JP2010087595A - Bookmark registration method, bookmark registration system, user terminal, and server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and surely set a bookmark for a scene that a user has taken notice of in video contents and to perform correction of a difference on a time base and an efficient matching process between the bookmark and the scene and meta information and the like at later timing. <P>SOLUTION: The user terminal 200 acquires time data stored in a bookmark device 50, and transmits them to the server 100 along with a device ID. The server 100 stores the time data and the device ID in a storage means, receives a bookmark registration request from the user terminal, retrieves a list of video contents and the like broadcasted at the time corresponding to the time data corresponding to the device ID, and returns it. The user terminal 200 transmits to the server 100 the data of the video content and the like selected from the list as the one corresponding to the time data. The server 100 receives the data and stores the data in the storage means such that the data are associated with the time data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bookmark registration method, a bookmark registration system, a user terminal, and a server, and more specifically, while setting a bookmark for a scene focused by a user in video content easily and reliably, The present invention relates to a technique that enables correction on a time axis and efficient matching processing between a bookmark and a corresponding scene, meta information, and the like at the timing.

  Currently, there are a wide variety of video content supply routes and supply opportunities that can be selected by the user, and it is difficult to quickly record information necessary for the user in the video content. Therefore, a technique has been proposed in which an electronic bookmark that reflects a user's interests can be set relatively easily with a simple operation, and related information is provided to the user using the electronic bookmark.

That is, in this technique, the user terminal acquires a content file from the content server, and acquires category information corresponding to the content file from the advertisement server. The category information includes a plurality of category elements corresponding to the content file. While viewing the content file, the user selects a category element and sets “bookmark”. The user terminal acquires link information corresponding to the bookmark information, accesses the company site specified by the link information, and acquires detailed information.
JP 2007-88967 A

  However, in the prior art, only a program that has been decided in advance by the user and reserved for recording in the recording / playback apparatus, or a specific program that has been decided to be watched in advance to set the electronic bookmark (= bookmark) is processed. Can not. In this case, it cannot be said that the user can easily set a scene or program recording = bookmark setting while watching the program without being particularly conscious of it.

  Further, bookmarks that can be selected by the user are fixed in advance in the category elements. Therefore, it is not considered that the user later sets an arbitrary object in the content as a bookmark target.

  Furthermore, the time when the user selects the content and the objects constituting it as the bookmark target is the time that the user originally wanted to select (= desired) due to the delivery of video content, the system delay of broadcasting, the user operation timing delay, etc. However, the conventional technology does not consider the correction of the deviation.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and bookmarks are set easily and surely for scenes focused on by a user in video content, while bookmarks, corresponding scenes, meta information, and the like at later timings are set. The main purpose is to provide a technology that enables correction of deviation on the time axis and efficient matching processing.

  In the bookmark registration method of the present invention that solves the above problems, a user terminal that can communicate with an external device, and a server that manages registration of bookmarks added to video content viewed by a user of the user terminal cooperate with each other. It is a method to execute. The video content can be assumed to be a TV program broadcasted in various forms such as terrestrial analog, terrestrial digital, satellite, cable, and Internet, with broadcasters being distributors.

  Here, the user terminal communicates with the bookmark device of the user, acquires time data stored in the bookmark device, and executes processing of transmitting the time data and the device ID of the bookmark device to the server.

  The bookmark device is preferably a dedicated terminal for bookmarks. This bookmark device accepts a bookmark instruction from a user interface (such as a PC or a portable terminal) that can be exchanged with data (eg, a USB interface, an infrared communication interface, etc.), a clock function that is the basis of time data, and a user. A button mechanism and at least a memory for storing time data are provided. If the button mechanism is pressed, it is detected by an electrical contact of the button mechanism, the bookmark time at that time is acquired from the clock function, and the bookmark time is stored in the memory as time data. . The bookmark time data stored in the memory is uploaded from the bookmark device to the user terminal when the bookmark device is connected to the user terminal. The bookmark device may not be a dedicated terminal for bookmarks, but may be, for example, a remote controller of a television where the user views a program (of course, it is necessary to have a function necessary as a bookmark device).

  Further, the server stores the video content of each time zone of each broadcast channel or its meta information in the storage means. This server can be assumed to be a server having a recording / playback function equipped with a so-called full recording function. The all-recording function is a function for recording programs in all time zones of all broadcast channels that can be received. The server may be provided with a full recording function, that is, recording may be performed for all time period programs of all broadcast channels that can be recorded, and the recorded data may be stored in the storage means as video content. The meta information is acquired by the server from a meta information providing server that provides attribute information (program name, scene name, program content, performer, program genre, etc.) of the TV program and each scene constituting the TV program. It is something to keep.

  The server receives the time data and the device ID from the user terminal and stores them in the storage unit, receives the bookmark registration request including the device ID from the user terminal, and receives the time data corresponding to the device ID. Is read from the storage means, a list of the video content broadcast at the time corresponding to the time data or the meta information thereof is searched in the storage means, and the list is transmitted to the user terminal.

On the other hand, the user terminal receives the list from the server and displays it on an output interface, and accepts designation of video content or meta information selected by the user as video content or meta information corresponding to the time data from the list. Then, a process of transmitting the specified video content or meta information data to the server as true bookmark information is executed.
Receiving this, the server receives the true bookmark information from the user terminal and executes a process of storing it in the storage means in association with the time data.

  The server receives a bookmark registration request including a device ID and a search keyword from the user terminal, reads time data corresponding to the device ID from the storage means, and is broadcast at a time corresponding to the time data. It is preferable that a list of video contents including the search keyword in the meta information is searched by the storage means, and processing for transmitting the list to the user terminal is executed.

  Further, the server sets the time indicated by the time data in the first display field of the predetermined screen data, and extracts the video content or meta information broadcasted in the time zone corresponding to each time from the storage means. Then, the process of setting the video content or meta information data in the second display field of the predetermined screen data, and the program selection screen data are generated from the first display field and the second display field, and this is transmitted to the user terminal. The transmission process may be executed.

  In addition, the user terminal receives the program selection screen data from the server and displays it on the output interface, and the user selects the video content in the second display field at the time of the first display field on the program selection screen. A process of receiving and transmitting the video content information at the selected time received to the server may be executed.

  In this case, the server receives information of the video content at the selected time from the user terminal, and a representative video that is a predetermined part of the video content and a plurality of the video content in a predetermined time zone including the selected time. Processing for extracting scene video from the storage means, setting the representative video and scene video in the first display field, and meta information corresponding to the representative video or scene video set in the first display field from the storage means A process of extracting and setting in the second display field and a process of generating bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field and transmitting it to the user terminal are executed.

Further, the user terminal receives the bookmark registration screen from the server and displays it on the output interface, and either the representative video or the scene video in the first display column or the meta information in the second display column on the bookmark registration screen. Assuming that the user's selection is accepted, the processing of transmitting the video content corresponding to the representative video selected here or the data of the scene video or meta information and the data of the time corresponding thereto to the server as the true bookmark information is executed. Also good.
At this time, the server executes a process of receiving the true bookmark information from the user terminal and storing it in the storage means.

  Further, the server calls the icon data for giving a bookmark from the storage means, and the representative video or scene video in the first display field or the meta information in the second display field on the bookmark registration screen. It is also possible to execute a process that is attached to at least one and transmitted to the user terminal. The icon data is, for example, data indicating the shape of a bookmark, and can be said to symbolize “bookmark”.

