JP2001245275A - Information receiver, information receiving method and information receiving medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information receiver and an information reception method that can configure a system, where reply information with high convenience for a service enterprise can be obtained and the service enterprise can provide services to viewers on the basis of the reply information by providing a mechanism of two-way replies under view conditions of the viewers for viewing programs for a prescribed time. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a program information receiving section, that receives a program and condition information being a condition of viewing the program, a display section that displays the program received by the program information reception section, a reply input receiving section that receives a reply input to designate the program, a condition information discrimination section, that discriminates whether the reply input satisfies the view condition denoted by the condition information, and an information reply information output section that provides outputting of information reply information for specifying the program under the reply input, when the reply input satisfies the view condition denoted by the condition information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information receiving apparatus, an information receiving method, and an information receiving medium, and more particularly to a case where a viewer's response input to a program being broadcast is detected and the program satisfies a specific viewing condition. The present invention relates to an information receiving apparatus, an information receiving method, and an information receiving medium for transmitting specific information for identifying a detected program to a service side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, multimedia information such as audio information and visual information has been digitized and provided to users with the development of communication technology and data processing technology. Digitized information (programs, advertisements, etc.) is transmitted using broadcasting or communication equipment, and the transmitted information is received by a user, that is, an information receiver (eg, a television receiver) on the information receiver side. It can be used in broadcast systems. Therefore, information receivers use such a broadcasting system to view and listen to information or accumulate desired information. The information that can be obtained by the information recipient is provided not only by the broadcast system but also by printed materials such as magazines and catalogs and other mass media.

As a method for providing specific information to a user, the following means have already been realized. First, the multimedia information includes content data indicating the content of the information and, separately from the content data, additional information that is additionally prepared related to the information. The multimedia information is transmitted from an information providing device (generally, a broadcasting station), and the transmitted information is received and displayed by an information receiving device. The received information is stored in a storage device as needed, and the user can retrieve and use the information at a later date.

[0004] Therefore, if there is an interesting guide out of the information displayed on the information receiving apparatus, the information receiver writes down the contents and data such as telephone number in a notebook or the like and stores it. At a later date, the information recipient makes an inquiry or places an order according to the note. If the guide data is printed matter such as a magazine, the buyer of the magazine, who is the information recipient, writes the contents such as telephone numbers etc. in a notebook if there is any guide that interests them. Write down or cut out and keep printed material. Then, the user makes an inquiry or places an order at a later date according to the memo.

[0005] Through the above-mentioned means, the information receiver accumulates desired information, and retrieves and utilizes the accumulated information as needed at a later date.

[0006]

However, according to the broadcasting system and the information providing method described above, the information stored by the user is accidentally lost, or the information desired to be obtained from the stored information. It is troublesome to take out the information, and it is difficult to take out the desired information when needed. In addition, for a service provider that provides service information, it is determined whether or not the viewer is surely viewing the program, even though the information is provided on the assumption that the viewer views the program. Could not do. Further, there is a case where the operation of selecting a viewer for a program being broadcast is not useful to the service provider.

[0007] The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides a mechanism of a two-way response under a viewing condition that a viewer watches a program for a certain period of time. An object of the present invention is to provide an information receiving apparatus, an information receiving method, and an information receiving medium which can obtain highly convenient response information and configure a system capable of providing a service to a viewer based on the response information.

[0008]

In order to solve this problem, an information receiving apparatus according to the present invention comprises a program information receiving unit for receiving program information having a program and condition information for viewing the program. A display unit that displays a program received by the program information receiving unit, a response input receiving unit that receives a response input specifying a program, and determines whether the response input satisfies a viewing condition indicated by the condition information. A condition information determination unit; and an information response information output unit that outputs information response information specifying the program that has received the response if the response input satisfies the viewing condition indicated by the condition information. Things.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, a data management system on which the present invention is based will be described. FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram showing a basic concept of a data management system on which the present invention is based. In FIG. 10, the data management system includes an information providing device 1, an information receiving device 2, and an information management device 3.
Consists of The information providing device 1 transmits the produced program as a broadcast signal. The information receiving device 2 is generally a television receiver, and receives a program transmitted from the information providing device 1. The information management device 3 is operated by an information manager, has a database of broadcast information, and manages the database.

