JP2007336134A - Result message sending device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a result message sending device which enables a user to easily receive a result message and is capable of preventing unauthorized spoofing. <P>SOLUTION: A result message sending device 100 accepts access from a digital receiver 101 being a user terminal, in an entry period and performs the registration of the access and sends a message of a result of processing for registration after the end of the entry period. In the result message sending device 100, a web authentication processing part 105 accepts a CAS card ID for digital broadcast from the digital receiver 101 through communication and authenticates a viewer on the basis of the CAS card ID. When a message generation processing part 106 generates the message of the result of processing, the generated message is provided at the digital receiver 101 by EMM message transmission on a broadcasting wave. The message of the result of processing is, for example, a message of a lottery result. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a result message sending device for sending a message that conveys the result of a process such as lottery performed for registration from a user.

  Conventionally, a result message sending device has been proposed in order to easily convey a result message such as an application lottery. A conventional result message sending device accepts access from a user terminal during an entry period, registers for access, and sends a message of the result of processing for registration to the user terminal after the entry period ends.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of a conventional result message sending apparatus. In FIG. 10, a result message sending device 1 is a device in a communication carrier, and a web content processing unit 2 that delivers web content for a user to register, and an E− that sends a result of processing for registration. The mail distribution processing unit 3 is configured. Web content is browsed and registered from the user terminal device 4, and each user terminal device 4 is transmitted from the E-mail distribution processing unit 3 via the E-mail server 5 based on the registration contents in the Web content for registration. The result message E-mail is distributed.

In an application example of a conventional result message sending device, it has been proposed to purchase “Lottery” from registered content and distribute the winning result of “Lottery” by E-mail (see Patent Document 1).
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  However, in the conventional result message sending device, since the result message is distributed by E-mail, the user starts the personal computer, obtains the mail from the E-mai server 5, and sends the mail describing the winning result. There is a problem that the work of finding out is necessary and the work is complicated. In addition, the authentication method is generally based on arbitrarily registered user ID and password input, and it is possible to impersonate using a free mail or the like. For example, it is possible to make multiple applications or access by impersonating a winner. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a result message sending device that allows a user to easily receive a result message and prevent unauthorized spoofing. There is.

  The result message sending device of the present invention receives an access from a user terminal during an entry period, registers for the access, and sends a message of a result of the processing for the registration to the user terminal after the entry period ends. An EMM transmission processing unit that transmits an EMM message by broadcast waves to the digital receiver that is the user terminal, and manages personal information of the viewer who is the user and information on the CAS card ID for digital broadcasting. A customer management processing unit, a Web content processing unit connected to the digital receiver via communication and presenting the Web content for registration of access to the digital receiver, and the CAS card from the digital receiver The ID is received via communication, and is based on information managed by the customer management processing unit. And a Web authentication processing unit that authenticates the viewer, and a message generation processing unit that generates a message that tells the viewer the result of the process for registering the viewer in the Web content, and the EMM sending process The unit is configured to transmit an EMM message for displaying the message generated by the message generation processing unit on a screen output from the digital receiver.

  With this configuration, the digital receiver is used as a user terminal, registration access is received from the digital receiver, the user is authenticated using the CAS card ID of the digital broadcast, and the processing result for registration is provided as an EMM message. . In this way, a push-type message is notified by the EMM message, and when the user turns on the digital receiver and selects a channel, the result can be displayed on the screen, and the user's inquiry work can be reduced. Further, by authenticating the user using the CAS card ID, it is possible to prevent spoofing when accessing via communication. In this way, a result message sending device that allows the user to easily receive the result message and prevent spoofing can be provided.

  In addition, the result message sending apparatus of the present invention includes a group management processing unit that performs group management of the CAS card ID by grouping CAS card IDs of a plurality of digital receivers in the same home, and the EMM sending processing unit Performs EMM message transmission that conveys the result of processing for registration from one of a plurality of grouped CAS card IDs, targeting the plurality of CAS card IDs, and the EMM transmission processing unit is grouped. When an end-of-read message deletion request is received via communication with one of the plurality of CAS card IDs, EMM message transmission for message deletion is performed for the plurality of CAS card IDs.

