JP2008022121A - Moving picture/audio on-demand distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving picture/audio on-demand distribution system wherein many users can operate distributed moving picture/audio reproduced by one viewing device at the same time and operate control of the distributed moving picture/audio of the viewing devices by the same operating method independently of the kind of the viewing device. <P>SOLUTION: The viewing devices 4, 5 access a distribution server apparatus 2 and obtains device IDs in advance. Then a mobile phone 8 accesses the distribution server apparatus 2 to associate the viewing devices 4, 5, the device IDs and user IDs with one another. When the mobile phone 8 inputs operation information for operating the viewing devices, the distribution server apparatus 2 transmits the operation control signal (operation information) to the viewing devices, and the viewing devices can control moving picture/audio. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a moving image / audio on-demand distribution system that receives distribution of moving image / audio data from a database and can reproduce the distributed video / audio data on a viewing device such as an STB (set top box) or a PC.
Note that “voice” used in the present invention includes all audio signals related to audio. Therefore, karaoke music, singing voices, and sounds other than human voices are included.

In a conventional video / audio on-demand distribution system, the receiving device sends a command to the server device, and the database on the server device transmits the video / audio for playback to reproduce the video / audio on the receiving device. It was.
In this system, it is necessary to change the command transmission / reception unit of the system every time the manufacturer and model of the receiving device are changed, and development cost and complicated management are required. Moreover, the instruction | indication from the user in the receiver side was performed using the cable and infrared rays with respect to the apparatus for exclusive use.
In this system, in order to operate simultaneously, it is necessary to have a plurality of instruction devices or to operate with time.

FIG. 9 shows an outline of a conventional video / audio on-demand delivery system.
Conventional video / audio on-demand distribution systems include a personal computer system including a monitor 72a, a PC main body 72b, and a keyboard 72c, and an STB system including a TV 73a, an STB 73b, and an infrared remote controller 73c as viewing devices on the receiving device side.
In the distribution to the personal computer system, the viewer uses the keyboard 72c or a mouse (not shown) to instruct the distributed video / audio, such as a trick play during reproduction.
Further, when distributing to the STB system, an instruction such as trick play during playback is performed by operating the infrared remote controller 73c dedicated to the STB 73b.

  In the above conventional example, although the same video / audio is distributed on demand, there are multiple types of viewing devices for each device of the distribution destination, and the user needs to learn for each viewing device. It was. If the input / output control of the receiving device is different, it is necessary to reinterpret the user's operation command sent to the database of the server device.

Therefore, the present inventor has operated information corresponding to a plurality of mobile phones corresponding to different contents (game, video playback, karaoke contents) distributed to each viewing device in the video / audio on-demand distribution system. In view of the above, we considered whether it is possible for a large number of users to simultaneously operate the same distribution video by enabling each viewing device associated with the mobile phone to be operated via the server device.
Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a device that uses a mobile phone as a remote controller.
In this system, a large number of remote control codes are distributed from a distribution center, and when the mobile phone receives the remote control code, the mobile phone directly controls various devices such as a VTR, a TV, and an air conditioner with a remote control signal. It is completely different from what can be operated simultaneously by a large number of users for a single viewing device to be distributed, and the mobile phone replaces the dedicated remote controller with the direct remote control signal as the VTR, TV, air conditioner. For example, and is different from the one controlled by the remote control from the server device.

