JP2014068130A - Display system, display device, program order display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to intuitively understand a relationship between a program being viewed and a viewing rate.SOLUTION: A channel selection unit 11 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program. A ranking acquisition unit 12 acquires ranking information indicating an order based on viewing of each program such as a television program. A display unit 13 displays information in which information on a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 11 is associated with the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit 12.

Description

  The present invention relates to a display system including a display device that displays a video of a program, the display device, a program ranking display method, and a program.

In the technical field of display devices that display video of a program such as a television, a technique for presenting a recommended program to a user has been developed.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-133826 has a technique for predicting program viewers using a search query searched by a search engine before and after a broadcast time, and displaying a recommended program list in which programs are arranged in order of expected audience ratings on a broadcast terminal. It is disclosed.
Further, Patent Document 2 collects a viewer's evaluation of a program, a viewing tendency of the viewer who made the evaluation, and a profile which is personal information, and based on the result, there was a certain viewer's preference. Techniques for generating and presenting program rankings are disclosed.

JP 2010-158025 A Japanese Patent No. 4783283

However, even if the inventions according to Patent Documents 1 and 2 are used, there is a problem that it is difficult to intuitively understand the relationship between the currently viewed program and the audience rating.
An object of the present invention is to provide a display system, a display device, a program ranking display method, and a program that solve the above-described problems.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and includes a ranking acquisition unit that acquires ranking information indicating a ranking based on viewing for each program, and a channel selection unit that receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program. A display system comprising: a display unit configured to display information relating information on a program selected by a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit and ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit.

  In the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit, the present invention includes a rank determination unit that determines whether the rank of a program selected by a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit is equal to or higher than a predetermined rank. And generating a list in which program names of programs whose rank is equal to or higher than the predetermined rank among the programs indicated by the ranking information are arranged in the order of the rank, and the rank determination unit determines that the rank of the program is equal to or higher than the predetermined rank. A list generation unit that adds predetermined information to a portion of the list in which the program name of the program is stored, and the display unit displays the list generated by the list generation unit. And

  In the present invention, the predetermined information is related information of a program selected by a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit.

  In the present invention, the predetermined information is a user's contribution rate to the ranking of programs selected by a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit.

  In the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit, the present invention includes a rank specifying unit that specifies a rank of a program selected by a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit, and the display unit includes the rank The order specified by the specifying unit is displayed.

  In the present invention, the display unit displays the order when the order specified by the order specifying unit changes.

  In the present invention, the display unit is provided in a display device that displays the video of the program.

  Further, in the present invention, the display unit superimposes on the video of the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit, and information on the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit; Information related to the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit is displayed.

  In the present invention, the display unit is provided in a channel selection device that outputs the channel selection instruction to a display device that displays the video of the program.

  In the present invention, the ranking acquisition unit acquires, for each user attribute, ranking information indicating a ranking in the attribute based on viewing for each program.

  The present invention also provides a ranking acquisition unit that acquires ranking information indicating a ranking based on viewing for each program, a channel selection unit that receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program, and a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit. A display device comprising: a display unit configured to display information in which information on a program to be broadcast is associated with ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit.

  The present invention also includes a step of obtaining ranking information indicating a ranking based on viewing for each program, a step of receiving a channel selection instruction for viewing the program, information on a program selected by the channel selection instruction, And a step of displaying information associated with the ranking information.

  The present invention also provides a computer, a ranking acquisition unit that acquires ranking information indicating a ranking based on viewing for each program, a channel selection unit that receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program, and a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit Is a program for functioning as a display unit that displays information that associates information on a program selected by the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit.

  According to the present invention, the display device allows the user to intuitively understand the relationship between the currently viewed program and the audience rating.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the basic composition of the display system which concerns on this invention. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the display system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the display part which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention in case the program selected within the top 5 of audience rating is contained. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the display system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the display system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the display part which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention in case the program selected within the top 5 of audience rating is included. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the display system which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the display system which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the display part which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention in case the program selected within the top 5 of audience rating is contained. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the display system which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the display system which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the display part which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the display system which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the display system which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the display part which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention when the order of audience rating fluctuates. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the display system which concerns on the 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the display system which concerns on the 6th Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
"Overview"
First, an outline of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a basic configuration of a display system 1 according to the present invention.
The display system 1 includes a channel selection unit 11, a ranking acquisition unit 12, and a display unit 13.
The channel selection unit 11 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program. Examples of the channel selection instruction include an infrared signal by a remote controller, a command by short-range wireless communication, a touch operation via a touch panel, and the like.
The ranking acquisition unit 12 acquires ranking information indicating a ranking based on viewing for each program such as a television program. Examples of ranking information include audience rating ranking and viewing time ranking.
The display unit 13 displays information associating information on the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 11 with the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit 12.

