WO2013065892A1

WO2013065892A1 - Method for providing a customized service using the account of an android platform-based broadcast receiving device, and computer-readable recording medium having a program providing a customized service by said method recorded thereon

Info

Publication number: WO2013065892A1
Application number: PCT/KR2011/008714
Authority: WO
Inventors: 권재현; 윤홍수; 김철민; 김기남
Original assignee: 가온미디어 주식회사
Priority date: 2011-11-03
Filing date: 2011-11-15
Publication date: 2013-05-10
Also published as: KR101226895B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a customized service using the account of an Android platform-based broadcast receiving device for customizing configurations, applications, and content by a logged-in user account through the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device, and to a computer-readable recording medium having a program providing a customized service recorded thereon and using the account of the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device. According to the present invention, it is possible to configure a main screen according to personal information by customizing configurations, applications, and content by a logged-in user account through the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device and to optimize a UI screen configuration through the analysis of a user's usage pattern.

Description

A computer-readable recording medium recording a personalized service providing method using the account management of a broadcast receiving device based on the Android platform, and a personalized service providing program therefor.

The present invention relates to a personalized service providing method using the account management of the broadcast receiving device based on the Android platform, and to a computer-readable recording medium recording a personalized service providing program using the account management of the broadcasting receiving device based on the Android platform. . More specifically, through the broadcast receiving device of the Android platform, personalized service providing method using the account management of the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device to personalize the settings and applications and content for each logged-in user account, and based on the Android platform The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium recording a personalized service providing program using account management of a broadcast receiving apparatus.

The Google Android platform is a software stack released by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which is led by Google, and is used to build Linux kernels, virtual machines (VMs), frameworks, and applications. All means a software package.

The Android platform is mainly applicable to high-end smartphone terminals and smart TVs that provide a large screen display and touch screen input of WVGA (wide VGA) class with a resolution of 800 × 480.

In order to run an Android application, the Android full software stack must be applied to the terminal device. The Android software stack includes the Linux kernel and is a good platform for high-end devices because it includes many basic services such as the system daemon.

On the other hand, the original purpose of using a broadcast receiver such as a smart TV has been used as a tool for people to watch the broadcast. However, with the development of technology and development of broadcast receiving devices (eg, set-top boxes) based on the Android platform, there is room for them to be used as personalized tools.

Accordingly, in the technical field, there is a demand for technology development for optimizing the screen configuration according to the use of websites, applications and contents in the broadcasting receiver of the Android platform.

An object of the present invention is based on the Android platform to provide a main screen configuration according to the personal information after logging in by the photographed image, as well as to optimize the UI screen configuration according to the analysis of the usage pattern of the logged-in user The present invention provides a method of providing a personalized service using the account management of a broadcast receiving device, and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program of providing a personalized service using the account management of a broadcast receiving device based on the Android platform.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a personalized service providing method using account management of an Android platform-based broadcast receiving apparatus, the first step of providing a login according to a user account for a broadcast receiving apparatus; And a second step of providing, by the service providing server, the UI screen service adaptive to personal information of the logged in user account to the broadcast receiving device. The second step is configured to include a user account to which the service providing server is logged in. Providing a recommendation of the configuration of the main screen according to the specification of the personal information to the broadcast receiving device to implement on the output unit (2a); Transmitting, by the service providing server, the Favorite Website Icon data generated by iconizing the result of monitoring the Internet usage status in the broadcast receiving apparatus to the broadcast receiving apparatus to be displayed as an output unit (2b); The service providing server transmits the preferred channel data generated according to the result of monitoring the channel of the content, the application (APP) and the website executed in the broadcast receiving device in response to the favorite channel request signal to the broadcast receiving device. Configured to be displayed as an output unit (2c).

In the method for providing a personalized service according to the present invention, the second step is that the service providing server extracts age data from the personal information of the logged-in user account, and the age of the account user is less than or equal to a preset age based on the extracted age data. In the case of performing a child protection function (2d) to restrict access to the viewable content only when the predetermined age of the content providing server by the broadcast receiving device exceeds the predetermined age; The service providing server transmits the preferred genre data generated according to the result of monitoring the genre of the content, application (APP), and website executed in the broadcast receiving device in response to the favorite genre request signal to the broadcast receiving device. Step 2e to be displayed as an output; In response to the search request signal for the video and portal website with the account provided by the service providing server, the SNS server is accessed, and the SNS account corresponding to the logged in account is searched together and transmitted to the broadcast receiving device. Outputting 2f; It may further comprise one or more of. At this time, in step 2d, when the service providing server performs the child protection function, it is preferable to provide the main screen of the broadcast receiving apparatus by setting the education APP or the education genre / channel.

