JP2007201714A - Program information providing system, program information providing device, and portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a program information providing system that is feasible and easy-to-use even if a storage capacity on the side of a receiver for receiving program information from a server is small. <P>SOLUTION: The system includes a portable telephone 10, which is possessed by a user and stores identification information of the user and keywords for finding out specific program information, communication devices 50, which are dispersedly arranged in an area and capable of communicating with the portable telephone 10, and a server 60 connected to each communication device 50 via an Internet network 2 and having a program information DB 68 in which the program information showing a broadcasting channel, a broadcasting start time, a broadcasting end time, and broadcasting contents or the like of a broadcast program is stored for each broadcast program. The portable telephone 10 transmits a search signal including the identification information and the keyword to the communication device 50. When receiving the search signal via the communication device 50, the server 60 transmits the program information of the broadcast program related to the keyword in the search signal to the portable telephone 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program information providing system, a program information providing apparatus, and a portable device capable of communicating with the apparatus, which provide program information indicating a broadcast channel, broadcast start time, broadcast end time, broadcast content, and the like of a broadcast program.

  Conventionally, as a program information providing system that provides program information indicating a broadcast channel, broadcast start time, broadcast end time, broadcast content, etc. of a broadcast program, a program information database (DB) in which program information is stored for each broadcast program ) Receives a program information request command from a portable device possessed by the user, the program information for a plurality of days (for example, one month) is transmitted to the portable device that transmitted the request command. A portable device is known in which the received program information is stored in a storage medium (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

According to such a program information providing system, a user of a portable device can make a request by referring to program information for a plurality of days stored in a storage medium when, for example, recording / recording a broadcast program is reserved. Can be searched.
JP-A-2005-333404

  However, in the conventional program information providing system, since the portable device needs to store program information for a plurality of days in a storage medium, the storage capacity of the storage medium may be insufficient.

  The user of the portable device can search for a desired broadcast program by referring to the program information stored in the storage medium. In this case, the desired broadcast program is selected from the program information for a plurality of days. Must search. For this reason, there is a problem that this search operation is troublesome for the user and the usability of the system is poor.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and is a program information providing system and program information providing apparatus that can be implemented even if the storage capacity of the receiving device that receives program information from the server is small and is easy to use. And it aims at providing the portable machine which can communicate with the apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is that broadcast program broadcast channel, broadcast start time, broadcast end time, broadcast program information distributed from a broadcast station includes program information representing each broadcast program. A server having program information storage means recorded on the terminal, a terminal device that is distributed in the region and connected to the server via a network, and is possessed by the user and identification information of the user, And a personal information storage means storing a keyword for searching for specific program information, and a search signal including the identification information and the keyword stored in the personal information storage means in accordance with an external command to the terminal device. A terminal that includes a search signal receiving means for receiving a search signal transmitted from the mobile device, and a search signal receiver. When the search signal is received, the terminal side communication means for transmitting the search signal to the server via the network, and the server receives the search signal transmitted from the terminal side communication means via the network. When the search signal is received by the server side communication means and the server side communication means, the program information related to the keyword included in the search signal is selected from the plurality of program information stored in the program information storage means. Search means for searching, and when program information related to the keyword is found by the search means, the program information is transmitted via the network to the transmission destination specified based on the identification information included in the search signal. And a transmission means.

  According to such a program information providing system according to claim 1, since the server transmits only the program information related to the keyword, not the program information for a plurality of days, the receiver receives the program information ( For example, it is possible to reduce the storage capacity necessary for a program or personal computer installed at home to store program information.

  Moreover, if the keyword stored in the personal information storage means is set to a phrase related to a broadcast program desired by the user, the user can obtain program information corresponding to the desired broadcast program. It becomes.

  Therefore, according to the program information providing system of the first aspect, the present invention can be realized even if the storage capacity on the receiving device side that receives the program information from the server is small, and the usability of the system is improved. be able to.

  Still further, according to the program information providing system according to claim 1, since the server transmits only the program information related to the keyword, the communication time with the receiving device required for transmitting the program information is shortened. be able to.

