CN112868002A - Information linkage system, terminal device management server, subscriber management server - Google Patents
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Abstract
In an information linkage system according to an embodiment, a subscriber management server includes: a storage unit that stores a permitted terminal device identification information list that is a list of terminal device identification information of terminal devices for which a subscriber has permitted a subscriber management server to acquire viewing-related information; an acquisition unit that acquires license information including information indicating that a subscriber of a terminal device has permitted a subscriber management server to acquire viewing-related information and terminal device identification information of the terminal device; and a control unit that adds the terminal device identification information included in the license information to the list of permitted terminal device identification information when the license information is acquired. The terminal device management server that manages a plurality of terminal devices having a display function provides, from the viewing-related information collected therefrom, only the viewing-related information of the terminal device corresponding to the subscriber who has permitted another enterprise to acquire the viewing-related information.
Description
Cross Reference to Related Applications
The present application claims priority based on japanese patent application No. 2020-. The entire contents of this japanese patent application are incorporated by reference into this specification.
Technical Field
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an information linkage system, a terminal device management server, and a subscriber management server.
Background
Conventionally, there is a service in which a video distribution enterprise (e.g., a pay television broadcasting enterprise) transmits a video to a terminal device (e.g., a television device) of a subscriber. The subscriber views the received video using the terminal device. In this case, for example, in order to improve video content, there is a technique of collecting viewing-related information roughly classified as "drama" or "sports" from a plurality of terminal apparatuses. According to this technique, a general viewing tendency analysis can be performed.
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2006 and 324982
Non-patent document 1: "study on management of viewing history and the like (1. acquisition notification, current status revision of agreement)", [ on-line ], 3/13/2017, general service province, [ 1/29/2020/1/29 retrieval ], internet < URL: https:// www.soumu.go.jp/main _ content/000472079/pdf >
Disclosure of Invention
[ technical problem to be solved by the invention ]
However, in the above-described conventional technique, detailed viewing-related information cannot be acquired for each terminal device, and thus detailed analysis cannot be performed. Also, with respect to each terminal apparatus, a technique has been developed in which a provider of the terminal apparatus acquires a license from each subscriber and collects viewing-related information. However, when a video distribution company holds personal information of a subscriber, the viewing-related information is collected as new viewing-related personal information for the video distribution company, and therefore, the viewing-related information cannot be acquired from the management terminal apparatus side without permission of the subscriber.
Further, when a video distribution company acquires a license, it is very complicated to specify a device that can provide viewing-related information from a questionnaire or the like and acquire a license one by one, and it is difficult to acquire information from a plurality of subscribers.
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide an information linkage system, a terminal device management server, and a subscriber management server capable of collecting viewing-related information of a terminal device corresponding to a subscriber who permits a video distribution company to acquire the viewing-related information, among a plurality of terminal devices having a display function.
[ technical means for solving problems ]
An information linkage system according to an embodiment of the present application includes a subscriber management server that manages information of subscribers and a terminal device management server that manages a plurality of terminal devices having a display function. The terminal device management server includes an acquisition unit that acquires viewing-related information of each terminal device, associates the viewing-related information with terminal device identification information for identifying the terminal device, and stores the viewing-related information in a storage unit. The subscriber management server includes: a storage unit that stores a permitted terminal device identification information list that is a list of terminal device identification information of the terminal device for which the subscriber has permitted the subscriber management server to acquire the viewing-related information; an acquisition unit that acquires license information including information indicating that a subscriber of the terminal device has permitted the subscriber management server to acquire the viewing-related information and the terminal device identification information of the terminal device; and a control unit configured to add the terminal device identification information included in the license information to the license terminal device identification information list when the license information is acquired. The terminal device management server transmits viewing-related information of the terminal device corresponding to the terminal device identification information in the permitted terminal device identification information list to the subscriber management server.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an information linkage system according to an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall structure of the television apparatus of the embodiment.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the terminal device management server of the embodiment.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a partial configuration of the terminal apparatus management server of the embodiment.
Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a partial structure of a subscriber management server of the embodiment.
Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing a partial structure of a smartphone of the embodiment.
Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a subscriber management-side licensed device ID list of the embodiment.
Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the viewing-related information DB of the embodiment.
Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen in the embodiment.
Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing a first process in the information linkage system of the embodiment.
Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing a second process in the information linkage system of the embodiment.
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Hereinafter, an information linkage system, a terminal device management server, and a subscriber management server according to the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the terms used in the present embodiment are defined as follows according to the definition of "2. terms" in the above-mentioned non-patent document 1.
The viewing-related information is all information that can be collected based on viewing by a program receiver or the like, and includes all information that can be acquired based on viewing, such as a viewing history or an operation history of the apparatus. The viewing-related information includes viewing-related personal information and non-specific viewing-related information.
The viewing-related personal information is information corresponding to personal information (information capable of identifying a specific person) among the viewing-related information, and includes a viewing history. The viewing history is viewing-related personal information, which is information capable of specifying a broadcast program viewed at a specific time. In addition, in principle, it is sufficient if it can be identified who (specific person) a subscriber or the like who views a broadcast is based on the information (viewing history), and it is not necessary to determine the actually viewing person (who among the family members or the like of the subscriber or the like the actually viewing person) one by one.
The non-specific viewing-related information is information that a specific individual cannot be identified in the viewing-related information, and includes a non-specific viewing history. The non-specific viewing history is non-specific viewing-related information, which is information capable of specifying a broadcast program or the like viewed at a specific time.
Next, an outline of an example of the overall configuration of the information linkage system S according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an information linkage system S according to the embodiment. The information linkage system S includes a terminal device management server 300 and a subscriber management server 5.
The terminal device management server 300 is communicatively connected to the subscriber management server 5 and the plurality of television devices 200 (terminal devices) via a public communication line such as the internet.
The remote controller 4 is a device for remotely operating the television apparatus 200.
The smartphone 100 is an example of a portable terminal device held by a subscriber of a video distribution enterprise. Here, fig. 6 is a block diagram showing a partial structure of the smartphone 100 of the embodiment. The smartphone 100 includes a control unit 101, a storage unit 102, a display unit 103, an audio output unit 104, an operation unit 105, a communication unit 106, an imaging unit 107, and the like.
The control Unit 101 executes various kinds of arithmetic Processing, and the control Unit 101 is constituted by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), for example. The storage unit 102 is used to store various information, and the storage unit 102 is configured by a memory or the like, for example. The display unit 103 is used to display various information, and the display unit 103 is formed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal display).
The sound output unit 104 is used to output various sounds, and the sound output unit 104 is constituted by a speaker, for example. The operation unit 105 accepts various information input operations, and the operation unit 105 is constituted by a touch panel, for example. The communication unit 106 is a device for communicating with an external device, and the communication unit 106 is configured by a communication I/F (interface). The imaging unit 107 is a mechanism for performing imaging, and the imaging unit 107 is constituted by a camera, for example.
The smartphone 100 may further include a voice input unit (microphone), various sensors, and the like.
Next, an example of the overall configuration of the television apparatus 200 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall structure of a television apparatus 200 of the embodiment. The television apparatus 200 can play the video received from the subscriber management server 5.
The television apparatus 200 includes a processing unit 201, a storage unit 202, a Display unit 203, an audio output unit 204, an operation unit 205, various sensors 206, and a communication unit 207, and further includes an input terminal, a tuner, an OSD (On Screen Display) signal generation unit, various interfaces, and the like, which are not shown.
The processing unit 201 is a device such as a CPU that performs various kinds of processing, and includes, for example, a signal processing unit, an image processing unit, an audio processing unit, and an image processing unit. The processing section 201 centrally controls each section of the television apparatus 200. The processing unit 201 controls the respective units of the television apparatus 200 or displays an internet site on the display unit 203 in accordance with an operation input from the remote controller 4, for example.
