JP2008269107A - Simple request system, simple request terminal, simple request method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple request system, a simple request device, and the like capable of acquiring addresses for requests, correspondence, etc. with simple operations and applying for them irrespective of the type of media, or the type of broadcasts. <P>SOLUTION: A simple request terminal 10 acquires the sound during viewing of a program as user sound data by a radio recording means 13 and acquires the sound of an on-air program as sample sound data by a sample creation means. It also specifies the program name and e-mail address based on the data coincidence rate of a user sound and a sample sound and the program information acquired through a network by a program retrieval means 15. Then, it transmits by e-mail the contents of a request input by a sound input means 16 or a KB-LCD unit section 17 to the e-mail address specified by the program retrieval means 15 by a communication control means 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a simple request system, a simple request terminal, a simple request method, a program, and a recording medium, and in particular, to a technique suitably used for a request application act of a user who is watching a television program or a radio program being broadcast. It is.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, broadcasting stations such as television stations and radio stations produce television programs and radio programs for an unspecified large number of general publics and broadcast them on their own broadcast waves. The viewer can receive and enjoy the program he / she wants to watch by adjusting a tuner built in the receiving apparatus. These programs can be watched exclusively at home, and can also be enjoyed while doing housework such as cleaning and washing, and can also be watched while driving, driving while swimming, skiing, etc. is there.

  Usually, for example, in radio programs, disc jogs or personalities progress through the program while reading talks from the viewers and making requested songs in addition to talking with guests, as well as booking quiz sweepstakes and concert tickets. Announcing. At this time, the disc mug or personality verbally informs the viewer of the address, telephone number, e-mail address, home page address, etc. of the broadcasting station to which the request or sweepstakes are applied.

  On the other hand, viewers generally apply for such proposals and requested songs in the form of verbs and documents. Oral application is to make a call to the telephone number of the broadcasting station using a home phone or a mobile phone, and application in writing is done by postcard, FAX, e-mail from a mobile phone or a personal computer. In either case, the viewer needs to write down or remember the contact information that the personality conveys verbally.

  However, if the viewer is a middle-aged person or a sick person, viewers who have difficulty understanding the program contact information that is spoken verbally, cannot write requests, and are not good at machine operation, In many cases, it is not possible to actively email requests using a personal computer or mobile phone. In this way, the email address, address, and telephone number that will be the contact information for the request, etc. cannot be immediately known, the mail means such as a personal computer or mobile phone cannot be used, and the request cannot be communicated in the form of documents. As a result of not having it, even if the viewer feels "I want to make a request. I want to send a letter. I want to say a word." There were many cases.

By the way, in Patent Document 1, for example, an audio code embedded in a television program is detected to identify the television program, and an audio signature is extracted from the television program to identify the television program. An audience rating measurement system for digital television that measures the viewing of a television program is disclosed. Also, for example, in Patent Document 2, the viewing program sound data obtained by collecting and encoding the audio output at the time of viewing and the program specific sound data encoded and stored as the specific sound data for all the broadcasted programs are collated and determined. An audience rating survey system for specifying a viewing program has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 3 discloses an audio apparatus that acquires a radio program request reception e-mail address, recognizes the contents of the e-mail as a voice, creates a text, and performs e-mail transmission processing.
Special Table 2002-515684 Publication JP 2005-20233 A JP 2006-338323 A

  The audience rating measurement system of Patent Literature 1 and the audience rating survey system of Patent Literature 2 are inventions that focus on the identification of a television program for the purpose of examining the audience rating, and support the identification of a request destination of a radio program. Not what you want. Further, in the audio device of Patent Document 3, the acquisition of the mail address of the request destination is performed by extracting from the character information included in the FM character multiplex broadcast, so that the programs that can acquire the mail address are limited.

  For viewers who tend to be passive, it is possible to specify the program name and acquire the request destination regardless of whether it is a TV broadcast or radio broadcast, and regardless of whether it is an FM broadcast or AM broadcast on the radio. It is desirable to be able to apply. In addition, as with requests for television programs and radio programs, convenience to viewers is further improved by enabling easy posting to newspaper companies and publishers that are the same media operators.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a simple request system, a simple request device, and the like that can easily obtain a destination of a request or a letter by applying a simple operation regardless of the type of media or the type of broadcasting, and can easily apply for them. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a simple request terminal that transmits a request mail to a program being viewed, and a program that distributes program information including a broadcast station frequency, a program name, a broadcast date and time, and a mail address. A simple request system in which an information center is connected via a network, and the simple request terminal is a broadcasting station of a program being viewed based on a comparison between audio data of the program being viewed and audio data of the program being broadcast A simple request system characterized in that a frequency and broadcast date and time are determined, an e-mail address is specified based on program information, an input of a request content is received, and an e-mail is transmitted to the specified e-mail address.

  Specifically, in the simple request system, the simple request device includes viewing audio data acquisition means for acquiring and holding viewing audio data, which is audio data of a program being viewed, and audio data of a program being broadcast. Broadcast audio data acquisition means for acquiring and holding broadcast audio data, viewing audio data held by the viewing audio data acquisition means and broadcast audio data held by the broadcast audio data acquisition means are compared, and from the comparison result Determine the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed, determine the broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from the audio data acquisition date of the viewing audio data acquisition means and the broadcast audio data acquisition means, and identify the e-mail address based on the program information Program search means, request input means for receiving input of request contents for the program being viewed, request input Having a communication control means for sending mail to a specific mail address by the program search unit input contents by the means.

