JP2002051287A - Program video recording aid system and program video recording aid method, and program view service system and program view service providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program video recording aid system that aids a user to record broadcast contents in a form desired by the user. SOLUTION: A program information database 71 stores a program table and a program contents table. A video recording program set generating section 72 reads required information from the program information database 71 and a purchase database 80 to generate a customer dependent video recording program set and transmits the customer dependent video recording program set to a broadcast reception terminal via a transmission section 73. The purchase database 80 stores a customer table and a subscription table. A video recording setting section 75 receives the customer dependent video recording program set via a reception section 74 of a broadcast reception terminal, and the video recording setting section 75 conducts video recording setting to record designated broadcast contents to an HDD 56 among the broadcast contents received by a broadcast contents reception section 76 according to the customer dependent video recording program set. A customer reception entry section 77 transmits an entered customer request to a service providing system via a transmission section 78.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program recording support system and a program recording support method, and a program viewing service system and a program viewing service providing method, and more particularly to support for recording broadcast content in a form desired by a user. Or a program that provides a service that can extract a portion that matches the content desired by the user from a plurality of broadcast contents and reconstruct it as another independent content The present invention relates to a support system and a program recording support method, and a program viewing service system and a program viewing service providing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Broadcast television programs are, for example, VTRs.
(Video Tape Recorder) Various settings performed by the user to record or make a recording reservation are often complicated or difficult to understand, and the user is still forced to perform difficult operations. is there. In order to simplify the setting for recording reservation, there is a G code (registered trademark) that can make reservation setting for a specific program, but this is for setting a recording reservation for each program,
For example, it does not respond to a request to collectively reserve a series of programs or to collectively reserve a program of a certain genre. Even in the recording reservation based on the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) included in the digital broadcast content, a specific program does not go out of the area to be designated in the unit of a program.

As a program recommendation / automatic recording method that is not a program unit, for example, it is estimated from the evaluation of likes (three levels) and dislikes (three levels) given by the user to the viewed program so as to match the user's preference. An automatic recording function (TiVo) is provided for recording a program.

[0004] As a method of not allowing a user to make an explicit input, for example, collection of a user's viewing history has been proposed. In addition, a method of extracting metadata in a program from program content data in a terminal has been proposed, and is applied to some hard disk recorders.

[0005] Further, an attempt to create a digest version by collecting portions and highlight scenes related to the subject of a single program has been proposed as one of the applications of the extracted metadata.

[0006]

However, in the automatic recording function provided by TiVo, only the result information of likes / dislikes for each program is extracted, and the factor information is extracted. As a result, the user's dissatisfaction with the automatically recorded program (a program that does not match the user's preference is automatically recorded) is not small because the estimation algorithm is opaque.

The automatic recording function is not intended to substitute a recording reservation operation for a program that the user wants to record, or to reduce the complexity of the recording reservation operation. In this automatic recording function, a program that the user intentionally wants to record is reserved by a recording reservation (designation of a program to be recorded) operation using a normal EPG, and other programs that the user has not noticed will be recommended. It is assumed that.

[0008] Further, not limited to the above-mentioned example of TiVo, when a service is to be performed based on the customer's preference, the service provider (or service providing apparatus) transmits a user profile (customer preference information). Need to be collected. Conventionally, when collecting a user profile, a user is presented with a questionnaire-type questionnaire for input, or a specific target (such as a program being viewed in this case) such as TiVo. Likes /
Explicit input from the user, such as asking a dislike, was required.

[0009] The customer satisfaction of the service based on the user profile information extracted from the viewing history is not sufficient at present. At the same time, in the approach of finding a certain rule from the viewing history, particularly the personal behavior history, it is premised to identify individuals.
However, for example, when an attempt is made to apply a service using a user profile to television broadcast viewing, for example, when the same terminal is used by a plurality of viewers such as family members, for personal identification at each viewing, It is necessary to introduce a special mechanism (for example, to input who is currently watching the program).

[0010] Further, in the terminal device used by the viewer, the processing capability of the device cannot be sufficiently split into the metadata extraction process, so that the terminal device capable of executing the metadata extraction process is also required. However, the reliability of the metadata extraction result is not high. Conventionally, using a device with high processing capacity to perform metadata extraction processing,
Extract high-quality metadata even with human intervention
There is no economically rational system that can generate and at the same time provide this high quality metadata to be made available to the terminals used by many customers.

An attempt to create a digest version by collecting parts and highlight scenes related to the subject of a single program has been proposed as one of the metadata applications. However, program materials based on a certain theme have been proposed. There is no mechanism for extracting / collecting from a plurality of programs, reconstructing and distributing it as another independent content.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides support for recording of broadcast content in a form desired by the user, and provides a user with a desired content from a plurality of broadcast contents. Extract the matching part,
It is possible to provide a service that can be reconfigured as another independent content.

[0013]

According to a program recording support system of the present invention, an information processing apparatus includes a first input / output control means for controlling transmission and reception of information to and from a terminal device, and a first input / output control means for controlling recording of program information. 1 recording control means, second recording control means for controlling recording of customer information, first generating means for generating first information indicating a set of programs to be reserved for recording, and first generating means for each customer. A third recording control unit for controlling recording of second information relating to the information subscription, and a third recording control unit based on the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control unit. Updating means for updating the second information whose recording is controlled, wherein the first input / output control means includes:
An acquisition unit for controlling output to a terminal device of a corresponding customer, the terminal device acquiring a broadcasted program, a second input / output control unit for controlling exchange of information with the information processing device, Input control means for controlling the input of the operation performed by the first and second input / output control means;
Recording setting means for setting the recording of the program acquired by the acquiring means based on the information of the third means, wherein the second input / output control means comprises:
The output of the information to the information processing device is controlled.

In the customer information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control means, it is possible to manage information relating to the customer separately from terminal devices owned by the customer.

[0015] The first generation means includes program information whose recording is controlled by the first recording control means, customer information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control means, and the third recording control means. The first information can be generated based on the second information whose recording is controlled.

The information processing apparatus further includes changing means for changing the generation of the first information by the first generating means based on the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control means. The third information, the input of which is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device, may be information indicating a customer's evaluation of the recording result of the program set by the recording setting means.

The information processing apparatus generates a plurality of profiles based on the customer information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control means and the second information whose recording is controlled by the third recording control means. The first input / output control means can control output of a plurality of profiles generated by the second generation means to the terminal device, In addition, it is possible to control the input of the fourth information indicating the profile selected by the customer from the terminal device.
The program information whose recording is controlled by the recording control means of
Also, the first information can be generated based on the profile generated by the second generating means, and the updating means can store the fourth information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control means. Based on this, the second information whose recording is controlled by the third recording control means can be further updated, and the terminal device displays a profile display whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means. The display control means may further comprise display control means for controlling the input control means to control input of fourth information indicating selection of a profile by a customer referring to the profile whose display is controlled by the display control means. The second input / output control means can control the output of the fourth information, the input of which is controlled by the input control means, to the information processing device.

[0018] The information processing apparatus further includes changing means for changing the generation of the first information by the first generating means based on the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control means. The third information whose input is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device may be information indicating a customer's evaluation of the profile.

The information processing apparatus extracts, from the first information generated by the first generating means, first information that matches the fourth information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control means. The first input / output control unit controls the output of the first information extracted by the extraction unit to the terminal device that has output the corresponding fourth information. be able to.

The first generation means can generate the first information at predetermined time intervals, and the first input / output control means can generate the first information at predetermined time intervals by the first generation means. The output of the generated first information to the terminal device can be controlled.

The information processing apparatus may further include changing means for changing the generation of the profile by the second generating means based on the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control means. The third information whose input is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device may be information indicating a customer's evaluation of the profile.

The information processing apparatus may further include changing means for changing the generation of the profile by the second generating means based on the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control means. The third information, the input of which is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device, may be information indicating a customer's evaluation of the recording result of the program set by the recording setting means.

The information processing apparatus includes a statistical processing means for statistically processing the second information, the recording of which is controlled by the third recording control means updated by the updating means, and a statistical processing result based on the statistical processing result by the statistical processing means. And a changing unit for changing the generation of the first information by the first generating unit.

The information processing apparatus has a statistical processing means for statistically processing the second information whose recording is controlled by the third recording control means updated by the updating means, and a statistical processing result based on the statistical processing result by the statistical processing means. , Changing means for changing the generation of the profile by the second generating means.

The information processing apparatus generates a plurality of profiles based on the customer information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control means and the second information whose recording is controlled by the third recording control means. The first input / output control means can control output of a plurality of profiles generated by the second generation means to the terminal device, The first generation unit can generate the first information based on the program information whose recording is controlled by the first recording control unit and the profile generated by the second generation unit. ,
Display control means for controlling display of a profile whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means;
Extracting means for extracting, from the first information whose input has been controlled by the second input / output control means, the first information which matches the fourth information whose input has been controlled by the input control means; The input control means can control the input of the fourth information indicating the selection of the profile by the customer referring to the profile whose display is controlled by the display control means, and the recording setting means has the extracting means The recording of the program acquired by the acquiring means can be set based on the first information extracted by the first method.

The terminal device has first display control means for controlling display of the first information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means, and a third display control means whose input is controlled by the input control means. And first changing means for changing the first information based on the information, wherein the third information includes the first information.
The customer who referred to the first information, the display of which has been controlled by the display control means, may be information for instructing a change to the first information.
According to the first information changed by the first changing means,
Recording of the program acquired by the acquisition means can be set.

