JP2001144700A - Receiver, transmitter and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game of viewer participation type to viewers by using attached data transmitted with program information being various sets of information provided to users so as to change a displayed image pattern on a receiver. SOLUTION: A user sets a condition on the basis of a specific rule, coincidence of the condition set by the user is discriminated by using discrimination source data included in program information broadcast by a transmitter, and the discrimination result is displayed in interlocking with the program information displayed on the receiver to provide a viewer participation type game to the user in interlocking with the broadcast program information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a receiving device, a transmitting device, and a recording medium, and more particularly, to a receiving device, a transmitting device, and a recording medium using various data provided to a user. The present invention relates to a receiving device, a transmitting device, and a recording medium for providing a user participation type game linked to the program information to a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, one-way information transmission from a broadcasting station to a general household television receiver or the like has been performed.
In a program in which a viewer can participate in a provided program, a problem is provided to the viewer among various information (hereinafter, referred to as program information) provided to a viewer who is a user,
There are those in which the viewer posts the answer as a postcard and confirms the result at a later date, and those in which the viewer attends the program recording site and actually participates in a game such as a quiz program.

[0003] In recent years, a transmission / reception system having bidirectionality that allows a user to select information provided by a broadcasting station has been developed, and viewing and listening using the information exchange system has been developed. Viewers enter the answer to the question provided on the receiving device that receives the broadcast, assuming that the viewer can participate in the program provided by the broadcasting station,
In some cases, an answer determined by an external device or the like provided on the broadcast station side is immediately returned to the receiving device by transmission.

[0004]

However, in the case where the viewer participates in the program using a postcard or the like, the viewer uses the postcard or the like to post the memo or the like to the post destination after the broadcast of the program. Therefore, it is not possible for the viewer to immediately participate in the provided program information, and it is necessary to write down the post destination address in a memo or the like. In addition, if the viewer is present at the recording site, the number of viewers who can participate is limited, and there is a problem that the user must actually go to the recording site.

[0005] Further, in the viewer-participating type program information using the above-described interactive transmission / reception system, the viewer only has to input an answer to a question such as a quiz provided from the program information. However, viewers cannot freely set conditions.

[0006] In addition, the answer to the answer input by the viewer is only the result of correct / incorrect judgment of the answer input by the viewer, and the progress of the answer to the correct / incorrect judgment of the answer input by the viewer is performed. It was not fun.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a viewer can set conditions freely by using a transmission / reception system having bidirectionality.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a receiving device, a transmitting device, and a recording medium that allow a viewer to enjoy the progress of the program information to be broadcast, as well as the conditions set by the viewer, until the right or wrong judgment is made.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving apparatus, comprising: a condition setting unit for setting one or more conditions; A data receiving unit that receives determination source data serving as a source for determining, and a determination unit that determines whether the determination source data matches or does not match a condition set by the condition setting unit, A data transmitting unit that transmits data including information indicating that the condition is met when the result of the determination by the determining unit matches.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the receiving apparatus according to the first aspect, the determining unit determines a matching degree which is a matching rate of a condition set by a user, and determines the data level. A transmitting unit transmits data including the matching degree.

A receiving apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the receiving apparatus according to the first or second aspect, further comprising a result display unit for displaying a result of the determination by the determining unit. It is.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the receiving apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the data receiving unit counts the degree of coincidence of a plurality of conditions. It is provided with a total data display unit that receives total data that is data and determination source data that is a source of determination as to whether or not a condition is met, and further displays the total data.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the receiving apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the receiving unit further comprises: identification information for identifying a point in time determined by the determining unit; The apparatus further includes a result storage unit for storing result information obtained by pairing the determination results of the determination unit, and the data transmission unit transmits data having the result information.

A receiving apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention receives a condition setting unit for setting one or more conditions and determination source data for determining whether the conditions are satisfied. A data receiving unit; a determining unit that determines whether the determination source data matches or does not match the condition set by the condition setting unit; and a result display unit that displays a determination result by the determining unit. Is what you do.

[0014] A receiving apparatus according to claim 7 of the present invention comprises: a condition setting unit for setting one or more conditions; a data transmitting unit for transmitting the conditions set by the condition setting unit;
A data receiving unit that receives result data that is a result of determining whether the determination source data meets the condition; and a result display unit that displays the result data received by the data receiving unit. .

In the receiving apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the receiving apparatus according to the seventh aspect, the data receiving unit is configured to execute the aggregation data, which is data obtained by totaling a plurality of the matching degrees, and the determination. The apparatus further includes a total data display unit that receives result data as a result of determining whether or not the original data matches the above condition, and further displays the total data.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the receiving apparatus according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the condition setting section stops operating from a certain point in time.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the receiving apparatus as set forth in any one of the first to ninth aspects, further comprising a setting availability for visually displaying the availability of the condition setting unit. It has a display unit.

[0018] Also, a transmitting apparatus according to claim 11 of the present invention is the transmitting apparatus for transmitting data to the receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 4, 9 or 10, wherein It transmits the total data as a result of totaling the degrees and the judgment source data as the judgment source for judging whether the condition is met.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the transmitting apparatus for transmitting data to the receiving apparatus according to any one of the seventh to tenth aspects, the transmitting apparatus receives a condition set by a user. A data receiving unit, a determining unit for determining whether the determination source data matches or not matching the condition, and transmitting data including information on a determination result on whether the determination source data matches the condition; And a data transmission unit.

