JP2014212448A - Remote operation device, control method of remote operation device, and control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote operation device which operates with a communication function in an interlocked manner.SOLUTION: A remote operation device comprises: a messenger application 102 which transmits and receives message information via a network that is input by a user for another user, and generates display information for displaying the information; and a remote control application 103 which acquires information on a channel to be reproduced by a television receiver 2 according to a user operation, controls a radio communication device to output an instruction to the television receiver 2 to reproduce an image of the acquired channel, and also notifies the messenger application 102 of the acquired channel information. The messenger application 102 transmits the received channel via the network to notify the other user of the channel.

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote operation device, a control method for a remote operation device, and a control program, and more particularly, to a link between a communication function and a remote operation function via a network.

  In general, an apparatus for displaying an image such as a television receiver performs operations such as power on / off, channel selection, and volume adjustment using a remote controller that is a remote operation device. As such a remote controller, one having various functions due to high performance has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the technique disclosed in Patent Literature 1, video information received from a television receiver is displayed on a display device mounted on a remote controller, thereby improving user convenience.

  In addition, by installing a dedicated program in a portable information terminal such as a mobile phone having a local communication function such as an infrared communication function, the terminal is made to function as a remote control for a television receiver or the like. ing.

JP 2010-147726 A

  With the downsizing and high performance of the information processing terminal, the remote controller can be provided with various functions as described above. In addition, by using a portable information terminal such as a cellular phone terminal as a remote controller, the remote controller can be provided with a network communication function.

  However, even a remote controller with higher performance is used exclusively for the convenience of operation when watching TV, and is not linked to a communication function utilizing the network communication function. If such a function is realized, it is possible to provide a virtual environment in which multiple users who are watching TV programs at different locations are watching the same program at the same location. It becomes. Such a problem applies not only to a television receiver but also to a remote operation device for remotely operating a device that displays an image.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device linked with a communication function.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an aspect of the present invention is a remote operation device capable of remotely operating a video playback device, which transmits and receives message information input by a user via a network and displays the information. A message information transmission / reception unit for generating display information for the image, a video selection receiving unit for acquiring video specifying information for specifying a video to be played back by the video playback device according to a user operation, and the acquired video specification A wireless communication control unit that outputs, by wireless communication, a video playback command for causing the video playback device to play back the video specified by the information, and the video selection accepting unit transmits the acquired video specifying information to the message information transmitting / receiving unit. The message information transmission / reception unit transmits a notification to the other user via the network in order to notify the notified video specific information. And receiving other user watching information associated with the video specifying information and the video specifying information, via the network, and specifying the video specifying information based on the received other user watching information. Display information for displaying the information indicating the video to be displayed and the other user in association with each other is generated.

  Another aspect of the present invention includes a message information transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives message information input by a user to another user via a network, and generates display information for displaying the information. A method for controlling a remote control device capable of remotely operating a device, wherein video specifying information for specifying a video to be played back by the video playback device is acquired according to a user operation, and the acquired video specifying information By outputting a video playback command for causing the video playback device to play back the video specified by the wireless communication, and notifying the message information transmitting / receiving unit of the acquired video specifying information, the video specifying information is transmitted to another user. Information that allows other users to be notified and other users watching information associated with video specifying information via the network Receiving, based on the other user-viewing information received, characterized in that to generate display information for displaying in association with the other user and information indicating the image identified by the image identification information.

  Still another aspect of the present invention includes a message information transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives message information for another user input by the user via a network, and generates display information for displaying the information. A remote control device control program capable of remotely operating a playback device, the step of acquiring video specifying information for specifying a video to be played back by the video playback device according to a user operation, and the acquired Outputting a video playback command for causing the video playback device to play back the video specified by the video specifying information by wireless communication, and notifying the acquired message specifying information to the message information transmitting / receiving unit; To notify other users, information for identifying other users and video identification information are associated with each other. In order to display the information indicating the video specified by the video specifying information and the other user in association with each other while receiving the received other user watching information via the network A control program for a remote control device that causes an information processing device to execute a step of generating display information.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the remote control apparatus interlock | cooperated with the communication function can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the operation | use form of the system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the remote control apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the remote control apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the channel selection operation | movement which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the messenger function which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the user information which the messenger server which concerns on embodiment of this invention has memorize | stored. It is a figure which shows the example of GUI which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the notification screen which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | use form of the system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, an example of a system that functions as a remote controller for a portable information terminal to remotely control a television receiver and that exchanges character information messages with other terminals via a network is taken as an example. Will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an operation mode of a system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the system according to this embodiment includes a mobile terminal 1, a television receiver 2, a public line 3, a program guide server 4, and a messenger server 5. The portable terminal 1 includes a function of transmitting an operation signal to the television receiver 2 by a local communication function. Moreover, the portable terminal 1, the program guide server 4, and the messenger server 5 are connected via the public line 3, and can communicate with each other.