  Next, the invention according to claim 2 is the program information in which the broadcast channel of the broadcast program distributed from the broadcast station, the broadcast start time, the broadcast end time, and the program information representing the broadcast content are recorded for each broadcast program. A program information providing apparatus comprising: a server having storage means; and a terminal device that is distributed in a region and connected to the server via a network, wherein the terminal device uses an information terminal When the search signal is received by the search signal receiving means and the search signal receiving means for receiving the search signal including the identification information of the person and the keyword for searching for the specific program information from the information terminal, A terminal-side communication unit that transmits a search signal to the server via the network, and the server receives the search signal transmitted from the terminal-side communication unit via the network. When the search signal is received by the communication means and the server side communication means, the search means searches for program information related to the keyword included in the search signal from the plurality of program information stored in the program information storage means. And when the search means finds program information related to the keyword, the program information transmission means transmits the program information to a transmission destination specified based on the identification information included in the search signal via the network. It is characterized by having.

According to the program information providing apparatus described in claim 2, the program information providing system described in claim 1 can be constructed by using the information terminal that transmits the search signal.
For this reason, if the information terminal which transmits a search signal is used, the effect similar to the effect described in Claim 1 can be acquired.

  Next, the invention according to claim 3 is a portable device used as an information terminal of the program information providing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein identification information of the user of the portable device and specific program information are provided. Search information receiving means of a program information providing apparatus, comprising a personal information storage means storing a keyword for searching for a search signal including identification information and a keyword stored in the personal information storage means in accordance with an external command. It is characterized by transmitting to.

According to the portable device described in claim 3, the program information providing system described in claim 1 can be constructed by combining with the program information providing apparatus described in claim 2.
Therefore, when combined with the program information providing apparatus according to the second aspect, the same effect as the effect described in the first aspect can be obtained.

Incidentally, the portable device may have only a function of transmitting a search signal, but may have a function of receiving program information transmitted from a server.
In this case, the portable device may be configured as described in claim 4.

  That is, the invention according to claim 4 is the portable device according to claim 3, wherein a broadcast program acquisition means for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcast station and acquiring a broadcast program based on the received signal; A program information receiving means for receiving program information transmitted from the program information transmitting means of the information providing apparatus via the network, and after the program information is received by the program information receiving means, the current time is represented by the program information. When the start time determining means for determining whether or not the broadcast start time is reached and the start time determining means determine that the current time is the broadcast start time represented by the program information, the program information is supported. Recording means for acquiring a broadcast program to be recorded via a broadcast program acquisition means and recording it on a recording medium.

  According to such a portable device according to claim 4, by setting the transmission destination of the program information by the program information transmitting means in the portable device, the program information receiving means can receive the program information, A user of the portable device can make a scheduled recording / recording of a broadcast program even on the go.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the portable device according to the fourth aspect, when the program information is received by the program information receiving means, the display control means for displaying the program information on the display means, and the display Recording reservation input means for the user to specify whether or not the recording means records the broadcast program corresponding to the program information displayed by the means, and the start time determination means is a recording reservation input by the user When recording of a broadcast program is permitted through the means, it is determined whether or not the current time has reached a broadcast start time represented by the program information.

  According to the portable device described in claim 5, when recording of the broadcast program is permitted by the user via the recording reservation input unit, the user can A desired broadcast program can be selected and reserved recording / recording can be performed.

  By the way, when the portable device does not have a function of playing a broadcast program, the portable device is connected to an electronic device having the reproduction function, and the electronic device side reproduces the broadcast program recorded on the recording medium. In this case, you have to connect your mobile device to the electronic device.

Therefore, as described in claim 6, the portable device may be provided with reproducing means for reproducing the broadcast program recorded on the recording medium in accordance with an external reproduction command.
In this way, the broadcast program recorded on the recording medium can be reproduced without connecting the portable device to the electronic device one by one.

  By the way, some broadcast programs broadcast privilege information (for example, a method for applying for a present) for giving a privilege to the viewer during the broadcast of the program, and the viewer views the broadcast program. The privilege information can be acquired.

  On the other hand, people on the broadcast station want to give privilege information to those who watch the broadcast program from the beginning to the end, but depending on the viewer, the privilege information can be obtained without watching the broadcast program from the beginning to the end. There was a problem in that only the scenes to be broadcast were viewed and the privilege information was illegally acquired.

