• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2012.01a
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• pp.83-85
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• 2012

네트워크 기술의 발전으로 모바일 기기 콘텐츠 서비스의 일종인 N-Screen이 활발해 지고 있다. 이러한 N-Screen 서비스는 TV, PC 그리고 모바일 기기(스마트폰, 태블릿)등의 다양한 스크린에 소비되는 콘텐츠를 제공하는 것이다. 그러나 현재 대부분의 서비스들은 콘텐츠를 소비하는 기기에 맞게 인코딩 된 다수의 콘텐츠를 보유하고 있어야 한다. 하지만 현존하는 다양한 디스플레이 규격과 코덱에 적합하도록 콘텐츠를 변환하여 보관하는 것은 불가능한 상황이다. 따라서 현재 대부분의 서비스들은 대표적인 일부의 장비에 대한 콘텐츠만을 제공하고 있다. 또한 다양한 규격의 기기에 맞게 콘텐츠를 변환하여 제공하기 위해서는 고도의 컴퓨팅 파워가 요구된다. 따라서 본 논문은 스마트 TV에 그리드 컴퓨팅 기술을 적용하여 다양한 규격의 기기에 N-Screen 서비스를 제공하는 기술을 제안하고 설명한다.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.21-32
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• 2012

We develop architecture of a virtual aggregation gateway (VAG) which enables composite application streaming based on N-Screen-as-a-Service (NaaS) using cloud computing in thin-client environment. We also discuss the problem of server computing burden in large scale multi-client case for screens sharing with composite application streaming over the internet. In particular, we propose an efficient Framework of N-Screen Session Manager which manages all media signaling that are necessary to deliver demanded contents. Furthermore, it will provides user with playback multimedia contents method (TV Drama, Ads, and Dialog etc) which is not considered in other research papers. The objectives of proposing N-Screen Session Manager are to (1) manage session status of all communication sessions (2) manage handling of received request and replies (3) allow users to playback multimedia contents anytime with variety of devices for screen sharing and (4) allow users to transfer an ongoing communication session from one device to another. Furthermore, we discuss the major security issues that occur in Session Initiation Protocol as well as minimizing delay resulted from session initiations (playback or transfer session).

• KIPS Transactions on Software and Data Engineering
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• v.1 no.3
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• pp.169-176
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• 2012

The information delivery and transmission media(DID or PID) market is making remarkable growth as the high-speed networks are spreading and LCD/LED TVs are more and more popularized, and display devices are increasingly large and high-definition. In addition, the popularization of smart devices and the expansion of the information delivery and transmission media market make a demand for N-Screen in content service. Colleges and universities have installed and operated various types of DID to promote their schools and departments and deliver information about them, still remaining in the level of media content implementation. So, we implement and evaluate a next-generation electronic bulletin board for each department that allows for interactive N-Screen communication based on the integration of smart phone and internet. This board enhanced efficiency as supporting N-Screen, inserting and deleting the contents at real time and offering bidirectional communication.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.30 no.9
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• pp.13-18
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• 2013

본 고에서는 n-Screen을 이용한 클라우드 기반 서비스들이 활용하는 대표적인 비즈니스 모델의 패턴을 살펴보고, 통신/방송 사업자, 단말 사업자, 서비스 사업자 및 OS 사업자별로 어떤 부분을 특화하여 비즈니스모델을 구성하고 있는지를 분석하여 정리하였다. 본 연구는 그 동안 n-Screen에 대한 기술적 측면과 서비스 측면에 대한 논의는 많이 있어왔지만 본격적으로 이와 관련된 비즈니스모델 측면의 검토를 했다는 것에 가치가 존재한다. 본 연구를 위해 비즈니스모델 젠1)에 포함된 툴킷 중 하나인 4by4 비즈니스 모델 매트릭스를 활용하였다. 이를 통해 n-Screen을 이용한 클라우드 서비스들이 주로 상품 측면에서는 번들링, 교차보조금 방식을 채택하고 있고, 채널 측면에서는 채널통합과 채널분화, 수익모델 측면에서는 프리미엄과 구독을 주로 활용함을 알 수 있었다. 이는 각 사업자별로 조금씩 다르게 특화되어 활용되고 있는데 이러한 차이를 유발하는 가장 큰 요인은 각 사업자들의 근거하고 있는 주요 수익원과 핵심역량의 차이에 기인한다. 결론적으로 n-Screen을 이용한 클라우드 서비스를 제공하려는 기업들은 먼저 비즈니스 모델을 이해하고 자사의 고유역량을 극대화하여 수익원을 강화하고, 부가 수익을 창출하는 방향으로 기본전략을 잡아야 할 것으로 보인다. 본 연구를 통해 기존에 n-Screen을 사업에 활용하던 기업이나 신규로 n-Screen 사업을 시작하려고 하는 기업에게 비즈니스모델 측면에서의 인사이트를 제공하고 이를 기반으로 사업을 기획하는데 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.417-427
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• 2015

