JP5605673B2 - Digital data sharing service terminal, method, program, and digital data sharing service system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to digital data sharing between individuals in a network, and more particularly to a digital data sharing service system using a television terminal.

  Sharing a digital data such as a photo and video via a computer network such as the Internet using a computer and a mobile phone as a terminal is realized via a portal server or the like. However, digital data sharing by the Internet WEB system can only be used by those who can freely use the Internet environment using computers, mobile phones, etc., that is, limited by computer literacy, mobile Internet literacy, etc. There was a problem. In addition, there is no platform for providing an easy-to-use service by a television terminal for sharing digital data such as photos and videos posted to the system at an individual level. In the first place, it is possible to use it for those who have computer literacy and mobile Internet literacy simply by installing a function that can use the Internet WEB system on the TV, but it still cannot be used by those who do not. .

  In relation to the above description, JP-A-2002-041429 discloses a method, a conference system, an information processing apparatus, and a recording medium for performing a conference using shared materials on the Internet. In this example, a video teleconference service is provided by an Internet portal site, and conference participants (users) use a communication terminal and conduct a conference in real time using shared materials through the Internet portal site. . Further, the materials downloaded from the Internet portal site are displayed on the display of each communication terminal of the conference participant (user) by various application software distributed from the Internet portal site. This makes it easy to prepare and store shared materials used for conferences, write materials on the spot, and eliminate problems caused by differences in application software and versions. To be able to.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-259327 discloses a cable television receiver and an image management server. This is because when a digital camera is connected to a set top box (STB), the STB detects the connection and downloads a control driver of the detected digital camera from a BPS (Broadband Printing System) server. In addition, the STB activates the downloaded control driver, reads the captured image data from the digital camera, and registers it in the BPS server. The registered captured image data can be browsed by other users. As a result, an image distribution opportunity is also provided to the cable television user.

  Also, an information providing system for CATV (Cable Television) subscribers is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-074599. This is because, when a connection request to a WWW (World Wide Web) server dedicated to each CATV system subscriber is transmitted from the STB installed in the subscriber home of the CATV system, the authentication server on the Internet connects to the connection. Judgment is made based on the identification information (STBID) given to each STB whether the device that sent the request is a regular STB registered in advance, and only if it is a connection request from a regular STB. Thus, the STB is connected to the WWW server of the corresponding CATV system. As a result, in a system that provides information to subscribers of a CATV system using an information providing server connected to an open wide area network, unauthorized access to the information providing server can be performed without incurring a burden on the subscriber side. I try to prevent it.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-336030 discloses a CATV portal authentication system. In this example, the first and second receiver information for specifying the STB is acquired from the receiver, and the first and second receiver information registered in advance is stored in the portal authentication server in association with each other. A first comparison / determination unit that compares the first receiver information acquired from the STB with the first receiver information held in the holding unit, and the second receiver information acquired from the receiver And a second comparison / determination unit for comparing and determining second receiver information associated with the first receiver information held in the unit. As a result, in a CATV system that implements an interactive service combining a portal service by data broadcasting and a VOD (Video On Demand) service, a combination of a CAS (Conditional Access Systems) card in which a user is registered and an STB is combined. We provide a portal authentication system that allows you to confirm that you are watching.

JP 2002-041429 A JP 2003-259327 A JP 2006-074599 A JP 2007-336030 A

  Digital data sharing by the Internet WEB system can only be used by those who can freely use the Internet environment using computers and mobile phones. In addition, there is no platform for providing an easy-to-use service by a television terminal for sharing digital data such as photos and videos posted to the system at an individual level.

  An object of the present invention is to store digital data posted by an individual specifying a sharing destination and automatically distribute the digital data in response to a connection request from the sharing destination. It is to provide a digital data sharing service system, which is a simple service provision base that does not require a service.

  The digital data sharing service system of the present invention includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a relay server. Each terminal connects to the relay server via the network. The relay server includes a database storing digital data, data specifying data specifying digital data, a profile storing a set of sharing destination specifying data specifying the second terminal as a sharing destination, a first portal, Is provided. The first terminal transmits digital data, data designation data, and sharing destination designation data to the relay server. The second terminal stores automatic connection destination information in advance, and includes a connection request including terminal designation data for designating the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from the user of the second terminal Is sent to the relay server. The relay server stores the digital data from the first terminal in a database, stores a set of data designation data and sharing destination designation data in a profile, and responds to a connection request from the second terminal to designate the terminal The data designation data is read by referring to the profile based on the data, the digital data is read from the database based on the read data designation data and stored in the first portal, and the digital data is read based on the terminal designation data. Present to the second terminal from one portal.

  Also, in the digital data sharing service method of the present invention, the first terminal transmits digital data, data designation data designating the digital data, and share destination designation data designating the second terminal as the share destination to the relay server. The step of transmitting. The relay server includes a step of storing digital data in a database and a step of storing a set of data designation data and sharing destination designation data in a profile. Further, the second terminal that stores the automatic connection destination information in advance includes terminal designation data that designates the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from the user of the second terminal. Transmitting a connection request to the relay server. Then, in response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server reads the data designation data by referring to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and the digital data from the database based on the read data designation data Is stored in the first portal, and the digital data is presented from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data.

  According to the program of the present invention, the relay server receives the digital data, the data designation data, and the sharing destination designation data designating the second terminal as the sharing destination, and the relay server stores the digital data in the database. A storing step; a relay server storing a set of data designation data and sharing destination designation data in a profile; and an automatic connection destination from a second terminal in which the relay server stores automatic connection destination information in advance. Receiving a connection request including terminal designation data for designating a second terminal based on the information; and, in response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server determines a profile based on the terminal designation data. Read data designation data with reference, and read digital data from the database based on the read data designation data Te stored in photo and video sharing portals, executing the method and a step of presenting the digital data from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal specification data to the computer.

