JP4768288B2 - Program recording reservation system and method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program recording reservation system and method for making a recording reservation for a program desired by a viewer.

  In television broadcasting or the like, a program advertisement may be broadcast in order for viewers to watch a broadcast program. In that case, since the broadcast time and contents of the program to be advertised are publicized by audio and video, the viewer who wants to record the broadcast program can use the audio information and video information to reserve information such as the broadcast time and broadcast channel. To the recording device.

  Also, if the broadcast program or content you want to watch has been decided in advance, it is necessary for the viewer to acquire the reservation information of the broadcast program that you want to view from the program guide provided in newspapers or magazines and input it to the recording device. was there.

  In addition, as a conventional program recording reservation method, broadcast program data and broadcast scheduled program data (electronic program guide) transmitted from a broadcasting station in a superimposed manner are acquired, and the same program next time reservation reservation or recording reservation For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228707 describes a method for easily performing the above process using a remote controller.

Further, for example, Patent Literature 2 describes a method of acquiring reservation information of a desired broadcast program from a server device via a network by a mobile terminal and transmitting the acquired reservation information from the mobile terminal to the recording device.
JP 2000-92400 A JP 2004-282213 A

  Among the conventional program recording reservation methods as described above, in the method in which the viewer inputs reservation information to the recording device based on the broadcasted program advertisement or the like, there is a possibility that the broadcast date and time, the broadcast channel, etc. may be erroneously input. Therefore, a desired program may not be recorded.

  In addition, when recording reservations using a program guide such as a newspaper or magazine, or recording reservations using an electronic program guide, it is possible to reduce erroneous input of reservation information. There is a problem that it takes time to input reservation information.

  The techniques described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are inventions for inputting reservation information of a program selected by a viewer from a program guide or the like to a recording device. For example, the viewer advertises a broadcast program. When viewed, there was a problem that the recording reservation of the broadcast program could not be made immediately.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, prevents erroneous input of reservation information, and saves the trouble of searching for a program to be reserved for recording from the program table and the reservation information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program recording reservation system and method that can reduce the input effort and can easily make a recording reservation when a viewer desires to record.

In order to achieve the above object, a program recording reservation system of the present invention is a program recording reservation system for recording a desired broadcast program in a recording device,
A broadcasting apparatus that provides data broadcasting including reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a promotion program for promoting the broadcast program and a program to be advertised synchronized with the broadcast program;
Reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a broadcast program advertised by the advertisement program is acquired from the data broadcast being broadcast when a recording reservation instruction is input by a viewer who is viewing the advertisement program , and the reservation A portable terminal capable of receiving the advertisement program and the data broadcast, respectively, for transmitting information to the recording device;
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The recording device comprises:
The reservation information transmitted from the portable terminal is received, and the broadcast program is recorded according to the reservation information.
Or a program recording reservation system for recording a desired broadcast program on a recording device,
A broadcasting apparatus for providing data broadcasting including a reservation information acquisition ID for identifying a promotion program for promoting the broadcast program and reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a program to be advertised synchronized with the broadcast program;
Reservation information distribution server in which reservation information necessary for recording reservation for each broadcast program and reservation information acquisition ID for identifying the reservation information are stored in association with each other;
Reservation for identifying reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a broadcast program advertised by the promotion program from the data broadcast being broadcast when a recording reservation instruction is input by a viewer who is watching the promotion program The advertisement program and the data that acquire an information acquisition ID and transmit it to the reservation information distribution server, and transmit recording reservation information corresponding to the reservation information acquisition ID returned from the reservation information distribution server to the recording device. A mobile device capable of receiving broadcasts,
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The recording device comprises:
The reservation information transmitted from the portable terminal is received, and the broadcast program is recorded according to the reservation information.

On the other hand, the program recording reservation method of the present invention is a program recording reservation method for recording a desired broadcast program among the broadcast programs transmitted from the broadcast device to the recording device,
Broadcast being promoted when a recording reservation instruction is input by a viewer who is viewing the promotional program from a data broadcast that is broadcast in synchronization with the promotional program that promotes the broadcast program from the broadcasting device. Acquiring reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a program, and transmitting the acquired reservation information to the recording device;
Recording the broadcast program according to the recording reservation information received from the mobile terminal by the recording device;
It is the method which has.
Or, a program recording reservation method for recording a desired broadcast program in a recording device among broadcast programs transmitted from a broadcasting device,
Broadcast being promoted when a recording reservation instruction is input by a viewer who is viewing the promotional program from a data broadcast that is broadcast in synchronization with the promotional program that promotes the broadcast program from the broadcasting device. Acquiring reservation information acquisition ID for identifying reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a program, and transmitting the reservation information acquisition ID to a server device;
The server device extracts the corresponding reservation information from the reservation information acquisition ID received from the mobile terminal, and returns to the mobile terminal;
The portable terminal transmitting reservation information sent back from the server device to the recording device;
The recording device recording the broadcast program according to the reservation information received from the mobile terminal;
It is the method which has.

