WO2018182055A1

WO2018182055A1 - Information providing method and system using remote control device

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Publication number: WO2018182055A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/003296
Authority: WO
Inventors: 신형배; 김성욱; 최상호; 박병선; 진정환; 이원효; 정성엽; 함노아; 김지민
Original assignee: 라인 가부시키가이샤
Priority date: 2017-03-28
Filing date: 2017-03-28
Publication date: 2018-10-04

Abstract

An information providing method and system using a remote control device is provided. The information providing method that is performed by a first electronic device may comprise the steps of: obtaining, using a second electronic device, broadcast channels that are available to be provided, or real-time information that is generated in real-time in association with broadcast programs that are output via the broadcast channels; ranking the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs based on the obtained real-time information; outputting a list that includes at least a part of the ranked broadcast channels, or at least a part of the ranked broadcast programs; and transmitting to the second electronic device, in response to a selection by a user with respect to the output list, a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection.

Description

Method and system for providing information through remote control device

The description below relates to a method and system for providing information via a remote control device, and to a computer program stored on a computer readable recording medium for executing the information providing method in combination with a computer and the recording medium.

A remote control is a device that controls remote devices or machinery. For example, a television remote control can remotely control a broadcast channel or output volume by sending a control command to a television device or a set-top box connected to the television device. It can provide a function. In addition, a smart phone having an application having a function of a television remote control may be provided with various remote controls such as changing a broadcasting channel or changing an output volume in relation to a television device or a set-top box.

In addition, the characteristics of the smartphone may be used to provide information about a broadcast program or may provide user-specific channel information. For example, Korean Patent No. 10-1257479 discloses a smart phone having a television remote control function and a remote control method of a television implemented as a program executable in the smart phone.

However, these conventional technologies simply change the channel order according to a user's setting or simply provide information on a broadcast program or a broadcast channel, and cannot utilize real-time information generated in real time for a broadcast program or a broadcast channel. There is a problem.

Electronic devices are used to rank broadcast channels or broadcast programs by using real-time information generated in real time related to broadcast channels or broadcast programs, and to provide a list thereof, and to output broadcast programs of a broadcast channel selected by a user based on the list. A remote control device capable of controlling a computer, an information providing method performed by such a remote control device, and a computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium for executing the information providing method in combination with a computer and the recording medium. do.

By collecting and transmitting the real-time information generated in real time related to the broadcast channels or broadcast programs to the remote control device, a server that provides a service so that the remote control device can rank the broadcast channels or broadcast programs using this real-time information; An information providing method performed by such a server, and a computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium for executing the information providing method in combination with a computer, and the recording medium are provided.

An information providing method performed by a first electronic device, the method comprising: acquiring real time information generated in real time in association with broadcast channels available through a second electronic device or broadcast programs output through the broadcast channels; Ranking the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs based on the obtained real-time information; Outputting a list including at least some of the ranked broadcast channels or at least some of the ranked broadcast programs; And transmitting a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection to the second electronic device in response to the user's selection of the output list. To provide.

An information providing method performed by a server, the method comprising: collecting real-time information generated in real time in association with broadcast channels that can be provided through an electronic device or broadcast programs that are output through the broadcast channels; And transmitting the collected real time information to the remote control device such that the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs can be ranked in the remote control device based on the collected real time information. In one embodiment, a signal for controlling the electronic device based on the ranked broadcast channels or the ranked broadcast programs is transmitted to the electronic device.

Provided is a computer readable recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon for executing the information providing method on a computer.

In combination with a computer, a computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium for executing the information providing method on a computer is provided.

An information providing system, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions, the at least one processor being output via broadcast channels or broadcast channels that can be provided through a second electronic device Obtain real time information generated in real time in association with broadcast programs, rank the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs based on the obtained real time information, and at least some or the ranks of the ranked broadcast channels Outputting a list including at least some of the formatted broadcast programs, and in response to a user's selection of the outputted list, a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection, wherein the second electronic An information providing system comprising transmitting to a device Ball.

An information providing system, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions, wherein the at least one processor is a broadcast program that can be provided through an electronic device or a broadcast program output through the broadcast channels Real-time information generated in real time in association with the data, and remotely control the collected real-time information so that the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs can be ranked in a remote control device based on the collected real-time information. Information transmitted to the electronic device, wherein the signal for controlling the electronic device is transmitted to the electronic device based on the ranked broadcast channels or the ranked broadcast programs. Provide a provision system.

Electronic devices are used to rank broadcast channels or broadcast programs by using real-time information generated in real time related to broadcast channels or broadcast programs, and to provide a list thereof, and to output broadcast programs of a broadcast channel selected by a user based on the list. Can be controlled.

By collecting real-time information generated in real time related to broadcast channels or broadcast programs and transmitting the information to a remote control device, a service can be provided so that the remote control device can rank broadcast channels or broadcast programs using the real-time information. .