In the transmission apparatus according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the transmission apparatus according to the twelfth aspect, the judging section judges a matching degree which is a matching ratio of a condition set by a user, and A transmitting unit transmits data including the matching degree.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the transmission apparatus according to the twelfth or thirteenth aspect, the data transmission unit aggregates a plurality of the coincidences. Data and result data which is a result of determining whether or not the determination source data meets a condition.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium is a condition setting step for setting one or more conditions, and is a source for determining at least whether or not the conditions are satisfied. A data receiving step of receiving the judgment source data, a judgment step of judging whether or not the judgment source data matches the condition set by the condition setting unit, and a judgment result of the judgment unit matches In this case, a program for causing a computer to execute a data transmitting step of transmitting data including information indicating that the condition is met is recorded.

A computer-readable recording medium according to claim 16 of the present invention provides a condition setting step for setting one or more conditions, and a judgment source for judging whether or not the conditions are satisfied. A data receiving step of receiving data, a determining step of determining whether the determination source data matches or does not match a condition set by the condition setting unit, and a result display displaying a determination result by the determining unit And a program for causing a computer to execute the steps.

A computer-readable recording medium according to claim 17 of the present invention includes a condition setting step of setting one or more conditions, a data transmitting step of transmitting the conditions set by the condition setting unit, And causing the computer to execute a data receiving step of receiving result data that is a result of determining whether the determination source data meets the condition and a result displaying step of displaying the result data received by the data receiving unit. This is a program for recording.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the present invention, a user freely sets conditions on a receiving apparatus, and uses program information transmitted from a transmitting apparatus and accompanying data transmitted along with the program information. It is intended to provide a viewer-participating game linked to the program information to the viewer.

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a receiving apparatus and a transmitting apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows a receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a transmitting device. Reference numeral 1 denotes a transmission device as a broadcasting station, which broadcasts program information, which is various information provided to a user, and accompanying data transmitted along with the program information as broadcast data. Reference numeral 2 denotes a receiving device, which is generally a television receiver, which is placed near a user who is an information receiver, and is provided with program information provided from the transmitting device 1 and transmitted along with the program information. Receiving the accompanying data, providing the program information to the user, and using the accompanying data linked to the program information to provide the user with a viewer participation type game.

The broadcasting provided from the transmitting device 1 to the receiving device 2 includes, for example, BS broadcasting, CS broadcasting using a network such as a broadcasting satellite, digital broadcasting using terrestrial digital signals, and moving images using the Internet. This is performed by delivery or the like.

Next, the configuration of the transmitting device 1 will be described. Reference numeral 101 denotes a program information creation unit for creating program information, which is various information provided to the user. Examples of the program information include sports programs such as baseball relay and soccer relay, quiz programs, drama programs, and cooking guidance. Some programs belong to various genres such as programs and commercials. Reference numeral 102 denotes a rule data creation unit that creates rule data, which is specific rule information for the user to set conditions in the receiving device 2, and 103 denotes whether the condition matches the condition set by the user in the receiving device 2. A determination source data creation unit 104 for creating determination source data serving as a determination source is a program information created by the program information creation unit 101, a rule data created by the rule data creation unit 102, and a determination source data creation unit 103. A broadcast data creation unit that creates broadcast data from the created determination source data. In this case, the accompanying data transmitted along with the program information becomes the rule data and the judgment source data. 1
05 is a data transmission unit that broadcasts the broadcast data created by the broadcast data creation unit 104, 106 is an identifier transmitted from the reception device 2 that identifies the user who has set the conditions,
And a data receiving unit 107 for receiving result data consisting of whether or not the condition matches the condition set by the user and the degree of matching, which is the matching ratio, sorts the result data and matches the condition set by the judgment source data. This is a result organizing unit that provides gifts and the like. In the present invention, a description will be given of a case where the program information, the determination source data, and the rule data are created in the transmitting device 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to a case where the created program information, determination source data, and rule data are transmitted to the receiving device 2.

Next, the configuration of the receiving device 2 will be described. Reference numeral 201 denotes a data receiving unit that receives program information broadcast from the transmitting device 1 and accompanying data including rule data and determination source data, and 202 denotes a broadcast data separating unit that separates broadcast data received by the data receiving unit 201. ,
A program information display unit 203 displays program information separated by the broadcast data separation unit 202, a control unit 204 manages rule data separated by the broadcast data separation unit 202, and a control unit 205 manages the rule data separated by the broadcast data separation unit 202. The setting availability display unit displays information as to whether or not the user can set conditions based on existing rule data, or information as to whether or not the conditions once set by the user can be modified. A condition setting unit 206 allows a user to freely set conditions based on rule data managed in the control unit 204.
The condition setting by the user in the condition setting unit 206 is, of course, not limited to the condition setting for playing the game. In addition to this, a simple questionnaire to the user or a user's desired present can be provided. Can be set for. Also, the rule data, which is specific rule information for setting conditions, is created in the transmitting device 1 and included in the broadcast data and transmitted to the receiving device 2, but is not limited to this. For example, the receiving device 2 generates the rule data from another external device and transmits the rule data to the receiving device 2 or the recording device such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk on which the rule data generated by the other external device is recorded. Even if the rule data is read, the present invention can be applied.

