WO2014069829A1

WO2014069829A1 - Terminal and method for performing bidirectional iptv service

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Publication number: WO2014069829A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/009379
Authority: WO
Inventors: 한용희; 윤종필; 조형준
Original assignee: 에스케이텔레콤 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-10-31
Filing date: 2013-10-21
Publication date: 2014-05-08

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal and method for performing bidirectional IPTV service, the terminal includes: a short range wireless communication unit that receives set-top box information from a remote controller that controls a set-top box used for bidirectional IPTV service; a session setting unit that sets a data communication session with the set-top box based on the set-top box information; a content information receiving unit that receives content information that is being played in the set-top box from the set-top box through the session; a content information transmitting unit that receives the content information from the content information receiving unit and transmits the content information to an information providing device; and a content related information receiving unit that receives content related information extracted from the information providing device based on the content information.

Description

Terminal and method for performing bidirectional IPTV service

The present embodiment relates to a terminal and a method for performing a bidirectional IPTV service. More specifically, by receiving a set-top box information from the remote control, such as by proximity of the terminal with a built-in NFC (Near Field Communication) function to the remote control for controlling the Set Top Box, based on the terminal and the set-top Establish a session for data communication between boxes, receive content information being played on the set-top box through the set session, transmit it to the server, and receive content related information extracted based on the content information from the server to establish a two-way IPTV service. It relates to a terminal to implement and a method thereof.

The contents described in this section merely provide background information on the present embodiment and do not constitute a prior art.

Recently, as the broadcasting system is switched from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting, the broadcasting system is shifting toward multichannel broadcasting channels, high quality of program images and sounds. Various information is broadcasted through hundreds of channels, and users can easily access various information through broadcast. In addition, the broadcasting system is interworking with the mobile communication network to provide two-way broadcasting in the existing one-way broadcasting, and the user directly passes the program away from the passive viewing method of receiving and watching only the program provided through the IPTV providing two-way broadcasting. You will be able to actively watch and watch the program you want to attend or at the time you want. In addition, while watching a broadcast, the user can freely search for and purchase additional information on a content derivative product provided in the broadcast, that is, a person or a prop in the content.

On the other hand, in order to use content-related information through the existing two-way IPTV service, additional information of the content derivative products exposed through the content is represented as meta data in advance, and a high-cost offline work of inserting it into the content (Off-Line) Editing must be performed. As a result, users may not be able to receive information on their desired content derivatives, and problems of reducing the efficiency of interactive IPTV services may occur.

The present embodiment receives the set-top box information from the remote control in such a manner that the terminal having a built-in NFC (Near Field Communication) function is approached to a remote control for controlling a set top box, and based on this, the terminal and the set-top are received. Set up a session for data communication between boxes, receive content information being played on the set-top box through the set session, transmit it to the server, and receive content-related information extracted based on the content information from the server. The main objective is to increase the efficiency of the two-way IPTV service by simplifying the interworking of the network and solving the high cost problem that occurs in the existing two-way IPTV service.