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an environment for an information providing service according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list displayed through a remote control device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram for one example of transmitting a remote control command based on a notification according to one embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list in which a notification based on a viewership is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list in which a notification based on a keyword of interest is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an information providing method that may be performed by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of an information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart illustrating still another example of a method for providing information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for providing information based on a notification according to one embodiment of the present invention.

12 illustrates another example of a method for providing information based on a notification according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of providing information that a server may perform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

The information providing system according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented through an electronic device or a server to be described later, and the information providing method according to the embodiments of the present invention is an information providing system implemented through such an electronic device or a server. It can be performed through. In this case, a computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed and driven in an electronic device or a server, and the electronic device or server may provide a method for providing information according to an embodiment of the present invention under control of a driven computer program. Can be done. The above-described computer program may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium in combination with an electronic device or a server implemented as a computer to execute a story image production method on a computer.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. The network environment of FIG. 1 illustrates an example including a plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140, a plurality of

servers

150 and 160, and a network 170. 1 is an example for describing the present invention, and the number of electronic devices or the number of servers is not limited as shown in FIG. 1.

The plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 may be fixed terminals or mobile terminals implemented as computer devices. Examples of the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a computer, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a portable multimedia player (PMP). Tablet PC). For example, although FIG. 1 illustrates the shape of a smart phone as an example of the electronic device 1 110, in the embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 1 110 may use a wireless or wired communication method to substantially connect the network 170. It may mean one of various physical devices that can communicate with other

electronic devices

120, 130, 140 and / or

servers

150, 160.

The communication method is not limited, and may include not only a communication method using a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired internet, a wireless internet, a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include, but also a short range wireless communication between devices. For example, the network 170 may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). And one or more of networks such as the Internet. The network 170 may also include any one or more of network topologies, including bus networks, star networks, ring networks, mesh networks, star-bus networks, trees, or hierarchical networks, but It is not limited.

Each of the

servers

150 and 160 communicates with the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 through the network 170 to provide a command, code, file, content, service, or the like. It may be implemented in devices. For example, the server 150 may be a system that provides a first service to a plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 connected through the network 170, and the server 160 may also have a network ( It may be a system that provides a second service to the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 connected through the 170. As a more specific example, the server 150 is an application as a computer program installed and driven in the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140, and the service (eg, information providing service, messaging, etc.) for which the corresponding application is intended. Service, mail service content delivery service, etc.) can be provided as the first service. As another example, the server 160 may provide a service for distributing the file for installing and driving the above application to the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 as a second service.

In addition, one electronic device among the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 may be a remote control device for remotely controlling the other electronic device. For example, one of the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, 140 may operate as a remote control device such as a smart phone, so that the other of the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, 140 may operate. One set of electronic devices, which are digital broadcasting terminals or digital broadcasting terminals, may be remotely controlled.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 illustrates an internal configuration of the electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 as an example of the electronic device. In addition, the other

electronic devices

120, 130, 140, or the server 160 may also have the same or similar internal configuration as the aforementioned electronic device 1 110 or the server 150.

The electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 may include

memories

211 and 221,

processors

212 and 222,

communication modules

213 and 223, and input /

output interfaces

214 and 224. The

memories

211 and 221 may be computer-readable recording media, and may include a permanent mass storage device such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. In this case, the non-volatile mass storage device such as a ROM and a disk drive may be included in the electronic device 1 110 or the server 150 as a separate permanent storage device that is separated from the

memories

211 and 221. In addition, the

memory

211, 221 includes an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a browser installed and driven in the electronic device 1 110 or an application installed in the electronic device 1 110 to provide a specific service). Code) can be stored. These software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the

memories

211 and 221. Such a separate computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, disk, tape, DVD / CD-ROM drive, memory card, and the like. In other embodiments, software components may be loaded into the

memory

211, 221 through a

communication module

213, 223 that is not a computer readable recording medium. For example, at least one program is a computer program that is installed by files provided by a file distribution system (for example, the server 160 described above) through the network 170 to distribute installation files of developers or applications. It may be loaded into the

memories

211 and 221 based on (for example, the above-described application).

Processors

212 and 222 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. Instructions may be provided to the

processors

212, 222 by the

memory

211, 221 or the

communication modules

213, 223. For example, the

processors

212 and 222 may be configured to execute a command received according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the

memory

211 and 221.

The

communication modules

213 and 223 may provide a function for the electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other through the network 170, and the electronic device 1 110 and / or the server 150 may communicate with each other. May provide a function for communicating with another electronic device (eg, electronic device 2 120) or another server (eg, server 160). For example, a request generated by the processor 212 of the electronic device 1 110 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 211 may be controlled by the server 170 through the network 170 under the control of the communication module 213. 150). Conversely, control signals, commands, contents, files, and the like provided according to the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are transmitted to the communication module of the electronic device 1 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170 ( It may be received by the electronic device 1110 through 213. For example, the control signal, command, content, file, etc. of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or the memory 211, and the content, file, etc. may be transferred to the electronic device 1. 110 may be stored as a storage medium (permanent storage described above) that may further include.

