JP4343876B2 - Portable wireless telephone device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable wireless telephone device that promotes viewing of broadcast contents.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to promote viewing of broadcast contents such as televisions and radios, program advertisements through broadcasts and provision of program guides through magazines, newspapers, the Internet, and the like have been performed. Viewers can obtain information via these media, decide the program to view, turn on the TV or radio during the broadcast time of the program, or view the program before the broadcast with a video recorder or component stereo. For example, the recording is reserved for viewing after broadcasting.

  However, even if you want to watch during the broadcast time, you may forget it and miss or miss the broadcast. Also, you may forget the broadcast time and channel and miss the program.

  On the other hand, when making a recording reservation or recording reservation for a video or component, it is necessary to set the broadcast date and time and the broadcast channel to the video or component. This reservation setting requires you to remember the broadcast date and time and the broadcast channel and enter them directly from the main unit or remote control, or by entering the reservation code written in the program guide etc. There was a problem that it took.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a portable radiotelephone device that solves the above problems and promotes viewing of broadcast contents.

The portable wireless telephone device according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, includes wireless communication means that is wirelessly connected to a public communication line by an antenna,
Data communication means for performing data communication with the data communication device connected to the public communication line via the wireless communication means;
In a portable radiotelephone device comprising a display for displaying at least information acquired by the data communication means,
The data communication means includes mail receiving means for receiving an e-mail containing information representing the contents of a broadcast program (hereinafter referred to as broadcast program information),
Mail content acquisition means for acquiring the content of the email received by the mail reception means;
When the broadcast content information including broadcast start date / time and broadcast channel information is acquired as the content of the electronic mail by the mail content acquisition means , a list of e-mail titles including the broadcast program information is displayed on the display. Program guide means to be displayed on,
The user selects a desired email from among the emails whose titles are displayed on the display by the program guide means, and the user designates a broadcast program represented by the broadcast program information included in the email. Broadcast program input means for
Program content display means for displaying the broadcast program information included in the e-mail selected by the broadcast program input means on the display and outputting the broadcast program designated by the broadcast program input means via the display; It is equipped with.

  Such a portable wireless telephone apparatus according to claim 1 is configured to be capable of data communication with a data communication device connected to a public communication line by including wireless communication means and data communication means. The

Information acquired from the data communication device can be displayed on the display.
In particular, the data communication means is provided with a mail receiving means, which makes it possible to receive a mail including broadcast program information, for example.

When the broadcast program information including the broadcast start date and information of the broadcast channel is acquired by the mail content acquisition unit as the content of the email received by the mail reception unit, the email including the broadcast program information is received . A list of titles is shown on the display.

  The user can select a desired electronic mail from among the electronic mails whose titles are displayed on the display, and can designate a broadcast program represented by the broadcast program information included in the electronic mail.

  The broadcast program information included in the e-mail selected by the user is displayed on the display, and the broadcast program specified by the user is output via the display.

  According to such a portable wireless telephone apparatus of claim 1, the user (viewer) can easily know the information of the broadcast program if an e-mail including the broadcast program information is transmitted from the outside to the apparatus. Can watch the broadcast program.

  For example, the user can know the information of the broadcast program anytime and anywhere, and can view the broadcast program, if the portable radiotelephone device is in a communicable state.

For this reason, viewing of a broadcast program can be promoted.
Next, the portable wireless telephone device according to claim 2 is a wireless communication means connected wirelessly to a public communication line by an antenna;
Data communication means for performing data communication with the data communication device connected to the public communication line via the wireless communication means;
In a portable radiotelephone device comprising a display for displaying at least information acquired by the data communication means,
The data communication means includes mail receiving means for receiving an e-mail containing information representing the contents of a broadcast program (hereinafter referred to as broadcast program information),
Mail content acquisition means for acquiring the content of the email received by the mail reception means;
When the broadcast content information including broadcast start date / time and broadcast channel information is acquired as the content of the electronic mail by the mail content acquisition means, a list of e-mail titles including the broadcast program information is displayed on the display. Program guide means to be displayed on,
The user selects a desired email from among the emails whose titles are displayed on the display by the program guide means, and the user designates a broadcast program represented by the broadcast program information included in the email. Broadcast program input means for
Broadcast program information display means for causing the display to display the broadcast program information included in the electronic mail selected by the broadcast program input means;
Recording command input means for inputting a command for recording a broadcast program represented by the broadcast program information displayed on the display by the broadcast program information display means based on a user's operation;
When a command for recording a broadcast program is input by the recording command input means, a recording reservation command for the broadcast program for which recording is instructed is connected to an external television receiver by radio signal. And a recording control means for transmitting to.