  With this configuration, CAS card IDs of a plurality of digital receivers in the same home are grouped. Once registered using one digital receiver in the group, the result message can be displayed using any digital receiver in the group. In addition, when an end of reading is requested using any digital receiver in the group, the result message is erased in all the digital receivers in the group. Thus, a plurality of digital receivers in the same home can be used for message reception, and convenience is improved.

  Moreover, in the result message sending device of the present invention, the registration is a lottery application, the web content processing unit presents a lottery application content, and a lottery processing device for performing a lottery process as a process for the registration is provided, The message generation processing unit generates a message that conveys the lottery result.

  With this configuration, it is possible to provide a lottery result message using the result message sending device.

  In addition, the result message sending device of the present invention includes a specific permitted content provision processing unit that performs processing for providing specific permitted content for a specific permitted viewer, and the EMM transmission processing unit includes A message indicating permission or denial of acquisition of the specific permitted content is transmitted as a processing result message, and the Web authentication processing unit accesses from a digital receiver of a viewer who is permitted to acquire the specific permitted content. Authentication processing based on the CAS card ID is performed, and the specific permitted content provision processing unit performs the digital processing of the viewer who is permitted to acquire the specific permitted content according to the authentication result of the Web authentication processing unit. Processing for providing the specific permitted content to the receiver is performed.

  With this configuration, since the authentication using the CAS card ID is performed for the authorized person who acquires the permitted content, the specific permitted content can be prevented from being acquired by impersonation, and the permitted content can be provided only to the authorized person. For example, the result message is a lottery result message, the permitter is a winner, and the specific permitted content is present content provided only to the winner.

  Further, in the result message sending device according to the present invention, the specific permission content provision processing unit outputs the script-attached content having a script for automatically recording or storing reservation of the specific permission content acquired by broadcast wave or communication. Provide to digital receiver.

  With this configuration, it is also possible to provide the specific permitted content only to the authorized person after a certain amount of time has elapsed.

  The present invention accepts registration access from a digital receiver, authenticates the user by using a digital broadcast CAS card ID, and provides the result of processing for registration in an EMM message, so that the user can easily receive the result message. It is possible to provide a result message sending device that can receive and prevent spoofing.

  Hereinafter, a result message sending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  A result message sending apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the result message sending device 100 is provided in the broadcaster, can provide digital broadcasting to the digital receiver 101 by broadcast waves, and is connected to the digital receiver 101 via the communication line 102. Two-way communication. Regarding this two-way communication, the digital receiver 101 has a browser, can access the result message sending device 100 and browse content described in BML (Broadcast Markup Language), and can also display a screen and input operation unit. Various input operations can be performed using this function.

  The digital receiver 101 is equipped with a CAS (Conditional Access System) card 108. The CAS card 108 is an IC card and stores a CAS card ID that is a unique ID for each subscriber to digital broadcasting.

  Further, EMM message transmission is performed from the result message sending apparatus 100 to the digital receiver 101 using broadcast waves. An EMM (Entitlement Management Message) is a mechanism for limited reception that restricts a viewable program for each viewer, and a CAS card 108 is used. The EMM is multiplexed with video and audio and transmitted.

  In the present embodiment, the digital receiver 101 is used as a user terminal device that communicates with the result message sending device 100 and receives the result message. The result message sending apparatus 100 generally accepts access from the digital receiver 101 via the communication line 102 during the entry period, and registers for access. As an example, a lottery application is registered. The result message sending apparatus 100 transmits a result message to the digital receiver 101 in the EMM message format after the entry period ends. The present invention pays attention to the fact that EMM message transmission can be performed individually for each viewer, and transmits a result message using EMM message transmission.