The storage section 202 is a device for storing various information, and includes a ROM, a RAM, a nonvolatile memory, a storage device (HDD (Hard Disk Drive)), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like. The storage unit 202 stores programs executed by the processing unit 201, various setting information, control information, various calculation results, recorded images, audio, and the like.
The display portion 203 is a device for displaying various information, and the display portion 203 is constituted by an LCD, for example. The sound output unit 204 is used to output various sounds, and the sound output unit 204 is constituted by a speaker, for example.
The operation unit 205 receives various information input operations, and the operation unit 205 is configured by various buttons and the like, for example. The various sensors 206 are constituted by, for example, a luminance sensor or the like. The communication unit 207 is a device for communicating with an external device, and the communication unit 207 is constituted by a communication I/F, for example.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the terminal device management server 300 according to the embodiment. The terminal device management server 300 is, for example, a server operated (managed) by a manufacturer of the television device 200, and manages a plurality of television devices 200. As shown in fig. 3, the terminal device management server 300 includes a communication I/F301, an operation unit 302, a CPU303, a memory 304, and a storage device 305.
The communication I/F301 is an interface for communicating with an external device. The operation unit 302 includes an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and a display device such as a display. The terminal device management server 300 may not include the operation unit 302.
The storage device 305 includes, for example, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores various information. The CPU303 executes various programs to control the respective sections of the terminal apparatus management server 300. The memory 304 includes a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and stores various programs and various data used for various arithmetic processes of the CPU 303.
Next, an example of a partial configuration of the terminal device management server 300 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a partial configuration of the terminal apparatus management server 300 of the embodiment. The terminal device management server 300 includes a storage unit 320 (memory 304, storage device 305, and the like in fig. 3), and further includes an acquisition unit 311, a control unit 312, and a transmission unit 313 (functional modules generated as a result of the CPU executing the program stored in the storage unit 320) in the processing unit 310.
The storage unit 320 stores various information including a terminal management-side permitted device ID (Identifier) list and viewing-related information DB (database: Data Base). The terminal management permission device ID list is a list storing device IDs permitted to transmit viewing-related information to the subscriber management server 5.
Next, fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the viewing-related information DB of the embodiment. The viewing related information DB stores viewing related information (information of lines L1 to L4) of each television apparatus 200. The viewing related information DB is constituted by the device ID and each item of the viewing related information.
The viewing-related information includes, for example, the kind and parameters of the operation and the like. For example, the categories are television viewing, input switching, playback viewing, and the like. For example, the parameters for television viewing include time and ch (channel) (which may also include television station name) information. For example, the parameters for input switching include time and zapping (e.g., zapping for using the gaming machine, etc.) information. For example, the parameters for playback viewing include time and program information. The viewing-related information includes, for example, a power on/off state of the television apparatus 200, a screen jump history, and a change in function settings of the television apparatus 200, which are not shown.
Returning to fig. 4, the acquisition unit 311 acquires various information from an external device. The acquisition unit 311 acquires the viewing related information of each television apparatus 200, associates the viewing related information with the device ID, and stores the viewing related information in the viewing related information DB of the storage unit 320. The viewing-related information may be acquired from each television apparatus 200, or may be acquired from another device (such as a server that collects viewing-related information).
The control section 312 executes various controls. The transmission unit 313 transmits various information to an external device.
Next, an example in which the embodiment is a partial structure of the subscriber management server 5 will be described with reference to fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a partial structure of the subscriber management server 5 of the embodiment. The subscriber management server 5 is, for example, a server operated (managed) by a video distribution enterprise (for example, at least one of a pay television broadcasting enterprise, a video program provider, and a trusted party trusted by the same), and manages a terminal management-side license device ID list and viewing-related information corresponding to a license device.
The subscriber management server 5 includes a storage unit 52, and further includes an acquisition unit 511, a control unit 512, and a transmission unit 513 (functional modules generated by the CPU executing the result of the program stored in the storage unit 52) located in the processing unit 51.