  The mobile terminal 1 is a portable information processing terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal, and performs local communication function for transmitting an operation signal to the television receiver 2 and network communication via the public line 3. Hardware for the network communication function and software for realizing the remote control and messenger functions.

  The television receiver 2 uses a display screen and a speaker to obtain video information obtained by decoding a signal having a frequency corresponding to a channel selected by a user's channel selection operation from among signals received via an antenna. A video playback device for playback. The television receiver 2 according to the present embodiment has a function of receiving a signal transmitted by the local communication function of the mobile terminal 1, and thereby receives the above-described channel selection operation by the user.

  The public line 3 is a communication line such as the Internet or a telephone line, but it is also possible to use a dedicated line laid for the system according to the present embodiment instead of the public line. The program guide server 4 is an information processing apparatus that provides a program guide of a television program that can be received by the television receiver 2 via an antenna via a network.

  The messenger server 5 is an information processing apparatus that provides a messenger function for communication by allowing the mobile terminal 1 to exchange character information and voice information with other information processing terminals. The messenger server 5 is not limited to the exchange of information between the mobile terminal 1 and other terminals, but the user of the mobile terminal 1 transmits text information, voice information, image information information, etc. to the public. It also provides a so-called “tweet” function.

  Here, the hardware configuration of information processing terminals such as the mobile terminal 1, the program guide server 4, and the messenger server 5 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Although the portable terminal 1 will be described as an example in FIG. 2, the program guide server 4 and the messenger server 5 have the same configuration. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment includes the same configuration as a general server, a PC (Personal Computer), or the like. That is, in the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 20, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 30, a storage 40 and an I / F 50 are connected via a bus 60. ing.

  The CPU 10 is a calculation means, and controls the operation of the mobile terminal 1 as a whole. The RAM 20 is a volatile storage medium capable of reading and writing information at high speed, and is used as a work area when the CPU 10 processes information. The ROM 30 is a read-only nonvolatile storage medium and stores a program such as firmware. The storage 40 is a non-volatile storage medium capable of reading and writing information such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and an NVRAM (Non Volatile RAM), and stores an OS (Operating System), various control programs, application programs, and the like. Is done.

  The I / F 50 connects and controls the bus 60 and various hardware and networks. In the mobile terminal 1, a display device such as a touch panel, a pointing device, and communication devices such as local communication and network communication are connected to the I / F 50.

  In such a hardware configuration, a program stored in a storage medium such as the ROM 30 or the storage 40 or an optical disk (not shown) is read into the RAM 20, and the software control unit is configured by the CPU 10 performing calculations according to those programs. The A functional block that realizes the function of the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is configured by a combination of the software control unit configured as described above and hardware.

  Next, a functional configuration of the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment includes a controller 100, a touch panel 110, a network communication I / F 120, and a local communication I / F 130.

  The touch panel 110 is a display device that displays an image, and is a pointing device that detects a touch operation on the display surface and outputs a signal corresponding to the touch position. The network communication I / F 120 is a wireless communication interface for the mobile terminal 1 to communicate with the program guide server 4 and the messenger server 5 via the public line 3. As the network communication I / F 120, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) interface or the like is used.

  The local communication I / F 130 is a wireless communication interface for the mobile terminal 1 to transmit an operation signal to the television receiver 2. As the local communication I / F 130, an infrared communication interface, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) interface, or the like is used.

  The controller 100 is configured by a combination of software and hardware, and functions as a control unit that controls the mobile terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the controller 100 includes an operation display control unit 101, a messenger application 102, a remote control application 103, a network communication I / F 120, and a local communication I / F 130.

  The operation display control unit 101 is a control unit that acquires a detection result of a user's touch operation on the touch panel 110 and controls screen display on the touch panel 110. The messenger application 102 provides a messenger function for exchanging text information and voice information with other portable terminals via the network communication function, and the above-described “tweet” function. That is, the messenger application 102 functions as a message information transmission / reception unit that transmits and receives input message information via the network and generates display information for displaying the information on the touch panel 110 as a display unit.