In addition, in the method for providing personalized service according to the present invention, the first step includes: transmitting, by a broadcast receiving device, an original-personal image and personal information of a user to a service providing server through a communication network (1a); Generating a user account according to the original-personal image and personal information from the service providing server and providing the user account to the broadcast receiving apparatus (1b); Transmitting, by the broadcast receiving apparatus, a login-personal image generated by re-photographing the user to the service providing server (1c); Determining, by the service providing server, whether to log in according to whether the same person is recognized by comparing the login-personal image with the original-personal image; And providing the login determination result to the broadcast receiving device by the service providing server 1e.

In addition, the computer-readable recording medium according to the present invention records a personalized service providing program using the account management of the broadcast receiving device based on the Android platform as described above.

According to the present invention, through the broadcast receiving device of the Android platform to personalize the configuration and applications and content for each logged-in user account to provide the main screen configuration according to personal information, as well as UI screen according to the analysis of the usage pattern of the logged-in user There is an advantage that can be provided by optimizing the configuration.

1 is a diagram showing a system in which a personalized service providing method using an account management of an Android platform-based broadcast receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a first broadcast receiving apparatus in the system of FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a personalized service using personal account management of an Android platform-based broadcast receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configured using a set-top box as an embodiment of a system to which a personalized service providing method using account management of an Android platform-based broadcasting receiver according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the 1st set top box 20-1. 1 and 2, the account system of the broadcast receiving apparatus using the Android platform includes a plurality of smart TV (10-1 to 10-n, n is a natural number), a plurality of set-top boxes (20-1 to 20-) n, n is a natural number), the communication network 30, the service providing server 40, the customized DB server 50, the content providing server 60, SNS server 70 is made up.

Hereinafter, a system in which a personalized service providing method using an account management of a broadcast receiving device is provided in a set-top box based on an Android service providing server 40 based on the configuration of the first set-top box 20-1 will be described. For the convenience of description, the first set top box 20-1 will be described based on the second set top box 20-2 to the n th set top box 20-n. Clarify

The first set top box 20-1 includes a transceiver 21, an I / O interface 22, a camera 23, a controller 24, and a storage 25.

The transceiver 21 transmits and receives signals and data to and from the service providing server 40 and the customized DB server 50 through the communication network 30.

The I / O interface 22 is a peripheral device connection interface for transmitting and receiving signals and data with the first smart TV 10-1, and may include a universal serial bus (UBS) terminal in one embodiment. .

The control unit 24 includes account setting means 24a, account limiting means 24b, adaptive main screen implementing means 24c, multi-search / implementing means 24d, DB-based genre service means 24e, and DB-based channels. Service means 24f.

Each module 24a to 24f or the control unit 23 including each module may be installed in the form of an account application (hereinafter referred to as APP) basically provided in the Android operating system or an account related application provided separately.

The account setting means 24a controls the camera 23 to photograph the user to generate an original-personal image, and then to the service providing server 40 through the communication network 30 to generate the original-personal image and personal information. Set up your account by sending.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the camera 23 will be described based on the first set-top box 20-1. However, in another embodiment, the camera 23 is formed on the top of each of the four front frames of the first smart TV 10-1. It may be.

When the account setting means 24a logs in with the generated account, the user controls the camera 23 to photograph the user, and then generates a login-personal image and transmits it to the service providing server 40 through the communication network 30. By doing so, the login is performed through comparison with the original-personal image stored in the customized DB server 50.

According to the login, a data session is connected through the communication network 30 between the transceiver 21 and the service providing server 40 of the first set-top box 20-1.

When the account limiting means 24b receives a matching signal according to the determination that the login-personal image and the original-personal image are the same at the time of login, the user's personal information stored with the original-personal image is read to correspond to the child's grade. If you are of age, provide child protection.

More specifically, the child protection function of the first set-top box (20) through the self-filtering the viewing of content (programs, channels) that can be viewed, for example, 15 or 19 years old or more for subscribers of a certain age or less. Restrict access to the content providing server 60 of -1).

Accordingly, the account limiting means 24b controls to provide the main screen provided on the output unit 11 of the first smart TV 10-1 preferably as an education APP or an education genre / channel.

The adaptive main screen implementing means 24c performs a function of recommending the configuration of the main screen provided on the output unit 11.

More specifically, the adaptive main screen implementing means 24c receives the main screen set according to the personal information specification of the account from the service providing server 40 when logging in to the account created by the account setting means 24a. .

In this case, the service providing server 40 extracts the personal information of the corresponding account, searches the customized DB server 50 and receives the main screen set according to the specification of the personal information to the adaptive main screen implementing means 24c. to provide.

