in the same space at the same time, to enable the corresponding customer to timely receive the corresponding service.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] Method and apparatus for providing heterogeneous services interchangeably between heterogeneous terminals

Disclosure of the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing compatible heterogeneous services between heterogeneous terminals so that heterogeneous services provided between heterogeneous terminals can be provided interchangeably with each other.

In general, various services such as MMS provided through a communication network are provided to consumers through various terminals such as mobile phones, IPTVs, and/or PCs. It is possible to watch the same video, such as watching the video through a terminal, and watching the same video through a terminal such as a large-screen IPTV or smart TV at home.

For example, if the same service (eg, service with the same subscription/membership system) is being provided for different devices (or called terminals), the same level based on the same ID (membership system) even for different devices of services can be provided, and many customers easily recognize and use such services.

However, for different services (eg, services 1 and 2 with different subscription/membership systems) being serviced by different devices (eg, devices A and B), service combination (or Although it is possible to receive the same level of service (for example, device A provides service 2 or device B provides service 1) through compatibility), the customer is not easily aware of this service combination The usage rate is low.

In order to solve this problem, a separate guide (marketing) technique as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has been proposed.

1 is a flowchart showing an example of a conventional server-based marketing pop-up providing method for inducing coupling (compatibility) between different devices-services. As shown in the figure, coupling guidance marketing pop-up information ( For example, in the state in which device B, IPTV service 2, guide information for providing the same level of service as device A, mobile terminal service 1, etc.) is registered by an operator operation (S101), device A (eg, When service 1 (eg, mobile TV service) is executed in the user mobile terminal) (S103), device A queries the marketing server for guidance (marketing) information for device-service coupling (S105), and the inquiry result Depending on whether or not there is registered marketing pop-up information (S107), the corresponding combination guide marketing information is popped up and exposed (S109) or unexposed and terminated (S111).

2 is a flowchart showing an example of a conventional server-based marketing push providing method for inducing coupling (compatibility) between different devices-services. As shown in the figure, coupling guidance marketing push information ( For example, in service 2 of IPTV, which is device B, guide information for providing the same level of service as service 1 of mobile terminal, which is device A, etc.) is registered by the operator operation (S201), the marketing server sends a push A method of requesting the server to send the corresponding marketing push information (S203), and the push sending server pushes the corresponding marketing push information to the device A (S205), and displays the corresponding combined guidance marketing push information on the screen of the device A is (S207).

However, in the prior art including the aforementioned FIGS. 1-2, in order to provide the device A with the same level of service as the service 1 of the device A in the service 2 of the device B to the device A, a marketing server and/or push for a corresponding service combination guide There is a problem in that a server device such as a sending server must be separately constructed and operated.

In addition, since different services being serviced on different devices do not have the same ID (membership system), separate authentication is required, and service combination is possible only when both devices are held in the same space at the same time. Even when combined guidance marketing (pop-up guidance or push message) information is provided as in FIGS. 1 and 2, the customer will receive the service 2 of device B (for example, not near device B) at the time the guidance is provided. There is a high possibility that this is not a possible situation, and the customer provides Service 2 of Device B after some time has elapsed when the combined guidance marketing (pop-up guidance or push message) information is provided as Service 1 of Device A as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 Even when a situation in which it can be received (for example, a customer moves to the vicinity of device B), there are disadvantages in the service, such as a high possibility of forgetting the previously received information (marketing content).

In addition, in order to compensate for the shortcomings of FIGS. 1-2, a technology for providing combined guidance marketing (location-based marketing) information to a customer when two devices are located in the same space at the same time using location information has been proposed. This technology also has disadvantages in that it is necessary to build a separate server device such as a location-based target marketing server, and to separately prepare and apply a customer consent procedure and reinforced complementary technology according to the collection of location information as sensitive information.

Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0060675 (2011.06.08.)

