WO2002093909A1 - Broadcast program processing apparatus, computer system, broadcast program evaluation system, and computer program - Google Patents
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- Broadcast program processing device convenience store system, broadcast program evaluation processing system, and computer program
- the present invention relates to a broadcast program processing device, a computer system, and the like. Background art
- television broadcast programs are transmitted, for example, by broadcast stations as satellite or terrestrial wave signals, received at the same time as broadcasts by receiving devices at homes, and viewed using television devices and the like.
- Broadcast programs that viewers want to watch are recorded on videotape, and those recorded as digital data in a PC (Personal Computer) are also played back and viewed.
- PC Personal Computer
- moving pictures can be recorded in MPEG (Moving Picture Experts)
- the compressed data of the broadcast program is output as video data and audio data from the MPEG decoder and played back.
- the viewer refers to the description of the broadcast program schedule, etc., and selects his / her favorite one from a large number of broadcast programs provided almost all day from multiple broadcast stations. To watch. However, to determine whether a broadcast program you want to watch fits the audience's preferences, It was not enough, and viewers who watched the broadcast program often had the impression that they did not conform to their tastes after watching. ⁇ The present invention is based on such technical problems. The purpose is to refer to the evaluation by others who have already viewed the broadcast program when viewing the recorded broadcast program. Disclosure of the invention
- the broadcast program processing device of the present invention is characterized in that when a user plays back a recorded broadcast program, the user can refer to the evaluation of others by the broadcast program. Specifically, when a user plays and views a broadcast program recorded by the recording unit of the broadcast program receiving apparatus, the acquisition unit acquires the evaluation of another person over the broadcast program via the network. The obtained evaluations of others are output by the output unit in association with the broadcast program, so that the user can refer to the output evaluation to determine whether to play back and view the broadcast program. it can.
- the network is not particularly limited, for example, one via an Internet network, one via a wired or wireless telephone line network, and the like.
- the broadcast program receiving device may have a memory such as an HDD, and store the broadcast program as digital data in the memory in the recording unit.
- the broadcast program identification information stored in the memory can be transmitted via a network, and the evaluation unit can acquire the evaluation data corresponding to the identification information.
- the identification information is information for specifying a broadcast program, for example, information for determining a broadcast station, a broadcast date and time, and the like.
- a broadcast program is a specific program Although it may be a broadcast program unit, the time unit such as a minute unit or a time unit is not particularly limited.
- the data of the evaluation result for the broadcast program can be transmitted from the transmission unit of the broadcast program receiving device via the network.
- the evaluation result data transmitted in this way is used as new evaluation data provided to other users.
- the present invention can be regarded as a computer system capable of transmitting and receiving data relating to evaluation of a broadcast program to a user terminal.
- the acquisition means acquires the data of the evaluation results of the broadcast program from a plurality of viewers.
- the data of a large number of evaluation results that have been obtained are aggregated and processed into an evaluation data.
- the evaluation data is transmitted to the user terminal by the transmission means in response to a request from the user terminal of the user who wants to record and view the broadcast program.
- a server may be used, a single server may be used, or a plurality of servers having distributed functions may be used.
- the request from the user terminal is, for example, a connection request from the user terminal to the computer system, or a request to obtain and send evaluation data from the user terminal.
- the computer system has an identification information acquiring unit, acquires identification information of a broadcast program that a user wants to view from a user terminal, and, based on the acquired identification information, evaluates data associated with the broadcast program. Sending It can be sent to the user terminal by means. Thus, by transmitting the evaluation data related to the broadcast program specified by the user terminal to the user terminal, the evaluation information required by the user can be efficiently transmitted to the user terminal.
- the transmitting means may periodically transmit evaluation data for a plurality of broadcast programs to the user terminal.
- evaluation data of a plurality of broadcast programs is transmitted, it is preferable that the user extracts necessary evaluation data at the user terminal.
- “periodically” refers to a period that can be arbitrarily set on the user side or the computer system side. Specifically, the specified time (hour, minute) is specified every few hours every day. And so on for each specified hour of the day.
