KR20070014675A - Video display equipment for providing chating service and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A video display device for providing a chatting service and a method thereof are provided to supply audio and video signals to customers, using the chatting service, through a communication terminal of the video display device installed in lodging facilities, thereby providing the predetermined chatting service to the customers without a special device for performing the chatting service. A video display device(300) comprises the followings: a communication terminal(320); a signal separator(330) for separating voice and video signals inputted/outputted through communication terminal(320); a signal processor(340); a mode setting unit(350); and a controller(370). If a signal for requesting a chatting service is inputted from the outside, the controller(370) receives information about a checked-in customer from a central server(200) and outputs the customer information on a screen. If a chatting request signal for a predetermined customer is inputted, the controller(370) sets audio-video input/output modes by controlling the mode setting unit(350). After that, the controller(370) inputs/outputs the audio/video signals, processed by the signal processor(340), through the communication terminal(320).

Description

Video display equipment for providing chating service and method

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing a chat service using a video display device according to the present invention.

2 is an internal configuration diagram of an image display apparatus for providing a chat service to customers staying at a lodging facility according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a chat service using a video display device according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an example of a screen displaying the customer information for customers staying in a lodging facility according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: network communication network 200: central server

300: video display device 310: communication interface

320: communication terminal 321: audio input / output terminal

322: video input and output terminal 330: signal separation unit

340: signal processor 341: voice processor

342: Image processor 343: Speaker

344: screen 350: mode setting section

360: storage unit 370: control unit

380: external input terminal 400: external equipment

500: personal computer

The present invention relates to a video display device and method for providing a chat service to a customer visiting a lodging establishment, and more particularly, to a video display device for providing a voice and a video signal to customers using a chat service through a communication terminal constituting the video display device. And to a method.

Along with the rapid development of science and technology, the multimedia field that combines various types of information such as video and audio, in the rapid development of information and communication, which is also called the digital revolution, the form of storage and existence of information is becoming digital from analog. Due to the development of MPEG technology, which is a compression standard for moving picture data for compressing digital video data that requires relatively large amounts of data, the size of digital video data is gradually getting smaller. Digital video and audio services have been provided in all fields, and digital devices for providing such services have emerged.

Among them, TV occupies an important place as an easy and effective information transmission medium in daily life, and thanks to the above digital technology, video data and audio data are compressed and transmitted by MPEG technology to make more broadcasts vivid and clear. The sound makes it easy to listen to at home.

In addition, the TV is installed in hotels such as hotels to provide a variety of applications such as traffic information, news information, weather information, stock information and entertainment information to customers who visited the property, as well as interoperating with a computer and predetermined information For example, Patent Application No. 2000-0049402 proposes a description of an information transmission system using TVs in public accommodations.

Briefly about the invention of the domestic patent application, the television receiver installed in each room of the lodging facility is selected as the output device, and one central computer and a plurality of input device units are connected to the central processing computer through the network in each room of the lodging facility. The information received and processed by the central processing computer was processed into information that the television receiver can accept, and transmitted through the output terminal of the computer to the specific channel of the television receiver in each room.

Therefore, the televisions installed in each room of the lodging facility received the various information provided from the central processing computer through the network communication network and simply provided them to the customers, but could not provide various additional services such as chat service to the customers. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a video display device for providing a voice and video signal to customers who applied for a chat service through the communication terminal of the video display device installed in the lodging establishment and To provide a way.

