KR20130075866A - Broadcasting service system and method linked to messenser service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A messenger service-interlinked broadcasting service system and a method thereof are provided to have a conversation while watching broadcasting content by using a messenger for remotely having a conversation with other people at anytime and anywhere. CONSTITUTION: A site provides a messenger conversation between a user and a partner. A broadcasting service system (100) streams broadcasting content selected by the user to a terminal of the user and a terminal of the partner. The site provides broadcasting content information for watching the content together to the terminal of the partner. The broadcasting content is played on messenger conversation screens of the terminals of the user and the partner. [Reference numerals] (110) Head end unit; (120) Front/back end unit; (130) Server API unit; (200) Broadcast content provider; (300) Communication network; (400) User terminal; (500) Manager terminal; (600) Third operation site; (700) Application market

Description

        Messenger service interlocking broadcasting service system and method {BROADCASTING SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD LINKED TO MESSENSER SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a broadcast service system and method, and more particularly, to a messenger service interlocking broadcast service system and method capable of viewing broadcast contents together on a screen through a messenger.

Various broadcast contents such as terrestrial broadcast, cable broadcast or internet broadcast are provided to the user. In general, broadcast content is viewed on a television. Terrestrial broadcasting uses a terrestrial broadcasting signal transmitted through the air through an antenna, and in the case of cable broadcasting, a broadcasting signal transmitted through a cable network is received through a set-top box. It is used by. Some users may subscribe to a cable broadcast service to receive and watch terrestrial broadcast signals through a cable network. On the other hand, some viewers watch contents such as terrestrial broadcasting, cable broadcasting or internet broadcasting through the Internet. In this case, users should find and access a website operated by a broadcasting station that provides the contents.

As described above, in the conventional broadcast content viewing method, the user has the following inconvenience. First, when using a television, there is a problem that viewing is possible only in a home with a television, and when using the DMB broadcasting, it can be viewed from the outside, but there is a limitation that the number of contents that can be watched is still limited. On the other hand, in the case of watching broadcasts using the conventional Internet, there is a hassle of finding and accessing a corresponding web site provided with desired broadcast contents every time.

Recently, a broadcast service system capable of providing broadcast programs and VoD contents provided in various broadcast channels has emerged using a rapidly popularized smart phone.

By the way, they could talk while watching the same broadcast content on TV in the same place with their family or acquaintances.However, due to the characteristics of mobile devices such as smartphones, they are often separated from their family or acquaintances even if they are watching the broadcast content. Even if it was in, there was a limit to enjoying the broadcast content while having a conversation.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a messenger service interlocking broadcast service system and method capable of communicating with a counterpart while watching broadcast content using a messenger capable of communicating with a far-away partner anytime and anywhere.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a messenger service interlocking broadcast service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a user selects to view a broadcast content with a messenger conversation counterpart, a broadcast content information provided by a broadcast service system, or broadcast programming information. Displaying on the user's terminal, displaying broadcast content information selected by the user on the user's terminal of the conversation counterpart based on the broadcast content information or broadcast programming information, and when the conversation counterpart selects viewing, the user Streaming the selected broadcast content to a user terminal of the terminal and the conversation counterpart of the user, and playing the broadcast content on a messenger conversation screen of the user terminal of the user terminal and the conversation counterpart.

A computer-readable medium according to an embodiment of the present invention records a program for causing a computer to execute any one of the above methods.

In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a messenger service interlocking broadcast service system including a site providing a messenger conversation service between a user and a conversation counterpart, and broadcasting content selected from the user's terminal and a user terminal of the conversation counterpart. It includes a broadcast service system for streaming at the same time.

The site may provide broadcast content information selected for viewing together on the user's terminal to the user terminal of the conversation counterpart.

The broadcast content may be played on a messenger conversation screen of the user terminal of the user and the user terminal of the conversation counterpart.

The user terminal may include a messenger service module unit that performs a function of exchanging messages with a conversation counterpart through the site, an open API for making broadcast content related information and a broadcast content streaming request to the broadcast service system, and It may include a player for playing the broadcast content provided by the broadcast service system on the messenger chat screen of the user terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to watch broadcast content together while having a conversation with a far-away partner anytime and anywhere. As a result, the broadcast content can be more interestingly watched than when the broadcast content is viewed alone.

