CN100539682C - Stream output device and stream output intent - Google Patents
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The invention provides a kind of stream output device (50), obtain the sequence information of the regeneration order of control flows from sequence information generator (32A-32C), the stream (80A-80D) that automatic selection should be regenerated based on this sequence information outputs to TV Monitor (52).
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The present invention relates to a kind of to user's image output and music or the two stream output device and with the information provider unit of this device use.Particularly, the present invention relates to a kind ofly to user's output stream the time, can will flow stream output device that reorganizes back output and the information provider unit that is used for this with the order that meets customer objective and structure.
Background technology
Along with the development of digital technology, the information of handling by analog form much became the digital form processing in the past.Digital television broadcasting, the so-called Web broadcast radio station by the internet, video flowing technology etc. are exactly example wherein.Particularly, store movies or music digital information in advance in the computer server on network send to client computer successively by network etc., reproduce such digital information in client thus, and this technology is just in evolution.This technology is commonly referred to the stream technology.
In addition, (Digital Versatile Disk: the development of technology digital versatile disc), the image harmony change of tune of a film gets and can be recorded on the CD by means of DVD.Thereupon, the DVD regenerating unit has also had popularizing of certain degree.Further,, be not only the so box-packed medium of DVD, can utilize the content records such as TV (TV) program of stream technology regeneration in jumbo hard disk, also constantly popularizing in order to the equipment of regeneration along with the rapid increase of the memory capacity of hard disk.
This device has various addresses.Video tape recorder), hard disk VTR, DVD regenerating device, CD (Compact Disc) regenerating device and media server etc. comprise and used analogue technique that known for example have a VTR (Video Tape Recorder:.
In addition, being used for the device of editing recorded image and sound has software on the PC of operating in.Particularly, because recently hard-disk capacity becomes very big, and the high-performance computer price becomes cheaply, carries out such processing in the family and also becomes quite common.Also there are many special dealers to be used for editing the device of image etc. on the other hand.Wherein proposed to open the video-audio editing system of recording and narrating in the 2002-232827 communique following spy.Opening the system that proposes in the 2002-232827 communique the spy comprises: possess the client-side editing device that image etc. is carried out special editor's the server of function and user operation when image is edited.Material data and editting function concentrate on server, only keep the edit operation function in client.When the user edits image etc., in the time that specific edit operation will be carried out, its image data is sent to server.On server, after this image data execution specified edits operation, its result is sent back to former client-side editing device.So, even the function of carrying out such edit operation is not set, also can realize the function of expecting in each client-side editing device.Even under the situation of the edit operation that increases newtype,, need in each client-side editing device, not increase this function as long as on server, increase yet.
In addition, the spy open recorded and narrated in the 2002-300523 communique a kind of utilize network with various device couple together, to being dispersed in the apparatus and method that flow to edlin in the various device.In the apparatus and method of in this communique, recording and narrating, the centralized uploading of the stream of distributed and saved in various device to a place, is produced the secondary material of compression.Should separate code regeneration by the pair material then, by visual the image that monitor on show confirmed that on one side regeneration, rewinding or F.F. etc. produce edit routine inventory (Edit Procedure List:EPL) on one side.This EPL is kept at the EPL server, carries out a plurality of groups of various editing and processing by decentralized configuration on network and reads.Each group is edited material according to EPL, or it is transformed to and can preserves after the form for retrieval.When this content of actual reproduction, obtain the material of necessity according to the record of this EPL.
In this device, the edit operation of content realizes by the edit operation of EPL in fact.When editor EPL, owing to not only can use actual content, also can use the secondary material that is easy to handle and edits, therefore, the data in the edit operation send the burden of installing or communication line causes are diminished.Owing to embedded the information that is used to refer to delimit the organizational structure volume material and form among the EPL, when the executive editor, do not needed increase information.In addition, though content form the ability of device low, can only obtain under the situation of inferior output, also can obtain high-quality final works.
Random access memory) in addition, spy described later opens and has recorded and narrated a kind of technology in the 2002-325221 communique, uses the information be called as the inventory of regenerating, the DVD-RAM that regenerates (Random Access Memory: the information that writes down in the information recording carrier such as.In the system of in this communique, recording and narrating, the regeneration order of the information that writes down in the user-defined information recording carrier is uploaded onto the server in advance with the form of user definition regeneration channel information U-PCG (regeneration inventory).Other users are appended in the recording medium after the regeneration inventory of relevant certain recording medium in uploading onto the server can being downloaded, and thus the information that writes down in this recording medium are regenerated according to the order of the regeneration inventory of downloading.
The spy opens the 2001-285831 communique and discloses a kind of will broadcast and the advertisement link of internet gets up to carry out the system of Interactive Advertising.In this system, be called advertisement script head, be used for the required information of access the Internet advertisement and be embedded in the data of digital broadcasting.
The spy open disclose in the 2001-285831 communique a kind of can be in the regeneration CD content method of access the Internet content.
Disclose a kind of device in the Te Kaiping 11-146359 communique, be used for according to the people information that writes down in medium retrieval program, program selected or subscription and video recording after obtaining programme information.
A kind of online transaction method of utilizing the internet is disclosed in the Te Biaoping 9-500470 communique.
When the user uses information on the internet, be typically the system that is called WorldWideWeb (hereinafter referred to as " Web ") that uses.This system is connected to the Web server device from terminal installation via the internet, transmits information therefrom, in terminal installation demonstration or born again.
This mode is widely popularized because of the easy and simple to handle of terminal installation.But in general, because communication speed is insufficient, high-quality animation is difficult to respond a plurality of users when being kept at server one side request sends.
On the other hand, in regenerative system, the high-quality image that reaches high definition can be sent to mass viewer audiences once.In addition, box-packed medium such as CD or DVD also can send to a large number of users with high-quality AV (Audio Visual) data equally cheaply.
But, no matter be broadcast system or box-packed medium, only depend on them to be difficult to form interactive system flexibly.Particularly, in fields such as advertisements, hope can realize interaction process.
In digital broadcasting, by synchronized transmission data in broadcasting, send interactive content, can form interactive system thus.But what exist that the complexity of broadcast system itself causes needs the cost data problem of time.For this reason, exist the problem that is not easy to realize program change or increase.
In addition, utilize present technology, it is not impossible sending animation by internet, broadcasting or box-packed medium, regenerates but a part of plot that is difficult to only the user to be wished sends to user terminal.
That is, also can't see at present flow datas such as sending to user's animation or music by broadcasting, box-packed medium or internet etc. is carried out partial regeneration, and the technology that further itself and Interactive Advertising combined.
The spy opens 2002-232827 communique or special opening in the prior art of recording and narrating in the 2002-300523 communique, is to produce edit file by the image editing person to edit basically.The edit file of producing only is assumed to and is used by the specific user who comprises editor self.Each equipment all is connected to network, but the communication of flow data only occurs between these permanent plants, and editor only carries out on such permanent plant.The equipment of carrying out these editors is towards special dealer, therefore, and the action need technology and the time of Production Editor's information.
Particularly, the spy EPL that opens the 2002-300523 communique makes with the purpose that is compiled as of simplifying specific image information.The editor of image information itself makes the burden of device very big, and therefore, the content of the image information of additional simplification material in EPL uses these to simplify the editor that image information carries out EPL.EPL is the substitute of so-called image information, is not independent of image information.Therefore, using EPL to realize needing other mechanism under the situation of interactive process for this reason.
On the other hand, common user only wishes to watch the scene behind the editor.The example that the summary program of huge sumo wrestler and so-called MLB Slam comes to this.These are to regenerate in so-called sports news program mostly.But sports news is limited to the time, is example with the baseball, continues the summary of the match the longest a few minutes of also can only regenerating more than 2 hours.In addition, sports news is broadcasted according to predetermined listing, therefore, is not whenever can both watch, by the time the recovery time of sports news.
Relative therewith, DVD-RAM etc. are the commodity that satisfy the needs of consumers.In addition, open 2002-325221 according to the spy, well-known, during the information that in the such specific recording medium of regeneration DVD-RAM, writes down, be to download the regeneration inventory information from network, record same DVD-RAM, regenerate according to this sequence.
But, the spy open record and narrate in the 2002-325221 communique then be, only be applicable to the specific recording medium that DVD-RAM is such, be not suitable for to other recording medium, for example hard disk, semiconductor memory, be connected to the flow data of putting aside in the other-end on the network and carry out unified processing.Still more, do not have fully explanation how with commodity on those streams and the Web or service etc. with sell relevant information (the required required website of website, advertisement of sale of communicating by letter that for example utilizes the internet to carry out) and combine effectively.Be not limited to the mode of such recording medium and record, renovation process, in the device that satisfies the needs of consumers, also need be with the general required apparatus and method of stream of form regeneration of user preferences.
Particularly, in this communique in the disclosed technology, regeneration inventory information and the flow data corresponding with it are corresponding one by one.When not having flow data at hand, even it is also utterly useless to have downloaded the regeneration inventory information.In addition, even have at hand with the same data of the represented flow data of regeneration inventory information (for example, when the regeneration inventory information be the MLB Slam of relaying about the 1st TV station compete the regeneration inventory information time, the same match that the 2nd TV station is relayed record a video the flow data of gained), as long as be different from represented flow data, just can not utilize this regeneration inventory information this flow data of regenerating.
Therefore, need to utilize more neatly the mechanism of flow data.
The spy opens in the 2001-285831 communique, has embedded the information of visit advertising message in broadcasting.During the advertisement of this method on watching the subscriber to access Internet of broadcasting is effective.Do not need special function on the server yet.But, in this case, can't carry out in server one side and specify the ad-hoc location of specific stream, its processing in terminal one side regeneration.In addition, can not synchronously broadcast or the partial regeneration of box-packed medium publishing of server one side and ad content.
The spy opens and has recorded and narrated in the 2001-285831 communique from the optical disc reproducing multimedia with to the visit of internet.In this technology, during content that regeneration is preserved in the CD, regenerate to the content on the internet in the concurrent access internet.
But, in this technology, access the Internet in the predetermined scene in content.The arbitrary site of the stream that can not keep in a local side (terminal installation of content receiving terminal) wins out in the regeneration of terminal one side, and the advertising message that combines with this arbitrary site sends to this terminal and regenerates from the internet.
Disclose a kind of in the Te Kaiping 11-146359 communique with the combine method of retrieval program of network and CD-ROM.But this technology can only be carried out this retrieval, can not provide the stream output of noting or the required information of regenerating.
In addition, need a kind of apparatus and method, when output stream,, also can similarly regenerate with the form that meets user preferences for the content that provides on the network not only for the stream that is fixed in the recording medium.Further, distinctive problem is in the network, and stream sometimes is that the place of a plurality of dispersions provides from the network.Technology not to controlling from the regeneration sequence of the stream in this dispersion train source.
Further, be accompanied by the increase of the memory capacity of recording medium, may write down a plurality of programs in the recording medium.Animation and music may be hybrid recordings.Which just need after downloading the regeneration inventory information, corresponding to stream judge in this case current regeneration inventory information.
Further, obtaining under the situation of user with the information of required regeneration inventory of the sequence recovery stream data of expectation and so on, preferably this type of information that exists in the equipment on the network is after additional information such as which kind of information shows the user sequence information to be selected.
In addition, open in the 2001-282648 communique the spy, disclose a kind of communicator, its reception has embedded the vision signal of URL, with vision signal accessed web page synchronously.Comprise in the system of this device, can be on the basis of URL fixed time value and control access time or overtime (the 19th hurdle 12 row～40 row).In addition, this communique discloses and has comprised the problem that is used to educate and the regeneration inventory of text and web page listings, can be that website and problem are distributed the time (the 23rd hurdle 21 row～38 row).
But, in the technology that this communique is recorded and narrated, the information of needs all must be recorded and narrated in advance in the regeneration inventory.Therefore, the resource that can only use regeneration inventory generation person to know.For example, when generating the regeneration inventory, even do not know details (for example Liu location), if can move according to the inventory generation person's that regenerates intention during in fact according to this regeneration inventory display message, will be very convenient.But such mechanism is not disclosed in this communique.
Further, the spy opens in the flat 10-136335 communique and discloses a kind of terminal installation, and it obtains image file according to script from the image server, and according to script regeneration image.Can record and narrate the regeneration starting point of image and the appointment of regeneration ending point (the 3rd hurdle 15 row～21 row) in this script, terminal installation is obtained image file from the image server according to this appointments regeneration starting point is to the data of regeneration ending point regenerate (the 4th hurdle 26 capable～33 row).
Also must in script, record and narrate the full detail that is used for specifying image file in the technology of recording and narrating in this communique.Therefore, the problem of existence is that when generation script, these information must clearly be known.
Therefore, wishing has certain technology according to certain sequence recovery stream the time, even the stream that can use when regeneration can not clearly utilizing when sequence generates utilizes to greatest extent, regenerates according to sequence as far as possible.
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In addition, the mode that the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of recording medium that is not limited to flow and record, renovation process, in the device that satisfies the needs of consumers, can be with the form regeneration that meets user preferences general stream, and the required apparatus and method of stream of suitably utilizing and regenerating and when regeneration, can use.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of not only for the stream that is fixed in the recording medium, also can similarly regenerate for the content that provides on the network with the form that meets user preferences, and required stream output device and the method for stream of suitably utilizing and regenerating and when regeneration, can use.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of stream output device and method to controlling from the regeneration sequence of the stream in dispersion train source.
Another object of the present invention provide a kind of after the download of information that is used for specifying the regeneration sequence row user do not need stream output device and method that this information corresponding to which stream is judged.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of under the user has obtained situation with the required sequence information of sequence recovery stream data of expectation, stream output device and the method that can select sequence information after will showing the user about the additional information of flow data.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of with the information provider unit of above-mentioned stream output device as the server unit action.
The purpose of appending of the present invention provides a kind ofly can come to provide relevant to which kind of regenerate in proper order information provider unit of information of program to the user by the user search programme information.This information is called sequence information.
Another object of the present invention provides the information provider unit of the corresponding sequence information of program that a kind of user can retrieve simply and obtain and expect.
Another object of the present invention provides and a kind ofly makes the user can obtain information provider unit with the corresponding sequence information of each program simply by send the listing page or leaf to the user.
The stream output device of the 1st aspect of the present invention comprises: the sequence information acquisition device is used for obtaining the sequence information of the regeneration sequence of expression flow data; Sequence generating device, be used for obtaining can with by the obtained corresponding flow data of sequence information of sequence information acquisition device, export according to the sequence information appointed sequence.
After obtaining with the corresponding flow data of obtained sequence information, export according to the sequence information appointed sequence.Because flow data is obtained automatically according to sequence information, so can be according to the sequence information output of control flows data freely.By preparing such sequence information in advance, the user who has obtained this sequence information can be to watch flow data according to the form of this sequence information editor gained.So that export the flow data of various medium according to the sequence of expectation, stream output device can be with the flow data on the diversified medium according to sequence information author's the view integration output of getting up by preparing sequence information.
The sequence information acquisition device comprises: message receiving apparatus is used for from the electronic type message of external device (ED) receiving plane to this device transmission; The sequence information extraction element is used for contained sequence information in the message that the extraction and application message receiving apparatus receives; Abstraction sequence information from the message that sends to this stream output device obtains the flow data corresponding to this sequence information, exports.
Can use electronic type message to send sequence information.When certain user watched flow data according to certain sequence information and stops halfway, by this sequence information is sent to the another one device as electronic type message, the user just can continue to watch flow data on that device.In addition, the angle from the service provider for preparing sequence information can provide the corresponding sequence information with each user to the user energetically from provider.
The sequence information acquisition device also can comprise: browser portion is used for obtaining and showing the information of preserving in the external equipment; Be used for obtaining and show by browser portion and by the device of the user-selected corresponding sequence information of information.
The user selects the expectation information of being showed by browser portion, and thus, the sequence information acquisition device can be obtained the sequence information corresponding with this information.The user can select and obtain the sequence information of expectation simply.The user can while confirm oneself the expectation content select.
In this case, the flow data output device also can further comprise: be used for judging whether the flow data that comprises in the sequence information of browser portion demonstration can be by the device of this stream output device visit; Be used for controlling the device of browser portion, show so that the sequence information difference that browser portion is shown according to the result of determination of the device that is used for judging is come.
When flow data can not be visited, even it is also of no use to have obtained this sequence information.Owing to can judge easily that by the demonstration of browser the judgement that whether should obtain sequence information that the user carries out becomes more accurate and easy.
Stream output device further comprises: flow receiving device is used for from the external device (ED) receiving stream-oriented data; Streaming storage device is used for storing the flow data that receives; Sequence generating device comprise be used for from streaming storage device obtain with by the obtained corresponding flow data of sequence information of sequence information acquisition device, the device of exporting according to the sequence information appointed sequence.
Owing to exported streaming storage device institute stored stream data, become smooth according to sequence information output stream data.Even the capacity of flow data is very big, communications burden is also very little.
Stream output device further comprises: be used for judging with the corresponding flow data of sequence information whether be stored in device in the streaming storage device; In response to not being stored under the situation in the streaming storage device device of the information output that will obtain being judged to be from the predetermined information source with the pairing flow data of sequence information.
When not being stored under the situation in the streaming storage device information that output obtains from the appointed information source with the corresponding flow data of sequence information.The regeneration that can prevent the sequence information that causes owing to flow data is unavailable is like this interrupted.In addition, even flow data is unavailable, also can give the user with information exhibition from the predetermined information source.
The device that is used for exporting from the obtained information in appointed information source also can comprise the alternative information preparation device, is used for preparing as an alternative information with the corresponding flow data of sequence information according to sequence information.
Predetermined information source is by preparing the information as the substitute of flow data in advance, when when unavailable, showing its alternative information with the corresponding flow data of sequence information to the user.
