JP2001344242A - Server device, terminal equipment and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make various information concerning motion pictures distributable. SOLUTION: The server device 300 receives retrieving key information transmitted from a portable terminal equipment 100 (step S800), retrieves a motion picture title concerned on the basis of the received retrieving key information and distributes a retrieved result to the equipment 100.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a server device for distributing information related to a movie, a terminal device thereof, and a recording medium recording a processing program therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, people who go to a movie theater to watch a movie and go to a so-called video rental shop to rent a video and enjoy it at home by enjoying the leisure time. Is increasing.

It is true that rental videos allow a user to enjoy a desired movie more freely than to go to a movie theater, but the trouble of visiting a rental video store still remains. In addition, when trying to watch a fairly old movie, it is difficult to find a video to rent unless the title and the like are correctly stored. In addition, there are times when it is desired to watch a movie that has an impression that will never be forgotten for a lifetime, but this time it was very troublesome to go to a video rental store.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem. A server device capable of distributing various kinds of information relating to a movie, a terminal device thereof, and a recording medium recording a processing program therefor are provided. The purpose is to provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server device capable of distributing information about a movie, which is transmitted from a terminal device. Means for receiving search key information, means for searching for a corresponding movie title based on the received search key information, and means for distributing search results to the terminal device are provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the server device receives the search key information transmitted from the terminal device, and searches for a corresponding movie title based on the received search key information. The search result is transmitted to the terminal device. Therefore, movie title information can be easily distributed only by giving search key information from the terminal device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the server device according to the first aspect, the previous search key information includes characters included in a title, information on a director, information on a performer, a story stage, a genre, , And at least one of the information on the release year can be searched for a movie title using at least one of the pieces of information as search key information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the server device according to any one of the first and second aspects, the means for distributing a search result to the terminal device includes a search access on the terminal device side. Since the search device is a means for distributing search results to the terminal device so as to display the search results in descending order of frequency, the terminal devices can display the search results in descending order of search access frequency.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the server device according to any one of the first and second aspects, the means for distributing a search result to the terminal device is provided when the terminal device discloses the search result. Since the search results are delivered to the terminal device so that the search results are displayed in the oldest or newest order, the terminal device can display the search results in the oldest or newest order at the time of publication. it can.

[0008] The invention according to claim 5 is based on claim 1,
Means for receiving, from the terminal device, a transmission request for movie introduction information of any one of the movie titles in the search result, the server device described in any one of 2, 3, and 4; Means for transmitting, to the terminal device, the introduction information of the movie of the corresponding movie title in response to the request, so that in response to the transmission request for the movie introduction information from the terminal device, The introduction information of the movie of the corresponding movie title can be distributed to the terminal device.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the server device according to the fifth aspect, there is provided means for receiving request information of trailer information indicating a trailer of a movie of the introduction information transmitted from the terminal device. Means for distributing the trailer information of the movie of the introduction information when receiving the request information of the trailer information, so that when the request information of the trailer information is received, the trailer information of the movie of the introduction information is received. Can be delivered.

[0010] According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the server device according to the sixth aspect, the trailer information is moving image data compressed in a predetermined compression format. In addition, trailer information can be distributed with a small amount of data communication.

[0011] The invention according to claim 8 is based on claim 1,
6. The server device according to any one of 2, 3, 4, and 5, wherein: means for receiving, from the terminal device, screening instruction information of movie main information corresponding to the trailer information, and the screening instruction. Means for distributing the main information when receiving the information; therefore, the main information can be distributed when receiving the screening instruction information.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the server device according to the eighth aspect, before distributing the main program information, the server device includes means for notifying the terminal device of a billing message regarding appreciation of the main program. Since it is a feature, it is possible to grasp the cost for appreciating the main part.

The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claim 8.
10. The server device according to any one of 9 and 9, wherein the main information is video data compressed in a predetermined compression format.
The main information can be distributed with a small amount of data communication.