Therefore, the portable device described in claim 6 may be configured as described in claim 7.
That is, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in the portable device according to the sixth aspect, when the broadcast program is reproduced by the reproduction means, the privilege for determining whether or not the broadcast program includes privilege information. When it is determined by the information determining means and the privilege information determining means that the broadcast program includes privilege information, the reproduction determining means for determining whether or not the broadcast program has been reproduced from the beginning to the end by the reproducing means; And a notification means for notifying the user of the portable device of the privilege information included in the broadcast program when the reproduction determination means determines that the broadcast program has been reproduced from the beginning to the end.

  In this way, when the broadcast program recorded on the recording medium is reproduced from the beginning to the end, the notification means notifies the user of the privilege information, so that the user can watch the broadcast program from the beginning to the end. It is possible to prevent the privilege information from being acquired.

  Next, the invention according to claim 8 is the portable device according to any one of claims 3 to 7, further comprising a changing means for changing a keyword stored in the personal information storage means in accordance with an external operation. It is said.

  According to such a portable device described in claim 8, since the keyword stored in the personal information storage means can be changed, the usability of the program information providing system can be improved.

A program information providing system according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described below.
First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a program information providing system of this embodiment.
The program information providing system of the present embodiment is for providing program information representing a broadcast channel, broadcast start time, broadcast end time, broadcast content, etc. of a broadcast program to a user who possesses the mobile phone 10. 1, a mobile phone 10 possessed by a user, a communication device 50 that is distributed in a region and can communicate wirelessly with the mobile phone 10, a communication device 50, and the Internet network 2. And a server 60 that provides program information to a user of the mobile phone 10 that is connected and communicates with the communication device 50.

  The server 60 is configured to provide program information to the user of the mobile phone 10 by communicating with the mobile phone 10 via the Internet 2, and between the server 60 and the mobile phone 10. The base station 4 that performs wireless communication with the mobile phone 10, and the Internet network 2 that connects the mobile telephone switching center 8 that is connected to the base station 4 via the telephone line network 6 and the server 60. Done through. In addition, the mobile phone 10 is configured to be able to make a call via the telephone line network 6.

  The mobile phone 10 includes an ID tag 12, a wireless communication unit 14 that performs wireless communication with the base station 4, and a plurality of buttons (for example, buttons 0 to 9, start / end buttons, menu buttons, and decision buttons) , A cross key, a microphone 18, a speaker 20, a non-volatile memory 22, a display 24 for displaying information, a radio tuner 26, and a component of the cellular phone 10. And a control unit 28 that performs control.

  The ID tag 12 is mainly composed of a memory 30 in which personal information of a user who possesses the mobile phone 10 and keywords for specifying program information are stored, and a microcomputer including a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. A control circuit 32, a reception circuit 36 that demodulates a received signal from the antenna 34 and inputs the demodulated signal to the control circuit 32, a transmission circuit 38 that transmits a transmission signal modulated by transmission data from the control circuit 32 from the antenna 34, It has.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2A, the user identification information, name, age, sex, hobby, and mail address of the mobile phone 10 are stored in the memory 30 as personal information. Yes.

  On the other hand, the keyword can be selected by the user from, for example, a plurality of words stored in advance, and the selected keyword is stored in the memory 30 as a keyword for transmission.

  More specifically, the selection keywords for the user to select are broadcast program genres (for example, “sports”, “sports”, etc.) so that the server 60 can search program information using the keywords. Music ”,“ News ”, etc.) and phrases related to the broadcast contents (for example,“ Present ”,“ Point Addition ”, etc.) are stored in the memory 30. Then, when the user selects one or more keywords from the keywords for selection, the keywords for transmission are stored in the memory 30.

The control circuit 32 is communicably connected to the control unit 28, and changes various information stored in the memory 30 in accordance with a change command from the control unit 28.
When the control circuit 32 receives the request signal transmitted from the communication device 50 via the reception circuit 36, the control circuit 32 reads the identification information, the mail address, and the keyword (that is, the keyword for transmission) from the memory 30, Each read data is output to the transmission circuit 38.

  When the identification information, the mail address, and the keyword are input from the control circuit 32, the transmission circuit 38 transmits a transmission signal (hereinafter referred to as a search signal) modulated by the data from the antenna 34, thereby performing the search. The signal is transmitted to the communication device 50 that has transmitted the request signal.

The display 24 is composed of, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal color display), and displays information in response to a command from the control unit 28.
The radio tuner 26 is a digital radio tuner, receives a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcast station 9 that distributes a digital radio broadcast program, and acquires the broadcast program by demodulating the broadcast signal.

