JP2006013796A - Digest video providing system, digest video providing apparatus and method, and terminal and digest video requesting method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology whereby a user can easily view a digest video of a program after its broadcast is finished or during broadcasting. <P>SOLUTION: A server 1 continuously records broadcast programs from each broadcast station and detects scenes wherein cheers are drawn or a storm of applause is burst during broadcasting as upsurge scenes. When the user uses a mobile terminal 2 to request the server 1 to transmit a desirably viewed program via the Internet, the server 1 exhibits a list of upsurge scenes to the mobile terminal 2 by means of, e.g. a Web page of the Internet. The user selects a desired upsurge scene from the exhibited list and requests the server 1 to transmit the upsurge scene. The server 1 transmits video data corresponding to the selected upsurge scene as a digest video to the mobile terminal 2 via the Internet by packet communication. The user can efficiently view even a program broadcast over a long time such as relay broadcasting of a professional baseball game in a short time after the end of broadcasting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a digest video providing system that provides digest video summarizing a television broadcast program, a digest video providing device and method, a terminal device, and a digest video requesting method.

In recent years, with the development of communication technology and the enhancement of functions of mobile terminal devices such as mobile phone devices, it has become possible to connect to communication networks such as the Internet using mobile terminal devices. In this way, development of portable terminal devices that have a built-in television tuner and that can receive television broadcasts such as terrestrial digital broadcasts is also progressing. Hereinafter, a portable terminal device that can be connected to the Internet and can receive television broadcasts is referred to as a portable terminal device with a TV. It is considered that portable terminal devices with TVs are rapidly spread after commercialization.
Hiroki Hamada, Masaharu Tanaka, “It is on the palm of digital TV”, Nikkei Electronics, Nikkei BP, August 18, 2003, p89-112

  By the way, when trying to view a program that cannot be viewed for some reason after broadcasting, it is necessary to pre-record the program based on program information or the like. Here, when the mobile terminal device with a TV described above does not have a reservation recording function, it is necessary to prepare a special device such as a network-connected recording / playback device separately at home. was there.

  Also, even when the mobile terminal device with TV has a recording reservation function or has a network-connected recording / playback device, it is inconvenient that only programs that have been reserved for recording can be viewed in advance. For example, if you like a program you happen to watch but you have to stop watching the program for some reason, after the program broadcast, It was difficult to view the contents.

  On the other hand, in the case of terrestrial digital broadcasting or the like, a service for distributing a program after broadcasting using data broadcasting by packet communication is conceivable. Data broadcasting can be received by a mobile terminal device with a TV and viewed while moving. It is also conceivable to receive broadcast program data via the Internet using the Internet connection function of the mobile terminal device with TV. However, viewing the full length of the program after broadcast has been problematic for the user.

  For example, consider a case in which the user wants to watch the broadcast of the game using a mobile terminal device with a TV on the way home after completing the professional baseball relay program for 3 hours in broadcast time. In this case, when 3 hours of video and audio data are received via the Internet, there is not enough time to watch through 3 hours of the total broadcast time, and the communication time and cost required for communication increase. There was a problem.

  In particular, in the case of a sports program such as the above-mentioned baseball broadcast, it is not always necessary to view the entire length of the program, and it is often sufficient to be able to view a digest version that summarizes important scenes such as scoring scenes. If the digest version in which the main scenes are summarized can be viewed, the necessary information can be efficiently obtained in a short viewing time. However, in order to view the digest version, not only a recording function and a recording facility are required, but also a separate editing operation for creating the digest version is required, which is very troublesome.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a digest video providing system, a digest video providing device and method, a terminal device, and a digest video requesting method capable of easily viewing a digested video of a broadcast program or a broadcast program. It is in.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a first communication means for performing communication via a communication network, at least identification information for identifying an individual, and digest video request information for requesting a digest video. Are automatically transmitted by the terminal device having the transmission means for transmitting the first communication means, the first reception means for receiving the television broadcast, and the rising scene in the television broadcast received by the first reception means. In response to digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. Control means for transmitting video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the means as a digest video to the terminal device by the second communication means. A digest video providing system characterized in that it comprises a digest video providing apparatus that.

  According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first communication step of performing communication via a communication network from a terminal device side, at least identification information for identifying an individual, and digest video request information for requesting a digest video. The transmission step transmitted from the terminal device in the first communication step, the reception step of receiving the television broadcast on the digest video providing device side, and the television broadcast received in the reception step on the digest video providing device side A step of detecting a lively scene that automatically detects a lively scene inside, a second communication step of communicating via a communication network, and a digest video request transmitted from the terminal device and received in the second communication step Depending on the information, the video data corresponding to the climax scene detected in the climax scene detection step is displayed. A digest video providing method characterized by comprising the step digest video providing device of the second communication data as a digest video and a step of controlling to be transmitted to the terminal device.

  According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means, and a communication network. A communication means for performing communication, a means for performing communication via a communication network, and a means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by means for performing communication. Control means for transmitting video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means as a digest video to the terminal device by the communication means according to the digest video request information transmitted from the apparatus and received by the communication means; Is a digest video providing apparatus.

  According to a thirty-eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reception step of receiving a television broadcast, a climax scene detection step of automatically detecting a climax scene in the television broadcast received in the reception step, and communication. A communication step of performing communication via a network, a step of performing communication via a communication network, and a step of transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by communicating. The video data corresponding to the climax scene detected in the climax scene detection step is transmitted to the terminal device in the communication step as a digest video according to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device having received in the communication step. And having a control step of transmitting to the digest movie It is providing method.

  Further, the invention described in claim 39 is a communication means for performing communication via a communication network, and a transmission means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the communication means. For a digest video providing device that automatically detects a rising scene in a received television broadcast and transmits video data corresponding to the detected rising scene as a digest video via a communication network, A terminal device characterized in that digest video request information is transmitted by a transmission means, and in response to the digest video request information, a digest video transmitted from a digest video providing device via a communication network is received by the communication means. It is.

  The invention according to claim 43 is a transmission in which a communication step for performing communication via a communication network and at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video are transmitted in the communication step. A digest video providing apparatus that automatically detects a rising scene in a received television broadcast and transmits video data corresponding to the detected rising scene as a digest video via a communication network. In response, the digest video request information is transmitted in the transmission step, and the digest video transmitted from the digest video providing device via the communication network is received in the communication step according to the digest video request information. This is a featured digest video request method.

  According to a 44th aspect of the present invention, first communication means for communicating via a communication network, at least identification information for identifying an individual, and digest video request information for requesting a digest video are provided as first communication means. A terminal device having a transmitting means for transmitting by means of: a receiving means for receiving a television broadcast; a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means; and a communication network. Video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video providing device having control means for transmitting the digest video to the terminal device by the second communication means. The operation unit of the digest video providing device charges the terminal device, and sends the digest video from the digest video providing device according to the digest video request information transmitted from the charged terminal device to the digest video providing device. The digest video is characterized in that it can be transmitted to the device, and the operation unit of the digest video providing device pays a license fee for use of the video data by the television broadcast to the broadcast right possessing unit that broadcasts the television broadcast. Supply system.

  According to a 45th aspect of the present invention, first communication means for communicating via a communication network, at least identification information for identifying an individual, and digest video request information for requesting a digest video are first communication means. A terminal device having a transmitting means for transmitting by means of: a receiving means for receiving a television broadcast; a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means; and a communication network. Video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video providing device having control means for transmitting the digest video to the terminal device by the second communication means. The operation unit of the digest video providing device charges the broadcast right possessing unit that broadcasts the television broadcast, enabling the broadcast right owning unit to use the digest video providing device independently, and owns the broadcast right. The unit charges the terminal device, and the digest video providing device can transmit the digest video to the terminal device in accordance with the digest video request information transmitted from the charged terminal device to the digest video providing device. A digest video supply system characterized by the above.

  According to a 46th aspect of the present invention, first communication means for communicating via a communication network, at least identification information for identifying an individual, and digest video request information for requesting a digest video are provided as first communication means. A terminal device having a transmitting means for transmitting by means of: a receiving means for receiving a television broadcast; a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means; and a communication network. Video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video providing device having control means for transmitting the digest video to the terminal device by the second communication means. The broadcast right possessing unit that broadcasts the television broadcast operates the digest video providing device, charges the terminal device, and transmits the digest video request information transmitted from the charged terminal device to the digest video providing device. The digest video supply system is characterized in that the digest video can be transmitted from the digest video providing device to the terminal device.

  According to a 47th aspect of the present invention, first communication means for communicating via a communication network, at least identification information for identifying an individual, and digest video request information for requesting a digest video are provided as first communication means. A terminal device having a transmitting means for transmitting by means of: a receiving means for receiving a television broadcast; a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means; and a communication network. Video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video is added, and a commercial video or commercial image is added to the digest video and the second communication means. A digest video providing device having a control means for transmitting to a terminal device, and an operation unit of the digest video providing device broadcasts from a broadcast right possessing unit that broadcasts a television broadcast from a commercial video or commercial image providing unit By paying a part of the advertising media fee paid to the right-owning department, a commercial video or a commercial image is added to the digest video and transmitted from the digest video providing device to the terminal device. A digest video corresponding to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device to the digest video providing device is transmitted from the digest video providing device without being charged by the operation unit or the broadcast right holding unit of the digest video providing device. Digest video providing system It is.