  In FIG. 1, a result message sending apparatus 100 manages a web content processing unit 103 that provides web content accessible to a viewer via communication, personal information such as a viewer's address and name, and a CAS card ID that is owned. Based on the customer management processing unit 104, the web authentication processing unit 105 for identifying the viewer based on the CAS card ID, and the data registered in the web content by the viewer, a message to be sent as an EMM message for each viewer is generated. A message generation processing unit 106 that transmits the message generated by the message generation processing unit 106 in an EMM message format.

  Of the above configuration, the Web content processing unit 103 is connected to the digital receiver 101 via the communication line 102 and presents Web content for registration to the digital receiver 101. The Web authentication processing unit 105 receives the CAS card ID of the digital receiver 101 via communication, performs authentication processing based on information managed by the customer management processing unit 104, and identifies a viewer. The customer management processing unit 104 may be realized by a customer database. The message generation processing unit 106 generates a message that tells the viewer the result of the process for registering the viewer on the Web content. This message is sent out by the EMM message delivery processing unit 107 and displayed on the screen output from the digital receiver 101. The EMM message distribution processing unit 107 corresponds to the EMM transmission processing unit of the present invention.

  The operation of the result message sending apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in the Web content processing unit 103, a registration content that can be accessed via communication is created by the broadcaster (S201), and the created registration content is transmitted from the Web content processing unit 103 to the digital receiver via broadcasting / communication. 101 (S202). In the digital receiver 101, as a viewer input process for registration, the distributed registration content is browsed in real time or after storage, and access is performed from the content via communication. Here, the registration content may be browsed by accessing the Web content processing unit 103 from the digital receiver 101, and necessary items may be input to the registration content registration form (S203). Then, the digital receiver 101 transmits the registration information input from the registration form to the Web authentication processing unit 105 together with the CAS card ID of the digital receiver 101 used for registration by the viewer (S204).

  As described below, the Web authentication processing unit 105 uses the customer management processing unit 104 to identify the viewer using the CAS card ID and perform authentication processing. The Web authentication processing unit 105 transmits the CAS card ID to the customer management processing unit 104 to perform customer inquiry processing (S205), and customer information search processing based on the CAS card ID is performed in the customer management processing unit 104. A customer is identified from the card ID (S206), customer information (personal information) of the identified customer is sent from the customer management processing unit 104 to the Web authentication processing unit 105 (S207), and the Web authentication processing unit 105 acquires the information. Using the information, a personal authentication process is performed to identify whether the customer of the digital receiver 101 that sent the registration information is a regular member (S208). Here, for example, the registration information and CAS card ID sent from the digital receiver 101 are collated with the personal information and CAS card ID managed by the customer management processing unit 104 to determine whether or not they match. The

  If the authentication is successful, registration information and CAS card ID are transmitted from the Web authentication processing unit 105 to the message generation processing unit 106 as information of the authenticated individual, and registration is performed here (S209). After the entry period ends and registration is closed, the message generation processing unit 106 generates a unique message for each viewer based on the registration information (S210).

  Here, for example, a lottery is performed as a process for the registration information, and a lottery result message such as a win or a loss is generated. However, the present invention is not limited to a result message sending device for lottery processing. The result message sending device may be a device that sends any other processing result. For example, a message indicating permission or disapproval for some application may be transmitted.

  Further, as described above, a post-registration processing function for performing a predetermined process for the registration after the entry period elapses may be provided in the message generation processing unit 106, and a lottery processing device shown in an embodiment described later Another configuration may be used.

  The message generation processing unit 106 sends the generated message to the EMM message distribution processing unit 107 (S211). The EMM message delivery processing unit 107 performs EMM message generation processing by converting the message received from the message generation processing unit 106 into an EMM message format for digital broadcasting (S212). The display period on the receiving side is also described in the EMM message. Then, an EMM message is transmitted from the EMM message distribution processing unit 107 to the digital receiver 101 for each viewer (S213).

  The EMM message is structured such that only a specific viewer can receive it using the CAS card ID. The EMM message is individually transmitted to each viewer, received by the digital receiver 101, and stored (S214). In the digital broadcasting system, the EMM message is transmitted from the digital receiver 101 to the viewer in a push format. That is, after receiving the message, the viewer turns on the power of the digital receiver 101 and performs a channel selection operation (S215). At this time, the message content written in the EMM message is displayed on the screen by the digital receiver 101 during the display period described in the EMM message, and the viewer can view the message (S216).