The present invention provides a terminal for performing a two-way IPTV service, the short-range wireless communication unit for receiving set-top box information from a remote control for controlling a set-top box used for the two-way IPTV service; A session setting unit configured to establish a session for data communication with the set top box based on the set top box information; A content information receiver configured to receive content information being played in the set-top box from the set-top box through the session; A content information transmitter to receive the content information from the content information receiver and transmit the content information to an information providing device; And a content related information receiver configured to receive content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing apparatus.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, in a terminal for performing a two-way IPTV service, short-range wireless receiving the unique information of the remote control from a remote control for controlling a set top box (Set Top Box) used for the two-way IPTV service Communication unit; An information receiver configured to transmit the unique information of the remote controller to an information providing apparatus and receive set-top box information matching the unique information of the remote controller from the information providing apparatus; A session setting unit configured to establish a session for data communication with the set top box based on the set top box information; A content information receiver configured to receive content information being played in the set-top box from the set-top box through the session; A content information transmitter to receive the content information from the content information receiver and transmit the content information to an information providing device; And a content related information receiver configured to receive content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing apparatus.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present embodiment, in a method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal, receiving set-top box information from a remote control for controlling a set top box used for the two-way IPTV service process; Establishing a session for data communication with the set-top box based on the set-top box information; Receiving content information being played in the set-top box from the set-top box through the session; Transmitting the received content information to an information providing device; And receiving content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing apparatus. 2.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, in a method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal, the unique information of the remote control from the remote control for controlling a set top box (Set Top Box) used for the two-way IPTV service Receiving; Transmitting the unique information of the remote controller to an information providing apparatus and receiving set-top box information matching the unique information of the remote controller from the information providing apparatus; Establishing a session for data communication with the set-top box based on the set-top box information; Receiving content information being played in the set-top box from the set-top box through the session; Transmitting the received content information to the information providing apparatus; And receiving content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing apparatus. 2.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the set-top box information is received from the remote control in a manner such that a terminal having a built-in Near Field Communication (NFC) function is approached to a remote control for controlling a set top box. Based on this, a session for data communication between the terminal and the set-top box is established, and content information being played on the set-top box is received and transmitted to the server through the set session, and content related information extracted based on the content information from the server. By receiving the simplification of the connection between the set-top box and the terminal, while solving the high cost problem occurring in the existing two-way IPTV service has the effect of increasing the efficiency of the two-way IPTV service.

1 is a diagram illustrating a two-way IPTV service system according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal for performing a bidirectional IPTV service according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the component of this invention, terms, such as 1st, 2nd, A, B, (a), (b), can be used. These terms are only to distinguish the components from other components, and the nature, order, order, etc. of the components are not limited by the terms. Throughout the specification, when a part is said to include, 'include' a certain component, which means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated. . If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but between components It will be understood that may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

IPTV stands for Internet Protocol Television and refers to a service that provides information service, video content, and broadcasting to a television receiver using high-speed Internet. The difference with traditional Internet TV is that it uses a television receiver instead of a computer monitor and a remote controller instead of a mouse. Users can simply search the Internet using the remote control and receive various contents and additional services provided by the Internet such as watching movies, home shopping, home banking, online games, and MP3s. IPTV has no difference from general cable broadcasting or satellite broadcasting in that it provides broadcasting contents including video, but it is a big feature that it is bidirectional. In other words, unlike general over-the-air broadcasting, cable broadcasting or satellite broadcasting, viewers can see only the programs they want to see at a convenient time. The terminal according to the present embodiment may receive Set Top Box information by interworking with a remote controller through a NFC (Near Field Communication) function with the remote controller. In the embodiment of the present invention, the linkage between the set-top box and the terminal is simplified by interlocking with the set-top box through NFC, and the existing metadata is received by receiving content-related information from the server based on the content information received from the set-top box. We implemented a new way of bidirectional IPTV service rather than inserting it into.

On the other hand, the terminal is described as receiving the set top box (Set Top Box) information in conjunction with the remote control through the NFC function with the remote control, but the present invention is not limited to this, the terminal and the remote control to communicate with each other other than NFC In some cases, the set-top box information may be exchanged or the set-top box information may be stored in the terminal itself.

Near field communication, or near field communication (NFC), uses a band of 13.56 MHz and is a kind of contactless wireless communication that can transmit data at low power within a distance of 10 cm. The data communication speed currently supported is 424 KB per second, and two or more NFC-enabled devices can be brought close to each other without artificial manipulation, and various services such as transportation service and payment service can be used. On the other hand, the terminal and the remote control in an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a module capable of performing NFC.

1 is a diagram illustrating a two-way IPTV service system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bidirectional IPTV service system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal 110, a remote controller 120, a set top box 130, and an information providing device 140. Meanwhile, in FIG. 1, the NFC recognition range of the remote controller 120 is represented by a dotted line, and the terminal 110 is included in the NFC recognition range.