In the terminal device, a customer who refers to the first information whose display is controlled by the first display control means is provided to the customer.
The display device may further include a second display control unit that controls display of a message for prompting input of a command instructing change of the first information.

The terminal device may further include fourth recording control means for controlling the recording of the third information whose input is controlled by the input control means.
The recording of the program acquired by the acquisition means can be set in accordance with the third information whose recording has been controlled by the fourth recording control means.

In the information processing apparatus, a fourth recording control means for controlling the recording of the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control means, and the recording is controlled by the fourth recording control means. And second changing means for changing the generation of the first information generated by the first generating means based on the third information. The information may be information for instructing a change to the first information whose input is controlled by the input control means.

The information processing apparatus has a fourth recording control means for controlling the recording of the third information, the input of which is controlled by the first input / output control means, and the recording is controlled by the fourth recording control means. And second changing means for changing the generation of the profile generated by the second generating means based on the third information. The third information includes an input control means of the terminal device. Can be information for instructing a change to the first information whose input is controlled.

The information processing apparatus includes a second recording control unit which has been updated by the updating unit and whose recording has been controlled by the third recording control unit.
Processing means for statistically processing the above information, and second generation means for generating, based on the statistical result by the statistical processing means, fourth information which is information for recording a predetermined program that matches the taste of the customer The first input / output control means may control the output of the fourth information generated by the second generation means to the terminal device together with the first information. it can.

The fourth information may include information for recording a recommended program.

The fourth information may include an advertisement program or information for recording an advertisement program.

According to the program recording support method of the present invention, the information processing method of the information processing apparatus includes a first input / output control step for controlling transmission / reception of information to / from a terminal device and a first input / output control step for controlling recording of program information. A recording control step, a second recording control step for controlling recording of customer information, a first generation step for generating first information indicating a set of programs to be reserved for recording, and a first information for each customer A third recording control step of controlling the recording of the second information related to the subscription of the third recording control step and a third recording control step based on the third information whose input is controlled by the processing of the first input / output control step. Updating means for updating the second information whose recording is controlled by the processing;
In the input / output control step, the output of the first information to the terminal device of the corresponding customer is controlled, and the information processing method of the terminal device obtains a broadcasted program. A second input / output control step for controlling the transmission and reception of the information, an input control step for controlling the input of the operation executed by the customer, and the first information whose input is controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step And a recording setting step of setting the recording of the program acquired by the processing of the acquiring step based on the processing of the acquiring step. In the second input / output control step, the third information of the input whose input is controlled by the processing of the input control step is controlled. And controlling output to the information processing apparatus.

[0035] In the first program viewing service system of the present invention, the information processing apparatus generates a dividing means for dividing a predetermined program into constituent elements according to semantic contents, and constituent element information indicating the contents of the constituent elements. Generating means, recording control means for controlling the recording of the component information, reference means for referring to the component corresponding to the component information whose recording has been controlled by the recording control means, and control of information exchange with the terminal device A first input / output control unit that controls output of the component information and the program to the terminal device;
A second input / output controller configured to control transmission / reception of information to / from the information processing apparatus; and a second input / output control based on component information whose input is controlled by the second input / output controller. Reproduction control means for controlling reproduction of a program whose input is controlled by the means.

The terminal device further includes display control means for controlling the display of component information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means so as to synchronize with a program whose reproduction is controlled by the reproduction control means. Can be provided.

[0037] In a first method for providing a program viewing service system of the present invention, the information processing method of the information processing apparatus shows a dividing step of dividing a predetermined program into components according to semantic contents, and shows contents of the components. A generating step of generating component information; a recording control step of controlling recording of the component information; a reference step of referring to a component corresponding to the component information whose recording has been controlled by the processing of the recording control step; A first input / output control step of controlling transmission and reception of information to and from the device, wherein the first input / output control step controls the output of the component information and the program to the terminal device, and the information processing of the terminal device The method is based on a second input / output control step of controlling the exchange of information with the information processing apparatus and component information whose input is controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step. There are, characterized in that it comprises a playback control step of inputting by the processing of the second input-output control step for controlling reproduction of the control program.

According to a second program viewing service system of the present invention, the information processing apparatus controls the recording of a plurality of programs.
Recording control means, a dividing means for dividing a predetermined program into constituent elements according to the semantic contents, and a first part indicating the contents of the constituent elements.
A first generation unit for generating the first information, a second recording control unit for controlling the recording of the first information, and a second recording control unit based on the first information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control unit. Second generating means for reconstructing a plurality of programs whose recording is controlled by the first recording control means to generate second information, and first input / output control means for controlling transmission and reception of information to and from the terminal device Wherein the first input / output control means controls the output of the second information to the terminal device, and the terminal device controls the exchange of information with the information processing device; And first display control means for controlling the display of the second information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means.

The first input / output control means of the information processing apparatus can further control the output of the first information to the terminal device, and the terminal device receives the input by the second input / output control means. A second display control means for controlling the display of the controlled first information, and a customer who refers to the first information whose display is controlled by the second display control means, wherein the customer is more desired than the first information And input control means for controlling the input of a signal indicating an operation of selecting the., The first display control means, based on the signal indicating the operation whose input is controlled by the input control means, The display of the second information can be controlled.

The second display control means of the terminal device includes the first display control means.
The display of the first information can be controlled so as to be synchronized with the second information whose display is controlled by the display control means.

According to a second program viewing service providing method of the present invention, the information processing method of the information processing apparatus includes a first recording control step of controlling the recording of a plurality of programs, and a predetermined program according to the meaning. A dividing step of dividing into components, a first generating step of generating first information indicating the contents of the components, a second recording control step of controlling recording of the first information, and a second recording A second method for reconstructing a plurality of programs whose recording has been controlled by the processing of the first recording control step to generate second information based on the first information whose recording has been controlled by the processing of the control step. A first input / output control step of controlling transmission and reception of information to and from the terminal device, wherein the first input / output control step controls output of second information to the terminal device; Information processing method A second input / output control step of controlling transmission and reception of information to and from a device, and a first display control step of controlling display of second information whose input has been controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step. It is characterized by including.

According to a third program viewing service system of the present invention, the information processing apparatus has a first input / output control means for controlling transmission / reception of information to / from the terminal apparatus, and a first recording means for controlling recording of program information. Control means for controlling recording of customer information;
Recording control means, a dividing means for dividing a predetermined program into constituent elements according to the semantic contents, and a first part indicating the contents of the constituent elements.
First generating means for generating the first information, reference means for referring to a component corresponding to the first information, third recording control means for controlling the recording of the first information, A second generation unit that generates second information indicating a set of the first information, and a fourth recording control unit that controls recording of third information relating to subscription of the second information for each customer, An input / output control unit that controls output of the first information and the second information to a terminal device owned by a corresponding customer, and the terminal device obtains a broadcasted program; Second input / output control means for controlling the transfer of information of
Input control means for controlling the input of the operation performed by the customer;
Recording setting means for setting the recording of the program acquired by the acquiring means based on the second information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means; and controlling recording of the program recorded by the recording setting means. A plurality of programs whose recording is controlled by the fifth recording control means based on the first information whose input is controlled by the fifth recording control means and the second input / output control means. And a third generating means for generating fourth information.

The second generation means of the information processing apparatus includes the first
Program information whose recording is controlled by the recording control means of
The second information can be generated based on the customer information whose recording is controlled by the recording control means and the third information whose recording is controlled by the fourth recording control means.

The information processing apparatus generates a plurality of profiles on the basis of the customer information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control means and the third information whose recording is controlled by the fourth recording control means. The fourth input / output control unit further controls the output of the plurality of profiles generated by the fourth input unit to the terminal device, and The input of the fifth information indicating the profile selected by the customer from the terminal device can be controlled. The second generating means includes program information whose recording is controlled by the first recording control means, and 4th
Based on the profile generated by the generating means
Can be generated, and the terminal device can further include display control means for controlling display of a profile whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means. The input control means includes: The input of the fifth information indicating the selection of the profile by the customer with reference to the profile whose display is controlled by the display control means can be controlled. The input / output control means controls the input / output of the second input / output control means. The output of the obtained fifth information to the information processing device can be controlled.

[0045] In a third program viewing service providing method according to the present invention, the information processing method of the information processing apparatus includes a first input / output control step of controlling transmission and reception of information to and from the terminal apparatus, and a control of recording of program information. A first recording control step, a second recording control step for controlling the recording of customer information, a dividing step for dividing a predetermined program into components according to the meaning, and a first showing the contents of the components. First to generate the information of
Generating step, a reference step for referring to a component corresponding to the first information, a third recording control step for controlling recording of the first information, and a second A second generation step of generating information; and a fourth recording control step of controlling recording of third information relating to the subscription of the second information for each customer, wherein the first input / output control step includes: Controlling the output of the first information and the second information to the terminal device possessed by the corresponding customer, wherein the information processing method of the terminal device obtains a broadcasted program; Second to control the transfer
Based on the input / output control step, the input control step for controlling the input of the operation performed by the customer, and the second information whose input has been controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step. A recording setting step for setting the recording of the acquired program, a fifth recording control step for controlling the recording of the program recorded by the processing of the recording setting step, and an input controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step A third generation step of reconstructing a plurality of programs, the recordings of which have been controlled by the processing of the fifth recording control step, on the basis of the obtained first information to generate fourth information. And

According to a fourth program viewing service system of the present invention, the information processing apparatus includes a first program which divides a predetermined program into components according to the meaning and a second information indicating the content of the components. Acquisition means for acquiring the first information, recording control means for controlling the recording of the first information and the second information, and reference for referring to the component corresponding to the second information whose recording is controlled by the recording control means. Means, and first input / output control means for controlling exchange of information with the terminal device, wherein the first input / output control means controls output of the second information to the terminal device, and the terminal device comprises: A second input / output control unit for controlling transmission / reception of information to / from the information processing apparatus; an obtaining unit for obtaining a broadcasted program; Control the playback of the program acquired by the acquisition means Characterized in that it comprises a that regeneration control means.

