JP2006304109A - Server apparatus, portable terminal, and control program for portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a server apparatus capable of providing recommendations of video recording programs on the basis of the preference of each user and to provide a portable terminal and a control program for the portable terminal. <P>SOLUTION: The server apparatus includes: a reception section for receiving data for instructing video recording reservation; a video recording instruction section for applying video recording instruction to a video recording apparatus on the basis of the received data; a history storage section that relates the received data for instructing the video recording reservation with information for identifying a portable terminal and stores the result as history information; a program storage section for storing program information; a correlation analysis section that, on the basis of the history information stored in the history storage section, analyzes the correlation between at least two combinations of the information for identifying the portable terminal, information on a program for which the video recording reservation has been made, and attribute information of a user and selects candidates of recommended programs to be provided to the portable terminal; and a transmission section that transmits the selected candidates of the recommended programs to the portable terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a server device, a mobile terminal device, and a control program for a mobile terminal device used for program recording.

  In recent years, hard disk recorders to which a function for recommending recorded programs has been added are commercially available. This function is to record a recording reservation history with a hard disk recorder, and when the next recording reservation is made, for example, program candidates are shown in descending order of the recording reservation frequency.

There is also a technique for associating such a function that recommends recording with the use of an EPG by a portable terminal. For example, in the mechanism for viewing a TV program described in Patent Document 1, EPG data is stored in a high-function mobile terminal, and a user selects and views a TV program while referring to this information. The storage medium built in the high-function mobile terminal stores the program history of the program selection performed by the user, and the program history details the viewing behavior of the TV viewer, that is, the channel and time of the viewed program. It is recorded. By combining this history and EPG data, that is, what kind of content the program broadcast on a channel at a certain time has, and analyzing it on a high-function mobile terminal, a recommendation service for users is provided. The
JP 2002-135810 A

  However, such a recommended function is a local function that recommends a program using a history recorded only in the hard disk recorder or high-function mobile terminal, and therefore other than the user of the hard disk recorder or high-function mobile terminal. Cannot use such recommended features. Further, the history to be referred to is information only for the user of the hard disk recorder or the high-function mobile terminal, and recommended programs are limited. Furthermore, when a plurality of users share a single hard disk recorder, it is not easy to recommend a recording reservation based on each user's preference.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a server device, a mobile terminal device, and a control program for the mobile terminal device that can recommend a recorded program based on individual user preferences. With the goal.

  (1) In order to achieve the above object, a server device of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives data instructing recording reservation from a mobile terminal device, and a recording instruction to a recorder based on the received data. A recording instruction unit for performing recording, a history storage unit for storing data instructing recording reservation received from the portable terminal device as history information in association with information for identifying the portable terminal device, and a program storage for storing program information Based on the history information stored in the history storage unit, the information identifying the portable terminal device, the program information reserved for recording, and the user attribute information A correlation analysis unit that analyzes and selects recommended program candidates for the mobile terminal device; and a transmission unit that transmits the selected recommended program candidates to the mobile terminal device. It is characterized in Rukoto.

  As a result, the recording reservation history information is accumulated in the server device, and based on the information, information related to the program to be reserved for recording is displayed on the mobile terminal device, so it is recommended to reserve the program according to the user's preference. be able to. In addition, recommended programs can be selected from the history of a plurality of users, and the range of recommended programs is expanded. Further, even users of different mobile terminal devices can make recording reservations using a recommended function for each user by sharing a recorder.

  (2) Further, the mobile terminal device of the present invention is a mobile terminal device for instructing program recording reservation, and an operation unit for inputting data instructing program recording reservation triggered by a user operation; A transmission / reception unit for receiving a recommended program candidate from the server device, and a display unit for displaying the received recommended program candidate on the screen, while transmitting data for instructing recording reservation of the program input from the operation unit to the server device It is characterized by providing these.

