WO2019172469A1

WO2019172469A1 - Method and system for sharing streaming content in real time

Info

Publication number: WO2019172469A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/002701
Authority: WO
Inventors: 조민경; 최진원; 정재헌; 조성용; 류대원
Original assignee: 라인플러스 주식회사
Priority date: 2018-03-07
Filing date: 2018-03-07
Publication date: 2019-09-12
Also published as: JP2021520690A; JP7413266B2; KR20200118797A

Abstract

A method and a system for sharing streaming content in real time are disclosed. The method for sharing streaming content in real time, according to one embodiment, may comprise the steps of: providing streaming content to a sharing generator terminal; and in response to a real-time sharing request generated from the sharing generator terminal, or a real-time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal, providing streaming content, which is the same as the streaming content being provided to the sharing generator terminal, to said at least one participant terminal in real time.

Description

Method and system for sharing streaming content in real time

The following description relates to a technology for providing streaming content that is provided to a user to other users in real time.

Recently, portable terminals such as smart phones, tablets, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), and the like, mostly support streaming content playback functions such as music or video. The user can directly select and play such streaming content, and create a playlist according to a desired playback order to continuously watch the streaming content. As an example of a playlist generation technique, Korean Patent No. 10-0810276 (Registration Date February 27, 2008) discloses a technique for creating a user playlist for a plurality of sound source data stored in a sound source data reproducing apparatus. .

The user's playlist is simply shared with other users by providing information on what streaming contents are included, and the streaming content itself included in the playlist is not shared with other users. Therefore, in order for another user to share the user's playlist, it is troublesome to directly search the streaming contents based on the information about the streaming contents included in the playlist, create a playlist, and then request playback.

Accordingly, there is a need for a technology of preventing hassle and sharing streaming content itself included in a playlist among users.

One embodiment proposes a technique for avoiding the inconvenience of having to directly search streaming content and request playback, and share a streaming content itself included in a playlist between a user and another user.

In addition, in an embodiment, in sharing streaming content itself included in a playlist between a user and another user, a streaming content real-time sharing method and system for providing a streaming content provided to the user to another user in real time, and a computer In combination with the present invention, a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium and a recording medium for executing the streaming content real-time sharing method on a computer are proposed.

According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented streaming content real-time sharing method may include providing streaming content to a share creator terminal; And in response to a real-time sharing request generated from the sharing creator terminal or a real-time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal, streaming content identical to the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal to the at least one participant terminal in real time. It provides a step.

According to one aspect, the step of providing the streaming content to the at least one participant terminal in real time, the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal is reproduced at the same timing as the streaming content provided to the shared producer terminal The control may be characterized as possible.

According to another aspect, the providing of the streaming content to the at least one participant terminal in real time may include: synchronizing playback timing with respect to the streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal and the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal; It may include the step of performing.

According to another aspect, the step of performing the playback timing synchronization, streaming content that is provided to the sharing producer terminal based on the network delay information of the shared producer terminal and the network delay information of the at least one participant terminal; The playback timing synchronization may be performed on streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal.

According to another aspect, the control authority for the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal may be granted to the sharing producer terminal instead of the at least one participant terminal.

According to another aspect, the step of providing the streaming content to the at least one participant terminal in real time, the playlist of the shared producer terminal containing the streaming content being provided to the shared producer terminal the at least one participant The method may further include providing the terminal in real time.

According to another aspect, the content preference information of the sharing creator terminal and the content preference information of the at least one participant terminal may be displayed on the playlist of the sharing creator terminal.

According to another aspect, the providing of the playlist of the share creator terminal to the at least one participant terminal in real time, at least one of the content preference information of the share creator terminal or the content preference information of the at least one participant terminal Selecting at least one streaming content not included in the playlist, and recommending the selected at least one streaming content to the sharing creator terminal; Or automatically adding the selected at least one streaming content to the playlist.

According to another aspect, the content preference information of the share creator terminal, the history of streaming content played in the past, the history of streaming content that was shared in real time in the past or the history of streaming content that participated in real time in the past The content preference information of the at least one participant terminal is generated based on a history of streaming content played by the at least one participant terminal in the past, a history of streaming content that was shared in real time in the past, or streaming content that has participated in real time in the past. It can be generated based on the history of.