In the program recording reservation system and method as described above, the reservation information of the broadcast program desired to be viewed obtained from the data broadcast broadcast from the portable terminal in synchronization with the advertising program promoting the broadcast program, or the data broadcast is used. Using the obtained reservation information acquisition ID, the reservation information of the broadcast program desired to be viewed acquired from the reservation information distribution server is transmitted to the recording device, and the recording device records the broadcast program according to the reservation information received from the portable terminal. Therefore, the problem of inputting reservation information by mistake is solved. In addition, labor to the input of labor and reservation information to search for a program from the program guide the recording reservation target is a problem with that written is eliminated.

  According to the present invention, since reservation information of a broadcast program desired to be viewed is acquired from a data broadcast that is broadcast in synchronization with the broadcast program, and recording reservation is made, the problem of erroneous input of reservation information is solved. . Further, the problem of searching for a program to be scheduled for recording from the program guide and inputting reservation information can be solved. Furthermore, since it becomes possible to make a recording reservation for a broadcast program using a mobile terminal, an operator providing the broadcast program can expect an effect that the number of viewers of the broadcast program increases. In addition, the viewer of the broadcast program misses the opportunity to view the broadcast program that he / she wishes to view.

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the program recording reservation system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the recording apparatus shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the program recording reservation system according to the first embodiment is a broadcast service that provides a viewer with a broadcast program composed of audio and video and a data broadcast synchronized with the broadcast program. This is a configuration including a broadcasting device 1 that provides data broadcasting, a portable terminal 2 owned by a viewer who can receive a broadcasting program and a data broadcasting, and a recording device 3 that can record the broadcasting program.

  Broadcast programs and data may be provided from the broadcast apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 to the portable terminal 2 by broadcast radio waves as in television broadcast, and broadcast programs and data are provided through a network as in the Internet. Also good.

  In the program recording reservation system of the present embodiment, the portable terminal 2 acquires reservation information for making a recording reservation for a program to be advertised from a data broadcast provided together with the program promotion, and transmits the reservation information to the recording device 3. Reservation information may be transmitted directly from the mobile terminal 2 to the recording device 3 using radio waves (for example, Bluetooth), infrared rays, or wired, or may be transmitted via a network.

  The broadcast device 1 is a well-known broadcast facility that transmits a broadcast program produced by a broadcaster, reservation information of the program, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 2 includes a processing device 21, an input device 22 for inputting instructions and data by a viewer, a display device 23, a tuner 24 for receiving broadcast radio waves, and a server via a network. The communication apparatus 25 for receiving a program from the apparatus and the like, and a transmission unit 26 for transmitting reservation information acquired from data broadcasting to the recording apparatus 3 are provided.

  The processing device 21 includes, for example, a CPU 27, a storage device 28, and a recording medium 29 on which a program for causing the CPU 27 to execute predetermined processing is recorded. The CPU 27 executes processing as the portable terminal 2 described below according to the program recorded in the recording medium 29. The mobile terminal 2 is realized by, for example, a mobile phone provided with a communication device 25 for communicating with the server 24 or the like via the tuner 24 or a network and a transmission means 26 for transmitting reservation information to the recording device 3. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the recording device 3 includes a tuner 31 for receiving broadcast radio waves, a communication device 32 for receiving a program from a server device or the like via a network, and a recording reservation transmitted from the portable terminal 2. It is the structure provided with the receiving means 33 for receiving information. The recording device 3 also includes a storage device 34 for holding reservation information transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 and a recording device 35 for recording a broadcast program according to the reservation information.

  2 and 3 show a configuration in which the mobile terminal 2 and the recording device 3 each include a tuner for receiving broadcast radio waves and a communication device for receiving a program from a server device or the like via a network. However, the configuration may include only one of the tuner and the communication device.

