TW201622424A - Method and device for providing content/service subscription and providing subscribed content/service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, a system, an electronic device and a portable device for providing contents from content providers by identifications pre-stored in an external device attached to an object. A portable device implemented with the method or the system of the present invention obtains the identification from the external device, especially when the portable device is located in a specific region around the object so that the portable device can communicably connect to the external device. An electronic device implemented with the method or the system of the present invention receives the identification from the portable device and sends the identification to a management center. The management center verifies the identification and generates a confirmation corresponding to the identification and sends the confirmation to the electronic device. The electronic device then obtains the content by sending the confirmation to the content provider.

Description

Method, electronic device and system for providing content/service subscription and subscribed content/service

The present invention generally relates to a method and system for providing content/services in the field of television and Internet services, and more particularly to an OTT (over-the-top) service and an internet of things (IOT) service. The present invention subscribes to content/services through a portable device and provides subscribed content/services through an electronic device, which can be separated from or integrated into one device. The portable electronic device may be any portable device that includes an input module to receive the content/service identification and communication module to transmit the identification to the smart TV. The electronic device may include a communication module to receive the Content/services and output of content/services to external displays, such as televisions, to any electronic device.

In recent years, Internet services have become mainstream in many applications and have changed the way users access content, including access to images, audio, video, multimedia data processes, applications, web services, or any particular format. This emerging type of OTT service is usually not provided by network operators. The provision of content or services does not require the association of business or technology with the network operator. The OTT service therefore gives the user more choices to access more content or services. In addition, OTT services can be applied to a variety of networks, such as the Internet, communication networks, or television broadcast networks, as well as devices such as smart phones, tablets, desktops, or other devices that can access the Internet. Recently, OTT services have become mainstream in televisions or similar devices, due to better visualization of large screen devices or home network sharing functions for home devices. The term "large screen" as used herein refers to a screen size larger than that of a typical mobile electronic device.

Typically, OTT services are provided by a web-based platform and subscribed through the portal of the platform. The portal typically includes a list of at least one OTT service for selection and subscription. Typically, the portal also provides users with categories and search mechanisms to more easily and accurately access the OTT service. However, the presentation and access of content or services is also limited to the user's only entry to the traditional service model. Content providers and service providers need to compete for better presentation and access to the portal. Due to this competition, some content or services may never be presented to the user or questioned by the user. Traditional service models may also limit user choices for content and services.

In light of the above description, it is desirable to provide a method or apparatus using the method to provide additional resources to a user to subscribe to content/services and to a content provider to provide subscribed content/services

The present invention discloses a method and a system for a content provider to provide identification of content or services for promotion or sale, and for verifying receipt of an identified user for connection to an external device having a large screen, such as a television. The device provides the corresponding content or service. In particular, the identification may be provided by an automatic identification carrier, an identification tag/wafer for wireless transmission, or with an external device for identifying storage. Thus, the method and system of the present invention can be used as an Internet of Things (IOT) service.

The present invention also provides a method for an electronic device such as a set-top box, a television tuner or a television peripheral smart device (Android TV stick, Google TV stick or Apple TV box) for use from a portable device such as a smart type The mobile phone or tablet receives the identification of the content or service, identifies it to a management center by transmission to verify the identification and receipt of the confirmation and the index or content address of the content or service, obtains the content or service through the above index or address, and outputs the content. Or serve to a display to display the content or service. Thus, an OTT service subscribed through any portable device can be provided by an electronic device implementing the method of the present invention.

The present invention also provides a method for portable devices such as smart phones, tablets, notebook computers, e-book readers, multimedia players, wireless access points and micro base stations ( Femtocell) for receiving an identification (ID) of the content or service from an external device or an automatic identification carrier, verifying the identification and transmitting the identification to the management center via the electronic device to provide identification of the corresponding content or service. The Management Center will confirm the identification and provide an index or content address for the content or service. The content or service can be provided by the electronic device through the index or content address to the user of the portable device. Therefore, the portable device that implements the method of the present invention collects the identification of the OTT service, and the OTT service can subscribe to the service of the Internet of Things.

The present invention also provides a method in a management center for receiving a request for a preset content from an electronic device, transmitting the preset content to an electronic device, and receiving, by the electronic device, an identification from an external device connected to a portable device, The portable device is connected to the electronic device, confirms the identification and sends the address of the confirmation and index or content to the electronic device. The index or address can direct the user to the content or service provider of the requested content, and the identification of the content or service can be identified by the content or service provider. Therefore, the content or service will be provided to the user of the portable device by outputting the content or service to the display device connected to the electronic device.

It should be noted that the present disclosure may not include all aspects of the embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not intended to be limited or limited in any way. Further, those skilled in the art will disclose the present disclosure. The invention will be apparently improved and improved over the prior art.

The drawings illustrate one or more embodiments of the invention in the written description Wherever possible, the same reference numerals are used in the drawings to refer to the

1A to 1D are schematic diagrams showing the network architecture of a portable device, an electronic device, a management center, and a content provider according to some embodiments of the present invention.

2A through 2C are flow diagrams of methods of subscribing to content/services and providing subscribed content/services, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are flow diagrams of a method for subscribing to a content/service and providing a subscribed content/service as an Internet of Things service by a physical object, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B are schematic diagrams of identification for verification in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

5A to 5D are flowcharts of a method for a network architecture of a portable device, an electronic device, a management center, and a content provider according to some embodiments of the present invention.

6A through 6D are flow diagrams of methods of subscribing to content/services and providing subscribed content/services in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

In accordance with common practice, the various features described are not drawn to scale, but rather the features of the invention are. The reference numerals in the figures and the text indicate related elements.

