JP2002290882A - Video-recording substitution service system and video- recording reserving method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and surely perform video-recording and management of a desired TV program at a low cost even while a user is out. SOLUTION: A center 1 is provided with a server 14 for video-recording the TV broadcasting program and a memory 13 for recording TV program broadcasting schedule data. The center 1 distributes TV program broadcasting schedule data to user terminals 3 and 4 provided with a picture display function. Video-recording request data is transmitted from the user terminals 3 and 4 to the center 1 based on the TV program broadcasting schedule data. Video- recording data of the TV broadcasting program which is recorded in the server 14 in response to the video-recording request data is transmitted to the user terminals 3 and 4. Then transmitted video-recording data is reproduced on each screen of the displays of the user terminals 3 and 4 to be viewed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for recording a designated television broadcast program and a reservation method therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a television program cannot be watched in real time, it is recorded on a video tape. However, a complicated recording operation is required, and there has been a problem that a required program cannot be easily reserved for recording. Further, there is a problem that it is impossible to record a plurality of programs in the same time slot without a plurality of VCRs. Also, if you want to watch a program that cannot be viewed on ordinary terrestrial television such as cable television or satellite television, you must contract for facilities to receive the broadcast for that program, and Had to give up.

In addition, it is not easy to select a program related to specific information from a large number of television programs, and there is a problem that an interesting program is often overlooked. Also, even if you notice the recorded program, you often forget to do the recording operation and notice it when you are away from home, but in such a case, you must return to the VCR installation location before the program starts There was a problem that recording was not possible. In addition, when a large number of programs are recorded, it is necessary to manage an enormous number of video tapes, which makes it difficult to place them, and it is difficult to find a tape on which a desired program is recorded. There was a problem of becoming.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to record and manage a desired TV program easily, reliably and at low cost even on the go. It is to make.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a server capable of recording a television broadcast program and a memory for recording television program broadcast schedule data at a center, and to a user terminal equipped with an image display device. The recording request data is transmitted from the user terminal to the center based on the television program broadcasting schedule data distributed from the center, and the recording data of the television broadcasting program recorded on the server is transmitted to the user terminal in accordance with the recording request data. This is achieved by allowing the transmitted recorded data to be reproduced and viewed on the display screen of the user terminal. Examples of the user terminal include a telephone such as a normal subscriber telephone and a mobile telephone having an image display screen, and a personal computer having a communication function. Alternatively, the center may record the recorded image data as a digital television signal, and the user terminal may be a digital television receiver.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of one embodiment of a video recording service system according to the present invention. In the drawing, 1 is a center, 10 is a CPU, 11 is an interface, 12 is a user recognition device, 13 is a memory, 14 is a server, 15 is a tuner, 2 is a public communication network, 3
Is a mobile phone, 30 is a CPU, 31 is an interface,
32 is an input device, 33 is a data recording device, 34 is a display, 35 is a speaker, 4 is a digital television receiver, 40 is a CPU, 41 is an interface, 42 is an input device, 43 is a data recording device, 44 is a display,
45 is a speaker.

The center 1 can be connected to a number of mobile phones 3 and digital television receivers 4 via a public communication network 2. Note that the mobile phone 3 shown in FIG.
The user of the digital television receiver 4 may be the same. The center 1 includes a CPU 10, an interface 11, a user recognition device 12, a memory 13, a server 14, and a tuner 15. CPU10
Is for controlling the operation of the device provided on the center 1 side, and is connected to the public communication network 2 via the interface 11.

[0008] The user recognition device 12 has registered therein data about the user, specifies the user who has accessed the device, and manages the billing and the like. The memory 13 records TV program broadcast schedule data, and stores data relating to a TV program scheduled to be broadcast for a predetermined period, and supplies the data to the user terminal at the request of the user. The server 14 can record recorded data of a television broadcast program specified as a program to be recorded. The tuner 15 is for receiving terrestrial broadcasting, satellite broadcasting, and cable broadcasting.

The mobile phone 3 includes a CPU 30, an interface 31, an input device 32, a data recording device 33, a display 34, and a speaker 35.
The description of other components that are necessary for the function of the mobile phone and are not directly related to the configuration of the present invention will be omitted. CP
U 30 controls the operation of the mobile phone 3 and is connected to the public communication network 2 via the interface 31.

The input device 32 is a push button panel of the mobile phone 3, and the user accesses the center by operating the push button to make a reservation for request recording of desired data and a request for downloading of recorded data. Things. The data recording device 33 is located at the center 1
It records TV program broadcast schedule data downloaded from. The display 33 displays an image necessary for the communication work of the mobile phone 3, a downloaded TV program broadcast schedule data image, an image indicating a communication state, a progress of an operation such as a required selection, a selection result, and the like. Things.

The digital television receiver 4 has a CPU 40,
An interface 41, an input device 42, a data recording device 43, a display 44, and a speaker 45 are provided. The description of other components that are necessary as a digital television receiver and are not directly related to the configuration of the present invention will be omitted. The CPU 40 controls the operation of the digital television receiver 4, and is connected to the public communication network 2 via the interface 41.

