JP2003244625A - Cinema contents output management apparatus and cinema output management method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method for observing a screen display so as to totally perform edit, organization, showing of contents in theaters by a schedule thereby improving the efficiency for the showing operation and management in the theaters. <P>SOLUTION: The cinema contents output management apparatus includes: an uploading manager for loading cinema packages containing digitized movie contents and capable of downloading the contents; and a showing server unit comprising a cinema server capable of storing the main contents and a server commander for applying operation management to various actions related to showing according to a schedule, the uploading manager utilizes management data supplied and attached to the contents of a movie downloaded from a cinema package to edit and organize a show program time and produce a show schedule in response to a display screen, transmits completed movie show program data to the server commander of the show server unit, and transmits the contents to the cinema server. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cinema content output management apparatus and a cinema content output management method, and more specifically, a system capable of editing and organizing a screening schedule or the like on the theater side for displaying digitized screening contents. The present invention relates to a cinema content output management device and a system tick output management method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, distribution and distribution of various contents are being switched from an analog system to a digital system.
The movie industry is no exception. It is well known in the past that many movie theaters receive and distribute movies in the form of 35 mm film. The telecine machine uses a Dolby analog system for audio, uses Betacam tape as a distribution medium for distribution, and repeats two volumes for a 2-hour work. Therefore, VT
R (Video Tape Recorder) heads need to be replaced frequently. The transmitter is, for example, a Betacam VTR, and PAL (Phase Altern).
The image quality is deteriorated because three units of the Aating Line) system are repeatedly reproduced.

Further, when there are a plurality of screens to be displayed, a VTR controller is installed for each screen, and another sound source device is required.

In some movie theaters, movies recorded on a magnetic tape in an analog system are distributed and presented.

However, the distribution by film requires a great deal of labor on the side of the movie theater to manage the film and work for screening. Specifically, excessive work is required for the work of switching the advertisement content, which is performed during the screening period of the main part, that is, the work of cutting and joining according to the change of the combination of the movie film and the advertisement film.

[0006] On the other hand, the distribution by the analog-recorded magnetic tape is easier to manage than the film, but there is a problem that the deterioration of the image quality and the volume due to the repeated reproduction is apt to proceed. For this reason, in this type of movie theater, it is necessary to replace the magnetic tape with a new magnetic tape every time the number of shows reaches a predetermined number, for example, about 10.

On the other hand, when a digitally recorded movie is distributed, it is considered that there is no deterioration in image quality and sound quality and the management is easy.

[0008]

However, the current distribution of digitized movies is limited to the main part. For example, advertising is still distributed by film. Therefore, there is a problem that the management of the entire screening unit including the screening of the preliminary announcement, the announcement timing of the start and end, the screening of the advertisement, etc., remains unchanged.

Therefore, there is a problem to be solved by a cinema content output management apparatus and a cinema output management method that facilitates management of the entire screening unit.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, the cinema content output management device and the cinema output management method of the present invention have the following configurations.

(1) The cinema content output management device is
A cinema package that digitizes and stores the contents of a movie is loaded, an upload manager that can download the contents, a cinema server that can store the main part, and various actions related to the screening are managed according to a schedule. A show server unit including a server commander, wherein the upload manager shows the content of the movie downloaded from the cinema package by using management data supplied accompanying the content. Editing and organizing time and creating a schedule for showing are performed while responding to the display screen, and the completed movie showing program data is sent to the server commander of the showing server unit, and the contents are set as described above. Characterized by being adapted to deliver the Nemasaba. (2) In addition to the case where the management data supplied accompanying the content is supplied together with the content accommodated in the cinema package, the management data may be supplied to the upload manager by another route. The cinema content output management device according to (1). (3) The cinema content output management device according to (1), wherein the management data includes at least a unique identification code according to a combination of each data distribution destination and the recording medium. (4) The cinema content output management device according to (1), wherein the content of the movie recorded in the cinema package includes other works in addition to the main part. (5) In addition to the main part, other works include a trailer, a commercial, a guide, information, a start announcement, an end announcement, a chime, and BGM, and the cinema content output management according to (4). apparatus. (6) The cinema content output management device according to (1), characterized in that the display screen has at least a main screen for displaying items for displaying a work creation / editing screen and a performance timetable management screen. (7) The creation / edit screen includes a work list creation / edit screen and a program list edit screen. The work list creation / edit screen includes items for selecting a plurality of different kinds of works and at least a dummy main part. An item for selecting a temporary work and a processing pattern for performing a new process, a work list display section for displaying a list of works selected by the above-described items for selecting a plurality of different kinds of works, and a screen for showing the selected work. The cinema content output management device according to (1), which includes a room number, a program type that represents the main part, a program title, a copyright company, a display unit that displays a show time, and a sound mode. (8) On the program list editing screen, an item for selecting a plurality of different types of works and a dummy work which is a temporary work, a program list display unit for displaying a list of program types of the main program, and the program list display unit The cinema content according to (7), which comprises a main part title display section for displaying the selected main part title when the main part displayed in is selected, and an execution button for incorporating the selected main part into a program. Output management device. (9) The show timetable management screen displays the calendar used to display the showtime table on the specified date, the copy section used to copy the show timetable, and the date selected on the calendar. The year / month / day display section to be displayed, a show time table setting section for displaying the show time table for the date selected on the calendar and setting the show time table, and an item for selecting a processing pattern on the program list creation / editing screen. , A display section for displaying the program list list created on the program list creation / edit screen, an execution key for transmitting the show time table to the server commander, an edit key for transitioning to the program list creation / edit screen, and a transition to the main screen The cinema content output management device according to (7), which comprises a cancel key for