Some embodiments of the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which, The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

The terminology used in the description of the present invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. As used in the description of the invention and the claims It will also be understood that the term "and/or" used herein is meant to include any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It is also to be understood that the terms "comprises" and "comprising" and "the" The presence or addition of features, ranges, integers, steps, operations, elements, elements and/or combinations thereof.

It will be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed related terms.

It will be understood that the terms, components, regions, layers and/or sections may be used to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, but these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be These terms are limited. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer, Thus, a first element, component, region, layer, or section, which is discussed below, may be described as a second element, component, region, layer or section.

All terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. It is further understood that terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with their meaning in the context of this specification and the related art, and should not be idealized or overly formalized. Explain in the sense of this unless explicitly defined as such in this document. Well-known functions or constructions may not be described in detail for the sake of brevity and/or clarity.

A more specific description will be given below of the embodiments of the present invention with reference to FIG. 1A to FIG. 6D. The present invention is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference numerals are used to refer to the same or the like. In accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as the specific embodiments and the broad description herein, the invention includes the following description.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a portable device, a management center, and an electronic device. The portable device is for subscribing to a content/service by receiving a content/service identification from an external device, an automatic identification carrier, or a content/service identification source. The management center is used to verify the subscription to the content/service by confirming the received identification. The electronic device is configured to display the subscribed content/service to a display device. The portable device and the electronic device can be integrated into one device or two devices respectively. Figures 1A-6D illustrate various embodiments of the invention as follows.

1A through 1D illustrate a network architecture of a system for subscribing to identified content/services, verifying subscriptions by the identification, and providing subscribed content/services, in accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1A, the external device 300 includes a storage unit for storing the identification of the content/service and a connector for connecting to the portable device 200. The portable device 200 includes a reader/writer to read the identification from the external device 300 through a connector of the external device 300. The portable device 200 further includes a communication module to transmit the received identification to the electronic device 100. The electronic device 100 includes at least one communication module to receive the identification from the portable device 200 and transmit the identification to the management center 400 to verify the identification, and provide the confirmation to the content provider 500 after receiving the confirmation from the management center 400. The content/service corresponding to the identification is confirmed and/or identified and transmitted to the display device 110 after receiving the content/service from the content provider 500. The management center 400 includes an identified database for comparison with the received identification to determine if the received identification is valid. Additionally, the management center 400 can record the identified subscription to verify that the received identification has been subscribed to avoid duplicate subscriptions. The management center 400 transmits a confirmation to the electronic device 100 when the identification is valid and/or is not a repeat subscription. The electronic device 100 can transmit a request for the content/service to the content provider 500. The address of the content provider 500 of the content/service may be included in the identification or confirmation or stored in the electronic device 100. In one embodiment, the management center 400 can transmit the confirmation to the content provider 500 in place of the electronic device 100 and direct the electronic device 100 to the address of the content provider 500 corresponding to the identification. The content provider 500 receives the confirmation from the electronic device 100 or the management center 400 and transmits the content/service data to the electronic device in response to the content/service request of the electronic device 100. It can be understood by those skilled in the art that in another embodiment, the management center 400 can also be the content provider 500, so the management center 400 can directly provide the content/service to the electronic device 100 after verifying the identification without having to go to the electronic device. The confirmation is transmitted 100 to cause it to download the content/service from the content provider 500.

Referring to FIG. 1B, the external device 300 includes a storage unit, a connector, and a communication module to establish communication with the electronic device 100. The external device 300 is connected to the portable device 200 to establish communication and serves as an additional communication module of the portable device 200 for the communication standard of the electronic device 100. The identification of the content/service can be transmitted directly from the external device 300 to the electronic device 100. The electronic device 100 receives the identification from the portable device 200 and transmits it to a management center/content provider 600 to verify the identification, receive content/services from the management center/content provider 600 and provide content corresponding to the identification/ Serving to the display device 110. The management center/content provider 600 can be an integration of the management center 400 described above with the content provider 500. Thus, the management center/content provider 600 includes an identified database to determine if the received identification is valid. Additionally, the management center/content provider 600 can record the identified subscription to verify that the received identification has been subscribed to avoid duplicate subscriptions. The management center/content provider 600 transmits a confirmation to the electronic device 100 when the identification is valid and/or is not a repeat subscription.

Referring to FIG. 1C, the portable device 200 includes at least one communication module to download the identification and transmit the identification to the electronic device 100 from an identification source 700 via a network. The electronic device 100 includes at least one communication module to receive the identification from the portable device 200, and transmits the identification to the management center 400 to verify the identification, and provides the confirmation to the content provider 500 after receiving the confirmation from the management center 400. The content/service is confirmed and/or identified and transmitted to the display device 110 after receiving the content/service from the content provider 500. The management center 400 can determine whether the received identification is valid. Additionally, the management center 400 can record the identified subscriptions and determine if the received identification has been subscribed to avoid duplicate subscriptions. The management center 400 transmits a confirmation to the electronic device 100 when the identification is valid and/or is not a repeat subscription. The electronic device 100 can transmit a request for content/service to the content provider 500. In this embodiment, the management center 400 can transmit the confirmation to the content provider 500 in place of the electronic device 100 and direct the electronic device 100 to the address of the content provider 500 corresponding to the identifier. The content provider 500 receives the confirmation from the electronic device 100 and transmits the content/service data to the electronic device in response to the content/service request of the electronic device 100.

Referring to FIG. 1D, the portable device 200 includes a receiving module for receiving, analyzing, and/or decoding an automatic identification code, such as a bar code, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, or a device including an incoming communication. (near field communication, NFC) or Bluetooth module, including the identification described by the corresponding content/service. The portable device 200 further includes a communication module to transmit the identification to the electronic device 100. The electronic device 100 further includes a communication module to receive the identification from the portable device 200 and transmit the identification to the management center 400 to verify the identification, and provide the confirmation to the content provider 500 after receiving the confirmation from the management center 400. The content/service is transmitted to the display device 110 after confirmation and/or identification and receipt of the content/service from the content provider 500. The management center 400 transmits a confirmation to the electronic device 100 when the identification is valid and/or is not a repeat subscription. The electronic device 100 can transmit the confirmation and/or identification request to the content provider 500. The content provider 500 receives the confirmation and/or identifies and transmits the content/service data to the electronic device 100.