  The control unit 28 is configured by a known microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and commands input by operating the operation unit 16, programs stored in advance, or wireless Various processes such as a reservation process for reserving a broadcast program desired by the user, a recording process for recording the broadcast program, and a reproduction process for reproducing the broadcast program based on a signal input from the communication unit 14 and the like. Execute.

The control unit 28 performs a call process that functions as a telephone set based on a command input from the operation unit 16, and since this is well known, detailed description thereof is omitted.
Next, the configuration of the communication device 50 will be described.

  The communication device 50 includes a tag reader 52 that receives a search signal from the mobile phone 10 (specifically, the ID tag 12), and a communication unit 54 that transmits the search signal received by the tag reader 52 to the server 60 via the Internet 2. And.

  The tag reader 52 periodically transmits a request signal for causing the mobile phone 10 to transmit a search signal. In the present embodiment, the transmission area of the request signal is such that the mobile phone 10 existing within a radius of several tens of centimeters from the tag reader 52 can receive the request signal.

Next, the configuration of the server 60 will be described.
The server 60 includes a control unit 62 composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, a communication unit 64 that communicates with a communication destination (in this embodiment, the mobile phone 10 and the communication device 50) via the Internet network 2, and a mobile phone. 10 includes a personal information database (DB) 66 in which personal information of users possessing 10 is registered, and a program information DB 68 in which program information is registered for each broadcast program.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2B, the user's personal information is composed of the user's identification information (same as the ID tag 12 in the mobile phone 10 possessed by the user), name, and the like. And registered in the personal information DB 66 in the order of registration numbers.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the program information is composed of the program name, genre, broadcast channel, broadcast start time, broadcast end time, broadcast content, etc. of the broadcast program. It is registered in the program information DB 68 in association with the broadcast time of each broadcast program broadcast at that broadcast station.

  When the communication unit 64 receives the search signal transmitted from the communication device 50, the control unit 62 of the server 60 receives program information related to the keyword included in the search signal from the program information registered in the program information DB 68. And the search result is transmitted by e-mail via the communication unit 64 to the mobile phone 10 that has transmitted the search signal this time.

  Next, program information providing processing that is always executed by the control unit 62 of the server 60 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the program information providing process executed by the control unit 62 of the server 60.

When the control unit 62 of the server 60 starts the program information providing process, the server 60 first waits until the communication unit 64 receives a search signal transmitted from the communication device 50 in S110.
If it is determined in S110 that the communication unit 64 has received the search signal transmitted from the communication device 50, the process proceeds to S120.

In S120, the program information related to the keyword included in the search signal received by the communication unit 64 in S110 is searched from the program information registered in the program information DB 68.
In S120, when searching for program information related to a keyword, for example, program information for the past one day is set as a search target.

Next, in S130, it is determined whether or not program information related to the keyword has been found.
If it is determined in S130 that the program information related to the keyword can be found, the process proceeds to S140. Conversely, if it is determined that the program information related to the keyword cannot be found. , The process proceeds to S150.

In S140, an email with the program information found in S130 is generated.
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the mail generated by the control unit 62 is composed of a destination item, a subject item, a body text, and the like.

  Then, the mail address included in the search signal received by the communication unit 64 at S110 is written in the destination, and the communication unit 64 received in S110 among the names registered in the personal information DB 66 in the text. The name corresponding to the identification information of the search signal and the program information found in S130 (program name of broadcast program, genre, broadcast channel, broadcast start time, broadcast end time, broadcast content) are written.

  Furthermore, a comment “Record this broadcast program” is written in the text, and the comment includes a reservation command for pre-recording the broadcast program corresponding to the program information found in S130. Is written in association (as the link destination).

  Therefore, on the receiving side (that is, the mobile phone 10 side), when the received mail is opened by the user and the comment is selected (specifically, the user moves the cursor to the comment displayed on the display 24). In addition, when a determination button on the operation unit 16 is pressed, a reservation command is input to the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 10.

Next, in S150, an email indicating that there is no program information related to the keyword is generated.
Subsequently, in S160, the mail generated in S140 or S150 is output to the communication unit 64.