The storage unit 52 stores various information including a subscriber information DB, a subscriber management-side permitted device ID list, and a permitted device viewing-related information DB.
The subscriber information DB stores subscriber information including personal information (name, address, telephone number) about a subscriber, a subscriber ID, subscription contents, and the like.
Here, fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a subscriber management-side licensed device ID list according to the embodiment. The subscriber management-side permitted device ID list stores the subscriber ID and the device ID of the permitted television apparatus 200 (i.e., the permitted device ID) in association with each other. That is, the subscriber management-side permitted device ID list is a list of device IDs of television apparatuses 200 for which the subscriber has permitted the subscriber management server 5 to acquire viewing-related information. Hereinafter, the above-mentioned license may be simply referred to as "license".
The permitted device viewing related information DB is viewing related information of the television apparatus 200 corresponding to the device ID in the subscriber management side permitted device ID list. In the subscriber management side licensed device ID list, acquired personal information (subscriber ID) is associated with a licensed device ID and used as viewing-related personal information.
The acquisition unit 511 acquires various information from an external device. The acquisition unit 511 acquires the license information including the information indicating the license of the subscriber and the device ID of the television apparatus 200, for example, by the subscriber operating a predetermined internet site managed by the subscriber management server 5 using the smartphone 100. Also, the license information may also contain identification information of the subscriber of the television apparatus 200 (i.e., subscriber identification information (subscriber ID)).
The acquisition unit 511 performs the following processing, for example, when acquiring license information including information indicating that a subscriber has licensed and the device ID of the television apparatus 200. Here, fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen in the embodiment. The following description will be made with reference to fig. 9.
First, when the smartphone 100, which has captured predetermined information (for example, a two-dimensional code) displayed on the display unit 203 of the television apparatus 200, accesses a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a predetermined internet site managed by the subscriber management server 5, which is included in the predetermined information, the acquisition unit 511 acquires the device ID of the television apparatus 200 included in the predetermined information.
Fig. 9 (a) shows an example of a screen including predetermined information displayed on the display unit 203. On this screen, information for prompting registration of the television (television apparatus 200) with the video distribution company (subscriber management server 5) and the two-dimensional code 91 for registration are displayed. The registration two-dimensional code 91 is embedded with various information such as a URL (jump page) of a predetermined internet site managed by the subscriber management server 5 and a device ID of the television apparatus 200. The display content is created by the television apparatus 200.
When the smartphone 100 reads the two-dimensional code for registration 91 by the operation of the subscriber, it accesses a predetermined internet site and displays the screen shown in (b) of fig. 9. After that, when the smartphone 100 presses the button 92 displayed as "register tv" by the operation of the subscriber, it jumps to the screen shown in fig. 9 (c).
As shown in fig. 9 (c), the acquisition unit 511 displays a member ID (subscriber identification information) input screen 93, a password input screen 94, and a login button 95 on the smartphone 100 at a predetermined internet site. When the smartphone 100 inputs information to the input screen 93 and the input screen 94 by the operation of the subscriber and then presses the login button 95, the screen transitions to the screen shown in fig. 9 (d).
As shown in fig. 9 (d), the acquisition unit 511 displays the member ID96, the subscription information 97, the hyperlink 98 for the terms of use, and the button 99 for agreeing to the terms of use and completing registration (an input screen indicating approval) on the smartphone 100.
When the subscriber presses the button 99 after confirming the content of the usage terms using the hyperlink 98 (that is, the subscriber's identification information and permission approval are input through the screen), the acquisition unit 511 acquires the permission information including the information indicating the permission approval and the device ID.
The control unit 512 executes various controls. For example, when the acquisition unit 511 acquires the license information, the control unit 512 adds the device ID and the member ID (subscriber ID) included in the license information to the subscriber management-side license device ID list, and associates the device ID (license device ID) with the subscriber ID.