  As a result, the recording reservation history information is accumulated in the server device, and based on the information, information related to the program to be reserved for recording is displayed on the mobile terminal device, so it is recommended to reserve the program according to the user's preference. be able to. In addition, recommended programs can be selected from the history of a plurality of users, and the range of recommended programs is expanded. Further, even users of different mobile terminal devices can make recording reservations using a recommended function for each user by sharing a recorder.

  (3) Moreover, the portable terminal device of the present invention includes a short-range wireless communication unit that directly transmits data instructing recording reservation of a program input from the operation unit to a recorder directly via the radio, A storage unit that stores data instructing recording reservation, and the transmission / reception unit transmits data instructing recording reservation stored in the storage unit to the server device.

  In this way, the short-distance wireless communication makes a recording reservation directly to the recorder, and also transmits data instructing the recording reservation to the server apparatus. Therefore, the server apparatus accumulates history information and recommends a program. Is possible. That is, it is possible to collect recording reservation history information, display information related to a program to be reserved for recording, and recommend a program reservation in accordance with user preferences while expanding the selection range of recording reservation methods.

  (4) The portable terminal device control program according to the present invention is a portable terminal device control program for instructing program recording reservation. The operation unit instructs program recording reservation in response to a user operation. A process of inputting data, a process of transmitting data instructing recording reservation of the input program to the server apparatus by the transmission / reception unit, a process of receiving candidate recommended programs from the server apparatus by the transmission / reception unit, and a display unit And a process of displaying the received recommended program candidates on a screen, and a series of processes including computerized reading and execution are converted into commands.

  As a result, the recording reservation history information is accumulated in the server device, and based on the information, information related to the program to be reserved for recording is displayed on the mobile terminal device, so it is recommended to reserve the program according to the user's preference. be able to. In addition, recommended programs can be selected from the history of a plurality of users, and the range of recommended programs is expanded. Further, even users of different mobile terminal devices can make recording reservations using a recommended function for each user by sharing a recorder.

  (5) Further, the control program of the portable terminal device according to the present invention includes a process of transmitting data instructing recording reservation of the input program by the short-range wireless communication unit directly to the recorder via wireless. A process of storing data instructing the recording reservation by the storage unit, and a process of transmitting data instructing the recording reservation stored in the storage unit to the server device by the transmission / reception unit. It is said.

  In this way, the short-distance wireless communication makes a recording reservation directly to the recorder, and also transmits data instructing the recording reservation to the server apparatus. Therefore, the server apparatus accumulates history information and recommends a program. Is possible. That is, it is possible to collect recording reservation history information, display information related to a program to be reserved for recording, and recommend a program reservation in accordance with user preferences while expanding the selection range of recording reservation methods.

  According to the server device of the present invention, the recording reservation history information is stored in the server device, and based on the information, the information related to the program to be reserved for recording is displayed on the mobile terminal device. Program reservations can be recommended. In addition, recommended programs can be selected from the history of a plurality of users, and the range of recommended programs is expanded. Further, even users of different mobile terminal devices can make recording reservations using a recommended function for each user by sharing a recorder.

  Further, according to the mobile phone of the present invention, the recording reservation history information is stored in the server device, and based on the information, information on the program to be reserved for recording is displayed on the mobile terminal device. Reserving programs along the way can be recommended. In addition, recommended programs can be selected from the history of a plurality of users, and the range of recommended programs is expanded. Further, even users of different mobile terminal devices can make recording reservations using a recommended function for each user by sharing a recorder.

  Further, according to the mobile phone of the present invention, the server apparatus performs the recording reservation directly to the recorder by short-range wireless communication, and transmits the data instructing the recording reservation to the server apparatus. History information can be accumulated to recommend programs. That is, it is possible to collect recording reservation history information, display information related to a program to be reserved for recording, and recommend a program reservation in accordance with user preferences while expanding the selection range of recording reservation methods.

