KR101404281B1 - Device controlling method and system for using additional function in advertisement time - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a terminal control method and system utilizing an additional function of a terminal by using an advertisement time band. The terminal control system according to the present invention, when receiving an advertisement start signal provided from a broadcasting company, And controls the terminal to process the additional function.

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Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a terminal control method and system utilizing an additional function of a terminal using an advertisement time band.

The present invention relates to a terminal control method and system for controlling a terminal to stop displaying a broadcast signal and to process an additional function upon receiving an advertisement start signal provided from a broadcaster.

Today, services are widely used due to the breakthrough of digital technology.

The broadcast signal may be used by a broadcaster broadcasting various contents through a frequency corresponding to a corresponding area, and the terminal may receive and display the various contents. Generally, a broadcast signal can be classified into an advertisement signal including contents related to a promotion of a specific company for the purpose of profit of a business, as well as a broadcast program signal including program contents provided according to a program schedule table. Currently, most broadcasters transmit the above-mentioned advertisement signal between broadcasting program signal transmission, that is, between program contents.

Such an advertisement signal is displayed on the terminal irrespective of the will of the user, and when the user does not want to see the displayed advertisement signal, the user must stop the service function itself and frequently check whether the previously viewed broadcast signal is displayed again You have to take care of yourself. Such anti-mandatory advertising may cause the user to be disliked by the service.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal control method and a terminal control system for performing additional functions provided by a terminal in an advertisement time slot.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a convenience to the user because it is possible to know that the advertisement time period is ended even if the user does not check each time.

Yet another object of the present invention is to reduce the user's desire for the service by processing the additional function preset by the user automatically at an advertisement time zone that the user does not desire.

It is another object of the present invention to provide convenience to a user by automatically checking a received message or phone call information generated during use of a service in an advertisement time zone.

It is still another object of the present invention to enable efficient time utilization by receiving RSS information or receiving email data at an advertisement time zone.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal control method comprising: generating an advertisement start signal indicating that an advertisement is started by referring to an advertisement schedule of a broadcaster; And transmitting the advertisement start signal to the terminal, wherein the advertisement start signal is used by the terminal to stop the display of the broadcast signal and to process the additional function set in advance.

A method of controlling a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving an advertisement start signal indicating that an advertisement is started during a display of a broadcast signal, stopping the display of the broadcast signal according to the received advertisement start signal, And controlling the associated module to perform the additional function set in the function module.

The terminal control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a signal generation unit for generating an advertisement start signal indicating that an advertisement is started with reference to an advertisement schedule of a broadcasting company and a signal transmission unit for sending the advertisement start signal to the terminal , The advertisement start signal to be transmitted is used by the terminal to stop the display of the broadcast signal and to process the additional function set in advance.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal control system including: a receiving unit that receives an advertisement start signal indicating that an advertisement is started during a display of a broadcast signal; and a display unit that stops displaying the broadcast signal, And an additional function processor for controlling the related module to perform the additional function set in advance.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a terminal control method and a terminal control system that perform other additional functions provided by the terminal in the advertisement time zone.

According to the present invention, it is possible to know that the advertisement time period is ended even if the user does not check every time, so that the convenience to the user can be provided.

According to the present invention, the user can reduce the user's desire for the service by processing the additional function preset by the user automatically at the advertisement time slot that the user does not desire.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide convenience to the user by automatically checking the received message or the missed call information that occurred while using the service in the advertisement time zone.

According to the present invention, efficient time utilization is possible by receiving RSS information or receiving email data at an advertisement time zone.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout.

Some components of the terminal control system or the terminal control system described herein may exist as independent objects, or may be included in a broadcaster or terminal.

Also, the broadcast signal used in the present specification can be interpreted as a concept including both a broadcast program signal including various contents and an advertisement signal according to the program schedule table.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network for implementing a terminal control method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, for a terminal control method according to the present invention, a terminal 110 receives an advertisement start signal for an advertisement provided from a broadcasting company 120, Function.

More specifically, the broadcaster 120 transmits a broadcast program signal according to the program schedule table, and the terminal 110 receives the broadcast program signal and outputs the broadcast program signal through a display device or a speaker device. Thereafter, the broadcasting company 120 transmits an advertisement signal in place of the broadcasting program signal in advance to the scheduled advertisement time zone. That is, the broadcaster 120 broadcasts broadcast program signals identified by various service IDs, and then transmits an advertisement signal to the advertisement time zone.

According to the present invention, the broadcaster 120 inserts an advertisement start signal indicating the start of the advertisement at the time of starting the transmission of the advertisement signal, and transmits the advertisement start signal. Accordingly, the terminal 110 can receive the advertisement start signal and confirm that the advertisement is started.