In addition, the present invention provides a predetermined chat service to customers without a separate device for providing a chat service by providing a voice and video signal to customers who applied for a chat service through the communication terminal of the video display device installed in the accommodation The present invention provides a video display device and a method for performing the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a video display device installed in a lodge and providing a chat service to customers, wherein the audio and video signals provided from an external device such as a microphone and a camera connected to an external input terminal are provided. A communication terminal for performing input and output; A signal separator for separating audio and video signals input and output through the communication terminal; A signal processor for decoding the voice and video signals separated by the signal separation unit and converting the voice and video signals into baseband voice signals and digital video signals; audio-video for input and output of voice and video signals through the communication terminal; A mode setting unit for setting an input / output mode; And when a request signal for an external rotor chat service is input, receives the customer information checked in from the central server and outputs it on the screen. When a chat request signal for a predetermined customer is input, the mode setting unit is controlled to control the audio-video input. And a controller for inputting and outputting audio and video signals processed by the signal processing unit through the communication terminal after setting the output mode.

The present invention provides a chat service to customers using a video display device installed in a lodging facility. When a request signal for a chat service is input from the outside, the central server sets up a chat channel between the video display devices. A second step of setting, by the video display device, an audio-video input / output mode for inputting / outputting audio and video signals through a communication terminal in a state where a chat channel is set; And a third step of performing an input / output of a voice and a video signal of a customer who uses a chat service through a communication terminal while the audio-video input / output mode is set. .

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

1 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing a chat service using an image display apparatus installed in a lodging facility according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of the image display apparatus installed in a lodging facility according to the present invention.

The chat service providing system according to the present invention is to provide a chat service to customers by using an image display device connected to a central server of a lodging facility. As shown in FIG. 1, a network communication network 100 and a central server ( 200 and an image display device 300.

The network communication network 100 is a wired / wireless communication network that connects communication lines between the central server 200 and the image display apparatus 300 to perform data communication with each other, and more specifically, a local area network (LAN: Local Area Network).

The central server 200 sets a channel for chatting between the video display devices 300 requesting a chat service among the plurality of video display devices 300 connected through the network communication network 100. Is as follows.

When the check-in signal of the customer visiting the lodging facility is input from the personal computer 600 connected to the network communication network 100, the central server 200 displays a personal information input window for receiving the customer information of the corresponding customer. )

At this time, when the customer information such as the name, ID, password, telephone number, address of the customer is input through the personal computer 500, the central server 200 classifies and stores the input customer information for each customer.

Subsequently, when a request signal for a chat service is input from the video display device 300, the central server 200 requests a chat service for customer information of the customer checked in through the network communication network 100. Output to.

At this time, when a chat request signal for a predetermined customer is input from the video display device 300, the central server 200 outputs a message for confirming whether or not the chat service is accepted to the video display device 300 of the selected customer.

At this time, if a control command is inputted from the video display device 300 of the customer in conjunction with the message does not accept the chat service, the central server 200 outputs a disapproval message of the chat service to the video display device requesting the chat service After that, close the chat service.

However, when a control command for accepting a chat service in response to a message is input from the video display device 300 of the customer, the central server 200 requests a chat service and accepts the chat service. Set the channel.

The video display device 300 performs input and output of voice and video signals of customers who have applied for a chat service. As shown in FIG. 2, the communication interface 310, the communication terminal 320, and signal separation are performed. The unit 330 includes a signal processor 340, a mode setter 350, a storage 360, and a controller 370.

Here, the communication interface 310 performs data communication with the central server 200 connected to the network communication network 100 through a predetermined communication protocol under the control of the controller 370.

In addition, the communication interface 310 communicates data with an external device 400 such as a microphone, a camera, or another video display device connected to the external input terminal 380 through a predetermined communication protocol under the control of the controller 370. Do this.

The communication terminal 320 performs input and output of voice and video signals inputted by a customer using a chat service through an external device 400 such as a microphone or a camera, and more specifically, input / output of a voice signal. And a video input / output terminal 322 (hereinafter referred to as an AV input / output terminal) which performs input / output of a video signal. At this time, the AV input and output terminals 321 and 322 of the video display device 300 are connected to the AV input and output terminals of another video display device through a predetermined communication line.

Accordingly, the video display device 300 may transmit and receive voice and video signals of a customer who uses a chat service through the communication terminal 320 interconnected through a predetermined communication line.