In the portable wireless telephone device according to the second aspect, the user can input a command for recording the broadcast program represented by the broadcast program information displayed on the display.
Then, when a command for recording a broadcast program is input by the user, a recording reservation command for the broadcast program is transmitted to a recording device connected to an external receiver.

According to this, the user can easily make a recording reservation for a broadcast program even from the outside.
For example, even when the user is out and cannot watch the broadcast program, the broadcast program can be recorded.

  For this reason, viewing of a broadcast program can be promoted.

  Embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. Needless to say, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  First Embodiment As shown in FIG. 1, the viewing promotion system 1 of this embodiment includes a mail transmission terminal 10, the Internet 12, a mail reception terminal 14, a video 16, and a television 18. The video 16 is a general video that can be operated by a remote controller, and a recording start date and time, a recording end date and time, a recording channel, and the like can be set by a remote controller (not shown).

  The television 18 is also a general television that can be operated by a remote controller, and can be turned on / off, set a channel, and the like by a remote controller (not shown). The video 16 and the television 18 are connected by a video signal line, and the video output from the video 16 can be displayed on the television 18. The mail transmission terminal 10 is a general personal computer and is connected to the Internet. On the other hand, the mail receiving terminal 14 is a notebook computer including a display device 14a and an infrared interface 14b, and is connected to the Internet 12. The infrared interface 14b can output a signal similar to a setting signal output by infrared from each remote controller of the video 16 and the television 18.

  The mail sending terminal 10 and the mail receiving terminal 14 are both installed with mail software (hereinafter referred to as mailer), which can send and receive mail via the Internet 12.

  The advertiser transmits an e-mail including a message indicating that the advertiser's commercial (hereinafter also referred to as CM) is broadcast from the mail transmitting terminal 10 to the mail server of the mail recipient's mail address. This mail is an HTML mail and includes a program start date / time, a program end date / time, a CM start date / time, a CM end date / time, and a broadcast channel in a comment tag. The mail recipient receives this mail from the mail server. An example in which the received mail is displayed on the display device 14a of the mail receiving terminal 14 is shown in FIG.

  The mailer screen 50 of FIG. 2 includes a folder selection area 52, a title display area 54, and a mail content display area 56. The folder selection area 52 is an area for selecting a folder to be stored separately for received mail, sent mail, sent mail, deleted mail, draft mail, etc. In FIG. 2, the received mail is selected. (The selected part is displayed in reverse video.) Therefore, the title list of the received mail is displayed in the title display area.

  In the title display area 54, sending / receiving, subject, and reception date / time are displayed as titles. In the example of FIG. 2, three mail titles are displayed in the title display area 54 in the order of reception date / time. . When the mail recipient selects a title whose contents are to be viewed from the title list and clicks on the title, the mail content of the title is displayed in the mail content display area 56.

  In FIG. 2, the mail of the subject line “◯ △ Automobile new model CM” transmitted from the advertiser △ automobile is selected. Then, the content of the selected mail 60 is displayed in the mail content display area 56. In this e-mail, “○ △ Auto has released a new model car on March 20th. For details, please see the CM of tonight's TV program XX”. It is included ”. Below that, a program recording button 64 described as “Record this program”, a program viewing button 65 described as “View this program”, and “Record this CM” are described. A CM recording button 66 and a CM viewing button 67 described as “view this CM” are provided.

