JP6646472B2 - Program information processing apparatus, program information processing method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program information processing apparatus, a program information processing method, and a program that receive program-linked data (broadcast data) broadcast from a broadcast station in conjunction with a program and output information.

  In a conventional program information processing apparatus, POI information including position information of a POI (point of interest) introduced in a program is registered according to a request of a user, and current position information of the user is acquired. There is one that searches for POI information and outputs POI information existing around the user (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-38159 A (Page 1, Page 2, Page 12, FIG. 1, etc.)

  However, in a conventional program information processing apparatus, information cannot be output in a moving object such as a car according to the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program being output.

  In Patent Document 1, since the POI information includes the position information of the POI, only the position introduced in the past program can determine the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position of the moving object. This is because it is difficult to output information according to the relationship with the position introduced in the program.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above problem, the present invention provides a program information processing apparatus capable of outputting information according to a relationship between a position of a moving object and a position introduced in a program being output in a moving object such as an automobile. And so on.

  A program information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives information from an external device, and one or more first position information indicating a position corresponding to a program that is being output. The program position acquisition unit that acquires in advance, the current position acquisition unit that acquires the second position information indicating the current position of the moving object, and the one or more of the first position information and the second position information are previously determined. A determining unit that determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; and an information output unit that outputs information received by the receiving unit when the determining unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied. It is characterized by.

  With this configuration, since the determination as to whether the first position information and the second position information satisfy the predetermined condition can be made before receiving the information, it is also possible to output information after the recording time of the program, In a moving object such as a car, information (for example, advertisement information related to the first position information or the second position information determined to satisfy the condition) according to the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program And at least one piece of information other than the advertisement).

  Further, in the above configuration, the program position obtaining unit further obtains two or more first position information at a time, and further includes a storage unit capable of storing the two or more first position information obtained by the program position obtaining unit at a time, The determination unit may determine whether or not each of the two or more pieces of first position information and second position information stored in the storage unit satisfies a predetermined condition.

  With this configuration, it is possible to determine whether or not the condition is satisfied and output the information regardless of the progress of the program.

  Further, in the above configuration, the program output unit further includes a program output unit that sequentially outputs two or more scenes corresponding to the two or more first position information, wherein the program output unit is configured to output the program, When the scene corresponding to the first position information for which the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied is not introduced, the output point may be jumped to the scene.

  With this configuration, it is possible to output information while showing the user a scene that introduces points around the current position.

  Further, in the above configuration, the program position obtaining unit sequentially obtains one or more pieces of first position information as the program progresses, and the determining unit determines that the program position obtaining part is one of the one or more first position information. When the information is acquired, it may be determined whether the first position information and the second position information satisfy a predetermined condition.

  With this configuration, information can be efficiently output as the program progresses.

  Further, in the above configuration, the program position acquisition unit further includes a storage unit capable of storing one or more first position information acquired, the determination unit, the program position acquisition unit is one or more of the first When the one position information is acquired, it may be determined whether or not each of the one or more first position information and the second position information stored in the storage unit satisfies a predetermined condition. Good.

  With this configuration, the number of pieces of first position information to be determined as to whether or not the condition is satisfied increases as the program progresses, so that the processing load for the determination can be reduced and information can be output efficiently. become able to.

  Further, in the above configuration, the receiving unit receives the information from the external device when the first position information of any one or more and the second position information satisfies a predetermined condition. Is also good.

  With this configuration, information is obtained and output from the external device after determining whether or not the condition is satisfied, so that timely output of information becomes possible.

  In the above configuration, the receiving unit receives, from the external device, advertisement information related to a position indicated by the first position information or the second position information determined by the determining unit to satisfy a predetermined condition. The information output unit may output the advertisement information received by the receiving unit.

  With this configuration, it is possible to output advertisement information in a moving body such as a car according to the relationship between the position of the moving body and the position introduced in the program. Further, the content of the advertisement can be made different between the advertisement information related to the position indicated by the first position information and the advertisement information related to the position indicated by the second position information.

  In the above configuration, the receiving unit receives information other than the advertisement related to the first position information or the second position information determined that the determining unit satisfies the predetermined condition from the external device, and outputs the information to the information output unit. May output information other than the advertisement received by the receiving unit.

  According to such a configuration, information other than the advertisement can be output in a moving body such as a car according to the relationship between the position of the moving body and the position introduced in the program.

