JP2012253524A - Communication terminal, method, program and system for displaying content - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal, a method, a program, and a system capable of reliably displaying content associated with video broadcasting, without the necessity of complicated operation by a user on the communication terminal different from a video broadcasting receiver for receiving the video broadcasting.SOLUTION: A communication terminal 20 includes a distribution server address DB 211 for storing channel information and address information for a content distribution server 30 in association with each other. The communication terminal 20 transmits the channel information corresponding to a selected channel to a video broadcasting receiver 10 and extracts the address information of the content distribution server 30 associated with the selected channel information from the distribution server address DB 211 and transmits content request information, which includes the channel information corresponding to the selected channel and information for receiving the content from the content distribution server 30, to the content distribution server 30 identified by the extracted address information of the content distribution server 30.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for displaying content related to video broadcast on a terminal different from the video broadcast receiver.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for displaying Web content using a receiver such as a television for watching a video broadcast such as a data broadcast in terrestrial digital broadcasting is known. As a result, the user can view Web content and the like on one terminal screen in addition to the video broadcast.

  For example, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, the server uses a first content group, a second content group, and cooperative control information as transmission data different from each other in order to easily link video broadcasting and related content. To broadcast. The receiving device that received the content manually or automatically selects the content as the first selected content from the first content group, and the content related to the first selected content from the second content group based on the cooperation control information. 2 is selected as the selected content and displayed on the display unit.

JP 2011-29972 A

  The invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 enables video broadcast and related content to be displayed on a video broadcast receiver. However, with the advent of high-functional mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablets, A request to use a terminal as a communication terminal for viewing video broadcasts, to display video broadcasts such as terrestrial and cable TV on a video broadcast receiver, and to display related content on the communication terminal accordingly. Is starting to appear.

However, when video broadcast and content are received separately by two terminals, the server that is the content distribution source needs to accurately grasp the video information such as the channel displayed on the video broadcast receiver such as a television. There is. If the video status is not accurately grasped, content related to a video broadcast different from the video broadcast being viewed is displayed on the communication terminal, or nothing is displayed on the second terminal. It happens.
On the other hand, in order to accurately transmit video information such as channels to the server, the video broadcast receiver and the communication terminal are each manually operated independently, and the content related to the video broadcast being viewed by the video broadcast receiver is received by the communication terminal. By doing so, it is expected that the user's operation becomes complicated.

  Therefore, it is desirable that a communication terminal different from the video broadcast receiver that is receiving the video broadcast reliably displays the content related to the video broadcast without requiring a complicated operation from the user. .

  The present invention provides a communication terminal capable of reliably displaying content related to a video broadcast without requiring a complicated operation from a user by a communication terminal different from the video broadcast receiver receiving the video broadcast. It is an object to provide a method, a program, and a system.

  Specifically, the following solutions are provided.

  (1) A communication terminal that transmits channel information specifying a channel to a video broadcast receiver that displays a video broadcast, and that can receive content from a content distribution server that distributes the content, the channel information and the content distribution Distribution server address storage means for associating and storing server address information, channel selection means for selecting a channel, and channel information corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selection means are transmitted to the video broadcast receiver. Channel information transmission means, distribution server extraction means for extracting address information of the content distribution server associated with the channel information selected by the channel selection means from the distribution server address storage means, and distribution server extraction By means Content including the channel information selected by the channel selection means and information for receiving content from the content distribution server in the content distribution server specified by the address information of the content distribution server extracted in this way Content request information transmitting means for transmitting request information, and the channel information selected by the channel selecting means are transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmitting means, and the content request information is transmitted to the content request information. Content that receives content from the content distribution server that has received the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmission unit, and a control unit that controls the content distribution server to transmit to the content distribution server A communication terminal comprising: receiving means; and display means for displaying content received by the content receiving means.

  According to the configuration of (1), the communication terminal according to the present invention includes the distribution server address storage means for storing the channel information and the address information of the content distribution server in association with each other, and the channel information corresponding to the selected channel. Is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver, the address information of the content distribution server associated with the selected channel information is extracted from the distribution server address storage means, and the content specified by the extracted address information of the content distribution server Content request information including channel information corresponding to the selected channel and information for receiving content from the content distribution server is transmitted to the distribution server. The communication terminal according to the present invention receives the content from the content distribution server that has received the transmitted content request information, and displays the received content.

