JP4999771B2 - Information providing server, system, method and program for providing TV electronic message board - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing server, system, method, and program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, with the development of network technology, a technology for transmitting a message using an electronic message board, an electronic bulletin board, or the like using an electronic device connected to a network has been proposed.

For example, in a home network system, when a message transmission mechanism such as an electronic message board or an electronic bulletin board is constructed, a technique for displaying a message using a remote controller that controls the home network system is disclosed (see Patent Document 1). ).
JP 2004-220407 A

  However, in order to construct a message transmission mechanism using a home network system, it is necessary to install a home server in the home and connect the home server to the home TV, audio equipment, etc. There is a possibility that a large amount of work and cost will be required to establish a home network by connecting the home server and home television and audio equipment to the network. In addition, it seems that many users think that installing a home server to construct an electronic message board or an electronic bulletin board at home is an excessive investment.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides an information providing server, system, and the like, which can suppress the construction work and construction cost of a home network using a television receiver that can be connected to a network, and can transmit and view a message message with a simple operation. An object is to provide a method and a program.

  The present invention provides the following solutions.

  (1) Message receiving means for receiving a message message from the terminal device and a user ID for identifying the user who transmitted the message message, and message registration means for registering the message message received by the message receiving means in a message database A message ID registration unit that registers a message ID that is associated with the user ID and that identifies a message message received by the message reception unit in a family information database, and a signal that receives a predetermined signal from the television receiver A message ID specifying means for specifying a message ID for which no message browsing history is registered from the family information database based on a predetermined signal received by the signal receiving means; and a message ID specifying means Tame Information provision comprising message reading means for reading a message message corresponding to a sage ID from the message database, and message sending means for sending the message message read by the reading means to the television receiver server.

  According to the configuration of (1), the information providing server receives the message message and the user ID for identifying the user who transmitted the message message from the terminal device, registers the received message message in the message database, and A message ID associated with the ID and identifying the received message message is registered in the family information database, a predetermined signal is received from the television receiver, and a message is received from the family information database based on the received predetermined signal. A message ID for which no browsing history is registered is identified, a message message corresponding to the identified message ID is read from the message database, and the read message message is transmitted to the television receiver.

  As described above, the information providing server is configured based on a predetermined signal from the television receiver (specifically, a pressing operation signal for a power button, a specific button, or the like by the input unit). Since the message message is transmitted to the user, the user can check the message message with a simple operation by using a television receiver that can be connected to the network while suppressing the construction work and construction cost of the home network. That is, the information providing server can provide a simple message board as a home communication tool using a television receiver.

  (2) A display mode table storage unit that stores a display mode table associated with the user ID, and a mode of displaying the message message on the television receiver are read by the reading unit according to the display mode table. The information provision server according to (1), further comprising display mode determination means for determining a display mode of the issued message message.

  According to the configuration of (2), the information providing server stores the display mode table that associates the mode when the message message is displayed on the television receiver with the user ID, and is read according to the display mode table. The display mode of the message message is determined.

  Thus, the information providing server can change the display mode of the message message displayed on the television receiver according to the user ID of the user who created the message message. Therefore, the user can easily grasp who the message is sent from.

  (3) A browsing information receiving means for receiving browsed information indicating that a message message has been browsed from the television receiver, and a display mode when changing the message message displayed on the television receiver. The message in the television receiver based on the changed display table stored in the changed display table storage means for storing the changed display table associated with the user ID, the browsed information received by the browsed information receiving means Display change information creating means for creating display change information for changing the display mode of the message, and display change information transmitting means for sending the display change information created by the display change information creating means to the television receiver. The information providing server according to (1) or (2), comprising:

  According to the configuration of (3), the display mode when receiving the browsed information indicating that the message message has been browsed from the television receiver and changing the message message displayed on the television receiver, A change display table associated with the user ID is stored, display change information for changing the display mode of the message message on the television receiver is created based on the received browsed information and the change display table, and the created display The change information is transmitted to the television receiver.

  In this manner, the information providing server creates display change information for changing the display mode of the message message displayed on the television receiver based on the information on which the message message is browsed, so that the user browses the message message. Later, the display mode of the message message can be changed with a simple operation.

