JP2008244916A - Broadcast reception reserving system, broadcast reception reserving method and broadcast receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broadcast reception reserving system in which a user is enabled to easily and surely obtain information about programs in tight contact with his/her interest even without making a search by himself/herself and video recording or viewing can be easily reserved even while going outside. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of users having terminals 1, 4, 6 and video recording and playback devices 2, 5 are connected with a server 7 via the Internet 9. The video recording and playback devices 2, 5 each comprises a reservation information transmitting means for transmitting reservation information to the server 7, the terminals 1, 4, 6 each comprises a reservation requesting means for transmitting the reservation request of a broadcast program to the server 7 and the server 7 comprises a reservation information storage means for storing reservation information transmitted from the video recording and playback device 2 of the user, a reservation information notifying means for notifying the terminals 4, 6 of other users in a group registered in advance about the reservation information, and a reservation command transmitting means for transmitting, to the broadcast receivers 5 of the other users, a reservation command for reserving video recording or viewing in response to the reservation requests. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a broadcast reception reservation system and broadcast reception reservation method for notifying other user side terminals of reservation information of a television broadcast program transmitted from a user and automatically transmitting a reservation command to a broadcast receiving device on the other user side. And broadcast receiving equipment.

A method of searching for a desired program by inputting a genre or a keyword of a broadcast program using an electronic program guide is generally used.
In addition, as a program reservation system for automatically making a recording reservation for a program that matches the user's preference even if the user does not set a recording reservation, the user does not have to input the conditions of the broadcast program to be recorded one by one. In the broadcast programs specified by the control terminals belonging to the preference group, the control terminals having the same elements in the reservation relationship are selected as the preference group, and the common broadcast program specified by a predetermined number or more of the control terminals is selected. There has been proposed a broadcast program reservation system for transmitting reservation setting information for reserving the common broadcast program to the devices related to the remaining control terminals for which the server does not specify the common broadcast program. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-297685

However, in the conventional method of searching for a desired program by inputting a genre or keyword of a broadcast program, it is necessary to repeat the search many times in order to search all over the entire program, and the program closely related to the user's interest There was no guarantee that the information could be obtained.
In addition, the broadcast program reservation system of Patent Document 1 is a system that unilaterally distributes and reserves a common broadcast program specified by a predetermined number or more of control terminals of a preference group to other control terminals of the preference group. In addition to the complicated distribution and reservation mechanism, reservation information stored on the server cannot be used to make reservations, confirmations, and changes from outside.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that it is possible to easily and surely obtain program information closely related to the user's interest without the user himself / herself searching, and to easily record or view the program even when going out. One example is providing a broadcast reception reservation system and a broadcast reception reservation method capable of making a reservation.

  In order to solve the above problem, the broadcast reception reservation system according to claim 1 is a broadcast reception reservation system in which a plurality of users having terminals and broadcast reception devices are connected to a server via the Internet, The broadcast receiving device includes reservation information transmitting means for transmitting reservation information to the server, the terminal includes reservation request means for transmitting a broadcast program reservation request to the server, and the server includes the user's Reservation information storage means for receiving and storing reservation information transmitted from a broadcast receiving device; Reservation information notification means for notifying the reservation information to terminals of other users belonging to a group registered in advance; In response to the broadcast program reservation request, a reservation command for executing a recording reservation or viewing reservation is generated and transmitted to the broadcast receiving device of the other user. Characterized in that it comprises a de transmitting means.

