JP2009182410A - Viewing and listening reaction sharing system, viewing and listening reaction management server and viewing and listening reaction sharing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology of informing individual users of echoes of other viewers by collecting reaction data when viewing and listening a TV program and determining the kind and sound volume of reverberation data according to a reaction result to be transmitted to users viewing and listening the TV program concerned. <P>SOLUTION: When viewing and listening TV by receiving digital terrestrial broadcasting by a personal computer, the kind and degree of admiration of a user is transmitted to a server via Internet, the server sums up them with program information. When a sum-up result is periodically inquired from a user terminal and the sum-up result exceeds a fixed threshold value, the reverberation data is transmitted from the server to the user terminal to reproduce a sound at the user terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an audience reaction sharing system, an audience reaction management server, and an audience reaction sharing method.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a technology has been provided that allows a terrestrial digital broadcasting service to be viewed on a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer). At this time, the personal computer functions as a digital broadcast receiver. In a digital broadcast receiver, a mechanism for storing received information such as a program number of a program being received in the digital broadcast in a storage unit has already been disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1).

On the other hand, when a recorded moving image is reproduced from a server, a mechanism for posting a viewing evaluation has been put into practical use (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-308580 Gufufu video (@nifty), http: // gufufu. nifty. com /

  With the increase in opportunities to watch TV programs on a personal computer, when using a personal computer as a digital broadcast receiver, if you can share the excitement when watching a TV program by using the information sharing function of the personal computer, You can watch TV programs that you enjoy individually while feeling the response of many other people. And if this reverberation is output by voice, it is possible to experience a sense of reality that is different from the voice broadcast on the TV program itself.

  Therefore, the present invention collects response data during viewing of a TV program, determines the type and volume of echo sound data according to the response result, and transmits the data to a user who views the TV program. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technology that conveys the feedback of other viewers to other users.

  The present inventor has found a mechanism for immediately transmitting audio data corresponding to the totaling result to the user by collecting and counting the type and extent of the reaction felt by the user watching the TV program through the Internet. The present invention has been completed. Specifically, the present invention provides the following.

(1) A system including a viewing reaction management server that manages a user's reaction related to TV program viewing, and a terminal that can receive a TV broadcast connected to the viewing reaction management server via the Internet,
The terminal includes a program information transmitting unit that transmits information of a TV program related to the TV broadcast to the viewing reaction management server, an exclamation level input unit that inputs an exclamation level when viewing the TV program, and the input Excitement data transmission means for transmitting information relating to the degree of excitement to the viewing reaction management server; and echo sound data request transmission means for transmitting a transmission request for echo sound data relating to viewing of the TV program to the viewing reaction management server; Reverberation sound data receiving means for receiving reverberation sound data from the viewing reaction management server, and reverberation sound output means for outputting the sound of the received reverberation sound data,
The audience reaction management server includes program information receiving means for receiving information on the TV program transmitted from the terminal, exclamation data receiving means for receiving information on the excitement level transmitted from the terminal, and the exclamation An exclamation data totaling unit that totals the information about the excitement received by the data receiving unit based on the TV program information received by the program information receiving unit; and a transmission request for echo sound data transmitted from the terminal. Reverberation data request receiving means; and reverberation sound determining means for determining reverberation sound based on the totaled result by the exclamation data totaling means in response to the transmission request of reverberation data received by the reverberation sound data request receiving means; Reverberation sound data output means for transmitting reverberation sound data related to the reverberation sound determined by the reverberation sound determination means to the terminal. Hearing reaction sharing system.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the degree of excitement felt by a viewer of a TV program at the time of viewing can be collected and aggregated via the Internet, and echo data corresponding to the summary result can be transmitted to the viewer. The viewer can watch the TV program and at the same time listen to the voices of other viewers by voice, and can experience a sense of realism and unity.

  (2) The viewing reaction sharing system according to (1), wherein the TV broadcast is a digital broadcast.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the invention of (1) can be used for viewing TV programs by terrestrial digital broadcasting or BS digital broadcasting. Can do. Further, the present invention can be used even if a new digital broadcast appears in the future.