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, and its purpose is to provide different services (for example, two services specialized for different devices) with different membership systems (subscriber information, Ex. ID). When service 1 is provided by device A and service 2 is provided by device B), it integrates (combines) to provide device-service compatible services (for example, in service 2 of device B, service 1 of device A is the same as service 1). Provide the same level of service or the same level of service as service 2 of device B) from service 1 of device A) A method and apparatus for providing compatibility of heterogeneous services between heterogeneous terminals in order to provide customers with marketing information regarding combination/compatibility service between heterogeneous devices and services under the conditions located in the same space at the same time so that the customer can receive the service in a timely manner is to provide

In order to achieve the above object, in a method for providing compatible services between heterogeneous terminals according to an aspect of the present invention, different services are specialized for different devices, so that service 1 is provided by device A and service 2 is provided by device B. In this case, as a heterogeneous service compatible provision method between heterogeneous terminals that enables service 1 (or service 2) to be provided through device B (or device A), (a) device A (or device B) provides service 1 (or service) 2) transmitting specific information related to the start of execution to the surrounding area through short-range wireless communication; (b) Determining whether a response to the transmitted specific information is received through short-range wireless communication from a nearby device B (or device A) that has received the transmitted specific information from device A (or device B) step for; And (c) the device A (or device B) on the basis of the received response information through the device B (or device A) to guide the service 1 (or service 2) and the same type of service to be provided may include; (d) device A (or device B) transmits input information from the user according to the guidance of the exposed guidance pop-up window to the corresponding service provider to the corresponding service provider. The method may further include the step of receiving a service of the same type as the service 1 (or service 2) that is started to be executed from the device B (or device A).

The different devices may include at least one of a mobile terminal and an IPTV terminal, the different services may include at least one of a mobile TV service and an IPTV service, and the different services may include at least one of a mobile TV service and an IPTV service. service may be included.

The device B (or device A) may be configured to respond to the received specific information when receiving the specific information transmitted from the device A (or device B).

When device A (or device B) receives a plurality of responses from a plurality of devices B (or device A), respectively, the device A (or device B) executes the execution through a selected device (from the user) among the received plurality of device B (or device A). It is possible to provide the same service as the started service 1 (or service 2).

The short-range wireless communication may include at least one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee, and the specific information and response information may include multicast domain service (mDNS) information.

In order to achieve the above object, there is provided an apparatus for providing compatible services between heterogeneous terminals according to another aspect of the present invention, wherein the different services are specialized for different devices, so that service 1 is provided by device A and service 2 is provided by device B. In this case, as an apparatus for providing compatible services between heterogeneous terminals that enables service 1 (or service 2) to be provided through device B (or device A), device A (or device B) provides service 1 (or service 2) Transmitting unit for transmitting specific information related to the start of execution to the surrounding area through short-range wireless communication; A determination unit for determining whether a response to the transmitted specific information is received through short-range wireless communication from a nearby device B (or device A) that has received the transmitted specific information from device A (or device B) ; and a guide pop-up window for guiding the device A (or device B) to receive the same type of service as the service 1 (or service 2) started running through the device B (or device A) based on the received response information It may include; a control unit for exposure.

The control unit transmits input information from the user according to the guidance of the exposed guidance pop-up window in the device A (or device B) to the corresponding service provider, and the service started running through the device B (or device A) from the corresponding service provider 1 (or service 2) and the same type of service can be provided.

The different devices may include at least one of a mobile terminal and an IPTV terminal, the different services may include at least one of a mobile TV service and an IPTV service, and the different services may include at least one of a mobile TV service and an IPTV service. service may be included.

The device B (or device A) may be configured to respond to the received specific information when receiving the specific information transmitted from the device A (or device B).

When a plurality of responses are respectively received from a plurality of devices B (or device A) from the device A (or device B), the control unit selects a device selected (from the user) from among the received plurality of device B (or device A). Through this, the service 1 (or service 2) and the same type of service can be provided.

The short-range wireless communication may include at least one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee, and the specific information and response information may include multicast domain service (mDNS) information.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method for providing compatible services between different types of terminals in a computer is recorded.

According to another aspect of the present invention in order to achieve the above object, it is possible to provide an application stored in a computer-readable recording medium in order to execute the method for providing compatible services between different types of terminals in combination with hardware.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium in order to execute the method for providing compatible services between different types of terminals in a computer.

As described above, according to various aspects of the present invention, different services (eg, two services are specialized for different devices) having different membership systems (subscriber information, Ex. ID), so that service 1 is a device Provide a device-service compatible service by integrating (combining) (if provided by A and service 2 is provided by device B) (for example, service 2 of device B provides the same level of service as service 1 of device A) provided, or service 1 of device A may provide the same level of service as service 2 of device B).

In particular, it is possible to provide customers with marketing information regarding combination/compatible service between heterogeneous devices and services under the condition that both devices are located in the same space at the same time without building a separate server and without collecting sensitive information such as location information. There is an effect that the customer can receive the service at the time he wants it.