(10) The cinema content output management method is such that a cinema package in which a movie content is digitized and accommodated is loaded, the content is downloaded, and the downloaded movie content is attached to the content. Using the management data supplied by the program management, the program time editing and screening schedules are organized while responding to the display screen, the organized movie screening program data is sent to the server commander, and the contents of the downloaded movie are displayed. That is, the content stored in the cinema server is displayed on a predetermined screen according to a schedule according to the movie show program data sent to the cinema server. (11) The management data supplied in association with the content includes that the management data is supplied together with the content accommodated in the cinema package, and also supplied through another route (10). Cinema content output management method described in. (12) The cinema content output management method according to (11), wherein the management data includes at least a unique identification code depending on a combination of each data distribution destination and the recording medium. (13) The cinema content output management method according to (10), wherein the content in the movie recorded in the cinema package includes other works in addition to the main part. (14) In addition to the main part, other works include a trailer, a commercial, a guide, information, a start announcement, an end announcement, a chime, and BGM, and the cinema content output management according to (13). Method. (15) The cinema content output management method according to (10), wherein the display screen has at least a main screen for displaying items for displaying a work creation / editing screen and a show timetable management screen. (16) The creation / edit screen includes a work list creation / edit screen and a program list edit screen. The work list creation / edit screen includes items for selecting a plurality of different kinds of works and at least a dummy main part. An item for selecting a temporary work and a processing pattern for performing a new process, a work list display section for displaying a list of works selected by the above-described items for selecting a plurality of different kinds of works, and a screen for showing the selected work. The cinema content output management method according to (10), which includes a room number, a program type representing the main part, a program title, a copyright company, a display unit that displays a show time, and a sound mode. (17) On the program list editing screen, an item for selecting a plurality of different types of works and a dummy work that is a dummy main work, a program list display unit that displays a list of program types of the main work, and the program list display unit The cinema content according to (16), further including a main title display section for displaying the selected main title when the main title displayed in is selected, and an execution button for incorporating the selected main title into a program. Output management method. (18) The show timetable management screen displays a calendar used to display the showtime table of a specified date, a copy section used to copy the show timetable, and the date selected in the calendar. The year / month / day display section to be displayed, a show time table setting section for displaying the show time table for the date selected on the calendar and setting the show time table, and an item for selecting a processing pattern on the program list creation / editing screen. , A display section for displaying the program list list created on the program list creation / edit screen, an execution key for transmitting the show time table to the server commander, an edit key for transitioning to the program list creation / edit screen, and a transition to the main screen A cinema content output management method according to (15), which comprises a cancel key for performing.

In this way, the theater side downloads the content for screening, edits and organizes the downloaded content, and enables the setting of the screening schedule in accordance with the screen display, so that various actions related to the screening can be performed. It becomes possible to do it systematically.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a cinema content output management device and a cinema content output management method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A cinema content output management apparatus capable of embodying the cinema content output management method according to the present invention is used for showing a so-called movie trailer, a main story, an advertisement, an announcement, etc. It is intended to build a theater screening system that is configured to schedule and manage a series of flows for the entire unit.

The overall configuration is such that all screen rooms that can be screened can be individually operated and managed according to the size of the movie theater. In the embodiment, a maximum of four screen rooms can be operated and managed. There are two configurations that can manage up to 16 screen rooms.

As shown in FIG. 1, a theater screening system having a structure capable of operating and managing screenings in a maximum of four screen rooms is a media medium containing digitized movie data, in the case of the embodiment, AIT (Advanced Integrated T) which is a cinema package
ape) A tape cassette, which is loaded in a tape deck, the contents of which can be downloaded, and a movie operation control unit 11 provided with an upload manager 12 capable of organizing and editing the downloaded contents, and a maximum of four pieces. Of the screening server unit 14 that manages the screening and various management operations associated with the screening, and a maximum of four first to fourth screen rooms 17a,
17b, 17c, and 17d.

