JP2007060305A - Content information providing device, communication system, analysis server device, content information providing program, and content information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content information providing device for providing the evaluation of a third person relative to a broadcasting program broadcasted at present, etc., to a viewer, and to provide a communication system including the content information providing device, an analysis server device constituting the communication system, and a program and a method for providing the content information. <P>SOLUTION: Discussion board data are acquired by performing access to a discussion board server device corresponding to a broadcasting station or the broadcasting program. The number of written messages after a time of the acquisition of the preceding discussion board data is counted by each broadcasting station based on the acquired discussion board data so as to calculate the number of the written messages per one minute. The broadcasting station with the largest number of written messages is extracted based on the calculated number of the written messages. The broadcasting station name of the extracted broadcasting station or the name of the program being broadcasted in the broadcasting station is displayed on the screen of a display 19. The program being broadcasted in the extracted broadcasting station may be displayed on a sub-screen by a picture-in-picture form. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content information providing device and a content information providing device configured to be able to perform data communication with a server device in which content-related information input by an unspecified number of third parties is related to content to be distributed. The present invention relates to a communication system including the same, an analysis server device constituting the communication system, a content information providing program, and a content information providing method.

  The purpose of using the Internet includes obtaining various information by browsing web pages, sending and receiving e-mails, and communicating with others via an electronic bulletin board. The electronic bulletin board is also called a BBS (Bulletin Board System), and is a software system that enables one-to-many communication instead of one-to-one communication like e-mail. When a user writes a message to the BBS, the message becomes visible to an unspecified number of users who can access the BBS server. The user who sees it can write a further reply to the message. This response is also disclosed to other users.

  The BBS has a bulletin board to be written for each topic, theme, and purpose because a large number of users write messages on a wide variety of topics. The user searches for a bulletin board according to his / her purpose, Communication and information sharing are carried out by browsing the contents written by other users and writing messages themselves.

  One topic set in the BBS is the content of a television broadcast program distributed from a broadcasting station. In particular, a bulletin board is used like a so-called chat by a plurality of users writing their impressions about a currently broadcast program on the bulletin board in real time. However, in the case of a user who later viewed a message written on the bulletin board, the distribution of the topical program has already been completed or the topical scene may be missed.

  On the other hand, a technique specialized in an electronic bulletin board related to a television broadcast program has been developed. For example, when a comment about a program is written on a bulletin board, information indicating when a program scene to be commented was broadcast on which broadcast channel can be written at the same time. Thereby, the user of the bulletin board can reproduce the corresponding scene from the recorded program easily while watching the written comment (see Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  In addition, an information providing device (see Patent Document 4) and a meta information providing service device for the purpose of allowing a television broadcast supplier to preferentially view a program supplied by the user according to the user's preference. A service system (see Patent Document 5), in which meta information is created and the user terminal is controlled to receive a predetermined program based on the created meta information, has been developed.

JP 2003-339006 A JP 2003-348504 A JP 2004-30327 A JP 2002-335515 A JP 2004-159040 A

  In the content recording / reproducing apparatus and the content related information providing apparatus described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, it is necessary for a user who writes a comment to input information such as a broadcast channel and a broadcast date and time, and operations related to the electronic bulletin board are complicated. This is suitable for playing back a recorded program. However, when viewing a currently broadcast program, there remains a problem such as missing the corresponding scene.

  In the case of the information providing apparatus described in Patent Document 4 and the service system described in Patent Document 5, the viewer can view a predetermined program among currently broadcasted programs. It is a program that a television broadcast supplier wants to watch, or a program that is tailored to the personal taste of the viewer, and a program that many unspecified users are talking about cannot be viewed on an electronic bulletin board.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a content information providing apparatus that provides a viewer with a third party's evaluation of a broadcast program that is currently being broadcast, a communication system including the content information providing apparatus, an analysis server apparatus that configures the communication system, and content An information providing program and a content information providing method are provided.

The present invention is a content information providing device configured to be able to perform data communication with a server device in which content-related information input by an unspecified number of third parties is related to content to be distributed.
Obtaining means for obtaining the content-related information from the server device;
An analysis means for analyzing the acquired content-related information;
The content information providing apparatus comprising: output means for outputting analysis information based on an analysis result by the analysis means to a display device for displaying the content.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the content is a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the content-related information is a message written on an electronic bulletin board corresponding to each broadcast station or broadcast program.

  In the invention, it is preferable that the analysis unit counts the number of messages written for each broadcast station or broadcast program.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the output means outputs the broadcast station name or broadcast program name with the largest number of written messages as analysis information.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the output means outputs a plurality of broadcast station names or broadcast program names selected in descending order of the number of written messages as analysis information.

The present invention also includes a tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station,
The output means is characterized in that the tuner receives the broadcast program with the largest number of written messages and outputs it.

The present invention also includes a plurality of tuners for receiving broadcast programs distributed from broadcast stations,
The output means is characterized in that a broadcast program with the largest number of messages to be written is received by one of the tuners and output for sub-screen display.

The present invention also provides a tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcasting station,
Recording means for recording the received broadcast program,
The recording means is characterized in that the tuner receives the broadcast program with the largest number of written messages and records it.

  In the invention, it is preferable that the analysis unit extracts a message including a predetermined character string.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the output means outputs a broadcast station name or a broadcast program name corresponding to the extracted message as analysis information.

The present invention also includes a tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station,
The output means is characterized in that the tuner receives a broadcast program corresponding to the extracted message and outputs the broadcast program.

The present invention also includes a plurality of tuners for receiving broadcast programs distributed from broadcast stations,
The output means is characterized in that a broadcast program corresponding to the extracted message is received by one of the tuners and output for sub-screen display.

The present invention also provides a tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcasting station,
Recording means for recording the received broadcast program,
The recording means is characterized in that the tuner receives a broadcast program corresponding to the extracted message and records it.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the output means outputs the broadcast station name or broadcast program name corresponding to the extracted message and the extracted message as analysis information.

  Moreover, this invention is a program for functioning a computer as said content information provision apparatus.

