CN114531954A

CN114531954A - Television gateway

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Publication number: CN114531954A
Application number: CN202180001980.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 安木成次郎; 尾崎哲; 嘉和知玲子; 渡边浩成
Original assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co Ltd; Toshiba Visual Solutions Corp
Current assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co Ltd; Toshiba Visual Solutions Corp
Priority date: 2020-09-08
Filing date: 2021-03-15
Publication date: 2022-05-24
Also published as: WO2022052435A1; JP2022045237A

Abstract

A television gateway is provided. In an environment constituted by video platforms of different functions and television receivers of different functions and performances, a good moving image viewing environment is realized, and further a high-level service of linking a moving image with Web contents is implemented. A television gateway is arranged between the video platforms with different functions and the television receivers with different functions and performances, so that the mobile terminal and the television receivers are cooperated.

Description

Television gateway

This application claims priority from the filing of japanese patent application having the title "television gateway" under the application number 2020-.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a television gateway device located between a server system that distributes images and a receiving terminal that receives images.

Background

In recent years, the implementation of moving picture delivery services has become increasing due to the evolution of networks. In particular, a large-sized and large-screen television receiver is capable of enjoying a realistic image with higher image quality by connecting to a network and playing a distributed moving image, as in the past, in addition to receiving only a broadcast. This is because the increase in the speed of the network and the improvement in the processing performance of the television receiver are possible, and it is considered that the opportunities for displaying and operating various contents provided by the network by the television receiver will further increase in the future.

As a video distribution service, there has been an increase in not only simple video viewing but also an interactive service in which video content is guided to an EC (electronic commerce) site (site) to purchase a product, details are confirmed from Web information (e.g., news and ticket information) on the internet by video, and so on, so that the video and the Web information are connected to each other.

Under the circumstances described above, a television receiver that can be easily used at home is a mechanism for providing a user with a moving image, information on a Web site, an EC service, and the like provided by a network, which is a very important subject in future networking.

Prior art documents

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2006-222674

Patent document 2: japanese patent laid-open No. 2020 and 102720

Disclosure of Invention

Due to the evolution of networks, moving picture distribution services have become easier to implement than before. However, there are various problems in receiving a network moving picture distribution service in a television receiver, and the widespread reception has not reached the level of broadcasting. Further, in the past, in information terminals such as PCs, higher network services have been implemented by interlocking distributed moving images with Web contents, but it has been difficult to realize such interlocking services in conventional television receivers.

Unlike terrestrial broadcasting, which broadcasts moving image content in accordance with a uniform standard, moving image content over a network is distributed in a plurality of distribution systems. Therefore, in order to select and receive moving picture content distributed from a Video platform (Video platform) that distributes a specific picture, it is necessary to equip a receiver side with a special function. In order to receive moving picture content distributed to a television broadcast receiver, the television receiver is required to have a function of connecting to a network and a capability of playing back the received moving picture content.

There are distributed moving image contents that can be received and distributed moving image contents that cannot be received, depending on the function and performance of the television receiver. Therefore, a video platform and a receiving terminal that realize a conventional video distribution service are realized by mounting their own distribution technologies. The video platforms need to individually support a plurality of receiving terminals with different capabilities and functions, and the receiving terminals need to individually support a plurality of video platforms with different distribution systems. Further, there are various methods for selecting moving image content, and a uniform program selection method cannot be provided, which may confuse the user. Such a situation not only hinders the spread of video distribution, but also becomes a big problem from the viewpoint of user convenience.

On the other hand, when a service is performed interactively by linking moving image content and Web content with each other, since the television receiver is operated by a remote controller, operability is extremely poor compared with an input function of a keyboard, a mouse, or the like provided in an information terminal such as a PC, and it is difficult for a user to enjoy a high-level service by operating it with pleasure. Further, since such high-level services are implemented by the video platform cooperating with the Web site, it is difficult to provide such linked services commonly by different video platforms and television receivers having different functions and performances.