The terminal 110 refers to a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various data using a communication intermediary device including an AP according to a user's key manipulation, and may be a tablet PC, a laptop, a personal computer (PC: Personal). Computer, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile communication terminal (Mobile Communication Terminal) may be any one. The terminal 110 is a terminal that performs voice or data communication using the AP and the communication network, a memory for storing a program or protocol for communicating with an external device via the AP and the communication network, and executes and operates the corresponding program. Means a terminal provided with a microprocessor for the purpose. Terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a module for performing the NFC function when the remote controller 120 having a module for performing the NFC function within a certain range, the tag (tag) of the remote control 120 Recognize the information, and receives the set-top box 130 information from the remote control 120.

Meanwhile, the terminal 110 used in the two-way IPTV service system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs the two-way IPTV service by interworking with the set-top box 130 through the first and second embodiments.

In the first embodiment, the terminal 110 recognizes the tag information of the remote controller 120 through an action of bringing the terminal 110 close to the remote controller 120 that controls the set-top box 130 used for the two-way IPTV service. In this case, the set-top box 130 receives information from the remote controller 120 through NFC, which is short-range wireless communication. In addition, as described above, the terminal and the remote controller may communicate with each other using a function other than NFC to exchange set-top box information or may store the set-top box information in the terminal itself.

On the other hand, the set-top box 130 information received by the terminal 110 in the first embodiment means information including the IP address of the set-top box 130, the terminal 110 is a peer to peer (P2P) of NFC Receives the set-top box 130 information from the remote control 120 through the function.

In addition, the terminal 110 in the first embodiment establishes a session for data communication with the set-top box 130 based on the received set-top box 130 information. In this case, the session refers to a logical connection for dialogue between users or computers in a network environment. That is, the terminal 110 receives the IP address of the set-top box 130, sets up a session for data communication with the set-top box 130 based on the received IP address, the terminal 110 and the set-top box 130 Interworking, thereby laying the foundation for bidirectional IPTV services.

In the second embodiment, the terminal 110 recognizes the tag information of the remote controller 120 through an operation of bringing the terminal 110 close to the remote controller 120 that controls the set-top box 130 used for the two-way IPTV service. In this case, the unique information of the remote controller is received from the remote controller 120 through NFC, which is short range wireless communication. On the other hand, it is described here that the terminal receives the unique information of the remote control in conjunction with the remote control through the NFC function with the remote control, but the present invention is not limited to this, the terminal and the remote control to communicate with each other with a function other than NFC of the remote control In some cases, the unique information of the remote controller may be stored in the terminal itself.

Meanwhile, the unique information of the remote controller 120 received by the terminal 110 means information including a unique number of the remote controller. At this time, the unique number of the remote control is pre-set to the remote control 120 by the process of manufacturing the remote control 120 or the user's setting and is received by the terminal 110 from the remote control 120 through the P2P function of NFC.

Subsequently, the terminal 110 according to the second embodiment transmits the unique information of the remote controller to the information providing apparatus 140 so that the set-top box is matched with the unique information of the corresponding remote controller 120 from the information providing apparatus 140. (130) Receive information. On the other hand, the information providing device 140 is stored in the set-top box information including the unique information of the remote control matched with one or more set-top boxes received from the one or more set-top box and the serial number and IP address of the set-top box The terminal 110 transmits the received remote controller unique number to the information providing apparatus 140 so that the set top is matched with the corresponding remote controller unique number among the information previously stored in the information providing apparatus 140 from the information providing apparatus 140. The serial number and IP address information of the box 130 is received.

In addition, the terminal 110 in the second embodiment receives the set-top box 130 information including the serial number and the IP address of the set-top box 130, based on the session for data communication with the set-top box 130 By setting the interworking between the terminal 110 and the set-top box 130, through this to provide a basis for performing the two-way IPTV service.