The content or service referred to in the present invention may include a multimedia file or streaming multimedia, a still image or a still image set, an electronic book page, a video or audio broadcast, a text or web page providing a web service. The content or service may also be compiled as a channel index for the electronic device 100, the portable device 200, and/or the management center 400. That is, the content or service may be provided by the aforementioned device through a channel index or a channel that is indexed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 100, the portable device 200, and the management center 400 can maintain a list of channels of content or services and data that can be synchronized with each other in a plurality of channel lists. In other embodiments, the content or service may be specified by a user of the electronic device 100 when the user logs into the management center 400.

The electronic device 100 of the present invention may be any device having an output interface for outputting the displayed content to the display device 110 connected thereto, wherein the output interface may be a video or audio interface for transmitting any transmitted data, the video or audio. The interface can implement a user-friendly transmission protocol, apply existing technical standards or factual technical standards, such as High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Video Graphics Array (VGA), Display Port, Lightning interface (Thunderbolt, Lightning Bolt) or Universal Serial Bus (USB). The output interface may also include a user-friendly connector or a standard connector such as an HDMI connector, a VGA connector, a display port connector, a Mini DisplayPort (MDP) connector, a USB connector, or a lightning interface connector. . However, the output interface can also be a wireless chip that employs a user agreement, applies either a prior art standard or a de facto technical standard, such as a Wi-Fi sequence or a Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig) standard. IEEE 802.11 sequence (Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN), including Bluetooth, Miracast, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard, Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI), Wireless USB or Intel® Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) IEEE 802.11 sequence, Samsung® Allshare or Apple® Airplay. Furthermore, the electronic device 100 of the present invention includes at least one communication module for transmitting data to and receiving data from the portable device 200, the management center 400, and the content provider 500. The communication module may adopt a user agreement, apply existing technical standards or factual technical standards, such as Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 or IEEE 802.15 sequence, wireless USB, or telecommunication standards, such as GSM, CDMAone, CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, 3GPP-LTE or TD-LTE. In an embodiment of the invention, the electronic device 100 can include a first communication module to communicate with the portable device 200 and a second communication module to communicate with the management center 400 and the content provider 500. The first communication module and the second communication module are applicable to different transmission protocols. The electronic device 100 can be a set-top box, a television tuner, a video recorder, an audio player, a game controller, a media player, a signal amplifier, a projector, a router, a gateway, a wireless access point. , pico base station, femtocell or television peripheral smart device, such as Android stick or Google (Google®) chromecast TV stick.

The display device 110 of the present invention can be any device that includes an interface for receiving content material and a display device to display the content, such as an external display for a computer, television, or projector.

The portable device 200 of the present invention may be a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook computer, an e-book reader, an electronic photo frame, a digital camera, a remote controller, a video recorder, Audio player, game controller, media player, signal amplifier, projector, router, gateway, wireless access point, micro base station, sub-cellular or any wearable device.

The portable device 200 of the present invention may include a communication module for transmitting data to and receiving data from the identification source 700 or the external device 300, wherein the communication module adopts a user agreement, applies existing technical standards or Factual technical standards, such as Ethernet, USB, IEEE 802.11 sequences (Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN) including Wi-Fi sequences or Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig) standards, Including Bluetooth, Miracast, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standards, Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI), Wireless HD standard, Wireless USB or Intel® wireless display technology ( Intel WirelessDisplay, WiDi) IEEE 802.11 sequence, Samsung (Allshare or Apple®) Airplay, or communication technology standards such as GSM, CDMAone, CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, 3GPP-LTE or TD-LTE. In an embodiment of the invention, the portable device 200 can include a first communication module to communicate with the external device 300 and a second communication module to communicate with the electronic device 100. The first communication module and the second communication module are applicable to different transmission protocols. In an embodiment of the invention, the portable device 200 includes a physical interface for transmitting and receiving data to the external device 300, wherein the physical interface may be a headphone interface or other user-friendly protocol, applicable to existing technical standards or de facto technical standards. Connector, such as USB, IEEE 1394 or memory card connector. The external device 300 can include a communication module, so that the portable device 200 can transmit data to and receive data from the identification device 700 through the external device 300 without using the communication module of the portable device 200 itself. . The portable device 200 of the present invention may also include an automatic identification sensor to receive identification from the automatic identification carrier 800, which may be, for example, a bar code, a radio frequency identification tag, an NFC-enabled device, or a Bluetooth module. Therefore, the automatic identification sensor can be an image capturing device with a barcode recognition module, a radio frequency identification reader, an NFC module or a Bluetooth module.

Moreover, in some embodiments, the portable device 200 can be replaced by the electronic device 100. That is, the electronic device 100 receives the identification by connecting to an external device 300, an identification source 700, or an automatic identification carrier 800, which may be, for example, a bar code, a radio frequency identification tag, or a device with an NFC or Bluetooth module. .

The external device 300 of the present invention may be any device having a storage module for storing content or services and having a connector or communication module for transmitting the identification to the portable device 200. Therefore, the external device 300 can be any form or any existing object with only the storage module and the connector/communication module, such as a toy with a USB, a smart phone with a headphone connector, and the like. Protector (dongle), etc. The storage module may include ROM, RAM, EPROM, EEPROM, hard disk, solid state drive, floppy disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or other form of electronic, electromagnetic or optical recording medium. The connector may include a headphone connector, a USB connector, or a connector that employs a user agreement, applies either a prior art standard or a de facto technical standard. In another embodiment of the present invention, the external device 300 can be an element including the storage device, the communication module (or connector), and an accessory for attaching to an existing object, such as a toy, a book, or a merchandise package. In other embodiments, the content corresponding to the identification stored in the external device 300 is related to the item, such as the video related to the toy, the audio version of the book, or the promotional material related to the item.

