KR100905657B1 - Media providing system and method, and server applied thereto - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a media providing system and method, and a server applied thereto. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system for extracting media playback information about a user terminal device and a user terminal device for requesting a media provision based service and extracting the media playback information for the media service based on the media provision information is provided in at least one or more media corresponding to the media provision based service. After determining whether or not to play the information, and transmits the unsupported list formed to the user terminal device, and converts at least one or more media based on the media conversion setting information provided corresponding to the unsupported list from the user terminal device, Service management server for delivering at least one or more media to the user terminal device. Therefore, the present invention does not perform the media conversion according to the user's choice when the media that cannot be supported are of less importance from the user's point of view of using the media providing service such as advertisement, caption, and other additional information. As a result, it is possible to efficiently manage related communication resources, and to improve the satisfaction of users using media-based services.

Media, video, playback

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MEDIA, AND SERVER APPLIED TO THE SAME}

The present invention relates to media playback. More particularly, the present invention relates to media playback performance of a user terminal device in response to a user terminal device such as a mobile communication terminal or a PDA connected to receive a media providing service. After the determination, the determination result is transmitted to the user terminal device so that the user can set an input for converting the media that cannot be supported into a media that can be supported. The present invention relates to a media providing system and method for selecting and executing a conversion, and a server applied thereto.

A method and system for providing a multimedia content service based on a communication system through a high speed internet wired communication network or a wireless communication network such as IMT 2000 has been noted.

In particular, not only voice and text can be transmitted and received through a wired or wireless terminal device, but also a function for transmitting and receiving still images and videos and a music file such as an MP3 file can be added to the terminal device or an external device. As a result, the technical foundation for transmitting / receiving multimedia content files by wire or wireless is being prepared, and the technical basis for distributing multimedia contents files by themselves and distributing them to wired or wireless communication networks is also provided. .

Furthermore, the user terminal device, which is a wired or wireless terminal device, cannot have a performance related to media playback capable of playing all of a myriad of media (eg, still images or videos) provided as multimedia content files, and thus cannot be played. You have no choice but to generate a media.

There are countless kinds of media such as text, still image, audio, and video, and if you list by file extension for playing the kind of audio, there are mpa, mp3, mp2, wma, wav, and so on. Listed by file extension to be played are wmv, avi, divx, asf, mpg, and so on.

As described above, it is not easy to provide a codec for reproducing all of the user terminal devices due to the numerous types of media.

In addition, the user terminal device has a relatively low processing power than a personal computer (PC) in terms of the ability to process a variety of media playback, as well as the reason that the codec is not equipped, the terminal screen corresponding media In terms of hardware performance until display on the screen, the processing power is insufficient to limit the playable media.

In terms of the hardware processing capability of the user terminal device, it is more frequently encountered when the performance limits are played while playing at least two or more media than when playing a single media.

Typically, a user terminal device that plays back at least two media (eg, a video) includes a memory for storing compressed video files, a first decoder for decompressing and outputting a first video file stored in the memory, and a second stored in the memory. A second decoder for decompressing and outputting a video file, an image processor for synthesizing and outputting video frames output from the first and second decoders, a display unit for displaying data output from the image processor, and processing for media playback. It is executed through the control unit to be executed.

The memory may be various storage devices such as one or a plurality of flash memories, a hard disk, an optical disk storage device, or a combination thereof.

The first decoder and the second decoder are each implemented as a flexible digital signal processor capable of reproducing a compressed file of a plurality of formats. One or more of various formats such as MPEG-4, H.263, MPEG-7 and MPEG-2 may be supported.

Thus, while operating simultaneously, the two decoders can play video files of different formats.

Each decoder starts playback from the specified temporal position for the designated moving image file. Each decoder supports double speed playback and slow playback.

Decoders with this function are provided commercially, and related codecs decompress each file and output image frames in a standard format such as YUV or RGB.

The image processor may enlarge or reduce the input image frames, and may synthesize the two images.

For example, two videos may be shrunk and displayed by dividing the screen. One video frame may be displayed on the full screen as a main screen, and the other video frame may be reduced and displayed in a picture-in-picture format.