The present invention also relates to a first server device that stores content-related information that is related to distributed content and that is input by an unspecified number of third parties, a content information providing device configured to be capable of data communication, A communication system including a first server device and a second server device configured to be capable of data communication with the content information providing device,
The second server device is
Obtaining means for obtaining the content related information from the first server device;
An analysis means for analyzing the acquired content-related information;
Transmission means for transmitting the analysis result by the analysis means to the content information providing device,
The content information providing apparatus includes:
Receiving means for receiving the analysis result from the second server device;
An output means for outputting analysis information based on the analysis result to a display device for displaying the content.

Further, the present invention is an analysis server device constituting the communication system,
The transmission means is an analysis server device that transmits the analysis result in response to a request from the content information providing device.

Further, the present invention is a content information providing method for providing information based on content related information input by an unspecified number of third parties related to distributed content,
Obtaining content related information;
Analyzing the obtained content-related information;
And a step of outputting an analysis result by the analyzing means.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a content information providing apparatus configured to be able to perform data communication with a server apparatus in which content related information input by an unspecified number of third parties is stored in relation to distributed content.

  First, the acquisition unit acquires the content related information from the server device, and analyzes the content related information acquired by the analysis unit. The output means outputs analysis information based on the analysis result by the analysis means to a display device that displays the content.

  According to the invention, the content is a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station, and the content-related information is a message written on an electronic bulletin board corresponding to each broadcast station or broadcast program.

  As a result, third-party comments that are input for content such as broadcast programs that are currently being broadcast are obtained from messages on electronic bulletin boards, etc., and analyzed to allow viewers to receive third-party evaluations. Can be provided.

  According to the invention, the number of messages written for each broadcast station or broadcast program is counted by the analyzing means.

  According to the present invention, the output means outputs the broadcast station name or broadcast program name with the largest number of written messages as analysis information.

  Accordingly, it is possible to notify the viewer of the broadcast program with the largest number of written messages, that is, the broadcast program that is currently attracting the most attention.

According to the present invention, the output means outputs a plurality of broadcast station names or broadcast program names selected in descending order of the number of written messages as analysis information.
This makes it possible to notify the viewer of a plurality of broadcast programs that are currently attracting attention.

  According to the invention, a tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station is provided, and the output means causes the tuner to receive and output a broadcast program with the largest number of messages to be written.

  Thus, the viewer can view the broadcast program that is attracting attention without performing a channel switching operation or the like.

  According to the present invention, there are provided a plurality of tuners for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station, and the output means receives a broadcast program with the largest number of messages to be written by one of the tuners. Output for screen display.

  Thereby, it is possible to display a program that is currently focused on in a picture-in-picture format.

  In addition, according to the present invention, a tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station is provided, and the broadcast program received by the recording means is recorded. The recording means causes the tuner to receive and record a broadcast program with the largest number of written messages.

  As a result, even if a missed scene is missed during broadcasting, it can be viewed by reproducing the recorded data.

  According to the invention, the analyzing means extracts a message including a predetermined character string.

  According to the invention, the output means outputs the broadcast station name or broadcast program name corresponding to the extracted message as analysis information.

  Thereby, even if it is a broadcast program which is not attracting attention by many other viewers, the viewer can watch a desired broadcast program.

  According to the invention, a tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcasting station is provided, and the output means causes the tuner to receive and output a broadcast program corresponding to the extracted message.

  Thus, the viewer can view a desired broadcast program without performing a channel switching operation or the like.

According to the present invention, there are provided a plurality of tuners for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station, and the output means receives a broadcast program corresponding to the extracted message with one of the tuners, Output for screen display.
Thereby, a desired program can be displayed in a picture-in-picture format.

  In addition, according to the present invention, a tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station is provided, and the broadcast program received by the recording means is recorded. The recording means causes the tuner to receive and record a broadcast program corresponding to the extracted message.

  Thereby, even if a desired scene is missed during broadcasting, it can be viewed by reproducing the recorded data.

According to the invention, the output means outputs the broadcast station name or broadcast program name corresponding to the extracted message and the extracted message as analysis information.
Thereby, the viewer can confirm the evaluation of other viewers.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a computer as a content information providing program for causing a computer to function as the content information providing apparatus.

  Further, according to the present invention, a storage server device that stores content-related information that is related to distributed content and that is input by an unspecified number of third parties, and a content information providing device that is configured to be capable of data communication, , A communication system including the storage server device and an analysis server device configured to be capable of data communication with the content information providing device.

  In the analysis server device, an acquisition unit acquires the content related information from the storage server device, and analyzes the content related information acquired by the analysis unit. The transmission means transmits the analysis result by the analysis means to the content information providing apparatus.

  In the content information providing device, when the receiving unit receives the analysis result from the analysis server device, the output unit outputs the analysis information based on the analysis result to a display device that displays the content.

  As a result, third-party comments that are input for content such as broadcast programs that are currently being broadcast are obtained from messages on electronic bulletin boards, etc., and analyzed to allow viewers to receive third-party evaluations. Can be provided. Furthermore, the amount of calculation of the content information providing apparatus can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, there is also provided an analysis server device constituting the communication system, wherein the transmission means transmits the analysis result in response to a request from the content information providing device.

  Thereby, an analysis result can be transmitted to a content information provision apparatus as needed.

  In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided a content information providing method for providing information based on content related information input by an unspecified number of third parties related to distributed content.

  First, the content-related information is acquired, the acquired content-related information is analyzed, and analysis information based on the analysis result is output to a display device that displays the content.

  As a result, third-party comments that are input for content such as broadcast programs that are currently being broadcast are obtained from messages on electronic bulletin boards, etc., and analyzed to allow viewers to receive third-party evaluations. Can be provided.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system 100 including a television signal receiver (hereinafter abbreviated as “TV receiver”) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The television receiver 1 is a content information providing device that receives a television signal and switches and displays a television broadcast program distributed from each broadcasting station according to a frequency or the like. Furthermore, by issuing a request to a predetermined bulletin board server 2 via the Internet 3 and receiving and analyzing the response, the viewer is provided with a third-party evaluation regarding the broadcast station (channel) or broadcast program. be able to.