The management center 400, the content provider 500, the management center/content provider 600 or the identification source 700 of the present invention may be a server, a server group or a data center with a webpage address or a URL for passing through the electronic device 100 or The portable device 200 performs access.

The automatic identification carrier 800 includes an image bearing carrier that can be encoded into an image having an automatic identification encoding algorithm, such as a 1D or 2D barcode encoding algorithm. The portable device 200 with the camera module and the corresponding decoder can obtain the recognition by decoding the image or analyzing the image. The automatic identification carrier 800 includes a wireless module to transmit the identification by radio frequency, such as radio frequency identification (RFID), IEEE 802.15.4 (ZigBee), NFC or Bluetooth.

2A through 2C disclose a method of receiving an identification of a content/service from an external device 300 by transmitting the identification to the management center 400 and receiving an acknowledgment and an address/index of a content/service to verify the identification. The content/service is retrieved by the address or index and output to the display device 110 in a manner consistent with any of the embodiments of the present invention. The method of the present invention can be applied to the electronic device 100 and/or the management center 400 of the present invention, respectively.

2A is a diagram illustrating a method for receiving a preset content/service by any embodiment of the present invention, subscribing to a new content/service by receiving an identification received from the external device 300, and receiving the subscribed content/service. The method of the invention comprises the following steps. In step S101, the electronic device 100 presets a request to transmit a content/service to the management center 400. In this embodiment, the preset content/service is not installed in the electronic device 100 at the time of shipment. The address of the management center 400 can be stored in the electronic device 100 before leaving the factory, and the electronic device 100 can request the preset content/service once it is activated and connected to the Internet. In step S102, the management center 400 may receive a request for a preset content/service and provide a downloaded default address. The electronic device 100 can download the preset content/service from the management center 400. In this embodiment, the management center 400 can also record the electronic device 100 to a device database maintained by the management center 400. Therefore, the registration of the electronic device 100 and the download of the preset content/service in the electronic device 100 can be implemented through steps S101 and S102. The preset content/service in the electronic device 100 is provided and indexed by the channel. That is, the content/service may have a respective channel number and may be retrieved by the corresponding channel number. The electronic device 100 can receive a channel number, such as "99", and provide the content/service of the corresponding "channel 99".

In the present invention, the new content/service can also be provided to the electronic device 100 by providing identification of the above-mentioned subscription content/service in the external device 300. Through the steps S103-S108, once the external device 300 is connected to the portable device 200, the identification corresponding content/service in the external device 300 can be provided by the management center 400 to the electronic device 100 as an Internet of Things (IOT) service. In step S103, the portable device 200 can recognize the connection with the external device 300 and receive an identification of a new content/service from the external device 300. In step S104, the portable device 200 transmits the identification to the electronic device 100. In step S105, the electronic device 100 transmits the subscription identified to the management center 400 and may further request verification and/or identification. In step S106, the management center 400 may confirm whether the identification is valid by comparing the identification with an identification database. If the identification is valid, the management center 400 will give back a confirmation to the electronic device 100. In an embodiment, the confirmation may include an address/index of the content/service for the electronic device 100 to download the content/service. In another embodiment, the address or index of the content/service may be included in the identification to replace the confirmation, and the electronic device 100 may request to download the content/service after receiving the confirmation. In step S107, the electronic device 100 transmits the confirmation and/or the identification to the content provider 500 to request the content/service corresponding to the identification by accessing the content/service address included in the identification or confirmation. In an embodiment of the present invention, the identification may inform the content provider 500 of the content/service requested by the electronic device 100, and the confirmation may be recognized by the content provider 500 so that the content provider 500 determines whether the electronic device 100 is verified by the management center 400 and Subscribed to the requested content/service. In step S108, the content provider 500 can receive the identification and/or the confirmation and provide a corresponding content/service download. The electronic device 100 may download the content/service from the content provider 500 and transmit the downloaded content/service to the display device 100 to display the content/service.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the external device 300 is connected to the portable device 200, the content provider 500 can continuously provide the above content/service to the electronic device 100. Once the external device 300 is disconnected from the portable device 200, the portable device 200 can send a notification to the electronic device 100, and the electronic device 100 can stop downloading the content/service from the content provider 500.

Although the previously described methods may include multiple steps, which may occur in a particular order, it is understood that these methods may include more or fewer steps, the order of which may be interchanged, and different steps may be combined. For example, the steps and S101 and S102 can be omitted.

2B illustrates a method of providing subscriptions to subscribe to new content/services and receiving subscribed content/services by receiving an identification from the portable device 200, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The method is applied to the electronic device 100 and may include the following steps. In step S201, the electronic device 100 receives an identification from the portable device 200. This identification can be obtained by the portable device 200 from the external device 300, the identification source 700 or the automatic identification carrier 800. In step S202, the electronic device 100 may transmit the identification received to the management center 400 received in step S201 to verify the identification. In step S203, after the management center 400 verifies the identification, the electronic device 100 may receive an acknowledgement from the management center 400. In an embodiment, the confirmation may include an address of the address or content/service for the electronic device 100 to download the content/service. In another embodiment, the address or index of the content/service may be included in the identification to replace the confirmation, and the electronic device 100 may request to download the content/service after receiving the confirmation. In step S204, the electronic device 100 transmits the confirmation and/or the content provider 500 identified to the identification corresponding content/service. In step S205, after the content provider 500 verifies the confirmation and the identification, the electronic device 100 may download the content/service from the content provider 500. The content/service can be downloaded as a file, bulk web page or data stream download. In step S206, the electronic device 100 transmits the content/service to the display device 110.

