KR100737134B1 - EPP data service provision system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The EPG data service providing system according to the present invention includes an EPG content providing server for allocating addresses for a plurality of EPG data and storing the EPG data in a database, providing a broadcast service, and providing EPG data to the EPG content providing server. And a broadcasting station server receiving and broadcasting address information allocated to each of the EPG data from the EPG content providing server, a DMB module receiving address information corresponding to the EPG data broadcasted from the broadcasting station server, and a DMB module. The wireless communication module receives the EPG data corresponding to the address information by accessing the EPG content providing server through the wireless communication network according to the storage medium storing the received address information and the EPG data request using the stored address information. It includes a receiver having.

As described above, the present invention broadcasts only address information corresponding to EPG data and provides the receiver to the receiver, and then receives the corresponding EPG data from the EPG content providing server using a wireless communication module according to the request of the receiver. It is possible to implement EPG data.

Description

EPP data service providing system and method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVICING AN EPG DATA}

1 is a block diagram illustrating an EPG data service system according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing an EPG service according to the present invention.

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100: broadcasting station 110: wireless communication network

120: EPG content providing server 130: receiver

132: DMB module 134: control unit

136: wireless communication module 138: storage medium

The present invention relates to digital data broadcasting services, and more particularly, to a system and method for providing EPG data services among digital data broadcasting services.

Conventional digital data broadcasting techniques include digital satellite broadcasting, DVB-S (Digital Video Broadcasting Satellite) and DVB-h (Digital Video Broadcasting-handheld) for mobility, DVB-MHP (Digital Video Broadcasting- multimedia home platform). In the case of terrestrial digital broadcasting, web and Java based data broadcasting services are provided based on the Digital TV Application & Software Environment (DASE) or Advanced Common Application Platform (ACAP) standards.

Domestic Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) follows the "System E" Japanese standard, and uses the "ARIB-BML (Association of Radio Industries and Business-Broadcast Markup Language) standard as a web-based data broadcasting standard. It is possible to provide a web-based data broadcasting service.

In the case of domestic terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting, web based data broadcasting service can be provided by applying MOT BWS (Multimedia Object Transfer Broadcasting Web Sites) standard based on HTML4.0.

The web-based data broadcasting service in the conventional data broadcasting system and standard defines and produces content based on HTML, XHTML, bHTML or equivalent (i.e., lower or higher version) web standard, and transmits it through a broadcasting network. Receives this and provides various services to the user.

The contents that can be transmitted through the web-based data broadcasting service may include an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), and a receiver (for example, a personal portable terminal, a mobile communication terminal, a vehicle type top box, etc.) Receives all EPG data from satellite or terrestrial broadcasting system and stores them in a storage medium (eg, memory, hard disk, etc.) and displays them according to the user's request.

However, in general, since EPG data is composed of text, it does not provide efficient information to the user.

In order to overcome this drawback, when a plurality of graphics and voices are included in the EPG data, an unnecessary load may be applied to a receiver receiving the same.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem of the prior art. After receiving only address information of a content providing server that serves EPG data from a broadcasting station, the user accesses the content providing server through a wireless module according to a user's request. By providing the EPG data corresponding to the information, it is possible to provide various EPG data and to provide an EPG data service providing system and method that can reduce the load of the receiver according to the EPG data download.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an EPG data service providing system, which provides an EPG content providing server for allocating addresses for a plurality of EPG data and storing the EPG data in a database, and a broadcast service. And a broadcasting station server providing EPG data to the EPG content providing server and receiving address information allocated to each of the EPG data from the EPG content providing server, and broadcasting the address information corresponding to the EPG data broadcast from the broadcasting station server. A DMB module receiving the information, a storage medium storing the address information received through the DMB module, and accessing the EPG content providing server through a wireless communication network in response to an EPG data request using the stored address information. The corresponding EPG data is obtained from the EPG content providing server. It is provided, including a receiver for receiving a wireless communication module.

The present invention also provides a method for providing an EPG data service to a receiver receiving a broadcast service from a broadcasting station linked with an EPG content providing server, wherein the EPG content providing server receives a plurality of EPG data from the broadcasting station. Assigning an address to EPG data and storing the EPG data in a database; providing address information assigned to each EPG data to the broadcasting station; and corresponding EPG data broadcast from the broadcasting station. Receiving address information through the DMB module of the receiver, and receiving EPG data corresponding to the address information from the EPG content providing server using the wireless communication module of the receiver according to the selection of the address information. Include.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an EPG data service system according to the present invention, which includes a broadcasting station 100, a wireless communication network 110, an EPG content providing server 120, and a receiver 130. And a DMB module 132, a controller 134, a wireless communication module 136, and a storage medium 138.

The broadcasting station 100 provides a broadcast signal to the receiver 130 through all digital broadcasting networks including terrestrial or satellite digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) network, and provides EPG data as additional service information when the broadcasting signal is provided. The receiver 130 provides address information of the EPG content providing server 120 that provides a service.