Here, the specification of the personal information may be divided into children (male / female), students (male / female), office workers (male / female), housewives (female), etc. Can be set.

In addition, another function of the adaptive main screen implementing means 24c controls the I / O interface 22 to output a preferred website icon for each account on the main screen on the output unit 11.

Here, the preferred website icon may be a website having a relatively high frequency, for example, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Naver, etc. The adaptive main screen implement means 24c may preset a website having a relatively high frequency of relative search by account. Monitoring for a period of time is stored in a customized DB server 50 through the communication network 30, along with the predetermined ranking of the account information.

Accordingly, the adaptive main screen implementation means 24c grasps the Internet usage status using the Internet browser for each account and stores the customized DB server 50 through the communication network 30 to perform continuous account management.

The multi-search / implementing means 24d controls the transmitter / receiver 21 to access the SNS server 70 through the communication network 30 when the user searches for a video and a portal website through an already logged in account.

Subsequently, the multi search / implementation means 24d searches the Twitter, Facebook, and other SNS accounts of the user corresponding to the logged-in account together and outputs the multi-UI screen to the output unit 11. ).

The DB-based genre service means 24e controls the user of the logged in account to be directly set and stored in the storage 25.

In addition, the DB-based genre service means 24e may identify a genre having a frequency greater than or equal to a threshold value for each account that is directly logged in, and then store it as a customized DB server 50 through the service providing server 40 through the communication network 20. .

Here, when determining the frequency, it is preferable to comprehensively identify and analyze the content and the APP.

In this case, the DB-based genre service means 24e controls the I / O interface 22 to implement and output a preferred genre panel on the screen of the output unit 11 or a user's request for each logged in account. .

The DB-based channel service means 24f uses the same mechanism as the DB-based genre service means 24e described above to implement the I / O interface 22 to implement a favorite channel panel on the screen of the output unit 11. To control. This provides a user-specific custom setting function.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a personalized service providing method using account management of an Android platform-based broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention.

1 to 3, the first set-top box 20-1 controls the camera 23 according to a user's request, photographs the user, generates an original-personal image, and then generates the original-personal image. And by transmitting the personal information to the service providing server 40 through the communication network 30, and performs the account setting for login (S1).

Accordingly, the service providing server 40 matches the original-personal image and personal information to the generated account and stores it in the customized DB server 50.

After the step S1, when logging in to the service providing server 40 with the generated account, the first set-top box 20-1 photographs the user using the camera 23 at the user's request, and then logs in. -Create a personal image and transmit it to the service providing server 40 through the communication network (30).

Accordingly, the service providing server 40 accepts the login upon recognition as the same user through comparison between the received login-personal image and the original-personal image stored in the customized DB server 50 (S2).

According to the login, the first set-top box 20-1 connects the data session with the service providing server 40 through the communication network 30.

After step S2, the service providing server 40 extracts age data from the personal information of the user corresponding to the logged-in account in the customized DB server 50 (S3).

After the step S3, the service providing server 40 determines whether the age of the logged-in account user is less than or equal to the preset age, based on the age data extracted in the step S3 (S4).

More specifically, if the service providing server 40 performs the user login while transmitting the login-personal image from the first set-top box 20-1, the transmitted login-personal image and the pre-stored original -If it is determined that the personal image is the same, the personal information of the user stored with the original-personal image is read to determine whether or not belong to the age corresponding to the child grade.

If it is determined in step S4 that the user is less than or equal to a predetermined age, the service providing server 40 performs a child protection function. This restricts access to the content providing server 60 of the first set-top box 20-1 through self-filtering for viewing of content that is viewable for users 15 or 19 years of age or older, for a user who is less than or equal to a predetermined age. do.

Accordingly, the service providing server 40 provides the main screen provided on the output unit 11 of the first smart TV 10-1 connected to the first set top box 20-1 to the education APP or the education genre / channel. Control to provide as (S5).

After step S6, the service providing server 40 outputs 11 of the first smart TV 10-1 connected to the first set-top box 20-1 according to the personal information specification of the logged-in user account. According to the recommendation of the configuration of the main screen provided on the user performs the function to implement adaptively (S6).

More specifically, after the service providing server 40 extracts the personal information of the corresponding account, searches for a customized DB server 50 and sets an adaptive main screen according to the specification of the personal information. Transfer to the set-top box 20-1.

After the step (S6), the service providing server 40 grasps the Internet use status using the Internet browser for each user account, the first set-top box via the communication network 20 to the preferred website icon stored in the customized DB server 50 The controller 20 transmits the data to the output unit 11 at step S7.