Although the previously described methods may include multiple steps, which may occur in a particular order, it is understood that these methods may include more or fewer steps, the order of which may be interchanged, and different steps may be combined. For example, the steps and S205 and S206 can be performed simultaneously, that is, the electronic device 100 transmits the downloaded content/service to the display device 110 while downloading the content/service. Further, after step S206, the electronic device 100 may receive a notification from the portable device 200 and stop transmitting the content/service to the display device 110.

2C illustrates a method of providing a preset content/service and receiving a recognition from the electronic device 100 to subscribe to a new content/service, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The method is applied to the management center 400 and may include the following steps. In step S301, the management center 400 receives a request for the preset content from the electronic device 100. The management center 400 may receive a preset content identification from the electronic device 100 after the electronic device 100 is shipped or restarted. Therefore, the management center 400 can also verify the preset content identification by comparing an identification database stored in the management center 400 and determining whether the received preset content identification is valid. In step S302, the management center 400 may transmit the preset content/service to the electronic device 100. In an embodiment of the invention, the management center 400 can also record the electronic device 100 to a device database maintained by the management center 400. Therefore, the registration of the electronic device 100 and the download of the preset content/service in the electronic device 100 can be implemented through steps S301 and S302. In step S303, the management center 400 can receive an identification of a new content/service from the electronic device 100. The identification from the electronic device 100 is retrieved from the external device 300 by the portable device 200 and transmitted to the electronic device 100. In other words, the identification can be transmitted to the electronic device 100 by the external device 300 through the portable device 200. In an embodiment of the invention, the identification can be transmitted directly from the external device 300 to the electronic device 100 and transmitted by the electronic device 100 to the management center 400. In step S304, the management center 400 can confirm the identification. In an embodiment of the invention, the management center 400 can maintain an identified database to compare the received identifications to determine whether the received identification is valid. In addition, the management center 400 can also record the identified subscriptions and verify that the received identification has been subscribed to avoid duplicate subscriptions. The management center 400 transmits a confirmation to the electronic device 100 when the identification is valid and/or is not a repeat subscription. The confirmation may be recognized by the content provider 500 to permit downloading of the identified content/service and confirmation from the content provider 500 to the electronic device 100. In another embodiment of the present invention, the address of the content provider 500 may be included in the identification or confirmation or stored in the electronic device 100. In another embodiment, the management center 400 can transmit the confirmation to the content provider 500 to replace the electronic device 100 and direct the electronic device 100 to the address of the content/service provider 500 corresponding to the identification. The content provider 500 receives the confirmation from the electronic device 100 or the management center 400 and transmits the content/service data to the electronic device in response to the content/service request of the electronic device 100. Those skilled in the art can understand that the management center 400 can also be the content provider 500, so the management center 400 can directly provide the content/service to the electronic device 100 after verifying the identification without having to transmit the confirmation to the electronic device 100 to make it from the content. The provider 500 downloads the content/service.

The previously described method may comprise a plurality of steps, which may occur in a particular order, it being understood that the methods may include more or less than the above steps, the order between the steps may also be varied, different The steps can be combined. For example, steps S301 and S302 can be omitted.

3A through 3D illustrate identification, subscription content/services, and assigned content indexing of content/services received from external device 300 or automatic identification carrier 800, such as the channel identifying the corresponding content/service, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. number. The method of the present invention is applicable to the portable device 200.

3A illustrates a method of receiving content/service identification and subscription content/service from external device 300 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The method of the present invention is applicable to the portable device 200 and performs the following steps. In step S401, the portable device 200 can recognize the connection with the external device 300 and receive an identification from the external device 300 corresponding to the new content/service. In step S402, the portable device 200 transmits the identification to the electronic device 100 to subscribe to the content/service. The electronic device 100 transmits the identification to the management center 400 and can receive content information from the management center 400. The content information includes the name and address of the content. The electronic device 100 can provide the received content information and a user interface for inputting the content index to the user of the portable device 200, and provide the user with the information displayed on the display device 110 and the user interface. . In step S403, the portable device 200 can receive a content index from the user, and the content index is assigned by the user to the content/service corresponding to the identification. The above content index may include numbers and/or characters, and when the electronic device 100 or the display device 110 is a television, a number represents a television channel. Step S404, the portable device 200 sends the content index to the electronic device 100 to allocate the content index to identify the corresponding content/service. The electronic device 100 can record the content index and the content address and can access the content/service through the content address or provide the content/service whenever the electronic device 100 receives the content index.

3B illustrates a method of receiving content and service identification and subscription content/services from an automatic identification carrier 800 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The method is applicable to the portable device 200 and performs the following steps. In step S501, the portable device 200 can identify an automatic identification carrier 800 and extract an identification of a content/service from the automatic identification carrier 800, which can be, for example, a barcode label, an RFID tag, an NFC device or Bluetooth device. In other words, the portable device 200 can receive and analyze the data of the automatic identification carrier 800 to obtain the identification. In step S502, the portable device 200 transmits the identification to the electronic device 100 to subscribe to the content/service. The electronic device 100 transmits the identification to the management center 400 and can receive the content information from the management center 400. The content information includes the name and address of the content. The electronic device 100 can provide the received content information and a user interface for inputting the content index to the user of the portable device 200, and provide the user with the information displayed on the display device 110 and the user interface. . In step S503, the portable device 200 can receive a content index from the user, that is, the content/service assigned by the user to the identification. The above content index may include numbers and/or characters, and when the electronic device 100 or the display device 110 is a television, a number represents a television channel. In step S504, the portable device 200 sends the content index to the electronic device 100 to allocate the content index to the content/service corresponding to the identification. The electronic device 100 can record the content index and the content address and can access the content/service through the content address or provide the content/service whenever the electronic device 100 receives the content index.

