JP2002077867A - System and method for and listening to contents - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to watch and listen to contents controlled by a home computer at a remote place through an audio-visual device. SOLUTION: A home computer 100 controlling contents that contains images and voices, an audio-visual device 200 or 350 through which a user watches and listens to the contents at a remote place, a CM data control center 500 which controls CM data, are connected together through a network 400 to enable a user to watch and listen to the contents. CM data are sent from the CM data control center 500 to the home computer 100, the home computer 100 is connected to the audio-visual device 200 or 350 by calling, the contents demanded by the audio-visual device 200 or 350 are superposed on the CM data through the home computer 100 to generate CM-superposed images, and the CM-superposed images are sent from the home computer to the audio-visual device 200 or 350.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a content viewing system and a content viewing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a system that collectively manages contents such as electric appliances such as a television and a video used in a room such as a home or an office by a home PC.

[0003]

However, there is a system that allows the user to view, for example, AV information, digital satellite broadcasts, and real-time images captured by a camera not only at home but also at offices and destinations. There is a problem that it does not.

[0004] In addition, in the case where contents for electric appliances such as televisions and videos used indoors such as at home or office can be viewed from outside, communication fees at the time of viewing become high and low. There is a problem that it is difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a content viewing system and a content viewing method capable of viewing contents for electric appliances such as televisions and videos used indoors such as at home from outside. Is to provide.

[0006] In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a communication charge at the time of viewing when the contents for an electric appliance such as a television or a video used indoors at home or the like can be viewed from outside. It is an object of the present invention to provide a content viewing system and a content viewing method capable of viewing information without burdening the viewer.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a service for receiving the same information as content that can be viewed at home through a network such as ISDN or wireless communication in real time, and enabling viewing at any time and anywhere. A content viewing system and a content viewing method.

Further, the present invention is a content viewing system and a content viewing method for realizing a service of providing a communication fee for viewing free of charge. Here, the communication fee is covered by the advertisement cost by flowing the CM of the company or the like to the receiving terminal.

[0009] Here, as the target "contents", for example, digital satellite broadcasting, terrestrial broadcasting, CATV broadcasting,
Local broadcasts that can only be viewed at local stations, VTRs (video messages, etc.), cable broadcasts (audio), image / audio information of intercoms at the entrance, image / audio information of surveillance cameras (security, pets, etc.), battle games The information includes image / voice information of the other party, image information of a video camera installed in the refrigerator, and the like.

[0010] In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect is provided.
According to the invention described in above, a home computer that manages content including video and audio, a viewing device that remotely views the content, and a CM data management center that manages CM data are connected via a network. A viewing system, wherein: the CM data management center transmits the CM data to the home computer; a call connection between the viewing device and the home computer; Means for generating a CM superimposed screen by superimposing the content and the CM data requested by the viewing device, and transmitting the CM superimposed screen from the home computer to the viewing device. I do.

Thus, the stored contents or real-time contents managed by the home computer (home PC 100) can be viewed remotely by a viewing device (eg, office PC 200, mobile PC 350).

Further, the CM data obtained from the CM data management center 500 can be superimposed on the content.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing system according to the first aspect, the home computer records means for recording the number of times and time of use of the CM data; Means for transmitting from the home computer to the CM management center.

[0014] Thus, the usage status of the CM data is transmitted from the home computer to the viewing device.
The advertiser can accurately grasp the usage status of the CM data.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing system according to the first aspect, the call connection is performed using a toll-free (registered trademark) number, and charging for the call connection is performed by a user of the viewing device. Is not performed for

Thus, the content can be transmitted to the viewing device free of charge.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing system according to the first aspect, the network is a fixed network or a mobile network.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing system according to the first aspect, the content is a digital satellite broadcast, a terrestrial broadcast, a CATV broadcast, a VTR including a message video, a cable broadcast, an intercom at the entrance. , A surveillance camera, and at least one of image information and / or audio information relating to an opponent of a competitive game.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a home computer that manages contents including video and audio, a viewing device that remotely views the contents, and a CM data management center that manages CM data are connected via a network. To connect to each other and watch the content,
A step of transmitting the CM data from the CM data management center to the home computer, a step of making a call connection between the viewing device and the home computer, and a request from the viewing device at the home computer. Generating a CM superimposed screen by superimposing the content and the CM data;
Transmitting an M superimposed screen from the home computer to the viewing device.