Fig. 16 is a configuration diagram of a conventional image distribution system. In FIG. 16, CSPs (content service providers) 101 to 108 provide moving picture content. Moving picture contents are inputted to the video platforms 1611 to 1613, respectively. The video platforms 1611-1613 send the video streams to the television receivers 141-150. Each video platform differs in distribution manner, and thus each moving image stream is received only by a limited television receiver. In this conventional example, the video platform 1611 can be received by the television receivers 141 to 143, the video platform 1612 can be received by the television receivers 144 to 147, and the video platform 1613 can be received by the television receivers 148 to 150, and it is difficult to distribute image content to television receivers having different functions in a wide range. Further, when the moving picture outputted from the video platform 1613 is served in conjunction with the Web site 1601 connected to the video platform 1613, functions of the upper, lower, left, right, numeric buttons, and the like are limited in a remote controller of a general television receiver, and this places a large burden on the user's operation.

An operation of selecting image content by a conventional image distribution system will be described with reference to fig. 17. For example, because the television receivers 144 to 147 in fig. 16 receive from both the

video platforms

1612 and 1613, the user first selects with the video platform button 1702 and the video platform button 1703 from the platform selection screen 1701, as shown in the platform selection screen 1701. Each button is constituted on the television receiver side by video platform selection metadata (meta data)1712, 1722 provided by each video platform. When any one of the buttons is pressed, the screen proceeds to a content selection screen 1710, and the buttons of the contents 1711 to 1716 are pressed to select the contents. These buttons are generated from content metadata 1723 provided from the video platform. Such a selection operation is performed by the television remote controller 1731.

Further, when the moving image content and the Web content are linked after the content is selected, for example, when the moving image content 1741 and the Web content 1742 are displayed simultaneously, a more complicated operation is required, and the operation load of the user increases in the television remote controller 1731. Therefore, a limitation is imposed on the presentation of the content.

In a system for delivering contents of a contents service provider to a television receiver, a television gateway is provided which receives information including contents information from a video platform which collects and delivers the contents information from the contents service provider, and converts the information so that the contents information received by the television gateway can be received by the television receiver.

According to the structure of the present application, each video platform does not need to be aware of television receivers having different capabilities and functions, but can present content to all television receivers by inputting to the television gateway using input in a single format. Further, by making the television receiver cooperate with a mobile terminal represented by a smartphone, instead of a single-function remote controller having different operability, operability for high-class services is improved by using the mobile terminal, and further, a high-class smartphone and television cooperative operation that cannot be realized by a conventional remote controller can be performed. In this case, by combining the ID of the television receiver and the ID of the mobile terminal, user convenience such as automatic presentation of a service of a Web site linked with each video platform is greatly improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of embodiment 1;

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a content selection screen of embodiment 1;

fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a selection screen of contents of embodiment 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the 2 nd embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the combination of the ID configuration and the ID of embodiment 2;

fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the ID combining processing of embodiment 2;

FIG. 7 is a configuration of a selection screen of contents when ID combining is performed in embodiment 2;

FIG. 8 is a screen display example in ID combination of embodiment 2;

fig. 9 is information required at the time of content selection of embodiment 2;

FIG. 10 shows an advertisement insertion method according to embodiment 2;

fig. 11 is a configuration example of a television receiver;

fig. 12 is a configuration example of a video platform;

fig. 13 is a configuration example of a television gateway;

FIG. 14 is a constitutional view of the 3 rd embodiment;

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of the operation of the embodiment 3;

fig. 16 is a configuration example of a conventional moving picture delivery system;

fig. 17 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the conventional moving picture delivery system.

Description of the reference numerals

101-108 … CSP, 111-113, 411-413 … video platform, 121, 421 … TV gateway, 131, 431-434 … TV cloud, 141-150, 441-450 … TV receiver, 401-410 … mobile terminal, 1411-1413 … conversion unit.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

According to the present invention, when selecting video contents transmitted from a plurality of video distribution platforms, which are implemented using a network, in television receivers having different performances and functions, the video contents can be selected by a simpler method, and further, the present invention relates to an interlocking system of video distribution and Web contents, which is suitable for operating the video contents in conjunction with Web contents or the like providing services such as EC, news, travel information, or the like.

