JP3159954U - Internet client device and internet media player system including the internet client device - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an Internet client device that can acquire distribution information of moving images, news, radios, and games distributed on the Internet and enjoy them at the same time. An Internet client device by causing a client terminal to acquire an Internet resource address list in which addresses of a plurality of sites for distributing any of games, radio broadcasts, moving images, and news sites on the Internet from a predetermined server are described. And Further, the server is connected to the recording means in which server access data is recorded, the client terminal, and the recording means, and the server access data is transferred to the client terminal, whereby the client terminal is connected to the predetermined server. The Internet client device is configured by providing connection transfer means for logging in and acquiring the Internet resource address list. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an Internet client device and an Internet media player system including the Internet client device.

  At present, with the development and popularization of the Internet, news media, radio broadcasts, and television broadcasts that have traditionally used paper and radio waves are becoming the mainstream of distribution media via the Internet. In addition, table games that use cards and video games that use computers, etc. are also incorporated into the Internet, so they are becoming more popular with people.

  In Patent Document 1, an Internet radio site database in which an Internet radio site list is registered in a server unit, which includes a server unit, a client unit, and a tool unit, is recorded. When installed on the Internet, the Internet radio playback program recorded in the tool unit is automatically executed, and the Internet radio playback program accesses the Internet radio site database of the server unit via the Internet to obtain the Internet radio site list. From the client unit, you can access each site listed in the Internet radio site list and receive Internet radio Kill Inter radio receiver system have been disclosed.

However, the service that provides such a site list is limited to radio, and now it can be applied to video distribution sites, news distribution sites, and game distribution sites that are already widely used. The only way for Internet users to get new distribution information is to use their own search engines or rely on advertisements and referrals.
In addition, you can use Internet browsers to view information related to videos, news, and games distributed over the Internet, but to play Internet radio broadcasts and TV broadcasts, start a media player in addition to the Internet browser. In order to use a game on the Internet, a browser or a game-specific application program must be started.

Taiwan Patent Application Publication No. 200094420 Specification

  In view of the above problems, the present invention can access a database that lists sites that can download videos, news, radio, and games from a server on the Internet, obtain the latest distribution information, and provide one application. An object of the present invention is to provide an Internet client device that can simultaneously enjoy at least one of a game and a video distributed on the Internet by starting only a program and moving images, news, and radio broadcasting, and an Internet media player system including the Internet client device And

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a recording means in which server access data is recorded, and a connection transfer means capable of transferring data by connecting to a client terminal. Are connected to the client terminal, and when the client terminal connects to an Internet service provider, a plurality of games, radio broadcasts, videos, and news on the Internet are distributed via the client terminal and the Internet service provider. The server access data recorded in the recording means is transferred to a server that provides an Internet resource address list in which addresses of other sites are described, and the Internet resource address list is obtained from the server. Provide Internet client device configured to allow Rukoto.

  In the Internet client device, a media simultaneous playback interface is further recorded in the recording unit, and after acquiring the Internet resource address list from the server, the media simultaneous playback interface recorded in the recording unit is used. Any one of the sites that distribute the game in the Internet resource address list selected by the user and any one of the sites that distribute the radio broadcast, video, and news selected by the user via the Internet service provider It is preferable to be configured to be able to access simultaneously and reproduce the distribution of the corresponding site.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides an Internet resource address list in which addresses of a plurality of sites that distribute any of games and radio broadcasts, videos, and news on the Internet are described, and the Internet is provided at a predetermined time. An Internet media player system including a server for updating a resource address list and the Internet client device is also provided.

  With the above configuration, the Internet client device of the present invention and the Internet media player system equipped with the Internet client device access a database listing sites that can download videos, news, radio broadcasts, and games from a server on the Internet. As a result, the latest distribution information can be acquired and an experience can be provided in which only one application program is activated and at least one of a game distributed on the Internet, a moving image, news, radio broadcasting, etc. is enjoyed simultaneously.