Figures 4A through 4B illustrate the identification of content/services in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4A, the identification 900 can include a service code 910, a body code 920, and a billing/payment code 930. The service code 910 represents content/services, and the body code 920 represents content/services corresponding to the content provider 500, billing/ Payment code 930 represents billing and payment information for the content/service, such as prepaid funds, discounts, and/or billing for content/services. The identification may be encrypted in the external device 300, the automatic identification carrier 800 or the identification source 700, and may be decrypted by the electronic device 100, the management center 400, or the content provider 500 to verify and identify the corresponding content/service. The service code 910, body code 920, and billing/payment code 930 may have respective data formats. The length of each of the codes 910, 920, and 930 can be fixed, and the value of each of the codes 910, 920, and 930 can be a number or a string. Accordingly, the management center 400 can verify the identification 900 by the format of the codes 910, 920, and 930. In addition, the management center 400 can find the content/service and the corresponding provider through the service code 910 and the body code 920, and compare with the data in the identification database to determine whether the identification 900 is valid. In addition, the management center 400 can also record the identified subscriptions and check to see if the identification has been subscribed to avoid duplicate subscriptions. In one embodiment, the management center 400 may further maintain billing and payment for the user account of the portable device 200 and/or the electronic device 100, such as refilling the user account of the content/service, for content/service User account billing and discounts for content/services. In another embodiment, when the content provider 500 receives the identification 900, the billing and payment for the account of the portable device 200 and/or the electronic device 100 may be maintained by the content provider 500. Referring to FIG. 4B, the identification 900 can include a content address 940 in place of the billing/payment code 930. The management center 400 can verify its validity and identify the subscription of 900 and send a confirmation to the electronic device 100. The electronic device 100 can access the content address 400 of the content/service based on the received confirmation.

Figures 5A through 5D illustrate a network architecture for a system for subscribing to identified content/services by which to authenticate subscriptions and provide subscribed content/services, in accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the external device 300 may include a storage unit for identifying the content/service and a connector connected to the portable device 200. The portable device 200 may include a reader to read the identification from the external device 300 through a connector of the external device 300. The portable device 200 can further include a communication module to send and receive the identification to the management center 400 to verify the identification, receive the confirmation from the management center 400, and send an acknowledgement and identification to the electronic device 100 to request the content/service. The electronic device 100 can include at least one communication module to receive the identification and confirmation from the portable device 200, send identification and confirmation to the content provider 500 to request the identification of the corresponding content/service, and receive the content from the content provider 500/ The service and service are sent to the display device 110.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the external device 300 may include a storage unit, a connector, and a communication module with the electronic device 100. The portable device 200 can communicate with the management center 400 via the Internet, or can communicate with the electronic device 100 when the external device 300 is connected to the portable device 200, and serves as an additional communication module of the portable device 200 and applies the electronic device. The device 100 is compatible with the communication standard. The portable device 200 can be used to obtain the identification from the external device 300 through the connector described above, send the identification to the management center 400 to verify identification and receive confirmation from the management center 400. The portable device 200 can also transmit the identification and confirmation to the electronic device 100 through the external device 300 to request content/service. The electronic device 100 can include at least one communication module to receive the identification and confirmation from the portable device 200, send identification and confirmation to the content provider 500 to request the identification of the corresponding content/service, and receive the content from the content provider 500/ The service and service are sent to the display device 110.

Referring to FIG. 5C, the portable device 200 can include at least one communication module to download the identification from the identification source 700, send the identification to the management center 400, and receive confirmation and transmission confirmation and identification from the management center 400 to the electronic device 100. . The electronic device 100 can include at least one communication module to receive confirmation and identification from the portable device 200, send a confirmation and/or identify to the content provider 500 to request the identification of the corresponding content/service, and receive the content from the content provider 500. / Service and transfer content/service to display device 110.

Referring to FIG. 5D, the portable device 200 can include a receiving module for receiving, analyzing, and/or decoding an automatic identification carrier, such as a bar code, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, or including a near field communication (NFC) or Bluetooth. A device of the module, the automatic identification carrier comprising an identification corresponding to the content/service described above. The portable device 200 includes a communication module to transmit an identification to the management center 400, and receives confirmation and transmission confirmation and identification from the management center 400 to the electronic device 100. The electronic device 100 may further include at least one communication module to receive the identification and confirmation from the portable device 200, send identification and confirmation to the content provider 500 to request the identification of the corresponding content/service, and receive the content from the content provider 500. / Service and send content/service to display device 110.

The flowcharts of Figures 6A through 6D demonstrate the identification of received content/services, identification by transmission to the management center 400 to verify the identification and receipt of the content/service, address and index, and acquisition of content/service by address or index And output to the display device 110. The method of the present invention can be applied to the electronic device 100, the portable device 200, and/or the management center 400, respectively.