The input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input / output device 215. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display or a speaker. As another example, the input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device in which functions for input and output are integrated into one, such as a touch screen. The input / output device 215 may be configured as one device with the electronic device 1110. In addition, the input / output interface 224 of the server 150 may be a means for interfacing with an apparatus (not shown) for input or output that may be connected to or included in the server 150. As a more specific example, the processor 212 of the electronic device 1110 uses data provided by the server 150 or the electronic device 2 120 in processing a command of a computer program loaded in the memory 211. The service screen or the content may be displayed on the display through the input / output interface 214.

Also, in other embodiments, the electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 may include more components than those of FIG. 2. However, it is not necessary to clearly show most of the prior art components. For example, the electronic device 1 110 may be implemented to include at least some of the above-described input / output devices 215 or other components such as a transceiver, a global positioning system (GPS) module, a camera, various sensors, a database, and the like. It may further include elements. More specifically, when the electronic device 1 110 is a smartphone, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera module, various physical buttons, a button using a touch panel, an input / output port, and vibration for a smartphone generally include Various components such as a vibrator may be implemented to be further included in the electronic device 1 110.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an environment for an information providing service according to one embodiment of the present invention. 3 illustrates an example in which the smart television 320 connected to the set top box 310 receives and outputs a digital television broadcast from the broadcast server 330 through the set top box 310. At this time, the remote control device 340 according to the present embodiment transmits a remote control command to the set-top box 310, thereby changing the broadcast channel, adjusting the volume, and turning on and off the power of the set-top box 310. The set-top box 310 may be provided to receive various functions such as search for broadcast channel information or broadcast program information. In addition, the remote control device 340 may control the smart television 320 by transmitting a remote control command to the smart television 320. According to an exemplary embodiment, an example may be considered in which the set top box 310 is embedded in the smart television 320 or the smart television 320 directly communicates with the broadcast server 330 without the set top box 310. In this case, a remote control command, such as a broadcast channel change, may also be transmitted from the remote control device 340 to the smart television 320.

In such an environment, the remote control device 340 may obtain real time information from the information providing server 350, and may rank broadcast channels and / or broadcast programs based on the real time information, and rank the broadcast channels. A list including at least some of the above or at least some of the ranked broadcast programs may be output. For example, the real time information may include real time viewer rating information of each broadcast channel or real time viewer rating information of each broadcast program. In this case, the broadcast channels or broadcast programs may be sorted and listed according to the real-time viewership information, and the generated list may be displayed on the screen of the remote control device 340. Therefore, the user can easily identify broadcast channels or broadcast programs that are currently watched by many people. In addition, in response to the user's selection of the list, the remote control device 340 transmits a signal for outputting the broadcast program of the broadcast channel corresponding to the selection to the set-top box 310, so that the user can select a user from the list. You can watch the selected broadcast channel or broadcast program.

The real-time viewership information included in the real-time information is provided by the information providing server 350 that provides the information providing service to the remote control device 340 through the application installed and driven in the remote control device 340, the broadcast server 330 It may be included in the broadcast information collected through or generated by the information providing server 350 through the broadcast information collected. In the present embodiment, the information providing server 350 and the broadcasting server 330 may be systems of different third parties. Also, according to an embodiment, the information providing server 350 and the broadcasting server 330 may be systems of the same service provider. In another embodiment, the information providing server 350 and the broadcasting server 330 may be a single system. It may be implemented.

Meanwhile, the real time information may include external information of such a broadcast service. To this end, the information providing server 350 may collect external information from the external server 360. For example, the real time information may include information about real time content uploaded to a social network service in relation to broadcast channels or broadcast programs. For example, the information providing server 350 may include information about the current or recent broadcast program or the external server 360 that includes information such as various posts, reviews, comments, etc. uploaded to the social network service by users about the broadcast channels. It can be collected as real-time information from an example social network service server. In this case, the remote control device 340 may rank broadcast channels or broadcast programs using the order in which the related posts or reviews are generated the most or the order in which the comments are the most. For example, a user may easily obtain information on a broadcast channel or a broadcast program that is relatively low at present, but is being issued outside the broadcast service.

In another embodiment, the remote control device 340 may display a list by ranking broadcast channels or broadcast programs using both real-time viewership information and real-time contents.

In another embodiment, the remote control device 340 generates a list by ranking broadcast channels or broadcast programs using real-time viewership information, and for each item of the generated list, information on the corresponding real-time content ( For example, related comments or links to related posts) may be added and displayed on the screen.