The screening server unit 14 includes a server commander 15 that controls the reception of the content uploaded from the upload manager 12 and the screening management of up to four first to fourth screen rooms 17a to 17d. It comprises a cinema server 16 provided with a content medium 16a composed of a hard disk or the like for storing the content edited and organized by the upload manager 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the ATI tape cassette, which is a cinema package, is loaded, the upload manager 12 reads the contents stored in the loaded ATI tape cassette, and the uploader 27. Create and edit work 2
9, a show timetable organization 30, a deletion history print 31, a pause show 32, a work list 34 at the time of manual operation 33, a program list 35, and a theater manager 28 which creates a show timetable 36. Editing and organizing contents on this screen will be described later.

First to fourth screen chambers 17a to 17d
In each of the above, an interface unit 18 connected to the server commander 15, a system commander 19 for controlling a screening system 20 such as lighting, BGM, and a screen,
An image frame switching unit 21 for switching image frames, a liquid crystal projector 22, an anamorphic lens 23, a screen 24, a Dolby E decoder 25, and a theater audio system 26.

The liquid crystal projector 22 is the cinema server 1.
The video signals (SDI signal and PAL signal) sent from the component 6 are component signals (luminance signal Y and color difference signal R-
Y, B-Y) or the like and converts the optical signal into a light signal and projects it on the screen 24.

The screen 24 reflects the optical signal converted and projected by the projector and displays it as an image.

The Dolby E decoder 25 is a device for decoding an audio signal (digital audio signal such as AES / EBU signal) sent from the cinema server 16 and outputting it to a DA converter. The DA converter is a device that converts the audio signal decoded by the Dolby E decoder 25 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal to the theater audio system 26.

The theater audio system 26 is a system that includes an equalizer, an amplifier, a speaker, etc., and reproduces an analog signal converted by a DA converter.
For example, in the Dolby Digital 5.1ch system,
Left (Lch) and center (Cc) of the main speaker
h), right (Rch), and surround left (SLc) that supports the rear sound field, sound effects, and reverberation effect of the playback environment.
h), 5 surround light (SRch) speakers, and a subwoofer (S) that can reproduce only one deep bass
W) is a stereo sound system compatible with digital 5.1ch multi-channel.

A theater screening system having a structure capable of operating and managing screenings in a maximum of 16 screen rooms is
As shown in FIG. 3, a configuration having four screening server units 14 for operating and managing a maximum of four first to fourth screen chambers 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d,
Each is connected to the upload manager 12 of the movie operation control unit 11. These 4
The individual exhibition server unit 14 is connected to the upload manager 12, and is configured to store the exhibition content edited and organized according to an instruction from the upload manager 12 in the content medium 16a of the cinema server 16. For details of each part, the maximum of four first to fourth screen chambers 17a to 17d described with reference to FIG.
Since the configuration is the same as the configuration for operating and managing, the description will be omitted.

Now, the operation for actually operating the apparatus having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

First, contents are recorded in an AIT tape cassette which is a cinema package. This recording is recorded as digital data on the print house side equipped with a cinema machine (not shown), and is created with a digital code. The digital code is the work type,
Title, copyright holder, serial number, video signal,
It consists of a picture frame mode, an audio mode, and a show time, and is created as a content that combines these digital codes and video / audio signals. This serial number. Is not displayed when the tape is played.

The code of the work type is 1 (main story), 2
(Trailer), 3 (CM), 4 (guidance / others), 5 (information) (sound only), 6 (first announcement)
(Sound only), 7 (end announcement) (sound only), 8
(Chime) (sound only) and 9 (BGM) (sound only).

The work name is composed of 24 double-byte characters, and the copyright holder (distributor name) is composed of 16 double-byte characters.

The serial number is a 5-digit AIT duplication serial number and is a repetition of 00001 to 99999.

The code of the video signal is 1 (PAL), 2
(NTSC) and 3 (HD). Picture frame mode is 10 (cinesco), 11 (cinesco), 12 (cinesco), 20 (1.85 vista), 2
1 (1.85 Vista), 30 (HD), 31 (HD),
40 (1.66 Vista), 41 (1.66 Vista), 50
(1.37 standard), 51 (1.37 standard), and 60 (TV).

The voice mode code is 1 (1ch),
2 (2ch), 4 (4ch), 5 (5ch), 8 (8c
h). The screening time is represented by X hours XX minutes XX seconds.