Stream output device further comprises: the stream information acquisition device is used for obtaining the attribute information of flow data; Be used for the device that is used for preserving with the device address of the corresponding sequence information of this flow data based on generating by the attribute information of the obtained flow data of stream information acquisition device; The sequence information acquisition device comprises: be used for based on the device address obtain with by the device of the obtained corresponding sequence information of flow data of stream information acquisition device.
Based on the attribute information of flow data, can generation obtain and the required device address of the corresponding sequence information of this flow data, and obtain sequence information.Even do not know to preserve the address of the device of the sequence information that uses certain flow data in advance, can obtain sequence information yet based on the attribute information of flow data.Sequence information obtain and utilization becomes easier.
Sequence generating device also can comprise: according to sequence information, the output of flow data and output from the obtained information of the external equipment that is connected through network combined export required device.
Utilize sequence information, the output of flow data can be combined with the information that obtains via network and export.Therefore, sequence information can combine regeneration with the information on the diversified medium.
Sequence information comprises: the information of the regeneration sequence of expression flow data; The output control information of the compound mode when information that expression output obtains from external equipment and flow data; Stream output device further comprises: according to the compound mode shown in the output control information, be used for carrying out the output of flow data and the required device of output of the information that obtains from external equipment.
Utilize sequence information, can specify combines with the information that obtains via network the output of flow data with which kind of form is exported.Therefore, sequence information can combine regeneration with compound mode flexibly with the information on the diversified medium.
Sequence generating device comprises: indexing unit, be used for retrieving can with the corresponding flow data of regeneration sequence shown in the obtained sequence information; The retrieval stream choice device is used for selecting utilizing flow data some of indexing unit retrieval gained.
After obtaining sequence information, the flow data that indexing unit retrieval and this sequence of regenerating can be corresponding.When the flow data of retrieval gained has when a plurality of, select one of them to be used to follow sequence information recovery stream data.Even prepared a plurality of flow datas relevant, also can select one of them to regenerate with common theme by diversified medium.
Sequence information comprises: at the predetermined attribute information of the flow data that uses in this sequence information; And, this attribute information is to have to only depend on attribute information can not specify the attribute information of the character of the flow data that obtain, and indexing unit comprises: be used for retrieving and device by the flow data of the relevant attribute information unanimity of the flow data of obtained sequence information appointment.
After obtaining sequence information, the attribute information relevant with use therein flow data is benchmark, by the indexing unit retrieval flow data consistent with this attribute information.Can only specify the attribute of flow data with a sequence information, when the regeneration sequence, retrieve the flow data consistent with this attribute.Even not specific flow data also can be according to the specified certain sequence recovery stream data of sequence information.In addition, also can export with the form behind the multiple flow data editor.Prepared a plurality of flow datas relevant by diversified medium, and under the situation that can't grasp the information that they and sequence information are contacted directly in advance, also can retrieve the flow data that is suitable for sequence information regeneration with common theme.
The recording medium recording of the 2nd aspect of the present invention computer program, when being carried out by computer, the control computer is so that it is as above-mentioned any one stream output device action.
The stream output intent of the 3rd aspect of the present invention be a kind of in being connected to the stream output device of network the stream output intent of output stream data, comprise: be used for producing the step that is used for specifying the address that is connected to the equipment on the network; With visiting the step of this address with the sequence information of obtaining flow data; Be used for based on obtained sequence information, selection meets the step of the flow data of sequence information from be stored in local flow data; Be used for in the selected flow data by the step of the specified part of obtained sequence information according to obtained sequence information output.
Generation obtains sequence information from this address after being used for specifying the address of the equipment that connects by network.Further, based on this sequence information, selector from be stored in local flow data should the flow data of sequence information will export according to sequence information by the specified part of obtained sequence information in the selected flow data.The various piece that is stored in local flow data becomes can be according to by the output of the sequence information appointed sequence in the equipment that is kept on the network, the regeneration of the flow data variation more that becomes.
The stream output device of the 4th aspect of the present invention comprises: Network Dept. is used for communicating with the equipment that is connected by network; The stream efferent is used for exporting the flow data that is provided by selected input; Timer portion is used for rise time information; The sequence information generating unit with generating the relevant sequence information of exporting with current stream efferent of flow data, comprises the temporal information of the time that expression is being exported; The sequence information sending part, the sequence information that is used for being generated by the sequence information generating unit sends to external device (ED).
Utilize this stream output device, can generate the relevant sequence information of exporting with current stream efferent of flow data, comprise the temporal information of exporting, and this sequence information is sent to external device (ED).Externally in the device, the output of the flow data that carries out according to sequence information in this stream output device can continue to carry out based on the temporal information that comprises in the sequence information.
The information provider unit of the 5th aspect of the present invention be a kind of be used for sending to terminal installation be used for the information provider unit of sequence information of given content regeneration sequence, comprise: choice device, be used for responding the generation of scheduled event, sequence information selected according to predetermined step; Be used for and this event correlation the device of the terminal installation of the destination of definite transmission sequence information; Dispensing device is used for sending by the selected sequence information of choice device to the determined terminal installation that is associated with incident.
Be used for specifying the sequence information of the sequence relevant to respond the generation of certain incident and selected, and be sent to predetermined terminal installation with certain content regeneration.The transmission of sequence information can start in information provider unit one side.Predetermined terminal installation does not need to start in order to obtain certain action of sequence information.
Information provider unit also can further comprise: the search condition receiving system is used for receiving predetermined search condition from terminal installation; Program information storage means is used for programs stored information; The sequence information storage device is used for storing the sequence information of given content regeneration sequence; The 1st indexing unit, be used in response to the search condition receiving system when terminal installation receives search condition, retrieval meets the program of search condition in program information storage means; The 2nd indexing unit is used in the sequence information storage device the corresponding sequence information of result for retrieval of retrieval and indexing unit; The result for retrieval that is used for comprising the link information that points to the sequence information that the 2nd indexing unit retrieves sends to the device of the terminal installation that search condition is sended over.
The search condition that search condition receiving system receiver terminal device sends over.Program information storage means is programs stored information in advance.The program that meets the search condition that the search condition receiving system received is retrieved by the 1st indexing unit, and further, the sequence information corresponding with this program retrieved by the 2nd indexing unit.In addition, the result for retrieval that comprises the link information that points to the sequence information that the 2nd indexing unit retrieves is sent to the terminal installation that initial search condition is sended over.Terminal installation sends search condition to information provider unit can obtain the required link to sequence information of program that output meets this search condition.Therefore, utilize the information provider unit of this aspect, the user of use terminal installation can easily obtain the sequence information of expectation.In addition, not link to sequence information, but being sent to terminal installation, sequence information itself also is fine.
The information provider unit of the 6th aspect of the present invention is that a kind of the transmission to terminal installation via network is used for the information provider unit of sequence information of given content regeneration sequence, comprise: program information storage means is used for storing the programme information of the information that comprises the broadcast time that is used for specifying program and this program at least; The sequence information storage device is used for storing and is used for the sequence information of sequence of given content regeneration; Time set is used for the timing current time; Be used for responding request,, construct along with constantly and the device of the listing information of dynamic change according to programme information and sequence information with reference to the broadcast time of each program that comprises in current time and the programme information from terminal installation; Be used for to send to the device of the terminal installation that request is sended over by the listing information that the device that is used to construct is constructed.
The device response that is used to construct is from the request of terminal installation, and the programme information based on current time, sequence information, the program information storage means of the timing of time set institute are preserved constructs the listing information along with moment dynamic change.This listing information is sent to terminal installation.Since listing information according to constantly, sequence information and programme information and appropriate structuring is come out, the user is not subjected to the own influence that sends the moment of asking, and can obtain the listing information of appropriate format.
Information provider unit further can comprise in response to sequence information and signs in in the sequence information storage device, constructs the device of the listing information in this moment.
The content of listing information changes along with the login of sequence information usually.Therefore, when sequence information was logged, it was rational re-constructing listing information.
The information provider unit of the 7th aspect of the present invention is that a kind of the transmission to terminal installation via network is used for the information provider unit of sequence information of given content regeneration sequence, comprise: program information storage means is used for storing the programme information of the information that comprises the broadcast time that is used for specifying program and this program at least; The sequence information storage device is used for storing the sequence information of the sequence of given content regeneration; Be used for storing the device of subscription information, this subscription information is used for specifying the sequence information relevant with specific program is sent to specific transmission destination; Be logged in the sequence information storage device in response to sequence information, be used for storing in the device of subscription information, the retrieval reservation sends the device of the transmission destination of this sequence information; The sequence information that is used for logining in the sequence information storage device sends to the device of the transmission destination that is retrieved by the device that is used to retrieve.
After the sequence information relevant with certain program was stored in the sequence information storage device, the transmission destination that reservation sends this sequence information was retrieved, and this sequence information is sent to the transmission destination that retrieves.The user sends the sequence information relevant with desired program by reservation in advance, and in a single day sequence information is logged, and can obtain this sequence information immediately.
The information provider unit of the 8th aspect of the present invention comprises: program information storage means is used for programs stored information; The sequence information storage device is used for storing sequence information that be associated with the programme information of being stored by program information storage means, given content regeneration sequence; Send the destination storage device, be used for sending information and the required condition of program search that the destination storage is used for specifying information transmission destination for each information; The program search device is used for retrieving the program that meets the program search condition in the storage device of transmission destination; Be used for to send to the device that sends the transmission destination of storing in the storage device of destination with the sequence information that the program that is retrieved by the program search device is associated.
The user is by storing the program search condition of expecting in advance and sending the destination in sending the destination storage device, in a single day the program that meets this program search condition is retrieved, and the sequence information that is associated with this program promptly is sent to this transmission destination.The user can obtain the sequence information relevant with the program of the condition that meets expectation ahead of time.
The recorded medium stores of the 9th aspect of the present invention computer program, when being carried out by computer, the control computer makes it as above-mentioned any one information provider unit action.
As above, by means of the present invention, in the device of storage flow data, by obtaining sequence information from external equipment, summary of output stream data etc. easily.Utilizing flow data to carry out in the service of image transmission, service provider beyond the user makes and provides the sequence information relevant with this flow data, thus, as long as having obtained this sequence information, common user can arbitrarily the time, easily appreciate the summary of flow data (or through suitably flow data of editor).
In addition, owing to the device that can assigned address be connected to different service providers, can from the sequence information of a plurality of service provider's mades, select to obtain the sequence information of expectation.
In addition, information of internet (Web) and image also can easily be controlled by sequence information.Thus, also can from the internet obtain and the summary of show image supplemental instruction information, or in the middle of image, show the advertising message that obtains from the internet.
In addition, also the streaming data information that the active user can watched is generated as sequence information, sends to other equipment.When the user will be by television-viewing certain flow data and wish to utilize mobile phone to watch follow-up data the time, can with follow-up as sequence information from the television transmission to the mobile phone.This is especially effective when for example flow data is present on the internet.Similarly, the service provider different with the user also can similarly send to the user with sequence information, and it also is feasible that the user watches flow data according to this sequence information.Thus, each user watches whole flow data, but only watches the selected part of service provider, thus, can obtain necessary information agilely.
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The 1st figure is the figure that schematically shows the entire system structure of the 1st execution mode.
The 2nd figure is the figure that schematically shows the entire system action of the 1st execution mode.
The 3rd figure is the related figure that schematically shows flow data and sequence information.
The 4th figure is the block diagram of the stream output device of the 1st execution mode.
The 5th figure is the figure that schematically shows the relation between listing and the sequence information.
The 6th figure is the figure of example that schematically shows the sequence information of the 1st execution mode.
The 7th figure is the block diagram of the sequence information generator of the 1st execution mode.
The 8th figure is the block diagram of computer of having realized the stream output device of the 1st execution mode.
The 9th figure is the flow chart of control structure of the computer program of expression stream output device 50 that realized by computer shown in Figure 8, that be used for realizing the 1st execution mode.
The 10th figure is that expression is used for image with the information of internet and stream and combines the concept map of an example of the sequence of demonstration.
The 11st figure further has the block diagram of stream output device 250 that stream and additional information is combined the function of demonstration.
The 12nd figure is that expression comprises and is used for the figure of example of sequence information of information that additional information is combined.
The 13rd figure is that expression is made a summary and the outside drawing of just compiling an example of the remote controller that carries out output function while switching for the user.
The 14th figure is the figure of the summary of the sequence that shows when pressing each key shown in Figure 13 of expression user.
Figure 15 is the figure that is illustrated in an example of the listing when regenerating the image of the same state of affairs simultaneously by a plurality of broadcasting channels.
The 16th figure is the figure of an example of the expression sequence information corresponding with example shown in Figure 15.
The 17th figure is that expression is used for carrying out based on the sequence information retrieval that does not have the designated broadcast channel and selects the flow chart of an example of control structure of computer program of the processing of stream.
The 18th figure is a flow chart of representing an example of retrieval process performed in the step 1206 shown in Figure 17.
The 19th figure is the figure that schematically shows the entire system structure of the 2nd execution mode.
The 20th figure is the block diagram of the terminal installation 260 of the 2nd execution mode.
The 21st figure is the block diagram of the terminal installation 262 of the 2nd execution mode.
The 22nd figure is the block diagram of the terminal installation 340 of the 3rd execution mode.
The 23rd figure is the figure of the example of used stream information of expression the 3rd execution mode and address additional information.
The 24th figure is the block diagram of the terminal installation 380 of the 4th execution mode.
The 25th figure schematically shows the browser output of the 4th execution mode and the figure of stream output example.
The 26th figure is the flow chart of control structure of the computer program of the expression terminal installation 380 that is used for realizing the 4th execution mode.
The 27th figure is the figure of example that schematically shows the sequence information of the 5th execution mode.
The 28th figure is the figure that schematically shows the entire system form of the 6th execution mode.
The 29th figure is the functional block diagram of the server unit of the 6th execution mode.
The 30th figure is the functional block diagram that sequence information sends handling part 518.
The 31st figure is the functional block diagram of retrieval process portion 516.
The 32nd figure is the functional block diagram of charging handling part 520.
The 33rd figure～the 35th figure is the figure of expression sequence information example.
The 36th figure and the 37th figure are the figure of an example of expression listing page or leaf.
The 38th figure is the figure of an example of expression charging Object table 584.
The 39th figure is the hardware block diagram of server unit 480.
The 40th figure is the flow chart at the computer program of server unit 480 execution.
The 41st figure is the flow chart that the listing page or leaf is handled.
The 42nd figure is the flow chart of user contact infonnation login process.
The 43rd figure is the flow chart of user specified program stores processor.
The 44th figure is the flow chart of retrieval process.
The 45th figure is that sequence information sends the flow chart of handling.
The 46th figure is the flow chart that charges and handle.
The 47th figure is the flow chart of the system acting of expression the 6th execution mode.
The 48th figure and the 49th figure are the figure of the demonstration example of expression system acting of the 6th execution mode and picture.
The 50th figure is the figure that schematically shows the searching picture that shows at terminal installation when retrieval process is carried out in the system of the 6th execution mode.
The 51st figure is the figure of expression result for retrieval picture.
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The following describes the stream output device of the 1st execution mode of the present invention.In addition, the stream output device of supposing following explanation is connected to network.But stream output device must not be connected to network, can be to use storage medium such as storage card for example to obtain the device of sequence information yet.In addition, in the stream output device that the following describes, flow data mainly is assumed to television image, and the output destination device as stream output device is assumed to TV Monitor.But the form of flow data is not limited to television image.In this case, output destination device is to be used for showing the required suitable equipment of this flow data content.For example, when stream was wireless sound, output destination device was that loud speaker or earphone etc. get final product.
Fig. 1 represents to comprise the global concept figure of system of the stream output device of present embodiment.With reference to Fig. 1, this system comprises: flow transmitting device 30 is used for sending stream by network or electric wave etc.; Sequence information generator 32 has and is used for storing and flows relevant aftermentioned sequence information, the function that as requested this sequence information is sent; Streaming platform 34 will send by the stream that carries out via earthwave, satellite broadcasting, wired broadcasting or internet from the stream of flow transmitting device 30 and broadcast; Terminal installation 38 is used for watching stream for the user.Terminal installation 38 and sequence information generator 32 all are connected to internet 36.
Terminal installation 38 comprises: the stream output device 50 of present embodiment can receive the stream that sends from flow transmitting device 30 via streaming platform 34, and can obtain the arbitrary information sequence of storage in the sequence information generator 32 via internet 36; TV Monitor 52 is used for and will shows to the user from the stream of stream output device 50 and from the sequence information that sequence information generator 32 is obtained; Remote controller 54 is used for operations flows output device 50.
The detailed diagram of stream output device 50 is as Fig. 4 and thereafter.
Fig. 2 represents the concept map of representational action step.Here, preserved the 1st stream 80A, the 2nd stream 80B, and the 3rd stream 80C in the stream output device 50, preserved the 4th in another equipment 82 that can communicate by letter with stream output device 50 by network and flowed 80D.Can communicate by letter with stream output device 50 the 1st, the 2nd, and the 3rd sequence information generator 32A, 32B, and 32C in stored sequence information.
Based on triggering from the user of stream output device 50, access sequence information provider unit 32A, 32B, and 32C among by the device of user's appointment.Here, suppose that sequence information generator 32B is designated.Secondly, will download to stream output device 50 by the sequence information 70 of user's appointment from this sequence information generator 32B after, be saved in storage device.The stream that the information of record and this equipment can be obtained in the sequence information 70 forms coupling, automatically selects in order to carry out the required stream of stream regeneration according to sequence information 70 from stream 80A～stream 80D.Necessary, obtain this stream via network.Then, based on sequence information part or all to outside TV Monitor (52) output stream.