  Further, according to the program of the present invention, the first terminal transmits digital data, data designation data designating the digital data, and sharing destination designation data designating the second terminal as a sharing destination to the relay server; A connection in which the second terminal that stores the automatic connection destination information in advance includes terminal designation data that designates the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from the user of the second terminal A method comprising: transmitting a request to a relay server; and receiving the digital data that the relay server presents to the second terminal from the first portal in response to the connection request from the second terminal. Let it run.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to store digital data posted by an individual specifying a sharing destination, and automatically distribute the digital data in response to a connection request from the sharing destination. It is possible to provide a digital data sharing service system, which is a simple service provision base that does not require the service.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a photo / video sharing service system showing an example of a digital data sharing service according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the operation of the photo / video sharing service system in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the inter-STB call service in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an inter-STB photo sharing service according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the inter-STB photo sharing and calling service in the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an inter-STB photo gallery service according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an inter-STB photo gallery service advertisement model in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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Hereinafter, a digital data sharing service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a photo / video sharing service system showing an example of a digital data sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, in the embodiment of the photo / video sharing service system according to the present invention, a head end (CATV-HE) 200, which is a relay server of the video distribution service system, has a plurality of subscriptions via an access network. Connected to a terminal at the customer's home. Here, the head end is a cable television system that is a facility for sending signals received from terrestrial television broadcasts, FM radio broadcasts, broadcast satellites, and communication satellites to a cable television transmission cable. The head end refers to a cable modem station system (CMTS) for Internet communication that communicates with a cable modem installed at the user's home, and is a router for Internet connection via Ethernet (registered trademark) or the like. To be connected. In the figure, an example in which the headend is connected to set-top boxes (hereinafter referred to as STB) 80 and 81, which are broadcast receiving terminals having an Internet connection function, installed in the homes of two households (A and B). It is shown. The head end 200 of the video distribution service system includes a main control unit (not shown) and a storage unit (not shown), and the main control unit is connected to the storage unit. The storage unit has a control unit (not shown), and the control unit stores a program executed by the main control unit.

  The head end 200 further includes a photo / video information DB (database) 10, a video distribution service subscriber management information DB 20, a photo / video sharing profile 30, a shared connection profile 40, an information portal 50, and a photo / video sharing. It includes a portal 60, a SIP connection control unit 70, and an access network control corresponding unit 100. The devices in the head end 200 are connected to each other via a network built inside the head end 200, and are also connected to the main control unit described above. Each device group in the head end 200 has a main control unit (not shown) and a storage unit (not shown), and the main control unit is connected to the storage unit. The storage unit has a control unit (not shown), and the control unit stores a program executed by the main control unit. Then, when the main control unit executes the program recorded in the control unit of the storage unit in the head end 200, the devices in the head end 200 cooperate. Here, SIP is a session establishment protocol and is one of the call control protocols used in Internet telephones.

  In the photo / video information DB 10, information such as photos / videos associated with a photo / video sharing service user ID (A is illustrated here) is recorded as a database on a recording medium (not shown). Further, in the photo / video information DB 10, any digital data such as photos and videos that the service user wants to share can be added to the above-described recording medium regardless of the type.

  In the video distribution service subscriber management information DB 20, subscriber management information of the video distribution service is recorded as a database on a recording medium (not shown). That is, not only the user of the photo / video sharing service (A here) but also the management information for all other users including the other video distribution service subscribers (B here) has already been created. Updated as needed. Video distribution service subscriber management information includes video distribution service subscriber name, address, postal code, fixed telephone number, IP (Internet Protocol) telephone number, STB IP address information, contract details, accommodation area, accommodation node, etc. Is exemplified.

  In the photo / video sharing profile 30, a set of data designation data for specifying the data of the photo / video information DB 10 and sharing destination designation data as the sharing condition is recorded as a profile on a recording medium (not shown). Yes. As sharing conditions, the name of the service user who registers the sharing of data such as photos / videos (A here), the phone number, the shared photo, the sharing level, and the name of the connection destination (B here) ), The connection destination STB-IP address and the like. The same format is also preferably used for similar profiles described later.

  In the shared connection profile 40, the shared connection condition of the service user who acquired the photo / video sharing service user ID is recorded as a profile on a recording medium (not shown) as shared destination designation data. Examples of the shared connection condition include a service user name, a telephone number, a connection destination name, a connection destination telephone number, a connection destination STB-IP telephone number, a connection destination STB-IP address, a connection history, and the like.

  The information portal 50 has a Web server function and distributes a Web browser menu when a subscriber connects through an access network. In the information portal 50, data for displaying the Web browser menu and the like are recorded on a recording medium (not shown). The menu is preferably described in XHTML (Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language).

  The photo / video sharing portal 60 also has a Web server function, and distributes a list of information such as photos / videos displayed on the Web browser when connected via the access network from the subscriber as an STB photo sharing control server. To do. In the photo / video sharing portal 60, display data for the Web browser menu and data such as photos / videos are recorded on a recording medium (not shown).

  The SIP connection control unit 70 has functions as a SIP server that is a component of a system using SIP, and among them, a SIP proxy server and a SIP registrar. Specifically, during communication between SIP clients, an inquiry from a SIP terminal is received and relayed, and transferred to another SIP terminal or SIP server (location server). Here, the above-described shared connection profile 40 plays the role of a location server (STB presence (residence management information, that is, presence / absence status) server). In this way, the SIP can acquire presence information of the connection destination and can quickly contact without using the telephone number of the connection destination and the e-mail address, so that it is used in the present invention for sharing photos / videos. It is suitable as a protocol.

  The access network control corresponding unit 100 is connected to a group of devices in the head end 200 of the video distribution service system, and is also connected to the STBs 80 and 81 of each subscriber's home via an access network. The access network control corresponding unit 100 has a function of controlling and managing the access network. More specifically, authentication is performed when a subscriber uses the network, session management such as provision of network services to authorized subscribers, communication relaying, and the like. Communication between a group of devices in the head end 200 of the video distribution service system and subscribers, and communication between each subscriber are all performed via the access network control corresponding unit 100. The access network control corresponding unit 100 has a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function, and a private IP address is dynamically assigned every time each STB is connected. This becomes terminal designation data of each STB, and the head end is used for specifying an individual STB. In the present invention, although there is no question about the use of the identification information (STBID) given to each STB and the CASID of the CAS card inserted into the STB, such information may be used, and further the MAC address (Media Access Control Address) information may be used. Combining these pieces of information with the IP address information of the STB used at the time of authentication in the present invention makes it possible to combine stronger security at the time of authentication and prevent unauthorized access.