  Next, the operation of the program recording reservation system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the program recording reservation system according to the first embodiment, and is a sequence diagram illustrating processing between the broadcasting device and the portable terminal. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the program recording reservation system according to the first embodiment, and is a sequence diagram illustrating processing between the portable terminal and the recording device. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the program recording reservation system according to the first embodiment, and is a sequence diagram illustrating processing between the broadcasting device and the recording device.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the broadcast apparatus 1 transmits a data broadcast including reservation information necessary for making a recording reservation for the program in synchronization with the broadcast for promoting the program.

  When a viewer who has a portable terminal 2 capable of receiving a broadcast service views a video promoting the broadcast program and wants to view a program to be advertised, the viewer uses the input device 22 of the portable terminal 2 to view the program. Enter the recording reservation for. The processing device 21 of the portable terminal 2 acquires the corresponding reservation information from the data broadcast transmitted together with the advertising program according to the recording reservation instruction from the viewer, and stores the reservation information in the storage device 28.

  Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the processing device 21 of the mobile terminal 2 transmits the reservation information stored in the storage device 28 to the recording device 3 using the transmission unit 26. The recording device 3 receives the reservation information transmitted from the portable terminal 2 by the receiving means 33 and stores the reservation information in the storage device 34.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the recording device 3 starts recording on the recording device 35 in accordance with the start of the broadcast program transmitted from the broadcasting device 1 according to the reservation information stored in the storage device 34. When the broadcast program transmitted from the broadcast device 1 ends, the recording on the recording device 35 ends.

According to the program recording reservation system of this embodiment, reservation information for recording a program to be advertised is acquired from a data broadcast that is broadcast in synchronization with a broadcast program (advertisement program), and a recording reservation is made. This eliminates the problem of entering reservation information by mistake. Further, the problem of searching for a program to be scheduled for recording from the program table and inputting reservation information is solved. Furthermore, since the broadcast program can be reserved for recording using the portable terminal 2, the provider providing the broadcast program can be expected to increase the number of viewers of the broadcast program. In addition, the viewer of the broadcast program misses the opportunity to view the broadcast program that he / she wishes to view.
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the second embodiment of the program recording reservation system of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the reservation information distribution server shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the program recording reservation system of the second embodiment has a reservation information distribution server 4 that provides reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a broadcast program to a portable terminal owned by a viewer. This is different from the first embodiment. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The reservation information distribution server 4 is realized by an information processing apparatus including a computer provided with a communication device capable of communicating with a mobile terminal via a network.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the reservation information distribution server 4 includes a processing device 40 that executes processing according to a program, an input device 50 for inputting commands and data to the processing device 40, and the processing device 40. And an output device 60 for monitoring the processing result.

  The processing device 40 includes a CPU 41, a main storage device 42 that temporarily holds data necessary for the processing of the CPU 41, a data storage device 44 that stores reservation information for each broadcast program, and the processing of the present invention on the CPU 41. A recording medium 43 on which a program to be executed is recorded, a memory control interface unit 45 that controls data transfer with the main storage device 42, the recording medium 43, and the data storage device 44, an input device 50, and an output device 60 And an I / O interface unit 46 that is an interface device and a communication control device 47 that is an interface for controlling communication via a network, and these are connected via a bus 48.

  The CPU 41 executes processing of the present invention described later according to a control program recorded on the recording medium 43. The recording medium 43 may be a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, an optical disk, or other recording medium. In the data storage device 44, program reservation information and a reservation information acquisition ID for identifying the reservation information are stored in association with each other.

  Next, the operation of the program recording reservation system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the program recording reservation system according to the second embodiment, and is a sequence diagram illustrating processing between the broadcasting device and the portable terminal. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the program recording reservation system according to the second embodiment, and is a sequence diagram illustrating processing between the portable terminal and the reservation information distribution server.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a data broadcast including a reservation information acquisition ID of the program is transmitted from the broadcast device in synchronization with the broadcast that advertises the program.

  When a viewer who has a mobile terminal capable of receiving a broadcast service views a video promoting the broadcast program and wants to watch the program to be advertised, the recording reservation of the program is made using the input device of the mobile terminal. Enter. The processing device of the mobile terminal acquires the corresponding reservation information acquisition ID from the data broadcast transmitted together with the advertising program according to the recording reservation instruction from the viewer, and stores the reservation information acquisition ID in the storage device.

  As illustrated in FIG. 10, the mobile terminal that has acquired the reservation information acquisition ID transmits the reservation information acquisition ID to the reservation information distribution server 4 via the network.

  The reservation information distribution server 4 searches the data storage device 44 based on the reservation information acquisition ID received from the mobile terminal, and extracts the corresponding reservation information necessary for the recording reservation. Then, the extracted reservation information is returned to the mobile terminal via the network.

