KR100641606B1 - Closed Captioning Systems and Methods - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a caption broadcasting system and method, and more particularly, to register content information in advance to a content server, and when the caption broadcasting request using a Mo service is performed, the stored content information is read in conjunction with the corresponding content server and converted to be suitable for caption broadcasting. A caption broadcasting system and method for broadcasting.

The present invention provides a caption broadcasting terminal for generating a caption broadcasting request message; A content block for registering and storing content information related to the caption broadcasting; A caption broadcasting block for reading the content information and converting the content information into text data and photo data suitable for broadcasting captions when the caption broadcasting request message is received; And a broadcast terminal for processing the converted text data and photo data by caption and displaying the converted text data. In addition, the present invention comprises the steps of generating a closed caption request message; Receiving content information registered in advance when the caption broadcasting request message is received and converting the content information into text data and photo data suitable for the broadcasting caption; And converting the converted text data and photo data into subtitles and displaying the same.

Description

System and Method For Broadcasting Caption             

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional closed captioning system.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional caption broadcasting method.

3 is a diagram illustrating a closed captioning system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a caption broadcasting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a content information registration process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of converting text data and photo data into FIG. 4; FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: caption broadcasting terminal 20: caption broadcasting block

21: control unit 22: information server

23: SMS DB 24: MMS DB

25: Character Generator 26: Photo Generator

30: broadcast terminal 40: content block

41: content terminal 42: content server

The present invention relates to a caption broadcasting system and method, and more particularly, after registering content information in a content server in advance and reading content information stored in association with a corresponding content server when a caption broadcasting request is made using a message (oriented) service. The present invention relates to a caption broadcasting system and method for converting and broadcasting a caption broadcasting appropriately.

In general, a message oriented service (MO) service refers to sending a short message service (SMS) from a mobile phone to a PC or a server and receiving an answer thereof via SMS. Currently, SMS can only be sent between mobile phones and the web. However, Mo service allows users to send SMS to servers or PCs with specific mobile phone numbers. The Mo service enables mobile phone SMS to replace current quizzes, donations, call centers and complaints using ARS. For example, ARS quiz of terrestrial broadcasting, which is gaining popularity recently, can send the correct answer by SMS instead of calling to enter the quiz. Public offices can receive related complaints by SMS instead of receiving complaints by phone. Banks can handle call centers, and securities firms can also provide securities information by SMS instead of by phone. In other words, if the user wants to write securities information by SMS, and the securities company designated mobile phone number can receive the desired information back to his mobile phone by SMS.

In addition, the SMS service refers to a short message service capable of exchanging short messages between mobile phone subscribers. When a digital mobile phone subscriber sends a short sentence to another mobile phone subscriber in Korean or English, a public telephone network or a data communication network or Allows you to receive messages over the Internet.

In addition, related to the SMS service, there is a multimedia messaging service (MMS) service, which refers to a telecommunications service that provides the exchange of information consisting of image, moving picture, voice, and the like.

A caption broadcasting service using the Mo service, the SMS service, and the MMS service is provided to a user. Hereinafter, a conventional caption broadcasting system will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional closed captioning system.

The conventional closed caption broadcasting system includes an SMS terminal 110, an MMS terminal 120, a caption broadcasting block 200 and a broadcasting terminal 300. The SMS terminal 110 generates a short message using a Mo service. In addition, the MMS terminal 120 generates a multimedia message using a Mo service, and the caption broadcasting block 200 receives the short message and the multimedia message through a wireless communication network so that a character corresponding to the broadcasting caption is provided. ) Data and photo data, and the broadcasting terminal 300 receives the converted text data and photo data through a broadcasting communication network and processes them into subtitles.

Referring to FIG. 1, the caption broadcasting block 200 will be described in detail. The caption broadcasting block 200 includes a controller 210, an SMS DB 230, an MMS DB 240, a text generator 250, and a photo generator. 260, wherein the controller 210 controls conversion of text data and photo data corresponding to broadcast subtitles for the short message and the multimedia message, and the SMS DB 230 controls the received short message. The MMS DB 240 stores the received multimedia message, and the text generator 250 converts the stored short message into text data suitable for broadcasting subtitles, and the photo generator 260 The stored multimedia message is converted into photo data suitable for broadcasting subtitles.

Hereinafter, a conventional caption broadcasting method will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional caption broadcasting method.

