JP2002230170A - Method for acquiring service, client terminal, service acqusition program and storage medium storing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that only uniform service is provided in providing service concerned with contents to each user because handicaps such as a user's physical state are not considered. SOLUTION: A client terminal previously stores physical information concerned with a user's physical state, converts a request inputted from the user into request information on the basis of the physical information and transmits the request information to a contents information providing device. An application is activated from the contents information providing device and information such as service provider information necessary for receiving the service for the application is inputted as application reference information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a service acquisition method, a client terminal, a service acquisition program, and a storage medium storing the service acquisition program. More particularly, the present invention relates to a communication network such as the Internet and an information transmission medium such as a magazine / television. The present invention relates to a service acquisition method, a client terminal, a service acquisition program, and a storage medium storing the service acquisition program for providing content and related information and services to a content user through the content.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, services such as music and video are provided to users on the Internet and the like. These include, for example, music content data along with information about it,
de Web) pages, and users often download and use them as needed.

[0003] Also, depending on information transmission media such as magazines,
A form of providing a user with content such as an analog photograph has existed for some time.

[0004] In either of the above two information providing modes, it is difficult for a user to obtain a content for a certain purpose and then use a service having another function related to the content data. For example, a user who first wants to “listen to” a musician's music, searches for a service provider that provides the content data of the music by some means such as a search engine, downloads the content data from there, and downloads the music. Then, if you want another service such as "I want to see the video clip of this song", you will again search for a service provider that provides video clip video content data by some means. It takes time.

[0005] Alternatively, it is difficult to provide a service using a different information transmission medium, for example, in a case where the musician of the musician is desired to be obtained as digital content from the analog photograph of the musician viewed in a magazine or the like and to be listened.

[0006] In order to solve these problems, unique identification information (content ID) is assigned to the content, the content ID is distributed together with the content data, and the user wants to obtain information related to the content data. Proposes a method in which a user can enjoy contents and information and services related to the contents in accordance with a policy set by the user without worrying about the state of the network of his / her terminal.

[0007]

However, in the method described above, provision of contents, related information, services, and the like is not provided to all users because handicap such as a user's physical condition is not considered at all. It is uniform. For example, when a healthy person and a non-healthy person request to view certain music content, the conventional method of distributing the content data and the content ID is as follows.
If the healthy person and the unhealthy person have the same terminal environment and settings, the user will obtain the same music content. At this time, if the person has a hearing impairment, the music content cannot be viewed even if it is obtained. When an unhealthy person wants to "watch music content", for example, "want to get information about music content", "want to see photos of music content creator", or " It is necessary to convert the context of "I want to appreciate the music content" into different expressions, such as "I want to read various criticisms about music content", and request them.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when a user enjoys a service related to content, a handicap such as a physical condition of the user is registered in a user terminal in advance. An object of the present invention is to provide a service acquisition method, a client terminal, a service acquisition program, and a storage medium storing the service acquisition program, which can automatically convert requests when transmitting various requests related to content.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

The present invention (claim 1) assigns a content ID, which is unique identification information, to a content, describes the content ID in a header area of the content data, prints the content data on paper, and the like. At the time, the content data and the content ID are integrated in various information transmission media such as digital / analog by adding a barcode beside it or embedding it in the content using digital watermarking technology. In a system for distributing content, a content-related information providing apparatus stores content-related information in a database by linking content ID and various service provider information for providing content-related services with content attribute information. To get In the content acquisition method in the client terminal for acquiring the information of the user and acquiring the service from the service provider, the client terminal previously inputs and holds the physical information on the physical condition of the user (step 1), Using an input interface, digital or analog content data is input (step 2), a content ID is read from the input content data (step 3), and a user is provided with a service that can be obtained from the content data. From among them, a request that is information specifying a service to be used is input according to an instruction from the user (step 4), information on the location of the user is obtained (step 5), and the request input from the user is obtained. To
The data is converted into request information based on the physical information (step 6), and is composed of a content ID, a system profile indicating the function of the client terminal, a user policy indicating a condition of the user, and a data set including request information. A certain RRDS is generated (step 7), and the RRDS is transmitted to the content-related information providing device (step 8),
A resolve result including service provider information and attribute information is received from the content-related information providing device (step 9), and a system profile, a user policy, and physical information are referred to from the resolve result, and an interaction with the user is performed (step 10). ), Narrow down the service provider information that matches the user's request (step 1)
1) The application required to receive the service indicated by the service provider information narrowed down to one is determined (step 12), the determined application is activated, and the application such as service provider information receives the service. Is input as application reference information (step 13).