With recent advances in media technology, the creation of a relatively new service, N-screen, has been realized. N-screen provides seamless connections among various media and enables users to enjoy entertainment content at any time and any location. With such recent advances comes opportunity; therefore, for those N-screen service providers who have established an early edge in the ICT industry, it is imperative that they maintain this and stay ahead of the ensuing competition. In this context, the objective of this study is two-fold; first, we aim to find factors influencing the behavior of existing and potential N-screen service users, and then second, to examine the differences in how these factors operate within the two user types. The results of this study show that the perceived value and subjective norm are important influencers in both user types. However, price fairness and innovativeness are only influential on the attitude and intention of potential users, while some aspects of media usage have only significant influences on the behavior and loyalty of existing users. Based on these results, we provide some implications for both researchers and practitioners who wish to better understand the nature of N-screen users.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.70-74
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• 2013

In recent days, the number of users having multiple devices according to time and places continue to increases with the help of wide spreading plurality of mobile devices. Consequently, the need for a user to share a media content on his/her multiple devices; furthermore, this movement brings the expansion of N-screen service focusing on connectivity, mobility, and integrity. N-screen service is platform that mediates the use of content or services on multiple devices with the continuous playing scheme. However, N-screen services have the problem of being provided exclusively by a service provider. This paper aims to implement a continuous playing scheme based on RESTfull and on an open service platform; the prototype was successfully implemented on the Android - PC environment.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.169-176
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• 2014

According to explosion of smart-devices, demands on N-screen services based on cooperation of multiple screens are rapidly increasing. These N-screen services can provide new user-experience (UX) to users. That is, it can provide technical advances to users. On the other hand, it causes new security problems. In this paper, we analyze conventional web-security attacks, and we propose and analyze new security requirements for migration, combination, and separation of web-contents based on N-screen service scenarios. Also, we develop N-screen cooperation service framework in order to ensure user security.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.1014-1028
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• 2012

Recently, N-screen service and secondary device have gotten an attention from public. Also, we can experience N-screen service through various digital devices. N-screen means multimedia technology which can seamlessly consume multimedia content. Secondary device means auxiliary multimedia device which can consume content related to main content through adjunct connection to main device. Not only be electronic manufactures interested in N-screen technology and services but also digital devices applied for N-screen have been released. But it has limitation that user can only consume content to be purchased from content company server not device of user. This paper proposes the system that composes effective and various N-screen multimedia service through MPEG-4 LASeR (Lightweight Application Scene Representation) PMSI (Presentation and Modification of Structured Information) as international standard technology which can provide scene description including many instruction for dynamic update of scene.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.115-124
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• 2015

In this paper we analyse the previous (Quality of Services) and QoE(Quality of Experience) methods, and propose a high reliable network system framework and its service forwarding method that is able to provide seamless N-Screen services for proliferating disaster informations. The service satisfaction measurement, i.e., QoE, of contents consumers in N-screens services is going to be important the factor in disaster information proliferation because N-Screen services in the previous methods based on multi devices only focused on information transmission. The proposed system around these services is composed of a disaster information process framework for accepting user's service requirement, push service modules for minimizing the number of packets to be caused when carrying out the push service, and a push service controller for maximizing QoE measures. In order to provide a seamless N-Screen service on diverse screens, such as smartphone, PC, and big screen, we also have Open API(Application Programming Interface) functions. Through these results, we expect to evaluate QoS and QoE quality in the seamless N-Screen service.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.99-108
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• 2013

This research attempts to identify N-screen users' motivational and dissatisfying factors in relation to their willingness for continued future use of the service. An on-line survey was conducted (N=558) to reveal five major factors for N-screen use: Medium usability (interface usability and daily usefulness), Socialness (potential for social use with family and friends), Mobility (use without restraints of time and space), Contents (diversity of contents catalogue and related information search), and Habitual use. With exception of Contents factor, four of those factors were proven to be meaningful predictors of the users' willingness for continued future use of N-screen service. Meanwhile, two factors were extracted as the major source for N-screen users' dissatisfaction: Customer service (dissatisfaction associated with the service itself) and Contents (dissatisfaction relating to contents use). The effect of those two dissatisfaction factors was examined. The results show that Contents dissatisfaction, in comparison with Customer service dissatisfaction, was a more powerful predictor for discontinuing of N-screen service use.