  The remote control application 103 provides a remote control function for transmitting an operation signal to the television receiver 2 via the local communication function based on the operation information acquired by the operation display control unit 101 from the touch panel. The network communication control unit 104 controls network communication via the network communication I / F 120 in the operations of the messenger application 102 and the remote control application 103. The local communication control unit 105 controls local communication via the local communication I / F 130 in the operation of the remote control application 103.

  With such a configuration, a messenger function, a remote control function, and a function that links them are realized in the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. As a description of each function, first, a remote control function by the portable terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the remote control function realized by the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the remote control function is realized by the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, first, the remote control application 103 sends the program guide information of the TV program that can be received and reproduced by the television receiver 2 to the program guide server 4. A request is made (S401). Receiving the request from the portable terminal 1, the program guide server 4 transmits the stored program guide information to the portable terminal 1 that is the request source (S402).

  Note that in the process of requesting program guide information in S401, for example, regional information may be added. In this case, in S <b> 402, the program guide server 4 selects program guide information corresponding to the added region information and transmits it to the mobile terminal 1. Thereby, the information of the program guide according to the area can be provided to the mobile terminal 1. Many of the mobile terminals 1 include a function of acquiring current location information such as GPS (Global Positioning System), and it is possible to easily add the regional information in S401.

  In the mobile terminal 1 that has acquired the program guide information from the program guide server 4, the remote control application 103 processes the program guide information and controls the GUI (Graphical User Interface) on which the program guide is displayed by controlling the operation display control unit 101. Is displayed on the touch panel 110 (S403). Thereby, the user can select a program to be viewed by touching the touch panel 110. That is, in S403, the remote control application 103 functions as a video list display processing unit that generates display information for displaying a list of reproducible videos and an operation unit that receives an instruction to play back each video.

  As described above, when the user performs a touch operation on the program guide displayed on the touch panel 110, the operation display control unit 101 controls the touch position information based on a signal output in response to the user's operation on the touch panel 110. Input to the application 103. The remote control application 103 receives a channel selection operation by the user, that is, a channel selection operation by recognizing the channel selected based on the GUI displayed on the touch panel 110 and the touch position information (S404). That is, in S404, the remote control application 103 functions as a video selection receiving unit that acquires channel information as video specifying information for specifying a video to be reproduced. The remote control application 103 is not limited to a channel selection operation, but accepts operation information for acquiring information for operating a television receiver, which is a video playback device, such as power on / off, volume change, and video size change. It also functions as a part.

  Receiving the channel selection operation, the remote control application 103 controls the local communication control unit 105 to transmit a channel selection signal to the television receiver 2 via the local communication I / F 130 (S405). That is, in step S405, the remote control application 103 functions as a wireless communication control unit that outputs a video playback command for causing the television receiver 2 that is a video playback device to play back the video specified by the video specifying information.

  The television receiver 2 that has received the channel selection signal from the portable terminal 1 switches the channel to be displayed based on the received channel selection signal (S406). By such an operation, a remote control function by the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is realized.

  Next, the messenger function by the portable terminal 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the messenger function realized by the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, first, the messenger application 102 of the mobile terminal 1 transmits a login request to the messenger server 5 (S501). The login request transmitted in S501 includes information on the user ID of the user who operates the mobile terminal 1 and the password for authentication. The messenger server 5 performs an authentication process in response to a login request from the mobile terminal 1 (S502).

  The messenger server 5 stores user information as shown in FIG. 6 for each user. In S502, the messenger server 5 searches for the “user ID” of the user information based on the user ID included in the login request, and the “password” of the extracted user information matches the password included in the login request. Authenticate the login request by determining whether to do so.

  When the messenger server 5 authenticates the login request, the “active” information shown in FIG. 6 is set to “Yes” in order to store information indicating that the authenticated user is in the login state, that is, active. Then, the messenger server 5 refers to the “registered user list” shown in FIG. 6 in the user information of the authenticated user. The “registered user list” information is a list of user IDs of users registered as counterparties with whom each user exchanges messages.