In the above structure further comprises a program output unit that outputs the program, and the program and before Ki受 information signal portion is received may be output to a screen.

  With this configuration, the program and the information related to the program can be visually recognized at a glance.

In the above structure, the program and before Ki受 information signal portion is received and may be output to different devices.

  With this configuration, it is possible to output information related to the program without hindering the viewing of the program.

  An information processing method according to another aspect of the present invention is a program information processing method performed by a reception unit, a program position acquisition unit, a current position acquisition unit, a determination unit, and an information output unit, wherein the reception unit includes an external device. Receiving the information from a program position, wherein the program position obtaining unit obtains at least one first position information indicating a position corresponding to the program being output prior to the reception of the information by the receiving unit. An acquiring step, the current position acquiring section acquires a second position information indicating a current position of the moving object, a current position acquiring step, and the determining section determines the one or more of the first position information and the second position information. A judging step of judging whether or not the two position information satisfies a predetermined condition, and the information output unit receives the signal when the judging unit judges that the predetermined condition is satisfied. Information It is characterized in that it comprises an information output step of outputting.

  With this configuration, information can be output in a moving object such as a car according to the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program that controls a computer to receive information from an external device, and to receive at least one first position information indicating a position corresponding to a program being output by the receiving unit. A program position obtaining unit that obtains prior to the current position, a current position obtaining unit that obtains second position information indicating the current position of the moving object, and any one or more of the first position information and the second position information. A determination unit that determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; and an information output unit that outputs information received by the reception unit when the determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied. It is characterized by making it.

  With this configuration, information can be output in a moving object such as a car according to the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to output information according to the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program being output in the moving object such as an automobile.

Conceptual diagram of the program information processing system in the first embodiment Block diagram of the program information processing apparatus 1 Block diagram of the server device 2 Flow chart for explaining the overall operation of the program information processing apparatus 1 A flowchart for explaining in detail a part of the operation of the program information processing apparatus 1 A pair of a program ID, one or more pieces of first position information corresponding to the program ID, and one or more pieces of information corresponding to the one or more pieces of first position information stored in the server storage unit 21 are stored. Data structure diagram for sets Data structure diagram of a set of pairs of third position information and information stored in the server storage unit 21 Flowchart for explaining overall operation of program information processing apparatus 1 in modification 1 Flowchart describing in detail a partial operation of the program information processing apparatus 1 in the first modification. Flowchart describing overall operation of program information processing apparatus 1 in modification 2 The program ID, one or more first position information corresponding to the program ID, and one or more information corresponding to each of the one or more first position information stored in the server storage unit 21 in the second modification. Data structure diagram of a set of pairs with one or more chapters respectively corresponding to one or more first location information The figure which shows the example of an output of the same program "k" and the received information Fki. Conceptual diagram of a program information processing system according to Embodiment 2. Block diagram of the program information processing apparatus 1B Block diagram of the portable terminal 3 The figure which shows the example of an output of the same program "k" and the received information Fki. External view of computer system 900 for realizing program information processing device 1 or 1B The figure which shows the internal structure of the computer system 900

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a program information processing apparatus and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that components denoted by the same reference numerals in the embodiments perform the same operation, and thus the description thereof may not be repeated.

(Embodiment 1)
The program information processing apparatus described in the first embodiment is configured such that when the first position information relating to the content of the program being output and the second position information that is the current position of the moving object satisfy a predetermined condition, An information processing device that receives information from an external device (such as a server device) and outputs the information. The information received by the program information processing device from the server device may be, for example, advertisement information related to the first position information or the second position information determined to satisfy the condition, or the first position determined to satisfy the condition. This is information other than the advertisement related to the information or the second position information. For example, the program information processing apparatus outputs the received information together with the program to one screen.

  First, an information processing system including such a program information processing apparatus will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a program information processing system according to the first embodiment. This program information processing system includes a program information processing device 1 and a server device 2.

  The program information processing apparatus 1 is a terminal device (an in-vehicle terminal such as a car navigation system) which is usually mounted on a moving body such as an automobile, a motorcycle, a bicycle, and a ship. However, the program information processing apparatus 1 may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. In this case, when the user who carries the program information processing apparatus 1 gets on the moving body, the program information processing apparatus 1 is in a state of moving with the moving body.

  The program information processing apparatus 1 can basically receive a program broadcast from a broadcast station and broadcast data broadcast in conjunction with the program, and output the received program and broadcast data.