However, the user terminal device in the prior art can play the media, in particular two videos at the same time to output on the terminal screen, in order to play more videos at the same time should be implemented with better performance, all user terminals Since the device is not implemented to play two videos through an operation in the terminal, there is a problem that a video that cannot be played in the terminal must be generated.

There is a need for a solution to overcome this problem.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a user terminal at a server side responsive to a user terminal device such as a mobile communication terminal or a PDA connected to receive a media providing service. After determining the performance related to the media playback for the device, the result of the determination is transmitted to the user terminal device so that the user can set an input setting for converting the media that cannot be supported into a media that can be supported. The present invention provides a media providing system and method for selecting and converting media of an unsupportable target, and a server applied thereto.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to determine whether at least one or more media corresponding to a media providing service can be played on the user terminal device, and transmits the result to the user terminal device, which cannot be provided from the user terminal device. It provides a media providing system and method for providing media to a user terminal in real time and converting the media according to a setting of whether or not to convert the target media to the user terminal device, and a server applied thereto. There is.

Further, another object of the present invention is to database the processing history of the media that can not be reproduced through the interworking with the user terminal device for the media that can not be supported, and according to the statistical data about the processing history of the user The present invention provides a media providing system and method for performing additional registration of selected media, and a server applied thereto.

A media providing system according to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the user terminal device for requesting a service based on the media and extracting media playback information for the user terminal device in response to the request, After transmitting the unsupported list formed by determining whether the at least one or more media corresponding to the media providing service is playable based on the media play information to the user terminal device, the unsupported list from the user terminal device. And a service management server for converting the at least one media based on the media conversion setting information provided corresponding to the at least one media and delivering the converted at least one media to the user terminal device.

Preferably, the service management server is characterized in that to form a media processing history based on the unsupported list and the conversion of the at least one or more media.

Preferably, the service management server is characterized in that through the media processing history to determine the non-supportable media requested above the predetermined level, and additionally register the unsupportable media as a supportable media.

Preferably, the media play information is information on a media play environment including codec information of a media playable through the user terminal device and hardware information for display.

Preferably, the service management server is characterized in that to extract the media playback information matching the terminal information provided from the user terminal device on the basis of the pre-stored media related database.

Preferably, the media conversion setting information is user input information for converting at least one or more unsupported media included in the unsupported list into a playable media.

Preferably, the service management server, if the conversion request for at least one or more unsupported media is not included in the media conversion setting information, characterized in that not performing the transmission for the at least one or more unsupportable media.

Preferably, the service management server is characterized in that to deliver the remaining media that is not listed in the unsupported list of the at least one or more media to the user terminal device.

Preferably, the service management server, when the media conversion setting information includes a conversion request for some of the unsupported media of the unsupported list, characterized in that for performing the conversion of the part of the unsupported media. .

Preferably, the service management server is characterized in that not performing the transmission for the remaining unsupported media except for the partial unsupported media of the unsupported list.

Preferably, the service management server is characterized in that for transmitting the unsupported media of the converted part and the remaining media not listed in the unsupported list of the at least one or more media to the user terminal device.

Preferably, when the at least one unsupported media included in the unsupported list is main content of the media providing service, the service management server automatically plays the at least one unsupported media as a playable media. Characterized in that the conversion.

Preferably, the service management server is the main content of the at least one unsupported media included in the unsupported list of the media providing based service, the media conversion setting information includes a conversion request for the main content If not, the execution of the media providing service is characterized in that the end.

Preferably, the at least one media is characterized in that it comprises at least one of moving pictures, still images, audio and text.

In addition, the service management server according to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, an interface for connecting to a user terminal device for requesting a service based on the media providing, for the user terminal device in response to the request; Playback performance inquiry unit for extracting media play information, and querying whether or not playability of at least one or more media corresponding to the media providing service is formed based on the media play information, to form an unsupported list, the unsupported list Transmission unit for transmitting the information formed to the user terminal device, for performing the conversion on the at least one or more media based on the media conversion setting information provided in response to the unsupported list from the user terminal device Media conversion unit and the media conversion settings Based on the received service information of the at least one or more media characterized in that a control unit for delivering one or more media, transmission to the user terminal device, or, the conversion to the user terminal device.

Preferably, the service management server further comprises a first database for previously storing the service subscription information and the terminal information for the user and the corresponding media.

