JP2011071880A - Mobile radio communication terminal, content viewing system, and method and program for controlling mobile radio communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile radio communication terminal, a content viewing system, and a method and program for controlling the mobile radio communication terminal, wherein the way of utilization is simple and a user can easily select desired contents. <P>SOLUTION: When a location of a mobile radio communication terminal 300 enters a specific range or enters a range where communication with a radio LAN router 900 is enabled, a remote control application 310a is initiated automatically. Furthermore, authentication is performed using communication terminal identification information of the mobile radio communication terminal 300, content information recommended by a recommend server 600 is acquired in accordance with the communication terminal information, and information relating to contents meeting preference or the like of a user (personalized content) is displayed on a display operating section 303. The user can easily select desired contents from the personalized contents using a remote control device at hand, even without watching a television receiver. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable wireless communication terminal such as a mobile phone terminal capable of remote-controlling a television receiver capable of receiving a video program or the like, a set-top box for IPTV, a set-top box for cable television, or the like, contents The present invention relates to a viewing system, a control method for a portable wireless communication terminal, and a control program for a portable wireless communication terminal.

  In television receivers, set-top boxes (STB) for IPTV (Internet Protocol TeleVision), STBs for cable television, and the like that can use an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) are widely used. . At that time, even if the EPG is displayed on the television receiver, the number of programs in recent IPTV, cable television, etc. becomes enormous, and it is not possible to list all of them in the program table, and the screen scrolls repeatedly. In many cases, it is necessary to input a search keyword, and it is not easy for a user to search for a desired program. Therefore, a program guide corresponding to the analysis result of the user's preference situation is displayed on the television receiver (for example, Patent Document 1). Then, the user selects a desired program from the program table edited for each user with the horizontal axis as the channel and the vertical axis as the broadcast time, and views or schedules recording.

  On the other hand, products that use an infrared light emitting element provided in a mobile phone terminal and can use the mobile phone terminal as a remote control for a television receiver or the like are already on the market, and proposals relating to this have been made (for example, patents). Reference 2). When a mobile phone terminal is used as a remote control for a television receiver or the like, program information is acquired using a mobile phone communication line, and a program guide is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone terminal. Then, by selecting a desired program from the displayed program guide, a remote control signal for viewing and reservation of the corresponding program is output from the mobile phone terminal. In some cases, Bluetooth (registered trademark) provided in a mobile phone terminal can be used as a remote control for a television receiver or the like (for example, Patent Document 3).

JP 2008-005225 A JP 2005-150831 A Japanese Patent No. 3766072

  However, when watching TV while doing something like “watching while”, which is one of the features of TV watching in recent years, the viewer wants to select the desired program, not the channel Therefore, there is no need to stick to the program table along the channel axis and the time axis as in Patent Document 1.

  In addition, as shown in Patent Document 2, it is preferable that thumbnails of all programs are displayed on a mobile phone terminal and a desired program can be selected at hand, but in order to realize the thumbnail display, a mobile phone with a built-in TV reception function is provided. A telephone terminal is assumed, and although it is a thumbnail display, it is difficult to display a list of all programs on the mobile phone terminal. Furthermore, when using Bluetooth (registered trademark) provided in a mobile phone terminal as in Patent Document 3, a receiving device (TV receiver, STB, etc.) to be operated by a remote controller and an application that operates on the mobile phone terminal Prior settings such as remote control connection confirmation with software (hereinafter referred to as mobile application) are necessary and difficult to use. When using as a remote control for a television receiver or the like, the user uses a remote control device attached to the reception device rather than starting a mobile phone remote control application and using it as a portable wireless communication terminal. It was simpler.

  In addition to these broadcasts, VOD (Video On Demand) has become a so-called long-tailed content, and there are a lot of content that is unlikely to be viewed, and the number of content that can be viewed is enormous. . Therefore, it is difficult to search for the content desired by the user regardless of which conventional method is used.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a portable wireless communication terminal, a content viewing system, a portable wireless communication terminal control method, and a portable wireless communication terminal control program that are simple to use and allow a user to easily select desired content. Is to provide.

  The present invention proposes the following matters in order to solve the above problems. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this.

(1) The present invention is a portable wireless communication terminal (300) capable of wireless communication with the outside via a wireless communication line, and a communication terminal identification information storage for storing communication terminal identification information for identifying the portable wireless communication terminal Means (309), communication means (302) for performing wireless communication with the outside, display means (303) for displaying information, and operation means (303) capable of selecting and inputting at least the contents displayed on the display means A remote control means (310a) for controlling an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating the content receiving device (200) capable of receiving a plurality of contents, and starting the remote control means when a predetermined start condition is satisfied Remote control control means starting means (301) for causing the remote control signal to be externally output according to the content selected by the operation input by the operation means. Remote control signal transmission means (304) for transmitting to the content receiving device, wherein the remote control control means externally transmits the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means via the communication means. The content information obtained by the communication means is received from the recommendation server in response to the communication terminal identification information, and is transmitted to the recommendation server (600). An operation input of content displayed on the display means and selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means is received by the operation means. Further, the remote control means proposes a portable wireless communication terminal comprising usage status collection means (307) for collecting usage status by a user and transmitting the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means. Yes.

  According to this invention, the communication terminal identification information storage means stores communication terminal identification information for identifying a portable radio communication terminal. The communication means performs wireless communication with the outside. The display means displays information. The operation means enables at least the contents displayed on the display means to be selected and input. The remote control control unit controls an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating a content receiving apparatus capable of receiving a plurality of contents. The remote control control means activation means activates the remote control control means when a predetermined activation condition is satisfied. The remote control signal transmitting means transmits a remote control signal to the external content receiving apparatus according to the content selected by the operation input by the operating means. The remote control control means transmits the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means to the external recommendation server via the communication means. The remote control means receives content information that is information related to the content and is sent from the recommendation server according to the communication terminal identification information. The remote control means displays the content information obtained by the communication means on the display means. Further, the remote control means accepts the operation input of the content selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means by the operation means. The remote control means further includes usage status collection means for collecting usage status by the user and transmitting the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means. Therefore, the remote control control means (remote control application) can be automatically activated simply by using the portable wireless communication terminal owned by the user. Then, authentication is automatically performed, and the content information can be acquired by being recommended by the user. Therefore, the user can easily select the desired content by using the remote control control means of the portable wireless communication terminal at hand without looking at the television receiver.

(2) The present invention provides the portable wireless communication terminal according to (1), wherein the activation condition includes, via the communication means (302) and / or position detection means (in the portable wireless communication terminal) 308) proposes a portable radio communication terminal (300) characterized in that the position information obtained in step 308) falls within a predetermined range.

  According to the present invention, the activation condition includes that the position information obtained through the communication means and / or the position detection means included in the portable wireless communication terminal is within a predetermined range. Accordingly, the remote control means can be automatically activated when the user reaches a specific position.

(3) The present invention is the portable wireless communication terminal according to (1) or (2), wherein the communication means (302) communicates with a wireless LAN router (900) provided outside. The portable wireless communication terminal (300) is characterized in that the activation condition includes that the router identification information of a predetermined wireless LAN router becomes communicable via the communication means. ing.