Next, the operation of the data management system will be described. First, the information providing device 1 transmits the produced program to the information receiving device 2 and the information management device 3. The sending means may be a method by broadcasting or communication, or a means for recording information possessed by the information providing apparatus 1 on an information recording medium such as an optical disk and passing the information recording medium to the information management apparatus 3. You may. The means for sending information to the information management device 3 is not limited to the case where the information is sent from the information providing device 1, but may be the case where the information is sent from another external device or the like.

The information receiving apparatus 2 communicates specific information specific to information selected and specified by a viewer by a remote controller 30 (hereinafter abbreviated as a remote controller), with a receiving function of receiving a program, a display function of displaying a program, and a remote controller 30 (hereinafter abbreviated as a remote controller). It has a transmission function to send it through a line. This specific information may be a specific information ID (serial number) added from the broadcast station side, or may be specified by a time and a channel number in the case of a broadcast signal. Here, the viewer selects a program by operating the remote controller 30 while viewing the program, and the unique identification data of the program specified at that time is referred to as information response information.

The information management device 3 has a material information database 31 storing programs transmitted from the information providing device 1 or an external device. The programs stored in the material information database 31 are associated with individual information response information. Managed. The material information database 31 does not necessarily need to be possessed by the information management device 3. For example, the information providing device 1 or an external device may manage the material information database 31. Also, the information management device 3 is provided with a personal database 32. The personal database 32 registers and manages the information response information received by the information management device 3 in association with the viewer, or designated information. It is registered and managed in association with the viewer itself.

Further, the information management device 3 can access an external device through a communication line, and can directly transmit information based on data registered in the personal database 32, or can transmit information to an external device or the like. It is possible to issue a transmission command.

Using such a data management system, a viewer selects information suitable for a hobby or a taste from a program displayed on the information providing device 2 with a remote controller 30, and the selected information is stored in an information management device. At 3, the user is registered in association with the responding viewer. Therefore, the viewer can freely retrieve the information registered at a later date using a communication terminal such as the mobile phone 33 or the personal computer 34. In addition, the personal database 32 managed by the information management device 3 can be used as a market research by a third party in some cases.

(Embodiment) An information receiving apparatus, an information receiving method and an information receiving medium according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below. An information receiving device, an information receiving method, and an information receiving medium according to an embodiment of the present invention constitute the above-described data management system. Then, the information receiving apparatus determines whether the viewing condition is satisfied or not by giving the viewer a mechanism of a two-way response with the viewing condition of viewing the program for a certain period of time.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data management system using an information receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, the data management system includes an information providing device 1, an information receiving device 2, and an information management device 3. The information providing device 1 includes a program management unit 4, an information identification information management unit 5, a viewing condition management unit 6, and a program information transmission unit 7. The program management unit 4 manages programs that provide information to viewers. The information identification information management unit 5 manages program information identification information, which is information that is specified for each program or each screen in order to specify a program managed by the program management unit 4. The viewing condition management unit 6 manages condition information that is a condition for a viewer to view a program managed by the program management unit 4 for a certain period of time. The program information transmission unit 7 includes a program including a program managed by the program management unit 4, program information specifying information managed by the information identification information management unit 5, and condition information managed by the viewing condition management unit 6. Submit information.

The information receiving apparatus 2 includes a program information receiving section 8, a display section 9, a response input receiving section 10, and an information response information generating section 11
And a channel selection receiving unit 12, a condition information determining unit 13, and an information response information output unit 14. The program information receiving unit 8 receives the program information transmitted from the information providing apparatus 1, and separates the received program information into a program, program information specifying information, and condition information.
The display unit 9 displays the programs separated by the program information receiving unit 8. The response input receiving unit 10 receives a response input by a viewer using an input device such as a remote controller, or an input of personal information by an IC card to a program being displayed. The information response information generation unit 11 generates information response information by pairing the viewer identification information specifying the viewer who has input the response with the response input reception unit 10 and the program information identification information separated by the program information reception unit 8. I do. Here, the information response information specifies a program specified by the viewer in response input or a viewer who has input screen information and response. Specific examples of the information response information include a channel number and time (year / month / day) information, and a program ID (for example, a serial number) paired in advance with the program information transmitted from the information providing apparatus 1. is there. The channel selection receiving unit 12 receives a channel selection signal for switching a program. Note that the response input receiving unit 10 and the channel selection receiving unit 12
Is shown as a configuration having a receiving unit, but a configuration may be used in which data received by a remote control light receiving unit provided in the same hardware is received. The condition information determination unit 13 determines whether the program specified by the response input reception unit 10 satisfies the condition of the condition information separated by the program information reception unit 8. The information response information output unit 14 outputs the information response information generated by the information response information generation unit 11 to the information management device 3 when the designated program satisfies the condition in the condition information determination unit 13.

