METHOD OF PROVIDING VIEWING RESTRICTION FOR DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS BASED ON REAL-TIME VIEWER COUNTING, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for limiting watching digital content based on real-time viewer counting and a computer-readable recording medium recording a watching limiting program based on the viewer counting. More specifically, the present invention relates to a technique of limiting watching digital content which monitors the number of viewers watching the digital content in order for the viewer to watch the digital content in the range which the view or a copyright holder is intended in a digital image playback device such as a digital TV, a set-top box, an IPTV, and a smart box and automatically blocks watching the content as the result. [Reference numerals] (10) Digital image implementation device; (11) Subcell 0; (12) Subcell 1; (13) Display unit; (14) Central control unit; (15) Content data storage unit; (16) Media insertion unit; (17) Watching limit module; (17a) Watching limit information acquisition means; (17b) Viewer counting means; (17c) Viewing blocking means; (18) Watching limit information storage unit; (19) Input unit