TWI545959B - Method and recording media for providing a recording service - Google Patents

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Method and recording medium for providing recording service

The present invention relates to a method and recording medium for providing a recording service, and more particularly to a method and recording medium for providing a recording service for providing a recording service to simply select a program to be recorded by a user.

With the development of standardization of digital broadcasting, a broadcast signal including an image signal, an audio signal and a data signal is compressed to a digital signal. As such, multiple channels can be applied to television broadcasts. In addition, various programs can be provided to one channel due to an increase in the transmission rate. With the development of digital broadcasting standardization, broadcast signals including video signals, audio signals and data signals can be compressed into digital signals, so that television broadcasts can have multiple channels. In addition, different programs can be played in the same channel due to an increase in the transmission rating.

In addition, a data broadcast service has been provided for providing broadcast and direct or indirect information about the broadcast, such data broadcast services such as remote recording services, weather services, news services, stock market services, email services, Electronic program guides, TV shopping services, financial services, telephone services and web search services.

Many users are unable to watch an instant broadcast program (hereinafter, referred to as a "program") because of their busy life, and a recording service has been used.

In particular, personal video recorders (PVRs) have recently been provided. Personal video recorders record compressed data on a hard disk to store a broadcast signal on a magnetic tape through a digital technology different from VCR. The personal video recorder is independent of a broadcast terminal, such as a set-top box, or is included in a broadcast terminal, including a tuner, an analogy digital converter (ADC), and a solution. A multiplexer, a Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) processor, and a hard disk.

Assuming that the user requests to record a program, the personal video recorder transmits a received analog broadcast signal to a digital signal through a tuner, and the personal video recorder decodes the digital signal into digital data, and then stores the digital data into a hard memory. In the saucer.

A personal video recorder (PVR) server is provided to provide a remote personal video recorder service, and a personal video recorder client for controlling the recording of the program is included in the broadcast terminal.

In the conventional technology, the user verifies the program table information within a predetermined period of time through the electronic program guide, and selects at least one program individually from the program table information.

However, since many programs have been provided through a number of channels, it has been convenient for the user to request the recording of the program using an Electronic Program Guide (EPG), which includes program information for all broadcast channels.

That is to say, through the electronic program guide, the user will individually verify a plurality of program listings in a certain period of time to request to record programs, and the program schedules are broadcast through a plurality of broadcast channels. Assuming that the program that the user wants to record does not exist, the user must use a plurality of buttons or a plurality of pointed buttons to sequentially verify the program to be broadcast by switching the broadcast channel or the period.

In a broadcast service that requires direct knowledge, inputting a plurality of keys to request a record can prevent the recording service from being started in a multi-channel service environment.

The information of the above-disclosed art is only used to enhance the understanding of the background of the invention, and thus may contain information that does not form a prior art. The prior art refers to the skill that is known to those of ordinary skill in the art in this art.

Accordingly, the present invention is intended to substantially obviate one or more problems.

