RU17640U1 - VIDEO TRANSFER SYSTEM AND USER TERMINAL FOR RECEIVING VIDEO FILMS - Google Patents

Abstract

1. A system for transmitting video films containing a database with video films installed on a server in a network with the possibility of transmitting the videos stored in it through the network to users, characterized in that the network is a telecommunication network, user terminals are configured to connect to the telecommunication network and receive videos from the specified database to a transceiver device associated with a memory for recording movies and / or a means for playing back movies. 2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that the server is configured to perform the specified transfer of videos after the user pays for this service. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said transceiver device, memory and playback means form a user terminal. The system according to claim 3, characterized in that the transceiver device comprises a transceiver, a unit for verifying the correct execution of the request, and means for adapting the formats, connected via information and control buses to a controller designed to control the recording of received videos into memory and / or playback in the video playback tool .5. A system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said memory is a VCR or storage medium configured to record and read videos. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that said transceiver device is configured to provide communication between said network and a television receiver for playing back movies. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that

Description

Video transmission system and user terminal for

video reception

The system relates to technical means for transferring videos and other video products stored in the database from a database via a communication network to user terminals. In particular, videos are stored digitally in a database, and the system provides digital signal transmission.

In particular, the system can be used as a video rental system, i.e. the provision of movies stored in a remote database for temporary use for a fee.

The system is also intended for transferring videos of interest to him from the database to the user's terminal, followed by their recording and playback.

Prior art

A known system for recording video information in a user environment, including information sources (resources) such as video discs, video tapes, graphic generator means. The resources in the system are overwritten using the client / server computer model via the local network, while recording video and / or audio information, graphic information, etc. is provided. This information is stored in the database of the system and can be overwritten on the user's video tape at the reception a user monitor can be installed to visualize information (WO 94/06084 A1, G 06 F 15/22, 03/17/1994).

There are systems for transmitting video clips on the network (Internet address http://fomenko.ru/video/all/). This address can be contacted for dubbing video clips to a disk or other storage medium by a network user via a modem and personal computer connected to the Internet.

Known video system with a local control network. The system contains stations with an interface controller, which provides communication with a computer hub on the one hand and a subscriber on the other. Data is transmitted over the network between the controllers in packets for subsequent rewriting. Stations include video displays (US 4 555 781 H 04 Q 11/04, 11/26/1985).

A digital interactive system is known, comprising many users with touch-tone telephones configured to communicate with the system, as well as video products for recording and sales facilities for these products.

In this system, a user can communicate using a voice network interface with a local network. Many information processors that are configured to implement various functional tasks on the network. Each of these processors can serve the user in a communication session. Other information processors may provide the network with navigation functions or the purchase of information in a communication session. Also, the network has a significant base that stores digital video information and which can be requested by users for viewing on a television receiver. The large twin database is the second local network and is designed to transmit digital video information over a television network to television receivers of users (US 4 792 849, H 04 N 7/10, 12/20/1988).

A disadvantage of the known systems is the impossibility of providing users with videos and other video products in a telecommunication network, in particular, the Internet, with the possibility of receiving video clips by the user terminal, recording them on media or in memory and playing back on the terminal monitor.

The technical result of the utility model is the creation of a public paid system for providing video films or video products. When using the system in a telecommunication network, in particular, the Internet system allows you to directly contact the movie library at a direct address, order a video, rewrite it and / or

reproduce, including without a personal computer. This will expand the range of services provided in the communication network, and will provide a wide selection of various films, for example, via the Internet for viewing by users, including the choice of the language for dubbing the video.

The technical result is achieved by the fact that the system contains a remote database with videos installed on a server in a telecommunication network, with the possibility of transferring the videos stored in it through the specified network to users, user terminals are configured to connect to the telecommunications network and receive videos from the specified database on a transceiver associated with a memory for recording movies and / or playing back movies. The server is configured to transmit videos after the user pays for this service. In addition, the transceiver, said memory and playback means form a user terminal.

The transceiver includes a transceiver connected by control and information buses, a request execution correctness unit, format adaptation means, connected via information and control buses to a controller designed to control the recording of received video films into memory and / or playback in the video playback tool.

