JP2003084777A - Information delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to receive and record musical piece data during the time when a user is viewing the broadcasting by only a simple operation to a portable terminal or a separately designated terminal. SOLUTION: The music information delivery system is provided with a music information providing center 101 which broadcasts various music information to users, a musical piece data delivery center 102 which delivers musical piece data to users, and user terminals 103 which receive broadcasting and request delivery of musical piece data to the music information providing center 101 and receive and record musical piece data from the musical piece data delivery center 102. The user terminals 103 request delivery of musical piece data being broadcast at present to the music information providing center 101, and the music information providing center 101 delivers pertinent musical piece data to user terminals 103 through the musical piece data delivery center 102, and the user terminals 103 are provided with a function for receiving and recording the delivered musical piece data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information distribution system, and more particularly to a music information distribution system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of the Internet and data broadcasting, music data distribution services have come to be performed, and music retrieval using a personal computer or mobile phone,
It is possible to receive distribution services. JP-A-11-
Japanese Patent No. 164058 discloses a system in which a mobile phone is connected to a server to select a music piece for distribution.

As described above, in order to receive such a service, conventionally, a terminal such as a personal computer or a mobile phone is used to connect to a distribution service center, a desired music is designated, a distribution request is made, and music data is received. Procedure was necessary.

[0004]

This method is effective when the song to be received is decided, but when the user wants (listens to) this song that is currently playing while watching a music broadcast, the song title It takes a lot of time to search for and to connect to the distribution center to make a distribution request.

In view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to allow a user to receive and record the music data currently being viewed in a broadcast to a mobile terminal or a terminal designated separately by a simple operation. Especially.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a terminal such as a personal computer to separately receive data such as a lyrics card or an album jacket photograph in response to a request from a portable terminal which has many restrictions on data browsing. is there.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 delivers an information providing center for broadcasting various kinds of information to a user and data relating to the information to the user. In an information distribution system including a data distribution center and a user terminal that receives a broadcast, requests the information distribution center for data distribution, and receives and records data from the data distribution center, the user terminal comprises:
A data distribution request for information data currently being broadcast is made to the information providing center, the information providing center distributes the data to the user terminal through the data distribution center, and the user terminal is distributed. The information distribution system having the function of receiving and recording the data is the most main feature.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a music information providing center for broadcasting various kinds of music information to the user, a music data distribution center for distributing music data to the user, and a music information providing center for receiving the broadcast. In a music information distribution system including a user terminal for requesting distribution of music data to a center and receiving and recording music data from the music data distribution center, the user terminal is currently connected to the music information providing center. The music information providing center makes a distribution request for the music data being broadcast, the music information providing center distributes the music data to the user terminal through the music data distribution center, and the user terminal receives and records the distributed music data. The most important feature is a music information distribution system having the function of

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized mainly in the music information distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the user terminal has a distribution request button for requesting distribution of music data.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the character information and the image information are delivered to the user terminal or a delivery destination designated separately by the user at the same time as the delivery of the music data by the advance registration setting or the setting upon delivery request. The music information distribution system according to claim 2 for distribution is a main feature.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is a music information distribution system according to the second aspect, wherein the distribution destination of the music data, the character information, or the image information is a server area that the user occupies and can freely access. Characterize.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, when the image data related to the music data is distributed to the mobile terminal, the image information suitable for the size of the image display device of the mobile terminal is selected and transmitted. The feature is the described music information distribution system.

According to the invention of claim 7, when the image data related to the music data is distributed to the mobile terminal, the image display size information of the mobile terminal is transmitted at the same time as the user's request for the music distribution, and the music data distribution is performed. The center is characterized by the music information distribution system according to claim 6, wherein the center selects the image data related to the music data so as to be image information suitable for the size of the image display device and transmits the image data.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, when the remaining storage capacity of the mobile terminal for which the user makes a distribution request and receives and records the music data is less than a certain amount, the distribution destination is designated as the mobile terminal and the music is recorded. The main feature of the music information distribution system according to claim 2 is that when a distribution request is made, the user is notified that the recording capacity is insufficient, and distribution is made to another terminal or server designated by the user.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, when the remaining storage capacity of the portable terminal on which the user requests and receives and records the song data is less than a certain amount, the delivery destination is designated to the portable terminal and the song is recorded. The main feature of the music information distribution system according to claim 8 is that when a distribution request is made, distribution of the music data is prohibited unless another distribution destination is designated.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the music information distribution system of the present invention, a music information provider has a radio broadcasting or data broadcasting facility and broadcasts a music program. When a user receives a song that he / she wants to receive and record music data while viewing the music broadcast using the broadcast receiving / data transmitting / receiving terminal, the user operates the terminal to request the music information provider to distribute the song data. . The music information provider who receives the distribution request has a music data distribution center, which distributes the music data to the terminal. The terminal used by the user at this time may be a portable terminal, a stationary terminal, or may be delivered to another terminal or server designated in advance.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a music information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 101 is a music information providing center (music information provider), 102 is a music data distribution center, and 103 is a user terminal. 10
Reference numeral 4 is a communication network for transmitting and receiving data, and 105 is a broadcast wave of music information.

