KR100791417B1 - Video content provision system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing video content, comprising: an input tool for inputting and editing video content and various video-related contents, and receiving and storing video content information by a content provider from the input tool, and requesting from a user. Video content providing unit that provides the video content, a source providing unit which provides various source data necessary for creating video related content by the input tool, and receives and stores various contents information including basic member information inputted from the input tool. A video content service server including a database unit and a DB search unit for searching the corresponding content information requested by the user from the database unit, and the corresponding video content by the user's search request from the video content service server. And a player that receives various video contents corresponding to information requested to be searched from the video content providing unit and synthesizes them for each position on the screen. According to the present invention, a video content provider can interactively provide video content and video related information content in real time on the Internet, and a user can easily create and edit the provided content by an input tool.

Description

System and method for providing video content {System and method for providing moving image contents}

1 is a reference diagram illustrating a content information providing and retrieval method on the Internet according to the related art.

2 is a block diagram showing a video content providing system according to the present invention.

3 is an exploded view showing a player according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a video content providing method according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a video and related content input step according to the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a video output and related content output and search step according to the present invention.

7 is a reference diagram showing each piece of content information arranged on one screen of the moving picture 1 displayed by the player according to the present invention.

8 is a reference diagram showing an embodiment of a pop-up window that is an information display window according to the present invention.

9 is a player screen showing a specific application example according to the present invention.

10 is a player screen showing a specific application example according to the present invention.

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      100: user terminal 101: input tool

      102: player 103: video content service server

      104: video content providing unit 105: source providing unit

      106: DB search unit 107: Database unit

      108: member information DB 109: member bookmark DB

      110: watch video list by member DB 111: content DB

      200: first layer 201: second layer

      202: third layer 203: popup window

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing video content, and in particular, to store various video content and related content provided by a content provider in a video content service server, and to display video content requested by a user in a timely manner through a player. When a user selects and searches for any element of time-based scene information of the displayed video content, the corresponding content information is searched from a database of the video content service server and displayed as a pop-up window of a player screen, and the user selects the input tool. The present invention relates to a video content providing system and a method for editing the content information of an element to be edited in two directions through the scene information and storing it in the database.

Recently, due to the popularization of the Internet and computers, the Internet and computers are widely used in the fields of economy, industry, and education. A computer user can access a server system serving as an information provider through the Internet for retrieving information, and can obtain necessary information from the server system. With this technique, a computer user can use his or her computer through the Internet and a computer. You can easily find the information you need.

Due to the development of media and internet related technologies, contents implementation methods are being developed and implemented to construct web pages that implement various videos to be convenient for computer users and to enhance the use effect of computer users. It is increasing the interest and satisfaction of computer users by providing contents by organizing contents in the form of dynamic images and moving away from in-image form.

The service using the Internet is now increasing in the fields of e-commerce, entertainment, and distance education. Accordingly, a method of searching and providing contents information required for each use field is being developed.

In the related art, a method of providing and retrieving content information on the Internet is, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, when a user clicks on a predetermined movie information or an official homepage menu to view desired content information on a movie promotion site on the Internet. The content information was provided and displayed.

This content provision method provides information to the user through the process of recomposing the necessary information (subtitles, images, etc.) in the basic video, and according to this method, a considerable amount of additional production costs in the modification and addition work after the final service video production And the reuse of exposed media (TV, cable broadcasting, wired / wireless networks, theaters, etc.) was limited.

In addition, the provision of video content through the conventional network has a limitation of simply showing the selected video content over time through the basic player, and the exposure of the information about the video and the event information is displayed at a different position from the video so that the user's perspective The distribution was distributed, which resulted in decreased concentration and limitations in advertising, promotional effects, and value-added services.

That is, the conventional video content service has a limitation in that it provides only simple additional functions such as unilateral play of user-selected video information and simple bookmark and subtitle processing.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and can provide the video content requested by the user and various contents information related thereto in a hierarchical manner when providing the video content on the Internet. Various video related information contents stored in the database can be searched in real time while viewing scene information of the video contents displayed by the player as well as creating and editing new contents in real time. An object of the present invention is to provide a video content providing system and method for providing information content in real time and for creating and editing content.