The signal separator 330 separates audio and video signals input through an external device 400 such as a microphone and a camera connected to the external input terminal 380 under the control of the controller 370, and then separates the audio and video signals. The signal processor 340 includes a processor 341 and an image processor 342.

In addition, the signal separating unit 330 inputs / outputs audio and video signals between video display devices through the AV input / output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 320 under the control of the control unit 370. After separating each of them also serves to deliver it to the signal processor 340.

The signal processor 340 performs signal processing on the audio and video signals separated by the signal separator 330 under the control of the controller 370. As shown in FIG. 2, the signal processor 340 and And an image processor 342.

The voice processor 341 decodes the voice signal separated by the signal separator 330 from the voice and video signals input from the external device 400 connected to the external input terminal 380 under the control of the controller 370. After that, the decoded voice signal of the intermediate frequency band is converted into a voice signal of the base British English and output to the speaker 343. At this time, the audio signal output to the speaker 343 is amplified to a predetermined size by an amplifier and output.

Also, the audio processor 341 separates a signal from among audio and video signals input from another video display device through the AV input / output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 320 under the control of the controller 370. After decoding the voice signal separated by 330, the decoded voice signal of the intermediate frequency band is converted into a baseband voice signal and output to the speaker 343.

The image processor 342 decodes the video signal separated by the signal separator 330 from the audio and video signals input from the external device 400 connected to the external input terminal 380 under the control of the controller 370. Thereafter, the decoded analog video signal is converted into a digital video signal and output on the screen 344.

In addition, the image processing unit 3420 is a signal separation unit of the audio and video signals input from another video display device through the AV input and output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 310 under the control of the control unit 370. After decoding the video signal separated by 330, it converts the decoded analog video signal into a digital video signal and outputs it on the screen 344.

The mode setting unit 350 performs input and output of audio and video signals between video display devices connected through the AV input and output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 320 under the control of the control unit 370. This function is to set the audio-video input / output mode in order to make it possible.

In this case, the central server 200 remotely controls the mode setting unit 350 constituting the image display apparatus 300 through the network communication network 100 to perform input and output of audio and video signals between the image display apparatuses. You can also set the audio-video input and output modes.

The storage unit 360 is a storage medium for storing various types of information, and may be implemented as a memory device such as RAM or EEPROM or a hard disk driver (HDD). In 360, various execution programs for driving the image display apparatus 300 are stored.

The control unit 370 controls the input and output of the voice and video signals of the customer using the chat service through the AV input and output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 320. As follows.

When the request signal for the chat service is input through the remote controller, the controller 370 receives the customer information of the customers checked in from the central server 200 through the network communication network 100 and outputs it on the screen 344.

Subsequently, when a chat request signal for a predetermined customer is input by referring to the customer information output on the screen 344, the controller 370 transmits the input chat request signal to the central server 200 through the network communication network 100. send.

As described above, when a chat request signal for a predetermined customer is input from the video display device 300 applying for a chat service, the central server 200 transmits a chat request signal to a video display device installed in a room where the predetermined customer stays. do.

At this time, when a chat permission signal is input from a predetermined customer, the central server 200 sets an independent chat channel between the video display apparatuses 300 that have applied for and allowed meeting service.

After the chat channel is established between the video display apparatuses 300 that have applied for and allowed the chat service by the central server 200, the controller 370 controls the mode setting unit 350 to configure the communication terminal 320. An audio-video input / output mode is set to input and output audio and video signals between the video display devices 300 connected through the AV input / output terminals 321 and 322.

As described above, when the audio and video signals of the customer are input from an external device 400 such as a microphone or a camera connected to the external input terminal 380 while the audio-video input / output mode is set, the controller 370. The control unit separates the audio and video signals input through the external input terminal 380 by controlling the signal separating unit 330.