Patent Document 2 has been proposed as a mobile phone that uses a mobile phone as a remote control in a karaoke system.
The mobile terminal device receives remote control information about karaoke from the web server via the Internet, and the mobile terminal device sends a remote control signal to the karaoke control device via the remote control adapter to control the karaoke performance device. The proposal also enables the mobile terminal device to directly control the karaoke control device to be controlled by the portable terminal device, and is different from the remote control control from the server device as in the cited document 1.
JP 2001-285945 A JP 2003-162286 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and its purpose is to provide different contents (games, video playback, karaoke playback, etc.) distributed to individual viewing devices (STBs and PCs) in a video / audio on-demand distribution system. Operation information that can be displayed / reproduced in a large number of STB and PC environments is transmitted to the mobile phone, and the server device is connected to each viewing device associated with the mobile phone from the mobile phone. By enabling operation information to be transmitted via a network, a large number of users can operate simultaneously on a distribution video played on a single viewing device, and control the distribution video / audio regardless of the type of viewing device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a moving image / audio on-demand distribution system capable of operating a viewing device with the same operation method.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention stores a plurality of moving image / audio files, distributes a requested moving image / audio file, a network, and the distribution via the network. In a video / audio distribution system that includes a viewing device that communicates with a server device and outputs a video / audio distributed from the distribution server device in response to a request, the viewing device accesses the distribution server device and performs the viewing ID grant request means for making a request for granting a device ID to a device, and the mobile communication terminal sends information identifying the mobile communication terminal to the distribution server device to associate the mobile communication terminal with the viewing device Viewing device association request control means for making a request for the device, and the distribution server device responds to the device ID assignment request from the viewing device. In response to an association request between the portable communication terminal and the viewing device from the portable communication terminal, the device ID grant processing means for assigning the device ID and transmitting the device ID to the viewing device and storing the device ID in the memory unit. Recognizing the mobile communication terminal from the information for identifying the mobile communication terminal, the content type based on the content type requested by the mobile communication terminal and the device ID selected from the device ID of the given viewing device , Associating information for identifying the selected device ID and portable communication terminal, and storing the association information in the memory unit, and viewing information associated with the type of content as the portable communication terminal. Operation information transmission processing means for transmitting and outputting to the mobile communication terminal, the distribution server device When transmitted, the distribution server device transmits the operation information corresponding to the type of content to the viewing device for the device ID associated with the information specifying the mobile communication terminal, and performs the operation on the content executed by the viewing device. Control is performed.
A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that in the first aspect of the present invention, the information for specifying the portable communication terminal is a user ID sent by the portable communication terminal or a telephone number of the portable communication terminal. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the content type is an individual game, video, or karaoke content in which the title is specified, and the content of the individual game in which the title is specified The operation information corresponding to is the right movement, left movement, launch, etc. associated with the individual key of the mobile communication terminal, and the content of the individual video specifying the title is associated with the individual key of the mobile communication terminal Play, stop, fast forward, rewind, etc., and the individual karaoke content for which the title is specified is a performance stop corresponding to the individual key of the mobile communication terminal, key up, microphone volume increase, etc. Features.

  According to the above configuration, data (moving image / audio data) that can be displayed / reproduced in many STB and PC environments can be sent, so the types of viewing devices that can be handled can be increased. In addition, since there is no need to use a dedicated device (remote controller, keyboard, dedicated device controller) for the operation, different viewing devices can be used by controlling the distribution video / audio by the same operation method even for different viewing devices. Can be operated. Furthermore, since a plurality of users can be controlled together by a large number of portable communication terminals, there is no waiting for operations in collaborative work.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a moving image / audio on-demand distribution system according to the present invention.
Many viewing devices including the viewing devices 4 and 5 are connected to the distribution server device 2 having the database 1 via the network 3. The viewing device 4 is a personal computer composed of a monitor 4a, a PC main body 4b, and a keyboard 4c, and the viewing device 5 is an STB composed of a TV 5a, an STB main body 5b, and an infrared remote controller 5c. The users 6 and 7 can operate the viewing devices 4 and 5 as usual using the keyboard 4c and the infrared remote controller 5c.
The mobile phone 8 possessed by each user communicates with the distribution server device 2 via the base station 9 and the network 3 so that the viewing devices 4 and 5 can be operated from the distribution server device 2 via the network 3. it can.

For example, when moving image content is distributed, the mobile phone 8 can perform operations such as playback, fast forward, reverse feed, and pause to the viewing device associated with the mobile phone 8. . When the game is distributed, operations relating to the game can be performed, for example, operations such as kicking, attacking, and defending the main character can be performed. In the case of karaoke song distribution, karaoke playback, stop, and change operations such as key value and rhythm can be performed.
Each user has a mobile phone 8 individually, and one viewing device can be operated simultaneously with each user's mobile phone.
In order to operate each viewing device with the mobile phone 8, each viewing device needs to be previously assigned a device ID (displayed by a two-dimensional code, an alphanumeric string, etc.) by the distribution server device 2. Further, in order to associate the mobile phone 8 with the viewing device, the service content (content type), and the device ID, the user needs to set the distribution server device to obtain operation information of the viewing device.