Reference numeral 207 determines whether or not the determination source data separated by the broadcast data separation unit 202 matches the condition set by the condition setting unit 206, and determines the degree of matching that is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user. It is a judgment unit. In the embodiment of the present invention, a description will be given of a case in which the determination unit 207 determines whether or not a condition set by the user matches, and determines a matching degree which is a matching ratio of the condition set by the user. The determination unit 20 is not limited to this.
7 may judge only whether or not the condition set by the user is met. A result display unit 208 displays the result of the determination unit 207 as to whether the condition set by the user matches or not and the result data including the degree of matching that is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user. Reference numeral 209 denotes a data transmission unit that attaches an identifier for specifying a user who has set a condition to the result data and transmits the result data to the transmission device 1. In addition,
The identifier for specifying the user who has set the condition may be any one that transmits the result data with an identifier for specifying the user, such as the one registered when the user sets the condition by the condition setting unit 206. The identifier may be any identifier that can identify the user who has set the conditions, such as the ID number of each user and the address and name of each user.

The display described in the present invention means a display for displaying other data using a panel or the like on a display on which specific data is displayed, or a unit for displaying each data on the receiving device 2. Anything can be provided as long as it can provide information to the user, such as one that is displayed on the screen. Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, a device for displaying data will be described, but information may be provided to a user using voice or the like. In addition, in the receiving apparatus of the present invention, a description will be given of a receiving apparatus having a function of displaying information as to whether or not a user can set a condition or information as to whether or not a condition once set by a user can be corrected. The present invention is not limited to this, and has a function of displaying whether or not a viewer-participation-type game linked to the program information displayed on the program information display unit 203 can be performed, or a guide for the user to set conditions. Even a device having a function of displaying information or the like can provide the same effect as the present invention.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to an example in which the program information received by the receiving apparatus 2 is a baseball broadcast, and a user who watches the baseball broadcast is provided with a bingo game linked to the baseball broadcast. I do. In the transmission device 1, the program information creation unit 101 creates baseball broadcast program information to be provided to the user, and outputs the created program information to the broadcast data creation unit 104. On the other hand, the rule data creation unit 102 creates rule data, which is specific rule information for playing a bingo game linked to a baseball broadcast on the receiving device 2 by allowing the user to freely set conditions on the bingo board. , To the broadcast data creation unit 104. Further, the determination source data creation unit 103 creates determination source data as a determination source for determining whether or not the condition set by the user in the receiving device 2 is met, and outputs the determination source data to the broadcast data creation unit 104.
For example, as an example of the rule data and the judgment source data, rule data for plotting players registered as starting members in a broadcast baseball broadcast on a bingo board, and hits in a broadcast baseball broadcast match There is judgment source data for notifying the player who made the hit, and using these data, a bingo game can be played by a player who has hit in conjunction with the baseball broadcast being broadcast. The broadcast data creation unit 104 creates broadcast data from the program information output from the program information creation unit 101, the rule data output from the rule data creation unit 102, or the judgment source data output from the judgment source data creation unit 103. Then, the data is transmitted to the reception device 2 via the data transmission unit 105.

The broadcast data always contains program information,
It does not include the judgment source data and the rule data, but basically only the program information. When the rule data is created by the rule data creation unit 102, or when the judgment source data creation unit 103 creates the rule data. Is created, the rule data or the determination source data is added to the program information and transmitted to the receiving device 2 as broadcast data. That is, a player who has registered a starting member on a bingo board and plays a bingo game using players who have hit in a broadcast baseball broadcast game will be described as an example. Before the start of the game, rule data is created by the rule data creation unit 102 in order to provide a bingo game in conjunction with the baseball broadcast, and the rule data is added to the baseball broadcast program information and transmitted to the receiving device 2. In addition, when a certain player hits after the start of the baseball broadcast game, determination source data is created by the determination source data creating unit 103, and broadcast data in which the determination source data is added to the program information is created. 2 is sent.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the receiving apparatus 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Of the bingo games linked to the baseball broadcast, the players whose starting members are registered on the bingo board are plotted and broadcast. A bingo game is performed using players who have hit in a baseball broadcast game. The broadcast data broadcast from the transmitting device 1 is received by the data receiving unit 201 of the receiving device 2, output to the broadcast data separating unit 202, and separated by the broadcast data separating unit 202.

The program information display section 203 displays the baseball broadcast separated by the broadcast data separation section 202 (S10).
1). Further, the control unit 204 includes a broadcast data separating unit 202.
A control signal is output to the setting availability display unit 205 and the condition setting unit 206 based on the rule data separated by the above, and the user sets conditions (S102). Here, regarding step 102, FIG. 9 and FIGS.
3 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the condition setting by the user.

After receiving the control signal from the control unit 204, the condition setting unit 206 displays the bingo board and the starting player announced before the start of the game on the display as shown in FIG. Wait for input of condition setting (S
201). As an example of a method of setting the user's conditions, a user drags a player name displayed on a display and arranges it on a bingo board using a mouse,
There is an input using a remote controller. When there is an input from the user, it is determined whether or not the user's input can be set (S202). That is, in order to obtain a fair judgment result in the bingo game, the user sets conditions only before the provided baseball broadcast game starts,
Alternatively, it is determined whether or not it is within a period in which the condition can be set, or the condition can be set when the user can set or correct the condition only within a specific time. Whether or not the user can set the condition is visually displayed to the user by the setting availability display unit 205 (S203, S208). This visual display means, for example, changing the color of a bingo board,
Any type that can be visually recognized by the user, such as displaying the settable remaining time (FIG. 12), may be used.