That is, the communication terminal according to the present invention transmits the selected channel information to the video broadcast receiver, and sends the content to the content distribution server associated with the selected channel information based on the distribution server address storage unit. The request information is transmitted, and the content received from the content distribution server is displayed.
Therefore, the communication terminal according to the present invention is a device different from the video broadcast receiver that receives the video broadcast, and the content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver is complicated by the user. It is possible to display reliably without requiring any operation.

  (2) Request cancellation information transmission means for transmitting request cancellation information for canceling the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmission means to the content distribution server, wherein the control means includes the channel selection means. When the selected channel information is different from the channel information already transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmission unit, the request cancellation information is controlled to be transmitted by the request cancellation information transmission unit. The communication terminal according to 1).

According to the configuration of (2), when the communication terminal described in (1) transmits new channel information to the video broadcast receiver, the content request related to the channel information until the new channel information is transmitted. Cancel.
Therefore, the communication terminal according to (2) can more reliably display the content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver without requiring a complicated operation from the user.

  (3) Start notification receiving means for receiving from the video broadcast receiver a start notification indicating that the video broadcast receiver has started receiving video broadcast based on the channel information transmitted by the channel information transmitting means. And the control means transmits the channel information to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmission means, and then receives the content notification information when the start notification is received by the start notification reception means. The communication terminal according to (1) or (2), which is controlled to be transmitted by a content request information transmitting unit.

According to the configuration of (3), the communication terminal according to (1) or (2) transmits content request information when receiving a video broadcast start notification from the video broadcast receiver.
Therefore, the communication terminal according to (3) can display the content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver more reliably without requiring a complicated operation from the user.

  (4) A method executed by a communication terminal capable of transmitting channel information for specifying a channel to a video broadcast receiver for displaying a video broadcast and receiving content from a content distribution server for distributing content, the communication terminal Includes distribution server address storage means for storing the channel information and the address information of the content distribution server in association with each other, and the method includes a channel selection step of selecting a channel, and a channel selected by the channel selection step. A channel information transmission step of transmitting channel information corresponding to the video broadcast receiver, and an address of the content distribution server associated with the channel information selected by the channel selection step from the distribution server address storage means A distribution server extraction step for extracting information, the channel information selected by the channel selection step to the content distribution server specified by the address information of the content distribution server extracted by the distribution server extraction step, A content request information transmitting step for transmitting content request information including information for receiving content from a content distribution server, and the channel information selected by the channel selecting step through the channel information transmitting step, the video broadcast receiver. And a control step for controlling the content request information to be transmitted to the content distribution server by the content request information transmission step, and a content request information transmission step. A content receiving step of receiving content from the content distribution server that has received the received content request information, and a display step of displaying the content received by the content receiving step.

  Therefore, in the method according to (4), as in (1), content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver is transmitted to a device different from the video broadcast receiver receiving the video broadcast. Thus, it is possible to reliably display the image without requiring a complicated operation from the user.

  (5) A request cancellation information transmission step of transmitting request cancellation information for canceling the content request information transmitted in the content request information transmission step to the content distribution server, wherein the control step includes the channel selection step. When the selected channel information is different from the channel information already transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmission step, the request cancellation information is controlled to be transmitted by the request cancellation information transmission step. The method according to 4).

  Therefore, in the method according to (5), as in (2), content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver is transferred to a device different from the video broadcast receiver receiving the video broadcast. Thus, it is possible to display more reliably without requiring a complicated operation from the user.

  (6) A start notification receiving step of receiving from the video broadcast receiver a start notification indicating that the video broadcast receiver has started receiving a video broadcast based on the channel information transmitted in the channel information transmitting step. And the control step transmits the content request information when the start notification is received by the start notification reception step after the channel information is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmission step. The method according to (4) or (5), wherein the content request information is transmitted in the content request information transmitting step.

  Therefore, the content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver is transferred to the apparatus different from the video broadcast receiver receiving the video broadcast by the method according to (6), as in (3). Thus, it is possible to display more reliably without requiring a complicated operation from the user.

