Data processing apparatus in a time-based billing video-on-demand system and method therefor
First Claim
1. A data processing method for transmitting video movie data having a plurality of frames from a server of a video movie provider to a user terminal in response to a request of the user in a video-on-demand system, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining whether the user is an authorized member;
(b) if the user is determined to be the authorized member, transmitting information for movie selection to the user terminal;
(c) when the user selects a particular movie, transmitting data for a play screen on which the user can operate the frames of the movie remotely and recording the time at which the data for the play screen is transmitted as a login time;
(d) setting a value of a frame counter that counts the number of the currently transmitted frame as an initial value; and
(e) when the user selects one of buttons including a play button, a stop button, a rewind button and a fast forward button, performing the function corresponding to the selected button.
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Abstract
Diversified user interfacing environment is provided in a time-based billing VOD system. Also disclosed is a database apparatus for providing the diversified user interfacing environment. A data processing method for transmitting video movie data having a plurality of frames from a server of a video movie provider to a user terminal in response to a request of the user in a VOD (Video-On-Demand) system, comprises the steps of: (a) determining whether the user is an authorized member; (b) if the user is the authorized member, transmitting information for movie selection to the user terminal; (c) when the user selects a particular movie, transmitting data for a play screen on which the user can operate the frames of the movie remotely and recording the time at which the data for the play screen is transmitted as a login time; (d) setting a value of a frame counter that counts the number of the currently transmitted frame as an initial value; and (e) when the user selects one of buttons including a play button, a stop button, a rewind button and a fast forward button, performing the function corresponding to the selected button.
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1. A data processing method for transmitting video movie data having a plurality of frames from a server of a video movie provider to a user terminal in response to a request of the user in a video-on-demand system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining whether the user is an authorized member;
(b) if the user is determined to be the authorized member, transmitting information for movie selection to the user terminal;
(c) when the user selects a particular movie, transmitting data for a play screen on which the user can operate the frames of the movie remotely and recording the time at which the data for the play screen is transmitted as a login time;
(d) setting a value of a frame counter that counts the number of the currently transmitted frame as an initial value; and
(e) when the user selects one of buttons including a play button, a stop button, a rewind button and a fast forward button, performing the function corresponding to the selected button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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