- a broadcast program evaluation process includes a terminal for processing viewing of a recorded broadcast program, and a server capable of transmitting and receiving data relating to the evaluation of the terminal and the broadcast program. It can be regarded as a system.
- the server accumulates the evaluation data obtained by viewing the broadcast program in the storage means, and sends the evaluation data to the terminal in response to a request from the terminal in the server-side transmission means.
- the terminal acquires the evaluation data from the server by the acquiring means, and outputs the acquired evaluation data in association with the identification information of the recorded broadcast program by the output means.
- the service provided by the server to the user may be paid or free.
- the terminal may include: input means for inputting an evaluation result of the broadcast program which has been viewed, and terminal-side transmitting means for transmitting data of the input evaluation result to the server. so Wear.
- the evaluation result input by the user is stored in the server together with the existing evaluation result, and can be provided to another user as a new evaluation data.
- the server has an authentication unit for authenticating whether or not the user is a user registered in the server at the time of a request from the terminal.
- Data related to the evaluation of the program may be sent and received.
- the server may have a customer management means for adding a privilege point to the information of the user stored in the server for the user of the terminal which transmitted the data of the evaluation result.
- the server can perform a process of providing a privilege such as money or goods according to the privilege point in order to induce the user's action of transmitting the evaluation result of the user.
- the present invention can be regarded as a computer program for processing information related to evaluation of a broadcast program.
- the program is executed by a computer device connectable to a network, and has a function of acquiring evaluation data by a viewer for a broadcast program via the network. And it has a function of outputting evaluation data corresponding to the broadcast program recorded in the computer device together with information for specifying the broadcast program.
- a user can purchase new equipment using a PC that can connect to the network that the user already owns. It is possible to receive the evaluation data of the broadcast program and to register the evaluation result to the server.
- the information for specifying the broadcast program includes, for example, title information of the broadcast program.
- the information specifying the broadcast program is not limited to this, and may be a broadcast station of the broadcast program, a broadcast date and time, or the like.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining transmission and reception of evaluation information between each terminal and a server as a broadcast program evaluation processing system.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram for describing a television broadcast program receiving device 10 as a broadcast program processing device in the present embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration of a service provider server 40 used for a broadcast program evaluation information providing service.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating one form of the broadcast program evaluation information service.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of processing by the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen showing a recorded broadcast program.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an evaluation information display screen.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an evaluation information display screen before viewing a broadcast program.
- 9A to 9B are views showing an example of an evaluation information display screen after viewing a broadcast program,
- FIG. 9A is a screen showing a state of voting for evaluation,
- FIG. It is a screen showing a state of selecting an evaluation comment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flow of transmission and reception of data relating to the evaluation with the server 40 in the mobile phone 66 and the PC 62.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the evaluation information form.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an evaluation information form into which an information transmission form has been inserted.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a flow of processing by the server 40.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a broadcast program evaluation processing system according to the present embodiment.
- the broadcast program evaluation processing system shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a broadcast program receiving device 10, a PC 62, and a portable telephone terminal (hereinafter referred to as a cellular phone) 66, which are terminals used by the user. I have. Further, a server 40 for receiving information from the user and providing the information to the user is provided. Further, a portable relay station 60 that mediates transmission and reception of information between the broadcast program receiving device 10 and the server 40 is provided. Further, an Internet network 50 and an ISP (Internet Service Provider) for mediating the transmission and reception of information between the PC 62 and the server 40 are provided, and a second network for mediating the transmission and reception of information between the mobile phone 66 and the server 40 is provided. In the broadcast program evaluation processing system shown in FIG.
- ISP Internet Service Provider
- evaluation information on the broadcast program by a plurality of persons, that is, evaluation data is stored in the server 40.
- the user can connect to the server 40 using the broadcast program receiving device 10 PC 62, mobile phone 66, etc. as a terminal, and receive evaluation data from the server 40. it can.
- a user who wants to view the recorded broadcast program plays back the broadcast program by referring to the evaluations of others who have already viewed the broadcast program stored in the server 40 and has viewed the broadcast program. Can easily decide whether to watch.