  The present invention enables a user who is watching a program currently being broadcast to immediately send a request or a mail of a letter, and to immediately send a mail of an opinion or a letter to a newspaper company. Intended for media such as radio and newspapers. In order to realize the features of the present invention, the following mechanism is provided.

  First, the broadcast station that the user is listening to is specified by the viewing audio data acquisition means, the broadcast audio data acquisition means, and the program search means. That is, the viewing sound data acquisition means directly records the broadcast sound being viewed by the user, converts it to digital, and acquires and holds the viewing sound data. Simultaneously with the recording of the broadcast sound viewed by the user, the broadcast sound data acquisition means records the broadcast sound currently being broadcast and performs digital conversion to acquire and hold the broadcast sound data. Then, the program search means compares and verifies the viewing audio data and the broadcast audio data, and determines the broadcast station frequency of the broadcast audio data determined to be the same as the broadcast audio of the program that the user is viewing. Specify the frequency.

  In addition, since the audio data around the radio is recorded and digitized simultaneously, the audio data is determined to be a user-viewed program if the comparison coincidence ratio of both audio data is 50% or more. You may do it. In addition, until the broadcast station that broadcasts the same audio data as the broadcast audio data being watched by the user is found, the frequency of the broadcast station is sequentially set in the electronic tuner, and the broadcast audio data is acquired. For this reason, broadcast audio data may be acquired with the broadcast station selected in the past most preferentially. Further, the viewing audio data and the broadcast audio data may be collected in synchronization with the internal clock, and the collection time may be 5 seconds, and may be stored in the memory in a digitized state.

  Next, a program search means, a request input means, and a communication control means obtain a program request and a destination mail address of a letter, create an application mail, and send the mail. That is, the program search means retrieves the program name using the program information after specifying the broadcasting station that the user is viewing, and further searches for the request destination address. The request input means inputs request contents such as a request, a letter, a prize, and the like, and the communication control means sends a mail to the request destination mail address after the search with the input request contents.

  Note that the program information may be periodically obtained from the broadcast station, newspaper company, etc., from the Internet, etc., and the program name, broadcast time, request or address mail address of the letter written in the list. Further, the request input means may be configured to perform data input by voice recognition so that the user can input a request verbally.

  Thus, even if the user who is a viewer does not know the request destination mail address of the broadcasting station or the like, the user can send a request to the program by inputting the requested song and the written message and completing the request mail. It becomes possible.

  As another aspect, the present invention is connected via a network to a program information center that distributes program information including a broadcast station frequency, a program name, a broadcast date and time, and an e-mail address. A simple request terminal that performs email transmission, and determines the broadcast station frequency and broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from a comparison of the audio data of the program being viewed and the audio data of the program being broadcast, and based on the program information It is characterized by specifying an e-mail address, sending an e-mail to the specified e-mail address after receiving the input of the request contents. Specifically, it acquires viewing audio data that is audio data of the program being viewed. Viewing audio data acquisition means for holding, broadcast audio data acquisition means for acquiring and holding broadcast audio data which is audio data of a program being broadcast, Compare the viewing audio data held by the voice data acquisition means with the broadcast audio data held by the broadcast audio data acquisition means, determine the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed from the comparison result, and obtain the viewing audio data The program search means for determining the broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from the audio data acquisition date and time of the means and the broadcast audio data acquisition means, and specifying the mail address based on the program information, and the input of the request content to the program being viewed It may be a simple request terminal comprising: a request input unit that accepts; and a communication control unit that transmits a content input by the request input unit to a mail address specified by the program search unit.

  As another aspect, the present invention relates to a program being viewed by a simple request terminal connected via a network to a program information center that distributes program information including broadcast station frequency, program name, broadcast date and time, and e-mail address. This is a simple request method for sending a request e-mail to the address, confirming the broadcast station frequency and broadcast date and time of the program being viewed by comparing the audio data of the program being viewed and the audio data of the program being broadcast, The e-mail address is specified based on the information, the input of the request content is received, and the e-mail is transmitted to the specified e-mail address. Specifically, the viewing audio which is the audio data of the program being viewed Viewing audio data acquisition step for acquiring and holding data, and broadcast sound for acquiring and holding broadcast audio data that is audio data of a program being broadcast The viewing audio data held in the data acquisition step and the viewing audio data acquisition step are compared with the broadcast audio data held in the broadcast audio data acquisition step, and the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed is determined from the comparison result. And a program search step for determining the broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from the audio data acquisition date and time in the viewing audio data acquisition step and the broadcast audio data acquisition step, and identifying the mail address based on the program information, and the program being viewed A request input step for accepting input of request contents to a communication request step, and a communication control step for sending the input contents of the request input step to the mail address specified by the program search step. May be.

  As another aspect, the present invention relates to a program being viewed by a simple request terminal connected via a network to a program information center that distributes program information including broadcast station frequency, program name, broadcast date and time, and e-mail address. This is a program for sending a request e-mail addressed to a computer, and the broadcast station frequency and broadcast date and time of the program being viewed are determined by comparing the audio data of the program being viewed with the audio data of the program being broadcast. And e-mail address is specified based on the program information, the input of the request content is received, and e-mail transmission is performed to the specified e-mail address. Specifically, the audio data of the program being viewed Audio / video data acquisition function that acquires and holds audio / video data, and broadcast audio data that is the audio data of the program being broadcast Broadcast audio data acquisition function to be held, viewing audio data held by the viewing audio data acquisition function is compared with broadcast audio data held by the broadcast audio data acquisition function, and broadcast of the program being viewed from the comparison result A program search function for determining a station frequency, determining a broadcast date and time of a program being viewed from audio data acquisition date and time in a viewing audio data acquisition function and a broadcast audio data acquisition function, and specifying an e-mail address based on program information; , To allow a computer to implement a request input function that accepts input of request contents to a program being viewed and a communication control function that transmits the input contents of the request input function to an e-mail address specified by the program search function It may be a featured program.