  The result message sending apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to the present embodiment, as described above, the digital receiver 101 is utilized as a user terminal device, registration access is accepted from the digital receiver 101, and the user is authenticated using the digital broadcast CAS card ID. The result of processing for registration is provided as an EMM message. In this way, a push-type message is notified by the EMM message, and when the user turns on the digital receiver and selects a channel, the result can be displayed on the screen, and the user's inquiry work can be reduced. Furthermore, by authenticating a user using a CAS card, spoofing when accessing via communication can be prevented. In this way, a result message sending device that allows the user to easily receive the result message and prevent spoofing can be provided.

  As a result message sending form, there is a case where a message is immediately returned and displayed for registration via communication, separately from the present embodiment. Unlike this form, the present embodiment has a characteristic that an entry period is set and a message cannot be generated immediately. For example, in a lottery application, there is an application acceptance period, and a message of the lottery result cannot be generated immediately. In such a case, conventionally, a complicated operation has been required to obtain a message after the entry period has elapsed, but in this embodiment, message acquisition can be facilitated. The form is particularly useful.

  In addition, the present embodiment is useful as a server-type broadcast to be implemented, a content distribution service that combines broadcast communication, and the like.

  Next, FIG. 3 shows a result message sending apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, description of matters overlapping with the first embodiment will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the result message sending apparatus 100 of the second embodiment includes a group management processing unit 301 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment.

  When a plurality of digital receivers 101 are installed in the same family or the like and the group management processing unit 301 has a plurality of different CAS card IDs, the group management processing unit 301 groups and manages those CAS card IDs. The group management processing unit 301 may also be realized by a database.

  The group management processing unit 301 is connected to the customer management processing unit 104 and refers to the customer information of the customer management processing unit 104 to detect a customer of the digital receiver 101 in the same home. Based on the personal information in the customer information, a plurality of pieces of customer information for the same household may be specified from the address, name, and the like. The identified customer information (including personal information and CAS card ID) of the same household is stored and managed in the group management processing unit 301 as customer information of the same group. Thereby, the CAS card ID included in the customer information is also grouped.

  When the group management processing unit 301 receives an inquiry together with customer information from the customer management processing unit 104, the group management processing unit 301 returns information on the group to which the inquired customer information belongs. From this group information, the CAS card ID of the same group is specified, and the subsequent processing is performed for the group.

  Group information is used as follows. When registration information is obtained from one CAS card ID in the group, information on all CAS card IDs in the group is retrieved using the group management processing unit 301 and supplied to the message generation processing unit 106. The message generation processing unit 106 generates a process result message for all CAS card IDs belonging to the group. Then, these messages are transmitted to all CAS card IDs belonging to the group by the EMM message distribution processing unit 107.

  In addition, after the result message is displayed on the digital receiver 101, a read-end message deletion request is sent to the result message sending apparatus 100 in accordance with the user's operation. Here, when a read-end message deletion request is sent from one digital receiver 101 in the group, information on all CAS card IDs in the group is retrieved using the group management processing unit 301, and a message generation processing unit 106. The message generation processing unit 106 generates a message instructing message deletion for all CAS card IDs belonging to the group. Then, these messages are transmitted to all CAS card IDs belonging to the group by the EMM message distribution processing unit 107. Therefore, the message is deleted in all the digital receivers 101 in the group.

  The operation of the result message sending apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the same processes as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

  In FIG. 4, the processing from creation of registration Web contents (S201) to customer inquiry (S205) is the same as in FIG. When the customer management processing unit 104 retrieves customer information from the CAS card ID (S206), the customer information is transmitted from the customer management processing unit 104 to the group management processing unit 301 (S401), and the group management processing unit 301 uses the group information. A search is performed to identify customers (viewers) belonging to the same group (S402). As a search result, group information that is customer information of the same group is returned from the group management processing unit 301 to the customer management processing unit 104 (S403). The customer management processing unit 104 transmits customer information and group information to the Web authentication processing unit 105 (S404). Thereby, all customer information in the group is transmitted. The CAS card ID included in the customer information is also supplied to the Web authentication processing unit 105.