  Further, according to a 48th aspect of the present invention, there is provided first communication means for communicating via a communication network, at least identification information for identifying an individual, and digest video request information for requesting a digest video. A terminal device having a transmitting means for transmitting by means of: a receiving means for receiving a television broadcast; a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means; and a communication network. Video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video is added, and a commercial video or commercial image is added to the digest video and the second communication means. A digest video providing device having a control means for transmitting to the terminal device, and the operation unit of the digest video providing device charges the broadcast right possessing unit for broadcasting the television broadcast, and the broadcast right possessing unit Can use the digest video providing device independently, the broadcast right possessing unit is paid the advertising media fee from the commercial video or commercial image providing unit, and the terminal device is the operation unit of the digest video providing device or A digest video according to digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device to the digest video providing device without being charged by the broadcast right possessing unit is transmitted from the digest video providing device. This is a provision system.

  According to a 49th aspect of the present invention, first communication means for communicating via a communication network, at least identification information for identifying an individual, and digest video request information for requesting a digest video are provided as first communication means. A terminal device having a transmitting means for transmitting by means of: a receiving means for receiving a television broadcast; a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means; and a communication network. Video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video is added, and a commercial video or commercial image is added to the digest video and the second communication means. The broadcast right possessing section that broadcasts the television broadcast includes a digest video providing apparatus having a control means that transmits to the terminal device, and operates the digest video providing apparatus, and also from the commercial video or commercial image providing section. The digest video fee is paid and the terminal device is charged with the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device to the digest video providing device without being charged by the broadcasting right possession unit. It is the digest video provision system characterized by being transmitted from.

  As described above, in the inventions according to claims 1 and 19, the terminal device transmits at least the identification information for identifying the individual and the digest video request information for requesting the digest video via the communication network. The digest video providing apparatus receives the video data corresponding to the climax scene automatically detected from the climax scene received in the television broadcast according to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device via the communication network. Is transmitted to the terminal device via the communication network as a digest video, so that the user can view the desired digest video simply by transmitting the digest video request information using the terminal device. it can.

  The inventions according to claims 20 and 38 automatically detect a rising scene in the received television broadcast and respond to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device via the communication network. Since the video data corresponding to the detected excitement scene is transmitted as a digest video to the terminal device via the communication network, the user only needs to transmit the digest video request information using the terminal device. You can watch the digest video.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 39 and claim 43, at least the identification information for identifying the individual and the digest video request information for requesting the digest video are swelled during the television broadcast received via the communication network. For a digest video providing apparatus that detects a scene and transmits video data corresponding to the detected climax scene as digest video data via the communication network according to the digest video request information transmitted via the communication network Since the transmission is made, the user simply transmits the digest video request information, and the desired digest video is transmitted from the digest video providing apparatus.

  Further, the invention according to claim 44 is the identification information for automatically detecting a rising scene in the received television broadcast and identifying at least an individual using video data corresponding to the detected rising scene as a digest video. The operation unit of the digest video providing apparatus that transmits the digest video request information for requesting the digest video via the communication network to the terminal apparatus that transmits the digest video request information via the communication network charges the terminal device. The digest video providing device can transmit the digest video to the terminal device according to the digest video request information transmitted from the charged terminal device to the digest video providing device, and the operation unit of the digest video providing device is a television Television broadcast video data to the broadcasting rights owner Because you have to pay a use permission fees, operating portion of the digest video providing device is able to generate revenue in accordance with the number of charging the terminal device.

  According to a 45th aspect of the present invention, there is provided identification information for automatically detecting a rising scene in a received television broadcast and identifying at least an individual using video data corresponding to the detected rising scene as a digest video. The operation unit of the digest video providing apparatus that transmits the digest video request information via the communication network to the terminal device that transmits the digest video request information requesting the digest video via the communication network broadcasts a television broadcast. The broadcasting right ownership unit charges the broadcasting right ownership unit, and enables the broadcasting right ownership unit to use the digest video providing device independently. The broadcasting right ownership unit charges the terminal device, and the charged terminal device In response to the digest video request information transmitted from the digest video providing device to the digest video providing device, the digest video providing device performs the digest. Since the video can be transmitted to the terminal device, the broadcasting right possessing unit can obtain a profit according to the number of charged terminal devices, and the operation unit of the digest video providing device can manage the digest video providing device of the terminal device. Revenue can be obtained according to usage.

  In the invention according to claim 46, the broadcast right possessing unit that broadcasts the television broadcast automatically detects the rising scene in the received television broadcast, and the video data corresponding to the detected rising scene Provide digest video that is transmitted through the communication network to the terminal device that transmits at least the identification information for identifying the individual and the digest video request information that requests the digest video as a digest video. Operates the device, charges the terminal device, and can transmit the digest video from the digest video providing device to the terminal device according to the digest video request information transmitted from the charged terminal device to the digest video providing device As a result, the broadcasting rights holder obtains revenue according to the number of terminal devices for which it has been charged. Door can be.

  According to a 47th aspect of the present invention, a rising scene in a received television broadcast is automatically detected, video data corresponding to the detected rising scene is used as a digest video, and a commercial video is provided for the digest video. Alternatively, a commercial image is added, and at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video are transmitted via a communication network to a terminal device that transmits the communication via the communication network. The operation part of the digest video providing device is paid a part of the advertising media fee paid from the broadcasting right ownership part that broadcasts the television broadcast to the broadcasting right ownership part from the commercial video or commercial image providing part, Add commercial video or commercial image to digest video Sent from the digest video providing device to the terminal device, and the terminal device transmits the digest transmitted from the terminal device to the digest video providing device without being charged by the operation unit or the broadcast right possessing unit of the digest video providing device. Since the digest video corresponding to the video request information is transmitted from the digest video providing device, the operation unit of the digest video providing device returns the revenue from a part of the advertising media fee according to the number of usages by the terminal device. Can be obtained.

  Further, the invention according to claim 48 is to automatically detect a rising scene in the received television broadcast, set the video data corresponding to the detected rising scene as a digest video, and a commercial video with respect to the digest video. Alternatively, a commercial image is added, and at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video are transmitted via a communication network to a terminal device that transmits the communication via the communication network. The operation unit of the digest video providing device charges the broadcast right possessing unit that broadcasts the television broadcast, enabling the broadcast right possessing unit to use the digest video providing device independently. The advertising media fee is paid from the commercial video or commercial image provider, and the terminal device A digest video corresponding to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device to the digest video providing device is transmitted from the digest video providing device without being charged by the operation unit or the broadcast right ownership unit of the digest video providing device. Therefore, the operation unit of the digest video providing device can obtain profit according to the number of digest video providing devices used by the terminal device.

  According to a 49th aspect of the present invention, the broadcast right possessing unit that broadcasts a television broadcast automatically detects a rising scene in the received television broadcast, and video data corresponding to the detected rising scene For a terminal device that transmits a digest video, a commercial video or a commercial image to the digest video, and transmits at least identification information for identifying the individual and digest video request information for requesting the digest video via the communication network In addition, the digest video providing device that is transmitted via the communication network is operated, and the advertising media fee is paid from the commercial video or commercial image providing unit, and the terminal device is charged by the broadcasting right possessing unit The digest transmitted from the terminal device to the digest video providing device Since the digest video corresponding to the video request information is transmitted from the digest video providing device, the broadcast right possessing unit generates revenue from the advertising media fee according to the number of digest video providing devices used by the terminal device. Obtainable.

  In the digest video server, a climax scene is automatically detected for a television broadcast broadcast by each broadcasting station, and in response to digest video request information transmitted from a mobile terminal device via a communication network such as the Internet. The video data corresponding to the exciting scene is transmitted as a digest video to the mobile terminal device via the communication network. Therefore, there is an effect that the user can view the video of the program using the mobile terminal device at a desired time even after the program broadcast ends.

  In addition, since the video transmitted from the digest video server is a digest video based on video data corresponding to the climax scene detected during broadcasting, it is possible to efficiently view a program broadcast over a long period of time. There is an effect.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a digest video providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The digest video server 1 includes a TV (television) tuner 10 that receives a television broadcast broadcast from each broadcasting station and outputs video and audio signals, and a capture and climax scene automatic detection engine 11 (hereinafter, climax scene detection). (Abbreviated as engine 11), a recording unit 12, and a digest management server 14.

  The digest video server 1 receives the television broadcast of each station by the TV tuner 10 and continuously records video data and audio data by the received television broadcast by the recording unit 12. At the same time, the digest video server 1 uses the climax scene detection engine 11 to detect a climax scene in the television broadcast, time information indicating the time when the detected climax scene was broadcast, and a program including the scene The digest management server 14 manages the exciting scene information 13 composed of the information of the broadcasting station that broadcasts the program.

  Examples of the exciting scene include, for example, a sports broadcast program, a scoring scene in the case of a ball game such as baseball or soccer, or a scene where the technique is determined by a martial art such as sumo. There are also many scenes where applause and cheering come up in variety programs and talk programs. In this embodiment, the climax scene detection engine 11 detects a cheering scene by detecting cheers and applause in a program using an audio signal of a television broadcast. The video and audio from which the excitement scene is extracted is called a digest video.

  In addition, the excitement scene detection engine 11 obtains an index of applause and cheerfulness numerically. This index is considered to indicate the degree of excitement in the detected excitement scene, and is hereinafter referred to as the excitement degree.

  The climax scene detection engine 11 is not limited to the above. For example, when the received television broadcast program is a song program, the climax scene detection engine 11 can also detect a scene in which music flows as a climax scene.

