JP2006041668A - Video receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video receiver for indicating information useful for a user in an earlier timing by displaying a program information list along with a view tendency of the individual user including highly recommended programs in addition to programs being broadcasted at present at the time of application of power. <P>SOLUTION: The video receiver storing program attached information is provided with a recommended program information generating section 204 for carrying out program recommendation processing on the basis of view information such as a view history by each user and programs liable to be preferably viewed and for providing recommended program, thereby realizing a function of providing a recommended program information list 302 including program information broadcast in future in addition to programs broadcast at present. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  In particular, the present invention relates to a video receiving apparatus equipped with a program recommendation function for accumulating program additional information and providing a recommended program to the user based on the user's viewing history information and preference information.

  In conventional video receivers capable of accumulating additional program data, program recommendation processing is performed based on information such as the history of programs viewed by the user and programs that tend to be viewed, and the results of recommended programs are displayed. And a system that provides a function such as automatic recording has been put into practical use (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 8 shows a conventional video receiving apparatus described in Patent Document 1. In FIG. In FIG. 8, a VHF tuner 101 receives terrestrial analog broadcast, a BS digital tuner 102 receives BS digital broadcast, a CS digital tuner 103 receives CS digital broadcast, and a terrestrial digital tuner 104 receives terrestrial digital broadcast. Receive.

  The MPU 107 monitors the signal level of the signal line PON, determines that the power is turned on by operating a power slit (not shown) or a remote controller, and displays an instruction for selecting program information to be displayed on the display unit 106 as a control command. It is sent to the control unit 105.

  In addition, when the signal level of the PON changes to OFF, the MPU 107 is a window necessary for displaying the state of channels and the like displayed on the display unit 106 via the current display control unit 105 before the power is turned off (shut down). Information or the like is stored in the memory 108, and the viewing history of the viewer is stored in the storage unit 109.

  Then, the MPU 107 selects each tuner (VHS tuner 101, BS digital tuner 102, CS digital) based on the program (channel) immediately before power-off read from the memory 108 and the viewing history of the viewer read from the storage unit 109. It controls the channels of the tuner 103 and the terrestrial digital tuner 104).

  The storage unit 109 stores a viewing history that the viewer is currently viewing. The items are classified into detailed genres such as news, sports, movies, dishes, weather forecasts, etc., and the time zone and the number of times of viewing for each genre.

In this way, by accumulating the viewer's viewing history every day, every day, the MPU 107 learns the viewer's favorite programs, and accumulates the learning results in the storage unit 109 each time.
JP 2003-009016 A

  However, in the above conventional configuration, when the power is turned on, it is possible to view videos of a plurality of channels as an initial screen for a recommended program that tends to be viewed, but the information of the program can be viewed with a simple operation. When viewing with multiple people with different program preferences, the viewing history does not always match the preferences of one user, and information on recommended programs to be broadcast in the future It had the problem that it was not available.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and displays a list of program information that tends to be viewed by individual users when the power is turned on, as well as programs that are currently being broadcast, An object of the present invention is to provide a video receiving apparatus that displays information useful to the user at an earlier timing.

  The video receiving apparatus of the present invention is a video receiving apparatus capable of storing program additional information, and has a function of checking who is a user registered in advance at the timing when the user turns on the power and discriminating the user. A function that provides a list of recommended program information by performing program recommendation processing based on viewing history and viewing information such as programs that tend to be viewed and viewing times, etc., every user when the power is turned on Program recommendation information that tends to be viewed is displayed. The main feature is that this configuration can quickly provide useful information about programs that tend to be viewed according to each user's preference.

  Further, according to the video receiving apparatus of the present invention, the user is identified, and when the power is turned off, a list of program histories viewed after the power is turned on is displayed, from which the program viewed by the user and preference information are selected. Thus, the program history information and the preference information can be updated and stored in a storage area dedicated to the user, so that the viewing history and preference information of the individual can be reliably stored when viewed by a plurality of people.

  In addition, according to the video receiving device of the present invention, a user recognition memory that stores detachable user identification information for identifying a user is provided, so that a user can be identified, and operations such as remote control operations are troublesome. Therefore, the user can be easily discriminated, and when viewing by a plurality of people, it is possible to reliably accumulate personal viewing history and preference information.