Preferably, the service management server further comprises a second database for pre-storing the at least one or more media, or the second database is provided in an external server to interoperate with each other.

Preferably, the service management server further comprises a third database for storing the media processing history formed on the basis of the unsupported list and whether or not to convert the at least one or more media, or external to the third database. It is characterized by interlocking with the server.

Preferably, the service management server is characterized in that through the media processing history to determine the non-supportable media requested above the predetermined level, and additionally register the unsupportable media as a supportable media.

In addition, the media providing method according to the third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, (a) responding to the user terminal device requesting a service based on the media, (b) media for the user terminal device Extracting play information and determining whether the play information is playable for at least one or more media corresponding to the media providing service based on the media play information, and forming a non-support list; Transmitting to the user terminal device, (d) receiving media conversion setting information corresponding to the unsupported list from the user terminal device, and (e) converting the at least one media based on the media conversion setting information. And (f) converting the converted at least one media to the user terminal. Characterized in that it comprises the step of passing value.

Preferably, the media providing method further comprises the step of (i) forming a media processing history based on the unsupported list and whether or not the at least one media is converted.

Preferably, the media providing method is characterized in that (h) determining the unsupportable media requested above the predetermined level through the media processing history, and additionally registering the unsupported media as a supportable media.

Therefore, in the present invention, after determining the performance of the media playback related to the user terminal device on the server side in response to the user terminal device, such as a mobile communication terminal or a PDA connected to receive the service provided based on the media, this determination result is determined. Transfer to the user terminal device to allow the user to set the input for converting the media that cannot be supported to the media that can be supported. If the target media is less important in terms of users who use media-based services such as advertisements, subtitles, and other additional information, media conversion may not be performed depending on the user's choice. Efficiently manage and media There is an advantage that can improve the satisfaction for the user using the service provided based.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the media providing system according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail as follows.

1 is a block diagram of a media providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown by way of example only in FIG. 1, the media providing system requests a media providing based service to receive at least one or more media corresponding to the media providing based service, and a service providing. In response to the request, after extracting the media play information for the user terminal device 100 and determining whether the at least one or more media can be played on the basis of the extracted media play information, an unsupported list for the unsupported media is present. Form and transmit the formed unsupported list to the user terminal device 100, and then, in response to the unsupported list, the user terminal device 100 converts the unsupported media into supportable media. Based on the media conversion setting information that was set up, based on the support And a service management server 200 for executing the conversion of the media and transferring the converted media to the user terminal device 100.

Further, the service management server 200 forms and manages media processing details based on the unsupported list and whether or not the at least one media is converted.

In addition, the service management server 200 forms statistical data on media frequently requested from the user through the media processing history formed, and determines the unsupported media requested above the predetermined level based on the media processing history. Register as a supportable media and set it as a service target based on media provision.

As mentioned above, the media play information refers to information on a media play environment including codec information of media playable through the user terminal device 100 and hardware information for display.

In this regard, the service management server 200 receives terminal information (for example, terminal type information) together with a service providing request from the user terminal device 100, and from the media-related database that is stored in advance through the provided terminal information. Media playback information matching the user terminal device 100 is extracted.

The media conversion setting information refers to input information set by a user of the user terminal apparatus 100 for converting at least one or more unsupported media included in the unsupportable list into playable media.

In more detail, the service management server 200 extracts the media playback information for the interface unit 210 and the user terminal device 100 for accessing the user terminal device 100, and based on the media play information. A playback performance inquiry unit 220 for inquiring whether or not playability of at least one or more media corresponding to a media providing service is formed to form an unsupportable list, and the user terminal device including information formed including the unsupported list. 100 for transmitting to the transmission unit 230, the media conversion unit 240 for executing the conversion for the corresponding unsupported media on the basis of the media conversion setting information provided from the user terminal device 100, and media conversion settings Receive at least one or more media based on the information and deliver the media to the user terminal device 100 or convert the converted media to the user terminal. And a control unit 250 for delivery to the device 100.

Here, the service management server 200 preferably further includes a first database 260 for matching and storing the service subscription information and the terminal information for the user with the corresponding media.