  The STBs 80 and 81 are only examples of terminals installed in subscriber houses of two different households. In fact, more terminals of subscriber houses are connected to the system of the present invention. The STBs 80 and 81 corresponding to SIP have a function of managing a session for performing mutual connection with a communication partner, which corresponds to a user agent in SIP, and is a video distribution service system. Are connected to each other via the access network control corresponding unit 100. The STB is a device that can be connected to a television to receive various services. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the STB 80 at the subscriber (A) 's home is connected to the television 90. The STB 81 in the subscriber (B) 's house is connected to the television 91. The STBs 80 and 81 receive the video transmitted from the video distribution service system, and the televisions 90 and 91 display them. The STBs 80 and 81 of each subscriber's home have a main control unit (not shown) and a storage unit (not shown), and the main control unit is connected to the storage unit. The storage unit has a control unit (not shown), and the control unit stores a program executed by the main control unit. The STB menu is displayed by the program, and the exchange of information between the headend 200 and its inside is realized by the subscriber selecting the menu. The information portal 50 is registered as an automatic connection destination in the STBs 80 and 81, and when an information portal is selected from the STB (Web browser) menu, a connection request to the information portal 50 is automatically made via the access network. Done. Further, the STBs 80 and 81 have a web browser for browsing WWW information, and can display information provided from a web server or the like. The STBs 80 and 81 have a photo / video input unit (not shown). It does not matter whether the photo / video input unit is a reading device such as a flash memory card or a DVD, or an input terminal such as a USB for connecting a cable with a camera and an S video input / output terminal. Further, a printer or the like may be attached to the STBs 80 and 81 as a form having a photo / video output unit (not shown). The STBs 80 and 81 include an information input unit (not shown) for each terminal. It does not matter whether the information input unit is a directly connected device such as a keyboard or a mouse, or a remote controller such as a remote controller. Moreover, it may be a form corresponding to an input from a touch panel provided in contact with the display surfaces of the televisions 90 and 91, or a form corresponding to an input from an external device such as a mobile phone or a computer. Furthermore, a microphone and a speaker are connected to the STBs 80 and 81 as voice input / output devices, and voice information can be exchanged, that is, a call can be made via the access network control corresponding unit 100. Further, the exchange of information is not limited to a telephone call, and a configuration in which a video telephone call using a Web camera or the like is possible may be adopted.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the operation of the photo / video sharing service system in the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, in the embodiment of the photo / video sharing service system according to the present invention, a subscriber (A) home registers a photo / video to be shared, and a subscriber (B) home shares a photo.・ It shows an example of browsing video.

  First, a subscriber (A) who wants to share a photo / video performs usage registration and obtains a photo / video sharing service user ID before using the photo / video sharing service system. Only a photograph / video sharing service user ID acquirer can upload data such as photos / videos to be shared to the photo / video information DB 10. Although the use of the password is not asked here, the password registration may be performed together with the acquisition of the photo / video sharing service user ID. By combining the photo / video sharing service user ID and password, stronger security is ensured. Usage registration is performed from the STB menu displayed by the program of the STB 80 of the terminal. When the subscriber (A) selects the use registration of the STB menu, the service user name information is transmitted to the headend 200 and recorded in the shared connection profile 40.

  Each share connection condition is created for the photograph / video sharing service user ID acquirer, and the information is recorded in the share connection profile 40. Specifically, when the subscriber (A) who is the acquirer of the photo / video sharing service user ID designates the connection destination name as the sharing connection condition from the STB menu displayed by the STB 80, the information is sent to the headend 200. Sent. The head end 200 refers to the video distribution service subscriber management information DB 20 and stores the shared destination designation data including the IP address information of the connection destination STB in the shared connection profile 40. Here, the sharing destination designation data is data for specifying a connection destination, and is displayed as a connection destination name for the subscriber for simplicity. Since the name of the connection destination is specified here, it becomes easy to set sharing conditions when sharing photos and videos later. Note that additional registration of connection destinations is possible at any time.

  At the subscriber's (A) home, when a device storing data such as photos / videos to be shared is connected to the photo / video input unit of the STB 80 and uploading of photos / videos is selected from the STB menu of the STB 80 program, The request is transmitted to the head end 200. The head end 200 refers to the shared connection profile 40, reads a list of photograph / video sharing service user IDs recorded as the profile, and checks whether the subscriber (A) home is included in the list. When it is confirmed that the subscriber (A) 's home has the user ID of the photo / video sharing service, the headend 200 reads the sharing destination designation data from the shared connection profile 40, and the photo / video sharing portal 60. To store. In addition, the head end 200 instructs the photo / video sharing portal 60 to transmit a photo / video upload Web browser menu. The menu is received by the STB 80 and displayed on the television 90. When the subscriber (A) selects a photo / video to be shared on the TV 90 screen and specifies the sharing conditions, that is, the name of the connection destination and the sharing level, the information is transmitted from the STB 80 to the headend 200. Is done. The digital data, which is information such as photos / videos, is stored in the photo / video information DB 10, the data designation data as the photo / video sharing conditions, and the combination of sharing destination designation data is in the photo / video sharing profile 30. It is stored in association with the video sharing service user ID. Here, the data designation data is data for specifying individual digital data in the photo / video information DB 10.

  The uploaded photo / video data can be viewed at the subscriber (A) 's home for confirmation by selection from the web browser menu transmitted from the photo / video sharing portal 60 to the STB 80. . After confirmation, by selecting the start of using the photo / video sharing service from the Web browser menu transmitted from the photo / video sharing portal 60 to the STB 80, the information is transmitted to the headend 200, and the photo / video sharing portal Data sharing such as photos and videos from 60 begins. From this point. It is possible to browse from the connection destination specified by the sharing conditions of uploaded data such as photos and videos.

  However, it is envisioned here that the photo / video sharing service system can be used regardless of whether there is computer literacy, that is, knowledge of computers and ability to use them. Therefore, in order to realize that the data of the photo / video, etc. can be reached without being particularly conscious at the subscriber (B here) designated by the sharing condition of the data of the photo / video, etc. The process is performed in the steps shown in FIG. 5 and guides the connected subscriber to the photo / video page.

  As described above, in the shared connection profile 40, the shared connection condition of the service user who acquired the photo / video sharing service user ID is recorded as a profile. Among them, the IP telephone number and IP address of the connection destination STB are included. Each time the connection destination STB connects to the network, that is, the head end 200, the IP telephone number and the IP address are periodically registered in the SIP connection control unit 70. Here, after the use of the photo / video sharing service is started, the SIP connection control unit 70 notifies the shared connection profile 40 of the information to perform the update. When connecting between IP telephone agents, that is, when making a call between STBs that support SIP, the SIP connection control unit 70 searches for an IP address from the IP telephone number of the connection destination, and performs a call connection process. Also in this case, the SIP connection control unit 70 manages the IP address of the connection destination STB by notifying the shared connection profile 40 of the related information between the IP telephone number and the IP address.

  First, in order for a subscriber (B here) to view shared data such as photos and videos, automatic connection destination information is displayed from an STB (Web browser) menu displayed on the TV 91 connected to the STB 81. An instruction to select an information portal registered in advance is given. Then, a connection request to the information portal 50 is transmitted to the headend 200 together with IP address information which is terminal designation data for designating the STB 81 itself. The headend 200 refers to the shared connection profile 40, reads a list of connection destination STB-IP addresses as shared destination designation data recorded as the profile, and matches the IP address of the subscriber's STB 81 from the list. Find if there is. If there is no IP address of the subscriber's STB 81 in the list of connection destination STB-IP addresses, a Web browser menu from the information portal 50 is transmitted as a response. On the other hand, if there is a match with the IP address of the subscriber's STB 81 in the list of connection destination STB-IP addresses, the processing place inside the headend 200 is shared from the information portal 50 to the photo / video sharing. Switching to the portal 60, the Web browser menu from the photo / video sharing portal 60 is transmitted to the STB 81 as a response. Further, the headend 200 searches the photo / video information DB 10 for data such as photos / videos that match the conditions of the subscriber's (B) photo / video sharing profile 30 based on the data designation data, and finds the corresponding one. Read out and store in the photo / video sharing portal 60.