  The first bulletin board server 2a, the second bulletin board server 2b,..., The nth bulletin board server 2n (these may be collectively referred to as the bulletin board server 2) are realized by a personal computer (PC) or a workstation (WS). Internet server device, and a storage server device that executes a bulletin board program. In many cases, the bulletin board program is configured as a web server program, and commands related to bulletin board operations are executed as HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) requests from a large number of specific or unspecified connection terminals 4 connected to the Internet 3. The connection terminal 4 accesses the bulletin board server 2 using a web browser or a dedicated application that runs on a PC or a mobile phone device.

  The message is stored in the bulletin board server device 2 by the message writing command from the connection terminal 4, and the bulletin board server device 2 reads out a part or all of the stored message by the message read command from the connection terminal 4 to connect. Transmit to terminal 4. The bulletin board data to be transmitted includes the content of the written message, the name of the user who performed the writing, the time when the writing was performed, and the like.

  The line terminator 5 is an ONU (Optical Network Unit) for converting an optical signal into an electrical signal and enabling Ethernet (registered trademark) connection when a connection line for connecting to the Internet is composed of an optical fiber cable. It is a conversion device called. When the connection line for connecting to the Internet is a telephone line, a modem device is installed instead of the line terminating device 5.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the television receiver 1. The television receiver 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a storage unit 12, a network connection unit 13, a frame buffer 14, a remote control light receiving unit 15, a video composition unit 16, a main tuner 17, a sub tuner 18, and a display 19. Consists of.

  The CPU 11 is a control unit that controls each connected unit by executing various programs stored in the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 includes a program storage memory 120, a program execution work memory 121, and a data storage nonvolatile memory 122.

  The program storage memory 120 is composed of a memory device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) that can hold data permanently. The setting program 120a, the Internet connection program 120b, the bulletin board data analysis. A program 120c and a display control program 120d are stored.

The program execution work memory 121 is a RAM (Random that can rewrite data).
Access Memory), and includes a bulletin board data storage unit 121a and a display data calculation temporary storage unit 121b. The program execution work memory 121 is used as a work area when executing various programs stored in the program storage memory 120.

  The data storage nonvolatile memory 122 is configured by a rewritable nonvolatile memory device such as a flash memory or an HDD, and includes a broadcast station / bulletin board correspondence table storage unit 122a and a preference information storage unit 122b. The data storage nonvolatile memory 122 can store setting data of the television receiver 1, user-specific data, and the like.

  The network connection unit 13 is reception means for physically connecting to the network 3. In the case of wired connection, it is configured by a network controller for Ethernet connection, and in the case of wireless connection, it is configured by a wireless LAN controller for connection to a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  The frame buffer 14 is a video memory for storing characters, images and the like to be displayed superimposed on the television video.

  The remote control light receiving unit 15 is an infrared light receiving unit that receives infrared rays transmitted from a remote controller (not shown) operated by a user.

  The video synthesizer 16 synthesizes the decoded input video from the main tuner 17, the input video from the sub-tuner 18, and the video stored in the frame buffer 14, and outputs the video signal to the display 19 by scaling. It is a processor for doing.

  The main tuner 17 and the sub tuner 18 are an analog tuner or a digital tuner for receiving a broadcast program that is a content distributed from a broadcasting station. The broadcast program may be distributed by radio waves from a broadcast station, or may be distributed through a cable or the like.

  The display 19 is configured by a flat display such as a liquid crystal display or a plasma display, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or the like, and is a display means for displaying a video of a television broadcast program based on a video signal output from the video synthesis unit 16. .

  Below, each program memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 12 and each storage part are demonstrated.

  The setting program 120a is a program for setting each broadcasting station, setting the bulletin board server 2 corresponding to each broadcasting station, setting user preference information, and the like. The setting program 120a may be activated when, for example, a button labeled “Setting” on the remote controller is operated by the user. This program transfers graphical user interface screen data for prompting input from the user to the frame buffer 14, and finally rewrites the screen data in accordance with commands and parameters included in infrared rays received by the remote control light receiving unit 15. A process of writing the set value determined in the above to the data storage nonvolatile memory 122 is performed.

The Internet connection program 120b sequentially connects to the bulletin board server 2 at regular intervals according to the correspondence between the server apparatus 12 stored in the broadcasting station / bulletin board correspondence table storage unit 122a and the broadcasting station or broadcasting program, and the latest bulletin board data. It is a program for acquiring. By this program, the network connection unit 13 is controlled and TCP / IP
Data communication with the bulletin board server 2 is performed using an appropriate protocol such as (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) or HTTP. The latest bulletin board data acquired by the request is stored in the bulletin board data storage unit 121a for each broadcast station or broadcast program.

  The bulletin board data analysis program 120c is a program for analyzing the latest bulletin board data stored for each broadcasting station in the bulletin board data storage unit 121a.

  Various specific analysis methods can be considered. As an example, there is a method of calculating the number of written messages per unit time. Check the difference with the bulletin board data acquired and stored last time, count the number of newly written messages, and divide by the elapsed time from the time of connecting to the previous bulletin board server 2, for example, writing per minute Calculate the number of messages. This is performed for each broadcasting station, and the calculated value and the broadcasting station are associated with each other and stored in the display data calculation temporary storage unit 121b.

  As another example of the analysis method, there is a method of calculating how many times character data matching a keyword group preset by the user is written per minute. In this case, the accuracy of analysis is further improved by performing word segmentation processing of a sentence called morphological analysis in advance rather than performing character string matching with a written message.

  As another example of the analysis method, there is a method of extracting the most frequently occurring word from newly written messages. The appearance frequency of each word appearing in the newly written message is counted, and the word with the highest frequency is extracted. This is performed for each broadcasting station, and the extracted word and the broadcasting station are associated with each other and stored in the display data calculation temporary storage unit 121b together with the frequency. For example, in a sports program being broadcast on a certain broadcasting station, when a player participates on the way, the number of written messages regarding the player increases, and the name of the player is extracted as the most frequently used word. Also in this method, it is preferable to perform morphological analysis in advance before counting the appearance frequency of words. When counting the frequency of words, it is desirable to mainly count nouns and remove them beforehand so as not to count unnecessary words.

