JP2003069476A - Mobile information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile information terminal that an event participant can borrow in an event hall and by which the event participant can refer to his/her desired information at any time. SOLUTION: An event sponsor uses an information distribution system 10 to control video information obtained by four cameras 1 to 4 and adds voice/ character information with respect to the event to the video information to create distribution information and uses a near distance wireless transmission unit 8 placed in the event hall to distribute the distribution information. The mobile information terminal 20 uses a reception unit 11 to receive the distribution information distributed from the near distance wireless transmission unit 8, always continues storing the information to a storage section 13 via a recording signal processing section 12. The information stored in the storage section 13 is sequentially deleted from the oldest information when the storage capacity of the storage section 13 is fully occupied and the information is updated by the newest information. A user selects desired information among the stored information items and reproduces the selected information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable information terminal device for receiving and displaying information distributed by an event organizer at an event venue.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At an event venue such as a baseball field where a game is played, as a service for supplementing the information that the event participants actually see and hear, there are announcements in the venue, audio distribution by FM radio, and image display on a large display. Has been done.

[0003]

In the image display on the large-sized display, if the event participant misses a decisive scene because he / she has left the seat due to his / her convenience, he / she cannot see it again for his / her own convenience. Also, the image displayed on the large display is not always the image that the event participant wants when he or she wants it. Furthermore, it is difficult to arrange multiple large displays in a position that is easy for all event participants to see.

The present invention has been made in view of this point, and provides a portable information terminal device that can be borrowed by an event participant at an event site and can refer to information desired by the event participant at any time. The purpose is to do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a portable information terminal device lent to an event participant at an event venue, wherein the event organizer performs short-distance wireless communication. Receiving means for receiving distribution information including at least video information, and storage means for storing the distribution information received by the receiving means,
A portable information terminal device comprising: a display unit for displaying video information; and a display control unit for reading the distribution information stored in the storage unit and displaying it on the display unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the portable information terminal device according to the first aspect, the storage means sequentially erases the oldest information when the stored information amount exceeds the storable capacity. Then, the latest information is stored, and further, the stored information is automatically deleted after a lapse of a predetermined time from the end time of the event.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile information terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention and an information distribution system for distributing information to the mobile information terminal device.

The information distribution system 10 controls four TV cameras (hereinafter referred to as "cameras") 1 to 4 set in different places of an event venue and video information obtained by the four cameras 1 to 4. A video information control unit 5, an information control unit 6 that controls video information, audio information, and character information, and a controller 7 that controls the information control unit 6.
And a transmission unit 8 for short-range wireless communication in the event venue.

The portable information terminal device 20 includes a receiving unit 11 for short-distance wireless communication that receives information distributed by the information distribution system 10, and a storage unit 13 that stores (stores) video information, audio information, and character information. And a recording signal processing unit 12 that performs a process of storing the received information in the storage unit 13.
A selector 14 for selecting and reading out information to be displayed from the accumulated video information and character information;
A decoder 15 for decoding the information output from
A display device 16 for displaying the decoded information and a voice output terminal 17 for outputting voice information to a headphone or an earphone are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the portable information terminal device 20 has an information display section 21 which constitutes a part of the display device 16.
, Power switch 22, play button 23, stop button 24, rewind button 25, fast forward button 2
6 and selector buttons 27 and 28.

The event organizer is the information distribution system 10
The video information obtained by the four cameras 1 to 4 is integrated by using, and distribution information is created by adding voice / character information about the event, and distributed by the short-distance wireless transmission unit 8 provided in the event venue. I do.

At the event venue, the event participant borrows the portable information terminal device 20 from the event organizer for a fee. Mobile information terminal device 20 borrowed by event participants
The receiving unit 11 receives the distribution information distributed from the short-distance wireless data transmitting unit 8 and continuously accumulates it in the accumulating unit 13 via the recording signal processing unit 12. However,
When the storage capacity of the storage unit 13 is full, the oldest information is sequentially erased and rewritten with the latest information.