  According to this invention, the communication means can communicate with a wireless LAN router provided outside, and the router identification information of the predetermined wireless LAN router is passed through the communication means as the activation condition. This includes being able to communicate. Accordingly, the remote control means can be automatically activated when the user reaches a position where communication with a predetermined wireless LAN router is possible.

(4) The present invention provides the portable wireless communication terminal according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the remote control control means activation means (301) automatically performs the remote control when the activation condition is satisfied. A portable wireless communication terminal (300) characterized by activating the control means (310a) is proposed.

  According to this invention, the remote control control means starting means automatically starts the remote control control means when the start condition is satisfied. Therefore, the remote control function can be used by starting the remote control means (remote control application) without the user performing a complicated start operation.

(5) According to the present invention, in the portable wireless communication terminal according to (4), the remote control control means activation means (301) confirms automatic activation with respect to a user before automatically activating the remote control means. The portable wireless communication terminal (300) is characterized by requesting.

  According to this invention, the remote control control means starting means requests the user to confirm the automatic start before automatically starting the remote control means. Therefore, the remote control means is not activated without permission against the user's will, and usability can be improved.

(6) According to the present invention, in the portable wireless communication terminal according to (5), after the remote control control means activation means (301) is instructed to prohibit automatic activation from a user who has requested confirmation of automatic activation. When the activation condition is satisfied again after any of the activation conditions becomes incompatible, the user is requested to confirm the automatic activation before the remote control means (310a) is automatically activated. A featured portable wireless communication terminal (300) is proposed.

  According to the present invention, the remote control control means starting means is instructed again after the user who has requested confirmation of automatic start is instructed not to automatically start, after any of the start conditions becomes incompatible. When the above is satisfied, the user is requested to confirm the automatic activation before the remote control means is automatically activated. Therefore, even if activation is not permitted once, automatic activation can be performed again in a state where there is a high possibility that the activation will be used thereafter.

(7) The present invention provides the portable wireless communication terminal according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the activation condition includes an activation instruction by a user ( 300).

  According to the present invention, the activation condition includes an activation instruction by the user. Therefore, when it is possible to connect to a network via a wireless LAN hot spot, the remote control means can be manually activated and used.

(8) The present invention provides the portable wireless communication terminal according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the usage status collection unit (307) collects a history of operations performed by the operation unit (303). The operation history collecting means (307a) for performing, the viewing history collecting means (307b) for collecting the history of the content viewed by the user, and the user performing at least one of evaluation and evaluation voting on the content viewed by the user A content evaluation vote history collection unit (307c) for collecting history performed, and a comment transmission history collection unit (307d) for collecting a history of the user sending comments to the outside regarding the content viewed by the user. A portable wireless communication terminal (300) including at least one of the above is proposed.

  According to the present invention, the usage status collection means includes an operation history collection means for collecting history operated by the operation means, a viewing history collection means for collecting history of content viewed by the user, and a user viewed. Content evaluation voting history collection means that collects the history of users performing at least one of evaluation and evaluation voting on content, and the history of users sending comments to the outside regarding the content viewed by users At least one of the comment transmission history collection means to be performed. Therefore, the usage status of the user can be collected in detail and efficiently, and content information more useful to the user can be provided.

(9) The present invention provides the portable wireless communication terminal according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the operation means (303) includes a touch panel using the display means (303). The portable wireless communication terminal (300) is proposed.

  According to the present invention, the operation means includes a touch panel using display means. Therefore, the user can easily perform a content selection operation or the like by the remote control control unit of the portable radio communication terminal at hand without looking at the television receiver, and the user can easily select the desired content. .

(10) The present invention provides a portable wireless communication terminal (300) capable of wireless communication with the outside via a wireless communication line, a content transmission device (500) that performs at least one of content distribution and content broadcasting, A content viewing system including a content receiving device (200) capable of receiving content distributed or broadcasted by a content transmitting device and receiving a remote control signal emitted from the portable wireless communication terminal, and a recommendation server (600). The portable wireless communication terminal displays communication terminal identification information storage means (309) for storing communication terminal identification information for identifying the portable wireless communication terminal, communication means (302) for wireless communication with the outside, and displays information. Display means (303) to be operated, and operation means (303) capable of selecting and inputting at least the contents displayed on the display means. A remote control means (310a) for controlling an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating the content receiver capable of receiving a plurality of contents, and a remote controller for starting the remote control means when a predetermined activation condition is satisfied A remote control signal transmitting means (304) for transmitting a remote control signal to an external content receiving device according to the content selected by the operation input by the operating means; The control means transmits the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means to the external recommendation server via the communication means, and is information related to content, from the recommendation server. Receiving the content information sent according to the communication terminal identification information, The content information obtained by the communication means is displayed on the display means, the operation means accepts an operation input of content selected from the content information displayed on the display means, and the remote control means Further comprises usage status collection means (307) for collecting usage status by a user and transmitting the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means, wherein the recommendation server is connected to the portable radio communication terminal. Proposing a content viewing system that generates the content information according to the usage status of the acquired user and transmits the content information to the portable wireless communication terminal according to the communication terminal identification information ing.

  According to this invention, the communication terminal identification information storage means stores communication terminal identification information for identifying a portable radio communication terminal. The communication means performs wireless communication with the outside. The display means displays information. The operation means enables at least the contents displayed on the display means to be selected and input. The remote control control unit controls an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating a content receiving apparatus capable of receiving a plurality of contents. The remote control control means activation means activates the remote control control means when a predetermined activation condition is satisfied. The remote control signal transmitting means transmits a remote control signal to an external content receiving apparatus according to the content selected by the operation input by the operating means. The remote control control means transmits the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means to the external recommendation server via the communication means. The remote control means receives content information that is information related to the content and is sent from the recommendation server according to the communication terminal identification information. The remote controller control means displays the content information obtained by the communication means on the display means. Further, the remote control means accepts an operation input of content selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means by the operation means. The remote control means further includes usage status collection means for collecting usage status by the user and transmitting the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means. The recommendation server generates content information according to the usage situation for each user acquired from the mobile wireless communication terminal, and transmits the content information to the mobile wireless communication terminal according to the communication terminal identification information. Therefore, the remote control control means (remote control application) can be automatically activated simply by using the portable wireless communication terminal owned by the user. Then, authentication is automatically performed, and the content information can be acquired by being recommended by the user. Therefore, the user can easily select the desired content by using the remote control control means of the portable radio communication terminal at hand without looking at the television receiver.

(11) The present invention provides a communication terminal identification information storage unit (309) for storing communication terminal identification information for identifying a portable radio communication terminal, a communication unit (302) for performing wireless communication with the outside, and a display for displaying information. Means (303) and an operation means (303) capable of selecting and inputting at least the contents displayed on the display means, and a portable wireless communication terminal (300) capable of wireless communication with the outside via a wireless communication line A control method for starting a remote control means (310a) for controlling an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating a content receiving device (200) capable of receiving a plurality of contents when a predetermined start condition is satisfied. The remote control signal is transmitted to the external content receiving device in accordance with the content selected by the operation input by the operating means, and the remote control In the control means, the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means is transmitted to the external recommendation server (600) via the communication means, and the information related to the content is the recommendation The content information sent according to the communication terminal identification information from the server is received, the content information obtained by the communication means is displayed on the display means, and the content information displayed on the display means A portable wireless device that receives an operation input of content selected by a user by the operation means, further collects the usage status by the user, and transmits the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means. A control method for communication terminals is proposed.

