JP2000517141A - 視聴者計測のための信号検知装置及び方法 - Google Patents
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1. 家庭に置かれたモニタレシバーに対して供給される信号源識別 システムであり、該システムは、モニタレシーバの出力を表す参照プログラムサ インを抽出すると共に、信号源により供給されるプログラムサインを表す源プロ グラムサインを抽出するプログラムサイン抽出手段であり、該プログラムサイン 抽出手段は家庭に配置され、該参照プログラムサインと原プログラムサインに対 応して該信号源がプログラム信号源であると確認する信号源確認手段とを有する ことを特徴とするシステム。 2. 該信号源確認手段は参照プログラムサインと、原プログラムサ インを相関する相関手段とを有することを特徴とする請求項1記載のシステム。 3. 該信号源確認手段は参照プログラムと原プログラムサインとが 一致するならば、プログラム信号に付帯するプログラムを確認するためのプログ ラム確認手段を有することを特徴とする請求項2記載のシステム。 4. 該信号源により供給されるプログラム信号から補助コードを読 みとるために、該信号源に付帯されるコード読みとり手段をさらに有することを 特徴とする請求項3に記載のシステム。 5. 該プログラム確認手段は、該プログラム信号から読みとられる 補助コードから該プログラムを確認することを特徴とする請求項4記載のシステ ム。 6. 該補助コードはビデオコードであることを特徴とする請求項5 記載のシステム。 7. 該補助コードはオーディオコードであることを特徴とする請求 項5記載のシステム。 8. 該プログラム確認手段は、該プログラム信号から抽出されるサ インからプログラムを確認することを特徴とする請求項3 に記載のシステム。 9. 該信号相関手段は家庭にあり、該信号源確認手段は信号源表示 手段を中央機関に伝送するための手段を有することを特徴とする請求項2記載の システム。 10. 該参照プログラムサイン及び該信号源の内少なくとも1つは ビデオプログラムサインであることを特徴とする請求項1記載のシステム。 11. 該参照プログラムサインと該原プログラムサインのうち少な くとも1つはオーディオプログラムサインであることを特徴とする請求項1記載 のシステム。 12. 該プログラム信号は走査チューナであり、該プログラムサイ ン抽出手段は該モニタレシーバの出力から参照プログラムサインを抽出すると共 に該走査チューナの出力から原プログラムサインを抽出し、且つ該走査チューナ は家庭に配置されることを特徴とする請求項1記載のシステム。 13. 該信号源はVCRであり、該プログラムサイン抽出手段は該 モニタレシーバの出力から参照プログラムサインを抽出すると共に、該VCRの 出力から原プログラムサインを抽出し、且つ該VCRは家庭に配置されることを 特徴とする請求項1記載のシステム。 14. 該信号源はゲームであり、該プログラム抽出手段は該モニタ レシーバの出力から参照プログラムサインを抽出すると共に該ゲームは家庭に配 置されることを特徴とする請求項1記載のシステム。 15. 第1及び第2信号のうちいずれがモニタレシーバにプログラ ム信号を供給するのかを確認するためのシステムであり、ここにおいて該第1及 び該第2信号源及びモニタレシーバは家庭に配置されているシステムであり、該 モニタレシーバの出力に相当する参照プログラムサインを抽出すると共に、該第 1及び該第2信号源に相当する第1、第2原プログラムサインを抽出し、該プロ グラムサイン 抽出部は家庭に配置され、加えて該信号源確認手段が該参照プログラムサイン及 び第1、第2原プログラムサインに応答して該第1及び該第2信号源が該プログ ラム信号の情報源であることを確認することを特徴とするシステム。 16. 該信号源確認手段は該第1及び該第2原プログラムサインと 参照プログラムサインを相関するためのサイン相関手段を有することを特徴とす る請求項15記載のシステム。 17. 該参照プログラムサインと該第1及び該第2原プログラムサ インが適合するならば、該信号源確認手段はプログラム源が該プログラム信号と 確認するためのプログラム確認手段を有することを特徴とする請求項16記載の システム。 18. 該信号源確認手段は該第1信号源により供給されるプログラ ム信号から補助コードを読みとるための、第1信号源に供給されるコード読みと り手段を更に有することを特徴とする請求項17記載のシステム。 