JP2021189690A - Terminal device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a terminal device configured to reduce the time and effort of a user required for acquiring information on a content, and a program.SOLUTION: In an information association system, a display unit 104 of a terminal device 100 displays elements of an information list 600A related to the contents displayed on a screen of a receiver associated with the terminal device 100. The information list 600A is generated by the receiver which is associated with the terminal device 100 and receives a broadcast content by broadcast waves, on the basis of viewing history information indicating a viewing history of the received broadcast content.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to terminal devices and programs.

Conventionally, there is a receiving device capable of viewing broadcast contents such as programs.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-017075

When a user who is viewing broadcast content with this type of receiving device is interested in an object or the like surfaced by the broadcast content and wants to obtain information on the object or the like, the user uses a terminal device such as a smartphone. Access the search site with and search for the object using the search site. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to obtain information on an object related to broadcast contents.

An object to be solved by the present invention is to obtain a terminal device and a program capable of reducing the user's time and effort required to obtain information on the content.

The terminal device of the embodiment includes a display unit, a first display control unit, a list receiving unit, and a second display control unit. The first display control unit displays the receiving device specifying information that identifies the receiving device that receives the content on the display unit. The list receiving unit includes an information list showing as a list of selectable items information related to the viewed content, which is generated based on the viewing history information indicating the viewing history of the content received by the receiving device. Receive. The second display control unit displays the information list received by the list receiving unit on the display unit.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of an information linkage system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the receiving device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the receiving device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the viewing history management server according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the viewing history management server according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the specific information management database according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the viewing history management database according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the interest information management database according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the scene information management database according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the product sales management server according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the product sales management server according to the embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the mapping process executed by the information linkage system according to the embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a terminal device and a receiving device in the mapping process according to the embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of image transition of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing another example of the image transition of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of an image of the terminal device and the receiving device according to the embodiment. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing another example of the image transition of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example in which an interest button is displayed on the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of viewing history information storage processing executed by the information linkage system according to the embodiment. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an example of the information providing process executed by the information linkage system according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Information linkage system 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information linkage system 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information linkage system 1 of the embodiment includes a terminal device 100, a receiving device 200, a viewing history management server 300, and a plurality of provided information management servers 400. The viewing history management server 300 is an example of a server and a first server. The provided information management server 400 is an example of a second server and an external server.

The terminal device 100 is carried by the user, for example. The receiving device 200 is installed in, for example, a user's house. The viewing history management server 300 is installed, for example, in a business operator that provides a linked application. The plurality of provided information management servers 400 include a provided information management server 400A and a provided information management server 400B. The provided information management server 400A is installed in a first mail-order company that provides an electronic commerce service that sells products and the like using the Internet. The provided information management server 400B is installed in a second mail-order company that provides a mail-order program that can be viewed by the receiving device 200 and an electronic commerce service that sells products introduced in the mail-order program using the Internet. To.

The terminal device 100, the receiving device 200, the viewing history management server 300, and the provided information management server 400 each have a function of connecting to a network. The network means an information communication network in general using a telecommunication technology, and includes a wireless / wired LAN, an Internet network, a telephone communication line network, and the like. The receiving device 200, the viewing history management server 300, and the provided information management server 400 do not have to have a function of connecting to the telephone communication network.

The terminal device 100 is, for example, a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or a computer such as a notebook PC (Personal Computer). The terminal device 100 can display information to a user who can view the broadcast content displayed on the receiving device 200. The terminal device 100 is not limited to the above example, and may be another electronic device as long as it has a function of connecting to a network. Broadcast content is an example of content.

In the receiving device 200, for example, by receiving a broadcast wave (broadcast signal) from a broadcasting station, various programs, commercials, and other broadcast contents can be viewed. The receiving device 200 is a television device. Further, the receiving device 200 has a function of recording the received broadcast content and a function of reproducing the recorded broadcast content. Further, the receiving device 200 has a function of transmitting the viewing history of the broadcast content. Viewing includes viewing the broadcast content currently being broadcast and viewing the recorded broadcast content during playback. The receiving device 200 can communicate with the viewing history management server 300 and the provided information management server 400 via the network. In the present embodiment, the broadcast content includes a program being broadcast in real time, a content displayed in the recorded program time-shifted viewing, and advance information of the broadcast schedule. The broadcast content may be a program by any broadcast wave such as terrestrial digital broadcasting, BS, or CS.

The viewing history management server 300 has a so-called pairing function of associating the terminal device 100 with the receiving device 200. The viewing history management server 300 generates an information list showing information about the broadcast content that has been viewed as a list of selectable items based on the viewing history transmitted from the receiving device 200, and transmits the information list to the terminal device 100. Has a function.

The provided information management server 400 has a function of transmitting the page of the site corresponding to the item of the information list selected in the terminal device 100 to the terminal device 100. The page is displayed on the terminal device 100.

(Terminal device 100)
Next, the terminal device 100 of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 100 includes a communication I / F (Inter Face) 101, a voice input unit 102, a display unit 104, a graphic controller 105, a touch panel controller 106, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 107, and a memory 108. And a camera 109. The terminal device 100 may include a speaker or the like in addition to the above.

The communication I / F 101 is used for communication with other devices such as the viewing history management server 300 and the provided information management server 400. The voice input unit 102 is a voice input device such as a microphone, and accepts voice input by a user. The voice input unit 102 may not be provided.

The display unit 104 is, for example, a so-called touch screen device in which a display 104a and a touch panel 104b are combined. The display 104a is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display or the like. The touch panel 104b detects the touch position on the display screen of the display 104a touched by the user's finger, stylus, or the like.

The graphic controller 105 controls the display 104a of the display unit 104. The touch panel controller 106 controls the touch panel 104b of the display unit 104, and acquires coordinate data indicating a touch position on the display screen touched by the user from the touch panel 104b.

The camera 109 is, for example, a digital camera having a built-in image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CIS (CMOS Image Sensor). The camera 109 outputs the data of a moving image or a still image including a plurality of frame images generated at a predetermined frame rate as the data of the captured image.

The CPU 107 controls each component of the terminal device 100 by executing various computer programs. The memory 108 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like, and stores various computer programs and various data used for various arithmetic processes by the CPU 107. Various computer programs include linked applications.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 100 includes a start reception unit 150, an acquisition unit 151, a first display control unit 152, an information transmission unit 153, a list reception unit 154, a second display control unit 155, and a selection reception unit 156. A transmission unit 157, a reception unit 158, a third display control unit 159, and a fourth display control unit 160 are provided as functional units. Each of these functional units is realized by the CPU 107 reading a program stored in a storage device such as a ROM and executing the program. In addition, a part or all of the said functional part may be configured by the dedicated hardware. The functions of these functional units will be described later.