Then, the communication unit 64 transmits a mail to the transmission destination (the mobile phone 10 that transmitted the current search signal) via the Internet network 2.
Next, various processes executed by the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 10 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  5 is a flowchart showing the mail reception process executed by the control unit 28, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the reservation process executed by the control unit 28, and FIG. 7 shows the recording process executed by the control unit 28. FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing a reproduction process executed by the control unit 28, and FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing a reproduction operation monitoring process executed by the control unit 28. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the keyword changing process executed by the control unit 28.

First, the mail reception process in FIG. 5 will be described.
This mail reception process is a process executed when a search command for searching whether or not a received mail addressed to the mobile phone 10 has reached a mail server (not shown) is input to the control unit 28. Yes, when this processing is started, mail monitoring processing is first performed in S210.

  In this mail monitoring process, a mail server (not shown) is accessed via the Internet 2 and if the mail addressed to the mobile phone 10 reaches the mail server, the mail is received.

Subsequently, in S220, it is determined whether or not a mail is received in the mail monitoring process (S210).
If it is determined in S220 that no mail has been received, the mail receiving process is terminated. Conversely, if it is determined that a mail has been received, the process proceeds to S230 to receive the mail. A notification process for notifying the user of the fact is performed, and the mail reception process is terminated.

In the notification process, the user is notified that a mail has been received by outputting a dial tone from the speaker 20 or causing a light emitting unit (not shown) to emit light.
Next, the reservation process of FIG. 6 will be described.

  This reservation process is a process executed when a received mail display command for the user to read the received mail is input from the operation unit 16. When this process is started, first, in S310, the received mail Is displayed on the display 24.

Next, in S320, it is determined whether or not a reservation command has been input.
If it is determined in S320 that the reservation command has not been input, the reservation process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S320 that a reservation command has been input (that is, “record this broadcast program” written in the text of the received mail displayed on display 24 is selected by the user). Then, in S330, the recording process of FIG. 7 is started and the reservation process is terminated.

Next, the recording process of FIG. 7 will be described.
This process is a process that is executed in parallel with the reservation command when it is determined in S320 of the reservation process that a reservation command is input. When this process is started, first, in S410, The broadcast start time, broadcast end time, broadcast channel, etc. of the broadcast program corresponding to the reservation command are stored in the memory 22.

In S420, the process waits until it is determined whether or not the current time is the broadcast start time stored in the memory 22 (that is, the broadcast start time of the broadcast program corresponding to the reservation command).
If it is determined in S420 that the current time is the broadcast start time, recording of the broadcast program corresponding to the reservation command is started in S430. When the broadcast end time of the broadcast program is reached, the recording is ended. The recording process ends.

  Specifically, in S430, the control unit 28 switches the reception channel of the radio tuner 26 to the broadcast channel of the broadcast program corresponding to the reservation command, and until the broadcast end time of the broadcast program corresponding to the reservation command, A broadcast program corresponding to the reservation command is acquired via the tuner 26.

  Then, the control unit 28 converts the acquired broadcast program into audio data of a predetermined format (for example, mp3 format), generates a data file (recording file) of the broadcast program, and stores it in the memory 22. At this time, the file name of the recording file is created with the program name of the broadcast program corresponding to the reservation command, for example.

Next, the reproduction process in FIG. 8A will be described.
This process is a process executed when a reproduction command for the user to listen to the recorded file recorded in the memory 22 is input from the operation unit 16. When this process is started, first in S510. The list of recording files recorded in the memory 22 is displayed on the display 24.

In step S520, the process waits until a file to be reproduced is selected from the list of recorded files.
If it is determined in S520 that a file to be reproduced is selected from the list of recorded files, reproduction of the selected recorded file is started in S530.

Subsequently, in S540, it is determined whether or not a skip command is input from the operation unit 16 by a user operation.
If it is determined in S540 that the skip command has been input, the process proceeds to S550. Conversely, if it is determined that the skip command has not been input, the process proceeds to S560.

In S550, the playback position is moved (skip) from the current playback position to the position specified by the skip command, and then the process proceeds to S560.
In S560, it is determined whether or not a playback mode change command is input from the operation unit 16 by the user's operation.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 28 uses, as a playback mode, a normal playback mode for playback at a normal speed, a double speed playback mode for playing a recorded file at a speed twice that of the normal playback mode, and a normal playback mode. A slow playback mode for playing back a recording file at a slow speed is provided, and the recording file is played back at a speed according to the playback mode. These playback modes can be specified from the operation unit 16. .