With the display on the display unit 13, the display system 1 can make the user intuitively understand the relationship between the currently viewed program and the audience rating.
Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described.

<< First Embodiment >>
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the display system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The display system 100 includes a server device 110 and a display device 120.
The server device 110 generates an audience rating ranking for programs selected by the display device 120.
The display device 120 receives a broadcast wave, and selects and displays one program included in the broadcast wave by a user operation.

The server device 110 includes a channel selection information reception unit 111, a ranking storage unit 112, a ranking update unit 113, a display information generation unit 114 (list generation unit, rank determination unit), and a display information transmission unit 115.
The channel selection information receiving unit 111 receives channel selection information (for example, a selected broadcast station and a program name) indicating a program selected by the display device 120 from the display device 120.
The ranking storage unit 112 stores ranking information indicating the audience rating ranking for each program.
The ranking update unit 113 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 112 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 111.
The display information generation unit 114 acquires the ranking information updated by the ranking update unit 113, and based on the ranking information, the audience rating ranking in which the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 111 is marked. Display information indicating is generated. The display information generation unit 114 corresponds to the ranking acquisition unit 12 in the basic configuration described above.
The display information transmission unit 115 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 114 to the display device 120.

The display device 120 includes a channel selection unit 121, a channel selection information transmission unit 122, a display information reception unit 123, and a display unit 124.
The channel selection unit 121 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller or a smartphone. The channel selection unit 121 corresponds to the channel selection unit 11 in the basic configuration described above.
The channel selection information transmission unit 122 transmits channel selection information indicating a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 121 to the server device 110.
The display information receiving unit 123 receives display information from the server device 110.
The display unit 124 displays the video of the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 121 and the display information received by the display information receiving unit 123 side by side. The display unit 124 corresponds to the display unit 13 in the basic configuration described above.

Next, the operation of the display system 100 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the display system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
First, the channel selection unit 121 of the display device 120 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller or a smartphone, and extracts (selects) a broadcast station image indicated by the channel selection instruction from a broadcast wave. The video is displayed on the display unit 124 (step S101). Next, the channel selection information transmission unit 122 transmits channel selection information indicating a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 121 to the server device 110 (step S102). At this time, the channel selection information transmission unit 122 transmits device information (ID, model name, area information, UI (User Interface) setting condition, etc.) in addition to the channel selection information.

  The channel selection information receiving unit 111 of the server device 110 receives the channel selection information from the display device 120 (step S103). Next, the ranking update unit 113 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 112 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 111 (step S104). Specifically, the ranking update unit 113 counts the number of display devices 120 (the number of viewers) that have selected the program for each program and stores the counted number in the internal memory until the channel selection information is received. The viewing number of the program that the display device 120 was viewing is decreased by one, and the viewing number of the program indicated by the channel selection information is increased by one. Then, the ranking update unit 113 calculates the audience rating from the number of views, and updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 112 based on the audience rating. Note that the ranking update unit 113 not only includes the audience rating ranking of all the display devices 120 as the audience rating ranking, but also the audience rating ranking for each other user attribute (for example, for each region, for each gender, for each age, etc.). Generate.

  Next, the display information generation unit 114 acquires the ranking information from the ranking storage unit 112, and whether the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 111 is included in the top five of the audience ratings. It is determined whether or not (step S105). When the display information generation unit 114 determines that the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 111 is not included in the top five rankings of the audience rating (step S105: NO), the ranking information indicates A list in which program names of programs with the highest five ratings are stored in the ascending order of the ratings is generated as display information (step S106). At this time, the display information generation unit 114 generates optimal display information for the display device 120 based on the device information received by the channel selection information reception unit 111 together with the channel selection information. The display information optimal for the display device 120 includes, for example, narrowing down by region, selection of UI by model name, UI customization by UI setting conditions and user attributes, and the like.

On the other hand, if the display information generation unit 114 determines that the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 111 is included within the top five of the audience ratings (step S105: YES), the ranking information A list in which the program names of programs with the highest five ratings shown in Fig. 1 are stored in ascending order of the ratings is generated, and the column containing the program indicated by the channel selection information indicates that the program is being viewed. A mark is attached and used as display information (step S107). At this time, the display information generation unit 114 generates optimal display information for the display device 120 based on the device information received by the channel selection information reception unit 111 together with the channel selection information.
Next, the display information transmitting unit 115 transmits the display information generated by the display information generating unit 114 in step S106 or step S107 to the display device 120 (step S108).

  Next, the display information receiving unit 123 of the display device 120 receives display information from the server device 110 (step S109). Then, the display unit 124 displays the display information received by the display information receiving unit 123 (Step S110).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen example of the display unit 124 according to the first embodiment of the present invention when a selected channel is included in the top five of the audience ratings.
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the display device 120 according to the first embodiment displays a video of a program on the left side of the display unit 124 and displays a list L <b> 1 indicating the audience rating ranking on the right side of the display unit 124. The list L1 stores program names of the programs in ascending order of the audience rating ranking. At this time, if there is a program currently being viewed in the list L1 (in FIG. 4, a program called “Information Variety Meridian”), a mark M indicating that the program is being viewed is added to the column of the program. .