First, the SMS terminal 110 generates a short message using the Mo service and then transmits the generated short message to the control unit 210 of the closed caption block 200 through the wireless communication network, and the MMS terminal 120 uses the Mo service to multi After generating the media message, the media message is transmitted to the control unit 210 of the closed captioning block 200 through the wireless communication network (S101). Here, text content is included in the short message, and multimedia content is included in the multimedia message.

Accordingly, the controller 210 determines whether the received message is the short message or the multimedia message (S102).

At this time, when the determination result (S102), when receiving the short message, the controller 210 stores the short message in the SMS DB (230) (S103).

Then, the controller 210 transmits the stored short message to the text generator 250 (S104).

Accordingly, the text generator 250 converts the short message into text data suitable for broadcasting subtitles (S105).

In addition, the broadcast terminal 300 processes and displays the converted text data as captions (S106).

On the other hand, when the determination result (S102), when receiving the multimedia message, the controller 210 stores the multimedia message in the MMS DB (240) (S107).

Thereafter, the controller 210 transmits the stored multimedia message to the photo generator 260 (S108).

Accordingly, the photo generator 260 converts the multimedia message into photo data suitable for broadcast subtitles (S109).

The broadcast terminal 300 processes the converted photo data into subtitles and displays the subtitles (S110).

As described above, in the conventional closed caption broadcasting system, an MMS terminal is required, not a general terminal, to generate a multimedia message for displaying photo data as captions in a broadcast. It was taken using only the camera phone, so there is a limitation in pixel and resolution. Recently, portal sites on the Internet have provided services such as photo management, and multimedia contents stored in the photo management cannot be used as broadcast subtitles. There is a problem.

In order to solve the problems described above, an object of the present invention is to register the content information to the content server in advance, and when the subtitle broadcast request using the Mo service to read the stored content information in conjunction with the corresponding content server suitable for subtitle broadcasting To convert and broadcast.

In order to solve the above object, the caption broadcasting system of the present invention includes a caption broadcasting terminal for generating a caption broadcasting request message; A content block for registering and storing content information related to the caption broadcasting; A caption broadcasting block for reading the content information and converting the content information into text data and photo data suitable for broadcasting captions when the caption broadcasting request message is received; And a broadcast terminal for processing the converted text data and photo data by caption and displaying the converted text data.

The caption broadcasting method of the present invention includes the steps of generating a caption broadcasting request message; Receiving content information registered in advance when the caption broadcasting request message is received and converting the content information into text data and photo data suitable for the broadcasting caption; And converting the converted text data and photo data into subtitles and displaying the same.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, a caption broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating a closed captioning system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The caption broadcasting system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a caption broadcasting terminal 10, a caption broadcasting block 20, a broadcasting terminal 30, and a content block 40.

The caption broadcasting terminal 10 generates a caption broadcasting request message by using a Mo service. Here, the caption broadcasting terminal 10 may be not only an MMS terminal but also a general mobile communication terminal such as an SMS terminal, and the caption broadcasting request message may include a short message or a multimedia message in addition to the caption broadcasting request.

The content block 40 registers and stores content information related to the caption broadcasting. Here, the content information includes text content information such as text and multimedia content information such as avatar, still image, and video.

When the caption broadcasting block message is received through the wireless communication network, the caption broadcasting block 20 reads the content information and converts the content information into text data and photo data suitable for broadcasting captions.

The broadcast terminal 30 receives the converted text data and photo data through a broadcast communication network, processes them as captions, and displays them. Here, the broadcast terminal 30 refers to a broadcast system such as a TV (TeleVision), a monitor.

Hereinafter, the content block 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3. The content block 40 includes a content terminal 41 and a content server 42. Generate the content registration request. The content terminal 41 also performs service setting such as service subscription and cancellation, and content setting such as changing and deleting the registered content. Here, the content terminal 41 may be a mobile communication terminal, a computer terminal, or the like.

The content server 42 registers and stores closed captioning content information according to the content registration request received through a wired or wireless network. The content server 42 also requests the closed captioning service member registration or the like to the caption broadcasting block 20 according to a member authentication procedure. Here, the content server 42 may be a portal site, a mobile site, a web site, or the like on the Internet.

