JP2007329839A - Viewing broadcast selecting method, mobile terminal, and viewing broadcast selecting program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a viewing broadcast selecting method for selecting a radio broadcast suited to the user viewing the radio broadcast by a mobile terminal as a viewing candidate, a mobile terminal and a viewing semiconductor selecting program. <P>SOLUTION: The viewing semiconductor selecting method executed by a mobile terminal capable of viewing a radio broadcast has a viewing history recording procedure for recording information for identifying the radio broadcast and at least either the instructed time or the day of the week related thereto according to the instruction from a user viewing the radio broadcast, and a viewing candidate selecting procedure for selecting the radio broadcast as a viewing candidate when the time value recorded, related to the identifying information, is within a specified value range of the present time or the day of the week value recorded, related to the identifying information, is equal to the present day of the week, while receiving the radio broadcast with the recorded identifying information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a viewing broadcast selection method, a mobile terminal, and a viewing broadcast selection program, and more particularly to a wireless broadcast viewing broadcast selection method, a mobile terminal, and a viewing broadcast selection program.

In recent years, the progress of wireless communication has been remarkable, and various techniques have been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). In particular, the development of mobile phones is steadily progressing, and is equipped with e-mail transmission / reception functions, Internet connection functions, application software download and execution functions, digital camera functions, GPS functions, TV broadcast reception functions, etc. Is sold. Mobile phones are no longer just mere telephones or Internet terminals, but continue to evolve as portable information terminals or more as tools to support everyday life.
JP 2002-232344 A JP 2005-188060 A

  In such a background, if store information or the like is transmitted to a mobile phone having a TV broadcast receiving function by broadcast such as local TV broadcast, the store information can be effectively notified to a pedestrian in front of the store. it is conceivable that. It is convenient for pedestrians in front of a store to receive various local services (such as receiving advertisements and coupons) by receiving the local TV broadcast using a mobile phone carried by the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a viewing broadcast selection method, a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal capable of selecting a radio broadcast appropriate for a user who views a radio broadcast by a mobile terminal as a viewing candidate. The purpose is to provide a viewing broadcast selection program.

  Accordingly, in order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a viewing broadcast selection method executed by a mobile terminal capable of viewing a wireless broadcast, wherein the wireless broadcast is identified according to an instruction from a user viewing the wireless broadcast. Information and a viewing history recording procedure in which the information is recorded in a storage device in association with at least one of the time when the instruction is given and the day of the week; and when the wireless broadcast in which the identification information is recorded is received, the identification information The time value recorded in association with the current time value is within a predetermined range of the current time value, or the day of the week recorded in association with the identification information matches the current day of the week. A viewing candidate selection procedure for selecting a wireless broadcast as a viewing candidate.

  In such a viewing broadcast selection method, it is possible to select a radio broadcast appropriate for a user who views the radio broadcast by the mobile terminal as a viewing candidate.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the viewing broadcast selection method, a mobile terminal, and viewing broadcast selection program which can select a radio broadcast suitable for the user who views a radio broadcast with a mobile terminal as viewing candidates can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which a mobile phone is adopted as a specific example of a mobile terminal and local TV (television) broadcast is adopted as a specific example of wireless broadcasting.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a local TV broadcast system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a local TV broadcast system 1 is composed of a mobile phone 10, a local TV transmitter 20, a local TV broadcast content server 30, a content 40, and the like.

  The content 40 is the content of the local TV broadcast itself, and the recording form is not limited as long as it can be used by the local TV broadcast content server 30. The local TV broadcast content server 30 is a computer that manages the content 40 and supplies the content 40 to the local TV transmitter 20. The local TV transmitter 20 is a transmitter that outputs the content 40 as a local TV broadcast wave. The mobile phone 10 is a mobile phone equipped with a TV broadcast receiving function, and can receive and watch a local TV broadcast output from the local TV transmitter 20.