6A illustrates a method of receiving an identification from an external device 300 to subscribe to a new content/service and receiving a subscribed content/service, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the method of the present invention may perform the following steps. In step S601, the portable device 200 can recognize the connection with the external device 300 and receive the identification of the corresponding new content/service. In step S602, the portable device 200 transmits an identification to the management center 400 to verify the identification. In step S603, the management center 400 may confirm whether the identification is valid by comparing the identification with the identification database. If the identification is valid, the management center 400 may return a confirmation to the portable device 200. In one embodiment, the confirmation may include an address or index of the content/service for the electronic device 100 to download the content/service. In another embodiment, the address or index of the content/service may be included in the identification instead of the confirmation, and the portable device 200 may request to download the content/service after receiving the confirmation. In step S604, the portable device 200 transmits an acknowledgment and/or identification corresponding to the content/service to the electronic device 100. In step S605, the electronic device 100 transmits an identification and/or confirmation to the content provider 500 to identify the corresponding content/service by accessing the content/service address request included in the identification or confirmation. In one embodiment of the invention, the content/service that may be notified to the content provider 500 by the electronic device 100 is identified and confirmed to be identifiable by the content provider 500 so that the provider verifies that the identification has been verified by the management center 400 and has Subscribe to the requested content/service. The content provider 500 can receive the identification and/or confirmation and provide the corresponding content/service download. In step S606, the electronic device 100 may download the content/service from the content provider 500 and transmit the downloaded content/service to the display device 110 to display the content/service.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the external device 300 is connected to the portable device 200, the content provider 500 can continuously provide the above content/service to the electronic device 100. Once the external device 300 is disconnected from the portable device 200, the portable device 200 can send a notification to the electronic device 100, and the electronic device 100 can stop downloading the content/service from the content provider 500.

6B illustrates a method of receiving an identification from the portable device 200 to subscribe to a new content/service and receive the subscribed content/service, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The method is applicable to the electronic device 100 and can perform the following steps. In step S701, the electronic device 100 may receive a confirmation and content address corresponding to the new content/service from the portable device 200. After the management center 400 verifies the corresponding identification of the content/service received from the portable device 200, the confirmation and content address can be generated by the management center 400. The identification can be stored in the external device 300 connected to the portable device 200. This identification can also be encoded in an automatic identification carrier 800 and can be extracted by the portable device 200. This identification can also be downloaded by the portable device 200 for identifying the source 700. The confirmation may authorize the electronic device 100 to download the corresponding content/service content at the content address. In step S702, the electronic device 100 transmits the confirmation to the content address and requests the content/service. In step S703, the electronic device 100 may download the content/service from the content address and display the content on the display device 110.

6C illustrates a method of providing a subscription to a new content/service and providing a subscribed content/service by an embodiment of the present invention. This method is applicable to the Management Center/Content Provider 600 and can perform the following steps. In step S801, the management center/content provider 600 receives the identification of the new content/service from the portable device 200. The received identification can be obtained from the external device 300. In step S802, the management center/content provider 600 can confirm the identification. In one embodiment, the management center/content provider 600 can maintain a database for comparing the received identifications and determining whether they are valid. In addition, the management center/content provider 600 can also record the identified subscriptions and check if the received identification is subscribed to avoid duplicate subscriptions. The management center/content provider 600 can send a confirmation to the portable device 200 when the identification is valid and/or the subscription is not a duplicate. The electronic device 100 identifies the confirmation to permit identification of the download of the corresponding content/service. The portable device 200 can also send confirmation and identification to the electronic device 100, which can send the confirmation to the management center/content provider 600. In step S803, the management center/content provider 600 can receive the confirmation from the electronic device 100, and the confirmation is transmitted from the portable device 200 to the electronic device 100. In step S804, the management center/content provider 600 may transmit an identification of the content/service to the electronic device 100 to display the content/service at the display device 110 connected to the electronic device 100.

6D illustrates a method of receiving content/service identification and subscription content/services from an external device 300 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The method is applicable to the portable device 200 and can perform the following steps. In step S901, the portable device 200 can recognize the connection with the external device 300 and the identification corresponding to receiving a new content/service from the external device 300. In step S902, the portable device 200 transmits an identification to the management center 400 to subscribe to the content/service. In step S903, the portable device 200 can receive a content address and an acknowledgment that the content is downloaded from the management center 400 at the content address. In step S904, the portable device 200 can transmit the confirmation and content address to the electronic device 100 for the electronic device 100 to request and download the content/service and display the content/service on the display 110.

The electronic device 100 transmits the identification to the management center 400 and can receive the content information from the management center 400. The content information can include the address of the name and content. The electronic device 100 can provide the received content information and a user interface for inputting the content index to the user of the portable device 200, and provide the content information by displaying the content information on the user interface of the display device 110. By. In step S403, the portable device 200 can receive a content index from the user, that is, the user assigns to identify the corresponding content/service. The above content index may include numbers and/or characters, and when the electronic device 100 or the display device 110 is a television, the number represents a television channel. In step S404, the portable device 200 transmits the content index to the electronic device 100 to assign the content/service corresponding to the identification. The electronic device 100 may record the content index and the content address and may access the content/service through the content address, or provide the content/service whenever the electronic device 100 receives the content index.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be covered by the following claims.

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Claims (33)