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the display device 120 includes a program being viewed by the user in the upper predetermined number of the ranking information, the display device 120 indicates which program is being viewed. The ranking information with is displayed. As a result, the user can intuitively understand the relationship between the currently viewed program and the audience rating.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the display information generation unit 114 of the server apparatus 110 generates a list showing the rankings of the top five ranks has been described, but the number of programs to be displayed in the list is limited to this. Absent.

<< Second Embodiment >>
FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the display system 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
The display system 200 includes a server device 210 and a display device 220.
The server device 210 generates a rating ranking of programs selected by the display device 220. In addition, the server device 210 holds related information indicating keywords related to the program such as performers of the program for each program.
The display device 220 receives a broadcast wave, and selects and displays one program included in the broadcast wave by a user operation.

The server device 210 includes a channel selection information reception unit 211, a ranking storage unit 212, a ranking update unit 213, a related information storage unit 214, a display information generation unit 215 (list generation unit, rank determination unit), and a display information transmission unit 216. .
The channel selection information receiving unit 211 receives channel selection information from the display device 220.
The ranking storage unit 212 stores ranking information indicating the audience rating ranking for each program.
The ranking update unit 213 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 212 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 211.
The related information storage unit 214 stores related information for each program.
The display information generating unit 215 displays display rating ranking including the related information about the currently viewed program based on the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 212 and the related information stored in the related information storage unit 214. Is generated. The display information generation unit 215 corresponds to the ranking acquisition unit 12 in the basic configuration described above.
The display information transmission unit 216 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 215 to the display device 220.

The display device 220 includes a channel selection unit 221, a channel selection information transmission unit 222, a display information reception unit 223, and a display unit 224.
The channel selection unit 221 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller or a smartphone. The channel selection unit 221 corresponds to the channel selection unit 11 in the basic configuration described above.
The channel selection information transmission unit 222 transmits channel selection information indicating a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 221 to the server device 210.
The display information receiving unit 223 receives display information from the server device 210.
The display unit 224 displays the video of the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 221 and the display information received by the display information reception unit 223 side by side. The display unit 224 corresponds to the display unit 13 in the basic configuration described above.

Next, the operation of the display system 200 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the display system 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
First, the channel selection unit 221 of the display device 220 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller, a smartphone, or the like, and extracts (selects) a broadcast station image indicated by the channel selection instruction from the broadcast wave. The video is displayed on the display unit 224 (step S201). Next, the channel selection information transmission unit 222 transmits channel selection information indicating a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 221 to the server device 210 (step S202). At this time, the channel selection information transmission unit 222 transmits device information (ID, model name, area information, UI setting conditions, etc.) in addition to the channel selection information.

  The channel selection information receiving unit 211 of the server device 210 receives the channel selection information from the display device 220 (step S203). Next, the ranking update unit 213 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 212 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 211 (step S204).

  Next, the display information generation unit 215 acquires the ranking information from the ranking storage unit 212, and does the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 211 fall within the top five rankings of the audience rating? It is determined whether or not (step S205). When the display information generation unit 215 determines that the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 211 is not included in the top five rankings of the audience rating (step S205: NO), the ranking information indicates A list in which program names of programs with the highest five ratings are stored in the ascending order of the ratings is generated as display information (step S206). At this time, the display information generation unit 215 generates optimal display information for the display device 220 based on the device information received together with the channel selection information by the channel selection information reception unit 211.

On the other hand, if the display information generation unit 215 determines that the program indicated by the channel selection information acquired by the channel selection information reception unit 211 is included in the top five rankings of the audience rating (step S205: YES), the related information The related information of the program is acquired from the storage unit 214 (step S207). Next, the display information generation unit 215 generates a list in which the program names of the programs with the highest five ratings shown by the ranking information are stored in ascending order of the ratings, and a column including the program indicated by the channel selection information The related information acquired is stored in the display information as display information (step S208). At this time, the display information generation unit 215 generates optimal display information for the display device 220 based on the device information received together with the channel selection information by the channel selection information reception unit 211.
Then, the display information transmitting unit 216 transmits the display information generated by the display information generating unit 215 in step S206 or step S208 to the display device 220 (step S209).