  The server device 2 is a server device managed by a communication service provider or a broadcasting station. The server device 2 can transmit information to the program information processing device 1 by data communication via the Internet. However, transmission of information may be performed by, for example, data broadcasting via the Internet, or may be performed by data communication or data broadcasting via a network or communication line other than the Internet, and the transmission method is not limited.

  Next, the configurations of the program information processing device 1 and the server device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the program information processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. The program information processing apparatus 1 includes an acquisition unit 11, a storage unit 12, a processing unit 13, a reception unit 14, a transmission unit 15, and an output unit 16.

  The acquisition unit 11 includes a program position acquisition unit 111 and a current position acquisition unit 112. The processing unit 13 includes a determination unit 131. The output unit 16 includes a program output unit 161 and an information output unit 162.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the server device 2 according to the first embodiment. The server device 2 includes a server storage unit 21, a server reception unit 22, a server processing unit 23, and a server transmission unit 24.

  The acquisition unit 11 acquires, for example, a program to be output, one or more pieces of first position information indicating a position corresponding to the program being output, second position information indicating a current position of the moving object, map information, and the like. Acquisition is a concept including, for example, receiving information transmitted from the server device 2, receiving a data broadcast, reading from a recording medium, and the like.

  The acquisition unit 11 acquires a program to be output, for example, by receiving a broadcast program or reading a program stored in a recording medium. The broadcast program is a program broadcast from a broadcasting station. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a program broadcast from the server device 2 through the Internet. The recording medium is a memory or the like, but the type is not limited. The program stored in the recording medium is, for example, a program that is being broadcast, which is recorded by a recording unit of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself or an external recording apparatus. However, the acquisition unit 11 can also acquire a program from a recording medium provided by a communication service provider or the like and storing a program that has already been broadcast or a program that has not been broadcast.

  The program position obtaining unit 111 obtains one or more pieces of first position information indicating a position corresponding to the output program. The acquisition of the first position information is performed prior to the reception of information by the receiving unit 14 described below. The program position acquisition section 111 usually acquires one or more pieces of first position information indicating a position corresponding to the program output by the program output section 161. However, the output source of the program may be, for example, a mobile terminal or another external device. The position corresponding to the program refers to a position related to a point, an area, a facility, a store, and the like introduced in the program.

  The first position information is usually obtained by receiving a data broadcast from a broadcasting station. However, the first position information may be obtained by, for example, data communication from the server device 2 via the Internet or the like, or data communication via a network, data broadcasting, or peer communication from an external device other than the server device 2. -It may be obtained through two-peer communication or the like, and the source and the method of the acquisition are not limited.

  That is, the program position acquiring unit 111 usually acquires one or more first position information corresponding to a program by receiving a data broadcast linked to the program from a broadcasting station. However, the program position obtaining unit 111 may obtain the one or more pieces of first position information corresponding to the program, for example, from the server device 2 by data communication or data broadcasting via the Internet, or It is also possible to acquire from an external device other than the above through, for example, data communication via a network, data broadcasting, peer-to-peer communication, or the like.

  When acquiring the first position information from the server device 2, the server device 2 stores one or more pieces of first position information in combination with the program ID and stores the first position information of the program being output from the program information processing device 1. Upon receiving a request designating a program ID, or in conjunction with a program being broadcast from a broadcasting station, one or more pieces of first position information corresponding to the program are transmitted. By receiving the first position information transmitted from the server device 2 in this way, the program position obtaining unit 111 can obtain the first position information indicating the position corresponding to the program being output.

  The program position acquisition unit 111 collectively acquires one or more pieces of first position information at the start of a program. However, the program position acquisition unit 111 may sequentially acquire one or more pieces of first position information as the program progresses.

  The current position acquisition unit 112 acquires second position information indicating the current position of the moving object. The moving object is, for example, an automobile, a motorcycle, a bicycle, a ship, or the like. The second position information includes, for example, a pair of position coordinates such as (latitude, longitude) and time, and is acquired using a GPS receiver. However, the second position information may be acquired using, for example, a position detection function of the communication network, and the method of acquiring the second position information is not limited.