According to the present invention (claim 2), a content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to a content, and the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or the content data is printed on paper. At the time, the content data and the content ID are integrated in various information transmission media such as digital / analog by adding a barcode beside it or embedding it in the content using digital watermarking technology. In a content distribution system, a content ID and a set of service descriptors (referred to as service list information) representing services for the content specified by the content ID, and attribute information described in an attribute information database. Data including subsets (hereinafter DCD)
) And information for acquiring content from a service provider from a content-related information providing apparatus that stores information in a database by linking various service provider information that provides content-related services with attribute information of the content. In the content acquisition method in a client terminal for acquiring and acquiring a service from the service provider, in the client terminal, physical information relating to the physical condition of the user is input and held in advance, and the user obtains the content information from the content data. A request that is information specifying a service that the user wants to use from among the services to be used is input according to an instruction from the user, information about the location of the user is obtained, and the request input from the user is converted into physical information. Into request information based on An RRDS, which is a data set including a DCD and information indicating functions of the client terminal, a user policy indicating user conditions, and request information, is generated, and the RRDS is transmitted to the content-related information providing apparatus. Transmit, from the content-related information providing device, receive the resolve result consisting of service provider information and attribute information, from the resolve result, refer to the system profile, user policy, physical information,
By interacting with the user, narrow down the service provider information that matches the request of the user, determine the application required to receive the service indicated by the narrowed down service provider information, and determine the determined application. It starts and inputs information necessary for the application to receive a service, such as service provider information, as application reference information.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

According to the present invention (claim 3), a content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to a content, the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or the content data is printed on paper. At the time, the content data and the content ID are integrated in various information transmission media such as digital / analog by adding a barcode beside it or embedding it in the content using digital watermarking technology. In a system for distributing content, a content-related information providing apparatus stores content-related information in a database by linking content ID and various service provider information for providing content-related services with content attribute information. To get A client information terminal for acquiring information of the user and acquiring service from the service provider, the physical information storage means 170 for preliminarily inputting and retaining physical information relating to the physical condition of the user, and a digital or analog , An input interface 110 for inputting content data represented by the following, content ID reading means 120 for reading a content ID from the input content data, information on the location of the user, and a service obtained from the content data by the user. User interface means 115 for inputting a request which is information specifying a service desired to be used in accordance with an instruction from the user, and converts the request input from the user into request information based on physical information. Request information generating means 1 0, a content ID, the system profile representing a like function of the client terminal, a user policy indicating a condition of a user, a data set in which the requested information on the set RRD
RRDS generating means 141 for generating S, RRDS transmitting means 142 for transmitting RRDS to the content-related information providing apparatus 300, and a resolve result for receiving a resolve result including service provider information and attribute information from the content-related information providing apparatus 300 From the receiving unit 143 and the resolve result, a system profile, a user policy,
An information selection unit 144 that refers to physical information and narrows down service provider information that meets the user's request through interaction with the user, and a service that is required to receive the service indicated by the service provider information that has been narrowed down to one. Application control means 180 for determining an appropriate application, activating the determined application 160, and inputting information necessary for the application 160 to receive a service, such as service provider information, as application reference information.

According to the present invention (claim 4), a content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or the content data is printed on paper. At the time, the content data and the content ID are integrated in various information transmission media such as digital / analog by adding a barcode beside it or embedding it in the content using digital watermarking technology. In a content distribution system, a content ID and a set of service descriptors (referred to as service list information) representing services for the content specified by the content ID, and attribute information described in an attribute information database. Data including subsets (hereinafter DCD)
) And information for acquiring content from a service provider from a content-related information providing apparatus that stores information in a database by linking various service provider information that provides content-related services with attribute information of the content. A client terminal that obtains and obtains a service from the service provider,
In advance, enter physical information about the user's physical condition,
A request that is information that specifies a service to be used from the stored physical information storage means and information on the location of the user and services obtained by the user from the content data is input by an instruction from the user. User interface means, request information generating means for converting a request input from a user into request information based on physical information, a system profile which is information representing DCD and functions of the client terminal, and the like, An RR that generates an RRDS that is a data set in which a user policy representing a condition and request information are combined.
DS generation means, RRDS transmission means for transmitting RRDS to the content-related information providing apparatus, resolve result receiving means for receiving a resolve result including service provider information and attribute information from the content-related information providing apparatus,
Information selecting means for referring to the system profile, user policy, and physical information from the resolve result, and narrowing down service provider information that matches the request of the user by interaction with the user; and service provider information narrowed down to one And application control means for deciding an application necessary for receiving the service indicated by, activating the determined application, and inputting information necessary for the application to receive the service such as service provider information as application reference information. Have.

According to the present invention (claim 5), a content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to a content, and the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or the content data is printed on paper. At the time, the content data and the content ID are integrated in various information transmission media such as digital / analog by adding a barcode beside it or embedding it in the content using digital watermarking technology. In a system for distributing content, a content-related information providing apparatus stores content-related information in a database by linking content ID and various service provider information for providing content-related services with content attribute information. To get A physical information storage process for acquiring and storing physical information relating to a user's physical condition in advance, wherein the physical information storing process is performed by a client terminal that acquires information from the service provider and acquires a service from the service provider. Alternatively, an input interface process for inputting content data expressed in analog, a content ID reading process for reading a content ID from the input content data, information on the location of the user, and information obtained by the user from the content data. An input process for inputting a request that is information specifying a service desired to be used from among services to be used in accordance with an instruction from the user, and converting a request input from the user into request information based on physical information Request information raw And process, a content ID, the system profile representing a like function of the client terminal, a user policy indicating a condition of a user, and RRDS generation process of generating a RRDS a data set in which the requested information on the set, RRDS
RRDS transmission process for transmitting to a content-related information providing device, a resolve result receiving process for receiving a resolve result including service provider information and attribute information from the content-related information providing device, and a system profile, a user policy, An information selection process that refers to physical information and narrows down service provider information that meets the user's request through interaction with the user, and a service required to receive the service indicated by the service provider information that has been narrowed down to one. An application control process for determining an application, activating the determined application, and inputting information necessary for the application to receive a service, such as service provider information, as application reference information.