  In this case, the user terminal displays a bookmark registration screen including the bookmarking icon on the output interface, accepts a user's selection for the bookmarking icon, and the selected icon is attached. A process of transmitting video content data corresponding to a representative video or scene video data or meta information data and corresponding time data to the server as true bookmark information is executed. In other words, the user selects the icon, that is, the bookmark is set to an object at a corresponding location (= program as video content, scene video constituting the video content, meta information, or the like).

  Further, the server executes a process of receiving the true bookmark information from the user terminal and storing it in the storage means.

  Further, the server stores time data stored in the user's bookmark device and video content or scene video broadcast time finally designated by the user as true bookmark information based on the time data. A process of reading and calculating a time difference between the two may be executed.

  Further, the server receives, from the user terminal, video content information selected at the selection time on the program selection screen, and retroactively traces back the calculated deviation of the video content from the selection time. A process of extracting a plurality of scene videos in a predetermined time zone around the time from a storage means and setting the scene videos in the first display field, and at least the retroactively among the scene videos set in the first display field Processing for extracting meta information corresponding to the scene video at the time from the storage means and setting it in the second display column, and generating bookmark registration screen data from the first display column and the second display column, And processing to transmit to.

  The server receives video content information at the selected time from the user terminal, and among the true bookmark information already registered in the storage means, the video content or scene video specified by the true bookmark information And searching for a video including a representative video or a scene video of video content whose selection time is included in the broadcast time zone as a candidate video. Also good.

  In this case, the server sets the candidate video in the first display field together with the representative video or scene video corresponding to the selected time, and the candidate video, representative video, and scene set in the first display field. Processing for extracting meta information corresponding to at least one of the videos from the storage means and setting it in the second display field, and generating bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field, Execute the process to send to the terminal.

  Further, the server extracts from the storage means the processing for setting the time indicated by the time data in the first display field of the predetermined screen data and the data of all programs broadcasted in the time zone corresponding to each time. , A process of setting the list data of each program in a second display field of predetermined screen data, and a process of generating program list screen data from the first display field and the second display field and transmitting the program list screen data to the user terminal May be executed.

The server calls selection menu data indicating a list of options for at least one of the broadcast area, broadcast channel, and genre of the program from the storage means, and attaches the selection menu data to the program list screen. The process of transmitting to the user terminal may be executed.
In this case, the user terminal displays a program list screen including the selection menu on the output interface, accepts the user's selection in the selection menu options, and returns the selection contents to the server Execute.

  On the other hand, the server receives the selected content from the user terminal, and in the program set in the second display field, using as a key an option regarding at least one of the broadcast area, broadcast channel, and genre indicated by the selected content A process that selects a program that matches at least one of the conditions of the broadcast area, broadcast channel, and genre indicated by the option, and sets the list data of the selected program in the second display field; A program listing screen data is generated from the display field and the second display field, and processing for transmitting this to the user terminal is executed.

  The user terminal receives the program list screen data from the server and displays the program list screen data on the output interface, and accepts a user's selection for the program in the second display column at the time of a certain first display column on the program list screen. Thus, the process of transmitting the program information at the selected time accepted to the server may be executed.

  In this case, the server receives information on the program at the selected time from the user terminal, a representative video that is a predetermined part of the program, and a plurality of scene videos in a predetermined time zone including the selected time among the programs, Is extracted from the storage means, the representative video and the scene video are set in the first display field, and the meta information corresponding to the representative video or scene video set in the first display field is extracted from the storage means. A process of setting bookmark registration screen data from the process set in the second display field and the first display field and the second display field and transmitting the data to the user terminal is executed.

Further, the user terminal receives the bookmark registration screen from the server and displays it on the output interface, and either the representative video or the scene video in the first display column or the meta information in the second display column on the bookmark registration screen. It is also possible to execute a process of accepting the user's selection and transmitting the program or scene video or meta information data corresponding to the representative video selected here and the corresponding time data to the server as true bookmark information. Good.
In this case, the server executes a process of receiving the true bookmark information from the user terminal and storing it in the storage means.

  In addition, the server receives the program information at the selected time from the user terminal, and out of the true bookmark information already registered in the storage means, the broadcast time zone of the program specified by the true bookmark information. A process may be performed in which a search including the received selection time is searched, and a representative video of a program whose selection time is included in the broadcast time zone is extracted from a storage unit as a candidate video.

  In this case, the server sets the candidate video in the first display field together with the representative video corresponding to the selected time, and at least one of the candidate video and the representative video image set in the first display field. A process of extracting corresponding meta information from the storage means and setting it in the second display field, a process of generating bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field, and transmitting this to the user terminal Execute.

  The bookmark registration system of the present invention is a computer system including a user terminal and a server that can communicate with each other, and the user terminal communicates with the user's bookmark device and the bookmark device stores the time. Data is acquired, and the time data and the device ID of the bookmark device are transmitted to a server, and the server stores the video content of each time zone of each broadcast channel or its meta information in a storage means, Processing for receiving the time data and device ID from the user terminal and storing them in the storage means; receiving a bookmark registration request including the device ID from the user terminal; and reading time data corresponding to the device ID from the storage means Broadcast at the time corresponding to the time data A list of video content or meta information thereof is searched in a storage means, and processing for transmitting the list to the user terminal is executed, and the user terminal receives the list from a server and displays it on an output interface, The server accepts designation of video content or meta information selected by the user as video content or meta information corresponding to the time data from the list, and uses the video content or meta information data designated here as true bookmark information. And the server receives the true bookmark information from the user terminal and stores it in the storage means in association with the time data. .

  In addition, the user terminal of the present invention communicates with a communication unit that communicates with an external device, the bookmark device of the user, acquires time data stored in the bookmark device, and the time data and the bookmark device Means for transmitting a device ID to the server, means for transmitting a bookmark registration request including the device ID to the server, and broadcasted at a time corresponding to the time data returned by the server in response to the bookmark registration request. A list of the video content or meta information thereof is received and displayed on the output interface, and the video content or meta information selected by the user as the video content or meta information corresponding to the time data from the list is designated. To the video content specified here. Comprises means for transmitting to the server the data of the meta information as the true bookmark information.

  The server of the present invention includes a communication unit that communicates with an external device, a storage unit that stores video content in each time zone of each broadcast channel or meta information thereof, and time data stored in a user bookmark device. The device ID of the bookmark device is received from the user terminal, the time data and the device ID are stored in the storage means, the bookmark registration request including the device ID is received from the user terminal, and the device ID corresponds to the device ID. Means for reading the time data from the storage means, searching the storage means for a list of video content broadcast at the time corresponding to the time data or meta information thereof, and transmitting the list to the user terminal; As video content or meta information corresponding to the time data, The is received from the user terminal the data of the selected video content or meta-information as the true bookmark information, and means for storing in the storage means in association with the time data.

  In addition, the problems disclosed by the present application and the solutions thereof will be clarified by the embodiments of the present invention and the drawings.

  According to the present invention, while setting a bookmark for a scene focused by a user in video content easily and surely, correction of a shift on a time axis between a bookmark at a later timing and the corresponding scene, meta information, etc. An efficient matching process is possible.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram of the bookmark registration system 10 of the present embodiment. The bookmark registration system 10 shown in FIG. 1 sets a bookmark (= bookmark) easily and reliably for a scene focused by a user in video content such as a TV program, while the bookmark and the corresponding scene at a later timing are set. This is a system that enables correction on the time axis of meta information and the like and efficient matching processing.