On the other hand, the tag information of the remote controller 120 recognized by the terminal 110 through the first embodiment and the second embodiment is information that is preset in the NFC tag of the remote control 120, in the embodiment of the present invention The tag information of the remote controller 120 refers to a command for the terminal 110 to proceed with all processes until performing the bidirectional IPTV service. Meanwhile, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 110 is described as executing a command by the tag information of the remote controller 120, but may be substantially performed through an application installed in the terminal 110.

Thereafter, the terminal 110 receives content information being played in the set-top box 130 from the set-top box 130 through sessions established through the first and second embodiments. That is, the terminal 110 receives content information being played in the set-top box 130 using wireless communication such as Bluetooth and RF communication based on the established session. At this time, the content information being reproduced in the set-top box 130 is a time point when the tag information of the remote control 120 is recognized (this time point may be a time point for receiving the unique information or the set-top box information of the remote control). It includes the content information of some or all of the video and sound of the content played in the set-top box 130 at a predetermined time including. Meanwhile, the preset time including the time point at which the tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized is preferably set in seconds, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

In addition, the terminal 110 transmits the content information received from the set-top box 130 to the information providing device 140 through the communication network to receive the content-related information extracted from the information providing device 140 based on the content information. . Meanwhile, the content related information according to the embodiment of the present invention combines a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a pre-associated site among a plurality of sites including contents related to the content information transmitted by the terminal 110 in the form of a web page. Information represented by, but not necessarily limited to.

The remote control 120 is a device for controlling the set-top box 130 used for the two-way IPTV service, the remote control 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention is the IP of the set-top box 130 interlocked with the corresponding remote control 120 The set-top box 130 information including the address is received and stored in advance from the set-top box 130, and the unique number of the remote controller 120 is set only by the process of the remote controller 120 being manufactured or set by the user.

On the other hand, when the remote controller 120 is intended to link the terminal 110 and the set-top box 130 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 110 is within the NFC recognition range preset in the remote control 120 When the terminal 110 is present within the preset NFC recognition range, the terminal 110 transmits the set-top box 130 information previously stored in the remote controller 120 to the terminal 110 through the P2P function of the NFC.

In addition, when the remote controller 120 wants to link the terminal 110 and the set-top box 130 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 110 is within the NFC recognition range preset in the remote controller 120. When the terminal 110 is present within a preset NFC recognition range, the controller 110 transmits a unique remote control number preset to the remote controller 120 through the P2P function of the NFC to the terminal 110.

Set-top box 130 is a device that provides a variety of multimedia content, such as movie content and Internet search, such as movies, broadcast programs using a high-speed Internet network to the television receiver.

Set-top box 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention is unique to the set-top box 130, including the serial number and IP address of the set-top box 130 and the remote control 120 for controlling the set-top box 130. In order to grasp the information and transmit the information to the information providing apparatus 140 and the terminal 110 to interwork with the set-top box 130 according to the first embodiment, the remote control 120 sets the IP address of the set-top box 130. By transmitting the pre-) to the IP address of the set-top box 130 can be finally transmitted to the terminal (110).

In addition, when the terminal 110 and the remote controller 120 are interlocked through the first and second embodiments, the set-top box 130 indicates a time point at which tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized by the terminal 110. Extracts some or all of the content information of the image and sound of the content played in the set-top box 130 at the predetermined time to include and transmits to the terminal 110.

The information providing apparatus 140 receives and stores set-top box information including serial numbers and IP addresses of one or more set-top boxes and unique information of a remote controller for controlling one or more set-top boxes from one or more set-top boxes. Subsequently, when the terminal 110 intends to link the terminal 110 and the set-top box 130 through the second embodiment, the terminal 110 receives a remote controller unique number from the terminal 110, and stores the remote controller unique number from the previously stored information. Matching set-top box information is extracted and provided to the terminal 110.