Thus, the stored content or the real-time content managed by the home computer can be remotely viewed by the viewing device.

Further, the CM data obtained from the CM data management center can be superimposed on the content.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing method of the sixth aspect, the home computer records the number of times and the time of use of the CM data; Transmitting from the home computer to the CM management center.

Thus, the use status of the CM data is transmitted from the home computer to the viewing device.
The advertiser can accurately grasp the usage status of the CM data.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing method according to the sixth aspect, the call connection is performed using a free-dial number, and charging for the call connection is performed to a user of the viewing device. It is characterized by not being done.

Thus, the content can be transmitted to the viewing device free of charge.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing method according to the sixth aspect, the network comprises:
It is a fixed network or a mobile network.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing method according to the sixth aspect, the content is:
Digital satellite broadcasting, terrestrial broadcasting, CATV broadcasting, VTR including message video, cable broadcasting, door intercom,
It is characterized by including at least one of surveillance camera, image information and / or audio information about an opponent of a competitive game.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, a home computer for managing contents including video and audio, a viewing device for remotely viewing the contents, and a CM data management center for managing CM data are connected via a network. Means for transmitting the CM data from the CM data management center to the viewing device, and means for making a call connection between the viewing device and the home computer, Means for transmitting, at the home computer, the content requested by the viewing device to the viewing device;
Means for generating a CM superimposed screen by superimposing the CM data and the content on the viewing device;
Means for displaying an M superimposed screen.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing system according to the eleventh aspect, the viewing device includes means for recording the number of times and the time of use of the CM data; Means for transmitting from the viewing device to the CM management center.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing system according to the eleventh aspect, the call connection is performed using a toll-free number, and charging for the call connection is made to a user of the viewing device. It is characterized by not being done.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing system according to the eleventh aspect, the network is a fixed network or a mobile network.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing system according to the eleventh aspect, the content is a digital satellite broadcast, a terrestrial broadcast, a CATV broadcast,
It is characterized by including at least one of a VTR including a message video, a cable broadcast, an intercom at the entrance, a surveillance camera, and image information and / or audio information on an opponent of a competitive game.

[0033] According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, a home computer that manages content including video and audio, a viewing device that remotely views the content, and a CM data management center that manages CM data are connected via a network. Transmitting the CM data from the CM data management center to the viewing device, and making a call connection between the viewing device and the home computer. Transmitting, at the home computer, the content requested by the viewing device to the viewing device; and generating, at the viewing device, a CM superimposed screen by superimposing the CM data and the content. Displaying the CM superimposed screen. .

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing method according to the sixteenth aspect, the viewing device records the number of times and time of use of the CM data, and Transmitting from the viewing device to the CM management center.

According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing method according to the sixteenth aspect, the call connection is performed using a toll-free number, and charging for the call connection is performed for a user of the viewing device. It is characterized by not being done.

According to a nineteenth aspect, in the content viewing method according to the sixteenth aspect, the network is a fixed network or a mobile network.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the content viewing method according to the sixteenth aspect, the content is a digital satellite broadcast, a terrestrial broadcast, a CATV broadcast, a VTR including a message video, a cable broadcast, an intercom at a front door. , A surveillance camera, and at least one of image information and / or audio information relating to an opponent of a competitive game.

Thus, the stored content or the real-time content managed by the home computer (home PC 100) can be remotely viewed by a viewing device (eg, office PC 200, mobile PC 350). Also, since the CM data obtained from the CM data management center 500 can be superimposed on the content in the viewing device, for example, when the viewing device is a portable terminal, the CM data is superimposed by effectively using the display area. can do.

[0039]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a content viewing system to which the present invention is applied, and conceptually shows only those parts of the system configuration related to the present invention.