  (3) The viewing reaction sharing system according to (1) or (2), wherein the transmission request for the echo sound data is transmitted by the echo sound data request transmission means at a predetermined time interval.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, since the transmission request of the echo sound data is automatically transmitted from the terminal to the server, the transmission of the echo sound data from the server to the required terminal is not leaked. It can be carried out.

  (4) The audience reaction sharing system according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the excitement level input performed by the exclamation level input means is performed by designating the type and degree of exclamation. .

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, since it is possible to specify and input the type and degree of excitement felt during viewing, it is possible to input various exclamations along with their sizes, and to the viewer's feelings. Matching information can be input.

  (5) The exclamation data totaling means totals the information about the exclamation degree according to the type and degree of the exclamation, and the echo sound determining means is based on the totalization result by the exclamation data totaling means. The viewing reaction sharing system according to (4), wherein the type and volume are determined.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the type of reverberation sound is determined according to the total number of exclamations, and the volume of the reverberation sound is determined according to the degree of exclamation. The reverberation sound that matches the human sensibility can be obtained.

  (6) The determination of the type and volume of the reverberant sound by the reverberant determining unit is performed by selecting a sound file created in advance according to the type and volume of the reverberant sound. The audience reaction sharing system described.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, an audio file can be created in advance according to the type and volume of the reverberant sound, and the reverberant sound can be determined by selecting it. It can be done easily.

  (7) The determination of the type and volume of the reverberant sound by the reverberant determining means is performed by processing a sound file created in advance according to the type of reverberant sound according to the sound volume of the reverberant sound. The viewing reaction sharing system according to (5).

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, an audio file created in advance according to the type of reverberation is processed according to the volume of the reverberation, so even if the volume level changes continuously, Sound data can be created.

  (8) The viewing reaction sharing system according to (5), wherein the determination of the reverberation sound by the reverberation sound determining means is performed based on reverberation sound data relating to two or more kinds of reverberation sounds. .

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, for example, a reverberation sound combining different kinds of reverberation sounds such as applause and cheers can be generated. A wide variety of reverberation sounds can be generated by combining these.

  (9) A viewing reaction management server included in the viewing reaction sharing system according to any one of (1) to (8).

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, it is possible to achieve the same effect as the invention described in any one of (1) to (8) by using this audience reaction management server.

(10) A method that is performed by a viewing reaction management server that manages a user's reaction related to TV program viewing, and a terminal that can receive a TV broadcast connected to the viewing reaction management server via the Internet,
A program information transmission step in which the terminal transmits information of the TV program related to the TV broadcast to the audience reaction management server;
An excitement level input step for receiving an input of an excitement level when the terminal is watching the TV program;
The terminal transmits an exclamation data transmitting step for transmitting information related to the input exclamation level to the audience reaction management server,
Reverberation data requesting step, wherein the terminal transmits a reverberation sound data transmission request related to viewing of the TV program to the viewing reaction management server;
The terminal receives echo sound data from the audience response management server;
An echo output step in which the terminal outputs the received echo sound data as a voice;
A program information receiving step in which the viewing reaction management server receives information of the TV program transmitted from the terminal;
The audience reaction management server receives excitement data reception step for receiving information related to the excitement level transmitted from the terminal,
The audience reaction management server sums up information on the received exclamation level based on the information of the received TV program;
The audience response management server receives a reverberation data request reception step of receiving a reverberation data transmission request transmitted from the terminal;
Reverberation sound data determining step in which the viewing reaction management server determines reverberation sound based on the aggregated result in response to the transmission request of the reverberation sound data;
The viewing response sharing method, wherein the viewing response management server includes a reverberation sound data transmission step of transmitting reverberation sound data relating to the determined reverberation sound to the terminal.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, since the invention described in (1) is realized using a terminal and a server, the same effect as in (1) can be achieved.

    (11) A viewing reaction management server for managing a user's reaction related to viewing of a TV program, the program information receiving means for receiving information on the TV program, and information relating to the user's excitement related to viewing of the TV program Exclamation data receiving means for receiving the input, and exclamation data totaling means for compiling information relating to the degree of excitement received by the exclamation data receiving means based on the TV program information input by the program information receiving means; A reverberation sound determining means for determining reverberation sound based on the result of counting by the exclamation data totaling means; and a reverberation sound data output means for outputting reverberation sound data relating to the reverberation sound determined by the reverberation sound determining means. A viewing response management server characterized by.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the server can achieve the same effect as (1).