  In addition, according to the mobile phone control program of the present invention, the recording reservation history information is stored in the server device, and based on the information, information on the program to be reserved for recording is displayed on the mobile terminal device. It is possible to recommend a program reservation according to the user's preference. Further, even users of different mobile terminal devices can make recording reservations using a recommended function for each user by sharing a recorder.

  Further, according to the mobile phone control program of the present invention, in order to perform recording reservation directly to the recorder by short-range wireless communication, and to transmit data instructing recording reservation to the server apparatus, The history information by the server device can be accumulated and a program can be recommended. That is, it is possible to collect recording reservation history information, display information related to a program to be reserved for recording, and recommend a program reservation in accordance with user preferences while expanding the selection range of recording reservation methods.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a recording reservation system 1. The recording reservation system 1 includes a mobile phone 10, a server device 20, and a recorder 30. The mobile phone 10, the server device 20, and the recorder 30 are connected to the Internet 40, that is, a telecommunication network.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 10. As shown in FIG. 2, a mobile phone 10 as a mobile terminal device includes an operation unit 11, a transmission / reception unit 12, a display unit 13, a short-range wireless communication unit 14, a storage unit 15, a control unit 16, and a control bus L1. ing. The mobile phone 10 is used to instruct program recording reservation. Note that the mobile terminal device widely includes a PDA or the like in addition to the mobile phone.

  The operation unit 11 is formed by a combination of buttons, and the buttons are arranged according to a standard arrangement. The operation unit 11 inputs data instructing recording reservation of a program triggered by a user operation. That is, by operating the buttons of the operation unit 11, a recording reservation program start operation, a reservation method selection operation, a reservation operation, and the like can be performed.

  The transmission / reception unit 12 includes a communication interface and is connected to the Internet 40. The transmission / reception unit 12 transmits / receives data or signals. Specifically, data instructing recording reservation of a program input from the operation unit 11 is transmitted to the server device 20, while recommended program candidate data is received from the server device 20. Further, when directly instructing the recording reservation to the recorder 30, in order to leave a history, data indicating the recording reservation stored in the storage unit 15 is transmitted to the server device.

  The display unit 13 is configured by a liquid crystal display and displays, for example, received recommended program candidates. The display unit 13 may be configured by an organic E display, a plasma display, or the like other than the liquid crystal display.

  The near field communication unit 14 includes a near field communication interface. The short-range wireless communication unit 14 directly transmits data instructing recording reservation of the program input from the operation unit 11 to the recorder 30 via short-range wireless. Note that the short-range wireless means a communication means that does not go through an electric wire at a short distance, and includes, for example, an electromagnetic wave in an infrared region.

  The storage unit 15 is configured by a memory and stores data. For example, when direct recording reservation is instructed to the recorder 30 by short-range wireless communication, data for instructing recording reservation is stored. The control part 16 is comprised by CPU and controls operation | movement of each part. The control bus L1 conceptually shows a trunk line used for transmission / reception of signals and data between the respective units.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the server device 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the server device 20 includes a transmission / reception unit 21, a recording instruction unit 22, a history storage unit 23, a program storage unit 24, a correlation analysis unit 25, a control unit 26, and a control bus L2.

  The transmission / reception unit 21 is configured by a communication interface, and performs signal and data communication via the Internet. The transmitting / receiving unit 21 transmits, for example, the selected recommended program candidates to the mobile phone 10 and receives data instructing recording reservation from the mobile phone 10. The recording instruction unit 22 is composed of a CPU, and instructs the recording device 30 to record based on the received data.

  The history storage unit 23 includes a memory, and stores data instructing recording reservation received from the mobile phone 10 as history information in association with information for identifying the mobile phone 10. The history storage unit 23 stores data instructing recording reservation received from the mobile phone 10 as history information in association with information for identifying the mobile phone 10. The program storage unit 24 includes a memory and stores program information.

  The correlation analysis unit 25 is constituted by a CPU, and information for identifying the mobile phone 10 and recording reservation are made based on history information stored in the history storage unit 23 and program information stored in the program storage unit 24. A correlation between at least any two combinations is analyzed from the program information and user attribute information, and a recommended program candidate for the mobile phone 10 is selected.

