JPH04500141A - Ｖｃｒスケジューリング用システムおよびプロセス - Google Patents

Ｖｃｒスケジューリング用システムおよびプロセス

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JPH04500141A
JPH04500141A JP1508311A JP50831189A JPH04500141A JP H04500141 A JPH04500141 A JP H04500141A JP 1508311 A JP1508311 A JP 1508311A JP 50831189 A JP50831189 A JP 50831189A JP H04500141 A JPH04500141 A JP H04500141A
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Abstract

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるため要約のデータは記録されません。

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 ＶＣＲスケジューリング用システムおよびプロセス 関連発明に対するクロスレファレンス 本発明は、本出願人に１９８７年１１月ＩＯ日に発行された米国特許第４，７０ ６，１２１号のｒＴＶスケジュールシステム及びプロセス」に記載の発明の改良 に関する。
発明の背景 １、発明の分野： 本発明は、一般的にテレビジョン補足データがテレビジョン放送の中に埋込まれ 、キューに応じて視聴者がこの補足データをストアできるようにしたシステムお よびプロセスに関する。このような補足データとしては、時刻、チャネル、プロ グラム名称、プログラム形式などのスケジュール情報がある。ストアしたデータ は、スケジュール情報によって指定された補足テレビジョンプログラムを記録す るように、ＶＣＲを自動的にプログラムするのに用いられる。
２、先行技術： 上記の関連特許は、テレビジョンに表示したり、ＶＣＲに記録したりする放送プ ログラムを、利用者がスケジュール情報に基づいて選択できるようにしたシステ ム及びプロセスを記載している。
この特許で論述され、かつその出願に記録されている従来技術は、テレビジョン セットあるいはＶＣＲの機能性を向上させるための種々のシステム及びプログラ ムを示している。
この技術に関して、同様のシステムおよびプロセスが多数知られているが、これ らのシステムおよびプロセスの中には放送されている題材に関する補足情報を与 える方法について考慮しているものはない。ある種の視聴者にとって特に感心の 深い補足情報の一例は、正規の放送時間に広告される製品に関する補足的な情報 である。このようなコマーシャル時間は、視聴率の高い主要時間帯、あるいはス ポーツ放送時に特に高価なものであり、従ってコマーシャルは一般的に３０秒〜 １分間の長さになっている。しかし、多くの広告製品について、視聴者はコマー シャルの中で提供される情報よりももっと多くの情報を、例えば、特徴、価格、 および地域的な入手可能性などについて、その製品の購入決定の前に得ることを 望んでいる。このような補足情報を、これを必要としている視聴者に対して選択 的に提供する能力があれば、これは広告主やテレビジョン情報を提供するその他 の人達にとって極めて価値のあるものとなる。
発明の概要 従って、本発明の目的は、テレビジョン放送の中の題材に関する補足情報の受信 を、視聴者が対話的に選択できるシステムおよびプロセスを提供することである 。
他の１つの目的は、放送時間の安価な時間帯に記録を行うための補足情報を与え る、上記のようなシステムおよびプロセスを提供することである。
本発明のさらに他の１つの目的は、視聴者が補足情報をメニューから選択できる ようにした同様なシステムおよびプロセスを提供することである。
本発明のさらに他の目的は、テープに記録される題材の改良されたインデックス を与えるＶＣＲスケジュールコントローラを提供することである。
これらの、関連のある目的の達成は、ここに開示したＶＣＲスケジューリング用 の新規なシステムおよびプロセスの使用によって得られる。本発明によるＶＣＲ スケシューリンク用のシステムおよびプロセスは、記録装置、放送受信器、およ びこの記録装置と放送受信器に接続されたデータプロセッサを備えている。また 、このデータプロセッサは、放送中に放送受信器にキューを与える手段を含んで いる。また、このデータプロセッサには、キューに対する使用者の応答を受信す る手段か接続されている。また、キューに対する使用者の応答する手段が、記録 装置を制御して補足情報を記録する。