Fig. 3 is an expression stream and the concept map of an example of the relation of sequence.At first, in step 1, stream output device 50 will record this locality from the stream that flow transmitting device shown in Figure 1 30 sends over.This record can not carry out with obtaining simultaneously of sequence information yet.Under the situation of the video image that box-packed medium such as DVD or user oneself take, the medium of storage flow is set, copy to local storage medium in case of necessity.At this moment, stream output device 50 also simultaneously media information, channel information or broadcast time stream source-information such as information.In example shown in Figure 3, obtain the stream 90 of (record) channel 1, in the time thereafter, expression has obtained the stream 92 of channel 2.Here, stream 90 comprises stream part A, B, and C, and stream 92 comprises stream part D, and E.
In step 2, trigger by the user, 32B obtains sequence information 70 from the sequence information generator.Here, after obtaining stream, obtain sequence information.
In step 3, based on obtained sequence information 70, a stream 90 that continuous output is write down and a part (94) of 92.For example, stream 90 be baseball program, when stream 92 is sports news, make sequence information 70 in advance, make explanation (D, the E) output continuously of the counterpart of the highlight (A, B, C part) of baseball program and sports news, like this, the user just can realize watching stream with said sequence by selecting this sequence information 70.
That is,, can utilize to be independent of the stream information of having noted and the sequence information of obtaining editor's stream when regeneration by means of present embodiment.For example, if obtained the summary sequence information of making for the stream of storing the relevant broadcasting of football match, the summary scene only selecting to compete from other summary infos sender are regenerated, the summary of the football match of just can regenerating.
Provide the supplier of this sequence information can have a plurality of.By the server address of specifying the supplier, just can obtain sequence information from the server of user preferences in user's one side.Also address or the sequence information itself that can obtain sequence information can be sent by Email.In addition, the sequence information that writes down in the detachable medium also can be by transmissions such as mailing.In addition, the supplier also can be distributed to the user with these printed matters with sequence information with printable form records such as character string or 2 dimension bar codes.So, the user just can utilize OCR (Optical Character Recognition) device or bar code reading apparatus etc. to read sequence information from these printed matters, and the sequence information that reads is offered stream output device 50.
Fig. 4 represents the block diagram of the stream output device 50 of present embodiment.Stream output device 50 comprises and is used for the stream information storage part 100 of storage flow information.Stream information is meant the information of the stream of record in the specific stream output device 50 of being used for.Under the situation of analog broadcasting, comprise information such as broadcasting channel, regional information, recording start time or record end time.In digital broadcasting, on the basis of these information, generally further comprise subsidiary data.For example, attach the data that in stream, send.Also can be different from broadcasting and accesses network obtains information.For example, for the ease of pre-recording broadcasting, also can utilize the listing that sends with electronic form etc.Under the situation of box-packed medium such as DVD, can specify by the convection current such as intrinsic identifying information of box-packed medium.
Here it is that keyword is obtained data from the desired locations of the stream of expectation that " reading " is meant with the moment or temporal information.For example, even use the equipment of the such tape of VTR, as long as can obtain data from desired locations like this from outside assigned address.Stream itself also can be stored in can by network service other the device in.For example, if use the number bus technology---IEEE (Institute of Electrical and ElectronicEngineers) 1394 and AV/C (Audio-Video/Control) order, just can realize at the appointment of the device of bus connection the F.F. of timing code.Stream for DVD and hard disk etc. are put aside in can random-access medium sometimes adopts whole storage, its positional information of disperseing of stream to manage with the form of catalogue or management document.In these cases, in order to obtain the time stream by the stream information appointment, need about this processing, can adopt any means from based on time of management information conversion process to physical location.When this conversion process need spend the plenty of time, preferably before stream regeneration beginning, finish the conversion process of whole stream starting positions, do not interrupt so that flow when switching.Certainly, also can be the addressable stream that is present on the network, has comprised stream time started and start position information.
Demonstration example under the situation that Fig. 5 represents to make the user select sequence information in the stream output device 50 of present embodiment.In this example, sequence information is corresponding with the electronic type listing.In this example, among a plurality of programs of a plurality of broadcasting channels,, in program is represented, show " iDigest " such button 130, be linked to the sequence information of this program from this button for the program of having prepared to constitute the sequence information of summary.
After pressing the button 130, can get the output shown in Fig. 5 bottom.Shown in Fig. 5 top
" MLB Slam Osaka Bulls bombs fleet to Tokyo " such program supposes that there is multiple sequence information in it, then shown in Fig. 5 bottom, further can show the selection picture which selects among these sequence informations.In this picture, the title 140 of expression sequence information content shows by each sequence information in pairs with the button 142 that is provided to the link of this sequence information.By pressing the button 142, can obtain corresponding sequence information.
Like this, by providing sequence information, can obtain the summary (sequence information) of different programs with unified form with the form corresponding with programme information.In addition, when there is a plurality of sequence information in a program, by being mapped, former program and these a plurality of sequence informations provide, and further select 1 sequence information among these a plurality of sequence informations, the various edited result corresponding with 1 program can be offered the user with unified form.
Fig. 6 represents the example of sequence information.This sequence information is the form of text, and the file format that is provided by HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) on the internet is provided.The beginning row is the row of expression content type.Here, the given content type is " application/x-tv-digest ".The character code of " charset=shift_jis " expression this document is a Shift JIS type.
The title of the 2nd line display sequence information.This title is by sequence information supplier mark, the user when selecting sequence information with for referencial use.Here in the example illustrated, title represents that this sequence information is summary regeneration in 5 minutes of this match of football " Japan's representative is selected the world ".In addition, also can prepare 5 minutes, 10 minutes, specific player enliven multiple sequence informations such as highlight.
The title of " the program title " of the 3rd row expression stream.What write down is under the situation of analog broadcasting, sometimes can't obtain title; Under the situation of digital broadcasting, perhaps, can obtain title from having preengage under the situation about broadcasting with the electronic type listing on the internet.Be assumed to analog broadcasting in the example shown in Figure 6, be not with this title.
" date ", " state ", " end " of the 4th row～the 7 row, and " channel " item represent respectively the pairing program of this sequence information the broadcast date, broadcast the zero hour, the finish time, and the broadcast channel relevant information of this program.In this embodiment, the information of expression channel is designated as " osaka/tv3 " and " tokyo/sportstv ".The former represent this program in Osaka by broadcasting with the represented TV station of tv3; The latter represents that this program is broadcasted by the TV station that is called sportstv in Tokyo.
In general, under the situation of broadcasting, with the local different different programs that broadcast.The structure of TV station is also varied.On the other hand, sequence information can be obtained same information by internet etc. from all parts of the country.For this reason, under situation, need to consider that this difference because of the local program that causes make sequence information based on the summary of the broadcast items of sequence information regeneration user record.As shown in this example, if the appointment of with good grounds different regions just can correctly refer in particular to and make the program corresponding with sequence information.Part or all of these information can be used for realizing the stream information of storage in the stream output device 50 and the coupling between the sequence information 70.
The stream information (title, channel, writing time etc.) of part or all of these information and the storage of terminal one side is complementary, and is used for the stream of selecting sequence information to record and narrate.Further and since might with the area and the different time broadcasts, preferably will with the area and the different time is recorded and narrated side by side, only use suitable content in terminal one side.
If service worldwide is provided, preferably be benchmark is represented constantly then with the Greenwich Mean Time.On the internet, for example Ri Ben local time sometimes is expressed as " Wed, 19 Feb, 2003 19:09:23+0900 " etc., and this expression is faster 9 hours than the Greenwich Mean Time.
In box-packed medium, represent that the intrinsic ID (identifying information) of wherein contained stream preferably is included in the sequence information.Under the situation of box-packed medium, can not comprise broadcast time or channel.
In addition, though do not illustrate among Fig. 6, but in the present embodiment, in the delegation of the 7th " channel " that goes, recorded and narrated under the situation of URL, when stream output device 50 flows output at this sequence information of analysis, be not the stream of obtaining in the stream output device 50 storage, but by network obtain by this URL specific flow data.By producing the sequence information that the stream that is dispersed in is all over the world exported with predetermined sequence, user's stream output device 50 can be edited the new content of generation and export.Like this, in the device of present embodiment, information that obtains from external equipment and the flow data compound mode when output is preserved as sequence information, according to the compound mode shown in this sequence information, carries out the output of flow data and the output of the information that obtains from external equipment.
Among Fig. 6, eighth row and the 29th row, and the 10th row and the 11st capable has formed " digest_start " respectively and " digest_end " is right.These combinations respectively with the record of flow data constantly or broadcast expression constantly up to the information of the row of its front the beginning and the end of the part of regenerating among the specific flow data.These combinations exist a plurality of, thus, among 1 flow data, can connect and export a plurality of scenes that are separated from each other.
" digest_start " is starting point information, is necessary information.On the other hand, " digest_end " is endpoint information, and be dispensable.As " digest_end " when not existing, the place that next " digest_start " can be occurred maybe this stream regard end point at last as.
In addition, under the situation of broadcasting, normally as this example, specify with the absolute moment.But, when as box-packed medium, not having absolute constantly notion, preferably with from the relative time of stream beginning etc., record and narrate from the relative time that begins fiducial time of regulation.As broadcasting,, in the time can distinctly referring in particular to constant current, also can similarly use relative time to record and narrate with box-packed medium by ID or name etc. even when the notion in the absolute moment is arranged.The same contents such as stream transmission of replay or working days conversion broadcast or program request type preferably use relative time to record and narrate under the situation of the stream that different time sections is broadcasted.
Like this, sequence information is the information that is made of the information of specifying information, appointment stream time started and the concluding time of flowing basically.Therefore, do not need very big amount of information in the record of sequence information.Thus, can be with than send receiving the much smaller communications burden of the stream edited to user's forward abstract.In addition, also be easy to preserve and put aside sequence information.Further, because sequence information is the simple information that is made of information of specifying stream and the information of appointment stream time started and concluding time, the personal user also makes sequence information easily.
Because sequence information can be by individual making, therefore, the individual is disclosing on the internet after might making sequence information.Therefore, in sequence information, also can record and narrate the attribute information relevant, the reference information when searching the sequence information of expectation as the user with sequence information.Can record and narrate protopodium target topic or classification or protopodium purpose original author name, copyright owner's name or performer's name etc. in the attribute information.The user can be according to the sequence information of these attribute informations selections on the internet.Therefore, obtain the sequence information of expectation easily.In addition, in normally used so-called search engine on the internet, what have also carries out the word that comprises in the disclosed information on the internet to login behind the index automatically.If attribute information signs in in such search engine, based on the attribute information of login, just can retrieve sequence information.
Further, also can record and narrate the relevant information of each scene of utilizing the sequence information definition.The stream output device 50 that receives sequence information can be according to this attribute information collating sequence information.For this reason, can for example show there is what kind of sequence information to the user at certain stream.In addition, for example when removing certain stream, can detect and remove unwanted sequence information.
The block diagram of the sequence information generator 32 of Fig. 7 presentation graphs 1.Sequence information generator 32 comprises: Network Dept. 150 is used for carrying out and the communicating by letter of exterior terminal (stream output device 50 of Fig. 1); Control part 152 is used for integral body is controlled, so that the request of response flow output device 50.Under the situation of the webpage of internet, use http protocol usually.Representational example is that the URL that receives is made an explanation and sends the content of appointment.
Like this, become the data that listing and sequence information are linked at server one adnation after, according to the request that comes self terminal it is sent, thus, just can select to make a summary by corresponding listing in client.The direct viewing news information will be known result of the match in the sports cast, therefore, can prevent from just to know result of the match by subsidiary sequence information in programme information before watching summary.In addition,, in the listing that server end is prepared, preferably program setting in the future is used for carrying out the link of recording schedule, program in the past is provided with the link of sensing sequence information owing to also there is the device that carries out recording schedule according to listing.About this point, with related being described in detail of back the 6th execution mode.
Fig. 8 is illustrated in the hardware block diagram of computer under the situation of utilizing computer realization stream output device 50 of the present invention.This computer comprises: central arithmetic processing apparatus (CPU) 200, and its inside has arithmetic processing apparatus, is used for carrying out processing according to program; Random-access memory (ram) 202 is used for temporary transient stored program when program running, or the working region when program running is provided; The read-only memory of fixedness (Read-Only Memory:ROM) 204 is used for stored program and fixed table etc.These programs etc. preferably can be rewritten so that upgrading from network.Perhaps, also can write ROM204 from CD-ROM drive with computer program recorded to recording mediums such as CD-ROM.Computer program also can write in the hard disk.
Computer further comprises: tuner 206 is used for obtaining stream; Timer 208 is used for measuring constantly or the time; Infrared interface 210 is used for receiving the signal of the remote controller 54 of user's operation; Network interface 212 is used for carrying out and the communicating by letter of external equipment; Stream efferent 214 is used for indication output stream according to CPU200; Stream storage part 216 is made of hard disk, is used for storage flow.Stream can be stored in RAM202, owing to usually need very large memory capacity, though it is lower but in the equipment capacious than RAM therefore to be stored in speed such as hard disk mostly.
Computer further comprises: the display part 218 that demonstration is provided to the user.Display part 218 is used for a plurality of sequence informations are shown to the user for its selection, perhaps output error message.
Fig. 9 is the flow chart of the control structure of the computer program carried out of expression CPU200.This computer program comprises: step 230, and with generating the address of obtaining the required external equipment of sequence information.What the address had is stored in the stream output device 50 in advance, has plenty of by user input, also has plenty of as the link of webpage from other equipment acquisitions.In a word, can use any method of specified URL of being used in the common browser.The user can obtain the sequence information that exists in the various device by changing the address, can range of choice sequence information widely.
This computer program further comprises: step 232 is used for obtaining sequence information from the external device address that step 230 generates; Step 234 is used for the sequence information of obtaining in the step 232 is analyzed; Step 236 is used for judging whether the full sequence information processing finishes.Finish if be judged as the full sequence information processing in the step 236, then all processing finish.When being judged as the full sequence information processing when not finishing, control enters step 238.
In step 238, carry out the processing of in this stream output device 50, the specified stream of sequence information being selected.Judge in step 240 then whether stream output device 50 has stored this stream.If stored, control then enters step 244, should flow output according to sequence information.Behind the end of output, step 234 is returned in control, carries out the analysis of next sequence information.
Do not have (or specified moment of sequence information, the position of time do not exist) if be judged as this stream in step 240, control then enters step 242.In step 242, error process.In the present embodiment, the non-existent message of step 242 output stream.Thereafter, step 234 is returned in control.
Action with the system of present embodiment of aforesaid structure and stream output device 50 is as having illustrated with reference to Fig. 1～Fig. 3.By this structure, at stream output device 50, by obtain the sequence information of stream from sequence information generator 32, summary of output stream etc. easily.For example, in the such image of football, baseball or huge sumo wrestler, if the service provider of sequence information makes and provides the sequence information of these images, as long as common user has obtained the summary that this sequence information can easily at any time be appreciated football, baseball or huge sumo wrestler.In addition, owing to the device that can assigned address be connected to different service providers obtains sequence information, just can from the sequence information of a plurality of service provider's mades, select to obtain the sequence information of expectation.In addition, each service provider produces each stream according to alone the sequence information that is linked in sequence, and just can edit and generate new stream.
Further, by means of the system of present embodiment, can be easily the information (mainly being the information on the webpage) of internet and the image that sends via existing medium or new media being combined with alone form by sequence information provides.Thus, for example can with the summary of image with annotatedly combine demonstration as it in the information that provides on the internet, or between continuous image sequence, show the information of obtaining from the internet (for example advertising message).
Figure 10 is that expression utilizes sequence information the image of the information of internet and stream to be combined the concept map of an example of the sequence of demonstration.With reference to Figure 10, in this example, stream 96 comprises stream part A that is made of image 1000 and the stream part B that is made of image 1002.In addition, suppose and to obtain the additional information 1004 that is used for illustrating stream part B from the internet.
Lasting till from the stream part A can be in conjunction with additional information 1004 summary that flows part B.In this case, between stream part A and the stream part B,, will record and narrate in the sequence information 72 with the indication of scheduled time display message 1004 pictures as independent scene.Utilize this record, the stream output device stream 98 that output shows information 1004 with the fixed time before beginning output stream part B.
In addition, above-mentioned explanation is with image 1000, additional information 1004, reaches the example that image 1002 is exported in order.But it is succession that output has more than.For example, part or mid portion can be still pictures near image 1000 and 1002 the beginning, also can be 1 pictures.In this case, preferably further increase the explanation of additional information 1004 as image 1002.In this case, still picture and animation need be mapped.For this reason, additional period is stabbed in the still picture that generates according to animation.So just can judge and begin to export this still picture at which time point place of former animation.
Export according to this kind mode, just scene that can comprise in the image output 1000 and 1002 in a picture and additional information 1004 as the explanation of image 1002 make the user can select arbitrary content in these scenes.Like this, not only can watch the summary of program from the outset, for example represented " the hero's interview " of additional information 1004 of user by selecting also can begin regeneration from the scene of image 1002.
As mentioned above, the picture that comprises with the corresponding still picture of selectable scene is called " catalogue picture " in this manual.When sequence information not only comprises image 1000 and 1002, and when comprising more images, as mentioned above, the catalogue picture might be difficult to be housed in 1 picture.In the case, the catalogue picture certainly is a plurality of pictures.
The 11st figure is that expression further has the block diagram of stream output device 250 that stream and additional information is combined the function of demonstration in the present embodiment.With reference to Figure 11, this stream output device 250 is distortion of stream output device 50 shown in Figure 4, on the architecture basics of stream output device 50, further comprise: network data is read portion 1050, be used for obtaining additional information, obtained information is outputed to TV Monitor 52 from the equipment that connects by Network Dept.; Character picture generating unit 1052 is used for obtaining Ying Yuliu in conjunction with the character string that shows from sequence information, obtained character string is exported by TV Monitor 52.In addition, this stream output device 250 further comprises on the basis of the structure of stream output device shown in Figure 4 50: data switching part 1054, with network data read output, the character picture generating unit 1052 of portion 1050 output, and the stream output of stream efferent 118 switch according to the indication of sequence generating unit 110.