The system is a system consisting of video platforms with different functions and television receivers with different functions and performances. In such a system environment, the present application implements a favorable moving image viewing environment, and further implements a high-level service of linking a moving image with Web content.

In the present application, these problems are solved by providing a television gateway and making a mobile terminal cooperate with a television receiver.

Further, in the present application, content from different video platforms is temporarily received with a television gateway. Further, the output from the television gateway is input to a TV cloud connected to a television set having substantially equivalent performance and substantially equivalent function. Here, the television gateway converts an input from the video platform into a format that can be commonly provided to the TV cloud, and further, the TV cloud generates a screen data structure that can be selected by the television under the management of the connection destination, and forms a selection screen of the content most suitable for each television receiver.

Embodiment 1

Fig. 1 shows a 1 st exemplary embodiment of the present application. The difference from the conventional image distribution system is that: the TV gateway 121 and TV clouds 131-134 are located between the video platforms 111-113 and the TV receivers 141-150.

Moving picture contents and information for content selection provided from CSPs 101 to 108 are inputted to a television gateway 121 through video platforms 111 to 113, respectively. The television gateway 121 converts information for selecting a predetermined moving image content and inputs the converted information to the TV clouds 131 to 134.

The TV clouds 131 to 134 convert information inputted to the respective TV clouds 131 to 134 by the TV gateway 121 into data for constituting a screen for content selection of the television receiver.

The TV cloud 131 generates and transmits content selection screen data for the television receiver groups 141 to 143 having substantially the same functions as managed television receivers as connection destinations. Similarly, the TV cloud 132 is output to the TV receiver groups 144 to 145, the TV cloud 133 is output to the TV receiver groups 146 to 147, and the TV cloud 134 is output to the TV receiver groups 148 to 150. Each of these television receiver groups is managed as a group having substantially equivalent functions and performances.

Here, the TV clouds 131 to 134 have information on the television functions and performances of the respective connection destinations, and generate selection screen data of receivable contents for the television receivers, and the respective television receivers configure an optimum screen based on the data.

Through the above operation, the television receivers having different functions can commonly select moving image contents provided from different video platforms.

The following describes the details of the operation of the present system.

Fig. 2 shows an example of a program selection screen provided by the present embodiment.

The television gateway 121 is provided with a schedule 201, content metadata 202, and title data 203 as information for content selection from the video platforms 111 to 113. These data depend on the video platforms 111 to 113 and are in different formats. Next, the television gateway 121 converts the schedule 201, the content metadata 202, and the title data 203 into common content selection data 204 to supply them to the TV clouds 131 to 134. Here, the content selection data 204 includes a time table and a channel number for arranging a title (banner), and metadata describing the content of the content (contents).

The TV clouds 131 to 134 having received the content selection data 204 from the television gateway 121 generate content selection screen data 210 in accordance with the functions and capabilities of the respective television receivers. At this time, the moving picture contents provided by the video platforms 111 to 113 are distributed to a single or a plurality of channels, and the user can select the moving picture contents without being aware of the difference of the video platforms. Such a screen is finally composed by a browser of the television receiver based on the content selection screen data 210. Here, the metadata includes video and audio format information, and whether or not playback is possible is determined by comparing the metadata with information on the function and performance of the television receiver. The information of the television receiving function and performance is held by each television cloud, and programs that cannot be played are displayed in gray on the content selection screen.

Fig. 3 shows details of the above actions.

Data sets 301 to 303 of schedules, content metadata, and title data are provided from video platforms 111 to 113 to television gateway 121. Here, mutual interchangeability is not guaranteed among the

data sets

301, 302, 303, but they are provided in different formats. These data sets (data sets) are converted into common content selection data 204 by the television gateway 121. Each of the television clouds 131 to 134 receives the content selection data 204 provided by the television gateway 121, and generates content

selection screen data

341 and 344 in each of the television clouds. Here, as an example, a television cloud 131 and a television cloud 134 are shown. For example, the television cloud 131 generates content selection screen data 341 for the connected television receivers 141 to 143, and the television cloud 134 generates content selection screen data 344 for the connected television receivers 141 to 150. Each television receiver performs a screen presentation based on these data.