If the user does not want to watch the advertisement, the terminal 110 performs other predetermined additional functions as the advertisement is started. For this purpose, the user can set the menu of the terminal 110 to block the viewing of the advertisement.

As another example, the advertisement start signal indicating the start of the advertisement may be inserted into the broadcast program signal before the start time of the advertisement, and may be transmitted to the terminal 110 in advance, May be recorded. At this time, the terminal 110 may refer to the advertisement start signal inserted in the broadcast program signal before the advertisement time, or may refer to a broadcast schedule informing the advertisement time stored in the memory. As another example, the advertisement start signal may be embedded in the advertisement signal.

According to the advertisement start signal, the terminal 110 which does not display the advertisement signal can perform the additional function such as receiving the RSS information from the web server 130 or collecting the email data stored in the email server 140 . As another example, the terminal 110 does not process an operation for displaying an advertisement signal in the advertisement time zone, processes a reading function of a received message arriving while the service is in use, displays the missed call information for an incoming call Can be handled.

That is, the terminal 110 to which the terminal control method according to the present invention is applied performs additional functions that the terminal can implement without displaying a broadcast signal, specifically, an advertisement signal at the advertisement time interval.

In addition, the broadcaster 120 inserts an advertisement end signal indicating that the advertisement time period is ended into the advertisement signal, and transmits the advertisement signal. In this case, the terminal 110 may process the recording of the broadcast program signal transmitted after the end of the advertisement time period, in response to the advertisement end signal, have. For example, the user can select whether to end the additional function, display the broadcast signal, or to process the recording while maintaining the additional function. Accordingly, the user using the additional function can know that the advertisement time period is ended through the notification message and the notification sound provided by the terminal 110 without unnecessary confirmation operation.

As a result, when the terminal control method according to the present invention is applied, it is possible to provide convenience to the user because the user can know that the advertisement time period is ended even without checking the user. In addition, by processing an additional function preset by a user in an advertisement time slot that the user does not desire automatically, the user's desire for the service can be reduced, and the received message or missing phone information generated during the use of the service can be automatically The user can be provided with convenience, and the user can receive the RSS information at the advertisement time slot or receive the email data, thereby enabling efficient time utilization and information utilization.

The terminal control method according to the present invention can be applied to a broadcaster, a terminal, or a specific server. Hereinafter, an embodiment applied to a broadcaster and a terminal control method using an embodiment applied to a terminal will be described in detail.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a terminal control method applied to a broadcasting company according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, in order to implement a terminal control method according to the present invention, the broadcasting company generates an advertisement start signal together with a broadcast signal to notify a terminal of a scheduled advertisement time in step 201, And transmits the generated advertisement start signal. The advertisement start signal may be inserted into a broadcasting program signal and transmitted. Thus, the terminal can confirm the advertisement time zone before receiving the advertisement signal.

The terminal receiving the advertisement start signal may perform other additional functions without displaying the advertisement signal in the advertisement time zone. For example, the terminal may process data services such as receiving RSS information from a web server set in the advertisement time zone, receiving e-mail data from an e-mail server, and the like. As another example, the terminal receiving the advertisement start signal may display message data generated during use of the service, or may display a telephone number, a reception time of a missed call, a reception number, and the like with respect to a missed call while using the service.

At the end of the advertisement time period, the broadcasting company generates an advertisement end signal indicating the end time of the advertisement time zone in step 203, and sends an advertisement end signal together with the broadcast signal being transmitted in step 204. Specifically, the broadcasting company may transmit an advertisement signal to the advertisement time slot, insert the advertisement end signal into the advertisement signal being transmitted, and transmit the advertisement signal.

Accordingly, the terminal, which has received the advertisement termination signal, can terminate the additional function currently being processed, display a subsequent broadcast program signal in the advertisement signal, or record the broadcast program signal without ending the additional function have. The choice for this is user selectable. For example, the terminal receiving the advertisement end signal can operate to query the user whether to end the processing of the additional function, receive a response to the query, and process the operation based on the response.

Hereinafter, a terminal control method in terms of a terminal will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a terminal control method applied to a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal receives an advertisement start signal from a broadcaster in step 301. The advertisement start signal may be inserted into a broadcast program signal or an advertisement signal and may be received from a broadcaster.

Next, in step 302, the terminal receiving the advertisement start signal stops displaying the broadcast signal currently being processed, and performs the additional function previously set in step 303. For this purpose, the user can preset an additional function to be processed in the advertisement time zone.

The terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention inquires of the user whether or not to stop the display of the broadcast signal currently being processed according to the reception of the advertisement start signal and determines whether the processing of the additional function is started or not based on the response from the user .

