Patent Application
20240155173
The present disclosure relates to a local media service system and method. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a local media service system and method by which a subscription channel is automatically added according to a regional inclusion relationship.
With the arrival of the era of individual media, various forms of content have been provided through various media. Recently, the forms and purposes of advertisements have become diverse, blurring the boundaries between informational content and advertisements. Anyone can now create and share content without limitations on purpose, such as information, reviews, advertisements, and daily sharing.
Platforms for sharing such a variety of content are typically operated in forms optimized for the type of content, such as video-based, image-based, or voice-based. However, there are still no dedicated platforms that can provide a wide range of region-based content by expanding the range of local advertisements or regional information provided offline on a region basis through local boxes or signage in the related art.
In the meantime, in the development of dedicated platforms capable of providing local advertisements or regional information, the most important thing is to provide a variety of regional content suitable for a user's region. In particular, community centers, police stations, and public health centers for providing various types of information and services to local residents are not provided with means for providing essential information. The institutions rely on offline bulletin boards in the institutions, postal mail, or announcements through apartment management offices to provide regional information. In addition, events held at libraries and cultural centers require residents' active participation, but information is only provided through individual websites or offline bulletin boards of the respective institutions. Therefore, it is difficult to access information and only few residents use the information.
In particular, even if regional content can be checked online, it is difficult to perform access periodically to receive information because individual institutions operate their own websites or applications. Furthermore, it is difficult to easily identify what institution provides what information and what event is held, making it difficult to obtain necessary information through searching.
Therefore, there is a need for the development of technology to provide more diverse regional content to local residents and to make it easier for the residents to access regional information provided by various institutions in the region, in order to encourage the residents in participation.
As a related art of the present disclosure, Korean Patent No. 10-1937723 (Titled: VIRTUAL LOCAL BOX ADVERTISEMENT SERVICE SYSTEM IN WHICH BANNER ADVERTISEMENT IS DISPLAYED THROUGH VIRTUAL LOCAL BOX) was proposed.
The present disclosure has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the previously proposed methods, and the present disclosure is directed to providing a local media service system and method by which a subscription channel is automatically added according to a regional inclusion relationship, wherein a reference region is set for a channel operated by a local creator that uploads regional content, and a channel having a reference region that corresponds to a reference region for a channel a subscriber subscribes to or that includes the reference region for the channel the subscriber subscribes to is extracted as a parent channel and is automatically added to subscription information of the subscriber, so that a subscriber may conveniently receive regional content about the subscriber's region provided by various local creators without searching for and adding individual channels.
In order to achieve the above objective, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a local media service system by which a subscription channel is automatically added according to a regional inclusion relationship,
Preferably, the channel management part is configured to
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More preferably, the channel management part is configured to
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Preferably, the channel of the local creator is
In addition, in order to achieve the above objective, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a local media service method by which a subscription channel is automatically added according to a regional inclusion relationship,
According to the local media service system and method, proposed in the present disclosure, by which a subscription channel is automatically added according to a regional inclusion relationship, a reference region is set for a channel operated by a local creator that uploads regional content, and a channel having a reference region that corresponds to a reference region for a channel a subscriber subscribes to or that includes the reference region for the channel the subscriber subscribes to is extracted as a parent channel and is automatically added to subscription information of the subscriber, so that a subscriber may conveniently receive regional content about the subscriber's region provided by various local creators without searching for and adding individual channels.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings such that the present disclosure can be easily embodied by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. However, in describing the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure in detail, if it is decided that a detailed description of the known function or configuration related to the present disclosure makes the subject matter of the present disclosure unclear, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for parts having similar functions and operations.
Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being “connected” to another part, it includes not only being “directly connected”, but also being “indirectly connected” by interposing the other part therebetween. In addition, when a part “includes” an element, this means that it further includes other elements, but does not exclude other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.
That is, the present disclosure relates to a local media service system that provides a local media platform for outputting regional content to a, user terminal. The service server 100 operates the local media platform for uploading regional content created by a local creator and providing the regional content to users, and manages subscription information of a subscriber that subscribes to a channel operated by each local creator such that the subscriber is provided with the regional content uploaded to the channel according to the subscription information. Herein, only a local creator that is an operator is allowed to upload regional content to the local creator's channel.
Herein, the service server 100 may provide the local media platform to a user terminal, such as the subscriber terminal 200 and the local creator's terminal 300. This means that the service server 100 generates data for the local media platform to be displayed on a display of a user terminal and transmits the same to the user terminal. That is, when the service server 100 provides the local media platform to a user terminal, the user, such as a subscriber or a local creator, may upload regional content to the local media platform or view uploaded regional content through the user terminal.
