User Channel Constitution Unit for Internet Broadcasting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in finding and tuning to desired channels in Internet broadcasting systems, leading to inefficiencies in content consumption.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that searches for user-preferred content in an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and constitutes a user channel, allowing content to be provided directly to a terminal without channel changes, using a content search unit and user channel constitution unit within the set-top box.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually search for and tune to desired channels in Internet broadcasting system, then users can access content, but users experience difficulty and time consumption in finding preferred content
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically searching for and organizing preferred content into a user channel before the user needs to access it. The content search unit proactively identifies relevant content based on user preferences, and the user channel constitution unit pre-configures the channel, eliminating the need for users to manually search and tune channels when they want to watch content.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically performing content search, filtering, and channel constitution based on user preferences without requiring manual user intervention. The content search unit autonomously searches the EPG database, and the user channel constitution unit automatically creates and configures the personalized channel, allowing the system to serve itself in preparing content delivery.
2Adaptability or versatility
If Internet broadcasting system provides multiple channels, then content variety increases, but user difficulty in finding desired channel increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the large number of available channels into a personalized user channel that contains only the subset of content relevant to the user's preferences. Instead of presenting users with all available channels, the system divides and organizes content into a tailored channel, making it easier for users to find desired content while maintaining access to diverse content through the underlying multiple channels.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by customizing the channel content specifically for each user based on their individual preferences. The user channel is locally optimized for each user, containing content that matches their specific interests, while the overall system maintains global content variety across multiple channels. This localized customization makes channel selection easier for each user.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional content delivery requires channel changes, then content can be switched, but user convenience decreases due to required channel tuning
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple content sources and channels into a single unified user channel. Instead of requiring users to switch between different channels to access various content, the system combines relevant content from multiple sources into one personalized channel, allowing users to access diverse content without performing channel changes or tuning operations.
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AI summary
An Internet broadcasting system for supporting broadcast services by using Internet Protocol (IP), and more particularly an apparatus and method for providing a user's preferred contents in an Internet broadcasting system are provided. The method of providing contents in an Internet broadcasting system includes searching for contents in an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) according to a user preference, constituting a user channel, based on the searched contents and providing a terminal with the searched contents according to the user channel.