JP4146102B2 - Program notification method and program viewing management system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a program notification method and a program viewing management system, and more particularly, to a program notification method and a program viewing management system for performing program notification of a broadcaster via a communication network.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, program announcements made by broadcasters of terrestrial broadcasting have been broadcast in the form of advertisements in advance on channels providing programs. In addition to being announced through media such as newspapers and magazines, it is also posted on the broadcaster's WWW (World Wide Web) for the convenience of viewers. On the other hand, satellite broadcasters and CATV broadcasters set up a channel dedicated to program announcements, and broadcast advertisements of operators who receive program provision.
[0003]
Unlike terrestrial broadcasts, satellite broadcasts and CATV broadcasts require reception facilities and customer registration. Therefore, the customer attributes can be grasped to some extent during customer registration. Also, it is possible to know customer attributes by receiving a program viewing request from a receiving facility and statistically processing the record.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional program notification method has a problem in that it cannot selectively notify the viewer in consideration of the content of the program to be notified and the attributes of the customer. In other words, if it was a trendy drama program announcement, it would not have been possible to notify the younger generation, and if it was a period drama program announcement, it would not have been possible to take a method such as an announcement from the middle age to the elderly. .
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of such problems. The purpose of the present invention is to allow broadcasters to specify the attributes of customers who want to make program announcements, and to specify the attributes according to the attributes of the customers. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program notification method and a program viewing management system that can notify a customer of a program.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that in the program viewing management system including customer management means and transaction management means for managing member information of a broadcaster, A program announcement method for broadcasting a broadcaster's program to a specific member via the network of the broadcaster, wherein the transaction management means specifies a customer attribute for designating a customer who wants to broadcast the program to the broadcaster. Providing options, the transaction management means receiving a customer attribute selected by the broadcaster , and the transaction management means selected by the broadcaster received in the receiving step In order to search for member information of the broadcaster based on customer attributes, a specific item included in the member information A creation step of creating the specified search request, the customer management unit, on the basis of the created the search request in the creation step, extracting the particular member corresponding to the particular item on the member information An extracting step; a step in which the transaction management means notifies the broadcaster of the number of members of the specific member extracted in the extraction step; and the transaction management means is the specific information extracted in the extraction step. Receiving a transmission request including a notification content to be transmitted to a member of the broadcaster from the broadcaster, and the transaction management means to the terminal of the specific member extracted in the extraction step in response to reception of the transmission request A transmission step of transmitting the notification content included in the transmission request via the network of the carrier Characterized in that it has a.
[0007]
According to this method, the broadcaster can specify the attribute of a customer who wants to make a program announcement, and can make a program announcement to a specific customer via the network of the communication carrier.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 2 includes a calculation step in which the transaction management means calculates a fee required for program announcement based on the number of members of the specific member extracted in the extraction step. and, wherein the step of notifying the membership of the specific member to the broadcaster, the transaction management means, said charges calculated in said calculating step, further comprising notifying the broadcaster It is characterized by.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 3, wherein the transmitting step of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises the transaction management means, converts the notification to a text document, sent by e-mail format And
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the transmission step according to the first or second aspect, the transaction management means converts the content of the notification into an HTML document and transmits a URL storing the HTML document. It is characterized by including .
[0011]
The invention described in claim 5, wherein the transmitting step of claim 1 or 2, wherein the transaction management means, converts the notification contents to the voice, characterized in that it comprises transmitting.
[0012]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the program viewing management system for notifying a specific member of a broadcaster's program to a specific member via the network of the communication carrier, based on the customer attribute selected by the broadcaster, Transaction search means for creating a search request designating a specific item included in the member information in order to search for member information of the broadcaster, managing the member information of the broadcaster, and the transaction management means And a customer management means for extracting the specific member corresponding to the specific item from the member information based on the search request created in step (b), wherein the transaction management means notifies the broadcaster of a program announcement. Means for providing customer attribute options for designating a customer who wants to perform; means for receiving customer attributes selected by the broadcaster; Transmission including specific member number notifying means for notifying the broadcaster of the number of members of the specific member extracted by the customer management means, and notification contents to be transmitted to the specific member extracted by the customer management means A notification content included in the transmission request via the network of the communication carrier to the specific member terminal extracted by the customer management unit in response to the reception of the transmission request. And an announcement content transmission means for transmitting the message.
[0013]
According to this configuration, the broadcaster can specify the attribute of a customer who wants to make a program announcement, and can make a program announcement to a specific customer via the network of the communication carrier.