  As another aspect, the present invention may be a recording medium that records the above program and is readable by a computer.

  According to the present invention, regardless of the type of media or the type of broadcast, a simple request system, a simple request device, and the like that can easily obtain a destination for a request or a letter by applying a simple operation and apply to them. Is realized.

  The present invention enables anyone to make an immediate request for a television program or radio program. In addition, the present invention is preferably applied to viewers who can make requests during the day, particularly middle-aged and elderly people, hospitalized residents, self-employed persons, housewives, and users of free work, but basically anyone can apply anytime. . For viewers, making a request or lettering itself activates the brain, doubling the joy adopted in the request, etc., directly linked to a healthy life, even if the request is rejected, making contact with society You can keep having fun. An outline of the processing performed by the present invention is shown below.

<Identification of program being viewed and request destination>
1. Sounds transmitted from all broadcast stations are recorded with an electronic tuner.
2. The recorded sound is converted into digital values that can be easily processed.
3. The digital numerical value is stored in a memory for broadcast audio data.
4). At the same time, the broadcast sound being viewed by the user is recorded, digitally converted, and stored in the memory for viewing audio data.
5. Sound recording is performed simultaneously for 5 seconds in synchronization with the internal clock of the terminal.
6). The viewing audio data and the broadcast audio data are compared and verified to calculate the coincidence rate.
7). When the coincidence rate is 50% or more, it is determined that the broadcast station related to the broadcast audio data is a broadcast station that is viewed by the user (viewing audio data is mixed with external noise around the radio. Even if it is not possible to collect more than half, it is possible to match more than half.)
8). If the recording time and broadcasting station are known, the program name and e-mail address can be searched from the program information, and the program being viewed by the user and the request destination address can be specified (the terminal can determine the program name and broadcast from the broadcasting station in advance) Time and e-mail addresses are obtained from the Internet etc. and kept as a program information list).

<Enter request details and send email>
1. Turn on your own radio.
2. If you put the terminal near and turn on the power, the name of the program you are viewing will be displayed.
3. When a request or opinion is desired during the program, a request button or a letter button is pressed.
4). Input from the KB / LCD unit according to the message “Please Request”. Input can be performed by either KB input or voice input, and both input methods are switched by a changeover switch (speech input when the switch is ON, KB input when the switch is OFF).
5. Sequentially confirm the input sentence displayed on the LCD, correct it, and press the send button when it is completed.
6). If the sending lamp is turned on and off, the request is sent to the program.
7). In the case of posting to a newspaper company, a newspaper company name is selected by a newspaper company selection button, and when making a request for a program viewed in the past, the past program button is pressed to designate the program. Then, a letter or the like is input by KB or voice, and the send button is pressed to send the mail.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, the configuration of the simple request system of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the simple request system of this embodiment. The simple request system includes a simple request terminal 10, a program information center 20, a broadcast station 80, and a newspaper company 90 connected via a network 100. In addition to the broadcasting station 80 and the newspaper company 90, the media company may include publishers such as magazines and books.

  The simple request terminal 10 includes a terminal control unit 11, a communication control unit 12, a radio recording unit 13, a sample creation unit 14, a program search unit 15, a voice input unit 16, and a KB / LCD unit unit 17. Each configuration of the simple request terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configuration of the simple request terminal in the present embodiment.

  The terminal control means 11 includes a CPU 11a, a data processing unit 11b, a simultaneous recording instruction unit 11c, and a speaker 11d. The outline of the operation of each part will be described below. The CPU 11a and the data processing unit 11b have a function of controlling the simple request terminal 10 as a whole. The simultaneous recording instruction unit 11c issues a control signal for simultaneously recording the program broadcast sound being viewed (hereinafter referred to as user sound) and the program broadcast sound being broadcast (hereinafter referred to as sample sound). A control signal for setting the frequency of each broadcasting station is issued to the electronic tuner 14d. Note that the operation of the simultaneous recording instruction unit 11c continues until the user sound and the sample sound match. The speaker 11d is used when a voice response is made to the user and when listening to the radio using the simple request terminal 10.

  The communication control means 12 includes an address file 12a, a mail text file 12b, a broadcast newspaper transmission unit 12c, an information center transmission / reception unit 12d, and a newspaper company file 12e. The outline of the operation of each part will be described below. The address file 12a stores the mail address of the program searched by the program search means 15. The mail sentence file 12b stores a request or a written sentence input by the user. The broadcast newspaper transmission unit 12c has a function of transmitting a request, a letter, and the like to the broadcast station 80 and the newspaper company 90. The information center transmission / reception unit 12d has a function of controlling data transmission / reception performed with the program information center 20. The newspaper company file 12e stores the mail address of the posting destination of each newspaper company.

