WEB SERVICE GATEWAY FOR IPTV SERVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

• US 20100146570A1
• Filed: 09/18/2009
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: LEE, Hyun Jin, KIM, Hwa Suk, CHO, Kee Seong
• Application Number:
  US12/562,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20100146570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2747 Remote storage of video programs received via the downstream path, e.g. from the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17336 Handling of requests in head-ends

Abstract

A Web service gateway for an IPTV service is provided. The Web service gateway for an IPTV service includes: an IPTV request notification processor for transmitting, when IPTV service progress information is transmitted from an IPTV network, IPTV request notification corresponding to the progress information to a content provider server; an IPTV service request processor for controlling, when a request for an IPTV service is transmitted from the content provider server, the IPTV network so that the requested IPTV service is transmitted to an IPTV terminal; an information request processor for receiving, when information related to the IPTV service is requested from the content provider server, information requested from the IPTV network and transmitting the information to the content provider server; and an execution request processor for transmitting, when an execution request related to the IPTV service is transmitted from the content provider server, the execution request to the IPTV network. Therefore, by using a Web-based content provider, various IPTV services can be provided.

Claims

1. A Web service gateway for an IPTV service, comprising:

an IPTV request notification processor for transmitting, when IPTV service progress information is transmitted from an IPTV network, IPTV request notification corresponding to the progress information to a content provider server;

an IPTV service request processor for controlling, when a request for an IPTV service is transmitted from the content provider server, the IPTV network so that the requested IPTV service is transmitted to an IPTV terminal;

an information request processor for receiving, when information related to the IPTV service is requested from the content provider server, information requested from the IPTV network and transmitting the information to the content provider server; and

an execution request processor for transmitting, when an execution request related to the IPTV service is transmitted from the content provider server, the execution request to the IPTV network.

2. The Web service gateway of claim 1, wherein the requested information comprises at least one of information related to a Network Personal Video Recorder.

3. The Web service gateway of claim 1, wherein the requested information is an IPTV profile.

4. The Web service gateway of claim 3, wherein the IPTV profile is at least one of a profile for a user, a profile for a content, and a profile for a device.

5. The Web service gateway of claim 1, wherein the execution request is one of a content management request and a content control request.

6. The Web service gateway of claim 1, wherein the execution request is a request for a Network Personal Video Recorder.

7. The Web service gateway of claim 1, wherein the content provider server provides a Web-based content.

8. The Web service gateway of claim 1, wherein the IPTV request notification processor receives the IPTV request notification from the content provider server.

9. The Web service gateway of claim 1, wherein the IPTV service progress information is at least one of an IPTV service request signal transmitted from the IPTV network, a response signal for an IPTV service request, and an IPTV service cancellation signal.

10. The Web service gateway of claim 1, wherein the IPTV service request processor receives a content ID from the content provider server.

11. A method of operating a Web service gateway connected to an IPTV network and a content provider server, comprising:

transmitting, when IPTV service progress information is transmitted from the IPTV network, IPTV request notification corresponding to the progress information to the content provider server;

controlling, when an IPTV service request is transmitted from the content provider server, the IPTV network so that the requested IPTV service is transmitted to an IPTV terminal;

receiving, when information related to the IPTV service is requested from the content provider server, information requested from the IPTV network and transmitting the information to the content provider server; and

transmitting, when an execution request related to the IPTV service is transmitted from the content provider server, the execution request to the IPTV network.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the requested information comprises at least one of information related to a Network Personal Video Recorder.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the requested information is an IPTV profile.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the execution request is one of a content management request and a content control request.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the execution request is a request for a Network Personal Video Recorder.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the content provider server provides a Web-based content.