As a technical idea for achieving the above object, the present invention provides an input tool for inputting and editing video content and various video-related contents, and receiving and storing video content information by a content provider from the input tool and requesting a user. If there is a video content providing unit providing the corresponding video content, a source providing unit providing various source data necessary for creating video related content by the input tool, and receiving various contents information including basic member information inputted from the input tool. A video content service server including a database unit for storing and a DB search unit for searching for corresponding content information requested by a user from the database unit, and a corresponding video content by a user's search request from the video content service server. remind And a player that receives various video contents corresponding to the requested information from the video content providing unit from the database unit and synthesizes them for each position on the screen.

In addition, the input tool and the player is installed in a user terminal that can communicate on the Internet by wire or wireless, characterized in that driven by the request input of the content provider or the user.

The input tool and the player may be provided by the video content service server on the web and driven by a user's request input.

The database unit may include a member information DB in which basic information such as a member's name, ID, password, address, and e-mail are stored, a member bookmark DB in which bookmarks containing content names of interest videos by members are stored, and interest videos by members. And a content DB storing various content information created or edited by the user, and a DB of interest video for each member in which the list is stored.

The content DB may store basic content information of each element in a time-based scene of video content, and sub-content information is hierarchically stored below the basic content information of each element.

The player may further include a first layer displaying an original video provided from the video content providing unit, a second layer showing a location of an area according to each element of the video content displayed on the first layer, and input and editing. And a third layer on which a decorating button, a pop-up screen window, a shortcut, a subtitle, and various menu contents are arranged.

As another technical idea for achieving the above object, the present invention provides an input step of a content provider inputs a variety of related information content including video content through an input tool; A storage step of receiving the video content inputted by the input tool and storing the video content providing unit and storing various related information contents including the input member information in a database unit; An output step in which a player is driven when a user requests a video content and the video content and related content information provided from the video content providing unit and the database unit are sequentially synthesized and displayed through the first, second and third layers of the player; ; When any one element of time-based scene information of the displayed video content screen is selected by a user and an information search is requested, the content information of the element is retrieved from the database unit and provided as a pop-up window at a predetermined position of the player screen. Characterized in that it comprises a step.

In addition, in the method, if any element is selected by a content provider or a user and edited in real time on the video content screen displayed by the player, the edited content is stored in a database unit of the video content service server. Characterized in that it further comprises a content editing step.

The content searching step may include: providing a user selection screen to allow a user to select an element in time-based scene information of a video content screen displayed by the player; Stopping a video screen when an element is selected by the user on the user selection screen, and transmitting a signal requesting content information on the selected element to the video content service server; Searching for the content information requested by the DB search unit under the control of the video content service server from the content DB and providing the pop-up window on the player screen; Transmitting a signal for requesting sub content information on the selected element to the video content service server when an element is selected by the user in the pop-up window containing the content information; And searching for the sub content information requested by the DB search unit under the control of the video content service server from the content DB to provide a separate pop-up window on the player screen.

Also, in the present method, if a user registered as a member of the video content service sets a bookmark of one or more video content names of his / her interest in a bookmark, a video list file of interest is created by the control of the video content service server. Thereafter, the database is stored in the interest video list DB for each member, and the corresponding interest video list is searched for and displayed from the interest video list DB for each member according to the user's interest video list request.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings with respect to the configuration and operation of the embodiment according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a video content providing system according to the present invention.

The system is provided with an input tool 101 for inputting and editing video content and various video-related contents, and receiving and storing video content information by a content provider from the input tool 101, and storing the corresponding video content when requested by a user. Provides the video content providing unit 104, the source providing unit 105 for providing various source data necessary for creating a video related content by the input tool 101, the member basic information input from the input tool 101 Video content service server including a database unit 107 for receiving and storing various contents information including a DB and a DB search unit 106 for searching the corresponding content information requested by the user from the database unit 107. 103 and the video content by the user's search request from the video content service server 103. Receive presentation of various video content corresponding to the content provider 104 searches the requested information in the received status provided from the from the database part 107 and a player 102, that shows to synthesis by each point on the screen.

In addition, the input tool 101 and the player 102 are installed in the user terminal 100 capable of communicating on the Internet by wire or wirelessly and are driven by the input of a content provider or a user.

In addition, the input tool 101 and the player 102 are provided by the video content service server 103 on the web and driven by user input.