  The radio recording unit 13 includes a radio microphone 13a, a recording unit 13b, an A / D conversion unit 13c, and a memory A13d. The operation outline of each part will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the program name and e-mail address specifying process in this embodiment. The radio microphone 13a collects the sound wave 70 of the radio that the user is viewing from the radio speaker 61, and the recording unit 13b records the collected sound wave as it is. The A / D conversion unit 13c converts the recorded analog sound into a digital value that can be easily calculated, and the memory A13d stores the converted digital audio data.

  The sample creation means 14 includes a sample recording unit 14a, an A / D conversion unit 14b, a memory B 14c, and an electronic tuner 14d. The operation outline of each part will be described below with reference to FIG. The electronic tuner 14d sets the frequency of each broadcasting station held in the frequency file 15f in accordance with the control signal from the simultaneous recording instruction unit 11c, and the sample recording unit 14a collects radio sound being broadcast at the set frequency. And record as it is. The A / D conversion unit 14b converts the recorded analog sound into a digital value that can be easily calculated, and the memory B14c stores the converted digital audio data.

  The program search means 15 includes a comparison file A15a, a comparison file B15b, a match rate calculation unit 15c, a program name search unit 15d, a program information file 15e, and a frequency file 15f. The operation outline of each part will be described below with reference to FIG. The comparison file A15a stores the digital value of the user sound received from the memory A13d. The comparison file B15b stores the digital value of the sample sound received from the memory B14c. The coincidence rate calculation unit 15c has a function of calculating the coincidence rate of the digital values stored in the comparison file A15a and the comparison file B15b and determining whether the user sound and the sample sound are the same.

  When the match rate calculation unit 15c determines that the user sound and the sample sound match, the program name search unit 15d searches the program information file 15e for the program name from the result of the recording time and the frequency of the electronic tuner. To do. Further, the mail address is read from the searched program name and notified to the address file 12a of the communication control means 12. When the program name and mail address are specified, the frequency that matches the past list is stored, and duplicates are discarded. The program information file 15e stores program information (frequency, broadcast station name, program name, broadcast time zone, day of week, mail address) of each broadcast station that is periodically received from the program information center 20.

  The frequency file 15f stores frequency information including a past list 15f1, a prefecture list 15f2, a nearby prefecture list 15f3, and another prefecture list 15f4 as shown in FIG. The frequency stored in the frequency file 15f is set in the electronic tuner 14d. However, in order to shorten the program search process, the frequency in the past list 15f1 is preferentially set in the electronic tuner 14d. Until the user sound matches the sample sound, the frequencies to be stored in the order of the prefecture list 15f2, the neighboring prefecture list 15f3, and the other prefecture list 15f4 are set.

  The voice input means 16 includes a user microphone / switch SW 16a, a voice input reception unit 16b, a voice / character conversion unit 16c, and a memory C16d. The operation outline of each part will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a request content input process according to this embodiment. The user microphone / switch SW 16a is a microphone for the user to input voice. When the input switch SW of the microphone is turned on, the user microphone / switch SW 16a becomes voice input, and when the input switch SW is turned off, it becomes KB input. The voice input reception unit 16b stores the voice from the user microphone / switch SW 16a as it is. Then, a message such as “Please say again” is made to respond to the user microphone / switch SW 16 until the conversion by the phonetic character conversion unit 16c is successful. On the other hand, when the conversion by the phonetic character conversion unit 16c is successful, the conversion character is displayed as a request content or a written sentence on the LCD unit 17d of the KB / LCD unit unit 17. The voice / character conversion unit 16c has a function of converting a voice input into characters. The memory unit c16d sequentially stores the character converted data.

  The KB / LCD unit 17 includes an operation button 17a, a band switching SW 17b, a volume control 17c, an LCD unit 17d, a KB unit 17e, and a status display board 17f. The outline of the operation of each unit will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the KB / LCD unit in the present embodiment, and FIGS. 7 to 11 are diagrams showing examples of screen display of the LCD in the present embodiment. The operation button 17a includes buttons for performing various operations, and includes a request start button, a letter start button, a newspaper company selection button, a transmission start button, a correction button, a channel selection determination button, a past program button, and the like.

  When the request start button and the letter start button are pressed when requesting or lettering, the simple request terminal 10 is notified of the start, and a request creation screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. When the newspaper company selection button is pressed when posting to a newspaper company, the simple request terminal 10 is notified of the start, and a newspaper company selection screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. When the button of the newspaper company to be posted on the selection screen is pressed, the mail address of the posting destination is selected from the newspaper file 12e and automatically set in the communication control means 12, and the screen shifts to a letter creation screen as shown in FIG. When the transmission start button is pressed when a request or letter has been completed, the content of the request or letter is notified to the communication control means 12 as it is and sent by mail. Note that a publisher selection screen may be provided in order to make a letter to a publisher. The correction button is used when correcting a request or written text. The channel selection determination button is designated by the button when the user listens to the radio with the simple request terminal 10 and when the program to be listened to is limited. As a result, the processing man-hours for the program search means can be greatly reduced. The past program button is used when a request is made later for a program that has been viewed once. When the button is pressed, a past program selection screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed, and when one is selected, The mail address for the program is automatically set. Then, the user completes the input text of the request content on the request creation screen shown in FIG.