- An evaluation is, for example, an opinion or criticism of whether the broadcast program is recommended or not, and whether the performer performed well or was impressed.
- the user who has finished watching the broadcast program can evaluate the broadcast program and register the data of the evaluation result in the server 40 using the terminal.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a television broadcast program receiving device (broadcast program processing device) 10 which is one of the terminals used by the user.
- the broadcast program receiving device 10 is a device that can process a television broadcast program of satellite digital broadcast and terrestrial analog broadcast, and processes satellite signals.
- BS Broadcasting Satellite 1 item
- CS Broadcasting Satellite 1 item
- the broadcast program receiver 10 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, HDD 24, MP ⁇ G decoder 27, OSD (On Screen) Display) circuit 28, system bus 11, and a remote control light receiving unit 25 that receives instructions from a user using a remote controller (hereinafter, referred to as a remote control) 26.
- FIG. 2 shows the reception of terrestrial analog broadcasting as a terrestrial system, the broadcast program receiver 10 has a receiving circuit that can receive terrestrial digital broadcasting that will be started in the future. It may be.
- the broadcast program receiving device 10 records a broadcast program by recording data based on a signal received from a television broadcast station on the HDD 24 as a recording unit, but can record the broadcast program. If possible, other means can be used instead of the HDD 24. For example, a memory (storage means) capable of recording a broadcast program such as a CD (Compact Disc), DVD (Digital Versati le Disc) as digital data And other analog video tapes. Further, the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 is provided with a mobile phone unit 22 as a data acquisition unit and a transmission unit for transmitting and receiving data relating to evaluation with the server 40 in the evening.
- a mobile phone unit 22 as a data acquisition unit and a transmission unit for transmitting and receiving data relating to evaluation with the server 40 in the evening.
- the mobile phone unit 22 has a configuration that can be connected to a mobile phone owned by the user, and can transmit and receive data to and from the mobile phone via an interface provided in the mobile phone unit 22. Can be. Transmission and reception of data between the server 40 and the broadcast program receiving device 10 are performed via a mobile phone connected to the mobile phone unit 22. When a wired telephone is used, a wired telephone unit such as a modem can be used instead of the cell phone unit 22. Can be done through In addition, the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 may have a network connection function, and may transmit and receive information to and from the server 40 via a network.
- PC 62 and mobile phone 66 can be used as terminals used by the user in transmitting and receiving the evaluation information of the broadcast program overnight.
- the mobile phone 66 a commonly used mobile phone can be used, and preferably, a mobile phone that can be connected to the server 40 via the Internet network 50 is used. It is easy to send and receive data regarding the evaluation with the server 40 overnight.
- transmission / reception of evaluation-related data to a call center (not shown) or the like connected to the server 40 by voice or push sound is performed. It is possible to
- the PC 62 has a configuration capable of connecting to the Internet network 50.
- P C
- a commonly used PC can be used, for example, a main unit having a display, a keyboard, an HDD capable of recording a CPU and a broadcast program, and a device for connecting to an Internet network 50. And so on.
- the PC 62 and the mobile phone 66 do not have a means for receiving and recording a broadcast program unlike the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10, so that the broadcast Users can use other devices to receive and record programs.
- a broadcast program received using a generally used television device is recorded by a video device or the like.
- the broadcast program may be received via the PC 62 and recorded in the internal or external memory of the PC.
- the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 which does not have the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 or the unit for mobile phone 22 may be used.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the server 40.
- Server 4
- 0 is a convergence control unit 45 that controls convergence when transmitting and receiving evaluation data from the terminal; a convergence control management unit 46 that manages convergence control; and an application management unit 4 7 that processes evaluation information.
- the application management unit 47 includes a database unit (not shown), and evaluation data for a broadcast program is stored in the database unit overnight.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a mode of providing a broadcast program evaluation information service using a server 40 and a broadcast program receiving device 10 as a terminal used by a user.