Next, the information receiving apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment
The operation of will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the information receiving apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, FIG. 2A is a flowchart for explaining an operation when program information is received, and FIG. 2B is a flowchart for explaining an operation when response input data is received. is there.

In FIG. 2A, when the program information receiving section 8 receives data, it is determined in step S101 that the program information has been received, and the process proceeds to step S102. In step S102, the received program information includes condition information. It is determined whether or not. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the condition information is included, the condition information is transmitted to the condition information determination unit 13 and the condition is set (step S103).
If it is determined in step 102 that the condition information is not included, the operation ends.

In FIG. 2B, a response input receiving unit 10
Receives the data, it is determined in step S111 that there is a response input, and the process proceeds to step S112. If there is a response input in step S112, the condition is determined in step S113. If the response input data includes the viewer identification information, the viewer identification information is included in the information response information generation unit. 11 (step S
115), information response information is created using the program information specifying information received from the information providing apparatus (step S11).
6). Subsequently, if the condition is determined in step S113, it is determined whether the condition is satisfied (step S114). As a result of the determination, if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S117, and it is determined whether there is the information response information created in step S116. On the other hand, if the condition is not satisfied in step S114, the operation ends. If it is determined in step S117 that there is information response information, the information response information is transmitted from the information response information output unit 14. However, if it is determined in step S117 that there is no information response information, the operation ends.

As described above, according to the information receiving apparatus, the information receiving method, and the information receiving medium according to the present embodiment, the conditions under which the viewer views the program continuously for a certain period of time are determined, and the conditions and the viewing status are determined. Are compared to determine whether the viewing condition is satisfied or not. If the condition is satisfied, the information response information generated when the viewer inputs a response is output to the information management device 3. In addition, the service provider enables the viewer to view the program for a certain period of time, so that the information can be reliably provided to the viewer. In addition, the service provider can provide the viewer with enhanced services by receiving the information response information of the viewer who satisfies the condition.

In the present embodiment, the information response information generated by the information response information generation unit 11 is generated by receiving the program information specifying information generated by the information identification information management unit 5; The program (for example, time information and channel number) when the response input is received by the receiving unit 10 may be specified and created. Also, when determining viewing conditions,
When the response input of the viewer is accepted, the viewing condition is determined. However, when a program to which the viewing condition is added starts broadcasting, the viewing condition may be determined.

In addition to the information receiving apparatus 2 for realizing the above-described information receiving method, a program for realizing the information receiving method is received via the Internet, or a recording medium on which the program is recorded is supplied to the apparatus. C
The present invention can be similarly implemented when a main processing unit such as a PU reads and executes a program stored in a recording medium. As a recording medium for recording the program, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, or an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM can be used.

Next, a method of determining various viewing conditions by the condition information determination unit 13 will be described in detail with reference to a specific example. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the condition information determination unit 13 that determines the first viewing condition. The condition information determination unit 13 that determines the first viewing condition includes a condition information storage unit 15, a timer control unit 16, a timer 17, a viewing time determination unit 18, and a condition satisfaction signal generation unit 19. The condition information storage unit 15 stores the condition information separated by the program information receiving unit 8. The timer control unit 16 controls the operation of the timer 17 that measures the viewing time as the condition information. Timer 1
7 measures the viewing time in response to an instruction from the timer control unit 16. The viewing time determination unit 18 determines whether the program specified by the viewer satisfies the viewing condition that is the condition information. The condition satisfaction signal generation unit 19 generates a condition satisfaction signal for causing the information response information output unit 14 to output information response information for a program that satisfies the conditions.

Next, a method for determining the first viewing condition will be described. The first viewing condition determination method is to start viewing condition determination at the same time that a program starts broadcasting. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the first viewing condition determination method.

When the condition information storage unit 15 receives a program,
In step S201, it is determined that the program broadcast has started, and the process proceeds to step S202, where the determination of the viewing condition is started based on the condition information stored in the condition information storage unit 15, and at the same time, the timer 17 is operated by the timer control unit 16. (Step S202). Then, the viewing time determination unit 18
In step S203, it is determined whether or not a channel selection signal is received by the channel selection receiving unit 12 until a predetermined time has elapsed (step S203). As a result of the determination, if it is determined that no channel selection is accepted, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, it is determined that the time limit has expired (time-up) (step S204).
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S203 that channel selection has been accepted, the operation ends.

