JP2008206075A - Program guide output apparatus, and program guide output system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program guide output apparatus for accurately acquiring and outputting information about a user-preferable piece of music without complicated operation and for easily acquiring and outputting on-air information of a music CD owned by a user or music data and performance information of a player. <P>SOLUTION: The program guide output apparatus acquires identification information of a music file by connecting with a CD player or an MP3, acquires a program guide of a program in which the music file is broadcast or in which a player thereof plays, by connecting to a music information providing server and a program information providing server and outputs the program guide by means of printing, display or electronic mail. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for printing a program table of a song or a television or radio program in which the performer appears from a music file such as CD (Compact Disk) or MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) in a printing apparatus.

  Until now, there has been the following example as a method of obtaining related program information from music data.

  Based on a keyword input by voice, an apparatus for searching program information in an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) (see Patent Document 1) or a keyword input from a terminal device (for example, voice input) A printing system (see Patent Literature 2) that searches and prints lyrics data, etc., a system that downloads and prints music-related information selected by the image forming apparatus through menu operations (see Patent Literature 3), music data There is a device (see Patent Document 4) that stores data from a CD to an HDD and reads it from the outside and adds it to music data when the music information corresponding to the CD identification information is upgraded.

  However, in the methods of Patent Documents 1 and 2, there is a problem in that desired program information cannot be obtained unless a fuzzy search or the like is fulfilled because the keyword to be input must depend on the user's memory.

  Further, in the method of Patent Document 3, the process until menu display of desired music is troublesome, and the method of Patent Document 4 does not mention acquisition of program information.

JP 2004-29268 A JP 2002-278561 A JP 2004-54675 A JP 2004-185770 A

  The problem to be solved is to obtain and output the information on the music desired by the user accurately without troublesome operation, the on-air information of the music CD and music data possessed by the user, and the performer's appearance information. It is to provide an output device for a program guide that is acquired and output.

  The program guide output device according to the present invention includes a music identification data acquisition unit that acquires music identification data from a music file, a music attribute data acquisition unit that acquires music attribute data based on the music identification data, and the music identification data. Alternatively, the main feature is to have program information data acquisition means for acquiring a program guide of a program related to the music based on the music attribute data and output means for outputting the program guide.

  The program guide output system according to the present invention includes a program guide output device, a music file holding device that holds the music file, a music information providing server that provides music information based on the music identification data, and the music attributes. A program information providing server for providing a program guide of a program related to the music based on the data, and the output device of the program guide is connected to the music file holding device and the music identification data of the music file Is connected to the music information providing server to acquire the music attribute data based on music identification data, and is connected to the program information providing server to connect the music information based on the music identification data or the music attribute data. The main feature is to obtain a program guide of a program related to, and to output the program guide.

  The program guide output device according to the present invention includes a music identification data acquisition unit that acquires music identification data from a music file, a music attribute data acquisition unit that acquires music attribute data based on the music identification data, and the music identification data. Or a program information data acquiring means for acquiring a program guide of a program related to the music based on the music attribute data, and an output means for outputting the program guide. This makes it possible to accurately obtain and output information about the music of the song without troublesome operations. Also, it is possible to output a program table of on-air information of music CDs and music data possessed by the user, and performer appearance information.

  The program guide output system according to the present invention includes a program guide output device, a music file holding device that holds the music file, a music information providing server that provides music information based on the music identification data, and the music attributes. A program information providing server for providing a program guide of a program related to the music based on the data, and the output device of the program guide is connected to the music file holding device and the music identification data of the music file Is connected to the music information providing server to acquire the music attribute data based on music identification data, and is connected to the program information providing server to connect the music information based on the music identification data or the music attribute data. The most important feature is to obtain a program guide of a program related to the program and to output the program guide. Operation without it becomes possible to output the acquired accurately. Also, it is possible to output a program table of on-air information of music CDs and music data possessed by the user, and performer appearance information.

  In order to easily obtain the program on which the music is broadcast based on the music file or the program table on which the performer appears without troublesome operation, the music identification data of the music file from the MP3 player or CD player connected to the image forming apparatus Is connected to the music information providing server and the program information providing server based on the music identification data, and the program table of the program on which the music is broadcasted, and the program on which the music in the album including the music is broadcasted This is realized by acquiring the program guide of the program or the program guide of the program in which the performer of the music appears and outputting the program guide by printing, displaying, e-mail, or file transmission.

  As an embodiment of the present invention, the case where the program guide output device is an image forming device will be described below.

[Constitution]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Connection between the image forming apparatus 101 (program table output apparatus), MP3 player, etc. 201 (music file holding apparatus), music information providing server 301, and program information providing server 351 is a telecommunication line such as a network, and other signal lines. Connected with.

  The MP3 player, which is a music file holding device, may be a music player (iPod (registered trademark), mobile phone, etc.) that handles other file formats such as MP4 (MPEG-4).

  The CD player which is a music file holding device may be another multimedia disc such as a DVD player.

  The MP3 player and CD player may be built in the image forming apparatus.

  The search engine of the music information providing server 301 and the program information providing server 351 is a computer that searches for information in response to a request from the image forming apparatus 101.