In addition, when the information providing apparatus 140 receives the content information from the terminal 110, the information providing device 140 extracts the content related information and transmits it to the terminal 110. Meanwhile, the information providing device 140 receives and stores content related information from a company and an individual business operator in advance, and the content related information stored in the information providing device 140 includes information on the corresponding content. The URL address of the site. That is, when the information providing device 140 receives specific content information from the terminal 110, the information providing device 140 combines the content related information related to the content information in the form of a web page and provides it to the terminal 110.

2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal 110 for performing a bidirectional IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal 110 for performing a two-way IPTV service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a short range wireless communication unit 200, an information receiving unit 202, a session setting unit 204, and a content information receiving unit ( 206, a content information transmitter 208, and a content related information receiver 210. Meanwhile, the terminal 110 used in the two-way IPTV service system 100 according to the present invention is connected to the set-top box 130 through the first and second embodiments as described in FIG. 1 to provide two-way IPTV service. To perform.

In the first exemplary embodiment, when the tag information of the remote controller 120 for controlling the set-top box 130 used for the two-way IPTV service is recognized, the near field wireless communication unit 200 may control the remote controller 120 through NFC, which is short range wireless communication. Receives set-top box 130 information from.

On the other hand, the set-top box 130 information received by the short-range wireless communication unit 200 means information including the IP address of the set-top box 130, the short-range wireless communication unit 200 is a peer to peer (P2P) function of NFC Receives the set-top box 130 information from the remote control 120 through. In this case, the remote controller 120 has previously stored the IP address of the set-top box 130 previously received from the set-top box 130.

In the second exemplary embodiment, when the tag information of the remote controller 120 for controlling the set-top box 130 used for the two-way IPTV service is recognized, the short range wireless communication unit 200 may control the remote controller from the remote controller 120 through the short range wireless communication. Receive unique information of.

Meanwhile, the unique information of the remote controller 120 received by the short range wireless communication unit 200 means information including a unique number of the remote controller. At this time, the unique number of the remote control is pre-set to the remote control 120 by the process of manufacturing the remote control 120 or the user's setting and is received by the terminal 110 from the remote control 120 through the P2P function of NFC.

The information receiving unit 202 receives the unique information of the remote controller 120 from the short range wireless communication unit 200 when the terminal 110 is interlocked with the set-top box 130 through the second embodiment, and the information providing device 140 ) To receive the set-top box 130 information matching the unique information of the remote control 120 from the information providing device 140. On the other hand, the information providing device 140 is pre-stored in the set-top box 130 information including the unique information of the remote control matched with the at least one set-top box received from the at least one set-top box and the serial number and IP address of the set-top box. The information receiving unit 202 transmits the unique number of the remote controller to the information providing apparatus 140 so that the set top box matching the specific number of the remote controller among the information stored in the information providing apparatus 140 from the information providing apparatus 140 ( 130) serial number and IP address information.

The session setting unit 204 establishes a session for data communication with the set-top box 130 based on the received set-top box 130 information. In this case, the session refers to a logical connection for dialogue between users or computers in a network environment. Meanwhile, in the first exemplary embodiment, the session establishment unit 204 receives set-top box 130 information including the IP address of the set-top box 130 from the short range wireless communication unit 200, and sets the set-top based on the received IP address. By establishing a session for data communication with the box 130, the terminal 110 and the set-top box 130 are interlocked, thereby providing a foundation for performing the interactive IPTV service.

In addition, in the second embodiment, the session setting unit 204 receives set-top box 130 information including the serial number and IP address of the set-top box 130 from the information receiving unit 202, and based on the set-top box ( 130 to establish a session for data communication and interworking between the terminal 110 and the set-top box 130, thereby laying the foundation for performing the interactive IPTV service.