The broadcast reception reservation method according to claim 6 is the same as the user in the reservation information storing step of receiving and storing the reservation information transmitted from a user registered in advance on the server side. Reservation information notification step for notifying the other user's terminal belonging to the user group, a reservation request transmitting step for transmitting a reservation request from the other user's terminal to the broadcast receiving device of the other user, A reservation command for creating a reservation command for executing a recording reservation or a viewing reservation related to the reservation information in response to a reservation request from another user's terminal, and transmitting the reservation command to the broadcast receiving device of the other user Sending step;
It is characterized by including.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a broadcast reception reservation system, a broadcast reception reservation method, and a broadcast reception device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a broadcast reception reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of the broadcast reception reservation system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an execution procedure of a broadcast reception reservation method according to the embodiment, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a reservation setting procedure of program recording (or viewing) by the broadcast reception reservation system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of registration of the reservation information of the program recording (or viewing) in the user of a some user group by the broadcast reception reservation system which concerns on this embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing details of a main part of a broadcast reception reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The broadcast reception reservation system 10 is a system in which a plurality of users A, B, C,... Having terminals and broadcast receiving devices are connected to a server 7 via the Internet 9.
Each of the plurality of users A, B, C,... Includes a reservation information transmission unit 11 and a reservation request unit 12.
The server 7 receives and stores reservation information transmitted from a user registered in advance, and reservation information notification for notifying other users set as users who want to share the reservation information. Means 14 and reservation command transmission means 15 for transmitting a reservation command for executing a recording reservation (or viewing reservation) in response to a reservation request from the user to the user.

As an example of the configuration of the broadcast reception reservation system according to the embodiment of the present invention, reservation information for program recording (or program viewing) of a user A among a plurality of users registered in advance in the broadcast reception reservation system is provided. An example of notifying another user B belonging to the same user group will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a broadcast reception reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user A terminal 1 and a recording / playback apparatus 2 as a user A broadcast receiving device, a user A side router / modem 3 and Via the Internet 9, the terminal 4 of the user B (another user), the recording / reproducing apparatus 5 as the broadcast receiving device of the user B, and the mobile terminal 6 of the user B connect the router / modem 8 and the Internet 9 on the user B side. Each of which is a system connected to the server 7.
The router / modem 3 is a general ordinary router / modem device for interconnecting a LAN (home LAN, etc.) to which the terminal 1 and the recording / playback apparatus 2 are connected and the Internet 9. Similarly, the modem 8 is a general ordinary router / modem device for interconnecting a LAN (home LAN or the like) to which the terminal 4 and the recording / reproducing apparatus 5 are connected and the Internet 9.

The terminal 1 is, for example, a PC (personal computer) or the like, and when the user A instructs the transmission setting of the recording (or viewing) reservation information of the broadcast program, the transmission setting setting information (including the personal information of the user A). Is transmitted to the server 7 through the Internet 9.
This setting information is information such as the mail address of the user B who transmits the reservation information mail, and includes personal information such as the mail address of the user A, the name (may be a nickname, etc.) and the model name of the recording / playback apparatus 2. It is.
The terminal 1 may be a television receiver having a function connectable to the Internet 9.

  The recording / reproducing apparatus 2 is a recording / reproducing apparatus such as a DVD recorder owned by the user A. Based on the transmission setting, the reservation information transmitting unit 11 records a broadcast program to the server 7 via the Internet 9 (or (Viewing) function to send reservation information. In addition, by receiving a reservation command transmitted from the server 7, it also functions to set a reservation for program recording (or viewing).

The server 7 stores the reservation information in the reservation information storing unit 13 and the reservation information notifying unit 14 when the recording / reproducing apparatus 2 makes a reservation based on the transmission setting setting information from the user A. This reservation information functions to notify at least one of the terminal 4 of the user B and the mobile terminal 6 (such as a mobile phone) of the user B by electronic mail.
In addition, information such as the manufacturer and model name of each recording / playback device 2, 5 is registered in the server 7, and each control command for recording (or viewing) corresponding to this model is also stored. Then, a reservation request for recording (or viewing) of a broadcast program transmitted from the terminal 4 or the mobile terminal 6 of the user B is received, and a recording (or viewing) reservation command corresponding to the recording / playback apparatus 5 of another user is received. Is created and transmitted by the reservation command transmission means 15.

  The terminal 4 or the mobile terminal 6 receives notification of reservation information by e-mail, and if the broadcast program that the user B wants to record (or view) is sent, a reservation is made by replying to the e-mail provided from the server 7 The request unit 13 functions to transmit a reservation request for recording (or viewing) the program.

  The recording / reproducing apparatus 5 is a recording / reproducing apparatus such as a DVD recorder owned by the user B, and is transmitted from the server 7 based on a reservation request transmitted from the terminal 4 or the portable terminal 6 to the server 7 by the user B. By receiving the reservation command, the program recording (or viewing) reservation is set. The reservation information transmitting unit 11 also functions to transmit reservation information for recording (or viewing) a broadcast program to the server 7.