  In the bookmark registration system 10, a server 100 and a user terminal 200 are connected via a network 140. The bookmark device 50 can communicate with the user terminal 200 via USB interfaces 52 and 208 (for example). The bookmark device 50 uploads (reads) the time data (the bookmark time when the user has engraved the button) stored therein to the user terminal 200. The time reading application 230 provided in the user terminal 200 leads the upload. The time data obtained by the time reading application 230 is sent to the server 100 via the network 140 as, for example, “time information”. The time is preferably year / month / day / hour / minute / second, but may be year / month / day / hour / minute.

  The server receives the “time information” by the time receiving server function 130 and stores it in the bookmark database 125. Further, the web server function 135 accepts various accesses such as login and search requests from the web browser 235 of the user terminal 200, generates corresponding processing screen data, and returns the data to the web browser 235. In the server 100, with respect to the time data derived from the bookmark device, which video content, scene video, meta information, etc., should be associated, that is, whether bookmark registration should be performed, the bookmark database 125, the meta information database 126, and the necessary lists. Etc. and present it to the user terminal 200. Then, the video content or the like as a true bookmark target is received as true bookmark information from the user terminal 200 and set in the corresponding time data in the bookmark database 125 or the user evaluation information database 127. Here, the unit of the video content to which the meta information is given is, for example, 60 minutes for one program (which can be identified as one program by the electronic program guide). In this case, it is preferable that the video is only 5 minutes or 10 minutes, that is, a specific video of less than one program. The scene video to which the meta information is added is preferably a one frame image.

=== Server 100 ===
Next, each device constituting the bookmark registration system 10 in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the server 100 according to the present embodiment. The server 100 reads the program 102 stored in the storage means 101 (hard disk drive or the like) to the memory 103 so as to have a function for realizing the bookmark registration method of the present embodiment together with other devices, and executes it by the CPU 104 which is an arithmetic device. To do.

  In addition, the server 100 may include an input interface 105 such as various buttons and an output interface 106 such as a display as necessary. Further, the server 100 may be a NIC (communication means for exchanging data with the user terminal 200). Network Interface Card) 107. The server 100 is connected to the user terminal 200 via the network 140 such as the Internet or a LAN by the NIC 107, and executes data exchange.

  Next, the means that the server 100 configures and holds based on the program 102 will be described. The server 100 has a bookmark database 125, a meta information database 126, and a user evaluation information database 127 in the storage unit 101. Of course, each of the tables 125 to 128 and the like may be arranged not only in the example in which the server 100 is provided in the storage unit 101 but also in another server device arranged on the network 140.

  The server 100 receives the time data stored in the bookmark device 50 and the device ID of the bookmark device 50 from the user terminal 200 and stores the time registration unit 110 that stores it in the bookmark database 125 of the storage unit 101. Prepare. At this point, since the program or scene that the user really intends to bookmark is unconfirmed, it can be said that the bookmark has been temporarily registered.

  Further, the server 100 receives a bookmark registration request including a device ID from the user terminal 200, reads time data corresponding to the device ID from the storage unit 101, and is broadcast at a time corresponding to the time data. A list presenting unit 111 that searches the meta information database 126 of the storage unit 101 for a list of video content or meta information thereof and transmits the list to the user terminal 200 is provided. The bookmark registration request can be said to be a request for confirming and registering a user's true bookmark target with respect to the time data in the “temporary registration state” described above.

  In addition, the server 100 receives, from the user terminal 200, the specified data of the video content or meta information selected by the user as the video content or meta information corresponding to the time data from the list as the true bookmark information, and the time This registration means 112 is provided for storing the video content or meta information indicated by the true bookmark information in the bookmark database 125 in association with the data.

  The list presenting means 111 may receive a bookmark registration request including a device ID and a search keyword from the user terminal 200. Then, the time data corresponding to the device ID is read from the bookmark database 125, and among the video contents broadcasted at the time corresponding to the time data, a list of the meta information including the search keyword in the meta information is displayed. The search is performed at 126 and the list is transmitted to the user terminal 200. The video content broadcast at the time corresponding to the time data can be determined by whether or not the time corresponding to the time data is included between the start time and the end time of the video content. By performing such processing, it is possible to narrow down the video content or meta information included in the list transmitted to the user terminal 200 in advance.

  In addition, the server 100 sets the time indicated by the time data in the first display field of predetermined screen data (a template is stored in advance in the storage unit 101; the same applies hereinafter), and the time zone corresponding to each time. The process of extracting the video content or meta information that has been broadcast from the meta information database 126 and setting the data of the video content or meta information in the second display field of the predetermined screen data, the first display field, and the second A selection screen generation unit 113 may be provided that executes processing for generating program selection screen data from the display column and transmitting the program selection screen data to the user terminal 200.

  In addition, the server 100 displays the information on the video content at the selection time selected by the user for the video content in the second display column at the time in the first display column on the program selection screen on the user terminal 200. Receiving from the terminal 200, a representative video (pre-registered in the meta information database 126) which is a predetermined part of the video content, and a plurality of scene videos (meta information database 126) in a predetermined time zone including the selected time among the video content. And a process of setting the representative video and the scene video in the first display field, and extracting the representative video and the scene video in the first display field. The meta information corresponding to the set representative video or scene video is extracted from the meta information database 126 and second displayed. A process of setting a to generate a bookmark registration screen data from the first display area and a second display area, executes the process of transmitting it to the user terminal 200 may be provided with a registration screen generating unit 114.

  Further, the main registration unit 112 corresponds to either the representative video or the scene video in the first display field or the representative video selected by the user for the meta information in the second display field on the bookmark registration screen on the user terminal 200. The received video content or scene video or meta information data and the corresponding time data are received as true bookmark information from the user terminal 200 and stored in the bookmark database 125.

  Further, the registration screen generation unit 114 calls the icon data for giving a bookmark from the storage unit 101, and displays the representative video or scene video in the first display column or the second display column in the bookmark registration screen. A process of transmitting to the user terminal 200 by attaching to at least one of the meta information may be executed. The icon data is, for example, data indicating the shape of a bookmark, and can be said to symbolize “bookmark”.

  In this case, the main registration unit 112 is configured to display video content or scene video or meta data corresponding to a representative video accompanied by an icon selected by the user with respect to the bookmarking icon on the bookmark registration screen on the user terminal 200. Information data and corresponding time data are received as true bookmark information from the user terminal 200 and stored in the bookmark database 125. In other words, the user selects the icon, that is, the bookmark is set to an object at a corresponding location (= program as video content, scene video constituting the video content, meta information, or the like).

  In addition, the server 100 reads out the time data stored in the bookmark device 50 of the user from the bookmark database 125, and finally, the video content or scene designated by the user as the true bookmark information based on the time data. It is also possible to provide deviation calculation means 115 for reading the broadcast time of the video from the meta information database 126 and calculating the difference between the two times.