Embodiment 2

Fig. 4 shows the 2 nd embodiment based on the present application.

In this embodiment, mobile terminals 401 to 410, a viewing data storage unit 451, an ID linkage information storage unit 452, a content recommendation information storage unit 453, a recommended advertisement selection insertion unit 454, and an advertisement server 455 are added to embodiment 1.

In the present embodiment, the same operation as in embodiment 1 is performed until the content selection screen is generated, but the television receivers 441 to 450 and the mobile terminals 401 to 410 are connected by IDs (individual identification data) that are respectively possessed by them. Each of the television receivers 441 to 450 has a function of measuring what the user is watching as viewing data, and uploads the measured viewing data to the television gateway 421 through the television clouds 431 to 434.

The television gateway 421 is coupled with a viewing data storage unit 451 and an ID coupling information storage unit 452. The viewing data obtained by the television receivers 441 to 450 is stored in the viewing data storage unit 451 through the television clouds 431 to 434 and the television gateway 421. Further, the ID combination information storage unit 452 stores the combination information of the IDs of the television receivers 441 to 450 and the mobile terminals 401 to 410. The content recommendation information storage unit 453 calculates what content is intended to be viewed by any one of the television receivers based on the information of the viewing data storage unit 451 and the ID linkage information storage unit 452, and transmits the result to the video platforms 411 to 413. This calculation is performed by measuring the viewing time for each type (Genre) of the content that has been viewed.

On the other hand, the recommended advertisement selection insertion unit 454 calculates what kind of advertisement should be inserted into any one of the television receivers from the viewing data storage unit 451 and the ID connection information storage unit 452, acquires a desired advertisement from the advertisement server 455, and inserts the advertisement into the moving image content of the video platforms 411 to 413.

Fig. 5 shows an example of the configuration and combination of IDs in the present application. The mobile terminals 401 to 410 have an SP-ID (smartphone ID) 501. On the other hand, the television receivers 441 to 450 have a TV-ID (television ID) 511. The SP-ID is composed of a PF-ID as the ID of the video platform and a UR-ID as the ID of the user. The TV-ID is composed of a TC-ID that is an ID of the television cloud and a DV-ID that represents the television receiver itself as a device. The ID connection information storage unit 452 is provided with a table 520 indicating connection information between SP-IDs and TV-IDs, and the television receiver and the mobile terminal are connected by IDs. Here, in table 520, the good is shown as the good is the joined state, and the good is shown as the non-joined state. Here, it is possible to combine a plurality of mobile terminals on one television receiver.

Fig. 6 shows the combination of IDs and the data stored separately.

The television receiver 141 and the mobile terminal 401 such as a smartphone transmit the authentication code 611 to the mobile terminal 401 by using a QR code (registered trademark) or the like displayed on the television receiver. The correspondence table between the authentication code and the television is stored in advance in the television ID storage section 603 of the television cloud 431.

The authentication code 611 is an authentication code having a time limit corresponding to the TV-ID individually given to the television receiver 141. The authentication code 611 is transmitted from the television cloud 431 to the television receiver 141. At this time, the television cloud 431 transmits the authentication code 611 to the mobile terminal 401 together with address information for connecting to the video platform 411.

The authentication code 611 is transmitted from the smartphone 401 to the video platform 411 as data 612 together with the SP-ID of the mobile terminal, and the video platform 411 acquires the user attribute from the customer data storage unit 601 based on the acquired authentication code 611 and the SP-ID of the mobile terminal 401 in association with each other, and transmits the user attribute and the SP-ID as data 613 to the television gateway 421.

After acquiring the authentication code, SP-ID, and user attribute as data 613, the TV gateway inquires of the TV cloud 431 based on the authentication code and acquires the corresponding TV-ID. Here, the TV cloud 431 manages TV-IDs of television receivers under management, and the television ID storage 602 has a correspondence table between TV-IDs and authentication codes, and acquires whether or not any television receiver is a target of connection based on the authentication codes. The authentication code arranged in the data 612 and the data 613 is the same as the authentication code 611.