Herein, the regional content is content including regional information, and may have various characteristics, such as advertising content, informational content, and entertainment content, and may be in various forms, such as text, image, sound, video, and multimedia.
Herein, a reference region may be set for a channel of a local creator. The reference region may be resulting from setting a regional range of regional content provided through the corresponding channel. More specifically, a reference region may be at least one selected from the group of a present area and an administrative district for the channel. For example, a local creator or an operator of the local media platform may set a reference region. An administrative district, such as Gangwon-do, Gangnam-gu, or Samseong-dong, or a particular apartment complex may be set as a reference region. Herein, reference regions may have various shapes, such as circles, ellipses, or polygons, or may be irregular. A plurality of reference regions may be set for one channel.
A local creator's channel is a channel of a local creator that works based on a reference region and provides regional content including local information of a region. The channel may be managed by at least one local institution selected from the group of an apartment, a community center, a district office, a city hall, a public health center, a police station, a fire station, a library, and a cultural center. However, the channel does not necessarily have to be a channel of a local institution. When regional content is provided on the basis of a region, a channel managed by an individual or a business operator or a company may also be included.
Various types of regional content related to a reference region for each channel may be uploaded to and included in the local media platform. For example, as shown in
Hereinafter, each element of a local media service system by which a subscription channel is automatically added according to a regional inclusion relationship according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to
The service server 100 manages channels operated by local creators that uploads regional content to the local media platform and subscription information of subscribers that subscribe to the channels of the local creators, and provides the subscriber with the regional content uploaded to the channels according to the subscription information. In addition, the service server 100 may upload regional content received from a terminal 300 of a local creator, to the channel operated by the local creator.
More specifically, while providing a subscriber with the regional content of a subscribed channel, the service server 100 may notify the subscriber of uploading of new regional content through a push alarm. However, even a non channel subscriber may access the local media platform to receive regional content, and channel subscription may be required to use a subscription service, such as a push alarm provided to a subscriber.
To this end, the service server 100 may transmit and receive various types of signals and data to and from user terminals, which include the subscriber terminal 200 and the local creator's terminal 300, over a network. Herein, the network may be realized as a wired network, such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a value-added network (VAN), or any type of wireless network, such as a mobile radio communication network, a satellite network, Bluetooth, a wireless broadband internet (Wibro), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), Long-Term Evolution (LTE), 5th generation mobile telecommunication (5G), etc. A detailed configuration of the service server 100 will be described later with reference to
The subscriber terminal 200 may receive the local media platform operated by the service server 100 to output the same to an output device, and may receive regional content uploaded to a subscribed channel. That is, the service server 100 may provide a channel subscription service. The channel subscription service may include a service in which when a subscriber subscribes to a channel, regional content uploaded to the subscribed channel is provided as a separate menu, or when new regional content is uploaded to a subscription channel, a push message or alarm is given for notification.
The local creator's terminal 300 is a terminal of a creator that supplies regional content to the local media platform, and may produce the regional content, upload the regional content to the channel operated by the creator to share the regional content with users including a subscriber.
Herein, the user terminals including the subscriber terminal 200 and the local creator's terminal 300 may be realized as various electronic devices. The electronic devices may include at least one of the following: a smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, a video phone, an e-book reader, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a media box, a game console, an electronic dictionary, and a wearable device. Examples of the wearable device may include at least one of the following: an accessory type (e.g., a watch, ring, bracelet, anklet, necklace, glasses, contact lenses, or a head-mounted device (HMD)), a fabric or clothing-integrated type (e.g., electronic clothing), a body-attachable type (e.g., a skin pad or tattoo), and an implantable circuit. In various embodiments, the electronic devices are not limited to the aforementioned devices, and may be a combination of two or more of the aforementioned various devices.
The channel management part 110 may set a reference region for a channel of a local creator, and may stratify and manage a plurality of channels according to an inclusion relationship of a reference region. Herein, the channel management part 110 may use regional information input from a local creator to set a reference region for the channel.
In the meantime, the stratifying of the channels by the channel management part 110 may mean that the channels are classified into, for example, a super-category, a base category, and a sub-category, for management, wherein the channels are classified according to an inclusion relationship of a reference region set for each channel and managed. More specifically, the channel management part 110 may stratify and manage a plurality of channels according to an administrative district system.