If it is determined in step 202 that the setting can be made, an analysis is performed to determine whether the user input is appropriate (S204), and a determination is made whether the input is appropriate (S205). . If the input is proper, a condition instructed by the user is set (S206), and the condition is displayed at an appropriate place of the bingo board displayed on the display (S207). On the other hand, if it is determined in step 202 that the setting cannot be made, it is determined whether or not entry into the bingo game is possible, such as whether or not all the conditions on the bingo board have been set (S209). If entry is possible, a bingo board for which conditions have been set, a list of desired gifts, and the like are displayed as shown in FIG.
(S210) When there is a selection from the user, the product selected by the user is displayed to the user (S211). At this time, a simple questionnaire or the like to the user can be performed in addition to the selection of the desired present by the user.
When the selection of the desired present by the user is completed, the condition setting by the user is completed, the completion of the setting is notified to the condition setting unit 206, and the set condition is output to the determination unit 207 (S212).

The judgment unit 207 receives the input of the judgment source data, that is, the information which informs the player who has hit in the game of the baseball broadcast being broadcast separated by the broadcast data separation unit 202 (S103). Whether the judgment source data matches the condition set by the user (S10
4) and the degree of matching, which is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user, is determined (S105, S106), and output to the result display unit 208 and the data transmitting unit 209 as result data. The determination unit 207 makes a determination each time there is input of determination source data included in broadcast data, and outputs result data to the result display unit 208 and the data transmission unit 209 for each determination. Creation of the result data by the determination unit 207 is performed by, for example, setting a flag at a location where the condition is set when the determination source data matches the condition.

Next, a method of judging whether the condition set by the user matches the judgment source data in one line or not is shown in FIG.
6 will be briefly described. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a method of judging whether or not the matched conditions are aligned in a line. As shown in FIG. 16 (a), each square on the bingo board is represented by (A, 1), ( B, 1), ..., (C,
3), and as shown in FIG. 16 (b), three rows each of vertical, horizontal, and diagonal, which are single-row bingo, are arranged as bingo conditions 1 to 8, and the bins are arranged in a place where the conditions match. Flag each one. Note that, in this figure, hatched portions indicate squares for which a flag is set. When all three squares arranged as bingo conditions are flagged (bingo condition 7), the bingo is made, and the result data including the fact that the conditions matching the judgment source data are arranged in a line is output to the data transmission unit 209. Is done.

The result display unit 208 updates the screen of the result display unit every time receiving the result data from the determination unit 207, and visually informs the user who is the viewer of the progress (S10).
7, S108). That is, in the bingo game using the baseball broadcast described above, for example, as shown in FIG.
When a player set on the bingo board hits based on the judgment of match or not, the color of the square of the part is changed to inform the user, or the player has reached the reach state based on the judged match degree In this case, the character "reach" can be displayed to inform the user. Thus, it is possible to provide the user with a viewer-participation-type game linked to the baseball broadcast displayed on the program information display unit 203.

On the other hand, the data transmitting unit 209 stores an identifier for identifying the user who set the condition in the data indicating that the condition in the result data is matched and the data including the matching degree which is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user. Is transmitted to the transmitting apparatus 1 (S109). Note that step 104 described above is performed.
The operations of Step 109 to Step 109 are repeatedly performed to satisfy a specific condition (for example, a condition that matches the judgment source data is completed in a line) or to end the broadcasted program information, so that viewer participation type Is completed (S110).

In a case where a plurality of conditions such as a bingo game are set, in the present invention, the data transmitting unit 209 is used.
However, it has been described that the result is transmitted each time it is determined whether or not the determination source data matches each set condition. However, the present invention is not limited to this. (In a bingo game, the conditions that match the judgment source data are aligned in a line, etc.)
The present invention can be applied to a case where the result is transmitted each time the judgment source data matches each set condition.

The result data transmitted from the receiving device 2 and the identifier for specifying the user who has set the conditions are the transmitting device 1
Received by the data receiving unit 106 in the
07. The result organizing unit 106 organizes the result data of the bingo game played in conjunction with various kinds of program information, and presents the data based on the matching of the condition set by the user or the matching degree which is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user. Make an offer. For example, as an example of the operation of the result organizing unit 106, if all of the vertical, horizontal, and slant of the conditions set by the user match the judgment source data, the conditions are arranged in the order of matching, and the uppermost specified number of users are sorted. There are things that provide gifts to

In the first embodiment of the present invention, players registered as starting members are plotted on a bingo board in conjunction with the baseball broadcast being broadcast, and a bingo game is performed using the hit player. I explained it with an example,
Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and any game may be used as long as a bingo game is played in conjunction with broadcasted program information.

Although the bingo game has been described in the first embodiment of the present invention, for example, a game for estimating the score of each team in the first and second half of the broadcast soccer relay game and a score for each answerer of the quiz are provided. And at least one condition, such as one that predicts the progress and the winner, one that predicts the result of a telephone voting service performed in conjunction with the television broadcast being broadcast, such as telegong, The present invention is applicable as long as the game progresses in conjunction with the game.

As described above, by performing a viewer-participation type game while displaying the progress in conjunction with the program information, the user can be interested in the broadcasted program information, It is possible to watch the program information while being excited with the progress of the program information to be provided, and to provide a new viewer-participation type game to the user.