  According to the present invention, the method for controlling a portable wireless communication terminal includes a remote control means for controlling an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating a content receiving apparatus capable of receiving a plurality of contents when a predetermined activation condition is satisfied. Is activated, and a remote control signal is transmitted to an external content receiving device in accordance with the content selected by the operation input from the operating means. In the remote control means, the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means is transmitted to the external recommendation server via the communication means, and information relating to the content is transmitted from the recommendation server to the communication terminal identification information. The content information sent in response to the communication means is received, the content information obtained by the communication means is displayed on the display means, and the operation input of the content selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means is operated. And collects the usage status by the user and transmits the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means. Therefore, the remote control control means (remote control application) can be automatically activated simply by using the portable wireless communication terminal owned by the user. Then, authentication is automatically performed, and the content information can be acquired by being recommended by the user. Therefore, the user can easily select the desired content by using the remote control control means of the portable radio communication terminal at hand without looking at the television receiver.

(12) The present invention relates to a communication terminal identification information storage unit (309) for storing communication terminal identification information for identifying a portable radio communication terminal, a communication unit (302) for performing wireless communication with the outside, and a display for displaying information. Means (303) and an operation means (303) capable of selecting and inputting at least the contents displayed on the display means, and a portable wireless communication terminal (300) capable of wireless communication with the outside via a wireless communication line A control program, when the computer satisfies a predetermined activation condition and remote control control means (310a) for controlling an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating the content receiving device (200) capable of receiving a plurality of contents The remote control control means starting means (301) for starting the remote control control means, and the controller selected by the operation input by the operating means. A control program for causing the remote control signal to function as remote control signal transmission means (304) for transmitting the remote control signal to the external content receiving device according to the content, and further, the remote control control means via the communication means The communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means is transmitted to an external recommendation server (600), and is information relating to the content, from the recommendation server to the communication terminal identification information. The content information sent in response is received, the content information obtained by the communication means is displayed on the display means, and the content operation selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means The function is to accept the input by the operation means, and the user Collect usage, proposes a control program of the portable wireless communication terminal to function as the usage status collecting means (307) for transmitting said usage via the communication means to the recommendation server.

  According to the present invention, the remote control means controls the operation related to the remote control signal that can operate the content receiving device that can receive a plurality of contents. The remote control control means activation means activates the remote control means when a predetermined activation condition is satisfied. The remote control signal transmitting means transmits a remote control signal to an external content receiving apparatus in accordance with the content selected by the operation input from the operating means. Further, the remote control means transmits the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means to the external recommendation server via the communication means. Further, the remote control means receives content information that is information related to the content and is sent from the recommendation server according to the communication terminal identification information. Further, the remote control means displays the content information obtained by the communication means on the display means. Further, the remote control means functions to allow the operation means to accept an operation input of content selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means. The usage status collecting means collects the usage status by the user and transmits the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means. Therefore, the remote control control means (remote control application) can be automatically activated simply by using the portable wireless communication terminal owned by the user. Then, authentication is automatically performed, and the content information can be acquired by being recommended by the user. Therefore, the user can easily select the desired content by using the remote control control means of the portable radio communication terminal at hand without looking at the television receiver.

  According to the present invention, the user can easily select desired content by using the remote control control means of the portable wireless communication terminal at hand without having to watch the television receiver. .

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a content viewing system including a portable wireless communication terminal according to the present invention. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable wireless communication terminal 300. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a portable wireless communication terminal 300. It is a flowchart which shows the power-on of the television receiver 100 and STB200, the multichannel broadcast display on a television screen, and a normal EPG display. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when a remote control application activation unit 301 activates a remote control application 310a according to activation condition 1. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when a remote control application activation unit 301 activates a remote control application 310a according to activation condition 2. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when a remote control application activation unit 301 activates a remote control application 310a according to activation conditions 3. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when a multi-channel broadcast program is selected on the screen of the portable wireless communication terminal 300. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of displaying content information (personalized content) recommended to a user on the screen of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of browsing a program such as a promotion video or related information on the screen of the portable wireless communication terminal 300. 4 is a flowchart showing content selection and purchase on the screen of the portable wireless communication terminal 300 and content display operations on the screen of the television receiver 100. 10 is a flowchart showing program evaluation and voting operations on the screen of portable wireless communication terminal 300. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of updating a user profile on the screen of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of sending a comment by a social network on the screen of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of a program recording reservation for multi-channel broadcasting on the screen of the portable wireless communication terminal 300. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement when starting remote control application 310a manually and acquiring content information. It is a figure which shows the modification which made the form which equips the portable radio | wireless communication terminal of this embodiment with a display part and an operation part independently.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Note that the constituent elements in the present embodiment can be appropriately replaced with existing constituent elements and the like, and various variations including combinations with other existing constituent elements are possible. Therefore, the description of the present embodiment does not limit the contents of the invention described in the claims.

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a content viewing system including a portable wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.
The content viewing system of the present embodiment includes a television receiver 100, an STB 200, a portable wireless communication terminal 300, a wireless base station 400, a content distribution server 500, a recommendation server 600, an authentication / billing server 700, and an external server. 800 and a wireless LAN router 900. In FIG. 1, a broken line surrounding the television receiver 100, the STB 200, the portable wireless communication terminal 300, and the wireless LAN router 900 indicates that it is provided in the user's home.

The television receiver 100 is a content receiving device that supports terrestrial digital broadcasting, and includes an RF signal transmission / reception unit 101 and a display unit 102.
The RF signal transmission / reception unit 101 is connected to the RF signal transmission / reception unit 203 of the STB 200 and transmits / receives content.
The display unit 102 is a display unit such as a liquid crystal display device that displays a video received by a receiving unit (not shown) of the television receiver 100 via a broadcast wave, a video received via the RF signal transmitting / receiving unit 101, or the like. is there.

The STB 200 is a content reception apparatus including a video / control signal transmission / reception unit 201, a content recording unit 202, an RF signal transmission / reception unit 203, and a remote control signal reception unit 204.
The video / control signal transmission / reception unit 201 transmits / receives a video signal and a control signal to / from the content distribution server 500 via a broadband line or a cable TV line. The video / control signal transmission / reception unit 201 of this embodiment is connected to a broadband line or a cable TV line by fixed wired communication via the wireless LAN router 900.
The content recording unit 202 is a memory or a hard disk device that records the content obtained by the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 201.
The RF signal transmission / reception unit 203 is connected to the RF signal transmission / reception unit 101 of the television receiver 100 and transmits / receives content.
The remote control signal receiving unit 204 receives a remote control signal sent from the portable wireless communication terminal 300. In this embodiment, the remote control signal receiving unit 204 receives an infrared remote control signal, but may use short-range communication using radio waves.
The television receiver 100 according to the present embodiment can receive broadcast waves such as terrestrial digital broadcasts alone and display video, but will be described below as displaying content obtained from the STB 200.