  (4) Further comprising browsing history registration means for registering the browsing history of the message message in the family database based on the browsing information received by the browsing information receiving means, wherein the browsing history is stored in the family information database. Provided for each ID, the display change information creating means is received by the browsing information receiving means as the display change information when the browsing history corresponding to a predetermined user ID is registered by the browsing history updating means. The information providing server according to (3), wherein information for deleting the display of a message message corresponding to the browse information is created.

  According to the configuration of (4), the information providing server registers the browsing history of the message message in the family database based on the received browsing information, and the family information database includes a browsing history for each user ID, When browsing history corresponding to a predetermined user ID (specifically, user IDs of all family members) is registered, information for deleting the display of the message message corresponding to the received browsing information is created as display change information To do.

  Thus, the information providing server can automatically delete the message message displayed on the television receiver when a predetermined user (for example, the whole family) browses the message message.

  As another aspect, the present invention can be provided as an information providing system, an information providing method, and a computer program as follows.

  (5) An information providing system in which a terminal device, an information providing server, and a television receiver are connected to each other via a communication line, the terminal device creating a message message, and creating the message A message for receiving the message message and the user ID from the terminal device, the message providing means for transmitting a message created by the means and a user ID for identifying the user who created the message. Receiving means, message registration means for registering a message message received by the message receiving means in a message database, and message ID associated with the user ID and identifying the message message received by the message receiving means. Register in the information database And a message ID registering unit, wherein the television receiver has an input operation unit for inputting a predetermined signal by a user, and a signal transmission unit for transmitting the predetermined signal input by the input operation unit to the information providing server. The information providing server includes a signal receiving means for receiving a predetermined signal from a television receiver, and a message browsing history is registered from the family information database based on the predetermined signal received by the signal receiving means. A message ID specifying means for specifying a message ID that has not been received, a message reading means for reading a message message corresponding to the message ID specified by the message ID specifying means from the message database, and a message message read by the reading means Is transmitted to the television receiver. Message receiving means, and the television receiver includes receiving means for receiving a message transmitted from the information providing server, and display means for displaying the message received by the receiving means. Information providing system.

  (6) A message receiving step for receiving a message message from the terminal device and a user ID for identifying a user who has transmitted the message message, and a message message received by the message receiving step is registered in a message database, and the user A registration step for registering in the family information database a message ID for identifying the message message associated with the ID and received by the message reception step, a signal reception step for receiving a predetermined signal from a television receiver, and the signal A message ID specifying step for specifying a message ID for which no message browsing history is registered from the family information database based on the predetermined signal received by the receiving step; and a message specified by the message ID specifying step. A message reading step of reading a message message corresponding to the message ID from the message database; and a message transmission step of transmitting the message message read by the reading step to the television receiver. Method.

  (7) A computer program executed by a computer in an information providing server connected to a terminal device and a television receiver via a communication line, the user transmitting a message message and the message message from the terminal device A message receiving step for receiving a user ID for identifying the message, and a message message received by the message receiving step is registered in a message database and associated with the user ID and received by the message receiving step. A registration step for registering a message ID for identifying the information in a family information database, a signal receiving step for receiving a predetermined signal from the television receiver, and the family information based on the predetermined signal received by the signal receiving step. Database A message ID specifying step for specifying a message ID for which no message browsing history is registered, a message reading step for reading a message message corresponding to the message ID specified in the message ID specifying step from the message database, and the reading step A computer program that causes a computer to execute a message transmission step of transmitting the message message read out by the above-mentioned television receiver.

  According to the present invention, in order to transmit a message message to a television receiver in response to a predetermined signal from the television receiver, the user constructs a home network using a television receiver that can be connected to the network. The message and message can be viewed with a simple operation while reducing work and construction costs.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[System overall configuration]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a system 1 according to the present invention.
The system 1 includes a terminal device 10 (terminal devices 10a, 10b, and 10c), an information providing server 20, a television receiver 30, and a mail server 40. The terminal device 10, the information providing server 20, the television receiver 30 and the mail server 40 are connected via a communication line 50.