The user inputs his / her user ID to the mobile phone 8 to specify the mobile phone, or specifies the mobile phone by the mobile phone number, specifies the service content desired to be distributed, and selects the device ID Thus, the association can be performed, and the selected viewing device can be operated.
The user ID can be registered by accessing the distribution server device in advance from the viewing device or the mobile phone 8.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a server device constituting the moving image / audio on-demand delivery system according to the present invention. FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, which will be described later, describe only functional units directly related to the present invention.
The distribution server device 2 executes a communication unit 16 for communicating with viewing devices and mobile phones via the network 3, a program for controlling the server device and ROM 17 and ROM 17 programs storing data related thereto. A CPU 15 that realizes the functional units of the control unit 15a, the device ID assignment processing unit 15b, the viewing device association processing unit 15c, and the operation information transmission processing unit 15d that control the entire server device, and a work area for processing and calculation of the CPU 15 A RAM 18 used as a temporary data storage area is provided.

When there is an access for member registration from the viewing devices 4 and 5 or the mobile phone 8, the control unit 15a performs a process of assigning a user ID.
The device ID assigning processing unit 15b assigns a two-dimensional code or an alphanumeric string device ID to the terminals of the viewing devices 4 and 5 when there is an access from the viewing devices 4 and 5 and a device ID assignment request is made. I do.
The viewing device association processing unit 15c receives access from the mobile phone 8, receives the mobile phone number or the user ID, and designates and uses service contents (game, video, karaoke content) distributed to the viewing device. By selecting the device ID of the viewing device, processing for associating the specified service content with the mobile phone and the viewing device is performed.

The service contents are distribution contents, and a large number of game, video, and karaoke contents are stored in the database 1 in advance, and the user ID of the video member registration and the information of the device ID assigned to each viewing device are included in each registration grant. Are written in the database 1. Further, a table of device ID, selected content type, and user ID associated with the viewing device name is created in the database 1 from the mobile phone 8.
The operation information transmission processing unit 15d transmits the operation information corresponding to the content, which is the specified service content, to the mobile phone 8. In the mobile phone 8, if the content to be distributed is a game content, game operation information is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit. If the operation information is for game content, for example, the key “1”: move right, the key “2”: move left, the key “3”: fire, etc. For video contents, the key “1”: playback, key “2”: stop, key “3”: rewind, key “4” fast forward, etc. Furthermore, if it is for karaoke content, the key “#”: playback / pause, the key “*”: stop playing, the key “4”: fast forward, the key “6”: fast reverse, the key “2”: key up, Key “8”: key down, key “1”: microphone volume high, key “7”: microphone volume low, key “3”: fast tempo, key “9”: slow tempo, key “5”: default (original ) ... etc.

FIG. 2B is a specific example of service contents stored in the database.
In this example, the member registration user ID is used instead of the mobile phone number as information for specifying the mobile phone.
The types of content in (a) are game 1, game 2,..., Video 1, 2, karaoke 1, 2 stored therein, and operation information (operation key information) is associated with each. For example, the game 1 is a battle game with the title XX and the game 2 is a puzzle game with the title XX, and the operation information is the same or different depending on the type of the game. For example, in the game 1, the key “1” is moved to the right, the key “2” is moved to the left, but in the game 2, “1” is moved up, the key “2” is returned, and so on. . The operation information for karaoke and video is the same or different depending on the type of title.