The mobile wireless communication terminal 300 is a mobile phone terminal that uses a mobile phone service. The mobile wireless communication terminal 300 according to the present embodiment stores a plurality of applications in the application storage unit 310, and can implement various functions by activating these applications as necessary. The portable wireless communication terminal 300 according to the present embodiment stores a remote control application 310a. By starting the remote control application 310a, a function as remote control control means for transmitting a remote control signal for remotely controlling the STB 200 can be realized.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the portable wireless communication terminal 300.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of the portable wireless communication terminal 300.
The portable wireless communication terminal 300 of this embodiment includes a remote control application activation unit 301, a communication unit 302, a display operation unit 303, a remote control signal transmission unit 304, a content evaluation voting unit 305, a comment transmission unit 306, A status collection unit 307, a position detection unit 308, a communication terminal identification information storage unit 309, and an application storage unit 310 are provided.

  The remote control application activation unit 301 has a function as a remote control control unit activation unit that activates the remote control application 310a (remote control unit) when a predetermined activation condition is satisfied. The remote control application activation unit 301 of the present embodiment has the following four activation conditions as activation conditions.

(Startup condition 1)
Under the activation condition 1, the remote control application activation unit 301 activates the remote control application 310a when the position indicated by the position information of the portable wireless communication terminal 300 detected by the position detection unit 308 is within a predetermined range. Here, the predetermined range is a range within a predetermined distance (for example, a radius of 50 meters) from the position where the STB 200 is installed and the set position. Note that “the position where the STB 200 is installed and the set position” means that the position information of the portable wireless communication terminal 300 is acquired in advance at a position close to the position where the STB 200 is actually installed, and this is used as the position where the STB 200 is installed. It is the latitude and longitude information that is regarded as the current position.

(Startup condition 2)
In the activation condition 2, when the communication unit 302 establishes communication with the wireless LAN router, the remote control application activation unit 301 has a wireless LAN router in which the established wireless LAN router is located in a predetermined home. When it is 900, the remote control application 310a is activated. Specifically, the remote control application activation unit 301 stores in advance router identification information of the wireless LAN router 900 disposed in the house, and when entering the area where the wireless LAN can be used, The router identification information is checked to determine whether or not to activate the remote control application 310a.

(Startup condition 3)
In the activation condition 3, the remote control application activation unit 301 activates the remote control application 310a when both the activation condition 1 and the activation condition 2 are satisfied. That is, the remote control application activation unit 301 has a wireless LAN router in which the position indicated by the position information of the portable wireless communication terminal 300 detected by the position detection unit 308 is within a predetermined range and the communication unit 302 has established communication. When the wireless LAN router 900 is located in a predetermined home, the remote control application 310a is activated.

(Startup condition 4)
Under the activation condition 4, the remote control application activation unit 301 activates the remote control application 310a when the user manually instructs the remote control application 310a to be activated using the display operation unit 303.

  Note that the user uses the display operation unit 303 in advance to determine which of the above four activation conditions the remote control application activation unit 301 performs.

  The communication unit 302 performs wireless communication with the outside. The communication unit 302 according to the present embodiment can perform wireless communication with the outside through a wireless LAN router that is wired and connected to the outside, in addition to performing wireless communication through a wireless communication line used for mobile phone services. The communication unit 302 transmits communication terminal identification information unique to the portable wireless communication terminal 300 stored in the communication terminal identification information storage unit 309 to the external recommendation server 600. Further, the communication unit 302 receives content information sent from the recommendation server 600 according to the communication terminal identification information. Mobile wireless communication terminals such as mobile phone terminals are usually associated with individual users. Therefore, in this embodiment, communication terminal identification information is used as information for specifying a user.

Here, the content information is information related to content distributed by the content distribution server 500 described later. Specifically, it is information recommended for each user. The recommended information is information that is likely to be relevant to the user, information for selecting and recommending information that the user is likely to be interested in, and the like.
For example, when the user is authenticated by the communication terminal identification information of the portable wireless communication terminal 300 that is the father, if the content that the father often views is baseball broadcast, the content or advertisement highly relevant to baseball Is included in the content information. In addition, when the user is authenticated by the communication terminal identification information of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300 that is a child, if the content often viewed by the child is an animation work, the content or education highly relevant to the animation work Related content and information are included in the content information.

In addition to the information regarding the recommended content, information regarding all the distributed contents may be added to the content information. For example, in addition to recommended recommended program information, information on all programs scheduled to be broadcast may be included in the content information. In that case, it is better to ask the user to select which information to view.
The communication between the communication unit 302 and the recommendation server 600 uses a wireless communication line provided by a mobile phone service provider, but communication may be performed via the wireless LAN router 900.

  The display operation unit 303 functions as a display unit that displays various information such as content information obtained by the communication unit. The display operation unit 303 also functions as an operation unit that can perform various input operations such as operation input of content selected by the user from the displayed content information. Specifically, in this embodiment, a liquid crystal display device having a touch panel input function is provided. FIG. 3 shows an example in which three recommended contents are displayed as information recommended for the user “Mr. A”.

  The remote control signal transmission unit 304 transmits a remote control signal to the external STB 200 in accordance with the content selected by the operation input from the multi-channel broadcast program guide displayed on the display operation unit 303. As described above, in the present embodiment, the remote control signal transmission unit 304 transmits an infrared remote control signal.

  The content evaluation voting unit 305 votes the evaluation of the viewed content by the user who has viewed the content. Specifically, the content evaluation voting unit 305 presents a display for prompting evaluation to the user through the display operation unit 303 when the user has finished viewing the content. When the user makes an evaluation in response to this, the evaluation result is sent to the recommendation server 600. The evaluation may be a simple evaluation such as a five-level evaluation of satisfaction, for example, or an evaluation including a comment similar to a comment by the comment transmission unit 306 described later.

  The comment transmission unit 306 transmits a comment about the viewed content to a social network provided on the external server 800, a web page, or the like by a user who has viewed the content.

The usage status collection unit 307 collects the usage status by the user, and transmits the collected usage status to the recommendation server 600 through the communication unit 302. Here, the usage status is information such as what operation the user has performed, what content has been viewed, and how much the content has been satisfied. The usage status collection unit 307 of this embodiment includes an operation history collection unit 307a, a viewing history collection unit 307b, a content evaluation vote history collection unit 307c, and a comment transmission history collection unit 307d. The usage status collection unit 307 transmits the history collected by each of these collection units to the recommendation server 600 as the usage status. The usage status collection unit 307 of the present embodiment is configured as a part of the functions of the remote control application 310a described later, but in FIG. 2, it is described as a functional block for easy understanding.
When the communication unit 302 cannot communicate with the outside due to a bad radio wave condition, the usage status collection unit 307 displays the collected usage status until a communication can be performed. Remember and keep in

The operation history collection unit 307 a collects a history of operations performed by the user using the display operation unit 303. Here, the operation history includes, for example, a search history when a user searches for content, a browsing history of browsing information included in the content information without viewing the content, and the like.
The viewing history collection unit 307b collects the viewing history of the content viewed by the user.
The content evaluation voting history collection unit 307c collects content evaluation histories performed by the user by the content evaluation voting unit 305.
The comment transmission history collection unit 307d collects the transmission history of comments about the content made by the user by the comment transmission unit 306.

  The position detection unit 308 acquires position information of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300. As a method for acquiring position information by the position detection unit 308, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System) may be used, position information may be obtained from a base station, or these may be used in combination.