Hereinafter, the caption broadcasting block 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3. The caption broadcasting block 20 includes the control unit 21, the information server 22, the SMS DB 23, and the MMS DB 24. And a character generator 25 and a photo generator 26, wherein the controller 21 controls conversion of text data and photo data corresponding to the broadcast caption for the content information according to the caption broadcast request message. do. The controller 21 also performs various statistical information necessary for controlling the closed captioning service.

The information server 22 has user information including whether a user subscribes to the closed captioning service and content server information of the subscriber. The information server 22 also requests content information for each subscriber in conjunction with the content server 42.

The SMS DB 23 stores the short message and the text content information included in the caption broadcasting request message.

The MMS DB 24 stores the multimedia message and the multimedia content information included in the caption broadcasting request message.

The text generator 25 converts the short message and text content information into text data suitable for broadcast subtitles.

The photo generator 26 converts the multimedia message and the multimedia content information into photo data suitable for broadcast subtitles.

A caption broadcasting method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a caption broadcasting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The caption broadcasting terminal 10 generates a caption broadcasting request message by using a Mo service (S10). Here, the caption broadcasting request message may include a short message or a multimedia message in addition to the caption broadcasting request.

Accordingly, when the caption broadcasting request message is received through the wireless communication network, the caption broadcasting block 20 reads pre-registered content information and converts the text data and photo data corresponding to the broadcasting caption (S30).

Thereafter, the broadcast terminal 30 receives the converted text data and photo data through a broadcast communication network, processes them as captions, and displays them (S50).

Hereinafter, the content information registration process according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a content information registration process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in the content block 40, the content terminal 41 generates a content registration request of the user (S71), and transmits to the content server 42 through the wired or wireless network (S72).

Accordingly, the content server 42 receives the content registration request (S73), and the caption broadcasting content information according to the content registration request, for example, text content information such as text and multimedia content such as avatar, still image, and video. Information and the like are registered and stored (S74).

Hereinafter, the conversion process (S30) to the text data and photo data according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of converting text data and photo data into FIG. 4.

First, the control unit 21 of the caption broadcasting block 20 receives the caption broadcasting request message of the caption broadcasting terminal 10 through a wireless communication network (S31), searches the information server 22, and searches for the caption broadcasting. It is determined whether the user of the caption broadcasting terminal 10 that has transmitted the message is a subscriber of the caption broadcasting service (S32).

At this time, when the determination result (S32), the user is not a subscriber of the caption broadcasting service, the control unit 21 transmits the caption broadcasting request message by using the existing SMS Mo service method or MMS Mo service method. Perform (S33).

On the other hand, when the determination result (S32), the user is a subscriber of the caption broadcasting service, the control unit 21 determines whether the short message or multimedia message is included in the caption broadcasting request message (S34).

At this time, if the short message or the multimedia message is included in the caption broadcasting request message (S34), the controller 21 stores the short message in the SMS DB 23 and stores the corresponding multimedia message. The MMS is stored in the DB 24 (S35).

On the other hand, after the steps S34 and S35, the control unit 21 searches the information server 22 and checks user information such as content server information of the subscriber who is the user (S36).

Then, the controller 21 accesses the content server 42 on the corresponding content block 40 based on the content server information about the user among the identified user information (S37).

Accordingly, the controller 21 reads content information stored in the content server 42, stores text content information among the corresponding content information in the SMS DB 23, and stores multimedia content information in the MMS DB 24. Store in (S38).

The controller 21 determines whether there is a message previously stored in the SMS DB 23 or the MMS DB 24 (S39).

In this case, when there is no pre-stored message (S39), the controller 21 transmits the text content information stored in the SMS DB 23 to the text generator 25 and the The multimedia content information stored in the MMS DB 24 is transmitted to the photo generator 26 (S40).

On the other hand, when the determination result (S39), if there is a pre-stored message, the controller 21 determines whether the pre-stored message is a short message stored in the SMS DB 23 or the MMS It is determined whether the multimedia message is stored in the DB 24 (S41).

Here, when the determination result (S41), the message is a short message stored in the SMS DB 23, the control unit 21 is the short message and the text content information stored in the SMS DB 23 The combination is transmitted to the character generator 25 and the multimedia content information is transmitted to the port generator 26 (S42).

On the other hand, when the determination result (S41), the message is a multimedia message stored in the MMS DB 24, the control unit 21 and the multimedia message stored in the MMS DB 24 and the The multimedia content information is combined and transmitted to the photo generator 26, and the text content information is transmitted to the character generator 25 (S43).