In the contracted viewing device information registration in (b), the viewing device name and the assigned device ID are added each time an ID assignment request is made from the viewing device. In this example, # 01234, # 23456, and # 56789 are assigned and stored as device IDs for the viewing devices A, D, and F, respectively.
In member registration of (c), each time a member registration request is made from a mobile phone or a viewing device, the member registration name and its user ID are added. In this example, user IDs 1 and 2 are assigned to the members A and B as user IDs and stored.
The billing data of (d) includes, for example, XXXXX as billing information when the member A is delivered to the viewing device A from XX month XX day △ hour △ minute △ second to □ hour □ minute □ second. Remembered.
The association table of (e) associates the viewing device name, the assigned device ID, the selected content type, and the member to be used. In this example, for the viewing devices A and F, # 01234 and # 56789, game 1 and Karaoke 1, user ID1, ID2 and user ID5, ID6, ID7 are respectively associated. It is possible to simultaneously operate the viewing device A from two mobile phones and the viewing device F from two or three mobile phones.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the STB constituting the moving image / audio on-demand delivery system according to the present invention.
A monitor 5a, a speaker 33, and a microphone 34 are connected to the STB main body 5b, and a remote controller 5c is attached.
The STB main body 5b includes a communication unit 26 that communicates with the distribution server device 2 via the network 3, a CPU 25 that functions as an STB control unit 25a, an ID assignment request unit 25b, a light receiving unit 27 that receives operation information of the remote controller 5c, and an STB. Sound control unit 32 for controlling the input / output of the operation unit 28, liquid crystal display unit 29, memory unit 30 and program for controlling the STB main unit and the ROM 31 for storing the data and its data, as well as the speaker 33 and the microphone 34, disposed on the front surface of the main unit 5b. It has.

The STB control unit 25 a receives karaoke content, video content, or game content distributed from the distribution server device 2 according to the request, and stores the distributed content in the memory unit 30. Then, the reproduction or execution instruction from the remote controller 5c or the operation unit 28 performed by the user or the content operation information from the mobile phone 8 sent by the user via the communication unit 26 is reproduced or executed. Can do. The user can operate the content in real time by inputting an operation signal suitable for the scene with the user's mobile phone associated with the STB during reproduction or execution of the content.
The ID assignment request unit 25b performs processing for allowing the user to access the distribution server device 2 and assigning a device ID to the STB. Thus, the assigned device ID sent from the distribution server device 2 is displayed on the monitor 5a. It is also possible to display the device ID only by sound from the speaker 33 or by both outputs of the monitor 5a and sound.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal constituting the moving image / audio on-demand delivery system according to the present invention.
A received signal from the antenna 50 is input to the receiving unit 52 by the transmission / reception separator 51 and demodulated, and the demodulated signal is sent to the data processing unit 54. In the data processing unit 54, the multiplexed signal is channel-separated and the sound processing unit 55 decodes the audio compression data, and then converts it into an analog signal that is output from the speaker 56. The sound input to the microphone 57 is converted into a digital signal by the sound processing unit 55, then compressed, and channel-multiplexed and coded by the data processing unit 54, modulated by the transmission unit 53, and sent / received by the transmission / reception separator 51. Via the antenna 50.
When an incoming call or outgoing call is made, the telephone control function unit 58a of the CPU 58 controls each circuit unit according to the operation of the key input unit 62, thereby making a call. In addition, it is possible to access the distribution server device 2 on the network and transmit data by the data transmission / reception control unit 58b or receive data from the distribution server device 2.