- the user 70 who receives the service purchases the broadcast program receiver 10 sold by the receiver maker 71 as shown in (81) in FIG. 4, and (82) in FIG. Pay the purchase price as shown.
- the user 70 can conclude a service contract with the service provider 72 as desired. After the contract is concluded, the user 70 is registered in the server 40 as a subscriber of the service provided by the service provider 72.
- the receiver maker 71 sells the broadcast program receiving device 10 to the user 70
- the receiver maker 71 may mediate a contract with the service provider 72 for the user 70. it can.
- the service provider 72 can pay a reward to the receiver maker 71 as a contract incentive as shown in FIG. 4 (91) according to the contract of the user 70.
- the evaluation information of the broadcast program by the service provider 72 is provided from the server 40 to the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 owned by the user 70, and is stored in the server 40. At this time, the evaluation data of the broadcast program is transmitted from the service provider 72 to the communication provider 73, and accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4 (84), the service provider 72 transmits from the service provider 72 to the communication provider 73. Communication fee paid to 3 Paid.
- the evaluation data of the broadcast program received from the server 40 is received by the broadcast program receiver 10.
- the user 70 operates the broadcast program receiving device 10 to obtain the evaluation information of the broadcast program.
- the communication carrier 73 corresponds to the mobile relay station 60 in FIG. 1, but when other terminals are used, the ISP 63 and the second mobile phone are used. Corresponds to relay station 64.
- the user 70 evaluates a broadcast program that he or she has already watched, the user 70 performs an operation of inputting an evaluation to the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 and the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10
- the evaluation result is sent to the service provider 72.
- the service provider 72 aggregates the received evaluation results and, as shown in (85) in FIG. 4, motivates the user 70 to perform evaluation to send evaluation data.
- the service provider 72 requests a financial institution 74, such as a bank, to perform a service providing charge for the user 70, and Pay (8 7).
- a financial institution 74 executes the requested request to the user 70, and as shown in (89), the user 70 becomes the financial institution 74. Pay the fee charged for.
- the financial institution 74 pays the fee deposited from the user 70 to the service provider 72.
- a customer support unit 48 is provided in the server 40 as a point of contact for inquiries from the user 70 to the service provided by the service provider 72, and input from the operator terminal 51 (for example, in the service).
- Various settings, registration and change of the user information database, etc.) can be performed.
- the flow of data transmission / reception related to the evaluation of each terminal (broadcast program receiving device 10, PC 62, mobile phone 66) and server 40, which are important processes in the provision of services as described above, will be specifically described. explain.
- the broadcast program when the user uses the broadcast program evaluation information service, the broadcast program must be received by the broadcast program receiving device 10 and recorded on the HDD 24.
- the IF (Intermediate Frequency) signal of BSZCS input from BS antenna 12 is converted to baseband by BS / CS tuner 13 and input to digital demodulation circuit 14 Is done.
- the demodulated signal is subjected to error correction by an error correction circuit 15, and a necessary video signal and audio signal are extracted by a demultiplexer circuit 16.
- the extracted video and audio signals are recorded on the HDD 24 via the system bus 11.
- a signal input from a terrestrial antenna 17 is demodulated by a terrestrial tuner 18 and then digitized by a video decoder 19.
- the digitized signal is compressed to MPEG-2 by the MPEG encoder 20 and recorded (recorded) on the HDD 24 via the system bus 11.
- a broadcast program designated in advance can be selected and recorded. For example, based on the broadcast program schedule, the user can specify individual programs, and the user can specify a specific field so that a broadcast program to be automatically recorded is selected. You can also. Furthermore, all broadcast programs may be recorded. The user can instruct recording via the remote controller 26. Also, the recording unit of the broadcast program may be for each broadcast program, and may be set arbitrarily such as minutes or hours. Press the button on the remote control 26 for recording reservation. The received signal is received by the remote control light receiving section 25 of the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 and sent to the CPU 21.
- the user's instruction is displayed on the video output device 30 connected to the broadcast program receiving device 10, and the user's instruction can be confirmed based on the displayed information. Thereafter, the recording process of the broadcast program is performed by the CPU 21.