1 is a block diagram of a messenger service interlocking broadcast service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram provided to explain a messenger application according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a screen for selecting a broadcast content together function in a messenger application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating the head end of FIG. 1 in more detail.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the front / back end of FIG. 1 in more detail.
6 is a flowchart provided to explain a messenger service interlocking broadcast service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a messenger service interlocking broadcast service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the messenger service interworking broadcast service system 100 according to the present invention may include a head end unit 110, a front / back end unit 120, and a server API unit 130, and a communication network 300. It may be connected to the plurality of user terminal 400 and the third party operating site 600 through) can exchange various information and data. In addition, the broadcast service system 100 may be managed by the system administrator through the manager terminal 500.

The headend unit 110 may receive the broadcast content from the broadcast content provider 200 and perform a function of providing the broadcast content selected by the user to the user terminal 400 through the communication network 300.

The front / back end unit 120 may provide broadcast programming information to a user to select a broadcast content that the user wants to watch, and perform functions such as member management, billing management, and broadcast schedule management.

The server API unit 130 allows access through an application equipped with a smart platform distributed by a broadcast service provider according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a 'smart platform loaded application'), and supports data input / output and broadcast content service. Function to provide an interface for In detail, the server API unit 130 provides functions such as broadcast programming information, broadcast content information, billing management, and member management, such that the smart platform-mounted application may provide broadcast content to the user through the server API unit 130. Make sure Here, the smart platform includes an open API for supporting the smart platform-mounted application to operate in conjunction with the server API unit 130 and a player for reproducing the broadcast content provided by the broadcast service provider according to the present invention on the user terminal 400. do. The smart platform and the application equipped with the smart platform will be described in detail below.

The broadcast content provider 200 may provide various broadcast contents to a terrestrial broadcaster, a cable broadcaster, or another broadcast content provider.

The communication network 300 includes a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, WIBRO, and the like. It can include a variety of data communication network, and do not obscure wired and wireless, any communication method may be used.

The manager terminal 500 is a communication terminal device used by a system administrator for management of a broadcast service. The manager terminal 500 may be directly connected to the application-based broadcast service system 100 or connected through a communication network 300 to exchange various information and data. have.

The user terminal 400 is a communication terminal device used by a user to use a broadcast service. The user terminal 400 accesses the headend unit 110 or the front / backend unit 120 through the communication network 300 to give various information and data. I can receive it. The user terminal 400 may be configured as a terminal having a computing capability by mounting a microprocessor such as a smartphone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a web pad, or the like. In particular, the user terminal 400 according to the present invention may be connected to the broadcast service system 100 through a smart platform-mounted application to receive various broadcast contents and provide them to the user.

The third party operation site 600 is a site that provides a service separately from the broadcast service system 100 and may include, for example, a game service, a social networking service (SNS) service, and an internet portal site. The subject who operates the third party operating site 600 may develop an application for a service provided by the third party. And it can be distributed through the application market 700 that provides an application software download service, such as Android market, App Store. In particular, the third party operating site 600 according to the present invention may provide a messenger application (hereinafter referred to as a "messenger application") and provide a messenger service. Messenger application according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented as a smart platform-mounted application, and informs the connection status of the other messenger member, and performs a function to exchange messages and data through the Internet and broadcast content together Provides the ability to watch.

2 will be described in more detail with respect to the messenger application according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram provided to explain a messenger application according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the messenger app 1000 according to the present invention may include a smart platform 1100 and a messenger service module 1200. The smart platform 1100 may include an open API 1110 and a player 1130.

The messenger app 1000 may be made by another operator who develops and supplies an app using an open API 1110 and a player 1130 distributed by a broadcast service provider, a so-called third party, and a messenger service. Can be provided.

The messenger service module 1200 performs a function of exchanging a message, a photo, a video, a voice, etc. between a user and a counterpart in connection with a third party operating site 600. According to an exemplary embodiment, the messenger service module 1200 may receive information on a connection state of the other member from the third party operating site 600 and display it on the screen. In addition, the messenger service module 1200 may provide a service capable of simultaneously chatting with a plurality of people in a chat room as well as a 1: 1 conversation between a user and the other party.