When the user makes a viewing device association request by pressing a specific key of the key input unit 62, the viewing device association request control unit 58c displays a screen for inputting a user ID registered in advance, and displays the screen to the user. The user is prompted to input an ID, and when the user ID is input, control is passed to the data transmission / reception control unit 58b. This information is transmitted to the distribution server device 2.
Upon receiving the user ID, the viewing device association processing unit 15c of the distribution server device 2 sends a screen for selecting the device ID specifying the service content desired to be distributed to the mobile phone 8.
When the user selects the service content on the screen from the distribution server device and inputs the device ID, the viewing device association request control unit 58c passes control to the data transmission / reception control unit 58b. This information is transmitted to the distribution server device 2.
Upon obtaining the service content and device ID, the viewing device association processing unit 15c of the distribution server device 2 associates the information and transmits operation information corresponding to the service content to the mobile phone 8.
The viewing device association request control unit 58 c stores the operation information in the memory unit 59 and displays it on the liquid crystal display unit 63. In this way, the service contents, the viewing device, and the mobile phone are associated with each other to form a single operation system and display system, and the user knows the details of the operation information for each key of the mobile phone and changes from the mobile phone to the hearing aid device. Can be operated.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure for registering a member of the system according to the present invention.
The STB control unit 25a of the viewing device accesses the distribution server device 2 for membership registration (step (hereinafter referred to as “S”) 501). The control unit 15a of the distribution server device 2 returns an instruction to display a member registration selection screen (S502). The STB control unit 25a of the viewing device monitors whether or not member registration information is input on the selection screen, and when the member registration information is input, transmits the information to the distribution server device 2 (S503, S504). The control unit 15a of the distribution server apparatus 2 performs member registration processing, assigns an ID to the user, stores the user ID for the member in the database 1 (S505), and registers it on the screen of the STB monitor 5a. The end and the user ID are displayed (S506). The user uses this user ID when associating with a viewing device using a mobile phone. This membership registration can also be performed from a mobile phone.
FIG. 2B (c) shows an example of member registration information.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure for assigning the device ID of the viewing device of the system according to the present invention, and is an example in the case of assigning the device ID to the viewing device of STB5.
When the user performs an operation for accessing the distribution server device 2 for assigning a device ID using the operation unit 28 or the remote controller 5c, the ID assignment requesting unit 25b of the STB main body 5b is used to input a user ID to the monitor 5a. Open the screen. When the user ID indicating that the user is a member is input and confirmed, the distribution server device 2 is accessed (S601). When confirming that the access is from a member, the server control unit 15a transmits a mobile terminal service screen to the STB 5 (S602). A mobile terminal service screen is displayed on the monitor 5a of the STB 5. On the mobile terminal service screen, various services such as weather forecasts and news can be selected in addition to the device ID assignment service. The user confirms this screen and selects the service for assigning the device ID from the operation unit 28 and the remote controller 5c. When the user selects a device ID assignment service, the information is transmitted to the distribution server device 2 (S603, S604).

Upon receiving this information, the server control unit 15a of the distribution server device 2 hands over control to the device ID assignment processing unit 15b. The device ID assigning processing unit 15b assigns a device ID to the STB 5 of the viewing device, and stores the assigned device ID and the viewing device name in the database 1 in association with each other (S605). FIG. 2B (b) shows an example in which contract viewing device information (such as association between viewing device A and device ID # 01234) is stored.
Next, control is transferred from the device ID assignment processing unit 15b to the server control unit 15a, and the server control unit 15a transmits the assigned device ID to the STB 5. The STB control unit 25a of the STB 5 displays the assigned device ID on the monitor 5a (S606). In this way, the user can give the device ID to the STB 5.
After this registration, the server control unit 15a of the distribution server device 2 monitors the power state of the STB 5 as described in FIG. 8, and if the STB 5 is turned off, the (b ) Deletes the assigned device ID corresponding to STB5 of the contract viewing device information. At the same time, the corresponding association information on the association table described later is also deleted. In order for the same user to newly receive the same service, it is necessary to give the device ID again.
Even when the viewing device is a PC, a device ID is assigned by the same procedure.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a service setting procedure by the mobile communication terminal of the system according to the present invention.
When the user presses a specific key of the key input unit 62 to make a viewing device association request, the viewing device association request control unit 58c displays a screen for inputting a user ID registered in advance, and displays the screen to the user. Prompt to enter ID. When the user ID is input, the viewing device association request control unit 58c passes control to the data transmission / reception control unit 58b, and this information is transmitted to the distribution server device 2 (S701). Upon receiving the user ID, the viewing device association processing unit 15c of the distribution server device 2 receives service contents (games 1, 2,..., Videos 1, 2,..., Karaoke 1, 2,. A screen is sent to the mobile phone 8 in order to specify (content type) (S702). The viewing device association request control unit 58c of the mobile phone 8 displays this screen on the liquid crystal display unit 63 and prompts selection of service contents. When the user selects the service content, the information is sent to the distribution server device 2, and the viewing device association processing unit 15c then sends a screen for selecting the viewing device to the mobile phone 8 (S703, S704).