In addition, it is preferable to further include a second database 270 for pre-store the at least one or more media, or to be provided with the second database 270 in an external server to be implemented to interoperate. Further comprising a third database 280 for storing the media processing history that is formed based on the conversion of at least one or more media, or the third database 280 is provided to an external server to be interoperable It is preferable.

The service management server 200 may deliver at least one or more media and supportable media formed by media conversion to the user terminal device 100 through various processing. Some exemplary embodiments are as follows.

If the media conversion setting information set through the user terminal device 100 does not include a conversion request for at least one or more unsupported media, the service management server 200 selects the corresponding unsupported media from the user terminal device 100. Performs processing that does not pass to

In addition, the service management server 200 forms the unsupported list and provides the remaining terminal which is not listed in the unsupported list among the at least one or more media corresponding to the media providing-based service to the user terminal device 100. Runs separately from processing for unsupported media.

In another case, the service management server 200 converts a part of the unsupported media into a supportable media when the media conversion setting information includes a conversion request for some unsupported media in the unsupported list. And does not perform transmission for the remaining unsupported media except for some unsupported media converted from the unsupported list.

In another case, if the at least one unsupported media included in the unsupported list is main content that forms a media providing service, the service management server 200 includes a unsupported list including the main content of the user terminal device ( Rather than waiting for the user setting by transmitting to 100), it is possible to automatically convert the main content into a media that can be supported and deliver the same to the user terminal 100.

Alternatively, the unsupported list including the main content may be delivered to the user terminal device 100 to wait and execute the user's conversion setting. However, in such a case, if the conversion request for the main content is not included in the media conversion setting information provided from the user terminal device 100, the execution of the service may be interrupted since it may not have a significant meaning. It is desirable to.

Hereinafter, the operation of the media providing system according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in more detail as follows.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the media providing system illustrated in FIG. 1. As shown only as an example in FIG. 2, the media providing method proceeds by the user terminal 100 accessing the service management server 200 for a request for a media providing based service (S100).

Subsequently, the service management server 200 extracts media play information corresponding to the user terminal device 100 based on a media related database that is stored in advance by using terminal information provided from the user terminal device 100 (S102). In operation S104, it is determined whether the at least one media scheduled to be provided to the user terminal device 100 is playable using the extracted media play information.

In step S104, through the determination result, the media that is not playable is extracted according to the media-related performance of the user terminal device 100, and a list of unsupported lists for this is transmitted to the user terminal device 100 (S106). And S108).

Thereafter, the user terminal device 100 forms media conversion setting information for converting to supportable media according to the user's input setting for the unsupported list provided from the service management server 200 (S110). Transfer to the service management server 200 (S112).

Accordingly, the service management server 200 converts the corresponding unsupportable media into supportable media based on the media conversion setting information provided through the step S112 (S114).

The playable media formed through the media conversion process is transferred to the user terminal device 100 (S116), and the user terminal device 100 can display it on the terminal screen (S118).

In addition, the service management server 200 forms a processing history on whether or not to perform the conversion of the unsupported list and at least one or more media (S120), and the frequency requested by the user by using the statistical data on the formed processing history. After selecting the highest unsupportable media as a target, the process of setting the selected unsupported media as a supportable media as an additional target is set as the media of the service target (S120 and S122).

While the above has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. It will be appreciated that it can be changed.

In addition, the present invention determines the performance of the media playback related to the user terminal device on the server side in response to the user terminal device, such as a mobile communication terminal or a PDA connected to receive the service provided based on the media, this determination result is determined It is to transmit to the user terminal device so that the user can set the input for converting the media that cannot be supported to the media that can be supported, and select and execute the media that cannot be supported through the user's settings. Therefore, it is an invention that is industrially applicable because it is not only sufficiently commercially available or commercially viable, but also practically evident.

1 is a block diagram of a media providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the media providing system illustrated in FIG. 1.