- the server 40 obtains the evaluation data from others who have already viewed the broadcast program.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of processing by the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 shown in FIG.
- the user in obtaining the evaluation data from the server 40, the user operates the remote control 26 to obtain a list of broadcast programs already recorded on the HDD 24 as shown in FIG. Then, a recording list display screen displaying a title and the like is displayed by the video output device 30 (step S101).
- the user operates the remote controller 26 to select and designate a broadcast program to be viewed from the broadcast programs displayed on the screen. Then, the detailed information (title, cast, contents, etc.) of the selected broadcast program as shown in Fig. 7 is displayed on the screen.
- a selection button 130 for displaying a broadcast program evaluation information display screen is displayed.
- step S102 it is determined whether the user has selected the selection button 130 (step S102). Specifically, the CPU 21 recognizes a signal by a button operation of the remote controller 26 corresponding to the selection button 130 by the user via the remote controller light receiving unit 25 and makes a determination. When the selection button 1.30 is not selected, the processing ends. If the user selects the selection button 130 to display the evaluation information display screen, the evaluation information (Step S103), the broadcast program receiving device 10 is connected to the server 40 via the antenna 23 of the mobile phone connected to the mobile phone unit 22. Then, from the antenna 23 of the mobile phone connected to the mobile phone unit 22, information (identification information for specifying a broadcast date and time or a broadcast station) for identifying the broadcast program currently selected for viewing.
- information identification information for specifying a broadcast date and time or a broadcast station
- the data is transmitted to the server 40 via the portable relay station 60 as shown in FIG.
- the evaluation data transmitted from the server 40 is received by the antenna 23 of the mobile phone, and is taken into the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 via the unit 22 for mobile phones.
- the evaluation data to be received may not be evaluation information only for a specific broadcast program.
- the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 may acquire evaluation data for all broadcast programs and identify and display the evaluation data corresponding to the broadcast program selected for viewing on the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10.
- the broadcast program receiver 10 determines whether or not the evaluation data transmitted from the server 40 has been acquired (step S.104). If the acquisition has not been completed, the broadcast program receiving device 10 issues a request to acquire the evaluation data. The sending operation (step S103) is repeated. When the evaluation data is obtained, an evaluation information display screen, in which the evaluation data is input by the OSD circuit 28, is displayed via the video output device 30 (step S105).
- the evaluation information display screen is, for example, a screen as shown in Fig. 8, and includes a form created in advance as evaluation information.
- the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 determines whether the displayed evaluation data is for a broadcast program that the user has not yet viewed. It is determined whether the broadcast program has been viewed or not (step S106). For example, when a broadcast program recorded on the HDD 24 is played back, the determination is made so that information indicating that the broadcast program has been played is included in the identification information. Can be performed on the basis. If it is determined that the user has not watched, the playback button 133 and the erasure button 134 are additionally displayed by the OSD circuit 28 below the evaluation information display screen as shown in FIG. 8 (step S107). .
- the broadcast program reception device 1 0 determines whether the user has selected the erase Potan 1 34 on the evaluation information display screen performed Potan operation of the remote control 2 6 (Step S 1 0 8). If the erase button 134 has not been selected, the reproduction of the broadcast program is started (step S110). The reproduction of the broadcast program is performed by outputting the video and audio data recorded in the HDD 24 in the MPEG decoder 27 and outputting from the external video output device 30 and the audio output device 31. . If the erase button 134 is selected, the selected broadcast program is erased from the HDD 24 (step S109), and the process ends.
- a button for voting for the evaluation of the broadcast program is displayed on the evaluation information display screen. It is additionally displayed by 8 (step S111). For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, a recommended button 135 and a bad button 136 are displayed below the evaluation information display screen. The user votes by selecting one of the recommended button 13 and the bad button 13 by operating the remote controller 26 button. The signal from the remote controller 26 is received by the remote controller light-receiving unit 25, and the broadcast program receiver 10 determines whether or not voting has been performed (step S112). If no voting is performed, the process ends. Stay If it is determined that the voting in step S112 has been performed, an evaluation comment 133 is additionally inserted on the evaluation information display screen by the OSD circuit 28 as shown in FIG. 9B (step S12). 1 1 3).