  In this case, the registration screen generation unit 114 receives the information of the video content at the selection time selected on the program selection screen from the user terminal 200, and calculates the calculation from the selection time of the video content. A process of extracting a plurality of scene videos from a meta information database 126 in a predetermined time range around the retroactive time that goes back by the amount of deviation from the meta information database 126, and setting the scene videos in the first display field; Processing for extracting meta information corresponding to at least the scene video at the retroactive time from the meta information database 126 and setting it in the second display field among the set scene videos, and bookmarking from the first display field and the second display field A process of generating registration screen data and transmitting it to the user terminal 200 is executed.

  In addition, the registration screen generation unit 114 receives the video content information at the selected time from the user terminal 200, and among the true bookmark information already registered in the bookmark database 125, the true bookmark information is designated. The video content or scene video broadcast time zone (extracted from the meta information database 126) that includes the received selection time is searched, and the representative video or scene video of the video content that includes the selection time included in the broadcast time zone. May be executed as a candidate video from the meta information database 126.

  In this case, the registration screen generating unit 114 sets the candidate video in the first display column together with the representative video or the scene video corresponding to the selection time, and the candidate video and representative set in the first display column. Processing for extracting meta information corresponding to at least one of a video and a scene video from the meta information database 126 and setting it in the second display field, and bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field The process which produces | generates and transmits this to the user terminal 200 is performed.

  In addition, the server 100 sets the time indicated by the time data in the first display field of the predetermined screen data, and the meta information database 126 stores the data of all programs broadcast in the time zone corresponding to each time. The program list screen data is generated from the first display field and the second display field, and the list data of each program is set in the second display field of the predetermined screen data. It is good also as providing the list screen production | generation means 116 which transmits to.

  In addition, the list screen generation means 116 includes a broadcast area (eg, Hokkaido to Okinawa) of a program, a broadcast channel (eg, 1ch to OOch), a genre (eg, news, travel, cooking, language, finance, etc.). ) To call selection menu data indicating a list of options for at least one of the items from the storage unit 101, and execute processing for attaching the selection menu data to the program list screen and transmitting it to the user terminal 200. Good.

  In this case, the list screen generation means 116 receives the user selection content in the selection menu selections in the user terminal 200 from the user terminal 200, and indicates the broadcast area, broadcast channel, and genre indicated by the selection content. Select a program that matches at least one of the conditions of the broadcast area, broadcast channel, and genre indicated by the option from among the programs set in the second display field using the option related to at least one of the items as a key. Processing for setting the list data of the selected program in the second display field, and program list screen data are generated from the first display field and the second display field, and are transmitted to the user terminal 200.

  In addition, the registration screen generation unit 114 stores information on the program at the selected time selected by the user for the program in the second display column at the time in the first display column on the program list screen in the user terminal 200. The representative video received from the user terminal 200 and a plurality of scene videos in a predetermined time zone including the selected time in the program are extracted from the meta information database 126, and the representative video and the scene are extracted. A process of setting video in the first display field, a process of extracting meta information corresponding to the representative video or scene video set in the first display field from the meta information database 126 and setting it in the second display field; A process of generating bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field and transmitting it to the user terminal 200 is executed.

  Further, the main registration unit 112 corresponds to the representative video selected by the user with respect to either the representative video or the scene video in the first display column or the meta information in the second display column on the bookmark registration screen in the user terminal 200. The program or scene video or meta information data to be played and the corresponding time data are received as true bookmark information from the user terminal 200 and stored in the bookmark database 125.

  In addition, the registration screen generation unit 114 receives the program information at the selected time from the user terminal 200, and the true bookmark information of the true bookmark information already registered in the bookmark database 125 is designated. Even if a program whose broadcast time zone includes the received selection time is searched, a representative video of the program whose selection time is included in the broadcast time zone is extracted from the meta information database 126 as a candidate video. Good.

  In this case, the registration screen generation unit 114 sets the candidate video in the first display column together with the representative video corresponding to the selection time, and the candidate video or the representative video image set in the first display column. Processing for extracting meta information corresponding to at least one from the meta information database 126 and setting it in the second display column, and generating bookmark registration screen data from the first display column and the second display column, Processing to be transmitted to the terminal 200 is executed.

=== User terminal 200 ===
Next, the user terminal 200 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the user terminal 200. The user terminal 200 is assumed to be a personal computer or a mobile terminal (such as a mobile phone or a PDA) used by the user. The user terminal 200 includes a communication unit 207 capable of network communication with the server 100 and can exchange various data such as uploading time data read from the bookmark device 50 to the server 100. In this embodiment, a USB interface 208 and a USB host controller 209 are provided to connect to the bookmark device 50 which is a USB device.

  In addition, since it is a computer device, what is provided in a normal computer such as the arithmetic device 204, the memory 203, and the nonvolatile storage unit 201 is provided in the same manner as the server 100. In addition, a program 202 that realizes the following means 210 to 212 is stored in the storage means 201, and the arithmetic device 204 reads the program 202 into the memory 203 and executes it, whereby the means 210 to 212 are executed. Realized.

  The user terminal 200 communicates with the bookmark device 50 of the user, acquires the time data stored in the bookmark device 50, and acquires the time data and the device ID of the bookmark device 50 (the bookmark device at the time of acquiring the time data). The time transmission unit 210 transmits the request to the server 100.

  In addition, the user terminal 200 transmits a bookmark registration request including a device ID (and a search keyword) to the server 100, and receives a list from the server 100 in response to the request and displays it on the output interface 206. Receives the designation of the video content or meta information selected by the user as the video content or meta information corresponding to the time data, and transmits the video content or meta information data designated here to the server 100 as the true bookmark information The fixed information instruction means 211 is provided.

  The list received from the server 100 includes time data registered in the bookmark database 125 corresponding to the device ID, video content broadcast at the time corresponding to the time data, or meta information (meta information). The server 100 searches the database 126).

  In addition, the user terminal 200 receives the program selection screen data from the server 100 and displays it on the output interface 206, and the user terminal 200 displays the video content in the second display column at the time of the first display column on the program selection screen. The selection program instruction means 212 may be provided which receives the selection of the video content and transmits the information of the video content at the selection time received here to the server 100.

  Further, the fixed information instruction unit 211 receives the bookmark registration screen from the server 100 and displays it on the output interface 206, and either the representative video or the scene video in the first display column on the bookmark registration screen, or the second video. The user's selection is accepted for the meta information in the display column, and the video content or scene video or meta information data corresponding to the representative video selected here and the data of the time corresponding thereto are transmitted to the server 100 as true bookmark information. It is also possible to execute the processing.

  Further, the fixed information instruction unit 211 displays a bookmark registration screen including the bookmarking icon on the output interface 206, accepts a user's selection for the bookmarking icon, and the selected icon is displayed. Processing for transmitting video content data corresponding to the representative video image attached thereto or scene video data or meta information data and time data corresponding thereto to the server 100 as true bookmark information is executed. In other words, the user selects the icon, that is, the bookmark is set to an object at a corresponding location (= program as video content, scene video constituting the video content, meta information, or the like).

  In addition, the selected program instruction means 212 displays a program list screen including the selection menu on the output interface 206, accepts a user's selection in the selection menu options, and displays the selection contents on the server 100. Execute the process to reply to.

  Further, the selected program instruction means 212 receives the program list screen data from the server 100 and displays it on the output interface 206, and the program in the second display column at the time of a certain first display column in the program list screen. A process of receiving the user's selection and transmitting the program information at the selected time received here to the server 100 may be executed.