Here, the music information providing center 101 and the music data distribution center 102 may be the same company or different companies. Also, the music data distribution center 102
May be connected to a plurality of music information providing centers 101. Further, although only one user terminal 103 is shown, a large number of terminals are normally connected. Communication network 1
04 consists of a wired or wireless public line network and a dedicated line,
Telephone lines and mobile phone lines are available. The broadcast wave 105 is used for radio broadcasting, television broadcasting, data broadcasting, etc., and may be a wireless system or a wired system.

Further, the music information providing center 101 comprises a music information broadcasting apparatus 201, a distribution request recognition apparatus 202, and a distribution music information providing apparatus 203, and the music data distribution center 1
02 includes a distribution music information receiving device 211 and a music data distributing device 212, and the user terminal 103 includes a music information broadcast receiving device 221, a distribution request button 222, a distribution requesting device 223, a music data receiving / recording device 224, and a voice output. The device 225 is provided.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the music information distribution system shown in FIG. The music information providing center 101 uses the music information broadcasting device 201 to broadcast music information by radio / TV broadcasting or data broadcasting (301). The user uses the user terminal 103 to
As with conventional radio broadcasts, this broadcast can be viewed as soon as it is transmitted. At this time, one broadcaster may have a plurality of broadcast channels, or a plurality of broadcasters may provide a large number of channels.

When a user wants to record music data while listening to the music information broadcast, the user presses the delivery request button 222 of the user terminal 103 to select the delivery destination terminal information of the user and the channel being listened to. A distribution request including the above is sent to the information providing center 101 (302). Alternatively, a distribution request is made through several steps of input from other buttons such as a menu button.

The above request is transmitted by the distribution requesting device 223 in the user terminal 103 to the distribution request recognizing device 202 of the music information providing center 101 via the communication network 104.
The distribution request recognition device 202 recognizes the music from the requested time and channel (303), and together with the user's terminal information, the data for instructing the distribution music information receiving device 211 of the music data distribution center 102 to distribute the music data. Send.

The music data distribution center 102 searches for music data according to the instruction received by the distribution music information receiving device 211 (304), and the music data distributing device 212 sends the music data to the user terminal 103 via the communication network 104. Is transmitted (305).

At the user terminal 103, the music data receiving / recording device 224 receives the data of the music for which a distribution request has been made, and the data is recorded and stored in a recording medium (not shown) (306). The recording medium may be a terminal built-in type or an external type, and the built-in type recording medium may be removed and used in another device.

Here, if the remaining capacity of the recording medium of the user terminal 103 is less than a certain value, or if the required recording capacity of the music data at the time of distribution is notified prior to data transmission, then the required recording capacity or less If it is, it is possible to stop the delivery to the user terminal 103 and notify the user to that effect. Also,
At that time, the music data may be distributed to another terminal or server of the user registered in advance by the user or selected when the distribution is stopped.

In this way, the music that has been distributed and received and recorded can be reproduced and viewed on the user terminal that has received the data or on another terminal having data compatibility. .

Further, the user has registered in advance that he or she wishes to distribute character data such as music data or lyrics information or image data such as a CD jacket to the music information providing center 101 or the music data distribution center 102. In this case, when there is a distribution request for the music data, the music data, character information, or image information is used by the user terminal 103, another terminal of the user who has registered in advance, or the user's occupation. It is also possible to selectively transmit from the music data distribution center 102 to the available server area.

At this time, regarding the distribution of the image data, the image data of the optimum size is used according to the display image size of the portable terminal registered in advance or the display image size information of the terminal simultaneously transmitted at the time of the distribution request. You may make it transmit to a person's terminal. At the same time, full-size image data without data loss can be sent to a terminal or server designated by the user.