A method and recording medium for providing a recording service for visually verifying a program to be recorded by a user is provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of providing a recording service and a recording medium for quickly verifying a program to be recorded by a user by providing a recorded recommended program, wherein the user feels homogeneity through the recommended program.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a recording service at a broadcast terminal is provided, the broadcast terminal being connected to a digital broadcast system via a network, the method comprising the following steps. First, a list of record recommendations is received from the digital broadcast system. Next, a recorded program guide is output using the received record recommendation list. Thereafter, a selected program recorded in the program guide is recorded.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a recording service by a recording preference analysis server is provided, the recording preference server being coupled to a broadcast terminal, the method comprising the following steps. First, information about a program that has been recorded is received from a broadcast terminal. Then, the recorded information of the first user is updated by using the received information. Thereafter, a second user with similar recording preferences is searched for the first user. The record recommendation list is provided to the broadcast terminal, and the record recommendation list includes one or more searched second users to complete the recorded program.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a recording service on a network server is provided. The network server is coupled to a digital broadcast system via a network, and the method includes the following steps. First, at least one program listing data and a recording recommendation list are received from the digital broadcasting system. Next, an editing tool is outputted using at least one program listing data and a recording recommendation list. Thereafter, the program selection information input in the editing tool is used to generate a person record table. The personal record form is transmitted to a personal video recorder client included in a broadcast terminal through a digital broadcast system.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a record providing service by a server is provided in a record recommendation list, and the record recommendation list providing server is connected to the network server and the broadcast terminal through a network, and the method includes the following steps . First, a list of record recommendations generated by a user is received from the network server, wherein the network server receives the program list data from the digital broadcast system and outputs an editing tool using the program list data to generate a record recommendation list. After that, the record recommendation list is transmitted to the broadcast terminal. The broadcast terminal device outputs a recorded program guide by processing the transmitted record recommendation list.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a recording service in a Private Management System (PMS) server is provided. The private management system server is connected to a personal video recorder (Personal Video Recorder) through a network. PVR) server and broadcast terminal, this method includes the following steps. First, a personal video recorder (PVR) server receives a transmission request for recording a personal message, wherein the transmission request includes at least a broadcast terminal and a code for recording predetermined information. Thereafter, the personal message is transmitted to a private management system (PMS) client of the broadcast terminal, and the private management system client corresponds to the code, wherein the personal message includes recording the scheduled information. Wherein, the private management system client transmits the recording reservation information to the personal video recorder client in the broadcast terminal, and the personal video recorder server receives the record demand corresponding to the program according to a personal record table selected by the user, and the individual The video recorder server uses one or a plurality of record recommendation lists, a provider's record recommendation list, and a record recommendation list containing recorded programs, which are determined by searching for other users having similar recording preferences.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a recording medium is provided which is read by a digital processor having a program in which a plurality of commands are executed by a digital processor to provide a recording service. The first code, the second code and the third code are included. The first code is configured to receive a list of record recommendations from a digital broadcast system. The second code is configured to output a recorded program guide using the record recommendation list. The third code is configured to control the recording of the selected program in the program guide.

In order to make the above-mentioned contents of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments, together with the drawings, are described in detail below:

Embodiments of the invention are disclosed below. However, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are merely illustrative of the embodiments of the invention. The embodiments of the invention may have other forms and are not limited to the embodiments of the invention presented herein.

Therefore, the present invention may be embodied in various modifications and alternative forms. The specific embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are described in detail herein. However, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific forms disclosed. Rather, the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives within the spirit and scope of the invention. In the description of the drawings, similar component symbols are used to identify similar components.

Although different elements may be described herein using the first, second, third or other description, these elements are not limited to the description, and such descriptions are only used to distinguish different elements. Therefore, the first element may be described as a second element without departing from the spirit of the invention. The phrase "and/or" used herein includes any and all combinations of the listed items.

When the phrase "a component is connected or coupled to another component" is used, an element can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or the intermediate element is interposed therebetween. In contrast, when the phrase "a component is directly connected or coupled to another component" occurs, there is no intermediate component between the two. Other words used to describe the relationship of components should also be interpreted in a similar manner (in other words, "between" and "directly between", "proximity" and "direct proximity", etc.).

The words used herein are merely illustrative of specific embodiments of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. The singular forms of "a" and "the" are used in the s The use of the features, integers, steps, operations, components or components of the "comprising" and "comprising" are used to exclude other features, integers, steps, operations, components, components or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning meaning Moreover, unless otherwise defined, the terms defined by the ordinary dictionary used herein are intended to be consistent with the meaning of the terms used in the related art, and are not intended to be ideal or overly formal.

Referring to FIG. 1, a schematic diagram of a digital broadcast system for providing a recording service according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

In FIG. 1, the digital broadcasting system of the present embodiment includes a record recommendation list providing server 100, a network server 102, a personal video recorder (PVR) server 104, and a private management system (Private Management System, The PMS) server 106 and the record preference analysis server 108. The digital broadcast system herein is coupled to a broadcast terminal 110 via a network. This network can include broadcast networks and the Internet.

The record recommendation list providing server 100 provides a list of record recommendation records to the broadcast terminal unit 110 via the network described above. The record recommendation list here includes information about at least one broadcast program to provide a recording service. This information is generated by a provider or user.

The broadcast terminal unit 110 decodes the received sound signal/video signal through the broadcast network according to the user's request, and the broadcast terminal unit 110 re-broadcasts the decoded sound signal/video signal and performs recording of the specific program.