    (12) The audience reaction management server according to (11), wherein the information about the excitement level received by the exclamation data receiving unit includes the type and degree of exclamation.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the server can achieve the same effect as (4).

    (13) The determination of the type and volume of the reverberant sound by the reverberant determining unit is performed by selecting a sound file created in advance according to the type and volume of the reverberant sound. The audience reaction management server described.

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the server can achieve the same effect as (6).

    (14) The determination of the type and volume of the reverberant sound by the reverberant determining unit is performed by processing an audio file created in advance according to the type of reverberant sound according to the volume of the reverberant sound. The audience reaction management server according to (11).

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the server can achieve the same effect as (7).

    (15) The audience response management server according to (11), wherein the determination of the reverberation sound by the reverberation sound determining means is performed based on reverberation sound data relating to two or more kinds of reverberation sounds. .

  According to such a configuration of the present invention, the server can achieve the same effect as (8).

  According to the present invention, since the reverberation of other viewers watching the same TV program at the same time can be heard by voice, it is possible to obtain a sense of presence and a sense of unity that cannot be obtained simply by watching the TV program.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

(First embodiment)
[overall structure]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a viewing reaction sharing system. The viewing response sharing system includes a viewing response management server 1, a user terminal 20, and the Internet 30 for connecting them. Although not included in the viewing reaction sharing system, a broadcasting station 40 that broadcasts a TV program is also shown in FIG.

  The viewing reaction management server 1 includes program information receiving means 2 for receiving TV program information related to TV broadcasting transmitted from the user terminal 20 and exclamation data for receiving information related to the excitement level transmitted from the user terminal 20. It is transmitted from the user terminal 20, the receiving means 3, the exclamation data totaling means 4 that tabulates information relating to the excitement received by the exclamation data receiving means 3 based on the TV program information received by the program information receiving means 2, and the user terminal 20. The reverberation data request receiving means 5 for receiving the reverberation sound data transmission request, and the reverberation data summarizing means 4 based on the counting result according to the reverberation data transmission request received by the reverberation data request receiving means 5. A reverberation sound determining means 6 for determining a sound; and a reverberation sound data output means 7 for transmitting reverberation sound data relating to the determined reverberation sound to the user terminal 20.

  The user terminal 20 is connected to the audience reaction management server 1 via the Internet 30, and receives a digital broadcast receiving means 21 for receiving a terrestrial digital broadcast broadcast from the broadcast station 40, and a TV for the received terrestrial digital broadcast. TV program output means 22 for outputting a program, program information transmission means 23 for transmitting information of a TV program to be viewed to the viewing reaction management server, and exclamation level input means 24 for receiving an input of an exclamation level when viewing a TV program. And excitement data transmission means 25 for transmitting information related to the excitement level inputted by the excitement level input means 24 to the viewing reaction management server 1, and a request for transmission of echo sound data relating to viewing of the TV program. Echo data request transmitting means 26 for transmitting to 1 and echo data receiving means 27 for receiving the echo data from the viewing reaction management server 1 , And an echo sound output means 28 for outputting audio reverberation data received by the echo sound data receiving means 27.

[Hardware configuration diagram of viewing response management server]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the audience reaction management server 1 according to the present embodiment. The audience reaction management server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 61 (a plurality of CPUs such as the CPU 62 may be added in a multiprocessor configuration), a bus line 50, a communication I / F (I / F). : Interface) 63, main memory 64, BIOS (Basic Input Output System) 65, display device 66, I / O controller 67, and input devices 68 such as a keyboard and a mouse.

  The control unit 60 is a part that controls the audience reaction management server 1 in an integrated manner. By appropriately reading and executing various programs stored in the hard disk 70 (described later), the control unit 60 cooperates with the hardware described above. Various functions according to the invention are realized.

  In the communication I / F 63, the viewing reaction management server 1 receives various types of information from the user terminal 20 (FIG. 1) via the Internet 30 (FIG. 1) and transmits echo sound data to the user terminal 20. Network adapter. The communication I / F 63 may include a modem, a cable modem, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) adapter.