A content viewing system to which the present invention is applied is a home system that stores at least contents of electric appliances existing in a specific facility such as a home, and a home system that is connected to the home system via a network 400 and stored. It comprises a mobile PC 350 in a mobile environment or an office PC 200 in an office environment having a function of viewing the contents remotely, and a CM data management center 500 for managing CM data.

The home system shown in FIG.
100, for example, among digital satellite broadcasting, terrestrial broadcasting, CATV broadcasting, VTR including message video, cable broadcasting, intercom at the entrance, surveillance camera, image information and / or audio information relating to the opponent of the competitive game Store content including at least one.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram for describing the home system shown in FIG. 1 in detail. The home system has at least a home PC 100 that comprehensively controls the entire home system, a digital integrated receiver / decoder (DIRD) 150 having a function of receiving CS / BS broadcasting, and a function of receiving terrestrial broadcasting. TV tuner 152 and DVD recorder 154
, VTR 156, video camera 158, DIRD
A video server 160 that controls a bit stream of content output from the 150, and an AV switcher 1 that has a function of switching various video information and audio information
62, and a monitor 164 having a function of outputting information of the AV switcher 162. Here, the home PC 100 includes 1) a caller recognition function for confirming the caller's telephone number and IP address, and 2) an encoding function for encoding video and audio and converting the encoding method. 3) a transmission function for transmitting encoded data stored in advance; 4) a remote control function for remotely controlling a connected device; and 5) communication with another device. It includes a communication function as a function and 6) a CM data processing function as a function of processing CM data transmitted from the CM data management center 500 described later. Further, the hardware configuration of home PC 100 may be configured by an information processing apparatus such as a generally-available workstation or personal computer, and its accompanying devices.

The office PC 200 shown in FIG.
N is connected to the home PC 100 of the home system via a network 400 such as a fixed network such as N, and has a function of viewing the contents. Here, office PC 200
May be configured by generally available information processing devices such as workstations and personal computers and their attached devices.

A mobile PC 350 shown in FIG. 1 is connected to a wireless communication terminal 300 such as a portable telephone terminal or a PHS terminal, and is connected to a home PC 100 of a home system via a network 400 using the wireless communication terminal 300.
It has a function of viewing the content. Here, the hardware configuration of the mobile PC 350 is generally a commercially available workstation, personal computer, PD, or the like.
An information processing device such as A and its attached device may be used.

Network 400 shown in FIG. 1 includes home PC 100, office PC 200, and wireless communication terminal 3.
00 and the CM data management center 500, for example, the Internet, an intranet, a LAN, a VAN, a public telephone network (analog /
Digital), CATV network, PDC / P
It may include any of a cellular line switching network / portable packet switching network such as a DC-P system, a radio paging network, a PHS network, a satellite communication network, and the like.

The CM data management center 500 shown in FIG.
Is connected to the network 400 and the home PC 100
Has the function of managing the CM data transmitted to. Here, the hardware configuration of the CM data management center 500 may be configured by an information processing device such as a generally-available workstation, personal computer, or the like, and its attached device.

An example of the operation of the CM data management center 500 will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the operation of the CM data management center 500 of the content viewing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 shows a case where the CM data management center 500 is connected to the fixed network 400 and downloads CM data to the home PC 100 as an example. The CM data management center 500 includes at least a CM data file 5 for storing CM data.
04, and a management table 502 for managing the usage status of the CM data file 504 and the like.

[0050] The CM data management center 500
Encoded C stored in data file 504
It has a function of downloading M data to the home PC 100. Further, the home PC 100 has a function of counting the number of times and the time when the home PC 100 outputs the data on the screen, and storing the total information in the management table 502 when uploading to the CM data management center 500. further,
An automatic C function for downloading the encoded CM data to the home PC 100 at a predetermined time.
M update function. Furthermore, it has a display method setting function that is a function for setting a display method on the home PC 100. Furthermore, for the home PC 100, the CM
It has a free time end notification function for notifying that the free time by the superimposition function is running low.