Here, in terms of terms, a work means a work / content of a minimum unit that cannot be separated in terms of copyright. A program is a group of works that combine several works. Incidentally, it is possible to make one work as a program as it is. Editing refers to the work of connecting several works into a work group (program). The screening is to screen a movie, and the performance is called a screening because the performance area will be wide. The screening time is the time from the chime to the end of the main story. The screening timetable is a timetable.

In this way, the AIT tape cassette to which the predetermined code is added is distributed to the theater side which is a desired movie theater. On the theater side, when this AIT tape cassette is obtained, it is loaded into the upload manager 12 and automatically read, and [work type / work name / copyright holder / serial No./video signal / screen mode / audio mode / The video and audio signals are stored in the content medium 16a of the cinema server 16 based on the screening time.
The AIT tape cassette that has been read is returned to the print house, which is the distributor.

When a program is created (created by a combination of program types) and a program is organized (a one-day composition timetable of the program type and setting of a show date) is created based on the content stored in the content medium 16a. Show
The screening will start automatically according to the program. Then, when the screening deadline comes, the accumulated content is deleted, and a deletion history is created, printed out, and the deletion certificate is sent to the distributor on the print house side. It is done to.

Next, as described above, it is possible to automatically show a unique program in each of the screen rooms 17a to 17d. In order to show the program, it is necessary to create and organize a program for the show. is necessary. The outline of the movie screening program creation and organization work will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, various contents are recorded in AIT tape cassettes from discs such as films, video cassettes, CDs and MDs. As described above, the recorded contents consist of the main part, trailer, CM, guide, information, start announcement, end announcement, chime, and BGM.

The contents having these codes can be edited by the upload manager 12 on the theater side. In program editing, various contents are edited in chronological order to create a program whose main part is the main part. There are 9 types of works to edit.
(1) Main story, (2) Trailer, (3) CM, (4) Guidance
Others: (5) Information (sound only), (6) Start announcement (sound only), (7) End announcement (sound only), (8) Chime (sound only), (9) BGN.
(Sound only).

Each of these works may be prepared in plural types. For example, as shown in FIG.
If it is "BGM", there are two types of B, BGM and external BGM.
GM information, two types of guidance information, guidance 1 and guidance 2 if "guidance", CM1 to CM12 1 if "CM"
Two types of CM information, if it is a “first announcement”, two types of start announcement information, a start announcement 1 and a start announcement 2, and if it is a “trailer”, advance notice-1 to advance notice-12
12 types of advance notice information, and if it is an “end announcement”, it is 2 types of announcement information of end announcement 1 and end announcement 2.

A program is generated by combining these nine types of works on the screen. In the embodiment, the program A, which is the basic unit of entertainment, is premised on playing BGM, information, CM1, CM2, chime, first announcement, guidance, notice 1, notice 2, main part-1, end announcement, Edited in the order of, and BGM is played at the end. This editing work is created by selecting or inputting the contents to be displayed on the screen, and the specific operation of the editing work while looking at the screen display will be described later.

After the program is created in this way, the created program is organized on the screen so that the created program is organized into several programs on a daily entertainment unit basis.

In the embodiment, the program organization is, for example, 1
From 00:00 to 12:00, the program of A program is performed, from 12:00 to 12:30, BGM is played and the program of A program is performed from 12:30 to 14:30, and 14:30
BGM is played during break time from 0 to 15:00, A program is performed from 15:00 to 17:00, and BGM is played during break from 17:00 to 17:30,
From 17:30 to 20:00, B program performances are performed, and from 20:00 to 20:30, BGM is played during breaks.
Create a screening timetable for one day, such as performing program B from 0:30 to 23:00. If this one-day program organization is named A organization, various variations of programs such as B organization and C organization of the one-day program organization are similarly created.

Then, the schedule of these A formations is to be executed on what day of every day. In the embodiment, the formation A is 4 from the first day (Friday) to the third day (Sunday).
Set from day (Monday) to 7th (Thursday) B formation, from 8th (Friday) to 10th (Sunday) A formation, and from 11th (Monday) to 14th (Thursday) B formation. These program schedules are also set by selecting or inputting according to the screen display. This point will also be described later.

When the setting is made in this way, the program operation for automatic screening of the movie starts, and the movie that is automatically set for the set time and period can be shown according to the screening pattern (edit). Of.

As shown in FIG. 6, the screening pattern is such that nine kinds of works are BGM, one kind of program time,
Information, CM / guidance, chime, first announcement, CM / guidance, trailer, main story, end announcement, BGM, and so on. Here, the program time consists of a time setting consisting of BGM, information, CM / guidance at the beginning and end of the show time. The screening time includes a screening start time composed of a chime, a main program start time when the main program actually starts, and an end time that can be automatically set from the main program start time.