  On the other hand, the user accesses the digest video server 1 using the portable terminal device 2 having a communication function via a communication network such as the Internet and a video data display function, and designates a program to watch the digest video. (SEQ10). For example, the broadcast station information (reception channel, etc.) of the program and the broadcast time may be transmitted to the digest video server 1, or the digest video server 1 side may transmit the program broadcast at each broadcast station or the digest. It is also possible to create a program table listing programs in which videos exist and display them on the mobile terminal device 2 of the accessing user.

  As the mobile terminal device 2, a mobile phone terminal having a communication function via the Internet can be used. In this embodiment, it is more preferable that the mobile terminal device 2 has a television broadcast receiving function.

  In response to this designation, the digest video server 1 creates a list of exciting scenes detected from the television broadcast program broadcast at the designated broadcast station at the designated time, and transmits the list to the mobile terminal device 2. (SEQ11). This list is created as a web page on the Internet, for example, and placed on a web server (not shown). A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the Web page is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 2. As is well known, a Web page is a collection of data displayed on one screen of browser software according to layout information described based on HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). In this example, when the mobile terminal device 2 is equipped with browser software and the transmitted URL is accessed by the browser software, a Web page corresponding to the URL is displayed on the display screen 15 of the mobile terminal device 2.

  FIG. 2 shows a display example of a Web page displayed on the browser software when the above-described digest video is requested. When the URL sent from the digest video server 1 is accessed using the browser software in the mobile terminal device 2, a list 16B of exciting scenes of the program specified by the user (referred to as a sports relay program) is displayed on the mobile terminal device 2. It is displayed on the screen 15. In the listed scene links 19, 19,..., The degree of excitement is indicated by the number of “☆ (stars)”.

  The user designates a link 19 of a desired climax scene in a predetermined manner based on the climax scene list 16B, and requests a digest video from the digest video server 1 (SEQ12). At this time, for example, the degree of excitement can be referred to. Based on this request, the digest video server 1 searches the digest video by the digest management server 14 and packetizes the page betting data and audio data of the searched digest video to the mobile terminal device 2 by packet communication. Transmit (SEQ13). The user receives this packet at the portable terminal device 2 and displays the digest video 17 on the display screen 20 as shown in FIG.

  The user can request a digest video from the mobile terminal device 2 to the digest video server 1 without designating a broadcast station or broadcast time. In this case, for example, a list 16A of programs in which a digest video exists is displayed. In this example, the list 16A is a list of sports programs with digest videos for two days, yesterday and today. When the links 18, 18,... Provided for the respective programs in the list 16A are designated as predetermined, the display is switched to the display of the list 16B of the climax scenes of the corresponding program. Each listed scene shows the degree of excitement.

  As is well known, a link is a URL in which a URL of another Web page is described in a predetermined format in a Web page, and another Web page in which the URL is described from the Web page by the function of the browser software. Can be accessed.

  FIG. 3 shows an exemplary configuration of the mobile terminal device 2. The control unit 28 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory). In the ROM, a program read and operated by the CPU and an ID for identifying the individual mobile terminal device 2 are stored in advance. Browser software is also stored in the ROM. The RAM is used as a work memory for the CPU. The CPU reads the program stored in the ROM, executes various processes according to the program, issues commands, generates data, and the like, and controls the entire mobile terminal device 2.

  The operation unit 29 is provided with operators such as various keys and switches for accepting operations from the user. The operation unit 29 outputs a control signal corresponding to the user's operation on these keys and switches and supplies the control signal to the control unit 28. The control unit 28 executes predetermined processing according to a program based on the control signal supplied from the operation unit 29.

  This portable terminal device has a communication function with the Internet. Communication with the Internet is performed using the antenna 24. For example, data divided into predetermined sizes and stored in packets are transmitted to the Internet as the mobile terminal device 2. For example, the packet is received by a predetermined base station, modulated into a communication wave of a predetermined format by the base station, and transmitted toward the mobile terminal device 2.

  This communication radio wave is received by the antenna 24 and supplied to the communication radio wave transmission / reception unit 25. The communication radio wave transmission / reception unit 25 performs predetermined demodulation processing, error correction processing, decoding processing, and the like on the supplied signal, extracts data from the packet, arranges the data in a predetermined manner, and restores the original data. The data output from the communication radio wave transmission / reception unit 25 is supplied to the data storage / reproduction unit 26. The data storage / reproduction unit 26 stores the supplied data in a non-volatile storage medium 27 such as a flash memory based on the control of the control unit 28.

  When transmitting data to the Internet, for example, transmission data is generated by the control unit 28 based on a predetermined operation on the operation unit 29, and this transmission data is supplied to the communication radio wave transmission / reception unit 25. The communication radio wave transmission / reception unit 25 divides the supplied transmission data into predetermined sizes and stores them in packets, and performs predetermined encoding processing, error correction encoding processing, modulation processing, etc., and outputs them as communicable signals. To do. This signal is transmitted from the antenna 24 as a communication radio wave.

  The data communication method that can be supported by the mobile terminal device 2 is not particularly limited. For example, if the mobile terminal device 2 is a mobile phone device, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (Wideband-CDMA), etc. The communication standard of the mobile phone device can be used. Further, the communication standard is not limited to the communication standard of the mobile phone device, and a communication standard often used in a computer device such as Bluetooth or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) may be used.

  The portable terminal device 2 reads data stored in the storage medium 27 and reads the data from a display unit 23 (corresponding to the display screen 15 in FIG. 1) using, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) as a display element. It is possible to perform display according to the recorded data. The data storage / reproduction unit 26 reads data stored in the storage medium 27 based on the control of the control unit 28, and performs predetermined processing according to the type of the read data. Further, the control unit 28 controls the switch 22 to connect the input terminal 22 </ b> B when performing display on the display unit 23 according to the data read from the storage medium 27. The data output from the data storage / reproduction unit 26 is supplied to the display unit 23 via the switch 22 and a predetermined display is performed.

  The portable terminal device 2 can have a television broadcast receiving function. For example, a television broadcast radio wave by terrestrial digital broadcasting is received by the antenna 20 and supplied to the broadcast radio wave receiver 21. The broadcast radio wave receiving unit 21 performs predetermined demodulation processing, error correction processing, and the like on the supplied television broadcast radio wave, and outputs video data and audio data based on the television broadcast radio wave.

  The video data output from the broadcast wave receiving unit 21 is supplied to the input terminal 22A of the switch 22 controlled by the control unit 28. If the input terminal 22A is selected in the switch 22, the video data is supplied to the display unit 23, and the video of the television broadcast program is displayed on the display element. Similarly, the audio data output from the broadcast radio wave receiving unit 21 is supplied to an audio output unit (not shown) to be reproduced audio.

  The television broadcasting system that the portable terminal device 2 can support is not limited to terrestrial digital broadcasting. For example, an analog television broadcasting system may be supported. As an analog television broadcasting system, the NTSC system, PAL, and SECAM are conceivable. The digital system is not limited to terrestrial digital broadcasting in Japan, but may be compatible with standards of other countries.

  In the above description, the portable terminal device 2 has been described as having the antenna 20 for receiving television broadcast radio waves and the antenna 24 for data communication, but this is not limited to this example. For example, the antenna 20 and the antenna 24 are configured to be one antenna in appearance.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the television broadcast receiving function is not an essential function, and the antenna 20, the broadcast radio wave receiving unit 21, and the switch 22 can be omitted. In this case, the output of the data storage / reproduction unit 26 is directly supplied to the display unit 23.

  Further, as a ROM included in the control unit 28, for example, a rewritable storage medium such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) can be used to update or add a stored program. The program to be updated or added is transmitted via the Internet 2 and received by the antenna 24, for example. Not limited to this, an interface for wired or wireless communication with an external information device such as a personal computer is connected to the control unit 28, and a program to be updated or added is supplied via this interface. May be. When a program is added or updated from an external information device, the updated or added program is recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) or a DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc-ROM). Can be recorded in advance and provided.

  FIG. 4 shows an exemplary configuration of the digest video server 11. Television broadcast waves are received by the antenna 40 and supplied to a broadcast wave receiver 41 (corresponding to the TV tuner 10 in FIG. 1). The broadcast radio wave receiving unit 41 performs predetermined demodulation processing on the supplied television broadcast radio wave and outputs video data and audio data based on the television broadcast radio wave. As an example, the broadcast radio wave receiver 41 is provided for each broadcast station and each broadcast channel, and is provided for digital and analog television broadcasts.

  The analog television broadcast is demodulated by the broadcast wave receiver 41 to be converted into an analog video signal and an analog audio signal, and then A / D converted into video data and audio data. In the case of digital television broadcasting, the broadcast radio wave receiver 41 may output the stream data obtained by demodulating the received signal as it is, or may extract video data and audio data from the stream data.

  The video data and audio data output from the broadcast radio wave receiving unit 41 are supplied to the video recording / playback unit 42, and are recorded on the recording medium 43 formed of, for example, a hard disk based on the control of the control unit 45 described later. The video recording / playback unit 42 and the recording medium 43 correspond to the recording unit 12 of FIG. The video recording / playback unit 42 records the video data and audio data on the recording medium 43 in association with the broadcast time information indicating the time when the video data and audio data were broadcast. Broadcast time information is associated with each frame of video data, for example.

  The video recording / playback unit 42 compresses and encodes the video data and audio data to a predetermined recording medium 43. The compression encoding is performed so that the data rate is suitable for communication on the Internet 2. The compression encoding method is not particularly limited, but MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) 4 AVC | H. H.264 or MPEG2 can be used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a compression encoding method developed for personal computers, such as QuickTime (registered trademark), can also be used.