The CM data transmitted from the CM data management center 500 to the home PC 100 is the same as that shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows a C created by the home PC 100.
It is a figure showing an example of an M superposition screen image. At this time,
With the display method setting function described above, the location of the CM superimposed screen can be freely specified on the home PC 100 side, and it is possible to make settings so that the superimposed screen does not overlap the video material of the content.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the operation of the CM data management center 500 of the content viewing system according to this embodiment. FIG. 4 shows, as an example, a case where the CM data management center 500 is connected to the mobile network 400 and downloads CM data to the wireless communication terminal 300.

[0053] The CM data management center 500
Encoded C stored in data file 504
It has a function of downloading M data to the wireless communication terminal 300. Further, it has a function of counting the number of times and time when the wireless communication terminal 300 outputs on the screen, and storing the total information in the management table 502 when uploading to the CM data management center 500. Further, it has an automatic CM update function for downloading the encoded CM data to the wireless communication terminal 300 at a predetermined time. Furthermore, it has a display method setting function that is a function for setting a display method in the wireless communication terminal 300. Furthermore, the wireless communication terminal 300 has a free time end notification function that notifies the wireless communication terminal 300 that the free time due to the CM superimposition function is short.

Note that the CM data transmitted from the CM data management center 500 to the wireless communication terminal 300 is superimposed on the content in the wireless communication terminal 300 as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a CM superimposed screen image created by the wireless communication terminal 300. At this time, the location of the CM superimposed screen can be freely specified on the wireless communication terminal 300 side by the above-described display method setting function, and the setting can be made so that the superimposed screen does not overlap the video material of the content.

Next, an example of the operation of the content viewing system according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the content viewing system according to the present embodiment.

The content viewing system according to the present invention configured as described above firstly uses the CM data management center 500.
CM data from home via network 400
The message is transmitted to C100 (step S802).

Next, home PC 100 stores the CM data in the internal memory (step S804).

Next, the office PC 200 or the mobile PC 350 connects to the home PC 100 via the network 400 by free dial (step S806). The detailed operation at this time will be described later.

Next, home PC 100 is connected to office P
In accordance with a request from the C200 or the mobile PC 350, predetermined content is selected, and the content and the CM data are superimposed as described above with reference to FIG. 5 to generate a CM superimposed screen (step S808).

Next, home PC 100 is connected to office P
A CM superimposition screen is transmitted to C200 or mobile PC 350 (step S810). At this time, the number of times and the time of use of the CM data are recorded in the internal memory of the home PC 100, and the CM data management center 50 is used.
0 (step S812).

Next, the CM data management center 500
The number of uses and the use time of the CM data received from the home PC 100 are totaled and stored in the management table 502 (step S814). The total information on the CM data stored in the management table 502 can be referred to the advertiser of the CM data. Then, an advertisement fee may be collected according to the usage status of the CM data.

Thus, the content viewing system of the present invention provides the same information as the content that can be viewed at home or the like.
It is received in real time via a network such as ISDN or wireless communication, and can be viewed anytime and anywhere.

Further, the content viewing system of the present invention
A communication fee for viewing can be provided free of charge, and the communication fee can be covered by the advertisement cost by flowing a commercial of a company or the like to the receiving terminal.

FIG. 6 shows the network 40 in the case where the wireless communication terminal 300 connects to the home PC 100 by free dialing in step S806 in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of 0.

The network 400 includes at least a mobile network 410, a connection control exchange 412, and an exchange 414.
, A signal relay station 416, and a network service control station 418. It should be noted that these network configuration nodes constituting the present network use those conventionally used in advanced telephone service systems.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the network 400 shown in FIG.

First, wireless communication terminal 300 dials the designated toll-free number (0120 + contract number) to make a call (step S702, FIG. 6).

Next, in the connection control exchange 412,
The information such as the contract number is transmitted to the network service control station 418 (step S704, FIG. 6).

Next, the network service control station 418 performs a contractor check based on the contract number, a call allowable area check based on the call allowable area, and converts it to a corresponding general telephone number (called telephone number). (Step S7
06, FIG. 6).

Next, the connection control exchange 412 connects to the called telephone number via the exchange 414, and acquires charging information until the call is disconnected (step S708, FIG. 6).

Thus, the advertiser or the like bears the connection fee when the wireless communication terminal 300 connects to the home PC 100, so that the communication fee for viewing can be provided free of charge.