In addition, the database unit 103 includes a member information DB 108 in which basic information such as a member's name, ID, password, address, and e-mail are stored, and a member bookmark in which a bookmark including a name of interest video content for each member is stored. DB 109, a member-specific interest video list DB 110 for storing a member-specific interest video list, and a content DB 111 for storing various content information created or edited by a user.

In addition, the content DB 111 stores basic content information of each element in a time-based scene of video content, and sub-content information is hierarchically stored below the basic content information of each element.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the player 102 may include a first layer 200 on which an original video provided from the video content providing unit 104 is displayed, and a video content displayed on the first layer 200. The second layer 201 showing the location of the region according to each element in the scene information, and the third layer 202 on which decorating buttons, pop-up windows, shortcuts, subtitles, and various menu contents are arranged for input and editing. It is configured to include).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a video content providing method according to the present invention.

The method includes an input step (S400) of a content provider inputting various related information contents including a moving image content through an input tool 101; A storage step of receiving the video content input by the input tool 101 and storing it in the video content providing unit 104 and storing various related information contents including the input member information in the database unit 107 (S401). Wow; When the user requests a video content, the player 102 is driven, and the video content and related content information provided from the video content providing unit 104 and the database unit 107 are first, second, and third of the player 102. An output step S402 of sequentially synthesized and displayed through the layers 200, 201, and 202; If any element of time-based scene information of the displayed video content screen is selected by the user and an information search is requested, the content information of the element is retrieved from the database unit 107 and a pop-up window is located at a predetermined position of the player screen. The search step S403 is provided.

In addition, in the present method, if any element is selected by a content provider or a user and edited in real time from the scene information of the video on the video content screen displayed by the player 102, the edited content is the video content service server 103. The content editing step (S404) stored in the database unit 107 of the further includes.

In addition, the content retrieving step may include: providing a user selection screen to allow a user to select an element in time-based scene information of a moving image content screen displayed by the player 102; When a certain element is selected by the user on the user selection screen, the moving picture is stopped, and a signal for requesting content information on the selected element is transmitted to the moving picture content service server (103); Providing a pop-up window on the player screen by retrieving the requested content information from the content DB 111 by the DB search unit 106 under the control of the video content service server 103; Transmitting a signal for requesting sub content information on the selected element to the video content service server 103 when any element is selected by the user in the pop-up window containing the content information; And searching the sub content information requested by the DB search unit 106 under the control of the video content service server 103 from the content DB 111 and providing the pop-up window on the player screen.

In addition, if a user registered as a member of the video content service has previously set any one or more video content titles of interest as a bookmark, a video list file of interest is created by the control of the video content service server 103. Thereafter, the database is stored in the interest video list DB 110 for each member of the database unit 107, and the corresponding video list is searched for and displayed from the interest video list DB 110 for each member according to the user's interest video list request. It further comprises a step.

Referring to the operation of the present invention having the configuration as described above in detail.

According to the present invention, when various video contents and related contents provided by a content provider are input as an input tool and stored in the video contents service server, and the video contents requested by the user are displayed by time through the player, When the user selects and requests a search for any element of time-based scene information, the corresponding content information is searched from the database and displayed as a pop-up window of the player screen, and the user can interactively edit the element of the scene information through the input tool. Its technical features are that it can be edited and stored in the database.

An embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10.

First, a content provider inputs various related information contents including a video content through an input tool 101 provided in a personal terminal 100 or provided through a video content service server 103 on a web. 101) is different depending on whether the content provider is an individual or a company, the input items are different, the input items are mainly the member information field (name, social security number, rating, ID, password, email, etc.), video content field (video) Title, supplier / copyright owner, supplier / copyright URL, manager (agent, production), administrator URL, etc.), menu edit field, and shortcut edit field.

The video content input by the content provider through the input tool 101 as described above is transmitted to the video content service server 103 and then stored in the video content providing unit 104 which is a kind of multimedia server. Various related information contents including the are stored in the database unit 107.

That is, the above-described input process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5. When the user logs in to access the video content service server 103 and receives member authentication on the Internet, the video content service server 103 is connected. After determining whether the user is a member (S500), if it is determined to be a non-member to induce membership (S501), if it is determined to be a member, the input tool 101 installed in the user terminal 100 or the input tool on the web ( 101 is provided to show on the screen of the user terminal 100 (S502).

The user inputs one or more information contents among the video content and the related person information, product information, background information, music information, production information, and other information to the input tool 101 (S503).