4 is a flowchart illustrating a terminal control method applied to a terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step 401, the terminal receives an advertisement end signal indicating that the advertisement time zone has expired from the broadcaster. The advertisement end signal may be inserted into an advertisement signal transmitted by a broadcaster during an advertisement time slot or inserted into a broadcast program signal transmitted at the same time as an advertisement time slot ends. In step 402, the terminal, which has received the advertisement end signal, determines whether to end the current supplementary function, and continues processing the supplementary function according to the determination result, or ends the supplementary function, Signal can be received and displayed. For example, when the terminal receives the advertisement end signal, the terminal can determine whether to end the supplementary function by inquiring of the user whether the supplementary function has ended or not and receiving a response to the inquiry.

Specifically, if it is determined in step 402 that the supplementary function should be terminated, the terminal branches to step 403 and terminates the supplementary function currently being processed. Also, after the terminal ends the additional function, the terminal displays a broadcast program signal transmitted from the broadcast station on the screen.

If the terminal determines that the additional function is to be continuously processed as a result of the determination in step 402, the process branches to step 404 to determine whether to record the additional function. The determination of whether or not to record may also be based on a selection input from the user.

If the recording is determined in step 404, the terminal branches to step 405 to record a broadcast program signal transmitted by the broadcaster. If the recording is not determined in step 404, the terminal branches to step 406, Continue the add-on.

As a result, when the terminal to which the terminal control method according to the present invention is applied is used, it is possible to know that the advertisement time period is ended even if the user does not check every time. In addition, by processing an additional function preset by a user in an advertisement time slot that the user does not desire automatically, the user's desire for the service can be reduced, and the received message or missing phone information generated during the use of the service can be automatically The user can provide convenience to the user, and the user can receive the RSS information in the advertisement time zone or receive the email data, thereby making efficient use of time and information available.

5 is a diagram illustrating a user interface of a terminal for setting a terminal control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal provides a configuration menu for the additional function to be processed at the advertisement time zone. Accordingly, the user can select the additional function to be used for the advertisement time zone, and use the additional function instead of viewing the advertisement.

Referring to FIG. 5, the environment setting menu includes' 1. RSS import 'menu,' 2. Import email 'menu,' 3. Received message 'Menu,' 4. Missed Call Information 'menu, and' 5. Schedule " menu. Specifically, in the environment setting menu, " 1. When the 'Get RSS' menu is selected, the terminal receives the RSS information from the web server at the advertisement time zone and stores it in the memory. Also, '2. When the 'Import Email' menu is selected, the terminal receives e-mail data for a user's account from a predetermined e-mail server and stores the e-mail data in a memory. '3. When the menu is selected, the terminal may display a received message such as a text message, a voice message, a multimedia message, etc. received during the use of the service on the screen, or may display the received message list on the screen Can be displayed. '4. Missed Call Information " menu is selected, telephone information can be displayed for an incoming call missed during service use. In this case as well, if there are several missed calls, only the number of missed calls may be displayed. '5. Schedule 'menu is selected, the terminal can display schedule information stored in the memory, instead of displaying the advertisement signal.

In FIG. 5, some additional functions that the terminal processes in the advertisement time zone have been described. However, the additional functions are applicable to all functions that can be processed in the terminal.

6 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of a terminal control system 600 applicable to a broadcaster.

6, the terminal control system 600 includes a signal generation unit 610 and a signal transmission unit 620.

First, the signal generator 610 generates an advertisement start signal indicating that the advertisement is started by referring to the advertisement schedule of the broadcasting company.

The transmitted advertisement start signal may be used by the terminal to stop the display of the broadcast signal and to process a predetermined additional function. For example, the advertisement start signal may be inserted into a broadcast program signal or an advertisement signal.

Next, the signal transmitting unit 620 transmits the advertisement start signal to the terminal.

The advertisement start signal can be transmitted in a broadcast manner similar to a broadcast signal, and is transmitted over the entire range regardless of a band, a service ID, an ensemble ID, or the like. Accordingly, the terminal can receive the advertisement start signal transmitted regardless of which channel is used.

The signal generating unit 610 according to an embodiment of the present invention may generate an advertisement end signal indicating that the advertisement is ended by referring to the advertisement schedule and send the advertisement end signal to the terminal. At this time, the advertisement end signal may be used for recording the broadcast signal while the terminal finishes processing the additional function and starts displaying the broadcast signal, or proceeds to process the additional function.

7 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a terminal control system 700 applicable to a terminal.

As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal control system 700 includes a receiving unit 710 and an additional function processing unit 720.

