JP2023073805A - Broadband cm material bank system and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a broadband CM material bank system which makes it easy to file CM materials, alleviating collation work of the CM materials, and a control method thereof.SOLUTION: A broadcast CM material bank system which is provided in a broadcasting station and which files CM materials carried thereinto in response to a filing instruction from an upper level system and sends out the individual CM materials while performing confirmation of the materials includes: a bank control unit which controls filing processing and collation processing of the CM materials on the basis of filing instruction data of the CM materials stored in a database; a video server which, in response to an instruction from the bank control unit, takes in an MXF file stored in an NAS, performs input of a CM confirmation code shown in the filing instruction data of the CM materials, and returns the MXF file with the CM confirmation code superimposed thereon to a memory unit; and a bank terminal which reads out the MXF file of the CM materials stored in the NAS and performs a software preview with application software.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The embodiments of the present invention relate to a CM (Commercial Message) material bank system for broadcasting and a control method thereof.

A commercial television broadcasting station employs a CM material bank system for managing broadcasting CM materials in its broadcasting system. In this CM material bank system, CM material files are collectively managed separately from program material files.

At this time, filing instruction data relating to CM material delivered from a host system such as a commercial broadcasting system is stored in a filing instruction database, and CM material brought in from an advertising agency is stored in a video server. The above filing instruction data contains the CM material code that identifies the CM material, the advertising company code (4 digits) issued by the common code management center, and the material code (6 digits) uniquely issued by the advertising company. Included is a CM verification code called the combined 10-digit CM code.

Here, commercial television broadcasting stations confirm that the CM material was correctly transmitted from the TV station at the transmission time of the CM frame purchased by the sponsor of the CM material, and prove it to the sponsor. As a method, the video server superimposes a CM confirmation code assigned in advance to the CM material on an ancillary (hereinafter referred to as ANC) area in the video signal of the CM material when reproducing and outputting the designated CM material. Then, a dedicated device after the master switcher provided in the master facility extracts the CM confirmation code from the video signal of the CM material and compares it with the CM confirmation code assigned to each CM material. At the same time, a transmission monitor of the master facility visually confirms that the television station has transmitted the commercial material for the number of seconds of the commercial frame purchased by the sponsor.

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As described above, in the conventional broadcast commercial material bank system, in the commercial material filing process, the dedicated equipment superimposes the CM confirmation code on a predetermined area of the video signal, and the dedicated equipment extracts the CM confirmation code from the video signal. Complicated collation work such as collation work of code collation and visual confirmation work of CM frame transmission time is forced.

An object of the embodiments of the present invention is to make it possible to easily check the CM confirmation code when filing the CM material, and to make it possible to automatically check the matching of the CM material by application software. An object of the present invention is to provide a bank system and its control method.

The broadcast commercial material bank system according to the embodiment is a system that is provided in a broadcasting station, files commercial materials that are brought in according to filing instructions from a host system, and sends out each commercial material while confirming it. It comprises a database, a control section, a storage section, a video server, and a bank terminal. The database stores CM material filing instruction data including a CM confirmation code distributed from the host system and assigned to each CM material. The control unit controls the filing process and collation process of the CM material based on the CM material filing instruction data stored in the database. The storage unit stores the MXF file of the CM material according to the instruction from the control unit. The video server fetches the MXF file stored in the storage unit in response to an instruction from the control unit, inputs the CM confirmation code indicated in the filing instruction data, and stores the CM confirmation code in the MXF file. It is superimposed and returned to the storage unit. Here, the storage section creates and stores a low resolution file from the MXF file. Also, the CM confirmation code superimposed on the ANC area of the MXF file is extracted and saved as a separate file. The bank terminal reads the CM material MXF file or low-resolution file stored in the storage unit and performs a software preview using application software. The bank terminal compares the CM confirmation code stored as a separate file in the storage unit with the CM confirmation code included in the corresponding CM material filing instruction data in the database in accordance with the instruction from the control unit. to present the results of the match and mismatch comparisons.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a broadcasting CM material bank system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing CM material filing processing procedures of the system shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a CM material collation processing procedure of the system shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen displaying a comparison processing result of the CM confirmation code in the CM material shown in FIG. 3, an image of the CM material, a preview in a time bar format, and the like.