  The BIOS 65 records a boot program executed by the CPU 61 when the audience reaction management server 1 is started, a program depending on the hardware of the audience reaction management server 1, and the like.

  The display device 66 includes a display device such as a cathode ray tube display device (CRT) or a liquid crystal display device (LCD).

  A storage device 72 such as a hard disk 70 and a semiconductor memory 71 can be connected to the I / O controller 67.

  The input device 68 is for accepting input by the administrator of the audience reaction management server 1.

  The hard disk 70 stores various programs for causing the hardware to function as the viewing reaction management server 1, a program for executing the functions of the present invention, and a table to be described later. Note that the viewing reaction management server 1 can also use a hard disk (not shown) separately provided as an external storage device.

  Although the hardware configuration of the audience reaction management server 1 has been mainly described above, the functions described above can be realized by installing a program in a computer and operating the computer as the audience reaction management server 1. it can. Therefore, the functions realized by the audience reaction management server 1 described as one embodiment in the present invention are executed by executing the above-described method by the computer or by introducing the above-described program into the computer. This is also possible.

  Note that the computer in the present invention refers to an information processing device including a storage device, a control unit, etc., and the viewing reaction management server 1 is configured by an information processing device including a storage device 72, a control unit 60, and the like. This information processing apparatus is included in the concept of the computer of the present invention.

  The control unit 60 mainly corresponds to the program information receiving means 2, the exclamation data receiving means 3, the exclamation data totaling means 4, the echo sound data request receiving means 5, the echo sound determining means 6, and the echo sound data output means 7. .

  The hardware configuration of the audience reaction management server 1 has been described above. In the present invention, the user terminal 20 can also be realized with the same hardware configuration.

[User terminal display screen]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a user terminal display screen. On the user terminal display screen 80, a TV program screen 81 and a TV program excitement input screen 82 are displayed. On the TV program screen 81, a TV program broadcast by terrestrial digital broadcasting is output. The user terminal 20 having a tuner for receiving terrestrial digital broadcasting can be displayed by performing a predetermined TV program receiving operation.

  On the TV program exclamation level input screen 82, the type and degree of exclamation can be input by a mouse operation in accordance with the excitement level at the time of viewing. In FIG. 3, four types of exclamation, “applause”, “sugae”, “dangerous”, and “laughter” can be input. About each exclamation, the degree of exclamation can be input, and by operating the slide input unit 94 with the mouse pointer 95, it is possible to input five levels of about 1 to 5. The degree 1 corresponds to small and the degree 5 corresponds to large. The user selects the degree of preference with the slide input unit 94 and then clicks a button such as the “applause” input button 90 to input the exclamation level. The type of exclamation is not limited to the above four types, and the level of exclamation is not limited to five levels of 1-5.

  The TV program excitement input screen 82 is displayed on the user terminal 20 when the user accesses a Web site that provides the service provided in the viewing reaction management server 1. At that time, a login procedure may be provided, or it may be displayed simply by accessing the Web site.

[Exclamation data summary table]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an exclamation data totaling table. The exclamation data tabulation table is created for each TV program, and shows the result of tabulating exclamation data sent from the user terminal 20 by type and degree.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an exclamation data tabulation table displaying the tabulation results of exclamation data by the number of people. According to this, it can be seen that there are 400 people who input “applause” at degree 1, and 500 people who input “applause” at degree 2. The number of people who input “Suge” was about 3 and there were 1,000 people in total.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram showing an exclamation data tabulation table displaying the tabulation results of exclamation data as a ratio. The ratio of each person divided by the total number is displayed. Therefore, FIG. 4B can be generated based on FIG. For each type of exclamation, the most input (ratio) is surrounded by a thick frame. The reverberation is determined based on the largest ratio among the types of exclamations.

  Here, a method of counting the exclamation data totaling table (FIG. 4A) will be described. The excitement level is input by the user at various times. And even if a user exclamates a certain scene, the excitement does not always persist if the scene changes. Therefore, it is assumed that the effect of excitement input by the user is effective only for a certain period of time. For example, it can be set to 3 seconds or 5 seconds.

