JP2002099574A - Content search system and collection and control system for content search data - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content search system which searches the content software by using sensitive key words. SOLUTION: A content search database 3 and a network client 8 that is used by a search user for searching the content software on a network are connected in a network. In the content search database 3, the classification/ grading of the content software are performed by means of objective key words, such as work profile items of work titles and performers, situation items of countries being the stages, and subject items of a subject of friendship, family, love, etc., and the sensitive key words, such as audio-visual sense items of crying for joy and being relaxed heartily, work taste items of dynamic, cool, etc., and production element items of being classified in story development. Also, the search user searches the desired content software on the Web by using the objective key words and/or the sensitive key words.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention makes it possible to search for content software in which the content itself of information such as video works and music works is evaluated not only from conventional objective keywords but also from subjective sensitivity keywords. A content search system that can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a system for retrieving content software (entertainment software) to be rented and sold, such as video (video), music, books, and games, titles, author names (directors, writers, performers), Using the production date, objective attributes such as performer names as keywords,
Search is performed using a store terminal or the Internet.

For example, in the case of content software related to a movie, the title, director, cast, country of production, year of production, genre (action, love, sports, musical, suspense, horror, etc.), category (for example, movie Comprehensive game platforms such as foreign and Japanese films), recording media (videotape, DV)
D) can be easily detected by searching on a store terminal or on the Internet using a keyword such as D) or a classification factor.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the conventional search method described above, a person who knows the existence of specific content software, for example, has forgotten the title of the work, but knows the director and the performers. In order to specify a desired work from a list of work names searched by multiplying a director and a performer, the contents exist in order to remember and specify known content software.

[0005] However, the search for content software is not intended as a means of recalling and identifying known content software as described above, but it is desirable to search for and view content software that matches the user's sensual requirements from all types of content software. There are many demands. In other words, regardless of the director or performer, search requests such as wanting to see a happy-end Western movie, want to watch a Japanese movie of a story of a dash, and listen to a healing style piano song
Viewing requests also potentially exist. In addition, although there is content software that the user has enjoyed in the past as a favorite, there is a search request that he wants to know recent unwatched and recommended content software that matches his / her preference.
However, there is no means for searching for and presenting recommended content software using such sensible keywords or using the title of the work that one prefers.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a content search system capable of searching for and presenting recommended content software using sensuous keywords or using a work name that the user likes.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a content search system according to the present invention comprises a video, music,
A network connection is made between a content search database that stores data to search for content software that evaluates the content itself of information such as books and games, and a network client that is used by search users to search for content software on the network In addition, the content search database includes content profile titles, performers, directors, production countries, genres, categories, production years, production studios, content time, awards, performance scores such as performances, age, occupation. , Ability, type, etc., character characteristics items such as character settings, psychological extreme conditions, re-doing life, unacceptable love, forced choices, etc. Family, love, betrayal,
Objective keywords such as the subject items of content software such as war, the Internet, etc.
Viewing feeling items that can feel like this, such as being able to relieve sadly, crying sadly, washing your mind, being unable to read ahead, dynamic, cool, intelligent, heart warm, romantic etc., taste items such as heartwarm, strong, value Viewing benefits such as shaking the view, feeling a little better, and admiring what you look for, such as viewing benefit items, training overcoming, roller coaster type, high tension type, domino defeat type, impact deployment type, happy end type, etc. The content software is categorized and graded using sensibility keywords such as production element items categorized in the story development, and the objective keyword and / or kansei keyword is input by a search user on a network using a network client; The preferences that search users have viewed in the past The selection of content software, or by the use of historical data of access log who accessed the page of content software, and search the desired content software of the content search database search user
It is characterized by extracting.

[0008] A content search data collection and management system according to the present invention includes a content search database in which data is stored for searching for content software in which the content itself of information such as video, music, books, and games is evaluated. Network clients that users use to search for content software on the network, and search users can use the software to search for content software, be happy and cry, feel relieved, be sad and cry, Items that can be enjoyed such as being washed, unreadable, etc., viewing, dynamic, cool, intellectual, heart warm, romantic, etc., taste items, strengthening, values being shaken, feeling a little better, Seeing what happens after appreciation, such as what you yearn for Stores in the log information storage means the sensibility keywords such as production element items classified by the story development such as benefit item, training overcoming type, scheduled harmony, roller coaster type, domino defeat type, impact development, and the like. It is characterized in that data such as the preference of the search user is collected from the frequency and combination of the keywords stored in the means, and stored as analysis data obtained by analyzing the consumption psychology, consumption tendency, behavior tendency, and the like.