19. 該プログラム確認手段は該プログラム信号から読みとられる 補助コードから該プログラムを確認することを特徴とする請求項18記載のシス テム。 20. 該補助コードはビデオコードであることを特徴とする請求項 19記載のシステム。 21. 該補助コードはオーディオコードであることを特徴とする請 求項19記載のシステム。 22. 該プログラム確認手段は該プログラム信号から抽出されたサ インにより該プログラムを確認することを特徴とする請求項17記載のシステム 。 23. 該信号相関手段は家庭に配置され、該信号源確認手段は信号 源表示信号を中央管理地に伝送する手段を有することを特徴とする請求項16記 載のシステム。 24. 該参照プログラムサイン及び該第1及び該第2信 号プログラムサインのうち少なくとも一つはビデオプログラム信号であることを 特徴とする請求項15記載のシステム。 25. 該参照プログラムサイン及び該第1及び該第2信号プログラ ムサインのうち少なくとも一つはオーディオプログラムであることを特徴とする 請求項15記載のシステム。 26. 該第1及び該第2信号源のうちの一つは走査チューナであり 、該プログラムサイン抽出手段は該モニタレシーバの出力から参照プログラムサ インを抽出すると共に、該プログラムサイン抽出手段は該走査チューナの出力か ら第1原プログラムを抽出し、走査チューナは家庭に配置されることを特徴とす る請求項15記載のシステム。 27. 該第1及び該第2信号源はVCRであり、該プログラムサイ ン抽出手段は該モニタレシーバの出力から参照プログラムサインを抽出し、該プ ログラムサイン抽出手段は該VCRの出力から原プログラムサインを抽出し、該 VCRは家庭に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項15記載のシステム。 28. 該第1及び該第2信号源はゲームであり、該プログラムサイ ン抽出手段は該モニタレシーバの出力から参照プログラムを抽出すると共に、該 ゲームの出力より信号源プログラムサインを抽出することを特徴とする請求項1 5記載のシステム。 29. モニタレシーバにより選局されたプログラムを確認するシス テムであり、該モニタレシーバは家庭に配置されるプログラム確認システムであ り、該プログラム確認システムは該モニタレシーバを該モニタレシーバのチュー ナより分離し、該モニタレシーバにより選局されるプログラムを選局するための 該選局手段であり、該選局手段は家庭にあるような選局手段と、該モニタレシー バと該選局手段に機能的に接続されるプログラムサイン抽出手段であり、該プロ グラムサイン抽出手段は該モニタレシーバの出力から第1プログラムサインを抽 出すると共に、該選局手段の出力から第2プログラムサイン を抽出するプログラムサイン抽出手段と、該第1及び該第2プログラムサインを 相関するためのサイン相関手段と、該第1及び該第2プログラムサインとの間の 一致を該サイン相関手段が検知すると、該選局手段の出力から補助コードを読み とるために該選局手段に機能的に連結されるコード読みとり手段とを有すること を特徴とするシステム。 30. 該補助コードはビデオコードであることを特徴とする請求項 29記載のシステム。 31. 該補助コードはオーディオコードであることを特徴とする請 求項29記載のシステム。 32. 該第1及び該第2プログラムサインはビデオプログラムサイ ンであることを特徴とする請求項29記載のシステム。 33. 該第1及び該第2プログラムサインはオーディオサインであ ることを特徴とする請求項29記載のシステム。 34. 該チューナ手段は走査チューナを含むことを特徴とする請求 項29記載のシステム。 35. レコーディング/プレーイングデバイスの操作モードを決定 するためのシステムであり、該レコーディング/プレーイング装置は録音の間記 録表示信号を発生すると共に、レシーバに関連して動作するシステムが該レシー バのチューナから分離し、プログラム信号を選局するための選局手段と、該レコ ーディング/プレーイング装置の出力から第1信号を獲得するための第1信号獲 得手段と該選局手段の出力から第2信号を獲得するための第2信号獲得手段と、 該レシーバの出力から第3信号を獲得するための第3信号獲得手段と、該録音表 示信号を獲得するための第4信号獲得手段と、該第1、第2、第3、第4信号獲 得手段に連結され該レコーディング/プレーイング装置の動作モードが第1、第 2、第3信号及び録音表示信号であるかを決定するための決定手段とを有するこ とを特徴とするシステム。 