When the program recording button 64 is clicked by a user such as a mail receiver, the mail receiving terminal 14 performs a program recording reservation process shown in FIG.
In the program recording reservation process, first, in S100, the program start date / time, program end date / time, and broadcast channel included in the comment tag of the mail are acquired. In subsequent S110, the recording start signal, the recording end date, and the broadcast channel acquired in S100 are transmitted from the infrared interface 14b as the recording start date, recording end date, and recording channel, respectively. Set. In step S120, the display device 14a is displayed to notify the user that the program recording reservation has been completed.

  By doing in this way, the user can make a recording reservation for “TV program XX” described in the mail only by clicking the program recording button 64 in the mail. Therefore, when it is desired to record the program described in the mail, it is not necessary to set the recording reservation by operating the video remote controller or the like, and the recording reservation can be set very easily. In addition, when the user views the program recorded in the video 16 in this way, the advertiser “◯ △ car” can increase the number of CM viewers.

  On the other hand, when the CM recording button 66 in FIG. 2 is clicked, the CM recording reservation process shown in FIG. 3B is performed. The CM recording reservation process is almost the same as the program recording reservation process. In S200 shown in FIG. 3B, the CM start date / time, CM end date / time, and broadcast channel included in the mail tag are acquired. In the subsequent S210, a recording reservation signal for recording start date / time, recording end date / time, and recording channel acquired in S200 from the infrared interface 14b is transmitted from the infrared interface 14b. Set. In S220, the display device 14a is displayed to notify the user that the CM recording reservation has been completed.

  In this way, the user can make a recording reservation for the CM of the new model released on 3/20 of the car described in the email simply by clicking the CM recording button 66 in the email. Can do. Therefore, when the user is interested in the product etc. described in the e-mail and wants to see the CM, it is possible to easily make a recording reservation. On the other hand, when the user views the CM recorded in the video 16 in this way, the advertiser “◯ △ automobile” can increase the viewing rate of the CM.

When the user clicks the program viewing button 65 in FIG. 2, the program viewing television control process shown in FIG. 4 is performed.
In S300, the program start date and time and broadcast channel included in the e-mail comment tag are acquired. In subsequent S310, the program start date and time and the broadcast channel are displayed on the display device 14a to notify the user. This alerts the user to prevent the user from turning off the power of the mail receiving terminal 14 and being unable to control the television. In subsequent S320, the current date and time is extracted from the timer of the mail receiving terminal 14, and it is determined whether or not the program start date and time has come. When the program start date / time is not reached (S320: NO), S320 is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, when the current date / time is the program start date / time (S320: YES), the process proceeds to S330. In S330, the power-on signal of the television 18 is transmitted from the infrared interface 14b. In subsequent S340, a channel setting signal for setting the broadcast channel as an output target channel is transmitted to the television 18 from the infrared interface 14b. In step S350, the display device 14a is displayed to notify the user that the TV 18 has been turned on.

In this way, if the user clicks the program viewing button 65, the television is automatically turned on at the start time of the program and set to the channel on which the program is broadcast.
Therefore, the possibility of missing the program can be reduced. In particular, when performing various operations such as browsing emails using the mail receiving terminal 14, even if there is a program to be watched, it may be inadvertently overlooked. Since the user is informed that the switch is turned on, such a situation is also eliminated. In this way, the advertiser can increase the possibility that the CM is viewed.

  On the other hand, when the CM viewing button 67 in FIG. 2 is clicked by the user, a CM viewing TV control process similar to the program viewing TV control process when the program viewing button 65 is clicked is performed. This CM viewing TV control process is a process in which “program start date and time” is replaced with “CM start date and time” in the program viewing TV control process shown in FIG. Therefore, when the CM start date and time is reached, the TV 18 is turned on and set to the channel on which the CM is broadcast, so that the user does not miss this CM. Also, the advertiser can increase the probability that the CM is viewed.