  In the Web authentication processing unit 105, personal authentication is performed (S405). At this time, customer information corresponding to the CAS card ID that requested registration may be authenticated, and all customer information in the group may be authenticated. After the authentication process, the registration information and the CAS card ID are transmitted from the Web authentication processing unit 105 to the message generation processing unit 106. At this time, the CAS card ID of all customer information in the group is transmitted.

  Thereafter, as in the above-described embodiment, a message is generated by the message generation processing unit 106, a message is transmitted from the EMM message distribution processing unit 107 to the digital receiver 101, and the EMM message is transmitted by the digital receiver 101. A message is received and displayed. However, in the present embodiment, the same message is generated and transmitted for all CAS card IDs in the same group. Therefore, the message can be browsed by any digital receiver 101 in the same home.

  Turning to FIG. 5, after the EMM message is displayed in step S216, if the viewer wants to delete the message, a confirmed input is made to the digital receiver 101 (S501). At this time, the access from the digital receiver 101 to the broadcaster is performed again by the same procedure as that at the time of registration, and the registration information and the CAS card ID are transferred from the digital receiver 101 to the customer management processing unit 104. Sent as a message erasure request (notification) after reading. In the result message sending apparatus 100, the customer of the same group is specified in the same way as at the time of registration, the CAS card ID of the same group is specified, and authentication is performed. When the registration information and all CAS card IDs in the group are sent to the message generation processing unit 106, the message generation processing unit 106 sends the same deletion message to each of all the CAS card IDs in the group. Generate (S502). This is a message for instructing the digital receiver 101 to perform an erasing operation so as to erase the message from the screen. This message is converted into an EMM message format and sent to all digital receivers 101 in the same group. In these digital receivers 101, the EMM message is received, and the confirmed message in the receiver is deleted from the memory (S503). In the EMM message non-display step, the message disappears from the screen (S504).

  The result message sending apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to the present embodiment, by providing the group management processing unit 301, CAS card IDs of a plurality of digital receivers 101 in the same home are grouped. When registration is performed using one digital receiver 101 in the group, the result message can be displayed using any digital receiver 101 in the group. In addition, even when an arbitrary digital receiver 101 in the group is used to request reading and message deletion is requested, the result message is deleted in all the digital receivers 101 in the group. In short, it is possible to display a result message having the same content regardless of which digital receiver 101 in the same home is viewed, and even when notifying of message erasure after reading through communication, all grouped digital receivers 101 The message can be deleted. A plurality of digital receivers 101 in the same home can be used for message reception, and convenience is improved.

  Next, FIG. 6 shows a result message sending apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, description of matters overlapping with the first and second embodiments will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the result message sending device 100 of the third embodiment includes a lottery processing device 601 in addition to the configuration of the second embodiment. The lottery processing device 601 may be provided to a broadcaster as illustrated, or may be provided to an outside contractor that handles a lottery business. The lottery processing device 601 can be said to be a form of a post-registration processing unit (may be referred to as an entry period post-processing unit) that performs a predetermined process for registration after the entry period has elapsed.

  In this embodiment, the viewer registration is a lottery application, the entry period is the application period, and the Web content processing unit 103 presents the lottery application content as the registration content. The lottery processing device 601 is a device for performing lottery for the applied viewers and notifying winning / losing. The lottery result is notified to the message generation processing unit 106, and a message for generating the lottery result is generated by the message generation processing unit 106. The lottery result is transmitted from the EMM message distribution processing unit 107 to the digital receiver 101 by sending an EMM message. Reportedly.