According to the present invention (claim 6), a content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to a content, the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or the content data is printed on paper. At the time, the content data and the content ID are integrated in various information transmission media such as digital / analog by adding a barcode beside it or embedding it in the content using digital watermarking technology. In a content distribution system, a content ID and a set of service descriptors (referred to as service list information) representing services for the content specified by the content ID, and attribute information described in an attribute information database. Data including subsets (hereinafter DCD)
) And information for acquiring content from a service provider from a content-related information providing apparatus that stores information in a database by linking various service provider information that provides content-related services with attribute information of the content. A content acquisition program to acquire and execute a client terminal that acquires a service from the service provider, wherein a physical information storage process for acquiring and holding physical information related to a user's physical condition in advance, and a location of the user And a request that is information that specifies the service that the user wants to use from among the services that the user obtains from the content data, according to an instruction from the user, and a request input from the user. , Request based on physical information RRDS, which is a data set in which a request information generation process for converting the request information, a system profile which is information indicating the functions of the DCD and the client terminal, a user policy which indicates user conditions, and request information are generated. An RRDS generation process, an RRDS transmission process for transmitting the RRDS to the content-related information providing device, a resolve result receiving process for receiving a resolve result including service provider information and attribute information from the content-related information providing device,
An information selection process that refers to the system profile, user policy, and physical information from the resolve result and narrows down the service provider information that meets the user's request by interacting with the user. An application control process for determining an application required to receive the service indicated by, activating the determined application, and inputting information necessary for the application to receive the service such as service provider information as application reference information. Have.

According to the present invention (claim 7), a content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or the content data is printed on paper. At the time, the content data and the content ID are integrated in various information transmission media such as digital / analog by adding a barcode beside it or embedding it in the content using digital watermarking technology. In a system for distributing content, a content-related information providing apparatus stores content-related information in a database by linking content ID and various service provider information for providing content-related services with content attribute information. To get Is a storage medium that stores a service acquisition program installed in a client terminal that acquires information from the service provider and acquires service information from the service provider. An information storage process, an input interface process for inputting digital or analog content data, and a content I for reading a content ID from the input content data
D reading process and an input process of inputting a request that is information specifying a service that the user wants to use from among services obtained from the content data based on the user's whereabouts according to an instruction from the user A request information generation process for converting a request input from a user into request information based on physical information, a content ID, a system profile representing the function of the client terminal, and a user indicating conditions of the user An RRDS generation process for generating an RRDS that is a data set in which a policy and request information are grouped; an RRDS transmission process for transmitting the RRDS to the content-related information providing device; and service provider information and attribute information from the content-related information providing device. Resolve result consisting of A resolve result receiving process to be received, an information selecting process of referring to a system profile, a user policy, and physical information from the resolve result, and narrowing down service provider information that matches the request of the user by interaction with the user; The application required to receive the service indicated by the narrowed down service provider information is determined, the determined application is started, and information necessary for the application to receive the service such as service provider information is referred to as application reference information. Application control process.

According to the present invention (claim 8), a content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or the content data is printed on paper. At the time, the content data and the content ID are integrated in various information transmission media such as digital / analog by adding a barcode beside it or embedding it in the content using digital watermarking technology. In the content distribution system, a content ID and a set of service descriptors representing services for the content specified by the content ID (this is called service list information), and a part of the attribute information described in the attribute information database Data including a set (hereinafter referred to as DCD) and content Information for acquiring content from a service provider is acquired from a content-related information providing apparatus that stores information in a database by linking various service provider information for providing services related to the service with attribute information of the content, and A storage medium storing a content acquisition program to be executed by a client terminal for acquiring a service from a provider, wherein a physical information storage process for acquiring and holding physical information relating to a user's physical condition in advance, and a user's location And a request that is information that specifies the service that the user wants to use from among the services that the user obtains from the content data, according to an instruction from the user, and a request input from the user. , Request based on physical information RRDS, which is a data set in which a request information generation process for converting the request information, a system profile which is information indicating the functions of the DCD and the client terminal, a user policy which indicates user conditions, and request information are generated. RR to do
A DS generation process, an RRDS transmission process for transmitting RRDS to the content-related information providing device, a resolve result receiving process for receiving a resolve result including service provider information and attribute information from the content-related information providing device, and a resolve result. An information selection process of referring to a system profile, a user policy, and physical information, and narrowing down service provider information that meets the user's request by interaction with the user;
Determines the application required to receive the service indicated by the service provider information narrowed down to one, starts the determined application, and refers to the application such as service provider information necessary for the application to receive the service. Application control process for inputting as information.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user enjoys a service related to a content, a handicap such as a physical condition of the user is registered in a user terminal in advance, and various requests related to the content are registered. By automatically translating the request when submitting,
When providing various services related to content to content users, it is possible to use the user's physical information, so it is possible to provide appropriate content services tailored to each user's physical condition Becomes

[0020] In addition, by providing services by including the physical information of the user in the request information in the conventional technology, it is possible to receive various services related to contents by a simple operation like a healthy person, and Thus, it is possible to provide an appropriate service according to the user's physical condition.