  The band switching SW 17b switches between FM radio, AM radio, and television, and is used for shortening the search process by the program search means 15. The volume volume 17c functions as a voice response or a radio volume volume. The LCD unit 17d is used for displaying a program name and a written message, and displays a program name, a requested song name, a written message, and the like, respectively. For example, a request creation screen, a past program selection screen, a newspaper company selection screen, a letter creation screen, etc. are displayed as shown in FIGS. The KB unit 17e is composed of a numeric keypad, alphanumeric kana / kanji keys, and FUNC key (completion, correction, arrow, transmission), and is used when the user inputs a request or letter sentence in KB. Further, it can be used only when the input switching SW of the user microphone 16a is OFF. For character input, in addition to voice and KB, a touch panel type input device may be provided in the LCD unit 17d.

  The status display board 17f is composed of display lamps representing various operation states of the simple request terminal 10, and is provided with a recording lamp, a program search lamp, a letter input lamp, a voice conversion lamp, a transmission lamp, and the like. ing. The recording lamp is a lamp that lights when the user sound and the sample sound are being recorded. The program searching lamp is a lamp that is lit when displaying that the simple request terminal 10 is searching for a program name that the user is viewing. The lamp for inputting letters is a lamp that lights when KB input or voice input is being performed. The voice conversion in progress lamp is a lamp that is lit until the user performs voice input and character conversion. The transmitting lamp is a lamp that is lit when the user presses the transmission button and transmits mail. In order to display the operation state of the simple request terminal 10, a message may be displayed on the LCD unit 17d in addition to the lamp.

  The program information center 20 includes a CPU 21, a data control device 22, a communication control device 23, a terminal transmission unit 24, a broadcast station reception unit 25, a program information center list 26, and a newspaper company mail list 27. The outline of the operation of each part will be described below.

  The CPU 21 and the data control device 22 have a function of a central processing unit of the program information center 20. The communication control device 23 has a function of exchanging information with the simple request terminal 10 nationwide, the broadcasting station 80 and the newspaper company 90. The terminal transmission unit 24 has a function of transmitting the mail address list stored in the program information center list 26 and the newspaper company mail list 27 to the simple request terminals 10 arranged in the whole country. The broadcast station receiving means 25 has a function of periodically obtaining program information and mail addresses from all broadcast stations and all newspaper companies and storing them in the program information center list 26 and the newspaper company mail list 27. The program information center list 26 stores program information obtained from broadcasting stations throughout the country, and the program information is periodically distributed to the simple request terminal 10. In the newspaper company mail list 27, the destination mail addresses of the letters obtained from newspaper companies nationwide are stored, and the mail address information is periodically distributed to the simple request terminal 10.

  Next, a mail address specifying process and a mail transmission process in the simple request system of this embodiment will be described. 12 to 14 are flowcharts showing the flow of the mail address specifying process and the mail transmission process in the simple request system of this embodiment.

  First, the program information center 20 performs a regular distribution process. That is, the program information center 20 receives program information such as a program name, a broadcast time zone, and an e-mail address from the Web server of the broadcasting station 80 and the newspaper company 90 via the network 100 (from the newspaper company 90, the mail address of the posting). (Step S1 (1) in FIG. 12 is described, and “Step of FIG. 12” is omitted until Step S7). Then, the acquired program information is transmitted to the simple request terminal 10 and stored in the program information center list 26 (step S1 (2)).

  The simple request terminal 10 receives the latest program information from the program information center 20, and performs program information update processing for storing the program information in the program information list 15e (step S2 (1)). Subsequently, the simple request terminal 10 performs an audio data generation process 1. The sound data generation process 1 is a radio sound recording process, and is specifically as follows. The frequency of the broadcasting station is set in the electronic tuner 14d of the sample creating means 14 (step S3 (1)), radio sound of the set frequency, that is, sample sound is recorded for 5 seconds and stored in the sample recording unit 14a (step S3 ( 2)). Then, at the same timing as the recording of the sample sound, the radio sound of the program being watched by the user, that is, the user sound is recorded for 5 seconds and stored in the recording unit 13b of the radio recording means 13 (step S (3)). In the frequency setting by the electronic tuner 14d, the frequency of the program viewed in the past list 15f1 is preferentially set in order to shorten the program search process.

  Next, the simple request terminal 10 performs audio data generation processing 2. The sound data generation process 2 is a process of converting radio sound, which is analog data, into digital data, and is specifically as follows. For the sample sound, the sound source of the sample recording unit 14a is digitized by the A / D conversion unit 14b, and the digital data is stored in the memory B 14c (step S4 (1)). For the user sound, the sound source of the recording unit 13c is digitized by the A / D conversion unit 13c, and the digital data is stored in the memory A13d (step S4 (2)).

  Subsequently, the simple request terminal 10 performs a mail address specifying process 1. The e-mail address specifying process 1 is a process for calculating the coincidence rate between the digital data of the user sound and the sample sound, and is specifically as follows. The digital data in the memories A13d and B14c are transferred to the comparison file A15a and the comparison file B15b, respectively (step S5 (1)). Then, the coincidence rate calculation unit 15c calculates the coincidence rate of the digital values of the data stored in the comparison file A15a and the comparison file B15b (step S5 (2)). Then, the process proceeds to the mail address specifying process 2 to determine whether or not the calculated match rate is 50% or more (step S6).

  If the coincidence rate is less than 50% (step S6 / NO), the processing is performed again from the voice data generation process 1 (step S3). If the coincidence rate is 50% or more (step S6 / YES), the mail address specifying process is performed. Go to step 3 (step S7). The e-mail address specifying process 3 is a program name and e-mail address determining process, and is specifically as follows. The program search unit 15d is notified of the recording instruction time and frequency (set by the electronic tuner 14d) of the sample sound data that matches 50% or more (step S7 (1)). Then, the program search unit 15d searches for the program name based on the program information file 15e, determines the mail address of the request destination from the program name, and notifies the communication control unit 12 (step S (2)).

