JP2007043730A - ビデオ記録媒体にテレビジョンプログラムを記録し、インデックスする方法及びシステム - Google Patents
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Abstract
をコンピュータで受信し、処理すること。
【解決手段】放送情報を受信し、記録する記録装置(30)、スケジュール情報を受信
し、ストアする装置及び前記記録装置に接続されたデータプロセッサ(5)を有し、この
データプロセッサ(5)は、スケジュール情報及び前記記録装置から受信したインデック
ス入力に基づいて、記録された放送情報の位置及び判別用のインデックスを作成し、スト
アする手段を有する。
【選択図】図2
Description
本発明は、本出願人に1987年11月10日に発行された米国特許第4,706,1
21号の「TVスケジュールシステム及び方法」に記載の発明の改良に関する。
本発明は、一般的にテレビジョン補足データがテレビジョン放送の中に埋込まれ、キュ
ーに応じて視聴者がこの補足データをストアできるようにしたシステムおよび方法に関す
る。このような補足データとしては、時刻、チャネル、プログラム名称、プログラム形式
などのスケジュール情報がある。ストアしたデータは、スケジュール情報によって指定さ
れた補足テレビジョンプログラムを記録するように、VCRを自動的にプログラムするの
に用いられる。
ムを、利用者がスケジュール情報に基づいて選択できるようにしたシステム及び方法を記
載している。この特許で論述され、かつその出願に記録されている従来技術は、テレビジ
ョンセットあるいはVCRの機能性を向上させるための種々のシステム及びプログラムを
示している。
ムおよび方法の中には放送されている題材に関する補足情報を与える方法について考慮し
ているものはない。ある種の視聴者にとって特に感心の深い補足情報の一例は、正規の放
送時間に広告される製品に関する補足的な情報である。このようなコマーシャル時間は、
視聴率の高い主要時間帯、あるいはスポーツ放送時に特に高価なものであり、従ってコマ
ーシャルは一般的に30秒〜1分間の長さになっている。しかし、多くの広告製品につい
て、視聴者はコマーシャルの中で提供される情報よりももっと多くの情報を、例えば、特
徴、価格、および地域的な入手可能性などについて、その製品の購入決定の前に得ること
を望んでいる。このような補足情報を、これを必要としている視聴者に対して選択的に提
供する能力があれば、これは広告主やテレビジョン情報を提供するその他の人達にとって
極めて価値のあるものとなる。
聴者が対話的に選択できるシステムおよび方法を提供することである。
他の1つの目的は、放送時間の安価な時間帯に記録を行うための補足情報を与える、上
記のようなシステムおよび方法を提供することである。
本発明のさらに他の1つの目的は、視聴者が補足情報をメニューから選択できるように
した同様なシステムおよび方法を提供することである。
本発明のさらに他の目的は、テープに記録される題材の改良されたインデックスを与え
るVCRスケジュールコントローラを提供することである。
なシステムおよび方法の使用によって得られる。本発明によるVCRスケジューリング用
のシステムおよび方法は、記録装置、放送受信器、およびこの記録装置と放送受信器に接
続されたデータプロセッサを備えている。また、このデータプロセッサは、放送中に放送
受信器にキューを与える手段を含んでいる。
また、このデータプロセッサには、キューに対する使用者の応答を受信する手段が接続さ
れている。また、キューに対する使用者の応答する手段が、記録装置を制御して補足情報
を記録する。
補足情報の入手可能に関するキューを与えることを含んでいる。キューに対する応答は使
用者から送られる。使用者からの応答を受信すると、補足情報が使用者に送られる。好ま
しくは、補足情報は後で放送される。補足情報に対するスケジュール情報は、放送と一緒
に与えられる。スケジュール情報は、使用者がキューに対して応答したときストアされ、
補足情報が放送されたとき、この補足情報を記録装置を用いて記録するのに用いられる。
的に視聴者に送られ、視聴者は迅速かつ便利な方法でこれを再生することができる。補足
データを送信する1つの方法は、テレテキスト形式のデータを含むビデオ信号のビデオブ
ランキングインタバル(VBI)モグメントを用いることである。テレテキスト受信器ベ
ースの装置が、補足データのデコードに用いられる。
の表示器、あるいは視聴者の注意を引くどんなものでもよい。キューは、受信した補足デ
ータの内容に基づいて装置によって選択的に発生させることができ、あるいは通常のテレ
ビジョンの画像または音声に含ませることもできる。
り、大きな音声を発したりしてキューに応答でき、あるいはその他どのような方法でも、
システムが補足データをストアするように作動させることができる。
う。これは、別の字幕、音声信号または音声メッセージ、または視聴者に、キューに対す
る応答が入力されたことを報知するどのような方法でもよい。
これによってシステムは、自動的にVCRを、補足データによって定められたスケジュー
ルのチャネルおよび時刻に同調させる。
て行った本発明の詳細な説明によって、当業者にとってさらに明瞭になるものである。