  When referring to the “registered user list” of the logged-in user, the messenger server 5 confirms whether the “active” information included in the user information of the user included in the list is “Yes” or “No”. To determine whether those users are active. Then, an authentication response is transmitted to the portable terminal 1 that is a request source of the login request together with list information of user IDs of users who are determined to be active (hereinafter referred to as an active list) (S503).

  In S503, the messenger server 5 notifies the login of the user of the mobile terminal 1 to each user who is determined to be active in addition to the response to the login user. Thereby, the user who has registered the user of the portable terminal 1 as the message exchange partner can also recognize that the user of the portable terminal 1 has logged in.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the user information stored in the messenger server 5 includes “viewing channel” information in addition to the information described above. This is information indicating a channel of a television program that is being viewed by a user who is logged in by using the remote control function described above to select a channel. This information is one of the gist according to the present embodiment. When transmitting the active list in S503, the messenger server 5 also acquires information on the “viewing channel” of the active user and transmits it along with the active list.

  In the mobile terminal 1 that has received the authentication response, the messenger application 102 controls the operation display control unit 101 to display the messenger GUI as shown in FIG. 7 on the touch panel 110 based on the active list received from the messenger server 5. (S504). The process of S504 is executed, for example, by updating a GUI display screen for the user to input a user ID and password in S501.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the GUI of the messenger according to the present embodiment includes an active user display unit 701 for selecting a partner to which a message is transmitted and a message input unit 702 for inputting character information to be transmitted as a message. Including. Further, in the messenger GUI according to the present embodiment, the channel of the TV program that the user is watching is displayed next to the user ID of the active user displayed as “User010” in the active user display unit 701. A viewing channel display unit 703 shown in FIG.

  This is information displayed based on the above-described “viewing channel” information. That is, the messenger application 102 generates display information for displaying the active user display unit 701 in FIG. 7 based on the received active list, and for the user associated with the “viewing channel” information, Display information is generated so as to display the viewing channel display unit 703 as “12ch” in FIG. 7.

  By displaying the GUI as shown in FIG. 7, a user using the mobile terminal 1 can transmit a text information message to other users in the login state. Further, even when no other user is designated, information can be transmitted by the “tweet” function described above. In addition, a user using the mobile terminal 1 can check a channel of a television program that is being viewed by another active user by using a GUI as illustrated in FIG. In this embodiment, a case where a message of character information is transmitted as shown in FIG. 7 will be described. However, voice information may be exchanged by using a microphone and a speaker mounted on the mobile terminal 1. Is possible.

  In the GUI displayed in this manner, when the user inputs a message to the message input unit 702 by operating the touch panel 110 and performs a transmission operation, the messenger application 102 displays the input message and the partner to which the message is transmitted. The user ID is transmitted to the messenger server 5 (S505).

  The messenger server 5 that has received the message from the portable terminal 1 transmits the received message to the target user's terminal based on the user ID received at the same time (S506). By such an operation, a messenger function by the mobile terminal 1 is realized. In the case of the “tweet” function described above, the tweet information transmitted to the messenger server 5 in S505 is stored in the messenger server 5 and can be referred to by other users as the tweet information of the user of the mobile terminal 1.

  In this embodiment, message transmission / reception between users is performed via the messenger server 5 as shown in S505 and S506. In addition, direct communication may be performed between terminals operated by respective users. In this case, when the messenger server 5 accepts a login request from the mobile terminal 1, the messenger server 5 acquires an address on the network of the mobile terminal 1 such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address, and the “registered user list” of the logged-in user. The address on the network of the terminal of the active user among the included users is transmitted to the mobile terminal 1. As a result, the messenger application 102 can transmit the input message to the terminal of the user that is the destination of the message specified by the user.

  In the system that realizes such a remote control function and a message function, the gist of the present embodiment is that the remote control function realized by the remote control application 103 and the messenger function realized by the messenger application 102 are linked to each other in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the information on the channel of the TV program that each user is viewing is shared. The detailed operation will be described below.

  FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an operation when a channel selection operation is performed by a user operation in the mobile terminal 1 that has logged in to the messenger through the operation described in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, when receiving a channel selection operation based on operation information input from the operation display control unit 101 (S801), the remote control application 103 notifies the messenger application 102 of information on the selected channel ( S802).

  After that, the remote control application 103 transmits a channel selection signal (S803), similarly to S405 in FIG. 4 (S803), and the television receiver 2 performs display switching (S804). On the other hand, the messenger application 102 that has received the channel selection notification from the remote control application 103 notifies the messenger server 5 of the notified channel information as “viewing channel” (S805). As a result, the messenger server 5 updates the “viewing channel” information described in FIG. 6 (S806).