Subsequently, the controller 370 controls the audio processor 341 and the image processor 342 to perform signal processing on the audio and video signals separated by the signal separator 330, and then processes the processed audio and video signals. The signal is outputted to the video display device allowing the chat service through the AV input / output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 320.

In addition, when audio and video signals are input from the video display device that accepts the chat service through the AV input / output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 320 while the audio-video input / output mode is set, the control unit 370 controls the signal separation unit 330 to separate the audio and video signals input through the communication terminal 320.

Subsequently, the controller 370 controls the audio processor 341 and the image processor 342 to perform signal processing on the audio and video signals separated by the signal separator 330, and then processes the processed audio and video signals. By outputting the signal to the customer who applied for the chat service through the screen 344 and the speaker 343, the chat service is provided to the customers staying at the property.

Hereinafter, a chat service providing method using a video display device installed in a lodging facility according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a chat service between customers using an image display apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a request signal for a chat service is input through a remote controller (S301), the video display device 300 transmits a request signal for a chat service to the central server 200 through a network communication network 100. (S302).

In this case, when the customer information about the customer checked in to the lodging facility is input from the central server 200 through the network communication network 100, the image display apparatus 300 displays the customer information of the customer checked in as shown in FIG. It outputs on the screen 344 (S303).

Subsequently, when a chat request signal for a predetermined customer is input with reference to the customer information output on the screen 344 (S304), the image display device 300 is predetermined to the central server 200 through the network communication network 100. The chat request signal for the customer is transmitted (S305).

As described above, when a chat request signal for a predetermined customer is input from the video display device 300 of the customer who applied for the meeting service, the central server 200 chats to the video display device of the customer through the network communication network 100. A message for selecting whether to accept the service is output (S306).

At this time, if a predetermined control command for the chat service is input in connection with a message from the video display device of the customer, the central server controls whether the input control command is a control command to accept the chat service or disallows the chat service. It is determined whether the command (S307).

As a result of the determination in step S307, when the disapproval signal for the chat service is input from the video display device of the customer, the central server 200 sends a call for the chat service to the video display device 300 of the customer who applied for the chat service. After outputting the acceptance message, the chat service is terminated (S308).

However, if the acceptance signal for the chat service is input from the video display device of the corresponding customer as a result of the determination in step S307, the central server 200 sends the chat service to the video display device 300 of the customer who applied for the chat service. After transmitting the acceptance message, a chat channel is set between the video display apparatuses that have applied for and accepted the chat service (S309).

As described above, when a control command for setting the audio-video input / output mode is input through the remote controller while the chat channel is set (S310), the video display device 300 is connected to the AV terminal, which is the communication terminal 320. The audio-video input / output mode is set in order to perform input / output of audio and video signals between the image display apparatuses through the output terminals 321 and 322 (S311).

Here, the AV input and output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 320 of the video display device 300 for which the chat service is applied are the AV input and output terminals constituting the communication terminal of the video display device allowing chat service. Are interconnected via a predetermined communication line.

As described above, when the audio-video input / output mode is set, a voice and video signal of a customer who uses a chat service is input from an external device 400 such as a microphone or a camera connected to the external input terminal 380 ( S312, the video display device 300 outputs the input audio and video signals to the video display device accepting the chat service through the AV input and output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 320 (S313).

At this time, when audio and video signals are input from the video display device that accepts the chat service through the AV input and output terminals 321 and 322 constituting the communication terminal 320, the video display device 300 inputs the input audio and video signals. By outputting the speaker 343 or the screen 344, etc. to provide a chat service between customers (S314).

Although the technical spirit of the present invention has been described in detail according to the above-described preferred embodiment, it should be noted that the above-described embodiment is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention provides voice and video signals to customers who use a chat service through a communication terminal of a video display device installed in a lodging facility, thereby providing a predetermined chat to customers without a separate device for performing a chat service. It has the effect of providing a service.