(Receiver)
Next, the receiving device 200 of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the receiving device 200 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the receiving device 200 includes an input terminal 202, tuners 203a to 203g, a signal processing unit 207, a graphic processing unit 208, an audio processing unit 209, an OSD (On Screen Display) signal generation unit 210, and video processing. A unit 211 is provided.

The terrestrial digital broadcast wave received by the terrestrial broadcast receiving antenna 213 is input to the input terminal 202. That is, the input terminal 202 receives the broadcast content by the broadcast wave. The terrestrial digital broadcast wave is supplied to the tuners 203a to 203g via the input terminal 202. The input terminal 202 is an example of a receiving unit.

The tuners 203a to 203g are tuners for terrestrial digital broadcasting, and select a broadcast wave of a channel instructed by a control unit 216, which will be described later, from the terrestrial digital broadcast wave supplied from the input terminal 202.

However, the receiving device 200 may have an input terminal into which the satellite digital broadcasting wave received by the BS / CS digital broadcasting receiving antenna is input. The satellite digital broadcast wave is supplied to the tuner for satellite digital broadcast via such an input terminal.

The signal processing unit 207 demodulates the broadcast wave including the digital video signal and the audio signal from the broadcast wave supplied from the tuners 203a to 203g. Further, the signal processing unit 207 selectively performs predetermined digital signal processing on the video signal included in the digital broadcast wave and outputs the video signal to the graphic processing unit 208. Further, the signal processing unit 207 selectively performs desired digital signal processing on the audio signal included in the digital broadcast wave and outputs the audio signal to the audio processing unit 209.

A plurality of external input terminals 214a to 214d are connected to the signal processing unit 207. These external input terminals 214a to 214d can input analog video signals and audio signals from a DVD (Digital Versaille Disk) recorder or the like as an example of an external device. The signal processing unit 207 digitizes the analog video signal and audio signal input from the external input terminals 214a to 214d. Further, the signal processing unit 207 performs predetermined digital signal processing on the digitized video signal and outputs it to the graphic processing unit 208. Further, the signal processing unit 207 performs predetermined digital signal processing on the digitized voice signal and outputs the digitized voice signal to the voice processing unit 209.

The graphic processing unit 208 superimposes the OSD signal generated by the OSD signal generation unit 210 on the digital video signal supplied from the signal processing unit 207 and outputs it to the video processing unit 211. The graphic processing unit 208 can also output either one of the digital video signal supplied from the signal processing unit 207 and the OSD signal generated by the OSD signal generation unit 210 to the video processing unit 211.

The video processing unit 211 converts the digital video signal or OSD signal input from the graphic processing unit 208 into an analog video signal or OSD signal in a format that can be displayed on the display screen of the video display unit 233, and displays the video. Output to unit 233. The image display unit 233 is, for example, an LCD, an organic EL display, or the like.

The audio processing unit 209 converts the digital audio signal input from the signal processing unit 207 into an analog audio signal in a format that can be reproduced by the speaker 215, and outputs the analog audio signal to the speaker 215.

The receiving device 200 further includes a control unit 216, a card holder 217, various interfaces 218, 219, 221 and a brightness sensor 230. The control unit 216 includes a CPU 216a, a ROM 216b, a RAM 216c, and a non-volatile memory 216d.

The control unit 216 comprehensively controls various operations of the receiving device 200 such as receiving operations of broadcast waves such as terrestrial digital broadcast waves and satellite digital broadcast waves. Further, the control unit 216 controls each unit of the receiving device 200 according to the operation information from the operation unit 222 or the operation information input from the remote controller 224 via the light receiving unit 223.

The CPU 216a controls the operation of the entire receiving device 200 by executing the program stored in the ROM 216b. The ROM 216b mainly stores a program executed by the CPU 216a. The RAM 216c provides a work area when the CPU 216a executes a program. The non-volatile memory 216d stores various setting information, control information, and the like of the receiving device 200.

The control unit 216 is connected to the removable card holder 217 of the memory card 234 via the card I / F 225. As a result, the control unit 216 can exchange various information with the memory card 234 mounted on the card holder 217 via the card I / F 225.

The control unit 216 is connected to the LAN terminal 226 via the communication I / F 218. As a result, the control unit 216 can exchange various information with an external device such as a relay device (not shown) or a LAN compatible HDD (Hard Disk Drive) connected to the LAN terminal 226 via the communication I / F 218. can. However, the communication I / F 218 may be configured to be wirelessly connectable to an external device.

The control unit 216 is connected to the HDMI terminal 227 via the HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) I / F221. As a result, the control unit 216 can exchange various information with the external device connected to the HDMI terminal 227 via the HDMI I / F221.

The control unit 216 is connected to the USB terminal 228 via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) I / F 219. As a result, the control unit 216 can exchange various information with the storage device 200a including the USB HDD connected to the USB terminal 228 via the USB I / F 219.

The storage device 200a includes, for example, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and is configured to record the digital signal received by the receiving device 200 as recorded data. However, the storage device 200a may be built in the receiving device 200.

In this way, the receiving device 200 including the storage device 200a is configured as a recording device. However, the recording device is not limited to the receiving device 200, and may be another recording device as long as it has a broadcasting wave receiving function and a broadcasting content recording function.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the receiving device 200 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the receiving device 200 includes a viewing history transmission unit 251 and a code symbol display control unit 252 as functional units. Each of these functional units is realized by the CPU 216a reading a program stored in a storage device such as a ROM 216b and executing the program. In addition, a part or all of the functional part may be configured by the dedicated hardware. The functions of these functional units will be described later.

(Viewing history management server 300)
Next, the viewing history management server 300 of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the viewing history management server 300 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, the viewing history management server 300 includes a communication I / F 301, an operation unit 302, a CPU 303, a memory 304, and a storage device 305.

The communication I / F 301 is used for communication with other devices such as the terminal device 100, the receiving device 200, and the provided information management server 400. The operation unit 302 has an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a display device such as a display.

The storage device 305 includes, for example, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores various types of information.

The CPU 303 controls each component of the viewing history management server 300 by executing various computer programs. The memory 304 includes a ROM, RAM, and the like, and stores various computer programs, various data, and the like used for various arithmetic processes by the CPU 303.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the viewing history management server 300 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the viewing history management server 300 includes a matching unit 351, a viewing history receiving unit 352, an interest information receiving unit 353, an activation receiving unit 354, a list generation unit 355, and a list transmitting unit 356 as functional units. Prepare as. These functional units are realized by the CPU 303 reading a program stored in a storage device such as a ROM and executing the program. In addition, a part or all of the functional part may be configured by the dedicated hardware. The functions of these functional units will be described in various processes described later.