  The operation of the result message sending apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, the same processes as those in FIGS. 2 and 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description of these processes is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, in steps S201 to S204, the lottery application content is presented to the digital receiver 101 as the registration content, and the lottery application registration information together with the CAS card ID is sent from the digital receiver 101 to the Web authentication processing unit. 105. Then, through authentication processing in the WeB authentication processing unit 105, registration information and a CAS card ID are sent to the message generation processing unit 106, and a lottery application is registered in the message generation processing unit 106.

  In this way, the lottery application registration is performed on the CAS card IDs of a plurality of viewers, and after the entry period has passed and the registration is closed, the viewer registration information is displayed as a message as shown in FIG. The data is transmitted from the generation processing unit 106 to the lottery processing device 601 (S701). Here, registration information for all applicants is sent all at once. Then, a lottery instruction is given from the message generation processing unit 106 to the lottery processing device 601 to instruct each viewer to perform lottery (S702).

  The lottery processing device 601 executes a lottery process using a random number generation function or the like, and generates lottery result information (S703). This information is winning / losing result information for each viewer, and is the basis of the EMM message. The lottery processing device 601 transmits lottery result information to the message generation processing unit 106 (S704), and the message generation processing unit 106 generates a lottery result message as a message to be transmitted by the EMM (S705). A lottery result message is generated for each viewer. The generated message is sent from the EMM message distribution processing unit 107 to the digital receiver 101 and displayed on the digital receiver 101 as described in the above embodiment.

  For a plurality of digital receivers 101 in the same home, the group management processing unit 301 functions in the above process to identify the CAS card ID of the same group as the CAS card ID of the digital receiver 101 that sent the registration information. Then, the CAS card IDs of those same groups are registered in the message generation processing unit 106. The lottery is performed using the registration information, and is performed only for the viewers who have sent the registration information, not everyone in the group. However, the lottery result is performed for all CAS card IDs of the group as described in the above embodiment.

  Further, the erasing operation after the message display is not shown in FIG. 7, but is as described with reference to FIG.

  The result message sending apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to the present embodiment, the result message sending device 100 includes the lottery processing device 601, the lottery application content is displayed by the Web content processing unit 103, and a message is generated from the application content of each viewer after the application deadline. The lottery processing device 601 performs a lottery via the processing unit 106, obtains a result from the lottery processing device 601, generates a message, and transmits a lottery winning / losing result to each viewer as an EMM message. In this way, the result message sending device 100 can be used to provide a lottery result message.

  Next, FIG. 8 shows a result message sending apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, description of matters overlapping with the first, second, and third embodiments will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the result message sending apparatus 100 of the fourth embodiment includes a Web content download processing unit 801 in addition to the configuration of the third embodiment, and the Web content download processing unit 801. Is an example of the specific permitted content provision processing unit of the present invention as will be described later.

  The Web content download processing unit 801 is configured to distribute special content that can be downloaded only by viewers (winners) who are won by lottery. Hereinafter, this special content is referred to as present content. In the present embodiment, the present content is Web content.

  In the configuration of FIG. 8, the EMM message delivery processing unit 107 sends a winning or a winning message. Of these, only the winning message includes guidance for obtaining present content. These winning or unsuccessful messages serve as a message for allowing or rejecting the acquisition of the present content.

  The Web authentication processing unit 105 receives a present content download request and CAS card ID sent from the digital receiver 101 in accordance with the above guidance. The Web authentication processing unit 105 authenticates the winner based on the CAS card ID. This authentication process is basically the same as the authentication process at the time of registration described in the above-described embodiment, and is performed based on information from the customer management processing unit 104.

  The web content download processing unit 801 receives the authentication result from the web authentication processing unit 105. Then, when the authentication is successful, the Web content download processing unit 801 downloads the present content to the digital receiver 101. In this way, the result message sending apparatus 100 provides the present content only to the digital receiver 101 of the selected viewer. And since the authentication process based on CAS card ID is passed, the unauthorized acquisition of the present content by impersonation can be prevented.

  The operation of the result message sending apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 9, the same processes as those in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description of these processes is omitted. In FIG. 9, the processing up to step S705 (processing from registration of lottery application to generation of lottery result message) is the same as in FIG.