  In the present embodiment, the mail receiving terminal 14 is a notebook personal computer, but any device capable of receiving mail may be used. For example, other personal computers, PDAs, set top boxes, game machines, mobile phones, and others Other electrical appliances may be used. The infrared interface 14b may be built in these mail receiving terminals or may be externally attached. Further, as long as video and television can be controlled, other means may be used without using infrared rays. For example, the control may be performed wirelessly or by wire. Control may be performed via a communication line such as a telephone line or a pager line. Further, the function of this mail receiving terminal may be incorporated in a television or video. In this case, the television and video can be directly controlled without using the infrared interface 14b or the like.

  In addition, if the TV can be set from the outside on the power-on date and time, a viewing reservation signal for setting the power-on date and channel and the channel is transmitted to the TV in substantially the same manner as the recording reservation process shown in FIG. May be. On the other hand, video can also be recorded by transmitting a recording signal when the program start date / time is reached, as in the case of the television shown in FIG. In this case, in place of the processes of S330 to S350, a process of transmitting a recording signal that is a video power-on / channel setting / recording start signal and a process of notifying that the recording has started may be performed.

  In this embodiment, the television and the video are controlled. However, a radio, a component, or the like may be used. In this way, it is possible to view and record audio programs and commercials. The television or radio may have a function of recording or recording only the commercial part. In this way, even if the broadcast date / time of the commercial is unknown, only the commercial can be recorded as long as the broadcast date / time of the program being broadcast is known.

  In this embodiment, the HTML mail is used, but a text mail may be used. In this case, for example, a link to a program for performing each process may be described, and each process may be performed when the link is clicked.

  In addition, the program start date / time, program end date / time, CM start date / time, CM end date / time, and broadcast channel are included in the tag for comment, and these are acquired and reserved for program recording. It does not have to be inside. For example, a tag indicating a recording reservation may be defined, and information such as a program start date / time, a program end date / time, and a broadcast channel may be included together with the tag, for example, as a link to the program. In this case, what is necessary is just to analyze the defined tag and acquire such information. In addition, the program start date / time, program end date / time, CM start date / time, CM end date / time, and broadcast channel may be included in a state that can be viewed by the user. do it. In this way, such information is also displayed in the mail shown in FIG. 2, and the user can specifically know when the broadcast is performed on the channel.

  In this embodiment, the mail transmitted from the mail transmitting terminal 10 includes the program start date / time, the program end date / time, the CM start date / time, the CM end date / time, and the broadcast channel. 2 may be obtained by connecting to a program information site having such information when the buttons 64 to 67 in FIG. 2 are clicked. That is, the acquisition of the program start date / time, program end date / time, and broadcast channel in S100 of the program recording reservation process of FIG. 3 (a), and the CM start date / time, CM end date / time, and broadcast channel in S200 of FIG. Acquisition, acquisition of the program start date and time and broadcast channel in S300 of the program viewing TV control process of FIG. 4, acquisition of the CM start date and time and broadcast channel in the CM viewing TV control process may be performed by connecting to the program information site. Good. In this way, the latest broadcast date and time can always be obtained.

  And when connecting to a program information site in this way and obtaining information, such as a broadcast date, you may make it give a point with respect to a user in a program information site. In this way, the user further views and records the program in order to obtain points. Therefore, viewing of programs and commercials can be further promoted.

  Here, a point corresponds to something useful for the user, and may be an abstract value such as a numerical value itself, or a numerical value specifically indicating something (for example, a monetary amount, a mileage distance). But you can. For example, points to be purchased include merchandise purchase rights, cash, gift certificates, air tickets, free viewing rights for pay programs, free use rights for Internet pay sites, free use rights for telephone calls, discount tickets, and the like. In addition, the above-mentioned product purchase right, cash, gift certificate, airline ticket, free viewing right for pay program, free use right for Internet pay site, as a privilege only when points are given and the point reaches a predetermined value, You may make it give the free use right of a telephone, a discount ticket, etc. Further, for example, the points may be associated with the amount of money, and may be transferred to a user account every predetermined period or every time a predetermined point value is reached, or may be given as electronic money that can be used in a network or the like. For example, the points given as 1 yen, 3 yen, etc. can be used as cash as they are, or they can be used as a privilege only when they become a collective value of 500 yen, 1000 yen, etc. Good. In such a case, the user may be notified of the current point by e-mail or the like when the point reaches a predetermined value or every predetermined period. In this way, the user can know how many more points he / she can get the privilege by recording, so that he / she can aim to acquire that point and further promote viewing / listening.