Further, the viewing history management server 300 includes a specific information management database 361 (specific information management DB in FIG. 7), a viewing history management database 362 (viewing history management DB in FIG. 7), and an interest information management database 363 (in FIG. 7). , Interest information management DB), scene information management database 364 (scene information management DB in FIG. 7), and program information management database 365 (program information management DB in FIG. 7) are provided as storage units. Each of these storage units is provided in the storage device 305. The specific information management database 361 is an example of the specific information storage unit, the viewing history management database 362 is an example of the viewing history storage unit, and the interest information management database 363 is an example of the interest information storage unit, and the scene information. The management database 364 is an example of the scene information management storage unit, and the program information management database 365 is an example of the program information storage unit.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the specific information management database 361 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the specific information management database 361 stores the receiving device ID that identifies the receiving device 200 and the terminal device ID that identifies the terminal device 100 in association with each other. Here, the receiving device ID is issued by, for example, the viewing history management server 300. The terminal device ID is, for example, a serial number or a unique address of the terminal device 100. The receiving device ID and the terminal device ID are not limited to the above. For example, the terminal device ID may be an ID set by a specific mail-order company. also. The terminal device ID may be an advertisement ID set in the terminal device 100. This advertising ID may be used across a plurality of applications installed in the terminal device 100. Further, the same IP address as the receiving device 200 may be transmitted to the terminal device 100 via the network so that the terminal device ID is linked with the IP address. In this case, there may be a case where the receiving device 200 side obtains permission to transmit the IP address, and a case where the partner side such as a mail-order company obtains permission. The receiving device ID is an example of receiving device specific information, and the terminal device ID is an example of terminal device specific information.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the viewing history management database 362 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the viewing history management database 362 stores the viewing history information in the receiving device ID. The viewing history information includes the channel viewed, the viewing date and time (time zone) that is the date and time of viewing, the program name, the playback location (second-accurate in-program elapsed time information counted from the beginning of the program, or the elapsed time information in the program, for each receiving device ID. , The start point and end point of (date / time / minute / second information at the time of broadcasting) are memorized. Here, there may be a plurality of playback points scatteredly, and in this case, the records of the playback points exist for discontinuous sections.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the interest information management database 363 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, for each receiving device ID, the date and time when the interest button 224a (FIG. 1) of the remote controller 224 or the interest button 502 (FIG. 20) of the terminal device 100 is pressed (operated), and the device state related information. Remember. The device state-related information is information for identifying the broadcast content displayed when the button is pressed. The device state-related information includes, for example, a channel and input information. The input information is, for example, information indicating an HDMI number, BS, CS, digital terrestrial broadcasting, etc. that was selected when the broadcast content was being broadcast. Further, as device state-related information, a program name, a device connected to HDMI, or the like may be stored. When the user is interested in the object displayed on the broadcast content while viewing the broadcast content, by pressing the interest buttons 224a, 502, the press date and time, the channel, and the input information can be used as the press information. Is stored in the interest information management database 363. The interest buttons 224a and 502 are buttons for notifying that they are interested in the broadcast content displayed on the receiving device 200. Further, the interest information management database 363 may store the time from the time when the interest button 502 (FIG. 20) is pressed (operated) to a predetermined time before. The interest button 502 is an example of a selection unit.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the scene information management database 364 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, the scene information management database 364 stores information indicating an object or a place displayed as a scene of broadcast content for each viewing time (time zone) of the channel. In other words, the scene information management database 364 stores the time information and the information indicating the object or place displayed as the scene of the broadcast content at the time indicated by the time information in association with each other. In the example of FIG. 11, an example of a bag is shown as information indicating an object or a place displayed as a scene of broadcast content, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when the information indicating an object or place displayed as a scene of broadcast content is information indicating a place, the information may be a place name or the like, a building name, or the like. These scene information may be input by, for example, an operator's input work.

Returning to FIG. 7, the program information management database 365 stores the program name, broadcast time (broadcast time), performers, etc. for each program as information about the program.

(Provided information management server 400)
Next, the provided information management server 400 of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the provision information management server 400 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 12, the provided information management server 400 includes a communication I / F 401, an operation unit 402, a CPU 403, a memory 404, and a storage device 405.

The communication I / F 401 is used for communication with other devices such as the terminal device 100 and the viewing history management server 300. The operation unit 402 includes an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and a display device such as a display.

The storage device 405 includes, for example, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores various types of information.

The CPU 403 controls each component of the provided information management server 400 by executing various computer programs. The memory 404 includes a ROM, RAM, and the like, and stores various computer programs, various data, and the like used for various arithmetic processes by the CPU 403.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the provided information management server 400 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13, the provision information management server 400 includes a transmission request receiving unit 451 and a page information transmitting unit 452 as functional units. These functional units are realized by the CPU 403 reading a program stored in a storage device such as a ROM and executing the program. In addition, a part or all of the functional part may be configured by the dedicated hardware. The functions of these functional units will be described later.

Further, the provided information management server 400 includes a product management database 461 (product management DB in FIG. 7) as a storage unit. The storage unit is provided in the storage device 405. The product management database 461 stores information about the product for each product. The product management database 461 of the present embodiment may store, for example, a URL indicating a page for purchasing the product as information for moving the page for purchasing the product to the user. Alternatively, it may be a combination of page information indicating the product purchase site and meta information for searching the product on the product purchase site. Further, the present embodiment may be able to provide information for urging the user to purchase the product, and for example, the information about the product may be a product name, a product ID (product specific information), a price, or the like. Further, the product management database 461 stores page information indicating a page of a product sales site.

The information provided to the user by the provided information management server 400 is not limited to the information related to the product to be sold, and may be any information that is interesting to the user and leads to purchase. For example, the provided information management server 400 may be information about a meal recipe displayed when the interest button is pressed, a restaurant introduction displayed when the interest button is pressed, or a reservation site for the restaurant. Further, the provided information management server 400 may be a resort introduction, a travel guide, an inn reservation, a transportation reservation, a golf course reservation, or the like, which is related to the screen displayed when the interest button is pressed. When such information is displayed, a database for managing information for displaying such information (for example, URL) shall be provided instead of the product management database 461. The procedure until the information is displayed is the same as the procedure until the product is displayed, and the description thereof will be omitted.

(Various processing)
Next, various processes executed by the information linkage system 1 according to the embodiment will be described.

(Association processing)
First, the mapping process executed by the information linkage system 1 according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the matching process executed by the information linkage system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the terminal device 100 and the receiving device 200 in the mapping process according to the embodiment.

The associating process is started by performing a predetermined operation on the receiving device 200.