The invention according to claim 11 is the server device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, wherein It is characterized by comprising means for receiving an instruction for purchasing the right to watch the movie watched in the main part transmitted from the device, and means for adding this movie to the list of purchased movies of this user. Upon receiving an instruction to purchase the viewing right of the movie watched in the main part, this movie is added to the purchased movie list of this user, and the movie stored in this purchase list can be watched freely.

Further, the invention according to claim 12 is a terminal device for receiving information distribution from a server device capable of distributing information about a movie, wherein the terminal device transmits search key information, and the terminal device transmits the search key information. Means for receiving a corresponding movie title searched based on the received search key information.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the terminal device transmits the search key information and transmits the relevant movie title transmitted from the server device and searched based on the received search key information. Receive. Therefore, movie title information can be easily distributed only by giving search key information from the terminal device.

The invention according to claim 13 is the first invention.
3. The terminal device according to 2, further comprising means for displaying search results distributed from the server device in descending order of search access frequency, so that the search results are displayed in descending order of search access frequency. Can be.

The invention according to claim 14 is the first invention.
3. The terminal device according to 2, further comprising means for displaying search results distributed from the server device in the order of oldest or newest at the time of publication, so that the search results are displayed in the order of oldest or newest at the time of publication. can do.

The invention according to claim 15 is the first invention.
In the terminal device according to any one of 2, 13, and 14, a means for starting the presentation of main content information in response to a start instruction operation on the terminal side, and a pause instruction operation on the terminal side Means for temporarily stopping the main information being shown can be started or paused by operating the terminal side.

The invention according to claim 16 is the first invention.
In the terminal device according to any one of 2, 13, 14, and 15, when the end is instructed instead of transmitting the instruction to purchase the viewing right of the movie viewed in the main part, the main part information The main information is deleted according to the end instruction, so that the memory capacity of the apparatus can be reduced. When an instruction to purchase is given, the main information can be saved or deleted on the terminal device side. Information on the purchase is stored on the server device side.

The invention according to claim 17 is based on claim 1.
17. The terminal device according to any one of 2, 13, 14, 15, and 16, wherein the terminal device is a portable device, and therefore, the terminal device easily relates to a movie. Various information can be obtained.

The invention according to claim 18 is a computer-readable recording medium for recording a processing program for distributing information related to a movie, the processing being for receiving search key information transmitted from a terminal device. When,
A recording medium on which a processing program for executing a process including a process of searching for a corresponding movie title based on the received search key information and a process of transmitting a search result to the terminal device is recorded.

[0023] In the invention according to claim 18, the computer executes the processing program,
Since the process of receiving the search key information transmitted from the terminal device, the process of searching for the corresponding movie title based on the received search key information, and the process of transmitting the search result to the terminal device are executed, By simply providing search key information from the terminal device, movie title information can be easily distributed.

Examples of such a recording medium include a semiconductor recording medium such as a ROM and a semiconductor IC, a DVDROM, and a CDRO.
Recording media capable of recording and reading digital contents, such as an optical recording medium such as M, a magnetic recording medium such as a flexible disk, and a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a movie information distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The movie information distribution system 1 includes a mobile terminal device 100 owned by a user, a financial institution server device 200 arranged in a financial institution, and a server device 300 for distributing various kinds of information about a movie. These devices are connected to a communication network 400 so that required information can be communicated. It is to be noted that a plurality of mobile terminal devices 100 can naturally be used, but the description will be made as one for simplicity of description. Also,
The communication network 400 is realized using, for example, the Internet or a dedicated line, and more specifically, is constructed using a transmission medium such as an optical fiber.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the server device 300. The server device 300 includes a processing unit 31 implemented by a CPU or the like that operates according to a processing program.
0 and an input unit 32 that can be realized by an input device such as a mouse.
0 and an output unit 33 that can be realized by a display device such as a CRT.
0 and a DB (database) 34 that can be realized in HD or the like
0. This DB 340 has a table group 3
The processing unit 310 refers to, updates, and the like each table constituting the table group 350.