By these operations, the TV gateway 421 associates the TV-ID and the SP-ID and stores them in the ID association information storage unit 602. Further, the video platform 411 is notified of the combination information of the TV-ID and the SP-ID by using a key (Passkey) 621. The key 621 is a key of the database of the ID binding information storage unit 602, and the SP-ID, TV-ID, and user attribute can be extracted by transmitting the key 621 to the TV gateway 613.

Through the above operation, the mobile terminal and the television receiver are connected by the ID. Further, after the ID is combined, the video platform 411 can launch a service to the target television receiver using the key 621 transmitted from the television gateway 421 to the video platform 411. The key 621 is stored in the customer data storage 601 so that the correspondence with the SP-ID can be recognized.

Although fig. 6 describes the case of the video platform 411, the

video platforms

412 and 413 also perform the same operation.

Fig. 7 shows a selection screen of content in the case of incorporating an ID.

When the TV-ID and the SP-ID are combined, it is possible to determine which video platform the user watching is a customer of based on the PF-ID, which is a component of the SP-ID, and therefore, a channel composed of the corresponding video platform is presented in a position where it is easy to access on the content selection screen. For example, in the case of fig. 7, when the ID of the video platform 411 is included in the SP-ID501, the channel provided by the video platform 411 is presented as an initial screen, thereby making it easy for the user to select. Furthermore, the recommended

contents

701, 702, and 703 are displayed simultaneously by estimating the viewing tendency from the viewing data of the television receiver specified by the TV-ID.

In this way, since the ID is incorporated, the user is presented with priority to the content of the corresponding video platform, and thus the service provided by the video platform can be easily obtained.

Fig. 8 shows a display example of a screen for linking dynamic image content with a Web service.

In the case where the TV-ID511 and the SP-ID501 are in a combined state, a Web service screen linked to the video platform shown by the SP-ID501 is automatically displayed on the television receiver shown by the TV-ID. Thus, the user can receive services such as related information and product description of the EC site, as well as viewing moving images. Further, the mobile application 812 displayed on the mobile terminal can be linked with the moving image screen 811, and a moving image content selection method that cannot be performed by a general remote controller is possible. For example, news of interest of a news website of a mobile application is touched on a mobile terminal, so that associated moving image content can be played on a television receiver, and content selection that has not been available in the past is possible. On the other hand, it is provided that an EC site is displayed in a mobile application, and a user experience that has not been available so far, such as viewing detailed description of a product by a moving image, can be obtained by touching the product of interest.

The above operation will be described in detail with reference to fig. 9.

When the moving image content of the video platform 411 is linked to the Web site 901, Web link information 902 is input from the video platform 411 to the television gateway 421. In addition to the schedule 201, the content metadata 202, and the title data 203, which are the same as those in the conventional art, the recommended content data 901 is input to the television gateway 421.

The television gateway 421 transmits the combined TV-ID501 and content selection data 204, and further, recommended metadata 911 created from the recommended content data 901 and a link destination URL acquired from the Web link information to the television cloud 431. The television cloud 431 generates recommended content display data 914 on the content selection screen together, and transmits the data to the television receiver 441. At this time, the link destination URL is set to the television receiver 441 together with the channel and time information so that the link can be made with the moving image content. Since the user presses a link button or the like based on a specific channel and a time period in which the user is watching, the television receiver 441 displays the Web content shown by the link destination URL on the television screen.

Further, in the case of interlocking with the mobile application, after the mobile application is downloaded from the Web site 901 to the mobile terminal 401, the operation result of the mobile application and the SP-ID are transmitted to the video platform 411. Thereafter, the key and the mobile operation are transmitted from the video platform 411 to the tv gateway 421, and are converted into the common operation code 903 of the tv set, and further converted into the operation code of the tv set in the tv cloud 431, and the tv receiver 441 is controlled. The key is acquired from the customer data storage 601 which is a correspondence table with the SP-ID.

Although the description has been given above with respect to the video platform 411, the same operation is also performed with respect to other video platforms. The same operation is also performed for television clouds other than the television cloud 431 and television receivers other than the television receiver 441.