In this way, a series of performances are performed according to the schedule, and when the performance period ends, the main part
Erasing content data such as notices and commercials, issuing the erased erasure certificate and submitting it to the content distributor. At the content distributor, it can be confirmed that the distributed content has been surely erased, and it is prevented from being played back without permission, which is so-called copyright protection.
The content distributor can safely distribute the content.

Next, the creation / editing and organization of the show program of the content to be shown in the theater will be described below with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

First of all, the works to be edited and organized are:
The condition is that the desired screening content has already been installed in the upload manager 12.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the upload manager 12 is started, a display screen is displayed on the screen to confirm the work list (steps ST11, S).
T12). On the display screen, as shown in FIG. 11, the titles of "work creation / edit screen", "running timetable management screen", "erasure history print screen", "manual operation", and "end" are displayed. The titles to be used for are "Product creation / edit screen" and "Screening timetable management screen".
The desired title will be selected by clicking.

When the "work creation / editing screen" is clicked, a list of the types of input contents is displayed on the screen (steps ST13 and ST14). On the screen displaying the list, as shown in FIG. 12, the program type is displayed at the upper position of the screen (ST14-1). The program types are the main story, trailer, commercial, information / others, information, start announcement, end announcement, chime, and BG.
It consists of items of M, temporary work. In the embodiment, since the "main part" is selected, information about the main part is displayed. A screen number is displayed at the lower position of this program type (ST14-2). In the embodiment, “screen number 1” is selected, and when there are four screen rooms to be shown, the first screen room 17a is selected.

At the lower position where the screen number is displayed, a list of screen numbers downloaded from the AIT tape cassette and a work list associated with the program type is displayed (ST14-3). In the embodiment, the file name, program type, program title, copyright company, show time, ID CO
A list of works is displayed according to the titles of DE, audio mode, and screen number.

At the right side of the program type, the processing pattern on this screen is displayed, and this processing pattern consists of new, corrected, and deleted titles (ST14-4). If you select New, a new work will be created. Selecting correct changes the content of the existing work list. Select Delete to delete the existing work list. In the embodiment, since "new" is selected, a new work will be created.

The contents of the work list are displayed on the right side of the screen number (ST14-5). The work list consists of program type, program title, copyright company, show time, audio mode. The program type is specified by selecting the displayed content, and the program title is created by inputting from the input keyboard. Then, the copyright company specifies by selecting the displayed contents, and the voice mode specifies by selecting the displayed contents.

In addition to this, various edits can be performed on the work list creation / edit screen. For example, when displaying a list of works, as shown in FIG.
In the new mode (ST14-1), the program type (ST14-
5) Select "Trailer" and select the screen number (ST14
-2) Select "No. 1" to select the program type (trailer),
List of works linked to screen number (No. 1) (S
T14-3) is displayed in a list.

When it is desired to change the work list, FIG.
As shown in (4), "correction" is selected in the processing pattern (ST14-4) and the program type of the work list to be changed (ST14-4) is selected.
-1) "Start announcement" is selected. Then, the work list (ST14-3) is displayed in a list, and the desired "start announcement" may be selected from the displayed list.

To delete the work list, "delete" is selected in the processing pattern (ST14-4) as shown in FIG. Next, the program type of the work list to be deleted (ST1
4-1), "End announcement" is selected in the embodiment. Then, the list of the displayed works (ST14
-3) Select the work list to be deleted. Finally, click the execute button in the lower right corner, and in response to the "Are you sure you want to delete?" Message, press OK and the selected work will be deleted. In the delete mode, the work cannot be edited.

In the case of creating a temporary work which is the main part of the dummy, as shown in FIG. 16, first, the processing pattern (ST1
In 4-4), select "New". Next, the program type (ST1
Select "Temporary work" in 4-1). Then, the screen number (ST14-2), "No.
3 ”is selected and the content of the work is input (ST14-5).
Finally, by pressing the execute button, the input contents are displayed as a list in the work list (ST14-3). A provisional work is a blank work used to pre-assemble a program before the main story to be screened arrives.

Now, returning to FIG. 8, after the list list is displayed in step ST14, a 35 mm film and an unobtained work are created as a dummy and are input to the list (step ST15).

Next, after confirming that all the contents to be input have been input, the screen returns to the display screen (step ST1).
7).

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, editing / organization of the show program is created (step ST18). To edit / organize the show program, the "show time table management screen" is clicked on the display screen shown in FIG. 11 to display the show management table management screen (steps ST19 and ST20).