ラのブロック図が示されている。この実施の形態では、コントローラはVCRの中に内蔵
されているが、VCRと別置にすることもでき、例えばVCRに入力を与えVCRのリモ
ート装置を用いることができる。
れ、その1つの出力がテレテキスト受信器4の入力14に接続されている。テレテキスト
受信器としては、Sears Caption Decoder を用いることができる。テレテキスト受信器4
の出力はマイクロプロセッサ5に接続されている。マイクロプロセッサ出力はビデオディ
スプレイ発生器10へ接続されており、これがテレビジョン受像器60用のテキストの作
成に用いられる。ビデオスイッチ15はディスプレイ発生器10の出力17をTV受像器
60に接続し、マイクロプロセッサ5からのメッセージを表示させる。
もっている。マイクロプロセッサ5は、埋込まれたデータの処理が終るとキューを発生し
、シンボルまたはメッセージをディスプレイ発生器10へ送り、TV受像器60に表示さ
せる。リモートコントロール受信器20は、リモートコントローラ22から、視聴者のキ
ューに応答した入力による指令を受ける。
イクロプロセッサが埋込まれたデータをメモリ9にストアするようにする。これによって
マイクロプロセッサは、視聴者の入力を受領した確認としてのメッセージをディスプレイ
発生器10へ送る。
も簡単な方法は、放送の音声またはビデオの一部として音声または視覚による刺激を用い
ることである。この場合、ディスプレイ発生器10およびディスプレイスイッチ15は何
れも不用である。キューを、放送の音声部またはビデオ部とは別に、例えばVBI内で設
け、これをマイクロプロセッサによって、テレビ受像器60に与えられる信号の音声部ま
たはビデオ部に追加することは、本発明のシステムがなくても、視聴者にとって面倒なも
のではない。
タからストアしたスケジュールと比較する。システムタイムがスケジュールタイムの1つ
に一致すると、マイクロプロセッサ5がプログラマブルチューナ3をストアされたチャネ
ルにセットし、ライン32上の制御信号によってVCRへの記録を開始させる。VCRは
、その信号をアンテナ35またはケーブル36から受信する。
て、スケジュール情報をモデム94を用いてコンピュータ5で受信し、コンピュータ5で
処理するようにすることも可能である。この場合は、使用者の選択に基づいて、1つまた
は複数のプログラムスケジュールリストがコンピュータメモリにストアされる。放送の所
定の時間に、コンピュータ5がVCR30を作動させ、選択したプログラムを記録させる
。コンピュータ5の直列出力ポート32はVCR30の制御バスに接続され、VCRをオ
ンにし、チャネル選択の制御を行い、プログラムの記録を可能にする。
ャネル選択に自動的に変換する特徴をもっている。VCR30を留守中の記録のためにプ
ログラムするたびごとに、ステーションリストをローカルチャネル番号に変換する必要を
無くすために、使用者は変換を1回だけ入力すればよいようなメモリが設けられている。
入力後は、変換はコンピュータ5で処理される。スクリーン表示される入力テーブルが設
けられ、使用者が各ステーションの名称または番号に対応するケーブルチャネル番号を入
力するようにリクエストする。あるいは、バーコード読取器を用いてバーコード変換ガイ
ドからステーションの名称または番号と、ケーブル番号とを両方とも読取るようにしても
よい。何れの方法でも、変換データはメモリ内のテーブルにストアされる。留守中のレコ
ーディングでは、ステーションに対応するチャネル番号は、コンピュータ5によって、V
CR30上のチャネル選択を制御するのに用いられる。システム90に局部的にストアさ
れている上記のような変換を用いることによって、ケーブルスケジュール情報は、地域ま
たは国内ベースでのケーブルチャネル名(例えばESPN)で供給でき、またそのケーブ
ルサービスに対する適当なローカルチャネル番号の選択はコントローラ90によって行わ
れる。
録中、プログラムの位置は、ディジタル読出しを有するキャプスタンカウンタで判別され
る。この、プログラムをどこに記録すべきかを判別するインデックス情報は、プログラム
の名称と共にログ内にストアされる。再生時は、VCR30は自動的にインデックス位置
に行き、再生を開始する。
、コンピュータ5の直列入力ポートに接続されている。検索は現在のインデックス値とス
トアされたインデックス値とを比較することによって行われる。検索は、VCR30から
のインデックス値がストアされたインデックス値と一致したとき完了する。
ープのスタートに、カセットに記録された各プログラムのスタート位置およびエンド位置
に関する完全な記述がプログラム名と共にストアされる。再生中、この情報は、VCR3
0のテレテキストデコーダで読出されて画面上に表示され、使用者は、何が記述されてい
るかを迅速に判別し、自動的に所望のプログラムにアクセスすることができる。アクセス
はログから名称を選択することによって行われる。
から取出す前に、テープをスタート位置まで巻戻し、ログ情報をテープのVBI(ビデオ
ブランキングインタバル)トラックに、前記の本出願人に許可された特許に記載された形
式のVBIエンコーダ110を用いて記録する。ライン102は、コンピュータ5からV
BIエンコーダ110への直列出力であり、ライン103は、VCR30のビデオ入力ポ
