JP2019047322A - Display device, television receiver, display system, control program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

To realize a display device capable of providing various related information related to a program that a user has at least partially viewed.SOLUTION: A display device (10) includes a related information acquisition unit (15) for acquiring related information generated on the basis of broadcast content of a program during or after the broadcast of the program. A plurality of information sources of the related information exists. The device further includes a display control unit (12) which causes the display unit (13) to display the related information in a display mode corresponding to the information source.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device, a television receiver, an information processing device, a display system, a control program, and a recording medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a system that enables a viewer to easily obtain a product and music that the user wants to watch a television program (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In these systems, for example, if it is a product that the viewer wants to want, by specifying an image showing the product, the address of the store that is handling the product, the map of the store, the URL, etc. It can be displayed on the display unit.

  In addition, there is known a technique in which so-called post meta information, which is related information generated based on broadcast content, is generated by a specialist in meta information creation and distributed, for example, via the Internet.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-258011 (released on September 21, 2001) Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-245224 (released on September 7, 2001)

  However, since the post meta information is generated while a specialist in meta information creation views the broadcast of the program, it only includes information such as products and spots whose contents are clearly described in the program. For this reason, for example, products that appeared only during drama program broadcasting, and information that is generally difficult to understand such as shooting locations were not included in the post meta information. On the other hand, there has been a demand from viewers that they also want to obtain information that can not be introduced during broadcasting, such as products that have appeared only during broadcasting of programs.

  One aspect of the present invention is made in view of the above-mentioned subject, and it aims at realizing art which can provide various pertinent information about a program.

  In order to solve the above problems, a display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a related information acquisition unit that acquires related information generated based on the broadcast content of a program during or after the broadcast of the program, A plurality of information sources of the related information exist, and the apparatus further includes a display control unit that causes the display unit to display the related information in a display mode corresponding to the information source.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, various related information regarding a program can be provided.

It is a functional block diagram of display system 1 concerning extraction display example 1-1 of related information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the relevant information on a display screen. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on the extraction display example 1-1 of related information. It is a sequence diagram concerning the extraction display example 1-1 of related information. It is a functional block diagram of display system 1a concerning extraction display example 1-2 of related information. It is a sequence diagram concerning the extraction display example 1-2 of related information. It is a sequence diagram concerning the extraction display example 1-3 of related information. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on extraction display example 2 of related information. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on extraction display example 3 of related information. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on the extraction display example 4-1 of related information. It is a sequence diagram concerning the extraction display example 4-1 of related information. It is a functional block diagram of display system 1b concerning the extraction display example 4-2 of related information. It is a sequence diagram concerning the extraction display example 4-2 of related information. It is a functional block diagram of display system 1c concerning extraction display example 4-3 of related information. It is a sequence diagram concerning the extraction display example 4-3 of related information. It is a functional block diagram of display system 1d concerning extraction display example 5 of related information. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on extraction display example 6 of related information.

[Embodiment]
It will be as follows if embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. 1-17.

  The configuration of a display system 1 according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a display system 1 according to this example of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display system 1 includes a television receiver 3 and an information processing device 20, and the television receiver 3 includes a tuner 4 and a display device 10.

  Note that, as an example, the information processing device 20 is realized as a server connected to the television receiver 3 via a communication path such as the Internet. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. Further, a configuration in which the information processing device 20 and the display device 10 are realized integrally, in other words, a configuration in which the display device 10 realizes the function of the information processing device 20 is also included in the present embodiment.

  The display device 10 includes a control unit 11, a display control unit 12, a display unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a related information acquisition unit 15.

  The control unit 11 performs general control on each unit of the display device 10.

  The display control unit 12 controls the display unit 13. The display control unit 12 performs control relating to display when, for example, content such as a program, a commercial message, and related information is displayed on the display unit 13. The control unit 11 may be configured to include the display control unit 12.

  The display unit 13 displays a display screen based on an instruction of the display control unit 12.

  The related information acquisition unit 15 acquires related information from the information processing apparatus 20.

  The storage unit 14 holds the viewing history data of the user and the related information data acquired by the related information acquisition unit 15.

  The information processing apparatus 20 includes a control unit 21, a related information generation unit 22, a storage unit 23, a related information output unit 24, and a reception unit 25.

  The control unit 21 performs general control on each unit of the information processing apparatus 20.

  The related information generation unit 22 generates related information on each program based on various information including the meta information received by the reception unit 25.

  The storage unit 23 holds the related information data generated by the related information generation unit 22.

  The related information output unit 24 transmits the related information to the display device 10.

  Here, the related information in the present embodiment is information related to a program that the user viewed at least in part, and is generated based on the broadcast content of the program during or after the broadcast of the program.

  For example, the content provider or the like generates related information from the meta information, particularly the so-called post meta information generated during or after the broadcast of the program, and provides the related information to the user. In this case, the related information is information generated based on the post meta information and the post meta information.

  The receiving unit 25 receives meta information from the meta information distribution device 2. Also, the receiving unit 25 receives the provided information provided by the general viewer 7. In addition, the receiving unit 25 receives the provided information provided by the online shopping shopkeeper 8. The receiving unit 25 may receive the provided information provided by the plurality of general viewers 7 and the plurality of internet shopping shoppers 8.

  The meta information distribution device 2 is a distribution source of meta information extracted from the broadcast contents of each program, for example, is meta information related to the contents of the program during or after the broadcast of the program, in time series It refers to a device that provides meta information.