  The user does not necessarily want to watch a program with a large number of written messages, but may want to watch a program when a keyword that the user notices appears in the message. In order to cope with such a case, as yet another example of the analysis method, when a preset keyword is included in the written message, a broadcasting station corresponding to the bulletin board server in which the message is written is extracted. There is a way.

  The display control program 120d controls the content of the video displayed on the display 19 based on the analysis result calculated by the bulletin board data analysis program 120c and stored in the display data calculation temporary storage unit 121b. For example, based on the number of written messages per unit time stored in the display data calculation temporary storage unit 121b, the top three broadcasting stations with the largest number of written messages are sorted and extracted in descending order of the number of messages. The broadcast station name and the channel assigned to the broadcast station are transferred to the frame buffer 14 as character string image data. When extracting the upper broadcasting stations with a large number of written messages, the total number of written messages of each broadcasting station is used as a correction value. The bulletin board with a small number of written messages has a relatively small number of written messages. Alternatively, it may be extracted in the upper rank.

  The acquisition means is composed of the CPU 11 and the program storage memory 120 (Internet connection program 120b), the analysis means is composed of the CPU 11 and the program storage memory 120 (bulletin board data analysis program 120c), and the output means is the CPU 11 and the program. The storage memory 120 (display control program 120d) is used.

  The video composition unit 16 is controlled so that the image data stored in the frame buffer 14 and the video of the broadcast program received by the main tuner 17 are synthesized and displayed. On the display 19, the video of the broadcast program being received is displayed, and the name of the broadcast station that has recently had a large number of written messages is displayed in an overlapping manner.

  When the television receiver 1 has a function of acquiring an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), it is preferable to display the name of the program currently being broadcast on the broadcast station, not the name of the broadcast station. Acquisition of EPG can be performed by an existing method. An EPG server that stores and distributes EPG is connected to the Internet 3, and there is a method of accessing the EPG server and acquiring the EPG. The EPG has an index including keywords such as a title, a genre, and a performer name of a broadcast program provided in each provided time frame for each broadcasting station. In addition, an EPG superimposed on a vertical blanking interval (abbreviation: VBI) of a digital content signal distributed from a broadcasting station or a video signal in an analog television broadcast radio wave can be acquired.

  Furthermore, a word having a high appearance frequency may be displayed together with a broadcast station name or a program name.

  When the broadcast station name or program name is displayed, if the number of recent written messages exceeds a predetermined number, the displayed character color is changed and highlighted. You may do it.

  If the broadcast station with the largest number of written messages is different from the broadcast station received by the main tuner 17, the sub-tuner 18 receives the program of the broadcast station with the largest number of written messages, and displays 19. The video composition unit 16 may be controlled to display the picture in picture format on the screen.

  If the user has set a keyword that is a predetermined character string, the broadcast station name or program name corresponding to the bulletin board server in which the message including the keyword is written is extracted, and the extracted broadcast station name or program name is extracted. May be displayed on the screen, or the program of the broadcast station may be received by the secondary tuner 18 and displayed in the picture-in-picture format.

  The bulletin board data storage unit 121a is a memory area for storing bulletin board data acquired from the bulletin board server corresponding to each broadcasting station by the Internet connection program 120b. The display data calculation temporary storage unit 121b is a memory area for storing the analysis result of the bulletin board data by the bulletin board data analysis program 120c. The broadcast station / bulletin board correspondence table storage unit 122a is a memory area for storing a table indicating the correspondence between the broadcast station and the bulletin board server 2 and the Internet address of each bulletin board server 2 set by the setting program 120a. The preference information storage unit 122b stores a keyword character string related to contents that the user desires to view and set by the setting program 120a. The keyword character string does not necessarily have to be manually input by the user using the setting program 120a, and a keyword related to the program preferred by the user may be automatically generated from the EPG or the user's program viewing history.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing bulletin board data analysis result display processing.
The bulletin board data analysis result display process is executed at predetermined time intervals. In step S1, an Internet connection program is executed, in step S2, a bulletin board data analysis program is executed, and in step S3, a display control program is executed.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the Internet connection process.
In step S11, the Internet address of each bulletin board server 2 is acquired based on the table stored in the broadcasting station / bulletin board correspondence table storage unit 122a. In step S12, an HTTP request is transmitted to each bulletin board server 2. In step S13, the bulletin board data received as a response is stored in the bulletin board data storage unit 121a.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining bulletin board data. FIG. 5A is a diagram showing the structure of bulletin board data, and FIG. 5B is a diagram showing the source of bulletin board data. As shown in FIG. 5A, the bulletin board data includes a user name 20, a writing time 21, and a message content 22. The bulletin board data is described in an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format or an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format. As shown in FIG. 5B, the time at which writing was performed can be extracted based on delimiter information such as an XML tag, so the number of written messages per unit time described above is calculated. can do.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing bulletin board data analysis processing. This flowchart is a flowchart for calculating the number of written messages per unit time.

  In step S21, the writing time of each writing message is cut out from the bulletin board data stored in the bulletin board data storage unit 121a. In step S22, the number of messages written since the previous bulletin board data acquisition time is counted for each broadcasting station. In step S23, the number of written messages per minute is calculated, and the calculated result is associated with the broadcast station and stored in the display data calculation temporary storage unit 121b.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the analysis result display process. In step S31, the number of written messages per minute stored in the display data calculation temporary storage unit 121b is acquired. In step S32, the broadcasting station with the largest number of written messages is extracted. In step S33, it is determined whether or not the number of written messages is a certain number or more. If it is equal to or greater than a certain number, the process proceeds to step S34, where the sub-tuner 18 is selected as the broadcasting station, and the video composition unit 16 is instructed to display it on the screen of the display 19 in the picture-in-picture format. If it is less than a certain number, the process is terminated.