The transmission unit 513 transmits various information to an external device. The transmission unit 513 transmits the permitted device ID in the subscriber management-side permitted device ID list to the terminal apparatus management server 300, for example. For example, the license device ID may be transmitted periodically, may be transmitted at a set time, or may be transmitted when a predetermined condition is satisfied, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
Next, a first process in the information linkage system S according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 10. Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing a first process in the information linkage system S of the embodiment. In the first process, the subscriber relationship server 5 performs updating of the subscriber management side license device ID list and the like. For convenience of explanation, when the subscriber operates the television apparatus 200 using the remote controller 4, the description of the operation using the remote controller 4 is omitted as appropriate.
First, in step S1, the processing unit 201 of the television device 200 displays a screen including the two-dimensional code for registration (screen in fig. 9 (a)) on the display unit 203 in accordance with a predetermined operation by the subscriber.
Next, in step S2, the smartphone 100 reads the two-dimensional code 91 for registration (inputs a captured image) using the imaging unit 107 in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 105 by the subscriber.
Next, in step S3, the control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 accesses a predetermined internet site, and in step S5, the screen (registration screen) shown in (b) of fig. 9 is displayed on the display unit 103. Then, in step S4, the subscriber management server 5 that has received the access of the smartphone 100 specifies the device ID embedded in the two-dimensional code 91 for registration.
Next, in step S6, when the control unit 101 of the smartphone 100 receives the operation inputs for registration of the subscriber (operation inputs on the screens of (a) to (d) in fig. 9), the process proceeds to step S7, and registration completion information is transmitted to the subscriber management server 5.
When the control unit 512 of the subscriber management server 5 receives the information, the process proceeds to step S8 to update the subscriber management-side permitted device ID list. That is, the device ID corresponding to the registration completion information and the subscriber ID are associated with each other and then added to the subscriber-management-side licensed device ID list.
Note that all the processing necessary for realizing the above-described permission using the resources of the subscriber management server 5 is not required, and a part of the processing may be performed by the terminal device management server 300, or all the processing may be performed by the terminal device management server 300. When the step of acquiring the license is performed with the portable terminal, the connection of the portable terminal is changed according to the implemented server.
The information of the device ID is not necessarily embedded in the two-dimensional code 91 for registration, but the device ID may be acquired on the subscriber management server 5 side at the stage when the subscriber completes the permission (the stage of step S8).
Next, a second process in the information linkage system S according to the embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 11. Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing a second process in the information linkage system S of the embodiment. In the second process, the subscriber management server 5 performs update of the license device view related information DB and the like.
First, in step S11, the transmission unit 513 of the subscriber management server 5 transmits the permitted device ID in the subscriber management-side permitted device ID list stored in the storage unit 52 to the terminal apparatus management server 300.
Next, in step S12, the control section 312 of the terminal apparatus management server 300 extracts viewing related information of the device ID (permitted device) corresponding to the permitted device ID from the viewing related information DB stored in the storage section 320.
Next, in step S13, the transmitting unit 313 of the terminal device management server 300 transmits the viewing-related information extracted in step S12 to the subscriber management server 5.
Next, in step S14, the control section 512 of the subscriber management server 5 updates the licensed device viewing-related information DB stored in the storage section 52 based on the received viewing-related information.
As described above, according to the information linkage system S of the present embodiment, the permitted device ID is transmitted from the subscriber management server 5 to the terminal device management server 300, and the terminal device management server 300 transmits the viewing-related information of only the permitted device to the subscriber management server 5 based on the permitted device ID. That is, the viewing-related information of the television apparatus 200 corresponding to the subscriber who has permitted the video distribution enterprise to acquire the viewing-related information among the plurality of television apparatuses 200 capable of viewing the video can be collected and provided to the subscriber management server 5 managed by the video distribution enterprise.