As shown in FIG. 17, the screening timetable management screen displays a calendar (ST20-1) used for displaying the screening timetable of the specified date in the upper left position, and the screening timetable in the lower position thereof. The start date, end date, and day of the week (ST20-2) used for copying the are displayed. In the upper right position, the year, month, day (weekday) selected in the calendar (S
T20-3) is displayed, and the showing time table (ST20-4) of the date selected by the calendar is displayed at the lower position. This show time table is also used when setting. The screening timetable includes, for each screen, one title, screening start time, main part start time, end time, two times title, screening start time, main part start time, end time, three times title,
The start time, the start time, and the end time of the movie are displayed, so that it is possible to see at a glance which screen the title of the movie will be shown.

Returning to FIG. 9, the actual program is created by clicking the edit button while such a show time table management screen is displayed (steps ST21 and ST22). Before pressing the edit button, the program list (ST
To create 21-1), click New, Correct, Delete button. Click the "New" button to create a new program list, the "Correct" button to change the existing program list, and the "Delete" button to delete the existing program list. Press. The program list list display (ST21-2) is for displaying a list of program lists created using a program list creation / editing screen described later. There are an execute button, an edit button, and a cancel button (ST21-3) at the lower right position of the screen. The execute button is pressed when transmitting the showing timetable to the server commander 15, and the edit button is a program list creation / edit screen. Press when transitioning to, and press the cancel button when transitioning to the main screen.

Returning to FIG. 9, when the edit button is clicked in step ST23, the program list edit screen is displayed (step ST23). Now, when "new" is selected for the program list and the edit button is pressed, the screen becomes a program list edit screen as shown in FIG. On the program list edit screen, first, the program type (ST22-1) to be displayed in the work list is selected. The program types consist of 9 types: "main part", "trailer", "CM", "guidance / other", "information", "start announcement", "end announcement", "chime", and "BGM". When one of these 9 types is selected, a list of works of the selected program type is displayed (step ST
24). In the case of the embodiment, “main part” is selected. When the main story is selected, the pre-setting time (initial value: 15) (ST
22-2), the retrofit time (initial value: 15) is displayed,
The screen number selected in the screening timetable of the screening list creation / edit screen and the work list associated with the main part of the program type are displayed (ST22-4).

In this way, a desired program list can be created by calling the screening list edit screen.
Now, to create a program list of the main part in the new mode, as shown in FIG. 19, in the program type (ST22-1), "main part" is selected.
When is selected, a list of works of the main content is displayed (ST22-4). When a desired work is selected from the work list displayed in this list, the selected main title and the show time are set (ST22-5). Then, the name of the selected work is displayed in the main part (S
T22-6). In the embodiment, from the work list, “A
If you select "AA", the program title will change to "AAA" and the show time will be set to "130 minutes".
"A" is displayed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 20, in order to input the data of the trailer on the program editing screen, first, the "trailer" of the program type (ST22-1) is selected. Then, a list of works related to the trailer is displayed (ST22-
4) Is done. If you select a desired work from the list of works displayed in this list, the selected work will be displayed in C.
It is set to M / guidance / notice (ST22-7). You can select multiple programs for this trailer, and they will be packed in order from the top left column unless otherwise specified. Further, when the user wants to put in a desired column, he / she can click the desired column and specify it, so that the clicked column can be selected and the program of the desired trailer can be inserted. In the embodiment, when the "Trailer" of the program type is selected, [EEE] is selected from the program titles displayed in the list, and the selected "EEE" is set and displayed in the CM / guidance / notice. It

Returning to FIG. 9, in step ST25, as described above, BGM, chime, starting announcer, ending announcer, etc. are selected from the program types in sequence, and the program titles displayed in the list are not selected. , The program list is completed by setting it in the desired column, and is registered in the completed program list by pressing the execute button (step ST2).
6, ST27). FIG. 21 shows a screen in which the program list is completed, and the main title is “AAA” and BG.
M is "BGM1", CM / guidance is "HHH", "II
"I", "JJJ", chime is "chime 1", first announcer is "first announcement 4", CM / guidance / notice is "EE"
“E”, “GGG”, “FFF”, “AAA” for the main part, and “End announcement 1” for the final announcer are set and displayed. When the execute button (ST22-8) is pressed on the program list created in this way, it is registered in the database as one program. After registering in the database, transition to the screening timetable management screen (step ST2
8). Here, if an unset item exists when the execute button is pressed, a message indicating that the required input item has not been input is output and an error occurs.

Returning to FIG. 9, in step ST28, when returning to the show timetable management screen, it is confirmed that the program created in this showtime table management screen is registered (step ST29). FIG. 22 shows a state in which the created program is displayed on the screening timetable management screen, and the program title (ST28-1) indicates “AA” of the program.
"A" is displayed, and the sub-names are displayed as sub-names 1, 2, ... When there are a plurality of identical programs.

Next, in the case of additionally creating a program, the process returns to step ST21, the edit button is pressed to select and set a predetermined content, and the program is created (step ST3).
0). If no program is added, then a list of programs that can be shown is displayed (step ST31).