First, the receiving unit 710 receives an advertisement start signal indicating that the advertisement is started during the display of the broadcast signal, and the additional function processing unit 720 stops displaying the broadcast signal according to the received advertisement start signal, And controls the related module to perform the additional function. At this time, the additional function may be reception of RSS information, reception of e-mail data, display of a received message, display of missed call information, display of a schedule, etc., as described above.

The terminal control system 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a determination unit 710 for determining the end of the additional function according to the advertisement end signal and a determination unit 710 for determining the end of the additional function, And a display unit 720 for displaying the received broadcast signal. At this time, the advertisement end signal may be inserted into the broadcast program signal or the advertisement signal.

As a result, when the terminal control system according to the present invention is used, it is possible to know that the advertisement time period is ended even if the user does not check it individually. In addition, by processing an additional function preset by a user in an advertisement time slot that the user does not desire automatically, the user's desire for the service can be reduced, and the received message or missing phone information generated during the use of the service can be automatically The user can be provided with convenience, and the user can receive the RSS (Rich Site Summary) information at the advertisement time slot or receive the email data, thereby enabling efficient time utilization and information utilization.

Embodiments of the present invention include computer readable media including program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, local data files, local data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROMs, And hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions. The medium may be a transmission medium such as light or metal wire, waveguide, etc., for transmitting a signal designating a program command, a local data structure or the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network for implementing a terminal control method according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a terminal control method applied to a broadcasting station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a terminal control method applied to a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a terminal control method applied to a terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a user interface of a terminal for setting a terminal control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of a terminal control system applicable to a broadcaster.

7 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a terminal control system applicable to a terminal.

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delete delete Recording a pre-planned schedule in a memory; And Stopping the display of the broadcast signal while referring to the schedule during the display of the broadcast signal, and controlling the related module to perform a predetermined additional function Lt; / RTI > The previously set additional function A function of receiving e-mail data from a selected e-mail server, a function of displaying message data or absence phone information received while using the service, and a function of displaying predetermined schedule information The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one additional function comprises at least one of the following: The method of claim 3, Determining completion of the additional function with reference to the schedule; And When the end of the additional function is determined, terminating the additional function and displaying a received broadcast signal The terminal control method according to claim 1, further comprising: 5. The method of claim 4, The step of determining the end of the additional function, Determining whether the additional function is terminated according to a selection input from a user The terminal control method according to claim 1, 5. The method of claim 4, Determining whether to record the received broadcast signal if it is determined not to end the additional function; And When recording the broadcast signal, processing the recording function for the broadcast signal together with the processing of the additional function The terminal control method according to claim 1, further comprising: Recording a pre-planned schedule in a memory; And Stopping the display of the broadcast signal by referring to the schedule during the display of the broadcast signal, and controlling the related module to perform a predetermined additional function Lt; / RTI > Wherein the step of controlling the associated module to perform the pre- Controlling the related module to perform an additional function of receiving and displaying information from a selected web server The terminal control method according to claim 1, Recording a pre-planned schedule in a memory; And Stopping the display of the broadcast signal by referring to the schedule during the display of the broadcast signal, and controlling the related module to perform a predetermined additional function Lt; / RTI > Wherein the step of controlling the associated module to perform a pre- Controlling the associated module to perform an additional function of receiving e-mail data from the selected e-mail server The terminal control method according to claim 1, Recording a pre-planned schedule in a memory; And Stopping the display of the broadcast signal by referring to the schedule during the display of the broadcast signal, and controlling the related module to perform a predetermined additional function Lt; / RTI > Wherein the step of controlling the associated module to perform a pre- Controlling the associated module to display received message data or missed call information during use of the service The terminal control method according to claim 1, Recording a pre-planned schedule in a memory; And Stopping the display of the broadcast signal by referring to the schedule during the display of the broadcast signal, and controlling the related module to perform a predetermined additional function Lt; / RTI > Wherein the step of controlling the associated module to perform a pre- Controlling the associated module to display preset schedule information The terminal control method according to claim 1, A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing at least one method according to any one of claims 3 to 10 in a computer. delete delete A memory for recording a schedule scheduled in advance; An additional function processor for referring to the schedule during display of a broadcast signal, for stopping the display of the broadcast signal, and for controlling a related module to perform a predetermined additional function, Lt; / RTI > The previously set additional function A function of receiving e-mail data from a selected e-mail server, a function of displaying message data or absence phone information received while using the service, and a function of displaying predetermined schedule information The terminal control system according to claim 1, 15. The method of claim 14, A determination unit for determining the end of the additional function by referring to the schedule; And When the end of the additional function is determined, a display unit for terminating the additional function and displaying a received broadcast signal The terminal control system of claim 1, further comprising: The method of claim 3, Wherein the pre-planned schedule utilizes an additional function of the terminal including a pre-planned ad time zone.

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