  In addition, according to the video receiving device of the present invention, it is provided with a user recognition device such as image recognition, voice recognition, etc., and can automatically discriminate the user without any operation. History and preference information can be reliably stored.

  According to the video receiving apparatus of the present invention, there is an advantage that it is possible to quickly provide useful information including previous program information that tends to be viewed according to each user's preference.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a video reception apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the same components as those in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, an input device 201 is a device that generates an input signal such as a remote control such as POW-ON, and a user confirmation control unit 202 confirms a user name registered in advance with the user in order to identify the input user. The display control unit 105 is instructed to display a screen for this purpose, and the screen by the operation from the input device 201 is controlled.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a user confirmation display screen according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. At the time of POW-ON, a user confirmation screen 401 is displayed on the display screen 301 as shown in FIG. The user information input control unit 202 in FIG. 1 stores user information selected or registered from the input device 201 according to the user confirmation screen 401 in the memory, and the user determination unit 203 is already registered from the user information stored in the memory. The recommended program information generation unit 204 is identified as a user or a new user, and information recommended for the user determined by the user information input control unit 202, program history information prepared for each user, and program information that tends to be viewed. Broadcast tuners (VHS tuner 101, BS digital tuner 102, CS digital tuner 103) that extract and store information from storage units (user 1 storage unit 205, user 2 storage unit 206, user 3 storage unit 207). , Terrestrial Broadcasting Digital Tuner 104, etc.) Regardless of the currently broadcast program, recommended information is generated from the additional data for the program information to be broadcast from 1 hour to 1 month ahead, and the recommended control information is displayed on the display control unit 105 as a list of the recommended program information. indicate.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a recommended program information list display screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The recommended program information generation unit in FIG. 1 generates information necessary for displaying the recommended program information list 302 displayed on the display screen 301 in FIG. 2, and the user operates the remote controller or the like input from the input device 201. Selects recommended program information from the recommended program information list 302, obtains more detailed information, and reserves viewing from the screen, recording equipment connected to this video reception display device by infrared or digital cable, or built-in Recording reservation control for a recording device or the like can be performed with a simple operation.

  In addition, when a user who views a user changes from the user set when the power is turned on, the user confirmation screen 401 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed by a remote control operation, and the setting is changed to allow individual viewing. Accurate history can be accumulated.

  According to such a configuration, a program recommendation process is provided based on the viewing history of each user and viewing information such as programs that tend to be watched, with the function of checking the user at the timing when the user turns on the power and discriminating the user. To provide a list of recommended program information, and when the power is turned on, it also includes a function that displays the recommended program recommendation information that tends to be viewed for each user. Some recommended program information can be provided, and viewing reservation and recording reservation control of a recording device connected to the device can be performed with simple operation.

  In this embodiment, four types of tuners are installed: VHF tuner 101, BS digital tuner 102, CS digital tuner 103, and terrestrial digital tuner 104, but the type and number of tuners are not limited.

  In the present embodiment, the number of user storage units is three (user 1 storage unit 205, user 2 storage unit 206, and user 3 storage unit 207), but the number is not limited to three. It is possible to set even one.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a storage control flowchart of the video reception apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 4, the same components as those in FIGS. 1 and 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 4, S1 determines whether or not the power is turned off. When the power is turned on, the program history information currently being viewed in S10 is stored in the memory at the timing when the currently viewed program changes. When the power is turned off, the user identification ID stored in the memory is read in S2, and the user discrimination process is performed in S3. In the user determination process, a user name is selected by a user operation on the user confirmation display screen described with reference to FIG. The user ID input in S4 is compared with the user identification ID stored in the memory, and if they match, the history information from the time when the power is turned on is extracted from the program history information stored in the memory in S6, In S7, the list is displayed on the display unit 106 of FIG. Then, the user's preference information such as the program viewed at S8, likes and dislikes is displayed on the screen, and the input device 201 of FIG. 1 is operated for input and selection, and the input program preference information is viewed. In S9, the program record information is stored as viewing history program information in the user storage units 1-3 linked to the user identification ID.