  Then, the messenger server 5 notifies the updated “viewing channel” information to the other users whose “registered user list” includes the user who updated the “viewing channel” information (S807). At this time, the messenger server 5 transmits the updated “viewing channel” information in association with the user ID indicating the user. This information is used as other user viewing information indicating a video that another user is viewing at the notification destination terminal. As a result, on the portable terminal operated by another user who has registered the user of the portable terminal 1 in the “registered user list”, the display of the viewing channel display unit 703 in the GUI as shown in FIG. 7 is updated. The channel of the program that the user of the mobile terminal 1 is viewing is displayed.

  That is, in S805, the messenger application 102 transmits the channel information notified from the remote control application 103 via the network in order to notify other users. On the other hand, when the information transmitted by the messenger server 5 is received in S807, the messenger application 102 generates display information for associating and displaying another user and the channel that the user is viewing. Information in the viewing channel display unit 703 is updated.

  Thus, in the mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, the television receiver 2 can be remotely operated by the remote control application 103, and communication with a user who uses another terminal by the messenger application 102 is possible. Is possible.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the remote control application 103 and the messenger application 102 work together, so that the user can check the TV programs that other users are viewing on the messenger GUI as shown in FIG. It is possible to notify other users of the channel of the television program that the user is watching. That is, the system according to the present embodiment can provide a remote operation device that is linked to the communication function.

  Even in the normal messenger function, the user can notify other users of the channel of the TV program being viewed by transmitting a message individually to each user. Also, by including the channel being viewed in the information presented to other users, such as the messenger's login name, the channel of the program being viewed can be similarly notified. However, any of these methods requires a positive operation by the user.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 1 that functions as a remote control of the television receiver 2 by the function of the remote control application 103 is also made to function as a messenger by the function of the messenger application 102, and the remote control application 103 and the messenger application 102 Link with. Then, when the messenger application 102 acquires the content of the remote control operation by the user, the display on the channel display unit 703 being viewed by another user is automatically updated according to the remote control operation of the user. Therefore, it is possible to share information on the channel being viewed without requiring the user's active operation.

  In addition, the displayed channel display unit 703 displayed as shown in FIG. 7 is a display unit for presenting to the user the channel that each active user is viewing, and selects the displayed channel. It is preferable to use an operation unit for the purpose. Such an example will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an operation when the viewing channel display unit 703 functions as an operation unit for selecting a displayed channel.

  When the user performs a touch operation on the viewing channel display unit 703 displayed as shown in FIG. 7, the messenger application 102 receives an operation via the operation display control unit 101 (S901). The messenger application 102 recognizes that the operation is for the viewing channel display unit 703 based on the operation information acquired from the operation display control unit 101, and notifies the remote control application 103 of channel selection notification of the channel being displayed (S902). ).

  Upon receiving the channel selection notification from the messenger application 103, the remote control application 103 transmits a channel selection signal (S903) as in S405 of FIG. 4, and the television receiver 2 switches the display (S904). By such an operation, the user can confirm the channel of the program being watched by another user in the GUI of the messenger application 102 and then switch the display to the GUI for channel selection operation by the remote control application 103. It is possible to perform an operation for viewing the same program as the user, and it is possible to improve the convenience for the user.

  In the above-described embodiment, the messenger server 5 that has received the notification of the viewing state from the messenger application 102 updates the “viewing channel” information in the user information, and updates the updated information to the terminals of other users. The case where the notification is made has been described as an example. However, this is only an example, and the terminal operated by each user periodically inquires the messenger server 5 to update the display of the viewing channel display unit 703 on each user's terminal. is there.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the case where the terminals which each user operates exchanges the information for displaying the viewing-and-listening channel display part 703 via the messenger server 5 was demonstrated as an example. However, this is merely an example, and it is also possible to display the viewing channel display unit 703 by exchanging information on “viewing channel” between the terminals.

  For example, in the login operation illustrated in FIG. 5, the messenger application 102 acquires an active list from the messenger server 5 and also acquires a network address of a terminal used when each user logs in. Then, the messenger application 102 requests the “viewing channel” information from the network address of each user's terminal included in the active list, and acquires the “viewing channel” information individually from each user's terminal. To do. As a result, the viewing channel display unit 703 for each user can be displayed.