[Enter exclamation]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a user input state. For each user, a certain time (for example, 3 seconds) during which the effect is recognized after input is indicated by a line segment. The left end of the line segment represents the input time. The effect disappears after the right end of the line segment. Therefore, the total number of people varies depending on the time of aggregation. The bottom column shows the change in the total number of people at each time.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a record of user input status. The type and degree of excitement entered by each user is recorded along with the input time and user name. Note that the user name need not be recorded. Here, since all the user inputs are recorded, it is necessary to divide them according to the type and degree of exclamation.

  The number of people is counted when a transmission request for echo sound data is received from the user terminal 20. Since this transmission request is made by each user, the total result varies depending on each user. For example, in FIG. 5, for a user who has requested transmission of echo sound data between the time when user A inputs an exclamation level and the time when user B inputs an exclamation level, the total number of people is two. Become. Then, for the user who has requested transmission of echo sound data immediately after the user B inputs the exclamation degree, the total number of people is three. If these are totaled according to the type and degree of exclamation, an exclamation data totaling table (FIG. 4A) can be created.

Here, the number of persons is simply counted. However, for example, the number of persons may be weighted according to the elapsed time from the input time of the exclamation degree. For example, assuming that the effect of excitement decreases linearly in 5 seconds from the time when the excitement level is input, the number of people converted after elapse of t seconds is expressed by the following equation. However, t is 0 or more and 5 or less.

  By counting in this way, it is possible to count the number of people in consideration of the difference between the time when the excitement level is input and the time when transmission of echo sound data is requested. However, the number-converted value is not limited to the above method, and may be any value that can be calculated as a function of the elapsed time t. What is necessary is just to set a function according to the objective suitably.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the transition of the number of people converted value according to the elapsed time after the input of the exclamation degree.

[Echo sound file table]
FIG. 8 shows a reverberation file table. The sound file table holds file names of echo sound files created in advance according to the type and degree of exclamation. Not only the file name but also information indicating the file location may be held together.

[Synthesis of echo sound data]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing echo sound data. 9A shows the reverberation sound data A, FIG. 9B shows the reverberation sound data B, and FIG. 9C shows a combination of the reverberation sound data A and the reverberation sound data B. ing.

  For example, for the echo sound data, the echo data corresponding to the type and degree of the exclamation with the highest ratio may be selected in the exclamation data totaling table (FIG. 4B). In the example of (b), the reverberation sound data corresponding to the degree 3 (16.8%) of “Sugae” is selected, and the degree 3 (15.1%) of “applause” is almost the same ratio. Nevertheless, the corresponding reverberation sound data is not selected. Therefore, in such a case, both reverberation sound data can be synthesized to create new reverberation sound data. FIG. 9 shows such an example.

  In FIG. 9, the two reverberation sound data are simply added, but the reverberation sound data may be added with weighting according to the summed ratio.

[Processing flow of viewing reaction sharing system]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a processing flow of the viewing reaction sharing system.

  First, viewing of TV programs will be described.

  S1: The user terminal 20 starts viewing a TV program of terrestrial digital broadcasting. Here, the user terminal 20 functions as a digital broadcast receiving means 21 and a TV program output means 22.

  S2: The program identification information is recorded in the storage device in the user terminal 20. For example, if the user terminal 20 is a personal computer, it can be recorded in a cookie or the like. If the TV program to be viewed changes, the recorded program identification information is updated.

  Next, input of excitement level will be described.

  S3: Access to the audience reaction management server 1 from the user terminal 20. Specifically, a website that provides the service on the audience reaction management server 1 is accessed.

  S4: The viewing reaction management server 1 transmits the TV program excitement input screen 82 (FIG. 3) to the user terminal 20.

  S5: The user terminal 20 displays the transmitted TV program excitement input screen 82. By doing so, it becomes possible to input an exclamation level and request transmission of an echo sound.

  S6: The user terminal 20 receives an input from the TV program excitement level input screen 82 regarding the excitement level when viewing the TV program from the user. Here, the user terminal 20 functions as the excitement level input means 24.

  S7: The user terminal 20 reads program information of the TV program currently being viewed from the storage device. The program information may be channel information. This is because it is a mechanism for sharing the excitement when watching a TV program, so there is immediateness, and if the channel is specified, the program being viewed is also specified. Accordingly, in the present invention, the program information includes channel information.