  Further, the fixed information instruction unit 211 receives the bookmark registration screen from the server 100 and displays it on the output interface 206, and either the representative video or the scene video in the first display column on the bookmark registration screen, or the second video. The user's selection is accepted for the meta information in the display column, and the program or scene video or meta information data corresponding to the representative video selected here and the data of the time corresponding thereto are transmitted to the server 100 as true bookmark information. Processing may be executed.

=== Bookmark Device 50 ===
Next, the bookmark device 50 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the bookmark device 50. The bookmark device 50 is preferably a dedicated terminal for bookmarks. The bookmark device 50 includes a control unit 51 that is an arithmetic unit, a USB interface 52 and a USB device controller 53 that are connected to a user terminal 200 (such as a PC or a portable terminal) so as to be able to exchange data, a clock function 55 that serves as a basis for time data, and a user At least a button mechanism 54 for receiving a bookmark instruction and a memory 56 for storing time data.

  If the button mechanism 54 is pressed, the control unit 51 detects this as an electrical signal from the electrical contact of the button mechanism 54 and acquires the bookmark time at that time from the clock function 55. Then, this bookmark time is stored in the nonvolatile memory 56 as time data. The bookmark time data stored in the memory 56 is uploaded from the bookmark device 50 to the user terminal 200 when the bookmark device 50 is connected to the user terminal 200.

  Further, the bookmark device 50 may include a GPS function 57. The bookmark device 50 acquires its current position information from the GPS function 57 and stores it in the memory 56 in association with time data. With such a configuration, in which region the user was watching the television program when the button mechanism 54 was pressed on the bookmark device 50, in other words, the broadcast that the user may have watched Channels can be narrowed down according to the broadcast area that the server 100 can identify with the current position information.

  The bookmark device 50 may not be a dedicated terminal for bookmarks, but may be, for example, a remote controller of a television where the user views a program (of course, the bookmark device 50 needs to have a necessary function). . In this case, since the function of instructing the television channel selection is naturally provided, the bookmark device 50 may include a channel information acquisition unit 58 that acquires information on the broadcast channel most recently selected as a remote controller. The channel information acquisition unit 58 adds the acquired broadcast channel information to the time data and registers it in the memory 56.

  It should be noted that the means 110 to 116, 210 to 212, etc. in each device constituting the system 10 described so far may be realized as hardware, or in an appropriate storage means such as a memory or HDD (Hard Disk Drive). It may be realized as a stored program. In this case, each CPU reads the corresponding program from the storage means into the memory and executes it in accordance with the program execution.

--- Database structure ---
Next, the structure of the database used in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing examples of data structures of (a) the bookmark database 125, (b) the meta information database 126, and (c) the user evaluation information database 127 in this embodiment.

  The bookmark database 125 is a database that stores bookmark time (= time data) acquired from the user terminal 200 and bookmark information associated therewith. The bookmark database 125 is, for example, the user ID of the user who set the bookmark ID using the bookmark ID as a key, the bookmark time (e.g., the time recorded by the bookmark device 50), the user's location area, and the broadcast to be bookmarked. Channel, registered / unregistered flag (a flag indicating whether or not information such as a program intended by the user when the button on the bookmark device 50 is pressed is registered with respect to time data obtained from the bookmark device 50), Information such as bookmark target (target of program or scene whose association with time data is determined by the user = bookmark target indicated by true bookmark information. ID used to identify program, scene, and meta information) is associated. It is a collection of records.

  Further, the meta information database 126 includes television programs and scene videos of all broadcast channels recorded by the recording function of the server, and meta information (program names, scenes) of the television programs and scene videos. Name, program content, performers, program genre, etc.). The meta information is acquired in advance by the server 100 from a server device of a meta information provider. For example, the meta information database 126 uses the metadata ID as a key, the type of video content (program or scene) linked to the metadata ID, its broadcast start / end time, broadcast station name, broadcast area, broadcast channel, Metadata attributes (eg, title, performer, video, etc.), metadata attribute values (eg, 'Decision!', 'Yamada Taro', 'Goya', etc.), video content file name (location) Information) is a set of records associated with each other.

  The user evaluation information database 127 is a database that stores meta information data newly added to meta information corresponding to a program or scene video as a (true) bookmark target on the bookmark registration screen. . This user evaluation information database 127 is, for example, a record that associates information of a bookmark ID (corresponding to that of the bookmark database 125) and data values (eg, delicious bitter gourd dishes, recipes) using the evaluation information ID as a key. It is an aggregate.

--- Processing flow example 1 ---
Hereinafter, the actual procedure of the bookmark registration method in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 1 of the bookmark registration method in the present embodiment. Note that various operations corresponding to the bookmark registration method described below are realized by programs that are read from the memory and executed by each device constituting the bookmark registration system 10. And this program is comprised from the code | cord | chord for performing the various operation | movement demonstrated below.

  First, the time data accumulation process in the bookmark device 50 will be described. In the bookmark device 50, it is assumed that the user presses the button mechanism 54 in order to stamp the bookmark time. Then, the button mechanism 54 turns the electrical contact “ON” in response to the depression (s100), and the electrical signal is notified to the control unit 51 (s101). The control unit 51 receives the notification of pressing by the button mechanism 54, and acquires the bookmark time at that time from the clock function 55 (s102). Then, the bookmark time is stored as time data in the nonvolatile memory 56 (s103). The bookmark time data stored in the memory 56 is uploaded from the bookmark device 50 to the user terminal 200 when the bookmark device 50 is connected to the user terminal 200.

--- Processing flow example 2 ---
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 2 of the bookmark registration method in the present embodiment. Next, update processing of the bookmark database 125 will be described. In this case, it is assumed that the bookmark device 50 is connected to the USB host controller 209 via the USB interface 208 of the user terminal 200 (s200). At this time, the bookmark device 50 notifies the USB host controller 209 of the user terminal 200 of its own device ID in accordance with the connection.

  The USB host controller 209 of the user terminal 200 notifies the device ID to the CPU 204, and the CPU 204 communicates with the bookmark device 50 and reads the time data stored in the bookmark device 50 (s202). ). The CPU 204 notifies the time transmission means 210 of an instruction to transfer the time data to the server 100 (s203).

  The time transmission unit 210 transmits the time data obtained from the bookmark device 50 and the device ID of the bookmark device 50 (obtained from the bookmark device 50 when obtaining the time data) to the server 100 (s204). .

  On the other hand, the time registration unit 110 of the server 100 receives the time data stored in the bookmark device 50 and the device ID of the bookmark device 50 from the user terminal 200 and stores them in the bookmark database 125 of the storage unit 101. (S205). At this point, since the program or scene that the user really intends to bookmark is unconfirmed, it can be said that the bookmark has been temporarily registered.

--- Processing flow example 3 ---
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 3 of the bookmark registration method in the present embodiment. Next, an outline of the bookmark main registration process will be described. In this case, the confirmed information instruction unit 211 of the user terminal 200 transmits a bookmark registration request including the device ID (and the search keyword) to the server 100 (s300).

  On the other hand, the list presentation unit 111 of the server 100 receives the bookmark registration request from the user terminal 200, and reads time data corresponding to the device ID from the bookmark database 125 (s301). In addition, the video information broadcast at the time corresponding to the time data is searched in the meta information database 126 for the meta information including the search keyword in the meta information, and the list is transmitted to the user terminal 200. (S302).