  Also, this point may be a different value for each program or each commercial. In this way, the user can record and watch programs and commercials with more points. Therefore, for example, when almost the same content is broadcast on any channel such as a news program, the possibility of recording or viewing the point with more points becomes high, and it can be differentiated from other channels.

  If points are given unconditionally every time a point is clicked in this way, the following problems occur. That is, when one user makes a recording reservation for the same program many times, points are given each time, and the advertiser or the like needs to pay for the points accordingly. In this case, the advertisement is effective only once or twice, and after that, there is a possibility that money corresponding to the point is collected even though there is no advertisement effect.

  Therefore, for the same recording instruction and output instruction, it is preferable that points are not given when viewed by the same user. In other words, it is preferable that the user can earn points only once, but not afterwards.

  By the way, when sending an e-mail, the e-mail sending terminal 10 may send the same content to e-mail addresses of a plurality of users registered in the database, for example, a form on a homepage or an electronic mail in advance. You may determine and respond | correspond with the content and electronic mail address of the content transmitted considering the user information input from each user by mail. Examples of user information include attributes such as a user's address, name, age, occupation, telephone number, gender, annual income, e-mail address, hobby, and genre of interest. In this way, if user information is taken into account and the correspondence between the information to be transmitted and the e-mail address is determined and transmitted, it becomes possible to guide programs and commercials close to the user's attributes. For example, it is possible to guide programs and commercials related to the user's hobbies taking account of the user's hobbies, or to guide programs and commercials related to work taking the user's occupation into account. In addition, it is possible to guide commercials of products and services according to annual income and age, and it is also possible to guide commercials of nearby stores from the address. In addition, not only from such direct items, but also to determine an e-mail address to be obtained and transmitted indirectly from information determined based on a predetermined rule such as an e-mail address or a telephone number. May be. That is, if it is a telephone number, the area where the user lives can be specified based on the area number, for example, and if it is an e-mail address, the area where the user lives and the affiliation (school-related, In some cases, it is possible to obtain information such as company relations, government relations, or access from a provider.

In this way, by determining the correspondence between the content to be transmitted in consideration of the user information and the e-mail address to be transmitted, each advertiser can efficiently view the commercial with respect to the target of the product. In addition, Ru can be user also watch efficiently the program and commercials, such as areas where their interests.

  [Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment, the mail receiving terminal is a notebook personal computer, but may be a mobile phone having an Internet connection function and an infrared interface, for example. This example will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the viewing promotion system 2 is configured using a mobile phone 20 as a viewing promotion device. Mobile phone 20, the general Internet communication function (e-mail function, WWW browser function) having a keyboard 20c and the display device 20a is a mobile phone with a device, input from the keyboard 20c to the Internet 12 Information can be transmitted or received from the Internet 12 and displayed on the display device 20a. Further, an infrared interface 20b is further provided, and functions similar to the infrared interface 14b in the first embodiment. That is, a signal similar to the signal output from the remote control of each of the video 16 and the television 18 can be output under the control of the CPU inside the mobile phone 20. Since the configuration other than the cellular phone 20 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  The enlarged view of the display device 20a of the mobile phone 20 in FIG. 5 shows an example in which a mail transmitted from the mail transmission terminal 10 is received by the e-mail receiving function. This e-mail is almost the same as the contents of the first embodiment and the e-mail content display area 56 in FIG. 2, and this e-mail contains a message “○ △ Automobile released a new model on 3/20. An email body 72 similar to the email body 62 (see FIG. 2) of the first embodiment is included, such as “Please watch the CM of tonight's TV program XX”. , A program recording button 74 described as “CM viewing”, a CM recording button 76 described as “CM recording”, and a CM viewing button 77 described as “CM viewing”. And. When these buttons are designated, the same processing as the program recording button 64, program viewing button 65, CM recording button 66, and CM viewing button 67 shown in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment is executed.