[0009] The content software is rated for each sensibility keyword, and is searched using an objective keyword and / or a sensibility keyword, and the content software searched using the sensibility keyword is arranged and output in the order of score. It is characterized by the following.

[0010] Further, a test page for diagnosing the search user is provided on the network in order to determine the character and / or condition or preference of the search user and a common preference with the partner to be watched together. Is used for searching and extracting content software using a content search database.

[0011] Further, the present invention is characterized in that a search user makes a rating and / or additional setting relating to a sensibility keyword of content software on a network and records this in a content search database.

[0012] Further, the present invention is characterized in that data of content software matching the taste of the search user is transmitted to the search user by e-mail using the analysis data.

Further, the invention is characterized in that an inventory management database for each media type of content software is connected to a content software search database via a network.

The analysis data is stored in a data format that can be reflected in the production of the content software, and is also provided to the producer of the content software using a recording medium or a network.

[0015] The present invention is also characterized in that a member information database in which basic attributes such as the name, address, age, and gender of a search user are registered is connected to a content software search database via a network.

[0016]

FIG. 1 shows a content search system according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a case where the Internet is used as an example of a network to be used will be described below. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a content software management mechanism for managing the rental and sale of content software (entertainment software), 2 denotes a web server provided in the content software management mechanism 1 and connected to the Internet, and 3 denotes a web server. A content search database connected to the network 2 and 4;
Is an inventory management database that manages the inventory of content software connected to the content search database 3 via a network, 5 is a member information database that is also controlled by the content software management mechanism 1, and 6 is a web server 2.
Log information storage means for storing log information for accessing the
7 is an Internet Web (World Wide Web), 8 is a two-way communication by a network operated by a search user (the download side is not limited to communication but may be broadcasting).
A possible network client. The network client 8 is a personal computer of a user, a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet, a computer terminal installed in a store or the like, and home appliances that can be connected to the network, for example, a television, a TV tuner, a VCR, and a hard disk recorder. And the like, and a home game machine.

The content search database 3 stores videos,
It classifies and evaluates content software such as music, books, and games using various keywords and factors. The keywords are broadly divided into objective keywords for specifying and classifying specific values such as eigenvalues and proper nouns, and grading grades relative to sensitivity levels such as viewing feeling and mood, that is, sensitivity to digitization. It is divided into keywords.

The objective keywords are a work title,
Performer, director, production country, genre, category (for movies, such as movies / Japanese films, etc. that encompass the game platform), production year, production studio, content time, awards, performance profile items such as box office performance, age, Profession,
Character characteristic items such as setting of characters in content software such as ability, type, etc., situation items such as country / city / season, friendship,
There are subject items of the subject of content software such as family, love, betrayal, war, and the Internet.

On the other hand, the sensibility keywords are, for example, happy and teary, relieved and relieved, sad and crying,
Audience items that can be enjoyed like this, such as washing your mind and not being able to read ahead, dynamic, cool, full of intelligence, taste items such as heart warm, romantic, etc., strengthening, shaking values, feeling a bit good Viewing benefit items that will be after appreciation such as adoring, what longing, etc.Production element items categorized by story development such as training overcome type, roller coaster type, high tension type, domino defeat type, shock deployment type, happy ending type etc. Etc. exist. Table 1 shows examples of these.
Then, for each factor of the sensitivity keyword for each content software, for example, 0 to 5, 0 to 10, or 0 to 1
It gives a grade of 00 and a score. Note that the item names / expressions and ratings of the items can be changed as appropriate according to the times and trends, and are not necessarily limited to these contents. There are also changes.

[0020]

[Table 1]

In this manner, for each piece of content software such as video, music, and book, specific values such as eigenvalues and proper nouns corresponding to the respective objective keywords are assigned and specified / classified (the conventional database is used). (They can be used as they are), and the respective sensibility keywords are quantified as graded scores relative to sensibility levels such as viewing feeling and mood.