According to another aspect, the step of providing the streaming content to the at least one participant terminal in real time, the step of publishing the user information of the at least one participant terminal between the shared producer terminal and the at least one participant terminal It may further include.

According to another aspect, the providing of the streaming content to the share creator terminal, when the real-time sharing request is generated from the share creator terminal, SNS associated with the service platform of the share producer terminal is provided with the streaming content The method may further include automatically posting information on the streaming content being provided to the sharing creator terminal.

According to another aspect, the real-time sharing request generated from the share creator terminal, acquaintances on the contacts of the share creator terminal, acquaintances on the SNS installed in the share creator terminal or acquaintances on the service platform provided with the streaming content The real-time participation request generated from the at least one participant terminal is a service for providing acquaintances on contacts of the at least one participant terminal, acquaintances on SNS installed in the at least one participant terminal, or the streaming content. You can target people on the platform.

According to one embodiment, a computer program recorded in a computer-readable recording medium in combination with a computer system to execute a streaming content real-time sharing method, the streaming content real-time sharing method, providing streaming content to the share creator terminal step; And in response to a real-time sharing request generated from the sharing creator terminal or a real-time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal, streaming content identical to the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal to the at least one participant terminal in real time. It provides a step.

According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented streaming content real-time sharing system includes at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions, and the at least one processor provides the streaming content to the share creator terminal. A first providing unit; And in response to a real-time sharing request generated from the sharing creator terminal or a real-time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal, streaming content identical to the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal to the at least one participant terminal in real time. It includes a second providing unit provided by.

According to one aspect, the streaming content real-time sharing system may further include a control unit for controlling the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal to be reproduced at the same timing as the streaming content provided to the sharing producer terminal. .

According to another aspect, the controller may perform playback timing synchronization with respect to the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal and the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal.

According to another aspect, the second providing unit may provide a playlist of the sharing creator terminal including streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal to the at least one participant terminal in real time.

According to another aspect, when the real-time sharing request is generated from the sharing creator terminal, the first providing unit is connected to the sharing producer terminal on the SNS associated with the service platform of the sharing producer terminal to which the streaming content is provided. Information about the streaming content being provided can be automatically posted.

One embodiment proposes a technique of sharing streaming content itself included in a playlist between a user and another user, thereby preventing the hassle of having to directly search and request streaming content.

In addition, in an embodiment, in sharing streaming content itself included in a playlist between a user and another user, a streaming content real-time sharing method and system for providing a streaming content provided to the user to another user in real time, and a computer You can suggest programs and their recording media.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an exemplary embodiment.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in a processor of a server according to an exemplary embodiment.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of sharing streaming content in real time that a server may perform, according to an exemplary embodiment.

5 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of a sharing producer terminal in a process in which streaming content is provided to a sharing creator terminal according to an embodiment.

6 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of a sharing creator terminal for explaining a process of selecting at least one participant who wants to share streaming content in real time according to an embodiment.

FIG. 7 illustrates a service screen of an SNS associated with a service platform of a sharing creator terminal provided with streaming content according to an embodiment.

8 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of at least one participant terminal in the process of providing streaming content to at least one participant terminal according to one embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for describing playback timing synchronization performed on streaming content provided to a sharing creator terminal and streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal, according to an exemplary embodiment.

10 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of a sharing creator terminal in a process in which a playlist is provided to the sharing creator terminal according to one embodiment.

11 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of at least one participant terminal in a process in which a playlist is provided to at least one participant terminal according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments. Also, like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

In addition, terms used in the present specification are terms used to properly express preferred embodiments of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention of the viewer, the operator, or customs in the field to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the definitions of the terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification. For example, in this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the text. Also, as used herein, “comprises” and / or “comprising” refers to one or more other components, steps, operations and / or elements. It does not exclude the presence or addition of devices.

In addition, it should be understood that various embodiments of the present invention are different from one another, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention with respect to one embodiment. In addition, it should be understood that the position, arrangement, or configuration of individual components in each of the exemplary embodiments presented may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Embodiments described in the present invention are related to a technology for sharing streaming content itself between a user and another user, and provides streaming content that is being provided to the user to other users in real time, thereby providing streaming content that the user is listening to. Achieve the advantage of avoiding the hassle of having to search and request playback directly to listen. Hereinafter, the streaming content will be described as audio content provided in the form of a streaming service. However, the streaming content may be video content.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment. The network environment of FIG. 1 illustrates an example including a plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140, a plurality of

servers

150 and 160, and a network 170. 1 is an example for describing the present invention, and the number of electronic devices or the number of servers is not limited as shown in FIG. 1.

The plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 may be mobile or fixed terminals implemented as computer devices. Therefore, hereinafter, an electronic device means a terminal. Examples of the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 include smart phones, mobile phones, tablet PCs, navigation systems, computers, notebook computers, digital broadcasting terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and PMPs ( Portable Multimedia Player). For example, the first electronic device 110 may communicate with other

electronic devices

120, 130, 140 and / or the

server

150, 160 through the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication scheme.

The communication method is not limited, and may include not only a communication method using a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired internet, a wireless internet, a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include, but also a short range wireless communication between devices. For example, the network 170 may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). And one or more of networks such as the Internet. The network 170 may also include any one or more of network topologies, including bus networks, star networks, ring networks, mesh networks, star-bus networks, trees, or hierarchical networks, but It is not limited.

Each of the

servers

150 and 160 communicates with the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 through the network 170 to provide a command, code, file, content, service, or the like. It may be implemented in devices.

For example, the server 160 may provide a file for installing an application to the first electronic device 110 connected through the network 170. In this case, the first electronic device 110 may install an application using a file provided from the server 160. In addition, the server 150 is provided by accessing the server 150 under the control of an operating system (OS) included in the first electronic device 110 or at least one program (for example, a browser or the installed application). Can be provided with services or content. For example, when the first electronic device 110 transmits a service request message to the server 150 through the network 170 under the control of the application, the server 150 sends a code corresponding to the service request message to the first. The electronic device 110 may transmit the content to the electronic device 110, and the first electronic device 110 may provide content to the user by configuring and displaying a screen according to a code according to the control of the application.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an exemplary embodiment. 2 illustrates an internal configuration of the first electronic device 110 as an example of one electronic device and the server 150 as an example of one server. Other

electronic devices

120, 130, 140 or server 160 may also have the same or similar internal configuration.

The first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include

memories

211 and 221,

processors

212 and 222,

communication modules

213 and 223, and input /

output interfaces

214 and 224. The

memories

211 and 221 are computer-readable recording media, and may include non-volatile permanent storage devices such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and disk drives. In addition, the

memory

211 and 221 may store an operating system or at least one program code (for example, a code for an application installed in the first electronic device 110 and driven). These software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the

memories

211 and 221. Such a separate computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, a memory card, and the like. In other embodiments, software components may be loaded into the

memory

211, 221 through the

communication module

213, 223 rather than a computer readable recording medium. For example, the at least one program is a program installed by files provided by the file distribution system (for example, the server 160 described above) through the network 170 for distributing installation files of developers or applications (for example, It can be loaded into the memory (211, 221) based on the above-described application).

Processors

212 and 222 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. Instructions may be provided to the

processors

212, 222 by the

memory

211, 221 or the

communication modules

213, 223. For example, the

processors

212 and 222 may be configured to execute a command received according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the

memory

211 and 221.

The

communication modules

213 and 223 may provide a function for the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other through the network 170. The other electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 120) may be provided. ) Or other server (eg, server 160). For example, a request (eg, a search request) generated by the processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 211 may be controlled according to the control of the communication module 213. It may be delivered to the server 150 through 170. Conversely, control signals, commands, contents, files, and the like provided according to the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are transmitted to the communication module of the first electronic device 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170. It may be received by the first electronic device 110 through 213. For example, a control signal or command of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or the memory 211, and the content or file may be transmitted to the first electronic device 110. May be stored as a storage medium that may further include.

The input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input / output device 215. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display for displaying a communication session of an application. As another example, the input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device in which functions for input and output are integrated into one, such as a touch screen. More specifically, the processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 uses data provided by the server 150 or the second electronic device 120 in processing a command of a computer program loaded in the memory 211. The service screen or contents configured to be displayed on the display may be displayed through the input / output interface 214. Similarly, the input / output interface 224 may output information configured using data provided by the server 150 when the processor 222 of the server 150 processes a command of a computer program loaded in the memory 221. have.