FIGS. 5 to 7 are explanatory diagrams of each table constituting the table group 350. FIG. The user data table 351 shown in FIG. 5 can store a user ID as a user identifier, a user name, an account number, and a purchased movie title (purchase list) in association with each other. The purchased movie title is updated by a user's purchasing operation as described later. In the example shown in FIG. 5, a user ID “00000001”, a user name “x”, an account number “y”, and a purchased movie title “Movie Title 8” are stored in association with each other.

The title search table 352 shown in FIG.
Searches the movie title name, the director name of the movie, the performers, the story stage, the genre indicating the movie field such as sports and action, the release date of the movie, and this movie title in the past The search access frequency, which is the number of times output as a result, can be stored in association with the search access frequency. These items except for the number of search accesses become search key information described later. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the movie title "a", director name "b", cast "c ...", story stage "d", genre "e", release date "f", and The number of search accesses “g”, which is the number of previous searches, is stored in association with each other.

The movie information table 353 shown in FIG. 7 can store a movie title name, movie introduction information, trailer information as movie trailer information, and main movie information as main movie information in association with each other. It is. The movie introduction information includes, for example, information about directors and performers, and information such as the rough lines of the movie. In addition, the trailer information and the main information can be distributed to the portable terminal device 100 with a small data communication amount as moving image data compressed in a predetermined compression format such as MPEG4 or AVI. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the movie title name "a", movie introduction information "h (director, cast, ..., rough line)", and trailer information "MPEG
"a" and main information "MPEGA" are stored in association with each other.

Next, referring to the block diagram of FIG.
The configuration of the mobile terminal device 100 will be described. The mobile terminal device 100 has a CPU that performs an operation according to a processing program.
And the like, an input unit 320 which can be realized by an input device such as a pen, and an output unit 330 which can be realized by a display device such as a color liquid crystal display. More specifically, the configuration is such that a required operation can be performed by performing a touch operation on various items displayed on the display unit 120 with a pen.

The portable terminal device 100 can be realized by a portable telephone, a small portable information processing device having a mobile function, or the like.
Various kinds of information about a movie can be easily obtained. By making the terminal device portable, FIG.
Strictly speaking, a relay device such as a base station is required in the configuration of the first embodiment. However, the relay device such as a base station will be described without illustration in order to facilitate understanding of the main part of the present invention.

Next, referring to the block diagram of FIG.
The configuration of the financial institution server device 200 will be described. The financial institution server device 200 includes a processing unit 110 implemented by a CPU or the like that operates according to a processing program;
And a deposit DB 220 realized by an HD or the like. The account number and the deposit amount are stored in the deposit DB 220 in association with each other, and the processing unit 110 is configured to refer to, update, etc. the stored contents of the deposit DB 220 in response to a transfer processing request or the like. ing.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the communication scenario shown in FIG. 8 and the transition diagram of the display screen of the display unit 120 of the portable terminal device 100 shown in FIG.

(Operation) As shown in FIG. 9A, when a search menu is displayed on the display unit 120,
The user inputs the search key information by operating the pen, and selects and touches the item “search”. In addition, at least one of the information of “character included in title”, “information about director”, “information about performers”, “story stage”, “genre”, and “release year” displayed on the screen is displayed. If one is input as search key information, a movie title can be searched using at least one of the information as search key information.

First, the processing unit 110 of the portable terminal device 100
Transmits the user ID and the search key information to the server 30
0 (step S800). Server device 30
0 receives and stores the user ID,
Perform search processing using search key information. That is, the processing unit 1
10 refers to the title search table 352 to search all movie title names including the received search key information, and grasps the search results as a list.