The actual search process in the content search system of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described below. First, the search user connects the network client 8 to the Internet and accesses the content search database 3 in the content software management mechanism 1. For example, as shown in the directory structure of the Web page in FIG. 2, when the search user selects “I want to see the work of such a character” in a movie (video software), first, for example, the “age” of the character Select "Adolescent-3", then "Occupation" as "Pilot", select "Superhuman Athletic Ability" in "Ability", and select "Tough and exciting!" Finally, "Situation"
Is selected, the content software that matches this is searched.

In the directory structure of the Web page shown in FIG. 3, if the search user selects "I want to see this kind of work" in a movie (video software), first, "Select by genre" and " Select the genre of "international painting", and then "select by taste of work""sound and conscientious"
And then select "Relieve and feel relieved" in "Works that can feel like this", and select "Energize" in "Works that look like this", and finally "Select in story development" By selecting "roller coaster type" from, content software that matches this is searched. (Note that the item names and item expressions shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are variable according to the times and trends, as described above, and are not necessarily limited to these contents.)

Next, the content search database 3
A movie (video software) that hits with the above-mentioned objective keyword and sensibility keyword is searched, and is output to several screens in descending order of rating. When a plurality of sensibility keywords are selected, the scores of the plurality of sensibility keywords are added and output in descending order of the scores. It should be noted that it is not necessary that the button of the “kansei keyword” selected by the search user correspond to the above-mentioned sentiment keyword list in one-to-one correspondence.
A structure in which a plurality of actual sensitivity keywords are linked to the selection “sensitivity keyword” on the web, and data such as a combination with another keyword or a search user's own preference (obtained from a member information database described later) Etc.)
It is also possible to output the search result with the contents according to the request of the search user in combination with the above.

As described above, according to the content search system of the present invention, the search user performs a search with the sensibility keyword in accordance with his / her own viewing request, thereby outputting a list of optimal content software in the order of rating. That is, it can be effectively used as a so-called ambiguous search based on sensibility keywords such as viewing sensation, mood, and atmosphere, instead of the conventional search based on specific values such as performers and directors. In addition to simply using sensibility keywords for content software searches, by rating each sensibility keyword, for example, presenting and recommending to users as search results with finer ranks of 1st to 20th Can be.

In addition to presenting and recommending content software suitable for a search user, the search result is linked to the inventory management database 4 shown in FIG. , Display places, etc. can be shown easily. Conversely, it is also possible to exclude non-stock items from the search results and display only stock items. In some cases, it may be troublesome for a search user to recommend content software that has already been viewed and evaluated on the network. Therefore, such evaluated content software is excluded from the presented / recommended list. It is also possible.

Next, another embodiment of content software search using the above-described sensibility keyword will be described below. First, the search user is the network client 8
Is connected to the Internet to access the content search database 3 in the content software management mechanism 1.
On the Web page, one of the pre-displayed work profile items, character characteristics, situation items, viewing sensation items, and other condition items of the content software is directly selected by the search user in the past by viewing and viewing items that the user prefers. Or select multiple. Then, in the content search system of the present invention, the degree of approximation of content software that tends to approximate the evaluation of the sensibility keyword of the content software input and selected by the search user from the data in the content search database 3 is high. Select multiple from the order,
This is displayed on a Web page.

The titles of a plurality of pieces of content software displayed on the Web page for selection by the search user may be representative of various genres in the case of a preset video movie, for example. The data may be automatically displayed by appropriately selecting from the past purchase / rental history of the search user, and may be automatically displayed as data similar to the purchase / rental history of the search user. The log data accessed by the search user to the various sites may be read out from the log information storage unit 6 to determine the tendency and automatically display the log data.

As another embodiment of the search for content software using the sensibility keyword, a page for performing a personality diagnosis test of a search user or a mental and physical condition diagnosis test when selecting content software is described on the Web.
On the page, the results of these diagnostic tests are used to search and extract content software using a content search database, and the content software with a sentiment keyword rating that appropriately matches the systematized and modeled personality and condition is scored. Are displayed in descending order. And the searcher can use the diagnostic test results
Click the button corresponding to "Reasonable" on the Web if you think that the extracted content software is right for you, or "No" if you do not.
You can click the button corresponding to. By compiling the logs, the performance of the diagnostic software can be evaluated and used as a material for maintaining the program.

The means of each of the above-described embodiments used by the search user for content search may be used alone, or may be used in an appropriate combination.