36. 該決定手段は該記録表示信号が存在し、該第1及び該第2信 号が適合し、該第1及び第3信号が適合するならば該レコ ーディング/プレーイング装置が記録動作モードであり、且つ記録されるプログ ラムが該レシーバの制御の基にあることを決定するための手段を有することを特 徴とする請求項35記載のシステム。 37. 該決定手段は該記録決定手段は記録表示信号が存在し、該第 1及び第2信号が適合し、該第1及び該第3信号が適合していないならば、該レ コーディング/プレーイング装置が記録操作モードであり、且つ、記録されるプ ログラムが該レシーバの制御下にないことを決定するための手段を有することを 特徴とする請求項35記載のシステム。 38. 該決定手段は記録表示信号が存在せず該第1及び該第2信号 が不適合であり、該第1及び該第3信号が適合するならば、該レコーディング/ プレーイング装置が表示操作モードにあることを決定するための手段を有するこ とを特徴とする請求項35記載のシステム。 39. 該決定手段は記録表示信号が存在せず該第1及び該第2信号 が適合し、且つ、該第1及び該第3信号が適合するならば、該レシーバが該レコ ーディング/プレーイング装置により選局され、該レコーディング/プレーイング 装置が送り状態とされると共に、該レコーディング/プレーイング装置が巻き戻 し状態であることを決定するための手段を有することを特徴とする請求項35記 載のシステム。 40. 該決定手段は記録表示信号が存在せず、該第1及び該第2信 号が適合せず、且つ、該第1及び該第3信号適合しないならば、該レコーディン グ/プレーイング装置が非操作モードであるか或いは該レコーディング/プレーイ ング装置がレシーバ操作モードであることを決定するための手段を有することを 特徴とする請求項35のシステム。 41. 該第1、該第2、該第3信号はサインを有することを特徴と する請求項35記載のシステム。 42. 該サインはビデオサインであることを特徴とする 請求項41記載のシステム。 43. 該サインはオーディオサインであることを特徴とする請求項 41記載のシステム。 44. テレビジョンレシーバに機能的に連結されるビデオレコーダ の使用計測システムであり、該テレビジョンレシーバは対応して伝送される多数 のテレビジョン信号を受信するシステムであり、該システムは伝送されるテレビ ジョン信号に対応する原プログラム信号を選局するための原選局手段と、該テレ ビジョンレシーバ上に表示される信号を獲得するためのテレビジョンレシーバ信 号獲得手段と、該ビデオレコーダからの信号を原プログラム信号と比較する第1 比較手段と、該ビデオレコーダからの信号を該テレビジョン信号獲得手段により 獲得される信号と比較するための第2比較手段とを有することを特徴とするシス テム。 45. 該ビデオレコーダからの信号と該原プログラム信号が適合し 、且つ、該ビデオレコーダからの信号と該テレビジョンレシーバ信号獲得手段に より獲得される信号が適合するならば、該ビデオレコーダが記録操作モードにあ ると共に記録されるプログラム該テレビジョンレシーバの制御下にあることを決 定するための決定手段を更に有することを特徴とする請求項44記載のシステム 。 46. 該ビデオレコーダからの信号と、原プログラム信号が適合し 、且つ、該ビデオレコーダからの信号と該テレビジョンレシーバ信号獲得手段に より獲得される信号が適合しないならば、該ビデオレコーダは記録操作モードで あると共に、記録されるプログラムがテレビジョンレシーバの制御下にあること を決定するための決定手段を更に有することを特徴とする請求項44記載のシス テム。 47. 該ビデオレコーダからの信号と原プログラム信号が適合され ず、且つ、該ビデオレコーダからの信号と該テレビジョンレシーバ信号獲得手段 により獲得される信号が適合するならば該ビデオレコーダは表示動作モードであ ることを決定するための決定手段を 更に有することを特徴とする請求項44記載のシステム。 48. 該テレビジョンレシーバ信号獲得手段は非侵入テレビジョン レシーバ信号獲得手段であることを特徴とする請求項44記載のシステム。 49. 