本発明による、放送の中で補足情報を提供するプロセスは、放送中に、その放送 に関連する補足情報の入手可能に関するキューを与えることを含んでいる。キュ ーに対する応答は使用者から送られる。使用者からの応答を受信すると、補足情 報が使用者に送られる。好ましくは、補足情報は後で放送される。補足情報に対 するスケジュール情報は、放送と一緒に与えられる。スケジュール情報は、使用 者がキューに対して応答したときストアされ、補足情報が放送されたとき、この 補足情報を記録装置を用いて記録するのに用いられる。
この装置を用いると、補足情報が、放送者側にとって有利でかつ便利な時間帯に 、選択的に視聴者に送られ、視聴者は迅速かつ便利な方法でこれを再生すること かできる。補足データを送信する１つの方法は、テレテキスト形式のデータを含 むビデオ信号のビデオブランキングインタバル（〜７Ｂ　りモグメントを用いる ことである。テレテキスト受信器ベースの装置が、補足データのデコードに用い られる。
キューとしては、スクリーン上の字幕、音声信号または音声メツセージ、または 装置上の表示器、あるいは視聴者の注意を引くどんなものでもよい。キューは、 受信した補足データの内容に基ついて装置によって選択的に発生させることがで き、あるいは通常のテレビジョンの画像または音声に含ませることもできる。視 聴者は、リモートコントローラ上のキューを押したり、装置」二のスイッチを操 作したり、大きな音声を発したりしてキューに応答でき、あるいはその他どのよ うな方法でも、システムが補足データをストアするように作動させることができ る。
視聴者がキューに応じてデータをストアするのに成功すると、システムは確認通 知を行う。これは、別の字幕、音声信号または音声メツセージ、または視聴者に 、キューに対する応答が入力されたことを報知するどのような方法でもよい。こ れによってシステムは、自動的にＶＣＲを、補足データによって定められたスケ ジュールのチャネルおよび時刻に同調させる。
本発明の前述し、かつこれに関連する目的、利点、および特長は、下記に図面を 参照して行った本発明の詳細な説明によって、当業者にとってさらに明瞭になる ものである。
図面の簡単な説明 図１は、本発明によるＶＣＲスケジューリングシステムのブロック図である。
図２は、本発明によるＶＣＲスケジューリングの他のシステムのブロッキング図 である。
発明の詳細な説明 図面、特に図１を参照すると、本発明による集積されたＶＣＲスケジュールコン トローラのブロッキング図を示されている。この実施例では、コントローラはＶ 　ＣＲの中に内蔵されているが、ＶＣＲと別置にすることもでき、例えばＶＣＲ に入力を与えＶＣＲのリモート装置を用いることができる。
放送データはアンテナｌまたはケーブル２を介してプログラマブルチューナ３で 受信され、その１つの出力がテレテキスト受信器４の入力１４に接続されている 。テレテキスト受信器としては、５ｅａｒｓ　Ｃａｐｔｉｏｎ　Ｄｅｃｏｒｅｒ を用いることができる。テレテキスト受信器４の出力はマイクロプロセッサ５に 接続されている。マイクロプロセッサ出力１１はビデオディスプレイ発生器ＩＯ へ接続されており、これがテレビジョン受像器６０用のテキストの作成に用いら れる。ビデオスイッチ１５はディスプレイ発生器１０の出力］７をＴＶ受像器６ ０に接続し、マイクロプロセッサ５からのメツセージを表示させる。
マイクロプロセッサ５はランダムアクセスメモリ９とシステムクロック／カレン ダ６をもっている。マイクロプロセッサ５は、埋込まれたデータの処理が終ると キューを発生し、シンボルまたはメツセージをディスプレイ発生器ＩＯへ送り、 アレイ受像器６０に表示させる。リモートコントロール受信器２０は、リモート コントローラ２２から、視聴者のキューに応答した入力による指令を受ける。リ モートコントロール受信器２０は、入力ライン２１に接続されて制御信号を与え 、マイクロプロセッサが埋込まれたデータをメモリ９にストアするようにする。
これによってマイクロプロセッサは、視聴者の入力を受領した確認としてのメツ セージをディスプレイ発生器ＩＯへ送る。
キューの実行は、マイクロプロセンサ５を用いるほかに、種々な方法が可能であ る。最も簡単な方法は、放送の音声またはビデオの一部として音声または視覚に よる刺激を用いることである。