The viewing device association request control unit 58c of the mobile phone 8 displays a screen for selecting an ID device on the liquid crystal display unit 63 and prompts the user to select an ID device. The device ID of the viewing device to be selected is the one registered as (b) contract viewing device information in FIG. 2B. When the user selects a device ID (S705), the viewing device association request control unit 58c passes control to the data transmission / reception control unit 58b, and this information is transmitted to the distribution server device 2.
Upon obtaining the service content and the device ID, the viewing device association processing unit 15c of the distribution server device 2 associates the information, and stores the information associated with the association table of the database 1. Then, operation information corresponding to service contents (game 1 or the like) is sent to the mobile phone 8 (S706). FIG. 2B (e) shows an example of the association table. In this example, the viewing device A whose device ID is # 01234 has the selected content type as the game 1, and the user ID 1 and ID 2 can be operated. When each user associates his / her mobile phone with the same viewing device and the same content type, the user ID is associated with the same viewing device and the same content type separately from his / her mobile phone. It will be.

  The viewing device association request control unit 58c of the mobile phone 8 stores the content of the operation information in the memory unit 59 and displays it on the liquid crystal display unit 63 (S707). For example, in the game 1, the operation information is a key “1”: move right, a key “2”: move left, and a key “3”: launch operation. As a result, the user can know the details of the operation information for each key of the mobile phone, and the operation of the viewing device can be controlled from the mobile phone via the distribution server device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the viewing device by the mobile communication terminal of the system according to the present invention.
The server control unit 15a of the distribution server device 2 monitors whether or not the viewing device with the device ID assigned up to now has been turned off (S801). When the power is turned off, the ID given to the corresponding viewing device in the contracted viewing device information (b) of the database 1 of the viewing device is deleted, and at the same time, the association information of the corresponding viewing device in the association table is deleted. (S802). On the other hand, if the power is kept on, it is monitored whether the distribution of the service content (content type such as video 1) selected by the mobile phone 8 is requested from the viewing device given the device ID (S803). . If requested, if the service content data, that is, video 1, is transmitted to the requested viewing device, video 1 data is transmitted (S804).

If the distributed video 1 is, for example, STB5, the STB control unit 25a can store the video 1 in the memory unit 30 and reproduce it by a user operation (S805).
Next, the server control unit 15a of the distribution server device 2 has the key “1” and the key “2” for operating the distributed video when the operation information is input from the mobile phone 8, that is, the viewing device operation information can be input. It is monitored whether or not is input (S806). Since the operation information is displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 8, the user can select a key depending on what operation is desired to be performed on the distributed video 1.
When the user inputs operation information, the server control unit 15a receives the operation information and passes control to the operation information transmission processing unit 15d. The operation information transmission processing unit 15d obtains the association information from the association table of the database 1 by the user ID of the mobile phone 8, and specifies the type of content distributed to the corresponding viewing device given the device ID. To do. Then, based on the identified content type, the operation control information for the operation information input from the service content registration information (a) of the database 1 is read, and the operation control information is transmitted to the corresponding viewing device (S807).

For example, if the mobile phone 8 is the user ID 1 in the association table of FIG. 2B (e), the game 1 is distributed to the viewing device A whose device ID is # 01234, and the operation signal of the key “1” is received. If input, an operation control signal for right movement is sent. The viewing device to which the control signal is sent receives control (S808). The server control unit 15a of the distribution server device 2 monitors whether or not the playback of the content is finished on the viewing device (S809), and monitors whether the operation information is continuously input from the mobile phone 8 if not finished. Return to operation. If completed, the process returns to the monitoring of power-off of the viewing device in S801.
When content such as video is distributed to the viewing device, it is charged by a process (not shown), and the charging information is stored in the database 1 as shown in FIG. 2B (d).
As described above, the same content type can be associated with the same viewing device from a plurality of cellular phones, but the cellular phone associated with the second or later is only with the consent of the first associated cellular phone user. It can be used.