  In the case of the channel selection operation of FIG. 8, the messenger application 102 that has received the channel selection notification from the remote control application 103 refers to the active list and notifies the channel notified to the network address of the user terminal included in the list. Is transmitted as “viewing channel” information. As a result, the user operating the mobile terminal 1 can automatically notify other users of the channel of the program that the user is viewing.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the case where the messenger application 102 which received channel selection notification from the remote control application 103 notifies the mayor state to the messenger server 5 in S805 of FIG. 8 was demonstrated as an example. In addition, it is possible to automatically transmit information indicating a channel for which viewing has been newly started by the above-mentioned “tweet” function.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the display of the viewing channel display unit 703 in FIG. 7 is updated by the process of S807 has been described as an example. In addition, a notification indicating that another user has started viewing a new channel may be generated in the mobile terminal 1. In this case, in addition to the GUI notification as shown in FIG. 10, it is possible to perform notification by voice or vibration function.

  In the above embodiment, the case where a television program is viewed via the television receiver 2 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to viewing a television program, and can be similarly applied to viewing of video content. For example, the present embodiment can also be applied to a case where the television receiver 2 is connected to the public line 3 and includes a web browser function, and a video work published on a network such as the Internet is viewed. . Such an example will be described below.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a system configuration when viewing a video work released on the network. In the example of FIG. 11, the content server 6 that provides video content via the network is connected to the public line 3, and the television receiver 2 is connected to the public line 3. And different.

  In the example of FIG. 11, the remote control application 103 related to the mobile terminal 1 has a web browser function, and can search for video content stored in the content server 6 via the network. In addition, the television receiver 2 has a web browser function, and can acquire and reproduce video content information from the content server 6 via a network.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the system according to the example of FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the messenger application 102 transmits a video content search request to the content server 6 in response to a user operation (S1201). The information transmitted in S1201 includes header information indicating a search request and character information serving as a search condition. Upon receiving a search request from the messenger application 102, the content server 6 searches the stored video content based on the search condition included in the search request, and displays a search result, that is, a list of video content corresponding to the search condition. It transmits to the portable terminal 1 (S1202).

  The messenger application 102 that has received the search result controls the operation display control unit 101 to display the search result on the touch panel 110 (S1203). As a result, the user can select video content to view by touching the search result display screen displayed on the touch panel 102. Then, when the messenger application 102 accepts the selection of the video content by the touch operation by the user, the messenger application 102 notifies the remote control application 103 of the selection (S1204). The information notified in S1204 is, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that is an address on the network for requesting the selected video content.

  The messenger application 102 that has made the selection notification to the remote control application 103 notifies the viewing state to the messenger server 5 as in S805 of FIG. 8 (S1205). The information notified in S1105 is the title of the video content selected in S1204, the URL, and the like. Thereby, in the messenger server 5, the viewing state information is updated as in S806 of FIG.

  Receiving the notification of the selected content from the messenger application 103, the remote control application 103 controls the local communication control unit 105 and requests the television receiver to reproduce the notified video content by local communication (S1206). The reproduction request in S1206 includes header information indicating the reproduction request, information on the URL, and the like.

  Receiving the request from the remote control application 103, the television receiver 2 uses the internal web browser function to access the content server 6 based on the notified URL and acquire video content information (S1207). Then, the television receiver 2 reproduces the video content by the above-described web browser function (S1208). By such an operation, the operation according to the example of FIG. 11 is completed.

  As described above, the system according to the present embodiment can be applied not only when viewing a television program by the television receiver 2 but also when viewing a video content published on a network via a web browser. Thus, the same effect as described above can be obtained. In the example of FIG. 11, the case where the television receiver 2 has the function of a web browser has been described as an example, but the same effect can be obtained even with a general PC having a local communication function. is there.