The content information receiver 206 receives the content information being played in the set-top box 130 from the set-top box 130 through the session set up through the session setup unit 204. That is, the content information receiving unit 206 receives content information being reproduced in the set-top box 130 using wireless communication such as Bluetooth and RF communication based on the set session. In this case, the content information being played on the set-top box 130 may be a part or all of the image and sound of the content and the sound of the content being played on the set-top box 130 at a preset time including a point in time when the tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized. Contents information and the like. Meanwhile, the preset time including the time point at which the tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized is preferably set in seconds, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

The content information transmitter 208 receives the content information from the content information receiver 206 and transmits the content information to the information providing apparatus 140.

The content related information receiving unit 210 receives the content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing device 140. Meanwhile, the information providing device 140 receives and stores content related information from a company and an individual business operator in advance, and the content related information stored in the information providing device 140 includes information on the corresponding content. The URL address of the site. That is, when the information providing device 140 receives the content information from the content information transmitting unit 208, the content related information related to the corresponding content information is extracted, and the content information receiving unit 210 from the information providing device 140. Receive extracted content related information.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a two-way IPTV service using the terminal 110 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, a method for performing a two-way IPTV service using the terminal 110 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a remote controller for controlling the set-top box 130 by the short range wireless communication unit 200. In operation S300, it is determined whether the tag information of 120 is recognized. That is, the short range wireless communication unit 200 performs NFC through the process of approaching the terminal 110 to the NFC recognition range set in the remote controller 120 and determines whether the tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized. .

When the tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized, the terminal 110 drives an application for performing an operation according to the tag information (S302). On the other hand, the tag information of the remote control 120 means a command to proceed all the process until the terminal 110 performs the two-way IPTV service. That is, the devices in the terminal 110 shown in FIG. 2 perform the described functions through the application.

The short range wireless communication unit 200 receives the set-top box 130 information from the remote controller 120 through the short range wireless communication (S304). That is, the short range wireless communication unit 200 receives the set top box 130 information including the IP address of the set top box 130 from the remote controller 120 through the P2P function of the NFC. In this case, the remote controller 120 has previously stored the IP address of the set-top box 130 previously received from the set-top box 130. In this case, the terminal and the remote controller may communicate with each other using a function other than NFC to exchange set-top box information or may store the set-top box information in the terminal itself.

The session setting unit 204 establishes a session for data communication with the set-top box 130 based on the set-top box 130 information (S306). That is, the session establishment unit 204 receives the set-top box 130 information including the IP address of the set-top box 130 from the short-range wireless communication unit 200, and the set-top box 130 and the data based on the received IP address By establishing a session for communication, the terminal 110 and the set-top box 130 are interlocked, thereby providing a foundation for performing a two-way IPTV service.

The content information receiver 206 receives the content information being played in the set-top box 130 from the set-top box 130 through the session set up through the session setup unit 204 (S308). That is, the content information receiver 206 receives the content information being reproduced in the set-top box 130 using wireless communication such as Bluetooth and RF communication based on the set session. In this case, the content information being played on the set-top box 130 may be a part or all of the image and sound of the content and the sound of the content being played on the set-top box 130 at a preset time including a point in time when the tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized. Contents information and the like.

The content information transmitter 208 transmits the received content information to the information providing apparatus 140, and the content related information receiving unit 210 receives the content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing apparatus 140. (S310). That is, the content-related information receiving unit 210 is the content information transmitting unit 208 of the plurality of content-related information previously stored in the form of URL address of the site containing the information about the content in the information providing device 140 Content-related information about the content transmitted to the providing device 140 is received from the information providing device 140.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for performing a two-way IPTV service using the terminal 110 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, a method for performing a two-way IPTV service using the terminal 110 according to the second embodiment of the present invention may include a remote controller for controlling the set-top box 130 by the short range wireless communication unit 200. In operation S400, the process determines whether the tag information of 120 is recognized. That is, the short range wireless communication unit 200 performs NFC through the process of approaching the terminal 110 to the NFC recognition range set in the remote controller 120 and determines whether the tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized. .