It is explanatory drawing in which the concept of the internet media player system of this invention is shown. It is one application example of the Internet media player system of this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an Internet media player system of the present invention. It is another application example of the Internet media player system of the present invention. It is another application example of the Internet media player system of the present invention. It is an example of a screen on which a panel screen is displayed on the display module of the client terminal. It is an example of a screen on which a panel screen is displayed on the display module of the client terminal.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the concept of the Internet media player system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an application example of the Internet media player system of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a configuration of the Internet media player system of the present invention. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the Internet media player system of the present invention has a plurality of client terminals 100 that deliver any of games, radio broadcasts, videos, and news on the Internet from a server 200 via the Internet. This is a system for acquiring an Internet resource address list in which the address of the content distribution site 300 is described and accessing the content distribution site 300 described in the acquired Internet resource address list.
In order to realize this system, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, each content distribution site acquired by the server 200 by the client terminal 100 using the Internet client device 10 and accessing the server 200 via the Internet. A method of obtaining 300 information is employed.

More specifically, the Internet media player system according to the present invention employs the configuration shown in FIG. 3, and the server 200 that the client terminal 100 can access via the Internet, and the Internet client device that can connect to the client terminal 100. 10.
As illustrated, the server 200 includes an access status monitoring module 210 that constantly monitors the access status of each content distribution site 300, a client database 221 in which server access data of each Internet client device 10 is described, and each content. A data module 220 in which an Internet resource address list 222 in which addresses of distribution sites 300 are described is recorded, and an access authentication module 230 that performs authentication processing from each Internet client device 10.
Here, the access state monitoring module 210 performs an access test on each content distribution site 300 described in the Internet resource address list 222 for a predetermined time such as several hours or several minutes, and distributes each content. The accessible state of the site 300 is written in the Internet resource address list 222 and updated.

Each Internet client device 10 is connected to the client terminal 100 to transfer data, the connection transfer means 12, the recording means 15 in which the media simultaneous reproduction interface 151 and the server access data 152 are recorded, and the client terminal. And a microprocessor 11 for controlling connection with the data 100, data transfer, and data management of the recording means 15.
As the connection transfer means 12, for example, a universal serial bus (hereinafter abbreviated as USB) interface, a small I / O data transfer interface, or the like can be employed.
As the recording means 15, a flash memory can be employed. As shown in FIG. 2, the Internet client device 10 as a whole adopts a USB memory that combines a USB interface and a flash memory, and connects to a USB transfer module 107 as a data transfer module (described later) of the client terminal 100. Is preferred.

  Further, a memory card 105 using a flash memory may be used as the recording unit 15 and an external card reader 104 may be used as the connection transfer unit 12 as shown in FIG. The external card reader 104 is equipped with a small I / O data transfer interface and a USB interface, and can read a memory card and transfer it to the client terminal 100 via the USB interface. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the connection transfer means 12 can be realized by using a card reader 108 built in the client terminal 100.

  In order to simultaneously enjoy at least one of games, videos, news, and radio broadcasts distributed over the Internet using the Internet media player system of the present invention, each client terminal 100 corresponds to the Internet client device 10. A data transfer module 103 that can be connected to each other and exchange data, an Internet access module 110 that can access the Internet by connecting to an Internet service provider (hereinafter referred to as ISP), application execution and data It is necessary to include a processor module 120 that performs the above processing, a sound module 130 that outputs sound, and a display module 140 that displays an image.

  When the connection transfer means 12 of the Internet client device 10 connects to the data transfer module 103 of the client terminal 100, the media simultaneous playback interface 151 recorded in the recording means 15 of the Internet client device 10 is sent by the processor module 120 of the client terminal 100. Automatically executed. At this time, if the Internet access module 110 of the client terminal 100 is connected to the ISP, the media simultaneous playback interface 151 transmits the server access data 152 to the access authentication module 230 of the server 200 to perform access authentication. When the access authentication module 230 compares the server access data 152 transmitted from the media simultaneous playback interface 151 with the data in the client database 221 and confirms that the server access data 152 is valid, the access authentication module 230 stores the Internet resource address list 222. It transmits to the client terminal 100. On the client terminal 100 side that received the Internet resource address list 222, the media simultaneous playback interface 151 displays the content distribution sites 300 listed in the Internet resource address list 222 and the latest accessible state on the display module 140. Is done.