Figure 12 represents to comprise and is used for the example of sequence information 72 of information that additional information is combined.With reference to Figure 12, this sequence information is to record and narrate with the same description method of sequence information shown in Figure 6.This sequence information and shown in Figure 6 comparing, it comprises the record of the new demonstration that is used to refer to additional information---" caption: " item.In this project, the record of " dur=5s: " is to be used to refer to the record for " 5 second " of time that display additional information is shown.In addition, in this project, be used for specifying the address of additional information with the record of " src=" beginning.
In example shown in Figure 12, be the record of the right back " caption: " of " digest_start:21:15:00 " and " digest_end:21:16:30 ".Therefore, network data shown in Figure 11 is read portion 1050 and is obtained the specified address information by " src=http: //nichibei.tv/digest_caption/0311110001.htm ", generates display frame.Data selection portion 1054 output by " digest_start " and " digest_end " to specified stream after, will be according to the indication of sequence generating unit by " dur=5s; " the output of specified time (i.e. 5 seconds) of record switch to the output that network data is read the display frame that portion 1050 generates.Data selection portion 1054 switches to output from 118 outputs of stream efferent after having switched output in 5 seconds.Stream efferent 118 is exported by " digest_start:21:45:30 " and " digest_end:21:47:25 " specified stream.
Additional information is under the situation of character string etc., also can record and narrate this character string in the sequence information.For example, the description method of " caption " item shown in Figure 12 also can be " string=" that is defined as the character string of recording and narrating the expression additional information.Suppose that additional information is " Japan-US baseball the 1st war 00 * player hero interview " such character string, the record of this project is exactly " caption:dur=5s; String=" Japan-US baseball the 1st war 00 * player hero interview ＂ ".In this case, character picture generating unit 1052 canonical sequence information shown in Figure 11 obtain the character string of recording and narrating as additional information " Japan-US baseball the 1st war 00 * player hero interview ", generate the display frame of this character string.Data selection portion 1054 is exported switching according to the indication of sequence generating unit 110.For this reason, be shown as the state that the display frame of this character string combines with stream.
Utilize sequence information can specify specific scene and the additional information that shows stream simultaneously.Under such situation, data selection portion 1054 also can superpose additional information (super-impose) on the image of for example primary flow.In addition, also can be in the specific region (for example picture bottom) of output picture display additional information, or prepare to be different from original stream and export other pictures of picture and export.
In addition, additional information also can be other parts of still picture, stream or be different from stream and the animation prepared or sound etc.In addition, when display additional information, also can add marquee (marquee) or wipe visual effects such as (wipe).
In addition, also can utilize HTML or XML (eXtended Markup Language) or be used for handling the technology that comprises temporal dynamic various medium---the such marks such as language of SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language), in sequence information, add to specify the record of Show Color, line feed position or display position etc. of font type, the character of the character string that is used for representing additional information.The speed of the marquee in the time of also can further recording and narrating display additional information in the sequence information etc., the information that is used for carrying out the visual effect setting.
In addition, character picture generating unit 1052 character strings except display additional information on picture shown in Figure 11 also can read out by sound is bright.In addition, also can carry out character string display and sound simultaneously reads aloud.
Combined information is not limited to the content in the server on the network.For example, both can utilize VBI (the Vertical Blanking Interval) distributing data of broadcasting wave, also can issue by Email.In addition, add various data by the form that is called MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension) mostly in the Email.Also is possible with combining information with the method that the MIME form appends in the sequence information.If utilize these methods to carry out the transmission and the reception of sequence information, just can after obtaining sequence information, necessary information and stream be combined with presence.
In addition, also can not issue combining information, but prepare in stream output device 250 1 sides in advance, stream output device 250 is attached to the indication of ready information according to sequence information in the stream.For example, stream output device 250 can be in removable storage medium that can read or the fixing information of the sign and so on of statement or commodity of storage in the memory of stream output device 250 or auxilary unit in advance, and these information that will store according to the appointment of sequence information read out carries out combination.In addition, in this case, can these information of being stored be combined automatically according to predetermined method.For example, when regenerating, the character of the image of the stream that showing and " in the summary regeneration " can be combined output according to sequence.
Further, the record of specifying the stream reproduction speed also can be arranged in the sequence information.Stream output device 250 can be according to sequence information to be different from the speed regeneration of the original reproduction speed of stream.For example, reproduction speed being appointed as negative can reverse regeneration.Utilize such appointment, for example in the summary of MLB Slam, can will flow on one side with slow motion regeneration or rewinding playback, Yi Bian generate the sequence of the necessary position of understandable regeneration, producing with the baseball guidance is the then educational programs etc. of purpose.Further, if the information that is used for adding " explanation " is combined better effects if with this sequence.
In addition, the display position of information in display device or display frame that can specify the image of certain scene to combine by sequence information with institute.By such appointment, stream and other information can be arranged regeneration according to sequence producer's intention.For example can carry out literal or sould illustration etc. to this things with the specific matters in the arrow points output image.
In addition, in the present embodiment, stream output device 50 and 250 can be by remote controller 54 controls.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, stream output device 50 and 250 also can not be controlled by remote controller.In addition, also can be to control part of functions by remote controller.In addition, for example, stream output device 50 can not be controlled in the predetermined scene process of output by remote controller.Further, also can add the record that is used for specifying out of contior scene in sequence information, specify in the scene process in output, stream output device 50 and 250 becomes and can not control by remote controller.So, just can prevent advertisement information (following note is done " CM ") for example or part etc. from points for attention to spectators that be used for showing by spectators slightly in the past.
In addition, in the system of present embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, flow transmitting device 30 has nothing in common with each other with sequence information generator 32.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.Both both can be arranged on same place, also both can be realized by same device.
In example shown in Figure 3, stream 90 is assumed to stream 92 has same format.But stream needn't all be same format and medium.For example, one be tape another be DVD etc., both can be from different medium.
In addition, in the example shown in Figure 3, after obtaining stream, obtain sequence information.But the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, also can obtain sequence information 70 earlier, obtain stream thereafter again.In addition, also can obtain sequence information and stream simultaneously.In addition, also can use these multiple adquisitioneses respectively.
In addition, with the whole terminal of downloading of listing, can be set at also and simultaneously sequence information all be downloaded.Can be implemented in thus when having selected stream, the sequence corresponding with it obtained such effect.
Further, under the situation of having carried out recording schedule (program broadcasts the download of tentation data), also can send sequence information to this user more thereafter.In terminal one side of the information of receiving, by analyzing the sequence information that comprises in the message summary of just can regenerating.
Stream both can send over by the internet, and the data that also can be used as digital broadcasting send over sequence information.In addition, the stream sender also can be the sequence information supplier simultaneously.
In addition, also can send the stream that comprises sequence information.For example, utilize the VBI in the broadcast singal, can in stream, comprise sequence information and send.The sequence information that comprises in the stream also can not be and the corresponding sequence information of the stream that comprises this sequence information.For example, live stream is after broadcast, and the live relevant sequence information that comprises the front in the time period thereafter in the stream that can broadcast sends.
When behind certain program close of transmission, the sequence information of this program is included under the situation about sending in the stream of another program, preferably predict the transmission period of sequence information in advance by the Web page or electronic type listing.In this case, stream output device can be based on this advance notice reservation sequence information, so that obtain sequence information period in advance notice.
For example, spectators preengage sequence information after seeing advance notice by the Web page or electronic type listing, and stream output device just will be preengage required information and send to the sequence information generator.In a single day made by the sequence information preengage, the sequence information generator can send to stream output device with sequence information by mail etc.In addition, for example, also can be in advance the data that are used for circulating a notice of the predetermined instant that sequence information can get be attached in the Web page or electronic type listing.After spectators preengage sequence information by the Web page or electronic type listing, stream output device was just obtained the data of predetermined instant.Arrived the shown predetermined instant of obtained data, stream output device can be obtained sequence information from the sequence information generator.
Further, in the example shown in Figure 6 of present embodiment, record and narrate sequence information, but there is no need fully sequence information is defined in textual form with text.Even binary form is as long as its form pre-determines, content can be by differentiating someway.In addition, even textual form also can be used more current language record such as XML or SMIL as internal form.
In addition, recorded and narrated here will broadcast as flow data and be stored in example under the situation in the stream output device 50, same thinking also is applicable to box-packed medium.For box-packed medium, whether consistent in order to judge obtained sequence information with the stream of record, as long as the keyword convection current by box-packed medium specifies in sequence information.The keyword in the stream output device 50 comparative sequences information and the keyword of box-packed medium just can judge whether both are consistent.But, in this case, also need to be used for the information (beginning and the sequence of the finish time etc. of regenerating section) of specific regeneration sequence.
Used sequence information is a form as shown in Figure 6 in the system of present embodiment.But the form of sequence information is not limited to shown in Figure 6.Sequence information so long as be used for is specified the information (for example broadcasting channel information, broadcast time information etc.) of bottom line stream and is comprised the content that flows the time started and gets final product.
In addition, in the example of the sequence information shown in Figure 6 of present embodiment,, in the information of expression channel, recorded and narrated information by regional designated television platform for corresponding with the formation of regional and different TV stations.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, among the information of in sequence information, recording and narrating, for need carrying out the replacement of different pronunciations by stream output device with regional part of carrying out different appointments.In this case, preferably preserve substitution table in the stream output device in advance corresponding to the different pronunciations of the sequence information in user's area.In addition, also can be to obtain regional relevant information from stream output device by the sequence information generator, based on obtained information, change sequence information with landing pit, send sequence information to stream output device.Further, also can prepare separately a kind of from the internet addressable server unit, after receiving the information in sequence information and expression area, reply after the sequence information that provided replaced with the content that the area was fit to by the information representation that receives according to the substitution table of different pronunciations.If prepared such server unit, domestic consumer just can make sequence information, when exchanging mutually between the user, can carry out the appointment according to the area easily.
Also can comprise in the sequence information and be used for preventing the authentication information distorted.In this case, need further to possess the function that is used for authenticating in sequence information generator and the stream output device.Further, also can be with sequence information bulk encryption.
In addition, also can be set valid expiration date in the sequence information.Stream output device can be obtained new sequence information once more after surpassing valid expiration date, sequence is upgraded.
The listing page generating unit 156 of present embodiment all generates the data (content shown in Figure 5) that embedded automatically in the listing the visit information of sequence information automatically when the request of transmission is arranged at every turn.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, also can in the sequential that programme information or sequence information change, generate these data in advance.In addition, also can not automatically but by artificial generation.
In addition, in the explanation that reference Fig. 8 is carried out, utilize display part 218 to carry out mistake output.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, also can use stream efferent 214 to carry out mistake output.
In addition, in description of the present embodiment, in program, in the such message of step 242 output " stream does not exist " with control structure shown in Figure 9.But among the present invention, fault processing is not limited to such method.Both can what not export and skip in the step 242, can export " stream does not exist " such message yet.In addition, also can behind the external equipment acquired information, this information be exported.
In addition, also can in sequence information, add record or the information that is used for specifying error handling method, in step 242, according to carrying out fault processing by the sequence information appointed method.For example, can record and narrate the stream that to select and the address that can obtain another streaming platform of same stream.In addition, also can in sequence information, record and narrate the information that is used for specifying as the stream of the substitute of the stream that should select or image etc.Stream output device can be obtained based on such record as the stream of the substitute of answering selecteed stream or image etc. and show.In addition, also can record and narrate the appointment of a plurality of error handling methods.
In addition, in above execution mode, selected sequence information just can export the stream corresponding with it.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.Under the situation that has obtained sequence information in advance, also can select corresponding sequence information by specifying stream.This also is effective under the situation that sequence information and listing are obtained in the lump described later.Also can resemble the tape of DVD or VTR and just can select stream after by the user medium being set.In this case, can consider not select stream from sequence information, sequence is in a single day selected, does not carry out the inspection of stream information, and only the medium of current setting is exported according to sequence information.
In addition, in above execution mode, after user's specified sequence information, the stream part that chooses based on sequence information just is output.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.Comprise the stream part that chooses based on sequence information in the stream output device, stream integral body originally all is saved.Therefore, just can switch one side according to user's operation on one side according to the summary of sequence information output and original stream (following original stream is called " just compiling ") exports.For example, also can be arranged on and break away from summary in the summary regenerative process and go to regenerate and just compiling the button of such function.Thus, just might for example only obtain the summary of title division in the news program, the user presses the button in the news section of liking, and thus, the user can continue to watch the detailed content of news.
Figure 13 is that expression is made a summary and the outside drawing of just compiling an example of the remote controller that carries out output function while switching for the user.With reference to Figure 13, remote controller 1100 comprises: summary operation keys 1102 is used for regeneration, F.F., the return of the stream that executive summary exporting; Just compile operation keys 1104, be used for carrying out regeneration, F.F., the return just compiled; Key 1106, the public operation that is used for executive summary and is just compiling.
The 14th figure represents the summary of the sequence that the user shows when pressing each key shown in Figure 13.With reference to Figure 14, comprise stream part A, B, C, D, and the stream 1110 of E be assumed to and be stored in the stream output device.In addition, suppose that stream output device obtains and be used for exporting the required sequence information of the summary that is made of stream part A, C and E 1112 from flowing 1110.
Stream output device behind the end of output of stream portion C, is skipped stream part D, output stream part E (Figure 14 (1)) usually when exporting the stream portion C of summary 1112 according to sequence information.On the other hand, in the output procedure of stream portion C, under the situation that the regeneration button of just compiling action button 1104 shown in Figure 13 is pressed, output stream just switches to from summary and compiles.Therefore, behind the end of output of stream portion C, follow output stream part D (Figure 14 (2)).
In the output procedure of the stream portion C of just compiling, after the regeneration button of summary operation keys 1102 was pressed, the output of stream output device switched to summary from just compiling.Therefore, behind the end of output of stream portion C, skip stream part D, output stream part E (Figure 14 (3)).
Similarly, in the output procedure of the stream part D that is just compiling, after the regeneration button of summary operation keys 1102 was pressed, the output of stream output device switched to summary from just compiling.In summary, because output stream part D not flows the end of output of part D constantly at this, beginning output stream part E (Figure 14 (4)).
In addition, in the output procedure of the stream portion C of just compiling, after the return push-button of summary operation keys 1102 was pressed, the output of stream output device switched to summary from just compiling.Therefore, stream output device turns back to the beginning of stream portion C from current position of exporting, and skips stream part B, begins once more to return (Figure 14 (5)) from the end part of stream part A.
On the other hand, in the process of the summary output that will flow portion C, after the return push-button of just compiling action button was pressed, the output of stream output device just switched to from summary and compiles.Therefore, turn back to the beginning of stream portion C from current position of exporting, then restart to return (Figure 14 (6)) from the end part of stream part B.
By using such function, for example when the summary of the hommer scene of watching baseball, just can date back to just to watch when its batter enters the batter's position and compile.In addition, said here " regeneration " function also can comprise slowly put, times rapid regeneration, regenerate frame by frame, function such as time-out.
Further, consider at one and just compiling the situation that can obtain a plurality of sequence informations, for example can obtain " three minutes summaries " and " 30 minutes summaries " so a plurality of sequence informations for the stream of same baseball game, Yi Bian also can further be provided with between a plurality of summaries, switch on one side regenerate, F.F., the function returned.Under the situation that such function is set, " just compiling " operation keys, " first summary " operation keys, and a plurality of operation keyss such as " second summary " operation keys of remote controller shown in Figure 13 can be set also.In addition, also can the options button that be used for selecting one in switchable a plurality of sequences be set on the remote controller.In this case, the user can be by using options button and summary operation keys 1102 or just compiling operation keys 1104 switching sequences.
In addition, can show on picture that also current what regenerating is " just compiling " or " summary ".Thus, because the user can know that what watching is " just compiling " or " summary ", used confusion can prevent to operate the time.
In addition, in the present embodiment, stream output device will output to TV Monitor based on the stream that sequence information chooses, and TV Monitor shows the user with them with forms such as image, sound.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.Stream output device also can output to the stream that chooses and be used for the tape deck of recording image, sound.Tape deck is with the hard disk of the image of the stream of stream output device output, SoundRec auto levelizer inside or be inserted into tape in the tape deck or dismountable medium such as CD-R.After a series of streams that choose based on sequence information were outputed to tape deck by stream output device, tape deck carried out record according to sequence.Therefore,, be recorded in information in the tape deck again, also can not need to spend hunting time and show stream to the user according to sequence by regeneration even original stream is to be recorded in to resemble the tape in order in the medium of recorded information.
In addition, if image, the sound of output and when regeneration identical content, then also can be with the form of image or voice data to be different from the form output of original stream.
For example, the bit rate of the image of being exported, sound can be lower than original stream.Thus, can not the regenerate carried terminal, mobile phone etc. of low ability of high bit-rate streams also can be watched and listen to image, the sound that generates by means of sequence.Further, because data capacity has also reduced, also be applicable to occasion to the few equipment output of storage device capacity.In addition, the time also can add in output and be used for limiting, forbid the signal that duplicates or distort.
In addition, also can generate the sequence of utilizing a plurality of streams of recording a video.For example, can utilize sequence information to record the summary of the scene of only makeing mistakes according to the stream of the MLB Slam program of every day.Thus,, also can collect, produce " scene of makeing mistakes collection " recording the scene of makeing mistakes of getting off even the stream of original MLB Slam program is eliminated.
In addition, they in the present embodiment, mainly be that stream is assumed to television broadcasting, but stream is if the data of cyclic regeneration in time, dynamic image, sound, their combination etc., form is regardless of.In addition, when stream be comprising resemble the television broadcasting sound and the situation of the information of image under, also can specify image sequence and sound sequence to record and narrate in the sequence information respectively.
In stream output device or record, both " image " and " sound " integrated treatment also can be handled them respectively with sequence information.