In one embodiment of the invention, the broadcast terminal 110 can be a set-top box (set-top) provided with a personal video recorder (PVR) client 114. Box). However, the broadcast terminal 110 is not limited to the set-top box, as long as the record recommendation list can be processed.

In the following, the broadcast terminal 110 is assumed to have a recording function for convenience of description.

The record recommendation broadcast list contains identification information of whether or not verification is generated by the provider or the user, and detailed information about a plurality of programs included therein (broadcast date, time, channel name, and program name).

In an embodiment of the present invention, assuming that the broadcast terminal device 110 receives the record recommendation list, the broadcast terminal device 110 can interpret the broadcast recommendation list according to the decoded results shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The detailed information contained therein, and the broadcast terminal unit 110 output an electronic program guide (EPG) (recorded program guide) corresponding to the record recommendation list. The electronic program guide here can display the personal information (address and identity) of the user who generated the list of recommended records.

For example, the record recommendation list may include a plurality of programs, such programs being played by a particular singer or having the same theme (a soccer game broadcast of a particular football team).

In other words, the plurality of programs included in the record recommendation list may have the same keyword. The user can select a desired program from the list of recorded recommendations and can request to record a record of the selected program.

The broadcast terminal 110 records the program in response to the user's request. The network server 102 provides a service to generate a record recommendation list to the user end, such as a user's computer, a mobile phone and an ultra mobile computer (UMPC), and the broadcast terminal 110 can Used as a consumer. Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of a network server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the network server 102 of the present embodiment includes a program list data receiving unit 400, an editing tool providing unit 402, a user record recommendation list storage unit 404, a provider record recommendation list receiving unit 406, and a recording preference server. Intercommunication unit 408.

The program table data receiving unit 400 receives the program list material from the digital broadcasting system. The program listing data herein may contain information about the names of a plurality of programs in each channel, the start time of the program, and the program end time.

The editing tool providing unit 402 transmits an editing tool to the user end, so that the user can select a program through the editing tool according to the request, and the program is included in the record recommendation list.

Assuming that the user selects a particular program through the editing tool, the user recommendation list storage unit 404 stores information corresponding to the user information, which is information selected by the user.

The server 100 is provided via the record recommendation list, and the record recommendation list generated by the user can be transmitted to the broadcast terminal device 110.

In another aspect, the user can generate a personal record form via the web server 102.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram of an editing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, assuming that the user requests the generation of the personal record table, the editing tool providing unit 402 transmits the information about the editing tool to the user side. In addition, the web browser set up on the user side, etc., outputs the editing tool according to the transmitted information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the network server 102 outputs an editing tool through a program table data, and the editing tool displays a plurality of programs in a specific period of time. Provided by each broadcast channel.

Assuming that a personal record table is generated, the editing tool providing unit 402 can detect whether or not a time zone corresponding to a record is overlapped, and this record is a record of the program selected by the user. That is, the editing tool providing unit 402 detects whether or not a plurality of or two recording requests exist in the same time zone.

However, since a plurality of programs provided at the same time can be recorded in synchronization, assuming that a plurality of adjusters are included, the above-described detection process can be omitted.

On the other hand, when a personal record form is generated, the editing tool can display a list of recorded recommendations, and a list of recommended records by other users in the previous generation.

The record preference analysis server interworking unit 408 receives information about a program from the record preference analysis server 108, the information being selected by a plurality of users, and the plurality of users having a record preference from the record preference server 108, the record The preference is similar to the personal record table generated by the previous user. As shown in Figure 5, the received information can be displayed in a certain area of the editing tool.

Assuming that the personal record form is completed by the editing tool, the web server 102 transmits a recording request for a plurality of programs to the PVR server 104 in accordance with the personal record table. The network server 102 transmits user identification information (such as user identity or computer card identity) corresponding to the recording request and program identification information (such as a convenient code (G-CODE)) to the PVR server 104.

The PVR server 104 detects the code of one of the broadcast terminals corresponding to the user using the user identification information, and the PVR server 104 detects the record reservation information using the program identification information. The recording reservation information herein may include the identification of the program recorded by the user, the channel number, the program start time, and the program end time.