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a broadcast CM material bank system (hereinafter referred to as bank system) according to an embodiment.

A bank system 11 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in a broadcasting station, stores (filing) CM materials brought in from an advertising agency or the like, and transmits the CM materials while confirming each individual CM material. Specifically, at the time of accepting the delivery of CM materials, CM material filing instruction data distributed from the host system 12 such as a commercial broadcasting system is stored in the database 112 in the bank control unit 111 . The CM material filing instruction data includes a CM material code and a CM confirmation code (a so-called 10-digit CM code).

The bank control unit 111 controls a NAS (Network Attached Storage) 113, a video server 114, and a bank terminal 115. FIG.

The NAS 113 stores an MXF (Material eXchange Format) file of CM material brought in from an advertising agency or the like according to an instruction from the bank control unit 111 and sends the stored MXF file to the video server 114 .

The video server 114 takes in the MXF file sent from the NAS 113 according to the instruction from the bank control unit 111, inputs the CM confirmation code indicated in the filing instruction data, superimposes the CM confirmation code on the MXF file, and sends it to the NAS 113. send to

The NAS 113 receives the MXF file superimposed with the CM confirmation code from the video server 114, creates a low-resolution file, and extracts the CM confirmation code superimposed on the MXF file.

The bank terminal 115 has a software preview display function by application software. The code is compared with the confirmation code, and depending on whether it matches or does not match, a CM material preview is displayed and an error is displayed.

In the above configuration, the CM material filing method and matching check method will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a CM material filing processing procedure in the bank control unit 111 of the bank system 11 shown in FIG.

First, when the bank control unit 111 receives an MXF file of CM material from an advertising agency or the like, and receives CM material filing instruction data including a CM material code and a CM confirmation code from the host system 12 (step S11). , the CM material filing instruction data is stored in the database 112 (step S12). The storage state of this instruction data can be displayed on a monitor. Here, it is determined whether or not the MXF file of the CM material having received the CM material filing instruction data has been input (step S13).

Subsequently, the CM material MXF file saved in the NAS 113 is transferred to the video server 114 (step S15), and the video server 114 superimposes the CM confirmation code on the ANC area of the CM material MXF file, transfers it to the NAS 113, and saves it. (step S16). Further, the NAS 113 creates a low-resolution file for monitoring from the MXF file (step S17), extracts the CM confirmation code from the ANC area of the MXF file, creates and saves another file for monitoring (step S18). , completes a series of filing processes.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a collation processing procedure at the time of CM material transmission in the bank control unit 111 of the system shown in FIG.

First, when receiving an instruction to execute a CM material preview (step S21), the bank control unit 111 reads out the CM confirmation code of the designated CM material from the database 112 (step S22). On the other hand, the CM material MXF file (or its low-resolution file) designated from the NAS 113 and the CM confirmation code saved as a separate file are read out (step S23), and the designated CM material MXF file (or low-resolution file) is previewed. Display is executed (step S24). Here, the CM confirmation code read from NAS 113 and the CM confirmation code read from database 112 are compared (step S25).

As a result, if the two match, the CM confirmation code match is displayed on the monitor screen, and the corresponding CM material is preview-displayed (step S27). If they do not match, the CM confirmation code mismatch is displayed on the monitor screen, and a preview error is displayed (step S28).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen displaying the result of verification processing of the CM confirmation code for the CM material shown in FIG. Display screens (b) and (c) respectively show examples of display when matching and mismatching are displayed in the CM material confirmation display area of the display screen shown in (a).

First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the display screen for the CM material collation processing has a CM material confirmation display area A1 and a preview display area A2. In the CM material confirmation display area A1, the CM confirmation code in the filing instruction data and the CM confirmation code extracted from the MXF file are displayed for comparison.