  The communication terminal identification information storage unit 309 stores information unique to each portable wireless communication terminal and communication terminal identification information that can identify the portable wireless communication terminal. The communication terminal identification information storage unit 309 is provided in, for example, a SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module Card) that can be attached to and detached from the portable wireless communication terminal 300.

  The application storage unit 310 stores a remote control application 310a that functions as a remote control unit. The remote control application 310a is an application program that controls operations related to remote control signals that can operate the STB 200, and is activated by the remote control application activation unit 301 to perform operations.

  The radio base station 400 is a base station of a radio communication line provided by a mobile phone service provider, and relays radio communication with the mobile radio communication terminal 300.

The content distribution server 500 is a content transmission device possessed by an IPTV provider or a cable television provider, and distributes content. The content distribution server 500 of this embodiment includes a format conversion unit 501, a content distribution unit 502, and a video / control signal transmission / reception unit 503.
The format conversion unit 501 converts the data format of the content in accordance with the distribution route for distributing the content.
The content distribution unit 502 distributes content to the STB 200 based on a control signal obtained from the STB 200 via the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 503.
The video / control signal transmission / reception unit 503 transmits / receives video signals and control signals to / from the STB 200 via a broadband line or a cable TV line.
The content distribution server 500 is connected to the recommendation server 600, the authentication / billing server 700, and the external server 800 via a closed network.

  The recommendation server 600 generates recommended content information for the corresponding user based on the communication terminal identification information obtained from the mobile wireless communication terminal 300, and sends the generated content information to the mobile wireless communication terminal 300. The recommendation server 600 according to the present embodiment includes a content database (hereinafter referred to as DB) 601, an advertisement / related information DB 602, a user profile DB 603, an EPGDB 604, a distribution content generation unit 605, a recommendation engine unit 606, and the like. And a user profile collection unit 607.

  The content DB 601 stores the content to be distributed and stores various types of information related to the content in association with the content. Here, the various types of information related to the content include, for example, the content genre, content, keyword, target age, and the like. The content DB 601 stores content distributed as a broadcast and content distributed as a VOD.

  The advertisement / related information DB 602 stores advertisements and related information distributed together with content, and stores various types of information related to advertisements and related information in association with the advertisements and related information. Here, the various information related to the advertisement and the related information is the genre, content, keyword, target age, etc. of the advertisement and the related information, as in the various information related to the content. In addition, the related information is general information that is not an advertisement but is desired to be transmitted to the user, and any specific information may be used.

The user profile DB 603 stores a profile for each user, that is, for each terminal identification information collected by a user profile collection unit 607 described later.
The EPG DB 604 stores information related to EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of content distributed as broadcast among the content stored in the content DB.
The distribution content generation unit 605 extracts the content distributed by the content distribution server 500 from the content DB 601 based on various pieces of information on the content information recommended by the recommendation engine unit 606, and sets the content in a distributable state. Also, the distribution content generation unit 605 extracts advertisement / related information related to the content information recommended by the recommendation engine unit 606 from the advertisement / related information DB 602 and generates it as data that can be distributed as one form of content. To do.

  The recommendation engine unit 606 acquires communication terminal identification information from the portable wireless communication terminal 300. Then, the user profile corresponding to the acquired communication terminal identification information is extracted from the user profile stored in the user profile DB 603. Thereafter, based on the extracted user profile, advertisement / related information relevant to the content information recommended to the user is generated and transmitted to the mobile wireless communication terminal 300.

  The user profile collection unit 607 collects information to be included in the user profile from the usage state by the user acquired from the mobile wireless communication terminal 300 and updates the user profile stored in the user profile DB 603. Specifically, an operation history, a content viewing history, a content evaluation history, and a comment transmission history are collected, and the user profile itself is updated.

The authentication billing server 700 performs billing processing performed in connection with content viewing. Here, the billing process includes billing that occurs to view a broadcast for a certain period (for example, in units of one month), billing for pay broadcasting, billing for VOD, and the like. Note that it is not necessary to charge for free content or broadcast. The authentication / billing server 700 includes a user authentication DB 701, a billing DB 702, a user authentication determination unit 703, and a billing unit 704.
The user authentication DB 701 stores user information that has been authenticated and properly registered.
The accounting DB 702 stores accounting information such as how much content and services are charged.
The user authentication determination unit 703 performs user authentication. The user authentication is performed based on the communication terminal identification information of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300. However, when charging is performed, for example, an additional password input is requested to further increase safety.
The charging unit 704 performs a charging process for a user who has been properly authenticated, and sends the result of the charging process to the content distribution server.

  The external server 800 is a server used for other services provided outside, for example. In this embodiment, an example of a social network server is shown, and the external server 800 includes a social network external I / F (interface). On the social network provided in the external server 800, an environment is provided in which comments regarding content distributed by the content viewing system of the present embodiment can be uploaded.

  The wireless LAN router 900 provides a wireless LAN environment that a user uses at home, and can perform wireless communication between the STB 200 and the portable wireless communication terminal 300. The wireless LAN router 900 has unique router identification information assigned to each wireless LAN router. Here, the router identification information unique to the wireless LAN router is, for example, an SSID or a MAC address possessed by the wireless LAN router.