In addition, in other embodiments, the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include more components than those of FIG. 2. However, it is not necessary to clearly show most of the prior art components. For example, the first electronic device 110 may be implemented to include at least a part of the above-described input / output device 215 or may be other such as a transceiver, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module, a camera, various sensors, a database, or the like. It may further include components. More specifically, when the first electronic device 110 is a smartphone, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera, various physical buttons, a button using a touch panel, an input / output port, and vibration for a smartphone generally include It can be appreciated that various components such as a vibrator may be implemented to be further included in the first electronic device 110.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of a streaming content real-time sharing method and system for providing streaming content provided to a user to other users in real time will be described.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a component that may be included in a processor of a server according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of sharing streaming content in real time that may be performed by a server according to an embodiment. 5 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of a sharing creator terminal in a process in which streaming content is provided to a sharing creator terminal according to an embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating at least one of sharing the streaming content in real time according to an embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of a share creator terminal for explaining a process of selecting one participant, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of SNS associated with a service platform of a share creator terminal where streaming content is provided, according to an exemplary embodiment. 8 is a diagram in which streaming content is provided to at least one participant terminal according to an embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of at least one participant terminal in a tablet. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating playback performed on streaming content provided to a shared creator terminal and streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal. 10 is a diagram illustrating timing synchronization, and FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a service screen of a share creator terminal in a process of providing a playlist to a share creator terminal, and FIG. 11 is a playlist according to one embodiment. Is a diagram illustrating a service screen of at least one participant terminal in a process provided to at least one participant terminal.

3 to 11, the server 150 according to an embodiment may be configured with a computer-implemented streaming content real-time sharing system. The server 150 provides a streaming content real-time sharing service to a plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 that are clients, and on the

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140. In response to a service request through a web / mobile site connection associated with a dedicated application or server 150 installed in a server, a streaming content real-time sharing method for sharing streaming content itself among

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 is provided. Can be done.

In more detail, the server 150 provides streaming content to the user's electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 110), and provides streaming content provided to the user's electronic device 110 to another user's electronic device. By providing the second electronic device 120 in real time, the streaming content itself may be shared between the electronic device 110 of the user and the electronic device 120 of the other user.

Hereinafter, the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 are described as the plurality of

terminals

110, 120, 130, and 140, and the terminal of the user who is provided with the streaming content is described as the share creator terminal. The terminal of another user (the terminal to which the same streaming content as the streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal is provided in real time) that is the target of the service in which the streaming content is shared in real time is described as the participant terminal.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the processor 222 of the server 150 may include the first providing unit 310 and the first providing unit 310 so that the server 150 may perform the streaming content real-time sharing method according to FIG. 4. 2 may include a 320 and a controller 330. In some embodiments, the components of the processor 222 may be optionally included in or excluded from the processor 222. In addition, according to an embodiment, the components of the processor 222 may be separated or merged to represent the functions of the processor 222. For example, at least some of the components of the processor 222 may be implemented in a processor included in a user's terminal.

The processor 222 and the components of the processor 222 may control the server 150 to perform steps S410 to S420 included in the streaming content real-time sharing method of FIG. 4. For example, the processor 222 and the components of the processor 222 may be implemented to execute instructions according to code of an operating system included in the memory 221 and code of at least one program.

Here, the components of the processor 222 may be representations of different functions of the processor 222 performed by the processor 222 according to an instruction provided by the program code stored in the server 150. . For example, the first providing unit 310 may be used as a functional representation of the processor 222 controlling the server 150 in accordance with the above-described command so that the server 150 provides the streaming content to the share creator terminal. .

The processor 222 may read the necessary command from the memory 221 loaded with the command related to the control of the server 150 before the step S410 (not shown as a separate step on the drawing). In this case, the read command may include a command for controlling the processor 222 to execute steps S410 to S420 to be described later.

In operation S410, the first providing unit 310 may provide streaming content to the sharing creator terminal. For example, when a user of the sharing creator terminal generates a streaming content reproduction request to watch streaming content, the first providing unit 310 shares the streaming content in response to the streaming content reproduction request received from the sharing creator terminal. It can be provided to the terminal. Hereinafter, the streaming content is provided to the shared creator terminal (or participant terminal), which means that the streaming content is streamed to the shared creator terminal (or participant terminal) and reproduced so that a user of the shared creator terminal (or participant terminal) can enjoy the viewing. it means.