  The output of the broadcast radio wave receiving unit 41 is also supplied to the climax scene automatic detection unit 46. The climax scene automatic detection unit 46 uses the climax scene detection engine 11 to detect a climax scene in the broadcast program. The detection result of the rising scene is supplied to the control unit 45. The detection process by the climax scene automatic detection unit 46 will be described later.

  The control unit 45 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a hard disk, and the like connected by a bus. The ROM stores in advance a program for starting the CPU. A program read and executed by the CPU and data used when the program is executed are stored in the hard disk. A user information table that associates the ID information of the portable terminal device 2 with the address information on the Internet is also stored in the hard disk. The program and data stored in the hard disk are read from the hard disk and stored in the RAM. The CPU reads the program and data stored in the RAM, executes various processes according to the program, and performs the digest video server 1. To control the whole.

  The program stored in the hard disk of the control unit 45 is provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM. These CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, and the digest video server 1 are read by a drive device (not shown) and stored in the hard disk in a predetermined manner.

  The digest video server 1 can communicate with the mobile terminal device 2 described above via the Internet. For example, based on the control of the control unit 45, the video recording / playback unit 42 reads video data and audio data that have been compression-encoded and recorded from the recording medium 43 and supplies them to the communication transmitting / receiving unit 44. For example, the communication transmitting / receiving unit 44 divides the supplied data into predetermined packets, adds the destination information, and transmits the packet to the Internet.

  On the other hand, for example, the facility 50 of the communication carrier that is the provider of the mobile terminal device 2 described above is connected to the Internet. The communication carrier facility 50 includes a communication radio wave transmission / reception unit 51 that controls communication with the Internet and communication with the mobile terminal device 2. The packet transmitted from the communication transmission / reception unit 44 of the digest video server 1 described above is supplied to the communication radio wave transmission / reception unit 51 via the Internet. The communication radio wave transmission / reception unit 51 modulates the supplied packet to a communication radio wave, and transmits it by the antenna 52. The transmitted communication radio wave is received by the mobile terminal device 2.

  The communication radio wave transmitted from the mobile terminal device 2 is received by the antenna 52 and supplied to the communication radio wave transmission / reception unit 51. The communication radio wave transmitting / receiving unit 51 demodulates the supplied signal and transmits it to the Internet. This signal is received by the communication transmitter / receiver 44 of the digest video server 1 via, for example, the Internet.

  In the above description, the digest video server 1 is described as being configured using a single computer device. However, this is not limited to this example, and functions and the like are distributed among a plurality of computer devices connected to a network, for example. Can be configured. The digest management server 14 described with reference to FIG. 1 is configured by a control unit 45 and a recording medium 43, for example.

  The process by the swell scene automatic detection unit 46 will be described in more detail. An example in which a climax scene is detected using an audio signal will be described with reference to FIG. In the case of the example of FIG. 5, paying attention to cheers, applause, and the overall volume, a period that is considered to be exciting is identified as a rising scene. As shown in FIG. 5A, audio data and video data by television broadcasting are supplied to the exciting scene automatic detection unit 46 along the time axis. The climax scene automatic detection unit 46 performs the following three types of analysis using an audio signal among these signals.

The first is analysis of the amount of change per hour in volume (see FIG. 5B). For example, the envelope of the waveform of the audio signal is obtained, and this envelope is differentiated. Absolute value determined over a time threshold differential value, the differential value is stored in a memory start scene climax time of positive value time t _s of the candidate, the time of the negative values as candidates for the end time t _e .

Second, the voice signal is analyzed to extract a cheering portion (see FIG. 5C). Since cheers are a set of specific human voices, it is considered that they have a peak at a predetermined frequency f _V based on human voices. The audio signal is filtered using, for example, a bandpass filter whose center frequency is f _V to extract a frequency component in the vicinity of this frequency f _V , and the amount of increase from the average sound volume is examined. The beginning and end of the time period has increased from an average volume, start time t _s of candidates for the climax scene, as a candidate for the end time t _e, is stored in a memory or the like.

Third, the audio signal is analyzed, and a part of applause is extracted (see FIG. 5D). The applause is a striking sound, and is considered to have a peak at a frequency f _P higher than the human voice frequency f _V. The audio signal is filtered using, for example, a bandpass filter whose center frequency is f _P to extract frequency components in the vicinity of this frequency f _P , and the amount of increase from the average volume is examined. The beginning and end of the time period has increased from an average volume, start time t _s of candidates for the climax scene, as a candidate for the end time t _e, is stored in a memory or the like.

These three types of analysis are performed on the audio signal, the result of weighting each of the analysis results is calculated, and a climax scene is determined based on the calculation result. In the example of FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. 5E, the determination is made from the time t _s1 to the time t _e1 as the first exciting scene and from the time t _s2 to the time t _e2 as the second exciting scene. is doing. When scene raised based on the speech signal is analyzed to determine the frame of the video signal corresponding respectively to the starting time t _s and the end time t _e the impressive scene. The detection result by the climax scene automatic detection unit 46 is passed to the control unit 45.

In practice, with respect to the start time t _s and the end time t _e of impressive scene which is detected as described above, a predetermined margin is added. For example, with respect to the start time t _s of the detected impressive scene, a predetermined time before the time (e.g. 10 seconds before), and the start time t _s mound actually used scene. Similarly, after a predetermined time of the end time t _e of the detected climax scene (for example, after 5 seconds), the end time t _e mounds actually used scene. The time added as a margin may be variable according to the program genre such as a sports broadcast program such as a baseball broadcast or a soccer broadcast, a variety program, or a talk program. In the following, the start time t _s and the end time t _e of the climax scene, it is assumed, including the margin in this way.

  Also, the weighting ratios for the three types of analysis results can be set for each program, for example. As an example, for sport broadcast programs, the second cheer analysis results are weighted more strongly, and for variety programs and talk programs, the third applause analysis results Strong weighting can be considered. In this way, by appropriately setting the weighting ratios for the three types of analysis results in accordance with the program genre, a climax scene can be detected with higher probability.

  Furthermore, the degree of excitement is required for the excitement scene. For example, for the first change amount of volume per hour, the degree of excitement can be set based on the absolute value of the differential value at the start of the excitement scene. For the second and third cheers and applause, the degree of excitement can be set based on the amount of increase from the average volume. Furthermore, for any of volume change, cheering, and applause, the degree of excitement can be set based on the length of the period set as the excitement scene. It is also possible to set the degree of excitement by weighting each of the three types of analysis results.

It is also possible to detect the scene where the music is played by the swell scene automatic detection unit 46. For example, when a song is accompanied by a song, it is conceivable that the volume of the song is higher than the volume of other parts such as accompaniment. Therefore, as described above, based on the audio signal, using a bandpass filter with a predetermined frequency f _V based on human voice as the center frequency, the amount of increase from the average volume can be examined to determine the portion of the music piece. it can. In addition, when a musical piece is played and / or sung in a place where there are spectators, it is conceivable that applause occurs before and after the musical piece. Therefore, applause is performed using the bandpass filter whose center frequency is f _P described above. And the scene of the music can be detected from the applause and the above-mentioned singing part. Furthermore, the amount of change per hour in the sound volume is examined, and when a specific beat is detected at a sound volume of a predetermined level or higher, it is possible to determine that part as a music scene. By combining these three types of detection methods, a music scene can be detected more reliably. This music scene is also a lively scene.

  The climax scene detected in this way can be extracted and output from video data and audio data by television broadcasting recorded on the recording medium 43. Further, only the detected excitement scene can be recorded on the recording medium 43.

  With reference to FIG. 6A, an example in which a climax scene is extracted from video data and audio data by television broadcasting recorded on the recording medium 43 and output will be described. The video recording / playback unit 42 continuously records the video data and audio data output from the broadcast radio wave receiving unit 41 on the recording medium 43 (described as HDD in FIG. 6), and accumulates, for example, one week. If there are a plurality of broadcast radio wave receivers 41 or if the broadcast radio wave receiver 41 can simultaneously receive a plurality of television broadcasts with different reception channels, the video data and the audio data of all the television broadcasts are respectively set in the same manner. Record.

In parallel with the recording by the video recording / playback unit 42, the rising scene automatic detection unit 46 detects a rising scene using the audio data output from the broadcast radio wave receiving unit 41. When the start time t _s and the end time t _e the impressive scene is determined, and the start time t _s and the end time t _e of the determined impressive scene, the degree of upsurge of the impressive scene, the television that contains the impressive scene Program information such as the broadcast station name (broadcast channel), broadcast date and time, and program name of the John broadcast program is stored. These pieces of information are stored and stored in, for example, a hard disk included in the control unit 45.

In the example of FIG. 6A, for the program L of the broadcasting station A, the exciting scenes are the start time t _s1 and end time t _e1 , the start time t _s2 and end time t _e2 , and the start time t _s3 and end time t _e3 . Three locations have been detected. For each of these three climax scene, the start time t _s and the end time t _e of the impressive scene, the degree of upsurge, and the program information is determined and stored.

  In this method, since video data and audio data by television broadcasting are recorded in an accumulated manner, a large recording capacity of the recording medium 43 is required. On the other hand, in this method, since the full length of the television broadcast program is recorded, the data recorded on the recording medium 43 can be used for other purposes.

An example in which only the detected excitement scene is recorded on the recording medium 43 will be described with reference to FIG. 6B. Using the audio data output from the broadcast radio wave receiving unit 41, the rising scene automatic detection unit 46 detects the rising scene. When the start time t _s and the end time t _e the impressive scene is determined, the image data of the start time t _s and the end time t _e is recorded on the recording medium 43. At the same time, as with the above example, the start time t _s and the end time t _e of the determined impressive scene, the degree of upsurge of the impressive scene, and the program information related to the impressive scene is determined, for example, the control unit 45 Is stored and stored in a hard disk.