この場合、ディスプレイ発生器１０およびディスプレイスイッチ１５は何れも不 用である。キューを、放送の音声部またはビデオ部とは別に、例えばＶＢＩ内で 設け、これをマイクロプロセッサによって、テレビ受像器６０に与えられる信号 の音声部またはビデオ部に追加することは、本発明のシステムがなくても、視聴 者にとって面倒なものではない。
マイクロプロセッサ５はシステムクロック６をモニタし、これを、埋込まれた補 足データからストアしたスケジュールと比較する。システムタイムがスケジュー ルタイムの１つに一致すると、マイクロプロセッサ５がプログラマブルチューナ ３をストアされたチャネルにセットし、ライン３２上の制御信号によってＶＣＲ への記録を開始させる。ＶＣＲは、その信号をアンテナ３５またはケーブル３６ から受信する。
図２に示すシステム９０では、スケジュール情報を放送の一部として受信するの に加えて、スケジュール情報をモデム９４を用いてコンピュータ５で受信し、コ ンピュータ５で処理するようにすることも可能である。この場合は、使用者の選 択に基づいて、１つまたは複数のプログラムスケジュールリストがコンピュータ メモリにストアされる。放送の所定の時間に、コンピュータ５がＶＣＲ３０を作 動させ、選択したプログラムを記録させる。コンピュータ５の直列出力ポート３ ２ＶＣＲ３０の制御バスに接続され、ＶＣＲをオンにし、チャネル選択の制御を 行い、プログラムの記録を可能にする。
このシステム９０は、テレビジョンガイドステーションリストを、ケーブル利用 者のチャネル選択に自動的に変換する特徴をもっている。ＶＣＲ３０を留守中の 記録のためにプログラムするたびごとに、ステーションリストをローカルチャネ ル番号に変換する必要を無くすために、使用者は変換を１回だけ入力すればよい ようなメモリが設けられている。入力後は、変換はコンピュータ５で処理される 。スクリーン表示される入力テーブルか設けられ、使用者が各ステーションの名 称または番号に対応するケーブルチャネル番号を入力するようにリクエストする 。あるいは、バーコード読取器を用いてバーコード変換ガイドからステーション の名称または番号と、ケーブル番号とを両方とも読取るようにしてもよい。何れ の方法でも、変換データはメモリ内のテーブルにストアされる。留守中のレコー ディングでは、ステーションに対応するチャネル番号は、コンピュータ５によっ て、ＶＣＲ３０上のチャネル選択を制御するのに用いられる。システム９ｏに局 部的にストアされている上記のような変換を用いることによって、ケーブルスケ ジュール情報は、地域または国内ベースでのケーブルチャネル名（例えばＥＳＰ Ｎ）で供給でき、またそのケーブルサービスに対する適当なローカルチャネル番 号の選択はコントローラ９０によって行われる。
このシステム９０は、プログラムの自動検索に電子式インデックス法を用いてい る。記録中、プログラムの位置は、ディジタル読出しを有するキャブズクンカウ ンタで判別される。この、プログラムをどこに記録すべきかを判別するインデッ クス情報は、プログラムの名称と共にログ内にストアされる。再生時は、ＶＣＲ ３０は自動的にインデックス位置に行き、再生を開始する。
ＶＣＲ３０からのライン１０１は、インデックスデータを含む直列バスである。
これは、コンピュータ５の直列入力ポートに接続されている。検索は現在のイン デックス値とストアされたインデックス値とを比較することによって行われる。
検索は、ＶＣＲ３０からのインデックス値がストアされたインデックス値と一致 したとき完了する。
システム９０はまた、セルフインデックスによるカセットの記録も行う。各カセ ットテープのスタートに、カセットに記録された各プログラムのスタート位置お よびエンド位置に関する完全な記述がプログラム名と共にストアされる。再生中 、この情報は、ＶＣＲ３０のテレテキストデコーダで読出されて画面上に表示さ れ、使用者は、何が記述されているかを迅速に判別し、自動的に所望のプログラ ムにアクセスすることができる。アクセスはログから名称を選択することによっ て行われる。
記録中、上述したように、各テープごとに完全なログが作られる。テープをＶＣ Ｒ３０から取出す前に、テープをスタート位置まで巻戻し、ログ情報をテープの ＶＢＩ（ビテオブランキングインタバル））・ラックに、前記の本出願人に許可 された特許に記載された形式のＶＢＩエンコーダ１１０を用いて記録する。ライ ン１０２は、コンピュータ５からＶＢＩエンコーダ１１０への直列出力であり、 ライン１０３は、ＶＣＲ３０のビデオ入力ポートに接続された、ログ情報の埋込 まれたビデオ信号である。ログ情報の記録中、ＶＣＲ３０はその信号をアンテナ 人力３５からビデオ入力へ受信する。