Further, as a part of the system related to the above-described content search, a writable page such as a bulletin board is provided on a Web page related to the above-described content search so that a search user or the like can obtain sensitivity for each content software. It is also possible to configure such that a score of a keyword and / or a sensitivity keyword are additionally set, and this is recorded and reflected in a content search database. According to this, while the search user participates in the rating of the content software, the characteristics of the rated search user, such as his / her taste and preference, are recorded in, for example, the member information database 5 and the like. The data is also reflected in the content search, and a more accurate search can be performed. In addition, in such a content search, a search user group that highly evaluates a specific sensibility keyword is set, and not only a work with a high score is detected, but also a user who is highly evaluated in this group. The method of extracting works that exist is also used.

Further, in the content search system of the present invention, the frequency and combination of keywords used in the search are collected from the access log of the search user stored in the log information storage means 6, and the search user can request it. Recommended content software (eg latest video, DVD, C
(E.g., D) can be automatically sent to the user (however, it is necessary to consider not only the access frequency but also the score of the search user). . In addition, it is possible to analyze the taste and the like of the search user in real time, and to analyze the consumption psychology, the consumption tendency, and the behavior tendency. At this time, if the search user is a member belonging to a membership organization (for example, a video rental store, etc.) controlled by the content software management mechanism 1 shown in FIG. 1, the name, address, age, sex, occupation, etc. of the member By connecting the member information database 5 and the content search database 3 in which the basic attributes are registered in advance,
By linking the sensibility keyword selected by the search user (member) in the content search system with the basic attributes of the individual, more detailed data analysis of the consumer sentiment, consumption tendency, and behavior tendency can be performed. This analysis data can be useful data for, for example, movie production, drama production, commercial film production, and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, video was used as an example of content software. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to any content software. However, the sensitivity keyword is appropriately set according to the type of the content software.

In the above-described embodiment, the personal computer connected to the Internet has been described as an example of the network client 8. However, a network connection other than the Internet may be used. It may be a device. For example, due to the rapid progress of digitization of broadcasts in recent years, besides VCRs using tape media as program recording devices for receiving and recording broadcasts, personal computers with TV / video functions,
A hard disk recorder that digitally records a broadcast program on a hard disk, and a home-use game device that can be connected to a network have also appeared. By connecting these devices to a network, the network client of the present embodiment can be used. .

[0035]

As described in detail above, according to the content search system of the present invention, in response to a user's request to search and view a content that matches his or her sensual demands from all content software, Suitable content software can be extracted and presented.

According to the content retrieval data collection and management system of the present invention, the frequency and combination of keywords used in the retrieval are collected from the access log of the retrieval user, and the preference and the like of the retrieval user are analyzed in real time. do it,
Consumption psychology, consumption tendency, and behavior tendency can be analyzed.

In addition, the content software is rated for each sensibility keyword and searched using the objective keyword and / or kansei keyword, and the content software searched using the sensibility keyword is arranged and output in the order of score. Thus, the selection range of the search user is expanded, which is more convenient.

Further, a page for diagnosing the search user to determine the character and / or condition of the search user is provided on the network, and the result of the diagnostic test is used to search / extract the content software using the content search database. By using this, it is possible to extract content software having a sensible keyword evaluation that matches the mind and condition of the search user.

Further, the search user makes a rating and / or additional setting for the sensibility keyword of the content software on the network and records this in the content search database, so that the search user can participate in the rating of the content software. The characteristics of the user, such as the taste and taste, of the scored search user are also recorded in, for example, a member information database, and the data is reflected in the subsequent content search, so that a more accurate search can be performed.

Further, by connecting the inventory management database for each media type of the content software to the search database of the content software via a network, it is possible to immediately respond to the rental / sales demands desired by the search user, which is convenient. is there.

Also, by transmitting the content software data matching the search user's preference to the search user by e-mail using the analysis data, the search user accesses the content search database by searching the content software. Just by doing so, it is possible to obtain the convenience of automatically distributing the data of the content software according to the preference by e-mail.

The analysis data is stored in a data format that can be reflected in the production of the content software, and is provided to the producer of the content software using a recording medium or the Internet, so that, for example, movie production, drama production, commercial film This can be useful data for producing content software such as production.

Further, by connecting a member information database in which basic attributes such as the name, address, age, and gender of the search user are registered to a search database of the content software via a network, the search user can use the content search system. By linking the selected sentiment keywords to the basic attributes of the individual, more detailed consumer sentiment,
Data analysis of behavioral tendency can be performed.
This analysis data becomes more useful data for, for example, movie production, drama production, commercial film production, and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a content search system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows We in the content search system of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a page b.