Further, by applying the conventional technique as it is, it is rational because there is no need to modify the system such as new hardware.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Prior to the following description, terms used in the present invention will be described.

"Contents" refers to, for example, a certain music (not a technical meaning such as a data format) such as "song of XX", "TV drama of 、", or "game of XX". It refers to an individual work identified in a sensory sense, such as a television drama or a game.

"Content data" is content that is encoded so that it can be handled on a computer. More specifically, codes such as “song XX encoded by PCM”, “TV drama △△ encoded by MPEG2”, and “game program XX that runs on a specific game machine” Information.

"Content ID" indicates a number that uniquely indicates the content.

"Service" refers to a function of processing performed on content data. Specifically, it refers to individual functions such as content distribution and format conversion.

“Service provider” refers to a server that provides services.

"Content information" is a set of content data itself of a certain content, various information related to the content, available service information loved by the content, and the like.

The "content information DB" is a database in which content data of various file formats and encoding formats for each content, various information related to the content, descriptions of provided services, and the like are stored. The configuration outline will be described later.

"Request" is service request information presented by a user, and is described by a service description method. Specifically, it is "want to see" or "want to listen".

The "user policy" is information specified by the user and representing conditions for restricting the service. For example, charge conditions and location conditions, such as "the service can be provided at a charge of XX yen or less", "only domestic service providers", and "payment methods that do not use credit cards" It is.

“Application” is software or hardware that runs on a client terminal and is used to receive a service, or both.

The "system profile" is information indicating the level of a function of a terminal, an operating system, an application, or the like. For example, the information includes the type of the client terminal, the communication speed, the processing speed, the display function, the operating system, and registered application information.

The "user physical information" is information relating to the handicap of a person who uses the content, such as "having a hearing impairment" or "having a visual impairment".

"RRDS (Resolve Request Data Se
“t)” is a data set including a content ID, a user policy, a system profile, a request, and the like. If the request is self-evident, the RRDS may not include the request.

"DCD (Distributed Content Dscripto
r: distribution content identifier) ”is described in the content ID and a set of service descriptors representing services for the content specified by the content ID (this is called service list information) and inside the attribute information database. This is data including a subset of attribute information.

In the present invention, the content ID of the user terminal
The handler accepts a service request from a content user and sends the held DCD, user policy, and system profile to the content providing apparatus, thereby inquiring the content providing apparatus about information about the content and available service provider information. In response to a request from the content ID handler, the content providing apparatus transmits more detailed content information and more detailed service provider information to the content ID handler. The method is based on a method of acquiring content data from a service provider based on service provider information, performing necessary processing on the content data, and providing the content data to a content user. For further functions of the client terminal in explaining. The content ID handler will be described later.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the content providing system of the present invention.

The client terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1 is connected to the service provider 200 and the content-related information providing device 300 via a network.

The client terminal 100 comprises an input interface 110, a user interface unit 115, a content ID reader 120, a request information generator 130, a content ID handler 140, a local resolver 150, and an application 160.

The input interface 110 inputs content data by interaction with a content user. Here, it is assumed that the contents are distributed in digital data or analog media.

The user interface unit 115 receives a request from a content user,
Send to D handler 140.

The content ID reading device 120 reads the content ID from the input content data and sends it to the content ID handler 140.

The request information generating device 130 converts the request for the content of the content user obtained through the user interface unit 115 by using the user's physical information input and held in advance by the content user, The request information is acquired and sent to the content ID handler 140.

The content ID handler 140 stores the content I acquired from the content ID reading device 120.
D, or RRDS is generated from the DCD and request information input by the content user, the system profile and the user policy stored therein, and transmits the RRDS to the content-related information providing apparatus 300.

Further, the content ID handler 140
A resolve result is obtained from the content-related information providing apparatus 300, a content service is determined while interacting with the content user, and an application 160 corresponding to the content service selected by the content user is finally activated, and the service provider 200
While providing communication between the application 160 and the application 160, the content service is provided to the content user.

The local resolver 150 has the same function as the content-related information providing device 300 in the client terminal 100.

The application 160 is a program for making a content request to the service provider 200, acquiring content from the service provider 200, and providing a service to the content user.

Next, an outline of the operation in the above configuration will be described.

The following operation is based on the premise that the physical information of the content user is stored in the client terminal 100 in advance.
It is assumed that it is entered and stored in

Step 101) The content user inputs an input interface 1 to the client terminal 100.
The user inputs digital data format or analog media content through 10. For analog media,
Convert to digital data.