According to a fourth program viewing service providing method of the present invention, the information processing method of the information processing apparatus is characterized in that a predetermined program is divided into first and second components according to the meaning and content. Acquisition step of acquiring second information indicating the contents, recording control step of controlling recording of the first information and second information, and corresponding to the second information whose recording is controlled by the processing of the recording control step And a first input / output control step of controlling transmission and reception of information to and from the terminal device. In the first input / output control step, output of the second information to the terminal device is performed. Controlling the information processing method of the terminal device, the second input / output control step of controlling transmission and reception of information with the information processing device, the obtaining step of obtaining a broadcasted program, and the second input / output control step. By processing Based on the second information a force is controlled, characterized in that it comprises a reproduction control step for controlling reproduction of the acquired program by the processing of the acquisition step.

In the program recording support system and the program recording support method according to the present invention, the information processing device controls transmission and reception of information to and from the terminal device, and controls recording of program information.
Recording of customer information is controlled, first information indicating a set of programs to be reserved for recording is generated, recording of second information on subscription of the first information for each customer is controlled, and third information is recorded. Based on this, the second information is updated, the first information is output to the terminal device of the corresponding customer, the broadcasted program is acquired by the terminal device, and the exchange of information with the information processing device is controlled. The input of the operation performed by the customer is controlled, the recording of the acquired program is set based on the input first information, and the output of the input third information to the information processing device is performed. Controlled.

[0049] In the first program viewing service system and the program viewing service providing method of the present invention, a predetermined program is divided into components according to the semantic content in the information processing device, and the component indicating the content of the component is provided. Information is generated,
The recording of the component information is controlled, the component corresponding to the component information is referred to, the transfer of information to and from the terminal device is controlled, the component information and the program are output to the terminal device, and the information is output by the terminal device. Transfer of information with the processing device is controlled, and reproduction of the input program is controlled based on the input component information.

In the second program viewing service system and the program viewing service providing method of the present invention, the recording of a plurality of programs is controlled by the information processing device, and a predetermined program is divided into constituent elements according to the meaning. Generating first information indicating the content of the component, controlling the recording of the first information, reconstructing a plurality of recorded programs based on the recorded first information, Information is generated, transmission / reception of information to / from the terminal device is controlled, output of the second information to the terminal device is controlled, and transmission / reception of information to / from the information processing device is controlled by the terminal device. 2 is displayed.

In the third program viewing service system and the program viewing service providing method according to the present invention, the information processing device controls transmission and reception of information to and from the terminal device, controls recording of program information, and records customer information. Is controlled, a predetermined program is divided into components according to the semantic contents, first information indicating the contents of the components is generated, and a component corresponding to the first information is referred to, and the first information is referred to. Is controlled, second information indicating a set of programs to be scheduled for recording is generated, recording of third information relating to subscription of the second information for each customer is controlled, and the first information and the second information are controlled. The output of the information to the terminal device of the corresponding customer is controlled, the broadcasted program is acquired by the terminal device, the transfer of information with the information processing device is controlled, and the input of the operation performed by the customer is controlled. Controlled and entered 2, recording of the acquired program is set, recording of the recorded program is controlled, and a plurality of recorded programs are reconstructed based on the input first information. 4 information is generated.

In the fourth program viewing service system and the program viewing service providing method according to the present invention, the information processing apparatus is configured to divide a predetermined program into constituent elements according to the meaning and content. A second indicating the content of the element
Is obtained, recording of the first information and the second information is controlled, a component corresponding to the recorded second information is referred to, transfer of information to and from the terminal device is controlled, and
The output of the information to the terminal device is controlled, the transmission and reception of information with the information processing device is controlled by the terminal device, the broadcasted program is obtained, and the obtained program is obtained based on the input second information. The program is played.

[0053]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A system for providing a recording reservation agency service according to the present invention includes, for example, communication equipment such as a computer system, data transmission equipment, and modems 20-1 to 20-n for receiving data from customers, as shown in FIG. The service providing system 1 includes a customer program viewing terminal 31 having storage such as an HDD (hard disk drive) 56 as shown in FIG.

The configuration of a service providing system 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG.

The broadcast data receiving system 13 includes, for example,
Broadcast data is received via the antenna 11 or the antenna 12, and the received broadcast data is stored in the received data database 22, or stored in the received data database 22 using the personal computer 21 as necessary. Various processes, such as searching for broadcast data, can be performed. The personal computer 21 has therein a C that executes various processes.
It is connected to a PU, various memories for recording data, an input unit for inputting various commands, such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display unit for displaying processing results, and a high-speed LAN 14. And a network interface for transmitting and receiving data.

The database server 15 registers, for example, necessary data in a service providing database (DB) 16, retrieves necessary data from the service providing database 16, and retrieves the data via the high-speed LAN 14. A process for transmitting the retrieved data to the request source of the request is executed.

The video processing server 17 reads necessary data from the broadcast data receiving system 13 or the service providing database 16 via the high-speed LAN 14 as necessary, and executes image processing of the read data. Has been made.

The client computer 18 allows a manager of the service providing system 1 or the like to input a command to each part of the service providing system 1 or data to be registered in the service providing database 16, for example.
Each server receives an input of a processing result processed and displays the processing result.

The communication server 19 includes the modems 20-1 to 20-2.
0-n, and controls transmission and reception of information to and from a program viewing terminal 31 described with reference to FIG. 2 via a telephone line (not shown) and a wide area network such as the Internet.

The database server 15, the video processing server 17, the client computer 18, and the communication server 19 also have a CPU for executing various processes, various memories for recording data, and various commands for inputting them. For example, an input unit such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display unit for displaying processing results, and a network interface connected to the high-speed LAN 14 for exchanging data are provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a program viewing terminal 31 used as a broadcast receiving terminal device on the customer side. The program viewing terminal 31 can record a large number of videos on an HDD (Hard disk drive) 56 having an enormous storage capacity, and can accurately grasp the intention of the user and reflect the intention on the storage management of the recorded videos. it can. The program viewing terminal 31 can be implemented as an AV device, and can be configured integrally with, for example, a television receiver such as a set-top box (STB).

A broadcast wave received by an antenna (not shown) is supplied to a tuner 41. The broadcast wave is based on a predetermined format, for example, EPG (Electronic
Program Guide) data may be included. The broadcast wave is not particularly limited to a satellite broadcast wave, a terrestrial wave, a cable, or a wireless.

The tuner 41 has a CPU (Central Processes).
Under the control of the sing unit (51), tuning of a broadcast wave of a predetermined channel, that is, tuning is performed, and received data is output to the demodulation unit (42). Note that the configuration of the tuner 41 can be changed or expanded as appropriate depending on whether the transmitted broadcast wave is analog or digital. The demodulation unit 42 demodulates the digitally modulated received data and outputs the demodulated data to the decoder 43.

For example, in the case of digital satellite broadcasting, digital data received by the tuner 41 and demodulated by the demodulation unit 42 is AV data compressed by the MPEG2 system,
And a transport stream in which data for data broadcasting is multiplexed. The former AV data is video data and audio data constituting the broadcast content main body, and the latter data broadcast data includes data (for example, EPG data) attached to the broadcast content main body.

The decoder 43 separates the transport stream supplied from the demodulation unit 42 into AV data compressed according to the MPEG2 system and data for data broadcasting (for example, EPG data). The separated data for data broadcasting is
Bus 49 and HDD interface (I / F) 55
And is stored in the HDD 56 via the.

When it is instructed to output the received content as it is, the decoder 43 further separates the AV data into compressed video data and compressed audio data.
The separated audio data is PCM (Pulse Code Modulat
ion), and is output to the speaker 62 via the mixer 45. Further, the separated video data is expanded and then displayed on the display 63 via the composer 47.
Is output to

When it is instructed to record the received content on the HDD 56, the decoder 43 outputs the AV data before separation to the HDD 56 via the bus 49 and the HDD interface 55. Also, H
When the reproduction of the content recorded on the DD 56 is instructed, the decoder 43 receives the AV data from the HDD 56 via the HDD interface 55 and the bus 49, separates the data into compressed video data and compressed audio data, Output to the composer 47 or the mixer 45, respectively.

A RAM (Random Access Memory) 44
The work data performed by the decoder 43 can be stored.

The composer 47 combines the video data input from the decoder 43 and the image data input from the graphic processing controller 48 as necessary, and outputs the resultant to the display 63. Display 63
Displays (reproduces) the video signal supplied from the composer 47. The speaker 62 outputs the audio signal supplied from the mixer 45.

The U / I (user interface) control section 46 is a module for processing an input operation from the user. For example, when the user operates a remote commander 61 composed of operation buttons or switches, An operation signal (IR signal) emitted from an infrared light emitting unit (not shown) is received by the light receiving unit 46a, and the CPU 5
Output to 1.