In another embodiment, the remote control device 340 ranks broadcast channels or broadcast programs using real-time content, generates a list, and adds corresponding real-time viewer rating information to each item of the generated list. You can also mark

As such, the user does not simply select a broadcast channel or a broadcast program through the user's settings or the user's past history, but becomes a real-time issue (a broadcast channel and / or a broadcast program that is being issued outside of a real-time viewership or broadcast service). The broadcast channel or broadcast program can be selected.

In addition, the remote control device 340 may rank broadcast channels and / or broadcast programs by further utilizing a viewing pattern including at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel that the user prefers. The viewing pattern may further include information such as broadcasting viewing frequency or broadcasting viewing time of the user. In this case, the viewing pattern may be generated based on the usage log of the user using the remote control device 340. In other words, according to the present exemplary embodiment, the broadcasting channels and / or broadcasting programs are ranked by utilizing both viewing patterns such as user's preferences and real-time issues, thereby providing the user with information reflecting real-time issues while being suitable for the user. Can be. In addition, according to the present embodiment, through the user's selection of the information provided to the user, it is possible to provide a service so that the user can immediately watch a broadcast channel or a broadcast program related to the provided information.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list displayed through a remote control device according to one embodiment of the present invention. 4 illustrates an example in which a list 420 generated by ranking broadcast programs is displayed on a screen of a smartphone 410 in a touch screen environment. As described above, real-time information may be used to rank these broadcast programs. In the embodiment of Figure 4 is ranked by the real-time viewer rating information for the broadcast programs and the real-time content (for example, related reviews a, related reviews b, related b, related comments c of broadcast program A of FIG. And related comments b) have been added.

The list 420 may include at least a part of all broadcast programs in a ranking order, and only a part of the list 420 may be displayed on the screen of the smartphone 410 in consideration of the screen size of the smartphone 410. . As the user touches the touch screen (eg, swipes or flicks upwards), the remaining portions of the list 420 may be displayed on the screen of the smartphone 410. It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

At this time, when the user selects the first item of the list 420 (for example, a finger touches an area corresponding to the broadcast program A in the touch screen environment of FIG. 4), a signal for outputting the corresponding broadcast program A is output. 3 may be transmitted to a set-top box (for example, set-top box 310 of FIG. 3) or a smart television (for example, smart television 320 of FIG. 3), and the current channel is channel A for viewing for broadcast program A. can be changed.

Real-time content may include a link to a page including the corresponding content along with a part (text or image) of the entire content. For example, in the embodiment of FIG. 4, as a user selects an area corresponding to 'related comment a' (for example, by touching a region corresponding to 'related comment a' with a finger in the touch screen environment of FIG. 4). The screen on which the list 420 is displayed may be switched to a screen for displaying a page including 'related comment a'.

In addition, ranking of broadcast channels or broadcast programs may be performed for each category. In the embodiment of FIG. 4, various categories such as the 'HOT' category, the 'entertainment' category, the 'news' category, and the 'sport' category are represented, and a list including broadcast programs ranked according to each category for each category is included. May be present. For example, a list in which broadcast programs corresponding to 'news' are ranked according to real-time viewer rating information may be provided through the 'news' category. As another example, a list in which broadcast programs corresponding to 'sports' are ranked according to real-time viewer rating information may be provided through the 'sports' category. The categories of broadcast programs may be classified through classification information (eg, entertainment, drama, news, sports, etc.) provided in relation to the broadcast program, and such classification information may be included in the broadcast information described with reference to FIG. 3. Can be. According to an embodiment, classification information on a broadcast program may be obtained through the external information described with reference to FIG. 3.

5 is a diagram for one example of transmitting a remote control command based on a notification according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 illustrates an example in which the information providing server 350 transmits a notification to the remote control device 340, and the remote control device 340 transmits a remote control command based on the notification.

In one embodiment, the information providing server 350 may transmit a notification to the remote control device 340 for the broadcast channel or broadcast program whose real-time viewer rating is greater than or equal to the first threshold. Here, the first threshold value may be preset by the information providing server 350 or may be set by the user of the remote control device 340. As an example, when the first threshold is 10%, the information providing server 350 may monitor whether there is a broadcast channel or a broadcast program having a real time viewer rating of 10% or more. If the real time viewer rating of the broadcast program B exceeds 10%, the information providing server 350 may transmit a notification to the remote control device 340 of the broadcast program B having a real time viewer rating of 10% or more. Such a notification may be displayed on the screen of the remote control device 340, and when a user's selection of the notification occurs through a user interface provided in response to the notification, the broadcast program B is output in response to the user's selection. Remote control command to the may be sent to the set-top box 310. In this case, the user can watch broadcast program B having a real-time viewer rating of 10% or more by a simple operation of selecting a notification.