1 is a flowchart showing an example of a conventional server-based marketing pop-up providing method for inducing coupling between different device-services;
2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a conventional server-based marketing push providing method for inducing coupling between different device-services;
3 is a block diagram of a system for providing compatible services between heterogeneous terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing compatible services between heterogeneous terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart of a method for providing compatible heterogeneous services between heterogeneous terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
6 is an exemplary view showing operation screens of devices A and B according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, the same components are to have the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated in different drawings. In addition, when it is determined that a detailed description of a known configuration or function related to the embodiment of the present invention may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

3 is a configuration diagram of a system for providing compatible services between heterogeneous terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which different services are specialized for different devices, so that service 1 is provided through device A (3) and service 2 is device When provided through B(5), the configuration diagram of a heterogeneous service compatible providing system between heterogeneous terminals for enabling service 1 (or service 2) to be provided through device B (or device A) is shown in the same figure. As shown, it may include a communication network 1 , a device A 3 , a device B 5 , and a service providing system 7 .

The communication network 1 may be any single or complex network that enables communication between the device A 3 , the device B 5 , and the service providing system 7 by wire, wireless and/or the Internet, etc. do.

Device A(3) is a user's terminal device, and may include, for example, a mobile terminal and an IPTV terminal. In this embodiment, the device A(3) will be described as a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone as an example.

Device B(5) is a user's other terminal device that is distinct from device A(3), and may include, for example, a mobile terminal and an IPTV terminal, and in this embodiment, device B(5) is a set-top box. An IPTV (or smart TV) including the will be described as an example.

Device A(3) and device B(5) may communicate with each other through short-range wireless communication such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc., and in an embodiment of the present invention, Communication via -Fi) will be described as an example.

The service providing system 7 represents a service provider system for providing a service 1 to the device A 3 and a service 2 to the device B 5, and in the embodiment of the present invention, the service 1 and the service 2 are mutually exclusive. As different services with different membership systems, for example, service 1 includes a mobile TV service provided to a mobile terminal as device A(3), and service 2 is IPTV provided to an IPTV terminal as device B(5). service may be included.

4 is a block diagram of an apparatus 40 for providing compatible heterogeneous services between heterogeneous terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which different services are specialized for different devices, so that service 1 is provided through device A(3). When service 2 is provided through device B (5), service 1 (or service 2) can be provided through device B (or device A). 4 , the apparatus 40 may be included in the device A 3 and/or the device B 5 of FIG. 3 as shown in FIG. 4 , and includes a transmitter 41 , a determiner 43 , and A control unit 45 may be included.

The transmitting unit 41 is to transmit specific information related to the start of execution of service 1 (or service 2) in the device A(3) (or device B(5)) to the surroundings through short-range wireless communication, for example, , when the execution of the app (APP) for receiving the mobile TV service as service 1 is started in the mobile terminal as the device A(3), specific information related thereto may be generated and transmitted to the surroundings through Wi-Fi.

In this embodiment, the specific information may include mDNS (Multicast Domain service) information.

The determination unit 43 receives the specific information transmitted from the transmission unit 41 of the device A(3) (or the device B(5)), and receives the specific information from the nearby device B(5) (or the device A(3)). It is for determining whether device B (5) (or device A (3)) is connected nearby according to whether a response to the specific information is received through wireless communication, for example, device A ( 3) When the specific information generated from the mobile terminal is scattered around through Wi-Fi, the IPTV (set-top box of the device B (5) in the vicinity) receives the specific information and generates response information to it through Wi-Fi may transmit to device A(3), and accordingly, device A(3) receives response information from device B(5) to know that device B(5) is connected in its vicinity, and device B(5) It can also be seen that the device (A) is connected in its vicinity.

In an embodiment of the present invention, device B(5) (or device A(3)) responds to the received specific information upon reception of specific information transmitted from device A(3) (or device B(5)). can be set.