Step 102) Client terminal 10
The content ID reader 120 reads the content ID from the content and transmits the content ID to the content ID handler 140. Here, when the DCD is input, the DCD is sent directly to the content ID handler 140 without passing through the input interface 110.

Step 103) Simultaneously with step 102, the content user sets the content ID handler 14
0, the request for the content input from the user interface unit 115 is
Enter 30.

Step 104) Client terminal 10
0, the request information generating apparatus 130 uses the user physical information of the content user stored in advance,
The content request of the content user is converted into request information and sent to the content ID handler 140.

Step 105) The content ID handler 140 generates an RRDS from the content ID or DCD and request information, a system profile stored therein, and a user policy.

Step 106) The content ID handler 140 transmits the generated RRDS to the content-related information providing device 300.

Step 107) The content-related information providing apparatus 300 sends the resolve result including the storage location of the content that matches the request of the content user, various attribute information related to the content, service information related to the content, and the like to the content ID handler. Reply to 140.

Step 108) The content ID handler 140 finally determines a content service while interacting with the content user.

Step 109) The content ID handler 140 starts an application corresponding to the content service selected by the content user.

Step 110) The application 160 started by the content ID handler 140 provides a content service to the content user while communicating with the service provider 200.

[0061]

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

First, the content ID reading device 120 in FIG. 3 will be described.

The content ID reading device 120 receives digital content or analog media content as an input from a content user. If the content is in a digital state, the content user can transfer the content data to the content
It passes to the reading device 120. When the content is an analog medium, the content user transfers the analog content to the content ID reading device 120 using an A / D converter (input device) such as a digital camera, digital video, or scanner. However, when a DCD is input from a content user, the DCD is input to the input interface 110 and the content ID reading device 12.
The content is sent directly to the content ID handler 140 without passing through “0”.

The content ID reading device 120 reads a content ID from content data. The content ID is described in a header area or footer area of the content data, is embedded in the content data as an electronic watermark, or is attached as a barcode. When the content ID is described in the header area or footer area of the content data, the content ID is extracted by analyzing the file / encoding format of the content data and decoding the ID description. When the content ID is embedded in the content data, the content ID is extracted by using a digital watermark reading method paired with the digital watermark method in which the digital watermark is embedded. If a barcode is attached to the content data, the barcode information is converted into a content ID using a barcode reader or the like. Content I
If the extraction of D is successful, the content ID is passed to the content ID handler 140.

In the client terminal 100 shown in FIG. 3, a request from the content user is received by the user interface 115 and sent to the request information generating unit 130.
The request information generation unit 130 converts the service for the content of the content user using the user's physical information, and generates request information.

For example, consider a case where a person who has hearing impairment issues a request to “view music content”.

The content user sets his / her own user physical information in advance in the request information generating device 140. For example, for content users who have hearing impairments and appreciating music content, from “I want to get information about music content” to “I want to see photos of the music content creator” and “Music content production” For example, the user wants to present a service related to the content in the order of “I want to see the process”, “I want to read various criticisms about music content”, and so on.

According to this setting, when the content user requests, for example, “I want to appreciate the theme of cod”, the request information generating device 130 sequentially changes “I want to obtain information about the theme of cod” to “ "I want to see the picture of the theme creator", "I want to see the making video of the cod theme", "I want to read the review paper of the cod theme", etc. The request information thus converted is transmitted to the content ID handler 140.

Next, the content ID handler 140 will be described.

FIG. 5 shows the contents I of one embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a configuration of a D handler.

The content ID handler 140 shown in FIG.
Is composed of an RRDS generator 141, an RRDS transmitter 142, a resolve result receiver 143, and a resolve result selector 144.

RRDS of content ID handler 140
The generation unit 141 obtains request information from the request information generation unit 130, and further obtains the content ID obtained from the content ID reading device 120 or the DC
D, RRD that is a set of a system profile and a user policy stored in the content ID handler 140
S is generated and sent to the RRDS transmission unit 142.

[0086] RRDS transmitting section 142 transmits the RRDS to content-related information providing apparatus 300. The content ID handler 140 is the content-related information providing device 3
It waits until the resolve result from 00 is returned.

The content ID handler 140 receives the resolve result transmitted from the content-related information providing device 300 by the resolve result receiving section 143 and sends it to the resolve result selecting section 144.

The resolve result selection unit 144 sends the resolve result to the user interface unit 115, presents the resolve result readable by the user interface unit 115 to the content user, and interacts with the content user as necessary. Repeat and finally determine the content service. After that, the resolve result selection unit 144 activates the application 160 corresponding to the selected content service, and passes the application reference information to the application 160.

The processing of the content-related information providing apparatus 300 in this embodiment basically has an attribute information database and a service provider information database.
The attribute information of the content corresponding to the DCD in the DS is searched from the attribute information database, the service provider information as the delivery source of the content data is obtained, and the attribute information of the content and the request (content distribution request) information in the RRDS are obtained. And a service provider that satisfies the conditions described in the user policy and the system profile. The selected service provider information and content attribute information are to be transmitted to the client terminal as a resolve result.