In another embodiment, the information providing server 350 may transmit a notification to the remote control device 340 about the broadcast channel or the broadcast program whose variation in the viewer rating of the preset time period is greater than or equal to the second threshold. The second threshold may also be preset by the information providing server 350 or may be set by the user of the remote control device 340. For example, when the second threshold is 5%, the information providing server 350 may monitor the amount of change in the ratings of the preset time period (eg, 10 minutes). For example, when the viewer rating of the broadcast program C increases rapidly from 5% to 10% within 10 minutes, the information providing server 350 may transmit a notification related to the increase in the viewer rating of the broadcast program C to the remote control device 340. have. Even in this case, the notification may be displayed on the screen of the remote control device 340. When a user's selection of the notification occurs through a user interface provided in response to the notification, the broadcast program C is responded to in response to the user's selection. Remote control command to output the may be transmitted to the set-top box 310. In this case, the user can watch the broadcast program C, whose viewer rating is rapidly increasing, by a simple operation of selecting a notification. The preset time period may correspond to, for example, a turn of a broadcast program. For example, the notification may be generated even when the amount of change between the first and the second viewer ratings exceeds the second threshold.

In another embodiment, the user of the remote control device 340 may register the keyword of interest in the information providing server 350. For example, the remote control device 340 may provide a user interface for receiving a keyword of interest to the user, and the keyword of interest input through the user interface may be transmitted to the information providing server 350 and registered. . In this case, the information providing server 350 may monitor whether a broadcast program associated with the keyword of interest exists. For example, a user may register an actor name "AAA" as an interest keyword. In this case, the information providing server 350 may monitor whether there is a broadcasting program in which the actor "AAA" appears among broadcasting programs that are currently being broadcast or scheduled to be broadcast within a predetermined time. For example, the information providing server 350 obtains information about a performer of a broadcast program through broadcast information provided by the broadcast server 330, or currently broadcasts or reserves a broadcast within a predetermined time through broadcast information. External information about broadcast programs may be searched to obtain information about performers for the corresponding broadcast program. Such a keyword of interest may consist of a combination of two or more words. For example, a combination of the word "actor" and the word "AAA" rather than a single word "AAA" will help the information providing server 350 to more clearly grasp the user's interests.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list in which a notification based on a viewership is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 illustrates an example in which the smartphone 610 receives the notification from the information providing server 350 and displays the notification in the form of a pop-up window on the screen of the smartphone 610. 6 illustrates an example in which a notification is displayed in the form of a pop-up window 620, but it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the notification may be displayed to the user in various forms according to the display setting. 6 illustrates an example in which a user interface for allowing a user to select whether to watch a broadcast program D having a real-time viewer rating equal to or greater than a first threshold value is provided to the user through the pop-up window 620. When the user selects "Yes", a remote control command for changing the channel may be transmitted to the electronic device (for example, the set-top box 310 of FIG. 3 or 5) as a channel on which the broadcast program D is being output. . In this case, the user can watch the broadcast program D having the real time viewer rating equal to or greater than the first threshold value only by selecting "Yes" in the pop-up window 620.

According to an embodiment, if the power of the set-top box 310 and the smart television 320 is off, the smartphone 610 first controls the remote control for turning on the power of the set-top box 310 and the smart television 320. You can also send a signal. Subsequently, the smart phone 610 may determine whether the power of the set-top box 310 and the smart television 320 is on, and whether the change of the broadcast channel is possible, and if the change of the broadcast channel is possible. The remote control signal for changing a channel may be transmitted to a broadcast channel on which the broadcast program D is output.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list in which a notification based on a keyword of interest is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 illustrates an example in which the smartphone 710 receives the notification from the information providing server 350 and displays the notification in the form of a pop-up window 720 on the screen of the smartphone 710. 7 illustrates an example in which a notification is displayed in the form of a pop-up window 720, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the notification may be displayed to the user in various forms according to the display setting of the notification. In this case, the embodiment of FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which a user interface for allowing the user to select whether to watch the broadcast program E according to the existence of the broadcast program E related to the keyword of interest is provided to the user through the pop-up window 720. . When the user selects "Yes", the remote control command for changing the channel may be transmitted to the electronic device (for example, the set-top box 310 of FIG. 3 or 5) to the channel where the broadcast program E is being output. . In this case, the user can watch the broadcast program E associated with the keyword of interest only by selecting "Yes" in the pop-up window 720.

In the embodiment of FIG. 7, if the power of the set-top box 310 and the smart television 320 is off, the smartphone 710 turns on the power of the set-top box 310 and the smart television 320. Remote control command to change to On) can be sent first. Subsequently, the smartphone 710 changes the channel to the broadcast channel that the broadcast program E is outputting after confirming that the power of the set-top box 310 and the smart television 320 is changed to the on state and that the channel can be changed. Can transmit a remote control signal.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an information providing method that may be performed by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The information providing system according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a computer device such as the electronic device 1 110 described above. The electronic device 1 110 may perform steps 810 to 840 included in the information providing method of FIG. 8. In this case, the processor 212 may be implemented to execute a control instruction according to a code of an operating system included in the memory 211 or a code of at least one program. Herein, the processor 212 may operate the electronic device 1 110 to perform the steps 810 to 840 of FIG. 8 according to a control command provided by a code stored in the electronic device 1 110. Can be controlled.