Note that the user B may be a plurality of users, and further, an e-mail can be sent to all the specific user groups. Conversely, an e-mail notifying reservation information from the user B side can also be sent to the user A side.
Further, the program that the user B wants to record (or view) is determined by referring to the reservation information list for each user group provided by the server 7 and information written by the members on the bulletin board for each user group. The program reservation request for the recording (or viewing) of the program may be transmitted using the terminal 4 or the portable terminal 6.

Next, an example of a broadcast reception reservation method using the broadcast reception reservation system having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and the explanatory diagrams of FIGS.
Users A, B and the like have completed (enrollment) registration in the broadcast reception reservation system of this embodiment in advance. This registration can be completed by a registration page on the Internet Web, mail, FAX, or the like.
In addition, the users A and B access the server 7 at the time of (enrollment) registration or after (enrollment) registration, and specify the user group that the user wants to belong to among the user groups set in the server 7 (A plurality of user groups may be specified), and settings are made so as to belong to the user group.
Here, it is assumed that user A and user B belong to the same user group X (see FIG. 5).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the user A makes a recording (or viewing) reservation for a broadcast program in the recording / playback apparatus 2. Then, this reservation information is transmitted to the server 7 by the reservation information transmitting means 11 (step S1).

The server 7 receives the reservation information and stores it in the reservation information storage unit 15 (step S2).
Further, the server 7 notifies the reservation information by means of the reservation information notifying means 14 to the terminal 4 of the user B registered in advance in the server 7 on an e-mail or on the Web (step S3).

The terminal 4 receives notification of program reservation information from the server 7 as described above. If the notified broadcast program is a program that the user B wants to record (or wants to watch), the reservation request means 13 transmits a reservation request for recording (or viewing) the program to the server 7 (step S4). ).
The server 7 receives this reservation request, creates a reservation command, and the reservation command transmission means 15 transmits the reservation command to the recording / reproducing apparatus 5 (step S5), and program recording (or viewing) to the recording / reproducing apparatus 5 is performed. Make reservations.

The reservation command differs depending on the manufacturer and model of the recording / reproducing apparatus, but the server 7 stores in advance each control command related to the recording (or viewing) operation according to the manufacturer and model of each recording / reproducing apparatus. Therefore, a reservation command corresponding to the model of the recording / reproducing apparatus 5 can be created and transmitted from the reservation command transmitting means 15 to the recording / reproducing apparatus 5 of the user B.
Thereby, the recording reservation can be set according to the manufacturer and model of the recording / reproducing apparatus 5.
In the above embodiment, the broadcast program notified by the user B notifying the user A of the reservation information can also be reserved from the terminal 1.

  In addition, the server 7 sends a broadcast e-mail all at once to all users belonging to the group registered in advance by the reservation information notifying means 14, or lists reservation information and user groups for each user group on the Web. A bulletin board or the like may be provided for each group so as to notify a user belonging to the group.

  The user group referred to here is a group composed of users whose interests are relatively the same (the probability of showing interest in the same program is high), for example, soccer lover groups, rock music lover groups, overseas Users who share the same interests such as travel lover groups and ancient history lover groups, user groups of the same age group such as baby boomer group, high school student group, XX Corporation employee group, YY Kenjinkai group, working in the advertising industry The group is a group of companies, groups, and occupations such as groups and ramen store managers.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, since user A belongs to three user groups X, Y, and Z, the reservation information of user A is stored in three user groups X, Y, and Z, respectively. Further, since the user B belongs only to the user group X, the reservation information of the user B is stored only in the user group X. Further, since the user C belongs only to the user group Y, the reservation information of the user C is stored only in the user group Y.

  Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 5, user A can notify the reservation information of user B and user C, user B can notify the reservation information of user A, and user C notifies the reservation information of user A. Is possible.