For example, the video recording / playback unit 42 continuously records a television broadcast on the recording medium 43, and at that time, sequentially erases past data from a predetermined time before the current time (for example, 10 minutes before). Thus, only information from a predetermined time before the current time is always held. When the start time t _s and the end time t _e the impressive scene is determined to extract a portion of the starting time t _s and the end time t _e the data recorded, other areas or other recording medium 43 To the recording medium.

In the example of FIG. 6B, the exciting scenes for the program L of the broadcasting station A are the start time t _s1 and end time t _e1 , the start time t _s2 and end time t _e2 , and the start time t _s3 and end time t _e3 . Three locations have been detected. For each impressive scene of these three, the start time t _s and the end time t _e of the impressive scene, the degree of upsurge, and the program information are calculated and stored. Further, the correspondence relationship between these pieces of information and the file in which the portion of the exciting scene is extracted and recorded on the recording medium 43 is stored and stored in the hard disk of the control unit 45, for example.

  In this method, as shown in an example on the lower side of FIG. 6B, only the video data and audio data in the climax scene period are recorded on the recording medium 43, so that the recording capacity of the recording medium 43 can be saved. On the other hand, in this method, since only the data of the exciting scene period is recorded, it is difficult to use the recorded data for other purposes.

  The process by the digest video providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing when the user selects a digest video to be viewed using a program guide. In FIG. 7, the left side shows the process of the mobile terminal device 2, and the right side shows the process of the digest video server 1. Prior to the execution of this flowchart, the digest video server 1 generates a list of digest videos for each program, that is, a list of excitement scenes extracted based on the detection result by the excitement scene automatic detection unit 46 and recorded on the recording medium 43. Created for each program. In addition, a digest video program guide, which is a list of programs in which digest video exists, is created.

  When the user wants to view the digest video (step S10), the user communicates with the digest video server 1 using the mobile terminal device 2 via the Internet, and requests the digest video program table from the digest video server 1 ( Step S11). For example, the mobile terminal device 2 generates a message requesting a program guide in response to a predetermined operation performed on the operation unit 29 by the control unit 28 and adds ID information for identifying the mobile terminal device 2 And transmitted by the communication radio wave transmitting / receiving unit 25 (SEQ100).

  When receiving the program guide request message, the digest video server 1 transmits the digest video program guide to the mobile terminal device 2 based on the ID information added to the received message in step S20. The digest video program guide is transmitted via the Internet (SEQ101) and received by the mobile terminal device 2. The mobile terminal device 2 displays the received digest video program guide on the display unit 23 (step S12). The digest video program table is displayed on the display unit 23 as a list of programs in which the climax scene is detected in the digest video server 1 and the digest video is recorded, for example, as in the list 16A described in FIG.

  The user operates the operation unit 29 based on the display on the display unit 23, selects a program that the user wants to view the digest video, and transmits selection information to the digest video server 1 (step S13). Here, program information (broadcast station information, broadcast time information, program name, etc.) that can identify the selected program and ID information that can identify the mobile terminal device 2 are digested from the mobile terminal device 2 via the Internet. It is transmitted to the video server 1 (SEQ102).

In step S21, the digest video server 1 transmits a corresponding digest video list to the mobile terminal device 2 via the Internet based on the transmitted program information and ID information (SEQ103). Digest video list, and the start time t _s and the end time t _e of the detected climax scene in the selected television broadcast programs, and the degree of upsurge, it is included and program information.

The mobile terminal device 2 displays the received digest video list on the display unit 23 (step S14). In the digest video list, for example, as in the list 16B described with reference to FIG. 2, the climax scenes detected in the selected program and the corresponding climax degree are displayed as a digest video list. In step S15, the user selects a desired digest video based on this display, performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit 29 of the mobile terminal device 2, and transmits information on the selected digest video via the Internet. It transmits to the digest video server 1 (SEQ104). Selection information in this digest video include, for example, and the digest video program information broadcasted television broadcast program, the start time t _s and the end time t _e of digest video during program broadcasting.

Upon receiving this selection information, the digest video server 1 reads the digest video corresponding to the selection information from the recording medium 43 in step S22, and transmits it to the mobile terminal device 2 by packet communication (SEQ105). For example, the video recording and playback unit 42 based on an instruction from the control unit 45 selects the record file of the digest video based on the program information included in the selection information, from the position shown at the start time t _s of the file, the end time Read up to the position indicated by t _e . The read data is divided into predetermined sizes, stored in packets, and transmitted to the mobile terminal device 2 via the Internet.

  The mobile terminal device 2 stores the received digest video in the storage medium 27 (step S16). Then, it waits for a reproduction request from the user (step S17). The control unit 25 controls the switch 22 so that the input end 22B is selected when the operation unit 29 is instructed to reproduce the digest video stored in the storage medium 27, and the input end 22B is selected. The storage / reproduction unit 26 is instructed to read the digest video from the storage medium 27. Based on this instruction, the data storage / reproduction unit 26 reads the digest video from the storage medium 27 and supplies the digest video to the display unit 23 via the switch 22. The display unit 23 displays the supplied digest video (step S18).

  In the above description, the data is directly exchanged between the mobile terminal device 2 and the digest video server 1, but this is not limited to this example. For example, the exchange between the mobile terminal device 2 and the digest video server 1 described above is performed on a website on the Internet except for the transmission of the digest video from the digest video server 1 to the mobile terminal device 2 in SEQ 105 in FIG. This can be done via a placed web page (see FIG. 2).

  As an example, a Web site is constructed on the Internet, and a Web page for requesting a digest video from the Web site is configured in advance. The Web site may be constructed on the digest video server 1 or may be constructed on another server device that can communicate with the digest video server 1.

  In the digest video server 1, when a rising scene is detected from a television broadcast program, and a digest video is created based on the detection result and recorded on the recording medium 43, for example, the list of recorded digest videos is displayed. 2 is automatically created or updated each time a climax scene is detected for each program. It is conceivable to set the URL of this Web page based on, for example, program information and digest video start and end time information. Further, for example, a Web page as shown as the list 16A in FIG. 2 is created for displaying the digest video program guide. This Web page is created or updated in accordance with the creation or update of the digest video list Web page.

  When the user wants to see the digest video (step S10), first, the browser software function of the mobile terminal device 2 designates a predetermined URL and first accesses the digest video request Web page (steps S11 and SEQ100). ). From there, by designating a predetermined link (step S20 and SEQ101), a Web page displaying the digest video program guide is accessed (step S12). When the user selects a desired program on this Web page, that is, when the link 18 corresponding to the desired program is designated (steps S13 and SEQ102), the user corresponds to the designated link 18 (steps S21 and SEQ103). The Web page of the digest video list is accessed (step S14). In this Web page, when a scene to be viewed is selected and specified based on the degree of excitement displayed corresponding to each link 19, 19,... The device 2 transmits to the digest video server 1 ID information of the mobile terminal 2 and information requesting the designated digest video (for example, program information and digest video start and end time information). (Step S15 and SEQ104). Based on the received ID information and digest video request information, the digest video server 1 reads a digest video from the recording medium 43 in a predetermined manner and transmits it to the mobile terminal device 2 (steps S22 and SEQ105).

  FIG. 8 shows that the mobile terminal device 2 has a function of receiving a television broadcast, and the user has viewed a past video of the television broadcast program currently being viewed on the mobile terminal device 2 that has already been broadcast. It is a flowchart which shows an example process when it wants to see as a digest image | video. In FIG. 8, the left side shows the process of the mobile terminal device 2, and the right side shows the process of the digest video server 1.

  Prior to the execution of this flowchart, the digest video server 1 detects a list of digest videos, that is, a scene of excitement in the program, and a list of excitement scenes extracted based on the detection result and recorded on the recording medium 43 is a digest video. Created as a list of

  Initially, in the mobile terminal device 2, the input terminal 22 </ b> A is selected in the switch 22, and the television broadcast program of the broadcasting station selected by the user's operation on the operation unit 29 is displayed on the display unit 23. When the user wants to view the past video of the program currently displayed on the display unit 23 (step S30), the user operates the operation unit 29 of the mobile terminal device 2 in a predetermined manner to the digest video server 1 in the past. An instruction is given to request a digest video image (step S31). In the mobile terminal device 2, the input end 22 </ b> B is selected in the switch 22 according to the operation. At the same time, in step S32, the mobile terminal device 2 receives the broadcast station information currently being viewed on the mobile terminal device 2, the ID information of the mobile terminal device 2, and the current time information in response to this instruction. It transmits to the digest video server 1 via the Internet (SEQ200).

When the digest video server 1 receives the request for the digest video based on the past video, in step S40, the digest video server 1 specifies the program that the user is currently viewing on the mobile terminal device 2 based on the broadcast station information and the current time information. Then, based on the starting time t _s and the end time t _e the impressive scene, extracts the digest video to the current from the current made is to have broadcast the program is started, to create a list of the extracted digest video. It should be noted that the digest video list may be automatically created or updated every time a lively scene is detected. The digest video list, the start time t _s and the end time t _e mounds were detected in the currently viewed program scene portable terminal device 2, and the degree of upsurge, includes program information. The created list is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 2 via the Internet (SEQ201).