In operation 810, the electronic device 1110 may obtain real-time information generated in real time in association with broadcast channels available through the second electronic device or broadcast programs output through broadcast channels. Here, the second electronic device may mean a device to be controlled through a remote control. For example, the second electronic device may be connected to the broadcast server 330 described with reference to FIG. 3 without using the set-top box 310 described with reference to FIG. 3 or 5 or the television or the set-top box 310 having the set-top box 310 embedded therein. And other devices capable of communicating to receive and output broadcast programs for a plurality of broadcast channels.

In one embodiment, the real time information may include real time viewer rating information of each broadcast channel or real time viewer rating information of each broadcast program. In this case, the electronic device 1 110 may receive real-time viewer rating information through a network from a server that collects real-time viewer rating information. For example, the server may include the information providing server 350 described above. As described above, since the information providing server 350 and the broadcasting server 330 may be implemented as one system, the electronic device 1110 may receive real-time viewer rating information through the broadcasting server 330. In this case, the electronic device 1 110 may receive real-time viewer rating information through the set-top box 310.

In another embodiment, the real time information may include information about real time content uploaded to a social network service in relation to broadcast channels or broadcast programs. For example, among uploaded contents of a social network service, contents uploaded in a form including a name of a broadcast channel, a name of a broadcast program, or key keywords related to the broadcast program, among other things, are related to the broadcast time of the broadcast program. Contents uploaded in time can be collected as real time information.

In operation 820, the electronic device 1110 may rank broadcast channels or broadcast programs based on the obtained real-time information. As already described, both real-time viewership information and real-time content may be utilized to rank broadcast channels or broadcast programs. In addition, real-time content corresponding to items of the list ranked using real-time viewer rating information may be added, or real-time viewer rating information corresponding to items of the list ranked using real-time content may be added. Alternatively, embodiments utilizing real-time viewer rating information and embodiments utilizing real-time content may be implemented.

In operation 830, the electronic device 1110 may output a list including at least some of the ranked broadcast channels or at least some of the ranked broadcast programs. The output of the list may mean that the list is displayed on the screen of the electronic device 1 110, but an embodiment using a voice output may also be considered. For example, an embodiment may be implemented that outputs voice information for ranked broadcast programs using conventional techniques such as text-to-voice technology.

In addition, as described above, the electronic device 1 110 may rank broadcast channels or broadcast programs classified into the corresponding categories for each of the plurality of categories in operation 820. In this case, the electronic device 1110 may output a list of broadcast channels or broadcast programs ranked for one of the plurality of categories together with the plurality of categories in operation 830. When another output category is selected, the existing list may be changed to a list of broadcast channels or broadcast programs ranked for the selected category and output.

In operation 840, the electronic device 1110 may transmit a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection to the second electronic device in response to the user's selection of the output list. For example, a remote control command for changing a channel to a selected broadcast channel or a broadcast channel through which the selected broadcast program is output may be transmitted to the second electronic device. In this case, the user's selection may be recognized through various methods such as a user's touch on the touch screen, a pressure on a physical button, and a user's voice.

9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of an information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Step 910 shown in the embodiment of FIG. 9 may be performed before step 810 or before step 820 of FIG. 8, and step 920 may be performed instead of step 820 of FIG. 8. .

In operation 910, the electronic device 1110 may generate a viewing pattern including at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel that the user prefers, based on the usage log of the remote control device of the user. Herein, the remote control device may correspond to the electronic device 1 110, and the viewing pattern may further include information such as broadcasting viewing frequency or broadcasting viewing time of the user as described above. This step 910 may be performed before step 810 according to an embodiment.

In operation 920, the electronic device 1110 may rank broadcast channels or broadcast programs using the obtained real-time information and the generated viewing pattern. In other words, unlike the embodiment of FIG. 8, in the embodiment of FIG. 9, the broadcast channels or broadcast programs may be ranked using the generated viewing pattern as well as the obtained real-time information. After step 920, step 830 may be performed.

Steps

1010 and 1020 shown in the embodiment of FIG. 10 may be performed before step 810 or before step 820 of FIG. 8, and step 1030 may be performed instead of step 820. Can be.

In operation 1010, the electronic device 1110 may transmit a usage log of the remote control device of the user to the server. As described above, the remote control device may correspond to the electronic device 1 110, and the server may correspond to the information providing server 350 described above.