  Here, when the subscriber (B) selects a photo / video sharing service from the Web browser menu displayed on the television 91, a connection request from the STB 81 to the photo / video sharing portal 60 is transmitted to the headend 200. The head end 200 instructs the photo / video sharing portal 60 to create a Web page in a format that displays a list of stored information such as photos / videos. Then, the web page is transmitted as a response from the photo / video sharing portal 60 to the STB 81 and displayed on the television 91.

  By selecting each item from the displayed list, the command is transmitted to the photo / video sharing portal 60 via the head end 200, and the data such as the photo / video is transferred from the photo / video sharing portal 60 to the STB 81. Sent to, ie downloaded. Thus, the subscriber (B) can browse the photos / videos shared by the subscriber (A).

  As described above, in order for the subscriber (B) to view the shared data such as photos / videos, the STB 81 and the television 91 are turned on, and “Information Portal” is displayed from the Web browser menu displayed on the screen. , “Photo / Video Sharing Service” and “Data Items such as Listed Photo / Video Data” are selected, the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and hierarchical structure of the shared photo / video are conscious It is a mechanism that can be viewed without having to do. For further simplification, the instruction to select “information portal” and “photo / video sharing service” is omitted, and the subscriber (B) is shared when the STB 81 and the TV 91 are turned on. It is also possible to automatically perform a process until a list of photos / videos is displayed.

  Further, in the present invention, the system configuration uses SIP, and each STB (80 and 81) supports SIP. Therefore, between each STB, a connected microphone and speaker are used as an IP phone. I can talk. In order to make a call as an IP phone between the STBs, it is necessary to register in advance the connection destination to use the inter-STB call mode in the SIP connection control unit 70 (or the shared connection profile 40). This is set at the time of use registration of the photo / video sharing service system, and additional registration of connection destinations is possible at any time. The shared connection profile 40 (or SIP connection control unit 70) has a function as a presence server, and whenever a STB registered as a connection destination connects to the network, that is, the headend 200, its presence is periodically registered. Has been. Note that a presence server may be newly provided separately from the above-described shared connection profile 40 or SIP connection control unit 70. Here, description will be made assuming that the shared connection profile 40 is a presence server and also plays a role of a call connection information DB.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the inter-STB call service in the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the subscriber (B) is already registered in the SIP connection control unit 70 as a partner with whom the subscriber (A) wants to connect in the STB call mode, and as described above, After the sharing of data such as photos / videos between the subscriber (A) and the subscriber (B) is realized, a telephone call is made by IP telephone.

  First, when the subscriber (A) selects the STB call mode from the STB menu of the STB 80, selects the subscriber (B) as the connection destination, and selects the connection call, the connection (to the SIP connection control unit 70) ( Call). The SIP connection control unit 70 refers to the shared connection profile 40 and confirms whether the subscriber (B) is registered as a connection destination. Next, when the subscriber (B) is registered as a connection destination, the shared connection profile 40 is referred again, the presence of the subscriber (B) STB 81 is confirmed, and if the STB 81 is in a connectable state. Request a connection. When the subscriber (B) confirms the connection destination of the STB call mode displayed in the STB menu of the connected STB 81 and selects the incoming call, a confirmation response is transmitted to the STB 80 and between the STB 80 and the STB 81. To establish a call.

  As described above, the subscriber (A) 's home can make a call while browsing the photos / videos that the subscriber (B) wanted to share regardless of whether the subscriber (B) has computer literacy or not. it can.

(Second Embodiment)
This embodiment also shows an example in which the subscriber (A) home registers a photo / video to be shared, and the subscriber (B) home browses the shared photo / video. By applying the inter-STB call service according to the embodiment, it is intended to more easily share photos. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an inter-STB photo sharing service according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, “use of photo / video sharing service” in the first embodiment is performed, and browsing from the connection destination designated by the sharing condition of the uploaded photo / video is already possible. Explain from the situation.

  First, when the subscriber (A) selects the photo sharing mode from the STB (Web browser) menu displayed by the STB 80 displayed on the television 90 in order to view the shared photos / videos, the STB 80 moves to the information portal 50. Is sent to the headend 200. The head end 200 refers to the photo / video sharing profile 30 and reads the photo / video associated with the subscriber (A) from the photo / video information DB 10. At the same time, the head end 200 refers to the shared connection profile 40 and reads the shared connection destination recorded as the profile by the subscriber (A) registering in advance. The head end 200 stores the read photos / videos, sharing conditions thereof, and connection destinations to be shared in the photo / video sharing portal 60, and constructs a Web browser menu based on the data. The head end 200 then instructs the STB 80 to transmit the constructed Web browser menu as a response from the photo / video sharing portal 60.

  Next, the subscriber (A) selects a photo and its connection destination from the Web browser menu received on the STB 80 and displayed on the television 90. Although the connection destination registered at the time of uploading is already associated with the photo, the connection destination can be newly changed here.

  Next, when the subscriber (A) selects a connection destination (subscriber (B) here) and selects a connection call, connection (call) is made from the STB 80 toward the SIP connection control unit 70. . The SIP connection control unit 70 refers to the shared connection profile 40 and confirms whether the subscriber (B) is registered as a connection destination. Next, when the subscriber (B) is registered as a connection destination, the SIP connection control unit 70 refers to the shared connection profile 40 again, confirms the presence of the STB 81 of the subscriber (B), and If the STB 81 is in a connectable state, it requests connection. The STB 81 that has received the connection from the SIP connection control unit 70 displays the connection destination in the STB photo sharing mode on the television 91 as the STB menu.

  When the subscriber (B) confirms the connection destination and selects the incoming call, a confirmation response is transmitted from the STB 81 to the headend 200. The head end 200 switches the processing site from the information portal 50 to the photo / video sharing portal 60 and creates a Web page in a format in which the photo / video information stored in the photo / video sharing portal 60 is displayed as a list. . Then, the web page is transmitted as a response from the photo / video sharing portal 60 to the STB 81 according to the command of the head end 200 and displayed on the television 91.

  When each item is selected from the displayed list, the request is transmitted to the headend 200, and as a response, the photo / video is transmitted from the photo / video sharing portal 60 to the STB 81, that is, downloaded. Thus, the subscriber (B) can browse the photos / videos shared by the subscriber (A).