  The portable terminal stores the reservation information returned from the reservation information distribution server 4 in the storage device.

  Thereafter, as in the first embodiment, the mobile terminal transmits the reservation information stored in the storage device to the recording device using the transmission means. The recording device receives the reservation information transmitted from the mobile terminal by the receiving means, and stores the reservation information in the storage device (see FIG. 5).

  Then, according to the reservation information stored in the storage device, the recording is started to the recording device at the start of the broadcast program transmitted from the broadcasting device, and to the recording device at the end of the broadcast program transmitted from the broadcasting device. Is finished (see FIG. 6).

  According to the program recording reservation system of the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the reservation information is acquired from the reservation information distribution server 4, so that the conditions of use are applied to the information distributed by data broadcasting. Recording reservation is possible even if there are restrictions such as.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment of the program recording reservation system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the portable terminal shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the video recording apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the program recording reservation system of 1st Embodiment, and is a sequence diagram which shows the process between a broadcast device and a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the program recording reservation system of 1st Embodiment, and is a sequence diagram which shows the process between a portable terminal and a video recording apparatus. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the program recording reservation system of 1st Embodiment, and is a sequence diagram which shows the process between a broadcast device and a recording device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment of the program recording reservation system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the reservation information delivery server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement of the program recording reservation system of 2nd Embodiment, and is a sequence diagram which shows the process between a broadcast device and a portable terminal. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the program recording reservation system of 2nd Embodiment, and is a sequence diagram which shows the process between a portable terminal and a reservation information delivery server.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Broadcasting device 2 Portable terminal 3 Recording device 4 Reservation information distribution server 21 Processing device 22, 50 Input device 23 Display device 24, 31 Tuner 25, 32 Communication device 26 Transmission means 27, 41 CPU
28, 34 Storage device 29, 43 Recording medium 33 Receiving means 35 Recording device 42 Main storage device 44 Data storage device 45 Memory control interface unit 46 I / O interface unit 47 Communication control device 48 Bus 60 Output device

Claims (3)

A program recording reservation system for recording a desired broadcast program on a recording device,
A broadcasting apparatus for providing data broadcasting including a reservation information acquisition ID for identifying a promotion program for promoting the broadcast program and reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a program to be advertised synchronized with the broadcast program;
Reservation information distribution server in which reservation information necessary for recording reservation for each broadcast program and reservation information acquisition ID for identifying the reservation information are stored in association with each other;
Reservation for identifying reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a broadcast program advertised by the promotion program from the data broadcast being broadcast when a recording reservation instruction is input by a viewer who is watching the promotion program The advertisement program and the data that acquire an information acquisition ID and transmit it to the reservation information distribution server, and transmit recording reservation information corresponding to the reservation information acquisition ID returned from the reservation information distribution server to the recording device. A mobile device capable of receiving broadcasts,
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The recording device comprises:
A program recording reservation system for receiving the reservation information transmitted from the portable terminal and recording the broadcast program according to the reservation information. A program recording reservation method for recording a desired broadcast program in a recording device among broadcast programs transmitted from a broadcasting device,
Broadcast being promoted when a recording reservation instruction is input by a viewer who is viewing the promotional program from a data broadcast that is broadcast in synchronization with the promotional program that promotes the broadcast program from the broadcasting device. Acquiring reservation information acquisition ID for identifying reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a program, and transmitting the reservation information acquisition ID to a server device;
The server device extracts the corresponding reservation information from the reservation information acquisition ID received from the mobile terminal, and returns to the mobile terminal;
The portable terminal transmitting reservation information sent back from the server device to the recording device;
The recording device recording the broadcast program according to the reservation information received from the mobile terminal;
A program recording reservation method. A mobile terminal capable of receiving a data broadcast including a reservation information acquisition ID for identifying a reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a promotion program for promoting a broadcast program and a program targeted for promotion synchronized with the broadcast program,
Reservation for identifying reservation information necessary for recording reservation of a broadcast program advertised by the promotion program from the data broadcast being broadcast when a recording reservation instruction is input by a viewer who is watching the promotion program A processing device for acquiring an information acquisition ID;
A communication device for transmitting the reservation information acquisition ID to a server device;
Transmitting means for transmitting the reservation information corresponding to the reservation information acquisition ID returned from the server device to a recording device for recording the broadcast program;
A storage device for storing the reservation information acquisition ID and the reservation information returned from the server device;
Mobile terminal having.

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