For example, only use image for the stream of film, sound is then obtained in addition; Thus, can dub version as foreign language with this film watches and listening to.On the other hand, for the stream of same film, image, sound all former state use, if translate by other captions, just this film can be watched as the captions version.
In addition, in real sports were relayed, the switching point of the switching point of image and interpreter's sound sometimes can be inconsistent.When formation sequence information, at such place switching sequence, will cause image, sound among at least one side be cut off in factitious place.In such, with image and sound separating treatment, promptly it can be cut off in appropriate location separately by temporarily.At this moment, switch among image, the sound a long side's length become scene length, therefore, for switch short side, can add certain effect or append other content length is adjusted.
In addition, when the export point is the equipment that connects via network, can record a video in the equipment of export point yet/record and regenerate then and there.Thus, for example the portable terminal from the place of going out is connected to this stream output device by network, and the stream of being exported after this stream output device is handled sequence information just can be watched on this portable terminal and listening to.
Used sequence information comprises the record that is used for specifying the broadcasting channel that the source is provided that becomes stream or server unit etc. in the system of present embodiment.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.The appointment of the stream in the sequence information is not necessarily explicit.Stream output device judges that suitability selects, requires at any time the user to select etc., as long as can refer in particular to constant current by certain mode.In addition, when so long as the stream of a certain special time regeneration then arbitrarily stream can situation under, sequence information also can only record and narrate be used to refer to constant current the zero hour equal time information.
For example, the listing of supposing the program that broadcasted on January 10th, 2003 in certain area as shown in figure 15.With reference to Figure 15, according to this listing, time period about from 19 o'clock about by 20: 50, " tv3 " TV station, " Nippon Television " TV station, and " New World TV " TV station this contest show of football " Japan's representative is selected the world " of all regenerating.When these programs all were live program, the image of same scene can be regenerated at synchronization.For example suppose in the program of TV station " tv3 " scene that broadcast in 19: 6 " is scored " first; Then also can broadcast the scene of " scoring first " in the program of TV station " Nippon Television " at 19: 6.That is,, can both select the stream of the part of having taken " scoring first " among these various flows that different TV station provided if can specify the broadcast time of the scene of " first score ".
An example of the sequence information corresponding with this situation as shown in figure 16.Sequence information shown in Figure 16 is identical with sequence information shown in Figure 6.The difference of sequence information shown in Figure 16 and sequence information shown in Figure 6 is that sequence information shown in Figure 16 does not comprise the 7th capable " channel: " project of being recorded and narrated of sequence information shown in Figure 6.Thus, according to this sequence information, the summary that the stream that provides in the time period of the broadcast time of recording and narrating in the 4th to the 6th row is provided can irrespectively be exported with the source that provides of stream.In addition, for example there is " channel: " project, identical as long as its content be empty with the occasion of Figure 16 of above-mentioned explanation, regard and do not exist " channel: " project to handle not get final product.
But, sequence information shown in Figure 16 is the sequence information with versatility of not unique appointment stream.In this case, stream output device preferably further possesses: to comprising by the function that flows to line retrieval that is used to refer to the time period that the record of fixing time puts down in writing, and select the function of the stream that will export among the stream that retrieves.
It is such that the 17th figure is that expression is used for the sequence information carried out based on as shown in figure 16, according to the sequence information retrieval that does not have the designated broadcast channel and select the flow chart of an example of control structure of computer program of the processing of stream.With reference to Figure 17, this computer program has substituted the processing of the step 238 of computer program shown in Figure 9 to step 244.
This computer program in step 1202, judges whether to exist the analysis result of sequence information, the appointed information of broadcast channel with step 1202 beginning.If judged result is YES, control then enters step 1214.If judged result is N0, control then enters step 1204.
In step 1204, from sequence information, extract and be used for the program time information of the zero hour and the finish time of appointed program.Then in step 1206, the record time information that comprises in the program time information that extracts in the step 1204 and the stream information is compared contrast, flow retrieval.Control enters step 1208.In addition, the detailed content of the processing of step 1206 is narrated in the back.
Judgement at the result for retrieval of step 1208 execution in step 1206.Result for retrieval is if exist the stream that satisfies search condition, and control then enters step 1212.The stream that if there is no satisfies condition, control then enters step 1210, error process.
In step 1212, show the stream information of the stream retrieve to the user, obtain the user and be used for the input selected as the stream of summary output.By this processing, determined stream uniquely.Then, export the summary of determined stream according to sequence information in step 1214.Should handle promptly behind the end of output and finish.After the processing of step 1210 finished, the step 234 of Fig. 9 was returned in control, after, repeat above-mentioned processing and finish until following sequence information.
Figure 18 is a flow chart of representing an example of retrieval process performed in the step 1206 shown in Figure 17.With reference to Figure 18, this retrieval process is retrieved the stream of broadcast items by the TV station that this program is provided.In addition, in this example, arrange since 1 by ascending order by predetermined TV station of TV station numbering.
The processing of step 1206 is from step 1232, and being used for the value initialization of counter n of retrieval stream information is 1.In following step 1234, judge whether the TV station that exists numbering consistent with the value of counter n.If judged result is YES, control then enters step 1236.If judged result is NO, the processing of step 1206 finishes.
In step 1236, the stream information of the program that n TV station regenerated and the program time information of sequence information contrast.That is, judge the stream that whether exists in the program that n TV station regenerate by being included in the zero hour of program time information appointment and the finish time in broadcast time.If there is corresponding stream, control then enters step 1238.If there is no flow accordingly, control then enters step 1240.
In step 1238, the stream information of stream that will be consistent with the decision condition of step 1236 is listed as result for retrieval.This tabulation is used for the later processing of step 1208 of computer program shown in Figure 17.In following step 1240, the value of counter n increases 1.Step 1234 is returned in control.
In addition, supposition is flowed as keyword managing with TV station here.In other cases, as long as retrieval comprises the program (stream) by part or all of the program zero hour and determined time of the finish time.
Like this, need only sequence information that uses not unique appointment stream and the stream output device that further possesses the function of retrieving based on this sequence information convection current, just can export multiple summary by 1 sequence information with versatility.
For example, same baseball program is sometimes broadcasted as different programs with satellite broadcasting by terrestrial broadcasting, and its camera lens and explanation also may be different.Under these circumstances, can 1 sequence information of dual-purpose as these programs both sides' summary info.Even use same sequence information, also can obtain to use terrestrial broadcasting the stream gained summary and use these 2 summaries of summary of the stream gained of satellite broadcasting.
Similarly, for the stream of video recording terrestrial broadcasting with in fact by video tape or the photo of individual in court shooting baseball game, if use same sequence information, just can obtain summary and the video tape of taking by the individual or such 2 summaries of summary of photo gained of the program of surface wave method.
In addition, as mentioned above, under the situation of 2 that use that 1 sequence information can be made of animation or above summary, these summaries are synchronously regenerated mutually in 2 pictures.So, can watch scene simultaneously by the different same matches of lens shooting.When one of summary is made of photo, under the situation that another one then is made of animations such as videos, preferably arrive photo constantly in the regeneration of animation and photo is shown near the captured moment time.Like this, just can appreciate animation and photo simultaneously.
In addition, be not limited to the retrieval process of Figure 18 example, also keyword in program time information, broadcasting channel relevant information or the stream information etc. can be flowed retrieval as search condition.For this reason, such search function also can be used for the user and puts the stream that stream output device is preserved in order.
In addition, the sequence information of example shown in Figure 16 is not limited to the stream of broadcast program, also can be applied to user oneself record and be kept at stream beyond the broadcast programs such as stream in the stream output device.For example, suppose that the user watches football " Japan's representative is selected the world " match of broadcasting in the live program shown in Figure 15 in the stadium, and match is filmed.Video image that this user takes and live program shown in Figure 15 are the images of same content.Thus, by this video image being used the sequence information of example shown in Figure 16, can with live program under the situation of application sequence information same scene as the summary regeneration of this video image.In addition, when incidents such as athletic meeting, carried out as a lot of participants under the situation of video photography, the sponsor will be distributed to the participant based on the sequence information that the event time table is made, and just help the image set according to the captured making video incident of participant.
In addition, for example, though under having obtained the situation that is used for having only in the stream of the sequence information of program of designated key platform but the program that writes down in the stream output device content that local broadcasting stations broadcast, as based on the fault processing under the situation of the inconsistent sequence information output of the relevant record of broadcasting channel summary, can use the processing of Figure 17 and example shown in Figure 180.
＜the 2 execution mode 〉
Figure 19 represents the entire block diagram of the system of the 2nd execution mode of the present invention.System shown in Figure 19 is with the different of system of the 1st execution mode shown in Figure 1: comprises terminal installation 262, is connected to stream TV station 34 and internet 36, can output stream, and simultaneously again can be via internet 36 to the intended destination send Email; Comprise terminal installation 260, replace the stream output device 50 of Fig. 1, can will export according to sequence information by the stream of this sequence information appointment from the specified external equipment download sequence information of the Email of origin self terminal device 262.
Figure 20 represents the block diagram of the terminal installation 260 of present embodiment.In Figure 20, to the additional identical reference numerals of the parts identical with parts shown in Figure 4.Its title and function are also identical.Therefore, do not repeat its detailed description here.In addition, in the following drawings, in order to simplify accompanying drawing, TV Monitor 52 and remote controller 54 shown in Figure 1 do not illustrate.Therefore, said in the following description terminal installation is meant stream output device.
The message that message sink portion 272 receives is Email or instant message.These message do not send from predetermined device.By sending ending equipment is to this device send Email or instant message arbitrarily, message sink portion 272 receives this message.
Message typically uses language such as Japanese, English and records and narrates with the readable form of people.Sequence information extraction unit 274 is used for abstraction sequence information from this message.Attach various data by the form that is called MIME mostly in the Email.In the present embodiment, sequence information also sends with this MIME form.Under the situation of MIME, the name of adding the application software of this sequence information or processing sequence information at transmitting terminal is referred to as keyword.Shown in the topmost of Fig. 6 is an example of this keyword.Under the situation of Fig. 6, keyword is " xtv-digest ".In this case, also shown the border of data simultaneously, therefore, in the part that data boundary is cut apart, the partial data with this keyword extracts as sequence information.
The structure of representing terminal installation 262 among Figure 21 with the block diagram form.With reference to Figure 21, terminal installation 262 comprises: flow data efferent 300 is used for the stream of record or the stream that receives are outputed to external equipment; Timer portion 302, which position that is used for specifying current stream is output.The timer portion 302 of present embodiment is automatic correction type.Timer portion 302 specifies in the stream of noting from the relative time (time on the medium) of recording start, under the situation of the stream that receives, refers in particular to the relative time of making from the beginning of this program.
In the system of the 2nd execution mode, can carry out following action.For example, the information of the user's stream that will export in this moment sometime halfway that is utilizing terminal installation 262 to watch to listen to stream appends to Email as sequence information and sends to for example terminal installation 260.This terminal installation 260 utilizes Network Dept. 104 and message sink portion 272 to receive this Email.Sequence information extraction unit 274 abstraction sequence information from the annex of Email offers stream selection portion 108.Stream selection portion 108 is saved in stream information storage part 100 with this sequence information.
Thereafter, user's this sequence information of using user interface part 102 to access in the stream information storage part 100 storage is watched and is listened to stream.
Like this, by using terminal installation 262 and terminal installation 260, the stream that the user can be watched at terminal installation 262 is heavily seen based on stream information at terminal installation 260.Owing to have in the sequence information interrupt flow to watch time information when listening to, therefore, used the user of terminal installation 260 to regenerate constantly with first-class further part from this.
As mentioned above, in the terminal installation 260 of the 2nd execution mode, never obtain sequence information in the Email that sends over of particular outer equipment or the instant message, utilize this information editing's stream.For example, can send sequence information from serving a side designated user.For this reason, the service provider sends to the specific user who signs a contract and has carried out editor's sequence information alone, and the user just can watch according to this sequence information the stream (summary etc.) that provides is provided.
In addition, use the terminal installation 262 of present embodiment, for example the sequence information that generates at terminal installation 262 sends to another terminal installation 260 by Email, just can regenerate at terminal installation 260 from the continuation point beginning that the stream of terminal installation 262 is regenerated.For example, utilize Email to send sequence information to mobile phone, can when going out, use mobile phone to continue to watch this stream thus from the terminal installation that is arranged on oneself.In this case, generally on mobile phone, need to be different from the stream of terminal installation 260 regeneration, with lower bit rate recovery stream.But stream itself needs not be identical data (data format is identical), so long as content phase homogeneous turbulence gets final product.
In the present embodiment, sequence information sends as MIME.But the present invention is not limited to use MIME.For example, can use already mentioned XML or record and narrate stream information with other forms.In addition, message text also can directly be recorded and narrated sequence information.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the sequence information that sends to terminal installation 260 from terminal installation 262 is a time point of the stream the regeneration.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, the user also can send the block information that the time constituted of beginning and end of stream as sequence information.In addition, also can mix so a plurality of methods.
In addition, in the present embodiment, timer portion 302 specifies the relative time of regeneration.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example timer portion 302 also can specify the absolute time (using the time based on the Greenwich Mean Time if possible) that is used for specifying regeneration.
＜the 3 execution mode 〉
Figure 22 represents the block diagram of the terminal installation 340 of the 3rd execution mode of the present invention.This terminal installation 340 is equivalent to the stream output device 50 of system of the 1st execution mode and the terminal installation 260 of the 2nd execution mode, the feature that has is, the such mode of electronic type listing about flowing by appended sequence information in stream or use only specifies stream can obtain sequence information.
In Figure 22, to additional identical quotation mark and the title of the parts identical with parts shown in Figure 4.Their function is also identical.Therefore, no longer repeat its detailed description here.
Address additional information generating unit 358 indicate according to the user specified the stream of noting after, be used for making the sequence information corresponding to obtain easily with it.Figure 23 represents the example according to stream information calculated address additional information.
3 kinds of stream informations have been represented among Figure 23.These 3 kinds of stream informations are illustrated respectively in topmost, middle part and the foot of Figure 23.Each stream comprises title, date, time, channel, index information.
The topmost stream representing unknown title, broadcast by the miTV of Osaka TV station since 19: 2: 2 on the 10th January in 2003 for example.The information of recording and narrating as index is with visiting the required information of stream that stores.In example shown in Figure 23, index all note is done " XXXX ", but actual index information has been preserved the information of the beginning position that is used to refer to stream.The middle part is that foot is the information about the stream of regional physical culture about the information of the stream of " 7 o'clock news " program.In the example shown in the foot, channel position has been recorded and narrated URL, and stream is stored in the external equipment as can be known.
Address additional information generating unit 358 generates based on such stream information and is used for the required URL of access sequence information.For example, as shown in figure 23, additional address additional information among the URL when generating the website of this channel of visit based on channel information, date, broadcast time.By this address additional information being appended among the URL (being " http://www.miTV.co.jp " part under the situation of the stream information of the topmost of Figure 23) that generates by address generating unit 350, can obtain being used for obtaining the address of sequence information.Among the URL shown in the foot of Figure 23, "? " later part is the address additional information row corresponding to the stream information of the topmost of Figure 23.By means of this URL, can obtain sequence information corresponding to original stream.
For example, the miTV of TV station also makes the sequence information of the program of its broadcast simultaneously, and this sequence information is disclosed under the situation of its website, and the user just can directly obtain sequence information by specifying stream.In this case for example the foot of Figure 23 record and narrate like that, by according to stream information calculated address additional information, as long as specify stream just can obtain the sequence information relevant with this stream.
For example, when stream was soccer programs, might there be some sequence informations in the summary of the highlight of the sequence information that making was made a summary in 5 minutes from nearly 2 hours broadcast process, 30 minutes summary, day our team etc.It is whole to obtain it in the present embodiment.
According to the information calculated address that from the stream of such record, can get, thus, just can easily obtain the sequence of the stream that is suitable for user's appointment.
In the sequence generating unit 110, possess timer, carry out sequence control based on this.As Fig. 6 example, when specifying with the absolute moment under the situation of reproduction position, the time of external equipment and this device will the generation time error in the sequence output when staggering.For this reason, the sequence generating unit is preferably possessed the timer from dynamic(al) correction.Correcting mode both can be to use report fiducial time that sends with electric wave, also can be to use the time adjustment agreement on the internet.
In addition, the tuner 352 of the 3rd execution mode is a TV tuner.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example tuner 352 also can be to obtain stream from the internet.Perhaps replace tuner 352,, from a plurality of streams, select one by switching CD or the such box-packed medium of DVD.In the such box-packed medium of DVD, obtain when stream can arbitrary access, tuner 352 therefore shown in Figure 22 and stream are read portion 360 can think one.Under the situation of the tuner of analog broadcasting, be encoded to MPEG (MotionPicture Experts Group) 2 forms such as compression such as grade usually and store.As long as data mode is a time sequencing, MPEG2, MPEG4, MP3 or simulation etc. can.
In addition, in the device of present embodiment, stream information storage part 356 is obtained the information of this stream and is preserved when obtaining flow data by means of tuner 352.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.When utilizing the electronic type listing that sends on the internet etc. that the video recording that broadcasts is preengage, also can use this listing information to obtain stream information.Under the situation of box-packed medium such as DVD, also can make the intrinsic identifying information (ID) that uses boxed medium in addition.
In addition, when having a plurality of sequence information, it is all obtained in the present embodiment, but before obtaining, also can make one's options by the user at 1 program.In addition, in above-mentioned example, embedded full detail in the address.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.Be connected to the equipment that sequence information is provided of network so long as can refer in particular to the form of constant current, any form can.