  Here, the local TV broadcast refers to a television broadcast output from a transmitter installed in a store on the street. Although the content (content) is not limited to a predetermined thing, For example, the advertisement information of a store which outputs a local TV broadcast, sales promotion information, etc. are assumed as a suitable thing. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the local TV transmitter 20 is installed at a store in a street such as a shopping street or at each sales floor such as a department store. The local TV broadcast content server 30 and the content 40 may be installed in each store together with the local TV transmitter 20 or the like. If the management of the content 40 is entrusted to a predetermined company in a lump, It may be managed by the company.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state of local TV broadcasting in a shopping street. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the store A, the store B, and the store C are arranged on both sides of the road r. An ellipse a, an ellipse b, and an ellipse c that are drawn so as to surround each store indicate the output ranges (receivable ranges) of local TV broadcasts output from the store A, the store B, and the store C, respectively. For example, when the user of the mobile phone 10 enters a region indicated by any ellipse while walking on the road r, the mobile phone 10 can view a local TV broadcast of a store related to the ellipse. Accordingly, each store can expect an increase in the number of customers by broadcasting the advertisement information of the store and sales promotion information such as coupons by local TV broadcasting. In addition, the user of the mobile phone 10 can easily obtain so-called advantageous information and the like for himself / herself by viewing such information through local TV broadcasting. Each local broadcast channel is different. Therefore, in the area where two or more ellipses overlap in FIG. 2, it is possible to view a plurality of local TV broadcasts related to the ellipse. You can watch the broadcast.

  Next, details of the mobile phone 10 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the mobile phone 10 includes a ROM 101, a nonvolatile RAM 102, a RAM 103, a CPU 104, a communication interface 105, a display device 106, an input device 107, a TV tuner 108, a timer 109, a position detection device 110, and the like. The

  A program that causes the mobile phone 10 to execute processing to be described later is installed in the ROM 101 or the nonvolatile RAM 102. For example, when the program is installed in advance when the mobile phone 10 is shipped, it is generally stored in the ROM 101. Further, when the program is downloaded and used via the Internet or the like by wireless communication via the communication interface device 105, the program is stored in the nonvolatile RAM 102. In addition to the program, the ROM 101 and the nonvolatile RAM 102 can also store various data used by the program. The RAM 103 stores a program read from the ROM 101 or the nonvolatile RAM 102 when a program activation instruction is issued. The CPU 104 executes a later-described function related to the mobile phone 10 in accordance with a program stored in the RAM 103. The communication interface device 105 includes an antenna and a wireless communication module for performing wireless communication. The display device 106 displays a TV broadcast received by the TV tuner 108 and various information output by the program. The input device 107 includes buttons and receives input instructions from the user. The timer 109 is a device for measuring time such as RTC (Real Time Clock). The position detection device 110 is a device for detecting the current position of the mobile phone 10 and corresponds to, for example, a GPS receiver that detects a position by receiving radio waves from GPS (Global Positioning System) hygiene. In addition, if it is possible to grasp the position based on the local TV transmitter 20 (for example, when area information can be identified for each local TV transmitter 20), a local TV broadcast wave is output. The current position may be detected by identifying the local TV transmitter 20 that is present.

  Hereinafter, a processing procedure when the mobile phone 10 receives a local TV broadcast will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a local TV broadcast reception process in a mobile phone. Each step of the processing of FIG. 4 is controlled by the CPU 104 based on a program stored in the ROM 101 or the nonvolatile RAM 102.

  In step S <b> 101, the mobile phone 10 scans a local TV broadcast channel received by the TV tuner 108. This process is performed constantly or intermittently. When one or a plurality of channels through which the local TV broadcast is received is detected (S102), it is determined whether or not viewing history information exists. For example, in FIG. 2, when the user of the mobile phone 10 enters any ellipse, the channel is detected. Note that the viewing history information corresponds to information such as a bookmark in a Web browser, and is displayed for each program every time a local TV broadcast is viewed or by an explicit registration instruction from the user when the local TV broadcast is viewed. Stored in the nonvolatile RAM 102.