  For example, the general viewer 7 knows the information related to the product that has just appeared in the drama, for example, the name of the product, the store that deals with the product, the price of the product, etc. It is a general viewer who has information related to the broadcast content of a program such as related spot information. Moreover, when the information related to the store introduced during the broadcast of the program is directly provided from the store, the receiving unit 25 may receive the information as information from the general viewer 7.

  The internet shopping shopper 8 sells products related to the broadcast content of the program on the internet shopping site. When a product sold at its own store is shown while the program is being broadcast, the Internet shopping store 8 provides information such as the product and the URL of the store.

  The meta information will be further described as follows. The meta information is, as an example, data obtained by converting contents extracted from a broadcast television program or CM into a text and a database. For example, it is data obtained by converting the voice of broadcast into text or database by voice analysis, manual work or the like, and as an example, it is generated 5 to 20 minutes after the broadcast.

  Although it is possible to generate the meta information prior to the broadcast time of the program, it is of course possible to generate more detailed information during or after the broadcast of the program.

Hereinafter, meta information in the present specification refers to information generated during or after the broadcast of a program unless otherwise specified. As an example, meta information can be roughly classified into program data, commodity data, store data, and CM data, and can include the following information, respectively. Hereinafter, meta information generated during or after the broadcast of a program is also referred to as post meta information.
-Program data-Broadcast date, day of the week, broadcast time-Broadcasting station, program name-Program broadcast time-Genre-Detailed information on topic-corner-Topic-Corner start-End time-Product data-Product name, manufacturer name-Price , URL
・ Genre ・ Product outline ・ Store data ・ Store name, address ・ Store summary, URL
・ Introduction status in broadcasting ・ Genre ・ CM data ・ Broadcasting time ・ Broadcasting station ・ Genre ・ CM advertiser company ・ CM product name In addition, information generated by referring to post meta information and post meta information, It is called related information in the present specification. The related information is generated by, for example, the related information generation unit 22 as described above. Further, the related information includes the information provided by the general viewer 7 and the online shopper 8 as described above.

  Subsequently, the related information display screen 71 that the display control unit 12 causes the display unit 13 to display will be described based on FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a display example of a card including an example of related information generated based on information provided from a plurality of information sources including post meta information. The information included in the cards 71A to 71D illustrated in FIG. 2 is related information generated from meta information extracted from the contents of a program being broadcasted or after broadcast. For example, 71A in FIG. 2 includes data name 72A, product category 72B, product name 72C, broadcast time 72D, broadcast station 72E, program name 72F, and information provider name 72G.

  Further, the related information display screen 71 may include, for example, text information 72H “target for the“ Like! ”Button” in association with the card (in the example shown in FIG. 2, the card 71A). The text information 72H is information indicating that it is related information determined according to the reaction timing specified according to the user's reaction. The text information 72H is included in the related information display screen 71, for example, when displaying a card related to the content of a program in which the "Like" button on the remote control of the display device 10 is operated by the user.

  Further, as shown on the related information display screen 71, the time until the related information display is ended may be displayed.

  The related information displayed on the screen is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2. For example, the related information may include a URL, and when the URL is selected, the screen may transition to a page of the URL. Also, the URL may include an affiliate code.

  Further, as the related information, the information included in the post meta information or the information provided by the provider may be used as it is, or after the post meta information and the information included in the information provided by the provider are referred to. The related information may be generated.

As an example of generation of related information based on post meta information or information provided by a provider,
The control unit 11 rewrites the link destination information included in the post meta information or the information provided by the provider so as to include, for example, information on the affiliate, and then uses it as the related information. After adding a wording to the information contained in post meta information or the information provided from the provider, the structure etc. are used as related information.

  Hereinafter, in each example, a configuration for displaying related information in which the user viewed at least a part of the information will be described.

<Extraction display example 1-1 of related information>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 4.

  In this example, a configuration example of a display device that displays related information due to the end of screen display will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the flow of related information display in this example.

  FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 3 until the user starts watching a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen, and in the following, until the related information is displayed on the screen, A description will be given for each step number.

The meta information distribution device 2 generates meta information extracted from the contents of the program during or after the broadcast of the program in time series. The general viewer 7 or the Internet shopping shopper 8 generates information related to the broadcast content during or after the broadcast of the program, for example, by writing the information on a posting site or a bulletin board on the Internet. The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives information from a plurality of information sources such as the meta information distribution device 2, the general viewer 7, and the internet shopping outlet 8. (S101)
The related information generation unit 22 refers to the information received from the plurality of information sources, and generates related information related to the broadcast content of the program. Each of the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 includes information indicating an information source. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23. (S102)
When the user views a predetermined program, as shown by 80A in FIG. 3, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13, and the control unit 11 stores the viewing history of the program. Save to section 14. (S103)
In addition, as shown to 80A of FIG. 3, a meta-information (post meta information) is produced based on the goods and place which were explicitly introduced during the broadcast of a programme. On the other hand, during the broadcast of a program, products and places that are not explicitly introduced are displayed, but information on such content is not included in the meta information. Therefore, by making it possible to provide such information on products and places that are not explicitly introduced during the broadcast of a program from a plurality of information sources such as the general viewer 7 or the online shopping outlet 8, A variety of information can be collected. The related information is generated based on the meta information and the provided information provided by the general audience 7 or the online shopper 8. Therefore, as shown in 80B of FIG. 3, related information includes, in addition to the information on products and places explicitly introduced during the broadcast of the program, products not explicitly introduced during the broadcast of the program. And contains location information.