  According to such a configuration, when viewing of a program by a plurality of people is taken into account, the program of the viewing history may not necessarily match the user's viewing history. Therefore, an accurate viewing history is stored by this process, and a more accurate program is stored. You can make a recommendation.

  In this embodiment, the stored information of the user's program viewing history is stored when the power is turned off. However, it is also possible to enter such a mode at any time by an input operation by assigning a remote control key or the like. .

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a video reception apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 5, the same components as those in FIGS. 1 and 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 5, a user recognition memory 501 is a detachable memory such as an SD card, a memory stick, or a compact flash (registered trademark), and stores a user identification ID and other program information desired by the user.

  FIG. 6 is a user information input control flowchart of the video receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the control when the user recognition memory card 501 is inserted will be described.

  In FIG. 6, it is determined whether a memory card is inserted in S21. Only when it is inserted, the user identification ID is read from the user recognition memory in S22. Next, in S23, it is determined whether or not the user ID matches the already registered viewing history storage user ID stored in the memory 108 in the 107MPU. If it is already registered, in S26, the viewing history storage user ID is set as the currently viewing user. In S23, if there is no user registration, a new user ID is created as a unique new ID in S24, registered in the user recognition memory 501 in S25, and inserted in S27 in FIG. Also in the user recognition memory 501, the new user ID is written as a user identification ID.

  According to such a configuration, the inserted user recognition memory 501 can identify the user being viewed without complicated operation, accumulate the viewing history of each user, and perform program recommendation with higher accuracy. .

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a video reception apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. In FIG. 7, the same components as those in FIGS. 1 and 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 7, a user recognition device 602 indicates a device for identifying an individual such as voice recognition, image recognition, fingerprint recognition, or the like. By installing the user recognition device 601, it is possible to easily determine a user who is watching a program without complicated operations by voice recognition, image recognition, fingerprint recognition, or the like.

  According to such a configuration, by providing the user recognition device 602, it is possible to specify a user who is watching a program without performing a complicated operation, and it is possible to accumulate a program viewing history for each user. Program recommendations can be made.

  The video receiving apparatus according to the present invention has an advantage that it can quickly provide useful information of previous program information that tends to be viewed by each user. It is useful as a video receiving device equipped with a program recommendation function for providing a recommended program based on history information and preference information.

Block diagram of a video reception apparatus in Embodiment 1 of the present invention The figure which shows the recommended program information list display screen in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the user confirmation display screen in Embodiment 1 of this invention. Storage control flowchart of video receiving apparatus in Embodiment 2 of the present invention Block diagram of a video receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention Video receiving device user information input control flowchart in Embodiment 3 of the present invention Block diagram of a video receiving apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention Illustration of a conventional video receiver

Explanation of symbols

101 VHF tuner 102 BS digital tuner 103 CS digital tuner 104 Terrestrial digital tuner 105 Graphic control unit 106 Display unit 107 MPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 108 Memory 109 Storage part 201 Input device 202 User information input control part 203 User discrimination part 204 Recommended program information generation part 205 User 1 storage part 206 User 2 storage part 207 User 3 storage part 301 Display screen 302 Recommended program Information list screen 401 User confirmation screen 501 User recognition memory 601 User recognition device

Claims (5)

A video receiving device capable of accumulating additional program information has a function for providing recommended programs by performing program recommendation processing based on viewing history of each user and viewing information such as programs that tend to be viewed. A video receiving apparatus having a function of providing a user with a list of recommended program information including not only a program that is currently being broadcast but also program information that is broadcast earlier as soon as the power is turned on. 2. The video receiving device according to claim 1, wherein a user is identified, a list of program histories viewed after power-on is displayed when the power is turned off, and a program or preference information viewed by the user is selected from the list. A video receiving device having a function of updating program history information and preference information and storing it in a storage area dedicated to the user. 2. The video receiving apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a function of discriminating a user by inserting a memory having removable user identification information for discriminating the user. The video receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a user recognition apparatus such as image recognition and voice recognition. The video receiving apparatus according to claim 2, comprising the function according to claim 3.

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