Therefore, the video distribution enterprise operating the subscriber management server 5 can acquire detailed viewing-related information for each television apparatus 200, thereby enabling detailed analysis of viewing tendencies and the like. In particular, when the video distribution enterprise is a pay television broadcasting enterprise or a video program provider, viewing-related information of subscribers becomes a more direct improvement material, and thus can be extremely effectively applied to improvement of video programs (improvement of program schedule (lineup) or arrangement), promotion and recommendation for each subscriber.
At this time, for example, the video distribution company may recommend a game-related video to a subscriber who frequently performs an input switching operation of the game machine, based on information related to operations in the viewing-related information.
Also, acquiring the viewing-related information of only the licensed device from the time of acquiring the subscriber license to the subscriber management server 5 can be realized by a legitimate series of processes, and therefore, it is possible to acquire licenses from many users and acquire the viewing-related information corresponding to the licensed device at low cost.
In the present embodiment, the description has been given for the video distribution company, but the viewing-related information may be used by a research company, an advertising company, or the like. In a research company, by acquiring viewing-related information of a research panel, purchasing behavior, living habits, and viewing behavior can be analyzed in association with each other. In addition, the present invention can be used in an advertising company for providing advertisements in accordance with viewing behaviors.
The program executed by each device (terminal device management server 300, subscriber management server 5, television device 200, smartphone 100) according to the present embodiment may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM (Read Only Memory), a Floppy Disk (FD), a CD-R (Recordable), or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) in an installable format or an executable format. The program may be provided or distributed via a network such as the internet.
Although several embodiments of the present application have been described above, these embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. The innovative embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present application. These embodiments and modifications thereof are within the scope and spirit of the present application, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the subscriber performs the processing regarding the permission using the smartphone 100, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the display, the operation, and the like using the screen of the smartphone 100 may be realized by the display, the operation, and the like using the screen of the television apparatus 200. Also, a part of the steps may be implemented with the screen of the television apparatus 200, and another part may be implemented with the screen of the smartphone 100.
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the terminal device management server 300 is a single server has been described for convenience of description, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the server that manages the device ID list and the server that manages the viewing-related information DB of fig. 4 may also be separately implemented in software or in hardware, respectively.
In the above embodiment, the case where the subscriber management server 5 is one server has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the server for managing the subscriber information DB, the server for managing the subscriber management-side permitted device ID list, and the server for managing the permitted device viewing-related information DB of fig. 5 may be separately implemented in software or hardware, respectively.
The user interface for acquiring a license shown in fig. 9 may be entirely operated on the subscriber management server 5 side, entirely operated on the terminal device management server 300 side, or may share some of the functions of both. For example, when the subscriber management server 5 displays the usage terms and the terminal device management server 300 performs only the final registration procedure, the terminal device management server 300 can create a list of the permitted device IDs.
The storage unit 320 of the terminal device management server 300 may or may not store the terminal management-side permitted device ID list. For example, when data (viewing-related information) is collectively provided from the terminal device management server 300 to the subscriber management server 5 for a certain period of time, the terminal device management server 300 only has to extract the viewing-related information based on the permitted device ID received from the subscriber management server 5 and transmit the viewing-related information to the subscriber management server 5, and therefore, in this case, the storage unit 320 of the terminal device management server 300 does not need to continuously store the permitted device ID. On the other hand, when the terminal device management server 300 provides new viewing-related information to the subscriber management server 5 each time it receives the new viewing-related information, the storage unit 320 of the terminal device management server 300 needs to continuously store the permitted apparatus ID.
Further, the storage unit 320 of the terminal device management server 300 may store a list of IDs of devices managed by the terminal device management server 300. The device ID list includes device IDs for which permission to provide viewing-related information has not been obtained. The device ID list can be used for verification of the association ID transmitted from the video distribution side (subscriber management server 5) by storing it. Alternatively, when the terminal management side (terminal apparatus management server 300) releases the permission to provide the viewing related information, the device ID may be removed from the device ID list, and the permitted device viewing related information may be created after removing the device ID from the permitted device ID from the subscriber management server 5.