The CPU 51 is a main controller that controls the operation of the entire program viewing terminal 31, and executes various applications on a platform provided by an operating system (OS). CPU 51
The tuner 41, the demodulation unit 42, the decoder 43, and the H, based on an operation signal input from the remote commander 61 via the U / I control unit 46 and the bus 49, for example,
By controlling the DD 56 or the like, recording or reproduction of the content is executed.

The HDD 56 is a storage device that can store programs and data in a file format of a predetermined format and that can be accessed at random. For example, the HDD 56 has a large capacity of about several tens of GB (or 100 GB or more). I have. The HDD 56 is also connected to the bus 49 via the HDD interface 55, and
3, or data broadcasting data such as EPG data is input from the communication control unit 50, the information is recorded, and the recorded data is output as necessary.

The graphic processing controller 48 is a dedicated controller for generating image data.
SVGA (Super Video Graphic Array) or XGA (eXte
ndedGraphic Array) is provided with a high-definition drawing function. The graphic processing controller 48 includes, for example,
A GUI (Graph) that allows the user to enter various settings
hical User Interface) Generates data such as operation screens.

The communication control unit 50 controls wired or wireless communication using a telephone line or a cable. By communicating with the server 1 of FIG. 1 or another server system (not shown) via the communication control unit 50, transmission and reception of broadcast contents or EPG data is performed. The broadcast content input to the communication control unit 50 is input to the decoder 43 via the bus 49, and is input to the tuner 41.
And the same processing as the broadcast data input via the demodulation unit 42. In addition, by communicating with an external device via the communication control unit 50, for example, it is possible to receive input of data related to content that does not include EPG data such as terrestrial broadcasting. The data input to the communication control unit 50 is transmitted to the bus 49 and the HDD interface 5.
5, and is stored in the HDD 56.

A RAM (Random Access Memory) 52 is
This is a writable volatile memory used to load an execution program of the CPU 51 and write work data of the execution program. ROM (Read Only Me)
mory) 53 is a read-only memory that stores a self-diagnosis / initialization program executed when the power of the program viewing terminal 31 is turned on, a control code for hardware operation, and the like.

The IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers) 1394 interface (I /
F) 54 is a serial high-speed interface capable of transmitting and receiving data of several tens MBps. IEEE1394 port 5
An IEEE1394 compatible video camera 64 is connected to 4a.

In the system for providing a recording reservation agency service according to the present invention, the program viewing terminal 31 described with reference to FIG.
56 (for example, tuner 41, U / I control unit 64, bus 49, CPU 51, R
AM52, ROM53, HDD interface 55,
And a process that can be sufficiently realized by the broadcast receiving terminal having the HDD 56). Hereinafter, a process that can be realized by the broadcast receiving terminal having only the function of receiving the broadcast content and recording the content in the HDD 56 will be described. Will be described as a process of the broadcast receiving terminal. In addition, all of the processing described below as processing executed by the broadcast receiving terminal can be executed in the program viewing terminal 31 described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a first embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

The program information database 71 is a database for holding program information. As an example of the program information held in the program information database 71, FIG. 4 shows a program table for designating a program, and FIG. 5 shows a program content table for describing the content. Recorded program set generator 72
Reads necessary information from the program information database 71 and the subscription database 80, generates a customer-specific recorded program set, and outputs it to the transmission unit 73. The transmitting unit 73 corresponds to, for example, the communication server 19 of FIG.
Through 20-n, an unillustrated telephone line, and an unillustrated wide area network such as the Internet, to transmit the recorded program set for each customer to the broadcast receiving terminal (or the program viewing terminal 31 described with reference to FIG. 3). .

The subscription database 80 is a database for storing customer information registered based on the customer request received by the receiving unit 79. Subscription database 8
As an example of customer information held in 0, FIG. 6 shows a customer table holding customer attributes, and FIG. 7 shows a subscription table showing the subscription status of each customer.

In the subscription database 80, customer information and information on terminals to be serviced are managed separately. As a result, for example, even if a customer who has shared one terminal (broadcast receiving terminal or program viewing terminal 31) with a family member starts using a new terminal independently of each other, the customer can subscribe until then. The customer information stored in the database 80 is valid, and the customer can receive a continuous service at the newly started terminal.
Also, for customers who use multiple devices at the same time,
A consistent service can be provided across multiple terminals. The customer only needs to perform processing for personal identification when requesting a service or selecting a profile,
Unlike the method based on the viewing history, it is not necessary to always perform personal identification at the time of viewing.

The customer-specific recorded program set transmitted from the transmitting unit 73 is input to the receiving unit 74 of the broadcast receiving terminal. The receiving unit 74 outputs the inputted customer-specific recorded program set to the recording setting unit 75, and the recording setting unit 75 selects a broadcast program designated according to the recorded program set among the broadcast contents received by the broadcast content receiving unit 76. HDD5
6 is set for recording.

The customer request input unit 77 transmits the input customer request to the service providing system 1 via the transmission unit 78. The process of inputting and transmitting a customer request executed by the broadcast receiving terminal (or the program viewing terminal 31) and the process of receiving the customer request executed by the service providing system 1 are performed by different communication means such as a telephone. Can also be implemented by the customer and service provider telephone operators.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process of generating a recorded program set in the service providing system 1.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a recording process according to the recorded program set executed by the broadcast receiving terminal that has received the recorded program set generated by the process described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a second embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied. Parts corresponding to those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate (the same applies hereinafter).

The recorded program set profile generation processing executed by the recorded program set profile generation unit 94 in FIG. 10 is mainly performed by a profile planner who is a member of the service provider, for example, as shown in FIG. This is done by setting one record in the table. In the recorded program set generation processing executed by the recorded program set generation unit 91 according to the conditional expression set by the profile planner, a program satisfying this conditional expression is generated by the recorded program set generation unit 91. Is added to

At the time of profile generation, a customer request registered in the subscription database 80 may be referred to as feedback information from the customer. The newly generated profile is transmitted as a profile menu from the transmitting unit 73 to the broadcast receiving terminal of the customer,
It is held in the broadcast receiving terminal. If the customer's operation displays the retained profile menu,
The broadcast receiving terminal also displays, for example, a message for prompting the customer to select a profile. When the customer selects a desired profile, the selected profile ID is input to the transmitting unit 78 together with the customer ID held in the broadcast receiving terminal, and is transmitted from the transmitting unit 78 to the service providing system 1. In the service providing system 1 receiving the profile subscription data, the data received by the receiving unit 79 is registered as one of the subscription profiles of the corresponding customer record in the subscription table of the subscription database 80.

The service providing system 1 continuously distributes a set of recorded programs to a broadcast receiving terminal at predetermined intervals, for example, once a day, so that a customer does not have to specify a program every time. It becomes possible to automatically record a program that substantially matches the taste of the customer.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a recorded program set generation process for each profile executed by the recorded program set generation section 91 of FIG.

The generated recorded program set for each profile is input to the information generating unit 92. Information generation unit 92
According to the customer-specific profile subscription data held in the subscription database 80, the transmitting unit 73 directs each of the input recorded program sets to the broadcast receiving terminal owned by the customer who has subscribed to the corresponding profile. Deliver via.

Note that the profile presentation by the service provider in FIG. 10 can be performed by another method such as a magazine or the Internet. In this case, the user's profile selection can be performed using, for example, a telephone or the like, or can be performed using the Internet or the like, similarly to the input of the customer request described above.

FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing a third embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

By adding a customer-specific recommended program / advertising program adding section 101 shown in FIG. 13, program additional information according to the preference of each profile can be added to the profile-based recorded program set. . The customer-specific recommended program / advertisement program adding unit 101 in FIG. 13 searches the subscription database 80 for a group of customers satisfying a certain condition (for example, subscribing to a predetermined profile, having a predetermined age, etc.). And outputs the result to the combining unit 102. The synthesizing unit 102 adds a program recommended by the service provider or recorded data of an advertisement to a set of recorded programs output from the information generating unit 92 and distributed to customers belonging to the corresponding customer group.

In the second embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12 and the third embodiment described with reference to FIG. 13, a recorded program set for each profile is stored on the service providing system 1 side by the customer. Sorted separately and distributed to each customer. Next, as a fourth embodiment and a fifth embodiment, all recorded program sets for each profile are distributed to a broadcast receiving terminal side by broadcasting or the like, and belong to a profile specified by a customer on a corresponding terminal side. A case where a process of extracting only a recorded program set (profile filtering process) will be described.

FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram showing a fourth embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

In the service providing system 1 shown in FIG. 14, all recorded program sets for each profile are
In a broadcast or the like, a process of distributing to a broadcast receiving terminal and extracting only a recorded program set belonging to a profile designated by a customer (profile filtering process) is performed in the broadcast receiving terminal. The extracted recorded program set is used for the recording setting process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, and the recording reservation is set.

The receiving section 74 of the broadcast receiving terminal receives the profile menu before receiving the recorded program set. The receiving unit 74 converts the received profile menu into
The profile is output to the profile presentation / selection input unit 93, and the profile presentation / selection input unit 93 presents the profile to the customer (for example, the profile is displayed on the display 63).
Then, a signal indicating selection of a profile is input from the customer. Then, the profile I selected and input by the customer
D is stored in the broadcast receiving terminal (for example, the RAM 52 or the HDD 56 described with reference to FIG. 2), and is used for the profile filtering process described above.

FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

In the broadcast receiving terminal shown in FIG. 15, in addition to the processing executed in the broadcast receiving terminal described with reference to FIG. A recording schedule program addition / change unit 111 is added. In the process executed by the recorded program set content display / recording scheduled program addition / change unit 111, the program included in the recorded program set distributed to the corresponding customer broadcast receiving terminal as described with reference to FIG. For example, a title (program name) can be displayed as a list, and a customer who does not want to record can be selected by the customer using, for example, the remote commander 61 or the like. In addition, when a program to be recorded is newly added, a program designation method based on normal EPG data can be used.

In the profile filtering method in the broadcast receiving terminal as described with reference to FIG. 15, the recording selected or changed by the customer using the recorded program set content display / recording scheduled program addition / change unit 111. The contents of the program set may be transmitted to the service providing system 1, registered in the subscription database 80, and reflected in the recording program set generation process performed by the recorded program set generation unit 91.

Also, the process of adding a recommended program / advertising program for each customer as described with reference to FIG. 13 is executed in the profile filtering method in the broadcast receiving terminal as described with reference to FIGS. In this case, it can be realized by adding program addition information according to the preference of each profile to a recorded program set for each profile.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the service providing system 1 different from that of FIG. The service providing system 1 of FIG. 16 further includes a broadcast data transmission system 121 capable of broadcasting broadcast content, and an antenna 122 for transmitting broadcast data transmitted from the broadcast data transmission system 121. ing. The broadcast data transmission system 121 is a high-speed LAN 14
It is connected to the.

In the processing described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 15, the service providing system 1
9, and a recorded program set for each customer or profile or a profile menu has been transmitted to the broadcast receiving terminal via the modems 20-1 to 20-n. In the service providing system 1 shown in FIG. 16, metadata or content is transmitted to the program viewing terminal 31. The processing described below with reference to FIGS. 17 to 22 is executed by the service providing system 1 in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram showing a sixth embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied. The scene detection unit 131 in FIG.
Is a process for dividing a program into meaningful units, and can be realized using, for example, a method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 11-023064. For metadata extraction / generation processing, for example,
`` MAESTRO: Conductor of Multimedia Analysis Technol
ogies, The SRI MAESTRO Team * ”and“ Transcribing
Broadcast News for Audio and Video Indexing, Jean
-Luc Gauvain, Lori Lamel, and Gilles Adda (Commun
ication of the ACM, February 2000- Volume 43, No.
2) "and the like.

The metadata database 133 stores, for example, the program table described with reference to FIG. 4 and the program content table described with reference to FIG. 5, in addition to the metadata table shown in FIG. Scene detector 13
For example, each data item of the metadata table shown in FIG. 18 is set by the scene detection process executed by the metadata extraction unit 1 and the metadata extraction / generation process executed by the metadata extraction / generation unit 132. The data item setting of these metadata tables may be performed by automatic processing, or a dedicated person may artificially input and set values for data complementation and accuracy in addition to data setting by automatic processing.

In the program viewing terminal 31 of FIG. 17, the metadata delivered from the delivery unit 134 of the service providing system 1 is received by the receiving / recording unit 135 of the program viewing terminal 31, and is shown in FIGS. 4, 14, and 18. Is recorded in a format substantially equivalent to the data recorded in the metadata database 133 described with reference to FIG. However, the number of programs is limited by a service for a customer having the corresponding program viewing terminal 31. When a broadcast content is targeted, a reference relationship between the corresponding broadcast content and the metadata can be established from the broadcast start date and time and the broadcast end date and time included in the corresponding metadata. Data can be referenced. The metadata reading unit 137 outputs the read metadata to the content selection / playback unit 139.

On the other hand, for the contents distributed by the package medium 138, the I / O of the package medium 138 is replaced with the broadcast start / end date and time of the program table.
It is necessary to hold D etc. Package media 138
Is also input to the content selection / playback unit 139.

Various data items (for example, program name, series name, genre, genre, performer, scene, etc.) in the metadata database 133 are obtained by the content selection / playback processing executed by the content selection / playback unit 139, based on the metadata. Depending on the content, a user interface for specifying a program and starting reproduction can be provided.

FIG. 19 shows that the content reproduction control process based on metadata, which is executed by the content reproduction control unit 140, and the metadata content synchronous display process, which is executed by the metadata content synchronization display unit 142, are performed simultaneously. It is a flowchart which shows a process in the case.

The scene detecting section 131 and the metadata extracting / generating section 132 described with reference to FIG. 17 may not be provided in the service providing system. In that case, an external personal computer or the like may be used. The input metadata may be input and stored in the metadata database 133.

FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram showing a seventh embodiment of the system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

Service providing system 1 shown in FIG.
Is further provided with a content reconstruction unit 152. The content reconstructing process executed by the content reconstructing unit 152 is performed by, for example, performing a search on a metadata table in the metadata database 133 using a predetermined keyword to acquire a plurality of records and specifying the records from these records. It can be executed by connecting the scenes of the contents.

The contents can be specified by the program ID, and the scenes (program components) can be specified by the program ID and the start / end time codes. The content of the reconfigured content (reconfigured program) is the responsibility of the service provider. Reconstruction of the content may adopt such an automated method, for example,
Any method may be employed, such as manually reconstructing the content using an editing tool or the like, or employing a semi-automatic method.

FIG. 21 is a functional block diagram showing an eighth embodiment of the system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 21 is an example of a system that enables reproduction control based on metadata described with reference to FIG. 17 in addition to the content reconstruction processing described with reference to FIG. The reconstructed program is input from the content distribution unit 161 of the service providing system 1 to the reception / recording unit 136 of the program viewing terminal 31 or the package media 1
38 to the customer. The metadata is input from the metadata distribution unit 162 of the service providing system 1 to the reception / recording unit 135 of the program viewing terminal 31.

FIG. 22 is a functional block diagram showing a ninth embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 22 is an example of a system provided by combining the configuration described with reference to FIG. 10 as Step 1 and the configuration described with reference to FIG. 21 as Step 2. Here, the profile generation processing in step 1 and the reconstructed program scenario generation processing for each profile in step 2 are consistent processes to be performed under a consistent supervisor.

For example, the service provider is the baseball player A
You can plan profiles for your fans. The following services can be provided to customers who subscribe to services based on this profile (A player profile).

[0118] By the recorded program set generation processing executed by the recorded program set generation section 91 based on the A player profile generated in the profile generation processing of step 1 executed by the recorded program set profile generation section 94, A player can be identified. A baseball broadcast that is likely to participate, a news program that is also scheduled to appear, or a recorded program set including commercials in which A player is appearing is generated. Such a program group can be obtained by searching the program content table of the program information database 71 using "A player" as a keyword. The generated recorded program set is
The program is distributed to the program viewing terminal 31 on the customer side, and is set in the program viewing terminal 31 as a recording reservation. Then, among the programs received by the broadcast content receiving unit 76, recording is performed by the processing of the recording setting unit 75 at the broadcast time of the program included in the recorded program set.

In the service providing system 1 as well, the reception / recording section 136 records the received program group, and stores it in the content database 151 (step 2). The scenario generated by the profile-specific reconfigured program scenario generation unit 171 of the profile-specific reconfigured program scenario generation unit 171 includes, for example, a result obtained by extracting all at-bats and defensive scenes of the corresponding baseball player A, and a news program. A scene in which the scene in which the player A appears is sequentially joined, or the like.

In accordance with this scenario, in the content reconstruction processing executed by the content reconstruction unit 152,
A scene in which the player A of the corresponding program appears is searched from the metadata database 133, and the connected scenes are registered in the metadata database 133 as a new program (reconstructed program). This set of metadata relating to the reconfigured program is referred to as reconfigured program metadata.

If the customer program viewing terminal 31 also has access means to the original content (original program) and reference means to the same content, a reconstructed program can be generated from the corresponding reconstructed program metadata. it can. As described above, it is almost guaranteed that the original content is recorded in the corresponding customer program viewing terminal 31 by subscribing to the corresponding profile, and at the same time, by having a consistent program ID assignment rule, Since a means for referring to the content is also provided, the customer can view a reconstructed program based on the theme (for example, “all A players”) provided by the corresponding profile.

Through the processing described above, the customer using the broadcast receiving terminal can specify a desired program to be recorded in various forms and transmit a recording request to the service provider. The customer issues a request to the service provider, for example, to make a recording reservation for a series of programs in a batch or to make a recording reservation for all programs in which a specific person is appearing. The operation can be performed by operating a terminal (hereinafter the same). Various means for transmitting the recording request to the service provider, such as a telephone, a Web page on the Internet, and an e-mail, may be used.

In such a recording reservation agency service, when an individual recording reservation request is received for each customer and an individual recorded program set is generated for each customer, the cost for providing the service increases. A plurality of request patterns (profiles) are presented to the customer after predicting the customer's requirements in advance, and the customer is allowed to select a desired profile from among them. By transmitting the (program set), a recording reservation agency service that satisfies a certain customer request can be realized without generating an “individual recorded program set for each customer” which contributes to high cost.