＜the 4 execution mode 〉
Figure 24 represents the block diagram of the terminal installation 380 of the 4th execution mode of the present invention.With reference to Figure 24, terminal installation 380 further comprises the browser portion 396 that generates video data from the external equipment acquired information that is connected to network on the architecture basics of terminal installation 340 shown in Figure 22.This browser portion 396 normally obtains the online data of recording and narrating with HTML and generates the explorer of display message.It also can be the browser portion that is used for showing the data that send in the data broadcasting that sends to next data of VBI or digital broadcasting.Along with appending of browser portion 396, the Network Dept. 104, sequence information obtaining section 106 and the user interface part 102 that replace Figure 22 respectively, comprise the Network Dept. 390, sequence information obtaining section 392 and the user interface part 394 that are connected with browser portion 396, terminal installation 380 is also different with terminal installation 340 in this.This browser portion 396 is identical with general explorer usually, not only generates video data, also comprises the treatment system of the language that is used for browser etc.
Based on the online data that receive by Network Dept. 390, the video data that browser portion 396 generates is by 118 outputs of flow data efferent.In the present embodiment, flow data efferent 118 is to the TV Monitor image output.Thereupon, flow data efferent 118 is exported after video data being transformed to the vision signal of simulation.
By having browser, can from browser, select sequence information.For example at the website browsing that sports news is provided on the internet, and obtain sequence information from this news links, thus, just can be from the stream of this locality, exporting according to sequence information with this sequence information corresponding stored.
Figure 25 represents that shows an example.The example of browser output is represented in the left side of Figure 25.In this example, browser display goes out the page 420 of the sports news that obtains from the internet.The part 422,424 of having recorded and narrated " 5 minutes summaries " and " zero goal scene " is arranged in this page.These parts are respectively the specified portions of sequence information, point to the link of each sequence information in these parts and adopt the URL form that has the address additional information.By selecting this part by the user, can be to obtain sequence information with common browser browsing page identical operations.Sequence information sometimes is kept in the equipment different with the equipment of possessing this sports news.
The user just switches to the output 430 (right part the figure) of the local stream of preserving, according to the sequence information output stream after selecting to record and narrate and being the part 422 of " 5 minutes summaries " from browser output.
By as above structure, information such as news obtain from the internet, and Guan Lian animation can be according to obtaining and be stored in stream output in the stream information storage part 354 via tuner 352 in advance therewith.
In addition, in the present embodiment, utilize link to download sequence information.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, if sequence information is simple, also can directly in URL, embed sequence information with the link in the replacement series column information.Particularly, for example URL record and narrate for " vtr: //localhost/? area=osaka﹠amp; Sorcech=8ch﹠amp; Starttime=20030630210100﹠amp; Endtime=20030630210420 ".This records and narrates indication, among the content that regeneration has been recorded among the VTR, the part broadcasted between 21: 1 on the 30th to 21: 4: 20 June in 2003 of 8 channels in Osaka.
In addition, record as Figure 25 is the part 422,424 of " 5 minutes summary " etc., under the situation that shows the information that (output) is corresponding with sequence information, check in advance preferably whether the stream that comprises in this sequence information can be presented at its result on the browser by this device visit (promptly whether feasible according to the output of sequence information).Thus, preferably actually can situation according to the sequence information output stream corresponding with this information under, the information corresponding with this sequence information shows with selectable form; Under the situation about can't export there not being corresponding stream, the form that can not select with the information corresponding with sequence information shows.Under situation about can't select, also can be shown as for example light color.
Figure 26 is the flow chart of control structure of the computer program of the expression terminal installation 380 that is used for realizing present embodiment.In Figure 26, for the additional identical quotation mark of the step identical with step shown in Figure 9.Therefore, do not repeat its detailed description here.
The part of appending in the flow chart shown in Figure 26 is, after step 230, to be presented at the step 460 the browser from the data that external equipment obtains and judge that the result after the user is at the demonstration executable operations of step 460 has selected to point to the link of another webpage or the step 462 of having selected sequence information.When having selected to point to the link of other pages from webpage, step 230 is returned in control.In step 230, set the address once more, obtain new data, show new page in step 460.When the user had selected sequence information, control entered step 232.
This computer program further comprises on basis shown in Figure 9: when being judged to be respective streams in the step 240 when existing, be used for confirming to begin now to the user step 464 of the sequence exported; According to the user this is responsed, judge whether step 466 according to this sequence output stream.In step 466, can use under the situation of selected sequence when user's indication, control enters step 244.Control enters step S460 under other situations.
In the present embodiment, when being confirmed to be the beginning after download sequence information just, when flowing output according to this sequence information or switching stream, the user carries out in step 466.Various affirmation opportunity is also arranged in addition.
In addition, confirmed to the user under the situation of sequence information, after the indication of receiving output sequence information, preferably automaticallyed switch to stream output from browser in step 464.In addition, even preferably prepare after having begun stream output, also can interrupt flow output, its front or near be the key of changeable demonstration in shown, the browser output that is used for selecting sequence information by clicking.Be somebody's turn to do " returning browser " key by being provided with,, can move to the selection picture midway by clicking when when stream output is wanted to select different sequences.For example, in the flow chart of Figure 26,, import interrupt flow output, return the browser output of step 310, show the URL of front according to the user in the position that the stream of step 244 is exported.
In addition, browser is not limited to explorer, also can be the browser that shows (output) after the data division of satellite broadcasting is resolved.
Further, also can be in the fault processing that the step 242 of Figure 26 is carried out, the visit external equipment is to obtain and wrong corresponding information.For example, under the situation that does not have stream,, also can carry out the processing that obtains equal stream from external equipment though quality is low.For this reason, also can comprise when mistake occurring in the sequence information with the information that visits external equipment.So, the correspondence in the time of can changing wrong the generation at each sequence information.
In addition, in the present embodiment, flow data efferent 118 is an analog video signal with the output transform of browser portion 396.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.The information category of flow data efferent 118 outputs is as long as be fit to display device.In addition, stream output can be different types of signal with browser output.
＜the 5 execution mode 〉
The sequence information that the 5th execution mode of the present invention is handled is not only possessed and is used for specifying and the information of control flows, also possesses the control information that is used for showing external equipment information.
Figure 27 represents the sequence information that uses in the 5th execution mode.With reference to Figure 27, this sequence information is compared with Fig. 6, newly comprises the record that is used for specifying the information that external equipment possesses again, i.e. " ur1: " project.For example, in Figure 27 with "
Http: //" beginning URL suitable therewith.
In example shown in Figure 27, " digest_start " of beginning and " digest_end " right back have "
Ur1:10seconds:http: //www.soccer- Ad.co.jp/daihyou03.html" such URL.Therefore, output by above-mentioned " digest_start " and " digest_end " to specified stream after, demonstration is by the information of " http://www.soccer-ad.co.jp/daihyou03.html " specified address.In addition, here by setting " 10seconds " such appointment, represent after 10 seconds that sequence generating unit 110 switches to stream with demonstration.
In example shown in Figure 27, last column also has " ur1:http: //www.soccer-new.co.jp " such record.In this embodiment, if the end of output of this record expression stream then export the information that other external equipments are possessed.
In addition, expression here is the information of external equipment and the example that stream information switches fully.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, sequence information can be recorded and narrated in more detail, stream can be exported when the external equipment information of same.If adopt this structure, occupation mode flexibly can be arranged.
For example, in the stream regenerative process, can be below picture demonstrate the information (for example explanation of score scene or advertisement) that obtains from external equipment etc. with reflective (telop) captions form.In addition, picture segmentation can be opened information and the stream both sides that show external equipment.When 2 of existence or above stream decoder, also can decode simultaneously more than 2, merge into 1 output.
In addition, the technology that comprises the various medium of time dynamic process can be used SMIL, also can use the browser that can show the page of being recorded and narrated by this language to realize.
Further, under the situation of the sequence information of obtaining such record, preferably can select the information of external equipment or stream both sides or any one output mode of stream just.This can easily realize by the sequence generating unit.For example, when only wanting to watch stream and stream want to watch online news midway the time switch.Further, can use from the information of external equipment and carry out this switching.For example, can consider to make device in the centre of stream with the form web page display ads, if but sign the paid service contract, just do not show this advertising page; In this case, by using the key information that sends over from server, can suppress the visit of (or have key could visit specialized page) webpage.
＜the 6 execution mode 〉
Figure 28 represents the integral body of the system of the 6th execution mode of the present invention.The server unit that uses in the system of the 1st～the 5th execution mode is the suitable sequence information of request transmission of customer in response end basically.But, in the server unit of the present invention, can append various functions in addition, thus, the further system's of enriching service that can provide.The 6th execution mode mainly is the improvement about this server unit.
The feature of server unit of the system of the 6th execution mode at first, is described.The feature of the server unit of present embodiment mainly contains following 4 points.The 1st is, when sending the listing page that links with sequence information, considers that the relation of the broadcast time of delivery time and program dynamically changes the content of the listing page.The 2nd is, makes client carry out the program recording reservation to server unit, and after being generated by the sequence information of the program of subscription and video recording, this sequence information can send to this user automatically.The 3rd is, by be included in Useful Information on the business link information of the required website of the advertisement of programme content interlock and merchandise sales (for example with) etc. in sequence information, program can be cooperated with commodity, service providers.Last point is, when program with after commodity, service providers are cooperated, charge system is provided, make commodity, service providers pay suitable remuneration to the producer of program etc.Next coming in order illustrate these features, and the structure and the action of native system are described then.
At first, at considering the content this point of delivery time, its notion is described with the relation change listing page of the broadcast time of program.Utilizing broadcast transmission stream, utilizing network to send under the situation of the sequence information corresponding, preferably will comprise the programme information of title, the zero hour, the finish time, broadcast station information etc. of program and sequence information and combine and send to terminal with this stream.In this case,, sometimes also wish before program broadcasts, not send sequence information, send sequence information and broadcast the back at program even sequence information generates before broadcast.This is because the user has selected under the situation of sequence information in terminal one side, gets sequence information even begin preceding terminal one side-draw at program, owing to do not preserve flow data, can't export the part with the corresponding stream of sequence information in terminal one side.Further,, also can't send sequence information immediately, therefore, sometimes wish to control, summary can not be seen immediately in server one side even after program begins.For example, send sequence information immediately for the client of paying contract, relative therewith, for the client who does not sign this contract, sometimes be set to just send sequence information after 1 week.
In this case, when programming the table page info, whether the sequence information of a certain program is included in the listing page that sends over, preferably according to having the moment of request, the broadcast predetermined instant of each program dynamically to control at the listing page.The function of carrying out this control is the 1st feature of the server unit of present embodiment.
The following describes the 2nd feature, i.e. displaying predetermined programme and send sequence information automatically at the user of preserved program.Sequence information is in most of the cases just made after live telecast is live as the summary of physical culture.Under such situation, user's one side for the sequence information of understanding program whether all set, need the inquiry server unit.It is very loaded down with trivial details carrying out such inquiry one by one.Therefore, provide a kind of function in the server unit of present embodiment, behind user's appointed program video recording in advance, when the sequence information corresponding with this program was logged server unit, sequence information sent to this user's terminal automatically.
Then, the 3rd feature is described, promptly program and commodity, service providers cooperates.Recently, consumer's hobby sometimes can be subjected to the influence of the articles for use etc. of impresario in the dress of impresario in the program or the program.Therefore, under the situation that certain particular commodity is come on stage as the props in the program, if set link from the picture of this program to the webpage of selling these commodity, service etc., concerning the consumer, can do shopping easily, concerning sellers, be that advertisement can enlarge merchandise sales with the program.Such function is provided in the server unit of present embodiment.
Billing function is described at last.In the cooperating of above-mentioned program and commodity, service providers, program has been brought into play huge effect.In commodity, service providers, program has been brought into play the function same with advertisement.
For example, TV station projection TV play, the case and bag that occur in the TV play sometimes with TV station independently the case and bag sellers sell.In this case, great role has played to the sale of these case and bag in TV station or TV play manufacturing company.Further, the user is after having seen actual content (being the part of program in this example), and the commodity that occur in the program etc. are bought in decision.Thus, when such sequence information was stored in server for user's download, the sellers of these commodity etc. should be to some usage charges of payment such as TV station, TV play manufacturing company, other copyright owners.For example, can pay usage charges according to the number of times that sequence information is downloaded.
Certainly, that works specifies under user's the situation as paid service, can further user profile be sent to other management devices, further constructs effective marketing system.For example, the people of the summary info that appears on the scene for the suitcase of having downloaded performer in certain TV play " zero monarch △ " can adopt with mail to comprise the promotion plans such as information of the sequence information of the jacket of zero monarch △ dress in another TV play to its transmission.
Therefore, in the server unit of present embodiment, as mentioned above, when user's download when comprising the sequence information of link of the sale webpage that points to certain commodity etc., be provided with and help commodity, service providers and pay the billing function of suitable remuneration to the program supplier, charge information sends to the accounting management device.At server unit, will send to suitable accounting management device (server) according to charging (payment) information that the download time or the predetermined charging condition of sequence information are calculated.
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The structure of native system below is described.With reference to Figure 28, this system comprises: the server unit 480 that constitutes the present embodiment core; The terminal installation 484 that can be 480 that is connected, uses for the user via communication path 488 and server unit; The accounting management device 492 that equally can be 480 that is connected, is used for carrying out above-mentioned accounting management via communication path 488 and server unit.The so-called typically internet of communication path 488.
The server unit 480 roughly sequence information generator 32 with shown in Figure 1 is corresponding.Both basic functions are identical, but server unit 480 further possesses above-mentioned functions, in both differences of this point.
Terminal installation 484 and Fig. 1 and terminal installation 38 structures shown in Figure 4 are roughly the same.But, in the present embodiment, terminal installation 38 obviously has the function of the box-packed medium 486 of regeneration, and this point is different with Fig. 1.
Terminal installation 484 is PC (hereinafter referred to as " PC "), television receiver or mobile phone typically.Terminal installation 484 comprises the driver of box-packed medium 486 such as DVD.Flash memory etc. replace DVD, even also can be obtained stream with other equipment that are connected by network from terminal installation 484.The structure of terminal installation 484 is same as shown in Figure 4.
With reference to Figure 28, this system further comprises the broadcast device 482 that streams such as animation and music is sent to terminal installation 484.Broadcast device 482 sends stream via the broadcasting of digital-to-analog mode or the media 490 such as stream transmission of internet to terminal installation 484.Therefore, terminal installation 484 is used to can both obtain stream from the issue of the stream of box-packed medium 486 and broadcast device 482 any one.
Figure 29 represents the functional block diagram of server unit 480.With reference to Figure 29, terminal installation 480 comprises: the Network Dept. 500 that communicates with exterior terminal; Be used for the control part 502 of Control Server device 480 integral body; Listing page generating unit 508 with the page that generates listing; Be used for the page stores portion 504 of the transmission information (page) that interim storage generates.
When receiving when sending request from a plurality of terminals in the short time, not to carry out same processing at whole transmission requests, but the page that the certain hour after generating the listing page stores in this page stores portion 504 temporarily sends, and thus, can alleviate the processing of server one end.
Figure 30 represents that sequence information sends the block diagram of handling part 518.With reference to Figure 30, sequence information sends handling part 518 and comprises: user-specific information storage part 540, be connected to control part 502, and be used for storing the programme information that the user has specified recording schedule; User profile storage part 542 is connected to user-specific information storage part 540, is used for storing the contact address of the terminal of user's one side.The contact address is typically user's e-mail address.
Sequence information sends handling part 518 and further comprises: sequence information login portion 546 is used for being generated this information of back login at sequence information; User search portion 544, be connected to sequence information login portion 546 and user-specific information storage part 540, at the sequence information of login in the sequence information login portion 546, the user or the terminal of the program shown in this sequence information specified in retrieval in the past from user-specific information storage part 540; Sequence information sending part 548 is used for that sequence information is logined the sequence information of logining in the portion 546 and sends to the user that user search portion 544 retrieves via control part 502 and Network Dept. 500 (with reference to Figure 29).
Figure 31 represents the block diagram of retrieval process portion 516.With reference to Figure 31, retrieval process portion 516 comprises: search part 562, be connected to control part 502, and from programme information storage part 512, retrieve the corresponding program of retrieval request that sends over terminal among the canned data; Sequence information search part 560, the corresponding sequence information of program that retrieval and search part 562 are retrieved among the sequence information that is used for storing from sequence information storage part 514; Result for retrieval output generating unit 564 generates program-related information and sequence information search part 560 that search part 562 is retrieved and retrieves the result for retrieval output that sequence information combines, and offers control part 502.
Figure 32 represent to charge block diagram of handling part 520.With reference to Figure 32, charging handling part 520 comprises: the charging Object table 584 that is used for determining the charging object; Charging object detection unit 582 when the request of the sequence information of storing in the sequence information storage part 514 according to terminal sends under the situation of terminal, is judged the charging object according to the indication of control part 502; Charge information storage part 580 is used for storing charge information according to the charging object information that charging object detection unit 582 is judged.Charge information is a unit to wait once a day, sends to accounting management device 492 shown in Figure 28.In addition, the charging here is meant that the manager of book server device pays the required Back ground Information of its usage charges to the right person of possessing (for example TV station) of the indicated program of sequence information.
Figure 33 represents the example of the sequence information of storage in the sequence information storage part 514 of Figure 29.This sequence information is same as shown in Figure 6.But, in Figure 33, the title of the stream information of the 2nd row represents that it is relevant with " zero monarch's △ suitcase " in the TV play " luckily ".
" programt itle " project of the 3rd row is represented such topic of failing to be sold at auction of having illustrated, and represents TV play " luckily " in this example.
Other each points are same as shown in Figure 6.Therefore, do not repeat its detailed description here.
Among sequence information shown in Figure 33, select the method for in fact suitable stream part different and different with medium.When stream is when following the form of MPEG2 specification etc., can to realize by reading built-in timestamp successively, also can realize by the index of the relation of rise time and memory location in advance.Also can give an order and realize to search, regenerating unit by the fixed time.In addition, under the situation of the data mode that MPEG2 etc. is compressing on the time orientation, even specified the specific moment, since GOP relations such as (Group Of Pictures), the frame of might accurately regenerating from this moment.But, how this handled be with implement in the relevant problem of design, what no matter adopts can.