In particular, the messenger service module 1200 according to the present invention provides the broadcast content information or the broadcast programming information from the broadcast service system 100 through the open API 1110 when the user selects to view the broadcast content together during the conversation with the counterpart. 3, a screen as illustrated in FIG. 3 may be displayed, and a broadcast content desired to be viewed together by the user may be selected. In addition, the messenger service module 1200 may transmit the selected broadcast content information from the user to the conversation counterpart to select the viewing. Of course, according to the exemplary embodiment, the player of the other party may play the broadcast content directly.

The open API 1110 provides a function of supporting an interface through which the messenger app 1000 can perform various requests and data input / output necessary for using a broadcast service from the broadcast service system 100 in connection with the server API 130. . The open API 1110 may include a function of providing broadcast content related information provided by the broadcast service system 100 to a screen of the user terminal 400.

The player 1130 performs a function of playing the broadcast content provided by the broadcast service system 100 on the screen of the user terminal 400. When the broadcast content selected together is streamed from the broadcast service system 100, the broadcast content may be played on the messenger conversation screen.

As such, when the messenger application 1000 is implemented as a smart platform-mounted application, a third party providing a messenger service only needs to develop a messenger service module 1200, and a request and a screen play function for the selected broadcast content are selected together. Development is simple because it uses smart platform provided by broadcast service provider. The broadcast service provider may also provide various additional services related to the broadcast service provided by the user to the user, thereby increasing the use of broadcast content.

Then, the head end unit 110 according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a block diagram illustrating the head end of FIG. 1 in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 4, the head end unit 110 may include an encoder unit 111, a streaming server 113, a DRM server 117, and a VoD server 119. It performs a function of streaming or downloading the corresponding broadcast content or VoD content according to the broadcast content providing request transmitted from the smart platform-mounted application 1000 through the server API unit 130.

The encoder 111 performs a function of encoding real-time broadcast content provided from the broadcast content provider 200 into a form suitable for various transmission environments and user terminal types by applying a multi-profile. In more detail, the single-format real-time broadcast content provided from the broadcast content provider 200 may be encoded with a codec, a resolution, and a bit rate suitable for each transmission environment and user terminal type. Meanwhile, the encoder 111 may include a plurality of encoders (not shown) in order to simultaneously encode in parallel a plurality of broadcast contents provided from the broadcast content provider 200 at the same time.

The streaming server 113 performs a function of streaming the broadcast content encoded by the encoder unit 111 to the user terminal 400 through the communication network 300. In more detail, the streaming server 113 may provide live adaptive streaming that automatically detects network conditions and performance environments of user terminals and transmits content at the most suitable bit rate.

The DRM server 117 performs a function of applying digital rights management (DRM) to broadcast content. In more detail, the DRM server 117 generates an encryption key to encrypt broadcast content. The user terminal 400 may decrypt the broadcast content encrypted and streamed using a DRM agent (not shown).

The VoD server 119 immediately stores the real-time broadcast content provided from the broadcast content provider 200 in the VoD server 119 while encoding the encoder unit 111, and at the request of the user terminal 400, the streaming server 113. ) To stream. As a result, the user may stop the screen by using a time shift function while watching the real-time broadcast content, continue the video later, or return to a desired time point. Conventionally, an additional storage capacity is required for the user terminal. However, in the present invention, since the broadcast content is recorded in real time on the VoD server 119, the storage capacity for the time shift function is not additionally required for the user terminal. On the other hand, after the live broadcast can be provided to the stored broadcast content to the user, like a conventional VoD service.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the front / back end of FIG. 1 in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 5, the front / back end unit 120 may include a web server 121, a database server 123, and a management server 125.

The web server 121 provides a web page related to a broadcast service to the user terminal 400. The user may perform membership registration, user authentication, broadcasting program information checking, broadcasting content selection, and bill payment through a web page provided by the web server 121. On the other hand, when using the messenger application 1000 according to the present invention, without a direct connection to the front / back end unit 120, membership registration, users according to the request of the messenger application 1000 delivered through the server API unit 130 It may perform functions such as authentication, broadcast program information provision, bill payment, and broadcast content selected by a user.