Also, a determination unit 207 is provided in the receiving device,
Using the determination source data included in the broadcast data, by determining whether or not the condition set by the user is met, the time until displaying the result of determining whether or not the condition set by the user is matched is displayed. Transmission device 1
It is not necessary to provide a determination unit for determining whether or not a set condition transmitted from a large number of users is met, and the processing amount of the transmission device can be significantly reduced.

Further, by conducting a simple questionnaire and a survey of a desired present in addition to setting conditions for the user to play the game, information on a large number of users who participated in the viewer participation type game can be easily obtained. Can be collected.

(Embodiment 2) Hereinafter, a receiving apparatus and a transmitting apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is an example of a block diagram of a transmitting device. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a result accumulation unit 302 for temporarily accumulating result data output from the receiving device 2-1 in the receiving device is provided.
In the figure, each component performing the same operation as in the block diagram of the receiving apparatus and the transmitting apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is given the same number, and the description is omitted.

Reference numeral 301 denotes the time when the judgment unit 207 judges whether the judgment source data output from the broadcast data separation unit 202 matches the condition set by the user output from the condition setting unit 206, and The timer unit notifies the time when the degree of matching, which is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user, is determined. Reference numeral 302 denotes a determination result output from the determination unit 207 as to whether or not a condition set by the user is satisfied, a time at which the result is determined, and a matching degree indicating a matching rate of the condition set by the user and the matching degree. This is a result storage unit that stores result information in which the determined time is paired. In addition,
In the second embodiment, the timer unit 207 is provided,
7 will be described, but of course the invention is not limited to this. For example, in the case of a bingo game linked to a baseball broadcast, a scene in which five backs and the like are determined, What is necessary is just to be able to specify the time when the judgment was made.

Next, the operation will be described. Judgment unit 20
Reference numeral 7 denotes a result indicating whether or not the judgment source data output from the broadcast data separation unit 202 matches the condition set by the user output from the condition setting unit 206 and a matching ratio indicating the matching ratio of the condition set by the user. To the result data consisting of the degrees from the timer unit 301, the time at which it is determined whether or not they match, and the time at which the degree of matching, which is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user, is determined, as specific information. The result is output to the result storage unit 302. The result accumulating unit 302 accumulates the result data and the specific information indicating the time at which the result was output as a pair, and outputs the pair to the transmitting device via the data transmitting unit at an arbitrarily set timing. Note that the arbitrarily set timing can be freely set at a specific time or every time a specific data amount is accumulated.

As described above, the result of the determination by the determining unit 207 is temporarily stored in the result storing unit 302 together with the information specifying the time at which the determination was made, so that the result data from many users is simultaneously transmitted to the transmitting apparatus 1. It is possible to prevent puncturing of the line due to transmission, and because the time information at which the determination was made is attached, it is possible to handle the determination results from a large number of users transmitted from the receiving device 2 fairly. .

In the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the case where the data receiving section 106 and the result organizing section 107 are provided in the transmitting apparatus 1 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
The same effect can be obtained even if another external device 3 having the result organizing unit 107 arranges the result data sent from the data transmitting unit 209 of the receiving device 2 and provides a present to the user. Obtainable. Note that the second embodiment is also the same as the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

(Embodiment 3) A receiving apparatus and a transmitting apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an example of a block diagram of a transmitting device. In the third embodiment, the transmitting apparatus 1-1 transmits, to the receiving apparatus 2-2, total data which is a result of totaling the result data transmitted from the receiving apparatus 2-2, and transmits the total data to the receiving apparatus 2- 2 is different from that of the first embodiment in that the total data is displayed on FIG. 2. In FIG. 2, a block diagram of the receiving device and the transmitting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. Components that perform the same operations as those described above are assigned the same numbers, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

Reference numeral 401 denotes a tallying data creating unit that is provided in the transmitting device 1-1 and tallyes matching degrees of a plurality of users from result data transmitted from the plurality of receiving devices 2-2 to create tallying data. is there. In the present invention, a description will be given of a case in which the total data is created in the transmitting device 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the total data created in another external device is transmitted to the receiving device 2-2. The present invention can be applied to a case where the transmission is performed by the transmission. Also, 501 is provided in the receiving device 2-2, and the transmitting device 1
-1 is a total data display unit for displaying the total data included in the broadcast data broadcast by -1.

Next, the operation will be described by taking a bingo game as an example. Data transmitting device 20 in receiving device 2-2
Reference numeral 9 attaches an identifier for identifying a user to the result data output from the determination unit 207, and transmits the result data to the transmission device 1-1. The result data with the identifier for identifying the user transmitted from the receiving device 2-2 is received by the data receiving unit 106 provided in the transmitting device 1-1, and is output to the total data creating unit 401. Is done. The total data creation unit 401 uses the plurality of result data received by the data receiving unit 106 to create total data in which the degrees of matching of the conditions set by a plurality of users are totaled, and outputs the total data to the broadcast data creation unit 104. That is, in the case of a bingo game, for example, a game that totals the number of people (bingoes) who have a line of matched conditions in the result data,
In some cases, the number of people in the reach state is counted from the degree of matching in the result data. The broadcast data creation unit 104 creates broadcast data from the tally data, program information, rule data, and determination source data, and provides the broadcast data to the receiving device 2-2 via the data transmission unit 105. In the third embodiment of the present invention, a description has been given of a case in which the aggregated data is broadcast together with the program information.
It may be transmitted to each user using a telephone line or the like.