As such, when the first providing unit 310 provides the streaming content to the sharing creator terminal, as shown in FIG. 5, information related to the streaming content currently being provided may be displayed on the service screen 500 of the sharing producer terminal. For example, an image 510 of streaming content is displayed on one side of the service screen 500, and information 520 such as a total playing time of the streaming content, a current playback time, a name of the streaming content, an artist, and the like is displayed on the other side. Can be displayed.

In this case, the control buttons 521 for controlling the playback operation of the streaming content may be displayed on the service screen 500 of the sharing creator terminal. The control buttons 521 are provided to support the user of the shared creator terminal to control the playback of streaming content. The first providing unit 310 provides the control buttons 521 to the service of the shared creator terminal. By displaying the screen 500 in the activated state, the control authority for the streaming content can be given to the shared creator terminal. Hereinafter, the display of the control buttons 521 in an active state means that the control buttons 521 are displayed in a state in which a user can generate an input to the control buttons 521. On the other hand, the display of the control buttons 521 in an inactive state means that the control buttons 521 are displayed in a state in which the user cannot generate an input to the control buttons 521.

In particular, the sharing button 522 for generating a real-time sharing request may be displayed on the service screen 500 of the sharing creator terminal. The share button 522 is for generating a sharing request for sharing real-time streaming content provided to the share creator terminal to another terminal (eg, a participant terminal), and the first providing unit 310 shares the share button 522. When a user's input occurs in, a real-time sharing request may be generated to perform an operation of the second providing unit 320 to be described later.

In more detail, when a user input is generated at the share button 522, the first providing unit 310 may receive a selection of an acquaintance who is the target of real-time sharing on the service screen 600 of the share creator terminal as shown in FIG. 6. A window 610 may be displayed. The window 610 outputs a list of acquaintances on the contact of the sharing creator terminal, acquaintances on the SNS installed in the sharing creator terminal, or acquaintances on the service platform where the streaming content is provided. You can choose at least one acquaintance. Hereinafter, selecting at least one acquaintance to be the target of real time sharing means selecting at least one participant terminal to be shared in real time with the streaming content itself provided to the sharing creator terminal.

Here, the sharing of the streaming content itself provided to the sharing creator terminal in real time may be performed in response to a real time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal in addition to the real time sharing request generated from the sharing creator terminal. For example, a real-time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal may be input by a user of at least one participant terminal through a service platform (service platform on which streaming content is played) on the at least one participant terminal. In this case, the real-time participation request is a list of acquaintances (at least one of the contacts on one participant's contact, acquaintances on the SNS or acquaintances on the service platform) that are output to the service platform on the at least one participant terminal, similar to the real-time sharing request. May be generated in response to any one share creator playing streaming content to be shared at.

In addition, the real-time participation request of the at least one participant terminal, the user of the at least one participant terminal to the timeline post (post representing information on the streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal) posted on the SNS of the shared creator terminal Can be generated by input. Hereinafter, the SNS of the shared creator terminal refers to an SNS associated with the service platform of the shared creator terminal in which the streaming content is provided and reproduced. However, the SNS of the shared producer terminal is not limited thereto, and is a separate SNS regardless of the service platform on which the streaming content is provided. It may be.

For example, when the first providing unit 310 generates a real-time sharing request from the sharing creator terminal through the sharing button 522 as shown in FIG. 5 while providing streaming content to the sharing creator terminal, sharing is performed as shown in FIG. 7. In the service screen 700 on the SNS of the creator terminal, information 710 about the streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal may be automatically posted. In this case, the information 710 on the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal may include content 711 indicating that the streaming content will be shared in real time, information on the name, artist, etc. of the streaming content, and at least one participant terminal. It may include a participation button 713 for generating a real-time participation request by. When the service screen 700 on the SNS of the sharing creator terminal is provided to the at least one participant terminal in the same manner, when a user input is generated on the join button 713 on the service screen 700 of the at least one participant terminal. In response to the request for real-time participation of at least one participant terminal, an operation of the second providing unit 320 to be described below may be performed.

Thus, in operation S420, the second providing unit 320 responds to a real-time sharing request generated from the sharing creator terminal or a real-time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal, and provides the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal. The same streaming content as may be provided to the at least one participant terminal in real time. In this case, the second providing unit 320 may perform the real-time sharing of the streaming content to all of the plurality of participant terminals, not to perform the real-time sharing of the streaming content to only one participant terminal other than the share creator terminal. .