Then, processing section 310 distributes this search result to portable terminal device 100 (step S802).
At this time, if the processing unit 310 distributes the search results so that the search results are displayed in the order of the search access frequency on the mobile terminal device 100 side, the search is performed in the order of the search access frequency on the mobile terminal device 100 side. The result can be displayed (FIG. 9B). To this end, the processing unit 310
Distributes a search result to which the number of search accesses is added for each movie title as a search result.
As shown in step S1010 of (b), by referring to this additional information, the search results may be displayed from the top to the bottom (or vice versa) of the display unit 120 in descending order.

Further, the processing unit 110 controls the portable terminal device 10.
By distributing the search results such that the search results are displayed in the order of oldest or newest at the time of publication on the 0 side, the search results can be displayed on the side of the portable terminal device 100 in the order of the oldest or newest at the time of publication. 9 (b)). To do this,
The processing unit 310 distributes a movie title, which is the search result, with the release date added thereto, and the processing unit 110
As shown in step S1000 of FIG. 10 (a), by referring to the publication date, the search results are displayed from the top to the bottom (or vice versa) of the display unit 120 in the order from the oldest to the newest. Just do it.

As described above, the server device 300
Since the search key information transmitted from the mobile terminal device 100 is received, a corresponding movie title is searched based on the received search key information, and the search result is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 100, the search result is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 100. By simply providing search key information, movie title information can be easily distributed.

Next, in FIG. 9B, the user touches the movie title of the movie whose distribution of the movie introduction information is requested. Then, the processing unit 110 of the mobile terminal device 100 transmits a request for transmitting movie introduction information (step S80).
4). In response to the transmission request, the processing unit 310 of the server device 300 transmits the introduction information of the movie of the movie title to the portable terminal device 100 (Step S80).
6). For this purpose, the processing section 310 refers to the movie information table 353, obtains movie introduction information corresponding to the title, and distributes the movie introduction information. In the example shown in FIG. 7, when the movie title is "a", movie introduction information "h" is distributed. The processing unit 110 displays these on the display unit 120 (FIG. 9C).

In this manner, in response to a request for transmission of movie introduction information from portable terminal device 100, it is possible to distribute movie introduction information of a movie with a corresponding movie title to portable terminal device 100.

Next, the item "trailer" shown in FIG.
Touch operation. Then, the processing unit 110 transmits the request information of the trailer information indicating the trailer of the movie to the server device 300 (step S808). Processing unit 310
Receives this request information, the movie information table 3
From 53, the corresponding trailer information is obtained and transmitted to the portable terminal device 100 (step S810). In this example, MPEGa which is moving image compression data is transferred to the portable terminal device 1.
00, and in response, the processing unit 110
The EGa data is decompressed and shown in the display area 121 (FIG. 10D).

Therefore, movie trailer information can be distributed in response to the request information transmitted from portable terminal device 100.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9D, when the item "main part" is touched by pen operation, the processing unit 110
Transmits, to the server device 300, information indicating the intention to view the movie with respect to the trailer information (step S8).
12). Upon receiving the information indicating the intention display, processing section 310 notifies portable terminal device 100 of a billing message related to the main program appreciation before distributing the main program information (step S814). As shown in FIG. 9E, the processing unit 11
0 displays this message in the display area 121, so that the user can grasp the cost required for viewing the main program.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9E, when the item "screening" is touched by a pen operation, the processing unit 110
Transmits the screening instruction information of the main movie information for the trailer information (step S816). And the processing unit 31
0 distributes the main information (step S818). FIG.
(F) shows a screen display example of the display unit 120 at this time. In this example, MPEGA which is moving image compression data is transmitted to the portable terminal device 100, and in response to this, the processing unit 110 decompresses the MPEGA data and
1 (see FIG. 10 (g)). In this way, the main information can be distributed in response to the reception of the screening instruction information.