  S8: Send to the viewing response management server 1 together with the exclamation data representing the entered exclamation level. Here, the user terminal 20 functions as a program information transmission unit 23 and an exclamation data transmission unit 25.

  S9: The viewing reaction management server 1 receives the transmitted program information and exclamation data. Here, the viewing reaction management server 1 functions as program information receiving means 2 and exclamation data receiving means 3.

  S10: The viewing reaction management server 1 records the received program information and exclamation data together with the reception time.

  Next, reverberant sound reproduction will be described.

  S11: The user terminal 20 reads program information from the storage device.

  S12: The user terminal 20 transmits the program information and the request for the echo sound data to the viewing reaction management server 1. The processing of S11 to S12 is automatically performed by the user terminal 20 at a constant time interval such as 0.1 seconds. Here, the user terminal 20 functions as a program information transmission unit 23 and an echo sound data request transmission unit 26. Instead of reading the program information from the storage device each time, the program information may be stored in a memory and used.

  In that case, if the TV program to be viewed changes, it is necessary to update not only the program information but also the program information held in the memory. Also, for example, about once every 10 seconds (in the case of a time interval of 0.1 seconds, every 100 time intervals), the program information read from the storage device and held in the memory may be refreshed. Good. In this case, the number of times of reading from the storage device can be greatly reduced, and at the same time, there is no practical problem.

  S13: The viewing reaction management server 1 receives the program information and the request for the echo sound data transmitted from the user terminal 20. Here, the viewing reaction management server 1 functions as the program information receiving means 2 and the echo sound data request receiving means 5.

  S14: The viewing reaction management server 1 reads the exclamation data related to the recorded program information based on the received program information and the request for the echo sound data.

  S15: The audience reaction management server 1 totals the read exclamation data. Here, the audience reaction management server 1 functions as the exclamation data totaling means 4.

  S16: The audience reaction management server 1 determines the reverberation sound based on the total result of the exclamation data. Here, the viewing reaction management server 1 functions as the echo sound determination means 6. This determination may be made by selecting reverberation sound data created in advance or combining them to synthesize new reverberation sound data.

  In addition, when combining a plurality of reverberation sound data created in advance, it is possible to perform the processing on the data whose exclamation data count exceeds a certain threshold value. For example, in each type of exclamation, the degree with the highest ratio is selected, and those exceeding 5% are selected to synthesize the corresponding echo sound.

  Even in a scene of a TV program, many people choose “applause” or “laugh”. In this case, whether the reverberation sound is only “applause” or the reverberation sound composed of “applause” and “laughter” is determined based on whether the ratio exceeds a predetermined threshold. For example, when the ratio of “laughter” exceeds 5%, “applause” and “laughter” can be combined, and when it is less than 5%, “laughter” can not be combined. . This is because the presence of various reverberation sounds increases the sense of presence. The reason for setting a certain threshold is that it is considered that there is a possibility of approaching noise when reverberation is synthesized for all exclamations.

  S17: The viewing reaction management server 1 transmits the determined echo sound data to the user terminal 20. Here, the viewing reaction management server 1 functions as the echo sound data output means 7.

  S18: The user terminal 20 receives the transmitted echo sound data. Here, the user terminal 20 functions as the echo sound data receiving means 27.

  S19: The user terminal 20 outputs an echo sound based on the echo sound data. The reverberant sound is output from a channel different from the TV program sound. Here, the user terminal 20 functions as the echo output means 28.

  In this way, the viewer can hear a reverberation sound that immediately reflects the excitement level input by another user. Accordingly, it is possible to enjoy the response of many other users almost immediately in response to each scene of the broadcast TV program.

(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment, reverberation sound data created in advance corresponding to each degree is used based on the total result of the exclamation data, but in the second embodiment, basic data is used according to the type of exclamation. Create reverberation sound data and process it according to the degree.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating processing of the echo sound data. FIG. 11A is a diagram showing basic reverberation sound data corresponding to degree 5 created in advance. FIG. 11B is a diagram showing reverberation sound data processed to about 3 based on the basic form. Only the amplitude is reduced according to the degree while maintaining the same waveform.

  In this way, the number of reverberation sound data created in advance can be reduced, and the degree of excitement to be input is not a discrete value of 1 to 5, but an arbitrary degree can be input.