In operation 1020, the electronic device 1110 may receive a viewing pattern of the user generated based on the usage log from the server. In other words, in the embodiment of FIG. 9, an example of generating a viewing pattern of a user in the electronic device 1 110 is described, and an example of receiving and utilizing a viewing pattern of the user generated through a server in the embodiment of FIG. 10. Doing.

In operation 1030, the electronic device 1110 may rank broadcast channels or broadcast programs using the obtained real-time information and the received viewing pattern.

On the contrary, the server may receive a usage log from the electronic device 1 110, which is a remote control device, and generate a viewing pattern including at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel preferred by the user based on the received usage log. The generated viewing pattern may be transmitted to the electronic device 1 110, which is a remote control device.

In operation 1110, the electronic device 1110 may notify a broadcast channel or broadcast program having a real-time viewer rating greater than or equal to the first threshold value, or the broadcast channel or broadcast program whose change in viewer rating of a preset time period is greater than or equal to the second threshold value. The notification can be received from the server. Conversely, the server may generate the above-described notification and transmit the same to the electronic device 1 110, which is a remote control device.

In operation 1120, the electronic device 1110 transmits a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection to the second electronic device, in response to the user's selection of the notification. Can be. The reception of the notification and the transmission of the signal may be performed separately from the information providing method of FIGS. 8 to 10.

In operation 1210, the electronic device 1110 may register a user's keyword of interest received from the user with the server.

In operation 1220, the electronic device 1110 may receive a notification about a broadcast channel or a broadcast program associated with the keyword of interest from a server. On the contrary, the server may receive a keyword of interest from the electronic device 1 110, which is a remote control device, generate a notification regarding a broadcast channel or a broadcast program associated with the keyword of interest, and generate the generated notification. ) Can be sent. To this end, the server can monitor the broadcast channel or broadcast program associated with the keyword of interest, and this monitoring has been described in detail above.

In operation 1230, in response to the user's selection of the notification, the electronic device 1110 transmits a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection to the second electronic device through the second electronic device. Can be.

13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of providing information that a server may perform according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information providing system according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a computer device such as the server 150 described above. The server 150 may perform

steps

1310 and 1320 included in the information providing method of FIG. 13. In this case, the processor 222 may be implemented to execute a control instruction according to a code of an operating system included in the memory 221 or a code of at least one program. Here, the processor 222 may control the server 150 to perform the

steps

1310 and 1320 of FIG. 13 according to a control command provided by a code stored in the server 150.

In operation 1310, the server 150 may collect real-time information generated in real time in association with broadcast channels that can be provided through an electronic device or broadcast programs that are output through broadcast channels. As already described, the real time information may include real time viewer rating information of each of the broadcast channels, real time viewer rating information of each of the broadcast programs, and / or real time content uploaded to a social network service in relation to the broadcast channels or broadcast programs. Information may be included.

In operation 1320, the server 150 may transmit the collected real-time information to the remote control device so that broadcast channels or broadcast programs may be ranked in the remote control device based on the collected real-time information. In this case, the remote control device may transmit a signal for controlling the electronic device based on the ranked broadcast channels or the ranked broadcast programs to the electronic device. The remote control device may correspond to the electronic device 1 110 described above.

According to an embodiment, broadcast channels or broadcast programs may be ranked at a remote control device by further using a user's viewing pattern, and the viewing pattern may be generated based on a usage log of the user's remote control device.

In addition, according to the exemplary embodiment, only the output of the list and the transmission of the signal may be processed by the remote control device, and the ranking of the broadcast channel and / or the broadcast program may be processed by the server 150.

As described above, according to embodiments of the present invention, by using the real-time information generated in real time associated with broadcast channels or broadcast programs, the broadcast channels or broadcast programs are ranked, and the list is provided, based on the list. The user may control the electronic device to output the broadcast program of the selected broadcast channel. In addition, by collecting the real-time information generated in real time associated with the broadcast channel or broadcast program to the remote control device, the remote control device can provide a service for ranking the broadcast channels or broadcast programs using this real-time information. Can be.

The system or apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments are, for example, processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors, microcomputers, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Can be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of the software. For convenience of explanation, one processing device may be described as being used, but one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and / or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as parallel processors.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the above, and configure the processing device to operate as desired, or process it independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and / or data may be any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device in order to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. It can be embodied in. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems so that they may be stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable media.

The method according to the embodiment may be embodied in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the embodiments, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Such a recording medium may be various recording means or storage means in the form of a single or several hardware combined, and is not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, but may be distributed on a network. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although the embodiments have been described by the limited embodiments and the drawings as described above, various modifications and variations are possible to those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in a different order than the described method, and / or components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components. Or even if replaced or substituted by equivalents, an appropriate result can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are within the scope of the claims that follow.