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100: user terminal 200: service management server

210: interface unit 220: playback performance inquiry unit

230: transmission unit 240: media conversion unit

250: control unit 260: first database

270: second database 280: third database

Claims (22)

Request a service request based on a media providing to a service management server, and after receiving an unsupported list from the service management server, the media conversion setting information for setting an item to be converted for the received list to the service management server. A user terminal apparatus for transmitting; And An unsupported list formed by extracting media play information on the user terminal device in response to the request and determining whether playability of at least one or more media corresponding to the media service based on the media play information is possible; After the transfer to the user terminal device, and converting the at least one or more media on the basis of the media conversion setting information provided in response to the unsupported list from the user terminal device, Media management system comprising a service management server for delivering to the user terminal device. The method of claim 1, wherein the service management server And a media processing history is formed based on the unsupported list and whether or not the at least one media is converted. The method of claim 2, wherein the service management server And determining non-supportable media that are requested at a predetermined level or higher through the media processing history, and registering the non-supportable media as supportable media. The method of claim 1, wherein the media playback information is And information on a media playing environment including codec information of the media playable through the user terminal device and hardware information for display. The method of claim 1, wherein the service management server And extracting the media play information matching the terminal information provided from the user terminal device based on a media storage database previously stored. The method of claim 1, wherein the media conversion setting information is And at least one user input information for converting at least one unsupported media included in the unsupported list into a playable media. The method of claim 1, wherein the service management server And when the conversion request for at least one unsupported media is not included in the media conversion setting information, transmission of the at least one or more unsupported media is not performed. The method of claim 7, wherein the service management server And delivering the remaining media not listed in the unsupported list of the at least one media to the user terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the service management server And when the media conversion setting information includes a conversion request for some unsupported media in the unsupported list, converting the partial unsupported media. The method of claim 9, wherein the service management server And not transmitting the remaining unsupported media except for the partial unsupported media in the unsupported list. The method of claim 9, wherein the service management server And delivering the converted partial unsupported media and the remaining media not listed in the unsupported list among the at least one or more media to the user terminal device. The method of claim 1, wherein the service management server When at least one unsupported media included in the unsupported list is main content of the media providing service, the at least one unsupported media is automatically converted into a playable media. . The method of claim 1, wherein the service management server When at least one unsupported media included in the unsupported list is main content of the media provision-based service, and the media conversion setting information does not include a request for conversion of the main content, A media providing system, characterized by terminating execution of a service. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one media is A media providing system comprising at least one of a moving picture, a still picture, audio, and text. An interfacing unit for accessing a user terminal device for requesting a service based on a media providing; In response to the request, the media play information for the user terminal device is extracted, and the playability list of at least one or more media corresponding to the media providing service is formed based on the media play information to form an unsupported list. Regeneration performance inquiry unit for; A transmitter for transmitting the information including the unsupported list to the user terminal device; A media conversion unit for executing conversion of the at least one or more media on the basis of media conversion setting information which is conversion setting information of media to be converted from the unsupported list from the user terminal device; And And a control unit for receiving the at least one or more media based on the media conversion setting information and delivering the at least one media to the user terminal device, or for transmitting the converted at least one media to the user terminal device. . The method of claim 15, wherein the service management server And a first database for matching and storing the service subscription information and the terminal information for the user with the corresponding media. The method of claim 15 or 16, wherein the service management server And a second database for pre-storing the at least one or more media, or providing the second database to an external server to interoperate with each other. The method of claim 17, wherein the service management server Further comprising a third database for storing the media processing history is formed based on the unsupported list and whether the at least one or more media is converted, or the third database is provided in an external server to interoperate with each other. Service management server. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the service management server The service management server, characterized in that for determining the non-supportable media requested above the predetermined level through the media processing history, and additionally register the unsupportable media as a supportable media. (A) responding to a user terminal device requesting a media provision based service; (B) extracting media play information on the user terminal device and determining whether to play at least one or more media corresponding to the media providing service based on the media play information to form an unsupported list; ; (C) delivering the unsupported list to the user terminal device; (D) receiving, from the user terminal device, media conversion setting information which is information on an item to be converted among the unsupported lists; (E) performing conversion on the at least one media based on the media conversion setting information; And (F) delivering the converted at least one media to the user terminal device. The method of claim 20, wherein the media providing method (G) forming a media processing history based on the unsupported list and whether the at least one media is converted or not. The method of claim 21, wherein the media providing method (H) determining the unsupportable media requested at a predetermined level or higher through the media processing history, and additionally registering the unsupported media as a supportable media.

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