Claims (10)

A communication terminal for inputting and outputting audio and video signals provided from an external device such as a microphone or a camera connected to an external input terminal; A signal separator for separating audio and video signals input and output through the communication terminal; A signal processor which decodes the audio and video signals separated by the signal separation unit and converts the audio and video signals into baseband audio and digital video signals; A mode setting unit for setting an audio-video input / output mode for performing input / output of audio and video signals through the communication terminal; And When the request signal for the external rotor chat service is input, the customer information checked in from the central server is received and output on the screen. When the chat request signal for a predetermined customer is input, the mode setting unit is controlled to control the audio-video input and output. After setting the output mode, the control unit for inputting and outputting audio and video signals signaled by the signal processing unit through the communication terminal Image display device comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal processing unit, A voice processor which decodes the voice signal separated by the signal separator, and converts the decoded voice signal of the intermediate frequency band into a voice signal of the baseband; And An image processor which decodes the image signal separated by the signal separation unit and converts the decoded analog image signal into a digital image signal Image display device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The communication terminal is composed of an audio-video input and output terminal for performing input and output to the voice and video signal of the customer who applied for a chat service, And the audio-video input / output terminal is communicatively connected to an audio-video input / output terminal of another video display device in which a chat channel is set by a central server. The method of claim 1, The mode setting unit, when the control command for setting the audio-video input and output mode from the central server is input, the audio-video input and output mode for performing the input and output of audio and video signals through the communication terminal And a video display device. A first step of setting, by the central server, a chat channel between video display devices when a request signal for a chat service is input from the outside; A second step of setting, by the video display device, an audio-video input / output mode for inputting / outputting audio and video signals through a communication terminal while a chatting channel is set; And A third step in which the video display device inputs / outputs audio and video signals of a customer who uses a chat service through a communication terminal while the audio-video input / output mode is set; Chat service providing method characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 5, wherein the first step, A first step of transmitting, by the video display device, the input request signal to the central server when the request signal for the chat service is input; When the request signal for the chat service is input, the central server reads customer information of the customer who has checked in to the property and transmits the customer information to the video display device; A first to third step of outputting the customer information on a screen, and then transmitting the chat request signal for a predetermined customer to the central server by the image display device; A first step in which the central server outputs a message indicating whether the chat service is accepted by the central server as the chat request signal is input; 1-5, if the disapproval signal for the chat service is input, the central server terminates the chat service after transmitting the disapproval message to the video display device applying for the chat service; And When the acceptance signal for the chat service is input, step 1-6 in which the central server sets up a chat channel between the video display apparatuses that have applied for and accepted the chat service; Chat service providing method characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 5, wherein the second step, A second step of receiving, by the video display device, a control command for setting an audio-video input / output mode from a remote controller while the chat channel is set; And Step 2-2 of setting the audio-video input / output mode for the video display device to input / output audio and video signals through a communication terminal according to the control command input from the remote controller. Chat service providing method characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 7, wherein In a state in which the chatting channel is set, the video display device receiving a control command for setting an audio-video input / output mode from a central server; And A second to fourth step in which the video display device sets an audio-video input / output mode in order to perform input / output of audio and video signals through a communication terminal according to a control command input by the central server; Chat service providing method characterized in that it further comprises a. The method of claim 5, wherein the third step, Step 3-1, wherein the video display device receives audio and video signals from an external device connected to an external input terminal while the audio-video input / output mode is set; A third step of outputting, by the video display device, an audio and video signal input from an external device to a video display device of a customer who has accepted a chat service through a communication terminal; And Step 3-3, when the audio and video signals are input from the video display device that accepts the chat service through the communication terminal, the video display device outputs the audio and video signals inputted through the communication terminal to the outside. Chat service providing method characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 5, The communication terminal is composed of an audio-video input and output terminal for performing input and output to the voice and video signal of the customer who applied for a chat service, And the audio-video input / output terminal is communicatively connected to an audio-video input / output terminal of another video display device in which a chat channel is set by a central server.

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