ートに接続された、ログ情報の埋込まれたビデオ信号である。ログ情報の記録中、VCR
30はその信号をアンテナ入力35からビデオ入力へ受信する。
ビデオ出力ポートであるライン107を介して受信する。デコードが終ると、データはラ
イン106を介してコンピュータ5の第2の入力ポートに受信される。上述した以外につ
いては、図2に示す本発明の実施例の構成および動作は、図1に示す実施例と同じである
。
許に記載されており、その開示内容はここでも参考として用いられている。
上記の説明から、前述した本発明の目的を達成できる、新規なVCRのスケジュールシ
ステムおよびプログラムが得られることが、当業者にとって明白になると思われる。この
システムおよび方法によって、視聴者が、放送されている情報に関連するさらに他の情報
を対話形式で選択することが可能となり、これはメニュー選択を用いて行うことができる
。上記の他の情報は、視聴者による記録のために、安価な、あるいは利用率の低い放送時
間帯に放送することができる。
あることは、当業者にとって明白なことである。従って、そのような変更は、添付した特
許請求の精神および範囲に含まれるものである。
Claims (6)
- 放送情報を記録し、インデックスするシステムであって、
前記放送情報を受信し、記録媒体に記録する記録装置と、
前記放送情報に関連するスケジュール情報を受信し、格納する手段であって、前記スケジュール情報は、前記放送情報の番組名称を含む、手段と、
前記記録装置に接続されたデータプロセッサと
を備え、
前記データプロセッサは、
前記スケジュール情報から記録するための放送情報を選択する手段と、
前記記録媒体に記録された放送情報のログを作成し、格納する手段と
を含み、
前記ログは、前記記録媒体に位置する前記記録された放送情報の番組名称を含み、
前記システムは、
前記記録された放送情報を含む前記記録媒体に前記ログを記録する手段と、
前記ログから前記番組名称を画面上に提示する手段と、
前記画面上でユーザが前記ログから所望の番組名称を選択することを可能にする手段と、
前記所望の番組名称に対応する前記記録された放送情報に自動的にアクセスする手段と
をさらに備えている、システム。 - 放送情報を記録し、インデックスするシステムであって、
前記放送情報を受信し、記録媒体に記録する記録装置と、
前記放送情報に関連するスケジュール情報を受信し、格納する手段であって、前記スケジュール情報は、前記放送情報の番組名称を含む、手段と、
前記記録装置に接続されたデータプロセッサと
を備え、
前記データプロセッサは、前記記録媒体に記録された放送情報のログを作成し、格納する手段を含み、前記ログは、前記記録媒体に位置する前記記録された放送情報の番組名称を含み、
前記システムは、
前記記録された放送情報を含む前記記録媒体に前記ログを記録する手段と、
前記ログから前記番組名称を画面上に提示する手段と、
前記画面上でユーザが前記ログから所望の番組名称を選択することを可能にする手段と、
前記所望の番組名称に対応する前記記録された放送情報に自動的にアクセスする手段と
をさらに備えている、システム。 - 前記ログを作成し、格納する手段は、前記記録された放送情報の前記記録媒体上での位置に関するインデックス情報を格納するように構成されている、請求項2に記載のシステム。
- 放送情報を記録し、インデックスする方法であって、
前記放送情報を受信し、記録媒体に記録するステップと、
前記放送情報に関連するスケジュール情報を受信し、格納するステップであって、前記スケジュール情報は、前記放送情報の番組名称を含む、ステップと、
前記スケジュール情報から記録媒体に記録するための放送情報を選択するステップと、
前記記録媒体に記録された放送情報のログを作成し、格納するステップであって、前記ログは、前記記録媒体に位置する前記記録された放送情報の番組名称を含む、ステップと、
前記記録された放送情報を含む前記記録媒体に前記ログを記録するステップと、
前記ログから前記番組名称を画面上に提示するステップと、
前記画面上でユーザが前記ログから所望の番組名称を選択することを可能にするステップと、
前記所望の番組名称に対応する前記記録された放送情報に自動的にアクセスするステップと
を包含する、方法。 - 放送情報を記録し、インデックスする方法であって、
前記放送情報を受信し、記録媒体に記録するステップと、
前記放送情報に関連するスケジュール情報を受信し、格納するステップであって、前記スケジュール情報は、前記放送情報の番組名称を含む、ステップと、
前記記録媒体に記録された放送情報のログを作成し、格納するステップであって、前記ログは、前記記録媒体に位置する前記記録された放送情報の番組名称を含む、ステップと、
前記記録された放送情報を含む前記記録媒体に前記ログを記録するステップと、
前記ログから前記番組名称を画面上に提示するステップと、
前記画面上でユーザが前記ログから所望の番組名称を選択することを可能にするステップと、
前記所望の番組名称に対応する前記記録された放送情報に自動的にアクセスするステップと
を包含する、方法。 - 前記ログは、前記記録された放送情報の前記記録媒体上での位置に関するインデックス情報を有する、請求項5に記載の方法。
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