As shown in FIG. 14, the receiving device 200 transmits the receiving device ID inquiry information to the viewing history management server 300 (S11). The receiving device ID inquiry information includes the serial number of the receiving device 200, a unique address, and the like.

When the viewing history management server 300 receives the receiving device ID inquiry information (S21), the viewing history management server 300 transmits the receiving device ID to the receiving device 200 (S22). The receiving device ID may be generated when the receiving device ID inquiry information is received, or may be assigned to each receiving device 200 in advance.

When the receiving device 200 receives the receiving device ID (S12), the code symbol display control unit 252 displays the code symbol 500 (FIG. 15) including the receiving device ID on the video display unit 233 (S13). As shown in FIG. 15, the code symbol 500 is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark). The code symbol 500 contains, for example, information for connecting to the viewing history management server 300.

The user captures the code symbol 500 displayed on the receiving device 200 with the camera 109 of the terminal device 100. As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, the acquisition unit 151 of the terminal device 100 acquires the code symbol information which is the information indicated by the code symbol (S31). In the terminal device 100, the first display control unit 152 displays the code symbol 500 and the receiving device ID on the display unit 104 (FIG. 15). The receiving device ID is displayed in the display area 501 of the display unit 104.

Next, the information transmission unit 15 of the terminal device 100 transmits the acquired receiving device ID and the terminal device ID of the terminal device 100 to the viewing history management server 300 (S33).

When the viewing history management server 300 receives the receiving device ID and the terminal device ID from the terminal device 100 (S23), the matching unit 351 associates the received receiving device ID with the terminal device ID and identifies them. Stored in the information management DB (S24).

By such cooperation processing using the code symbol 500, for example, even when the terminal device 100 and the receiving device 200 are not connected by the same network, the terminal device 100 and the receiving device 200 are linked very easily. It is possible. In this case, the viewing history management server 300 can obtain information on the terminal device 100 from a mobile phone company that provides a telephone line to the terminal device 100.

When the linked application is started in the terminal device 100 after the terminal device 100 and the receiving device 200 are associated with each other by the above processing, the terminal device 100 displays an image as shown in FIGS. 16 to 20. Will be done. These images will be described below. The linked application is activated when the activation button 503 displayed on the display unit 104 of the terminal device 100 by the activation reception unit 150 is pressed by the user. That is, the activation reception unit 150 receives the activation request of the linked application.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of image transition of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 16 shows an example of a screen displayed during viewing of a program currently being broadcast or recorded by the receiving device 200 and being played back. Further, the example of FIG. 16 is an example of a screen when the scene information of the program being viewed is registered in the scene information management database 364. Further, FIG. 16 is an example in which the user is a member of the electronic commerce service provided by the first mail-order business operator, and the user's terminal device 100 is registered in the first mail-order business operator.

As shown in FIG. 16A, when the linked application is started, the information list 600A is displayed on the display unit 104 of the terminal device 100. In detail, the display unit 104 displays the elements of the information list 600A related to the contents displayed on the screen of the receiving device 200 that has already been linked with the terminal device 100. The information list 600A is generated based on the viewing history information indicating the viewing history of the broadcast content received by the receiving device 200, which is associated with the terminal device 100 and receives the broadcast content by the broadcast wave. This generation method will be described later. The information list 600A shows information about the broadcast content that has been viewed as a list of selectable items. Each item is selected by the user pressing (operating) the touch panel 104b.

Specifically, the information list 600A includes a calendar area 601, a program information area 602, a performer information area 603, a shop area 604, a first product area 605, a second product area 606, a location area 607, and an advertising area 608. including. These display elements can be displayed in any combination or arrangement depending on the user's usage history and the intention of the mail-order company, and the same category may increase or decrease as in product C and product D, for example. Links to predetermined pages are set in the program information area 602, the performer information area 603, the shop area 604, the first product area 605, the second product area 606, the location area 607, and the advertising area 608, respectively. ing. That is, a link to a predetermined external service or a link prepared inside the terminal device 100 is set according to the content.

The calendar area 601 displays the current date. The date in the calendar area 601 can be changed by a predetermined operation.

The program information area 602 displays program information. When the program information area 602 is selected, a page showing recommended programs is displayed as shown in FIG. 16B.

In the shop area 604, the shop information displayed in the program is displayed. When the shop area 604 is selected, an image (not shown) of a page showing detailed information of the shop is displayed. The shop is registered as scene information in the scene information management database 364.

In each of the first product area 605 and the second product area 606, information on the product displayed in the program is displayed. Information (for example, a name) of the product "A" is displayed in the first product area 605, and information (for example, a name) of the product "B" is displayed in the second product area 606. The product "A" is, for example, a bag. When any of these first product area 605 and second product area 606 is selected, an image of a page showing the details of the product in the selected area is displayed. At this time, if the structure in the linked application has a link to an internal page that receives and displays only the metadata and photos from the provided information management server 400, or if the embedded browser or browser application in the linked application has a link. There are cases where there is a function to display by passing the URL of the link destination. FIG. 16C shows an image of the page when the first product area 605 is selected. This page is a page showing the details of the product "A" in the electronic commerce service provided by the first mail-order business operator. When the user purchases the product "A", the user can purchase the product "A" by moving from the page to the product purchase page. The image transition when the second product area 606 is selected also shows the details of the product "B" in the electronic commerce service provided by the first mail-order business operator, as in the case where the first product area 605 is selected. The image of the page is displayed, and the product "B" can be purchased by a predetermined operation. The product "A" and the product "B" are registered as scene information in the scene information management database 364.

Here, when the program being viewed is a mail-order program provided by the second mail-order business operator, the page displayed when the first product area 605 or the second product area is selected is the second mail-order sales. This page shows the details of products in the electronic commerce service provided by the business operator. The user can purchase the product "A" from the second mail-order business by moving from the page to the product purchase page.

In the location area 607, information on the location displayed in the program is displayed. When the location area 607 is selected, as shown in FIG. 16D, an image of a page showing the search result of the location displayed in the location area 607 is displayed. This page is, for example, a search result of accommodation facilities at the place concerned. When a user reserves an accommodation facility in the search results, he / she can reserve the accommodation facility by moving from the page to the reservation page. The location is registered as scene information in the scene information management database 364.

An advertisement is displayed in the advertisement area 608. The advertisement is, for example, an advertisement related to the program being viewed. When the advertisement area 608 is selected, an image (not shown) of a page showing detailed information of the advertisement is displayed.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing another example of the image transition of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 17 shows an example of a screen displayed during viewing of a program currently being broadcast or recorded by the receiving device 200 and being played back, as in FIG. 16. Further, in FIG. 17, as in FIG. 16, the user is a member of the electronic commerce service provided by the first mail-order business operator, and the terminal device 100 is registered with the user in the information processing device of the first mail-order business operator. This is an example when it is done. However, the example of FIG. 17 is different from the example of FIG. 16 in that the scene information of the program being viewed is not registered in the scene information management database 364.