The terminal device 10 is typified by a terminal device such as a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a mobile, a notebook PC, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and performs communication that performs wired or wireless communication. Any device that can send an e-mail to the mail server 40 via the line 50 may be used.
In addition, the information providing server 20 may be configured to include a Web server, a DB server, and an application server as necessary, and may be configured by one server or may be configured by different servers.

  The mail server 40 receives the electronic mail transmitted from the terminal device 10, performs a predetermined process, and sends the message message included in the received electronic mail and the user ID of the user who created the message message to the information providing server 20 is transmitted. In the present embodiment, the information providing server 20 and the mail server 40 are configured as separate servers. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information providing server 20 may include the function of the mail server 40. Good.

[Hardware configuration of information providing server 20]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information providing server 20 according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, a CPU 21 (a plurality of CPUs such as a CPU 22 may be added in a multiprocessor configuration), a communication I / F (I / F: interface) unit 23, a main memory 24, a display device 25, an I / F An O controller 26 and an input device 27 such as a keyboard and a mouse are connected by a bus line BUS to constitute the information providing server 20.

  The CPU 21 (CPU 22) is a part that controls the information providing server 20 in an integrated manner. The CPU 21 (CPU 22) cooperates with the above-described hardware by appropriately reading and executing various programs stored in the hard disk 28a, which will be described later. Various functions related to are realized.

  The communication I / F unit 23 is a network adapter used when the information providing server 20 receives various types of input information from the terminal device 10 via the communication line 50 and transmits display contents to the display device 25. It is. The communication I / F unit 23 may include a modem, a cable modem, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) adapter.

  The display device 25 includes a display device such as a cathode ray tube display device (CRT) or a liquid crystal display device (LCD). A storage device 28 such as a hard disk 28 a and a semiconductor memory 28 b can be connected to the I / O controller 26. The input device 27 accepts input by the administrator of the information providing server 20. The hard disk 28a stores various programs for causing the hardware to function as the information providing server 20, a program for executing the functions of the present invention, a table to be described later, and the like. The information providing server 20 can also use an external hard disk (not shown) as an external storage device.

  In the above example, the information providing server 20 has been mainly described. However, the functions described above can also be realized by installing a program in a computer and operating the computer as a server device. Therefore, the functions realized by the information providing server 20 described as an 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 and executing it. Is also feasible.

[Hardware configuration of television receiver 30]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the television receiver 30 according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the television receiver 30 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, a display unit 34, a TV tuner unit 35, an audio processing unit 36, a video processing unit 37, an audio output unit 38, and a communication I / F unit 39. , An input unit 41, a light receiving unit 42, and a signal conversion unit 43.

  The CPU 31 is a part that controls the television receiver 30 in an integrated manner, executes various programs, and manages and controls operations of various devices.

  The ROM 32 stores various programs. For example, an application program for outputting a message message to be described later to the display unit 34 is stored. The RAM 33 is a storage area temporarily used by the CPU 31 when executing a program, and stores, for example, a message message described later.

  The display unit 34 includes a display device such as a cathode ray tube display device (CRT), a liquid crystal display device (LCD), or a plasma display (PDP). The display unit 34 displays a video signal output from the video processing unit 37 in response to an instruction from the CPU 31.

The TV tuner unit 35 extracts an audio signal and a video signal from the broadcast signal, and outputs the audio signal to the audio processing unit 36 and the video signal to the video processing unit 37, respectively.
The audio processing unit 36 is connected to the TV tuner unit 35, processes the audio signal input from the TV tuner unit 35, and outputs the processed audio signal to an audio output unit 38 configured with a speaker or the like.
The video processing unit 37 is connected to the TV tuner unit 35, processes the video signal input from the TV tuner unit 35, and outputs it to the CPU 31.

  The communication I / F unit 39 is a case where the television receiver 30 receives various display contents from the information providing server 20 via the communication line 50 and transmits various information to the information providing server 20. Network adapter. The communication I / F unit 39 may include a modem, a cable modem, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) adapter.

  The input unit 41 is typically an infrared remote controller, and includes an operation button for receiving an input operation from a user, and emits infrared light corresponding to the instructed operation button. Infrared light emitted from the input unit 41 is received by the light receiving unit 42. The light receiving unit 42 includes a photoelectric conversion element such as a CCD, receives infrared rays output from the input unit 41, converts the received light into an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal to the signal conversion unit 43. The input unit 41 is not limited to the above-described infrared remote controller, and may be, for example, an infrared keyboard.