  If the user has never viewed a local TV broadcast in the past, the viewing history information does not exist in the nonvolatile RAM 102. In this case, the process proceeds to step S104, and for example, the display device 106 displays that the local broadcast is viewable and a list of viewable channel numbers. However, a list of channel numbers that can be viewed may be displayed in response to an input from the user. When the channel selection of the local TV broadcast is received from the user, a program (content 40) received by the local TV broadcast related to the channel is displayed on the display device 106. When the user is interested in the program and inputs a viewing history registration instruction, in response to the instruction (S107), viewing history information is registered in the nonvolatile memory 102 for the program currently viewed by the display device 106 (S107). S108).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of viewing history information of a local TV broadcast. In FIG. 5, in the viewing history information, a broadcast source identifier, a channel, a reception position, a reception date and time, a day of the week, a business type, a business type, business hours, and program contents are registered for each program instructed to be registered by the user. Yes. The broadcaster identifier is information for identifying the broadcaster (the store that transmits the local TV broadcast), and for example, the identifier of the local TV transmitter 20 is used. The channel is a channel when the local TV broadcast is being viewed, and is acquired from the TV tuner 108 when an instruction to register viewing history information is given. The reception position is position information of the mobile phone 10 when the viewing history information registration is instructed, and is acquired from the position detection device 110 when the viewing history information registration is instructed. The reception date and time and the day of the week are the date and time or day of the week when the local TV broadcast was viewed, and are acquired from the timer 109 when viewing history information registration is instructed. The business type, business type, and business hours are the business type, business type, or business hours of the store that broadcast the local TV broadcast, and are an example of information that indicates the business content of the store. The program content is information for identifying the content of the local TV broadcast content. In addition, what is transmitted by local TV broadcasting accompanying the content 40 is registered about a broadcast source identifier, a type of business, a business type, business hours, and program contents. That is, the local TV transmitter 20 outputs the local broadcast wave by attaching the information to the content 40. The viewing history information may be managed by the other computer by transmitting it to the other computer via the communication interface 105, for example. This is effective when the storage capacity of the nonvolatile RAM 102 is insufficient.

  On the other hand, if the viewing history information is registered in the nonvolatile RAM 102 of the mobile phone 10, that is, if the user has registered the viewing history at least once in the past (Yes in S103), The viewing history information in which the currently viewable local TV broadcast (hereinafter referred to as “viewable broadcast”) matches the broadcast source identifier (that is, the store) is searched (S110). In addition, when there are a plurality of broadcasts that can be viewed (for example, in FIG. 2, a case where a user is in an area where two or more ellipses overlap) is searched for each local TV broadcast. Therefore, a plurality of viewing history information can be searched as a search result.

  If no viewing history information has been searched (No in S111), the processing from step S104 described above is executed. Therefore, in this case, when the user views any viewable broadcast and registers the viewing history, new viewing history information is registered.

  On the other hand, when at least one piece of viewing history information is searched (Yes in S111), the user is highly interested based on the searched viewing history information rather than simply presenting a list of channels that can be viewed. A process for automatically discriminating the wax channel is executed. First, the current position information is acquired from the position detection device 110, and the current date and time information is acquired from the timer 109 (S112). Subsequently, for each searched viewing history information, the position information and date information are approximated to the current position information and current date information by comparing the position information and date information with the current position information and current date information. Viewing history information (hereinafter referred to as “approximation history information”) is extracted (S113).

  Whether or not to approximate may be determined, for example, as to whether or not the position information is within a predetermined distance from the current position. In addition, the date / time information may be determined as to whether it is within a predetermined time before and after the current time. However, the approximate time here is determined by excluding the date. That is, it is determined by whether or not the time value (numerical value) in the viewing history information is within a predetermined range of the current time value (numerical value). For example, if the current time is 10:15 and there is viewing history information at 11:00 three days ago and viewing history information at 10:30 one week ago, the latter is closer to the current time. It is determined as viewing history information. Whether or not it is within a predetermined range may be determined by whether or not it is within a time range, for example, within 1 or 2 hours before and after, or the day may be in the morning, noon, You may divide into several time zones, such as the evening, and you may determine by whether the time zones correspond.

  Note that the approximate history information may not necessarily be extracted based on both time and position. For example, the approximate history information may be extracted based only on the time information, and the position information may be used when determining the priority order described later. Further, the approximate history information may be extracted based on the coincidence of the day of the week instead of the approximate time, or both may be combined.

  When the approximate history information does not exist (No in S114), the processes after Step S104 are executed. When the approximate history information exists (Yes in S114), it is determined whether or not the extracted approximate history information is one (S115). When there is one piece of approximate history information (Yes in S115), a message for promoting viewing of the channel corresponding to the approximate history information is displayed on the display device 106 from the channels of the viewable broadcast (S116). When an instruction to view the channel is received from the user who confirmed the message or the like (S118), the local TV broadcast content 40 related to the channel is displayed on the display device 106 (S119). The local TV broadcast may be automatically displayed without waiting for a viewing instruction from the user. Further, it may be possible to set whether to display automatically.

  On the other hand, when a plurality of pieces of approximate history information are extracted (No in S115), the priority order of the plurality of pieces of approximate history information is determined (S117). The priority order may be determined based on, for example, proximity to the current time, proximity to the current position, day of week match, or the like. In addition, business types, business types, business hours, and the like recorded in each approximate history information may be taken into consideration. For example, when the time zone of the current time is night, priority is given to those whose business type and business type are related to night (for example, izakaya), or priority is given to those whose current time is within business hours. The relationship between the time, the business type, and the business type may be managed separately in a table and determined based on the registered information.