  For example, the correlation analysis unit 25 calculates a correlation such that a user who reserved recording of the program A frequently reserves recording of the program B. Further, the correlation between the user attribute (user information) of each mobile phone and the recording reservation, for example, the correlation that a woman often uses the program C is calculated. As a result, for example, the correlation that a user who makes a recording reservation for the program D has a strong tendency to make a recording reservation for the program E is calculated.

  The correlation analysis unit 25 selects recommended program candidates based on such correlation analysis. In other words, data of a user who wants to recommend a program is applied to the calculated correlation, and a plurality of recommended program candidates that are likely to meet the user's preference are selected.

  Thereby, it is possible to recommend the reservation of a program in accordance with the user's preference. In addition, recommended programs can be selected from the history of a plurality of users, and the range of recommended programs is expanded. Further, even users of different mobile phones can share a recorder 30 and make a recording reservation using a recommended function for each user. It should be noted that exclusion conditions may be set in relation to user attributes, and further recommended programs may be narrowed down. Moreover, in order to prevent the recommended program from being biased to a specific genre, a plurality of programs may be extracted at random from programs having higher ranks among the recommended recommended programs. The control part 26 is comprised by CPU and controls operation | movement of each part. The control bus L2 conceptually shows a trunk line used for transmission / reception of signals and data between the respective units.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the recorder 30. As shown in FIG. 4, the recorder 30 includes a transmission / reception unit 31, a short-range wireless communication unit 32, a storage unit 33, a hard disk recorder 34, a control unit 35, and a control bus L3.

  The transmission / reception unit 31 includes a communication interface and is connected to the Internet 40. The transmission / reception unit 31 transmits / receives signals and data. The transmission / reception unit 31 receives recording instruction data from the server device 20, for example. When the recording setting is completed, the completion notification data is transmitted to the server device 20 or the mobile phone 10.

  The near field communication unit 32 includes a near field communication interface. The short-range wireless communication unit 32 receives, for example, recording instruction data by short-range wireless communication from the mobile phone 10. The storage unit 33 includes a memory, and stores recording instruction data from the server device 20 or the mobile phone 10.

  The hard disk recorder 34 is a device that records a program on a hard disk. Instead of the hard disk recorder 34, an external storage device such as a video recorder or a DVD recorder may be used. The control unit 35 is composed of a CPU and controls the operation of each unit. For example, in accordance with a recording instruction stored in the storage unit 33, the hard disk recorder 34 records a program. The control bus L3 conceptually shows a trunk line used for transmission / reception of signals and data between the respective units.

  Next, the operation of the recording reservation system 1 will be described according to the operation of the mobile phone 10.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a control program of the mobile phone 10 relating to recording reservation. The mobile phone 10 is in a state where it can accept user operations. The mobile phone 10 is in a state in which the start of the recording reservation program can be selected by the user's operation, as shown in the display example of the screen of FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, in the mobile phone 10, first, the control unit 16 determines whether or not a recording reservation start operation has been performed (step S1). The recording reservation start operation refers to, for example, an operation of placing the cursor on the “recording reservation” area 50 in FIG. 6 and pressing the “start” button. If there is no recording reservation start operation, the process returns to step S1.

  When a recording reservation start operation is performed, for example, the screen display shown in FIG. 7 is performed, and the display of a recommended program can be selected. In the display example of FIG. 7, when it is desired to select the display of the recommended program, an operation is performed by placing the cursor on the “Recommendation” area 51 and pressing the “Select” button. The control unit 16 determines whether or not there has been an operation for selecting display of a recommended program (step S2). If there is no operation for selecting the display of the recommended program, the process proceeds to step S5. When there is an operation for selecting display of a recommended program, the mobile phone 10 transmits a request signal for a recommended program candidate to the server device 20.