  Below, the setting procedure of the bulletin board server 2 corresponding to each broadcasting station by the setting program 120a is demonstrated.

  FIG. 8 shows a broadcast station list screen. This screen is displayed when “Bulletin Board Server Settings” is selected from the setting screen by remote control operation or the like, and a list of broadcast station names capable of receiving television signals in the television receiver 1 is displayed.

  Specifically, setting information 30 is displayed for each broadcasting station. As setting information 30, a channel number, a channel number to be displayed on the screen, and a broadcast station name are displayed. These correspondences may be set separately on the setting screen.

  The cursor 31 is moved to specify a broadcasting station for setting the bulletin board server. The cursor 31 may be displayed with the selected channel highlighted. The cursor 31 moves to the setting information 30 above and below when a button with a symbol “Δ” or “▽” arranged on the remote control is operated, and each broadcast station can be freely selected. it can. By selecting a broadcast station with the cursor 31 and pressing the “OK” button on the remote control in that state, the screen transitions to the next screen, and the bulletin board server 2 corresponding to that broadcast station can be designated. Further, the symbol 32 indicates that the setting information 30 exists more than that displayed on the screen. When the symbol 32 is displayed, if the cursor 31 is moved down beyond the broadcasting station frame displayed at the bottom, the screen scrolls and the hidden setting information is displayed.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a bulletin board server designation screen. This screen is displayed when a broadcast station is selected on the broadcast station list screen.

  Since the address input area 33 is displayed, the broadcasting station selected, in this example the address of the bulletin board server 2 to be associated with the "Hello broadcasting" station "2 channels". A soft button 34 is provided for selecting whether to register the input settings for the contents of the displayed screen, to cancel the registration and return to the previous screen, or to perform more detailed settings for the bulletin board server 2. Is displayed.

  When the cursor is moved to the address input area 33 using the up / down / left / right buttons of the remote controller, the address can be input, and when the cursor is moved to the soft button 34, each button can be selected. Each process is executed by selecting a specific button and pressing the “OK” button on the remote control.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a server address input screen. Displayed when the cursor is moved to the address input area 33 and characters are being input.

  A character such as an alphabet designated by a button on the remote controller is input at the position where the cursor 35 is displayed. In this example, the server address is entered character by character, but one address may be selected from several predetermined addresses.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a detailed setting screen. This is displayed when the “details” button of the soft button 34 is selected on the bulletin board server designation screen and the “confirm” button on the remote control is pressed.

  In the time separator input area 36, a separator, which is a mark, in this example, “<time>” is input when the writing time of each written message is cut out from the bulletin board data acquired from the bulletin board server 2. For example, when bulletin board data is acquired as XML data, an XML tag in which a writing time is specified may be input here.

  In the content delimiter input area 37, a delimiter, which is “<content>” in this example, is input when the written content of each written message is extracted from the bulletin board data acquired from the bulletin board server 2.

  By allowing the user to set the delimiter in this way, various bulletin board servers can be set without changing the operation of the bulletin board server.

  Also on this screen, a soft button 38 for selecting whether to register the input setting or cancel the registration and return to the previous screen is displayed.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a keyword setting screen. As described above, the user can set a keyword of interest in advance. A program may be written so that this screen is displayed when the “keyword registration” button on the remote control is pressed.

  In the keyword registration information 39, a keyword input by the user is displayed. A new keyword can be input by moving the cursor 40 and selecting it. A plurality of keywords may be input into one keyword registration information 39, and AND collation and OR collation can be performed using a delimiter such as a blank or a comma.

Next, a display example on the display 19 based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data will be described.
The number of messages written per unit time is used as the analysis result of the bulletin board data.

(Display example 1)
The receiving station in the main tuner 17 is switched to the broadcasting station with the largest number of written messages, and the program of the broadcasting station is displayed on the display 19.

(Display example 2)
The receiving station in the secondary tuner 18 is switched to the broadcasting station with the largest number of written messages, and the program of the broadcasting station is displayed on the display 19 in the picture-in-picture format.

(Display example 3)
In addition to Display Example 2, a part of the analysis result of the bulletin board data is displayed. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display screen of display example 3. The main screen 41 displays the video of the broadcast program received by the main tuner 17, and the sub screen 42 displays the video of the broadcast program received by the sub tuner 18. As shown in the display example 2, the receiving station in the sub tuner 18 is a broadcasting station having the largest number of written messages. In addition, a part of the analysis result of the bulletin board data is displayed at the bottom of the screen as program information 43 of the broadcast program. In the program information 43, a broadcast program channel 44, a program name 45, and an indicator 46 indicating the number of written messages displayed on the sub-screen 42 are displayed based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data. In this example, it can be seen that the number of written messages for “Jikkyo Pro Baseball” broadcast on 6 channels is the largest. The indicator 46 is displayed in a plurality of blocks, and the number of blocks is increased as the number of written messages increases. Thereby, the viewer can visually determine the degree of attention to the program of the third party who writes the message on the bulletin board.

(Display example 4)
The sub-screen is not displayed in the picture-in-picture format, and a part of the analysis result of the bulletin board data is displayed. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display screen of display example 4. On the main screen 41, the video of the broadcast program received by the main tuner 17 is displayed. In the program information 43, information on the top three programs having a large number of written messages is displayed based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data. In the program information 43, information on each broadcast program is displayed from the top in descending order of the number of written messages. As information of each broadcast program, as in display example 3, a broadcast program channel 44, a program name 45, and an indicator 46 indicating the number of written messages are displayed. By displaying the indicators 46 of the three programs at the same time, the viewer can make a relative comparison of the number of written messages for each program.

(Display example 5)
As in display example 4, information on a plurality of programs with a large number of written messages is displayed, and a broadcast program selected by the viewer is received by the sub tuner 18 and displayed on the sub screen. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of display example 5. On the main screen 41, the video of the broadcast program received by the main tuner 17 is displayed. In the program information 43, information on the top three programs having a large number of written messages is displayed based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data. Here, the broadcast program selected by moving and confirming the cursor 47 by operating the remote controller by the viewer, for example, 6 channels “actual professional baseball” in this example is displayed on the sub-screen 42. .