The mobile terminal device 2 displays the received digest video list on the display unit 23 (step S23). In the digest video list, for example, as in the list 16B described with reference to FIG. 2, the climax scenes detected in the selected program and the corresponding climax degree are displayed as a digest video list. In step S34, the user selects a desired digest video based on this display, performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit 29 of the mobile terminal device 2, and transmits information on the selected digest video via the Internet. It transmits to the digest video server 1 (SEQ202). Selection information in this digest video include, for example, and the digest video program information broadcasted television broadcast program, the start time t _s and the end time t _e of digest video during program broadcasting.

Upon receiving this selection information, the digest video server 1 reads the digest video corresponding to the selection information from the recording medium 43 in step S41, and transmits it to the mobile terminal device 2 by packet communication (SEQ203). For example, the video recording and playback unit 42 based on an instruction from the control unit 45 selects the record file of the digest video based on the program information included in the selection information, from the position shown at the start time t _s of the file, the end time Read up to the position indicated by t _e . The read data is divided into predetermined sizes, stored in packets, and transmitted to the mobile terminal device 2 via the Internet.

  The mobile terminal device 2 stores the received digest video in the storage medium 27 (step S35). Then, it waits for a reproduction request from the user (step S36). The control unit 25 controls the switch 22 so that the input end 22B is selected, and when an operation for instructing the operation unit 29 to reproduce the digest video stored in the storage medium 27 is performed, the data The storage / reproduction unit 26 is instructed to read the digest video from the storage medium 27. Based on this instruction, the data storage / reproduction unit 26 reads the digest video from the storage medium 27 and supplies the digest video to the display unit 23 via the switch 22. The display unit 23 displays the supplied digest video (step S37).

  Note that the process of FIG. 8 can also be performed via a Web site in the same manner as the process of FIG. 7 described above. The processing procedure and the like are substantially the same as those described with reference to FIG.

  When viewing the digest video of the past video, for example, when the program is still being broadcast after viewing the requested digest video, the broadcast video currently being broadcast of the program is viewed following the viewing of the digest video. You can For example, the user performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit 29 when the digest video is displayed on the display unit 23 in step S37 described above or when the display is finished, so that the input terminal 22A on the switch 22 is input. Is selected, and the video displayed on the display unit 23 is switched from the video based on the video data read from the storage medium 27 to the video received by the antenna 20 and output from the broadcast radio wave receiving unit 21.

  In the above description, the digest video server 1 is described as being a server device on the Internet configured by using a computer device, but this is not limited to this example. For example, a digital recording device using a hard disk as a recording medium used at home or the like can be used as the digest video server 1.

As an example, to a digital video recorder for home use, a communication function to the Internet, a function to mark the start time t _s and the end time t _e of impressive scene relative recorded video data performs detection of climax scene, A function for creating a digest video program guide and a digest video list is added. The function related to the detection of the rising scene and the digest video program guide and digest video list creation function can be added in software.

  The user makes a recording reservation for a program that is expected to view a digest video to the digital recording apparatus to which such a function is added. It is also possible to make a reservation to automatically record a program of a specific genre using an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) or the like. Then, the mobile terminal device 2 is used to access the digital recording device via the Internet, and the digest video is requested and viewed as shown in FIG. 7 and / or FIG.

  In the above description, the mobile terminal device 2 is described as a mobile phone device, but this is not limited to this example. That is, the mobile terminal device 2 can be applied to other information devices as long as it has a communication function for the Internet and can reproduce a moving image. For example, the mobile terminal device 2 may be configured by providing a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) device with a communication function to the Internet. Moreover, it is also possible to apply to in-vehicle information equipment. Further, the portable terminal device 2 may be configured by mounting a communication function with the Internet on a portable personal computer. Furthermore, the communication between the portable terminal device 2 and the Internet does not necessarily have to be performed via a base station by communication radio waves, but may be performed by wire.

  Next, a business model using a video providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As a business model, a paid service that charges a user and a free service that does not charge the user are considered.

  In the following description, the above-described digest video providing system is included in the information system 102. The information system 102 includes the digest video server 1 and related software installed in the mobile terminal device 2. The broadcast station 103 indicates a broadcast right owner who has the right to broadcast broadcast content such as a television broadcast program.

  First, an example of a paid service will be described with reference to FIG. 9, FIG. 10, and FIG. In the case of a paid service, the business model includes a user 100 who uses the information system 102, a business operator 101 who develops and provides the system, a broadcasting station 103 where television broadcasting is recorded in the information system 102, and a climax detection technology. It consists of a relationship with a technology developer 104 who performs development and technology provision. Further, it is assumed that the exchange between the mobile terminal device 2 and the digest video server 1 is performed via a Web site.

  FIG. 9 shows an example in which the entity of the service by the information system 102 is the operator 101 and the operator 101 also operates the information system 102. The business operator 101 develops and installs the information system 102 and operates the information system 102. The business operator 101 also manages and operates the Web site. The Web site is for presenting a list of digest videos to the user as shown in FIG. 2, for example. The user 100 can receive the service by the information system 102 by paying the service usage fee P100 to the business operator 101. The business operator 101 pays the broadcast content distribution permission fee P101 to the broadcast station 103, and records the broadcast content, that is, the television broadcast program broadcast by the broadcast station 103, on the recording medium 43, and is recorded on the recording medium 43. The right to distribute the video and audio data of the television broadcast program to the user 100 is obtained. Further, the business operator 101 pays the license fee P102 for the swell detection technology used in the information system 102 to the technology developer 104. The business entity 101 can obtain a profit corresponding to the number of users 100, for example.

  FIG. 10 shows an example in which the main service of the information system 102 is the broadcasting station 103 and the business operator 101 performs the operation of the information system 102. The broadcasting station 103 pays a system usage fee P103 to the business operator 101 and obtains the right to use the information system 102. The business operator 101 installs and operates the information system 102. In other words, the business operator 101 performs the operation of the information system 102 for the broadcasting station 103. Further, the web site is managed by the broadcasting station 103, but the business operator 101 also cooperates with the broadcasting station 103 in managing and operating the web site. The user 100 can receive the service by the information system 102 by paying the service usage fee P100 to the broadcasting station 103. Further, the business operator 101 pays the license fee P102 for the swell detection technology used in the information system 102 to the technology developer 104. In the case of the model shown in FIG. 10, the user 100 can request a digest video only for a television broadcast program broadcast by the broadcast station 103 that has paid the service usage fee P100. The business operator 101 can obtain a profit corresponding to the number of contracted broadcasting stations 103, for example. The system usage fee P103 can also be set according to the user 100 contracted with the broadcasting station 103.

  FIG. 11 shows an example in which the service entity by the information system 102 is the broadcasting station 103 and the operation of the information system 102 is also performed by the broadcasting station 103. The business operator 101 develops and installs an information system 102 for the broadcasting station 103. The broadcasting station 103 pays a license fee P104 to the business operator 101 and owns the information system 102. The broadcast station 103 also manages and operates a website. The user 100 can receive the service by the information system 102 by paying the service usage fee P100 to the broadcasting station 103. Further, the business operator 101 pays the license fee P102 for the swell detection technology used in the information system 102 to the technology developer 104. In the case of the model of FIG. 8, the user 100 can request a digest video only for a television broadcast program broadcast by the broadcasting station 103 that has paid the service usage fee P100. The business operator 101 can obtain a profit corresponding to the number of broadcast stations 103 to which the license is granted.

  In the case of a paid service, the user 100 can be registered, and the user 100 registered in the information system 102 can receive the service. For example, the ID information of the mobile terminal device 2 is registered in the information system 102 as the user 100 identification information. Of course, the user 100 can use the service by paying the usage fee each time.

  The service usage fee P100 of the user 100 is paid using electronic commerce using a communication network such as the Internet. As an example, the information system 102 counts the number of times the user 100 is used, and the business operator 101 or the broadcasting station 103 determines charging for the user 100 according to the counted number. Similarly, in FIG. 6, it is preferable that the broadcast content distribution permission fee P101 from the business operator 101 to the broadcast station 103 is also paid using electronic commerce. In this case, the broadcast content distribution permission fee P101 can be automatically determined according to the amount of content transmitted from the information system 102 to the user 100. Similarly, the system usage fee P103 from the broadcasting station 103 to the business operator 101 in FIG. Further, the license fee P102 for the technology developer 104 can be similarly paid using electronic commerce, and the fee can be determined according to the number of uses of the information system 102 and the like.

  Next, an example of a free service will be described with reference to FIG. 12, FIG. 13, FIG. 14, and FIG. In the case of a free service, an advertiser 105 is added to the above-described user 100, business operator 101, and broadcasting station 103 as a business model. That is, by obtaining an advertising medium fee from the advertiser 105, it is possible to make the usage fee of the information system 102 by the user 100 free.

  The advertiser 105 pays an advertisement medium fee and displays an advertisement (commercial) by the advertiser 105 on the digest video transmitted to the mobile terminal device 2. For example, advertisement information included in the original broadcast program from which the digest video has been extracted is displayed along with the digest video.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of advertisement display on the display screen 200 displayed on the display unit 23 of the mobile terminal device 2. FIG. 12A is an example in which the advertisement display 202 is always displayed on a part of the display screen 200. In the example of FIG. 12A, a video 201 based on a digest video is displayed at the top of the display screen 200, and an advertisement display 202 is displayed in a strip shape immediately below it. Such a belt-like display displayed on a part of the display screen 200 is referred to as a banner display. The position of the banner display is not limited to the position immediately below the video 201, and may be displayed directly above, or may be displayed vertically at the left end and / or the right end.