  Next, the display information receiving unit 223 of the display device 220 receives display information from the server device 210 (step S210). Then, the display unit 224 displays the display information received by the display information receiving unit 223 (step S211).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen example of the display unit 224 according to the second embodiment of the present invention when a selected channel is included in the top five audience ratings.
As shown in FIG. 7, the display device 220 according to the second embodiment displays the program video P <b> 2 on the left side of the display unit 224 and displays a list L <b> 2 indicating the audience rating ranking on the right side of the display unit 224. The list L2 stores the program names of the programs in ascending order of the audience rating ranking. At this time, if there is a program that is currently being viewed in the list (in FIG. 7, a program called “Information Variety Meridian”), the relevant information I about the program is stored in the column of the program. In FIG. 7, program information, performers, and keywords are displayed as related information I.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the program that the user is viewing is included in the upper predetermined number of the ranking information, the display device 220 incorporates related information of the program into the ranking information. indicate. Thus, the user can intuitively understand the relationship between the currently viewed program and the audience rating, and further know information related to the currently viewed program.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the display information generation unit 215 of the server apparatus 210 generates a list showing the rankings of the top five places has been described, but the number of programs to be displayed in the list is limited to this. Absent.

<< Third Embodiment >>
FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a display system 300 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
The display system 300 includes a server device 310 and a display device 320.
The server device 310 generates a cumulative viewing time ranking of programs selected by the display device 320.
The display device 320 receives a broadcast wave, selects and displays one program included in the broadcast wave by a user operation.

The server device 310 includes a channel selection information reception unit 311, a ranking storage unit 312, a ranking update unit 313, a contribution rate calculation unit 314, a display information generation unit 315 (list generation unit, rank determination unit), and a display information transmission unit 316. .
The channel selection information receiving unit 311 receives channel selection information from the display device 320.
The ranking storage unit 312 stores ranking information indicating the cumulative viewing time ranking for each program.
The ranking update unit 313 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 312 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 311.
The contribution rate calculation unit 314 calculates the contribution rate of the display device 320 to the cumulative viewing time ranking indicated by the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 312.
Based on the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 312 and the contribution rate calculated by the contribution rate calculation unit 314, the display information generation unit 315 includes the cumulative viewing time including the user's contribution rate for the ranking of the currently viewed program. Display information indicating the ranking is generated. The display information generation unit 315 corresponds to the ranking acquisition unit 12 in the basic configuration described above.
The display information transmission unit 316 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 315 to the display device 320.

The display device 320 includes a channel selection unit 321, a channel selection information transmission unit 322, a display information reception unit 323, and a display unit 324.
The channel selection unit 321 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller or a smartphone. The channel selection unit 321 corresponds to the channel selection unit 11 in the basic configuration described above.
The channel selection information transmission unit 322 transmits channel selection information indicating a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 321 to the server device 310.
The display information receiving unit 323 receives display information from the server device 310.
The display unit 324 displays the video of the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 321 and the display information received by the display information reception unit 323 side by side. The display unit 324 corresponds to the display unit 13 in the basic configuration described above.

Next, the operation of the display system 300 will be described.
FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the display system 300 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
First, the channel selection unit 321 of the display device 320 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller, a smartphone, or the like, and extracts (selects) a broadcast station image indicated by the channel selection instruction from the broadcast wave. The video is displayed on the display unit 324 (step S301). Next, the channel selection information transmission unit 322 transmits channel selection information indicating the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 321 to the server device 310 (step S302). At this time, the channel selection information transmission unit 322 transmits device information (ID, model name, area information, UI setting condition, etc.) in addition to the channel selection information.

  The channel selection information receiving unit 311 of the server device 310 receives the channel selection information from the display device 320 (step S303). Next, the ranking update unit 313 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 312 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 311 (step S304). Specifically, the ranking updating unit 313 stores the number (viewing number) of display devices 320 that have selected the program for each program and the cumulative viewing time in the internal memory, and the current time for each unit time. The cumulative viewing time is updated by adding the number of viewings to the cumulative viewing time, and the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 312 is updated based on the cumulative viewing time. Note that the ranking update unit 313 not only has the audience rating ranking of all the display devices 320 as the cumulative viewing time ranking, but also the audience rating ranking for each other user attribute (for example, for each region, gender, age, etc.). Also generate.

  Next, the contribution rate calculation unit 314 calculates the contribution rate of the display device 320 to the cumulative viewing time ranking of the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 311 (step S305). Specifically, the contribution rate calculation unit 314 divides the time from the time when the channel selection information receiving unit 311 receives the channel selection information from the display device 320 to the current time by the cumulative viewing time, thereby calculating the contribution rate. calculate.

  Next, the display information generation unit 315 acquires the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 312, and the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 311 is included within the top five of the audience ratings. It is determined whether or not (step S306). When the display information generation unit 315 determines that the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 311 is not included in the top five rankings of the audience rating (step S306: NO), the ranking information indicates A list in which program names of programs with the highest five ratings are stored in the ascending order of the ratings is generated as display information (step S307).