  Subsequently, the simple request terminal 10 performs an operation content display process. The operation content display process is a process for displaying the operation content for transmitting a request or the like for the specified program, and is specifically as follows. The specified program name is displayed on the LCD unit 17d of the KB / LCD unit 17 (step S8 (1)), various operation buttons as shown in FIG. 6 are displayed, and the user waits for the operation button to be pressed (step S8 ( 2)).

  When the request start button is pressed in the user's operation button pressing process, the process proceeds to the request starting process (step S10 in FIG. 13; hereinafter, steps 8 to 12 are abbreviated as “FIG. 13”) ( Step S9 (1)), when the letter start button is pressed, the process proceeds to letter start processing (step S13 in FIG. 14, steps 13 and 14 are abbreviated as “FIG. 14”) (step S9 (2) )) When the past program button is pressed, the process proceeds to past program processing (step S14) (step S9 (3)).

  In the request start process, a request creation screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the LCD unit 17d of the KB / LCD unit 17, and the user is requested to input a requested song or a message (step S10 (1)). In the input of the request contents, when the user microphone / switch SW 16a is OFF, the process proceeds to the KB input process (step S11) (step S10 (2)), and when the user microphone / switch SW 16a is ON, the voice input process (step S12). (Step S10 (3)).

  In the KB input process, the request content is input by the KB unit portion 17e of the KB / LCD unit 17, and the input content is displayed on the LCD portion 17d (step S11 (1)). Then, the request contents are transferred to the mail text file 12b of the communication control means 12 (step S11 (2)), and the user sends a mail to the program by pressing the transmission start button (step S11 (3)). Is completed (step S11 (4)).

  In the voice input process, the user microphone 16a and the voice / character conversion unit 16c are validated (step S12 (1)), the request content is input by the user's voice from the user microphone 16a (step S12 (2)), and voice / characters are input. The conversion unit 16c converts voice to text (step S12 (3)). Then, the character-converted request content is displayed on the LCD unit 17d (step S12 (4)) and transferred to the mail text file 12b of the communication control means 12 (step S12 (5)). When the user presses the transmission start button, the program sends an e-mail to the program (step S12 (6)), and the request transmission ends (step S12 (7)).

  In the letter start process, a newspaper company selection screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the LCD unit 17d of the KB / LCD unit 17, and the newspaper company name selected by the user is displayed (steps S13 (1) to (3)). . Next, the mail address of the selected newspaper company is read from the newspaper file 12e of the communication control means 12 and stored in the address file 12a (step S13 (4)). Then, a letter creation screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the LCD unit 17d to prompt the user to input initial contents (step S13 (5)). Subsequently, as described above, the process proceeds to the KB input process (step S11) or the voice input process (step S12), and the mail of the letter is transmitted.

  In the past program processing, a past program selection screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the LCD unit 17d of the KB / LCD unit 17, and the program name selected by the user from the program list on the same screen is displayed (step S14 ( 1) and (2)). Next, the mail address addressed to the selected program is read from the program information file 15e of the program search means 15 and transferred to the address file 12a of the communication control means 12 (step S14 (3)). Then, a request creation screen as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the LCD unit 17d, and the process proceeds to the request start process (step S10) (step S14 (4)). Thereafter, as described above, the process proceeds to the KB input process (step S11) or the voice input process (step S12), and a request mail is transmitted.

  According to the above-described embodiment, anyone can immediately send a request or a letter to a television or radio program and a newspaper company without being aware of the e-mail address. In other words, the program that the user is listening to can be automatically recognized and a quest can be automatically sent to the destination of the request email address, and the user only needs to be aware of the content written in the request, which involves complicated operations It is possible to actively watch broadcast programs without any problems. In addition to television broadcasts and radio broadcasts, letters can be written to newspaper publishers and magazine publishers in the same manner, and actions to send opinions and information to the mass media can be activated.

  The above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment alone, and various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Implementation is possible.

  That is, the simple request terminal of the above-described embodiment operates by processing, means, and functions executed by a computer according to program instructions. The program sends a command to each component of the computer, acquires the program sound being viewed as user sound data by the predetermined processing and function as described above, for example, the radio recording means 13, and creates a sample. Thus, the program sound being broadcast is acquired as sample sound data, the program search means 15 specifies the program name and mail address based on the matching rate of both data and the network acquired program information, and the communication control means 12 Processing is performed to send the request contents input by the voice input means 16 or the KB / LCD unit 17 to the specified mail address. Thus, each process and means in the simple request terminal of the above embodiment are realized by specific means in which the program and the computer cooperate.

  Then, the computer (CPU) of the simple request terminal reads the program code stored in the storage medium via a computer-readable recording medium that records the program code of the software that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, that is, the storage medium. The object of the present invention can also be achieved by executing.

  Further, the program can be loaded and executed directly on a computer through a communication line without going through a recording medium, and the object of the present invention can be achieved similarly. In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium or loaded and executed through the communication line realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment. And the storage medium which memorize | stored the program code comprises this invention.

  Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, and a magnetic tape. Can be used.