Here, when both match, as shown in FIG. 4B, "match" is displayed. As a result, it is possible to display on the monitor that the CM confirmation code is correctly filed (superimposed) on the MXF file of the CM material to be sent. At this time, by reproducing the MXF file or its low-resolution file and displaying it in the preview display area A2, it is possible to visually confirm the contents thereof.

On the other hand, if the two do not match, "mismatch" is displayed as shown in FIG. 4(c). As a result, it is possible to display on the monitor that the CM confirmation code in the MXF file of the CM material to be sent is different from the CM confirmation code of the CM material designated by the filing instruction data or is not superimposed. At this time, by displaying a preview error in the preview display area A2 without reproducing the MXF file or its low-resolution file, it is possible to visually confirm the error state due to the matching mismatch.

As described above, in the bank system according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily perform verification of the CM confirmation code during the CM material filing work, and the verification of the CM material is automatically checked by the application software. It is possible to reduce the operator's troublesome collation work.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying constituent elements without departing from the scope of the present invention at the implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriate combinations of the plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be omitted from all components shown in the embodiments. Furthermore, components across different embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

11 Bank system 111 Bank control unit 112 Filing instruction database 113 NAS 114 Video server 115 Bank terminal 12 Host system (commercial broadcasting system).

Claims (4)

A broadcasting CM material bank system provided in a broadcasting station for filing CM (Commercial Message) materials brought in according to filing instructions from a host system, and sending out while checking each CM material,
a database for storing CM material filing instruction data including a CM confirmation code distributed from the host system and assigned to each CM material;
a control unit for controlling filing processing and collation processing of the CM material based on CM material filing instruction data stored in the database;
a storage unit that stores an MXF (Material eXchange Format) file of the CM material in accordance with an instruction from the control unit;
importing the MXF file stored in the storage unit according to the instruction from the control unit, inputting the CM confirmation code indicated in the filing instruction data of the CM material, and superimposing the CM confirmation code on the MXF file; a video server that returns to the storage unit by
a bank terminal that reads the MXF file of the CM material stored in the storage unit and performs a software preview using application software;
The storage unit extracts a CM confirmation code superimposed on the MXF file returned from the video server and saves it as a separate file;
The bank terminal compares the CM confirmation code stored as a separate file in the storage unit with the CM confirmation code included in the filing instruction data of the corresponding CM material in the database in accordance with the instruction from the control unit. A CM material bank system for broadcasting that presents matching and non-matching comparison results. The storage unit creates a low-resolution file from the stored MXF file of the CM material in accordance with an instruction from the control unit;
2. A broadcasting commercial material bank system according to claim 1, wherein said bank terminal reads out a low-resolution file of a designated commercial material and displays a preview of the file. 2. The broadcast according to claim 1, wherein said bank terminal preview-displays the MXF file of said CM material when said CM confirmation codes match, and displays an error instead of said preview display when said CM confirmation codes do not match. commercial material bank system. Applied to a broadcast commercial material bank system that is installed in a broadcasting station and files CM (Commercial Message) materials that are brought in according to filing instructions from the host system and sends out while checking each individual CM material,
CM material filing instruction data including a CM confirmation code distributed from the host system and assigned to each CM material is stored in a database, and the CM material is filed based on the CM material filing instruction data stored in the database. A control method for controlling processing and matching processing,
storing an MXF (Material eXchange Format) file of the CM material in a storage unit;
taking in the MXF file stored in the storage unit, superimposing a CM confirmation code indicated in the filing instruction data of the CM material, and storing it in the storage unit;
When previewing the CM material MXF file stored in the storage unit in response to an instruction to perform a software preview by the application software, the CM confirmation code superimposed on the MXF file is read out as a separate file, A control method for a CM material bank system that compares CM confirmation codes contained in corresponding CM material filing instruction data in a database and presents comparison results of matching and non-matching.

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