[0014]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the transaction management means according to the sixth aspect is required for program announcement based on the number of members of the specific member extracted by the customer management means. The specific member number notifying unit includes a calculating unit that calculates a fee, and further notifies the broadcasting company of the fee calculated by the calculating unit.
[0015]
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the transaction management means according to the sixth or seventh aspect includes conversion means for converting the notification content into a text document, and the notification content transmission means is converted by the conversion means. The text document is transmitted in an electronic mail format.
[0016]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the transaction management means according to the sixth or seventh aspect includes a conversion means for converting the notification content into an HTML document, and the notification content transmission means stores the HTML document. The URL is transmitted.
[0017]
According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the transaction management means according to the sixth or seventh aspect includes a conversion means for converting the notification content into sound, and the notification content transmission means transmits the sound. Features.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a program announcement service using a program viewing management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The service providing form according to the present embodiment includes a member 110, a communication carrier, a broadcaster, and a management center 140. The member 110 registers as a member in the customer center 120 of the broadcaster, and also registers the telephone number or mail address of the mobile phone 111. The member 110 also has a set-top box (hereinafter referred to as STB) 112 for receiving broadcasts from broadcasters. The member 110 is watching a program distributed from the broadcast station 130 via the broadcast satellite 131 on the television monitor 113 via the STB 112.
[0020]
The management center 140 includes a program viewing management system according to the present invention. The program viewing management system provides a customer management system (hereinafter referred to as SMS) 141 that manages member information regarding the member 110 and services such as program announcements. Transaction management system (hereinafter referred to as TMS) 142. The management center 140 stores the member information from the customer center 120 in the SMS 141. When the TMS 142 receives the program notification request from the broadcast station 130, the TMS 142 searches the member information of the SMS 141 and notifies the selected member 110 of the mobile phone 111 of the program notification.
[0021]
In this embodiment, program notification to a mobile phone terminal will be described as an example. However, program notification may be made to a general-purpose computer via the Internet, or program announcement may be made by voice guidance via a general telephone network. Is possible.
[0022]
In the present embodiment, the service provided by the TMS 142 will be described using program announcement as an example. However, for example, advertisement distribution or a questionnaire survey may be performed.
[0023]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the customer management system in the program viewing management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The customer management system (SMS) 141 is composed of a server 200 and a customer database 210. The server 200 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 201 that controls the entire server, a ROM 202 that stores a program, and a RAM 203 that provides a temporary data storage area necessary for executing the program. Connected through. The server 200 also includes a communication device 205 for connecting to a communication network, a digital interface 206 for exchanging information with the customer database 210, and an image output device 207 for generating a display screen for system management. These are connected to the CPU 201 via the bus 204.
[0024]
With this configuration, member information from the customer center 120 is sent to the CPU 201 via the communication network, the communication device 205, and the bus 204. The CPU 201 sends the member information to the bus 204, the digital interface 206, and the like. And stored in the customer database 210.
[0025]
A search request from the TMS 142 is also sent to the CPU 201 via the communication network, the communication device 205, and the bus 204. The CPU 201 searches the customer database 210 and returns the search result to the TMS 142.
[0026]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing member information stored in the customer database in the customer management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Member information stored in the customer database 210 is composed of individual member information 301 and corporate member information 302. Member information includes member ID 331 used as an identifier when receiving various services provided by the program viewing management system, member attribute information 332 such as gender and date of birth for each member, and mail when receiving the service. It consists of an address 333 and an application service 334 indicating whether or not it is necessary to provide the service.
[0027]
In the program notification service shown in FIG. 1, the server 200 extracts members who receive the program notification service from the application service 334 in accordance with the search request from the TMS 142, and further corresponds to the search request from the member attribute information 332. The members to be extracted are extracted. The extracted member ID 331 and mail address 333 of the member are returned from the server 200 to the TMS 142.
[0028]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the transaction management system in the program viewing management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The transaction management system (TMS) 142 includes a server 200, a billing log database 401 that stores billing information for broadcasters, a questionnaire database 402 that stores survey information attached to program announcements, and a program The image database 403 stores the contents of the section as image data, and the advertisement database 404 stores the advertisement information attached to the program announcement. The configuration of the server 200 has been described with reference to FIG.
[0029]
FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining a program announcement service using a program viewing management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The broadcast station 130 designates the attribute of the member who wants to notify the program, and sends a program notification request 501 (described later in FIG. 6) to the TMS 142. The TMS 142 transfers the attribute information 502 in the program notification request 501 to the SMS 141.