On the other hand, if the display information generation unit 315 determines that the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 311 is included within the top five rankings of the audience rating (step S306: YES), the ranking information A list in which the program names of the programs with the highest five ratings shown in FIG. 1 are stored in ascending order of the ratings is generated, and the contribution rate information calculated by the contribution rate calculation unit 314 indicates the column including the selected program. The contribution rate is stored and used as display information (step S308).
Then, the display information transmission unit 316 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 315 in step S307 or step S308 to the display device 320 (step S309).

  Next, the display information receiving unit 323 of the display device 320 receives display information from the server device 310 (step S310). Then, the display unit 324 displays the display information received by the display information receiving unit 323 (step S311).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen example of the display unit 324 according to the third embodiment of the present invention when a selected channel is included in the top five ratings.
As shown in FIG. 10, the display device 320 according to the third embodiment displays a program video P3 on the left side of the display unit 324 and displays a list L3 indicating the audience rating ranking on the right side of the display unit 324. The list L3 stores the program names of the programs in ascending order of the audience rating ranking. At this time, if there is a program that is currently being viewed in the list L3 (a program called “information variety meridian” in FIG. 10), the user's contribution ratio R (the contribution ratio in FIG. 10) to the ranking of the program in the column of the program. 32%) is stored.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, when the program that the user is viewing is included in the upper predetermined number of the ranking information, the display device 320 sets the contribution rate to the ranking of the program to the ranking information. Incorporate and display. As a result, the user can intuitively understand the relationship between the currently viewed program and the audience rating, and further know how much he is related to the ranking of the currently viewed program.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the display information generation unit 315 of the server device 310 generates a list indicating the ranking of the top five rankings has been described, but the number of programs to be displayed in the list is limited to this. Absent.

<< Fourth Embodiment >>
FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a display system 400 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
The display system 400 includes a server device 410 and a display device 420.
The server device 410 generates a rating ranking of programs selected by the display device 420.
The display device 420 receives a broadcast wave, and selects and displays one program included in the broadcast wave by a user operation.

The server device 410 includes a channel selection information reception unit 411, a ranking storage unit 412, a ranking update unit 413, a display information generation unit 414 (rank specification unit), and a display information transmission unit 415.
The channel selection information receiving unit 411 receives channel selection information from the display device 420.
The ranking storage unit 412 stores ranking information indicating the audience rating ranking for each program.
The ranking update unit 413 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 412 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 411.
Based on the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 412, the display information generation unit 414 generates display information indicating the rank in the audience rating ranking of the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 411. The display information generation unit 414 corresponds to the ranking acquisition unit 12 in the basic configuration described above.
The display information transmission unit 415 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 414 to the display device 420.

The display device 420 includes a channel selection unit 421, a channel selection information transmission unit 422, a display information reception unit 423, and a display unit 424.
The channel selection unit 421 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller or a smartphone. The channel selection unit 421 corresponds to the channel selection unit 11 in the basic configuration described above.
The channel selection information transmission unit 422 transmits channel selection information indicating the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 421 to the server device 410.
The display information receiving unit 423 receives display information from the server device 410.
The display unit 424 superimposes and displays the display information received by the display information receiving unit 423 on the video of the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 421. Note that OSD (On Screen Display) is used for superimposed display. The display unit 424 corresponds to the display unit 13 in the basic configuration described above.

Next, the operation of the display system 400 will be described.
FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the display system 400 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
First, the channel selection unit 421 of the display device 420 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller or a smartphone, and extracts (selects) a broadcast station image indicated by the channel selection instruction from the broadcast wave. The video is displayed on the display unit 424 (step S401). Next, the channel selection information transmission unit 422 transmits channel selection information indicating a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 421 to the server device 410 (step S402). At this time, the channel selection information transmission unit 422 transmits device information (ID, model name, area information, UI setting conditions, etc.) in addition to the channel selection information.

  The channel selection information receiving unit 411 of the server device 410 receives the channel selection information from the display device 420 (step S403). Next, the ranking update unit 413 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 412 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 411 (step S404). Note that the ranking update unit 413 not only includes the audience rating ranking of all the display devices 420 as the audience rating ranking, but also the audience rating ranking for each of other user attributes (for example, for each region, for each gender, for each age, etc.). Generate.

Next, the display information generation unit 414 refers to the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 412, identifies the rank of the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 411, and displays the display information indicating the rank Is generated (step S405). At this time, if there is a change in the ranking of the program, the display information generation unit 414 includes a symbol representing the change in the display information. For example, the display information generation unit 414 includes an upward arrow symbol in the display information when the ranking is increased, and a downward arrow symbol when the ranking is decreased. At this time, the display information generation unit 414 may generate optimal display information for the display device 420 based on the device information received together with the channel selection information by the channel selection information reception unit 411. For example, a rank indicating the rank in a specific area indicated by the device information received together with the channel selection information by the channel selection information receiving unit 411 may be generated as display information.
Next, the display information transmission unit 415 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 414 to the display device 420 (step S406).