(Display Example 6)
As described with reference to FIG. 12, when the viewer has previously set a keyword of interest, a message in which a character string that matches the set keyword is written is displayed. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display screen of display example 6. The main screen 41 displays the video of the broadcast program received by the main tuner 17, and the sub screen 42 displays the video of the broadcast program received by the sub tuner 18. As shown in the display example 2, the receiving station in the sub tuner 18 is a broadcasting station having the largest number of written messages. In the program information 43, based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data, a broadcast program channel 44, a program name 45 and an indicator 46 indicating the number of written messages displayed on the sub-screen 42 are displayed and set. A message 47 in which a character string matching the keyword is written is displayed. The message 47 is extracted from the bulletin board data stored based on the set keyword.

(Display example 7)
In a broadcast program with the largest number of written messages, when the number of written messages exceeds a predetermined value, the message written on the bulletin board is displayed. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of the display example 7. On the main screen 41, the video of the broadcast program received by the main tuner 17 is displayed. In the program information 43, based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data, a broadcast program channel 44 with the largest number of written messages, a program name 45, and an indicator 46 indicating the number of written messages are displayed, and all the information written on the bulletin board is displayed. A message 48 is displayed. All messages 48 are extracted from the stored bulletin board data. Note that all messages 48 are preferably updated at regular intervals to represent the latest messages.

  Thus, the viewer can confirm the specific content that the third party writing the message on the bulletin board is paying attention to in the broadcast program.

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a television receiver 50 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a broadcast program recording function is further added to the television receiver 1 shown in FIG. Here, parts related to the recording function will be described, and parts that perform the same operations as those of the television receiver 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  An MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) encoder 51 converts a video such as a broadcast program input from the sub-tuner 18 into MPEG-format recording data in real time and outputs it. The MPEG decoder 52 decodes the recorded MPEG video data for reproduction. With the MPEG decoder 52, the recorded data corresponding to the program being recorded can be time-shifted and displayed on the sub-screen in the picture-in-picture format.

  The auxiliary tuner 18 includes a plurality of auxiliary tuners from a first auxiliary tuner 18a to an nth auxiliary tuner 18n. The encoded recording data connected to the MPEG encoder 51 is stored in a predetermined storage area of the storage unit 12. The recorded data is stored in the storage device 17 for storing data. It is preferable to provide as many sub-tuners as the number of broadcast stations so that programs of all broadcast stations can be recorded at all times.

  The recording data storage device 123 is provided in the storage unit 12 and stores the recording data converted into the MPEG format by the MPEG encoder 51. Specifically, it is configured by a writable large-capacity nonvolatile storage device such as an HDD or a DVD-RAM drive.

  The recording execution program 120e is stored in the program storage memory 120, and selects a receiving station at the sub-tuner 18 when a viewer gives an instruction for recording with a remote controller or when a predetermined recording start condition is satisfied. This program controls the MPEG encoder 51 to perform encoding processing. The encoded recording data is sequentially stored in the recording data storage device 123. The predetermined recording start condition is when the reserved recording start time comes, or when the number of messages written to the bulletin board per unit time becomes a certain number or more.

  The recorded data reproduction program 120f controls the MPEG decoder 52 to decode the recorded data in the MPEG format when the viewer instructs the reproduction of the recorded data with a remote controller or the like, and when the currently recorded broadcast program is time-shifted reproduced. It is a program to do. At the time of reproduction, the program reproduction index data stored in association with the recorded data may be referred to and jumping to an arbitrary chapter reproduction position using the chapter feed button of the remote controller may be performed.

  The recorded data 123a is broadcast program data stored in the MPEG format. The reproduction index data 123b is stored in association with each recording data 123a, and stores chapter information of the recorded program in association with the reproduction position of the recording data 123a. The chapter information may be registered as a chapter by operating the remote controller at any playback position while the recorded data is played back by the user, or automatically at the playback position at the time when the number of messages written on the bulletin board is high You may register a chapter.

  The recording means comprises a CPU 11, an MPEG encoder 51, and a program storage memory 120 (recording execution program 120e).

  In the present embodiment, in addition to the above display examples 1 to 7, various displays using a recording function are possible. As in the display examples 1 to 7, the number of written messages per unit time is used as the analysis result of the bulletin board data.

(Display example 8)
As in display example 3, information on a program having a large number of written messages is displayed. Further, in a broadcast program having the largest number of written messages, the broadcast program is recorded when the number of written messages exceeds a predetermined value. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display screen of display example 8. On the main screen 41, the video of the broadcast program received by the main tuner 17 is displayed. In the program information 43, based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data, a broadcast program channel 44 with the largest number of written messages, a program name 45, and an indicator 46 indicating the number of written messages are displayed to indicate that recording is in progress. A symbol 53 is displayed. Recording may continue until the number of written messages falls below a certain value, or may continue for a predetermined time.

(Display Example 9)
As in display example 3, information on a program with a large number of written messages is displayed, and further, the broadcast program traced back several seconds ago is displayed on the sub-screen in the picture-in-picture format. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display screen of the display example 9. On the main screen 41, the video of the broadcast program received by the main tuner 17 is displayed. Based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data, the program information 43 displays the channel 44 of the broadcast program with the largest number of written messages, the program name 45, and an indicator 46 indicating the number of written messages. On the sub-screen 42, so-called time-shifted reproduction is performed in which a video several seconds before a program with a large number of written messages is displayed. At this time, the character display 54 of “being reproduced” is displayed on the sub-screen 42 so as to indicate that the display screen is during the time shift reproduction.