  The storage means of the music information providing server 301 and the program information providing server 351 is a hard disk or other rewritable memory for storing a database storing various information data.

  The music information providing server 301 and the program information providing server 351 may be the same device.

  The image forming apparatus 101 has been described as an example of the program guide output device. As the program guide output device, other output devices such as portable communication terminals (cell phones, game machines, etc.), DVD recorders, receivers ( TV, radio, etc.).

  The output means 140 converts the music attribute data and the program information data into a data format suitable for each output format and outputs it.

  The output means includes a printing means 141 that performs output by printing, a mail transmission means 143 that performs output by mail transmission, an audio output means 145 that performs output by voice, a file output means 147 that performs output by file transmission, and a touch panel 130. Display means 133 for performing output by displaying on the display device.

  The touch panel 130 includes input means 131 used for music selection and the like, and display means 133 for displaying music attribute data, a program guide, and the like.

  The storage unit 123 of the image forming apparatus is an MP3 player 201, a music information providing server 301, a hard disk for storing data acquired from the program information providing server 351, or other rewritable memory.

  A ROM (Read Only Memory) 121 stores a program for causing a computer to execute each means according to the present invention.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110 implements the functions of a control unit 111, music identification data acquisition unit 113, music attribute data acquisition unit 115, and program information data acquisition unit 117.

  The control unit 111 controls the operation (operation timing, operation content, etc.) of each unit and other devices as a whole.

  The music identification data acquisition means 115 controls communication with an MP3 player or a CD player, and transmits / receives music identification data. Here, the music identification data is a title name, an artist name, a music category, etc., and may be any one of the above or a free combination thereof. The music identification data may be included in an ID3 tag of MP3. The music identification data may be a CD ID code.

  The music attribute data acquisition unit 115 controls communication with the music information providing server 301 and transmits / receives music attribute data. Here, the music attribute data is music attribute data that is not included in the music identification data, such as lyrics, music scores, discography (album information), and latest information on music. The music attribute data may be any one of the above items or a free combination thereof.

  The program information data acquisition means 117 controls communication with the program information providing server 351 and transmits / receives program information data.

[Sequence on MP3 player]
FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure until the program data is printed out using the MP3 player. The procedure will be described below.

  S11: When the MP3 player is connected to the image forming apparatus (or any other output apparatus described above), the music identification data acquisition unit 113 of the image forming apparatus 101 recognizes data stored on the music CD.

  S12: The music identification data acquisition unit 113 of the image forming apparatus requests the MP3 player for music identification data.

  S13: The MP3 player transmits music identification data to the image forming apparatus in response to a request from the image forming apparatus.

  S15: The display means 133 of the image forming apparatus displays a list of music identification data sent in S13.

  S16: The image forming apparatus receives a music selection instruction from the input unit 131.

S17: The music attribute acquisition unit 115 of the image forming apparatus requests the music information providing server 301 for music attribute data and transmits the music identification data sent in S13. (It is not always necessary to transmit all items of the music identification data. For example, only the artist name or the music title may be used.)
S19: The music information providing server searches for music attribute data corresponding to the music identification data sent in S17 in response to a request from the music attribute acquisition unit of the image forming apparatus.

  S20: If the search results in a hit, the music attribute data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus. If there is no hit, the fact is notified to the image forming apparatus.

  S21: When the image forming apparatus receives the selection instruction from the input unit 131, the program information acquisition unit 117 requests the program information from the program information providing server 351, and the song identification data or song attribute data of the selected song. Send.

S23: The program information providing server searches for a program corresponding to the music identification data sent in S13 or the music attribute data sent in S20 in response to a request from the image forming apparatus. (For example, if the data is the artist name, the program in which the artist appears is searched, and if the data is the song name, the program in which the song is played is searched.)
S24: If the result of the search is a hit, program information data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus. If there is no hit, this is notified to the image forming apparatus.

  Here, the program information data includes a channel (frequency), a broadcasting station name, a program name, a date and time, a program code (G code, etc.), and the like.

  S25: The printing unit 141 of the image forming apparatus prints music attribute data or program information data acquired from the music information providing server or the program information providing server. For example, printing of discography, printing of lyrics, printing of a program guide, etc. can be mentioned.

  Here, instead of the printing process, other output processes such as mail transmission by the mail transmission unit 143, file output by the file output unit 147, or FAX output may be used.

  Alternatively, it may be displayed once on the display means 133 before output and output according to the user's selection.

[Sequence on CD player]
FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure for printing out program data using a CD player. The procedure will be described below.

  S31: The user inserts a music CD into the CD player.

  S32: The music identification data acquisition unit 113 of the image forming apparatus 101 recognizes data stored on the music CD, and requests music identification data from the data to the CD player.

  S33: The CD player transmits music identification data to the image forming apparatus in response to a request from the image forming apparatus.

  S35: The music attribute data acquisition unit 115 of the image forming apparatus requests the music information providing server 301 for music attribute data and transmits the music identification data sent in S33.

  S37: The music information providing server searches for music attribute data corresponding to the music identification data sent in S35 in response to a request from the image forming apparatus.