  In the case of the example in FIG. 11, the GUI of the messenger application 102 displays an interface for presenting the video content being viewed instead of the viewing channel display unit 703 shown in FIG. Also in this case, as described with reference to FIG. 9, the interface for presenting the content being viewed is configured as an operation unit for instructing the reproduction of the content, thereby improving user convenience. Can do.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the case where the portable terminal 1 is general purpose mobile devices, such as a mobile telephone, a smart phone, and a tablet terminal, is an example, and the application for exclusive use for implement | achieving the function of the messenger application 102 and the remote control application 103 is demonstrated. As an example, a case has been described in which the above is realized by being installed in the device. The present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to obtain the same effect as described above by providing the dedicated remote control device sold as a set with the television receiver 2 to have the functions described in the above embodiment.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, it is premised on information regarding selection of a television receiver or selection of a video to be displayed in reproduction of an Internet moving image, and a means for communication by notifying other users of the information. This is described as an example. However, this is only an example, and any information related to the operation of a video playback device such as a television receiver, such as increase / decrease in volume, change in video size, power on / off, etc., can be applied in the same way. Sharing information with other users can be used as a means of communication.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable terminal 2 Television receiver 3 Public line 4 Program guide server 5 Messenger server 6 Content server 10 CPU
20 RAM
30 ROM
40 HDD
50 I / F
60 bus 100 controller 101 operation display control unit 102 messenger application 103 remote control application 104 network communication control unit 105 local communication control unit 110 touch panel 120 network communication I / F
130 Local communication I / F

Claims (7)

A remote control device capable of remotely controlling a video playback device,
A message information transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving message information input by a user via a network and generating display information for displaying the information;
A video selection receiving unit for acquiring video specifying information for specifying a video to be played back by the video playback device according to a user operation;
A wireless communication control unit for outputting a video playback command for causing the video playback device to play back the video specified by the acquired video specifying information by wireless communication,
The video selection accepting unit notifies the message information transmitting / receiving unit of the acquired video specifying information,
The message information transmission / reception unit transmits the notified video specifying information to another user via a network and is viewing another user associated with the information specifying the other user and the video specifying information. Information is received via a network, and based on the received other user viewing information, display information for displaying the information specified by the video specifying information and the other user in association with each other is generated. A remote control device characterized by that. The message information transmitting / receiving unit displays display information for displaying information indicating a video specified by the video specifying information as an operation unit that receives a command to reproduce the video based on the received other user viewing information. Generate
The video selection receiving unit plays back the video specifying information that is displayed on the operation unit when the operation unit displayed based on the other user viewing information is operated. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the remote operation device is acquired as video specifying information for specifying a video to be performed. A video list display processing unit that generates display information for displaying a list of videos that can be played back by the video playback device and an operation unit that receives an instruction to play back each video;
The video selection accepting unit is configured to identify a video to be reproduced by the video reproduction device when the operation unit displayed by the display information is operated. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device is acquired as information.   The remote control device according to claim 3, wherein the video list display processing unit is capable of acquiring information on the list of reproducible videos via a network. An operation information receiving unit for acquiring operation information for operating the video reproduction device according to a user operation and notifying the acquired operation information to the message information receiving unit,
The wireless communication control unit causes a control command to control the video playback device according to the acquired operation information to be output by wireless communication,
The message information receiving unit transmits the notified operation information to other users via a network, and also specifies other user operation information associated with information for specifying other users and operation information. And generating display information for associating and displaying the content of the operation corresponding to the operation information and the other user based on the received other user operation information. The remote control device according to any one of 1 to 4. A remote operation device including a message information transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving message information input by a user to another user via a network and generating display information for displaying the information, and capable of remotely operating a video reproduction device Control method,
Acquiring video specifying information for specifying video to be played back by the video playback device in response to a user operation;
A video playback command for causing the video playback device to play back the video specified by the acquired video specifying information is output by wireless communication,
By notifying the message information transmission / reception unit of the acquired video identification information, the video identification information is notified to other users,
The other user viewing information associated with the other user identification information and the video identification information is received via the network, and the video identified by the video identification information is indicated based on the received other user viewing information. A control method for a remote control device, comprising: generating display information for displaying information and the other user in association with each other. A remote operation device including a message information transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving message information input by a user to another user via a network and generating display information for displaying the information, and capable of remotely operating a video reproduction device Control program
Acquiring video specifying information for specifying a video to be played back by the video playback device according to a user operation;
Outputting a video playback command for causing the video playback device to play back the video specified by the acquired video specifying information by wireless communication; and
Notifying the message information transmission / reception unit of the acquired video identification information to notify other users of the video identification information;
The other user viewing information associated with the other user identification information and the video identification information is received via the network, and the video identified by the video identification information is indicated based on the received other user viewing information. A control program for a remote control device, which causes an information processing device to execute a step of generating display information for displaying information and the other user in association with each other.