JP2007324816A - Content viewing and listening terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology capable of collectively viewing and listening to different types of contents without sense of incongruity. <P>SOLUTION: The viewing and listening to content (1) is once stopped and the reproduction of content (2) is started to confirm whether viewing and listening is finished with the provision that the entire content (2) has to be absolutely viewed when the content (1) is viewed and listened to. Next, it is determined whether the reproduction of the content (2) is completed, waiting is performed until completion, and when the reproduction is completed, for example, a user performs an operation about viewing and listening completion, the operation is received and stored in a memory, and a list of the content (2) is erased. In this case, the content itself can be erased from the memory. Thereafter, the continuation of content (1) can be freely viewed and listened to. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content viewing terminal, and more particularly to a technology for viewing different types of content.

  As an example of viewing different types of content, for example, a broadcast station implements free broadcasting by inserting an advertisement (content (2)) into a broadcast (content (1)). For example, in Patent Document 1 below, when a viewer terminal accesses a program distribution server via a network, video and audio are sent by streaming, and the program distribution server stores and distributes program and advertisement data. Technology is disclosed. At this time, when the viewer sees the advertisement of the program sponsor in advance, it is recorded that the predetermined content has been output on the terminal for a predetermined period, and when the condition is satisfied, the output state of the subsequent program For example, a system has been proposed in which a program can be viewed without interruption by an advertisement. In addition, by inserting advertisements of interest for each user, not only the advertisement effect is enhanced, but also a device for preventing the user from feeling an advertisement is devised.

JP 2003-61062 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since advertisement data is inserted for the convenience of a television program station, there is a possibility that a scene or the like that is truly desired in the program may be interrupted. As a result, there is a problem that the value of the program content falls.

  Also, TV program stations insert sponsor advertisements into programs in advance and transmit their video data, and the broadcast station side creates broadcast data (video images) according to the user because of the amount of equipment processing. However, there is a problem that it is not realistic.

  The present invention is characterized by providing a technology that allows different types of content to be viewed together without a sense of incongruity.

The present invention has the following configuration.
1) Preliminary video data that does not include advertisement data and advertisement data is previously stored in the terminal.

  2) Normally, advertisement data is inserted into the video data in the terminal, and the video data with advertisement is reproduced.

  3) By viewing the advertisement data first when it is free, it can be browsed without the advertisement being included in the video data.

  That is, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content viewing terminal having a display unit that displays content, a content acquisition unit that acquires content, and a storage unit that stores content, and stores the content in the storage unit The first content that forms the main part of the content and the second content that is added to the first content, and the reproduction of the second content is the reproduction condition of the first content. There is provided a content viewing terminal comprising a control unit that performs control to reproduce the second content being reproduced so that the reproduction of the first content is continuous.

  The control unit is configured to perform control to temporarily stop playback of the first content and start playback of the second content after a predetermined time has elapsed during playback of the first content. . In addition, the control unit performs control to start the reproduction of the first content after the reproduction of the second content is finished. By reproducing the second content in advance, it is possible to prevent the content from being reproduced during the reproduction of the first content.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a content viewing terminal having a display unit for displaying content and a content acquisition unit for acquiring content, the first content forming the main part of the content, A second content that is added to one content, and the second content is a reproduction condition of the first content, and the second content is designated as the second content. There is provided a content viewing terminal including a control unit that performs control so that reproduction of the first content is continuous by being acquired during reproduction of the first content.
By downloading the content (2) during streaming playback of the content (1), the same processing can be performed even if the content (1) is not stored in the terminal in advance.

  The timing at which the second content is played back is preferably set at the time of acquisition of the first content or at the start of streaming playback of the first content. If the content (2) is reproduced in advance, the content (2) is not reproduced during the reproduction of the content (1). There may be a plurality of second contents.

Preferably, after the reproduction of the second content is finished, the reproduction of the first content is resumed by operating the operation unit.
Content (1) corresponds to the first content, and content (2) corresponds to the second content.

  According to the present invention, the advertisement data can be prevented from being inserted during the reproduction of the actual content by browsing the advertisement data in advance. Therefore, there is an advantage that the real content can be viewed continuously.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the content (1) and the content (2) are contents that can be distinguished from each other and are in a relationship in which one cannot be viewed unless one is viewed. For example, it is assumed that a broadcast related to a CM cannot be viewed unless the CM is viewed.