  At this time, the confirmed information instruction unit 211 of the user terminal 200 receives the list from the server 100 and displays it on the output interface 206 (s303). Then, selection of video content or meta information corresponding to the time data from the list is received from the user via the input interface 205 (s304). Further, the received video content or meta information data is transmitted as true bookmark information to the server 100 (s305).

  On the other hand, the main registration unit 112 of the server 100 receives the specified data of video content or meta information selected by the user as the true bookmark information from the list, and the true bookmark information is included in the time data. The video content or the meta information (for example, the corresponding file name) to be shown is associated and stored in the bookmark database 125 (s306).

--- Processing flow example 4 ---
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 4 of the bookmark registration method in the present embodiment. Next, a detailed example of bookmark book registration will be described. Here, first, the confirmed information instruction unit 211 of the user terminal 200 transmits a bookmark registration request including a device ID (and a search keyword) to the server 100 (s400).

  At this time, the selection screen generation means 113 of the server 100 stores the time indicated by the time data included in the time bookmark registration request, for example, the data of the program selection screen 1000 as shown in FIG. (The same applies hereinafter) to the first display field 1001 and the video content 1010 or meta information 1020 broadcast in the time zone corresponding to each time is extracted from the meta information database 126, and this video content 1010 is extracted. Alternatively, the process of setting the data of the meta information 1020 in the second display column 1002 of the data of the program selection screen 1000 and the data of the program selection screen 1000 are generated from the first display column 1001 and the second display column 1002. Is transmitted to the user terminal 200 (s401).

  On the other hand, the selected program instruction means 212 of the user terminal 200 receives the data of the program selection screen 1000 from the server 100 and displays it on the output interface 206, and in a certain first display column 1001 in the program selection screen 1000. Information of the video content 1010 at the selection time (for example, 2008/07/11 (Friday) 19:28:31) received here is accepted by accepting the user's selection for the video content 1010 in the second display field 1002 at time. (Example: 2008/7/11 19: 00-19: 58 broadcast, Okinawa TV (Okinawa Prefecture), “Decision! Cooking No1”) is transmitted to the server 100 (s402).

  The registration screen generation unit 114 of the server 100 receives information of the video content 1010 at a certain selection time on the program selection screen from the user terminal 200 (s403). Then, a representative video (pre-registered in the meta information database 126) which is a predetermined part of the video content 1010 and a plurality of scene videos (in the meta information database 126) in a predetermined time zone including the selected time of the video content 1010. For example, "2008/7/11 19: 00-19: 58 broadcast, Okinawa TV (Okinawa Prefecture), decided! Cooking No. 1" The information is extracted from the meta information database 126 using the key (s404). In the case of the example of the meta information database 126 in FIG. 5, data “M01” to “M03” should have been extracted.

  In addition, the registration screen generation unit 114 sets the representative video 2010 and the scene video 2020 in the first display field 2001 in the bookmark registration screen 2000 illustrated in FIG. 12 (s405). In addition, the registration screen generation unit 114 extracts the meta information 2030 corresponding to the representative video 2010 or the scene video 2020 set in the first display column 2001 from the meta information database 126 and sets it in the second display column 2002. Data of the bookmark registration screen 2000 is generated from the first display field 2001 and the second display field 2002, and is transmitted to the user terminal 200 (s406).

  When the deviation calculation unit 115 of the server 100 executes the step s405, the past time data of a predetermined period before is read from the bookmark database 125, and finally as true bookmark information based on the time data. The broadcast time of the video content or scene video specified by the user is read from the meta information database 126, and the time difference between the two (for example, 10 seconds) is calculated.

  In this case, the registration screen generation means 114 performs a retroactive time that goes back by the calculated deviation (eg 10 seconds) from the selected time among the video content at the selected time (eg 19:28:31). (Example: 19:28:21) is calculated, and a plurality of scene videos in a time zone having a predetermined width (for example, a width of 20 seconds every 10 seconds) around this retroactive time is extracted from the meta information database 126. Then, the scene video is set in the first display column 2001, and meta information corresponding to at least the scene video 2021 at the retroactive time is extracted from the meta information database 126 among the scene videos set in the first display column 2001. Is set in the second display field 2002. Data of the bookmark registration screen 2000 is generated from the first display field 2001 and the second display field 2002 set in this way, and is transmitted to the user terminal 200.

  When a plurality of scene images are set in the first display field 2001 in a time zone having a predetermined width before and after (for example, 20 seconds), the registration screen generating unit 114 specifies the user with a granularity bar 2070 (for example: 10 seconds), and at intervals of 10 seconds indicated by the granularity bar 2070, for example, two scene images are extracted from the meta information database 126 in the time zone of 20 seconds before and after the retroactive time. The first display field 2001 is set.

  In addition, the registration screen generation unit 114 calls the data of the bookmark assigning icon 80 from the storage unit 101, and displays the representative video 2010 or the scene video 2020 in the first display column 2001 on the bookmark registration screen 2000. It may be attached to at least one of the meta information 2030 in the second display field 2002 and transmitted to the user terminal 200. As illustrated in FIG. 12, the data of the icon 80 is data indicating the shape of a bookmark, for example, and can be said to symbolize a “bookmark”.

  The confirmed information instruction unit 211 of the user terminal 200 receives the bookmark registration screen 2000 from the server 100 and displays it on the output interface 206 (s407). In the bookmark registration screen 2000, the user's selection is accepted for either the representative video 2010 or the scene video 2020 in the first display column 2001 or the meta information 2030 in the second display column 2002 (s408).

  This selection accepting process may be a click operation on the screen for the representative video 2010, the scene video 2020, and the meta information 2030, or a user's selection operation for the bookmarking icon 80. It may be acceptance. Further, additional information that is meta information that the user wants to add himself / herself may be received in the additional information column 2060.

  The confirmed information instruction means 211 is data of the representative video 2010 or scene video 2020 or meta information 2030 (corresponding metadata ID or the like) that is the click target or is accompanied by the selected icon 80. Then, the time data 2200 corresponding to this is transmitted as true bookmark information to the server 100 (s409).

  On the other hand, the main registration unit 112 of the server 100 receives, from the user terminal 200, data of the representative video 2010 or scene video 2020 or meta information 2030 selected by the user on the bookmark registration screen 2000 and time data 2200 corresponding thereto. Is received as true bookmark information and stored in the bookmark database 125 (s410).

  In addition, as the bookmark registration screen, for example, an example in which video data is not included according to a video non-display instruction from the user terminal 200 or a lack of video content data in the meta information database 126 can be assumed. A bookmark registration screen 3000 in this case is shown in FIG. In the bookmark registration screen 3000, the registration screen generation unit 114 extracts and lists meta information from the meta information database 126 for each scene constituting the program for the programs selected by the user on the program selection screen 1000. It has a form. For example, the program metadata area 3031 for displaying the meta information 3030 of the program selected by the user on the program selection screen 1000, and the meta information 3201 for each scene constituting the program (read from the user evaluation information database 127 by the user) The bookmark registration screen 3000 is composed of a scene metadata area 3210 in which the time information 3200 of the scene video is listed on the time axis by extracting the additional information from the metadata database 126.