Here, the preferred website icon may be a website having a relatively high frequency of Twitter, Facebook, Google, Naver, etc., the first set-top box 20-1 is a predetermined period of time for a website with a relatively high frequency of relative search for each account During the monitoring, the icon corresponding to the preset rank is stored in the customized DB server 50 through the communication network 30 together with the account information. On the other hand, when determining the frequency can comprehensively identify and analyze the content and APP.

After the step S7, the service providing server 40 determines whether a favorite genre request signal is received from the first set-top box 20-1 through the communication network 30 (S8).

If the preferred genre request signal is received as a result of the determination in step S8, the service providing server 40 monitors the content and APP website with a relatively high frequency of execution for each account for a predetermined period of time to the customized DB server 50. The stored genre data is transmitted to the first set top box 20-1 to be output to the output unit 11 (S9).

On the other hand, if the preferred genre (Favorate Genre) request signal is not received as a result of the determination in step S8 above, the service providing server 40 determines whether or not to receive the favorite channel request signal (S10).

In response to receiving the preferred channel request signal as a result of the determination in step S10, the service providing server 40 monitors the content and APP website having a relatively high frequency of execution for each account for a predetermined period of time to the customized DB server 50. The stored channel data is transmitted to the first set top box 20-1 to be output to the output unit 11 (S11).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S10 that the preferred channel request signal is not received, the service providing server 40 determines whether to receive a search request signal for a video and a portal website using the logged in account (S12).

In step S12, when the search request signal is received, the service providing server 40 searches the Twitter, Facebook, and other SNS accounts of the user corresponding to the logged-in account together with the first through the communication network 30. The set-top box 20-1 transmits the multi-UI screen to the output unit 11 (S13).

The invention can also be embodied in computer readable program code on a computer readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, which may be implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). . The computer readable recording medium can also store and execute computer readable code in a manner that is distributed over network coupled computer systems. And the functional program, code, code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred from the description by the programmer in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

Claims

A first step of providing a login according to a user account with respect to the broadcast receiving device;

A second step of a service providing server providing a UI screen service adaptive to personal information of the logged-in user account to the broadcast receiving device;

It is configured to include,

The second step,

(2a) the service providing server providing a recommendation of a configuration of a main screen according to a specification of personal information corresponding to the logged-in user account to the broadcast receiving device to implement on the output unit;

Transmitting, by the service providing server, the Favorite Website Icon data generated by iconizing the result of monitoring the Internet usage status of the broadcast receiving device to the broadcast receiving device for display on the output unit (2b); );

The broadcast receiving device generates preferred channel data generated by the service providing server according to a result of monitoring a channel of a content, an application, and a web site executed in the broadcast receiving device in response to a favorite channel request signal. Transmitting it to be displayed on the output unit (2c);

Personalized service providing method using the account management of the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device configured to include.
The method according to claim 1,

The second step,

The service providing server extracts age data from personal information of the logged-in user account, and performs a child protection function when the age of the account user is less than or equal to a preset age based on the extracted age data. Limiting access to the viewable content by exceeding the preset age of the content providing server by 2d;

Personalized service providing method using the account management of the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device, characterized in that further comprises.
The method according to claim 2,

The step (2d) is the account of the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device, characterized in that the service providing server provides the main screen of the broadcast receiving device by setting the education APP or training genre / channel when the child protection function is performed Personalized service provision method using management.
The method according to claim 2,

The second step,

The broadcast receiving device displays preferred genre data generated by the service providing server according to a result of monitoring a genre of contents, an application, and a web site executed in the broadcast receiving device in response to a favorite genre request signal. Transmitting to the display unit 2e to display the output unit 2e;

Personalized service providing method using the account management of the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device, characterized in that further comprises.
The method according to claim 4,

The second step,

The service providing server accesses an SNS server in response to a search request signal for a video and a portal website using the logged in account, searches for an SNS account corresponding to the logged in account, and transmits the same to the broadcast receiving device. Outputting the multi UI screen to the user interface 2f;

Personalized service providing method using the account management of the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device characterized in that the configuration further comprises.
The method according to claim 2,

The first step is,

Transmitting, by the broadcast receiving apparatus, the original-personal image and the personal information photographing the user to the service providing server through a communication network (1a);

Generating a user account based on the original-personal image and personal information in the service providing server and providing the user account to the broadcast receiving device (1b);

Transmitting, by the broadcast receiving device, a login-personal image generated by re-photographing a user to a service providing server (1c);

Determining, by the service providing server, whether to log in by comparing the login-personal image with the original-personal image according to whether the same person is recognized;

Providing (1e), by the service providing server, the login determination result to the broadcast receiving device;

Personalized service providing method using the account management of the Android platform-based broadcast receiving device, characterized in that comprises a.
A computer-readable recording medium recording a personalized service providing program using account management of the broadcast receiving device based on any one of claims 1 to 6.