If it is determined in step S204 that the time is up, the timer 17 is reset (step S2).
05), it is determined whether or not there is a response input from the viewer (step S206). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S204 that the time is not up, step S204 is performed again.
Returning to 203, it is determined whether or not a channel selection has been accepted until a predetermined time has elapsed.

Next, if it is determined in step S206 that there is a response input from the viewer, a condition satisfaction signal generation unit 19 generates a condition satisfaction signal indicating that the viewing condition has been satisfied,
The information is transmitted to the information response information output unit 14 (step S20).
7). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S206 that there is no response input from the viewer, the operation ends.

Next, a method for determining the second viewing condition will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the condition information determination unit 13 that determines the second viewing condition. The configuration of the condition information determination unit 13 that determines the second viewing condition from FIG. 5 is the same as the case of determining the first viewing condition illustrated in FIG. However, they differ from each other in that the reception of a response input by the viewer to designate a program is performed in the condition information storage unit 15 in FIG.

The second method for judging viewing conditions is to judge, if there is a response input for designating a program from a viewer, that a predetermined time has elapsed since the input, and FIG. 5 shows a flowchart for explaining a condition determination method.

When the condition information storage unit 15 receives the data, it is determined in step S301 that there is a response input, and the flow advances to step S302. In step S302,
The timer 17 is operated by the timer control unit 16 (step S302), and the determination of the viewing condition starts. Then, the viewing time determination unit 18 determines whether or not a tuning signal has been received by the tuning reception unit 12 until the viewing time has elapsed (step S303). As a result of the determination, if it is determined that no channel selection is accepted, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, whether the time limit has expired (time-up) is determined (step S304). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S303 that channel selection has been received, the operation ends.

If it is determined in step S304 that the time is up, the timer 17 is reset (step S3).
05), a condition satisfaction signal generation unit 19 generates a condition satisfaction signal and transmits it to the information response information output unit 14 (step S3).
06). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S304 that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S303 again, and it is determined whether or not a channel selection has been accepted until the predetermined time has elapsed.

Next, a method of determining the third viewing condition will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the condition information determination unit 13 that determines the third viewing condition. The condition information determination unit 13 for determining the third viewing condition includes a condition information storage unit 15, a timer control unit 16, a timer 17, a viewing time determination unit 18, a flag rewriting unit 20, a flag determination unit 21, and a condition satisfaction signal generation. And part 19. The flag rewriting unit 20 rewrites the flag of the program that satisfies the condition in the viewing time determination unit 18. The flag determination unit 21 determines whether all flags have been rewritten. In addition, about the other structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the part similar to FIG. 3, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

The third method of judging viewing conditions is to judge that a plurality of predetermined programs are to be watched.
9 shows a flowchart for explaining the third viewing condition determination method.

When the condition information storage unit 15 receives a program,
In step S401, it is determined that the program broadcast has started, and the process proceeds to step S402, where the determination of the viewing condition is started based on the condition information stored in the condition information storage unit 15, and at the same time, the timer 17 is operated by the timer control unit 16. (Step S402). Then, the viewing time determination unit 18
In, it is determined whether or not a tuning signal has been received by the tuning receiving unit 12 until a predetermined time has elapsed (step S403). As a result of the determination, if it is determined that no channel selection is accepted, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed, that is, it is determined that the time limit has expired (time-up) (step S404).
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S403 that channel selection has been accepted, the operation ends.

If it is determined in step S404 that the time is up, the timer 17 is reset (step S4).
05), it is determined whether or not there is a response input from the viewer (step S406). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S404 that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S403 again, and it is determined whether or not a channel selection has been accepted until the predetermined time has elapsed.

Next, if it is determined in step S406 that there is a response input from the viewer, the flag rewriting unit 20 rewrites a determination flag for determining whether or not the viewing condition is satisfied (step S407), and determines that the rewriting has been performed. The flag is registered (step S408). Then, the flag determination unit 21 determines whether all flags have been rewritten,
That is, it is determined whether or not all the predetermined programs have been viewed (step S409). As a result of the determination, if it is determined that all programs have been viewed, a condition satisfaction signal is transmitted (step S410), and the operation ends, while, on the other hand, step S409.
If it is determined that all programs have not been watched, the operation ends without transmitting a condition satisfaction signal.