When the various contents are input as described above, after determining whether there is a correction (S504), if there is no other modification, the contents of the video content providing unit 104 and the database unit 107 of the video content service server 103 are determined. The video content source and related information content are respectively stored in the DB 111 (S506).

On the other hand, as shown in the flow chart of Figure 6, when the user accesses the video content service server 103 to receive the video content that he wants to watch and log in for membership authentication, the video content service server 103 first After determining whether or not a member (S600), if it is determined to be a non-member, the video list search window is displayed (S601). It is checked whether there is a list of videos of interest (S602).

As a result of the checking, if it is determined that there is a list of videos of interest in the bookmark of the member, it is updated from the member's interest videos list DB 110 of each member of the database unit 107 by the control of the video contents service server 103 until recently. The list of interest videos of the flower garden is read and displayed on the screen of the player 102 (S603).

In this case, the player 102 is installed in the user terminal 100 that can communicate on the Internet by wire or wirelessly and is driven by a request input of a content provider or a user, or on the web content service server 103 on a web. Is provided and driven by the user's request input.

Subsequently, when the user selects a video content title that he / she wants to watch from the outputted video list of interest (S604), the video content is provided from the video content providing unit 104 to the player 102 and displayed. S605).

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the player 102 is displayed on the first layer 200 and the first layer 200 on which the original video provided from the video content providing unit 104 is displayed. A second layer 201 showing a location of an area corresponding to each element in scene information of the video content, and a third button on which decorating buttons, pop-up screen windows, shortcuts, subtitles, and various menu contents are arranged for input and editing; The layers 202 may be sequentially arranged, and in addition, N layers may be arranged as various information display windows.

That is, the player 102 is driven according to a user's video content request, and the video content and related content information provided from the content DB 111 of the video content providing unit 104 and the database unit 107 are stored in the player ( The first, second, and third layers 200, 201, 202 of 102 are sequentially synthesized and displayed.

FIG. 7 is a reference diagram showing respective content information arranged on one screen of the moving picture 1 provided from the moving picture content providing unit 104 and displayed by the player 102. In this case, the respective content information is retrieved from the content DB 111 of the database unit 107 and provided.

In addition, when any one element of time-based scene information of the displayed video content screen is selected by the user, the video content service server 103 determines this (S606), and then the database unit 107 receives content information of the selected element. (S607), the searched content information is displayed as a pop-up window at a predetermined position of the player screen (S608).

For example, if a person information or a product information element is selected by the user among time-based scene information of the video content screen displayed as shown in FIG. 8, the video content service server determines this and then displays the content information on the person or product which is the selected element. Searched from the content DB 111 of the base unit 107, the searched person information or product information is displayed as a popup window 204 on the left or center position of the player screen.

As described above, a specific application example in which any element of time-based scene information of the displayed video content screen is selected by the user and displayed as a pop-up window at a predetermined position of the player screen is illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10.

That is, when the user clicks on the body part of Moon Geun-young located in the center of the video content screen "Moon Geun Young with Kookmin Bank" as shown in Figure 9, the pop-up window shown in Figure 10 will appear on the left and right sides.

The content search process as described above will be described in more detail as follows.

First, when a user selects a video content title that he / she wants to view from a list of videos of interest, a user selection screen is provided so that the user can select an element in time-based scene information of the video content screen displayed by the player 102.

In this case, when an element is selected by the user on the user selection screen, the video screen is stopped, and a signal for requesting content information on the selected element is transmitted to the video content service server 103.

Under the control of the video content service server 103, the DB search unit 106 retrieves the requested content information from the content DB 111 and displays the pop-up window on the player screen. When an element is selected by the user in, a signal for requesting sub content information on the selected element is transmitted to the video content service server 103.

Accordingly, under the control of the video content service server 103, the DB search unit 106 retrieves the requested sub content information from the content DB 111 and displays it as a separate pop-up window on the player screen.

On the other hand, if the content provider or the user wants to edit the content of any one element of the content information in the time-based scene information of the video content screen displayed by the player 102, if the input tool 101 is recalled and edited in real time The editing process is the same as the video input content input method described above. Once the editing is completed, the edited content is stored in the content DB 111 of the database unit 107.

Although described above with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, various modifications are possible at the level of those skilled in the art, and such modifications are the scope of the present invention without departing from the technical features of the present invention. It belongs to belong to.