As such, when the second providing unit 320 provides the streaming content to at least one participant terminal, information related to the provided streaming content may be displayed on the service screen 800 of the at least one participant terminal as shown in FIG. 8. . For example, an image 810 of streaming content is displayed on one side of the service screen 800, and information 820 such as a total playing time of the streaming content, a current playback time, a name of the streaming content, an artist, and the like is displayed on the other side. Can be displayed.

In this case, the control buttons 821 for controlling the playback operation of the streaming content may be displayed on the service screen 800 of the at least one participant terminal, but the control is displayed on the service screen 500 of the shared creator terminal. Unlike the buttons 521, the button 521 may be displayed in an inactive state. That is, the second providing unit 320 only provides the streaming content itself that is the same as the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal to at least one participant terminal, and the control authority for the provided streaming content is provided to the at least one participant terminal. It is not granted. In addition, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the control buttons 821 may not only be displayed in an inactive state, but may not be displayed on the service screen 800 of at least one participant terminal.

Although not shown in the drawing, the control unit 330 in step S420, the first providing unit 310 so that the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal is reproduced at the same timing as the streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal. And / or the second providing unit 320 may be controlled. In detail, the controller 330 synchronizes playback timing with respect to the streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal and the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal, thereby providing the at least one participant with the streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal. By matching the playing time of each of the streaming contents provided to the terminal, the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal may be controlled to be reproduced at the same timing as the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal. For example, if the streaming content being provided to the shared creator terminal by the first providing unit 310 as shown in FIG. 9 is a playback time of 1 minute 37 seconds among the total playback time of 4 minutes 28 seconds, the controller 330 may at least The second controller 320 may control the streaming content provided to one participant terminal to be played from a playback time of 1 minute 37 seconds among the total playback time of 4 minutes 28 seconds.

Here, since the shared creator terminal and the at least one participant terminal are provided with the streaming content through each network connected to the server 150, the streaming due to the performance difference of the network used by each of the shared creator terminal and the at least one participant terminal A play time difference (delay) of the content may occur. Accordingly, the controller 330 plays back in time synchronization between the streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal and the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal in consideration of network delay information of each of the shared creator terminal and the at least one participant terminal. Timing synchronization can be performed.

In addition, the playback time difference (delay) of the streaming content is not only due to the performance difference of the network used by each of the shared creator terminal and the at least one participant terminal, but also a hardware characteristic difference (a hardware specification difference) and a difference in the codec for playing the streaming content. It may be caused by. Accordingly, the controller 330 further considers network delay information of each of the shared generator terminal and the at least one participant terminal, and further considers a difference in hardware characteristics and a codec difference of each of the shared generator terminal and the at least one participant terminal. The playback timing synchronization may be performed by synchronizing the time between the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal and the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal.

In the above description, the first providing unit 310, the second providing unit 320, and the control unit 330 describe that streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal is shared and provided to at least one participant terminal in real time. In addition to the streaming content, the playlist of the share creator terminal including the streaming content may be shared and provided to at least one participant terminal in real time. Hereinafter, the playlist refers to a list of a plurality of streaming contents including the streaming content currently played.

For example, in operation S410, the first providing unit 310 not only provides streaming content to the shared creator terminal, but also displays a playlist 1020 including streaming content as shown in FIG. 10 on the service screen of the shared creator terminal. 1000 can be provided. At this time, the control screen 1010 for controlling the playback operation of the streaming content included in the playlist 1020 is displayed on the service screen 1000 of the shared creator terminal, so that the user of the shared creator terminal controls the user. The buttons 1010 may be used to control a play operation on the playlist 1020.

Accordingly, the second provider 320 not only provides the streaming content identical to the streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal in real time to the at least one participant terminal in step S420, but also provides the play provided to the shared creator terminal. As illustrated in FIG. 11, the list 1120 may be provided to the service screen 1100 of at least one participant terminal in real time. Similarly, control buttons 1110 for controlling the playback operation of streaming contents included in the playlist 1120 may be displayed on the service screen 1100 of at least one participant terminal, but included in the playlist 1120. Since the control right for the streaming content is not granted to at least one participant terminal, it may be displayed in an inactive state unlike the shared creator terminal.