[0057] Broadcast data broadcast from transmitting apparatus 1-1 is received by data receiving section 201 in receiving apparatus 2-2, and output to broadcast data separating section 202. The broadcast data is separated by the broadcast data separation unit 202, and the total data included in the broadcast data is output to the total data display unit 501. The aggregation data display unit 501
As shown in FIG. 15, the total data is displayed, and the number of bingo persons and persons in a reach state are displayed as a relative progress of the user who is participating in the bingo game to the user who is the viewer. Provide the number of people.

As described above, by providing the tally data display section 501 and displaying the tally data indicating the relative progress of the user participating in the game linked to the program information, the user can view the broadcast program information. With the lapse of time, the program information can be viewed with joy and discomfort, and a user-participating game linked to more complete program information can be provided to the user.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, the data receiving unit 106, the result organizing unit 107, and the total data creating unit 4
1 has been described in the transmitting device 1-1, but is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 6, the data receiving unit 106, the result organizing unit 107, the total data creating unit 401, and The present invention is applicable to a case where another external device 3-1 having the data transmission unit 105-1 arranges the result data sent from the receiving device 2-2 and broadcasts the aggregated data to the receiving device 2-2. Application is possible.

(Embodiment 4) A receiving apparatus and a transmitting apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an example of a block diagram of a transmitting device. In the fourth embodiment, the transmitting device 1-2 includes a determination unit, and determines whether or not the determination source data matches the condition transmitted from the receiving device 2-3, and determines whether the condition set by the user is satisfied. The third embodiment differs from the third embodiment in which the determination unit 207 is provided in the reception device 2-2 in that the determination of the degree of match, which is the matching ratio, is performed in the transmission device 1-2. The same reference numerals are given to the components that perform the same operations as the block diagrams of the receiving device and the transmitting device according to the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 601 is provided in the transmission device 1-2, and determines whether the judgment source data created by the judgment source data creation unit 103 in the transmission device 1-2 matches the condition transmitted from the reception device 2-3. This is a determination unit that determines whether or not the condition is satisfied and a degree of matching that is a matching ratio of the condition set by the user.

Next, the operation will be described. Receiver 2
The data transmission unit 209 in −3 attaches an identifier for specifying the user to the condition set by the user by the condition setting unit 206 and transmits the condition to the transmission device 1-2. This receiving device 2
The condition attached with the identifier for identifying the user transmitted from -3 is received by the data reception unit 106 provided in the transmission device 1-2, and is output to the determination unit 601. The determination unit 601 determines whether the determination source data created by the determination source data creation unit 103 matches the condition set by the user transmitted from the receiving device 2-3, and determines the matching ratio of the condition set by the user. A certain degree of matching is determined, and as result data, the data transmitting unit 105 and the result organizing unit 10
7 and output to the total data creation unit 401. In this determination unit 207, a determination is made every time there is input of determination source data linked to program information, and for each determination, the result data is transmitted to the data transmission unit 105, the result organization unit 107, and the total data creation unit 401. Output to

The result organizing unit 107 arranges the result data and provides a present or the like when the conditions set by the user match. In addition, the tally data creation unit 401 creates tally data from the result data and outputs the tally data to the broadcast data creation unit 104. The broadcast data creation unit 104 creates broadcast data from the total data, program information, and rule data, and outputs the broadcast data to the data transmission unit 105. The data transmitting unit 105 broadcasts the broadcast data and transmits the result data output by the determining unit 601 to the receiving device 2-3 to which the condition has been transmitted.
The transmission of the result data is performed, for example, by transmitting the result data corresponding to the condition transmitted by each user to each receiving device 2-3 in which the condition is set, using a telephone line or the like. , The receiving device 2-3 to which the condition has been sent
What is necessary is just to be able to transmit to.

Next, regarding the operation of the receiving apparatus 2-3, the program information received by the receiving apparatus 2-3 is a baseball broadcast, and a user who watches the baseball broadcast is provided with a bingo game linked to the baseball broadcast. A description will be given by taking an example that provides. FIG. 10 shows receiving apparatus 2 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the third embodiment. The program information display unit 203 displays the baseball broadcast separated by the broadcast data separation unit 202 (S101). The control unit 204
Outputs a control signal to the setting availability display unit 205 and the condition setting unit 206 based on the rule data separated by the broadcast data separation unit 202, and sets conditions by the user (S102). Note that the detailed operation of step 102 is the same as that described in the first embodiment with reference to FIGS. 9 and 11 to 13, and thus description thereof will be omitted. The condition set by the user is provided with an identifier for specifying the user who set the condition by the data transmission unit 209 and transmitted to the transmission device 1-2 (S3).
03).

The condition set by the user transmitted to the transmitting device 1-2 is determined by the transmitting device 1-2 as to whether or not the condition matches the determination source data, and the degree of matching which is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user. Then, result data as a result thereof and tally data as data obtained by tallying a plurality of result data are created and transmitted to the receiving device 2-3.

The result data transmitted from transmitting apparatus 1-2 is received by data receiving section 201 in receiving apparatus 2-3 and output to broadcast data separating section 202. This result data is output to the result data display unit 208 via the broadcast data separation unit 202. The result display unit 208 updates the screen of the result display unit every time the data receiving unit 201 receives the result data, and visually notifies the user who is the viewer of the progress (S304).