The control unit 45 provides a combination (compatibility) between the service 1 of the device A(3) and the service 2 of the device B(5) according to the determination result of the determination unit 43, that is, when response information to specific information is received. In order to perform control for , when response information is received from device A(3) (or device B(5)) ) and the same type of service as device B(5) (or device A(3)) through service 2 (or service 1) of device A(3) (or device B(5)) and transmits the input information from the user according to the guidance of the guidance pop-up window exposed in the device A(3) (or the device B(5)) to the corresponding service providing system 7, and the corresponding service providing system 7 The same service as service 1 (or service 2) of device A(3) (or device B(5)) through service 2 (or service 1) of device B(5) (or device A(3)) You can control what you receive.

The control unit 45 also controls the received plurality of devices when a plurality of responses are respectively received from the plurality of devices B(5) (or the device A(3)) from the device A(3) (or the device B(5)). Information of B(5) (or device A(3)) is displayed in the guide pop-up window, and device A(3) (or device B) through one device B(5) (or device A(3)) selected by the user (5)) can be controlled so that the service 1 (or service 2) and the same type of service can be provided.

For example, when the user turns on the mobile TV service app of the mobile terminal as the device A(3) in the house and starts driving, the IPTV (set-top box) terminal as the nearby home device B(5) and the mutual communication via Wi-Fi Connected and informed that the same type of service as the mobile TV service of the mobile terminal can be provided through the IPTV service of the corresponding IPTV terminal, and according to the user's selection according to the guide, the mobile terminal through the IPTV service of the corresponding IPTV terminal from the service provider A service similar to the mobile TV service of the terminal may be provided.

5 is a flowchart of a method for providing compatible heterogeneous services between heterogeneous terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which different services are specialized for different devices, so that service 1 is provided through device A 3 and service 2 is device When provided through B(5), a flowchart of a method for providing compatible services between heterogeneous terminals for enabling service 1 (or service 2) to be provided through device B (or device A) is shown in FIGS. 3-4 Since it is applied to the device of

When the service 1 of the device A(3) is executed (S501), the device A(3) transmits the first information related to the step S501 to the nearby device B(5) through the Wifi(1) (S503-S505) , when the device B(5) receives the first information from the device A(3), transmits second information in response to the received first information to the device A(3) through the Wifi(1) (S507) -S509).

Next, the device A (3) determines whether the second information in response to the first information is received from the surrounding device B (5) (S511), and if received, 'Connect with service 2 and watch on a large screen Expose the combined guide marketing pop-up, such as 'do it' (S513), and if not received, do not expose the combined guide marketing pop-up (S514).

Finally, according to the user's selection according to the guidance displayed in the guidance pop-up window of the device A(3) (or the device B(5)), the corresponding service providing system 7 sends the device A through the service 2 of the device B(5). The same service as Service 1 of (3) is provided to the user so that the user can receive the corresponding service on the large screen of the IPTV instead of the small screen of the mobile terminal (S517).

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of operation screens of devices A and B according to the present invention.

For example, when the user starts the mobile TV service app of the mobile terminal as the device A (3) at home, the mobile terminal 3 connects to the IPTV terminal as the nearby in-house device B (5) via Wi-Fi (1). One or more nearby devices that can be searched and connected are displayed in a pop-up window, and when one of the displayed devices is selected, the IPTV terminal 5 as the selected device B 5 and the mobile terminal 3 are bidirectionally connected through Wi-Fi and connected to each other. Through the IPTV service of the terminal 5, the user is informed that the same type of service as the mobile TV service of the corresponding mobile terminal 3 can be provided, and according to the user's selection according to the guide, the corresponding IPTV terminal 5 from the service provider The same type of service as the mobile TV service of the mobile terminal 3 can be provided through the IPTV service of .

On the other hand, according to the method for providing compatible services between different types of terminals according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method in a computer is recorded can be implemented.

On the other hand, according to the method for providing compatible services between heterogeneous terminals according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, an application stored in a computer-readable recording medium can be implemented in order to execute the method in combination with hardware.

On the other hand, according to the method for providing compatible services between different types of terminals according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium can be implemented in order to execute the method in a computer.