Next, the operation of the content viewing system of the present embodiment will be described based on a flowchart.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing power-on of the television receiver 100 and the STB 200, multi-channel broadcast display and normal EPG display on the television screen.
In step (hereinafter referred to as S) 101, the power of the television receiver 100 and the STB 200 is turned on.
In S102, the RF signal transmission / reception unit 101 requests the STB 200 for multi-channel broadcasting and normal EPG transmission.
In S <b> 103, the RF signal transmission / reception unit 203 transmits a request signal for multi-channel broadcast and normal EPG transmission to the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 201.
In S <b> 104, the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 201 transmits a request signal for multi-channel broadcasting and normal EPG transmission to the recommendation server 600.
In S105, the recommendation engine unit 606 checks whether EPG information exists. Here, a case where there is EPG information will be described.
In S106, the distribution content generation unit 605 generates data for multi-channel broadcasting and normal EPG.
In step S107, the format conversion unit 501 performs content format conversion.
In S108, the content distribution unit 502 distributes content (multi-channel broadcasting) and normal EPG information.
In S109, the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 503 transmits the video signal and the control signal to the STB 200.
In S <b> 110, the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 201 receives a video signal and a control signal from the content distribution server 500.
In S <b> 111, the RF signal transmission / reception unit 203 transmits an RF signal to the television receiver 100.
In S112, the RF signal transmission / reception unit 101 receives the RF signal reception from the STB 200.
In S113, the display unit 102 displays multi-channel broadcasting and normal EPG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation when the remote control application activation unit 301 activates the remote control application 310 a according to the activation condition 1.
In S201, the position detection unit 308 acquires position information.
In S202, it is determined whether or not the acquired position information is within a predetermined range, that is, within a predetermined distance from the position where the user's STB 200 is installed and the set position. When it is within the predetermined range, the process proceeds to S203, and when it is out of the predetermined range, the process returns to S201.
In S203, the remote control application activation unit 301 confirms whether or not the remote control application 310a can be activated before starting activation of the remote control application 310a. Specifically, confirmation display is performed using the display operation unit 303 to prompt confirmation input.
In S204, the remote control application activation unit 301 determines whether the result of the confirmation in S203 is activation permission or activation disapproval. If the activation is permitted, the process proceeds to S206. If the activation is not permitted, the process proceeds to S205.
In S205, the position detection unit 308 continues to acquire position information, and the remote control application activation unit 301 determines whether the acquired position information is outside a predetermined range. When it is outside the predetermined range, it is presumed that the user has gone out of the house, so the flow returns to S201. If the acquired position information is not outside the predetermined range, it is assumed that the user is still in the house even after the activation is not permitted, so the determination in S205 is repeated.
In S206, the remote control application activation unit 301 activates the remote control application 310a.
In S207, the communication unit 302 transmits to the user authentication determination unit 703 that the remote control application has been activated.
In step S208, the display operation unit 303 displays a cross key or a numeric key.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation when the remote control application activation unit 301 activates the remote control application 310a according to the activation condition 2.
In S301, the communication unit 302 acquires router identification information of the wireless LAN router.
In S302, it is determined whether or not the acquired router identification information matches the router identification information of the wireless LAN router 900 arranged in the house. If they match, the process proceeds to S303, and if they do not match, the process returns to S301.
In S303, the remote control application activation unit 301 confirms whether or not the remote control application 310a can be activated before starting activation of the remote control application 310a. Specifically, confirmation display is performed using the display operation unit 303 to prompt confirmation input.
In S304, the remote control application activation unit 301 determines whether the result of the confirmation in S303 is activation permission or activation disapproval. If the activation is permitted, the process proceeds to S306. If the activation is not permitted, the process proceeds to S305.
In step S <b> 305, the communication unit 302 polls the wireless LAN router 900 and determines whether communication with the wireless LAN router 900 is interrupted. When communication with the wireless LAN router 900 is interrupted, it is assumed that the user has gone out of the house, and the flow returns to S301. If the communication with the wireless LAN router 900 is not interrupted, it is estimated that the user is still in the house even after the activation is not permitted, so the determination in S305 is repeated.
In S306, the remote control application activation unit 301 activates the remote control application 310a.
In step S307, the communication unit 302 transmits to the user authentication determination unit 703 that the remote control application has been activated.
In step S308, the display operation unit 303 displays a cross key or a numeric key.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when the remote control application activation unit 301 activates the remote control application 310 a according to the activation condition 3.
In S401, the position detection unit 308 acquires position information.
In S402, it is determined whether or not the acquired position information is within a predetermined range from a predetermined range, that is, a position where the user's STB 200 is installed and a set position. When it is within the predetermined range, the process proceeds to S403, and when it is out of the predetermined range, the process returns to S401.
In S403, the communication unit 302 acquires router identification information of the wireless LAN router.
In S404, it is determined whether or not the acquired router identification information matches the router identification information of the wireless LAN router 900 disposed in the home. If they match, the process proceeds to S405, and if they do not match, the process returns to S403.
In S405, the remote control application activation unit 301 confirms whether or not the remote control application 310a can be activated before starting activation of the remote control application 310a. Specifically, confirmation display is performed using the display operation unit 303 to prompt confirmation input.
In S406, the remote control application activation unit 301 determines whether the result of the confirmation in S405 is activation permission or activation disapproval. If the activation is permitted, the process proceeds to S408. If the activation is not permitted, the process proceeds to S407.
In step S407, the communication unit 302 polls the wireless LAN router 900 to determine whether communication with the wireless LAN router 900 is interrupted. When communication with the wireless LAN router 900 is interrupted, it is assumed that the user has gone out of the house, and the flow returns to S401. If the communication with the wireless LAN router 900 is not interrupted, it is estimated that the user is still in the house even after the activation is not permitted, so the determination in S407 is repeated.
In step S408, the remote control application activation unit 301 activates the remote control application 310a.
In step S409, the communication unit 302 transmits to the user authentication determination unit 703 that the remote control application has been activated.
In S410, the display operation unit 303 displays a cross key or a numeric key.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation when a multi-channel broadcast program is selected on the screen of the portable wireless communication terminal 300.
In step S <b> 501, the display operation unit 303 accepts multi-channel broadcast content selection through the use of the cross key by the user or direct selection using the touch panel function.
In S <b> 502, the operation history collection unit 307 a collects the content selection history and transmits the information to the recommendation server 600.
In S503, the recommendation server 600 receives information regarding the history of content selection, and the user profile collection unit 607 collects content names of multi-channel broadcasts.
In step S504, the remote control signal transmission unit 304 transmits the multi-channel broadcast content number to the STB 200.
In S505, the remote control signal receiving unit 204 receives the content number of the multi-channel broadcast.
In S506, the display unit 102 displays the selected content of multi-channel broadcasting.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of displaying the recommended content information (personalized content) for the user on the screen of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300.
In step S601, the display operation unit 303 displays the start of user authentication.
In step S <b> 602, the remote control application activation unit 301 sends terminal identification information to the recommendation server 600 and the authentication / billing server 700.
In step S603, the user authentication determination unit 703 confirms that the authentication based on the terminal identification information is OK.
In S <b> 604, the recommendation engine unit 606 confirms the presence / absence of recommendation information corresponding to the user, and notifies the distribution content generation unit 605 of the presence / absence of the recommendation information. Here, description will be made assuming that there is recommendation information.
In step S605, the distribution content generation unit 605 generates personalized content, that is, advertisement / related information related to the recommended content information. Specifically, a plurality of contents that are highly likely to meet the user's preference are extracted as recommended contents for the user. Then, the outline of the extracted content, the broadcast time, and the like are collectively generated as one data (personalized content).
In step S606, the format conversion unit 501 performs format conversion of content information (personalized content).
In S607, the content distribution unit 502 distributes content information.
In S608, the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 503 transmits the content information.
In S609, the communication unit 302 receives content information.
In S610, the display operation unit 303 displays content information (personalized content) (see FIG. 3).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a program browsing operation such as a promotion video or related information on the screen of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300.
In step S <b> 701, the display operation unit 303 receives a content promotion video selection operation.
In S <b> 702, the operation history collection unit 307 a collects the selection history of the content promotion video and transmits the information to the recommendation server 600.
In S703, the viewing history collection unit 307b collects the viewing history of the content promotion video.
In step S704, the user profile collection unit 607 collects the names of content promotion videos viewed by the user.
In S705, the display operation unit 303 plays the content promotion video.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing content selection and purchase on the screen of the portable wireless communication terminal 300 and content display operations on the screen of the television receiver 100.
In step S <b> 801, the display operation unit 303 receives a content selection operation.
In step S <b> 802, the operation history collection unit 307 a collects a content selection operation history and transmits the information to the recommendation server 600.
In step S <b> 803, the viewing history collection unit 307 b collects the content viewing history and transmits the information to the recommendation server 600.
In step S804, the billing unit 704 performs billing processing for content viewing and confirms whether billing has been properly performed. Here, it is assumed that the billing is OK.
In step S805, the user profile collection unit 607 collects content names viewed by the user.
In step S <b> 806, the recommendation engine unit 606 confirms the presence / absence of recommendation information corresponding to the user, and notifies the distribution content generation unit 605 of the presence / absence of the recommendation information. Here, description will be made assuming that there is recommendation information.
In S807, the distribution content generation unit 605 generates the selected content for distribution.
In step S808, the format conversion unit 501 converts the content format.
In S809, the content distribution unit 502 distributes the content.
In S810, the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 503 transmits the video signal and the control signal.
In step S811, the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 201 receives the video signal and the control signal.
In S812, the RF signal transmission / reception unit 203 transmits an RF signal.
In S813, the RF signal transmission / reception unit 101 receives an RF signal.
In S814, the display unit 102 displays the content selected by the user.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing program evaluation and voting operations on the screen of portable wireless communication terminal 300.
In step S901, the display operation unit 303 receives a content evaluation operation.
In step S <b> 902, the operation history collection unit 307 a collects the operation history of content evaluation and transmits the information to the recommendation server 600.
In step S <b> 903, the content evaluation voting unit 305 votes the content evaluation result to the recommendation server 600.
In S904, the content evaluation vote history collection unit 307c collects the content evaluation history and transmits the information to the recommendation server 600.
In step S905, the user profile collection unit 607 collects content evaluations by users.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation of updating the user profile on the screen of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300.
In step S1001, the display operation unit 303 receives a user profile manual update operation.
In S1002, the operation history collection unit 307a collects an operation history of user profile manual update.
In step S1003, the user profile collection unit 607 collects and updates the user profile.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation of sending a comment by a social network on the screen of the mobile wireless communication terminal 300.
In step S1101, the display operation unit 303 accepts an operation for sending a comment by a social network.
In S <b> 1102, the operation history collection unit 307 a collects an operation history of comment transmission by the social network and transmits the information to the recommendation server 600.
In S1103, the comment transmission part 306 performs the comment transmission by a social network.
In S1104, the comment transmission history collection unit 307d collects the comment transmission history and transmits the information to the recommendation server 600.
In step S1105, the user profile collection unit 607 collects comments from the social network.
In S1106, the social network external I / F 801 receives a comment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of program recording reservation for multi-channel broadcasting on the screen of portable wireless communication terminal 300.
In step S <b> 1201, the display operation unit 303 accepts a multi-channel broadcast content recording reservation operation on the mobile wireless communication terminal 300 screen.
In S1202, the operation history collection unit 307a collects the operation history of the content recording reservation and transmits the information to the recommendation server 600.
In step S1203, the user profile collection unit 607 collects the content reserved for recording.
In step S1204, the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 503 transmits the content number reserved for recording.
In step S1205, the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 201 receives the content number of the recording reservation.
In step S1206, the content recording unit 202 makes a recording reservation for the content.