Next, as shown in FIG. 10, when the program is completed, the program to be shown is clicked on the list to select the program, and a show time table is created (step ST32). As shown in FIG. 23, first, "new" in the program list is selected to create the screening timetable (ST32-
1). Then, the time is input to the program start time of the program number corresponding to the screen number sequence of the selected program (ST
32-2). When the screening start time is input, the start time and the ending time of the main part are automatically calculated (ST32-3).

Next, the screening period, that is, the screening start date,
By inputting the end date, selecting the day of the week to be copied within the period from the start date to the end date, and pressing the copy button, the show time table can be copied (ST32-4). In the case of the example, the screening timetable is copied on November 18 (ST32-5). In this way, when you enter the number of shows and the start time of the show, the start time of the main part /
The end time / rest time is calculated and displayed, and the formation of one day is completed (steps ST33, ST34, ST35, ST3.
6).

Next, if another composition is to be created by changing the number of shows and the number of shows depending on the month and day, the step ST3
Jump to 2 and start another formation.

When the organization is completed in step ST38, the execution program based on the showing time management table is transmitted to the server commander 15 (see FIG. 1), and the series of editing work is completed (step ST39).

In this way, the distributed contents are edited and organized on the screen, and the edited and organized information is sent to the server commander 15. In the cinema server 16, the program created according to the screen display on the upload manager 12 is presented to the desired screen room according to the instruction from the server commander 15, so that the program is shown.

[0074]

As described above, the cinema content output management apparatus and the cinema content output management method according to the present invention perform editing and organization of various actions related to the content to be shown in the theater while watching the screen display. In addition, since the screening schedule can be created, there is an effect that the operation management regarding the screening can be performed uniformly and easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a theater screening system including four screen rooms.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an upload manager.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a theater screening system including 16 screen rooms.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an operation mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an outline of movie screening program creation and organization work.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a modified screening pattern.

FIG. 7 is a list showing types of works for editing programs.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of creating / editing a screening program.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for creating / editing a screening program.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for creating / editing a show program.

FIG. 11 is a main screen of a screen for editing / organizing.

FIG. 12: Screen number (No. 1) downloaded from the AIT tape cassette which is a cinema package.
1) is a screen displaying a work list associated with a program type (main part).

FIG. 13 is a display screen of a work list associated with the selected program type (trailer) and screen number (No. 1).

FIG. 14 is a display screen on which “correction” is selected in the processing pattern, the program type of the work list to be changed is selected, and the work list to be changed is selected.

FIG. 15 is a display screen for selecting “Delete” in the processing pattern, selecting the program type of the work list to be deleted, selecting the work list to be deleted, and pressing the execute button.

[Figure 16] Select "New" in the processing pattern, select the temporary work in the program type, select the screen number (No. 3), enter the work content, and press the execute button on the display screen. is there.

FIG. 17 is a display screen on which the year, month, day (day of the week) selected on the calendar is displayed, and the type of work for editing the program on the date selected on the calendar is shown.

FIG. 18 is a display screen showing a list of program list edit screens.

FIG. 19 is a display screen showing a list of program list edit screens.

FIG. 20 is a display screen showing a list of program list edit screens.

FIG. 21 is a display screen showing a list of program list edit screens.

FIG. 22 is a display screen showing a list of program list edit screens created in the new mode.

FIG. 23 is a display screen showing a list of program list edit screens.

[Explanation of symbols]

11: Movie operation control unit, 12: Upload manager, 13: Cinema package (AIT tape cassette), 14: Screening server unit, 15: Server commander, 16; Cinema server, 16a; Content medium, 17a; First screen Chamber, 17b; second screen chamber, 17c; third screen chamber, 17d; fourth
Screen room, 18; interface unit, 1
9: System commander, 20: Screening system, 21: Picture frame switching unit, 22: Liquid crystal projector, 23; Anamorphic lens, 24; Screen, 25; Dolby E decoder, 26; Theater audio system, 2
7; Uploader, 28; Theater Manager, 29;
Work creation / editing, 30; Show time schedule organization, 31; Delete history print, 32; Pause show, 33; Manual operation, 34; Work list, 35; Program list, 36; Show time table.