In such a recording reservation agency service, customer information and service target terminal information are separately managed, so that, for example, one program viewing terminal 3 can be used by a family.
Even if the customer who has shared 1 starts using the new program viewing terminal 31 independently, since the customer information accumulated in the subscription database 80 is valid, the new customer uses Also, the program viewing terminal 31 can provide a continuous service to the corresponding customer. Further, for the same reason, the service provider can provide a consistent service across a plurality of program viewing terminals 31 to a customer who uses a plurality of program viewing terminals 31 at the same time. In this service, it is only necessary to identify a customer at the time of requesting a service or selecting a profile, and the customer always identifies the individual at the time of viewing, such as when adopting a method of identifying an individual based on viewing history. You do not need to perform any operations.

In the case of providing a service based on the presentation / selection of a profile, variations in the profile presented by the service provider and the recorded program set provided for each profile deviate from actual customer requirements. In order to prevent this, the customer's evaluation (eg, whether the received profile is something the customer wants, or whether the program that the customer is satisfied with as a result has been recorded, etc.) is performed. Feedback,
Based on the evaluation, by improving the variation of the profile or the content provided, it is possible to improve customer satisfaction with the service.

In the case where the evaluation by the customer is obtained and the variation of the profile or the provided content is improved based on the evaluation, it is premised that the customer explicitly performs the evaluation. However, in some cases, this evaluation procedure is burdensome to the customer and may not collect valid evaluations. Therefore, by performing statistical processing on the customer's subscription information stored in the subscription database 80 and its temporal transition information, it is possible to grasp a certain tendency, for example, regarding the customer's preference. In the present system, it is possible to improve the content of the recorded program set, the variation of the profile, or the content of the profile based on the result. As a result, in addition to the above-described evaluation by the customer, explicit input work from the customer, such as inquiring about the customer's preference tendency in a questionnaire format, becomes unnecessary, and further, the customer's resistance to collecting information related to privacy is eliminated. The quality of service can be improved without feeling.

Further, in the case of providing a recording reservation agency service based on a profile, the service provider side uses, for example, a communication medium having a large capacity in the down direction such as a broadcast.
The profile presentation and the distribution of a plurality of recorded program sets along all the profiles are performed, and the program viewing terminal 31 on the customer side can selectively receive only the recorded program set related to the profile selected by the customer. According to this method, the customer can enjoy the service that matches the taste of the customer without providing his or her subscription information to the service provider. In other words, the service can be provided while substantially eliminating concerns about the privacy leakage of the customer, and at the same time, the reservation recording service is provided to the customer even in a system without an upstream communication channel. Can be.

In the case of a service to which a list (recorded program set) to be pre-recorded is sent, the customer can check the contents of the recorded program set before actually executing the recording process. The customer can confirm the contents of the recorded program set and, if the contents do not match his / her request, add / delete the program to be recorded, thereby modifying the set to meet his / her request.

The modification information performed by the customer in this manner is
By feeding back to the subscription database 80 on the service provider side, the recorded program set to be delivered to the customer can be customized thereafter based on the fed-back modification information. As a result, the corresponding customer can receive the distribution of the recorded program set that more closely matches the request, and does not need to modify the recorded program set by himself every time. Also, in the case where such a distribution of the recorded program set for each customer is performed by the program viewing terminal 31, the same customization processing can be automatically performed in the program receiving terminal. Can be obtained.

In these services, various profiles are prepared, and the customer can select a profile according to his / her preference from the profiles. As a result, the preference information of the customer is naturally stored in the subscription database 80. Is accumulated in Based on the accumulated preference information, it is possible to create a new service for improving customer satisfaction such as program recommendation, or a new business opportunity to advertise products that match the preference of each customer. At this time, it is not necessary to explicitly input from the customer, such as inquiring about the customer's preference tendency in a questionnaire format, and at the same time, it is possible to reduce the customer's resistance to collecting privacy-related information.

Since the service provider extracts and assigns the metadata, the cost required for that can be eventually borne by a large number of service users. For a relatively high cost. Therefore, a system that includes a high-performance processing device can be used as a facility for performing metadata extraction / assignment processing, and metadata can be extracted / assigned accurately and in accordance with customer requirements. In addition, since the cost can be borne by a person dedicated to this processing, the dedicated person can generate and assign more accurate and useful data, and provide a service based on metadata with high quality. Can be. As a service based on the metadata, for example, a program recorded on a recording device such as an HDD can be freely accessed and played based on the metadata, and the metadata is displayed in synchronization with the playback of the program. Things can be considered.

In the present service, a service provider extracts some materials in a program from various ready-made programs according to a certain theme, and collects (reconstructs) these materials again. , A new program (reconstructed program)
And provide it to customers. As a result, the customer can view the programs of the materials collected for each theme at a time, without having to make an effort to watch many programs including the contents related to a certain theme without missing.

When the customer views the reconfigured program provided by the present service, the metadata distribution service is provided as in the case described above, and the reconfigured program is also provided with the HDD or the like. The reconstructed program recorded in the recording device can be freely accessed and reproduced based on the metadata, and the metadata can be displayed in synchronization with the reproduction of the program.

Further, instead of actually distributing the reconstructed program, the service providing system 1 requires the customer to record all the programs including the components of the reconstructed program (part of the ready-made program). A recorded program set including all of these programs is distributed to the program viewing terminal 31 owned by the customer, and data for reconstructing the program at the program viewing terminal 31 (reconstructed program metadata) and various kinds of reconstructed programs are provided. Metadata for providing various viewing modes is transmitted to the program viewing terminal 31.
Deliver to. According to this method, there is no need to actually distribute a reconfigured program that requires a broadband communication line, and provision of a reconfigured program can be realized only by distributing metadata.

[0135] Providing a reconfigured program only by distributing metadata can be realized as an extension of a recording reservation agency service based on a profile. The selection of the profile corresponds to the theme selection of the reconfigured program desired to be distributed, and thus, not only the distribution of the recorded program set, but also the reservation of the distribution of the reconfigured program metadata and the metadata for viewing. can do. As a result, customers can make continuous service reservations, similar to subscriptions to magazines, with very simple concepts and operations.

In this specification, the system is defined as
It represents the entire device composed of a plurality of devices.

[0137]

According to the program recording support system and the program recording support method of the present invention, the information processing device controls the exchange of information with the terminal device, controls the recording of program information, and records the customer information. Controlling, generating first information indicating a set of programs to be scheduled for recording, controlling recording of second information relating to subscription of the first information for each customer, and generating second information based on the third information. And outputs the first information to the terminal device of the corresponding customer. The terminal device acquires the broadcasted program, controls transmission and reception of the information with the information processing device, and executes the first information. The input of the input operation is controlled, the recording of the acquired program is set based on the input first information, and the output of the input third information to the information processing device is controlled. Therefore, it is necessary to support the recording of broadcast content in a form desired by the user. Can.

[0138] According to the first program viewing service system and the program viewing service providing method of the present invention, the information processing apparatus divides a predetermined program into components according to semantic contents, and indicates the contents of the components. Generate element information, control recording of the element information, refer to the element corresponding to the element information, control the exchange of information with the terminal device, output the element information, and the program to the terminal apparatus. In the terminal device, controlling the exchange of information with the information processing device, based on the input component information, so as to control the reproduction of the input program, from among a plurality of broadcast content,
It is possible to provide a service that can extract a portion that matches the content desired by the user and reconstruct it as another independent content.

According to the second program viewing service system and the program viewing service providing method of the present invention, the information processing device controls recording of a plurality of programs, and divides a predetermined program into constituent elements according to the meaning. Generating first information indicating the content of the component, controlling the recording of the first information, reconstructing a plurality of recorded programs based on the recorded first information, , Controlling the transfer of information to and from the terminal device, controlling the output of the second information to the terminal device, controlling the transfer of information to and from the information processing device by the terminal device, and Since the second information is displayed, a service is provided that extracts a portion that matches the content desired by the user from a plurality of broadcast contents and can reconstruct the content as another independent content. be able to.

According to the third program viewing service system and the program viewing service providing method of the present invention, the information processing device controls the exchange of information with the terminal device, controls the recording of program information, and controls The recording is controlled, a predetermined program is divided into components according to the semantic content, first information indicating the content of the component is generated, and a component corresponding to the first information is referred to. Controlling the recording of information, generating second information indicating a set of programs to be reserved for recording, and generating a second information for each customer.
Controlling the recording of the third information regarding the subscription of the first information;
Of the second information and the second information to a terminal device of the corresponding customer, the terminal device acquires a broadcasted program, controls transmission and reception of information with the information processing device, and is executed by the customer. Controlling the input of the operation performed, setting the recording of the acquired program based on the input second information, controlling the recording of the recorded program, based on the input first information, Since the fourth information is generated by reconstructing a plurality of recorded programs, the recording of broadcast content is supported in a form desired by the user, or the user is selected from among the plurality of broadcast contents. It is possible to provide a service that can extract a part that matches desired content and reconstruct it as another independent content.

According to the fourth program viewing service system and the program viewing service providing method of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, the first information in which a predetermined program is divided into constituent elements according to the meaning and Acquires second information indicating the content of the component, controls recording of the first information and the second information, refers to the component corresponding to the recorded second information, and obtains information with the terminal device. , Controlling the output of the second information to the terminal device, controlling the exchange of information with the information processing device, acquiring the broadcasted program, and Based on the information, the obtained program is reproduced, so that a portion that matches the content desired by the user can be extracted from a plurality of broadcast contents and reconstructed as another independent content. Providing services that can be It can be.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a service providing system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a program viewing terminal.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram for explaining a first embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing a program table stored in a program information database.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for describing a program content table stored in a program information database.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a customer table stored in a subscription database.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a subscription table stored in a subscription database.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a recorded program set generation process.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a recording setting process according to a recorded program set.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram for explaining a second embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a profile table.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for describing a recorded program set generation process for each profile.

FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram for explaining a third embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram for explaining a fourth embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram for explaining a fifth embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of a service providing system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram for explaining a sixth embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 18 is a diagram for describing a metadata table.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart for describing content playback control and metadata synchronous display processing using metadata.

FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram for explaining a seventh embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 21 is a functional block diagram for explaining an eighth embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 22 is a functional block diagram for explaining a ninth embodiment of a system for providing a recording reservation agency service to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 service providing system, 13 broadcast data receiving system, 14 high-speed LAN, 15 database server, 16 service providing database, 17 video processing server, 18 client computer,
19 communication server, 20 modem, 31 program viewing terminal, 50 communication control unit, 51CPU, 56H
DD, 61 remote commander, 63 display, 71 program information database, 72 recorded program set generating section, 75 recording setting section, 76 broadcast content receiving section, 77 customer request input section, 80 subscription database, 91 recorded program set generating section, 92
Information generation unit, 93 profile presentation / selection input unit,
94 Recorded program set profile generator 101
Recommended program / advertising program adding section by customer, 111 Recorded program set contents display / recording scheduled program adding / changing section, 121
Broadcast data transmission system, 131 scene detector,
132 Metadata extraction / generation unit, 133 Metadata database, 139 Content selection / playback unit, 140 Content playback control unit, 141 Content synchronization display unit of metadata, 151 Content database, 152 Content reconfiguration unit, 171
Reconstructed program scenario generation unit for each profile

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Claims (35)