  The signal conversion unit 43 generates an instruction signal corresponding to the user's operation output from the input unit 41 based on the electrical signal output from the light receiving unit 42 and outputs the instruction signal to the CPU 31. The CPU 31 switches processing to be executed according to the instruction signal input from the signal conversion unit 43. For example, switching of a channel selected by the TV tuner unit 35 is performed.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the terminal device 10, the information providing server 20, and the television receiver 30 according to an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal device 10 includes a message creation unit 110 and a terminal message transmission unit 120.
The message creation unit 110 is constituted by, for example, a mail application program, and accepts an input operation by the user and creates a message message.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which the user creates a message message by the message creation unit 110. As shown in FIG. 5, the user creates an email as a message message using the email application that constitutes the message creation unit 110, and transmits the email by the terminal message transmission unit 120.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the terminal message transmission unit 120 transmits an email including the message message created by the message creation unit 110 to the mail server 40 via the communication line 50. The mail server 40 transmits to the information providing server 20 a message message from the received e-mail and a user ID that identifies the user who created the message message.

  The information providing server 20 includes a message receiving unit 211, a message registration unit 212, an operation information receiving unit 213, a message specifying unit 214, a display mode determining unit 215, a message transmitting unit 216, and a browsed information receiving unit 217. A browsing history registration unit 218, a display change information transmission unit 219, a message database 231, a family information database 232, and a display mode database 233.

  The message receiving unit 211 receives the message message and the user ID associated with the message message from the mail server 40 and notifies the message registration unit 212 of the message.

  The message registration unit 212 issues a message ID for identifying the message message received by the message reception unit 211, and registers the issued message ID and the received message message in the message database 231 in association with each other.

  The message registration unit 212 registers the issued message ID in the family information database 232 in association with the user ID, profile, and browsing history. Details of the family information database 232 will be described later.

  The operation information receiving unit 213 transmits an operation signal (for example, pressing operation of a power button or a specific button) input from the input unit 41 of the television receiver 30 transmitted from the television receiver 30 and the television. Operation information including the device ID for identifying the receiver 30 is received and notified to the message specifying unit 214. The operation information includes a reply message input by the input unit 41 with respect to the message message displayed on the display unit 34 of the television receiver 30.

  The message specifying unit 214 determines that the television receiver 30 is requesting a message message because the operation signal is included in the operation information received by the operation information receiving unit 213, and refers to the family information database 232. The message ID associated with the device ID included in the received operation information is specified. At this time, the message specifying unit 214 specifies a message ID in which the browsing history associated with the device ID is not registered among the message IDs associated with the device ID.

  Further, the message specifying unit 214 refers to the message database 231 and reads a message message associated with the specified message ID.

  The display mode determining unit (display mode determining unit, display change information creating unit) 215 reads the user ID associated with the message ID specified by the message specifying unit 214 from the family information database 232, and refers to the display mode table 234. Thus, the display mode associated with the read user ID is read. That is, the display mode determining unit 215 determines the display mode of the message message read by the message specifying unit 214.

  In addition, the display mode determination unit 215 reads the change mode associated with the user ID included in the browsed information received by the browsed information reception unit 217, which will be described later, from the change mode table and uses the message ID included in the browse information. Display change information for changing the display mode of the message message to be identified is created.

  As a specific example, when the user ID included in the browsed information received by the browsed information reception unit 217 is “XYZ001”, the display mode determination unit 215 refers to the change mode table and refers to the user ID. The display color “red” and the display size “150 × 150” corresponding to “XYZ001” are read out, and display change information for changing the display mode of the message message displayed on the television receiver 30 is created.

  Accordingly, in order to create display change information for changing the display mode of the message message displayed on the television receiver 30 based on the browsed information indicating that the message message has been browsed, the user browsed the message message. Later, the display mode of the message message can be changed with a simple operation.