Figure 34 represents the example of another sequence information.This example is the sequence that is used for selecting the advertisement in the broadcast process.Advertisement itself seldom is that the user records a video intentionally, is unaware of mostly where to be recorded in.In addition, because same advertisement is broadcasted in a plurality of times and a plurality of channel mostly, in this case, preferably also have a plurality of options in the sequence information.
In the example shown in Figure 34, shown in the rectangular area 610 of the 1st row, in the 1st row, " boundary01 " character string is defined as cuts apart keyword, record thereafter all uses this character string (representing with rectangular area 612,614,616 and 618) to cut apart.By this character string area surrounded is represented 1 sequence information.In the example of Figure 34, the piece that has 3 quilts " boundary01 " character string to split.That is, 3 sequences have been prepared as options.In addition, among these 3 options, obtain stream according to each sequence information trial with the priority of piece order.If utilize a certain sequence information can obtain stream, then ignore piece thereafter.Therefore, any one among a plurality of is selected according to its record order.
In the example of Figure 34, in the 1st and the 2nd, recorded and narrated respectively the same CM that broadcasts at different channel in March 10 and these 2 days March 11 side by side.Further, prepared with the sequence information that visits html page in the 3rd piece.Under the situation that the sequence of recording and narrating in any one of the 1st and the 2nd all can't be utilized by terminal, specify output HTML page or leaf as default.
Like this, by among a plurality of candidates, selecting one,, can regenerate by the visit appropriate sources for the program that broadcasts same content repeatedly.This also is applicable to the occasion beyond the advertisement.For example can be applied to the broadcast from the TV station of the same program of a plurality of regeneration such as cable TV.In addition, when grave news, the news of same content is broadcasted in a plurality of news programs, under such situation, also can be applied to select one from these news programs.
Figure 35 represents the example of the sequence information under the situation of another content of mutual regeneration that shows stream and internet.With the line display that begins of URL of the 9th row after the initial stream of regeneration, show 10 second the internet content.Thus, can add other explanations for each scene of stream.In addition, its integral body or a part also can be recorded and narrated by SMIL.
Expression sends to the example of the listing page of terminal installation 484 among Figure 36 and Figure 37 from server unit 480.As Figure 36 and shown in Figure 37, present embodiment is characterised in that the request of the listing page is compared constantly with the broadcast of program constantly, changes the content of the listing page according to its result.
Figure 36 is about 19 o'clock the listing page on the same day that showed in 17 o'clock in some day.In this case, because program does not begin projection as yet, being shown as of linking button " yoyaku " linked the information that is used for recording a video on this button.Video information has comprised program broadcasting time, has broadcasted platform (channel) information.Because program with local and different, preferably generates the listing in the place of user or terminal appointment.
Figure 37 is about 19 o'clock the listing page on the same day that showed on the same day 22 o'clock.In this case, MLB Slam and TV play have finished to broadcast.Further, suppose this and generated sequence information.At this moment, the demonstration of linking button becomes " iDigest ", has recorded and narrated the link of pointing to sequence information on this button.
Figure 38 represents the example of charging Object table 584 shown in Figure 32.Record and narrate the channel information that comprises in the sequence information in the left-hand column.The server service information that is used to charge is recorded and narrated on the right side.At the sequence information that is sent out, select the channel information wherein comprise, send charge information to corresponding server therewith.Be not only channel, by carrying out reference in conjunction with time information, also can along with program not in the same way different server send charge information.
This server unit 480 is in fact by computer realization.Figure 39 represents the hardware block diagram of server unit 480.With reference to Figure 39, server unit 480 comprises: be used for the CPU600 of Control Server device 480 integral body; Be used as the RAM602 of memory during for CPU600 work; Be used for all or part of ROM604 of storage computation machine program or data; The exterior storage portion 606 that is used for storage computation machine program and data that constitutes by hard disk; Be used to provide the Network Dept. 608 that carries out two-way communication via external equipment and network.
Represent to be used for to realize the control flow of computer program of function of server unit 480 of the system of present embodiment among Figure 40 with the flow chart form.With reference to Figure 40, this computer program comprises: step 618 is used for receiving the transmission request from terminal installation; Step 620 is used for analyzing this request, branches into step 622,624,626,630, reaches 632 according to request content; Step 622, the request event of the response listing page carries out the listing page and handles; Step 624 is used for responding the logging request incident of user contact infonnation, carries out the user contact infonnation login process; Step 626 is used for responding the request event that user specified program is stored, and carries out the user specified program stores processor; Step 630 is used for the request event of response sequence information, carries out retrieval process, and step 632 is used for carrying out processing in addition.In addition, in Figure 40,, omitted and be used for carrying out the detailed description of step 632 that does not have the processing of request of direct correlation with the present invention for reduced graph and record; So long as those skilled in the art can easily realize.
After these processing finished, step 618 was returned in control.
In the processing that server unit is implemented, in addition also has response sequence information sending request incident and the sequence information carried out sends and handles and charge information sends processing.These are narrated in the back.
The detail flowchart that the listing page that Figure 41 represents to carry out in the step 622 of Figure 40 is handled.With reference to Figure 41, the listing page is handled and comprised: step 660 is used for judging whether pass by the fixed time after sending request last time.Difference is about 1 minute to 1 hour along with the update frequency of sequence information or programme information in setting update time of this moment.If do not pass through the fixed time as yet, then generated also and sent (step 680) temporarily by the listing page of preserving, processing finishes.Otherwise control enters step 662.
In step 662, the program in the listing page of selecting to send corresponding to this transmission request.In step 664, judge whether current time is later than the finish time of the current program of the listing page.If late, control enters step 666, otherwise control enters step 676.
In step 676, because no show program finish time still, therefore, judge whether the information (recording schedule information) that comprises the hyperlink target information of pointing to the required video recording subscription information file of the recording schedule that carries out current program exists.If exist, control enters step 678, otherwise control enters step 668.In step 678, carry out the processing of additional video recording subscription information.More specifically, the additional linking button that points to selecteed video recording subscription information file in this programme information of the listing page that sends.Thereafter control enters step 668.The later processing of step 668 is narrated in the back.
On the other hand, be judged to be current time in the step 664 than under the program finish time slow situation, in step 666 owing to reached program finish time, therefore, judge with this listing page in the corresponding sequence information of this program whether exist.In following step 667, the sequence information of this program is appended in the listing page info.More specifically, the additional linking button that points to selecteed sequence information file in this programme information of the listing page that sends.Thereafter control enters step 668.
In step 668, whether the program in the judgement and this corresponding listing page of request is all handled.If be all over, then control enters step 672.Otherwise step 662 is returned in control, so that handle next program.
In step 672,, the listing page that makes is saved in page stores portion 504 (with reference to Figure 29) because all the processing of program finishes.In this case, preserve the Production Time of the listing page simultaneously.Ensuing 674, the listing page that step 672 is preserved sends to transmission source---the terminal installation of request, end process.
In above processing, sent request through after the fixed time from last time, the listing page is updated first.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, the manager of the manager of this server unit 480 or sequence information also can response sequence information registration incident upgrade the listing page.In addition, also can not carry out sending request and whether pass through the judgement of fixed time,, just generate the listing page as long as taken place to send request since last time.
Figure 42 represents the control structure of user's login process of carrying out in the step 624 of Figure 40 with the flow chart form.With reference to Figure 42, before user's login process, after will being used for, the user of terminal installation sends required information as user contact infonnation, to the logging request of server unit 480 transmissions as user contact infonnation from server unit 480 receiving sequence information.The reception incident of server unit 480 these requests of response is saved in user profile storage part 542 (step 700) shown in Figure 30 with the user contact infonnation that sends over.Required user ID (identifying information) when at this moment, big multidirectional user distribution is since the visit of next time.After, the user uses this user ID just can specify user's contact details at server end.User's contact details are imported e-mail address by for example user and are carried out.
Figure 43 is the flow chart of the user specified program stores processor carried out in the step 626 of Figure 40.With reference to Figure 43, this processing comprises the step 720 of carrying out authentification of user.For example, user or terminal send to server unit 480 by the user ID with distribution in the step 700 of Figure 42, just can specify contact details.Ask for the user who prevents other utilizes other user's user ID, promptly so-called " pretending to be ", also can utilize the password that sends over from terminal installation one side to carry out the affirmation of user ID.
This processing further comprises: step 722 sends to terminal with the programme information of preserving; Step 724 is selected 1 each or a plurality of program from the programme information that terminal one side sends over.The programme information that sends in step 722 can be the listing form, also can be the introduction of 1 program.The processing of step 724 can be pressed the linking button that URL linked or the text link that are used for " login " of subsidiary each program setting and realize by for example recording and narrating programme information with HTML by the user.
At this moment,, both can manually select program, also can mate, automatically appointed program by the preference information that classification relevant informations such as impresario's information, physical culture or the TV play that will comprise in the programme information and user login in advance by the user in terminal one side.Under the situation of appointment automatically, preferably, will record a video as choosing from programme information with the program of liking coupling in advance according to the program of preference information appointment in user's terminal one side.In terminal one side, recorded with the program of hobby coupling, and, the sequence information that mates in server one side and hobby is selected transmission, thus, as long as the user is input hobby once, just can terminal obtain automatically the video recording of this program and sequence information the two.In this case, the transmission of sequence information is preferably carried out after program transmission and video recording end.
After the step 724, the user-specific information storage part 540 of Figure 30 is stored in program of selecting in the step 724 and user profile pairing into.
Figure 44 is the flow chart of the retrieval process carried out in the step 630 shown in Figure 40.Be not only to see that by the user listing page obtains the sequence information of this program, if select also can obtain under the situation of program the sequence information of this program by retrieval, will be very convenient.Processing shown in Figure 44 makes such retrieval process become possibility.Before this was handled, the user sent the retrieval request that has comprised search condition to server unit 480.
With reference to Figure 44, retrieval process comprises: step 760 is used for obtaining the search condition that comprises the request from terminal; Step 762 (corresponding with the function of the search part 562 of Figure 31) is used for according to the search condition that obtains in the step 760, and the program of search condition is satisfied in retrieval among the program information storage means 512; Step 764 (corresponding with the function of the sequence information search part 560 of Figure 31) is used for the corresponding sequence information of program that retrieves from 514 retrievals of sequence information storage part and step 762; Step 766, the sequence information that is used for retrieving in setting etc. and the step 764 according to terminal one side is connected, and generates 1 sequence information.This step 766 is used for the sequence information of the program that chained search arrives, and the program that retrieves is exported as 1 sequence information.Use this sequence information that couples together, for example under the situation with " zero △ singer " retrieval, zero △ singer's of a plurality of programs performance scene can be coupled together regeneration.
This processing further comprises: step 768 (suitable with the result for retrieval of Figure 31 output generating unit 564), the result for retrieval that combines with the sequence information result for retrieval that generates the program search result of step 762 and step 764 and step 766; Step 770 is used for sending this result for retrieval.
Figure 45 is that sequence information sends the flow chart of handling.This processing response is logged the sequence information login portion 546 of Figure 30 in the sequence information of certain program incident takes place and is performed.
With reference to Figure 45, this processing comprises: step 742, select corresponding program in the programme information that from the sequence information of login, comprises; Step 744, selected to select in the past should the correspondence program the user.Stored user information and programme information carry out this selection in the step 726 of use Figure 43.Then, in step 746, after the user's who selects in step 744 contact address sends the sequence information that utilizes sequence information login portion shown in Figure 30 546 logins, end process.
Here, recorded and narrated the example that when sequence information is logined, sends sequence information, but embodiments of the present invention are not limited to this.For example, also can be at regular intervals, carry out whether have new for the investigating of sequence information, each discovery have newly to sequence information the time carry out.
As mentioned above, send to from server unit 480 when the sequence information that the user is wished under user's the situation of terminal installation, the user just can appreciate the stream of recording according to this sequence information regeneration.When comprising the web site url information that aforesaid commodity etc. are provided in the sequence information, the provider server of possessing sequence information can successfully advance business by the content that use is recorded.Therefore, at this moment, such provider preferably pays certain remuneration to the obligee of stream.Therefore, when sequence information sends to the user, need calculate the relevant charge information of provider of possessing this sequence information, send to accounting management device 492 shown in Figure 28.
Figure 46 represents such charge information transmission flow.With reference to Figure 46, this processing response sequence information is sent to the incident of terminal installation and starts.This processing comprises: step 794, use the information that comprises in the sequence information that sends over, and judge the charging object by reference Figure 32 and charging Object table 584 shown in Figure 38.In this case, need determine to be used for sending the server address of charge information.
In following step 796, the charge information by the charging Object Management group is increased the information relevant with the sequence information of this transmission, upgrade.Particularly, the download time of counting sequence information.In step 798 charge information sent to the right person's of possessing of stream server thereafter.In the present embodiment, all send charge information when sending sequence information at every turn.But, also can be with charge information to send to each server predetermined opportunity in the lump.
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The action of this system is as follows.At first, to the user read sequence information guide look or comprise the listing page of the link of pointing to sequence information, select thus sequence information this usually action describe.
Figure 47 represents the communication instance of in this case server unit 480 and the flow process of terminal installation.The left side is the flow process of the processing of expression terminal installation among the figure, and the right side is the flow process of the processing of expression server unit.At first, in the step 810 of terminal one side, obtain stream.Be typically the setting of the driver that is used for these medium of the video recording of broadcasting or box-packed medium.At any time obtain in accesses network under the situation of flow data, sometimes do not need this part.
Then, at terminal installation, send request (step 812) to server unit 480.At this request, server unit 480 sends content in step 840 to this terminal.The information that this content is is normally recorded and narrated with language such as HTML.Mostly under the situation, subsidiary therein still picture, animation data etc. utilize agreement such as HTTP to send to terminal installation.
In addition, comprise the link of sensing regeneration in this content at the required sequence information of the addressable stream of terminal one side.So-called link is exactly the visit information of for example recording and narrating with URL, just can obtain sequence information according to this visit information.
Then, terminal installation shows the content that sends over from server unit 480 in step 814.Simultaneously, the multi-medium datas such as music of sometimes also can regenerating.In terminal one side, in following step 816, select to point among the content that the user shows from step 814 at linking by the sequence information of the stream of terminal could access.Select by this, the request relative with this sequence information is sent to server unit 480.
Server sends to terminal installation in step 842 with sequence information at this request.
In terminal one side, obtain this information in step 818.Further, in step 820, according to the information that obtains in the step 818, ready stream in the regeneration step 810.The stream that is reproduced sometimes is video, sometimes is music.Behind the regeneration ending of stream, in step 822 access the Internet once more.That is, in the sequence information of obtaining in step 818, the content requests of appointment is sent to server unit behind the summary end of output.
Reception incident that should request in the server unit response of step 844 sends to terminal installation with the content of appointment.Both can comprise stream itself in this content, and also can comprise the relevant information of the information that appears in the stream or commodity or point to the link of this information, and perhaps also can comprise the sales information of these commodity etc. or point to the link of sales information.
In addition, in the content of step 814 obtains, shows, also can obtain the sequence information of in the processing of step 816 and 818, obtaining simultaneously.Further, also can omit step 812,814 and 816, even without the request from terminal installation, server unit also can send sequence information to terminal installation.
Therefore, can consider for example to send sequence information etc. by Email.This method is equivalent to above-mentioned sequence information and sends processing.
In addition, in this example, behind the regeneration ending of stream, send new internet content in step 822 request; Can certainly return stream regeneration demonstration before.In addition, also can with the link of the sequence information of stream from beginning with regard to advertisement, the sales information of display of commodity.
Figure 48 is the figure that is used for illustrating when terminal installation and the server unit 480 picture demonstration during according to motion flow action shown in Figure 47 etc.In this example, the processing of supposing the step 810 of Figure 47 finishes.At the middle part of Figure 48, represented the demonstration example in the terminal installation 484.
Demonstration example after picture 900 expression steps 814 finish.In this example, suppose that TV play in the television broadcasting " luckily " shows, its video recording is finished, has been stored in the flow data storage part 114 (with reference to Fig. 4) of terminal installation as stream.In addition, suppose this user webpage relevant of reading with this TV play.
With reference to Figure 48, there is " watching lucky scene " such link information 906 bottom right of picture 900.After selecting this link, corresponding sequence information just sends to terminal installation from server unit 480.In addition, this sequence information is present in the server of the content of possessing picture 900 in this example, but also may reside in other server unit.Under the situation of Web, the requirement of sequence information is generally specified by URL.
Select this link, sequence information to send to the demonstration example of the terminal installation behind the terminal installation shown in picture 902.Show state in the step 820 of this expression Figure 47.Promptly, the user selects the sequence information corresponding with link information 906 of the bottom right of picture 900, after terminal installation is obtained this sequence information from server unit 480, select the part 912 of regeneration among the stream 910 (being telerecording in this case) of terminal installation from oneself be stored in flow data storage part 114 (with reference to Fig. 4) by obtained sequence information appointment." zero △ holds the scene of suitcase " among the expression stream is shown in this example.
Behind the stream regeneration ending according to sequence information, the step 822 of Figure 47 and step 824 are performed, and show to become shown in the picture 904 of Figure 48.In this example, the webpage that comprises the merchandise news of suitcase is revealed.In addition, in the hyperlink target of this page marketing system is arranged.Such marketing system can be used existing techniques in realizing such as the flat 9-500470 communique of special table.
In this example,, then be transformed to image regeneration picture automatically, behind the image regeneration ending, automatically switch to web displaying from webpage if select the link information 906 of picture 900.Thus, by selecting link information, after this user does not just need to carry out special operation, can view and admire a series of image, further, can easily obtain dependent merchandise, very convenient.