The input device 42 is a controller used when two-way broadcasting is used. Data recording device 4
Reference numeral 3 records TV program broadcast schedule data and recorded data downloaded from the center 1. The display 44 displays an image necessary for the communication work, a downloaded TV program broadcast scheduled data image, a communication state, an image showing a progress of a required selection, a selection result, and the like, and a reproduced image of the TV program. . The speaker 45 is for a television.

In order to make a recording reservation by using this system, the user needs to use the mobile phone 3 or the digital television receiver 4.
The following description will be made with a method using the mobile phone 3. First, the user operates the input device 32 of the mobile phone 3 to call the center 1 via the public communication network 2 and requests download of TV program broadcast schedule data.

The center 1 identifies the user who made the request, and downloads the requested TV program broadcast schedule data to the mobile phone 3. The downloaded TV program broadcast schedule data is stored on the mobile phone 3
Is recorded in the data recording device 33, the data is sequentially displayed on the display 34, a desired television program is selected, and the selected data is transmitted to the center 1 as request data. The center 1 stores the request data transmitted from the user in the server 14, and when the broadcast of the requested program starts, records the television program specified by the request and records the data in the server 14. I do.

The television program data recorded on the server 14 is held as a digital television signal. After the end of the broadcast, when the user operates the input device 42 of the home digital television receiver 4 to access the center 1 via the public communication network 2, the user is identified from the accessed digital television receiver 4, Download the recorded data of the recorded TV program according to the request. The downloaded data is
The data is recorded in the data recording device 43 and reproduced on the display 44 and the speaker 45 according to the operation of the user.

In the above embodiment, the recording request is made from the portable telephone 3 and the reproduction is made by the digital television receiver 4. However, both the request and the reproduction are made by the digital television receiver 4. Alternatively, some programs may be reproduced on the mobile phone 3. In this case, the recorded data is transmitted in a format that can be reproduced by the mobile phone. In addition, if a mobile device such as a mobile phone is used as a user terminal, it will be possible to make a recording reservation for a program whenever it is noticed from a location where communication is possible. ,
You will be able to watch recorded programs when you are comfortable.

As the user terminal used in the system, a personal computer or a game terminal can be used. In these cases, the received recorded data can be transferred to a television receiver not directly connected to a line, You may make it reproduce | regenerate with a projector etc. Also,
In this system, the recording reservation is made by selecting a desired one from the downloaded TV program broadcast schedule data, but the TV program broadcast schedule data is selected on either the center side or the user terminal side. Based on
A search may be made with a desired keyword, and a reservation for recording may be made from the search results. In this case, an interesting thing is not overlooked even from a huge amount of program programs.

Further, if the downloaded recorded data is recorded on a hard disk such as a personal computer, a large amount of recorded data can be freely and removably retained without taking up space.
The file format of the recorded data to be downloaded may be any suitable format according to the device used as the user terminal.

Further, in the above embodiment, the recording request data is recorded in the server of the center where the recording data is recorded. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, a center or a user terminal may be provided with a system for billing or a mechanism for a function not directly related to the present invention, and the present invention is conceived from the above embodiment. It is intended to embrace all possible alternative embodiments.

[0020]

Since the present invention is configured as described above,
According to the present invention, a desired television program can be recorded and managed easily, reliably and at low cost even on the go.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an embodiment of a video recording service system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Center 10 CPU 11 Interface 12 User Recognition Device 13 Memory 14 Server 15 Tuner 2 Public Communication Network 3 Cellular Phone 30 CPU 31 Interface 32 Input Device 33 Data Recording Device 34 Display 35 Speaker 4 Digital TV Receiver 40 CPU 41 Interface 42 Input Device 43 Data recording device 44 Display 45 Speaker

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A recording service system for allowing a plurality of users to use a recording device provided in a center (1), wherein a user terminal has an image display function and a function capable of accessing the center (1). The center (1) has a server (14) capable of recording a designated television broadcast program, and a memory (13) in which television program broadcast schedule data is recorded.
And an output device capable of transmitting, to the user terminal, the television program broadcast schedule data and the data recorded in response to the request in response to a request from the user, and The above-mentioned recording proxy service system, characterized in that it is configured to allow the user to view the image recorded by the user. 2. The recording service system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a telephone having an image display device. 3. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the telephone is a mobile telephone.
Or the recording surrogate service system according to 2. 4. The recording service system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a personal computer. A center is provided with a device capable of converting and recording recorded image data into a digital television signal, and a user terminal capable of reproducing a transmitted digital television signal by a digital television receiver (4). The recording service system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: 6. A recording reservation method using the recording proxy service system according to claim 1, wherein a user accesses a center and downloads TV program broadcast schedule data; Scheduling the recording of the television program of the present invention, receiving and recording the requested recording reservation by the center, recording the data by the center executing the recording reservation, and recording the data. Receiving the download of the recording data.