  As described above, the subscriber (B) confirms the connection destination in response to the incoming call request in the photo sharing mode displayed on the screen through the STB 81 in order to view the shared photo / video. It is only necessary to select “connection call” and “listed photo / video items”. Therefore, it is a mechanism that allows browsing more easily than the first embodiment, without being aware of the URL and hierarchical structure of the shared photo / video.

  Further, here, the telephone call described in the first embodiment can be performed simultaneously. That is, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the inter-STB photo sharing and call service in the second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the subscriber (A) is already registered in the SIP connection control unit 70 as a partner with whom the subscriber (A) wants to connect in the STB call mode, and as described above, After the sharing of photos / videos between the subscriber (A) and the subscriber (B) is realized, a telephone call is made by IP phone.

  First, when the subscriber (A) selects the STB call mode from the STB menu of the STB 80, selects the subscriber (B) as the connection destination, and selects a connection call, the STB 80 moves toward the SIP connection control unit 70. Connection (call) is made. The SIP connection control unit 70 refers to the shared connection profile 40 and confirms whether the subscriber (B) is registered as a connection destination. Next, when the subscriber (B) is registered as the connection destination, the SIP connection control unit 70 refers to the shared connection profile 40 again, confirms the presence of the STB 81 of the subscriber (B), and the STB 81 If is in a connectable state, a connection is requested.

  When the subscriber (B) confirms the connection destination of the STB call mode displayed on the STB menu of the STB 81 that has received the connection from the SIP connection control unit 70 and selects the incoming call, the SIP connection control unit 70 A confirmation response is transmitted to STB 80 via STB 80, and a call is established between STB 80 and STB 81.

  As described above, the subscriber (A) 's home calls the background and status of the photo while downloading and downloading the photos / videos that he / she wanted to share on the subscriber (B)' s home. This can be achieved more easily regardless of whether the subscriber (B) has computer literacy. For example, a subscriber (A) home uploads a photograph taken at a travel destination to a shared server, and the subscriber (B) calls the situation at the travel destination while watching the photo on the TV screen. You can talk at.

(Third embodiment)
In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which an individual photographer operates commercially as a place for presenting and displaying works, and a subscriber (A) 's house browses shared photos / videos. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the inter-STB photo gallery service in the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 shows an example in which a subscriber (A) 's house browses and listens to a photograph and BGM (Background music) registered by an individual photographer.

  From the first and second embodiments, a photo gallery profile 31, a BGM information DB 11, a BGM control profile 32, a BGM control and photo sharing server, and a photographer STB 82 are added. These device groups are connected to each other via a network built inside the headend 200, and are also connected to the main control unit of the headend 200, like the device groups of the above-described embodiments. Each device group in the head end 200 includes a main control unit (not shown) and a storage unit (not shown), and the main control unit is connected to the storage unit. The storage unit has a control unit (not shown), and the control unit stores a program executed by the main control unit. Then, when the main control unit executes the program recorded in the control unit of the storage unit in the head end 200, the devices in the head end 200 cooperate. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this configuration. For example, the form can be freely changed such that the photo / video information DB 10 also serves as the BGM information DB 11. In the following description, the photo / video information DB 10 in the first and second embodiments serves as a charging database, and the photo / video sharing portal 60 serves as a BGM control and photo sharing server.

  First of all, a photographer who wants to exhibit for a fee at the photo gallery service between STBs registers his / her use and wants to share the same photo / video as the subscriber who wants to share the photo / video in the first and second embodiments. The data such as is ready to be uploaded to the photo / video information DB 10.

  Similarly to the first and second embodiments, each shared connection condition is created for a photographer who has registered for use, and the information is recorded in the shared connection profile 40. Here, in the case of a photographer, it is necessary to introduce the exhibition contents of the photographer for all subscribers, unlike personal sharing. Therefore, all the subscribers are included in the shared connection profile 40. Recorded as the connection target. The photographer who has registered for use can make a photo registration request and a BGM registration request from the STB 82.

  Next, the photographer uploads photos in three categories. The three are gallery introduction information, free promotion photos, and paid gallery photos. A photographer connects a device that stores data such as photos / videos to be shared to the photo / video input section of the STB 82, and from the STB menu of the STB 82 program, requests for photo registration, photo gallery mode, photo registration, contents If the selection is continued after the condition confirmation and registration, the request is transmitted to the headend 200. Then, according to the command of the head end 200, information such as photos / videos is stored in the photo / video information DB 10 and photo / video sharing conditions are stored in the photo gallery profile 31 in association with the photographer's ID. At this time, the head end 200 refers to the shared connection profile 40. As a result, the gallery introduction information and free promotional photos are open to all subscribers, and the photo / video sharing conditions that make it impossible for all subscribers to view the paid gallery photos by default are such as paid gallery photos. It is recorded in the photo gallery profile 31 as a set of content specifying data for specifying content and charging destination specifying data for specifying a charging target terminal. That is, the photo gallery profile 31 is used as a charging profile.

  Similarly, when a BGM registration request, BGM registration mode, content confirmation, and registration are selected from the STB menu of the STB 82 program, the request is transmitted from the STB 82 to the headend 200. The BGM information is stored in the BGM information DB 11 and the BGM sharing condition is stored in the BGM control profile 32 in association with the photographer ID according to the command of the head end 200. As a result, each subscriber of the video distribution service system can browse the photo gallery and listen to the BGM.

  First, when the subscriber (A) selects a photo gallery from the STB (Web browser) menu displayed on the TV 90 connected to the STB 80 in order to view the photo gallery, the subscriber is to the photo / video sharing portal 60. A connection request is transmitted to the headend 200. The head end 200 refers to the photo gallery profile 31, searches the photo / video information DB 10 for data of the gallery introduction information, reads out the corresponding data, and stores it in the photo / video sharing portal 60. Then, a web browser menu having a format in which gallery introduction information is displayed as a list is constructed by a command from the headend 200, and the web browser menu is transmitted to the STB 80 as a response from the photo / video sharing portal 60.

  Here, when the subscriber (A) selects a desired gallery from the Web browser menu by the STB 80 displayed on the TV 90 as a list and then selects to present the introduction information, the STB 80 transfers to the photo / video sharing portal 60. A connection request is transmitted to the headend 200. The head end 200 refers to the photo gallery profile 31, searches the photo / video information DB 10 for free promotion photo data, reads out the corresponding data, and stores it in the photo / video sharing portal 60. Next, the head end 200 creates a Web page based on the information for introducing the gallery stored in the photo / video sharing portal 60 and the free promotion photo. Then, the web page is transmitted as a response from the photo / video sharing portal 60 to the STB 80 according to the command of the head end 200 and displayed on the television 90.