  For example, video or image data used for the advertisement display 202 is provided from the contracted advertiser 105 and stored in the recording medium 43 of the digest video server 1. The digest video server 1 reads video data of the digest video requested from the mobile terminal device 2 from the recording medium 43 and also reads video or image data used for the advertisement display 202. The read video data of the digest video and the video or image data used for the advertisement display 202 are, for example, predetermined synthesized by the video recording / playback unit 42 and transmitted from the digest video server 1.

  The advertisement display is not limited to the banner display, and can be displayed on the entire display screen 200 as shown in FIG. 12B. In this case, the advertisement display 204 is added to the head of the digest video. For example, video data used for the advertisement display 202 is provided from the contracted advertiser 105 and stored in the recording medium 43 of the digest video server 1. The digest video server 1 reads the video data of the digest video from the recording medium 43 and also reads the video data used for the advertisement display 202. The video recording / playback unit 42 plays back the video data used for the advertisement display 202 and the video data of the digest video, the video data used for the advertisement display 202 is played back in time, and the video data of the digest video is played back next. And output as arranged.

  FIG. 13 shows an example in which the entity of the service by the information system 102 is the operator 101 and the operator 101 also operates the information system 102. The business operator 101 develops and installs the information system 102 and operates the information system 102. The business operator 101 also manages and operates the Web site. The user 100 can use the information system 102 free of charge. The business operator 101 pays a broadcast content distribution permission fee (not shown) to the broadcast station 103, records the broadcast content, that is, the television broadcast program broadcast by the broadcast station 103, on the recording medium 43. The right to distribute the video and audio data of the recorded television broadcast program to the user 100 is obtained. In addition, the business operator 101 pays the technology developer 104 a license fee P102 for the swell detection technology.

  On the other hand, the advertiser 105 pays the advertising medium fee P105 to the broadcasting station 103 and broadcasts the advertisement together with the broadcasting content of the broadcasting station 103. Also, a part of the advertising medium fee P105 is paid from the broadcasting station 103 to the business operator 101, and the advertisement provided by the advertiser 105 is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 2 together with the digest video by the information system 102. . The transmitted advertisement is displayed on the display screen 200 of the mobile terminal device 2 as described above with reference to FIG. In the case of the model of FIG. 13, for example, a part of the advertising medium fee paid from the broadcasting station 103 to the business operator 101 can be set according to the number of accesses to the information system 102 of the user 100. .

  FIG. 14 shows an example in which the service provider of the information system 102 is the broadcasting station 103 and the operator 101 operates the information system 102. The broadcasting station 103 pays a system usage fee P103 to the business operator 101 and obtains the right to use the information system 102. The business operator 101 installs and operates the information system 102. In other words, the business operator 101 performs the operation of the information system 102 for the broadcasting station 103. Further, the web site is managed by the broadcasting station 103, but the business operator 101 also cooperates with the broadcasting station 103 in managing and operating the web site. The user 100 can use the information system 102 free of charge. Further, the business operator 101 pays the license fee P102 for the swell detection technology used in the information system 102 to the technology developer 104.

  On the other hand, the advertiser 105 pays an advertisement medium fee P105 to the broadcast station 103, and broadcasts the advertisement together with the broadcast content of the broadcast station 103. At the same time, the advertisement provided by the advertiser 105 is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 2 together with the digest video by the information system 102 and displayed on the display screen 200 of the mobile terminal device 2. In the case of the model shown in FIG. 14, for example, the advertisement medium fee P105 and the system usage fee P103 can be set according to the number of accesses to the information system 102 by the user 100.

  FIG. 15 shows an example in which the service provider by the information system 102 is the broadcasting station 103 and the operation of the information system 102 is also performed by the broadcasting station 103. The business operator 101 develops and installs an information system 102 for the broadcasting station 103. The broadcasting station 103 pays a license fee P104 to the business operator 101 and owns the information system 102. The broadcast station 103 also manages and operates a website. The user 100 can use the information system 102 free of charge. Further, the business operator 101 pays the license fee P102 for the swell detection technology used in the information system 102 to the technology developer 104.

  On the other hand, the advertiser 105 pays an advertisement medium fee P105 to the broadcast station 103, and broadcasts the advertisement together with the broadcast content of the broadcast station 103. At the same time, the advertisement provided by the advertiser 105 is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 2 together with the digest video by the information system 102 and displayed on the display screen 200 of the mobile terminal device 2. In the case of the model shown in FIG. 15, for example, the advertisement medium fee P105 can be determined according to the number of accesses to the information system 102 by the user 100.

  In the case of these free services as well, in the same way as in the case of the paid services described above, it is preferable to use electronic commerce using a communication network such as the Internet for payment of each fee.

It is a figure for demonstrating the digest video provision system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of a display by browser software. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an example of a portable terminal device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an example of a digest image | video server. It is a figure for demonstrating the example which detects an excitement scene using an audio | voice signal. . It is a figure for demonstrating the extraction method of a climax scene. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a process in case a user selects the digest image | video to watch using a program schedule. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a process when a user wants to see a past image | video as a digest image | video. It is a figure for demonstrating the business model using the image | video provision system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the business model using the image | video provision system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the business model using the image | video provision system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the advertisement display with respect to the display screen of a portable terminal device with TV. It is a figure for demonstrating the business model using the image | video provision system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the business model using the image | video provision system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the business model using the image | video provision system by one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Digest video server 2 Mobile terminal device 21 Broadcast radio wave receiving part 22 Switch 23 Display part 25 Communication radio wave transmission / reception part 26 Data storage reproduction | regeneration part 27 Storage medium 28 Control part 29 Operation part 41 Broadcast radio wave reception part 42 Video recording / reproducing part 43 Recording medium 44 Communication Radio Transmission / Reception Unit 45 Control Unit 100 User 101 Operator 102 Information System 103 Broadcasting Station 105 Advertiser

Claims (49)