Fig. 10 shows an explanation of recommendation and advertisement insertion based on the content of the present application.

The information of the viewing data storage unit 451 and the ID linkage information storage unit 452 is input to the content recommendation information storage unit 453, the viewing tendency of the television is calculated, and candidates of recommended content and desired advertisement are identified. The recommended advertisement is acquired from the advertisement server 455 based on the information of the content recommendation information storage unit 453, and the video platform 411 inserts an advertisement into the moving image content by the output of the recommended advertisement selection insertion unit 454.

On the other hand, in the receiving-side advertisement insertion unit, a desired advertisement is transmitted from the advertisement server 455 based on the information of the content recommendation information storage unit 453, and the television receiver 141 inserts the advertisement into the operation content by the output of the receiving-side advertisement insertion unit 456.

For example, when the video platform 411 performs video distribution by Multicast (Multicast), an individual advertisement cannot be inserted into each television receiver. In this case, after the advertisement is temporarily inserted through the video platform 411 and the common advertisement is distributed, the desired advertisement is individually overwritten on the television receiver side. This operation enables an advertisement presentation conforming to the user, such as a Targeting advertisement, to be performed for each television receiver.

Fig. 11 shows a configuration diagram of a television receiver of the present application.

A broadcast is received by an antenna 1101, and the broadcast content converted into a digital stream is converted into an audio signal and an image signal by a tuner 1102 in a signal processing unit 1103. The audio signal is processed in the audio processing unit 1104, and audio is played back through the speaker 1106. The image signal is processed by the image processing unit 1105, and an image is displayed by the image display unit 1107. The CPU1109 is connected to the memory 1108 and the nonvolatile memory 1110, executes a control program, and controls the tuner 1102 and the signal processing unit 1103. Further, the operation of the user is input to the receiving unit 1112 from the remote controller 1113 and is input to the control program. The communication interface 1111 receives moving image content and a content selection screen distributed from a network, and processes the moving image content and the content selection screen by a control program of the CPU 1109.

Fig. 12 shows a configuration diagram of a video platform of the present application. The CPU1202 is connected to the memory 1201 and the storage device 1203 and executes a control program. The operator controls the operation using the operation unit 1205. The communication interface 1204 is connected to a network, and performs input/output of moving image contents, distribution of moving images, and input/output of content selection information. The image processing unit 1206 encodes and encrypts the input moving image content to generate a stream for moving image distribution.

Fig. 13 shows a configuration diagram of a television gateway of the present application.

The CPU1302 is connected to the memory 1301 and the storage device 1303, and operates a predetermined processing program. Interface 1304 performs input and output from the video platform and input and output to the television cloud. The operator controls the operation using the operation unit 1305.

Embodiment 3

Fig. 14 shows a configuration diagram of embodiment 3 of the present application.

Unlike the embodiment 2, the conversion units 1411 to 1413 are inserted between the video platforms 411 to 413 and the TV gateway 1421. In the present embodiment, different data outputted from different video platforms 411 to 413 are converted into common data by conversion units 1411 to 1413 in advance, and inputted to a television gateway 1421. By this processing, the tv gateway 1421 processes common data, and thus, the processing load can be reduced. The conversion units 1411 to 1413 may be provided in the TV gateway 1421 as input interfaces of the TV gateway 1421, or may be provided in the video platforms 411 to 413 as output interfaces of the video platforms 411 to 413.

Unlike the 2 nd embodiment in which different data is directly input from the video platforms 411 to 413 and internally converted into common data, the 3 rd embodiment in which the conversion into common data is entrusted to each of the video platforms 411 to 413. This can disperse the load.

Fig. 15 is an explanatory view of the operation of embodiment 3 of the present application.

The difference from the description of the operation of embodiment 2 shown in fig. 9 is that a conversion unit 1411 is inserted. The conversion unit 1411 performs data conversion, and inputs the common schedule 1501, the common content metadata 1502, the common title data 1503, the common content data 1504, and the common Web link information 1505 to the television gateway 421.