(Other Embodiments) In the above-described embodiment, the home system has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. May be applied to the contents of all local systems.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case where a call is made from the viewing device to the home computer during viewing is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented even when a call is made from the home computer to the viewing device.

Further, in the above-described embodiment,
Although the example using the fixed communication network and the mobile network has been described,
The present invention is not limited to this case, for example,
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented in any case as long as a network such as a satellite communication network is used.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where each embodiment is realized independently has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, and the other embodiments are not limited thereto. It is obvious for those skilled in the art that the embodiments can be implemented in appropriate combinations.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the home PC 100, the video server 160, the AV switcher 162, the monitor 164, the digital integrated receiver / decoder (DIRD) 150, the TV tuner 152, the DVD recorder 154, the VTR 156, The case where the video camera 158 and the video camera 158 are realized as an independent housing has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented as a single housing in combination with the above.

Further, the above-described display screen is an example for explanation, and the arrangement and shape of the buttons, the arrangement and size of the display area, and the like are limited to the examples shown in the embodiment of the present invention. is not.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the processing executed by the above-described programmed CPU or the like is performed on a recording medium (eg, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Recording in the form of a program on a hard disk or a transmission medium (eg, digital data stream, carrier wave, etc.) and loading it into the memory of any computer so that it can be executed whenever necessary for each device. Is possible. That is, in another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides
It can be implemented as a computer program product loaded and executed on a PU. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the program defining each means of the present invention can be installed on a computer in many forms. Examples of these forms include: (a) non-writeable storage media that can be used on a computer (eg,
OM, CD-ROM disk, DVD-ROM disk, etc.)
(B) a form of information previously stored in a computer-usable writable storage medium (eg, RAM, floppy disk, hard disk drive, etc.), (c) a digital data stream or carrier, for example. As with computer data signals, there is a form of information transmitted to a computer via a transmission medium such as a telephone line or a network using a communication control device such as a modem, and the present invention is limited to these forms. It is not something to be done. Therefore, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that a medium recording a computer-readable program for managing the content viewing method of the present invention provides another embodiment of the present invention.

Various modifications other than those described above are possible. However, as long as the modification is based on the technical idea described in the claims, the modification falls within the technical scope of the present invention.

[0081]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to remotely view stored contents or real-time contents managed by a home computer using a viewing device.

Further, according to the present invention, CM data obtained from the CM data management center can be superimposed on such content.

Further, according to the present invention, since the usage status of the CM data is transmitted from the home computer to the viewing device, the advertiser can accurately grasp the usage status of the CM data.

Further, according to the present invention, the content can be transmitted to the viewing device free of charge.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the CM data obtained from the CM data management center 500 can be superimposed on the content in the viewing device. For example, when the viewing device is a portable terminal, the display is performed. CM data can be superimposed by effectively using the area.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a content viewing system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram for describing a home system shown in FIG. 1 in detail.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of an operation of a CM data management center 500 of the content viewing system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of an operation of a CM data management center 500 of the content viewing system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a CM superimposed screen image created by the home PC 100.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the network 400 when the wireless communication terminal 300 connects to the home PC 100 by toll free.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the network 400 shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the content viewing system according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 Home PC 150 Digital Integrated Receiver / Decoder (DIRD) 152 TV Tuner 154 DVD Recorder 156 VTR 158 Video Camera 160 Video Server 162 AV Switcher 164 Monitor 200 Office PC 300 Wireless Communication Terminal 350 Mobile PC 400 Network 410 Mobile Network 412 Connection Control switch 414 Switch 416 Signal relay station 418 Network service control station 500 CM data management center 502 Management table 504 CM data file