Claims

A computer program coupled to a computer-implemented first electronic device, the computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium for causing the computer to execute the information providing method,

The information providing method,

Acquiring real-time information generated in real time in association with broadcast channels available through a second electronic device or broadcast programs output through the broadcast channels;

Ranking the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs based on the obtained real-time information;

Outputting a list including at least some of the ranked broadcast channels or at least some of the ranked broadcast programs; And

In response to a user's selection of the output list, transmitting a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection to the second electronic device;

Computer program comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

The real time information includes real time viewer rating information of each of the broadcast channels or real time viewer rating information of each of the broadcast programs,

Acquiring the real time information,

And receiving the real-time viewership information through a network from a server for collecting the real-time viewership information.
The method of claim 1,

The real time information includes information about real time contents uploaded to a social network service in relation to the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs,

Acquiring the real time information,

And receive information about the real-time contents through a network from a server that collects the information on the real-time contents from the social network service.
The method of claim 1,

The information providing method,

Generating a viewing pattern including at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel preferred by the user based on a usage log of the first electronic device of the user

More,

The ranking step,

And rank the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs by further using the generated viewing pattern.
The method of claim 1,

The information providing method,

Transmitting a usage log of a user's first electronic device to a server; And

Receiving a viewing pattern of a user generated based on the usage log from the server

More,

The ranking step,

And ranking the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs by using at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel preferred by the user included in the received viewing pattern.
The method of claim 1,

The information providing method,

Receiving a notification from a server about a broadcast channel or broadcast program having a real-time viewer rating greater than or equal to a first threshold value or a notification about a broadcast channel or broadcast program whose amount of change in a viewer rating in a predetermined time period is greater than or equal to a second threshold value; And

In response to a user's selection for the notification, transmitting a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection to the second electronic device through the second electronic device;

Computer program characterized in that it further comprises.
The method of claim 1,

The information providing method,

Registering an interest keyword of the user input from the user with the server;

Receiving a notification about a broadcast channel or a broadcast program associated with the keyword of interest from the server; And

In response to a user's selection for the notification, transmitting a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection to the second electronic device through the second electronic device;

Computer program characterized in that it further comprises.
The method of claim 1,

The ranking step,

Ranking broadcast channels or broadcast programs classified into the corresponding categories for each of the plurality of categories,

The outputting of the list may include:

And output a list of broadcast channels or broadcast programs ranked for one of the plurality of categories together with the plurality of categories.
In the information providing method performed by the first electronic device,

Acquiring real-time information generated in real time in association with broadcast channels available through a second electronic device or broadcast programs output through the broadcast channels;

Ranking the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs based on the obtained real-time information;

Outputting a list including at least some of the ranked broadcast channels or at least some of the ranked broadcast programs; And

In response to a user's selection of the output list, transmitting a signal for outputting a broadcast program of a broadcast channel corresponding to the selection to the second electronic device;

Information providing method comprising a.
The method of claim 9,

The real time information includes real time viewer rating information of each of the broadcast channels or real time viewer rating information of each of the broadcast programs,

Acquiring the real time information,

And receiving the real-time viewership information through a network from a server for collecting the real-time viewership information.
The method of claim 9,

The real time information includes information about real time contents uploaded to a social network service in relation to the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs,

Acquiring the real time information,

And receiving information on the real-time contents through a network from a server that collects the information on the real-time contents from the social network service.
The method of claim 9,

Generating a viewing pattern including at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel preferred by the user based on a usage log of the first electronic device of the user

More,

The ranking step,

And ranking the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs by further using the generated viewing pattern.
The method of claim 9,

Transmitting a usage log of a user's first electronic device to a server; And

Receiving a viewing pattern of a user generated based on the usage log from the server

More,

The ranking step,

And ranking the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs by using at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel preferred by the user included in the received viewing pattern.
In the information providing method performed by the server,

Collecting real-time information generated in real time in association with broadcast channels available through an electronic device or broadcast programs output through the broadcast channels; And

Transmitting the collected real-time information to the remote control device such that the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs can be ranked in the remote control device based on the collected real-time information.

Including,

And in the remote control device, a signal for controlling the electronic device based on the ranked broadcast channels or the ranked broadcast programs is transmitted to the electronic device.
The method of claim 14,

The real time information may include real time viewer rating information of each of the broadcast channels, real time viewer rating information of each of the broadcast programs, or information on real time contents uploaded to a social network service in relation to the broadcast channels or the broadcast programs. Information providing method comprising a.
The method of claim 14,

The broadcast channels or the broadcast programs are ranked at the remote control device further using a user's viewing pattern,

And wherein the viewing pattern is generated based on a usage log of the remote control device of a user.
The method of claim 16,

Receiving the usage log from the remote control device;

Generating the viewing pattern including at least one of a broadcast program and a broadcast channel preferred by the user based on the received usage log; And

Transmitting the generated viewing pattern to the remote control device;

Information providing method further comprises a.