JP2012110025A - テレビジョン信号の置換のシステムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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【解決手段】ヘッドエンド・プロバイダは、1つまたは複数のチャンネルの垂直帰線消去期間(VBI)にチャンネル変更コマンドを挿入し、特定のチャンネルのテレビジョン・プログラミング送出信号を監視する(110)。監視されるチャンネルはテーブルまたはデータベース130のデータによりヘッドエンドに限定される。ヘッドエンド・モニタは、特定のチャンネルをインターセプトするかどうかを決定する。監視対象のチャンネルが広告を放送しだす場合、ヘッドエンド・プロバイダは、特定の広告をチャンネル変更コマンドでインターセプトすべきか否かを決定するために必要な情報を含むテーブルまたはデータベース140をチェックする。テーブルおよびデータベース140はチャンネル、時間、およびチャンネル情報を含む。
【選択図】図5
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本発明は、一般的にはテレビジョン・システム、より特定的にはテレビジョンによりチューニングされたテレビジョン・プログラミング信号のインターセプトおよび前記のチューニングされたテレビジョン・プログラミング信号と代替映像および/または音声プログラミングとのおよび/またはグラフおよび/またはテキストとの置き換えまたはそのオーバーレイに関する。
歴史的に見て、テレビ視聴者は、テレビのチューニングを支配しており、その結果、視聴者のテレビ受像機の画面(モニタ)およびスピーカに与えられるテレビジョン信号の映像表示および音声を支配してきた。初期のテレビ受像機は手動でチューニング可能であったが、その後テレビ視聴者は赤外線遠隔制御装置を使ってテレビジョンのチューニング先のチャンネルを変えるようになった。
本発明は、そうでなければ視聴者がテレビ受像機をチューニングしたチャンネルに従って表示されるであろう映像および/または音声信号の代わりに視聴者のテレビ画面に代替映像および(または)音声信号および/またはグラフおよび/またはテキストを表示するための方法およびシステムを提供する。本発明の1つの態様は、テレビ視聴者が視聴できる広告の置き換えおよび/または修正を行うための方法およびシステムを提供する。
本発明の以上のおよびその他の特徴、態様および利点は、以下の説明、付属の特許請求の範囲および以下の添付図面を参照することによりよりよく理解できるであろう。
この応用が有益となる状況は、テレビ・ネットワークが広告のターゲットを定めたい場合である。たとえば、あるネットワーク、たとえばスーパーボールなどの大イベントを全国に生放送するFOXについて考えてみる。これまで、広告主はスーパーボール放送区域におけるコマーシャル・ブレーク中のある時点で放送される広告のために莫大な金額を支払ってきた。ネットワークは、これまで、1回のコマーシャル・ブレーク中に次々に通常15秒から60秒の持続時間で広告をいくつか放送してきた。これまでネットワークが使っていた連続的な広告モデルと異なり、本発明は、広告のマルチキャスティング(多重放送)を可能にする。
本発明の1つの態様によれば、ヘッドエンド・プロバイダが、テレビジョン・プログラミング送出信号を監視する。本発明のこの態様を、「ヘッドエンド・チャンネル変更」と呼ぶ。図5は、本発明のヘッドエンド・チャンネル変更態様を示す略図である。図6は、ヘッドエンドにおけるヘッドエンド・チャンネル変更プロセスの流れ図である。図7Aは、単一の信号受信器/チューナーを持つテレビジョン・システムの略図である。図7Bは、視聴者のテレビ受像機におけるヘッドエンド・チャンネル変更プロセスの流れ図である。
本発明の別の態様によれば、テレビジョン・システムは、テレビがチューニングしたテレビジョン・プログラミング信号をモニタするようプログラムされる。図9は、1つの実施態様における、EPG 視聴者プロフィル・インプリメンテーションのために必要なコンポーネントを含めたテレビジョン・チャンネル変更プロセスの流れ図である。予め決められた基準に従って、テレビ受像機はテレビジョンにチャンネルを変更するよう命じる(「テレビジョン・チャンネル変更」)。オプションで、チャンネル変更コマンドははっきりと持続時間を指定できる。予め決められたチャンネル変更の基準は、たとえば、あるチャンネルにおいて明示される広告の予定、RAMに保存される番組および広告スケジュール・テーブル(「広告スケジュール・データベース」)510および530を基とすることができる。
本発明の別の態様によれば、視聴者が観ているテレビジョン信号の変更は、視聴者がEPGを起動するときにしか実行されない。本発明のこの態様は、「EPGインプリメンテーション」と呼ばれる。
チャンネル・データ・テーブル:加入者ユニットのチャンネル・リストを含んでいる。
番組リスト:1つのチャンネルで放送予定の各番組に関するタイム・スロットを含んでいる。
番組タイトル:タイトル・テキストおよび番組タイトル属性を含んでいる。
番組説明:番組の評価、属性および説明テキストを含んでいる。
本発明のさらに別の態様によれば、視聴者が観ているテレビジョン信号への変更は、テレビジョンがEPGを備え、EPGが視聴者プロフィルとして知られるデータ収集に基づいて広告をカスタマイズするようプログラムされている場合のみ、実行される。本発明のこの態様は、「EGP視聴者プロフィル・インプリメンテーション」と呼ばれる。米国特許出願第09/120488号、事件整理番号第32714/LTR/E190号(その開示はあらゆる目的のために参照により本文書に組み込まれる)は、視聴者プロフィル・データの収集について開示している。EPG視聴者プロフィル・インプリメンテーションは、必ずしも実際にEPGを起動する視聴者に依存しない。
本文書において説明される本発明の実施態様は発明的概念の望ましいおよび/または例示的な実施態様としてのみ捉えるべきものであり、本発明の範囲は前記の実施態様に限定されないものとする。当業者は、本発明の精神および範囲から逸脱することなくその他の多様な取り合わせを工夫できる。たとえば、本発明は、従来のアナログ・テレビジョンと同様にデジタル・テレビジョンに応用できる。
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