  In FIG. 9, in steps S <b> 705 to S <b> 216, the message of the lottery result is generated by the message generation processing unit 106, and then the EMM message of the lottery result is sent from the EMM message distribution processing unit 107 as in the above-described embodiment. It is transmitted to the digital receiver 101 and displayed on the digital receiver 101. However, in the present embodiment, among the EMM messages, the message to the winner is a message that includes a guide for downloading the present content and permits access to the present content download page. In addition, since the group search is performed, the same message is displayed on the plurality of digital receivers 101 in the winner's home.

  After the display of the EMM message, a content download instruction is performed by the winner on the digital receiver 101 (S901). Here, an instruction to download the present content is input. When the content download instruction is performed, the registration information and the CAS card ID are sent to the result message sending device 100, thereby transmitting a request for downloading the present content (S204).

  The registration information and CAS card ID are received by the Web authentication processing unit 105. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, authentication processing is performed in steps S205, S206, S401, S402, S403, S404, and S405. A series of authentication processes here are basically the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

  The web authentication processing unit 105 sends the authentication result to the web content download processing unit 801 (S902). The authentication result is a result of specifying the viewer accessed by the Web authentication processing unit 105 using the CAS card ID in the above processing. When the authentication by the Web authentication processing unit 105 is successful, the Web content download processing unit 801 determines whether or not the accessed viewer is a winner, and if the accessed viewer is the winner, the download is permitted. (S903). For this determination, information on the winner may be stored in the Web content download processing unit 801. Further, the web authentication processing unit 105 may determine whether or not the accessed viewer is a winner (in this case, the web authentication unit 105 is also authenticated to determine whether or not it is a winner).

  Next, the Web content download processing unit 801 downloads the present content to the digital receiver 101 of the viewer permitted to download (S904, S905). After the download is completed, the viewer can browse the present content with the digital receiver 101 (S906).

  Here, the present content described above is an example of the specific permitted content in the present invention. The specific permitted content is content intended for a specific viewer who is permitted as a result of the processing for registration. The lottery result message corresponds to a message that informs permission or rejection of acquisition of the specific permitted content. The winner authentication process using the CAS card ID corresponds to a process of performing authentication based on the CAS card ID for the access from the digital receiver 101 of the viewer who is permitted to acquire the specific permitted content. Furthermore, the Web content download processing unit 801 is an example of a specific permitted content provision processing unit of the present invention. In the present invention, the specific permitted content provision processing unit is configured to perform processing for providing the specific permitted content, and depending on the authentication result, to the digital receiver 101 of the viewer who is permitted to acquire the specific permitted content. A process for providing the specific permitted content is performed. In the above example, the specific permitted content is downloaded via the communication line 102.

  Note that, within the scope of the present invention, the specific content provision processing unit may perform a process for providing the specific permitted content. Therefore, the specific permitted content provision processing unit is not limited to the configuration of downloading content via the communication line 102 as described above. In another example, the specific permitted content provision processing unit provides content on a broadcast wave. In another example, the specific permitted content provision processing unit may provide information for the digital receiver 101 to acquire the specific permitted content later by broadcast waves or communication, instead of sending the specific permitted content itself. This information includes recording or storage reservation information described in the next embodiment.

  The result message sending apparatus 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to the present embodiment, since authentication using the CAS card ID is performed even for access from a person who is permitted to acquire specific permitted contents, acquisition of the specific permitted contents by impersonation is prevented, and the permitted person (the above example) In this case, the specific permitted content can be provided only to the winner.

  Next, a result message sending apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Hereinafter, description of matters overlapping with the first to fourth embodiments is omitted.

  The result message sending apparatus 100 of the fifth embodiment has the same configuration as that of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. However, as described below, the function of the Web content download processing unit 801 is different from that of the fourth embodiment.