When the tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized, the terminal 110 drives an application for performing an operation according to the tag information (S402). On the other hand, the tag information of the remote control 120 means a command to proceed all the process until the terminal 110 performs the two-way IPTV service. That is, the devices in the terminal 110 shown in FIG. 2 perform the described functions through the application.

The short range wireless communication unit 200 receives the unique information of the remote control unit 120 from the remote control unit 120 through the short range wireless communication (S404). That is, the short range wireless communication unit 200 receives the remote controller 120 unique information including the remote controller unique number through the P2P function of NFC. In this case, the unique number of the remote controller is preset in the remote controller 120 by a process of manufacturing the remote controller 120 or a user's setting. In this case, the terminal and the remote controller may communicate with each other using a function other than NFC to exchange unique information of the remote controller or may store unique information of the remote controller in the terminal itself.

The information receiver 202 transmits the unique information of the remote controller 120 to the information providing device 140 and receives the set-top box 130 information matching the unique information of the remote controller 120 (S406). On the other hand, the information providing device 140 is pre-stored in the set-top box 130 information including the unique information of the remote control matched with the at least one set-top box received from the at least one set-top box and the serial number and IP address of the set-top box. The information receiving unit 202 transmits the unique number of the remote controller to the information providing apparatus 140 so that the set top box matching the specific number of the remote controller among the information stored in the information providing apparatus 140 from the information providing apparatus 140 ( 130) serial number and IP address information.

The session setup unit 204 establishes a session for data communication with the set-top box 130 based on the set-top box 130 information (S408). That is, the session setting unit 204 receives the serial number and IP address information of the set-top box 130 matching the unique number of the remote control of the set-top box 130 from the information receiving unit 202, based on the set-top box 130 ) To establish a session for data communication and to interwork between the terminal 110 and the set-top box 130, thereby laying the foundation for performing the interactive IPTV service.

The content information receiver 206 receives the content information being played on the set-top box 130 from the set-top box 130 through the session set up through the session setup unit 204 (S410). That is, the content information receiver 206 receives the content information being reproduced in the set-top box 130 using wireless communication such as Bluetooth and RF communication based on the set session. In this case, the content information being played on the set-top box 130 may be a part or all of the image and sound of the content and the sound of the content being played on the set-top box 130 at a preset time including a point in time when the tag information of the remote controller 120 is recognized. Contents information and the like.

The content information transmitter 208 transmits the received content information to the information providing apparatus 140, and the content related information receiving unit 210 receives the content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing apparatus 140. (S412). That is, the content-related information receiving unit 210 is the content information transmitting unit 208 of the plurality of content-related information previously stored in the form of URL address of the site containing the information about the content in the information providing device 140 Content-related information about the content transmitted to the providing device 140 is received from the information providing device 140.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, steps S300 to S310 and steps S400 to S412 are described as being sequentially executed. However, this is merely illustrative of the technical idea of an embodiment of the present invention and an embodiment of the present invention. Persons having ordinary skill in the art to which the examples belong may execute the procedure described in FIGS. 3 and 4 without departing from the essential characteristics of one embodiment of the present invention, or in steps S300 to S310 and S400 to S412. Since various modifications and variations may be applicable to one or more steps in parallel, FIG. 6 is not limited to the time series order.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, and those skilled in the art to which the present embodiment belongs may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. Therefore, the present embodiments are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present embodiment but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present embodiment is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present embodiment should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present embodiment.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This patent application is related to US patent law No. 119 (Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0122547, filed in Korea on October 31, 2012 and Patent Application No. 10-2013-0109965, filed in Korea on September 12, 2013). If a) claims priority under section 35 USC § 119 (a), all of which is incorporated by reference in this patent application. In addition, if this patent application claims priority for the same reason for countries other than the United States, all its contents are incorporated into this patent application by reference.