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yoshio Hatano             6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Soni             -Inside the corporation (72) Inventor Akihiko Hosoi             6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Soni             -Inside the corporation F-term (reference) 5C053 FA14 FA15 LA14

Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. An upload manager capable of loading a cinema package containing digitalized contents of a movie and downloading the contents,
A cinema server capable of accumulating a main part, and a screening server unit including a server commander that manages various actions related to screening according to a schedule, and the upload manager includes a movie server downloaded from the cinema package. Using the management data supplied with the content, edit and organize the program time to be shown and create the schedule of the show while responding to the display screen and completed. A cinema content output management device, characterized in that movie screening program data is sent to the server commander of the screening server unit and the content is sent to the cinema server. 2. The management data supplied in association with the content includes, in addition to the case of being supplied together with the content contained in the cinema package, supplying to the upload manager by another route. The cinema content output management device according to claim 1, characterized in that. 3. The cinema content output management device according to claim 1, wherein the management data includes at least a unique identification code according to a combination of each data distribution destination and a recording medium. 4. The cinema content output management device according to claim 1, wherein the content in the movie recorded in the cinema package includes other works in addition to the main part. 5. In addition to the main part, other works are trailer, C
5. The cinema content output management device according to claim 4, which includes M, guide, information, start announcement, end announcement, chime, and BGM. 6. The display screen has a main screen that displays at least items for displaying a work creation / editing screen and a show timetable management screen.
The cinema content output management device described in 1. 7. The creation / edit screen has a work list creation / edit screen and a program list edit screen, and the work list creation / edit screen includes items for selecting a plurality of different kinds of works and the plurality of works. The work list display section that displays a list of the works selected in the item that selects different kinds of works, the number of the screen room that shows the selected works, the program type that represents the main part, the program title, the copyright company, and the show time. The cinema content output management device according to claim 1, further comprising: a display unit that displays the audio mode and the audio mode. 8. The program list edit screen includes items for selecting a plurality of different types of works and a dummy work that is a dummy main work, a program list display section for displaying a list of program types of the main work, and the program list. The main title display section for displaying the selected main title when the main title displayed on the display section is selected, and an execution button for incorporating the selected main title into a program. Cinema content output management device. 9. The show timetable management screen includes a calendar used to display the showtime table of a specified date, a copy section used to copy the show timetable, and a date selected in the calendar. A date display section that displays the day,
Shown on the calendar, show the show timetable and set the show timetable, the show timetable setting section, the item to select the processing pattern on the program list creation / edit screen, and the program list create / edit screen. The display unit for displaying a list of program lists, an execution key for transmitting the show timetable to the server commander, an edit key for transitioning to a program list creation / editing screen, and a cancel key for transitioning to a main screen. The cinema content output management device described in 1. 10. A cinema package containing digitalized contents of a movie is loaded, the contents are downloaded, and the management data supplied with the contents is used for the downloaded contents of the movie. Then, the program time to be shown and edited and the schedule of the show are organized while responding to the display screen. A cinema content output management method characterized in that the content accumulated in a cinema server is displayed on a predetermined screen in accordance with a schedule according to the movie show program data sent to the commander. 11. The management data supplied in association with the content includes not only being supplied together with the content contained in the cinema package but also being supplied through another route. Item 11. The cinema content output management method according to Item 10. 12. The cinema content output management method according to claim 10, wherein the management data includes at least a unique identification code according to a combination of each data distribution destination and a recording medium. 13. The cinema content output management method according to claim 10, wherein the contents in the movie recorded in the cinema package include other works in addition to the main part. 14. In addition to the main part, other works are trailers,
CM, information, information, first announcement,
14. The cinema content output management method according to claim 13, which includes an end announcement, a chime, and a BGM. 15. The cinema content output management according to claim 10, wherein the display screen has a main screen for displaying at least items for displaying a work creation / editing screen and a screening timetable management screen. Method. 16. The creation / editing screen includes a work list creation / editing screen and a program list edit screen, and the work list creating / editing screen includes items for selecting a plurality of different kinds of works, and A work list display section that displays a list of works selected in the item for selecting different types of works,
11. The cinema content output management according to claim 10, further comprising: a screen room number for showing the selected work, a display section for displaying a program type representing the main part, a program title, a copyright company, a show time, and a sound mode. Method. 17. The program list edit screen includes items for selecting a plurality of different kinds of works and a dummy work which is a dummy work, a program list display section for displaying a list of program types of the main work, and the program list. 17. The main program title display section for displaying the selected main program title when the main program displayed on the display section is selected, and an execution button for incorporating the selected main program into a program. Cinema content output management method. 18. The display timetable management screen includes a calendar used for displaying a display timetable of a specified date,
The copy section used to copy the show timetable, the year / month / day display section that displays the date and time selected on the calendar, and the show timetable for the date selected on the calendar and the show timetable With the show time table setting section to set,
Items for selecting a processing pattern on the program list creation / edit screen, a display section for displaying the program list list created on the program list creation / edit screen, an execution key for transmitting the showing time table to the server commander, and a program list The cinema content output management method according to claim 15, comprising an edit key for transition to a creation / edit screen and a cancel key for transition to a main screen.