When the terminal borrower who borrows the portable information terminal device 20 operates the selector buttons 27 and 28 provided on the portable information terminal device 20 to select the desired video information and character information, the selected information is displayed. The selected information is read out by the selector 14 from the correspondingly stored information, decoded by the decoder 15 into a plurality of video information and character information, and displayed on the information display unit 21. The audio information is output from the audio output terminal 17 by headphones or the like.

The terminal borrower operates the play button 23 to start displaying information, and the stop button 2
By operating 4, the display of information ends. Further, by operating the rewind button 25 or the fast-forward button 26, it is possible to search the image information or the character information at high speed to find a desired image scene or the like.

Since the portable information terminal device 20 has a built-in storage device (accumulation unit 13), even if the information desired by the terminal borrower is past information, it is read from the accumulation unit 13 and viewed retroactively. It is possible. Even at this time, the information in the storage unit 13 is always rewritten with new information to be distributed, so that it is possible to return to the latest information at any time. By providing multiple short-distance wireless transmission units 8 for information distribution in the event venue,
Terminal borrowers can get this service anywhere within the event venue.

By providing the storage unit 13 in the portable information terminal device 20, there is a concern that the portrait right and copyright of the event organizer may be infringed, but the protection is performed by the following means. The mobile terminal device 20 is not provided with a video output terminal. As a result, the terminal renter cannot save the data stored in the storage unit 13 in another storage device. As described above, the oldest data is sequentially erased, so that the event organizer side continues to deliver information without content after the event, and after a certain time, the information in the storage unit 13 of the mobile terminal device 20 is erased. It Alternatively, the event organizer side may deliver a signal indicating the end of information delivery to erase all the information in the storage unit 13. A short-range wireless data communication system is used for data distribution. As a result, data cannot be received outside the event venue.

A specific example of the event is holding a baseball game on a baseball field. Multiple cameras are installed in the baseball field (camera from pitcher, camera from catcher, camera for batter, camera for defence, camera for bench, etc.) and all of these images are delivered in real time. In addition to that, the commentator's commentary and the player's personal information are also distributed.

The user (terminal borrower) can easily see the appearance of the player at an angle that cannot be seen from the seat where he / she sits, the scoring scenes that he / she missed by shopping or the toilet, and the scene that he / she wants to see from another angle. You can choose to enjoy.

[0019]

As has been described in detail above, the portable information terminal device according to claim 1 is a reception means for receiving distribution information including at least video information, which is distributed by the event organizer through short-range wireless communication, and The storage unit stores the distribution information received by the receiving unit, the display unit for displaying the video information, and the display control unit for reading the distribution information stored in the storage unit and displaying it on the display unit. Therefore, the user can also refer to the distribution information received in the past. Therefore, the user can select and view the desired information at any time. Further, since the information is distributed by the short-distance wireless communication, the data is not leaked outside the event site, so that the copyright can be protected.

According to the portable information terminal device of the second aspect, when the amount of information stored in the storage means exceeds the storable capacity, the oldest information is sequentially erased and the latest information is stored. Users can always refer to the latest information. Furthermore, since the stored information is automatically deleted after a lapse of a predetermined time from the end of the event, the copyright of the distribution information can be protected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing configurations of an information distribution system and a mobile information terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an appearance of a mobile information terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Information distribution system 11 Receiving unit (receiving means) 13 storage unit (storage means) 14 Selector (display control means) 15 Decoder (display control means) 16 Display device (display control means, display means) 21 Information display section (display means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A portable information terminal device lent to an event participant at an event venue, the receiving means receiving the distribution information including at least video information distributed by the event organizer via short-range wireless communication, The storage unit stores the distribution information received by the receiving unit, the display unit for displaying the video information, and the display control unit for reading the distribution information stored in the storage unit and displaying it on the display unit. A portable information terminal device characterized by the above. 2. The storage means, when the stored information amount exceeds the storable capacity, sequentially erases the oldest information, stores the latest information, and further stores after a lapse of a predetermined time from the end time of the event. The portable information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the information that is being deleted is automatically deleted.