  Subsequently, a list of channels corresponding to the approximate history information is displayed on the display device 106 in order of priority of the approximate history information, and the user is encouraged to view the local TV broadcast. However, only the one with the highest priority may be displayed. Alternatively, the highest priority may be automatically viewed. Subsequently, when a viewing instruction is received (S118), the local TV broadcast of the channel according to the instruction is displayed on the display device 106 (S119).

  As described above, according to the mobile phone 10 in the present embodiment, it is possible to preferentially select a local TV broadcast that the user has watched and registered consciously as a viewing candidate. At that time, the registered time or the like is compared with the current time or the like, and the approximated one is set as a viewing candidate. Therefore, for example, in a place where a large number of local TV broadcasts are output from a large number of stores, such as a downtown area, it is possible to select and present an appropriate channel for the user. That is, in such a place, there is a possibility that a plurality of local TV broadcasts registered in the past by the user are broadcast. In such a case, simply presenting only those registered in the past as viewing candidates may cause a large number of candidates to be presented so as to be complicated for the user. According to the present invention, since viewing candidates are narrowed down by selecting viewing candidates in consideration of the time of registration and the like, it is possible to present TV broadcasts of stores with high interest to the user as viewing candidates.

  Here, the validity of selecting a viewing candidate by approximating the time registered in the past and the current time will be described. In the shopping street shown in FIG. 2, the user is in the morning time zone in the area where the ellipses a, b and c overlap (that is, the area where any of the local TV broadcasts of the shops A, B and C can be received). In this case, it is assumed that the user views the broadcast of the store A and registers it in the viewing history information. Next, when the user is in the area at night, the user views the broadcast of the store B and registers it in the viewing history information. In such a case, it is considered that the user is interested in the store A in the morning time zone and is interested in the store B in the night time zone. Therefore, if the next time the user comes to the area, if the time is in the morning, the local TV broadcast of the store A is presented as a viewing candidate, and a service that matches the user's interest or lifestyle is provided. It is thought that what can be done.

  The same applies to the case where viewing candidates are selected by approximation of the day of the week. That is, assume that the user views the broadcast of the store A on Monday and registers it in the viewing history information. Further, it is assumed that the broadcast of the store B is watched and registered in the viewing history information on Wednesday. In such a case, it is considered that the user is interested in the store A on Monday and is interested in the store B on Tuesday.

  Thus, by selecting viewing candidates based on approximation of time or approximation of day of the week, it is possible to present a broadcast that matches the user's lifestyle.

  Although FIG. 3 shows that only one TV tuner 108 is mounted, two or more TV tuners 108 may be mounted. For example, if two are installed, even if the user is watching a general TV program with one TV tuner, the other TV tuner can perform a local TV broadcast channel scan and execute the processing in FIG. .

  In the present embodiment, a mobile phone has been described as a specific example of a mobile terminal, but the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone. The present invention can be effectively applied to any mobile terminal capable of receiving radio waves such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) and car navigation.

  In the present embodiment, the viewing information is described as being transmitted / received by TV local broadcast. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the TV local broadcast wave, and information such as sound and images is transmitted / received. Any radio wave can be used as long as it can be used. In that case, the TV tuner 108 shown in FIG. 3 is replaced by a configuration that executes a function for receiving radio waves instead of TV broadcast waves.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to the specific embodiment which concerns, In the range of the summary of this invention described in the claim, various deformation | transformation * It can be changed.

Regarding the above description, the following items are further disclosed.
(Supplementary note 1) A viewing broadcast selection method executed by a mobile terminal capable of viewing a wireless broadcast,
In response to an instruction from a user who views the wireless broadcast, a viewing history recording procedure for recording the wireless broadcast identification information in association with at least one of the time and day of the week when the instruction is made,
When a wireless broadcast in which the identification information is recorded is received, the time value recorded in association with the identification information is within a predetermined range of the current time value, or the identification information A viewing broadcast selection method comprising: a viewing candidate selection procedure for selecting the wireless broadcast as a viewing candidate when the day of the week recorded in association with the current day of the week matches.
(Supplementary Note 2) The viewing history recording procedure records the position information where the instruction is made in association with the identification information,
In the viewing candidate selection procedure, when a wireless broadcast in which the identification information is recorded in the viewing history recording procedure is received, the position information recorded in association with the identification information is a predetermined current position. The viewing broadcast selection method according to supplementary note 1, wherein the wireless broadcast is selected as a viewing candidate when the position is within a range.
(Supplementary Note 3) In the viewing history recording procedure, business information related to business content of a broadcast source of the wireless broadcast included in the wireless broadcast is recorded in association with the identification information of the wireless broadcast,
In the wireless broadcast selection procedure, when a plurality of wireless broadcasts in which the identification information is recorded in the viewing history recording procedure are received, a priority order for the plurality of wireless information is determined based on the business information. The viewing / broadcasting selection method according to Supplementary Note 1 or 2.
(Additional remark 4) The viewing-and-listening broadcast selection method of Additional remark 3 characterized by the said business information including at least any one of the said broadcaster's type of business, business condition, and business hours.