The PMS server 106 is connected not only to a plurality of service servers but also to the PVR server 104, wherein the service servers provide weather service news services, stock market services, email services, electronic program guides, television shopping services, financial services, Telephone service, settlement management service and internet search service.

The PMS server 106 manages the status of the broadcast terminal and the plurality of service servers. The PMS server 106 is based on the transmission of a personal message to the PMS client 112 of the broadcast terminal 110, which is based on each service server. The request is to design.

The procedure for processing personal messages through the PMS server 106 is disclosed in detail in Korean Patent Application No. 2008-0006956 (Title: Method and System for Transmitting Personal Messages), and the disclosed patents can be applied. In the present invention.

The PMS server 106 transmits personal messages for recording in the broadcast terminal 110 with the private management system (PMS) client 112.

The PMS client 112 analyzes the transmitted personal message and transmits the record reservation information contained in the personal message to the PVR client 114. The record reservation information here may be based on a personal record table generated by the user, and may include a plurality of program information.

The PVR client 114 interprets the scheduled information, monitors the start time of the plurality of programs through interpretation, and records a plurality of programs based on the monitored results.

In an embodiment of the invention, the broadcast terminal 110 transmits through the network The user's record completes the program information transmission to the record preference analysis server 108. Recording completed program information means information about a program, and the recording of the program is actually completed in accordance with the PVR client 114.

In one embodiment of the invention, the record preference analysis server 108 updates the instant information about a program that is recorded by a plurality of users, records the preference analysis server 108 and stores the updated information.

The record preference analysis server 108 uses the record completion program information to search for other users, such other users have similar record preferences for a particular user, and the record preference analysis server 108 includes the recording of one of the programs by other users. In the list of recommendations, and then provide a list of recommended records.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a block diagram of a recording preference analysis server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the recording preference analysis server 108 includes a recorded completion program information receiving unit 600, a user record information updating unit 602, a recording preference similarity detecting unit 604, and a recorded recommended program determining unit 606.

The record completion program information receiving unit 600 receives information about the program that has been recorded from the broadcast terminal machine 110.

Assuming that the information about the program is received, the user record information update unit 602 updates the record information of the registered user.

In an embodiment of the invention, information about the recorded program that has been recorded may be received periodically. In addition, the name of the recorded program, the recording completion time, the type, the Event Information Table (EIT), and the number of programs that have been recorded in a certain period are immediately updated.

When a predetermined period is reached, the record preference similarity detecting unit 604 searches for a second user having a similar preference to the first user record.

Assuming that the first user accesses the network server 102, or the first user's broadcast terminal is turned on, the record preference similarity detecting unit 604 starts searching for other users having similar first user record preferences. The second user here means to record a user similar to the program recorded by the first user.

The recording preference similarity detecting unit 604 searches for a user who completes the recording of a predetermined number or a plurality of programs in a predetermined period of time, and searches for the second information having a recording preference similar to that of the first user through the user's recording information. user. For example, the record preference similarity detecting unit 604 can search for users who have recorded more programs of 50 programs in the last six months. The predetermined period and the predetermined number here can be adjusted in various ways.

Assuming that one or more users are searched, the record preference similarity detecting unit 604 is configured to compare a plurality of programs corresponding to the searched user with the programs recorded by the first user, and calculate a plurality of comparison results. The concordance rate of the program.

In an embodiment of the invention, the similarity rate can be calculated by comparing the comparison names of the plurality of programs. However, the method of calculating the similarity rate is not limited to the above method, and the similarity rate can be calculated by comparing the type or event information table (EIT).

The record recommendation program decision unit 606 can decide the record recommendation program provided to the first user based on the result calculated by the record preference similarity detecting unit 604.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the record recommendation program decision unit 606 may determine one of a plurality of programs recorded by the second user, the program being not recorded by the first user, the program being like recording a recommended program, This second user has a high similarity rate.

The determined record recommendation program can be provided to the broadcast terminal unit 110 via the record recommendation list providing server 100. In addition, the determined record recommendation program can be provided to the user end of the access network server 102, and the determined record recommendation program is like a record recommendation list.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the recording recommendation program can be transmitted from the recording preference analysis server 108 to the broadcast terminal device 110.