  When the browsing history of the family information database 232 corresponding to the family user ID excluding the user who created the message message identified by the message ID included in the browsed information is registered by the browsing history registration unit 218, As the display change information, the display mode determination unit 215 has already received a message message identified by the message ID included in the browsed information received by the browsed information receiving unit, and is displayed on the television receiver 30. Create information to clear the message display.

  As a specific example, when the message ID “AAA001” is included in the browsed information, the browsing history corresponding to the message ID “AAA-001” excludes the user ID “XYZ001” who is the person who created the message message. Since the browsing history XYZ002, browsing history XYZ003, and browsing history XYZ004 are registered, the display mode determination unit corresponds to the message ID “AAA-001” included in the browsed information as the display change information. Create information to clear the message display.

  Thereby, when a user other than the user who created the message message views the message message on the television receiver 30, the message message displayed on the television receiver 30 can be automatically deleted.

  The message transmitting unit 216 transmits the message message read by the message specifying unit 214 and the message message display mode determined by the display mode determining unit 215 to the television receiver 30 via the communication line 50.

  The browsed information receiving unit 217 receives browsed information transmitted from the television receiver 30 and indicating that the user has browsed the message message, and notifies the display mode determining unit 215 of the browsed information.

  The browsing history registration unit 218 registers the browsing history associated with the user ID included in the browsed information among the browsing history associated with the message ID included in the browsed information received by the browsed information receiving unit 217. .

  The display change information transmission unit 219 transmits the display change information created by the display mode determination unit 215 to the television receiver 30 having the message ID included in the browsed information or the device ID associated with the user ID.

  The message database 231 will be described with reference to FIG. The message database 231 stores a message message and a message ID for identifying the message message in association with each other. The message message is received by the message receiving unit 211 and registered in the message database 231 together with the message ID issued by the message registration unit 212. For this reason, the information provision server 20 can manage a message message by message ID, and can read a message message based on message ID.

  The family information database 232 will be described with reference to FIG. In the family information database 232, a user ID for identifying a user, a profile indicating the attribute of the user, a message ID for identifying a message message, and a message message identified by the message ID are viewed by the user. It is stored in association with a browsing history that records the fact. The browsing history is provided for each user ID, and the browsing history registration unit 318 registers the date and time when the user browsed the message message. When the browsing history is blank, it indicates that the message message is not being browsed by the user.

  Moreover, since the browsing history corresponding to the user ID that created the message message is the person who created the message, the browsing history is not stored. In the family information database 232, the family information table (a) and the family information table (b) are provided for each family to which the user belongs. For example, in the user ID “XYZ001”, “XYZ” identifies the family to which the user belongs and is common within the same family, and “001” identifies each user within the family.

The display mode database 233 will be described with reference to FIG. The display mode database 233 includes a display mode table 234 and a change mode table 235.
As shown in FIG. 8A, the display mode table 234 stores a user ID and a background display color and display size in association with each other when the message message is displayed on the television receiver 30.
As shown in FIG. 8B, the change mode table 235 includes the user ID of the user who has viewed the message message, and the background display color and display size when the message message is displayed on the television receiver 30. It is associated and remembered. The display mode table 234 and the change mode table 235 are read by the display mode determination unit 215 and determine the display mode of the message message.

  The television receiver 30 includes an input unit 41, an operation information transmission unit 320, a browsed information transmission unit 330, a reception unit 340, and a display unit 34.

  The input unit 41 receives an input operation from the user. As a specific example, as shown in FIG. 9, an operation signal is input to the television receiver 30 when one of the power button 60 or the operation button group 70 of the input unit 41 is pressed by the user. The

  The input unit 41 accepts an input operation for browsing information from the user. As a specific example, as shown in FIG. 10, the operation buttons 61 to 63 are assigned to the user ID of each user by the key operation assignment table 360, and the user ID “XYZ001” is assigned to the operation button 61. A user ID “XYZ002” is assigned to the operation button 62, and a user ID “XYZ003” is assigned to the operation button 63.

  The key operation assignment table 360 is stored in the ROM 32 or the RAM 33. When the CPU 31 receives an input signal of the operation buttons 61 to 63, the CPU 31 reads a user ID corresponding to the input signal from the ROM 32 or the RAM 33.