  (7) A program executed by a communication terminal that transmits channel information specifying a channel to a video broadcast receiver that displays a video broadcast and that can receive content from a content distribution server that distributes the content, the communication terminal Includes distribution server address storage means for storing the channel information and the address information of the content distribution server in association with each other, and the program selects a channel and selects the channel, and the channel selected by the channel selection step. A channel information transmission step for transmitting channel information corresponding to the video broadcast receiver to the video broadcast receiver, and the content distribution server associated with the channel information selected by the channel selection step from the distribution server address storage means. A distribution server extracting step for extracting address information of the content distribution server, and the channel information selected by the channel selection step for the content distribution server specified by the address information of the content distribution server extracted by the distribution server extraction step; A content request information transmission step for transmitting content request information including information for receiving content from the content distribution server, and the channel information selected by the channel selection step through the channel information transmission step. A control step for controlling the content request information to be transmitted to the content distribution server by the content request information transmission step, and a content request information transmission step. A program comprising: a content receiving step for receiving content from the content distribution server that has received the content request information transmitted by the network; and a display step for displaying the content received by the content receiving step.

  Therefore, similarly to (1), the program according to (7) stores content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver on a device different from the video broadcast receiver receiving the video broadcast. Thus, it is possible to reliably display the image without requiring a complicated operation from the user.

(8) A video broadcast receiver that displays a video broadcast, a content distribution server that distributes content, and channel information that specifies a channel is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver, and content can be received from the content distribution server A communication terminal, wherein the communication terminal stores the channel information and address information of the content distribution server in association with each other, a channel selection unit that selects a channel, Corresponding to the channel information selected by the channel selection means from the distribution server address storage means and the channel information transmission means for transmitting the channel information corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selection means to the video broadcast receiver. Said content A distribution server extracting means for extracting address information of the distribution server; and the channel selected by the channel selecting means for the content distribution server specified by the address information of the content distribution server extracted by the distribution server extracting means. Content request information transmitting means for transmitting content request information including information and information for receiving content from the content distribution server, and the channel information selected by the channel selecting means by the channel information transmitting means. Control means for controlling the content request information to be transmitted to the content distribution server by the content request information transmitting means and the content request information transmitting means transmitted to the video broadcast receiver; Comprising a content receiving means for receiving content from said content distribution server which has received the Ceiling request information, and display means for displaying the received content by the content receiving unit,
The video broadcast receiver receives and displays a video broadcast based on the channel information transmitted by the channel information transmission means,
The system in which the content distribution server transmits content based on the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmission unit at a timing for distributing content.

  Therefore, similarly to (1), the system according to (8) places content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver in a device different from the video broadcast receiver receiving the video broadcast. Thus, it is possible to reliably display the image without requiring a complicated operation from the user.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the content relevant to a video broadcast can be reliably displayed on a different terminal from the video broadcast receiver which is receiving the said video broadcast, without requiring a complicated operation from a user. .

It is a system configuration figure showing an outline of a contents display system in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function structure of the communication terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the channel table of the communication terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of distribution server address DB of the communication terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram of content distribution linked to video broadcasting in the present invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the example of the video broadcast receiver which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the example of the content delivery server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

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

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overview of a content display system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The content distribution servers 30a, 30b (hereinafter referred to as the content distribution server 30 unless otherwise distinguished) and the user communication terminal 20 are connected to the Internet. The video broadcast receiver 10 receives video broadcast information such as a channel from the communication terminal 20 via infrared, wireless, or network, and from the communication terminal 20 among the video broadcasts received from a broadcast station (not shown). Displays the video broadcast of the received channel. The communication terminal 20 transmits channel information specifying a channel to the video broadcast receiver 10 and transmits content request information to the content distribution server 30 that distributes the content. The content distribution server 30 receives content request information for requesting content related to the video broadcast being displayed by the video broadcast receiver 10 from the communication terminal 20, and sends the content request information to the communication terminal 20 based on the received content request information. To distribute the content.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the communication terminal 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a channel table of the communication terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the distribution server address DB 211 of the communication terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication terminal 20 includes a distribution server address DB 211 as a distribution server address storage unit, a channel selection unit 201 as a channel selection unit, a channel information transmission unit 202 as a channel information transmission unit, and a distribution server as a distribution server extraction unit. An extraction unit 203, a content request information transmission unit 204 as a content request information transmission unit, a control unit 205 as a control unit, a content reception unit 206 as a content reception unit, and a display unit 207 as a display unit. . Hereinafter, each part is explained in full detail.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the distribution server address DB 211 stores channel information and address information of the content distribution server 30 in association with each other. The channel information is information for designating a channel to a video broadcast receiver that displays a video broadcast. The address information of the content distribution server 30 is, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the content distribution server 30.