  According to such a configuration, the user can obtain information on programs and commercials anytime and anywhere as long as the user has the mobile phone 20 in a communicable state. Further, since the mobile phone 20 is generally used in a state where the power is always turned on for waiting for an incoming call, the video 16 and the television 18 can be controlled more reliably.

  Further, if the video 16 or the television 18 has a function that can be controlled by radio other than infrared rays, a radio communication device capable of communicating with these may be provided instead of the infrared interface 20b.

[Third Embodiment] In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the configuration is such that the video and the television are controlled by radio such as infrared rays. However, as in the viewing promotion system 3 shown in FIG. You may do it. That is, instead of the television 18, video 16 in the first embodiment, using digital terminal TV 2 8, with digital connector Video 26, respectively, also with built-in digital connection interface 24b instead of the mail receiving terminal 14 Mail The receiving terminal 24 may be used to control these three devices connected by a cable instead of infrared rays. The processing, screen display, and the like are substantially the same as in the first embodiment, and the processing that outputs a signal from the infrared interface 14b in the first embodiment may be replaced with the processing that outputs a signal from the digital connection interface 24b. .

  As a standard for this digital connection, for example, IEEE 1394 or the like may be used. Moreover, it is good to connect each apparatus with a metal cable, an optical cable, etc. As a control protocol, HAVi (Home Audio Video interoperability) or the like may be used.

  In FIG. 6, the mail receiving terminal 24 includes the display device 24a. However, the mail receiving terminal 24 may not include the display device 24a. In this case, an image such as a mail content screen may be sent as a digital signal to the digital terminal-equipped television 28 via the digital connection interface 24b. Further, a video signal between the video 26 with digital terminal and the television 28 with digital terminal may be sent via the digital terminal.

  [Fourth Embodiment] In the first to third embodiments, the receiving system is composed of a plurality of devices. However, as in the viewing promotion system 4 shown in FIG. An integrated device such as a multi-function television 30 having an e-mail function, a WWW client function, and the like and a recording function may be used.

  The multi-function TV 30 displays the menu shown in FIG. 7B on the display device 32 when the power is turned on or according to an instruction from a remote controller (not shown). This menu includes “1. TV”, “2. Video”, “3. Internet”, and “4. E-mail”, and can select which function to use from a remote controller (not shown). When “1. TV” is selected, TV viewing is enabled. When “2. Video” is selected, various settings such as video recording reservation and various operations such as playback / recording can be performed, and the reproduced image is displayed on the display device 32. When “3. Internet” is selected, it connects to the Internet 12 via a communication line (not shown) and functions as a WWW browser. This WWW browser can be operated from a remote controller. When “4. E-mail” is selected, a mail creation screen or a mail reception screen is displayed according to an instruction from the remote controller, and mail can be transmitted to or received from the Internet 12.

  Further, a mail incoming signal 32a is displayed on the display device 32 to notify the arrival of incoming mail. This mail incoming signal can be displayed when any function is used. Accordingly, the user can know the incoming mail even while watching TV, using video, or surfing the Internet.

  When a mail similar to that of the second embodiment is transmitted from the mail transmitting terminal 10 and the mail is received, the mail receiving screen has the same contents as the enlarged view of the display device 20a of the second embodiment. Is displayed. At this time, the user can easily record and view the program and commercial by the same processing as in the first embodiment by selecting each button with a remote controller (not shown) instead of the keyboard 20c in the second embodiment. it can. That is, the process of outputting a signal from the infrared interface 14b in the first embodiment may be a process for directly controlling each function.