  Since it is highly likely that the number of written messages increases a few seconds after a scene of interest is displayed, it is preferable to perform time-shifted playback. In order to support time-shifted reproduction, it is necessary to continuously record broadcast programs of all broadcast stations by the sub tuner 18. In addition, instructions such as recording playback and rewind may be given by remote control operation. The recorded data may be erased immediately after reproduction, and may be allocated as a storage area for recording another broadcast program next time.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a recording list. In the present embodiment, the recording function is provided, the programs of all receivable broadcasting stations are always recorded, and only the recording data of the program having the largest number of messages to be written later is left, and the recording of other programs is performed. Erase the data.

  When the “Recording List” button on the remote control is operated, the screen is displayed. On the list screen, program information 55 is displayed for each recorded recording data. In the program information, the program title, channel, and broadcast date and time are displayed. In the case of recorded data automatically recorded due to an increase in the number of messages written on the bulletin board, the characters “(automatic)” are displayed in the title to indicate that fact. When the cursor 56 is moved and the “play” button on the remote control is pressed, the selected program can be played and displayed.

  When the automatically recorded program is reproduced, as shown in display examples 6 and 7, the message written at the broadcast time may be displayed in synchronization with the program reproduction time. In this case, it is necessary to store the write message in advance in association with the recording data.

  Also, chapter information may be created for the recorded data at the playback position when the number of written messages exceeds a certain number, and the position may be cued with the cue button on the remote control. Further, only the scene corresponding to the time during which the number of written messages is a certain number or more may be played back.

  Furthermore, it is also possible to perform digest recording, in which recording is performed only for a time during which the number of written messages is a certain number or more.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a recording list. As in FIG. 21, program information 55 is displayed for each recorded recording data on the list screen. In the program information, the program title, channel, and broadcast date and time are displayed. For a program that has been digest-recorded, the text “(summary)” is displayed in the title to indicate that. When the cursor 56 is moved and the “play” button on the remote control is pressed, the selected program can be played and displayed.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system 101 including a television control terminal 61 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  In this system, a part of the television receivers 1 and 50 that analyzes the bulletin board data is an independent device as the television control terminal 61, and the television receiver 60 has the same configuration as an existing television receiver. .

  FIG. 24 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the television control terminal 61. In addition, about the site | part which performs the same operation | movement as the site | part of the television receiver 1 shown in FIG. 2, the same referential mark is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The television control terminal 61 is connected to the Internet via the line terminating device 5 and analyzes the bulletin board data acquired from the bulletin board server 2. Based on the analysis result, for example, in order to display a broadcast program having the largest number of written messages per unit time, an infrared signal is transmitted from the infrared transmission unit 62 to the remote control light-receiving unit of the television receiver 60 by the main transmission. The program to be displayed on the screen is switched or the program to be displayed on the sub screen in the picture-in-picture format is switched.

  FIG. 25 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the television control terminal 62. In addition, about the site | part which performs the same operation | movement as the site | part of the television receiver 1 shown in FIG. 2, the same referential mark is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted. Similarly to the television control terminal 61 shown in FIG. 24, the television control terminal 62 is an apparatus in which a part for analyzing bulletin board data is made independent.

  The television control terminal 61 can only perform channel switching control. In addition to channel switching, the television control device 61 can display program information and the like on the television receiver 60 in the same manner as the television receiver 1 described above.

  The video output terminal 63 is created by the frame buffer 14 based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data when the video source is designated as an external input terminal on the television receiver 60 side when connected to the video input terminal of the television receiver 60. The program information is output to the television receiver 60 and displayed.

  The television display control signal output terminal 64 transmits a display control signal to the television receiver 60 based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data, and performs control such as channel switching of the television receiver 60 and switching of the video source to the external input terminal. Do. This may be configured as infrared transmission means, or may be connected using a physical cable if the television receiver is compatible.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system 102 including a television control terminal 61 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  This system is a system in which a television recording device 65 is further added to the communication system 101 shown in FIG.

  The TV recording device 65 is an existing recording device realized by a hard disk recorder, a DVD recorder, or the like having an interface for receiving a command from the TV control terminal 61, and is a PC having a TV recording function. Also good.

  Based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data, the television control terminal 61 records a broadcast program with the largest number of write messages, such as the television receiver 50 with a recording function shown in FIG. Control the recording operation.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system 103 including a television control terminal 61 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  This system includes a router device 66, and a television receiver 60, a television control terminal 61, and a television recording device 65 are connected to the Internet 3 via the router device.

  The router device 66 and the television receiver 60, the television control terminal 61, and the television recording device 65 may be connected by a physical connection cable such as an Ethernet cable, or provided with a wireless LAN function. Wireless connection may be used.

  Based on the analysis result of the bulletin board data, the television control terminal 61 transmits operation commands such as channel switching, recorded data reproduction display, and picture-in-picture display to the television receiving device 60 and the television recording device 65 via the LAN. This is realized with a set-top box for controlling network connection devices.

The television receiver 60 includes an interface that receives commands from the television control terminal 61 via the LAN. The television receiver 60 also includes a DLNA (Digital Living
It has a function to play back and display recorded data received via a network in accordance with standards such as (Network Alliance).

  The TV recording device 65 is an existing recording device realized by a hard disk recorder, a DVD recorder, or the like having an interface for receiving a command from the TV control terminal 61, and is a PC having a TV recording function. Also good. The television recording device 65 has a function of sending recorded data to other devices via a network according to a standard such as DLNA.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system 104 including a television receiver 71 and a counting server 72 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  This system includes a totaling server 70 that collects and analyzes bulletin board data. The totaling server 70 is an analysis server device that transmits an analysis result in response to an HTTP request from the television receiver 71 or the like.

  The television receiver 71 performs screen display like the above-described display example according to the analysis result received from the aggregation server 70.

  FIG. 29 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the aggregation server 70. In addition, about the site | part which performs the same operation | movement as the site | part of the television receiver 1 shown in FIG. 2, the same referential mark is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The aggregation server 70 is realized by a PC, a workstation, or the like, and has a function of analyzing bulletin board data in the television receivers 1 and 50. One aggregation server is installed for each bulletin board server, or one aggregation server is installed for multiple bulletin board servers, and the number of messages written to the bulletin board data is analyzed periodically.