家庭にあるモニタレシーバで使用者により使用される様に選 択された信号源を検知するための方法であり、この方法は(a)原レシーバ手段 によりチャンネルに一致する原信号を選択し、(b)該モニタレシーバに近接し て配置される非侵入センサーの使用により、該使用者により選択された信号の表 示を獲得し(c)該表示と原信号との間の相違を決定することが出来る様に該使 用者により選択された信号の表示を原信号と比較し(d)該相違が所定量よりも 少ないならば、該表示を原信号と認識し(e)該相違が所定量より少なくないな らば、該レシーバを他のチャンネルに対応する原信号を受ける様に制御し、工程 (c)及び(d)を繰り返すという工程を有することを特徴とする信号源検知方法 。 50. 工程(c)は該原信号から第1プログラムサインを抽出し、 該使用者により選択された信号の表示から第2プログラムサインを抽出し、該第 1及び該第2プログラムサインを比較する工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項4 9記載の方法。 51. 該原信号から補助コードを読みとる工程を更に有することを 特徴とする請求項49記載の方法。 52. 工程(c)は原信号から第1ビデオプログラムサインを抽出 し、該使用者により選択された信号の表示より第2ビデオプログラムサインを抽 出し、該第1及び該第2ビデオプログラムサインを比較する工程を有することを 特徴とする請求項49記載の方法。 53. 工程(c)は原信号から第1オーディオプログラムを抽出し 、該使用者により選択された信号の表示から第2オーディオプログラムを抽出し 、該第1及び該第2オーディオプログラムサインを比較する工程を有することを 特徴とする請求項49記載の方法。 54. 多数のプログラムチャンネルのうちの一つから、家庭にある レシーバが選局されることにより選択されたプログラム信号に機能的に連結され る補助コードを読みとるための方法であり、該方法は(a)家庭にあるレシーバ から使用者が選択したプログラム信号を獲得し(b)多数のプログラムチャンネ ルの内の所定の一つから原プログラムサインを獲得し(c)原プログラム信号を 使用者が選択したプログラム信号と比較し、原プログラムサインと使用者が選択 したプログラムサインが所定量よりも少なく異なるならば、原プログラム信号か ら補助コードを読みとる工程を有することを特徴とする方法。 55. 選択されたプログラム信号に関連する第1同時信号を獲得し 、原プログラム信号に関連する第2同時信号を獲得し、該第1及び該第2同時信 号を比較する工程を更に有することを特徴とする請求項54記載の方法。 56. 工程(c)は該使用者が選択したプログラムから第1プログ ラムサインを抽出し、該原プログラム信号から第2プログラムサインを抽出し、 該第1及び該第2プログラムサインを比較する工程を有することを特徴とする方 法。 57. 該原プログラム信号と該使用者が選択したプログラム信号が 所定量よりも大きく相違するならば(d)多数のチャンネルのうち他の所定の一 つのチャンネルから原信号を受け取り(e)多数のチャンネルのうち所定の一つ に代わる多数のチャンネルの他の所定の一つのチャンネルからの該原信号により 工程(c)を繰り返すことを特徴とする請求項54記載の方法。 58. 第1及び第2信号源がモニタレシーバにプログラム信号を 供給していることを確認する方法であり、該第1及び該第2信号源及びモニタレ シーバは家庭にある確認方法が(a)該第1及び該第2信号源のうちの一つから の同時信号を該モニタレシーバの出力からの同時信号と比較し(b)該第1及び 該第2信号源の出力からの同時信号が該モニタレシーバの出力からの同時信号と 適合するなら ば該モニタレシーバの出力を表す参照プログラムサイン及び該第1及び該第2信 号源のうちの一つの出力を表すサインを抽出し(c)参照プログラムサインと、 該第1及び該第2の信号源のうちの一つの出力を表すサインが適合するならば、 該第1及び該第2信号源が該プログラム信号の信号源であると確認し、(d)該 第1及び該第2信号源のうちの一つの出力からの同時信号が該モニタレシーバの 出力からの同時信号と適合しないならば、該第1及び該第2の信号源とは異なる 出力からの同時信号を該モニタレシーバの出力からの同時信号と比較し、工程( b)及び工程(c)を必要に応じて繰り返すことを特徴とする方法。
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