The content-related information providing apparatus 300 receives the RRDS from the content ID handler 140, and associates the content ID with various service provider information for providing services related to the content and the attribute information of the content, and stores the content stored in the database. Using the related information, in the client terminal 100,
A resolve result that enables the selection of the service provider is generated and returned to the content ID handler 140 of the client terminal 100.

In this embodiment, the case where the content user has input the request has been described. However, if the content user does not input the request, the content ID handler 140
Can obtain a list of content services associated with the content from the content-related information providing apparatus 140, present the list to the content user, and prompt the content user to make a request.

Further, even if the content-related information providing device is located in the client terminal 100 as the local resolver 150 having the same function, there is no problem in system operation. In this case, the client terminal 100 is connected to the network. It is also possible to operate the system of the invention with no offline conditions.

Also, the content ID reading device 120
May be mounted outside the client terminal 100. In this case, if the content ID reading device is difficult to mount inside the client terminal 100 due to a specification limitation, a lack of functions, or a function limitation of the client terminal 100, etc. Especially effective.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when a content user has a handicap, the content user can make a content service request similar to that of a healthy person to obtain a content that matches his / her physical condition. And related information and services.

Although the above embodiment has been described based on the configurations shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, it is also possible to construct the components shown in the respective drawings as a program. Further, by storing the constructed program in a portable storage medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, or a CD-ROM, and installing the program in the CPU of the client terminal when implementing the present invention, the program can be easily implemented. The present invention can be realized.

It is also possible to distribute a program stored in a CPU of a client terminal, a portable storage medium such as a CD-ROM, or a storage medium such as a hard disk via a network.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified and applied within the scope of the claims.

[0085]

As described above, according to the present invention, a handicap such as a physical condition of a content user is registered in the terminal of the content user in advance when the user enjoys using the service relating to the content. By automatically converting requests when sending various requests related to content, it is possible to enjoy various services related to content with simple operations like healthy people, An appropriate service can be provided according to the state.

Also, unique identification information (content ID) is given to the content, the content ID is distributed together with the content data, and when the content user wants to obtain information related to the content data, Can use content and content-related information and services in accordance with their own policies without changing the service-based system without changing the service-based system. New features can be added to the system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a client terminal in the content providing system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sequence chart showing an outline of an operation in the content providing system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a content ID handler according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 100 client terminal 110 input interface 115 user interface means, user interface 120 content ID reading means, content ID
Reading device 130 Request information generation unit, request information generation unit 140 Content ID handler 141 RRDS generation unit, RRDS generation unit 142 RRDS transmission unit, RRDS transmission unit 143 Resolve result reception unit, Resolve result reception unit 144 Information selection unit, Resolve result selection Unit 150 local resolver 160 application 170 physical information storage means 180 application control means