  The subscriber (A) browses the information for introducing the gallery and the free promotion photo web page. When the display of the information for introducing the gallery and the free promotion photo Web page is terminated, the user is directed to the pay photo gallery, that is, the pay gallery photo use selection screen is displayed.

  When the subscriber (A) wishes to view a paid gallery photo and selects use, a connection call from the STB 80 to the photo / video sharing portal 60 and a BGM connection request are transmitted to the headend 200. The headend 200 records the photo / video sharing setting conditions that permit the viewing of the paid gallery photo in the photo gallery profile 31 and the BGM control profile 32, that is, the billing destination designation data is written. In addition, the headend 200 stores the photo for the paid gallery registered by the photographer from the photo / video information DB 10 and the BGM information from the BGM information DB 11 to the photo / video sharing portal 60. Create a paid photo gallery web page. Then, according to the command of the head end 200, the Web page is transmitted as a response from the photo / video sharing portal 60 to the STB 80 and displayed on the television 90.

  Through the above procedure, the photograph and BGM registered by the photographer are shared with each subscriber of the video distribution service system by using the photo / video sharing service system according to the present invention. The subscriber who has accepted the use can view the photos while listening to the BGM without being aware of the URL and hierarchical structure of the paid photo gallery and BGM. In the present invention, consideration is given to computer literacy. Therefore, from the viewpoint of a photographer, a layer that is far from browsing a Web page is included in the distribution target, and thus a work aimed at a new layer It can be a place to transmit. From the viewpoint of the operation side of the video distribution service system, commercialization can be performed by a user billing model in which information such as paid photographs and videos constructed by individuals such as photographers is distributed.

(Fourth embodiment)
By further applying the third embodiment described above, an advertising revenue model can be formed. In this embodiment, although an individual photographer operates commercially as a place for presenting and displaying works, the subscriber (A) 's home shows an example of browsing shared photos / videos. In addition, advertisers bear the viewing fee by investing. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an inter-STB photo gallery service advertisement model according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, an example is shown in which a subscriber (A) home browses and listens to a photograph and BGM registered by an individual photographer free of charge by granting an advertisement.

  From the third embodiment, a gallery advertisement profile 33, an advertisement presence 40, an advertisement condition profile 34, an advertisement information DB 12, and an advertisement effect information DB 13 are added. These device groups are connected to each other via a network built inside the headend 200, and are also connected to the main control unit of the headend 200, like the device groups of the above-described embodiments. Each device group in the head end 200 includes a main control unit (not shown) and a storage unit (not shown), and the main control unit is connected to the storage unit. The storage unit has a control unit (not shown), and the control unit stores a program executed by the main control unit. Then, when the main control unit executes the program recorded in the control unit of the storage unit in the head end 200, the devices in the head end 200 cooperate. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this configuration. For example, the form can be freely changed such that the photo gallery profile also serves as a gallery advertisement profile. Here, a description will be given in a form in which the shared connection profile 40 also plays a role of advertisement presence.

  Here, the work performed by the photographer is almost the same as in the third embodiment. The difference is whether or not the display of the advertisement is permitted. If the photographer does not permit the display of the advertisement, the difference is the same as that of the third embodiment. The model becomes applicable. In this case, when the photographer uploads the paid gallery photo, the advertisement use condition is stored in the gallery advertisement profile 33 in association with the photographer ID. At this time, the headend 200 refers to the shared connection profile 40, and the photo / video sharing condition that the paid gallery photo is open to all subscribers when the advertisement is displayed is the photo gallery profile 31. To be recorded. In this case, the information for introducing the gallery and the free promotion photo web page are created in such a form that the advertisement model selection screen is displayed after the browsing.

  In this embodiment, the advertiser uploads an advertisement using a Web file, a moving image, or the like. In this case, a plurality of advertisements can be prepared, and appropriate advertisements can be distributed according to attributes such as the subscriber's address, age, and sex, and objects of interest.

  First, an advertiser uploads advertisements and sets distribution conditions. The advertisement information is stored in the advertisement information DB 12 and the distribution conditions are stored in the advertisement condition profile 34 in association with the advertiser information. By setting the distribution conditions, the distribution of advertisements classified by target as described above is realized.

  The process up to the point where the subscriber (A) browses the gallery introduction information and the free promotion photo Web page is the same as in the third embodiment. When the display of the information for introducing the gallery on the TV 90 via the STB 80 and the free promotion photo Web page is finished, an advertisement model selection screen is displayed.

  Here, the subscriber (A) selects permission or rejection of the advertisement model. If the rejection of the advertisement model is selected, the subsequent steps are the same as in the third embodiment. In other words, a pay gallery photo use selection screen is displayed, and after that, by selecting use, a photo gallery with BGM can be viewed for a fee. On the other hand, if you choose to accept the advertising model, you will be able to view all paid gallery photos that were subject to billing for free on the condition that you can view advertisements displayed before and after viewing paid gallery photos. . Information on permission or rejection of the advertisement model by each subscriber is transmitted from the STB 80 to the headend 200 and recorded in the advertisement presence (shared connection profile) 40. Then, as a response, the head end 200 causes the STB 80 to display a usage selection screen.

  When the subscriber (A) has selected permission for the advertising model, the pay gallery photo can be viewed free of charge, and when the use is selected, the STB 80 transfers to the photo / video sharing portal 60. Connection call and BGM connection request are transmitted to the headend 200. The headend 200 stores a pay gallery photo registered by the photographer from the photo / video information DB 10, BGM information from the BGM information DB 11, and further stores advertisement data designation data for designating advertisement data. The advertisement information is read with reference to the advertisement condition profile 34 to be stored and stored in the photo / video sharing portal 60 from the advertisement information DB 12 as an advertisement database, and a photo gallery Web page with BGM is created with the advertisement. Then, according to the command of the head end 200, the Web page is transmitted as a response from the photo / video sharing portal 60 to the STB 80 and displayed on the television 90. At this time, unlike the third embodiment, in this embodiment, the photo gallery profile 31 and the BGM control profile 32 do not record the photo / video sharing setting condition for permitting viewing of the paid gallery photo. That is, when the advertisement presence is permitted, regardless of the conditions of the photo gallery profile 31 and the BGM control profile 32, the pay gallery photo can be viewed for free under the condition with the advertisement.

  In the present embodiment, an advertisement effect information DB 13 can be installed. This may record how many times the advertisement recorded in the advertisement information 12 has been viewed by the subscriber of what attribute, how many times the advertisement has accessed other sites, and the like. Also, a plurality of advertisements may be prepared and the subscriber may select and the number of advertisements may be recorded. It is preferable to further optimize the advertisement condition profile 34 based on this result. In this way, the advertisement effect information DB 13 can be used with the free idea of the advertiser, and depending on how it is used, the advertisement effect information DB 13 can be a very useful system that leads to the enhancement of business promotion.