  Since the meta information (after meta information) and the provided information from the general viewer 7 or the Internet shopping shopper 8 are generated after the broadcast of the program, for example, viewing of the program from the time when the user starts the program broadcast In step S103, step S103 is performed before step S101.

The related information output unit 24 transmits the related information stored in the storage unit 23 to the display device 10. (S104)
The related information acquisition unit 15 receives the related information, and the control unit 11 stores the related information in the storage unit 14. (S105)
Next, the user ends viewing of the program, and turns off the screen display of the display unit 13 to end the display of the content (program). (S106)
The control unit 11 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 based on the end operation of the screen display by the user, and whether the related information is related information on a program at least a part of which the user has viewed Make a decision on (S107)
Based on the above determination, as shown in 80C of FIG. 3, the display control unit 12 uses predetermined related information of the program for which the user viewed at least a part of the related information stored in the storage unit 14 as an information source. It displays on the display part 13 in the display mode according to it. (S108)
The display control unit 12 displays the related information in a display mode set in advance according to the information source of each related information. The display control unit 12 displays, for example, the color or shape of a frame surrounding related information, the color, shape, or number of marks added to related information (the number of star marks in 80C of FIG. 3) and the position where related information is displayed. The related information is displayed on the display unit 13 in a display mode corresponding to the information source of the related information. Note that a display mode correspondence table indicating correspondence between information sources of related information and display modes is stored in the storage unit 14, and the display control unit 12 displays the display mode correspondence table stored in the storage unit 14. Related information may be displayed by reference.

  When the user does not refer to the related information while displaying the related information, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 as indicated by 80E in FIG. 3 after a predetermined time has elapsed. When the user performs an operation to end the display of the content (program) by turning off the screen display of the display unit 13 again, the display of the related information may be ended immediately. As shown to 80D of FIG. 3, when a user performs operation etc. which refer to related information while displaying related information, the display control part 12 turns off the screen of the display part 13 after progress of predetermined time. Cancel the operation of this place.

  According to the above configuration, in addition to the information on the product or the place explicitly introduced during the broadcast of the program, the information on the product or the place not explicitly introduced during the broadcast of the program, for example, only reflected Related information can be provided. In addition, since the related information can be provided at the timing when the user finishes viewing the program, the related information can be provided without obstructing the viewing of the program.

<Extraction display example 1-2 of related information>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 3, 5 and 6.

  In this example, a configuration example will be described in which related information to be displayed on the display device 10a is determined by the information processing device 20a.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the display system 1a according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be appended to members having the same functions as the members described in the above example, and the description will be omitted.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the display system 1a according to this example. The display device 10 a includes the transmission unit 16 in addition to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, and the information processing device 20 a includes the end notification acquisition unit 26 in the reception unit 25 a. The information processing apparatus 20a further includes a mode determining unit 28 that determines the display mode of the related information according to the information source and adds information indicating the display mode to the related information.

  The mode determining unit 28 determines the display mode of each of the related information generated by the related information generating unit 22. For example, depending on the information source of the related information, the aspect determination unit 28 may select the color or shape of the frame surrounding the related information, the color, the shape, or the number of marks added to the related information (the number of star marks in FIG. And the display mode of the related information, such as the position where the related information is displayed. The mode determining unit 28 adds information of the display mode determined according to the information source to each relevant information. Note that a display mode correspondence table indicating correspondence between information sources of related information and display modes is stored in the storage unit 23, and the mode determination unit 28 displays the display mode correspondence table stored in the storage unit 23 Related information may be displayed by reference.

  The transmitting unit 16 transmits the viewing history of the program and a signal indicating that the operation of turning off the screen of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a is performed to the receiving unit 25a of the information processing device 20a. The end notification acquisition unit 26 receives the above signal, and determines that the operation to turn off the screen of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a is performed.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1a in this example will be described based on FIG. 3, FIG. 5 and FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the flow of related information display in this example.

  FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 3 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen. A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S103 is the same as the extraction display example 1-1 of the related information.

The mode determining unit 28 of the information processing device 20a determines the display mode of the related information according to the information source, adds information indicating the display mode to the related information, and stores the related information in the storage unit 23 together with the related information. (S301)
Next, the user ends viewing of the program, and turns off the screen display of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a, thereby performing an operation of ending the display of the content (program). (S106)
The transmitting unit transmits a viewing history of the program and a signal indicating that the operation of turning off the screen of the display unit 13 is performed to the information processing apparatus 20a due to the end operation of screen display by the user. (S109)
The receiving unit 25a of the information processing device 20a receives the signal. (S110)
The related information output unit 24 extracts only the related information related to the program that the user has at least partially viewed from the related information held by the storage unit 23 based on the viewing history, and displays the information together with the information indicating the display mode Send to 10a. (S204)
The related information acquisition unit 15 acquires the related information transmitted from the related information output unit 24 and the display mode given to the related information. The control unit 11 stores the related information and the information indicating the display mode in the storage unit 14. (S205)
The display control unit 12 displays the related information on the display unit 13 in a display mode corresponding to the information source based on the information indicating the display mode given to each of the related information as shown in 80C of FIG. 3. (S108)
When the user does not refer to the related information while displaying the related information, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 as indicated by 80E in FIG. 3 after a predetermined time has elapsed. In addition, when the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13 again, the display of the related information may be ended immediately. As shown to 80D of FIG. 3, when a user performs operation etc. which refer to related information while displaying related information, the display control part 12 turns off the screen of the display part 13 after progress of predetermined time. Cancel the operation of this place.