  The channel selection unit 201 selects a channel. Specifically, the channel selection unit 201 receives a channel selection operation from the user, and selects a channel by the received selection operation. Specifically, the channel selection unit 201 receives a channel selection operation request from the user, and displays and displays a selection screen (for example, a screen for selecting a channel number) for selecting a channel according to the received request. The channel selected from the selected screen (for example, channel number A) is saved.

  The channel information transmission unit 202 transmits channel information corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selection unit 201 to the video broadcast receiver 10. Specifically, the channel information transmission unit 202 corresponds to the channel information (for example, the channel correspondence table (for example, FIG. 3) in which the selected number and the channel information are associated with the selected channel (for example, the number A). ), The channel A) is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver 10.

  The distribution server extraction unit 203 extracts the address information of the content distribution server 30 associated with the channel information selected by the channel selection unit 201 from the distribution server address DB 211. Specifically, the distribution server extraction unit 203 searches the distribution server address DB 211 using channel information (for example, channel A), and the address of the content distribution server 30 associated with the searched channel information (for example, channel A). Information (eg, aaa.co.jp) is extracted.

The content request information transmission unit 204 sends channel information corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selection unit 201 to the content distribution server 30 specified by the address information of the content distribution server 30 extracted by the distribution server extraction unit 203, Content request information including information for receiving content from the content distribution server 30 is transmitted.
The information for receiving the content includes, for example, information for identifying the communication terminal 20 to receive the content (for example, address information of the communication terminal 20, a user identification ID, etc.) and a content for displaying the content. The specification information (for example, the size of the display) of the communication terminal 20 is included.
Specifically, the content request information transmission unit 204 sends channel information (for example, channel A) and information for receiving the content (for example, user identification) to the content distribution server 30 (for example, aaa.co.jp). Content request information including ID and display size) is transmitted.

  The control unit 205 transmits the channel information selected by the channel selection unit 201 to the video broadcast receiver 10 by the channel information transmission unit, and transmits the content request information to the content distribution server 30 by the content request information transmission unit 204. To control. Specifically, the control unit 205 transmits channel information (for example, channel A) to the video broadcast receiver 10 and sends content request information (for example, user identification ID and display size) to the content distribution server 30. Control to send.

  The content receiving unit 206 receives content from the content distribution server 30 that has received the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmitting unit 204. Specifically, the content distribution server 30 extracts the address information of the communication terminal 20 associated with the user identification ID based on the received content request information, for example, based on the user registration information, and extracts the extracted address. The content adapted to be displayed on the display is transmitted to the information communication terminal 20 based on the size of the display.

  The display unit 207 displays the content received by the content receiving unit 206. Specifically, the display unit 207 displays the received content on the display.

  Further, a request cancellation information transmission unit 2041 as a request cancellation information transmission unit and a start notification reception unit 2021 as a start notification reception unit are provided.

  The request cancellation information transmission unit 2041 transmits request cancellation information for canceling the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmission unit 204 to the content distribution server 30. When the channel information selected by the channel selection unit 201 is different from the channel information already transmitted to the video broadcast receiver 10 by the channel information transmission unit 202, the control unit 205 converts the request cancellation information into the request cancellation information transmission unit. It is controlled to transmit by 2041. That is, when a new channel is selected by the user, the control unit 205 cancels request cancellation information (for example, cancellation request and previous channel information) in order to cancel a request for content related to the previous channel information. To the content distribution server 30. For example, the content distribution server 30 deletes the login information of the user corresponding to the channel A.