On the other hand, the record preference similarity detecting unit 604 can search for a plurality of second users having a similarity ratio greater than a predetermined value, which is, for example, 70%.

The record recommendation program decision unit 606 can detect a plurality of programs that have been previously recorded, the records of such programs are completed by the searched second user, and the record recommendation program decision unit 606 decides to have a number greater than a certain number. Program, this program is like a list of recommended records.

For example, assume that five second users with high similarity rates are searched, and five second users record programs A of four programs that are recorded by multiple second users, four second users. The program B is recorded, the two second user records the program C, and the second user records the program D. The record recommendation program decision unit 606 can determine that the program A and the program B correspond to the sort 1 and the sort 2, and the program images are Record recommended programs.

In the above, the record preference analysis server 108 receives information about the program that has been recorded from the broadcast terminal device 110, and the record preference analysis server 108 updates the user information through the received information, and analyzes the user using the user information. Record preferences. However, the record preference analysis server 108 can use the personal record table to analyze the record preferences or information generated by the web server 102, which is related to the programs viewed by the user after recording, recording preferences and Information is transmitted from the broadcast terminal unit 110. That is to say, the method of analyzing the record preference is not limited.

Information about the determined record recommendation program is provided to the web server 102. As shown in FIG. 5, the network server 102 displays the determined record recommendation list in a specific area of the editing tool, and the determined record recommendation list is, for example, recorded by the second user having the high similarity rate and the first user. program.

In one embodiment of the invention, the PVR client 114 of the broadcast terminal 110 performs recording in accordance with a personal record table created by the web server 102.

Furthermore, the PVR client 114 interprets a record recommendation list of a user or a record recommendation list of a provider, and the PVR client 114 outputs the decoded result, and the recommendation list of the user and the provider is recommended from the record. The list providing server 100 is transmitted.

Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a block diagram of a personal video recorder server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the PVR client 114 of the present embodiment includes a record table storage unit 700, a record execution unit 702, a recorded electronic program guide output unit 704, and a record completion list storage unit 706.

The record table storage unit 700 stores a record table which is input by the user through a general recording method.

In addition, it is assumed that the personal record list is generated by the editing tool of the web server 102, and the record table storage unit 700 stores the personal record table transmitted through the PVR server 104, the PMS server 106, and the PMS client.

The recording execution unit 702 performs recording of a program from the start time to the end time by controlling a tuner, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a demultiplexer, and the like included in the PVR functional unit. It is included in the personal record form.

It is assumed that the PVR client 114 receives the record recommendation list of the user or provider from the record recommendation list providing unit 100, and the recorded electronic program guide output unit 704 outputs the recorded electronic program guide as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The recorded electronic program guide herein includes a broadcast date, time, broadcast channel information, program name, and an interface including an interface to select a user to record.

The recording electronic program guide output unit 704 detects whether the recording recommendation list is a list of providers or a list of users, assuming that the recording recommendation list is a list of users, recording the electronic program guide output unit 704 and displaying the relevant user (address) Information, identity, etc.).

In an embodiment of the present invention, the recorded electronic program guide output unit 704 outputs a message through a plurality of methods relating to the program included in the record recommendation list, for example, the recorded electronic program guide output unit 704 is transmitted through, for example. One of the up/down shift methods (drag method) shown in FIG. 2, or the page shift method as shown in FIG. 3, the output is included in the record recommendation list. Information on multiple programs.

In addition, the recorded electronic program guide output unit 704 can receive a record recommendation list including a program that is recorded by other users having similar preferences, and the information is related to a plurality of users having similar preferences. The preferred program, the electronic program guide output unit 704 is recorded and the recorded electronic program guide is output using the received list. It is assumed that the recorded electronic program guide output unit 704 can include an information recorded electronic program, and the identified program of the information is a program determined by analysis of the recording preference.

The recording electronic program guide output unit 704 can output a recorded electronic program guide corresponding to one of the plurality of record recommendation lists in response to a user's request. For example, assuming that a plurality of record recommendation lists are provided, the recording electronic program guide output unit 704 can preferentially output a recorded electronic program guide corresponding to the most recently received record recommendation list, the recorded electronic program guide corresponding to other record recommendation lists, Such record recommendation lists are made by users of the recently selected record recommendation list, or record electronic program guides corresponding to record recommendation lists of other users having similar record preferences.