The database server 123 stores various types of information related to broadcast programming information, member information, payment information, broadcast schedule management information, and the like. The broadcast schedule information may be automatically generated and stored based on the electronic program guide information, and may be modified by the system administrator. For example, some of the contents broadcast in real time from terrestrial broadcasting stations may not be serviced on the Internet due to copyright or the like. In this case, the system manager may delete the corresponding portion from the broadcast schedule information and may not be provided to the user in the headend unit 110.

On the other hand, the database server 123 stores the broadcast content information used or recommended by the user as a third party service login information, and requests the request from the web server 121, the management server 125, the server API unit 130, and the like. Can be provided accordingly.

The management server 125 may control and manage the overall operation of the broadcast service system 100 according to a command and setting of the manager terminal 500.

Next, a description will be given of a messenger service interlocking broadcast service method according to the present invention with reference to FIG.

6 is a flowchart provided to explain a messenger service interlocking broadcast service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a user may first execute a messenger application 1000 of the user terminal 400 and start a messenger conversation with the other party (S610). Messenger conversation is not only a 1: 1 conversation but also a group conversation with several people simultaneously.

During the messenger conversation, the user may select to view the broadcast content together with the conversation counterpart (S620-Y). Then, the messenger app 1000 receives the broadcast programming information or the broadcast content information from the broadcast service system 100 and displays it on the user terminal 400 (S630).

Next, the messenger app 1000 may deliver the broadcast content information selected together with the third party operating site 600 to the messenger app of the conversation counterpart (S640). It is possible to display the broadcast content information on which the messenger application of the conversation partner is selected together on the screen and to receive a selection from the other party.

Thereafter, when the conversation partner selects viewing of the broadcast content selected for viewing together (S650-Y), the user terminal 400 of the user and the conversation partner may request streaming of the broadcast content from the broadcast service system 100, respectively. There is (S660).

When the broadcast content is streamed from the broadcast service system 100, the user terminal 400 of the user and the conversation counterpart may reproduce the message on the messenger conversation screen (S670).

The user and the other party may have a conversation while watching broadcast content together on the messenger conversation screen (S680).

Meanwhile, the case where the messenger service is provided by the third party operating site 600 has been described. However, the broadcast service system 100 may be implemented to include the function of the third party operating site 600.

Embodiments of the present invention include a computer-readable medium having program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. This medium records a program for executing the aforementioned messenger service interlocking broadcast service method. The medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination. Examples of such media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD and DVD, programmed instructions such as floptical disk and magneto-optical media, ROM, RAM, And a hardware device configured to store and execute the program. Or such medium may be a transmission medium, such as optical or metal lines, waveguides, etc., including a carrier wave that transmits a signal specifying a program command, data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

Claims (5)

Receiving selection from the user to view the broadcast content together with the instant message;
Displaying broadcast content information or broadcast organization information provided by a broadcast service system on a terminal of the user;
Displaying broadcast content information selected from the user on a user terminal of a conversation counterpart based on the broadcast content information or broadcast organization information;
Streaming the selected broadcast content to the user's terminal and the user's terminal of the conversation counterpart when the conversation partner selects viewing; and
And playing the broadcast content on a messenger chat screen of the user terminal of the user and the user terminal of the conversation counterpart. A site that provides a messenger chat service between a user and a chat counterpart; and
And a broadcast service system for simultaneously streaming the broadcast content selected by the user to the user terminal and the user terminal of the conversation counterpart. 3. The method of claim 2,
The site,
And a broadcast content information in which a view is selected together on the user's terminal to the user terminal of the conversation counterpart. 4. The method of claim 3,
Messenger service linked broadcast service system, characterized in that for playing the broadcast content on the messenger chat screen of the user terminal of the user and the user of the conversation counterpart. 5. The method of claim 4,
The user terminal,
A messenger service module unit which performs a function of exchanging messages with a conversation counterpart through the site;
An open API for making broadcast content related information and broadcast content streaming requests to the broadcast service system; and
And a player for reproducing the broadcast content provided by the broadcast service system on a messenger conversation screen of the user terminal.

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