The subscription management part 120 may manage subscription information of a subscriber that subscribes to a channel. Herein, the subscription information may include a list of channels that a subscriber subscribes to, and may include a subscription start date, and subscription history for each channel. The service server 100 may use the subscription information managed by the subscription management part 120 to provide a subscriber terminal 200 with a subscription service, such as a push message or alarm.
The channel extractor 130 may extract, as a parent channel among the stratified and managed plurality of channels, a channel having a reference region that corresponds to a reference region for a channel that a subscriber subscribes to or includes the reference region for the channel that the subscriber subscribes to. The subscription management part 120 may automatically add a parent channel extracted by the channel extractor 130 according to the consent of a subscriber to subscription information of the subscriber.
According to an embodiment, when a subscriber is subscribing to “Samseong-dong community center channel”, the channel extractor 130 may extract, as parent channels among the plurality of channels managed as shown in
In the meantime, with the consent of a subscriber, the subscription management part 120 may add a parent channel to subscription information of the subscriber. When a subscriber becomes a member, a consent procedure may be processed so that the consent for automatic subscription to a parent channel is obtained in advance. Alternatively, when a subscriber makes a request for subscription to a particular channel, a consent procedure for automatic subscription to a parent channel of the particular channel may be processed. Alternatively, after the channel extractor 130 extracts a parent channel, a consent procedure for automatic subscription to the extracted parent channel may be processed. In addition, in the consent procedure, a message notifying that the parent channel is automatically subscribed to the subscriber terminal 200 and an intention of giving consent may be electrically received.
In response to a subscriber's request, the entire parent channel or individual channels constituting a parent channel may be added to the subscription information or unsubscribed. The subscription management part 120 may edit the subscription information to add or unsubscribe a subscription channel.
The content analyzer 140 may analyze regional content uploaded to a channel of a local creator. Herein, the content analyzer 140 may analyze text or tags of the regional content using a text mining method or a natural language processing technology, and may analyze images or videos using an image processing technology. An analysis result of the content analyzer 140 may be used in various ways, for example, determining whether regional content is suitable for the channel, and determining what characteristics of regional content subscribers prefer.
In particular, the channel management part 110 may use an analysis result of the content analyzer 140 to set a reference region for a channel. That is, a reference region for a channel may be set by a local creator operating the channel or by an operator of the local media platform. Alternatively, the channel management part 110 may set the reference region using an analysis result of regional content uploaded to the channel. For example, when the name of a particular region is continuously tagged or when as a result of a text analysis or image analysis, regional content for the particular region is equal to or greater than a predetermined ratio, the particular region may be set as a reference region for the channel.
The content management part 150 may receive regional content for a reference region set for a channel of a local creator and may update the regional content to the channel. In addition, the content management part 150 may use an analysis result of the content analyzer 140 not to upload regional content to a channel and to notify the local creator's terminal 300 of reference region violation and uploading limitation when a predetermined number or ratio or more of regional content for a region unrelated to a reference region is received.
Details of each of the steps have been sufficiently described in relation to a local media service system by which a subscription channel is automatically added according to a regional inclusion relationship according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
As described above, according to a local media service system and method, proposed in the present disclosure, by which a subscription channel is automatically added according to a regional inclusion relationship, a reference region is set for a channel operated by a local creator that uploads regional content, and a channel having a reference region that corresponds to a reference region for a channel a subscriber subscribes to or that includes the reference region for the channel the subscriber subscribes to is extracted as a parent channel and is automatically added to subscription information of the subscriber, so that a subscriber may conveniently receive regional content about the subscriber's region provided by various local creators without searching for and adding individual channels.
In the meantime, the present disclosure may include a computer-readable recording medium including program commands for performing operations implemented by various communication terminals. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic recording media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes; optical data storage media such as CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs; magneto-optical media such as floptical disks; and hardware devices, such as read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), and flash memory, which are particularly structured to store and implement the program instruction.
The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like separately or in combinations. Herein, the program commands being recorded in the computer-readable medium may correspond to a program command that is specifically designed and configured for the embodiments of the present disclosure, or the program command may correspond to a program command that is disclosed and available to anyone skilled in or related to computer software. For example, the program commands may include machine language codes 1, which are created by a compiler, as well as high-level language codes 1, which may be executed by a computer by using an interpreter.
Various modifications or applications of the above-described present disclosure may be made by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure belongs, and the scope of the technical idea according to the present disclosure should be defined by the following claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2021-0049501 | Apr 2021 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2022/002392 | 2/18/2022 | WO |