  Also in the above configuration, the same effect as in the extraction display example 1-1 of the related information is obtained.

<Extraction display example 1-3 of related information>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 3, 5 and 7.

  In this example, a configuration example will be described in which related information to be displayed on the display device 10a is determined by the information processing device 20a.

  In the extraction display example 1-2 of the related information, the viewing history is transmitted from the display device 10a to the information processing device 20a after the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display, but in the present example, It shows about the structure which transmits viewing-and-listening log | history to the information processing apparatus 20a whenever it changes. Also in this example, the display device 10a uses the configuration shown in FIG. 5 as in the case of the extraction display example 1-2 of the related information.

  The flow of processing of the display system 1 in this example will be described based on FIGS. 3 and 7. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the flow of related information display in this example.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 3 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen, and in the following, until the related information is displayed on the screen, A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S103 is the same as the extraction display example 1-2 of the related information.

The mode determining unit 28 of the information processing device 20a determines the display mode of the related information according to the information source, adds information indicating the display mode to the related information, and stores the related information in the storage unit 23 together with the related information. (S301)
The transmission unit 16 of the display device 10a transmits the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 to the information processing device 20a. (S111)
The receiving unit 25 of the information processing device 20a receives the viewing history. (S112)
Based on the viewing history, the control unit 21 determines whether the related information stored in the storage unit 23 is related to a program that the user has at least partially viewed.

The related information output unit 24 extracts only the related information related to the program that the user has at least partially viewed from the related information held by the storage unit 23 based on the viewing history, and displays the information together with the information indicating the display mode Send to 10a. (S204)
The related information acquisition unit 15 of the display device 10 a acquires the related information transmitted from the related information output unit 24 and the display mode given to the related information. The control unit 11 stores the related information and the information indicating the display mode in the storage unit 14. (S205)
The process from step S111 to step S305 is repeated at predetermined time intervals or every time the channel is changed until the user finishes viewing the predetermined program.

Next, the user ends viewing of the program, and turns off the screen display of the display unit 13 of the display device 10, thereby performing an operation of ending the display of the content (program). (S106)
The display control unit 12 displays the related information on the display unit 13 in a display mode according to the information source, based on the information indicating the display mode given to each of the related information, as shown in 80C of FIG. 3. (S108)
In the display unit 13, the relevant information includes the color or shape of the frame, the color, shape or number of the mark (the number of star marks in 80C of FIG. 3), the display position, etc. according to the respective information sources. It is displayed in the display mode of.

  When the user does not refer to the related information while displaying the related information, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 as indicated by 80E in FIG. 3 after a predetermined time has elapsed. In addition, when the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13 again, the display of the related information may be ended immediately. As shown to 80D of FIG. 3, when a user performs operation etc. which refer to related information while displaying related information, the display control part 12 turns off the screen of the display part 13 after progress of predetermined time. Cancel the operation of this place.

  Also in the above configuration, the same effect as in the extraction display example 1-1 of the related information is obtained.

<Additional items pertaining to extraction display example 1 of related information>
In each of the above examples, the related information is displayed on the display screen due to the end operation of the screen display by the user, but the present invention is not limited to the above configuration. For example, the related information may be displayed on the display screen due to an operation of ending the display of the currently viewed content by switching the input mode or the like, that is, an operation of switching the content to be viewed.

<Exemplary display example 2 of related information>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 8.

  In this example, a configuration example of the display device 10 that provides related information or information indicating that related information has been acquired based on the acquisition of the related information will be described.

  Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used as in the case of the extraction display example 1-1 of the related information.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1 in this example will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 8.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flow of related information display in this example.

  The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives information from a plurality of information sources including the meta information distribution device 2, the general viewer 7, and the Internet shopping outlet 8. The related information generation unit 22 refers to the information from the plurality of information sources, and generates related information related to a program being broadcasted or a broadcast. Each of the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 includes information indicating an information source. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23.

  When the power of the display device 10 is ON, that is, even when the screen is not displayed on the display unit 13, when the main power of the display device 10 is attached, the related information acquisition unit 15 detects the power of the information processing device 20. As needed, related information including information related to the information source is acquired from the related information output unit 24. When the user views a predetermined program, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13 as shown at 81A in FIG. 8, and the control unit 11 stores the viewing history of the program. Save to section 14. The control unit 11 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 and determines whether the related information acquired from the information processing apparatus 20 is related to a program that the user has at least partially viewed. If the related information is related information related to a program at least a part of which the user has viewed, the display control unit 12 has acquired the related information or the related information as shown in 81B of FIG. 8 based on the above determination. The information is displayed on the display unit 13. When displaying related information or information indicating that the related information has been acquired, the above information is usually displayed on a part of the display unit 13, for example, a corner of the screen.

  The display control unit 12 does not limit the display unit 13 to display related information on a program for which the user viewed at least a part on the display unit 13 is not limited to each related information. For example, the display control unit 12 may display the related information on the display unit 13 each time the maximum number of related information that can be displayed on the display unit 13 is stored in the storage unit 14. It may be configured to be displayed each time data for each program is collected, or at predetermined time intervals.

  Next, when the user selects the above information using a remote control or the like, the display control unit 12 displays related information on the entire screen of the display unit 13 in a display mode according to the information source as shown in 81C of FIG. . In the display unit 13, the relevant information includes the color or shape of the frame, the color, shape or number of the mark (the number of star marks in 80C of FIG. 3), the display position, etc. according to the respective information sources. It is displayed in the display mode of.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to provide the related information of the program that the user has been watching a little while without obstructing the viewing of the program as much as possible.