An electronic component for providing content from a content provider, the electronic component being attachable to an object, wherein the electronic device comprises:
An attachment mechanism for attaching to the object;
A storage module is mounted on the accessory mechanism, the storage module corresponding to the content provided by the content provider;
a wireless communication module is mounted on the attachment mechanism, and the wireless communication module transmits a recognition to the first electronic device when the first electronic device is communicably connected;
The first electronic device sends the identification to the management center and provides the identification to a second electronic device; and the second electronic device obtains a confirmation corresponding to the identification from the management center, and sends the confirmation to the content The provider obtains the content from the content provider and outputs the content. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device provides the identification to the second electronic device, and the second electronic device further transmits the identification to the management center. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second electronic device receives the confirmation from the management center after transmitting the identification to the management center, the second electronic device receiving the identification from the first electronic device Get this confirmation from the Management Center. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the identifying comprises a body code that can repeatedly identify the content provider and a content code that can repeatedly identify the content. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are the same device. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device can be a personal wireless local area network, a near field communication module or a radio frequency identification module. A method of providing content from a content provider, the method being implemented in a first electronic device, the method comprising:
Acquiring a corresponding identification of the content from a second electronic device, the second electronic device providing the identification to the first electronic device in response to receiving an identification received from the stored third electronic device;
Obtaining a corresponding confirmation from the management center, the management center generates the confirmation to return to the recognized reception;
Sending the confirmation to the content provider to request content; and obtaining content from the content provider and transmitting the content to an output device. The method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises transmitting the identification to the management center to obtain the confirmed confirmation from the management center. The method of claim 7, wherein the second electronic device further transmits the identification to a management center to generate the confirmation from the management center, the management center transmitting the confirmation to the first electronic device by the second electronic device Device. The method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises generating a user interface for receiving a channel index representing the content and transmitting the user interface to the output device;
Receiving a value and assigning the value to a channel index representing the content; and the first electronic device acquires and outputs the content in response to the received value of the channel index representing the content. A system for providing an object-related content from a content provider, the system being implemented in a first electronic device, the system comprising:
An identification receiver is configured to obtain a corresponding identification of the content, the identification being stored in an electronic device connected to the object;
a confirmation obtaining module is configured to obtain a corresponding confirmation of the identification from the management center, and the management center generates the confirmation to return to the recognized reception;
A content requesting module is configured to send the confirmation to the content provider to request content and obtain the content from the content provider; and a content renderer is configured to send the content to an output device. The system of claim 11, wherein the confirmation acquisition module further transmits the identification to the management center to obtain the corresponding confirmation from the management center. The system of claim 11, wherein the identification receiver acquires the identification from a second electronic device, the second electronic device receives the identification from the electronic device, and the second electronic device further transmits the identification The identification is identified to the management center to generate the confirmation from the management center for the confirmation acquisition module to acquire. The system of claim 11, wherein the system further comprises a channel index configuration module for generating a user interface to receive a channel index representing the content and receiving a channel assigned to represent the content. The value of the channel index; and a content selection module for obtaining the content in response to the received value of the channel index representing the content. An electronic device that provides content from a content provider, the electronic device comprising:
a first communication module;
a second communication module;
An output interface;
At least one processor electrically coupled to the first communication module, the second communication module, and the output module; and a memory including an instruction to be executed by the at least one processor to enable the electronic Device:
Obtaining an identification of the corresponding content by the first communication module;
Obtaining, by the second communication module, an acknowledgement corresponding to the identification from a management center, the management center generating an acknowledgement to receive the acknowledged receipt;
Sending the confirmation to the content provider to request the content and obtaining the content from the content provider through the second communication module; and transmitting the content to an output device through the output module. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the memory further comprises instructions for causing the electronic device to transmit the identification to the management center through the second communication module when the instruction is executed by the at least one processor Obtain this confirmation from the Management Center. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises: the memory further comprising instructions for causing the electronic device to: when executed by the at least one processor:
Generating a user interface for receiving a channel index representing the content and transmitting the user interface to the output device;
Receive a value and assign the value to the channel index representing the content;
Retrieve and output the content to return the value it should receive. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the identification is stored in an electronic device connected to an object, the electronic device acquiring the identification from the electronic device, wherein the content is related to an object. A system for providing content from a content provider, the system being implemented in a first electronic device, the system comprising:
Identifying an acquisition module, configured to obtain a corresponding identification of the content from an automatic identification carrier;
Confirming an acquisition module for transmitting the identification to a management center, and receiving an acknowledgement from the management center;
A content request module for providing the confirmation to the content provider to request the content. The system of claim 19, wherein the content requesting module requests the content by providing the confirmation to a second electronic device, and the second electronic device requests and obtains the content from the content provider by the confirmation content. The system of claim 19, wherein the system further comprises:
a channel index configuration module for generating a user interface to receive a channel index representing the content and receiving a value assigned to a channel index representing the content; and a content selection module for obtaining the content The value that should be received. A system for providing content from a content provider, the system being implemented in a first electronic device, the system comprising:
An identification acquisition module, configured to obtain an identification corresponding to the content from an external device;
An identification transmission module, configured to transmit the identification to a second electronic device to request and receive an acknowledgement from a management center by the identification;
Wherein the second electronic device obtains the content by the confirmation request and from the content provider. The system of claim 22, wherein the identifying comprises a body code for the second electronic device to repeatedly identify the content provider and a content code for the second electronic device to repeatedly identify the content . The system of claim 22, wherein the external device is attached to an object associated with the object. An electronic device that provides content from a content provider, including:
Communication module
Automatic identification sensor;
Output interface;
The at least one processor is electrically connected to the first communication module, the second communication module, and the output module; and the memory includes instructions for causing the electronic device to: when executed by the at least one processor:
Obtaining corresponding identification of the content from an automatic identification carrier;
Sending the identification to a management center and receiving an acknowledgement from the management center;
The confirmation is provided to the content provider to request the content. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein the identification comprises a body code for the second electronic device to repeatedly identify the content provider and a content code for the second electronic device to repeatedly identify the content . The electronic device of claim 25, wherein the automatic identification carrier is attached to an object associated with the object. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein the automatic identification sensor and the automatic identification carrier respectively comprise a wireless communication module for transmitting the identification to the automatic identification sensor from an automatic identification carrier. A method of providing content from a content provider, the method comprising:
Receiving, from a first electronic device, an identification of the content corresponding to the first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device acquires the identification from an electronic device;
Verifying that the identification is valid, when the identification is valid, generating an acknowledgment corresponding to the identification, the content provider identifying the acknowledgment to provide authorization to download the content; and transmitting the acknowledgment to the electronic device. The method of claim 29, wherein the electronic device is attached to an object associated with the object. The method of claim 29, wherein the confirmation comprises a content address corresponding to the content provided by the content provider for a computer to receive the confirmation from the content provider to access and download the content. A computer program product for providing content from a content provider, when the computer is loaded into the computer program and executed, the method described in claim 7 can be completed. A computer program product for providing content from a content provider, when the computer is loaded into the computer program and executed, the method described in claim 29 can be completed.