[Fifth Embodiment] An example in which a recording reservation is made by receiving an e-mail on the go and sending a recording instruction from the go to a home TV by e-mail will be described with reference to FIG.
The portable mail terminal 34 is a portable terminal having a mail function such as a PDA or a mobile phone, and the user receives the mail transmitted from the mail transmission terminal 10 on the go. The received mail is displayed on the display device in the same manner as in the second embodiment, and when the user inputs a recording instruction by pressing the program recording button 74 of the portable mail terminal 34, An e-mail including a recording instruction, program start date / time, program end date / time, and broadcast channel is transmitted as a recording reservation command. On the other hand, the television 30 monitors the arrival of an electronic mail, receives the electronic mail, and makes a recording reservation based on a recording instruction, a program start date / time, a program end date / time, and a broadcast channel included in the mail. By doing so, Ru can be easily performed the recording reservation to the home of the TV 30 is also away from home.

  In this embodiment, the example of the television 30 has been described. Of course, instead of the television 30, the same may be applied to each device having a mail receiving function described in the first to fourth embodiments and a video. Moreover, although the example of the portable mail terminal 34 has been described, for example, a terminal such as a personal computer installed in an office or the like may be used.

  If there are a plurality of recording means, a recording destination may be selected. For example, when there are a plurality of videos, it may be possible to select which video to record.

  In addition, the recording reservation command is sent from the mobile mail terminal 34 to the television 30 by mail, but may be sent by other communication methods. Moreover, you may transmit via the internet and you may transmit via another communication network.

  [Sixth Embodiment] A general video may be provided with a function of recording a CM of a predetermined sponsor whenever the CM is broadcast. In this way, every time the sponsor's CM is broadcast, it is forcibly recorded. Therefore, the possibility that the user views the CM is further increased. For example, if a sponsor distributes such a video to users free of charge, the number of viewers of the sponsor's CM using broadcast can be increased. On the other hand, a user can obtain a video that can be generally used for free. Therefore, it is an advertising system that is beneficial to both sponsors and users.

  Further, if a predetermined program is recorded instead of CM, it can be used as a method for increasing the number of viewers when starting a new broadcast, for example. It can also be used as a method for spreading new video devices and the like.

In order to determine whether or not a predetermined sponsor's CM is broadcast, it may be determined based on whether or not the broadcast time of the sponsor's CM is received from an e-mail or the web and the broadcast time is reached. Further, a code unique to each sponsor may be encoded and broadcast in the CM, and the video may be received and decoded to determine whether or not a predetermined sponsor's CM is broadcast. . When determining whether or not a predetermined program is to be broadcasted, it is also possible to use e-mail or web information in the same manner, or to determine using information in an electronic program guide (EPG). Yes.

  [Seventh Embodiment] The broadcast content recorded in the video can be viewed by the user by operating the video. For example, the mail received from the mail receiving terminal 14, the mobile phone 20, the mail receiving terminal 24, the television 30, etc. In an apparatus or the like equipped with a receiving means, an output command for broadcast content recorded in video may be transmitted from the infrared interfaces 14b and 20b, the digital connection interface 24b, and the like in accordance with a user instruction. That is, for example, when the program recording button 64 or the CM recording button 66 shown in FIG. 2 or the program recording button 74 or the CM recording button 76 shown in FIG. 5 is pressed, the program recording reservation process described with reference to FIG. In the CM recording reservation process, the start date / time and end date / time of the program or CM are stored, and the program viewing button 65, the CM viewing button 67 shown in FIG. 2, the program viewing button 75 shown in FIG. When the button 77 is pressed, whether or not the broadcast content has already been recorded is determined from the stored date and time. If the broadcast content has already been recorded, an output command for the content is output to the video.