- the user selects a desired evaluation comment from the displayed evaluation comments 1 3 7 and designates it via the remote controller 26.
- the broadcast program receiving device 10 receives the signal from the remote controller 26 with the remote control light receiving unit 25, and determines whether any of the evaluation comments 13 7 has been selected (step S114). When any one of the evaluation comments 1 37 is selected, the selected evaluation comment is added to the user's voting result in step S 112 (step SI 15). If none of the evaluation comments 13 7 is selected, the processing of step S 114 is skipped and the processing of step S 116 described later is performed. In this case, only the voting result in step S112 is valid as the evaluation result by the user.
- the user's evaluation result (voting result in step S112 and evaluation comment in step S114, or voting result) processed as described above is transmitted to the user by the remote controller.
- the mobile phone antenna 23 connected to the mobile phone unit 22 sends the data to the server 40 (step S116).
- the broadcast program receiving device 10 determines whether the evaluation result by the user has been received by the server 40 (step S117). If the reception by the server 40 is not confirmed, the broadcast program receiving device 10 proceeds to step S117. Transmission of the evaluation result of S116 is repeated. If the transmission is confirmed, the process ends.
- the user records the broadcast program in advance and obtains the evaluation data for the broadcast program from the server 40 at the time of viewing and listening to the evaluation data. Make it easier to decide whether to watch a broadcast program before watching can do.
- the evaluation result of the broadcast program performed by the user is registered in the server 40. The evaluation results registered in this way are incorporated into existing evaluation data as new data, and are used as evaluation data to be provided to other users.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flow of transmission and reception of evaluation information with the server 40 when the PC 62 and the mobile phone 66 are used.
- the user connects the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 to the server 40 (step S201).
- the mobile phone 66 is transmitted to the second mobile relay station 64 via the antenna 67 of the mobile phone 66 and the antenna 65 of the second mobile relay station 64.
- a predetermined URL Uniform Resource Locator s
- the PC 62 a URL PC site that is connected to the ISP 63 used by the user via a telephone line or a dedicated line according to the user's instruction or automatic setting, and is predetermined through the Internet line Connect to server 40.
- the PC 62 and the mobile phone 66 are required to input a login name and a password from the server 40.
- the user inputs a login name and a password (step S202).
- the login name and password input to the PC 62 mobile phone 66 are transmitted to the server 40.
- the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 determines whether or not the authentication result indicates that the user is authorized to login to the server 40 (step In step S203, if login is not permitted, input of the login name and password in step S202 by the user is repeated.
- an evaluation information form as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 (step S204).
- voting results 13 1 and evaluation comments 13 2 are drawn like the evaluation information display screens shown in FIGS. 9A to 9B. Also, recommended buttons 13 and 13 are introduced so that users who have finished watching the broadcast program can make evaluations.
- the user casts a vote for the broadcast program to be evaluated, and the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 determines whether an input for voting has been performed (step S205). When the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 determines that the user has correctly voted, the result of the vote is sent to the server 40 together with the evaluation comment described below. (Step S206). If it is determined that the voting has not been performed correctly, or if the voting has not been performed, the process of step S206 is skipped.
- the PC 62 and the mobile phone 66 determine whether or not the user has entered an evaluation comment as shown in FIG. 12 in the input box 1 38 in the evaluation information form shown in FIG. A judgment is made (step S207).
- the PC 62 and the mobile phone 66 characters can be input relatively easily, so users can create their own evaluation comments without having to select evaluation comments as in the broadcast program receiver 10. You can adopt a comment format by text. If it is determined that the evaluation comment has been input, the result is temporarily stored in a memory (not shown) in the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 together with the voting result stored in step S206 (step S208). ). If it is determined that no input has been made, the processing in step S208 is skipped.