  S38: If the search results in a hit, the music attribute data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus. If there is no hit, it notifies the image forming apparatus to that effect.

  S39: The image forming apparatus causes the display means 133 to display a list of the music attribute data sent in S38.

  S41: The image forming apparatus receives a music selection instruction from the input means 131.

S42: The program information data obtaining unit 117 of the image forming apparatus requests program data from the program information providing server and transmits the selected music identification data or music attribute data. (It is not always necessary to transmit all items of music identification data or music attribute data. For example, only the artist name or the music title may be used.)
S43: The program information providing server searches for a program corresponding to the music identification data or the music attribute data in response to a request from the image forming apparatus. (For example, if the data is the artist name, the program in which the artist appears is searched, and if the data is the song name, the program in which the song is played is searched.)
S44: If the result of the search is a hit, program information data is transmitted to the image forming apparatus. If there is no hit, this is notified to the image forming apparatus.

  Here, the program information data includes a channel (frequency), a broadcasting station name, a program name, a date and time, a program code (G code, etc.), and the like.

  S45: The printing unit 141 of the image forming apparatus prints the music attribute data or the program information data acquired from the music information providing server or the program information providing server. For example, printing of discography, printing of lyrics, printing of a program guide, etc. can be mentioned.

  Here, instead of the printing process, other output processes such as mail transmission by the mail transmission unit 143, file output by the file output unit 147, or FAX output may be used.

  Alternatively, it may be displayed once on the display means before output and output according to the user's selection.

[Display screen example]
FIG. 4 is an example of a screen on which music attribute data is displayed on the touch panel 130 by the display unit 133 of the image forming apparatus. The title name and artist name (performer name) of each song and the image of the record or CD are displayed as a discography.

  When a desired title name, artist name, or discography (album image) on the screen is touched, the image forming apparatus recognizes the music or album name corresponding to the touched location, and selects the music name, album name, and performance to be selected. Determine the name of the person.

[Program guide print example]
FIG. 5 is a print example of a program guide. The program table for broadcasting the music (or music in the album) to the selected item (music name, album name, player name) of the music or artist displayed in the music attribute data list and the artist A program in which (performer) appears is printed as shown in FIG.

  The output means may be display on a display device, audio output, e-mail transmission, or file output in addition to printing.

  The output format may be in the form of characters as shown in FIG. 5, or may be in the form of an image such as a two-dimensional barcode.

[Effect of Example]
The image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention enables the following.

  Information relating to the user's desired music can be accurately acquired without troublesome operations.

  On-air information of music CDs and music data possessed by the user and performance information of performers can be easily acquired.

1 is a functional block diagram of an image forming apparatus and peripheral devices according to an embodiment of the present invention (Embodiment 1). FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram of an operation when an MP3 player is connected to the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention (first embodiment). FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram of an operation when a CD player is connected to the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention (first embodiment). 7 is an example of a music attribute data list displayed on the display panel of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention (Embodiment 1). 3 is an example of a program guide printed out by the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention (Example 1).

Explanation of symbols

101 Image forming device (program table output device)
110 CPU
111 Control means 113 Music identification data acquisition means 115 Music attribute data acquisition means 117 Program information data acquisition means 121 ROM
123 storage means 130 touch panel 131 input means 133 display means (output means)
140 Output means 141 Printing means (output means)
143 Mail sending means (output means)
145 Audio output means (output means)
147 File output means (output means)
201 MP3 player or CD player (music file holding device)
301 Music Information Providing Server 311 Search Engine 313 Storage Means 351 Program Information Providing Server 361 Search Engine 363 Storage Means

Claims (7)

Music identification data acquisition means for acquiring music identification data from a music file;
Music attribute data acquisition means for acquiring music attribute data based on the music identification data;
Program information data acquisition means for acquiring a program guide of a program related to the music based on the music identification data or the music attribute data;
An output unit that outputs a program guide of a program related to the music piece. The program guide output device according to claim 1,
The program guide of the program related to the music is a program guide of a program in which the music is broadcast, a program guide of a program in which the music in the album including the music is broadcast, or a program in which a performer of the music appears A program guide output device, characterized in that the program guide is, or a free combination thereof. The program guide output device according to claim 1 or 2,
The output means performs output by display on a display panel, printing, mail transmission, audio output, file output, or any combination thereof. The program guide output device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The program identification output device, wherein the music identification data is an ID3 tag of an MP3 file. The program guide output device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The output unit outputs the music attribute data. A program guide output device, characterized in that: The program table output device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A music file holding device for holding the music file;
A music information providing server that provides music information based on the music identification data;
A program information providing server that provides a program guide of a program related to the music based on the music attribute data;
The program guide output device is connected to the music file holding device to acquire music identification data of the music file, and is connected to the music information providing server to acquire the music attribute data based on the music identification data. Connecting to the program information providing server, obtaining a program guide of a program related to the music based on the music identification data or the music attribute data, and outputting the program guide. system. The program guide output system according to claim 6,
The music file holding apparatus is a CD player or an MP3 player.

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