Broadcasting system and method of providing a personalized broadcasting service in the same

• US 8,973,033 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2010
• Issued: 03/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Altimedia Corp. (Alticast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alticast Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Su-Kyung, Park, Sung-Hun, Ha, Kil-Su
• Primary Examiner(s): SHANG, ANNAN Q
• Application Number:
  US12/979,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20110162003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,526 Days
• Field of Search: 725 87-118, 725/34, 709217-232
• US Class Current: 725/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104

Abstract

A broadcasting system where user'"'"'s participation is allowed, additional information personalized for each of users/local areas/time is inserted into an AV and the AV including the additional information provides a user and a method of providing a personalized broadcasting service in the same are disclosed. The method of providing a personalized broadcasting service in a broadcasting system includes inserting additional information registered by a first user into an AV, and displaying the AV into which the additional information is inserted for a second user.

Claims

1. A method of providing a personalized broadcasting service in a broadcasting system, the method comprising:

storing meta information related to an AV and user profile,

generating additional information using the meta information according to a request of a first user, wherein a start time, a finish time of the additional information in the AV and an insert area are set for the additional information; and

transmitting the additional information to a second user terminal designated by the first user,

wherein the second user terminal inserts the additional information in the insert area between the start time and the finish time and displays the AV into which the additional information is inserted.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the first user generates the additional information using an editing tool in a first user terminal used by the first user or an editing tool provided from a management server.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying the first user; and

providing interworking data,

wherein a button for request of the interworking data is displayed on a part of a screen on which the AV including the additional information is displayed, and the interworking data is displayed through the present channel or other channel in case that the second user selects the button.

4. A management server included in a broadcasting system, the server comprising:

an additional information managing section configured to manage additional information registered by a first user, wherein a start time, a finish time of the additional information in the AV and an insert area are set for the additional information;

an interworking data managing section configured to manage interworking data registered by the first user; and

a transmitting/receiving section configured to transmit at least one of the additional information and the interworking data to a user terminal for a second user,

wherein the second user terminal inserts the additional information in the insert area between the start time and the finish time and the displays the AV into which the additional information is inserted,

wherein the additional information is displayed with a background having a different color, or a scene in which the additional information is shown is played slowly so that the additional information is recognizable by the second user.

5. The management server of claim 4, wherein the additional information and the interworking data are generated by the first user, the additional information is transmitted to the user terminal when an AV is transmitted from a provider server to the user terminal, and the interworking data is provided to the user terminal in accordance with request of the second user while an AV including the additional information is displayed through a display section of the user terminal or a display device connected to the user terminal.

6. The management server of claim 4, further comprising:

a meta information managing section configured to manage meta information related to an AV transmitted from a provider server;

a user identifying section configured to identify at least one of the first user and the second user; and

a storage section configured to store user profile,

wherein the management server transmits the additional information or the interworking data to the user terminal with reference to the user profile, and the storage section stores individually the additional information and the interworking data for each of users in accordance with the user profile.

7. The management server of claim 6, wherein location, size, time or information of the additional information when the additional information is inserted into the AV is set by using the meta information.

8. The management server of claim 4, wherein the additional information managing section provides an editing tool for inputting, editing, scheduling, amending or deleting the additional information to the first user, or provides the editing tool through a webpage.

9. A method of providing a personalized broadcasting service in a user terminal in a broadcasting system, the method comprising:

receiving an AV and a first additional information, wherein a start time, a finish time of the first additional information in the AV and an insert area are set for the additional information; and

inserting the first additional information in the insert area between the start time and the finish time; and

outputting the AV into which the first additional information is inserted, with the additional information displayed with a background having a different color, or with a scene in which the additional information is shown being played slowly so that the additional information is recognizable by the second user.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving interworking data,

wherein an interface for request of the interworking data is displayed on a screen on which the AV including the first additional information is displayed, and the interworking data is synchronized with the AV and is displayed through the present channel or other channel in case that a user selects the interface.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

generating second additional information; and

transmitting the generated second additional information to a management server,

wherein the management server registers the transmitted second additional information.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein location, size, time and information of the first additional information when the first additional information is inserted into the AV is determined on the basis of meta information related to the AV.