Next, a method of rewriting the determination flag of the program that satisfies the viewing condition in the above-described method of determining the third viewing condition will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating rewriting of the determination flag according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9A shows an initial state before collation is performed, and FIG. 9B shows a state after collation is performed several times. In FIG. 9, the upper part 22 shows a program name, and the middle part 23 shows the category name of the program. When the program forms a series, the number of turns and the like are shown. The lower row 24 is a determination flag for determining whether or not the viewing condition is satisfied. “0” indicates that the corresponding program has not been viewed or the viewing condition has not been satisfied, and “1” indicates that the viewing condition has not been satisfied. Is satisfied.

FIG. 9 shows that the set viewing condition is “program A
About AA, Vol. 1 to Vol. Viewing all programs up to 5 ". FIG. 9A shows an initial state before the determination of the viewing condition.
l. 1 to Vol. In 5), since the judgment of the viewing condition is not performed, the judgment flags 24 are all “0”.

First, the viewer can select, for example, Vol. When the user inputs 3 as a response and views, the condition information determination unit 13 determines whether or not the viewing condition is satisfied in accordance with the above-described determination of the third viewing condition. When it is determined that the viewing condition is satisfied, the program “AAA” Vol. The determination flag 24 of No. 3 is rewritten from “0” to “1”. Subsequently, for the other series, when the viewing condition is satisfied, the determination flag 24 is rewritten from “0” to “1” (FIG. 9B). When all the determination flags 24 are finally rewritten to “1”, a condition satisfaction signal is generated and transmitted to the information response information output unit 14.

As described above, according to the information receiving apparatus and the information receiving method according to the present embodiment, the set condition information is compared with the viewing situation by the condition information determining unit 13 and if it is determined that the condition is satisfied, Since the information response information is transmitted to the information management device 3, the viewing condition can be determined by a simple operation. In addition, by setting conditions for viewing a plurality of programs, for example, related information can be reliably provided to the viewer, and the service provider can provide service information to the viewer.

In FIG. 8, when conditions for viewing a plurality of programs are set, it is determined whether or not all of the initially specified programs (the number of programs n) have been viewed in step S409. Alternatively, a condition may be set so that a specified number of programs (number of programs n> 0) is viewed from among the specified programs.

Further, the condition information may be set by combining the respective methods in addition to the above three methods. For example, the start time at which the determination is made may be the time when the predetermined program starts broadcasting or the time when a response is input. Further, the condition information may determine the end time of the broadcast of the program, in addition to the elapse of the predetermined time. In the third viewing condition determination method, the condition is satisfied by a viewer's response input when a predetermined time elapses after a predetermined program starts broadcasting. A method of determining a predetermined time after a viewer's response input may be used.

[0044]

As described above, according to the information receiving apparatus and the information receiving method of the present invention, it is possible to set as a viewing condition that a viewer watches a program for a certain period of time. , And the service provider can provide the service with high quality and convenience to the viewer. By setting conditions for viewing a plurality of programs, related information can be provided to the viewer at a time, for example.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a data management system using an information receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the information receiving apparatus according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a condition information determination unit that determines a first viewing condition according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for determining a first viewing condition according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a condition information determination unit that determines a second viewing condition according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for determining a second viewing condition according to the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a condition information determination unit that determines a third viewing condition according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for determining a third viewing condition according to the embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining rewriting of a determination flag according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram showing a basic concept of a data management system on which the present invention is based;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 information providing device 2 information receiving device 3 information management device 4 program management unit 5 information identification information management unit 6 viewing condition management unit 7 program information transmission unit 8 program information reception unit 9 display unit 10 response input reception unit 11 information response information generation Unit 12 tuning reception unit 13 condition information determination unit 14 information response information output unit 15 condition information storage unit 16 timer control unit 17 timer 18 viewing time determination unit 19 condition satisfaction signal generation unit 20 flag rewriting unit 21 flag determination unit 22 program name 23 Category name 24 Judgment flag 30 Remote control 31 Database 32 Personal database 33 Mobile phone 34 Personal computer