  Next, the display information receiving unit 423 of the display device 420 receives display information from the server device 410 (step S407). Then, the display unit 424 displays the display information received by the display information receiving unit 423 by superimposing the display information on the video displayed in Step S401 (Step S408).

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen example of the display unit 424 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 13, the display device 420 according to the fourth embodiment displays the video P4 of the program on the entire display unit 424, and the broadcast station name and audience rating of the program are displayed on the upper right of the display unit 424. Display information D4 including the ranking of the program in the ranking (second place in the example shown in FIG. 13) and an arrow symbol indicating a change in the ranking is displayed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the display device 420 displays the rank in the audience rating ranking of the program by superimposing it on the video of the program. As a result, the user can intuitively understand the relationship between the currently viewed program and the audience rating.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the display device 420 displays the program ranking on the OSD has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the OSD ranks up to the top five as shown in the first embodiment. Other information in which the selected program and the ranking information are associated with each other may be displayed, such as those marked with.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the display device 420 displays the program ranking on the OSD has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the home screen of the display device 420 is activated, the display device 420 is provided on the home screen. You may display the order of a program on a predetermined division.

<< Fifth Embodiment >>
FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a display system 500 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
The display system 500 includes a server device 510 and a display device 520.
The server device 510 generates a rating ranking of programs selected by the display device 520.
The display device 520 receives a broadcast wave, and selects and displays one program included in the broadcast wave by a user operation.

The server device 510 includes a channel selection information reception unit 511, a ranking storage unit 512, a ranking update unit 513, a display information generation unit 514 (rank specification unit), and a display information transmission unit 515.
The channel selection information receiving unit 511 receives channel selection information from the display device 520.
The ranking storage unit 512 stores ranking information indicating the audience rating ranking for each program.
The ranking update unit 513 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 512 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 511.
Based on the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 512, the display information generation unit 514 changes the ranking in the audience rating ranking of the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 511. Display information to be generated is generated. The display information generation unit 514 corresponds to the ranking acquisition unit 12 in the basic configuration described above.
The display information transmission unit 515 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 514 to the display device 520.

The display device 520 includes a channel selection unit 521, a channel selection information transmission unit 522, a display information reception unit 523, and a display unit 524.
The channel selection unit 521 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller or a smartphone. The channel selection unit 521 corresponds to the channel selection unit 11 in the basic configuration described above.
The channel selection information transmission unit 522 transmits channel selection information indicating a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 521 to the server device 510.
The display information receiving unit 523 receives display information from the server device 510.
The display unit 524 superimposes the display information received by the display information receiving unit 523 on the video of the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 521 and displays it for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds). Note that OSD is used for superimposed display. The display unit 524 corresponds to the display unit 13 in the basic configuration described above.

Next, the operation of the display system 500 will be described.
FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the display system 500 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
First, the channel selection unit 521 of the display device 520 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from an infrared remote controller or a smartphone, and extracts (selects) a broadcast station image indicated by the channel selection instruction from the broadcast wave. The video is displayed on the display unit 524 (step S501). Next, the channel selection information transmission unit 522 transmits channel selection information indicating the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 521 to the server device 510 (step S502). At this time, the channel selection information transmission unit 522 transmits device information (ID, model name, area information, UI setting conditions, etc.) in addition to the channel selection information.

  The channel selection information receiving unit 511 of the server device 510 receives the channel selection information from the display device 520 (step S503). Next, the ranking update unit 513 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 512 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 511 (step S504). Note that the ranking update unit 513 includes not only the audience rating ranking of all the display devices 520 as the audience rating ranking, but also the audience rating ranking for each other user attribute (for example, for each region, for each gender, for each age, etc.). Generate.

  Next, the display information generation unit 514 refers to the ranking information received by the ranking storage unit 512, and the rank of the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information reception unit 511 is the same as that before reception of the channel selection information. It is determined whether or not (step S505). When the rank of the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 511 is the same as that before reception of the channel selection information (step S505: YES), the process ends without transmitting display information. .

On the other hand, when the rank of the program indicated by the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 511 is different from that before receiving the channel selection information (step S505: NO), the display information generating unit 514 displays the display information indicating the rank. Is generated (step S506). At this time, the display information generation unit 514 may generate optimal display information for the display device 520 based on the device information received together with the channel selection information by the channel selection information reception unit 511. For example, a rank indicating the rank in a specific area indicated by the device information received together with the channel selection information by the channel selection information receiving unit 511 may be generated as display information.
Next, the display information transmission unit 515 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 514 to the display device 520 (step S507).

  Next, the display information receiving unit 523 of the display device 520 receives display information from the server device 510 (step S508). The display unit 524 then superimposes the display information received by the display information receiving unit 523 on the video displayed in step S501 and displays the information for a predetermined time (step S509).