The processing section 310 determines in step S816
When the screening instruction information is received in step S, an instruction to transfer a predetermined amount to a predetermined account is made from the account number (in this example, “y”) corresponding to the user ID received in step S800 with reference to the user data table 351. This is transmitted to the financial institution server device 200. In response, the processing unit 210 of the financial institution server device 200
Updates the contents of the deposit DB 220 by transferring a predetermined amount to a predetermined account (not shown) from the account number y corresponding to the user ID received in step S800. As a result, automatic fee collection at the time of the main movie screening can be realized. When requesting the carrier to collect the charge, the carrier may be billed based on the log data of the server device, and the carrier may collect the charge together with the call charge.

Further, as shown in FIG.
If the user touches the item “start” to start the main information, the touch operation of the item “pause” pauses the main information being played, so that the terminal can display the main information. The operation can start or pause the presentation of the main information.

Then, in FIG. 9H, the item "end"
When is touched, a screen display as shown in FIG. 9 (i) is performed on the display unit 120, and a series of processing ends. At this time, in FIG. 9 (h), when the item “end” is touched instead of the item “purchase”, the processing unit 110 deletes the main part information that has been screened from the apparatus, and then issues an end instruction. , The main program information is deleted in accordance with, the memory capacity can be reduced.

On the other hand, when the item "purchase" is touched in FIG. 9 (h), the processing unit 110 transmits an instruction to purchase the viewing right of the movie watched in the main part (step S8).
20). In response to this, the processing section 310 of the server device 300 adds the movie title to the area of the purchased movie list (movie purchased movie list) of this user ID in the user data table 351. Then, processing unit 310 transmits the updated purchased movie list to portable terminal device 100 (step S822). Then, the processing unit 110 displays this on the display unit 120 (FIG. 9 (j)).

Accordingly, the processing section 310 adds the movie desired to be purchased to the area (purchased movie list) of the purchased movie title of the user desiring to purchase, and thereafter freely views the movies stored in the purchased list. Becomes possible.
Although not shown, when the processing unit 110 transmits a purchase list display request, the processing unit 310 responds to the request.
If the purchase list can be transmitted to the portable terminal device 100, the purchase list can be viewed at a desired time.

The processing section 310 determines in step S820
In step S800, when the purchase instruction is received, the account number ("y" in this example) corresponding to the user ID received in step S800 is referred to the user data table 351.
Then, an instruction to transfer a predetermined amount to a predetermined account is transmitted to the financial institution server device 200. In response, the processing unit 210 of the financial institution server device 200 transfers a predetermined amount to a predetermined account (not shown) from the account number y corresponding to the user ID received in step S800. , The contents of the deposit DB 220 are updated. As a result, automatic fee collection at the time of purchase can be realized.

FIG. 11 is a hardware configuration diagram of a main part of each device shown in FIG. In the configuration shown in FIG.
U1100, an HD 1110 as a recording medium on which a processing program 1112 is recorded, and a pen or mouse 112
0 and a liquid crystal display or CRT 1130, which enable communication of required information with each other.
0 is connected. Then, the CPU 1100 executes the processing program 1112 to realize the various operations described above.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but without departing from the gist of the present invention,
Various modifications and changes can be made to the embodiments of the present invention. For example, it is assumed that the mobile terminal device 100 is assumed to be a mobile phone device, at this time, each operation is performed by button operation, a sound notification is transmitted when transmitting and receiving information of the mobile terminal device 100, and the operation is prompted. And so on. In addition, information such as the number of search accesses and titles of purchased movies can be collected and analyzed as appropriate, and can be used for planning business strategies.

Further, more information can be provided by adding storage information in each table, and the stored history information is periodically transmitted to a computer connected to the communication network 400. , Be sure to add transit guidance information in addition to the guide map,
There are various modifications and changes such as a series of operations that cannot be performed unless a password is input from the portable terminal device 100, a series of operations that are performed from a list of movies being played, and the like. .