  The server device 20 receives a request signal for a recommended program candidate from the mobile phone 10 via the Internet 40. The server device 20 identifies the mobile phone 10, reads out recommended program candidate data associated with the mobile phone 10 from the program storage unit 24, and transmits it to the mobile phone 10. The mobile phone 10 receives the recommended program candidate data from the server device 20 (step S3), and displays the recommended program candidate on the display unit 13 (step S4).

  Next, in the mobile phone 10, the control unit 16 determines whether or not data has been input by an operation for instructing recording reservation (step S5). For example, in the screen display example of FIG. 7, the operation for instructing recording reservation is an operation of placing a cursor on the “reservation” area 52 and pressing a “select” button. In the screen display example of FIG. 7, a “confirmation” area 53 is also provided to confirm the recording reservation status.

  If there is no operation for instructing recording reservation, the process returns to step S2. When there is an operation for instructing recording reservation, for example, the display example shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 13 of the mobile phone 10. The user can input data necessary for recording reservation by operating the operation unit 11. The display example shown in FIG. 8 indicates that the channel, the presence / absence of repeated recording, the date of recording, the recording start time, the recording end time, and the image quality can be set.

  In the display example of FIG. 8, it is displayed that it is possible to select whether to make a recording reservation directly to the recorder 30 by short-range wireless communication or to make a recording reservation via the server device 20 via the Internet 40. Yes. That is, when a recording reservation is made directly to the recorder 30, the cursor is moved to the "Reservation to recorder" area 61 and the "Select" button is pressed. Further, when a recording reservation is made via the server device via the Internet 40, the cursor is placed on the area 62 "Reservation to server device" and the "Select" button is pressed. The control unit 16 determines whether or not there has been a transmission operation to the recorder 30 (step S6). When there is no transmission operation to the recorder 30, it is determined whether or not there is a transmission operation to the server device 20 (step S7). When there is no transmission operation to the server device 20, the process returns to step S6. When there is a transmission operation to the server device 20, data for instructing recording reservation is transmitted to the server device 20 (step S8).

  The server device 20 receives data instructing recording reservation from the mobile phone 10 via the Internet 40. In the server device 20, the recording instruction unit 22 issues a recording instruction to the recorder 30 based on the received data for instructing recording reservation, while storing the recording instruction as history information in the history storage unit 23. . The correlation analysis unit 25 selects a recommended program based on the updated history and the result of the correlation analysis, and stores the data in the program storage unit 24. The control unit 26 transmits recommended program data to the mobile phone 10 at an appropriate opportunity such as when a recommended program request signal is received.

  The recorder 30 receives the recording instruction data from the server device 20, and the control unit 35 stores the recording instruction data in the storage unit 33 and sends a completion signal notifying that the recording reservation has been completed according to the recording instruction. Transmit to the mobile phone 10. The control unit 35 causes the hard disk recorder 34 to perform recording based on the recording instruction data stored in the storage unit 33.

  On the other hand, when there is a transmission operation to the recorder 30 on the mobile phone 10, the mobile phone 10 transmits data instructing recording reservation to the recorder 30 by short-range wireless (step S9). The recorder 30 receives the recording instruction data directly from the mobile phone 10 by short-range wireless communication, and the control unit 35 stores the recording instruction data in the storage unit 33, and the recording reservation is completed according to the recording instruction. A completion signal notifying that is transmitted to the mobile phone 10. The control unit 35 causes the hard disk recorder 34 to perform recording based on the recording instruction data stored in the storage unit 33.

  In the cellular phone 10, the control unit 16 separately stores data instructing recording reservation in the storage unit 15 (step S10), and transmits data instructing recording reservation stored in the storage unit 15 to the server device 20 (step S10). S11). As described above, since the recording reservation is made directly to the recorder 30 by the short-range wireless communication and the data instructing the recording reservation is transmitted to the server device 20, the server device 20 accumulates the history information. The program can be recommended. That is, it is possible to collect recording reservation history information, display information related to a program to be reserved for recording, and recommend a program reservation in accordance with user preferences while expanding the selection range of recording reservation methods.