<Additional items pertaining to extraction display example 2 of related information>
Also in this example, the display device 10 includes the transmission unit 16 that transmits the viewing history, and in the information processing device 20, only the related information related to the program for which the user viewed at least a part is from the related information output unit 24 to the related information acquisition unit 15 It may be transmitted.

  Also, even if the related information acquisition unit 15 does not acquire the related information and display it immediately on the display unit 13, display is performed until a certain time elapses until certain data elapses until data for each program is acquired. It may be configured to wait for the start of the above display until the maximum number of information that can be displayed on the part is available, or until the start of the commercial message. Further, the related information may be displayed each time a predetermined time passes.

In addition to activating the screen, information acquisition notification with LED and announcement by voice,
The vibration function of the remote control or the like may be used as a notification means to the user.

<Exemplary display example 3 of related information>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 9.

  In this example, when the main power of the display device 10 is attached but the display screen is not displayed, the screen is displayed due to acquiring the related information, and the configuration of the display device 10 displays the related information. An example will be described. In addition to the above (display) screen, the state in which the screen is not displayed is the same state as when the main power of the display device 10 is not attached, and the state in which the screen is displayed Means a state in which a moving image is displayed on the screen or a state in which the backlight used for screen display or the display element itself is on or emits light.

  Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used as in the case of the extraction display example 1-1 of the related information.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1 in this example will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 9.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flow of related information display in this example.

  The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives information from a plurality of information sources including the meta information distribution device 2, the general viewer 7, and the Internet shopping outlet 8. The related information generation unit 22 refers to the information from the plurality of information sources, and generates related information related to a program being broadcasted or a broadcast. Each of the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 includes information indicating an information source. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23.

  When the user views a predetermined program, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13 as shown at 82A in FIG. 9, and the control unit 11 selects the viewing history of the program. It is stored in the storage unit 14. Next, the user finishes viewing the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen of the display unit 13. The viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 is not deleted even after the above operation.

  In the display device 10, even if the screen is not displayed on the display unit 13, if the main power of the display device 10 is attached, the related information acquisition unit 15 receives information from the related information output unit 24 of the information processing device 20 as needed. Obtain relevant information, including information pertaining to the source. The control unit refers to the viewing history by the display device 10 stored in the storage unit 14, and when the related information is related information on a program at least a part of which the user has viewed, the display control unit 12 As in the case of 83C of 9, the screen display of the display unit 13 is turned on, and the related information is displayed on the display unit 13 in a display mode according to the information source. In the display unit 13, the relevant information includes the color or shape of the frame, the color, shape or number of the mark (the number of star marks in 80C of FIG. 3), the display position, etc. according to the respective information sources. It is displayed in the display mode of.

  The display control unit 12 does not limit the display unit 13 to display related information on a program for which the user viewed at least a part on the display unit 13 is not limited to each related information. For example, the display control unit 12 may display the related information on the display unit 13 each time the maximum number of related information that can be displayed on the display unit 13 is stored in the storage unit 14. It may be configured to be displayed each time data for each program is collected, or at predetermined time intervals.

  According to the above configuration, the screen of the display unit 13 is automatically displayed due to the acquisition of the related information, and the related information is displayed. Therefore, the user is immediately notified to the user even when the screen of the display screen is not displayed. It is effective to provide high quality information.

<Additional items pertaining to extraction display example 3 of related information>
Also in this example, the display device 10 includes the transmission unit 16 that transmits the viewing history, and in the information processing device 20, only the related information related to the program for which the user viewed at least a part is from the related information output unit 24 to the related information acquisition unit 15 It may be transmitted.

  The display control unit 12 does not limit the display unit 13 to display related information on a program for which the user viewed at least a part on the display unit 13 is not limited to each related information. For example, the display control unit 12 may display the related information on the display unit 13 each time the maximum number of related information that can be displayed on the display unit 13 is stored in the storage unit 14.

  Also, even if the related information acquisition unit 15 does not acquire the related information and display it immediately on the display unit 13, display is performed until a certain time elapses until certain data elapses until data for each program is acquired. It may be configured to wait for the start of the above display until the maximum number of information that can be displayed on the part is available, or until the start of the commercial message. Further, the related information may be displayed each time a predetermined time passes.

In addition to activating the screen, information acquisition notification with LED and announcement by voice,
The vibration function of the remote control or the like may be used as a notification means to the user.

<Extraction display example of related information 4-1>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 10 and 11.

  In this example, a configuration example of the display device 10 that displays related information due to the start of screen display will be described.

  Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1 in this example will be described based on FIG. 1, FIG. 10, and FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of the related information display in this example.

  FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 10 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen. A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S103 is the same as the extraction display example 1-1 of the related information.

After the user starts watching the program, related information of various programs including information related to the information source is transmitted from the related information output unit 24 of the information processing device 20 to the related information acquisition unit 15 of the display device 10 as needed. . (S104)
The control unit 11 stores related information including the information related to the information source acquired by the related information acquisition unit 15 in the storage unit 14. (S105)
Next, the user ends viewing of the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13. The viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 is not deleted even after the above operation. (S106)
If the main power supply of the display device 10 is attached, the related information acquisition unit 15 acquires related information of various programs from the related information output unit 24 as needed, even if the screen display of the display unit 13 is OFF.