再生中は、ＶＢＩテレテキストデコーダ１０８はＶＣＲからのデータを、ＶＣＲ ３０のビデオ出ノＪポートであるライン１０７を介して受信する。デコードが終 ると、データはライン１０６を介してコンピュータ５の第２の入力ポートに受信 される。上述した以外については、図２に示す本発明の実施例の構成および動作 は、図１に示す実施例と同じである。
本発明のシステムを実施する上でのさらに詳細な事項は、本出願人の上記許可さ れた特許に記載されており、その開示内容はここでも参考として用いられている 。
上記の説明から、前述した本発明の目的を達成できる、新規なＶＣＲのスケジュ ールシステムおよびプログラムが得られることが、当業者にとって明白になると 思われる。このシステムおよびプロセスによって、視聴者が、放送されている情 報に関連するさらに他の情報を対話形式で選択することが可能となり、これはメ ニュー選択を用いて行うことができる。上記の他の情報は、視聴者による記録の ために、安価な、あるいは利用率の低い放送時間帯に放送することができる。
さらに、本発明の形態および詳細について、上記に説明した以外の種々の変更が 可能であることは、当業者にとって明白なことである。従って、そのような変更 は、添付した特許請求の精神および範囲に含まれるものである。

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    【特許請求の範囲】
  1. １．放送に附属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供するシステ ムにおいて、記録装置、放送受信器、上記記録装置および放送受信器に接続され ると共に放送中に放送受信器にキューを提供する手段を有するデータプロセッサ 、データプロセッサに接続されてキューに対する使用者の応答を受信する手段、 およびキューに対する使用者の応答に応答して上記記録装置を制御し補足情報を 記録させる手段、を備えたことを特徴とするシステム。
  2. ２．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求項 １によるシステムにおいて、補足情報は後の時間に放送されること、補足情報の ためのスケジュール情報が放送と一緒に与えられること、および上記のデータプ ロセッサは、スケジュール情報をキューに対する使用者の応答に応答してストア すると共に、このスケジュール情報を補足情報が放送されたとき、この補足情報 を上記の記録装置を用いて記録するのに用いることを特徴とするシステム。
  3. ３．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求項 ２によるシステムにおいて、上記の記録装置はビデオカセットレコーダであり、 上記の放送受信器はテレビジョンセットであることを特徴とするシステム。
  4. ４．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求項 １によるシステムにおいて、上記のデータプロセッサがさらに、キューに対する 使用者の応答への確認を使用者に与えるように構成されていることを特徴とする システム。
  5. ５．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求項 １によるシステムにおいて、上記のデータプロセッサがさらに、キューに対する 使用者の応答に応答して、使用者に対してメニュー表示を行うと共に、使用者に よるメニュー選択を受信するように構成されていることを特徴とするシステム。
  6. ６．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求項 １によるシステムにおいて、さらに記録される題材のインデックスを作成しスト アする手段を含むことを特徴とするシステム。
  7. ７．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求項 ６によるシステムにおいて、記録された題材を含むテープ上にインデックスを記 録する手段を含むことを特徴とするシステム。