In another embodiment of the present invention, assuming that a plurality of record recommendation lists are provided, the record electronic program guide output unit 704 can perform a consistency order based on the generation of a record recommendation list (user identification information), subject and record preferences (concordance order). The user preferentially outputs a record recommendation list selection directory, the record recommendation list selection directory is accompanied by a message having a plurality of information indicating the existence of the recommendation list. Then, the recorded electronic program guide output unit 704 outputs an electronic program guide through the directory output, the recorded electronic program guide corresponding to the record recommendation list selected by the user.

Furthermore, when the record recommendation list corresponding to the selection of the electronic program guide is output, it is assumed that the user inputs a specific button, and the broadcast terminal 110 The record recommendation list selection directory can be output again.

The program requested by the user by recording the electronic program guide is stored in the record storage unit 700. The record execution unit 702 performs recording corresponding to the program in accordance with the stored record table.

As described above, since a recorded program is selected, the user can simply select the program he or she wants to record, and the recorded program is selected by the user or the provider's record recommendation list.

For example, assuming that a user wants to record a singing program when a particular singer appears, the user can simply record the song program through a list of recommended records recommended by other users or providers, based on multiple channels. Or the time zone, after searching for multiple song programs, it is not necessary to individually verify whether the particular singer appears in the song program.

Assuming that the recording of a particular program is completed, the program is stored in the record completion list storage unit 706.

When the recording of the program is completed or reaches a predetermined period, information about the most recently recorded program is transmitted to the recording preference analysis server 108.

As described above, the record preference analysis server 108 adds information about the most recently recorded program to previously stored record information to correspond to the user, for example, to update the record information.

In the above, the PVR client 114 outputs a recorded electronic program guide corresponding to the record recommendation list. However, the recorded electronic program guide can be executed by an electronic program guide client included in the broadcast terminal unit 110.

Hereinafter, the flow of providing the recording service of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 8 and 9.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which illustrates a flow chart of a procedure for generating a user record recommendation list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 8, in step S800, the network server 102 receives the program table material from the broadcast station.

Assuming that the client accesses the network server 102, the network server 102 executes a user login procedure (step S802), and in step S804, an editing tool is output to generate a record recommendation list.

The user verifies the program table data through the editing tool and executes a program for searching for the desired program.

In step S806, the network server 102 generates a record recommendation list including programs selected by users of the plurality of programs, the programs being broadcasted at a specific period of time, or such programs Have the same keywords on the editing tool.

In step S808, the generated record recommendation list is transmitted to the record recommendation list providing server 100.

In step S810, the record recommendation list providing server 100 transmits the record recommendation list of the user and the record recommendation list of the provider to the broadcast terminal device 110.

The PVR client 114 of the broadcast terminal 110 interprets the transmitted record recommendation list according to the request of the user, and outputs an electronic program guide according to the result of the interpretation. The recorded electronic program guide herein includes the name of the program included in the record recommendation list, the number of channels, the time information, and the like, and the user can select to record the program name, the number of channels, the time information, and the like included in the electronic program list. At least one of them.

In step S812, the PVR client 114 monitors the start time and end time of the program selected in the recorded electronic program guide, and performs recording of the program.

In step S814, assuming that the recording of the program is completed, the broadcast terminal machine 110 transmits information about the program that has been recorded to the recording preference analysis server 108.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which illustrates a flow chart of a procedure for providing a record recommendation list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 9, in step S900, the record preference analysis server 108 manages the record information of the plurality of users, assuming that the record preference analysis server 108 receives the information of the program that has been recorded from the broadcast terminal device 110, in step S902. The preference analysis server 108 is recorded and the record information of the plurality of users is updated.

In step S904, assuming that the predetermined period is reached in step S904, in step S906, the recording preference analysis server 108 searches for a user who records a program, which is a predetermined period of time, by more than A predetermined time to record the user of the program.

In step S908, assuming that a plurality of users are searched, the record preference analysis server 102 searches for a second user having a high similarity rate with the first user.