When the user again views a predetermined program, the screen display of the display unit 13 by the display control unit 12 is turned on. (S113)
The control unit 11 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 due to the start of the screen display, and determines whether the related information is related information on a program viewed by at least a part of the user. Do. (S107)
As indicated by 83C in FIG. 10, the display control unit 12 uses predetermined relevant information of a program for which the user viewed at least a part of the relevant information stored in the storage unit 14 based on the above determination as an information source. It displays on the display part 13 in the display mode according to it. (S108)
In the display unit 13, the relevant information includes the color or shape of the frame, the color, shape or number of the mark (the number of star marks in 83C of FIG. 10), the display position, etc. according to the respective information sources. It is displayed in the display mode of.

  If the user does not refer to the related information while displaying the related information, the display control unit 12 displays the program video on the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  According to the above configuration, when using the display device 10, it is possible to immediately display related information of a program that the user has viewed by the previous time. In addition, the related information according to the time zone or the day of the week can be displayed.

<Extraction display example of related information 4-2>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 10, 12 and 13.

  In this example, a configuration example of an example in which related information to be displayed on the display device 10a is determined by the information processing device 20b will be described.

  The configuration of a display system 1b according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be appended to members having the same functions as the members described in the above example, and the description will be omitted.

  FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram of a display system 1b according to this example. The display device 10 a includes the transmission unit 16 in addition to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, and the information processing device 20 b includes the start notification acquisition unit 27 in the reception unit 25 b. The information processing apparatus 20a further includes a mode determining unit 28 that determines the display mode of the related information according to the information source and adds information indicating the display mode to the related information.

  The transmitting unit 16 transmits the viewing history of the program and a signal indicating that the screen of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a is turned on to the receiving unit 25b of the information processing device 20b. The start notification acquisition unit 27 receives the above signal, and determines that the operation of turning on the screen of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a is performed.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1b in this example will be described based on FIG. 10, FIG. 12 and FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of the related information display in this example.

  FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 10 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen. A description will be given for each step number.

  The process from step S103 to step S112 is the same as the extraction display example 1-3 of the related information.

  Next, the user ends viewing of the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13. (S106) The viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 is not deleted even after the above operation.

When the user again views a predetermined program, the screen display of the display unit 13 by the display control unit 12 is turned on. (S113)
Due to the start of the screen display, the transmission unit 16 transmits a signal indicating that the user has performed an operation of turning on the screen of the program display unit 13 to the information processing device 20b. (S114)
The start notification acquisition unit 27 of the information processing device 20b receives the signal. (S115)
The related information output unit 24 extracts only the related information related to the program that the user has at least partially viewed from the related information held by the storage unit 23 based on the viewing history, and displays the information together with the information indicating the display mode Send to 10a. (S204)
The related information acquisition unit 15 of the display device 10 a acquires the related information transmitted from the related information output unit 24 and the display mode given to the related information. The control unit 11 stores the related information and the information indicating the display mode in the storage unit 14. (S205)
The display control unit 12 displays the related information on the display unit 13 in a display mode according to the information source, based on the information indicating the display mode given to each of the related information, as indicated by 83C in FIG. (S108)
In the display unit 13, the relevant information includes the color or shape of the frame, the color, shape or number of the mark (the number of star marks in 83C of FIG. 10), the display position, etc. according to the respective information sources. It is displayed in the display mode of.

  Also in the above configuration, the same effect as the extraction display example 4-1 of the related information is obtained.

<Extraction display example 4-3 of related information>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIG. 10, FIG. 14 and FIG.

  In this example, a configuration example of an example in which related information to be displayed on the display device 10 is determined by the information processing device 20c will be described.

  The configuration of a display system 1c according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be appended to members having the same functions as the members described in the above example, and the description will be omitted.

  FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram of a display system 1c according to this example. The information processing apparatus 20 c includes a mode determining unit 28 that determines the display mode of the related information according to the information source and adds information indicating the display mode to the related information.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1c in this example will be described based on FIG. 10, FIG. 14 and FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of the related information display in this example.

  FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 10 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen. A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S205 is the same as the extraction display example 1-3 of the related information.

  The process from step S111 to step S205 is repeated every predetermined time or every time the channel is changed until the user finishes viewing the predetermined program.

Next, the user ends viewing of the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13. The viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 is not deleted even after the above operation. (S106)
If the main power supply of the display device 10 is attached, the related information acquisition unit 15 acquires related information of various programs from the related information output unit 24 as needed even if the screen display of the display unit 13 is OFF.

When the user again views a predetermined program, the screen display of the display unit 13 by the display control unit 12 is turned on. (S113)
Due to the start of the screen display, the display control unit 12 displays the related information in the display manner according to the information source based on the information indicating the display manner given to each as shown in 83C of FIG. Displayed on the display unit 13. (S108)
In the display unit 13, the relevant information includes the color or shape of the frame, the color, shape or number of the mark (the number of star marks in 83C of FIG. 10), the display position, etc. according to the respective information sources. It is displayed in the display mode of.

  Also in the above-described configuration, the same effect as in the extraction table example 4-1 of the related information is exerted.

<Exemplary display example 5 of related information>
The present example is described below with reference to FIG.

  In this example, a configuration example of the display device 10d that displays related information at an arbitrary timing of the user will be described.

  The configuration of a display system 1d according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be appended to members having the same functions as the members described in the above example, and the description will be omitted.

  FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram of the display system 1d. The display device 10 d includes a user signal acquisition unit 17 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 1 according to the extraction display example 1-1 of the related information. The user signal acquisition unit acquires a signal indicating that the user desires to refer to the related information and a signal indicating that the user desires to end the display of the related information. The signal is emitted from the remote controller or by direct operation on the display device 10d.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1d in the present example will be described based on FIG.

  The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives information from a plurality of information sources including the meta information distribution device 2, the general viewer 7, and the Internet shopping outlet 8. The related information generation unit 22 refers to the information from the plurality of information sources, and generates related information related to a program being broadcasted or a broadcast. Each of the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 includes information indicating an information source. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23.

  When the user views a predetermined program, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13, and the control unit stores the viewing history of the program in the storage unit 14. The related information output unit 24 transmits the related information stored in the storage unit 23 and including the information indicating the information source to the related information acquisition unit 15. The control unit stores related information including the information indicating the information source acquired by the related information acquisition unit 15 in the storage unit 14.

  The user uses the remote control, for example, at an arbitrary timing, and transmits a signal to the display device 10d to refer to the related information. When the user signal acquisition unit acquires the above signal, the control unit 11 refers to the viewing history and the related information stored in the storage unit 14 and the related information is related information related to a program at least a part of which the user has viewed It is judged whether or not it is. The display control unit 12 displays on the display unit 13 only the related information in which the user viewed at least a part, in a display mode corresponding to the information source of the related information. In the display unit 13, the relevant information includes the color or shape of the frame, the color, shape or number of the mark (the number of star marks in 80C of FIG. 3), the display position, etc. according to the respective information sources. It is displayed in the display mode of.

  In addition, the display control unit 12 displays the related information on the display unit 13 by transmitting a signal indicating that the related information is ended to the user signal acquisition unit 17 by the elapse of a predetermined time or by using, for example, a remote control. Exit and return to the original program video display.

  According to the above configuration, the related information received and accumulated by the display device 10d can be confirmed at an arbitrary timing.

<Additional items pertaining to extraction display example 5 of related information>
Also in this example, the display device 10 includes the transmission unit 16 that transmits the viewing history, and in the information processing device 20, only the related information related to the program for which the user viewed at least a part is from the related information output unit 24 to the related information acquisition unit 15 It may be transmitted. In this case, the information processing apparatus 20 includes a mode determination unit 28 that determines the display mode of the related information, and the related information output unit 24 adds the related information to the related information, along with the related information. Information indicating the displayed mode is transmitted.

  Further, with regard to the display of the related information in this example, a configuration may be provided in which a mode for displaying related information that the user has browsed before is displayed.

<Extraction display example of related information>
The present example is described below with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17.

  In this example, a configuration example of a display device that displays related information based on an operation on the user's "Like" button due to the end of screen display will be described.

  Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 16 is used. The user signal acquisition unit 17 acquires a signal indicating that the user desires related information of an arbitrary product and spot. The signal is emitted by a remote control or direct operation on the display device 10d.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1d in the present example will be described based on FIG. 16 and FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a flow of related information display in this example.

  The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives information from a plurality of information sources including the meta information distribution device 2, the general viewer 7, and the Internet shopping outlet 8. The related information generation unit 22 refers to the information from the plurality of information sources, and generates related information related to a program being broadcasted or a broadcast. Each of the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 includes information indicating an information source. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23.

  When the user views a predetermined program, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13 as shown at 84A in FIG. 17, and the control unit 11 selects the viewing history of the program. It is stored in the storage unit 14.

  The related information output unit 24 transmits the related information stored in the storage unit 23 and including the information indicating the information source to the related information acquisition unit 15. The control unit 11 stores in the storage unit 14 related information including the information indicating the information source acquired by the related information acquisition unit 15.

  The display device 10 can capture the reaction of the user when the user is interested in the product displayed on the display unit 13. As an example, the remote controller of the display device 10 is provided with an “Like” button, and the user presses the “Like” button to notify the display device 10 that the user is interested in the product. it can. Also, as another example, the user can utter and the microphone 31 can collect the user's utterance, thereby notifying the display device 10 that the user is interested in the product.

  As in the example shown in 84B of FIG. 16, the user performs an operation of pressing the “Like” button on the remote control, for example, at the timing when the product or spot for which the related information is desired to be referred to A signal to the effect that reference is made to the relevant information of the spot is transmitted to the display device 10d. When the user signal acquisition unit 17 acquires the above signal, the control unit 11 stores information for specifying the product or spot for which the “Like” button is pressed, such as information on time stamp and program, in the storage unit 14 .

  Next, the user ends viewing of the program, and turns off the screen display of the display unit 13 to end the display of the content (program). The control unit 11 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 due to the end operation of the screen display by the user, and whether the related information is related information regarding a program at least a part of which the user has viewed Make a decision on Further, the control unit 11 refers to the information stored in the storage unit 14 for identifying the product or spot to which the user “likes”, and extracts related information which the user desires to refer from the related information. The display control unit 12 displays the related information extracted by the control unit 11 on the display unit 13 in a display mode corresponding to the information source.

  In the display unit 13, the relevant information includes the color or shape of the frame, the color, shape or number of the mark (the number of star marks in 84C of FIG. 17), the display position, etc. according to the respective information sources. It is displayed in the display mode of.

  When the related information is not referenced while the related information is displayed, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 as indicated by 84E in FIG. 17 after a predetermined time has elapsed. When the user performs an operation or the like to refer to the related information while displaying the related information as indicated by 84D in FIG. 17, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed. Cancel the operation of this place.