As described above in detail, the broadcast reception reservation system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of users A, B, C, which have terminals 1, 4, 6 and recording / playback devices (broadcast receiving devices) 2, 5. Is a broadcast reception reservation system connected to the server 7 via the Internet 9, and the recording / playback devices 2 and 5 are provided with reservation information transmitting means 11 for transmitting reservation information to the server 7, and a terminal 1, 4, and 6 include reservation request means 12 for transmitting a broadcast program reservation request to the server 7. The server 7 receives and stores reservation information transmitted from the user's recording / playback device 2. Means 11; reservation information notifying means 14 for notifying reservation information to terminals 4 and 6 of other users belonging to a group registered in advance; and recording reservation or viewing reservation in accordance with a broadcast program reservation request For running Create an approximately command, the reservation command transmitting means 15 for transmitting to the broadcast receiving apparatus 5 of another user, a system comprising a.
The broadcast reception reservation method according to the present embodiment includes a reservation information storing step of receiving and storing reservation information transmitted from a user A registered in advance on the server 7 side, Reservation information notification step for notifying other users B terminals 4 and 6 belonging to the same user group X, and reservation requests from other users B terminals 4 and 6 to other user B broadcast receiving devices In response to a reservation request transmission step transmitted from the terminal 4 or 6 of the other user B, a reservation command for executing a recording reservation or a viewing reservation related to the reservation information is created in the server 7, The reservation command transmission step of transmitting to the recording / playback device 5 of the user B of the user B.
In this way, in this embodiment, program reservation information is notified to a specific user group whose interests are relatively the same (highly likely to be interested in the same program), so conventional genres and keywords Compared to the program search or the like, it is possible to easily and reliably obtain program information that is more comprehensive and closely related to the user's interest.
In addition, since the program reservation information is notified to the user terminal such as a PC or a mobile phone, the recording reservation can be immediately performed even when the user is away from the place where the recording / playback apparatus is installed (such as at home). It is possible, and even if the broadcast time of the program is approaching, it is possible to reduce the number of missed programs.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part of the broadcast reception reservation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the broadcast reception reservation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the execution procedure of the broadcast reception reservation method which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the reservation setting procedure of the program recording (or viewing) by the broadcast reception reservation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of registration of the reservation information of the program recording (or viewing) in the user of several user groups by the broadcast reception reservation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 (User A's) terminal 2, 5 Recording / playback device (broadcast receiving device)
3, 8 Router / modem 4 Terminal (of other user B) 6 Mobile phone (of other user B) 7 Server 9 Internet 11 Reservation information transmission means 12 Reservation request means 13 Reservation information storage means 14 Reservation information notification means 15 Reservation Command transmission means

Claims (6)

A broadcast reception reservation system in which a plurality of users having a terminal and a broadcast receiving device are connected to a server via the Internet,
The broadcast receiving device comprises reservation information transmitting means for transmitting reservation information to the server,
The terminal comprises reservation request means for transmitting a broadcast program reservation request to the server,
The server
Reservation information storage means for receiving and storing reservation information transmitted from the broadcast receiving device of the user;
Reservation information notification means for notifying the reservation information to terminals of other users belonging to a group registered in advance;
Reservation command transmission means for creating a reservation command for executing recording reservation or viewing reservation in response to the broadcast program reservation request and transmitting the reservation command to the broadcast receiving device of the other user. Broadcast reception reservation system.   The broadcast reception reservation system according to claim 1, wherein the notification to the terminal of the other user is performed by electronic mail.   The broadcast reception reservation system according to claim 1, wherein notification to the terminal of the other user is performed on the Web.   4. The broadcast reception reservation system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of user terminals is a mobile phone.   The broadcast receiving reservation system according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast receiving device is a recording / playback apparatus. Reservation information storing step for receiving and storing reservation information transmitted from a user registered in advance on the server side;
Reservation information notification step of notifying the reservation information to terminals of other users belonging to the same user group as the user;
A reservation request transmitting step of transmitting a reservation request from the terminal of the other user to the broadcast receiving device of the other user to the server;
In accordance with a reservation request from the other user's terminal, a reservation command for executing a recording reservation or a viewing reservation related to the reservation information is created in the server and transmitted to the broadcast receiving device of the other user A command sending step;
A broadcast reception reservation method comprising:

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