  The start notification receiving unit 2021 receives from the video broadcast receiver 10 a start notification indicating that the video broadcast receiver 10 has started receiving video broadcasts based on the channel information transmitted by the channel information transmitting unit 202. The control unit 205 transmits the content request information to the content request information transmitting unit 204 when the channel information transmitting unit 202 transmits the channel information to the video broadcast receiver 10 and then the start notification receiving unit 2021 receives the start notification. To control transmission.

  FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram of content distribution linked to video broadcasting in the present invention.

  In step S1, the communication terminal 20 selects channel information of the video broadcast receiver 10 by a selection operation from the viewer. Here, it is assumed that switching to channel A has been performed.

  Next, in step S2, the communication terminal 20 extracts the content distribution server 30a associated with the channel information A.

  Next, in step S3, the communication terminal 20 transmits channel information A to the video broadcast receiver 10 and transmits content request information to the content distribution server 30a. The video broadcast receiver 10 receives and displays a video broadcast of channel information A. The content distribution server 30a registers the communication terminal 20 that has transmitted the content request information.

  In step S31, the content distribution server 30a transmits the content to the communication terminal 20 when it is time to transmit the content related to the video broadcast of the channel information A.

  Next, in step S4, the communication terminal 20 receives and displays content related to the video broadcast of the channel information A.

  Furthermore, in step S32, the content distribution server 30a transmits the content to the communication terminal 20 when it is time to transmit the content related to the video broadcast of the channel information A.

  Next, in step S5, the communication terminal 20 receives and displays the content.

  Here, it is assumed that new channel information is selected by a selection operation from the viewer.

  In step S11, the communication terminal 20 selects new channel information of the video broadcast receiver 10 by a selection operation from the viewer. Here, it is assumed that switching to channel B has been performed.

  Next, in step S12, the communication terminal 20 extracts the content distribution server 30b associated with the channel information B.

Next, in step S13, the communication terminal 20 transmits the channel information B to the video broadcast receiver 10 and also transmits the content request information to the content distribution server 30b, requesting the related content for the channel information A. The request cancellation information is transmitted to the content distribution server 30a.
The video broadcast receiver 10 receives and displays the video broadcast of channel information B. The content distribution server 30a deletes the registration of the communication terminal 20 that transmitted the request cancellation information. The content distribution server 30b registers the communication terminal 20 that has transmitted the content request information.

  In step S33, the content distribution server 30b transmits the content to the communication terminal 20 when it is time to transmit the content related to the video broadcast of the channel information B.

  Next, in step S14, the communication terminal 20 receives and displays content related to the video broadcast of the channel information B.

  Thereafter, similar processing is performed, and the communication terminal 20 can reliably display the content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver 10 without requiring a complicated operation from the user. .

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the video broadcast receiver 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, the video broadcast receiver 10 includes a video broadcast receiving unit 101 that receives video broadcasts, a screen display unit 102 that displays video broadcasts, a channel information receiving unit 103 that receives channel information from the communication terminal 20, and a screen. And a display control unit 104 that controls video broadcast information displayed on the display unit 102.