[0030]
The SMS 141 searches the customer database 210 according to the attribute information 502. The SMS 141 extracts members who receive the program announcement service from the application service 334, further extracts members corresponding to the search request from the member attribute information 332, gives a service ID, and indicates the number of cases. The number of hits 503 is returned to TMS142. The TMS 142 calculates a charge from the corresponding number of cases 503 and transmits a corresponding number of charges table 504 (described later in FIG. 7) to the broadcasting station 130.
[0031]
The broadcast station 130 transmits a transmission request 505 (described later in FIG. 8) including the content of the program announcement to the TMS 142 when requesting transmission according to the contents of the corresponding number of charges table 504. The TMS 142 sends the delivery list request 506 to the SMS 141 with the corresponding service ID. The SMS 141 creates a delivery list 507 including the member ID 331 of the member extracted based on the service ID and the mail address 333, and returns it to the TMS 142.
[0032]
The TMS 142 creates a mail from the program announcement contents of the transmission request 505 based on the transmission list 507 and transmits the mail to each of the mail addresses 333 of the transmission list 507. In this embodiment, a program announcement is made by sending an email to the mobile phone 111 of the member 110. The TMS 142 creates a billing log for the broadcaster from the result of the mail transmission, stores it in the billing log database 401, and transmits a transmission confirmation notification 508 to the broadcasting station 130.
[0033]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a program notification request screen in the program notification service according to the embodiment of the present invention. The program notification request screen 600 is used by the TMS 142 to provide a screen in the WWW (World Wide Web) format for the program notification service to facilitate the request procedure. The program notification request screen 600 is transmitted from the TMS 142 to the broadcasting station 130, and the broadcasting station 130 can make the program notification request 501 shown in FIG.
[0034]
The program notification request screen 600 is a search input for the broadcast station 130 to narrow down the target of program notification, and is input for each item such as the customer's age group and sex. The TMS 142 creates attribute information 502 based on the program notification request screen 600 and transmits it to the SMS 141.
[0035]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a corresponding number charge table screen in the program announcement service according to the embodiment of the present invention. The SMS 141 searches the customer database 210 in accordance with the attribute information 502 and notifies the TMS 142 of the result as the number of hits 503. The TMS 142 displays the corresponding number result 701 and the transmission cost 702 that is the result of calculating the charge from the corresponding number 503 on the corresponding number charge table screen 700. The corresponding number charge table screen 700 is transmitted from the TMS 142 to the broadcast station 130, and the broadcast station 130 receives it as the corresponding number charge table 504 shown in FIG. 5.
[0036]
FIG. 8 is a view showing a transmission request screen in the program announcement service according to the embodiment of the present invention. The transmission request screen 800 is used by the TMS 142 to provide a screen in the WWW (World Wide Web) format for the program announcement service and to facilitate the request procedure. The transmission request screen 800 is transmitted from the TMS 142 to the broadcasting station 130, and the broadcasting station 130 can make the transmission request 505 shown in FIG.
[0037]
The transmission request screen 800 is a screen for inputting a program notification time 801 and notification content 802. In addition, when a part of the content of a program stored in the image database 403 is attached as a video clip to a program announcement, the check button 803 is checked and the advertisement information stored in the advertisement database 404 is attached. Check the check button 804. A program announcement is made to a customer who narrows down the target of the program announcement on the program announcement request screen 600 described with reference to FIG. 6, and the announcement content 802 is transmitted.
[0038]
Further, a questionnaire survey can be conducted by attaching a questionnaire sheet stored in the questionnaire database 402 to the program announcement.
[0039]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a program notification reception screen in the program notification service according to the embodiment of the present invention. The TMS 142 transmits the notification content 802 at the notification time 801 of the transmission request 505 according to the transmission list 507 acquired from the SMS 141. FIG. 9 shows an example in which a program announcement is made in the e-mail format to the mobile phone 111 of the member 110.
[0040]
When the member 110 selects the received mail list from the initial screen shown in FIG. 9A, the member 110 can know that there has been an e-mail program announcement from the TMS 142 shown in FIG. 9B. The program announcement shown in FIG. 9C displays the announcement content 802 input by the broadcaster shown in FIG.