For these converted data, any of the different video platforms 411 to 413 are made to have data of a common format by the converters 1411 to 1413.

The definitions of the mobile terminals 401 to 410 in embodiments 1 to 3 include a camera, which is a device capable of network connection, and further include a computer terminal such as a smart phone, a personal computer, a notebook computer (Laptop computer), or a desktop computer.

The QR codes are displayed on the television receivers 141 to 150, 441 to 450 in order to cooperate with the television receivers 141 to 150, 441 to 450 in the mobile terminals 401 to 410 in embodiments 1 to 3, but may be codes other than the QR codes. For example, a numeric group such as a PIN code, a barcode, or the like may be optically detected by the mobile terminals 401 to 410, and address information for connection to the video platform 411 may be detected together with the authentication code 611. Further, in the above embodiment, the optical detection is performed, but it is sufficient to use a function that can cooperate between the mobile terminals 401 to 410 and the television receivers 141 to 150, 441 to 450. For example, the address information for connecting to the video platform 411 may be transmitted together with the authentication code 611 through a wireless-based connection or a wired-based connection.

[ notes ]

A gateway device that connects a plurality of video distribution platforms and a plurality of cloud systems to which a plurality of television receivers are connected.

The gateway device is characterized in that metadata outputted from different image platforms (video platforms) are converted into data for selecting common contents.

The plurality of cloud systems configure screen control data so as to be most suitable for the form of each connected television set for the common data for content selection output from the gateway device, and configure a content selection screen in the television set.

The content selection screen is configured by displaying titles (banner) of the past and future distributed contents based on information provided from the television gateway.

The television receiver is combined with the ID of the mobile terminal, and the display method of the content selection screen is changed according to the combined ID. For example, a channel associated with the distribution platform contained in the ID is preferentially displayed.

The ID of the television receiver is composed of an ID of a television cloud connected to the television and an ID of a device indicating the television main body, and the mobile ID is composed of an ID of a distribution platform for distributing a moving image and an ID of a user.

When a plurality of mobile IDs are combined with the television ID, the channel of the distribution platform started from the mobile application associated with the distribution platform included in the mobile ID is prioritized.

When the mobile ID and the television receiver ID are in a combined state, the moving image content provided from the distribution platform included in the mobile ID is displayed as recommended content.

When the mobile ID and the television receiver ID are in a combined state, Video On Demand (Video On Demand) viewing of the associated moving image content is enabled from the moving image content provided by the distribution platform contained in the mobile ID.

And when the mobile ID and the television receiver ID are in a combined state, simultaneously displaying the related Web contents or switching the display according to the dynamic image contents provided by the distribution platform contained in the mobile ID.

And playing the associated dynamic image content from the mobile application when the mobile ID and the television receiver ID are in a combined state.

The gateway device connected to a plurality of video platforms discriminates and analyzes viewing data obtained from a television set based on the mobile ID, and recommends moving image content or selects advertisement insertion based on the result.

When an advertisement is inserted based on the result of the viewing data analysis, the advertisement inserted on the video platform side is further inserted instead on the television receiver side.

[ INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY ]

Can be applied to the following purposes: even in the case of television receivers having different capabilities and functions and different video platforms, contents are presented on all the television receivers by input in a single format. Further, the television receiver can be applied to high-class services performed via the mobile terminal by cooperation with the mobile terminal, and can be applied to applications of high-class interlocking operations that cannot be realized by the conventional remote controller by cooperation with a mobile phone such as a smartphone.

Claims

A television gateway, wherein,

in a system for delivering a content of a content service provider to a television receiver,

the television gateway receiving information including content information from a video platform that aggregates and distributes the content information from the content service providers,

the television gateway converts the information to enable content information received by the television gateway to be received by a television receiver.
The television gateway of claim 1, wherein,

and a television cloud system is arranged between the television gateway and the television receiver and provides information for the television cloud system, wherein the television cloud system converts the information from the television gateway and distributes the information to the television receiver.
The television gateway of claim 1, wherein,

there are a plurality of the video platforms, and metadata outputted from the video platforms is converted into data for common content selection.