  8. ８．放送の情報を記録し、インデックスを付けるシステムにおいて、放送情報を 受信し、記録する記録装置、スケジュール情報を受信し、ストアする手段、およ び上記記録装置に接続されたデータプロセッサを備え、かつこのデータプロセッ サはスケジュール情報および上記記録装置から受信したインデックス入力に基づ いて、記録された放送情報の位置および選別用のインデックスを作成しストアす る手段を含むことを特徴とするシステム。
  9. ９．放送の情報を記録し、インデックスを付けるシステムにおいて、放送情報を 受信し記録する記録装置、上記記録装置に接続されたデータプロセッサ、および 記録される放送情報のインデックスを作成し、ストアするデータプロセッサを備 えると共に、記録された題材を含む記録媒体上にインデックスを記録する手段を 有することを特徴とするシステム。
  10. １０．放送の情報を記録し、インデックスを付ける請求項９によるシステムにお いて、スケジュール情報に基づいて記録すべき放送情報を選択する手段を有する と共に、上記インデックスを作成しストアする手段は、インデックスをスケジュ ール情報に基づいてコンパイルするように構成さ２ていることを特徴とするシス テム。
  11. １１．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供するプロ セスにおいて、放送中に、その放送に関連する補足情報の入手可能性を指示する キューを用意すること、キューに対する使用者の応答を受信すること、および使 用者からキューに対する応答を受信した後に使用者に対して補足情報を供給する ことを特徴とするプロセス。
  12. １２．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求 項１１によるプロセスにおいて、補足情報は後の時間に放送され、かつ補足情報 のためのスケジュール情報が放送と一緒に提供されると共に、さらにキューに対 する使用者の応答に応じてスケジュール情報をストアし、かつこのスケジュール 情報を利用して、補足情報が放送されたとき記録装置を用いて補足情報を記録す ることを含むことを特徴とするプロセス。
  13. １３．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求 項１１によるプロセスにおいて、さらに、キューに対する使用者の応答に対する 確認を行うことを特徴とするプロセス。
  14. １４．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求 項１１によるプロセスにおいて、さらに、キューに対する使用者の応答に応答し て使用者にメニューを表示すること、使用者によるメニューの選択を受信するこ と、および使用者のメニュー選択に対応して補足情報を供給することを含むこと を特徴とするプロセス。
  15. １５．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求 項１１によるプロセスにおいて、さらに、記録される題材のインデックスを作成 し、ストアすることを含むことを特徴とするプロセス。
  16. １６．放送に付属する補足情報を対話形式の選択によって使用者に提供する請求 項１５によるプロセスにおいて、さらに、記録された題材を含むテープにインデ ックスを記録することを特徴とするプロセス。
  17. １７．放送情報を記録し、かつインデックスを付けるプロセスにおいて、放送情 報を受信し記録すること、記録された放送情報のインデックスを作成しストアす ること、および記録された題材を含む記録媒体上にインデックスを記録すること を備えたことを特徴とするプロセス。
  18. １８．放送情報を記録し、かつインデックスを付ける、請求項１７によるプロセ スにおいて、さらに、スケジュール情報に基づいて記録すべき放送情報を選択す ると共に、インデックスはスケジュール情報に基づいて作成されることを特徴と するプロセス。
  19. １９．上記インデックスを作成しストアする手段は、スケジュール情報からのイ ンデックス入力として、少くとも放送情報のタイトルをストアするように構成さ れていること、を特徴とする請求の範囲第８項に記載のシステム。
  20. ２０．上記インデックスを作成しストアする手段は、記録装置からのインデック ス入力として、少くとも記録された情報の数字的な位置をストアするように構成 されていることを特徴とする請求の範囲第１９項に記載のシステム。
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