Step S908 can be performed by comparing the names of the programs recorded by the first user with the names of the plurality of searched programs recorded by the user.

In step S910, the recording preference analysis server 108 determines the recommended recorded program to the first user based on the similarity rate of the program. The recorded program herein can be determined to be a program recorded by a first user who is not recorded, and the programs are recorded by a second user having a high similarity rate, or are not the first of the plurality of programs. The programs recorded by the user are determined by a majority of the second users having a similarity rate greater than a predetermined value.

In step S912, the recording preference analysis system server 108 transmits the determined recorded program to the record recommendation list providing server 100.

In step S914, the record recommendation list providing server 100 provides a record recommendation list to the first user's broadcast terminal device 110, the record recommendation list containing the determined recorded program.

In step S916, the broadcast terminal unit 110 outputs a recorded electronic program guide corresponding to the record recommendation list provided by the analysis of the record preference.

The description of one embodiment, examples, and the like in the specification refers to the specific features, structures, or characteristics of the embodiments, and the embodiments are included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not intended to refer to the same embodiments. In addition, the particular features, structures, or characteristics of the present invention may be applied to other embodiments when the specific features, structures, or characteristics of the embodiments are described.

In conclusion, the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. A person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100. . . Record recommendation list to provide server

102. . . Web server

104. . . Personal video recorder server

106. . . Private management system server

108‧‧‧ Record preference analysis server

110‧‧‧Broadcast terminal

112‧‧‧Private Management System Client

114‧‧‧Personal Video Recorder Client

400‧‧‧Program data receiving unit

402‧‧‧Editing tool supply unit

404‧‧‧User record recommendation list storage unit

406‧‧‧Provider record recommendation list receiving unit

408‧‧‧Record preference server interworking unit

600‧‧‧Record completed program information receiving unit

602‧‧‧User record information update unit

604‧‧‧ Record preference similarity detection unit

606‧‧‧Record recommended program decision unit

700‧‧‧record table storage unit

702‧‧‧record execution unit

704‧‧‧record electronic program guide output unit

706‧‧‧Record completed list storage unit

S802~S814, S902~S916‧‧‧ steps

1 is a schematic diagram of a digital broadcast system providing recording services in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a recorded electronic program guide corresponding to a record recommendation list in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing a recorded electronic program guide corresponding to a record recommendation list in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a network server according to an embodiment of the present invention. .

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an editing tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a block diagram showing a recording preference analysis server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a block diagram showing a personal video recorder server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a flow chart showing a procedure for generating a user record recommendation list in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a flow chart showing a procedure for providing a list of recommended records in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

100. . . Record recommendation list to provide server

102. . . Web server

104. . . Personal video recorder server

106. . . Private management system server

108. . . Record preference analysis server

110. . . Broadcast terminal

112. . . Private management system client

114. . . Personal video recorder client

Claims (13)