If operation is possible from the mobile communication terminal in this way, the user can operate by a fixed operation method using a mobile phone or the like, regardless of the viewing device. In addition, it becomes easy for a plurality of people to operate at the same time.
In the above embodiment, an example of storing the registration information and association information table of each data in association with the relationship as shown in FIG. 2B has been shown. However, between the data and the association information is not necessarily as shown in FIG. 2B. It is not necessary to register in a format, and each data and association information may be registered in another format. For example, a table having a format in which operation information is added to the association table may be used.

  This is an on-demand distribution system that distributes game content, video content, karaoke content, and the like to viewing devices such as STBs and PCs, and allows the viewing devices to be operated from a mobile communication terminal.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the moving image and audio | voice on-demand delivery system by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows embodiment of the server apparatus which comprises the moving image and audio | voice on-demand delivery system by this invention. It is a specific example, such as the service content stored in the database of FIG. 2A. It is a block diagram which shows embodiment of STB which comprises the moving image and audio | voice on-demand delivery system by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows embodiment of the portable communication terminal which comprises the moving image and audio | voice on-demand delivery system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the member registration of the system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of apparatus ID provision of the viewing-and-listening apparatus of the system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the service setting by the portable communication terminal of the system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of operation of the viewing-and-listening apparatus by the portable communication terminal of the system by this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the conventional moving image and audio | voice on-demand delivery system.

Explanation of symbols

1 Database
2 Distribution server device
3 network
4 Viewing equipment (PC)
4a Display 4b PC body 4c Keyboard 5 Viewing device (STB)
5a TV
5b STB body 5c Infrared remote control 6, 7 User 8 Mobile phone 9 Base station 15, 25, 58 CPU
16 Communication unit 17, 31 ROM
18 RAM
27 Light-receiving unit 28 Operation unit 29, 63 Liquid crystal display unit 30 Memory unit 33, 56 Speaker 34, 57 Microphone 50 Antenna 51 DUP
52 reception unit 53 transmission unit 54 data processing unit 55 sound processing unit 59 memory unit 62 key input unit

Claims (3)

A large number of video / audio files are stored, a distribution server device that distributes the requested video / audio files, a network, and communication with the distribution server device via the network, and distribution from the distribution server device in response to the request In a video / audio distribution system consisting of a viewing device that outputs video / sound
The viewing device has ID grant request means for making a request for accessing the distribution server device and granting the watch device a device ID;
The mobile communication terminal has a viewing device association request control means for sending information specifying the mobile communication terminal to the distribution server device and making a request for associating the mobile communication terminal with the viewing device,
The distribution server device
In response to a device ID assignment request from the viewing device, device ID assignment processing means for assigning a device ID and transmitting the device ID to the viewing device and storing the device ID in a memory unit;
In response to the request for associating the mobile communication terminal with the viewing device from the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal is recognized from the information for specifying the mobile communication terminal, and the content type requested by the mobile communication terminal is given. Based on the device ID selected from the device IDs of the viewing devices, the content type, the selected device ID, and information for identifying the mobile communication terminal are associated, and the associated information is stored in the memory unit. Device association processing means;
Operation information transmission processing means for transmitting operation information corresponding to the type of content to the mobile communication terminal for output;
When the operation information is input to the mobile communication terminal and transmitted to the distribution server device, the distribution server device performs an operation corresponding to the type of content for the device ID associated with the information specifying the mobile communication terminal. A video / audio on-demand distribution system characterized in that information is transmitted to a viewing device, and an operation for content executed by the viewing device is controlled.   The video / audio on-demand distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the information specifying the mobile communication terminal is a user ID sent by the mobile communication terminal or a telephone number of the mobile communication terminal. The content type is an individual game, video, or karaoke content whose title is specified,
The operation information corresponding to the content of the individual game in which the title is specified is right movement, left movement, launch, etc. associated with the individual key of the mobile communication terminal,
The content of the individual video in which the title is specified is play, stop, fast forward, rewind, etc. associated with the individual key of the mobile communication terminal,
The video / audio according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the content of the individual karaoke in which the title is specified is a performance stop associated with an individual key of the mobile communication terminal, key-up, microphone volume increase, or the like. On-demand distribution system.

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