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of the display unit 524 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention when the ranking of the audience rating varies.
As shown in FIG. 16, the display device 520 according to the fifth embodiment displays the video P5 of the program on the entire display unit 524, and the program ranking in the audience rating ranking ( Display information D5 including the third) in the example shown in FIG. 13 and a button B for transitioning to the detailed information page of the program being viewed is displayed.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the display device 520 displays the rank in the audience rating ranking of the program by superimposing it on the video of the program. As a result, the user can intuitively understand the relationship between the currently viewed program and the audience rating. In addition, since the display device 520 displays the display information for a predetermined time when the ranking in the audience rating ranking changes, the display device 520 can display the video of the program on the full screen while the ranking does not change.

  In the present embodiment, the display device 520 has been described with respect to the case where the display information is displayed when there is a change in the viewing program. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the audience rating is within the top five, display information is displayed when there is a change in ranking, and when it is below the top five, display information is displayed regardless of whether there is a change in ranking. You may not make it. In this case, when the audience rating fluctuates from within the top 5 to below the top 5, the display information indicating that the audience rating is out of the rank range may be displayed.

  Further, as described above, since the audience rating ranking is generated for each user attribute such as for each region, for each sex, for each age, the display information to be displayed when there is a change in the viewing program, You may display the information of the program of the same order in an attribute.

<< Sixth Embodiment >>
FIG. 17 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a display system 600 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
The display system 600 includes a server device 610, a terminal device 630 (channel selection device), and a display device 620.
The server device 610 generates a rating ranking of programs selected by the display device 620.
The terminal device 630 is a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, and outputs a channel selection instruction to the display device 620 by operating a touch panel by a user by executing a widget program that displays a program ranking. Information about the audience rating ranking generated by the device 610 is displayed. The widget program is an application program having a GUI (Graphical User Interface) that is arranged on the home screen of the terminal device 630.
Display device 620 receives the broadcast wave, selects one program included in the broadcast wave, and displays it according to the channel selection instruction received from terminal device 630.

The server device 610 includes a channel selection information reception unit 611, a ranking storage unit 612, a ranking update unit 613, a display information generation unit 614, and a display information transmission unit 615.
The channel selection information receiving unit 611 and the terminal device 630 receive channel selection information indicating a program to be selected by the display device 620.
The ranking storage unit 612 stores ranking information indicating the audience rating ranking for each program.
The ranking update unit 613 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 612 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 611.
The display information generation unit 614 generates display information according to the procedure shown in the first to fifth embodiments. The display information generation unit 614 corresponds to the ranking acquisition unit 12 in the basic configuration described above.
The display information transmission unit 615 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 614 to the terminal device 630.

The terminal device 630 includes a channel selection unit 631, a channel selection information transmission unit 632, a display information reception unit 633, and a display unit 634 by executing a widget program that displays program rankings.
The channel selection unit 631 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from the user via the touch panel, and transmits the channel selection instruction to the display device 620 by infrared communication or wireless communication. Note that the channel selection unit 631 corresponds to the channel selection unit 11 in the basic configuration described above.
The channel selection information transmission unit 632 transmits channel selection information indicating a program to be selected by the display device 620 according to the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 631 to the server device 610.
The display information receiving unit 633 receives display information from the server device 610.
The display unit 634 displays the display information received by the display information receiving unit 633. The display unit 634 corresponds to the display unit 13 in the basic configuration described above.

The display device 620 includes a channel selection reception unit 621 and a video display unit 622.
The channel selection receiving unit 621 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from the terminal device 630.
The video display unit 622 displays the video of the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection reception unit 621.

Next, the operation of the display system 600 will be described.
FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the display system 600 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
First, the channel selection unit 631 of the terminal device 630 receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program from the user by operating the touch panel, and outputs the channel selection instruction to the display device 620 (step S601). The channel selection reception unit 621 of the display device 620 receives a channel selection instruction from the terminal device 630 (step S602), extracts (selects) the video of the broadcast station indicated by the channel selection instruction from the broadcast wave, and selects the video. The image is displayed on the video display unit 622 (step S603).

  In addition, when the channel selection unit 631 of the terminal device 630 receives a channel selection instruction in step S601, the channel selection information transmission unit 632 displays channel selection information indicating a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit 631. It transmits to the server device 610 (step S604). At this time, in addition to the channel selection information, the channel selection information transmission unit 632 includes device information (ID, model name, UI setting condition, etc.) of the terminal device 630 and device information (ID, model name, region information) of the display device 620. Etc.).

  The channel selection information receiving unit 611 of the server device 610 receives the channel selection information from the display device 620 (step S605). Next, the ranking update unit 613 updates the ranking information stored in the ranking storage unit 612 based on the channel selection information received by the channel selection information receiving unit 611 (step S606). Note that the ranking update unit 613 includes not only the audience rating ranking of all the display devices 620 as the audience rating ranking, but also the audience rating ranking for each of other user attributes (for example, for each region, sex, age, etc.). Generate.