Although the above embodiments have been described by limiting to the music information, the present invention has the same configuration and broadcasts using moving images such as TV programs and movie broadcasts, a recording / storing system for terminals, and games. It can also be applied to software distribution systems.

[0030]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the information to be recorded and stored appears during the broadcasting being viewed, the information can be easily distributed and recorded by operating the terminal. It becomes possible to save.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a song to be recorded / saved appears during broadcasting while being viewed, the user can operate the terminal to easily distribute and record / store the song data. It becomes possible to do.

According to the invention described in claim 3, the operation to the terminal at the time of the distribution request can be performed only by pressing the button once, and the user can easily receive the music information distribution service. It will be possible.

According to the invention of claim 4, character information,
By setting the distribution destination of image information in advance, it is possible to separately record and record character information such as lyrics and image information such as jacket photos, which have large display restrictions on mobile terminals, at home terminals. Become.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the distribution destination is the server area with which the user has a contract, so that the system can be configured even if the portable terminal side does not include the music data receiving / recording device. Alternatively, you can store multiple songs recorded on the server to which the user has a contract at a time on a terminal owned by the user by using a high-speed line, or by using a line for which you have a flat-rate contract. It is possible to save communication charges.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, when the mobile terminal receives the image information related to the music data such as the jacket picture, the optimum image display can be performed even on the terminal having a small display screen. Become.

According to the invention described in claim 7, it is possible to transmit the information on the display screen to the music data distribution system without the user's hand, and to perform the optimum image display according to the display size of the terminal. Becomes

According to the invention described in claim 8, even when the remaining recording amount of the portable terminal for which the user makes a distribution request is insufficient,
By changing the receiving terminal, it becomes possible to receive music data distribution.

According to the invention described in claim 9, even if the recording remaining amount of the portable terminal for which the user makes a distribution request is insufficient, the reception recording operation is started and the reception of the music data is completed. It is possible to prevent cases in which it is not possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a music information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the music information distribution system shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 Music Information Center 102 Music data distribution center 103 user terminal 104 communication network 105 Broadcast radio wave

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An information providing center for broadcasting various kinds of information to a user, a data distribution center for distributing data related to the information to the user, and a request for data distribution to the information providing center for receiving the broadcast. In an information distribution system including a user terminal that receives and records data from the data distribution center, the user terminal makes a distribution request for information data currently being broadcast to the information providing center, An information distribution system, wherein the information providing center has a function of distributing the data to the user terminal through the data distribution center, and the user terminal having a function of receiving and recording the distributed data. 2. A music information providing center that broadcasts various music information to a user, a music data distribution center that distributes music data to the user, and a music data distribution center that receives a broadcast and distributes the music data to the music information providing center. In a music information distribution system including a user terminal that makes a request and receives and records music data from the music data distribution center, the user terminal is configured to detect the music data currently being broadcast to the music information providing center. A distribution request is made, the music information providing center distributes the music data to the user terminal through the music data distribution center, and the user terminal has a function of receiving and recording the distributed music data. Characteristic music information distribution system. 3. The music information distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the user terminal has a distribution request button for requesting distribution of music data. 4. Characteristic information and image information are distributed to a user terminal or a distribution destination designated separately by a user at the same time as distribution of music data by pre-registration setting or setting upon distribution request. The music information distribution system according to claim 2. 5. The music information distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the distribution destination of the music data, the character information, or the image information is a server area which the user occupies and can freely access. 6. The method according to claim 4, wherein when the image data related to the music data is distributed to the mobile terminal, the image information suitable for the size of the image display device of the mobile terminal is selected and transmitted. Music information distribution system. 7. When the image data related to the music data is distributed to the mobile terminal, the image display size information of the mobile terminal is transmitted at the same time as the user's request for the music distribution, and the music data distribution center follows the information. 7. The music information distribution system according to claim 6, wherein image data related to the data is selected and transmitted so as to be image information suitable for the size of the image display device. 8. When a user makes a music distribution request by designating a distribution destination as the mobile terminal when the remaining storage capacity of the mobile terminal that makes the music data distribution request and reception / recording is less than a certain amount. 3. The music information distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the user is notified that the recording capacity is insufficient, and the distribution is carried out to another terminal or server designated by the user. 9. When the user makes a music distribution request by designating a distribution destination as the mobile terminal when the remaining storage capacity of the mobile terminal which makes the music data distribution request and the reception recording is less than a certain amount. 9. The music information distribution system according to claim 8, wherein distribution of the music data is prohibited when no other distribution destination is designated.