- the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 determines whether or not to transmit the data of the evaluation result to the server 40 (step S209). For example, When the user finishes inputting the evaluation result, the information transmission form is displayed in the evaluation information form as shown in FIG. The user selects either the transmission button 140 or the cancellation button 141 in this information transmission form. When it is determined that the evaluation result data is to be transmitted to the server 40, the evaluation result data temporarily stored in the memory of the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 is transmitted to the server 40 (step S210). ).
- the server 40 provides the evaluation information form without using the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 without using the broadcast program receiving device 10, so that the evaluation information can be obtained, for example, from a PC 62 or a mobile phone 66. Can transmit and receive using the equipment used by the user. Therefore, by using such a method, the user can transmit and receive evaluation information to and from the server 40 without purchasing a new device.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a flow of processing performed by the server 40.
- each terminal (broadcast program receiving device 10, mobile phone 66, In order to provide a service for transmitting appropriate broadcast program evaluation data and obtaining evaluation results corresponding to PC 62), specify the type of the terminal. That is, when an external connection is made, the server 40 determines whether or not the connection is from the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 (step S301).
- Server 4 0 Transmission and reception of data related to the evaluation with the broadcast program receiving apparatus 1 are performed via the convergence control unit 45 and the convergence control management unit 46 of the server 40 shown in FIG. As shown, transmission and reception are performed via the mobile relay station 60 connected to the server 40 and the antenna 61 connected thereto.
- the process of step S310 described later is performed.
- step S302 the server 40 performs processing for confirming whether or not the customer is a contractor of the service in the customer management section 43 (step S302).
- This confirmation processing can be determined based on, for example, customer identification data transmitted from the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 together with the connection request.
- the process of determining whether a user is a contractor is effective when the evaluation information provision service is provided as a paid service. By performing such a confirmation, it is possible to recognize that a specific user has voted for a specific broadcast program for evaluation, so that the same person's evaluation result for the same broadcast program is prevented from being registered in the server 40 more than once. Can be applied.
- step S302 the process ends. If it is determined that the user is a contractor, it is determined whether the request is for obtaining evaluation information for a broadcast program (step S302). S303).
- step S303 If it is determined in step S303 that the user is a contractor, the request from the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 will be met during the entirety of the evaluation data obtained by summarizing the evaluation results for each broadcast program stored in the server 40.
- the evaluation data of the broadcast program having the identification information to be extracted is extracted. This processing is performed by the application management unit 47 in the server 40, and the extracted evaluation data is sent to the broadcast program receiving device 10 as evaluation information. (Step S304). If it is determined in step S303 that the evaluation result has not been requested, the process of step S304 is skipped, and the process of step S305 described later is performed.
- the server 40 When the server 40 charges the service fee to the user 70 based on the contract between the user 70 and the service provider 72 in connection with the evaluation data transmission processing, the server 40 The processed data is sent to the charge management unit 42 to calculate the charge.
- the server 70 of the financial institution 74 designated by the user 70 is billed via the settlement GW unit 44, and when the user 70 pays the fee, the financial institution 74 Payment processing is performed from the server 52 to the settlement GW unit 44.
- the server 40 determines whether or not the evaluation result has been transmitted from the broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 (step S305). If the user has not viewed the broadcast program and has not sent the evaluation result, the process ends. On the other hand, if the user has already viewed the broadcast program, the server 40 receives the evaluation result (step S306). Further, the server 40 determines whether the reception of the evaluation result has been completed (step S307), and if not completed, the reception of the step S306 until the reception is completed. repeat.
- the evaluation result transmitted to the server 40 is registered in the server 40, tabulated together with other evaluation results (step S320), and used as evaluation data. The evaluation data may be transmitted again to the broadcast program receiving device 10 of the user based on the tally result obtained at this time.
- step S301 a case where it is determined in step S301 that the terminal connected to the server 40 is not the broadcast program receiving device 10 will be described below. If the server 40 determines in step S301 of FIG. 13 that the connected terminal is not the broadcast program receiver 10, If it is determined that the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 is connected to the Internet gateway section 41 of the server 40 via the Internet network 50, the connection is made to the connected user. Request name and password (step S3110).