  In this case, the timing for transmitting the data for instructing the recording reservation to the server device 20 may be immediately after step S10 or may be transmitted periodically. At this time, the server device 20 that has received the data for instructing recording reservation causes the history storage unit 23 to store the recording instruction as history information. The correlation analysis unit 25 analyzes the correlation between the user of the mobile phone 10 and the program based on the updated history, selects a recommended program based on the correlation between the user and the program, and stores the data in the program storage unit 24. Let The control unit 26 transmits recommended program data to the mobile phone 10 at an appropriate opportunity such as when a recommended program request signal is received.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of a video recording reservation system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal device (mobile telephone) which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a video recorder. It is a flowchart which shows the control program of the portable terminal device (mobile telephone) which concerns on this invention. It is an example of a screen display of the portable terminal device (cellular phone) concerning the present invention. It is an example of a screen display of the portable terminal device (cellular phone) concerning the present invention. It is an example of a screen display of the portable terminal device (cellular phone) concerning the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Recording Reservation System 10 Mobile Phone (Mobile Terminal Device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Operation part 12 Transmission / reception part 13 Display part 14 Near field communication part 15 Storage part 16 Control part L1 Control bus 20 Server apparatus 21 Transmission / reception part 22 Recording instruction | indication part 23 History storage part 24 Program storage part 25 Correlation analysis part 26 Control part L2 Control bus 30 Recorder 31 Transmission / reception unit 32 Short-range wireless communication unit 33 Storage unit 33 Operation unit 34 Hard disk recorder 35 Control unit L3 Control bus 50 “Recording reservation” area 51 “Recommendation” area 52 “Reservation” area 53 “ "Check" area 61 "Reserve to recorder" area 62 "Reserve to server" area

Claims (5)

A receiving unit for receiving data instructing recording reservation from a portable terminal device;
A recording instruction unit for instructing a recording device to record based on the received data;
A history storage unit that stores data instructing recording reservation received from the mobile terminal device as history information in association with information for identifying the mobile terminal device;
A program storage unit for storing program information;
Based on the history information stored in the history storage unit, analyze the correlation of at least any two combinations from the information for identifying the mobile terminal device, the program information scheduled for recording, and the user attribute information, A correlation analysis unit for selecting recommended program candidates for the mobile terminal device;
A server device comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the selected recommended program candidates to the mobile terminal device. A portable terminal device for instructing program recording reservation,
With an operation of the user as an opportunity, an operation unit for inputting data instructing recording reservation of a program,
A transmission / reception unit that receives data indicating a recording reservation of a program input from the operation unit to the server device, and receives a candidate of a recommended program from the server device;
And a display unit that displays the received recommended program candidates on a screen. A short-range wireless communication unit that directly transmits data for instructing recording reservation of a program input from the operation unit to the recorder via wireless;
A storage unit for storing data instructing the recording reservation,
The portable terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the transmission / reception unit transmits data instructing recording reservation stored in the storage unit to a server device. A control program for a portable terminal device for instructing program recording reservation,
Triggered by the user's operation, a process of inputting data for instructing recording reservation of a program through the operation unit;
A process of transmitting data instructing recording reservation of the input program to the server apparatus by a transmission / reception unit;
Processing of receiving a candidate for a recommended program from the server device by a transmission / reception unit;
A control program for a portable terminal device, wherein a series of processes including a process of displaying the received recommended program candidates on a screen by the display unit is converted into a command that can be read and executed by a computer. Processing for transmitting data instructing recording reservation of the input program by the short-range wireless communication unit directly to the recorder via wireless;
Processing for storing data instructing the recording reservation by a storage unit;
6. The control program for a portable terminal device according to claim 5, further comprising: processing for transmitting data instructing recording reservation stored in the storage unit to the server device by the transmission / reception unit.

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