  The channel information receiving unit 103 receives a signal for controlling a video broadcast channel displayed on the screen display unit 102 via wireless communication such as infrared rays or wired communication such as LAN. The video broadcast receiving unit 101 receives a video broadcast using a means such as an external / internal antenna or a network, and displays the received video broadcast on the screen display unit 102 according to control from the display control unit 104. . The display control unit 104 controls to display the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiving unit 101 on the screen display unit 102. The display control unit 104 receives an instruction to change the video broadcast from the channel information receiving unit 103, and if the channel information is different from the video broadcast currently displayed on the screen display unit 102, the display control unit 104 Instruct to change the video broadcast display to be displayed.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the content distribution server 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, the content distribution server 30 includes a content information receiving unit 301 that receives content request information from the communication terminal 20, a registration management unit 302 that manages content request information, a distribution control unit 303 that controls content distribution, and a communication terminal. 20, a content distribution unit 304 that distributes content to a viewer 20, a viewer DB 311 that stores content request information, and a content DB 312 that stores content to be distributed.
The registration management unit 302 performs registration processing (for example, login processing) based on the content request information (for example, including channel information and address information of the communication terminal 20) received by the content information receiving unit 301. The completed communication terminal 20 is stored in the viewer DB 311. Further, when the registration management unit 302 completes the registration cancellation processing from the communication terminal 20 based on the request cancellation information (for example, including channel information, the address information of the communication terminal 20, etc.) received by the content information reception unit 301. The information is deleted from the viewer DB 311.
When the distribution control unit 303 reaches the timing of distributing the content (for example, the timing based on the time information from the start of the video broadcast or the marker information embedded in the video broadcast based on the scenario that determines the timing of distributing the content). The viewer DB 311 is confirmed to confirm the presence of the communication terminal 20 to which the content is to be distributed. When the communication terminal 20 to which content is to be distributed exists in the viewer DB 311, the distribution control unit 303 transmits the distribution content stored in the content DB 312 to the communication terminal 20 through the content distribution unit 304.

  The communication terminal 20 of the present embodiment is realized by a computer and its peripheral devices, and each unit in the present embodiment is configured by hardware included in the computer and its peripheral devices and software for controlling the hardware.

According to the present embodiment, the communication terminal 20 includes the distribution server address DB 211 that stores the channel information and the address information of the content distribution server 30 in association with each other, and the channel information corresponding to the selected channel is received by the video broadcast receiver. 10, the address information of the content distribution server 30 associated with the selected channel information is extracted from the distribution server address DB 211, and the content distribution server 30 specified by the extracted address information of the content distribution server 30 is extracted. In addition, content request information including channel information corresponding to the selected channel and information for receiving content from the content distribution server 30 is transmitted. Then, the communication terminal 20 receives the content from the content distribution server 30 that has received the transmitted content request information, and displays the received content. Further, when new channel information is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver 10, the communication terminal 20 cancels the content request related to the channel information until the new channel information is transmitted. Further, the communication terminal 20 transmits the content request information when receiving the notification of the start of the video broadcast from the video broadcast receiver 10.
Therefore, the communication terminal 20 is a device that is different from the video broadcast receiver 10 that receives the video broadcast, and content related to the video broadcast received by the video broadcast receiver 10 can be complicatedly operated by the user. Can be displayed reliably without the need for.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 System 10 Video broadcast receiver 20 Communication terminal 201 Channel selection part 202 Channel information transmission part 2021 Start notification reception part 203 Distribution server extraction part 204 Content request information transmission part 2041 Request cancellation information transmission part 205 Control part 206 Content reception part 207 Display Part 211 Distribution server address DB
30 Content distribution server

Claims (8)