  In the first embodiment, the exclamation data is collected after receiving the echo sound data transmission request from the user terminal. However, in this embodiment, the server side performs the aggregation at a certain time interval. In addition, when a reverberation data transmission request is received from the user terminal, the latest tabulation result may be transmitted. This method has an advantage that if the number of reverberation data transmission requests from the user terminal increases, the number of times of aggregation processing can be reduced compared to the aggregation for each reception.

  This embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except for the points described above.

(Third embodiment)
In the first and second embodiments, it is assumed that the TV program is viewed on the user terminal 20 that inputs the degree of excitement, but the TV program may be viewed on a TV receiver different from the user terminal 20. .

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a viewing reaction sharing system according to the third embodiment. In this case, the user terminal 20 cannot know the program (or channel) viewed on the TV receiver 41. Therefore, when inputting the exclamation degree, channel information (specifically, channel number) is also input. Therefore, program information input means 29 is newly added to the user terminal 20. Since watching a TV program usually lasts for several tens of minutes or more, when a user uses this audience reaction sharing system, a channel button is displayed on the screen, and the channel button to be watched first is clicked. After that, only the exclamation level can be entered. A program number or the like may be input instead of the channel number. In this embodiment, the TV receiver 41 is not connected to the user terminal 20 or the like and is not included in the viewing reaction sharing system.

(Deformation)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and the program information is transmitted from the TV receiver 41 together with the user ID to a predetermined management server by utilizing the communication function from the TV receiver in digital broadcasting. Instead of the program information, the user ID may be transmitted to the viewing reaction management server 1, and the viewing reaction management server 1 may receive the program information from the predetermined management server using the user ID transmitted from the user terminal 20 as a key. In this case, the viewing response management server 1 does not receive the program information at the user terminal 20, but still functions as the program information receiving means 2 for receiving the program information. Therefore, such a case also belongs to the scope of rights of the present invention.

  The above description is based on the premise of viewing a TV program by terrestrial digital broadcasting, but BS digital broadcasting may be used. This is because the program information of the TV program to be broadcast can be recognized. Therefore, even if a new TV broadcasting system appears in the future, it similarly belongs to the scope of rights of the present invention.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the viewing-and-listening reaction sharing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the viewing-and-listening management server 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the user terminal display screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the exclamation data total table which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the user's input condition which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the recording of the user's input condition which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows transition of the number of people conversion value according to the elapsed time after the input of the exclamation degree which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the reverberation sound file table which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the reverberation sound data which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the viewing-and-listening reaction sharing system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process of the echo sound data which concern on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the viewing-and-listening reaction sharing system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Viewing reaction management server 20 User terminal 30 Internet 40 Broadcasting station 41 TV receiver 50 Bus line 60 Control part 72 Memory | storage device 80 User terminal display screen 81 TV program screen 82 TV program exclamation degree input screen 90 "Applause" input button 91 " Input button 92 “Danger” input button 93 “Laughter” input button 94 Slide input section

Claims (15)