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to a content, and when the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or when the content data is printed on paper, a bar is displayed beside the content ID. In a system for distributing content through various information transmission media such as digital / analog in a form in which content data and a content ID are integrated by giving a code as a code or embedding the content in the content using a digital watermarking technology, Information for acquiring content from a service provider is obtained from a content-related information providing apparatus that stores content ID and content-related information in a database by linking various service provider information for providing content-related services with content attribute information. To obtain In the method for acquiring contents in a client terminal for acquiring a service from a service provider, in the client terminal, in advance, physical information relating to a physical state of a user is input;
The content data expressed in digital or analog is input using the input interface, the content ID is read from the input content data, and the user is provided with a service obtained from the content data. A request that is information that specifies a service that the user wants to use, according to an instruction from the user, obtains information on the location of the user, and converts the request input from the user into the physical information. RRDS, which is a data set in which the content ID, a system profile indicating the function of the client terminal, etc., a user policy indicating the condition of the user, and the request information are generated. And submits the RRDS to the content-related information Transmitting a resolve result including service provider information and attribute information from the content-related information providing device, and referring to the system profile, the user policy, and the physical information from the resolve result, , Narrows down the service provider information that matches the user's request, determines the application required to receive the service indicated by the narrowed down service provider information, and starts the determined application And inputting information necessary for the application to receive a service, such as the service provider information, as application reference information. 2. A content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and when the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or when the content data is printed on paper, a bar is displayed beside the content data. In a system for distributing content through various information transmission media such as digital / analog in a form in which content data and a content ID are integrated by giving a code as a code or embedding the content in the content using a digital watermarking technology, Data including a content ID and a set of service descriptors representing services for the content specified by the content ID (this is called service list information), and data including a subset of attribute information described in the attribute information database ( Hereinafter, referred to as DCD) and services related to the content. From a content-related information providing device that stores various service provider information providing content and attribute information of content in a database,
In a content acquisition method in a client terminal for acquiring information for acquiring content from a service provider and acquiring a service from the service provider, in the client terminal, in advance, inputting physical information regarding a user's physical condition;
A request, which is information specifying a service that the user wants to use from among services obtained from the content data, is input according to an instruction from the user, and information regarding the location of the user is obtained. The request input from the user is converted into request information based on the physical information, and the DCD and a system profile that is information indicating functions of the client terminal and the like, and a condition of the user are expressed. An RRDS, which is a data set in which the user policy and the request information are combined, is generated, the RRDS is transmitted to the content-related information providing apparatus, and a resolve comprising service provider information and attribute information is transmitted from the content-related information providing apparatus. Receiving the result, and from the resolve result, the system profile Service provider information that matches the user's request by interacting with the user by referring to the user policy and the physical information, and receiving the service indicated by the service provider information narrowed down to one. A service acquisition method comprising: deciding an application required for the application, activating the determined application, and inputting information necessary for the application to receive a service, such as the service provider information, as application reference information. 3. A content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and when the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or when the content data is printed on paper, a bar is displayed beside the content ID. In a system for distributing content through various information transmission media such as digital / analog in a form in which content data and a content ID are integrated by giving a code as a code or embedding the content in the content using a digital watermarking technology, Information for acquiring content from a service provider is obtained from a content-related information providing apparatus that stores content ID and content-related information in a database by linking various service provider information for providing content-related services with content attribute information. To obtain A client terminal that obtains a service from a service provider.
Physical information storage means for holding, an input interface for inputting digital or analog content data, content ID reading means for reading a content ID from the input content data, and a location of the user User interface means for inputting, according to an instruction from the user, a request that is information specifying a service to be used from among information obtained from the content data and services obtained by the user, Request information generating means for converting the request into request information based on the physical information, the content ID, a system profile representing a function of the client terminal, and a user policy indicating conditions of the user, The request RRDS generating means for generating an RRDS, which is a data set in which information is grouped; RRDS transmitting means for transmitting the RRDS to the content-related information providing apparatus; and, from the content-related information providing apparatus, from service provider information and attribute information. A resolve result receiving means for receiving the resolve result, and referring to the system profile, the user policy, and the physical information from the resolve result, and interacting with the user to provide service provider information that matches the request of the user. Information selection means for narrowing down, determining an application necessary for receiving the service indicated by the service provider information narrowed down to one, activating the determined application, and allowing the application such as the service provider information to execute a service. Client terminal and having an application control means for inputting information necessary for the application reference information to kicking. 4. A content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and the content ID is described in a header area of the content data or the like when a content data is printed on paper. In a system for distributing content through various information transmission media such as digital / analog in a form in which content data and a content ID are integrated by giving a code as a code or embedding the content in the content using a digital watermarking technology, Data including a content ID and a set of service descriptors representing services for the content specified by the content ID (this is called service list information), and data including a subset of attribute information described in the attribute information database ( Hereinafter, referred to as DCD) and services related to the content. From a content-related information providing device that stores various service provider information providing content and attribute information of content in a database,
A client terminal that obtains information for obtaining content from a service provider and obtains a service from the service provider.
A physical information storage unit to be held, information relating to the location of the user, and a request that is information specifying a service to be used from services obtained from the content data by the user according to an instruction from the user. A user interface unit for inputting; a request information generating unit for converting the request input from the user into request information based on the physical information; and a system which is information representing functions of the DCD and the client terminal. RRDS generation means for generating an RRDS which is a data set in which the profile, the user's condition indicating the user's condition, and the request information are grouped; and RRDS transmission means for transmitting the RRDS to the content-related information providing apparatus From the content-related information providing device, Resolve result receiving means for receiving a resolve result comprising provider information and attribute information, and referring to the system profile, the user policy, and the physical information from the resolve result, and by interacting with the user, Information selecting means for narrowing down service provider information matching the request; determining an application necessary for receiving a service indicated by the narrowed down service provider information; activating the determined application; Application control means for inputting information necessary for the application to receive a service, such as information, as application reference information. 5. A content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and the content ID is described in a header area or the like of the content data, or when the content data is printed on paper, a bar is displayed beside the content ID. In a system for distributing content through various information transmission media such as digital / analog in a form in which content data and a content ID are integrated by giving a code as a code or embedding the content in the content using a digital watermarking technology, Information for acquiring content from a service provider is obtained from a content-related information providing apparatus that stores content ID and content-related information in a database by linking various service provider information for providing content-related services with content attribute information. To obtain A service acquisition program to be executed by a client terminal that acquires a service from a service provider, wherein physical information relating to a user's physical condition is acquired in advance,