6 and 7 show panel screens displayed on the display module 140. FIG.
6 and 7, the media simultaneous playback interface 151 displays a panel screen 160 on the display module 140, and a status window 166, a radio button 161, a video button 162, and a game button are displayed on the panel screen 160. 163, a news button 164, a main menu 167, a sub menu 168, and a sub window 165 are displayed.
When the user presses one of the radio button 161, the moving image button 162, the game button 163, and the news button 164 arranged on the upper left side of the panel screen 160, the main menu 167 is associated with the button. When a function list is displayed and one of the displayed function buttons is pressed, an item associated with the corresponding function button is displayed in the submenu 168. The user can select and access content such as a category or provider that he / she wants to view from the contents provided by the sites listed in the Internet resource address list 222 through the operation of the menu / submenu.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the selected content is a radio broadcast, information related to the corresponding radio content, for example, a radio program name and a playback time, is displayed in the status window 166, and is displayed by the sound module 130. The sound of the corresponding radio content is played back. When the selected content is a moving image, news, or a game, the corresponding content is displayed in the sub window 165 arranged on the lower right side of the panel screen 160. For example, in FIG. 6, the game download status is displayed, and in FIG. 7, the corresponding game play screen is displayed in the sub-window 165.
As shown in FIG. 7, when the radio program and the game are played simultaneously, the sound module 130 plays the radio program sound with priority, but switches to play the sound effect of the game as necessary. Is also possible.

  As described above, the media simultaneous playback interface 151 of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, starts up only one application program and distributes games, videos, news, radio broadcasts, etc. distributed over the Internet. Can provide an experience to enjoy at least one at the same time

  With the above configuration, the Internet client device of the present invention and the Internet media player system equipped with the Internet client device access a database listing sites that can download videos, news, radio broadcasts, and games from a server on the Internet. As a result, the latest distribution information can be acquired and an experience can be provided in which only one application program is activated and at least one of a game distributed on the Internet, a moving image, news, radio broadcasting, etc. is enjoyed simultaneously.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Internet client apparatus 100,101 Client terminal 103 Data transfer module 104 Card reader 105 Memory card 107 USB transfer module 108 Card reader 11 Microprocessor 110 Internet access module 12 Connection transfer means 120 Processor module 130 Sound module 140 Display module 15 Recording means 151 Simultaneous media playback interface 152 Server access data 160 Panel screen 161 Radio button 162 Movie button 163 Game button 164 News button 165 Subwindow 166 Status window 167 Main menu 168 Submenu 200 Server 210 Access status monitoring module 20 data module 221 client database 222 Internet resource address list 230 access authentication module 300 a content distribution site

Claims (3)

Recording means in which server access data is recorded;
In addition to having a connection transfer means that can connect to the client terminal and transfer data,
When the connection transfer means is connected to the client terminal and the client terminal is connected to an Internet service provider, any one of games, radio broadcasts, videos, and news on the Internet via the client terminal and the Internet service provider The server access data recorded in the recording means is transferred to and logged in to a server that provides an Internet resource address list that describes addresses of a plurality of sites that distribute the Internet resource address list. Internet client device configured to be able to acquire.   The media simultaneous playback interface is further recorded on the recording means, and after the Internet resource address list is obtained from the server, the media simultaneous playback interface is selected by the user using the media simultaneous playback interface recorded on the recording means. Any one of the sites that distribute games in the Internet resource address list and any site that distributes radio broadcasts, videos, and news selected by the user are simultaneously accessed via the Internet service provider. The Internet client device according to claim 1, wherein the Internet client device is configured to be able to receive and execute the distribution of the Internet. Provide an Internet resource address list in which addresses of a plurality of sites that distribute games, radio broadcasts, videos, and news on the Internet are described, and update the Internet resource address list after a predetermined time Server,
An Internet media player system comprising the Internet client device according to claim 2.

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