As described above, according to the present invention, when providing video content on the Internet, the video content requested by the user and various contents information related thereto may also be provided hierarchically, and various videos stored in a database of the video content service server. Users can watch video contents and related information contents in real time by searching related contents as well as creating and editing new contents while viewing scene information of video contents displayed by the player. And create and edit content.

Therefore, when the present invention is applied to a product information advertisement of a shopping mall and a product seller, not only general product information but also related products or other product information thereof may be hierarchically provided on a shopping mall screen of a user terminal and the buyer may be interactive. There is an effect that can be purchased directly in real time on the purchase screen.

In addition, when the present invention is applied to a video education service, even in a video lecture, not a one-sided lecture video within limited information, the user and the information provider can interactively grasp the lecture and related information according to the level of the user in real time and respond to the user's request. It can provide the appropriate contents, and it is effective in developing various user-oriented products and satisfying customer needs.

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An input tool for inputting and editing video contents and various video-related contents, A video content providing unit which receives and stores video content information from a content provider by a content provider and provides a corresponding video content when a user requests it, and a source providing various source data necessary for creating video related content by the input tool. Video content including a providing unit, a database unit for receiving and storing various content information including the basic member information input from the input tool, and a DB search unit for searching the corresponding content information requested by the user from the database unit. With a service server, After receiving the video content from the video content service server by the user's search request from the video content service server, various video contents corresponding to the information requested to be searched are received from the database unit and synthesized for each position on the screen. Video content providing system comprising a player showing. The method of claim 1, The input tool and the player are installed in a user terminal capable of communicating on the Internet by wire or wirelessly and is driven by a content provider or a user's request input. The method of claim 1, The input tool and the player are provided by the video content service server on the web and the video content providing system, characterized in that driven by the user's request input. The method of claim 1, wherein the database unit, Member information DB that stores basic information such as the member's name, ID, password, address, email, etc., A member bookmark DB in which bookmarks containing the contents of interest video contents for each member are stored; DB of interest video list by member that stores a list of videos of interest by member, Video content providing system comprising a content DB that stores a variety of content information created or edited by the user. The method of claim 4, wherein The content DB is a video content providing system characterized in that the basic content information of each element is stored in the scene of the video content over time and sub-content information is stored hierarchically below the basic content information of each element. The method of claim 1, wherein the player, A first layer on which an original video provided from the video content providing unit is displayed; A second layer showing a position of an area according to each element in scene information of the video content displayed on the first layer; A video content providing system comprising a decorating button for inputting and editing, a popup window, a shortcut, a subtitle, and a third layer in which various menu contents are arranged. An input step of a content provider inputting various related information contents including moving image content through an input tool; A storage step of receiving the video content inputted by the input tool and storing the video content providing unit and storing various related information contents including the input member information in a database unit; An output step in which a player is driven when a user requests a video content and the video content and related content information provided from the video content providing unit and the database unit are sequentially synthesized and displayed through the first, second and third layers of the player; ; When any one element of time-based scene information of the displayed video content screen is selected by a user and an information search is requested, the content information of the element is retrieved from the database unit and provided as a pop-up window at a predetermined position of the player screen. Video content providing method comprising the step. The method of claim 7, wherein If any element is selected by a content provider or a user and edited in real time on the video content screen displayed by the player, the edited content is stored in a database unit of the video content service server. Video content providing method further comprising. The method of claim 7, wherein the content search step, Providing a user selection screen to allow a user to select an element in time-based scene information of the video content screen displayed by the player; Stopping a video screen when an element is selected by the user on the user selection screen, and transmitting a signal requesting content information on the selected element to the video content service server; Searching for the content information requested by the DB search unit under the control of the video content service server from the content DB and providing the pop-up window on the player screen; Transmitting a signal for requesting sub content information on the selected element to the video content service server when an element is selected by the user in the pop-up window containing the content information; And searching for the sub content information requested by the DB search unit under the control of the video content service server from the content DB and providing the pop-up window on the player screen as a separate pop-up window. The method of claim 7, wherein If a user registered as a member of the video content service has previously set a bookmark of one or more video content names of his / her interest, the database list file is created after the video list file of interest is created by the control of the video content service server. The video contents providing method is stored in the interest video list DB for each member, and searching for and displaying the corresponding video list from the interest video list DB for each member according to the user's interest video list request.

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