  If it is determined in S560 that a playback mode change command has been input, in S570, the playback mode specified by the playback mode change command is changed and the recorded file is played back. Transition.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S560 that the playback mode change command has not been input, the process proceeds to S580.
In S580, it is determined whether or not a reproduction stop command is input from the operation unit 16 by the user's operation.

  If it is determined in S580 that the regeneration stop command has not been input, the process proceeds to S590. Conversely, if it is determined that the regeneration stop command has been input, the process proceeds to S600.

In S590, it is determined whether or not the playback position of the recording file has moved to the recording end position.
If it is determined in S590 that the playback position of the recording file has not moved to the recording end position, the process returns to S540, and conversely, if it is determined that the playback position of the recording file has moved to the recording end position. The process proceeds to S600.

In S600, the recording file being reproduced is stopped, and the reproduction process is terminated.
Next, the reproduction operation monitoring process in FIG. 8B will be described.
This process is a process that is executed in parallel with the reproduction process. When this process is started, first, in S610, the recording file selected in S520 is included in the recording file. It is determined whether or not privilege information (for example, a URL for teaching a user how to apply for a present) for giving a privilege to a person who has viewed (broadcast program) is included.

  If it is determined in S610 that the privilege information is not included, the reproduction operation monitoring process is terminated. Conversely, if it is determined that the privilege information is included, the process proceeds to S620. .

Next, in S620, it is determined whether or not a skip command has been input.
If it is determined in S620 that the skip command has been input, the playback operation monitoring process is terminated. Conversely, if it is determined that the skip command has not been input, the process proceeds to S630.

Subsequently, in S640, it is determined whether or not a reproduction stop command has been input.
If it is determined in S640 that a regeneration stop command has been input, the regeneration operation monitoring process is terminated. Conversely, if it is determined that a regeneration stop command has not been input, the process proceeds to S650. .

Next, in S650, it is determined whether or not the playback position of the recording file has moved to the recording end position.
If it is determined in S650 that the playback position of the recording file has not moved to the recording end position, the process returns to S620, and conversely, if it is determined that the playback position of the recording file has moved to the recording end position. In step S660, the process proceeds to step S660.

In S660, the process waits until the recording file being reproduced is stopped in S600, and when the recording file being reproduced is stopped, the process proceeds to S670.
In S670, the privilege information (URL) included in the recording file reproduced in the current reproduction process is displayed on the display 24, and the reproduction operation monitoring process ends.

  Thereby, the user of the mobile phone 10 can obtain a privilege (for example, a method for applying presents) of the recorded file (broadcast program) reproduced this time by accessing the URL displayed on the display 24.

Next, the keyword change process in FIG. 9 will be described.
This processing is executed when a keyword change command for changing a keyword is input from the operation unit 16. When this processing is started, first, in S710, a keyword selection screen is displayed on the display 24. And then waits until a keyword is input from the operation unit 16 by the user.

  If it is determined in S710 that a keyword has been input, a keyword change command is output to the ID tag 12 (control circuit 32) in subsequent S720, whereby the transmission keyword stored in the memory 30 is selected. , The keyword input in S710 is changed, and the keyword change process is terminated.

  As described above, according to the program information providing system of this embodiment, the server 60 transmits only program information related to keywords, not program information for a plurality of days. The storage capacity required for storage can be reduced.

  If the keyword for transmission stored in the memory 30 is set to a phrase related to a broadcast program desired by the user, the user can acquire program information corresponding to the desired broadcast program. It becomes possible.

Therefore, the present invention can be realized even when the storage capacity of the mobile phone 10 that receives program information from the server 60 is small, and the usability of the system can be improved.
Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the server 60 transmits only the program information related to the keyword, it is possible to shorten the communication time with the mobile phone 10 required when transmitting the program information.

Further, according to the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment, the user can make a reservation recording / recording of a broadcast program even when the user is away from home.
Further, according to the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment, when a reservation command is input from the operation unit 16 by a user's operation, a broadcast program is reserved for recording, so that the user can A desired broadcast program can be selected and reserved for recording.

  Furthermore, according to the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment, the privilege information is displayed on the display 24 when the recorded file (broadcast program) recorded in the memory 22 is reproduced from the beginning to the end. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from acquiring privilege information without listening to the broadcast program from the beginning to the end.