  The portable wireless communication terminal 300 according to the present embodiment can be used as a remote control device when away from home as well as being used as a remote control device in a user's home as described above. For example, when a user can connect to a network via a wireless LAN hotspot, the user can manually start the remote control application 310a (startup condition 4).

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation when the remote control application 310a is manually activated to acquire content information.
In step S1301, the remote control application activation unit 301 receives an instruction for manual activation of the remote control application 310a by an input operation by the user.
In step S1302, the user authentication determination unit 703 confirms that the authentication using the terminal identification information is OK.
In S <b> 1303, the recommendation engine unit 606 confirms the presence / absence of recommendation information corresponding to the user, and notifies the distribution content generation unit 605 of the presence / absence of the recommendation information. Here, description will be made assuming that there is recommendation information.
In S1304, the distribution content generation unit 605 generates personalized content, that is, recommended content information. Specifically, a plurality of contents that are highly likely to meet the user's preference are extracted as recommended contents for the user. Then, the outline of the extracted content, the broadcast time, and the like are collectively generated as one data (personalized content).
In step S1305, the format conversion unit 501 performs format conversion of content information (personalized content).
In S1306, the content distribution unit 502 distributes content information.
In S1307, the video / control signal transmission / reception unit 503 transmits the content information.
In S1308, the communication unit 302 receives content information.
In S1309, the display operation unit 303 displays content information (personalized content) (see FIG. 3).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the mobile wireless communication terminal 300 receives authentication by transmitting terminal identification information, and sends the usage status of the user to the recommendation server 600. Then, the content information recommended to the user from the recommendation server 600 is acquired and displayed. Therefore, content that is highly likely to meet the user's preference is presented to the user only by using the mobile wireless communication terminal 300 owned by the user without performing special personal authentication or the like. be able to.
The remote control application 310a is automatically started by the remote control application starting unit 301. Therefore, the usage is simple and the user can easily select the desired content.
Furthermore, the usage status collection unit 307 collects any of the operation history, the viewing history, the evaluation vote history, and the comment transmission history and sends it to the recommendation server 600, so that the recommendation reflecting the user's preference is reflected. Can perform foundation.

  The processing of the portable wireless communication terminal is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, the program recorded on the recording medium is read into the portable wireless communication terminal and executed, thereby executing the portable wireless communication terminal, content viewing of the present invention. The system and the control method of the portable wireless communication terminal can be realized. The computer system here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

  Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW (World Wide Web) system is used. The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.

  The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the embodiments, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

(Deformation)
(1) In the present embodiment, the mobile wireless communication terminal 300 transmits a remote control signal to the STB 200, and the STB 200 receives content. For example, the mobile wireless communication terminal may transmit a remote control signal to the television receiver, and the television receiver may receive the content.

(2) In the present embodiment, the display operation unit 303 has been described with an example of a display device having a touch panel function. For example, the mobile wireless communication terminal may include a display unit and an operation unit independently.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a modification in which the portable wireless communication terminal of the present embodiment is provided with a display unit and an operation unit independently.
The portable wireless communication terminal 1300 shown in FIG. 17 has a display unit 1303a and an operation unit 1303b independently.

(3) In the present embodiment, the example in which the mobile wireless communication terminal 300 communicates with the outside via the wireless base station 400 has been described. For example, communication with the outside may be performed via the wireless LAN router 900.

(4) In the present embodiment, an example in which content information is information recommended as information for selecting and recommending information that is likely to be related to the user or information that the user is likely to be interested in. did. Not limited to this, for example, content information generated according to the user is not only user's preference but also information that is easy to use for the user considering other factors such as the user's age, for example It is good. For example, when the user is an elderly person, it may be possible to increase the size of the characters or to reduce the number of options so that the operation can be performed easily. In addition, when the user is a child of an elementary school student, a kanji to be displayed may be selected according to the grade or a furigana may be attached.
In addition to the demographic attributes (gender / age / age / blood group / occupation) described above, psychographic attributes (lifestyle / personality / value) may be considered.
Furthermore, the content information generated according to the user is not limited to information related to the content itself, and may include advertisements and various information highly related to the user.
In addition, the content information generated according to the user is added with decision right information indicating permission or disapproval of payment of paid content, or an age indicating permission or disapproval of content viewing with a viewing age restriction. Restriction release information may be added. As a result, it is possible to prevent the child from being given approval, and to prevent children who have not reached a certain age from watching adult content.