  Through the above procedure, the photograph and BGM registered by the photographer are shared with each subscriber of the video distribution service system by using the digital data sharing service system according to the present invention. The advertisement registered by the advertiser is distributed to each subscriber in combination with the photograph and BGM registered by the photographer. In addition, the advertiser can use the advertising effect information as a criterion for determining the advertising effectiveness. In addition, a subscriber who has accepted usage for a fee can view a photo while listening to the BGM without being aware of the URL and hierarchical structure of the paid photo gallery and BGM. On the other hand, subscribers who have permitted advertisements can view photos for free while listening to BGM without being aware of URLs and hierarchical structures of paid photo galleries and BGM. In the present invention, consideration is given to computer literacy. Therefore, from the viewpoint of the advertiser, a layer that is far from browsing the Web page is included in the distribution target, and thus a place to develop a new customer segment. sell. From the viewpoint of the operation side of the video distribution service system, a user billing model for business by distributing information such as paid photos and videos constructed by individuals such as photographers, and paid photos and videos, etc. It will be possible to commercialize an advertising revenue model for business by distributing information by providing advertisers. This may be combined with the first and second embodiments, and in that case, the management side can obtain advertising revenue even in sharing among individuals.

  The present invention is a system that advances further from a base capable of sharing digital data such as photos and videos at a personal level via a network established by a file sharing site, online storage, etc. with the spread of the Internet Is to provide. That is, in order to use such a platform, a system that is easy to use without depending on computer literacy or Internet literacy on a mobile phone, which has been particularly required on the receiving side of shared data, is provided. In addition, the TV is not simply equipped with a function that enables the use of the Internet Web system, but a foundation that allows easy sharing of data such as photographs and videos between individuals using the TV as a terminal is formed.

  According to the present invention, the contributor of digital data registers the sharing conditions of digital data such as photographs and videos, so that the data receiver browses the complex portal hierarchy of the Internet (information using a browser). Without being browsed) and without having to be aware of the URL of the Internet, etc., and easily connected to a portal for digital data information such as shared photos / videos. Data can be used.

  In the present invention, it is set by each person who uploads what is virtually impossible for the operation side of the broadcast video distribution service system to set the access right of the enormous number of digital data that each individual has frequently uploaded. This has been solved. As a result, it is possible to view digital data such as photographs and videos uploaded by individuals based on individual requests like VOD. In addition, distribution of paid photos / videos, etc., constructed by individuals such as photographers, etc., and a user billing model for business and distribution of paid photos / videos, etc., provided by advertisers In this way, the introduction of the advertising revenue model for business makes it possible to commercialize even the use in sharing between economically disadvantageous individuals.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of users connected to a computer network use a television as a terminal, and allow digital data uploaded by each individual to a share-permitted member corresponding to the sharing destination designation data designated by the individual. Provide automated portal guidance to list digital data. Further, when a share-permitted member connects to a computer network using a television as a terminal, the match between the terminal-designated data and the share-destination designated data is monitored, automatically connected to the portal, and directly selectable from the digital data list. Digital data sharing service terminal, digital data sharing service method, digital data sharing service method, digital data sharing service method that performs digital data synchronous distribution control by sharing portal between members connected at the same time A program and a digital data sharing service system are provided.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

10 Photo / Video Information DB
11 BGM information DB
12 Advertising information DB
13 Advertising effect information DB
20 Video distribution service subscriber management information DB
30 Photo / Video Sharing Profile 31 Photo Gallery Profile 32 BGM Control Profile 33 Gallery Advertising Profile 34 Advertising Condition Profile 40 Shared Connection Profile (Advertising Presence)
50 Information Portal 60 Photo / Video Sharing Portal (BGM Control and Photo Sharing Server)
70 SIP connection control unit 80 Set top box (STB) (subscriber (A) home)
81 Set Top Box (STB) (Subscriber (B) Home)
82 Set Top Box (Photographer)
90 TV (subscriber (A) home)
91 TV (subscriber (B) home)
100 Access network control support unit 200 Headend

Claims (12)