Here, the address information is information linked to the EPG data of a specific date or a specific week, and the user accesses the EPG content providing server 120 using the corresponding address information and immediately downloads the EPG data corresponding to the address information and receives the receiver ( 130).

The EPG content providing server 120 receives the EPG data for each date in cooperation with the broadcasting station 100 and stores the EPG data in the database 122 and transmits the EPG data to the receiver 130 through the wireless communication network 110 at the request of the receiver 130. to provide.

Meanwhile, the EPG content providing server 120 assigns each address to each EPG data provided from the broadcasting station 100 and stores the EPG data in the database 122. The EPG content providing server 120 requests a random address through the wireless communication network 110. In this case, EPG data corresponding to an arbitrary address is extracted from the database 122 and transmitted to the wireless communication network 110.

Here, the EPG data may be data combining various graphics and voices or data based on text.

The receiver 130 may be a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile communication terminal, a vehicle set top box, or the like.

The DMB module 132 of the receiver 130 receives address information corresponding to the EPG data broadcast at a predetermined time interval from the broadcasting station 100 and provides the address information to the control unit 134, which controls the DMB. The address information received through the module 132 is stored in the storage medium 138.

The wireless communication module 136 is driven by a user's request, i.e., selecting or clicking address information stored in the storage medium 138 to connect the wireless communication network 110 and the receiver 130, and then EPG data corresponding to the address information. Is provided from the EPG content providing server 120 to the control unit 134, the control unit 134 stores the EPG data in the storage medium (138).

A process of receiving the EPG service by the receiver 130 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing an EPG service according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the EPG content providing server 120 receives daily or weekly EPG data from the broadcasting station 100 in association with the broadcasting station 100, assigns an address to each EPG data, and then stores the database 122. In step S200, the given address information is provided to the broadcasting station 100 in step S202.

Subsequently, the broadcasting station 100 is a server that provides the address information provided from the EPG content providing server 120 to the receiver 130 together with the broadcast signal at a predetermined time interval. In this case, the DMB module 132 of the receiver 130 is provided. Receives the address information transmitted from the broadcasting station 100 and provides it to the control unit 134 (S204), and the control unit 134 stores the received address information in the storage medium 138 (S206).

Then, the control unit 138 of the receiver 130 determines whether the user selects or clicks the EPG data request corresponding to the arbitrary address information, that is, the address information stored in the storage medium 138 (S208).

As a result of the determination in step S208, when there is an EPG data request, the controller 138 drives the wireless communication module 136, and thus the receiver 130 connects to the wireless communication network 110 using the wireless communication module 136. Thereafter, the EPG content providing server 120 requests EPG data corresponding to the address information selected or clicked by the user (S210).

Accordingly, the EPG content providing server 120 searches the database 122 based on the address information received from the wireless communication module 136, extracts the EPG data corresponding to the address information, and then receives the receiver through the wireless communication network 110. 130 to the wireless communication module 136, the wireless communication module 136 provides the EPG data received from the EPG content providing server 120 to the controller 134 to store in the storage medium 138, The display is displayed on a predetermined display device (not shown) (S212).

According to the present invention, only the address information corresponding to the EPG data is broadcasted and provided to the receiver 130, and then EPG contents providing server using the wireless communication module 136 in response to a request of the receiver 130. By being provided from 120, not only various EPG data can be implemented, but also various data services can be implemented by simplifying EPG data transmitted from a broadcasting station.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

As described above, the present invention broadcasts only address information corresponding to EPG data and provides the receiver to the receiver, and then receives corresponding EPG data from the EPG content providing server using a wireless communication module at the request of the receiver. EPG data can be implemented using graphics and graphics.

In addition, the present invention can implement a separate additional data service by simplifying the EPG data transmitted from the broadcast station by transmitting only the address information for the EPG data service from the broadcast station to the receiver.

Claims (2)

EPG data service providing system, An EPG content providing server for allocating addresses for a plurality of EPG data and storing the EPG data in a database; A broadcasting station server providing a broadcasting service, providing EPG data to the EPG content providing server, and receiving and broadcasting address information allocated to each of the EPG data from the EPG content providing server; A DMB module receiving address information corresponding to the EPG data broadcast from the broadcasting station server, a storage medium storing address information received through the DMB module, and a wireless communication network according to the EPG data request using the stored address information. A receiver including a wireless communication module for accessing the EPG content providing server to receive EPG data corresponding to the address information from the EPG content providing server. EPG data service providing system comprising a. A method of providing an EPG data service to a receiver provided with a broadcast service from a broadcasting station linked with an EPG content providing server, Receiving, by the EPG content providing server, a plurality of EPG data from the broadcasting station, assigning an address to each EPG data, and storing the EPG data in a database; Providing address information assigned to each EPG data to the broadcasting station; Receiving address information corresponding to EPG data broadcast from the broadcasting station through the DMB module of the receiver; Receiving EPG data corresponding to the address information from the EPG content providing server using a wireless communication module of the receiver according to the selection of the address information; EPG data service providing method comprising a.

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