FIG. 3 shows We in the content search system of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a page b.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Content software management mechanism 2 Web server 3 Content search database 4 Inventory management database 5 Member information database 6 Log information storage means 7 Web 8 Network client

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takeshi Kani 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Ebisu Garden Place Tower Inside Tsutayaon Line Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Nobuyuki Ogi 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Ebisu Garden Place Tower Inside Tsutaya On-Line Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Katsumi Wataya 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Ebisu Garden Place Tower Inside Tsutaya On-Line Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Rina Nakahara Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 4-20-3 Ebisu Garden Place Tower Inside the Tsutayaon Line Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Keisuke Izumi 4-20-3 Ebisu Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Ebisu Garden Place Tower Inside the Tsutayaon Line F-term (reference) 5B075 ND16 NK02 NR12 PP03 PP13 PP22 PQ02 PQ05 PQ46 PQ75 PR03 QM05 UU24

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A content search database in which data is stored for searching for content software whose content itself is evaluated, such as video, music, books, and games, and a search user searches for content software on a network. Network client to be used for the network, the content search database contains the title of the content software, cast, director, country of production,
Genre, category, year of production, production studio, content time, award history, performance profile items such as box office performance, character characteristic items such as age, occupation, ability, type of character in content software such as type, psychological limit Objective keywords such as characters, content items such as state, redo of life, unacceptable love, forced choice, etc., content items such as friendship, family, love, betrayal, war, Internet, etc. Such as joyful, tearful, relieved, relieved, sad, crying, heart-washing, unreadable, etc.Audience feeling items, dynamic, cool, intelligent, heartwarm, romantic, etc. Taste items, can be strong, values are shaken, a little feeling Production elements classified by story development such as viewing benefit items that become this after appreciation such as becoming longing, what you long for, training overcoming type, roller coaster type, high tension type, domino defeat type, impact deployment type, happy ending type etc. Classifying and scoring content software using sensibility keywords such as items, inputting the objective keywords and / or sensibility keywords by a search user on a network using a network client, and viewing by the search user in the past The content search database searches and extracts content software desired by a search user by selecting content software as a favorite or using history data of an access log accessing a content software page. system. 2. A content search database in which data is stored for searching for content software whose content itself is evaluated, such as video, music, books, and games, and a search user searches for content software on a network. Connect the network client to be used for networking, and search users can use it to search for content software, be happy and cry, be relieved, be sad and cry, be washed out of their mind, cannot read ahead, etc. It is said that it will be after appreciation such as viewing feeling items that you can feel, dynamic, cool, intelligent, work taste items such as heart warm, romantic, strengthening, values being shaken, feeling a little better, longing for something etc. Viewing benefit item, training overcoming, scheduled harmonious, jet Stores sensibility keywords such as production element items classified by story development such as coaster type, domino defeat type, impact development, etc. in the log information storage means, and searches from the frequency and combination of the keywords stored in the log information storage means. A content retrieval data collection and management system, which collects data on user preferences and the like, and stores the data as analysis data obtained by analyzing consumer sentiment, consumption tendency, behavior tendency, and the like. 3. The content software is rated for each sensibility keyword, and is searched using an objective keyword and / or a sensibility keyword, and the content software searched using the sensibility keyword is arranged and output in the order of scores. 2. The content search system according to claim 1, wherein: 4. A test page for diagnosing a search user in order to determine the character and / or condition or preference of the search user and a common preference with a partner to be watched together is provided on a network, and the diagnostic test is performed. 2. The content search system according to claim 1, wherein the result of the search is used for searching and extracting content software using a content search database. 5. The content search system according to claim 1, wherein the search user makes a rating and / or additional setting for the sensibility keyword of the content software on the network and records this in a content search database. 6. The content search system according to claim 1, wherein an inventory management database for each media type of the content software is connected to a content software search database via a network. 7. The content search data collection and management system according to claim 2, wherein data of content software matching the search user's preference is transmitted to the search user by e-mail using the analysis data. 8. The contents retrieval apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the analysis data is stored in a data format that can be reflected in the production of the contents software, and is provided to the contents software producer using a recording medium or a network. Data collection management system. 9. The content according to claim 2, wherein a member information database in which basic attributes such as the name, address, age, and gender of the search user are registered is connected to a content software search database via a network. Search data collection management system.