A system including a viewing reaction management server that manages a user's reaction related to TV program viewing, and a terminal capable of receiving a TV broadcast connected to the viewing reaction management server via the Internet,
The terminal
Program information transmitting means for transmitting information of the TV program related to the TV broadcast to the audience reaction management server;
An excitement level input means for inputting an excitement level when viewing the TV program;
Exclamation data transmitting means for transmitting information related to the input exclamation level to the audience reaction management server;
Reverberation data request transmission means for transmitting a transmission request of reverberation data related to viewing of the TV program to the viewing reaction management server;
Reverberation sound data receiving means for receiving reverberation sound data from the viewing response management server;
Reverberation output means for outputting the sound of the received reverberation sound data;
With
The audience reaction management server includes:
Program information receiving means for receiving information of the TV program transmitted from the terminal;
Exclamation data receiving means for receiving information relating to the exclamation degree transmitted from the terminal;
Exclamation data aggregating means for aggregating information related to the excitement received by the exclamation data receiving means based on the TV program information received by the program information receiving means;
Reverberation data request receiving means for receiving a transmission request for reverberation data transmitted from the terminal;
Reverberation sound determining means for determining reverberation sound based on the totaled result by the exclamation data totaling means in response to the transmission request of the reverberant sound data received by the reverberant sound data request receiving means;
Reverberation sound data output means for transmitting reverberation sound data related to the reverberation sound determined by the reverberation sound determination means to the terminal;
An audience reaction sharing system comprising:   The viewing reaction sharing system according to claim 1, wherein the TV broadcast is a digital broadcast.   3. The viewing reaction sharing system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission request for the echo sound data is transmitted by the echo data request transmission means at a predetermined time interval.   The viewing response sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the input of the excitement level performed by the excitement level input means is performed by designating a type and degree of exclamation. The exclamation data totaling means totals the information related to the exclamation degree according to the type and degree of the exclamation,
5. The audience reaction sharing system according to claim 4, wherein the reverberation sound determination means determines the type and volume of the reverberation sound based on the totaled result by the exclamation data totaling means.   6. The viewing according to claim 5, wherein the determination of the type and volume of the reverberant sound by the reverberant determining unit is performed by selecting an audio file created in advance according to the type and volume of the reverberant sound. Reaction sharing system.   6. The determination of the type and volume of the reverberation sound by the reverberation sound determining means is performed by processing a sound file created in advance according to the type of reverberation sound according to the sound volume of the reverberation sound. Viewing reaction sharing system described in.   6. The viewing reaction sharing system according to claim 5, wherein the determination of the reverberation sound by the reverberation sound determination means is performed by generating based on reverberation sound data relating to two or more kinds of reverberation sounds.   An audience reaction management server included in the audience reaction sharing system according to claim 1. A method of performing by a viewing reaction management server that manages a user's reaction related to TV program viewing and a terminal that can receive a TV broadcast connected to the viewing reaction management server via the Internet,
A program information transmission step in which the terminal transmits information of the TV program related to the TV broadcast to the audience reaction management server;
An excitement level input step for receiving an input of an excitement level when the terminal is watching the TV program;
The terminal transmits an exclamation data transmitting step for transmitting information related to the input exclamation level to the audience reaction management server,
Reverberation data requesting step, wherein the terminal transmits a reverberation sound data transmission request related to viewing of the TV program to the viewing reaction management server;
The terminal receives echo sound data from the audience response management server;
An echo output step in which the terminal outputs the received echo sound data as a voice;
A program information receiving step in which the viewing reaction management server receives information of the TV program transmitted from the terminal;
The audience reaction management server receives excitement data reception step for receiving information related to the excitement level transmitted from the terminal,
The audience reaction management server counts the information about the received exclamation level based on the received TV program information;
The viewing response management server receives a reverberation data request reception step of receiving a reverberation data transmission request transmitted from the terminal;
Reverberation sound data determining step in which the viewing reaction management server determines reverberation sound based on the totaled result in response to the transmission request of the reverberation sound data;
Reverberation data transmission step in which the audience reaction management server transmits reverberation sound data related to the determined reverberation sound to the terminal;
The audience reaction sharing method characterized by comprising. A viewing reaction management server for managing a user's reaction concerning viewing of a TV program,
Program information receiving means for receiving information of the TV program;
Exclamation data receiving means for receiving input of information relating to the excitement level of the user relating to viewing of the TV program;
Exclamation data aggregating means for aggregating information relating to the degree of excitement received by the exclamation data receiving means based on information of the TV program received by the program information receiving means;
Reverberation sound determining means for determining reverberation sound based on the counting result by the exclamation data totaling means;
Reverberation sound data output means for outputting reverberation sound data related to the reverberation sound determined by the reverberation sound determination means;
An audience reaction management server comprising: 12. The audience reaction management server according to claim 11, wherein the information related to the excitement level received by the exclamation data receiving means includes the type and degree of exclamation.   12. The viewing according to claim 11, wherein the determination of the type and volume of the reverberant sound by the reverberant determining unit is performed by selecting an audio file created in advance according to the type and volume of the reverberant sound. Reaction management server.   12. The determination of the type and volume of reverberation by the reverberation determination means is performed by processing a sound file created in advance according to the type of reverberation according to the volume of reverberation. The viewing reaction management server described in 1.   12. The audience reaction management server according to claim 11, wherein the determination of the reverberation sound by the reverberation sound determination means is performed by generating based on reverberation sound data relating to two or more kinds of reverberation sounds.

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