Further, according to the mobile phone 10 of the present embodiment, since the keyword stored in the memory 30 can be changed, the usability of the system can be further improved.
In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 10 corresponds to a mobile device, and the communication device 50 corresponds to a terminal device. The program information DB 68 corresponds to program information storage means, and the memory 30 corresponds to personal information storage means. The tag reader 52 corresponds to a search signal transmission unit, and the communication unit 54 corresponds to a terminal side communication unit. The communication unit 64 corresponds to server-side communication means, the process of S120 corresponds to search means, and the process of S160 corresponds to program information transmission means. The radio tuner 26 corresponds to broadcast program acquisition means, the wireless communication unit 14 corresponds to program information reception means, and the processing of S410 corresponds to start time determination means. The memory 22 corresponds to a recording medium, and the process of S420 corresponds to a recording unit. Further, the display 24 corresponds to the display means, the processing in S310 corresponds to the display control means, the operation unit 16 corresponds to the recording reservation input means, and the reproduction processing in FIG. 8A corresponds to the reproduction means. . Further, the process of S610 corresponds to privilege information determination means, the process of S620 to S660 corresponds to reproduction determination means, the process of S670 corresponds to notification means, and the change process of FIG. 9 corresponds to a change means. .

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention can take a various form.
In the above embodiment, the ID tag 12 has been described as transmitting a search signal when a request signal is received. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the search signal is determined depending on when the operation unit 16 of the mobile phone 10 is operated. You may be made to transmit.

  In the present embodiment, the search signal is acquired by the communication device 50 through communication between the ID tag 12 and the tag reader 52. However, the mobile phone 10 and the communication device are provided without providing the ID tag 12 and the tag reader 52. 50 may be communicated with infrared rays.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the recording process of FIG. 7 is started when a reservation command is input to the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 10, but the present invention is not limited to this. The telephone 10 may be configured to receive program information from the server 60.

  At this time, as in the above embodiment, the server 60 may be configured to send broadcast program information related to the keyword by e-mail. However, instead of e-mail, the program information of the broadcast program related to the keyword is sent. The data including the broadcast start time, the broadcast end time, and the broadcast channel may be transmitted to the mobile phone 10.

In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 10 is described with the radio tuner 26 mounted thereon, but the mobile phone 10 may be mounted with a TV tuner.
In this way, a television broadcast program can be reserved and recorded.

Further, the radio tuner 26 and the TV tuner may not be mounted on the mobile phone 10, and may be installed at the user's home, for example.
In this case, a recording device capable of recording a broadcast program is provided at the user's home, and when the reservation command is input to the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 10 at the home, the mobile phone 10 broadcasts corresponding to the reservation command. The program information (broadcast start time, broadcast end time, broadcast channel, etc.) of the program is transmitted to the recording device installed at home, and the recording device records the broadcast program corresponding to the reservation command. That's fine.

  In the present embodiment, the search signal has been described as including identification information, an e-mail address, and a keyword. However, if the e-mail address is registered in the personal information DB 66, the e-mail address is included. It does not have to be.

  The search signal may include age, sex, hobbies, and the like. In this case, if each piece of information is managed by the server 60, the person on the server 60 side can know what age group has what hobby.

It is a block diagram showing the structure of the whole program information provision system of this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the personal information and keyword memorize | stored in the memory of ID tag, and the personal information and program information registered into the database. It is a flowchart showing the program information provision process which the control part of a server performs. It is explanatory drawing explaining the mail produced | generated in a server. It is a flowchart showing the mail reception process which the control part of a mobile telephone performs. It is a flowchart showing the reservation process which the control part of a mobile telephone performs. It is a flowchart showing the recording process which the control part of a mobile telephone performs. It is a flowchart showing the process performed when the reproduction | regeneration command is input in the control part of a mobile telephone. It is a flowchart showing the keyword change process which the control part of a mobile telephone performs.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Internet network, 4 ... Base station, 6 ... Telephone line network, 8 ... Mobile telephone switching center, 9 ... Broadcasting station, 10 ... Mobile phone, 12 ... ID tag, 14 ... Wireless communication part, 16 ... Operation part, 18 , Microphone, 20 speaker, 22 memory, 24 display, 26 radio tuner, 28 control unit, 30 memory, 32 control circuit, 34 antenna, 36 receiving circuit, 38 transmitting circuit, 50 transmitting circuit Communication device 52 ... Tag reader 54 ... Communication unit 60 ... Server 62 ... Control unit 64 ... Communication unit 66 ... Personal information DB 68 ... Program information DB