  As described above, the input of the operation button and the user ID are associated using the key assignment table 360. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the user ID may be directly input using the input unit 41. Further, the configuration of the input unit 41 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and for example, a controller of a game device connected to the television receiver 30 or the like may be used.

  The operation information transmitting unit 320 uses the user ID assigned to the operation signal input by the input unit 41 and the device ID for identifying the television receiver 30 as operation information to the information providing server 20 via the communication line 50. Send. Here, the device ID is stored in advance in the ROM and read by the CPU.

The browsed information transmission unit 330 transmits the user ID assigned to the operation signal input by the input unit 41 and the message ID of the message message browsed by the user to the information providing server 20.
The receiving unit 340 receives the message message transmitted from the information providing server 20 and the display mode of the message message.

  The display unit 34 displays the message message received by the receiving unit 340 in the display mode received by the receiving unit 340. More specifically, the CPU 31 reads a program stored in the ROM 32 and displays the received message message on the display unit 34 by the CPU 31 operating the program.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing between the terminal device 10 and the information providing server 20. In the flowchart, for convenience, the processing in the mail server 40 is omitted.

First, step S1: the message creation unit 111 creates a message message using an electronic mail application program or the like.
Step S2: The terminal message transmission unit 112 transmits the created message message and the created user ID of the user to the information providing server 20 via the mail server 40.

Step S3: The message receiving unit 211 receives the message message and user ID transmitted in step S2.
Step S4: The message registration unit 212 issues a message ID for identifying the message message received in step S3, and registers the issued message ID and the received message ID in the message database 331. Further, the message registration unit 212 registers the user ID received in step S3 and the issued message ID in the family information database 323, and ends the process of this flow.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing between the television receiver 30 and the information providing server 20.
Step S11: An operation signal is input to the television receiver 30 (light receiving unit 42) by the user using the input unit 41.
Step S12: The operation information transmitting unit 320 transmits operation information including the device ID of the television receiver 30 to the information providing server 20 based on the operation signal input in step S11.

Step S13: The operation information receiving unit 213 receives the operation information transmitted in step S12.
Step S14: The message specifying unit 214 specifies a message ID for which no browsing history is registered, from among the message IDs associated with the device ID included in the operation information.

Step S15: The message specifying unit 214 reads the message message associated with the message ID specified in step S14 with reference to the message database 331.
Step S16: The display mode determination unit 215 reads the user ID associated with the message ID specified in step S14 from the family information database 232, refers to the display mode table 234, and displays the display associated with the read user ID. The mode is read and the display mode is determined.

Step S17: The message transmission unit 216 transmits the message message read in step S15 and the display mode read in step S16 to the television receiver 30 having the device ID included in the operation information.
Step S18: The receiving unit 340 receives the message message and display mode transmitted in step S17.
Step S19: The display unit 34 displays the message message received in step S18 in the received display mode, and ends the process of this flow.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a display example when the message message received in step S18 is displayed on the display unit 34 in step S19. As shown in FIG. 13, the user can visually recognize the message message from the family displayed on the display unit 34 of the television receiver 30.

  As described above, the information providing server 20 transmits a message message to the television receiver 30 based on the operation signal from the television receiver 30, so that the user uses the television receiver 30 that can be connected to the network. This makes it possible to reduce the cost and cost of building a home network and to browse message messages with simple operations. That is, the information providing server 20 can provide a simple message board as a domestic communication tool using the television receiver 30.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing between the television receiver 30 and the information providing server 20.

Step S21: An operation signal is input to the television receiver 30 by the user using the input unit 41.
Step S22: The browsed information transmission unit 330 transmits the browsed information including the user ID and the message ID to the information providing server 20 based on the input operation signal.

Step S23: The browsed information receiving unit 217 receives the browsed information transmitted in step S22.
Step S24: The browsing history registration unit 218 registers the browsing history associated with the user ID included in the browsed information among the browsing histories associated with the message ID included in the browsed information received in Step S23.

Step S25: The display mode determination unit 215 reads the change mode associated with the user ID included in the browsed information received in Step S23 from the change mode table and is identified by the message ID included in the browse information. Display change information for changing the display mode is created.
Step S26: The display change information transmission unit 219 transmits the display change information created in step S24 to the television receiver 30 having the message ID included in the browsed information or the device ID associated with the user ID.