As shown in FIG. 17A, when the linked application is started, the information list 600B is displayed on the display unit 104 of the terminal device 100.

Specifically, the information list 600B includes a calendar area 601, a program information area 602, a performer information area 603, a recommended area 609 to 612, and an advertising area 608. The calendar area 601, the program information area 602, the performer information area 603, and the advertising area 608 are the same as the example of FIG. Therefore, when the program information area 602 is selected, a page showing a recommended program is displayed as shown in FIG. 17 (a).

Recommended information is displayed in each of the recommended areas 609 to 612. Recommended "a", recommended "b", recommended "c", and recommended "d" are displayed in the recommended areas 609 to 612, respectively. For example, the recommended "a" to "c" are products, and the recommended "d" is a place. When any of these recommended areas 609-612 is selected, an image of a page showing the recommended details of the selected area is displayed. FIG. 17B shows an image of the page when the recommended area 610 is selected. This page is a page showing the details of the product "b" in the electronic commerce service provided by the first mail-order business operator. When the user purchases the product "b", the user can purchase the product "b" by moving from the page to the product purchase page. In the other recommended areas 609 and 611, the recommended "a" and "c" can be purchased by a predetermined operation. Further, in FIG. 17 (c), an image of the page when the recommended area 612 is selected is shown. This page is, for example, a search result of accommodation facilities in the place of recommendation "d". When a user reserves an accommodation facility in the search results, he / she can reserve the accommodation facility by moving from the page to the reservation page.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing another example of the image transition of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 18 shows an example of a screen displayed during viewing of a program currently being broadcast or recorded by the receiving device 200 and being played back, as in FIG. 16. However, FIG. 18 shows that the user is not a member of the electronic commerce service provided by the first mail-order business operator, and the terminal device 100 is not registered in the information processing device of the first mail-order business operator by the user. It is different from the example of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 18A, when the linked application is started, the information list 600C is displayed on the display unit 104 of the terminal device 100.

Specifically, the information list 600A includes a calendar area 601, a program information area 602, a performer information area 603, a cooperation notification area 613, 614, and an advertising area 608. The calendar area 601, the program information area 602, the performer information area 603, and the advertising area 608 are the same as the example of FIG.

Notifications regarding the cooperation between the predetermined service and the terminal device 100 are displayed in the cooperation notification areas 613 and 614, respectively. When the cooperation notification area 613 is selected, an image of a cooperation page for linking a predetermined service with the terminal device 100 as shown in FIG. 18B is displayed. Similarly, when the cooperation notification area 614 is selected, an image of a cooperation page for linking another service with the terminal device 100 is displayed. Here, the other service may be an electronic commerce service provided by the first mail-order business operator.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of image transition of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. The example of FIG. 19 differs from the example of FIG. 16 in that, for example, the terminal device 100 is used outdoors and the receiving device 200 does not perform viewing. In the present embodiment, as described above, the viewing history management server 300 manages information related to viewing by the receiving device 200. Therefore, the terminal device 100 can display various information based on the information related to the viewing by the receiving device 200 managed by the viewing history management server 300. For example, the information list 600D can be displayed as described later.

As shown in FIG. 19A, the information list 600D is displayed on the display unit 104 of the terminal device 100 triggered by the activation of the linked application.

Specifically, the information list 600D has a calendar area 601, a program information area 602, a performer information area 603, a shop area 604, a first product area 605, and a second product area 606, as in the example of FIG. Includes location area 607 and advertising area 608. However, the information shown in the calendar area 601, the program information area 602, the performer information area 603, the shop area 604, the first product area 605, the second product area 606, the location area 607, and the advertising area 608 is the last, that is, It is information corresponding to the most recently viewed program, and a link corresponding to the information is set in each area. Therefore, when the program information area 602 is selected, a page showing a recommended program is displayed as shown in FIG. 19B. Further, when the first product area 605 is selected, as shown in FIG. 19 (c), an image of a page showing the details of the product indicated by the first product area 605 is displayed. Further, when the location area 607 is selected, as shown in FIG. 19D, an image of a page showing the search result of the place displayed in the location area 607 is displayed.

In the example of FIG. 19, when the scene information of the program being viewed is not registered in the scene information management database 364 as in the example of FIG. 17, the display content of the information list 600D is displayed in the information list of FIG. The content may be the same as that of 600B. Hereinafter, the information list 600 may be used as a general term for the information lists 600A to 600D.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example in which the interest button 502 is displayed on the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 20, in the terminal device 100, when a predetermined operation is performed on the image in which the information list 600 is displayed, the fourth display control unit 160 displays the interest button 502 on the display unit 104. The interest button 502 may be displayed together with the information list 600.

(Viewing history information storage processing)
Next, the viewing history information storage process will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the information list generation process executed by the information linkage system 1 according to the embodiment.

In the example of FIG. 21, in the receiving device 200, after the viewing of the broadcast content is disclosed at a certain time, the channel is changed at a certain time, the interest button 224a of the remote controller 224 is pressed at a certain time, and the terminal is pressed at a certain time. This is an example in which the interest button 502 is pressed in the device 100 and the viewing is terminated at a certain time.

As shown in FIG. 21, in the receiving device 200, when viewing is started, the viewing history transmission unit 251 transmits the viewing start information to the viewing history management server 300 (S111). The viewing start information includes a receiving device ID, information indicating the start of viewing, a channel on which viewing is started, and a viewing start date and time.

In the viewing history management server 300, the viewing history receiving unit 352 receives the viewing start information from the receiving device 200, and registers the viewing start information in the viewing history management database 362 (S121).

Next, in the receiving device 200, when the channel is changed, the viewing history transmission unit 251 transmits the channel change information to the viewing history management server 300 (S112). The channel change information includes the receiving device ID, the changed channel, and the change date and time.

In the viewing history management server 300, the viewing history receiving unit 352 receives the channel change information from the receiving device 200, and registers the channel change information in the viewing history management database 362 (S122).

Next, in the receiving device 200, when the interest button 224a is pressed, the viewing history transmission unit 251 transmits the interest information to the viewing history management server 300 (S113). The interest information includes a receiving device ID, information indicating that the interest button 224a has been pressed, and a pressing date and time.

In the viewing history management server 300, the interest information receiving unit 353 receives the interest information from the receiving device 200 and registers the interest information in the interest information management database 363 (S123).