--- Processing flow example 5 ---
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a processing flow example 4 of the bookmark registration method in the present embodiment. Next, processing when the search keyword is not included in the bookmark registration request and only time data will be described. In this case, the list screen generation means 116 of the server 100 sets the time 4010 indicated by the time data included in the bookmark registration request in the first display column 4001 of the data of the program list screen 4000 shown in FIG. 14 (s500). .

  Further, the list screen generation means 116 extracts data of all programs broadcasted in the time zone corresponding to each time (for example, 2008/7/11 19:28:31) from the meta information database 126, The list data 4020 of each program is set in the data second display column 2002 of the program list screen 4000 (s501). Then, the program list screen data 4000 is generated from the first display field 4001 and the second display field 4002 and transmitted to the user terminal 200 (s502).

  The list screen generation means 116 includes a broadcast area (eg, Hokkaido to Okinawa) of a program, a broadcast channel (eg, 1ch to OOch), a genre (eg, news, travel, cooking, language, finance, etc.). The data of the selection menu 4030 indicating the option list for at least one of the items is called from the storage means 101, and the selection menu data 4030 is attached to the program list screen 4000.

  Meanwhile, the selected program instruction means 212 of the user terminal 200 receives the program list screen 4000 including the selection menu 4030 and displays it on the output interface 206 (s503). Then, the user's selection in the selection menu 4030 is accepted, and the selection content is returned to the server 100 (s504).

  The list screen generation means 116 of the server 100 receives the user's selection content in the selection menu 4030 on the user terminal 200, and at least one of broadcast area, broadcast channel, and genre indicated by the selection content. The options (for example, broadcast area: Tokyo, broadcast channel: terrestrial D, genre: cuisine) are used as keys in the program 4020 set in the second display field 4002, and the broadcast area, broadcast channel, A program that matches at least one of the conditions of the genre is selected (s505).

  The list screen generating means 116 sets the list data of the program selected here in the second display field 4002 and updates the second display field 4002, and further, the first display field 4001 and the second display field 4002. Data of the program list screen 4000 is newly generated from the display field 4002 and retransmitted to the user terminal 200 (s506).

  On the other hand, the selected program instruction means 212 of the user terminal 200 receives the data of the program list screen 4000 from the server 100 and displays it on the output interface 206, and the time of a certain first display column 4001 on the program list screen 4000. The user's selection is accepted for the program 4020 in the second display field 4002 at 4010, and the information on the program at the accepted selection time is sent to the server 100 (s507).

  Thereafter, the registration screen generation unit 114 of the server generates a bookmark registration screen as in the above-described processing flow example 4, and accepts selection of true bookmark information from the user terminal 200 via the bookmark registration screen. Registration of the video content and meta information to be selected in the bookmark database 125 is executed.

  The registration screen generation means 114 of the server 100 receives the program information at the selected time from the user terminal 200, and the true bookmark information among the true bookmark information already registered in the bookmark database 125. Is searched for a program whose designated time is included in the broadcast time zone of the program designated by the program, and a representative video of the program whose selected time is contained in the broadcast time zone is extracted as a candidate video 4050 from the meta information database 126, It may be set on the list screen 4000 or the bookmark registration screen.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, bookmarks are set easily and surely for scenes focused on by the user in the video content, while the time axis shift between the bookmark and the corresponding scene or meta information at a later timing. Correction and efficient matching processing are possible.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described concretely based on the embodiment, it is not limited to this and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

It is a network block diagram of the bookmark registration system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the server of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the user terminal of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the bookmark device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows each data structure example of (a) bookmark database in this embodiment, (b) meta information database, (c) user evaluation information database. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 1 of the bookmark registration method in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 2 of the bookmark registration method in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 3 of the bookmark registration method in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 4 of the bookmark registration method in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the process flow example 5 of the bookmark registration method in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 1 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 2 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 3 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example 4 of a screen in this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Bookmark registration system 50 Bookmark device 51 Control part 52 USB interface 53 USB device controller 54 Button mechanism 55 Clock function 56 Memory 57 GPS function 58 Channel information acquisition part 100 Server 101, 201 Memory | storage means (HDD: Hard Disk Drive)
102, 202 Program 103, 203 Memory (RAM: Random Access Memory)
104, 204 CPU (Central Processing Unit)
105, 205 Input interface 106, 206 Output interface 107, 207 Communication means (NIC: Network Interface Card)
110 Time registration unit 111 List presentation unit 112 Main registration unit 113 Selection screen generation unit 114 Registration screen generation unit 115 Deviation calculation unit 116 List screen generation unit 125 Bookmark database 126 Meta information database 127 User evaluation information database 130 Time reception server 135 Web server 140 Network 200 User terminal 208 USB interface 209 USB host controller 210 Time transmission means 211 Confirmation information instruction means 212 Selected program instruction means 230 Time reading application 235 Web browser

Claims (16)