Next, the display information generation unit 614 acquires the ranking information from the ranking storage unit 612, and generates channel selection information by the method described in the first to fifth embodiments (step S607). At this time, the display information generation unit 614 generates optimal display information for the terminal device 630 based on the device information of the terminal device 630 received by the channel selection information reception unit 611 together with the channel selection information. The display information most suitable for the terminal device 630 includes, for example, UI selection by model name, UI customization by UI setting conditions and user attributes, and the like.
Next, the display information transmission unit 615 transmits the display information generated by the display information generation unit 614 to the terminal device 630 (step S608).

  Next, the display information receiving unit 633 of the terminal device 630 receives display information from the server device 610 (step S609). Then, the display unit 634 displays the display information received by the display information receiving unit 633 (step S610).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the terminal device 630 displays the ranking information related to the program displayed on the display device 620. As a result, the user can intuitively understand the relationship between the currently viewed program and the audience rating.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to
For example, in each of the embodiments described above, the case where the server device generates display information and transmits the display information to the display device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the server device transmits ranking information to the display device. Display information may be generated based on the ranking information.

  The server apparatuses 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, and 610, the display apparatuses 120, 220, 320, 420, 520, and 620, and the terminal apparatus 630 have a computer system therein. The operation of each processing unit described above is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the above processing is performed by the computer reading and executing this program. Here, the computer-readable recording medium means a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program.

  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.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Display system 11 ... Channel selection part 12 ... Ranking acquisition part 13 ... Display part 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 ... Display system 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610 ... Server apparatus 111, 211, 311 411, 511, 611 ... tuning information receiving unit 112, 212, 312, 412, 512, 612 ... ranking storage unit 113, 213, 313, 413, 513, 613 ... ranking update unit 114, 215, 315, 414, 514, 614 ... Display information generation unit 115, 216, 316, 415, 515, 615 ... Display information transmission unit 120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620 ... Display device 121, 221, 321, 421, 521 ... Channel selection unit 122, 222, 322, 422, 522 ... transmission of tuning information 123, 223, 323, 423, 523 ... display information receiving unit 124, 224, 324, 424, 524 ... display unit 214 ... related information storage unit 314 ... contribution rate calculating unit 621 ... channel selection receiving unit 622 ... video display unit 630 ... Terminal device 631 ... Channel selection unit 632 ... Channel selection information transmission unit 633 ... Display information reception unit 634 ... Display unit

Claims (13)

A ranking acquisition unit that acquires ranking information indicating a ranking based on viewing for each program;
A display that displays a channel selection unit that receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program, and information that associates information on a program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit with the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit. And a display system. In the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit, a rank determination unit that determines whether or not the rank of the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit is equal to or higher than a predetermined rank;
Among the programs indicated by the ranking information, a list in which the program names of the programs having the rank higher than the predetermined rank are arranged in the order of the ranks is generated, and the rank determination unit determines that the rank of the programs is equal to or higher than the predetermined rank. A list generation unit that adds predetermined information to a portion of the list in which the program name of the program is stored, and
The display system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a list generated by the list generation unit.   The display system according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined information is related information of a program selected by a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit.   The display system according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined information is a user's contribution rate to the ranking of programs selected by a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit. In the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquisition unit, comprising a rank specifying unit for specifying the rank of a program selected by a channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit,
The display system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the rank specified by the rank specifying unit. The display system according to claim 5, wherein the display unit displays the order when the order specified by the order specifying unit changes.   The display system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the display unit is provided in a display device that displays video of the program. The display unit superimposes on the video of the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit, and information on the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit and the ranking acquisition unit The display system according to claim 7, wherein information associated with the obtained ranking information is displayed.   The said display part is provided in the channel selection apparatus which outputs the said channel selection instruction | indication with respect to the display apparatus which displays the image | video of the said program, The any one of Claim 1 to 6 characterized by the above-mentioned. Display system.   The display according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the ranking acquisition unit acquires, for each user attribute, ranking information indicating a rank in the attribute based on viewing for each program. system. A channel selection unit that receives a channel selection instruction for viewing a program, and information that associates information on the program selected by the channel selection instruction received by the channel selection unit with ranking information that indicates the ranking based on viewing for each program is displayed. And a display unit. Obtaining ranking information indicating a ranking based on viewing for each program;
A program ranking display method comprising: a step of receiving a channel selection instruction for viewing a program; and a step of displaying information in which information on a program selected by the channel selection instruction is associated with the ranking information. . Computer
A ranking acquisition unit for acquiring ranking information indicating a ranking based on viewing for each program;
A channel selection unit that receives channel selection instructions for viewing programs,
The program for functioning as a display part which displays the information which linked | related the information of the program selected by the channel selection instruction | indication which the said channel selection part received, and the ranking information which the said ranking acquisition part acquired.

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