Next, in the terminal device 100, when the interest button 502 is pressed, that is, the interest button 502 is selected, the transmission unit 157 transmits interest information indicating that the user is interested in the broadcast content to the viewing history management server 300. do. The interest information includes a terminal device ID, information indicating that the interest button 502 is pressed, that is, that the user is interested in the broadcast content, and the date and time of pressing.

In the viewing history management server 300, the interest information receiving unit 353 receives the interest information from the terminal device 100 (S124), and converts the terminal device ID included in the interest information into the receiving device ID (S125). Specifically, the interest information receiving unit 353 converts the terminal device ID into a receiving device ID associated with the terminal device ID in the specific information management database 361. Then, the interest information receiving unit 353 registers the interest information received in S124 with the converted receiving device ID in the interest information management database 363 (S126).

Next, in the receiving device 200, when the viewing is completed, the viewing history transmission unit 251 transmits the viewing end information to the viewing history management server 300 (S114). The viewing end information includes a receiving device ID, information indicating the end of viewing, and a viewing end date and time.

In the viewing history management server 300, the viewing history receiving unit 352 receives the viewing end information from the receiving device 200, and registers the viewing end information in the viewing history management database 362 (S127).

In the above-mentioned processing procedure, the case where the viewer is watching in real time has been described. However, the present embodiment is not limited to the case of viewing in real time, and provides the same service as the service shown in FIG. 21 even when the program information recorded on the receiving device 200 is reproduced. be able to.

For example, it was shown that the viewing history management server 300 pressed the interest button 502 from the terminal device 100 when the receiving device 200 was playing back the program information in response to the operation from the remote controller 224. Receive interest information. In such a case, the viewing history management server 300 transmits an inquiry regarding the program information currently being played to the receiving device 200 indicated by the receiving device ID corresponding to the terminal device ID of the terminal device 100.

Then, the viewing history transmission unit 251 of the receiving device 200 responds to the inquiry and manages the viewing history based on the information on the program currently being played and the information on the time elapsed since the program was played. Information for identifying the scene in which the interest button 502 is pressed is transmitted to the server 300.

For example, the receiving device 200 stores attribute information related to the program currently being played. The attribute information includes a channel, a recording start time, a recording end time, a program name, and the like. Therefore, the receiving device 200 can specify the time when the scene in which the interest button 502 is pressed is being broadcast from the time elapsed since the program is played back and the recording start time. Then, the receiving device 200 sets the specified time as the pressing date and time, and transmits the pressing date and time, the channel, and the like to the viewing history management server 300.

Note that this process is shown as an example, and is not limited to the method of making an inquiry by the viewing history management server 300. For example, when the receiving device 200 starts playing the recorded program, the receiving device 200 may send the attribute information about the playing program to the viewing history management server 300. Then, the date and time of pressing may be specified on the viewing history management server 300 side.

(Information processing)
Next, the information provision process will be described. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing an example of the information providing process executed by the information linkage system 1 according to the embodiment. The example of FIG. 22 is an example in which the user selects an item in the information list 600 displayed on the terminal device 100 after the start button 503 of the linked application is pressed in the terminal device 100.

As shown in FIG. 22, when the activation reception unit 150 of the terminal device 100 receives the activation request of the linkage application (S211), the linkage application is activated, and the activation notification of the linkage application including the terminal device ID and the activation information is included. Is transmitted to the viewing history management server 300 (S212).

In the viewing history management server 300, the activation receiving unit 354 receives the activation notification of the linked application from the terminal device 100 (S221).

When the activation receiving unit 354 receives the activation notification, the list generation unit 355 converts the terminal ID included in the activation notification into a receiving device ID. The conversion method is the same as the above method. Then, the list generation unit 355 receives the viewing history from the receiving device 200 specified by the converted receiving device ID, that is, the terminal device ID that identifies the terminal device 100 and the receiving device ID associated with the specific information management database 361. The information list 600 is created based on the viewing history information received by the unit 352 (S223). The information list 600 shows information about the broadcast content that has been viewed as a list of selectable items. The information list 600 includes information about the broadcast content that the user is interested in as selectable items based on the viewing history information and the time when the user indicated by the interest information is interested in the broadcast content. Further, the information list 600 includes viewing history information, a time when the user indicated by the interest information is interested in the broadcast content, and a time when the user is interested in the scene information management database 364. Includes information about objects or locations that were displayed as scenes in broadcast content as selectable items. In the information list 600, for example, information about an object shown in the scene of the broadcast content displayed by the receiving device 200 near the time when the interest button 502 is selected based on the interest information transmitted by the transmitting unit 157. Has the items shown. Specifically, the object is a product such as a bag. The list transmission unit 356 transmits the generated information list to the terminal device 100 (S224).

In the terminal device 100, the list receiving unit 154 receives the information list 600 from the viewing history management server 300 (S213). The list receiver 154 is an example of a receiver.

The second display control unit 155 of the terminal device 100 displays the information list 600 received by the list reception unit 154 on the display unit 104 (S214: for example, FIG. 16A). That is, the second display control unit 155 displays the information list 600 received by the list receiving unit 154 on the display unit 104 when the activation receiving unit 150 accepts the activation of the linked application. The second display control unit 155 can selectably display information indicating an object (for example, a bag, etc.) displayed in the broadcast content as an item included in the information list 600. The second display control unit 155 displays information about an object (product) included in the information list 600 in the scene near the time when the interest button 502 is selected. The second display control unit 155 is an example of the display control unit.

The selection reception unit 156 of the terminal device 100 receives selection of items included in the information list 600, for example, product information (S215). The transmission unit 157 transmits, for example, a product page information request to the provision information management server 400 as an information transmission request corresponding to the item (product information) for which the selection reception unit 156 has accepted the selection (S216). Here, the product page information is information indicating the product page shown in FIG. 16 (c), and is page information on which a product (object) can be purchased.

In the provided information management server 400, the transmission request receiving unit 451 is a product page information that is a transmission request of page information that allows the product (object) to be purchased from the terminal device 100 that has received the selection of information indicating the product (object). Receive the request (S231). Then, when the transmission request receiving unit 451 receives the product page information request, the page information transmitting unit 452 transmits the page information on which the object can be purchased to the terminal device 100.

The receiving unit 158 of the terminal device 100 receives the product page information from the provided information management server 400 as information corresponding to the item for which the selection receiving unit 156 has accepted the selection (S217). The third display control unit 159 displays the product page indicated by the product page information received by the reception unit 158 on the display unit 104 (S218: for example, (c) in FIG. 16).