In this way, without having to manipulate the video, etc., Ru can be viewed easily recorded shows and CM.
[Eighth Embodiment] Furthermore, instead of making a recording reservation in advance and recording the necessary broadcast contents, all the broadcast contents being broadcast are recorded and received by the mail receiving terminal shown in FIG. If the program viewing button 65, the CM viewing button 67, the program viewing button 75 shown in FIG. 5, and the CM viewing button 77 shown in FIG. An output command of the contents may be output from the infrared interfaces 14b and 20b, the digital connection interface 24b, and the like. In this way, the recorded broadcast content can be easily viewed without manipulating the video or the like. In addition, since there is no need to perform a pre-scheduled recording, recorded it without forgetting, Ru can be easily seen the program and CM you want to see in the broadcast end or after the broadcast.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where an e-mail related to an advertisement is mainly transmitted from a mail transmitting terminal has been described. However, an e-mail related to program contents may be transmitted from the mail transmitting terminal. In this case, the name of the talent, musician, scholar, etc. that the person receiving the email is interested in should be registered in advance in the e-mail sending terminal or the host on the distribution side, and the day before or on the day of the person's appearance On the morning of, an email with the content “Mr. XX will appear in the program of △△” may be distributed to the corresponding user. In this way, the user can make a reservation for a program in which a desired talent appears in the e-mail using the reservation function described above.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, according to the present invention, scheduled recording of broadcast contents can be easily performed and viewing of the broadcast contents is promoted. In addition, an increase in the audience rating of commercials included in the broadcast content can increase the advertising effect and increase sales, thereby activating many related industries.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the viewing-and-listening promotion system of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content of the mail received in the mail receiving terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the video recording reservation process performed in a mail receiving terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the television control process for program viewing performed with a mail receiving terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the viewing-and-listening promotion system of 2nd Example. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the viewing-and-listening promotion system of 3rd Example. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure and screen display of the viewing-and-listening promotion system of 4th Example. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the viewing-and-listening promotion system of 5th Example.

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Wireless communication means connected wirelessly to a public communication line by an antenna;
Data communication means for performing data communication with the data communication device connected to the public communication line via the wireless communication means;
In a portable radiotelephone device comprising a display for displaying at least information acquired by the data communication means,
The data communication means includes mail receiving means for receiving an e-mail containing information representing the contents of a broadcast program (hereinafter referred to as broadcast program information),
Mail content acquisition means for acquiring the content of the email received by the mail reception means;
When the broadcast content information including broadcast start date / time and broadcast channel information is acquired as the content of the electronic mail by the mail content acquisition means , a list of e-mail titles including the broadcast program information is displayed on the display. Program guide means to be displayed on,
The user selects a desired email from among the emails whose titles are displayed on the display by the program guide means, and the user designates a broadcast program represented by the broadcast program information included in the email. Broadcast program input means for
Program content display means for displaying the broadcast program information included in the e-mail selected by the broadcast program input means on the display and outputting the broadcast program designated by the broadcast program input means via the display; ,
A portable radiotelephone device comprising: Wireless communication means connected wirelessly to a public communication line by an antenna;
Data communication means for performing data communication with the data communication device connected to the public communication line via the wireless communication means;
In a portable radiotelephone device comprising a display for displaying at least information acquired by the data communication means,
The data communication means includes mail receiving means for receiving an e-mail containing information representing the contents of a broadcast program (hereinafter referred to as broadcast program information),
Mail content acquisition means for acquiring the content of the email received by the mail reception means;
When the broadcast content information including broadcast start date / time and broadcast channel information is acquired as the content of the electronic mail by the mail content acquisition means, a list of e-mail titles including the broadcast program information is displayed on the display. Program guide means to be displayed on,
The user selects a desired email from among the emails whose titles are displayed on the display by the program guide means, and the user designates a broadcast program represented by the broadcast program information included in the email. Broadcast program input means for
Broadcast program information display means for causing the display to display the broadcast program information included in the electronic mail selected by the broadcast program input means;
Recording command input means for inputting a command for recording a broadcast program represented by the broadcast program information displayed on the display by the broadcast program information display means based on a user's operation;
When a command for recording a broadcast program is input by the recording command input means, a recording reservation command for the broadcast program for which recording is instructed is connected to an external television receiver by radio signal. Recording control means for transmitting to,
A portable radiotelephone device comprising:

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