  According to the above configuration, the related information related to a product or a place not explicitly introduced during the broadcast of the program, for example, only appeared, by the user pressing the "Like" button or the like It is possible to provide information that wants to refer to related information.

<Extraction display example of related information>
Also in this example, the display device 10d includes the transmission unit 16 that transmits the viewing history, and in the information processing device 20, only the related information related to the program for which the user viewed at least a part is from the related information output unit 24 to the related information acquisition unit 15 It may be transmitted. In this case, the information processing apparatus 20 includes a mode determination unit 28 that determines the display mode of the related information, and the related information output unit 24 adds the related information to the related information, along with the related information. Information indicating the displayed mode is transmitted.

  In addition, information specifying the product or spot to which the user "liked" is transmitted from the transmission unit 16 of the display device 10d to the information processing apparatus 20, and the related information on the product or spot to which the user "likes" is related. It may be configured to be transmitted from the information output unit 24 to the related information acquisition unit 15.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 20 receives, from each of the plurality of television receivers 3 c including the transmission unit 16, information specifying the goods or spots that the user “liked”, and the number of “likes” is The configuration may be such that the related information related to a large number of products or spots is transmitted to each of the plurality of television receivers 3c.

<Additional matters pertaining to the above examples>
In each of the above examples, the display device (10, 10a or 10d) includes a camera and a user identification unit, and the control unit 11 refers to the identification result of the user identification unit and relates to a program in which at least a part is viewed for each user. Related information may be controlled.

  Furthermore, the descriptions in the above examples do not necessarily mean that the related information displayed on the display screen must be related information related to a program that the user has at least partially viewed. For example, the related information related to a program of a genre similar to the program watched by the user may be displayed on the display screen.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block (in particular, the related information acquisition unit 15 and the display control unit 12) of the display device 10 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. May be

  In the latter case, the display device 10 includes a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function. The computer includes, for example, at least one processor (control device) and at least one computer readable storage medium storing the program. Then, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. For example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used as the processor. As the above-mentioned recording medium, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit or the like can be used besides “a non-temporary tangible medium”, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory). In addition, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like for developing the program may be further provided. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
A display device 10 according to aspect 1 of the present invention includes a related information acquisition unit 15 that acquires related information generated based on the broadcast content of the program during or after the broadcast of the program, and the information source of the related information is A plurality of display control units 12 are provided to cause the display unit 13 to display related information in a display mode corresponding to the information source.

  In the display device 10 according to aspect 2 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1, the related information may be related information related to a program at least a part of which the user has viewed.

  In the display device 10 according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1 or 2, the display control unit 12 may display the related information on the display unit 13 due to the end of the screen display.

  In the display device 10 according to aspect 4 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1 or 2, the display control unit 12 has acquired the related information or the related information due to the acquisition of the related information. The above information may be displayed on the display unit 13.

  In the display device 10 according to aspect 5 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1 or 2, the display control unit 12 displays a screen due to the acquisition of the related information, and the display unit 13 displays the related information. It may be configured to be displayed on the screen.

  In the display device 10 according to aspect 6 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1 or 2, the display control unit 12 may display the related information on the display unit 13 due to the start of the screen display.

  The television receiver 3 according to aspect 7 of the present invention may be configured to include the display device 10 according to any one of aspects 1 to 6 above.

  The information processing apparatus 20 according to aspect 8 of the present invention includes a storage unit 23 that stores related information generated based on the broadcast content of the program during or after the broadcast of the program, and a plurality of information sources of the related information are provided. A mode determining unit 28 for determining the display mode of the related information according to the information source, and adding information indicating the display mode to the related information, and the related information to which the information indicating the display mode is added The related information output unit 24 for outputting to the display device 10 is further provided.

  The display device 10 according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the display device 10 is operated by operating the computer as each unit (software element) included in the display device 10. A control program of display device 10 realized by a computer and a computer readable recording medium recording the same also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each of the embodiments.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a, 1b, 1c Display system 2 Meta-information delivery apparatus 3, 3a, 3c Television receiver 7 General audience 8 Net shopping shopkeeper 10, 10a, 10c Display apparatus 11, 21 Control part 12 Display control part 13 Display Portions 14, 23 Storage portion 15 Related information acquisition portion 20, 20a, 20b Information processing device 22 Related information generation portion 24 Related information output portion

Claims (11)

A related information acquisition unit that acquires related information generated based on the broadcast content of the program during or after the broadcast of the program;
There are multiple sources of the above related information,
A display device characterized by further comprising a display control unit for displaying related information on a display unit in a display mode according to the information source.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the related information is related information on a program at least a part of which the user has viewed.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display the related information due to an end of screen display.   3. The display control unit according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display the related information or information indicating that the related information has been acquired due to the acquisition of the related information. Display device.   3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a screen due to the acquisition of the related information, and causes the display unit to display the related information.   3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display the related information due to the start of screen display.   A television receiver comprising the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A storage unit for storing related information generated based on the broadcast content of the program during or after the broadcast of the program;
There are multiple sources of the above related information,
A display mode of the related information is determined according to the information source, and a mode determining unit for adding information indicating the display mode to the related information, and related information to which information indicating the display mode is added is output to the display device And a related information output unit. A display device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
An information processing apparatus for outputting the related information;
Display system equipped with   It is a control program for functioning a computer as a display apparatus in any one of Claims 1-5, Comprising: The control program for functioning a computer as said related information acquisition part and said display control part.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the control program of Claim 10.

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