[Claims] 1. A program recording support system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, connected via a network, wherein the information processing device has information on the terminal device. First input / output control means for controlling the transfer of program information; first recording control means for controlling recording of program information; second recording control means for controlling recording of customer information; First generation means for generating first information indicating a set; third recording control means for controlling recording of second information relating to the subscription of the first information for each customer; Third input controlled by input / output control means
Updating means for updating the second information, the recording of which is controlled by the third recording control means, based on the information of (i), wherein the first input / output control means comprises: Controlling the output of the corresponding customer to the terminal device, the terminal device acquiring means for acquiring the broadcasted program, and a second input / output for controlling the exchange of information with the information processing device Control means, input control means for controlling an input of an operation performed by the customer, and the first information obtained by the acquisition means based on the first information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means. Recording setting means for setting the recording of the program, wherein the second input / output control means controls output of the third information, the input of which is controlled by the input control means, to the information processing apparatus. Program recording characterized by Support system. 2. The customer information, the recording of which is controlled by the second recording control means, manages information on the customer separately from the terminal device of the customer. Item 2. A program recording support system according to Item 1. 3. The first generating means includes: the program information whose recording is controlled by the first recording control means; the customer information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control means; 2. The program recording support system according to claim 1, wherein the first information is generated based on the second information whose recording is controlled by a third recording control unit. 4. The information processing device changes the generation of the first information by the first generation unit based on the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control unit. The third information whose input is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device is information indicating the evaluation of the customer with respect to the recording result of the program set by the recording setting means. 2. The program recording support system according to claim 1, wherein: 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said customer information whose recording is controlled by said second recording control means and said second information whose recording is controlled by said third recording control means. And a second generation unit that generates a plurality of profiles, wherein the first input / output control unit controls output of the plurality of profiles generated by the second generation unit to the terminal device. And controlling the input of the fourth information indicating the profile selected by the customer from the terminal device, wherein the first generation unit controls the recording by the first recording control unit. The first information is generated based on the program information and the profile generated by the second generating means, and the updating means controls the input by the first input / output control means. 4th The terminal further updates the second information, the recording of which has been controlled by the third recording control means, based on the information, wherein the terminal device has the profile whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means. Further comprising display control means for controlling the display of the information, wherein the input control means inputs the fourth information indicating the selection of the profile by the customer with reference to the profile whose display is controlled by the display control means. The second input / output control means controls an output of the fourth information, the input of which is controlled by the input control means, to the information processing apparatus. Program recording support system. 6. The information processing apparatus changes the generation of the first information by the first generation unit based on the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control unit. The third information whose input is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device is information indicating an evaluation of the customer with respect to the profile, wherein the third information is input. Program recording support system. 7. The information processing apparatus, from the first information generated by the first generation unit, matches the fourth information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control unit. Extracting means for extracting the first information, wherein the first input / output control means outputs the first information extracted by the extracting means to the terminal device which has output the corresponding fourth information. The program recording support system according to claim 5, wherein output of the information is controlled. 8. The first generating means generates the first information at predetermined time intervals, and the first input / output control means controls the first information at predetermined time intervals by the first generating means. The output of the first information generated in the terminal device to the terminal device is controlled.
3. The program recording support system according to 1. 9. The changing means for changing the generation of the profile by the second generating means based on the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control means. The program recording according to claim 5, wherein the third information whose input is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device is information indicating an evaluation of the customer with respect to the profile. Support system. 10. The changing means for changing generation of the profile by the second generating means based on the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control means. The third information whose input is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device is information indicating an evaluation of the customer with respect to a recording result of the program set by the recording setting means. The program recording support system according to claim 5, wherein: 11. The information processing apparatus, comprising: a statistical processing unit that statistically processes the second information, the recording of which is controlled by the third recording control unit, updated by the updating unit; Based on the statistical processing result, the first
2. The program recording support system according to claim 1, further comprising: changing means for changing the generation of said first information by said generating means. 12. The information processing device, comprising: a statistical processing unit that statistically processes the second information, the recording of which is controlled by the third recording control unit, updated by the updating unit; Based on the statistical processing result, the second
6. The program recording support system according to claim 5, further comprising: changing means for changing generation of said profile by said generating means. 13. The information processing apparatus, based on the customer information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control unit and the second information whose recording is controlled by the third recording control unit. And a second generation unit that generates a plurality of profiles, wherein the first input / output control unit controls output of the plurality of profiles generated by the second generation unit to the terminal device. The first generating means, based on the program information whose recording is controlled by the first recording control means, and the profile generated by the second generating means, The terminal device generates: a display control unit configured to control display of the profile whose input is controlled by the second input / output control unit; and the input device controlled by the second input / output control unit. Extracting means for extracting, from the first information, the first information that matches the fourth information whose input is controlled by the input control means, wherein the input control means is displayed by the display control means Controls the input of the fourth information indicating the selection of the profile by the customer with reference to the controlled profile, and wherein the recording setting unit is configured to perform a setting based on the first information extracted by the extraction unit. And setting the recording of the program acquired by the acquiring means.
3. The program recording support system according to 1. 14. The terminal device, wherein: first display control means for controlling display of the first information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means; and input control by the input control means. First changing means for changing the first information based on the obtained third information, wherein the display of the third information is controlled by the first display control means. The customer who referred to the first information is information for instructing a change to the first information, and the recording setting unit is configured to perform the recording according to the first information changed by the first changing unit. The program recording support system according to claim 1, wherein recording of the program acquired by the acquisition unit is set. 15. The terminal device, comprising: a command input for instructing the customer who referred to the first information, the display of which is controlled by the first display control means, to change the first information. 15. The program recording support system according to claim 14, further comprising a second display control unit that controls display of a message for prompting the user. 16. The terminal device further comprises: fourth recording control means for controlling recording of the third information, the input of which is controlled by the input control means, and the recording setting means comprises: 15. The program recording support system according to claim 14, wherein recording of the program acquired by the acquisition unit is set in accordance with the third information whose recording is controlled by recording control unit. 17. The information processing apparatus, comprising: a fourth recording control unit for controlling recording of the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control unit; and a fourth recording control unit. And second changing means for changing the generation of the first information generated by the first generating means based on the third information whose recording is controlled by the third information. 15. The program recording support system according to claim 14, wherein is information for instructing a change to the first information whose input is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device. 18. The information processing apparatus, comprising: a fourth recording control unit that controls recording of the third information whose input is controlled by the first input / output control unit; and a fourth recording control unit. And a second changing unit that changes the generation of the profile generated by the second generating unit based on the third information whose recording is controlled by the third information. The program recording support system according to claim 14, wherein the information is information for instructing a change to the first information whose input is controlled by the input control means of the terminal device. 19. The statistical information processing apparatus, comprising: a statistical processing unit that statistically processes the second information updated by the updating unit and the recording of which is controlled by the third recording control unit; and the statistical processing unit. Is information for recording a predetermined program that matches the taste of the customer based on the statistical result of
And a second generation unit that generates information of the fourth information, wherein the first input / output control unit, together with the first information, of the fourth information generated by the second generation unit, The program recording support system according to claim 1, wherein output to a terminal device is controlled. 20. The program recording support system according to claim 19, wherein the fourth information includes information for recording a recommended program. 21. The program recording support system according to claim 19, wherein the fourth information includes information for recording an advertisement program or an advertisement program. 22. A program recording support method of a program recording support system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, the method being connected via a network. The method comprises: a first input / output control step for controlling transmission and reception of information with the terminal device; a first recording control step for controlling recording of program information; and a second recording control for controlling recording of customer information. A first generating step of generating first information indicating a set of programs to be scheduled for recording; and a third generating step of controlling recording of second information relating to the subscription of the first information for each customer. A recording control step, based on the third information whose input is controlled by the processing of the first input / output control step, wherein the recording is controlled by the processing of the third recording control step. Updating means for updating the information of the terminal device, wherein the first input / output control step controls an output of the first information to the terminal device possessed by the corresponding customer; A processing method, an acquisition step of acquiring the broadcasted program, a second input / output control step of controlling transmission and reception of information with the information processing device, and an input control of controlling input of an operation performed by the customer And a recording setting step of setting recording of the program acquired by the processing of the acquiring step based on the first information whose input is controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step. In the second input / output control step, the third information whose input is controlled by the processing of the input control step is:
A program recording support method, comprising controlling output to the information processing apparatus. 23. A program viewing service system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, the information processing device being connected via a network, wherein the information processing device means a predetermined program. A dividing unit that divides the component into pieces, a generating unit that generates component information indicating the content of the component, a recording control unit that controls recording of the component information, and recording by the recording control unit. Reference means for referring to the component corresponding to the controlled component information; and first input / output control means for controlling transmission / reception of information to / from the terminal device, wherein the first input / output control means Controls the output of the component information and the program to the terminal device, and the terminal device controls a transmission and reception of information with the information processing device. Control means; and reproduction control means for controlling reproduction of the program whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means, based on the component information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means. And a program viewing service system comprising: 24. The terminal device controls display of the component information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control unit so as to synchronize with the program whose reproduction is controlled by the reproduction control unit. 24. The program viewing / listening service system according to claim 23, further comprising a display control unit that performs the display control. 25. A method for providing a program viewing service system of a program viewing service system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, which is connected via a network. The information processing method includes: a dividing step of dividing a predetermined program into components according to semantic content; a generating step of generating component information indicating the content of the component; and a recording controlling the recording of the component information. A control step; a reference step of referring to the component corresponding to the component information whose recording has been controlled by the processing of the recording control step; and a first input / output control for controlling transmission and reception of information with the terminal device In the first input / output control step, the component information and the program are transmitted to the terminal device. The information processing method of the terminal device comprises: a second input / output control step of controlling transmission / reception of information with the information processing apparatus; and an input is controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step. A reproduction control step of controlling reproduction of the program whose input is controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step based on the component information. 26. A program viewing service system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, which is connected via a network, wherein the information processing device records a plurality of programs. A first recording control unit for controlling; a dividing unit for dividing the predetermined program into components according to semantic contents; a first generating unit for generating first information indicating the contents of the components; Second recording control means for controlling recording of the first information; and recording by the first recording control means based on the first information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control means. A second generation unit configured to generate the second information by reconfiguring the plurality of controlled programs; and a first input / output control unit configured to control transmission and reception of information to and from the terminal device. 1 I / O controller The stage controls output of the second information to the terminal device, the terminal device controls second information input / output with the information processing device, and a second input / output control unit. A program display service system comprising: first display control means for controlling display of the second information whose input is controlled by output control means. 27. The first input / output control means of the information processing apparatus further controls output of the first information to the terminal device, and the terminal device further comprises: the second input / output control means A second display control means for controlling the display of the first information, the input of which is controlled by the first display control means; and the customer who referred to the first information, the display of which is controlled by the second display control means, Input control means for controlling an input of a signal indicating an operation of selecting a desired one from the first information, wherein the first display control means performs the operation whose input is controlled by the input control means. 27. The program viewing / listening service system according to claim 26, wherein display of the second information is controlled based on a signal indicated. 28. The second display control means of the terminal device controls display of the first information so as to synchronize with the second information whose display is controlled by the first display control means. 28. The program viewing / listening service system according to claim 27, wherein: 29. A program viewing service providing method for a program viewing service system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, the method being connected via a network. The processing method includes: a first recording control step of controlling recording of a plurality of programs; a dividing step of dividing the predetermined program into components according to semantic contents; first information indicating the contents of the components A first generation step of generating the first information, a second recording control step of controlling the recording of the first information, and a first recording step of controlling the recording by the processing of the second recording control step. A second generation step of reconfiguring the plurality of programs whose recording has been controlled by the processing of the first recording control step to generate second information; A first input / output control step of controlling transfer of information to and from the terminal device, wherein the first input / output control step controls output of the second information to the terminal device; The information processing method includes: a second input / output control step of controlling transmission / reception of information with the information processing apparatus; and a display of the second information whose input is controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step. And a first display control step of controlling. 30. A program viewing service system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, connected via a network, wherein the information processing device has information on the terminal device. First input / output control means for controlling transmission and reception of information, first recording control means for controlling recording of program information, second recording control means for controlling recording of customer information, and meaning of a predetermined program Dividing means for dividing into components along, first generating means for generating first information indicating the contents of the components, and reference means for referring to the components corresponding to the first information. A third recording control unit that controls recording of the first information; a second generating unit that generates second information indicating a set of the program to be reserved for recording; Subscribe to information And fourth recording control means for controlling recording of third information related to the third information, wherein the first input / output control means is provided for the first information and the second information of the corresponding customer. An output unit that controls output to a terminal device, the terminal device obtains the broadcasted program, a second input / output control unit that controls transmission and reception of information with the information processing device, Input control means for controlling the input of the executed operation; and recording of the program acquired by the acquisition means is set based on the second information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means. Recording setting means; fifth recording control means for controlling recording of the program recorded by the recording setting means; and based on the first information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means. , The fifth recording system Program viewing service system characterized in that it comprises a third generation means for generating a fourth information to reconfigure the plurality of programs recorded is controlled by means. 31. The program information whose recording is controlled by the first recording control means, and the customer whose recording is controlled by the second recording control means, Information, and based on the third information whose recording is controlled by the fourth recording control means,
31. The method according to claim 30, wherein the second information is generated.
2. The program viewing service system according to 1. 32. The information processing apparatus, based on the customer information whose recording is controlled by the second recording control means and the third information whose recording is controlled by the fourth recording control means. And a fourth generation unit that generates a plurality of profiles, wherein the first input / output control unit further controls output of the plurality of profiles generated by the fourth generation unit to the terminal device. And controlling the input of the fifth information indicating the profile selected by the customer from the terminal device, wherein the recording of the second generation unit is controlled by the first recording control unit. The second information is generated based on the program information and the profile generated by the fourth generation unit, and the input of the terminal device is controlled by the second input / output control unit Step Display control means for controlling display of a file, wherein the input control means inputs the fifth information indicating selection of the profile by the customer with reference to the profile whose display is controlled by the display control means The second input / output control means controls output of the fifth information, the input of which is controlled by the input control means, to the information processing device. The described program viewing service system. 33. A method for providing a program viewing service of a program viewing service system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, the information processing device being connected via a network. The processing method includes: a first input / output control step for controlling transmission and reception of information with the terminal device; a first recording control step for controlling recording of program information; and a second recording for controlling recording of customer information. A control step; a dividing step of dividing a predetermined program into components according to semantic content; a first generating step of generating first information indicating the content of the component; A reference step for referring to the constituent elements to be performed; a third recording control step for controlling the recording of the first information; A second generation step of generating information of the first type; and a fourth recording control step of controlling recording of third information relating to the subscription of the second information for each customer, wherein the first input / output control is performed. In the step, controlling the output of the first information and the second information to the terminal device possessed by the corresponding customer, the information processing method of the terminal device obtains the broadcasted program Steps, a second input / output control step of controlling the exchange of information with the information processing apparatus, an input control step of controlling input of an operation performed by the customer, and a process of the second input / output control step A recording setting step of setting the recording of the program acquired by the processing of the acquiring step based on the second information whose input is controlled by A fifth recording control step of controlling the recording of the performed program, and the fifth recording control step based on the first information whose input is controlled by the processing of the second input / output control step. A third generation step of reconfiguring the plurality of programs whose recordings have been controlled by the processing to generate fourth information. 34. A program viewing service system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, which is connected via a network, wherein the information processing device means a predetermined program. Acquiring means for acquiring first information divided into constituent elements along with, and second information indicating the contents of the constituent elements, and controlling recording of the first information and the second information. Recording control means, reference means for referring to the component corresponding to the second information whose recording has been controlled by the recording control means, and first input / output control for controlling the exchange of information with the terminal device. Means, wherein the first input / output control means controls output of the second information to the terminal device, and the terminal device controls transmission and reception of information with the information processing device. Entering and leaving Force control means, acquisition means for acquiring the broadcasted program, and information on the program acquired by the acquisition means based on the second information whose input is controlled by the second input / output control means. A program viewing / listening service system, comprising: playback control means for controlling playback. 35. A method for providing a program viewing service of a program viewing service system comprising an information processing device managed by a service provider and a terminal device owned by a customer, the method being connected via a network. A processing method comprising: obtaining first information obtained by dividing a predetermined program into components according to the semantic content; and obtaining second information indicating the content of the components. A recording control step of controlling recording of the second information; a reference step of referring to the component corresponding to the second information whose recording is controlled by the processing of the recording control step; A first input / output control step of controlling transmission and reception of information, wherein the first input / output control step controls output of the second information to the terminal device. The information processing method of the terminal device includes: a second input / output control step of controlling transmission / reception of information with the information processing apparatus; an obtaining step of obtaining the broadcasted program; A reproduction control step of controlling reproduction of the program acquired by the processing of the acquisition step based on the second information whose input is controlled by the processing of the control step. Method.