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kenji Ito 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Within the company (72) Inventor Tsuneyoshi Ho Ho 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shigeru Arai 1006 Okadoma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Pref. 5C025 AA23 BA30 CA02 DA05 5C064 BA01 BC16 BC20 BD02 5K061 AA09 BB07 BB17 BB19 FF00 FF01 FF11 HH08 JJ00 JJ06 JJ07

Claims (12)

[Claims] A program receiving unit that receives a program; a condition information managing unit that manages condition information that is a condition for responding to the program; a display unit that displays a program received by the program receiving unit; A response input receiving unit that receives a response input designating a program; a condition information determining unit that determines whether the response input satisfies a condition indicated by the condition information; and the response input satisfies a condition indicated by the condition information. And an information response information output unit for outputting information response information for specifying the program whose response has been input. 2. A program information receiving section for receiving program information having a program and condition information which is a condition for responding to the program, a display section for displaying the program received by the program information receiving section, A response input accepting unit that accepts a response input designating the condition information; a condition information determining unit that determines whether the response input satisfies a condition indicated by the condition information; and the response input satisfies a condition indicated by the condition information. Then, an information receiving apparatus comprising: an information response information output unit that outputs information response information for specifying the program whose response has been input. 3. The information receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information receiving apparatus further includes a channel selection receiving unit that receives a channel selection signal for switching a program, and the condition determined by the condition information determination unit. The conditions indicated by the information are:
After a program starts broadcasting, a predetermined time has elapsed without receiving a channel selection signal in the channel selection receiving unit, and a response input is received by the response input receiving unit for the program after a predetermined time has elapsed. An information receiving device characterized by the above-mentioned. 4. The information receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information receiving apparatus further includes a channel selection receiving unit that receives a channel selection signal for switching a program, and a condition determined by the condition information determination unit. The conditions indicated by the information are:
An information receiving apparatus, wherein a predetermined time elapses after the response input receiving unit receives a response input without receiving a channel selection signal to the channel selection receiving unit. 5. The information receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the condition indicated by the condition information determined by the condition information determination unit is:
An information receiving apparatus characterized by viewing two or more predetermined programs. 6. A program receiving step for receiving a program, a condition information managing step for managing condition information that is a condition for responding to the program, a display step for displaying the program received in the program receiving step, A response input receiving step of receiving a response input designating a program; a condition information determining step of determining whether the response input satisfies a condition indicated by the condition information; and the response input satisfies a condition indicated by the condition information. An information response information output step of outputting information response information specifying the program whose response has been input. 7. A program information receiving step for receiving program information having a program and condition information that is a condition for responding to the program, a display step for displaying the program received in the program information receiving step, A response input receiving step of receiving a response input designating a condition information; a condition information determining step of determining whether the response input satisfies a condition indicated by the condition information; and the response input satisfies a condition indicated by the condition information. Then, an information response information output step of outputting information response information specifying the program whose response has been input. 8. The information receiving method according to claim 6, wherein the information receiving method further comprises a channel selection receiving step of receiving a channel selection signal for switching a program, and the condition determined in the condition information determination step. The condition indicated by the information is that after a program starts broadcasting, a predetermined time has elapsed without receiving a channel selection signal in the channel selection receiving step, and a response input is performed in the response input receiving step for the program after a predetermined time has elapsed. Receiving information. 9. The information receiving method according to claim 6, wherein the information receiving method further includes a channel selection receiving step of receiving a channel selection signal for switching a program, and the condition determined in the condition information determination step. The condition indicated by the information, after receiving a response input in the response input receiving step,
An information receiving method, wherein a predetermined time elapses without receiving a tuning signal in the tuning receiving step. 10. The information receiving method according to claim 8, wherein the condition indicated by the condition information determined in the condition information determining step is to watch two or more predetermined programs. Information receiving method. 11. A procedure for receiving a program, a procedure for managing condition information that is a condition for responding to the program, a procedure for displaying the received program, and a procedure for receiving a response input for designating the program. A step of determining whether the response input satisfies the condition indicated by the condition information; and, if the response input satisfies the condition indicated by the condition information, the information response information identifying the program that has received the response input A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute the outputting procedure. 12. A procedure for receiving program information having a program and condition information that is a condition for responding to the program, a procedure for displaying the received program, and a procedure for receiving a response input for designating the program. A step of determining whether the response input satisfies the condition indicated by the condition information; and, if the response input satisfies the condition indicated by the condition information, the information response information identifying the program that has received the response input A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute the outputting procedure.