  Hereinafter, a content viewing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, a general example in which content (1) is a main part and content (2) is a CM, and several CMs are inserted in the main part will be described. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing an outline of a content viewing system according to the present embodiment. A user 1a possesses a multimedia terminal 1 that can view content. The multimedia terminal 1 includes a display unit 3 that displays content, a data input unit 5 that inputs data, an operation unit 7 that performs various operations, and a sound output unit 11 that outputs sound.

  The display unit 3 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL, a light emitting diode, a lamp, or the like. The operation unit 7 is a button, a touch panel, a trackball, a remote controller connected to the terminal, a remote controller operated by radio such as radio waves or infrared rays. The sound output unit 11 is a built-in speaker, an earphone output terminal, or the like. The data input unit 5 is an interface for performing physical media such as an external memory (memory card or the like), cable connection such as LAN, wireless connection such as wireless LAN or infrared communication, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each of the above-described components is connected by a bus, and includes a CPU 15 that controls the whole and a memory 17 that stores content data, programs, and the like.

  First, before describing the processing according to the present embodiment, a general reproduction processing mechanism for content (1) and content (2) will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, when processing is first started (step S1: STRAT), playback of the content (1), that is, the main part is started in step S3. In step S2, the setting on the broadcasting station side is read. This setting is, for example, a setting in which content (1) is played back for 10 minutes and then a part of content (2) is played back for 15 seconds, and so on. In step S4, timing by a timer is started according to the set time by the above setting.

  In step S5, it is determined whether or not a predetermined timing period by the timer has been completed. When the predetermined time measurement by the timer is completed (YES), the process proceeds to step S6 and the reproduction of the content (1) is paused. Next, in step S7, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the content (2) for a specified time is completed in step S8 via the reproduction of the content (2). When the reproduction of the content (2) is completed (YES), the reproduction of the content (2) is stopped in step S9. Next, the reproduction of the content (1) is resumed in step S10. In step S11, it is determined whether or not all the reproduction processes of the content (1) are completed. If completed (YES), the process proceeds to step S12. The process ends, and if not completed (NO), the process returns to step S3 and the process is continued.

  Next, the operation of the content viewing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this example, it is assumed that data of content (1) and content (2) is stored in the memory 17 in advance.

  Here, for example, the content (2) which is an advertisement (CM) is expressed by content (2) -n (n is a natural number). As shown in FIG. 4, first, processing is started in step S21 (START), in step S22, n = 1 is set for content IDn, and playback of content (2) -n is started in step S23. In step S24, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the content (2) -n has been completed, waits until the completion (Yes), and when the reproduction is completed, for example, the user performs an operation related to the viewing completion. In response to this, the content (2) -n stored in the memory 17 and completely reproduced is deleted from the content list to be reproduced (step S25). At this time, the content itself may be deleted from the memory 17.

  Next, in step S26, it is determined whether or not unreproduced content (2) still remains. If it remains (YES), 1 is added to n in step S28, and the process returns to step S23. If not (NO), the process ends in step S27.

  With the above processing, it is possible to confirm that viewing related to the content (2), which is a requirement that all must be viewed when viewing the content (1), has ended. Thereafter, the content (1) can be viewed freely.

  FIG. 5 is a content (2) terminal list in which a plurality of content (2) -1, 2, 3, 4,... In this table, it is possible to manage whether the reproduction of the content (2) is finished or not finished, and based on this table, the determination in step S26 in the process of FIG. 4 can be made.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the content (1) and the content (2) are held in the terminal in advance, and after the content (1) starts to be played, the content (1 ) Is paused and playback of the content (2) is started. When the reproduction of the content (2) is completed, the reproduction of the content (1) is resumed. When the content (2) is reproduced in advance, the content (2) is not inserted when the content (1) is reproduced. In this way, if the user sees the advertisement inserted in the content on the broadcast station side when he / she is free, viewing of the main part will not be interrupted by the insertion of the advertisement at the time of broadcasting.

  The advertisement insertion timing can be acquired when the content is downloaded, and can also be acquired when the advertisement data is downloaded. Furthermore, it is also possible to automatically download the data regardless of the user's consciousness using a network or wireless.

  Next, a technique according to a modification of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6A is an example of a correspondence table between content IDs and playback timing information, and FIG. 6B is an example showing a time transition of streaming playback. In the present modification, the content (2) -2, for example, the advertisement data, includes the reproduction timing information related to when (when) each of the content (2) -2 should be reproduced (streaming reproduction restart timing tn, etc.). It is characterized (FIG. 6 (A)). In this case, the timing or time to be reproduced may be included in the content data.