[0041]
In this embodiment, program announcements are sent to a mobile phone terminal in an e-mail format, but converted to a document in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format via the Internet, and a URL (Uniform Resource) storing the HTML document is stored. It is also possible to notify the program by notifying Locator). It is also possible to announce the notification contents 802 by voice via a general telephone network or a mobile telephone network.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the broadcaster can specify the attribute of the customer who wants to make a program announcement from the broadcaster's member information, and the program can be transmitted via the communication carrier's communication network. Since the notification is performed, the program notification can be made to a specific customer according to the attribute of the customer.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a program announcement service using a program viewing management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a customer management system in the program viewing management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing member information stored in a customer database in the customer management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a transaction management system in the program viewing management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining a program announcement service using a program viewing management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a program notification request screen in the program notification service according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a corresponding number charge table screen in the program notification service according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a transmission request screen in the program announcement service according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a program notification reception screen in the program notification service according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
110 member 111 mobile phone 112 set top box (STB)
113 TV monitor 120 Customer center 130 Broadcast station 131 Broadcast satellite 140 Management center 141 Customer management system (SMS)
142 Transaction Management System (TMS)
200 Server 201 Central processing unit (CPU)
202 ROM
203 RAM
204 Bus 205 Communication device 206 Digital interface (D-IF)
207 Image output device 210 Customer database 301 Individual member information 302 Corporate member information 331 Member ID
332 Member attribute information 333 E-mail address 334 Application service 401 Charging log database 402 Questionnaire database 403 Image database 404 Advertising database 600 Program notification request screen 700 Applicable number charge table screen 701 Applicable number result 702 Transmission cost 800 Transmission request screen 801 Notification time 802 Notification content

Claims (10)

In a program viewing management system provided with customer management means and transaction management means for managing broadcaster member information , a program notice method for broadcasting a broadcaster's program to a specific member via a network of the communication carrier There ,
The transaction management means providing the broadcaster with a customer attribute option for designating a customer for whom a program announcement is to be made;
The transaction management means receiving a customer attribute selected by the broadcaster;
The transaction management means designates a specific item included in the member information in order to search for member information of the broadcaster based on a customer attribute selected by the broadcaster received in the receiving step. A creation step to create a search request
The customer management means , based on the search request created in the creation step, an extraction step for extracting the specific member corresponding to the specific item in the member information;
The transaction management means notifying the broadcaster of the number of members of the specific member extracted in the extraction step;
The transaction management means receiving from the broadcaster a transmission request including notification content to be transmitted to the specific member extracted in the extraction step;
The transaction management means transmits the notification content included in the transmission request to the specific member terminal extracted in the extraction step in response to reception of the transmission request via the network of the communication carrier. program notification method characterized by having a transmission step of. The transaction management means includes a calculation step of calculating a fee required for program announcement based on the number of members of the specific member extracted in the extraction step;
Said step of notifying the membership of the specific member to the broadcaster, characterized in that it comprises the transaction management means, said charges calculated in said calculating step, further notifying the broadcaster The program notification method according to claim 1. The transmitting step, the transaction management means, converts the notification to a text document, a program announcement method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises sending an e-mail format. The transmitting step, the transaction management means, wherein the notification contents into a HTML document, the program announcement according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises sending the URL to the HTML document is stored Method. The transmitting step, the transaction management means, converts the notification content to the audio program announcement method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises sending. In a program viewing management system that broadcasts a broadcaster's program to a specific member via the network of the carrier,
Transaction management means for creating a search request designating a specific item included in the member information in order to search for member information of the broadcaster based on a customer attribute selected by the broadcaster;
Customer management means for managing the member information of the broadcaster and extracting the specific member corresponding to the specific item from the member information based on the search request created by the transaction management means; Prepared,
The transaction management means includes:
Means for providing the broadcaster with a choice of customer attributes for designating a customer who wants to make a program announcement;
Means for receiving customer attributes selected by the broadcaster;
Specific member number notifying means for notifying the broadcaster of the number of members of the specific member extracted by the customer management means;
Means for receiving a transmission request including notification contents to be transmitted to the specific member extracted by the customer management means;
Notification content transmitting means for transmitting the notification content included in the transmission request to the terminal of the specific member extracted by the customer management means in response to reception of the transmission request via the network of the communication carrier A program viewing management system comprising: and. The transaction management means includes:
Based on the number of members of the specific member extracted by the customer management means, including a calculation means for calculating a fee required for program announcement,
The program viewing management system according to claim 6, wherein the specific member number notifying unit further notifies the broadcasting company of the fee calculated by the calculating unit. The transaction management means includes:
Conversion means for converting the notification content into a text document,
The program viewing management system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the notification content transmission unit transmits the text document converted by the conversion unit in an e-mail format. The transaction management means includes:
Conversion means for converting the notification content into an HTML document;
The program viewing management system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the notification content transmitting means transmits a URL storing the HTML document. The transaction management means includes:
Including conversion means for converting the notification content into sound,
The program viewing management system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the notification content transmitting means transmits the sound.

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