(Supplementary Note 5) The viewing according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 4, wherein information for promoting viewing of the wireless broadcast selected in the viewing candidate selection procedure is displayed on a display device of the mobile terminal. Broadcast selection method.
(Supplementary note 6) The viewing broadcast selection method according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 5, wherein the wireless broadcast selected in the viewing candidate selection procedure is automatically displayed on a display device of the mobile terminal.
(Supplementary note 7) A mobile terminal capable of viewing wireless broadcasting,
In response to an instruction from a user who views the wireless broadcast, a viewing history recording unit that records the wireless broadcast identification information in association with at least one of the time and day of the week when the instruction is made,
When a wireless broadcast in which the identification information is recorded is received, the time value recorded in association with the identification information is within a predetermined range of the current time value, or the identification information A mobile terminal comprising: viewing candidate selection means for selecting the wireless broadcast as a viewing candidate when the day of the week recorded in association with the current day of the week matches.
(Additional remark 8) The viewing broadcast selection program for making a mobile terminal perform the viewing broadcast selection method as described in any one of Additional remark 1 thru | or 6.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the local TV broadcasting system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of local TV broadcast in a shopping street. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the mobile telephone in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the reception process of the local TV broadcast in a mobile telephone. It is a figure which shows the structural example of viewing history information of local TV broadcast.

Explanation of symbols

1 Local TV broadcast system 10 Mobile phone 20 Local TV transmitter 30 Local TV broadcast content server 40 Content 101 ROM
102 Nonvolatile RAM
103 RAM
104 CPU
105 Communication Interface 106 Display Device 107 Input Device 108 TV Tuner 109 Timer 110 Position Detection Device

Claims (5)

A viewing broadcast selection method executed by a mobile terminal capable of viewing a wireless broadcast,
In response to an instruction from a user who views the wireless broadcast, a viewing history recording procedure for recording the wireless broadcast identification information in association with at least one of the time and day of the week when the instruction is made,
When a wireless broadcast in which the identification information is recorded is received, the time value recorded in association with the identification information is within a predetermined range of the current time value, or the identification information A viewing broadcast selection method comprising: a viewing candidate selection procedure for selecting the wireless broadcast as a viewing candidate when the day of the week recorded in association with the current day of the week matches. The viewing history recording procedure records the position information where the instruction is made in association with the identification information,
In the viewing candidate selection procedure, when a wireless broadcast in which the identification information is recorded in the viewing history recording procedure is received, the position information recorded in association with the identification information is a predetermined current position. 2. The viewing broadcast selection method according to claim 1, wherein the wireless broadcast is selected as a viewing candidate when the position is within a range. The viewing history recording procedure records business information related to business content of a broadcast source of the wireless broadcast included in the wireless broadcast in association with the identification information of the wireless broadcast,
In the wireless broadcast selection procedure, when a plurality of wireless broadcasts in which the identification information is recorded in the viewing history recording procedure are received, a priority order for the plurality of wireless information is determined based on the business information. The viewing broadcast selection method according to claim 1 or 2. A mobile terminal capable of watching radio broadcasts,
In response to an instruction from a user who views the wireless broadcast, a viewing history recording unit that records the wireless broadcast identification information in association with at least one of the time and day of the week when the instruction is made,
When a wireless broadcast in which the identification information is recorded is received, the time value recorded in association with the identification information is within a predetermined range of the current time value, or the identification information A mobile terminal comprising: viewing candidate selection means for selecting the wireless broadcast as a viewing candidate when the day of the week recorded in association with the current day of the week matches.   A viewing broadcast selection program for causing a mobile terminal to execute the viewing broadcast selection method according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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