For example, as described above, the method for providing compatible services between different types of terminals according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium including program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations or such recording medium. It can be implemented as an application stored in . The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, local data files, local data structures, and the like alone or in combination. The recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment of the present invention, or may be known and used by a person skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include hard disks, magnetic media such as floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROMs, RAMs, flash memories, and the like. Hardware devices specially configured to store and execute the same program instructions are included. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like as well as machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical spirit of the present invention, and various modifications and variations will be possible without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (27)

(a) for transmitting specific information related to service 1 (or service 2) from device A (or device B) to the surroundings;
(b) determining whether a response to the transmitted specific information is received from a device B (or device A) that has received the transmitted specific information; and
(c) guiding the device A (or device B) to receive the same type of service as the service 1 (or service 2) through the device B (or device A) based on the received response information;
How to provide service compatible, including. The method of claim 1,
In the service compatible providing method, when different services are specialized for different devices, so that service 1 is provided by device A and service 2 is provided by device B, service 1 (or service 2) is assigned to device B (or device A). A service compatibility providing method, characterized in that it is a heterogeneous service compatibility providing method between heterogeneous terminals that can be provided through the service. 3. The method of claim 2,
Each of the different devices comprises at least one of a mobile terminal and an IPTV terminal. 4. The method of claim 3,
and the different services include at least one of a mobile TV service and an IPTV service. 3. The method of claim 2,
The service compatible providing method, characterized in that the different services include services having different membership systems. According to claim 1,
The service compatible providing method, characterized in that the communication between the device A and the device B through short-range wireless communication. 7. The method of claim 6,
The short-range wireless communication is a service compatible providing method, characterized in that it includes at least one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee. According to claim 1,
The step (c) is a service compatible providing method, characterized in that exposing a guide pop-up window to guide so as to receive the same type of service. 9. The method of claim 8,
(d) Device A (or device B) transmits input information from the user according to the guidance of the exposed guidance pop-up window to the service provider, and from the service provider through the device B (or device A) to the service 1 ( or service 2) and the step of providing the same type of service as the service 2). According to claim 1,
The device B (or device A) is configured to respond to the received specific information when receiving the specific information transmitted from the device A (or device B). According to claim 1,
When the device A (or device B) receives a plurality of responses from a plurality of devices B (or device A), respectively, the service 1 (or service 2) and a service compatible providing method, characterized in that the same type of service can be provided. According to claim 1,
The service compatible providing method, characterized in that the specific information and the response information includes mDNS (Multicast Domain service) information. a transmitting unit for transmitting specific information related to service 1 (or service 2) to the surroundings in device A (or device B);
a determination unit for determining whether a response to the transmitted specific information is received from the device B (or device A) that has received the transmitted specific information; and
a control unit for guiding the device A (or device B) to receive the same type of service as the service 1 (or service 2) through the device B (or device A) based on the received response information;
A service-compatible provisioning device comprising a. 14. The method of claim 13,
The service compatibility providing apparatus provides service 1 (or service 2) to device B (or device A) when different services are specialized for different devices, so that service 1 is provided by device A and service 2 is provided by device B. A service compatibility providing device, characterized in that it is a heterogeneous service compatibility providing device between heterogeneous terminals that can be provided through the service. 15. The method of claim 14,
and the different devices include at least one of a mobile terminal and an IPTV terminal. 16. The method of claim 15,
and the different services include at least one of a mobile TV service and an IPTV service. 15. The method of claim 14,
and the different services include services having different membership systems. 14. The method of claim 13,
The apparatus for providing service compatible service, characterized in that the device A and the device B communicate through short-range wireless communication. 19. The method of claim 18,
The short-distance wireless communication service compatible device, characterized in that it includes at least one of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee. 14. The method of claim 13,
The service compatible providing apparatus, characterized in that the control unit exposes a guide pop-up window to guide so as to receive the same type of service. 21. The method of claim 20,
The control unit transmits input information from the user according to the guidance of the exposed guidance pop-up window in the device A (or device B) to the service provider, and the service 1 (or device A) from the service provider through the device B (or device A) or service 2) and a service compatible providing device, characterized in that the same type of service is provided. 14. The method of claim 13,
The device B (or device A) is configured to respond to the received specific information when receiving the specific information transmitted from the device A (or device B). 14. The method of claim 13,
When the device A (or device B) receives a plurality of responses from a plurality of devices B (or device A), respectively, the service 1 (or service 2) and a service compatible providing device, characterized in that the same type of service can be provided. 14. The method of claim 13,
The service compatible providing apparatus, characterized in that the specific information and the response information includes mDNS (Multicast Domain service) information. 13. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the service compatibility providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 on a computer. An application stored in a computer-readable recording medium in order to execute the service compatibility providing method of any one of claims 1 to 12 in combination with hardware. A computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium to execute the method for providing service compatible with any one of claims 1 to 12 in a computer.

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