A communication terminal that transmits channel information specifying a channel to a video broadcast receiver that displays a video broadcast, and that can receive content from a content distribution server that distributes the content,
Distribution server address storage means for storing the channel information and the address information of the content distribution server in association with each other;
Channel selection means for selecting a channel;
Channel information transmitting means for transmitting channel information corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means to the video broadcast receiver;
Distribution server extraction means for extracting address information of the content distribution server associated with the channel information selected by the channel selection means from the distribution server address storage means;
The content distribution server specified by the address information of the content distribution server extracted by the distribution server extraction unit receives the channel information selected by the channel selection unit and the content from the content distribution server. Content request information transmitting means for transmitting content request information including information;
The channel information selected by the channel selection means is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmission means, and the content request information is transmitted to the content distribution server by the content request information transmission means. Control means to
Content receiving means for receiving content from the content distribution server that has received the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmitting means;
Display means for displaying the content received by the content receiving means;
A communication terminal comprising: Request cancellation information transmission means for transmitting request cancellation information for canceling the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmission means to the content distribution server;
The control means transmits the request cancellation information to the request cancellation information when the channel information selected by the channel selection means is different from the channel information already transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmission means. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal is controlled to transmit by means. The video broadcast receiver further comprises a start notification receiving means for receiving from the video broadcast receiver a start notification indicating that the video broadcast receiver has started receiving a video broadcast based on the channel information transmitted by the channel information transmitting means. ,
The control means transmits the content request information when the start notification is received by the start notification receiving means after the channel information is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmitting means. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal is controlled to transmit by means. A method executed by a communication terminal capable of receiving content from a content distribution server that distributes content while transmitting channel information specifying a channel to a video broadcast receiver that displays the video broadcast,
The communication terminal is
Distribution server address storage means for storing the channel information and the content distribution server address information in association with each other;
The method
A channel selection step for selecting a channel;
A channel information transmission step of transmitting channel information corresponding to the channel selected in the channel selection step to the video broadcast receiver;
A distribution server extraction step of extracting address information of the content distribution server associated with the channel information selected by the channel selection step from the distribution server address storage means;
The content distribution server identified by the address information of the content distribution server extracted by the distribution server extraction step is configured to receive the channel information selected by the channel selection step and the content from the content distribution server. Content request information transmitting step for transmitting content request information including information; and
Control is made so that the channel information selected in the channel selection step is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver in the channel information transmission step, and the content request information is transmitted to the content distribution server in the content request information transmission step. A control step to
A content receiving step of receiving content from the content distribution server that has received the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmitting step;
A display step of displaying the content received by the content receiving step;
A method comprising: A request cancellation information transmission step of transmitting request cancellation information for canceling the content request information transmitted in the content request information transmission step to the content distribution server;
The control step transmits the request cancellation information when the channel information selected by the channel selection step is different from the channel information already transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmission step. The method according to claim 4, wherein the transmission is controlled by steps. A start notification receiving step of receiving from the video broadcast receiver a start notification indicating that the video broadcast receiver has started receiving a video broadcast based on the channel information transmitted in the channel information transmitting step; ,
The control step transmits the content request information when the start notification is received by the start notification receiving step after the channel information is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmission step. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the transmission is controlled by steps. A program executed by a communication terminal that transmits channel information for designating a channel to a video broadcast receiver that displays a video broadcast and that can receive content from a content distribution server that distributes the content,
The communication terminal is
Distribution server address storage means for storing the channel information and the content distribution server address information in association with each other;
The program is
A channel selection step for selecting a channel;
A channel information transmission step of transmitting channel information corresponding to the channel selected in the channel selection step to the video broadcast receiver;
A distribution server extraction step of extracting address information of the content distribution server associated with the channel information selected by the channel selection step from the distribution server address storage means;
The content distribution server identified by the address information of the content distribution server extracted by the distribution server extraction step is configured to receive the channel information selected by the channel selection step and the content from the content distribution server. Content request information transmitting step for transmitting content request information including information; and
Control is made so that the channel information selected in the channel selection step is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver in the channel information transmission step, and the content request information is transmitted to the content distribution server in the content request information transmission step. A control step to
A content receiving step of receiving content from the content distribution server that has received the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmitting step;
A display step of displaying the content received by the content receiving step;
A program comprising A video broadcast receiver that displays a video broadcast, a content distribution server that distributes content, a communication terminal that transmits channel information specifying a channel to the video broadcast receiver, and is capable of receiving content from the content distribution server; A system comprising:
The communication terminal is
Distribution server address storage means for storing the channel information and the address information of the content distribution server in association with each other;
Channel selection means for selecting a channel;
Channel information transmitting means for transmitting channel information corresponding to the channel selected by the channel selecting means to the video broadcast receiver;
Distribution server extraction means for extracting address information of the content distribution server associated with the channel information selected by the channel selection means from the distribution server address storage means;
The content distribution server specified by the address information of the content distribution server extracted by the distribution server extraction unit receives the channel information selected by the channel selection unit and the content from the content distribution server. Content request information transmitting means for transmitting content request information including information;
The channel information selected by the channel selection means is transmitted to the video broadcast receiver by the channel information transmission means, and the content request information is transmitted to the content distribution server by the content request information transmission means. Control means to
Content receiving means for receiving content from the content distribution server that has received the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmitting means;
Display means for displaying the content received by the content receiving means,
The video broadcast receiver is
Based on the channel information transmitted by the channel information transmitting means, receives and displays a video broadcast,
The content distribution server is
Based on the content request information transmitted by the content request information transmitting means, the content is transmitted at the timing of distributing the content;
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