In addition, when the subscriber management server 5 needs to distinguish the television apparatuses 200 from each other for one subscription to a plurality of television apparatuses 200, the permitted device IDs of the television apparatuses 200 may be associated with one subscriber ID in the subscriber management-side permitted device ID list of fig. 7.
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1. An information linkage system comprising a subscriber management server for managing subscriber information and a terminal device management server for managing a plurality of terminal devices having a display function, wherein,
the terminal device management server includes an acquisition unit that acquires viewing-related information of each terminal device, associates the viewing-related information with terminal device identification information for identifying the terminal device, and stores the viewing-related information in a storage unit,
the subscriber management server includes:
a storage unit that stores a permitted terminal device identification information list that is a list of terminal device identification information of the terminal device for which the subscriber has permitted the subscriber management server to acquire viewing-related information;
an acquisition unit that acquires license information including information indicating that a subscriber of the terminal device has permitted the subscriber management server to acquire viewing-related information and terminal device identification information of the terminal device; and
a control unit that adds the terminal device identification information included in the license information to the list of permitted terminal device identification information when the license information is acquired,
the terminal device management server transmits viewing-related information of the terminal device corresponding to the terminal device identification information in the permitted terminal device identification information list to the subscriber management server.
2. The information linkage system according to claim 1, wherein the permission information acquired by the acquisition unit of the subscriber management server further includes subscriber identification information which is identification information of a subscriber of the terminal device.
3. The information linkage system according to claim 1,
the subscriber management server is a server managed by at least one of a subscription television broadcasting enterprise, a video program provider, and a trusted party trusted by the same.
4. A terminal device management server which is linked with a subscriber management server that manages information of subscribers and which manages terminal devices having a display function, wherein,
the terminal device management server includes an acquisition unit that acquires viewing-related information of each of the plurality of terminal devices, associates the viewing-related information with terminal device identification information for identifying the terminal device, and stores the viewing-related information in a storage unit,
the terminal device management server is configured to send viewing-related information of a terminal device corresponding to terminal device identification information in a permitted terminal device identification information list stored in the subscriber management server to the subscriber management server, where the permitted terminal device identification information list is a list of terminal device identification information of terminal devices that the subscriber has permitted the subscriber management server to acquire viewing-related information.
5. A subscriber management server which manages information of a subscriber and which is linked with a terminal device management server which manages a plurality of terminal devices having a display function,
the subscriber management server includes:
a storage unit that stores a permitted terminal device identification information list that is a list of terminal device identification information of terminal devices for which the subscriber has permitted the subscriber management server to acquire viewing-related information;
an acquisition unit that acquires license information including information indicating that a subscriber of the terminal device has permitted the subscriber management server to acquire viewing-related information and terminal device identification information of the terminal device; and
a control unit that adds the terminal device identification information included in the license information to the list of permitted terminal device identification information when the license information is acquired,
the acquisition unit acquires, from the terminal device management server, viewing-related information of the terminal device corresponding to the terminal device identification information in the permitted terminal device identification information list.
6. A subscriber management server which manages information of subscribers and which is linked with a terminal device management server which manages a plurality of terminal devices having a display function,
the subscriber management server includes:
a storage unit that stores a permitted terminal device identification information list that is a list of terminal device identification information of terminal devices for which the subscriber has permitted the subscriber management server to acquire viewing-related information;
an acquisition section that performs, when acquiring license information including information indicating that a subscriber of the terminal device has permitted the subscriber management server to acquire viewing-related information and terminal device identification information of the terminal device, the following operation:
causing the terminal device or a portable terminal device used by the subscriber to display a screen including a subscriber identification information input screen and a permission approval input screen on a predetermined internet site managed by the subscriber management server,
acquiring the permission information including information indicating permission and the terminal device identification information if the subscriber identification information and the permission agreement are input on the screen; and
and a control unit configured to add the terminal device identification information included in the license information to the list of permitted terminal device identification information when the license information is acquired.
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