As described above, in the embodiment, the information linkage system 1 is composed of a receiving device 200 and a viewing history management server 300 (server). The receiving device 200 includes an input terminal 202 (reception unit) and a viewing history transmission unit 251 (transmission unit). The input terminal 202 receives the broadcast content by the broadcast wave. The viewing history transmission unit 251 transmits the viewing history information indicating the viewing history of the broadcast content to the viewing history management server 300. The viewing history management server 300 includes a specific information management database 361 (specific information storage unit), a viewing history receiving unit 352, an activation receiving unit 354, and a list transmitting unit 355. The specific information management database 361 has a receiving device ID (receiving device specific information) that identifies the receiving device 200, and a terminal device ID that specifies the terminal device 100 that can display information to a user who can view broadcast contents on the receiving device 200. (Terminal device specific information) is associated and stored. The viewing history receiving unit 352 receives the viewing history information from the receiving device 200. The list transmission unit 355 is from the reception device 200 specified by the reception device ID associated with the terminal device ID that identifies the terminal device 100 and the specific information management database 361 when the start reception unit 354 receives the start notification. The information list 600, which is generated based on the viewing history information received by the viewing history receiving unit 352 and shows the information related to the viewed broadcast content as a list of selectable items, is transmitted to the terminal device 100.

According to such a configuration, since the information about the broadcast content can be provided to the user via the terminal device 100, it is possible to reduce the time and effort of the user to obtain the broadcast content.

Here, the image displayed on the receiving device 200 cannot be provided with a link for displaying a page of the site by being touch-operated, that is, an item from which information regarding broadcast contents can be selected. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the information list 600 showing the information about the broadcast content displayed on the receiving device 200 as a list of selectable items is transmitted to the terminal device 100, and the information list 600 is the terminal device. It is displayed as 100. Therefore, information about broadcast content can be selected.

Further, in the present embodiment, the viewing history management server 300 (server) further includes an interest information receiving unit 353 that receives interest information indicating that the user is interested in the broadcast content from the receiving device 200 or the terminal device 100. The list transmission unit 355 includes information on the broadcast content that the user is interested in as a selectable item based on the viewing history information and the time when the user indicated by the interest information is interested in the broadcast content. , The information list 600 is transmitted to the terminal device 100.

According to such a configuration, it is possible to provide the user with information about the broadcast content that the user is interested in as a selectable item.

Further, in the present embodiment, the viewing history management server 300 (server) associates the time information with the information indicating the object or place displayed as the scene of the broadcast content at the time indicated by the time information. A scene information management database 364 (scene information storage unit) for storing is further provided. The list transmission unit 355 broadcasts at the time when the user shows interest based on the viewing history information, the time when the user indicated by the interest information is interested in the broadcast content, and the scene information management database 364. Information list 600, which includes information about an object or place displayed as a content scene as a selectable item, is transmitted to the terminal device 100.

According to such a configuration, it is possible to provide the user with information about an object or a place displayed as a scene of the broadcast content of interest to the user as a selectable item.

Further, the information linkage system 1 includes a provided information management server 400 (second server). The provided information management server 400 has a transmission request receiving unit 451 (reception unit) for receiving a transmission request of page information for which the object can be purchased from a terminal device 100 that has received selection of information indicating an object, and a transmission request receiving unit. When the 451 receives the transmission request, the page information transmission unit 452 (transmission unit) that transmits the page information on which the object can be purchased to the terminal device 100 is provided.

With such a configuration, it is relatively easy to purchase an object related to broadcast content that the user is interested in.

Further, in the present embodiment, the terminal device 100 includes a display unit 104, a first display control unit 152 that displays a receiving device ID (receiving device specifying information) that identifies the receiving device 200 on the display unit 104, and a receiving device 200. List receiver 154 (received) that receives an information list 600 that shows information about the watched broadcast content as a list of selectable items generated based on the viewing history information indicating the viewing history of the broadcast content received by. A second display control unit 155 that displays the information list 600 received by the list reception unit 154 on the display unit 104.

According to such a configuration, since the information about the broadcast content can be provided to the user via the terminal device 100, it is possible to reduce the time and effort of the user to obtain the broadcast content.

Further, in the present embodiment, the terminal device 100 receives a selection reception unit 156 that accepts selection of items included in the information list 600, and a selection reception unit 156 that requests transmission of information corresponding to the item that has received the selection. The transmission unit 157 that transmits to the provision information management server 400 (external server), the reception unit 158 that receives the above information from the provision information management server 400, and the above information received by the reception unit 158 are displayed on the display unit 104. A third display control unit 159 is further provided.

According to such a configuration, the above information transmitted from the provided information management server 400 can be displayed on the terminal device 100.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the terminal device 100, the second display control unit 155 selectively displays information indicating an object displayed in the broadcast content as an item included in the information list 600. When the selection reception unit 156 accepts the selection of information indicating an object, the transmission unit 157 transmits a transmission request for page information on which the object can be purchased to the provision information management server 400. The transmission request receiving unit 451 receives page information on which the object can be purchased from the provided information management server 400. The third display control unit 159 displays page information on which the object can be purchased.

According to such a configuration, the user can purchase the object relatively easily.

Further, in the present embodiment, the terminal device 100 further includes a fourth display control unit 160 that displays an interest button 502 (selection unit) for notifying that the terminal device 100 is interested in the broadcast content displayed on the receiving device 200. When the interest button 502 is selected, the viewing history transmission unit 251 transmits interest information indicating that the user is interested in the broadcast content to the viewing history management server 300.

With such a configuration, it is possible to specify the user's interest target with high accuracy.

Further, in the present embodiment, the list receiving unit 154 appears in the scene of the broadcast content displayed by the receiving device 200 near the time when the interest button 502 is selected based on the interest information transmitted by the transmitting unit 157. Receives an information list 600 having an item indicating information about the object that was in it. The second display control unit 155 displays information about an object included in the information list 600 in the scene near the time when the interest button 502 is selected.

With such a configuration, the interest button 502 can provide the user with information about an object in the scene near the selected time.

The programs (including linked applications) executed by the terminal device 100, the receiving device 200, the viewing history management server 300, and the provided information management server 400 are provided as installable or executable computer program products. Will be done. That is, the program is provided in a computer program product having a non-temporary, computer-readable recording medium, such as a CD-ROM, flexible disc (FD), CD-R, DVD, or the like.

Further, the program may be provided or distributed via the network while being stored in a computer connected to a network such as the Internet. The program may be provided in a state of being pre-installed in a ROM or the like.

Further, the information list 600 may be able to select an object or a place from a genre, a product category, or a purpose. Further, the information list 600 may display the point lottery in which the user wins points in a selectable manner.