A user terminal that can communicate with an external device
Communicating with the bookmark device of the user, obtaining the time data stored in the bookmark device, and executing the process of transmitting the time data and the device ID of the bookmark device to the server,
A server that is communicable with an external device and stores the video content in each time zone of each broadcast channel or its meta information in the storage means,
Processing for receiving the time data and device ID from the user terminal and storing them in the storage means; receiving a bookmark registration request including the device ID from the user terminal; and reading time data corresponding to the device ID from the storage means , Search the storage means for a list of video content or its meta information that was broadcast at the time corresponding to the time data, and execute the process of transmitting the list to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
The list is received from the server and displayed on the output interface. The video content or meta information selected by the user as the video content or meta information corresponding to the time data is received from the list, and the video specified here is received. Executes processing for transmitting content or meta information data to the server as true bookmark information,
The server is
Receiving the true bookmark information from the user terminal and executing a process of storing the true bookmark information in a storage unit in association with the time data;
The bookmark registration method characterized by this. The server is
A bookmark registration request including a device ID and a search keyword is received from the user terminal, time data corresponding to the device ID is read from the storage means, and the video content broadcast at the time corresponding to the time data is Search the storage means for a list including the search keyword in the meta information, and execute a process of transmitting the list to the user terminal;
The bookmark registration method according to claim 1. The server is
Processing for setting the time indicated by the time data in the first display field of the predetermined screen data, and extracting video content or meta information broadcasted in the time zone corresponding to each time from the storage means, A process of setting the meta information data in the second display field of the predetermined screen data and a process of generating program selection screen data from the first display field and the second display field and transmitting the program selection screen data to the user terminal are executed. ,
3. The bookmark registration method according to claim 1, wherein the bookmark is registered. The user terminal is
The program selection screen data is received from the server and displayed on the output interface, and the user's selection is accepted for the video content in the second display field at the time of the first display field on the program selection screen. Processing for transmitting video content information at the selected time to the server;
The server is
Information on video content at the selected time is received from a user terminal, and a representative video that is a predetermined part of the video content and a plurality of scene videos in a predetermined time zone including the selected time among the video content are stored from a storage unit The process of extracting and setting the representative video and the scene video in the first display field, and extracting the meta information corresponding to the representative video or the scene video set in the first display field from the storage means, and the second display field A process for setting the bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field and transmitting the bookmark registration screen data to the user terminal;
The bookmark registration method according to claim 3, wherein: The user terminal is
Receiving the bookmark registration screen from the server and displaying it on the output interface, accepting the user's selection of either the representative video or the scene video in the first display column or the meta information in the second display column in the bookmark registration screen; A process of transmitting the video content corresponding to the representative video selected here or the data of the scene video or meta information and the data of the time corresponding thereto to the server as the true bookmark information,
The server is
Receiving the true bookmark information from the user terminal and storing it in a storage means;
The bookmark registration method according to claim 4. The server is
Call icon data for bookmarking from storage means and attach it to at least one of the representative video or scene video in the first display column or the meta information in the second display column on the bookmark registration screen. Process to send to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
Displaying a bookmark registration screen including the bookmarking icon on an output interface, accepting a user's selection for the bookmarking icon, and corresponding video content corresponding to the representative video attached to the selected icon Or the process of transmitting scene video or meta information data and the corresponding time data to the server as true bookmark information,
The server is
Receiving the true bookmark information from the user terminal and storing it in a storage means;
The bookmark registration method according to claim 5, wherein: The server is
The time data stored in the user's bookmark device and the broadcast time of the video content or scene video finally designated by the user as true bookmark information based on the time data are read from the storage means, Processing to calculate the deviation;
Received from the user terminal information on video content at the selected time selected on the program selection screen, and back and forth around the retroactive time back from the selected time by the calculated deviation of the video content A process of extracting a plurality of scene videos in a predetermined time zone from the storage means, and setting the scene videos in the first display field;
Processing for extracting meta information corresponding to at least the scene video at the retroactive time from the storage video out of the scene video set in the first display column and setting it in the second display column;
Processing for generating bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field and transmitting it to the user terminal;
The bookmark registration method according to claim 4, wherein the bookmark registration method is executed. The server is
Information on the video content at the selected time is received from the user terminal, and among the true bookmark information already registered in the storage means, the video content specified by the true bookmark information or the broadcast time zone of the scene video A process for searching for a received video containing a selected time and extracting a representative video or a scene video of video content in which the selected time is included in a broadcast time zone as a candidate video;
Corresponding to processing for setting the candidate video in the first display field together with the representative video or scene video according to the selected time, and at least one of the candidate video, representative video, and scene video set in the first display column Processing for extracting meta information to be stored from the storage means and setting it in the second display field, processing for generating bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field, and transmitting this to the user terminal;
The bookmark registration method according to claim 4, wherein the bookmark registration method is executed. The server is
A process of setting the time indicated by the time data in the first display field of the predetermined screen data, and data of all programs broadcast in the time zone corresponding to each time are extracted from the storage means, and the list of each program A process of setting data in a second display field of predetermined screen data, and a process of generating program list screen data from the first display field and the second display field and transmitting the program list screen data to the user terminal,
The bookmark registration method according to claim 1. The server is
Selection menu data indicating a list of options for at least one of the broadcast area, broadcast channel, and genre of the program is called from the storage means, and the selection menu data is attached to the program list screen and transmitted to the user terminal. Execute the process,
The user terminal is
Displaying a program list screen including the selection menu on an output interface, accepting a user's selection in the selection menu selection, and returning the selection content to the server;
The server is
In the program set in the second display field, the selection is received from the user terminal, and an option related to at least one of a broadcast area, a broadcast channel, and a genre indicated by the selection is used as a key. A process that selects a program that matches at least one of the conditions of the broadcast area, broadcast channel, and genre shown, and sets list data of the selected program in the second display field;
Generating program list screen data from the first display field and the second display field, and executing the process of transmitting the data to the user terminal;
The bookmark registration method according to claim 9. The user terminal is
The program list screen data is received from the server and displayed on the output interface, and the user's selection is accepted for the program in the second display column at the time of the first display column on the program list screen. Execute the process of sending the program information at the time to the server,
The server is
Information on the program at the selected time is received from the user terminal, and a representative video that is a predetermined part of the program and a plurality of scene videos in a predetermined time zone including the selected time among the programs are extracted from the storage means, The processing for setting the representative video and the scene video in the first display column, and the meta information corresponding to the representative video or the scene video set in the first display column are extracted from the storage means and set in the second display column. Processing, generating bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field, and transmitting this to the user terminal;
The bookmark registration method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: The user terminal is
Receiving the bookmark registration screen from the server and displaying it on the output interface, accepting the user's selection for either the representative video or the scene video in the first display column or the meta information in the second display column in the bookmark registration screen; The program or scene video or meta information data corresponding to the representative video selected here and the time data corresponding to the data are transmitted to the server as true bookmark information,
The server is
Receiving the true bookmark information from the user terminal and storing it in a storage means;
The bookmark registration method according to claim 11. The server is
The information of the program at the selected time is received from the user terminal, and the received selected time is in the broadcast time zone of the program designated by the true bookmark information among the true bookmark information already registered in the storage means. A process of searching for included content, and extracting a representative video of a program whose selection time is included in a broadcast time zone as a candidate video, from storage means;
Processing for setting the candidate video in the first display field together with the representative video corresponding to the selected time, and meta information corresponding to at least one of the candidate video and the representative video image set in the first display field Processing to extract and set in the second display field, processing to generate bookmark registration screen data from the first display field and the second display field, and transmit this to the user terminal,
The bookmark registration method according to claim 11, wherein the bookmark registration method is executed. A computer system comprising a user terminal and a server capable of communicating with each other;
The user terminal is
Communicating with the bookmark device of the user, obtaining the time data stored in the bookmark device, and executing the process of transmitting the time data and the device ID of the bookmark device to the server,
The server is
Store the video content of each time period of each broadcast channel or its meta information in the storage means,
Processing for receiving the time data and device ID from the user terminal and storing them in the storage means; receiving a bookmark registration request including the device ID from the user terminal; and reading time data corresponding to the device ID from the storage means , Search the storage means for a list of video content or its meta information that was broadcast at the time corresponding to the time data, and execute the process of transmitting the list to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
The list is received from the server and displayed on the output interface. The video content or meta information selected by the user as the video content or meta information corresponding to the time data is received from the list, and the video specified here is received. Executes processing for transmitting content or meta information data to the server as true bookmark information,
The server is
Receiving the true bookmark information from the user terminal and executing a process of storing the true bookmark information in a storage unit in association with the time data;
Bookmark registration system characterized by being a thing. A communication means for communicating with an external device;
Means for communicating with a bookmark device of a user, obtaining time data stored in the bookmark device, and transmitting the time data and a device ID of the bookmark device to a server;
Means for transmitting a bookmark registration request including the device ID to a server;
In response to the bookmark registration request, the server returns a list of video content broadcasted at the time corresponding to the time data or the meta information thereof, and displays the list on the output interface. Receives the designation of the video content or meta information selected by the user as the video content or meta information corresponding to the time data, and transmits the video content or meta information data designated here to the server as true bookmark information Means,
A user terminal comprising: A communication means for communicating with an external device;
Storage means for storing video content of each time period of each broadcast channel or meta information thereof;
Means for receiving the time data stored in the bookmark device of the user and the device ID of the bookmark device from the user terminal, and storing the time data and the device ID in a storage means;
A bookmark registration request including a device ID is received from the user terminal, time data corresponding to the device ID is read from storage means, and a list of video contents or meta information broadcast at a time corresponding to the time data is displayed. Means for searching in a storage means and transmitting the list to the user terminal;
Video content or meta information data selected by the user as video content or meta information corresponding to the time data from the list is received as true bookmark information from the user terminal, and stored in the storage means in association with the time data. Means for storing;
A server comprising

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