In addition, when the playlist 1020 of the sharing creator terminal is shared and provided to at least one participant terminal in real time, the playlist 1020 may include content preference information of the sharing creator terminal and content preference information of the at least one participant terminal. 1021 may be displayed. Here, the content preference information of the shared creator terminal is generated based on a history of streaming content played in the past by the shared creator terminal, a history of streaming content shared in the past in real time, or a history of streaming content that participated in the past in real time, and at least one. The content preference information 1021 of the participant terminal of the at least one participant terminal may be generated based on a history of streaming content played back in the past, a history of streaming content shared in real time in the past, or a history of streaming content participated in real time in the past. Can be.

Furthermore, the

playlists

1020 and 1120 may be updated based on content preference information 1021 of the share creator terminal or content preference information 1021 of the at least one participant terminal. For example, the first controller 310 or the second controller 320 may include a playlist 1020 based on at least one of content preference information 1021 of the shared creator terminal or content preference information 1021 of the at least one participant terminal. After selecting at least one streaming content not included in the 1120, and recommending the selected at least one streaming content to the shared creator terminal, at least one streaming content from the user of the shared creator terminal to the playlist (1020, 1120) It may be confirmed whether or not to add the at least one streaming content to the playlist (1020, 1120) to update. For another example, the first control unit 310 or the second control unit 320 may play the playlist 1020 based on at least one of the content preference information 1021 of the shared creator terminal or the content preference information 1021 of the at least one participant terminal. After selecting at least one streaming content not included in 1120, the selected at least one streaming content may be automatically added to the

playlists

1020 and 1120 to be updated.

In addition, since the

playlists

1020 and 1120 are provided on the service screen 1000 of the share creator terminal and the service screen 1100 of the at least one participant terminal, the playlist 1020 of the share creator terminal is shared in real time. The information of the participants receiving the service may be further disclosed. For example, if the playlist 1020 of the sharing creator terminal is shared and provided in real time to a total of six participant terminals, the playlist 1020 on the service screen 1000 of the sharing creator terminal as shown in FIG. 10 or 11. In addition, the playlist 1120 on the service screen 1100 of each participant terminal may display information indicating that the playlist 1020 of the sharing creator terminal is shared to six participant terminals.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiments, a method for sharing streaming content and a playlist among users in real time by providing streaming content and a playlist provided to the sharing creator terminal to at least one participant terminal in real time; By the system proposed, it is possible to achieve the advantage of avoiding the hassle of having to search and request playback of streaming content that the user is listening to in order for other users to listen.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments may include a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable PLU (programmable). It can be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as logic units, microprocessors, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of the software. For convenience of explanation, one processing device may be described as being used, but one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and / or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as parallel processors.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the above, and configure the processing device to operate as desired, or process it independently or collectively. You can command the device. The software and / or data may be embodied in any type of machine, component, physical device, computer storage medium or device in order to be interpreted by or provided to the processing device or to provide instructions or data. have. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems so that they may be stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be embodied in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. In this case, the medium may be to continuously store a program executable by the computer, or to temporarily store for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in the form of a single or several hardware combined, not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, it may be distributed on the network. Examples of the medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, And ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like, configured to store program instructions. In addition, examples of another medium may include a recording medium or a storage medium managed by an app store that distributes an application, a site that supplies or distributes various software, a server, or the like.

Although the embodiments have been described by the limited embodiments and the drawings as described above, various modifications and variations are possible to those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in a different order than the described method, and / or components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components. Or even if replaced or substituted by equivalents, an appropriate result can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are within the scope of the claims that follow.

Claims

In the computer-implemented streaming content real-time sharing method,

Providing streaming content to the share creator terminal; And

In response to a real-time sharing request generated from the share creator terminal or a real-time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal, streaming content identical to the streaming content provided to the share generator terminal to the at least one participant terminal in real time. Steps to provide

Streaming content real-time sharing method comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

Providing the streaming content to the at least one participant terminal in real time,

Controlling the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal to be played at the same timing as the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal;

Streaming content real-time sharing method characterized in that.
The method of claim 2,

Providing the streaming content to the at least one participant terminal in real time,

Performing playback timing synchronization on the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal and the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal;

Streaming content real-time sharing method comprising a.
The method of claim 3,

The performing of the playback timing synchronization may include:

The playback timing of the streaming content provided to the sharing producer terminal and the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal based on the network delay information of the sharing producer terminal and the network delay information of the at least one participant terminal. To perform synchronization

Streaming content real-time sharing method characterized in that.
The method of claim 1,

Control authority for the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal,

Instead of being assigned to the at least one participant terminal

Streaming content real-time sharing method characterized in that.
The method of claim 1,

Providing the streaming content to the at least one participant terminal in real time,

Providing to the at least one participant terminal a playlist of the shared creator terminal including streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal in real time;

Streaming content real-time sharing method further comprising.
The method of claim 6,

In the playlist of the shared creator terminal,

And displaying content preference information of the sharing creator terminal and content preference information of the at least one participant terminal.
The method of claim 7, wherein

Providing the playlist of the sharing creator terminal to the at least one participant terminal in real time,

Selecting at least one streaming content not included in the playlist based on at least one of content preference information of the sharing creator terminal or content preference information of the at least one participant terminal;

Including,

Recommending the selected at least one streaming content to the sharing creator terminal; or

Automatically adding the selected at least one streaming content to the playlist

Streaming content real-time sharing method further comprising any one of the steps.
The method according to any one of claims 7 to 8,

Content preference information of the sharing producer terminal,

The sharing creator terminal is generated based on a history of streaming content played in the past, a history of streaming content shared in real time in the past, or a history of streaming content that participated in real time in the past,

Content preference information of the at least one participant terminal,

The at least one participant terminal is generated based on a history of streaming content played in the past, a history of streaming content shared in the past in real time, or a history of streaming content that participated in the past in real time.
The method of claim 1,

Providing the streaming content to the at least one participant terminal in real time,

Publishing user information of the at least one participant terminal between the share creator terminal and the at least one participant terminal;

Streaming content real-time sharing method further comprising.
The method of claim 1,

Providing the streaming content to the share creator terminal,

When the real-time sharing request is generated from the sharing producer terminal, information about the streaming content provided to the sharing producer terminal is automatically provided on the SNS associated with a service platform of the sharing producer terminal on which the streaming content is provided. Posting steps

Streaming content real-time sharing method further comprising.
The method of claim 11,

The real-time sharing request generated from the sharing creator terminal,

Targets acquaintances on the contact of the shared creator terminal, acquaintances on the SNS installed in the shared creator terminal or acquaintances on the service platform where the streaming content is provided;

The real-time participation request generated from the at least one participant terminal,

A method for real-time streaming content sharing, based on acquaintances on contacts of the at least one participant terminal, acquaintances on SNS installed in the at least one participant terminal, or acquaintances on a service platform where the streaming content is provided.
A computer program recorded on a computer readable recording medium in combination with a computer system to execute a method for sharing streaming content in real time, the method comprising:

The streaming content real-time sharing method,

Providing streaming content to the share creator terminal; And

In response to a real-time sharing request generated from the share creator terminal or a real-time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal, streaming content identical to the streaming content provided to the share generator terminal to the at least one participant terminal in real time. Steps to provide

Computer program recorded on the recording medium comprising a.
In the computer-implemented streaming content real-time sharing system,

At least one processor implemented to execute computer-readable instructions

Including,

The at least one processor,

A first providing unit for providing streaming content to the share creator terminal; And

In response to a real-time sharing request generated from the share creator terminal or a real-time participation request generated from at least one participant terminal, streaming content identical to the streaming content provided to the share generator terminal to the at least one participant terminal in real time. Second provision part to offer

Streaming content real-time sharing system comprising a.
The method of claim 14,

Control unit for controlling the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal to be reproduced at the same timing as the streaming content provided to the shared producer terminal

Streaming content real-time sharing system further comprising.
The method of claim 15,

The control unit,

And a playback timing synchronization between the streaming content provided to the sharing creator terminal and the streaming content provided to the at least one participant terminal.
The method of claim 14,

The second providing unit,

And providing at least one participant terminal a playlist of the shared creator terminal including streaming content provided to the shared creator terminal in real time.
The method of claim 14,

The first providing unit,

When the real-time sharing request is generated from the sharing producer terminal, information about the streaming content provided to the sharing producer terminal is automatically provided on the SNS associated with a service platform of the sharing producer terminal on which the streaming content is provided. Posting, streaming content real-time sharing system.