Further, the product purchased by one user who has watched the program may be displayed in the information list 600 of the terminal device 100 of another user who watches the same program. Further, when a product whose number of searches has increased more than usual (reference value) is matched while viewing the program, the product may be displayed in the information list 600. In addition, the products recommended by the first mail-order seller in relation to a specific program may be displayed in the information list 600. Further, information based on the broadcast data in which the broadcast data is converted into text data may be displayed in the information list. In addition, information based on indexing may be displayed in the information list. Indexing is performed by an indexing server which is a server different from the viewing history management server 300 and the provided information management server 400. The indexing server has a function of analyzing broadcast signals (at least of video, audio, and subtitles), identifying similar ones to broadcast signals from feature information stored in the past, and accumulating candidate results. When the receiving device 200 or the terminal device 100 makes an inquiry to the indexing server, if the viewing channel and the viewing date and time are known, candidates for what is reflected in the scene according to the viewing channel and the viewing date and time are given. Then, by searching for those candidates on the provided information management server 400, it is possible to introduce similar products, stores, resorts, and the like. The above is the indexing service. Here, there may be a slight delay in pressing (reacting) the interest buttons 224a and 502 by the user with respect to the time when the information indicating the user's interest is displayed. In such a case, the indexing service can estimate a candidate ahead of schedule with an offset assuming the above delay (error), or display related information on the terminal device 100 based on the candidate.

Further, when the program is a baseball program, an item linked to the watching ticket reservation page may be displayed in the information list. If the program is a live program, the information list may display an item that links to the concert ticket reservation page. In this case, the items of the live genre and the artist according to the user's preference may be displayed. When the program is a music program, an item linking to the music distribution page of the broadcasted music may be displayed in the information list. In this case, items of music genre and artist according to the user's interest may be displayed. If the program is a drama or an anime program, the information list may display items linked to the original, theme song, soundtrack goods, and video wiring. In this case, information on dramas and anime programs broadcast in different seasons, related works, and the same performers may be displayed. When the program is a ramen special program, the information list may display an item linking to a recommended ramen mail order or store page. When the program is a movie program, the information list may display information for guiding to VOD, an item linked to the original, the theme song, and the soundtrack goods. When the program is a mail-order program, an item for guiding the download of the application of the mail-order business provided by the program may be displayed in the information list.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example in which the content is broadcast content is shown, but the content is not limited to this. For example, the content may be video content provided by a video distribution service. In this case, the video content is distributed from, for example, a video distribution server via a network. The video content may be, for example, non-broadcast content or package software of a partner of a business operator that provides a linked application. Here, in order to specify what the distributed content is, for example, a business operator that provides a linked application and a business operator of a video distribution service conclude a business contract. Then, the information of the set of the interest information, the ID (specific information) of the receiving device 200, and the operation date / time information on the side of the business operator providing the linked application, and the video content and time information on the side of the business operator of the video distribution service. By matching with the information of the set of, it is possible to identify what the delivered content is. Further, as another method of specifying what the distributed content is, there is a method of specifying the same as the broadcast content by implementing a mechanism for recognizing the image on the receiving device 200 side such as ACR.

Further, the interest buttons 224a and 502 may be used as follows. If the scene when the interest buttons 224a and 502 are pressed is an advertisement, the advertisement can be recognized instead of the bag or the travel destination. If the advertisement is the target of a campaign with an advertiser or the like, the user may be given benefits such as receiving a coupon or automatically accumulating monetary value such as points. As a result, the business operator of the collaborative application collaborates with other business operators to operate the collaborative application, and direct mail is sent to the terminal device 100 of the person's smartphone or PC to the person who is interested in the advertisement. It is possible to realize a mechanism for making purchase arrangements such as sending, offering discount coupons there, and encouraging membership registration. In addition to the method of automatically accumulating direct mail, coupons, and points by the system as described above, the receiving device 200 has a related advertisement banner, a notification child screen (there can be transitioned to a full-screen advertisement), and the like. A video advertisement or the like may be displayed. That is, the display of the advertisement area 608 of the terminal device 100 may be displayed on the receiving device 200.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This novel embodiment can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 ... Information linkage system 100 ... Terminal device 104 ... Display unit 154 ... List reception unit 150 ... Start reception unit 152 ... First display control unit 155 ... Second display control unit 156 ... Selection reception unit 157 ... Transmission unit 158 ... Reception unit 159 ... 3rd display control unit 160 ... 4th display control unit 200 ... Receiver 202 ... Input terminal 251 ... Viewing history transmission unit 300 ... Viewing history management server 352 ... Viewing history receiving unit 353 ... Interest information receiving unit 354 ... Start reception Department 355 ... List transmission unit 361 ... Specific information management database 364 ... Scene information management database 400 ... Provided information management server 451 ... Transmission request reception unit 452 ... Page information transmission unit 600 ... Information list

Claims (7)

Display and
A first display control unit that displays receiving device specific information that specifies a receiving device that receives content on the display unit, and
A list receiver for receiving an information list showing information about the viewed content as a list of selectable items generated based on the viewing history information indicating the viewing history of the content received by the receiving device. ,
A second display control unit that displays the information list received by the list receiving unit on the display unit, and
A terminal device equipped with. A selection reception unit that accepts selections of items included in the information list,
A transmission unit that transmits a transmission request for information corresponding to the item for which the selection reception unit has received the selection to an external server, and a transmission unit.
A receiver that receives information from the external server,
A third display control unit that displays the information received by the reception unit on the display unit, and
The terminal device according to claim 1. The second display control unit can selectably display information indicating an object displayed in the content as an item included in the information list.
When the selection receiving unit receives the selection of the information indicating the object, the transmitting unit transmits a transmission request of page information for which the object can be purchased to the external server.
The receiving unit receives page information on which the object can be purchased from the external server, and receives the page information.
The third display control unit displays page information on which the object can be purchased.
The terminal device according to claim 2. Further, a fourth display control unit for displaying a selection unit for notifying that the content displayed on the receiving device is interested is provided.
The terminal device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the transmission unit transmits interest information indicating that the user is interested in the content to the server when the selection unit is selected. The list receiving unit indicates information about an object in the scene of the content displayed by the receiving device in the vicinity of the time when the selection unit is selected based on the interest information transmitted by the transmitting unit. Received the information list with the above items
The second display control unit displays information about the object included in the information list in the scene near the time when the selection unit is selected.
The terminal device according to claim 4. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the content includes at least one of a broadcast content and a video content provided by a video distribution service. A computer of a terminal device equipped with a display unit
A first display control unit that displays receiving device specific information that specifies a receiving device that receives content on the display unit, and
A list receiver for receiving an information list showing information about the viewed content as a list of selectable items generated based on the viewing history information indicating the viewing history of the content received by the receiving device. ,
A second display control unit that displays the information list received by the list receiving unit on the display unit, and
A program to function as.

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