As an example of this, when one of the conditions set on the bingo board is met, the color of the square of the portion is changed to be conveyed to the user, and when the user reaches the reach state, the character “reach” is displayed. Some are displayed and communicated to the user. Thereby, the program information display unit 203 is displayed to the user.
A viewer-participation-type game linked to the baseball broadcast displayed above can be provided.

On the other hand, the total data included in the broadcast data transmitted from the transmitting device 1-2 is received by the data receiving unit 201 in the receiving device 2-3, and the broadcast data separating unit 2
02 is output. The tally data included in the broadcast data is separated by the broadcast data separation unit 202 and output to the tally data display unit 501. Total data display unit 50
1 updates the screen of the result display unit every time the data receiving unit 201 receives the result data, and as shown in FIG. (S305). As an example of this, there is a method in which the number of persons who have already played bingo is displayed and transmitted to the user, a method in which the number of persons in the reach state is displayed and transmitted to the user, and the like. Thus, it is possible to provide the user with a viewer-participation-type game linked to the baseball broadcast displayed on the program information display unit 203.

The operations of steps 304 and 305 described above are repeatedly performed to satisfy a specific condition (for example, a condition that matches the judgment source data is arranged in a line), or to determine whether broadcast program information is available. By ending, the viewer participation type bingo game is ended (S30).
6). In the third embodiment of the present invention, a description has been given of a case in which the aggregated data is broadcast together with the program information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is transmitted to each user using a telephone line or the like. Is also good.

As described above, by performing a viewer participation type game while displaying the progress in conjunction with the program information, the user is interested in the program information being broadcast, It is possible to watch the program information while being excited with the progress of the program information to be provided, and to provide a new viewer-participation type game to the user.

Further, only the condition set by the user is transmitted from the receiving device 2-3, and the determination unit 601 in the transmitting device 1-2 is transmitted.
Whether the judgment source data matches the set conditions,
By judging the degree of matching, which is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user, it is possible to prevent improper behavior by the user and make a fair judgment.

In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the judgment source data creation unit 103, the data reception unit 106, the result organizing unit 107, the total data creation unit 401, and the judgment unit 601 are provided in the transmission device 1-2. However, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the determination source data creation unit, the data reception unit 106, the result reduction unit 107, the total data creation unit 401, and the determination unit 601 ,
Another external device 3-2 having the data transmission unit 105-1
Receives the judgment source data from the transmitting device 1-2, and transmits the aggregated data and the result data from the other external device to the receiving device 2-
3, the present invention is applicable.

Further, a recording medium for recording a computer-readable program for executing the receiving device and the transmitting device described in each of the above embodiments is supplied to a system or an apparatus, and the system or the apparatus is provided with the recording medium. Even when the main processing unit such as the CPU reads and executes the program stored in the recording medium, the same effects as those described in the above embodiments can be obtained.

As a recording medium for recording a program, for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk,
Optical disk, magnetic disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-R
An OM, a magnetic tape, a punch card, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

[0075]

According to the receiving device, the transmitting device, and the recording medium of the present invention, a broadcast program is played by performing a viewer participation type game while displaying the progress of the process in conjunction with the program information. In addition to arousing the user's interest in the information, the user can view the program information while being excited with the progress of the broadcast program information, and provide the user with a new viewer participation type game. can do.

Also, a determination unit is provided in the receiving apparatus, and it is determined whether or not the condition set by the user is met by using the determination source data included in the broadcast data. In addition to shortening the time required to display the result of the determination as to whether or not the condition is met, a determining unit for determining whether or not the set condition is transmitted, which is transmitted from many users, is provided in the transmitting device. There is no need, and the processing amount of the transmission device can be greatly reduced.

Further, by conducting a simple questionnaire or a survey of a desired present in addition to the condition setting for the user to play the game, information of many users who participated in the viewer participation type game can be easily obtained. Can be collected.

Further, according to the receiving apparatus, the transmitting apparatus, and the recording medium of the present invention, the result of the judgment by the judging section is temporarily stored in the result accumulating section together with the information for specifying the point of time when the judgment is made. Can be prevented from being punctured due to the result data from the users being transmitted to the transmitting device at the same time, and the time information at which the determination was made is attached, so that a large number of users transmitted from the receiving device Can be treated fairly.

According to the receiving device, the transmitting device, and the recording medium of the present invention, a total data display section is provided, and the total data indicating the relative progress of a user participating in a game linked to the program information is provided. Is displayed, the user can watch the program information with a joy and discomfort as the broadcasted program information progresses. Games can be offered.

According to the receiving device, the transmitting device, and the recording medium of the present invention, only the condition is transmitted from the receiving device,
By judging whether or not the judgment source data matches the set condition by the judgment unit in the transmission device and by judging the degree of matching which is the matching ratio of the condition set by the user, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts by the user, A decision can be made.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example of a block diagram of a receiving device and a transmitting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a block diagram of a receiving device and a transmitting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of a block diagram of a receiving device and a transmitting device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of a block diagram of a receiving device and a transmitting device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 1 or 2 of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an example of a block diagram of a transmitting device.