As the reality dress of other-end, such as shown in figure 49, the regeneration 930 that also can flow simultaneously and the demonstration 932 of web content.
Next illustrates that the user carries out recording schedule in advance, the terminal installation the when sequence information of the program of recording schedule is logged when trend user's terminal installation sends this sequence information and the action of server unit.
Before this is handled, at first oneself contact details are signed in to user profile storage part 542 shown in Figure 30 by the user.The picture that is used to login is sent to user's terminal installation by Web server as html file.The information that use sends over from this picture, in the step 624 of Figure 40, this user's of record contact details in user profile storage part 542.
Then, the user carries out recording schedule.In the present embodiment, the picture that is used for carrying out recording schedule sends to user's terminal installation as html file by Web server, and the recording schedule information that sends over from this picture signs in to the user-specific information storage part 540 of Figure 30 by the user specified program stores processor of carrying out the step 626 of Figure 40 626.
In addition, be not described in detail in description of the present embodiment, but supposition is provided with the function of recording a video at user's terminal installation automatically for the program of login in this user-specific information storage part 540 in server unit and terminal installation.
After the projection of appointed program finishes, produce the sequence information of this program usually by the manager of this server unit 480.For example, under the situation that physical culture such as baseball, football, rugby, sumo, tennis are relayed, be the sequence information that is used for realizing the summary that constitutes by highlight.After sequence information generated, this sequence information offered sequence information storage part 514 shown in Figure 29 and stores.This information of having stored the sequence information of program in this sequence information storage part 514 is provided to sequence information login portion 546, as the sequence information login that should send to the user.
Sequence information sending part 548 sends the sequence information of being logined by sequence information login portion 546 to the user's who is provided by user search portion 544 e-mail address.
The user is by receiving this Email, can receive the up-to-date sequence information that the stream of recording a video in the terminal installation at oneself is prepared.By selecting this sequence information, can appreciate the summary of the stream of video recording.
Terminal installation when then explanation obtains sequence information by retrieval and the action of server unit.Expression obtains the example of sequence information by retrieval in Figure 50 and Figure 51.In the present embodiment, be used for realizing that the html file of the picture that is used to retrieve is ready to by server unit, this picture sent to terminal installation according to request from the user.This action can be realized at an easy rate by common Web server.
The picture 950 of Figure 50 is to realize by the html file that shows transmission in browser like this, is used for the user prompt picture of program search.This example is to utilize all demonstration examples of these search method retrieval programs known to usually such as unanimities or part unanimity such as title, type, appearance performer, keyword.
The keyword of input expectation sends to server unit 480 from terminal installation in the search field of this picture 950.With reference to Figure 13, the search part 562 of server unit 480 receives this information, the corresponding program of retrieval in programme information storage part 512 (with reference to Figure 30).Further, sequence information search part 560 is retrieved from sequence information storage part 514 (with reference to Figure 30) and the pairing sequence information of program that retrieves.Result for retrieval output generating unit 564 is synthetic with these result for retrieval, offers control part 502 as result for retrieval.Control part 502 sends to terminal installation with this result for retrieval, and terminal installation shows this result for retrieval.
In Figure 51, recorded and narrated " TV9 and other " such " and's other " record in the 4th section of the program that retrieves.This is illustrated under the situation of CM, owing to repeatedly shown, broadcast time and channel are only represented representational time and channel, and other broadcast times or channel also have this CM projection.Be not only broadcasting, the stream content on the internet also can be included in the searching object.
" iDigest " button that the rightmost of the result for retrieval of Figure 51 is represented is to be used for the button of download sequence information.Embedded the link of pointing to corresponding sequence information respectively in this button, press this button after, will download corresponding sequence information respectively.In addition, as the 4th CM, exist under the situation of a plurality of projections, as shown in figure 34, preferably each self-corresponding sequence information is recorded and narrated side by side, obtain stream according to priority during regeneration.
In addition, in the present embodiment,, show searching picture shown in Figure 50 to the user in order to retrieve.This can send it to terminal installation and realize by for example preparing the HTML picture that is used to retrieve in advance at server unit.
But, be not to show such picture to the user.Also can consider only according to sending sequence information according to the retrieval request that predetermined form sends over from terminal one side.The terminal to server device sends retrieval request, the example that comes to this of download sequence information suitably.In such example, the user just can realize the download of sequence information as long as import some keywords in terminal one side.
During the download each time of aforesaid sequence information, upgrade the charge information of corresponding charging object, send to accounting server as charge information by charging handling part 520.
In addition, in the respective embodiments described above, program is the unit that is used to operate in this system, and summary is used for several scenes in 1 program being extracted and being coupled together.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, also can one of them program be handled as the summary that illustrates in the above execution mode with the set of program as operating unit.In addition, also can be with summary as program itself.In these cases, the selection of summary is the just selection of program just, or a plurality of programs are coupled together.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, for the occasion of from sequence information, selecting stream, the situation that does not have special anticipation to go wrong.But required stream might not all be stored in local terminal installation when in fact for example regenerating according to sequence information.For example, sometimes only some is kept at this locality in the Bi Yao stream, and perhaps stream itself exists, but necessary part is not all preserved.Need also to consider that such situation constructs terminal installation.
For example, but when this locality some stream time spent only, can consider just to warn the user that non-renewable part is arranged, so that only regenerate available part in beginning.When stream does not contain available part fully, can jump to the fault processing of the step 242 of Figure 26.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, be assumed to according to sequence information at terminal installation regeneration summary.But the purposes of sequence information is not limited to this.For example, also can utilize sequence information, only summary duplicated (dupping) to other devices that are different from terminal installation, for example during mancarried device such as mobile phone, selected scene be duplicated.For example, can consider summary is copied to memory card, this memory card is installed to the such purposes of mobile phone.In this case, to be transformed to the image of appropriate size simultaneously be effective to the picture size of considering regenerating units such as mobile phone.Further, preferably carry out the data format conversion simultaneously.In the duplicating of such summary that constitutes by a plurality of scenes, preferably add between scene and the scene differentiation of scene is significantly shown.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, sequence information is assumed to via Web and sends to terminal installation.But the present invention is not limited to such execution mode.For example, also can in the data interval of the vertical scanning period of the TV signal of program or digital broadcasting, send sequence information.
Utilize present embodiment as above, sequence information is exactly to be used to refer to the information how which part of constant current data with which kind of order regenerates.On the other hand, flow data is the recording image that is recorded in the storage medium such as hard disk for example.Both contents are interrelated by temporal information etc., but both also can move independently of each other.
Usually, in order to intercept the part of flow data, must specify its zero hour and the finish time.But in the sequence information of present embodiment, the broadcast of adopting flow data is constantly as these benchmark constantly.Consequently, even when intercepting program for example a part of based on sequence information, whether the zero hour that also do not need specially to consider to record a video, video recording finish time, program integral body are recorded, use when writing down which kind of bit rate etc.Therefore, utilize the regeneration of the flow data of sequence information can not be subjected to the influence of spectators' environment.Consequently, do not need to issue sequence information widely for the additional specified conditions of the regeneration of sequence information.
For example, in the device of storage flow data, by obtaining sequence information from external equipment, summary of output stream data etc. easily.Utilizing flow data to carry out in the service of image transmission, service provider beyond the user makes and provides the sequence information relevant with this flow data, thus, as long as having obtained this sequence information, common user can arbitrarily the time, easily appreciate the summary of flow data (or through suitably flow data of editor).
In addition, owing to the device that can assigned address be connected to different service providers, can from the sequence information of a plurality of service provider's mades, select to obtain the sequence information of expectation.
In addition, in the present embodiment, the material that constitutes scene is not only flow data, can comprise character string, still picture or the information on the internet etc. that embed in the sequence information, the information that sequence information can get when regenerating in every way etc. fully.That is, sequence information can combine with diversified medium.Consequently, and only shear a part of pasting flow data and regenerate and compare, comprise more information such as literal in the image of generation, it is more understandable to become.
Information of internet (Web) and image also can easily be controlled by sequence information.Thus, also can from the internet obtain and the summary of show image supplemental instruction information, or in the middle of image, show the advertising message that obtains from the internet.
In addition, also the streaming data information that the active user can watched is generated as sequence information, sends to other equipment.When the user will be certain flow data by television-viewing when continuing to utilize mobile phone to watch, can with follow-up as sequence information from the television transmission to the mobile phone.This is especially effective when for example flow data is present on the internet.Similarly, the service provider different with the user also can send to the user with sequence information, and the user watches flow data according to this sequence information.Thus, each user watches whole flow data, but only watches the selected part of service provider, thus, can obtain necessary information rapidly.
As mentioned above, sequence information is independent with flow data, sequence information can be cooperated with diversified medium, utilizes these features, and the sequence information of present embodiment can be realized higher expressive force.On the other hand, specified the not such mistake of point of video recording, utilized the sequence information of above-mentioned execution mode specify error to handle in order to deal with sequence information for example.For example, when sequence information has been specified the flow data that can not utilize, can specify specific character string or obtain information to show, carry out diversified fault processing from predetermined URL.Consequently, further improve the independence of sequence information and stream information, can realize the image regeneration of higher expressive force.
This disclosed execution mode only is an example, and the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned execution mode.The scope of the invention is illustrated by every claim of claims on the basis of the record of reference detailed description of the invention, comprises with the words and phrases of being recorded and narrated to have equivalent and the interior whole changes of claim.
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The much information that aforesaid the present invention can provide diversified medium with Be suitable for comprising multiple at interior diversified people's hobby or needs of ordinary consumer Various form is easily utilized. Consequently, the present invention can be used in towards generally Consumer's image or audio player. In addition, by means of the present invention, can promote one As the circulation of the sequence information that when regenerating information, can use of consumer. Consequently, the present invention Can be used for making such sequence information, provide in the industry of sequence information to the consumer.
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1. stream output device comprises:
The sequence information acquisition device is used for obtaining the sequence information of the regeneration starting position of the regeneration sequence of expression flow data and each flow data;
The stream information acquisition device is used for obtaining the also attribute information of storage flow data; And
Sequence generating device, be used for the coupling of the attribute information by obtaining above-mentioned sequence information and above-mentioned flow data specify and obtain can with the corresponding flow data of sequence information of and storage obtained by above-mentioned sequence information acquisition device, export each flow data according to above-mentioned sequence information appointed sequence from the specified regeneration starting position of above-mentioned sequence information
Above-mentioned sequence generating device comprises: indexing unit, be used for retrieving can with the corresponding flow data of regeneration sequence shown in the above-mentioned obtained sequence information; The retrieval stream choice device is used for selecting utilizing any of flow data of above-mentioned indexing unit retrieval gained; And be used for obtaining by selected flow data of above-mentioned retrieval stream choice device and the device exported according to above-mentioned sequence information appointed sequence.
2. stream output device as claimed in claim 1, above-mentioned sequence information acquisition device comprises:
Message receiving apparatus is used for from the electronic type message of external device (ED) receiving plane to this stream output device transmission; And
The sequence information extraction element is used for contained sequence information in the message that the above-mentioned message receiving apparatus of extraction and application receives,
The corresponding flow data of the sequence information of obtaining and the being extracted line output of going forward side by side.
3. stream output device as claimed in claim 1, above-mentioned sequence information acquisition device comprises:
Browser portion is used for obtaining and showing the information of preserving in the external equipment; And
Be used for obtaining and show by above-mentioned browser portion and by the device of the user-selected corresponding sequence information of information.
4. stream output device as claimed in claim 3, above-mentioned browser portion comprises: the browser that is used for showing the electronic type listing that links with sequence information.
5. stream output device as claimed in claim 4, above-mentioned electronic type listing comprise and are used for carrying out sequence information and obtain the required information of reservation,
Above-mentioned stream output device further comprises: be used for device to the processing of sequence information reservation according to the above-mentioned information that is used to preengage.
6. stream output device as claimed in claim 3 further comprises: be used for utilizing above-mentioned browser portion to specify automatically to switch under the situation of sequence information device with the output of the corresponding flow data of appointed sequence information the user.
7. stream output device as claimed in claim 3, it further comprises: be used for receiving from the user device of the indication of interrupt flow data output; And
Be used in response to above-mentioned interruption indication and the output of above-mentioned browser portion switched to the device of predetermined demonstration output.
8. stream output device as claimed in claim 7, the above-mentioned device for switching that is used for comprises: be used for switching in response to above-mentioned interruption indication and with the output of above-mentioned browser portion the device that carries out the demonstration output that the output stream data select.
9. stream output device as claimed in claim 3 further comprises: be used for judging whether the flow data that comprises in the sequence information that above-mentioned browser portion shows can be from the device of this stream output device visit; And
Be used for controlling above-mentioned browser portion so that the sequence information difference that above-mentioned browser portion is shown according to the result of determination of the above-mentioned device that is used for judging is come and carry out device shown.
10. stream output device as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises:
Flow receiving device is used for from the external device (ED) receiving stream-oriented data; And
Streaming storage device is used for storing the flow data that receives,
Above-mentioned sequence generating device comprises: from above-mentioned streaming storage device, the coupling of the attribute information by obtaining above-mentioned sequence information and above-mentioned flow data specifies and obtains and utilize the obtained corresponding flow data of sequence information of above-mentioned sequence information acquisition device, the device of exporting according to above-mentioned sequence information appointed sequence.
11. stream output device as claimed in claim 10, it further comprises:
Be used for judging with the corresponding flow data of sequence information and whether be stored in device in the above-mentioned streaming storage device; And
Be used for not being stored in situation in the above-mentioned streaming storage device in response to being judged to be with the corresponding above-mentioned flow data of above-mentioned sequence information, and the device of the information that will obtain from predetermined information source output.
12. stream output device as claimed in claim 11, the above-mentioned device that is used for exporting from the obtained information in predetermined information source comprises: the alternative information preparation device, it is used for according to sequence information, prepare as with the information of the substitute of the corresponding flow data of above-mentioned sequence information.
13. stream output device as claimed in claim 1, above-mentioned stream output device further comprises: be used for based on the attribute information by the obtained flow data of stream information acquisition device, generation is used for preserving the device with the device address of the corresponding sequence information of this flow data
Above-mentioned sequence information acquisition device comprises: be used for based on the said equipment address obtain with by the device of the obtained corresponding sequence information of flow data of above-mentioned stream information acquisition device.
14. stream output device as claimed in claim 1, above-mentioned sequence generating device comprises: be used for according to sequence information, the output of flow data is combined the device of exporting with output from the obtained information of the external equipment that is connected through network.
15. stream output device as claimed in claim 14, it further comprises:
The device of the output control information of the compound mode when being used for preserving information that expression obtains from external equipment and flow data output; And
Be used for according to the compound mode shown in the above-mentioned output control information, carry out the device of output with the output of the information that obtains from external equipment of flow data.
16. stream output device as claimed in claim 15, it further comprises: be used for obtaining from the equipment that is connected to above-mentioned stream output device through network the device of above-mentioned output control information.
17. stream output device as claimed in claim 14, above-mentioned sequence information comprises:
The information of the regeneration sequence of expression flow data; And
The output control information of the compound mode when information that expression obtains from external equipment and flow data output,
Above-mentioned stream output device further comprises: be used for according to the compound mode shown in the above-mentioned output control information, carry out the device of output with the output of the information that obtains from external equipment of flow data.
18. stream output device as claimed in claim 1, above-mentioned sequence information comprises:
The information of the regeneration sequence of expression flow data; And
The information that should combine with flow data and export,
Above-mentioned sequence generating device comprises: be used for according to above-mentioned sequence information, the output of the output of flow data and the above-mentioned information that should export combined the device of output.
19. stream output device as claimed in claim 18, it further comprises:
The device of the output control information of the compound mode when being used for preserving the above-mentioned information that should export of expression and flow data output; And
Be used for according to the compound mode shown in the above-mentioned output control information, carry out the device of the output of the output of flow data and the above-mentioned information that should export.
20. stream output device as claimed in claim 19, it further comprises: be used for obtaining from the equipment that is connected to above-mentioned stream output device through network the device of above-mentioned output control information.
21. stream output device as claimed in claim 1, above-mentioned sequence information comprises at the predetermined attribute information of the flow data that uses in this sequence information, and above-mentioned attribute information is to have to only depend on above-mentioned attribute information can not specify the attribute information of the character of the flow data that obtain
Above-mentioned indexing unit comprises: be used for retrieving and device by the flow data of the relevant attribute information unanimity of the flow data of above-mentioned obtained sequence information appointment.
22. stream output device as claimed in claim 21, above-mentioned retrieval stream choice device comprises:
Be used for to utilize the flow data of above-mentioned indexing unit retrieval gained to show the user, by the device of wherein any of its appointment; And
Be used for selecting to utilize the above-mentioned device that carries out the device of appointment by the flow data of user's appointment.
23. stream output device as claimed in claim 1, above-mentioned sequence information further comprises: be used for changing the output control information of the reproduction speed of above-mentioned flow data.
24. a stream output intent, be a kind of in being connected to the stream output device of network the stream output intent of output stream data, comprise:
Produce the step of the address of specifying the equipment on the network that is connected to;
With visiting the step of above-mentioned address with the sequence information of the regeneration starting position of obtaining the regeneration sequence of representing flow data and each flow data;
Be used for by obtaining obtained sequence information and be stored in the coupling of the attribute information of local flow data the step that selector closes the flow data of stating sequence information; And
Be used for in the selected flow data by the above-mentioned obtained specified part of sequence information, according to the step of above-mentioned obtained sequence information appointed sequence from the specified regeneration starting position output of above-mentioned obtained sequence information,
Above-mentioned step that is used to select and the above-mentioned step that is used to export comprise: retrieval can with the corresponding flow data of regeneration sequence shown in the above-mentioned obtained sequence information, any of the flow data of selection utilization retrieval gained, obtain selected flow data, and export according to above-mentioned sequence information appointed sequence.
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