  In addition, although 1st Embodiment and modification can also be used in combination suitably, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Television receiver 101 RF signal transmission / reception part 102 Display part 201 Control signal transmission / reception part 202 Content recording part 203 RF signal transmission / reception part 204 Remote control signal reception part 300 Portable radio | wireless communication terminal 301 Remote control application starting part 302 Communication part 303 Display operation part 304 Remote control Signal transmission unit 305 Content evaluation voting unit 306 Comment transmission unit 307 Usage status collection unit 307a Operation history collection unit 307b Viewing history collection unit 307c Content evaluation vote history collection unit 307d Comment transmission history collection unit 308 Position detection unit 309 Communication terminal identification information storage Unit 310 application storage unit 310a remote control application 400 wireless base station 500 content distribution server 501 format conversion unit 502 content distribution unit 5 3 control signal reception unit 600 recommendation server 601 content DB
602 Advertising / related information DB
603 User profile DB
604 EPGDB
605 Distribution content generation unit 606 Recommendation engine unit 607 User profile collection unit 700 Authentication billing server 701 User authentication DB
702 Billing DB
703 User authentication determination unit 704 Billing unit 800 External server 801 Social network external I / F
900 Wireless LAN router 1300 Portable wireless communication terminal 1303a Display unit 1303b Operation unit

Claims (12)

A portable wireless communication terminal capable of wireless communication with an external device via a wireless communication line,
Communication terminal identification information storage means for storing communication terminal identification information for identifying the portable wireless communication terminal;
A communication means for performing wireless communication with the outside;
Display means for displaying information;
Operation means capable of selecting and inputting at least the content displayed on the display means;
Remote control means for controlling an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating a content receiving apparatus capable of receiving a plurality of contents;
Remote control control means starting means for starting the remote control means when a predetermined start condition is satisfied;
Remote control signal transmitting means for transmitting a remote control signal to the external content receiving device according to the content selected by the operation input by the operating means;
With
The remote control means is
Via the communication means, the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means is transmitted to an external recommendation server, and information relating to content, from the recommendation server to the communication terminal identification information In response to the content information sent in response to
Displaying the content information obtained by the communication means on the display means;
An operation input of content selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means is received by the operation means,
The remote control means further includes:
Collecting usage status by a user, and using usage status collection means for transmitting the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means;
A portable wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. The portable wireless communication terminal according to claim 1,
The activation condition includes that the position information obtained through the communication means and / or the position detection means of the portable wireless communication terminal is within a predetermined range;
A portable wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. In the portable radio communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2,
The communication means can communicate with a wireless LAN router provided outside,
The activation condition includes that router identification information of a predetermined wireless LAN router is in a state in which communication is possible via the communication unit;
A portable wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. In the portable radio | wireless communication terminal of any one of Claim 1- Claim 3,
The remote control means starting means automatically starts the remote control means when the start condition is satisfied;
A portable wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. The portable wireless communication terminal according to claim 4,
The remote control control means activation means requests the user to confirm automatic activation before automatically activating the remote control means;
A portable wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. The portable wireless communication terminal according to claim 5,
When the remote control control means activation means satisfies the activation condition again after one of the activation conditions becomes incompatible after being instructed to prohibit automatic activation from the user who requested confirmation of automatic activation. Requesting the user to confirm automatic activation before automatically activating the remote control means;
A portable wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. In the portable wireless communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The activation condition includes an activation instruction by a user,
A portable wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. In the portable wireless communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The usage status collection means includes:
Operation history collection means for collecting history operated by the operation means;
Viewing history collection means for collecting the history of content viewed by users;
Content evaluation voting history collection means for collecting a history of the user performing at least one of evaluation and evaluation voting on the content viewed by the user;
Comment transmission history collection means for collecting the history of the user sending comments to the outside regarding the content viewed by the user;
Including at least one of
A portable wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. In the portable wireless communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The operation means includes a touch panel using the display means;
A portable wireless communication terminal characterized by the above. A portable wireless communication terminal capable of wireless communication with the outside via a wireless communication line;
A content transmission device that performs at least one of content distribution and content broadcasting;
A content receiver capable of receiving content distributed or broadcast by the content transmitter, and capable of receiving a remote control signal emitted from the portable wireless communication terminal;
A recommendation server,
A content viewing system including
The portable wireless communication terminal is
Communication terminal identification information storage means for storing communication terminal identification information for identifying the portable wireless communication terminal;
A communication means for performing wireless communication with the outside;
Display means for displaying information;
Operation means capable of selecting and inputting at least the content displayed on the display means;
Remote control control means for controlling an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating the content receiving apparatus capable of receiving a plurality of contents;
Remote control control means starting means for starting the remote control means when a predetermined start condition is satisfied;
Remote control signal transmitting means for transmitting a remote control signal to the external content receiving device according to the content selected by the operation input by the operating means;
With
The remote control means is
Via the communication means, the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means is transmitted to the external recommendation server, and information relating to the content, from the recommendation server to the communication terminal identification Receive content information sent according to the information,
Displaying the content information obtained by the communication means on the display means;
An operation input of content selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means is received by the operation means,
The remote control means further includes:
Collecting the usage status by the user, comprising usage status collection means for transmitting the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means,
The recommendation server generates the content information according to the usage status by the user acquired from the portable wireless communication terminal, and transmits the content information to the portable wireless communication terminal according to the communication terminal identification information. thing,
A content viewing system. Communication terminal identification information storage means for storing communication terminal identification information for identifying a portable wireless communication terminal, communication means for performing wireless communication with the outside, display means for displaying information, and at least contents displayed on the display means A control method for a portable wireless communication terminal comprising an operation means capable of inputting a selection operation and capable of wireless communication with the outside via a wireless communication line,
When a predetermined activation condition is satisfied, a remote control means for controlling an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating a content receiving apparatus capable of receiving a plurality of contents is activated,
Transmitting the remote control signal to the external content receiving device according to the content selected by the operation input by the operating means;
In the remote control means,
Via the communication means, the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means is transmitted to an external recommendation server, and information relating to the content, the communication terminal identification from the recommendation server Receive content information sent according to the information,
Displaying the content information obtained by the communication means on the display means;
An operation input of content selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means is received by the operation means,
Furthermore, collecting usage status by a user and transmitting the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means;
A method for controlling a portable wireless communication terminal. Communication terminal identification information storage means for storing communication terminal identification information for identifying a portable wireless communication terminal, communication means for performing wireless communication with the outside, display means for displaying information, and at least contents displayed on the display means A control program for a portable wireless communication terminal comprising an operation means capable of inputting a selection operation, and capable of wireless communication with the outside via a wireless communication line,
Computer
Remote control means for controlling an operation related to a remote control signal capable of operating a content receiving apparatus capable of receiving a plurality of contents;
Remote control control means starting means for starting the remote control means when a predetermined start condition is satisfied;
Remote control signal transmitting means for transmitting the remote control signal to the external content receiving device according to the content selected by the operation input by the operating means;
Control program to function as
In addition, the computer
The remote control means is
Via the communication means, the communication terminal identification information stored in the communication terminal identification information storage means is transmitted to an external recommendation server, and information relating to the content, the communication terminal identification from the recommendation server Receive content information sent according to the information,
Displaying the content information obtained by the communication means on the display means;
Allowing the operation means to accept an operation input of content selected by the user from the content information displayed on the display means;
Furthermore, a control program for a portable wireless communication terminal for collecting usage status by a user and functioning as usage status collection means for transmitting the usage status to the recommendation server via the communication means.

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