FIG. 6 is an example of a block diagram of a receiving device and a transmitting device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an example of a block diagram of a receiving device and a transmitting device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of the receiving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a condition setting by a user.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of the receiving device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a player registration screen of a bingo game linked to a baseball broadcast.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a player registration screen of a bingo game linked to a baseball broadcast.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a desired present registration screen of a bingo game linked to a baseball broadcast.

FIG. 14 is an example of a bingo game linked to a baseball broadcast.

FIG. 15 is an example of a bingo game linked to a baseball broadcast.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for describing a method of determining whether or not the matched conditions are arranged in a line.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5 Transmitting device 2, 2-1 2-2, 2-3 Receiving device 3, 3-1, 3-2 External device 101 Program information creation unit 102 Rule data creation unit 103 Judgment source data creation unit 104 Broadcast data creation unit 105, 105-1, 209 Data transmission unit 106, 201 Data reception unit 107 Result reduction unit 202 Broadcast data separation unit 203 Program information display unit 204 Control unit 205 Setting availability display unit 206 Condition setting unit 207, 601 Judgment unit 208 Result display unit 301 Timer unit 302 Result accumulation unit 401 Total data creation unit 501 Total data display unit 701 Judgment unit 108, 307 Data transmission unit 201 Result display Unit 302 result organizing unit 303 broadcast data creating unit 304 judgment source data creating unit 305 rule data creating unit 306 sending Data creating unit 401 result accumulation unit 501 aggregates the data display unit 601 aggregate data creation unit

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[Claims] A condition setting unit for setting at least one condition; a data receiving unit for receiving determination source data serving as a source for determining whether or not the condition is satisfied; A determination unit that determines whether the determination source data matches or does not match the determined condition; and, when the determination result of the determination unit matches, data that transmits data including information indicating that the condition is satisfied. A receiving device comprising: a transmitting unit. 2. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the determining unit determines a matching degree that is a matching ratio of a condition set by a user, and the data transmitting unit transmits data including the matching degree. A receiving device, characterized in that: 3. The receiving device according to claim 1, further comprising: a result display unit that displays a result of the determination by the determining unit. 4. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the data receiving unit matches the total data, which is data obtained by totaling the degrees of matching of a plurality of conditions, and whether the data matches a condition. A receiving device that receives determination source data that is a source of determination as to whether or not it is included, and further includes a total data display unit that displays the total data. 5. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: specifying information for specifying a time point determined by the determining unit and result information obtained by pairing the determination result by the determining unit. A receiving device, comprising: a result accumulating unit for accumulating the data, wherein the data transmitting unit transmits data having the result information. 6. A condition setting unit for setting one or more conditions, a data receiving unit for receiving determination source data serving as a source for determining whether or not the conditions are met; A receiving unit that determines whether the determination source data matches or does not match the determined condition, and a result display unit that displays a determination result by the determination unit. 7. A condition setting unit for setting one or more conditions, a data transmitting unit for transmitting the conditions set by the condition setting unit, and a result of determining whether or not the determination source data matches the conditions 1. A receiving apparatus comprising: a data receiving unit that receives the result data that is: and a result display unit that displays the result data received by the data receiving unit. 8. The receiving device according to claim 7, wherein the data receiving unit determines whether or not the aggregated data that is the aggregated data of the plurality of matching degrees and the determination source data match the condition. A receiving device, comprising: receiving result data as a determination result; and further including a total data display unit for displaying the total data. 9. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the condition setting unit stops operating from a certain point in time. 10. The receiving device according to claim 1, further comprising a setting availability display unit for visually displaying whether or not the condition setting unit is operable. apparatus. 11. The method according to claim 4, 9 or 1.
0, wherein the transmitting device transmits data to the receiving device according to any one of the above items, wherein the transmitting device transmits total data which is a result of totaling the plurality of matching degrees, and determination source data which is a determination source as to whether or not a condition is met. A transmitting device. 12. A transmitting apparatus for transmitting data to the receiving apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the data receiving unit receives a condition set by a user, and the determination source data is included in the condition. And a data transmission unit that transmits data including information on a result of the determination as to whether or not the determination source data matches the condition. Transmitting device. 13. The transmitting device according to claim 12, wherein the determining unit determines a matching degree which is a matching ratio of a condition set by a user, and the data transmitting unit transmits data including the matching degree. , A transmission device. 14. The transmission device according to claim 12, wherein the data transmission unit satisfies a condition in which the aggregated data as a result of aggregation of the plurality of matching degrees and the determination source data match the condition. Transmitting a result data that is a result of the determination as to whether or not the transmission is performed. 15. A condition setting step of setting one or more conditions; a data receiving step of receiving at least judgment source data for judging whether or not the conditions are met; A determining step of determining whether the determination source data matches or does not match the set condition; and transmitting data including information indicating that the condition is matched when the determination result of the determination unit matches. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the data transmitting step. 16. A condition setting step for setting one or more conditions; a data receiving step for receiving determination source data serving as a source for determining whether or not the conditions are met; A program for causing a computer to execute a determination step of determining whether the determination source data matches or does not match the determined condition, and a result display step of displaying a determination result by the determination unit. Characteristic computer readable recording medium. 17. A condition setting step for setting at least one condition, a data transmitting step for transmitting a condition set by the condition setting unit, and a result of determining whether the determination source data matches the condition A data receiving step of receiving the result data, and a result displaying step of displaying the result data received by the data receiving unit; and a computer-readable recording characterized by recording a program for causing a computer to execute the data. Medium.