As described above, according to the present invention, in response to information transmission from a terminal device, a server device can easily distribute information on various movies such as movie title information. Is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a movie information distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a server device 300.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the portable terminal device 100.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the financial institution server device 200.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a user data table 351.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a title search table 352.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a movie information table 353.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an operation.

9 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of the mobile terminal device 100. FIG.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an operation.

FIG. 11 is a hardware configuration diagram of each device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 movie information distribution system 100 portable terminal device 110 processing unit 120 display unit 130 operation unit 200 financial institution server device 210 processing unit 220 deposit DB 300 server device 310 processing unit 320 input unit 330 output unit 340 DB 350 table group 351 user data Table 352 Title search table 353 Movie information table 1100 CPU 1110 HD 1112 Processing program 1120 Pen (or mouse) 1130 Liquid crystal display (or CRT) 1140 Bus

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A server device capable of distributing information related to a movie, means for receiving search key information transmitted from a terminal device, and searching for a corresponding movie title based on the received search key information. And a means for distributing search results to the terminal device. 2. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the previous search key information includes a character included in a title, information on a director, information on a performer, a story stage, a genre, and information on a release year. A server device comprising at least one. 3. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the means for distributing search results to the terminal device displays the search results in descending order of search access frequency on the terminal device side. Server means for distributing search results to the terminal device. 4. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the means for distributing a search result to the terminal device includes: a terminal device that searches for the search result in an oldest or newest order at the time of publication; A server device for distributing a search result to the terminal device so as to be displayed. 5. The server device according to claim 1, wherein transmission of movie introduction information of any one of the movie titles in the search result transmitted from the terminal device. A server device comprising: a unit for receiving a request; and a unit for responding to the transmission request and distributing introduction information of a movie having a corresponding movie title to the terminal device. 6. The server device according to claim 5, wherein: means for receiving request information for trailer information indicating a movie trailer of the introduction information transmitted from the terminal device; and transmitting the request information for the trailer information to the server device. Means for distributing, when received, the trailer information of the movie of the introduction information. 7. The server device according to claim 6, wherein the trailer information is moving image data compressed in a predetermined compression format. 8. The server device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, wherein the presentation instruction information of movie main information corresponding to the trailer information transmitted from the terminal device. And a means for distributing the main program information upon receiving the screening instruction information. 9. The server device according to claim 8, further comprising means for notifying the terminal device of a billing message related to main program viewing before distributing the main program information. 10. The server device according to claim 8, wherein the main information is moving image data compressed in a predetermined compression format. 11. The method of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
11. The server device according to any one of 8, 9 and 10, wherein: a means for receiving an instruction transmitted from the terminal device to purchase a right to view the movie viewed in the main part; Means for adding this movie to a movie list. 12. A terminal device for receiving information distribution from a server device capable of distributing information relating to a movie, comprising: means for transmitting search key information; and a terminal device for transmitting search key information based on the received search key information transmitted from the server device. Means for receiving the relevant movie title searched for by the terminal device. 13. The terminal device according to claim 12, further comprising: means for displaying search results distributed from the server device in descending order of search access frequency. 14. The terminal device according to claim 12, further comprising: means for displaying search results distributed from the server device in the order of oldest or newest at the time of publication. 15. The terminal device according to any one of claims 12, 13 and 14, wherein: means for starting presentation of the main information in response to a start instruction operation on the terminal side; Means for temporarily stopping main program information being shown in response to a pause instruction operation. 16. The terminal device according to any one of claims 12, 13, 14, and 15, wherein an instruction to end is provided instead of transmitting an instruction to purchase a viewing right of a movie watched in the main part. A terminal device comprising means for deleting main information in the event that the main information is deleted. 17. The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the terminal device is a portable device. 18. A computer-readable recording medium for recording a processing program for distributing information related to a movie, comprising: a process of receiving search key information transmitted from a terminal device; A recording medium on which a processing program for executing a process including a process of searching for a corresponding movie title based on the above and a process of transmitting a search result to the terminal device is recorded.