On the other hand, after the step (S40, S42, S43), the character generator 25 converts the short message and the text content information into the text data suitable for the broadcast subtitle and transmits it to the broadcast terminal 30 through a broadcast communication network. The photo generator 26 converts the multimedia message and the multimedia content information into photo data suitable for broadcast subtitles and transmits the photo message to the broadcast terminal 30 through a broadcast communication network (S44).

In addition, the embodiment according to the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned, and can be implemented by various alternatives, modifications, and changes within the scope apparent to those skilled in the art.

As described above, the present invention registers the caption broadcasting content information desired by the user in a content server such as a portal site in advance, so that the display of photo data as captions in broadcasting is not limited to a conventional MMS terminal as is conventional. In addition, the multimedia content is not limited to the filming using only the camera phone as in the prior art, and the limitation of the pixel and the resolution can be overcome by using the medium by various media, and the caption broadcasting service and the mobile communication service and the like. Portal services, etc., through the cooperation of the broadcasting, mobile communication and portal sites, etc. can be linked to the operating profit and business area of operators such as subtitle broadcasting service providers, mobile communication service providers, portal service providers, etc. can be expanded.

Claims (12)

A caption broadcasting terminal for generating a caption broadcasting request message; A content block for registering and storing content information related to the caption broadcasting; A caption broadcasting block for reading the content information and converting the content information into text data and photo data suitable for broadcasting captions when the caption broadcasting request message is received; A broadcasting terminal for processing the converted text data and photo data by caption and displaying the caption, The content block, A content terminal for generating the content registration request; And a content server configured to register and store caption broadcasting content information according to the content registration request. delete The method of claim 1, The closed captioning block, A control unit controlling conversion of text data and photo data corresponding to broadcast captions with respect to the content information according to the caption broadcast request message; An information server having a user information including whether a user subscribes to the closed captioning service and content server information of the subscriber; An SMS DB for storing a short message and text content information contained in the caption broadcasting request message; An MMS DB for storing multimedia messages and multimedia content information contained in the closed captioning broadcast request message; A text generator for converting the short message and text content information into text data suitable for a broadcast caption; And a photo generator for converting the multimedia message and the multimedia content information into photo data suitable for broadcasting subtitles. The method of claim 1, The closed caption request message, Caption broadcasting system, characterized in that it may include a short message or a multimedia message in addition to the caption broadcasting request. The method of claim 1, The content information, A caption broadcasting system comprising text content information consisting of text and multimedia content information including any one or more of an avatar, a still image, or a video. The method of claim 1, The content server, Caption broadcasting system comprising at least one of a portal site, a mobile site and a web site on the Internet. Generating a closed captioning request message; Receiving content information registered in advance when the caption broadcasting request message is received and converting the content information into text data and photo data suitable for the broadcasting caption; Processing the displayed text data and photo data by captions and displaying the same; The content information registration process, Generating a content registration request of the user and transmitting the generated content registration request to the content server; And registering and storing, by the content server, subtitle broadcasting content information according to the content registration request. delete The method of claim 7, wherein The conversion process to the text data and photo data, Determining whether a user of a caption broadcasting terminal receiving the caption broadcasting request message and transmitting the caption broadcasting request message is a subscriber of the caption broadcasting service; When the user is a subscriber of the closed captioning service, checking user information of a subscriber who is the corresponding user and accessing a corresponding content server based on content server information of the user among the corresponding user information; Reading content information stored in the content server and storing text content information and multimedia content information among corresponding content information in a DB; Determining whether there is a message previously stored in the DB and transmitting text content information and multimedia content information stored in the DB when the message does not exist; And converting the short message and the text content information into text data suitable for a broadcast caption, and converting the multimedia message and the multimedia content information into photo data suitable for a broadcast caption. The method of claim 9, When the user is a subscriber of the caption broadcasting service, determining whether the short message or the multimedia message is included in the caption broadcasting request message and storing the short message and the multimedia message in the DB when the short message or the multimedia message is loaded. Caption broadcasting method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 9, Determining whether the pre-stored message is a short message or a multimedia message when the pre-stored message exists in the DB; And when the message is a short message, combining the stored short message with the text content information and transmitting the multimedia content information. The method of claim 11, And when the message is a multimedia message, combining and storing the multimedia message and the multimedia content information stored therein, and transmitting the text content information.

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