- the information input by the user is compared with the registered information of the user stored in the customer management unit 43 or the like in the server 40, and a determination is made as to whether or not the information is correct. (Step S 3 1 1). Since the data is transmitted and received directly from the server 40, which is a connection from the broadcast program receiving device 10, such an authentication procedure is not necessary, but when a PC 62 or a mobile phone 66 is used, Since it is necessary to maintain security, it is preferable to perform such authentication processing. If the information input for the request is incorrect, the input request in step S310 is repeated until it is determined that the information is correct.
- the terminal connected to the server 40 is connected to the PC 6 connected via the Internet via the ISP 63. It is determined whether it is 2 (step S 3 1 2).
- the server 40 determines that the connected terminal is the PC 62
- the server 40 transmits an image and an input form as shown in FIG. 12 according to the function of the PC 62 (step S3 13) ).
- the broadcast program evaluation information is sent as additional information to the image 'input form (step S3114).
- step S312 it is determined that the connected terminal is not PC 62
- step S315 it is determined that the connected terminal is the mobile phone 66, and an image and an input form corresponding to the function of the mobile phone 66 are transmitted (step S315).
- an evaluation information form as shown in FIG. 12 may be used, but the data of the mobile phone 66 is compared with that of the PC 62.
- the server 40 sends out the evaluation information of the broadcast program as additional information for the image and the input form (step S316).
- the server 40 waits for the evaluation result data received from the user and determines whether or not the input is correct (step S3 17). If the supervisor 40 determines that the information has not been correctly input, it waits for the user to input the information again. If the server 40 determines that the data of the evaluation result has been correctly received, and if it determines in step S 3 17 that the data of the evaluation result input from the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 is a correct input. Then, the data of these evaluation results is totaled (step S320), and this processing ends.
- the server 40 has the evaluation data for the broadcast program, and transmits the evaluation data in response to the request from the user terminal, so that the information required by the user can be efficiently provided.
- the evaluation results registered from each terminal are incorporated into existing evaluation data as new data, and are used as evaluation data to be provided to other users.
- the evaluation information stored in the server 40 is always new.
- the number of evaluations increases, it is possible to provide highly reliable evaluation information. Note that the above-described processes by the server 40 can be performed by one server, but may be performed by a plurality of servers having distributed functions.
- a broadcast program evaluation processing system including server 40 and each terminal (broadcast program receiving device 10, PC 62 and / or mobile phone 66) is used. Broadcast program reviews Since the price information can be collected in a short time and sequentially, it is possible to provide the user with meaningful evaluation information immediately and efficiently when necessary.
- the server 40 provides the evaluation information form to the PC 62 or the mobile phone 66 in the above embodiment, the evaluation information form need not be provided.
- a program for displaying the evaluation information form on PC 62 or mobile phone 66 is introduced, and PC 62 or mobile phone 66 only displays information (voting results and evaluation comments) displayed in the evaluation information form.
- the receiving method from the server 40 may be used.
- the user may perform only voting after viewing the broadcast program.
- the broadcast program evaluated at this time may be a broadcast program immediately after a normal broadcast, or may be a playback of a recorded broadcast program.
- the user sends the evaluation result using the broadcast program receiver 10, PC 62, mobile phone 66, or the like, while the server 40 of the service provider 72 sends the user 70 The process of giving evaluation incentives is performed.
- service providers can provide users with evaluations of broadcast programs by celebrities and critics as additional services.
- the broadcast program may be recorded on a server on the Internet, and the user may acquire the broadcast program recorded via the terminal and the evaluation information for the broadcast program.
- the broadcasting program may be provided and the evaluation data may be transmitted to the user.
- a television Interactive Television
- the service for example, a television (Interactive Television) that performs two-way communication may be used.
- Broadcasting program evaluation Broadcasting programs handled by the information processing service include satellite digital broadcasting and terrestrial analog
- the present invention is not limited to television broadcasting of digital broadcasting, but may be cable broadcasting or other video data provided via the Internet.
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