It is the figure which showed the whole structure of the simple request system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the functional block diagram which showed the internal structure of the simple request terminal in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the program search process in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of the frequency information in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the audio | voice input process in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the structure of KB * LCD unit part in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the program search process in embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the input process and mail transmission process in embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the input process and mail transmission process in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Simple Request Terminal 11 Terminal Control Unit 11a CPU
11b Data processing unit 11c Simultaneous recording instruction unit 11d Speaker 12 Communication control unit 12a Address file 12b Mail text file 12c Broadcast newspaper transmission unit 12d Information center transmission / reception unit 12e Newspaper company file 13 Radio recording unit 13a Radio microphone 13b Recording unit 13c, 14b A / D converter 13d Memory A
14 Sample creation means 14a Sample recording unit 14c Memory B
14d Electronic tuner 15 Program search means 15a Comparison file A
15b Comparison file B
15c Match rate calculation unit 15d Program name search unit 15e Program information file 15f Frequency file 15f1 Past list 15f2 Prefectural list 15f3 Nearby prefecture list 15f4 Other prefecture list 16 Voice input means 16a User microphone / switch SW
16b Voice input reception unit 16c Voice / character conversion unit 16d Memory C
17 KB / LCD unit 17a Operation button 17b Band switching SW
17c Volume control 17d LCD unit 17e KB unit unit 17f Status display panel 20 Program information center 21 CPU
22 data control device 23 communication control device 24 terminal transmission means 25 broadcast station reception means 26 program information center list 27 newspaper company mail list 50 TV receiver 60 radio receiver 61 radio speaker 61 audio sound wave 80 broadcast station 90 newspaper company 100 network

Claims (29)