A first terminal;
A second terminal;
A relay server,
Each of the terminals
Connected to the relay server via a network,
The relay server is
A database for storing digital data;
A profile storing a set of data specifying data for specifying the digital data and sharing destination specifying data for specifying the second terminal as a sharing destination;
A first portal and
The first terminal is
Sending the digital data, the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data to the relay server;
The second terminal is
Automatic connection destination information is stored in advance, and a connection request including terminal designation data for designating the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from a user of the second terminal is relayed To the server,
The relay server is
The digital data from the first terminal is stored in the database, a set of the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data is stored in the profile, and responds to the connection request from the second terminal The data designation data is read by referring to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and the digital data is read from the database based on the read data designation data and stored in the first portal. , Presenting the digital data from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data,
The sharing destination designation data, the automatic connection destination information, and the terminal designation data include
Including IP address,
The relay server is
A second portal, and in response to the connection request from the second terminal, refers to the profile, and sets the IP address of each of the terminal designation data and the sharing destination designation data. A digital data sharing service system that compares and presents digital data from the second portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data when there is no match. A first terminal;
A second terminal;
A relay server,
Each of the terminals
Connected to the relay server via a network,
The relay server is
A database for storing digital data;
A profile storing a set of data specifying data for specifying the digital data and sharing destination specifying data for specifying the second terminal as a sharing destination;
A first portal and
The first terminal is
Sending the digital data, the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data to the relay server;
The second terminal is
Automatic connection destination information is stored in advance, and a connection request including terminal designation data for designating the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from a user of the second terminal is relayed To the server,
The relay server is
The digital data from the first terminal is stored in the database, a set of the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data is stored in the profile, and responds to the connection request from the second terminal The data designation data is read by referring to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and the digital data is read from the database based on the read data designation data and stored in the first portal. , Presenting the digital data from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data,
The relay server is
A billing database for storing paid content;
A billing profile for storing a set of content designation data for designating the pay content and billing destination designation data for designating a billing target terminal;
In response to the connection request from the second terminal in response to an instruction from a user who has accepted the billing, the billing destination designation data is stored in the billing profile, the content designation data is read from the billing profile, and the reading The pay content is read from the charging database based on the content specification data that is output and stored in the first portal, and the pay content is read from the first portal based on the terminal specification data. A digital data sharing service system further comprising billing processing means to be presented to a terminal. A first terminal;
A second terminal;
A relay server,
Each of the terminals
Connected to the relay server via a network,
The relay server is
A database for storing digital data;
A profile storing a set of data specifying data for specifying the digital data and sharing destination specifying data for specifying the second terminal as a sharing destination;
A first portal and
The first terminal is
Sending the digital data, the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data to the relay server;
The second terminal is
Automatic connection destination information is stored in advance, and a connection request including terminal designation data for designating the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from a user of the second terminal is relayed To the server,
The relay server is
The digital data from the first terminal is stored in the database, a set of the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data is stored in the profile, and responds to the connection request from the second terminal The data designation data is read by referring to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and the digital data is read from the database based on the read data designation data and stored in the first portal. , Presenting the digital data from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data,
The relay server is
An ad database that stores ad data;
An advertisement condition profile for storing a set of advertisement data specifying data for specifying the advertisement data and distribution condition data for specifying distribution conditions;
And an advertisement presence for storing advertisement display information.
In response to the connection request from the second terminal in response to an instruction from a user who consents to display an advertisement, the advertisement display propriety information is stored in the advertisement presence, and the distribution is performed with reference to the advertisement condition profile. The advertisement data designation data is read based on the condition data, the advertisement data is read from the advertisement database based on the read advertisement data designation data, stored in the first portal, and based on the terminal designation data A digital data sharing service system further comprising advertisement distribution means for presenting the advertisement data from the first portal to the second terminal. The digital data sharing service system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The net is
Cable TV (CATV) network,
The relay server is
A head end of the CATV network;
Each terminal is
A digital data sharing service system that is a set-top box (STB). The terminal of the digital data sharing service system used with the digital data sharing service system of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4. The relay server of the digital data sharing service system used with the digital data sharing service system of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4. A first terminal transmitting digital data, data specifying data specifying the digital data, and sharing destination specifying data specifying the second terminal as a sharing destination to the relay server;
The relay server storing the digital data in a database;
The relay server storing a set of the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data in a profile;
Terminal designation data for designating the second terminal on the basis of the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from the user of the second terminal by the second terminal storing the automatic connection destination information in advance Transmitting a connection request including: to the relay server;
In response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server reads the data designation data with reference to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and based on the read data designation data Reading the digital data from the database and storing it in a first portal, and presenting the digital data from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data;
If the share destination designation data designating the second terminal as a share destination is not stored in the profile, the relay server responds to the connection request from the second terminal, Presenting the digital data stored in the portal of the second terminal to the second terminal. A first terminal transmitting digital data, data specifying data specifying the digital data, and sharing destination specifying data specifying the second terminal as a sharing destination to the relay server;
The relay server storing the digital data in a database;
The relay server storing a set of the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data in a profile;
Terminal designation data for designating the second terminal on the basis of the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from the user of the second terminal by the second terminal storing the automatic connection destination information in advance Transmitting a connection request including: to the relay server;
In response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server reads the data designation data with reference to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and based on the read data designation data Reading the digital data from the database and storing it in a first portal, and presenting the digital data from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data;
The connection including the terminal designation data for designating the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from the user of the second terminal that has accepted the billing by the second terminal Sending a request to the relay server;
The relay server storing the terminal-designated data in a charging profile in response to the connection request from the second terminal. A first terminal transmitting digital data, data specifying data specifying the digital data, and sharing destination specifying data specifying the second terminal as a sharing destination to the relay server;
The relay server storing the digital data in a database;
The relay server storing a set of the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data in a profile;
Terminal designation data for designating the second terminal on the basis of the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from the user of the second terminal by the second terminal storing the automatic connection destination information in advance Transmitting a connection request including: to the relay server;
In response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server reads the data designation data with reference to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and based on the read data designation data Reading the digital data from the database and storing it in a first portal, and presenting the digital data from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data;
In response to an instruction from a user of the second terminal that has accepted the display of the advertisement by the second terminal, the terminal designation data for designating the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information Sending a connection request including to the relay server;
In response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server reads advertisement data designation data by referring to an advertisement condition profile based on the terminal designation data, and the read advertisement data designation data And reading digital data from an advertisement database based on the first portal and storing the digital data in the first portal, and presenting the digital data from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data. Data sharing service method. A relay server receiving digital data, data designation data, and sharing destination designation data designating a second terminal as a sharing destination;
The relay server storing the digital data in a database;
The relay server storing a set of the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data in a profile;
The relay server receiving a connection request including terminal designation data for designating the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information from the second terminal storing automatic connection destination information in advance; ,
In response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server reads the data designation data with reference to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and based on the read data designation data a step of the reading the digital data stored in the first portal, presented to the second terminal of said digital data from said first portal based on the terminal specification data from the database Te,
If the share destination designation data designating the second terminal as a share destination is not stored in the profile, the relay server responds to the connection request from the second terminal, A program for causing a computer to execute a method comprising: presenting digital data stored in a portal of the second terminal to the second terminal. A relay server receiving digital data, data designation data, and sharing destination designation data designating a second terminal as a sharing destination;
The relay server storing the digital data in a database;
The relay server storing a set of the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data in a profile;
The relay server receiving a connection request including terminal designation data for designating the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information from the second terminal storing automatic connection destination information in advance; ,
In response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server reads the data designation data with reference to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and based on the read data designation data a step of the reading the digital data stored in the first portal, presented to the second terminal of said digital data from said first portal based on the terminal specification data from the database Te,
In response to an instruction from a user of the second terminal that has accepted the accounting, the second terminal transmits the terminal designation data for designating the second terminal, which is transmitted based on the automatic connection destination information. Receiving the connection request including the relay server;
The relay server responding to the connection request from the second terminal, storing the terminal designation data in a charging profile, causing the computer to execute a method. A relay server receiving digital data, data designation data, and sharing destination designation data designating a second terminal as a sharing destination;
The relay server storing the digital data in a database;
The relay server storing a set of the data designation data and the sharing destination designation data in a profile;
The relay server receiving a connection request including terminal designation data for designating the second terminal based on the automatic connection destination information from the second terminal storing automatic connection destination information in advance; ,
In response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server reads the data designation data with reference to the profile based on the terminal designation data, and based on the read data designation data a step of the reading the digital data stored in the first portal, presented to the second terminal of said digital data from said first portal based on the terminal specification data from the database Te,
The terminal designation that designates the second terminal to be transmitted based on the automatic connection destination information in response to an instruction from the user of the second terminal that has accepted the display of the advertisement by the second terminal The relay server receiving a connection request including data;
In response to the connection request from the second terminal, the relay server reads advertisement data designation data by referring to an advertisement condition profile based on the terminal designation data, and the read advertisement data designation data And reading digital data from an advertisement database based on the first portal and storing the digital data in the first portal, and presenting the digital data from the first portal to the second terminal based on the terminal designation data. A program that causes a computer to execute.

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