Step S27: The receiving unit 340 receives the display mode information transmitted from the information providing server 20 in step S26.
Step S28: The display unit 34 changes the display mode of the message message based on the display mode information received in step S27, and ends the process of this flow.

  Thus, the information providing server 20 can change the display mode of the message message displayed on the television receiver 30 according to the user ID of the user who created the message message. Therefore, the user can easily grasp who the message is sent from.

  In addition, the apparatus which produces a message message is not restricted to the terminal device 10, For example, a message message may be produced using the input part 41 of the television receiver 30, and you may transmit to the information provision server 20. FIG. Thereby, not only the message message can be browsed on the television receiver 30 but also the message message can be created and transmitted, and thus the browsed message message can be returned using the television receiver 30. .

  Further, the information providing server 20 may analyze the family information recorded in the family information database 232 and distribute the advertisement based on the analyzed result.

  In addition, since the information providing server 20 can identify the time during which the user was watching the television receiver 30 from the browsing history associated with each user ID, it is possible to grasp family behavior.

  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.

1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a system 1 according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information provision server 20 which concerns on an example of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the television receiver 30 which concerns on an example of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the terminal device 10, the information provision server 20, and the television receiver 30 which concern on an example of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which produces a message message. It is a figure shown about the message database. It is a figure shown about the family information database. It is a figure shown about the display mode database. It is a figure which shows the specific example when the input operation from a user is received by the input part. It is a figure shown about the operation key allocation table 360. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing between the terminal device 10 and the information providing server 20. 4 is a flowchart (part 1) illustrating a flow of processing between the television receiver 30 and the information providing server 20. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when a message message is displayed on the display part. 6 is a flowchart (part 2) illustrating a flow of processing between the television receiver 30 and the information providing server 20;

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 System 10 Terminal apparatus 20 Information provision server 30 Television receiver 211 Message receiving part 212 Message registration part 213 Operation information signal receiving part 214 Message specific | specification part 215 Display mode determination part 216 Message transmission part 217 Browsed information receiving part 218 Browse history Registration unit 219 Display change information transmission unit 231 Message database 232 Family information database 233 Display mode database

Claims (7)