  The difference depending on whether the reproduction timing is included in the content (2) or the content data, or in which of the content data, can be described as follows, for example.

1) Content data is content on the content distribution main body side and is generally always played back.
2) The content (2) is an advertisement, for example, and is played back only when necessary.
3) When the reproduction timing (time) is included in the content data, the time is counted from the start of reproduction, and “content data stop → content (2) reproduction” may be performed.
4) When the playback timing is included in the content (2), the content data is not known when the advertisement is played back. For example, the content data is realized by using the following method.

(a) When content (2) is acquired, the playback timing of content (2) is registered in content (2).
(b) Provide another task for monitoring the content (2), stop the playback of the content data when the playback timing comes, and start the playback of the content (2).
(c) The timing for reproducing the content (2) is registered in a timer or the like, and the operation is started when the timer times out.

  According to the above configuration, when the content (1) is streaming playback, the advertisement data is downloaded into the terminal during playback, so that processing is usually performed in the same manner as when the content is downloaded into the terminal. Is possible. If the time point at which the streaming is temporarily suspended is designated as the playback time information, the content (2) -2 will be displayed when the streaming is suspended (for example, from time t1 to time t2 when the reception condition of the radio wave has deteriorated). By seeing only the advertisement first, there is an advantage that the advertisement is inserted during the streaming reproduction and the streaming reproduction becomes difficult to see. FIG. 6B is an example, and the viewing timing of the advertisement of the content (2) -2 may not be a continuous period.

  After the reproduction of the advertisement is completed, the advertisement can be surely shown by notifying the user that an operation is required. The notification method may be any method such as display on a display unit or output by sound.

  As described above, according to the present modification, an advertisement can be viewed during a period in which streaming playback becomes difficult depending on reception conditions such as broadcast radio waves. There is an advantage of not becoming.

  The present invention can be used for a content reproduction apparatus.

1A and 1B are diagrams showing an outline of a content viewing system according to the present embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the outline of the content viewing-and-listening system by this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the general reproduction | regeneration processing of content (1) and content (2). It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation | movement in the content viewing-and-listening system by this Embodiment. This is a content (2) terminal list, which is a table showing a plurality of contents (2) -1, 2, 3, 4,. FIG. 6A is an example of a correspondence table between content IDs and playback timing information, and FIG. 6B is an example showing a time transition of streaming playback.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a ... User, 1 ... Multimedia terminal, 3 ... Display part, 5 ... Data input part, 7 ... Operation part, 11 ... Sound output part.

Claims (9)

A content viewing terminal having a display unit that displays content, a content acquisition unit that acquires content, and a storage unit that stores content,
The first content stored in the storage unit and forming the main content, and the second content added to the first content, the reproduction of the second content being the first content A content viewing terminal comprising: a control unit that performs control to reproduce the second content that is the reproduction condition of the first content so that the reproduction of the first content is continuous.   The control unit is configured to perform control to temporarily stop playback of the first content and start playback of the second content after a predetermined time has elapsed during playback of the first content. The content viewing terminal according to claim 1.   2. The content viewing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control to start reproduction of the first content after reproduction of the second content is finished. A content viewing terminal having a display unit for displaying content and a content acquisition unit for acquiring content,
The first content that forms the main part of the content and the second content that is added to the first content, and the reproduction of the second content is the reproduction condition of the first content A control unit that performs control to reproduce the second content in such a manner that the reproduction of the first content is continuous by acquiring the second content during reproduction of the first content; A content viewing terminal comprising:   5. The content viewing terminal according to claim 4, wherein when the second content is reproduced is set when the first content is acquired or when streaming reproduction of the first content is started. .   5. The content viewing terminal according to claim 4, wherein the reproduction of the first content is resumed by operating the operation unit after the reproduction of the second content is completed. A content playback terminal having a content playback unit that plays back content, a content acquisition unit that acquires content, and a storage unit that stores content,
The first content stored in the storage unit and forming the main content, and the second content added to the first content, the reproduction of the second content being the first content A content viewing terminal comprising: a control unit that performs control to reproduce the second content that is the reproduction condition of the first content so that the reproduction of the first content is continuous. A program for controlling a content viewing terminal having a display unit for displaying content, a content acquisition unit for acquiring content, and a storage unit for storing content,
The first content stored in the storage unit and forming the main content, and the second content added to the first content, the reproduction of the second content being the first content A program comprising: a control step of playing back the second content which is the playback condition of the first content so that the playback of the first content is continuous.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 8 is recorded.

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