  In the fourth embodiment, the Web content download processing unit 801 is configured to download the present content itself in response to access from the viewer. In contrast, in the fifth embodiment, the present content is Web content that cannot be downloaded immediately. Alternatively, the present content is broadcast wave content that a general viewer cannot view in real time, or broadcast wave content that a general viewer cannot reserve. As processing for providing such present content, the Web content download processing unit 801 provides content with script. In order to provide content of the type described above, content with script is content in which a script is set so that a license is granted only to an authorized viewer and the content can be recorded or stored automatically. Such content is provided from the Web content download processing unit 801 and browsed by the digital receiver 101, whereby recording or storage reservation is automatically performed by the digital receiver 101.

  The fifth embodiment of the present invention has been described above. According to the present embodiment, the Web content download processing unit 801 that is the specific permitted content providing processing unit includes a script having a script that automatically performs recording or accumulation reservation of the specific permitted content acquired by broadcast waves or communication. Providing content to a digital receiver. The Web content download processing unit 801 can be accessed only by authorized viewers. With this configuration, it is also possible to provide the specific permitted content only to the authorized person after a certain amount of time has elapsed. The general viewer can record or store content that cannot be recorded or stored.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that those skilled in the art can modify the above-described embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the result message sending device according to the present invention has an effect that the user can easily receive the result message and can prevent impersonation, and is useful as a result message sending device such as lottery. And, it is useful as a server-type broadcast to be implemented, a content distribution service that combines broadcast communication, and the like.

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Explanation of symbols

100 Result Message Sending Device 101 Digital Receiver 102 Communication Line 103 Web Content Processing Unit 104 Customer Management Processing Unit 105 Web Authentication Processing Unit 106 Message Generation Processing Unit 107 EMM Message Distribution Processing Unit 301 Group Management Processing Unit 601 Lottery Processing Device 801 Web Content Download processor

Claims (5)

A result message sending device that accepts access from a user terminal during an entry period, performs registration for the access, and sends a message as a result of processing for the registration to the user terminal after the entry period ends,
An EMM transmission processing unit for transmitting an EMM message by a broadcast wave to the digital receiver which is the user terminal;
A customer management processing unit for managing personal information of a viewer who is a user and information on a CAS card ID for digital broadcasting;
A web content processing unit connected to the digital receiver via communication and presenting the web content for registration of the access to the digital receiver;
A Web authentication processing unit that receives the CAS card ID from the digital receiver via communication and authenticates the viewer based on information managed by the customer management processing unit;
A message generation processing unit for generating a message for informing the viewer of the result of processing for registration of the viewer in the Web content;
And the EMM transmission processing unit transmits an EMM message for displaying the message generated by the message generation processing unit on a screen output from the digital receiver. . A group management processing unit that performs group management of the CAS card IDs by grouping CAS card IDs of a plurality of digital receivers in the same household;
The EMM transmission processing unit performs EMM message transmission that conveys a result of processing for registration from one of a plurality of grouped CAS card IDs, targeting the plurality of CAS card IDs,
Further, the EMM transmission processing unit targets the plurality of CAS card IDs to transmit an EMM message for message deletion when an end-of-read message deletion request is received via communication together with one of the plurality of grouped CAS card IDs. The result message sending device according to claim 1, wherein   The registration is a lottery application, the web content processing unit presents a lottery application content, and a lottery processing device is provided for performing a lottery process as a process for the registration, and the message generation processing unit generates a message conveying the lottery result 3. The result message sending device according to claim 1, wherein the result message is sent. A specific permitted content provision processing unit for performing a process for providing specific permitted content for a specific permitted viewer;
The EMM transmission processing unit transmits a message indicating permission or denial of acquisition of the specific permitted content as a message of the processing result,
The Web authentication processing unit performs an authentication process based on the CAS card ID for an access from a digital receiver of a viewer who is permitted to acquire the specific permitted content,
The specific permitted content provision processing unit is a process for providing the specific permitted content to the digital receiver of a viewer who is permitted to acquire the specific permitted content according to an authentication result of the Web authentication processing unit. 4. The result message sending device according to claim 1, wherein   The specific permitted content provision processing unit provides the digital receiver with scripted content having a script for automatically recording or storing the specific permitted content acquired by broadcast waves or communication. The result message sending device according to claim 4.