A process for storing physical information to be stored; an input interface process for inputting digital or analog content data; a content ID reading process for reading a content ID from the input content data; Information or a request that is information specifying a service that the user wants to use from among services obtained from the content data by the user, according to an instruction from the user, and an input process for inputting the request. A request information generating process for converting a request into request information based on the physical information, the content ID, a system profile indicating the function of the client terminal, a user policy indicating conditions of the user, the request An RRDS generation process for generating an RRDS that is a data set in which data sets are combined, an RRDS transmission process for transmitting the RRDS to the content-related information providing device, and service provider information and attribute information from the content-related information providing device. A resolve result receiving process for receiving a resolve result comprising: a service provider that matches the request of the user by referring to the system profile, the user policy, and the physical information from the resolve result and interacting with the user. An information selection process for narrowing down information; determining an application required to receive a service indicated by the service provider information narrowed down to one; activating the determined application; Content acquisition program application is characterized by having an application control process of entering the information necessary to receive the service as the application reference information. 6. A content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and when the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or when the content data is printed on paper, a bar is displayed beside the content ID. In a system for distributing content through various information transmission media such as digital / analog in a form in which content data and a content ID are integrated by giving a code as a code or embedding the content in the content using a digital watermarking technology, Data including a content ID and a set of service descriptors representing services for the content specified by the content ID (this is called service list information), and data including a subset of attribute information described in the attribute information database ( Hereinafter, referred to as DCD) and services related to the content. From a content-related information providing device that stores various service provider information providing content and attribute information of content in a database,
A content acquisition program that acquires information for acquiring content from a service provider and causes a client terminal that acquires a service from the service provider to execute, in advance, acquiring physical information related to a user's physical condition,
A physical information storage process to be held, information relating to the location of the user, and a request that is information specifying a service to be used from services obtained from the content data by the user, according to an instruction from the user. An input process for inputting; a request information generating process for converting the request input from the user into request information based on the physical information; and a system profile which is information representing the functions of the DCD and the client terminal. An RRDS generation process for generating an RRDS that is a data set in which the request information is set, and an RRDS transmission process for transmitting the RRDS to the content-related information providing apparatus. From the content-related information providing device A resolve result receiving process for receiving a resolve result including service provider information and attribute information, and referring to the system profile, the user policy, and the physical information from the resolve result, and by interacting with the user, An information selection process for narrowing down service provider information matching the request; determining an application necessary to receive a service indicated by the service provider information narrowed down to one; activating the determined application; An application control process for inputting information necessary for the application to receive a service, such as information, as application reference information. 7. A content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and when the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or when the content data is printed on paper, a bar is displayed beside the content ID. In a system for distributing content through various information transmission media such as digital / analog in a form in which content data and a content ID are integrated by giving a code as a code or embedding the content in the content using a digital watermarking technology, Information for acquiring content from a service provider is obtained from a content-related information providing apparatus that stores content ID and content-related information in a database by linking various service provider information for providing content-related services with content attribute information. To obtain A storage medium storing a service acquisition program installed in a client terminal for acquiring a service from a service provider, wherein in advance, physical information relating to a user's physical condition is acquired,
A process for storing physical information to be stored; an input interface process for inputting digital or analog content data; a content ID reading process for reading a content ID from the input content data; Information or a request that is information specifying a service that the user wants to use from among services obtained from the content data by the user, according to an instruction from the user, and an input process for inputting the request. A request information generating process for converting a request into request information based on the physical information, the content ID, a system profile indicating the function of the client terminal, a user policy indicating conditions of the user, the request An RRDS generation process for generating an RRDS that is a data set in which data sets are combined, an RRDS transmission process for transmitting the RRDS to the content-related information providing device, and service provider information and attribute information from the content-related information providing device. A resolve result receiving process for receiving a resolve result comprising: a service provider that matches the request of the user by referring to the system profile, the user policy, and the physical information from the resolve result and interacting with the user. An information selection process for narrowing down information; determining an application required to receive a service indicated by the service provider information narrowed down to one; activating the determined application; Storage media application has stored the content acquisition program characterized by comprising an application control process of entering the information necessary to receive the service as the application reference information. 8. A content ID, which is unique identification information, is assigned to the content, and when the content ID is described in a header area of the content data, or when the content data is printed on paper, a bar is displayed beside the content data. In a system for distributing content through various information transmission media such as digital / analog in a form in which content data and a content ID are integrated by giving a code as a code or embedding the content in the content using a digital watermarking technology, Data including a content ID and a set of service descriptors representing services for the content specified by the content ID (this is called service list information), and data including a subset of attribute information described in the attribute information database ( Hereinafter, referred to as DCD) and services related to the content. From a content-related information providing device that stores various service provider information providing content and attribute information of content in a database,
A storage medium that stores information for acquiring content from a service provider and stores a content acquisition program to be executed by a client terminal that acquires a service from the service provider. Get
A physical information storage process to be held, information relating to the location of the user, and a request that is information specifying a service to be used from services obtained from the content data by the user, according to an instruction from the user. An input process for inputting; a request information generating process for converting the request input from the user into request information based on the physical information; and a system profile which is information representing the functions of the DCD and the client terminal. An RRDS generation process for generating an RRDS that is a data set in which the request information is set, and an RRDS transmission process for transmitting the RRDS to the content-related information providing apparatus. From the content-related information providing device A resolve result receiving process for receiving a resolve result comprising service provider information and attribute information, and referring to the system profile, the user policy, and the physical information from the resolve result, and by interacting with the user, An information selection process for narrowing down service provider information matching the request; determining an application necessary to receive a service indicated by the service provider information narrowed down to one; activating the determined application; And an application control process for inputting information necessary for the application to receive a service, such as information, as application reference information.