A simple request terminal that sends a request e-mail to a program being viewed is connected to a program information center that distributes program information including a broadcast station frequency, a program name, a broadcast date and time, and an e-mail address via a network. A simple request system,
The simple request terminal determines the broadcast station frequency and broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from a comparison between the audio data of the program being viewed and the audio data of the program being broadcast, and an e-mail address is determined based on the program information. A simple request system characterized by identifying and receiving an input of a request content and sending an email to the identified email address. The simple request terminal is:
Viewing audio data acquisition means for acquiring and holding audio data that is audio data of a program being viewed;
Broadcast audio data acquisition means for acquiring and holding broadcast audio data that is audio data of a program being broadcast;
The viewing audio data held by the viewing audio data acquisition means is compared with the broadcast audio data held by the broadcast audio data acquisition means, and the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed is determined from the comparison result. And a program search means for determining the broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from the audio data acquisition date and time of the viewing audio data acquisition means and the broadcast audio data acquisition means, and specifying an e-mail address based on the program information;
Request input means for accepting input of request content to the program being viewed;
Communication control means for sending the contents of the input by the request input means to the mail address specified by the program search means;
The simple request system according to claim 1, comprising:   The program search means is configured to receive the viewing audio data when the matching rate between the viewing audio data held by the viewing audio data acquisition means and the broadcast audio data held by the broadcast audio data acquisition means is 50% or more. The simple request system according to claim 2, wherein a broadcast station frequency of the program related to the program is determined as a broadcast station frequency of the program related to the broadcast audio data.   4. The simple request system according to claim 2, wherein the viewing audio data acquisition unit and the broadcast audio data acquisition unit acquire audio data of the same date and time in synchronization with an internal clock.   The broadcast audio data acquisition means sets the broadcast station frequency to acquire the broadcast audio data, and sequentially changes the set broadcast frequency until the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed is determined by the program search means. The simple request system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that:   6. The simple request system according to claim 5, wherein the broadcast audio data acquisition means preferentially sets a broadcast station frequency of a program that has been viewed in the past. The program information includes email addresses of newspaper publishers and magazine publishers,
The program search means identifies an email address of the newspaper publisher and the magazine publisher based on the program information,
The simple request system according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the request input unit accepts input of the contents of a letter to the newspaper publisher and the magazine publisher. A simple request terminal that is connected via a network to a program information center that distributes program information including a broadcast station frequency, a program name, a broadcast date and time, and an e-mail address, and that sends a request e-mail to the program being viewed,
From the comparison between the audio data of the program being viewed and the audio data of the program being broadcast, the broadcast station frequency and broadcast date and time of the program being viewed are determined, an e-mail address is identified based on the program information, A simple request terminal that receives an input and transmits a mail to the specified mail address. Viewing audio data acquisition means for acquiring and holding audio data that is audio data of a program being viewed;
Broadcast audio data acquisition means for acquiring and holding broadcast audio data that is audio data of a program being broadcast;
The viewing audio data held by the viewing audio data acquisition means is compared with the broadcast audio data held by the broadcast audio data acquisition means, and the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed is determined from the comparison result. And a program search means for determining the broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from the audio data acquisition date and time of the viewing audio data acquisition means and the broadcast audio data acquisition means, and specifying an e-mail address based on the program information;
Request input means for accepting input of request content to the program being viewed;
Communication control means for sending the contents of the input by the request input means to the mail address specified by the program search means;
The simple request terminal according to claim 8, comprising:   The program search means is configured to receive the viewing audio data when the matching rate between the viewing audio data held by the viewing audio data acquisition means and the broadcast audio data held by the broadcast audio data acquisition means is 50% or more. The simple request terminal according to claim 9, wherein the broadcast station frequency of the program related to the program is determined as the broadcast station frequency of the program related to the broadcast audio data.   The simple request terminal according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the viewing audio data acquisition unit and the broadcast audio data acquisition unit acquire audio data of the same date and time in synchronization with an internal clock.   The broadcast audio data acquisition means sets the broadcast station frequency to acquire the broadcast audio data, and sequentially changes the set broadcast frequency until the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed is determined by the program search means. The simple request terminal according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein:   13. The simple request terminal according to claim 12, wherein the broadcast audio data acquisition means preferentially sets a broadcast station frequency of a program that has been viewed in the past. The program information includes email addresses of newspaper publishers and magazine publishers,
The program search means identifies an email address of the newspaper publisher and the magazine publisher based on the program information,
The simple request terminal according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the request input unit receives input of the contents of a letter to the newspaper publisher and the magazine publisher. A simple request method for sending a request mail to a program being viewed by a simple request terminal connected via a network to a program information center that distributes program information including a broadcast station frequency, a program name, a broadcast date and time, and a mail address Because
From the comparison between the audio data of the program being viewed and the audio data of the program being broadcast, the broadcast station frequency and broadcast date and time of the program being viewed are determined, an e-mail address is identified based on the program information, A simple request method characterized by receiving an input and sending a mail to the specified mail address. Viewing audio data acquisition step of acquiring and holding audio data that is audio data of the program being viewed;
Broadcast audio data acquisition step of acquiring and holding broadcast audio data that is audio data of a program being broadcast;
The viewing audio data held in the viewing audio data acquisition step is compared with the broadcast audio data held in the broadcast audio data acquisition step, and the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed is determined from the comparison result. And a program search step for determining a broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from the audio data acquisition date and time in the viewing audio data acquisition step and the broadcast audio data acquisition step, and specifying an e-mail address based on the program information;
A request input step for receiving an input of a request content to the program being viewed;
A communication control step of sending an e-mail to the e-mail address specified in the program search step with the input content in the request input step;
The simple request method according to claim 15, comprising:   In the program search step, when the matching rate between the viewing audio data held in the viewing audio data acquisition step and the broadcast audio data held in the broadcast audio data acquisition step is 50% or more, the viewing audio data The simple request method according to claim 16, wherein the broadcast station frequency of the program related to is determined as the broadcast station frequency of the program related to the broadcast audio data.   18. The simple request method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the viewing audio data acquisition step and the broadcast audio data acquisition step acquire audio data of the same date and time in synchronization with an internal clock.   The broadcast audio data acquisition step sets the broadcast station frequency to acquire the broadcast audio data, and sequentially changes the set broadcast frequency until the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed is determined by the program search step. The simple request method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein the method is a simple request method.   20. The simple request method according to claim 19, wherein in the broadcast audio data acquisition step, a broadcast station frequency of a program that has been viewed in the past is set with priority. The program information includes email addresses of newspaper publishers and magazine publishers,
The program search step specifies an email address of the newspaper publisher and the magazine publisher based on the program information,
21. The simple request method according to any one of claims 16 to 20, wherein the request input step receives input of the contents of a letter to the newspaper publisher and the magazine publisher. A program for sending a request e-mail to a program being viewed by a simple request terminal connected via a network to a program information center that distributes program information including a broadcast station frequency, program name, broadcast date and time, and e-mail address Because
Let the computer determine the broadcast station frequency and broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from a comparison of the audio data of the program being viewed and the audio data of the program being broadcast, and specify a mail address based on the program information, A program that receives an input of a request content and transmits a mail to the specified mail address. Viewing audio data acquisition function for acquiring and holding audio data that is audio data of the program being viewed,
Broadcast audio data acquisition function that acquires and holds broadcast audio data that is audio data of a program being broadcast;
The viewing audio data held by the viewing audio data acquisition function is compared with the broadcast audio data held by the broadcast audio data acquisition function, and the broadcasting station frequency of the program being viewed is determined from the comparison result. A program search function for determining the broadcast date and time of the program being viewed from the audio data acquisition date and time in the viewing audio data acquisition function and the broadcast audio data acquisition function, and specifying an e-mail address based on the program information;
A request input function for receiving an input of a request content to the program being viewed;
A communication control function for sending an e-mail content input by the request input function to an e-mail address specified by the program search function;
The program according to claim 22, wherein the program is implemented on a computer.   The program search function is configured such that when the matching rate between the viewing audio data held by the viewing audio data acquisition function and the broadcast audio data held by the broadcast audio data acquisition function is 50% or more, 24. The program according to claim 23, wherein a broadcast station frequency of a program related to viewing audio data is determined as a broadcast station frequency of a program related to the broadcast audio data.   The program according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the viewing audio data acquisition function and the broadcast audio data acquisition function cause a computer to acquire audio data of the same date and time in synchronization with an internal clock.   The broadcast audio data acquisition function causes a computer to set the broadcast station frequency and acquire the broadcast audio data, and sets the broadcast frequency to be set until the broadcast station frequency of the program being viewed is determined by the program search function. The program according to any one of claims 23 to 25, wherein the program is changed sequentially.   27. The program according to claim 26, wherein the broadcast audio data acquisition function causes a computer to preferentially set a broadcast station frequency of a program that has been viewed in the past. The program information includes email addresses of newspaper publishers and magazine publishers,
The program search function causes a computer to specify the mail addresses of the newspaper publisher and the magazine publisher based on the program information,
The program according to any one of claims 23 to 27, wherein the request input function causes a computer to accept input of the contents of a letter to the newspaper publisher and the magazine publisher.   A recording medium that records the program according to any one of claims 22 to 28 and is readable by a computer.

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