Claims (8)

A server having program information storage means in which broadcast information of a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station, broadcast start time, broadcast end time, and program information representing broadcast content are recorded for each broadcast program;
A terminal device that is distributed in a region and connected to the server via a network;
Personal information storage means possessed by a user and storing the user's identification information and keywords for searching for specific program information are stored in the personal information storage means in accordance with an external command. A portable device that transmits a search signal including identification information and a keyword to the terminal device;
A program information providing system comprising:
The terminal device
Search signal receiving means for receiving the search signal transmitted from the portable device;
Terminal device communication means for transmitting the search signal to the server via the network when the search signal is received by the search signal receiving means;
The server
Server side communication means for receiving the search signal transmitted from the terminal side communication means via the network;
When the search signal is received by the server side communication means, search means for searching for program information related to a keyword included in the search signal from among a plurality of program information stored in the program information storage means; ,
When the search means finds program information related to the keyword, the program information is transmitted via the network to the transmission destination specified based on the identification information included in the search signal. Means,
A program information providing system characterized by comprising: A server having program information storage means in which broadcast information of a broadcast program distributed from a broadcast station, broadcast start time, broadcast end time, and program information representing broadcast content are recorded for each broadcast program;
A terminal device that is distributed in a region and connected to the server via a network;
A program information providing apparatus comprising:
The terminal device
Search signal receiving means for receiving, from the information terminal, a search signal including identification information of a user of the information terminal and a keyword for searching for specific program information;
Terminal device communication means for transmitting the search signal to the server via the network when the search signal is received by the search signal receiving means;
The server
Server side communication means for receiving the search signal transmitted from the terminal side communication means via the network;
When the search signal is received by the server side communication means, search means for searching for program information related to a keyword included in the search signal from among a plurality of program information stored in the program information storage means; ,
When the search means finds program information related to the keyword, the program information is transmitted via the network to the transmission destination specified based on the identification information included in the search signal. Means,
An apparatus for providing program information, comprising: A portable device used as an information terminal of the program information providing apparatus according to claim 2,
Comprising personal information storage means for storing identification information of the user of the portable device and a keyword for searching for specific program information;
A portable device characterized by transmitting a search signal including identification information and a keyword stored in the personal information storage means to a search signal receiving means of the program information providing apparatus in accordance with an external command. Broadcast program acquisition means for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcast station and acquiring a broadcast program based on the received signal;
Program information receiving means for receiving program information transmitted from the program information transmitting means of the program information providing apparatus via the network;
After the program information is received by the program information receiving means, a start time determining means for determining whether or not the current time is a broadcast start time represented by the program information;
When the start time determining means determines that the current time is the broadcast start time represented by the program information, the broadcast program corresponding to the program information is acquired and recorded via the broadcast program acquiring means. Recording means for recording on a medium;
The portable device according to claim 3, further comprising: Display control means for displaying the program information on the display means when the program information is received by the program information receiving means;
Recording reservation input means for the user to specify whether or not the recording means records the broadcast program corresponding to the program information displayed by the display means,
The start time determination means includes
When the recording of a broadcast program is permitted by the user via the recording reservation input unit, it is determined whether or not the current time is a broadcast start time represented by the program information. Item 5. The portable device according to Item 4.   6. The portable device according to claim 4, further comprising a reproducing unit that reproduces a broadcast program recorded on the recording medium in accordance with an external reproduction command. When the broadcast program is reproduced by the reproduction means, privilege information determination means for determining whether or not the broadcast program includes privilege information for giving a privilege to a person who has watched the broadcast program;
Reproduction determining means for determining whether or not the broadcast program is reproduced from the beginning to the end by the reproducing means when the privilege information determining means determines that the privilege information is included in the broadcast program;
A notification means for notifying the user of the portable device of the privilege information included in the broadcast program when the reproduction determination means determines that the broadcast program has been reproduced from the beginning to the end;
The portable device according to claim 6, further comprising:   8. The portable device according to claim 3, further comprising changing means for changing a keyword stored in the personal information storage means in accordance with an external operation.

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