Patent ID: 8336076
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An interactive IPTV broadcasting service system of user participation, the system comprising: a broadcast controller reserving time of IPTV broadcast channels to perform an IPTV broadcast according to the reserved time, notifying user participation to accept the user participation during the broadcasting service, and controlling so that video of the user making a request for participation in broadcasting is included in video of the IPTV broadcast in progress, and then broadcasts; a plurality of clients each notifying the broadcast controller of the request of the corresponding user when the participation in broadcasting is requested according to a selection of the IPTV broadcasting user, and generating video and audio traffic of the corresponding user; and a media server relaying the users' participation in broadcasting between the broadcast controller and the clients, receiving and mixing video and audio traffic of a broadcaster and the video and audio traffic of each of the users making the requests for the participation in broadcasting from the broadcast controller and the clients, and wherein the broadcast controller generates video position information that includes a plurality of user videos in the broadcast according to position setting information, and the media server mixes the video of the broadcaster and the plurality of user videos according to the video position information.