First communication means for communicating via a communication network;
A terminal device comprising: transmission means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the first communication means;
First receiving means for receiving a television broadcast;
Climax scene detection means for automatically detecting a climax scene in the television broadcast received by the first reception means;
A second communication means for communicating via the communication network;
In response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means, video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means is used as the digest video as the second digest video. A digest video providing system comprising: a control means for transmitting to the terminal device by means of the communication means. The digest video providing system according to claim 1,
When the digest video request information is received by the second communication means, the digest video providing apparatus presents a list based on the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means to the terminal device via the communication network. A digest video providing system characterized by that. The digest video providing system according to claim 2,
The digest video providing system, wherein the terminal device requests the digest video from the digest video providing device based on the list. The digest video providing system according to claim 2,
2. The digest video providing system according to claim 1, wherein the list is a list of programs in which the exciting scene in the television broadcast is detected. The digest video providing system according to claim 2,
The digest video providing system, wherein the list is a list of exciting scenes in the television broadcast program. The digest video providing system according to claim 5,
The climax scene detecting means detects the climax scene and obtains a climax degree of the detected climax scene, and the list indicates that the climax degree corresponding to each of the climax scenes is indicated. A featured digest video providing system. The digest video providing system according to claim 2,
The digest video providing system, wherein the communication network is the Internet, and the list is presented to the terminal device as a Web page on the Internet. The digest video providing system according to claim 1,
The digest video providing system, wherein the climax scene detecting means detects the climax scene based on an audio signal from the television broadcast. The digest video providing system according to claim 8,
The digest video providing system, wherein the swell scene detecting means detects a swell scene by detecting a set of predetermined human voices in the audio signal. The digest video providing system according to claim 8,
The digest video providing system, wherein the climax scene detecting means detects the climax scene by detecting a clap sound in the audio signal. The digest video providing system according to claim 8,
2. The digest video providing system according to claim 1, wherein the climax scene detection means detects the climax scene based on an amount of change in volume of the audio signal per time. The digest video providing system according to claim 8,
The climax scene detection means is
A first detection for detecting a set of predetermined voices in the audio signal to detect the excitement scene;
A second detection for detecting the applause scene by detecting a clap sound in the audio signal;
Performing a third detection for detecting the climax scene based on the amount of change in volume of the audio signal per time;
A digest video providing system for detecting the climax scene by weighting the detection results of the first, second, and third detections in a predetermined manner. The digest video providing system according to claim 12,
The digest video providing system according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the weights to the first, second and third detection results is variable according to the program genre of the television broadcast. The digest video providing system according to claim 1,
The digest video providing system, wherein the swell scene detection means provides a predetermined margin before and after the detected sway scene period. The digest video providing system according to claim 1,
The terminal device is
A second receiving means for receiving the television broadcast;
The digest video request information includes program information indicating a broadcast program being received by the second receiving means of the television broadcast, and is transmitted.
The digest video providing device is
Corresponding to the excitement scene detected from the television broadcast program shown in the program information included in the digest video request information according to the received digest video request information including the program information A digest video providing system, wherein the video data to be transmitted is transmitted to the terminal device by the second communication means as the digest video. The digest video providing system according to claim 1,
The digest video providing system, wherein the control means adds a commercial video or a commercial image to the digest video to be transmitted in response to the digest video request information and transmits the digest video to the terminal device. The digest video providing system according to claim 16,
The digest video providing system, wherein the commercial video or the commercial image is added to the head of the digest video in terms of time. The digest video providing system according to claim 16,
The digest video providing system, wherein the commercial video or the commercial image is added to a part of the screen of the digest video. A first communication step of performing communication via a communication network from the terminal device side;
A transmission step of transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video from the terminal device according to the first communication step;
A reception step of receiving a television broadcast on the digest video providing device side;
A climax scene detection step of automatically detecting a climax scene in the television broadcast received in the reception step on the digest video providing device side;
A second communication step for communicating via the communication network;
In response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received in the second communication step, video data corresponding to the climax scene detected in the climax scene detection step is used as the digest video. A digest video providing method, comprising: a control step of transmitting from the digest video providing device to the terminal device in a second communication step. Receiving means for receiving a television broadcast;
A climax scene detection means for automatically detecting a climax scene in the television broadcast received by the reception means;
A communication means for communicating via a communication network;
The communication means transmitted from a terminal device having means for performing communication via a communication network and means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by means for performing the communication. Control means for transmitting video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means to the terminal device by the communication means as the digest video in response to the digest video request information received at A digest video providing apparatus. The digest video providing device according to claim 20,
The digest video request information is received by the communication means, and a list based on the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means is presented to the terminal device via the communication network. Video providing device. The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 21,
The digest video providing device, wherein the digest video is requested from the terminal device based on the list. The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 21,
The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the list is a list of programs in which the exciting scene in the television broadcast is detected. The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 21,
2. The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the list is a list of exciting scenes in the television broadcast program. The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 24,
The climax scene detecting means detects the climax scene and obtains a climax degree of the detected climax scene, and the list indicates that the climax degree corresponding to each of the climax scenes is indicated. A digest video providing device. The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 21,
The digest video providing apparatus, wherein the communication network is the Internet, and the list is presented to the terminal device as a Web page on the Internet. The digest video providing device according to claim 20,
The digest video providing apparatus, wherein the climax scene detecting means detects the climax scene based on an audio signal from the television broadcast. The digest video providing device according to claim 27,
The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the climax scene detecting means detects a climax scene by detecting a set of predetermined human voices in the audio signal. The digest video providing device according to claim 27,
The digest video providing apparatus, wherein the climax scene detecting means detects a climax scene by detecting a clap sound in the audio signal. The digest video providing device according to claim 27,
The apparatus for providing digest video according to claim 1, wherein the climax scene detecting means detects the climax scene based on an amount of change in volume of the audio signal per time. The digest video providing device according to claim 27,
The climax scene detection means is
A first detection for detecting a set of predetermined voices in the audio signal to detect the excitement scene;
A second detection for detecting the applause scene by detecting a clap sound in the audio signal;
Performing a third detection for detecting the climax scene based on the amount of change in volume of the audio signal per time;
A digest video providing apparatus for detecting the climax scene by weighting the detection results of the first, second, and third detections in a predetermined manner. The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 31,
The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the weighting ratio with respect to the first, second, and third detection results is variable according to a program genre of the television broadcast. The digest video providing device according to claim 20,
The digest video providing apparatus, wherein the swell scene detection means provides a predetermined margin before and after the detected sway scene period. The digest video providing device according to claim 20,
The terminal device further includes means for receiving the television broadcast, and transmits the digest video request information including program information indicating a broadcast program being received by the television broadcast.
Corresponding to the excitement scene detected from the television broadcast program shown in the program information included in the digest video request information according to the received digest video request information including the program information The digest video providing apparatus, wherein the video data to be transmitted is transmitted as the digest video to the terminal device by the communication means. The digest video providing device according to claim 20,
The digest video providing apparatus, wherein the control means adds a commercial video or a commercial image to the digest video to be transmitted in response to the digest video request information and transmits the digest video to the terminal device. The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 35,
The digest video providing apparatus, wherein the commercial video or the commercial image is added to the head of the digest video in terms of time. The digest video providing apparatus according to claim 35,
The digest video providing apparatus, wherein the commercial video or the commercial image is added to a part of the screen of the digest video. A reception step of receiving a television broadcast;
A step of detecting a climax scene that automatically detects a climax scene in the television broadcast received in the reception step;
A communication step of communicating via a communication network;
Transmitting from the terminal device having a step of performing communication via a communication network and a step of transmitting at least the identification information for identifying the individual and the digest video request information for requesting the digest video in the step of performing the communication. In response to the digest video request information received in step, the video data corresponding to the climax scene detected in the climax scene detection step is transmitted as the digest video to the terminal device in the communication step. And a digest video providing method. A communication means for communicating via a communication network;
Transmitting means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the communication means;
For a digest video providing device that automatically detects a rising scene in a received television broadcast and transmits video data corresponding to the detected rising scene as the digest video via the communication network, The digest video request information is transmitted by the transmission means, and the digest video transmitted from the digest video providing apparatus via the communication network is received by the communication means in accordance with the digest video request information. A terminal device characterized by the above. The terminal device according to claim 39,
In response to the digest video request information, a list based on the exciting scene detected on the digest video providing device side is presented via the communication network, and the digest video is provided to the digest video providing device based on the list. Requesting a terminal device. 41. The terminal device according to claim 40.
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the communication network is the Internet, and the list is presented as a Web page on the Internet. The terminal device according to claim 39,
It further comprises receiving means for receiving the television broadcast,
A terminal device characterized in that program information indicating a broadcast program being received by the receiving means of the television broadcast is included in the digest video request information and transmitted. A communication step of communicating via a communication network;
A transmission step of transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the communication step;
For a digest video providing apparatus that automatically detects a rising scene in a received television broadcast and transmits video data corresponding to the detected rising scene as the digest video via the communication network, The digest video request information is transmitted in the transmission step, and the digest video transmitted from the digest video providing apparatus via the communication network is received in the communication step according to the digest video request information. A digest video request method characterized by that. A terminal device comprising: first communication means for performing communication via a communication network; and transmission means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the first communication means. When,
Receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means, and a second communication for communicating via the communication network And video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means as the digest video in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video providing device having a control means for transmitting to the terminal device by the second communication means,
The operation unit of the digest video providing device charges the terminal device, and the digest video providing device according to the digest video request information transmitted from the charged terminal device to the digest video providing device The digest video can be transmitted to the terminal device from
The digest video supply system, wherein the operation unit of the digest video providing device pays a license fee for use of video data by the television broadcast to a broadcasting right possessing unit that broadcasts the television broadcast. A terminal device comprising: first communication means for performing communication via a communication network; and transmission means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the first communication means. When,
Receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means, and a second communication for communicating via the communication network And video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means as the digest video in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video providing device having a control means for transmitting to the terminal device by the second communication means,
The operation unit of the digest video providing device charges the broadcasting right possessing unit that broadcasts the television broadcast, and enables the broadcasting right owning unit to use the digest video providing device mainly.
The broadcast right possessing unit charges the terminal device, and the digest video providing device sends the digest video according to the digest video request information transmitted from the charged terminal device to the digest video providing device. A digest video supply system capable of transmitting video to the terminal device. A terminal device comprising: first communication means for performing communication via a communication network; and transmission means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the first communication means. When,
Receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means, and a second communication for communicating via the communication network And video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means as the digest video in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video providing device having a control means for transmitting to the terminal device by the second communication means,
The broadcast right possessing section that broadcasts the television broadcast operates the digest video providing device, charges the terminal device, and transmits the fee from the charged terminal device to the digest video providing device. A digest video supply system characterized in that the digest video can be transmitted from the digest video providing device to the terminal device in accordance with the digest video request information. A terminal device comprising: first communication means for performing communication via a communication network; and transmission means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the first communication means. When,
Receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means, and a second communication for communicating via the communication network And the video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means as the digest video in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video providing device having control means for adding a commercial video or a commercial image to the digest video and transmitting it to the terminal device by the second communication means,
The operation unit of the digest video providing device receives a part of the advertising media fee paid from the broadcasting right ownership unit that broadcasts the television broadcast to the broadcasting right ownership unit from the commercial video or commercial image providing unit. By being paid, the commercial video or commercial image is added to the digest video and transmitted from the digest video providing device to the terminal device,
The terminal device responds to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device to the digest video providing device without being charged by the operation unit of the digest video providing device or the broadcasting right possessing unit. A digest video providing system, wherein a digest video is transmitted from the digest video providing device. A terminal device comprising: first communication means for performing communication via a communication network; and transmission means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the first communication means. When,
Receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means, and a second communication for communicating via the communication network And the video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means as the digest video in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video providing device having control means for adding a commercial video or a commercial image to the digest video and transmitting it to the terminal device by the second communication means,
The operation unit of the digest video providing device charges the broadcasting right possessing unit that broadcasts the television broadcast, and enables the broadcasting right owning unit to use the digest video providing device mainly.
The broadcasting right owner is paid an advertising media fee from the commercial video or commercial image provider,
The terminal device responds to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device to the digest video providing device without being charged by the operation unit of the digest video providing device or the broadcasting right possessing unit. A digest video providing system, wherein a digest video is transmitted from the digest video providing device. A terminal device comprising: first communication means for performing communication via a communication network; and transmission means for transmitting at least identification information for identifying an individual and digest video request information for requesting a digest video by the first communication means. When,
Receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, a rising scene detecting means for automatically detecting a rising scene in the television broadcast received by the receiving means, and a second communication for communicating via the communication network And the video data corresponding to the climax scene detected by the climax scene detection means as the digest video in response to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device and received by the second communication means. A digest video providing device having control means for adding a commercial video or a commercial image to the digest video and transmitting it to the terminal device by the second communication means,
The broadcast right possessing section that broadcasts the television broadcast operates the digest video providing apparatus and is paid an advertising medium fee from the commercial video or commercial image providing section,
The terminal device provides the digest video providing device with the digest video corresponding to the digest video request information transmitted from the terminal device to the digest video providing device without being charged by the broadcasting right possessing unit. A digest video providing system transmitted from

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