A method for providing a recording service to a broadcast terminal, the broadcast terminal being connected to a digital broadcast system via a network, the method comprising: receiving a record recommendation list from the digital broadcast system, the record recommendation list being all programs a portion of the list; outputting a recorded program guide using the received record recommendation list; selecting a selected program in the recorded program guide; and transmitting a recorded user information of a first user to a record preference analysis servo The recording preference analysis server updates the record information of the first user by using the received record completion program information, and searches for a predetermined number of programs recorded by the user in a predetermined period of time, and the decision is relative to The recorded user of the searched user having a high similarity rate is a second user having similar preferences of the first user, and determines to record the record in the recommended list by the second user. program. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the record recommendation list, the step of outputting the program guide and the step of recording the selected program are performed by a personal video recorder (PVR) client. One and the other intercommunication personal video recorder server is executed. The method of claim 1, wherein the record recommendation list comprises a record recommendation list of at least one provider, a record recommendation list of one user, and a record recommendation list having a record program, the record The program is searched for other uses with similar record preferences Let's decide. The method for providing a recording service as described in claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of programs included in the record recommendation list have the same keyword. The method for providing a recording service according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving a person record table generated by an editing tool, the editing tool being provided by a network server; and transmitting The personal record table has completed the information of the recorded program to a record preference analysis server. The method for providing a recording service as described in claim 1, wherein the record recommendation list includes a program recorded by the second user that is not recorded by the first user. The method for providing a recording service according to claim 1, wherein the information related to the determined program is transmitted to at least one of the network server and the broadcast terminal. The method for providing a record service according to claim 1, further comprising: if a plurality of record recommendation lists are received in the receiving step, selecting a directory according to at least one user who generates the record recommendation list The subject is consistently ordered with the recording preferences; wherein the step of outputting the recommended selection list outputs a recorded program guide corresponding to the selected list of records selected from the list of recommended records. One way to provide a recording service to the record preference analysis server The method, the record preference server is coupled to a broadcast terminal, the method comprising: receiving, from the broadcast terminal, information about a program that has been recorded; using the received record to complete program information update by a first user Recording information; and searching for a second user having similar recording preferences to the first user; wherein a record recommendation list is provided to the broadcast terminal, the record recommendation list being part of all program listings, The record recommendation list includes one or more searched second user-completed programs, wherein the search has similar record preference steps, including: detecting a predetermined number of programs recorded by the user during a predetermined period of time Or a plurality of programs; calculating a concordance rate of the programs that are completed by the plurality of users; and determining a user having the similarity ratio greater than a predetermined value, the user is the second user. The method for providing a recording service according to claim 9, wherein if a plurality of second users are searched, the program recorded by the second users is included in the record recommendation list. A method for providing a record providing service by a server in a record recommendation list, the record recommendation list providing a server to connect to a network through a network a network server and a broadcast terminal, the method comprising: receiving, from the network server, a record recommendation list generated by a user, wherein the record recommendation list is part of a list of all programs, the network servo Receiving a program list data from a digital broadcasting system, and outputting an editing tool by using the program table data to generate the recording recommendation list; and transmitting the recording recommendation list to the broadcast terminal machine; wherein the broadcasting terminal machine processes a recorded record recommendation list for outputting a recorded program guide, recording a program selected for recording the program guide, and transmitting a record completion program information of the first user to a record preference analysis server; and the record preference The analysis server updates the record information of the first user by using the received record information to search for a predetermined number of programs recorded by the user in a predetermined period of time, and determines the number of the user relative to the searched user. A recorded program having a high similarity rate of a user is a second having similar preferences of the first user Users, and decided to record the recommended list of programs completed by the second user record. A method for providing a recording service to a private management system (PMS) server, the private management system server is coupled to a personal video recorder server and a broadcast terminal via a network, the method comprising: The personal video recorder server receives a transmission request for recording a personal message, wherein the transmission request includes at least one of the broadcast terminal and a record reservation information; and transmitting the personal message to the broadcast terminal Private management system a client, the private management system client corresponding to the code, wherein the personal message includes the record reservation information; wherein the private management system client transmits the record reservation information to a person video recorder client in the broadcast terminal And the personal video recorder server receives a record request corresponding to one of the programs according to a person record table selected by the first user, and records a recommendation list by using one of the recorded programs, the record recommendation list is all In one part of the program listing, the recorded program is determined by searching for other users having similar recording preferences; wherein the recording recommendation list includes at least one program recorded by the second user; the personal video recorder client transmits the first user's Recording the completed program information to a record preference analysis server; wherein the record preference analysis server updates the record information of the first user by using the received record completion program information, and searches for the user record in a predetermined period of time a predetermined number of programs, decide relative The recorded program having the high similarity rate of the first user of the searched user is the second user having the similar preference of the first user, and determines to record the program in the recommended list that is recorded by the second user. . A recording medium is read by a digital processor having a program in which a plurality of commands are executed by a digital processor And providing a recording service, the recording medium comprising: a first code configured to receive a record recommendation list from a digital broadcast system, the record recommendation list being part of all program listings; a second code Configuring to output a recorded program guide using the record recommendation list; a third code configured to control recording of a selected one of the recorded program guides; a fourth code configured to transmit a first a record of the user completes the program information to a record preference analysis server; wherein the record preference analysis server updates the record information of the first user by using the received record information to update the record information in a predetermined period of time The predetermined number of programs recorded by the user determines that the recorded program having a high similarity rate with the first user of the searched user is the second user having the similar preference of the first user, and determines the record The program in the list of recommendations is completed by the second user.