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Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A content viewing system in which a home computer that manages content including video and audio, a viewing device that remotely views the content, and a CM data management center that manages CM data are connected via a network. Means for transmitting the CM data from the CM data management center to the home computer; means for making a call connection between the viewing device and the home computer; Means for generating a CM superimposed screen by superimposing the content and the CM data requested by the device, and means for transmitting the CM superimposed screen from the home computer to the viewing device. Content viewing system. 2. The content viewing system according to claim 1, wherein, in the home computer, means for recording the number of times and the time of use of the CM data; and Means for transmitting to a center. 3. The content viewing system according to claim 1, wherein the call connection is performed using a toll-free number, and charging for the call connection is not performed for a user of the viewing device. Content viewing system. 4. The content viewing system according to claim 1, wherein the network is a fixed network or a mobile network. 5. The content viewing system according to claim 1, wherein the content is digital satellite broadcast, terrestrial broadcast, C
A content viewing system comprising at least one of an ATV broadcast, a VTR including a message video, a cable broadcast, a door intercom, a surveillance camera, and image information and / or audio information on an opponent of a competitive game. 6. A home computer that manages content including video and audio, a viewing device that remotely views the content, and a CM data management center that manages CM data are connected to each other via a network. A method of viewing, wherein the CM data management center transmits the CM data to the home computer; a call connection between the viewing device and the home computer; Generating a CM superimposed screen by superimposing the content and the CM data requested by the viewing device; and transmitting the CM superimposed screen from the home computer to the viewing device. How to view content. 7. The content viewing method according to claim 6, wherein the home computer records the number of times and time of use of the CM data, and the number of times and time of use is managed by the home computer from the CM. Transmitting to a center. 8. The content viewing method according to claim 6, wherein the call connection is performed using a toll-free number, and charging for the call connection is not performed for a user of the viewing device. Content viewing method. 9. The content viewing method according to claim 6, wherein the network is a fixed network or a mobile network. 10. The content viewing method according to claim 6, wherein the content is digital satellite broadcasting, terrestrial broadcasting, C
A content viewing / listening method comprising at least one of an ATV broadcast, a VTR including a message video, a cable broadcast, an entrance intercom, a surveillance camera, and image information and / or audio information on an opponent of a competitive game. 11. A content viewing system in which a home computer for managing content including video and audio, a viewing device for remotely viewing the content, and a CM data management center for managing CM data are connected via a network. A system for transmitting the CM data from the CM data management center to the viewing device; a means for making a call connection between the viewing device and the home computer; Means for transmitting the content requested by the device to the viewing device; means for generating a CM superimposed screen by superimposing the CM data and the content in the viewing device; means for displaying the CM superimposed screen A content viewing / listening system comprising: 12. The content viewing system according to claim 11, wherein, in the viewing device, means for recording the number of times and the time of use of the CM data; and
Means for transmitting to a management center. 13. The content viewing system according to claim 11, wherein the call connection is performed using a toll-free number, and charging for the call connection is not performed for a user of the viewing device. Content viewing system. 14. The content viewing system according to claim 11, wherein the network is a fixed network or a mobile network. 15. The content viewing system according to claim 11, wherein the content is digital satellite broadcasting, terrestrial broadcasting, C
A content viewing system comprising at least one of an ATV broadcast, a VTR including a message video, a cable broadcast, a door intercom, a surveillance camera, and image information and / or audio information on an opponent of a competitive game. 16. A home computer that manages content including video and audio, a viewing device that remotely views the content, and a CM data management center that manages CM data are connected to each other via a network. A method of viewing, comprising: transmitting the CM data from the CM data management center to the viewing device; making a call connection between the viewing device and the home computer; Transmitting the content requested by the viewing device to the viewing device; generating, in the viewing device, a CM superimposed screen by superimposing the CM data and the content; and displaying the CM superimposed screen. And a content viewing method. 17. The content viewing method according to claim 16, wherein, in the viewing device, a step of recording the number of times and time of use of the CM data; and
Transmitting to a management center. 18. The content viewing method according to claim 16, wherein the call connection is performed using a toll-free number, and charging for the call connection is not performed for a user of the viewing device. Content viewing method. 19. The content viewing method according to claim 16, wherein the network is a fixed network or a mobile network. 20. The content viewing method according to claim 16, wherein the content is digital satellite broadcast, terrestrial broadcast, C
A content viewing / listening method comprising at least one of an ATV broadcast, a VTR including a message video, a cable broadcast, an entrance intercom, a surveillance camera, and image information and / or audio information on an opponent of a competitive game.