The specified memory may represent a VCR or storage medium, configured to record and read videos.

The specified transceiver is configured to provide communication between the telecommunications network and the television receiver for playing videos. The telecommunication network is the Internet.

The user terminal for receiving movies contains a transmitting and receiving device configured to connect to a telecommunication network, the terminal contains an input unit for generating a request for a video, and the receiving and transmitting device includes a transceiver.

associated with the specified network and the validation unit of the request, respectively, and is intended for receiving videos and transmitting received videos for recording and / or playback.

The output of the request validation unit is associated with a format adaptation tool connected to a memory for recording video films and a video playback tool.

The input unit is connected to the transceiver of the transceiver. The terminal may also comprise a controller connected via information and control buses to the transceiver and the unit for verifying the correctness of the request of the transceiver, with the means of adapting the formats and the specified memory and playback means.

The transceiver through information and control buses can be connected to a personal computer, and the specified input unit in this case is the input unit of a personal computer.

A brief list of drawings.

Figure 1 presents the functional diagram of the system. Figure 2 shows an example of the execution of the user terminal.

The system contains a database 1 of data for storing movies installed on server 2, a telecommunication network 3, servers 2 and terminals 4i - 4p of users of network 3 connected to the network 3, in particular, the Internet.

Terminal 4 may contain (Fig. 2) a transceiver 5, memory 6, playback means 15. In this case, the transceiver includes a transceiver 7 connected to the network 3, the input-output of the transceiver 7 is connected to block 8 validation of the execution of the request, which is connected to the adaptation tool 9 formats associated with the memory b and the means 15 of the playback and the input unit 16, connected to the transceiver 7 and designed to generate a request for a video.

In another embodiment (FIG. 1), the user terminal 4 may comprise an input unit 16 connected to a transceiver 7 of a transceiver 5, a memory b, a video playback means 15, a controller 10,

non-volatile memory 12, access restriction unit 11, all of the above means are interconnected information 13 and control 14 buses. The transceiver includes a serially connected transceiver 7, a request verification unit 8, and may include a format adaptation unit 9.

The system operates as follows.

In the simplest embodiment, the user pays for the service of providing him with videos from the database, for example, in a bank, or transmits his bank details to the database server 2 so that the amount for payment of providing him with a video from database 1 is debited from the user's account in the bank. In this case, after payment, the user is informed of his identification code in the system. Next, the system implements the following scenario.

The user from his terminal 4 communicates with the server 2 of the database 1, using the input unit 16 in the simplest case connected to the transceiver 7, the user enters his identification code in the system and generates a request for a video and can also specify the audio language (list of video films in the database 1 can be found on the server 2’s website on the Internet), and the movie’s soundtrack language or subtitle language can also be indicated. From block 16, the request is transmitted to non-volatile memory 12 for storage. Server 2 identifies the user code in the system. As indicated above, this code indicates that the service is paid, then the server, at the request of the user, finds the requested video and sends it through network 3 to terminal 4.

In this case, a request may be provided indicating in what language the film should be voiced or in what language the subtitles of the film should be. This data is also entered by the user when forming the request through the input unit 16. The server receives a request for the transceiver 17 of the server and processes it, selects the ordered movie from the database, including the audio language, and transmits it in accordance with the user identification code through network 3 to user terminal 4, supplying the video file with certain

requisites. These details can be, for example, a request generated by the user and / or a code limiting access sent over the network, etc. A code restricting access is introduced to restrict access, for example, minors, to films of a certain subject.

The video file is sent to the transceiver 7, then, in the block 8 for verifying the correct execution of the request, the file details, in particular, the system identification code, are identified. After identification of the user code, the correspondence of the request generated at the terminal and received from the server in the movie file is checked. To do this, when receiving a video and identifying the code, block 8 transmits a call signal corresponding to the received request through the controller 10 to the memory 12. Therefore, the signal from the memory 12, the corresponding request is transmitted to block 8, in which a comparison of the received and stored in the memory 12 requests. If they coincide, block 8 transmits a message to the controller, and then in block 8, the received film is monitored to ensure the quality of reception, recording and playback. In the simplest case, the duration of files in videos and other indicators of reception quality are controlled, or the so-called lossless receiver is used in a transceiver. In addition, in block 8, the details of the file are checked for the content of the access restriction code in it. Block 8 makes a request through the controller 10 to block 11 of the access restriction, the sequence of access restriction codes comes from block 11 to block 8. If block 8 does not find the access restriction code that matches the codes of block 11, then they either transfer from the video of block 8 to memory 6 for recording, or immediately for playback 15.