Claims

In a terminal for performing a two-way IPTV service,

A short range wireless communication unit configured to receive set top box information from a remote controller for controlling a set top box used for the two-way IPTV service;

A session setting unit configured to establish a session for data communication with the set top box based on the set top box information;

A content information receiver configured to receive content information being played in the set-top box from the set-top box through the session;

A content information transmitter to receive the content information from the content information receiver and transmit the content information to an information providing device; And

Content-related information receiving unit for receiving the content-related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing device

Terminal comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

And the short range wireless communication unit receives the set top box information from the remote control through short range wireless communication when tag information of the remote control is recognized.
The method of claim 2,

The short-range wireless communication unit, characterized in that for receiving the set-top box information including the IP address of the set-top box from the remote control.
The method of claim 2,

The content information,

And the content information of some or all of the image and sound of the content played in the set-top box at a preset time including a time point at which the tag information is recognized.
In a terminal for performing a two-way IPTV service,

A short range wireless communication unit configured to receive unique information of the remote controller from a remote controller controlling a set top box used for the two-way IPTV service;

An information receiver configured to transmit the unique information of the remote controller to an information providing apparatus and receive set-top box information matching the unique information of the remote controller from the information providing apparatus;

A session setting unit configured to establish a session for data communication with the set top box based on the set top box information;

A content information receiver configured to receive content information being played in the set-top box from the set-top box through the session;

A content information transmitter to receive the content information from the content information receiver and transmit the content information to an information providing device; And

Content related information receiving unit for receiving the content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing device

Terminal comprising a.
The method of claim 5,

The short-range wireless communication unit, characterized in that for receiving the unique information of the remote control including a remote control unique number (Number) preset in the remote control to identify the remote control.
The method of claim 5,

The information providing device receives and stores set-top box information including unique information of a remote controller matching the at least one set-top box and serial numbers and IP addresses of the at least one set-top box from at least one set-top box. Terminal characterized in that.
The method of claim 5,

The content information,

And the content information of some or all of the image and sound of the content played in the set-top box at a preset time including a time point for receiving the set-top box information.
In the method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal,

Receiving set top box information from a remote controller for controlling a set top box used for the bidirectional IPTV service;

Establishing a session for data communication with the set-top box based on the set-top box information;

Receiving content information being played in the set-top box from the set-top box through the session;

Transmitting the received content information to an information providing device; And

Receiving content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing device;

Method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal comprising a.
The method of claim 9,

Receiving the set-top box information is a method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal, characterized in that for receiving the set-top box information including the IP address of the set-top box.
The method of claim 9,

The receiving of the content information may include receiving the content information of some or all of the image and sound of the content played in the set-top box at a preset time including a time point for receiving the set-top box information. Method for performing two-way IPTV service using.
In the method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal,

Receiving unique information of the remote controller from a remote controller controlling a set top box used for the two-way IPTV service;

Transmitting the unique information of the remote control to an information providing device and receiving set-top box information matching the unique information of the remote control from the information providing device;

Establishing a session for data communication with the set-top box based on the set-top box information;

Receiving content information being played in the set-top box from the set-top box through the session;

Transmitting the received content information to the information providing apparatus; And

Receiving content related information extracted based on the content information from the information providing device;

Method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal comprising a.
The method of claim 12,

Receiving the unique information of the remote control is a two-way IPTV service using a terminal, characterized in that for receiving the unique information of the remote control including a remote control unique number (Number) preset to the remote control to identify the remote control; How to do it.
The method of claim 12,

The information providing device receives and stores set-top box information including unique information of a remote controller matching the at least one set-top box and serial numbers and IP addresses of the at least one set-top box from at least one set-top box. A method for performing a two-way IPTV service using a terminal.
The method of claim 12,

The receiving of the content information may include receiving the content information of some or all of the image and sound of the content played in the set-top box at a preset time including a time point for receiving the set-top box information. Method for performing two-way IPTV service using.