Message receiving means for receiving a message message from a terminal device and a user ID for identifying a user who has transmitted the message message;
Message registration means for registering the message message received by the message receiving means in a message database;
A family information database that associates a message ID that identifies the message message that is associated with the user ID and received by the message receiving means, and a browsing history that records that the message message has been viewed by another user. Message ID registration means for registering with
Signal receiving means for receiving a predetermined signal from the television receiver;
From the family information database based on the received predetermined signal by said signal receiving means, among the message ID, if the message browsing history to record that it has been viewed has identified the message ID is not registered, the voice mail message corresponding to the message ID and the specified read out from the message database, identify the message ID message browsing history is registered for recording said voice mail message was viewed by all other users A message ID specifying means for creating information for erasing the display of the message message identified by the message ID;
If the message ID message browsing history is not registered for recording it said has been viewed is identified by the message ID identifying means, and transmits the voice mail message that has been read to the television receiver, other A message transmitting means for transmitting information for erasing the display of the message message, when the message ID specifying the message ID in which a message browsing history is recorded that is recorded by all users is specified ; An information providing server comprising: A display mode table storage means for storing a display mode table for associating the mode for displaying the message message on the television receiver with the user ID;
The information providing server according to claim 1, further comprising: a display mode determining unit that determines a display mode of the message message read by the message ID specifying unit according to the display mode table. Browsed information receiving means for receiving browsed information indicating that the message message has been browsed from the television receiver;
A change mode table storage unit that stores a change mode table that associates a mode of changing the display mode of the message message displayed on the television receiver with the user ID;
Display change information creating means for creating display change information for changing the display mode of the message message on the television receiver based on the browsed information received by the browsed information receiving means and the change mode table; ,
The information providing server according to claim 1, further comprising display change information transmitting means for transmitting the display change information created by the display change information creating means to the television receiver. Further comprising browsing history registration means for registering the browsing history of the message message in the family information database based on the browsed information received by the browsed information receiving means;
In the family information database, the browsing history is provided for each user ID,
The display change information creating means is received by the browsed information receiving means as the display change information when a browsing history corresponding to a predetermined user ID of the family information database is registered by the browsing history registration means. The information providing server according to claim 3, wherein information for deleting display of the message message corresponding to browsing information is created. An information providing system in which a terminal device, an information providing server, and a television receiver are connected to each other via a communication line,
The terminal device
Message creation means for creating a message message;
Terminal message transmission means for transmitting a message created by the message creation means and a user ID for identifying a user who created the message;
The information providing server includes:
Message receiving means for receiving the message message and the user ID from the terminal device;
Message registration means for registering the message message received by the message receiving means in a message database;
A family information database that associates a message ID that identifies the message message that is associated with the user ID and received by the message receiving means, and a browsing history that records that the message message has been viewed by another user. Message ID registration means for registering with
The television receiver is
Input operation means for inputting a predetermined signal by the user;
Signal transmitting means for transmitting a predetermined signal input by the input operation means to the information providing server,
The information providing server includes:
Signal receiving means for receiving a predetermined signal from the television receiver;
From the family information database based on the received predetermined signal by said signal receiving means, among the message ID, if the message browsing history to record that it has been viewed has identified the message ID is not registered, the voice mail message corresponding to the message ID and the specified read out from the message database, identify the message ID message browsing history is registered for recording said voice mail message was viewed by all other users A message ID specifying means for creating information for erasing the display of the message message identified by the message ID;
When the message ID that is not registered in the message browsing history that records the browsing is specified by the message ID specifying means , the read message message is transmitted to the television receiver , A message transmitting means for transmitting information for erasing the display of the message message when the message ID specifying the message ID for which a message browsing history recording that has been viewed by all users is specified by the message ID specifying means ; Prepared,
The television receiver is
Receiving means for receiving a message transmitted from the information providing server;
Information providing system and a display means for displaying the received message by the receiving means. An information providing method executed by an information providing server connected to a terminal device and a television receiver via a communication line,
A message receiving step of receiving a message message from the terminal device and a user ID for identifying a user who has transmitted the message message;
The message message received by the message receiving step is registered in a message database, is associated with the user ID, and identifies the message message received by the message receiving step . A registration step of registering in the family information database in association with a browsing history that records browsing by the user ;
A signal receiving step of receiving a predetermined signal from the television receiver;
From the family information database based on a predetermined signal received by the signal receiving step, of the message ID, if the message browsing history to record that it has been viewed it has identified the message ID is not registered, the voice mail message corresponding to the message ID and the specified read out from the message database, identify the message ID message browsing history is registered for recording said voice mail message was viewed by all other users If so, a message ID specifying step for creating information for erasing the display of the message message identified by the message ID;
If the message ID message browsing history is not registered for recording said been viewed is identified by the message ID identifying step, and to send the voice mail message that has been read to the television receiver, other A message transmission step of transmitting information for erasing the display of the message message when the message ID in which the message browsing history that records the browsing by all users is specified by the message ID specifying step; An information providing method including: To a computer in an information providing server connected to a terminal device and a television receiver via a communication line,
A message receiving step of receiving a message message from the terminal device and a user ID for identifying a user who has transmitted the message message;
The message message received by the message receiving step is registered in a message database, is associated with the user ID, and identifies the message message received by the message receiving step . A registration step of registering in the family information database in association with a browsing history that records browsing by the user ;
A signal receiving step of receiving a predetermined signal from the television receiver;
From the family information database based on a predetermined signal received by the signal receiving step, of the message ID, if the message browsing history to record that it has been viewed it has identified the message ID is not registered, the voice mail message corresponding to the message ID and the specified read out from the message database, identify the message ID message browsing history is registered for recording said voice mail message was viewed by all other users If so, a message ID specifying step for creating information for erasing the display of the message message identified by the message ID;
When the message ID for which the message browsing history that records the browsing is not registered is specified by the message ID specifying step , the read message message is transmitted to the television receiver , A message transmission step of transmitting information for erasing the display of the message message when the message ID in which the message browsing history that records the browsing by all users is registered is specified by the message ID specifying step ; A computer program for running

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