In the event that the controller, while checking the correctness of the fulfillment of the video request, found a different video format than the memory format 6 or means 15, then after checking in block 8, the video file is transferred to the format adaptation means 9. In this tool, one format is converted to another using known means, and after conversion in the tool 9, the video is transferred to the memory 6 and / or to the tool 15.

In the case when, through the input unit 16, a request is made for a video, and then the video is included in one of the groups of restricted access movies, the scenario of the system and terminal can be as follows. First, it should be reported that non-volatile memory 12 stores the codes of the video films in accordance with their names, the videos are grouped according to various criteria. Data on these videos can be obtained free of charge from server 2 and rewritten to memory 12. From server 2, not all names can be overwritten, but part of the names of the videos in base 1. At the same time, memory 12 has an area for storing codes corresponding to these videos in particularly restricted codes. When a video file with a restricted access code is received from network 3, block 8 makes a request through the controller 10 to access restriction block 11, this block issues a sequence of such codes to block 8, and block 8 compares the incoming code with the specified code sequence. In case of detection of an access restriction code, block 8 informs the controller 10, and an inscription on access restriction appears on the playback means 15 as well. In this case, the movie can be overwritten in memory b, but blocked for playback.

This information is transmitted to memory 12 to inform the user about the event.

The terminal 4 is configured to select a recording or playback mode using the input unit 16.

In the case when the file is equipped with access restriction details and it is detected by block 8, information about this is transmitted through the controller 10 to the playback means 15, on which a signal appears that the file is locked. You can unlock the file, knowing an additional code that the user can enter through input block 16 to block 8. This block, provided that the access restriction code is cleared, transmits a signal through access controller 10 to access restriction block 11 and block 11 sends a signal to the controller that the file with a movie can be recorded or played.

The above implementation examples are one of the possible options for implementing the system, and there are many scenarios in which the claimed system can function.

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Claims (12)

1. A system for transmitting video films containing a database with video films installed on a server in a network with the possibility of transmitting the videos stored in it through the network to users, characterized in that the network is a telecommunication network, user terminals are configured to connect to the telecommunication network and receive videos from the specified database to a transceiver associated with a memory for recording videos and / or a means for playing back movies.  2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that the server is configured to perform the specified transfer of videos after the user pays for this service.  3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said transceiver device, memory and playback means form a user terminal.  4. The system according to p. 3, characterized in that the transceiver includes a transceiver, a unit for verifying the correct execution of the request and means for adapting the formats, connected via information and control buses to a controller designed to control the recording of received videos in memory and / or playback in the tool playing movies.  5. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said memory is a video recorder or storage medium configured to record and read video films.  6. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that the specified transceiver device is configured to provide communication between the specified network and a television receiver for playing videos.  7. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that the telecommunication network is the Internet.  8. A user terminal for receiving videos, comprising a transceiver device configured to connect to a telecommunications network, characterized in that said terminal comprises an input unit for generating a video request, the transceiver device comprises a transceiver associated with a telecommunications network and a validation unit fulfilling the request, respectively, and is intended for receiving videos and transmitting received videos for recording and / or playback reference.  9. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the output of the request validation unit is associated with a format adaptation means connected to a memory for recording video films and to a video playback tool.  10. The terminal of claim 8 or 9, characterized in that said input unit is connected to a transceiver of a transceiver device.  11. The terminal according to any one of paragraphs. 8-10, characterized in that it contains a controller connected via information and control buses with a transceiver and a block for verifying the correctness of the request of the transceiver device, with the means of adapting formats and the specified memory and playback tool. 12. A terminal according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the transceiver device is connected to a personal computer via information and control buses, and said input unit is an input unit of a personal computer.