  The CPU 72 is realized by a general-purpose CPU such as a PC, and performs analysis of bulletin board data and communication control with the bulletin board server 2 and the television receiver 71.

  The analysis result is stored in the bulletin board data analysis result storage unit 121c, and when there is a request from the television receiver 71, the analysis result is returned as a response. Data communication with the bulletin board server 2 and the television receiver 71 may be performed through the network connection unit 14 using the HTTP protocol or the like.

  FIG. 30 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the television receiver 71. In addition, about the site | part which performs the same operation | movement as the site | part of the television receiver 1 shown in FIG. 2, the same referential mark is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The television receiver 71 makes a request to the aggregation server 70 at regular intervals, acquires the analysis result, and stores it in the bulletin board data analysis result storage unit 121d. Using the stored analysis result, screen display like the above-described display example is performed.

  In this system, the television receiver 71 does not require a bulletin board data analysis program. As a result, when performing morphological analysis or the like as bulletin board data analysis processing, the load on the CPU is large, and a very large amount of memory is required for word dictionary storage and program execution. By installing the aggregation server, these are unnecessary, and the load on the CPU can be reduced and the memory capacity can be reduced.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system 100 containing the television receiver 1 which is one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a television receiver 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a bulletin board data analysis result display process. It is a flowchart which shows an internet connection process. It is a figure for demonstrating bulletin board data. It is a flowchart which shows a bulletin board data analysis process. It is a flowchart which shows an analysis result display process. It is a figure which shows a broadcast station list screen. It is a figure which shows a bulletin board server designation | designated screen. It is a figure which shows a server address input screen. It is a figure which shows a detailed setting screen. It is a figure which shows a keyword setting screen. 12 is a diagram showing a display screen of display example 3. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display screen of display example 4. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display screen of display example 5. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the example 6 of a display. 14 is a diagram showing a display screen of a display example 7. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the television receiver 50 which is other embodiment of this invention. 10 is a diagram showing a display screen of display example 8. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the example 9 of a display.

It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a video recording list. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a video recording list. It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system 101 containing the terminal 61 for television control which is other embodiment of this invention. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a television control terminal 61. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal 62 for television control. It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system 102 containing the terminal 61 for television control which is other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system 103 containing the terminal 61 for television control which is other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the communication system 104 containing the television receiver 71 and the total server 72 which are other embodiment of this invention. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a counting server 70. FIG. FIG. 25 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a television receiver 71.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Television receiver 2 Bulletin board server 3 Internet 4 Connection terminal 5 Line termination device 11 CPU (central processing unit)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Memory | storage part 13 Network connection part 14 Frame buffer 15 Remote control light-receiving part 16 Image | video synthetic | combination part 17 Main tuner 18 Sub tuner 19 Display 72 Total server 100 Communication system 120 Program storage memory 121 Program execution work memory 122 Non-volatile memory for data storage

Claims (19)

A content information providing device configured to be able to perform data communication with a server device in which content-related information input by an unspecified number of third parties is stored in relation to distributed content,
Obtaining means for obtaining the content-related information from the server device;
An analysis means for analyzing the acquired content-related information;
A content information providing apparatus comprising: output means for outputting analysis information based on an analysis result by the analysis means to a display device for displaying the content.   The content information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content is a broadcast program distributed from a broadcasting station.   3. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the content related information is a message written on an electronic bulletin board corresponding to each broadcast station or broadcast program.   4. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the analyzing unit counts the number of messages written for each broadcast station or broadcast program.   5. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the output means outputs the broadcast station name or broadcast program name with the largest number of messages written as analysis information.   5. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the output means outputs a plurality of broadcast station names or broadcast program names selected in descending order of the number of messages to be written as analysis information. A tuner that receives broadcast programs distributed from broadcast stations,
7. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the output means causes the tuner to receive and output a broadcast program with the largest number of messages to be written. Multiple tuners that receive broadcast programs distributed from broadcast stations,
7. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the output means receives a broadcast program with the largest number of messages to be written by one of the tuners and outputs it for sub-screen display. A tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcasting station;
Recording means for recording the received broadcast program,
7. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the recording means causes the tuner to receive and record a broadcast program having the largest number of messages to be written.   The content information providing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the analyzing unit extracts a message including a predetermined character string.   11. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the output unit outputs a broadcast station name or a broadcast program name corresponding to the extracted message as analysis information. A tuner that receives broadcast programs distributed from broadcast stations,
12. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the output unit causes the tuner to receive and output a broadcast program corresponding to the extracted message. Multiple tuners that receive broadcast programs distributed from broadcast stations,
12. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the output means causes one of the tuners to receive a broadcast program corresponding to the extracted message and outputs it for sub-screen display. A tuner for receiving a broadcast program distributed from a broadcasting station;
Recording means for recording the received broadcast program,
12. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the recording means records the broadcast program corresponding to the extracted message by receiving the tuner.   11. The content information providing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the output means outputs a broadcast station name or broadcast program name corresponding to the extracted message and the extracted message as analysis information.   A program for providing content information for causing a computer to function as the content information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15. A storage server device that stores content-related information that is related to distributed content and is input by an unspecified number of third parties, a content information providing device that is configured to be capable of data communication, the storage server device, and the storage device A communication system including a content information providing device and an analysis server device configured to be capable of data communication,
The analysis server device
Obtaining means for obtaining the content related information from the storage server device;
An analysis means for analyzing the acquired content-related information;
Transmission means for transmitting the analysis result by the analysis means to the content information providing device,
The content information providing apparatus includes:
Receiving means for receiving the analysis result from the analysis server device;
A communication system comprising: output means for outputting analysis information based on the analysis result to a display device that displays the content. An analysis server device constituting the communication system according to claim 17,
The analysis server device characterized in that the transmission means transmits the analysis result in response to a request from the content information providing device. A content information providing method for providing information based on content related information input by an unspecified number of third parties related to distributed content,
Obtaining content related information;
Analyzing the obtained content-related information;
And a step of outputting the analysis result by the analyzing means.

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