  The current position acquisition unit 112 normally acquires the second position information repeatedly using a GPS receiver. However, the current position acquisition unit 112 may acquire the second position information using, for example, a position detection function of the communication network, and the acquisition method is not limited. In this case, by storing a series of second position information repeatedly acquired by the current position acquisition unit 112 in the storage unit 12, movement trajectory information indicating the movement trajectory of the moving object is configured. The movement trajectory information includes, for example, a set of pairs of a series of position coordinates and time. Alternatively, the movement trajectory information may be a simple series of position coordinates that do not include time.

  The storage unit 12 may store, for example, programs and information acquired by the acquisition unit 11, results processed by the processing unit 13, and the like. More specifically, the storage unit 12 stores, for example, the program acquired by the acquisition unit 11, the first position information acquired by the program position acquisition unit 111, the second position information acquired by the current position acquisition unit 112, The above-described moving trajectory information, map information, and the like constituted by two position information can be stored.

  The storage unit 12 can store one or more pieces of first position information acquired by the program position acquisition unit 111. When the program position acquisition unit 111 collectively acquires the first position information, the storage unit 12 may store the collectively acquired first position information. Alternatively, when the program position obtaining unit 111 sequentially obtains the first position information, the storage unit 12 may store one or more first position information sequentially obtained.

  The processing unit 13 writes, for example, the information acquired by the acquiring unit 11 into the storage unit 12 and determines whether one or more of the first position information and the second position information satisfy a predetermined condition. Processing such as judgment is performed. Route search and guidance may be performed using the second position information and map information.

  The determination unit 131 determines whether or not each of the one or more pieces of first position information stored in the storage unit 12 and the second position information satisfies a predetermined condition.

  When the program position obtaining unit 111 sequentially obtains one or more pieces of first position information as the program progresses, the determining unit 131 determines at least the first position information when one or more pieces of first position information are obtained. It is determined whether or not the position information and the second position information satisfy a predetermined condition. Alternatively, when the program position acquisition unit 111 sequentially acquires one or more pieces of first position information as the program progresses, the determination unit 131 stores the acquired first position information in the storage unit 12 by the processing unit 13 ( Immediately after the addition, it is determined whether the one or more pieces of first position information and the second position information stored in the storage unit 12 at that time satisfy predetermined conditions. Alternatively, when the program position obtaining unit 111 collectively obtains one or more first position information, the determination unit 131 determines whether the one or more first position information stored in the storage unit 12 and the second position information are different. It is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. Alternatively, the determination unit 131 may store the storage unit 12 every time the current position acquisition unit 112 acquires the second position information, at a rate of once for a plurality of acquisitions, or at a predetermined cycle or a random cycle. The first position information stored in the first position information and the second position information acquired by the current position acquisition unit 112 are determined by predetermined conditions (hereinafter, also referred to as “predetermined conditions” or simply “conditions”). ) Is determined.

  The predetermined condition is a condition relating to a distance between two positions of the position indicated by the first position information and a position indicated by the second position information, a condition relating to a time required for movement between the two positions, and the like. In addition, the predetermined condition is a position indicated by the second position information, that is, the current position of the moving object on which the program information processing apparatus 1 is mounted, and a position indicated by any of the first position information, that is, any one of the positions introduced by the program. A condition may be such that the distance from the location such as the point is close enough to satisfy a predetermined condition in terms of distance or time. Specific examples include conditions such as "the distance between the two positions is less than a reference value (for example, 100 m)" and "the time required to move between the two positions is less than a reference value (for example, 1 minute)". Conditions and the like. Note that “distance is less than the reference value” may be rephrased as “distance is not equal to the reference value” or “distance is less than the reference value”. Alternatively, a condition that “the distance is equal to or less than the reference value” may be used instead.

  The receiving unit 14 receives a broadcasted program, receives broadcast data broadcast in conjunction with the program, and receives information from the server device 2. Further, the receiving unit 14 receives information from the server device 2 when the determining unit 131 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied. However, the receiving unit 14 may collectively receive the information at the start of the output of the program, for example, or may receive the information all the time. In any case, the received information is stored in the storage unit 12 by the processing unit 13, for example. Then, when the determining unit 131 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the information stored in the storage unit 12 is output by the information output unit 162.

  The information received by the receiving unit 14 is usually advertising information related to the first position information or the second position information determined by the determining unit 131 to satisfy the condition, or the first information determined by the determining unit 131 to satisfy the condition. This is information other than the advertisement related to the position information or the second position information. That is, when the determining unit 131 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the receiving unit 14 transmits, from the server device 2, the advertisement information or the information other than the advertisement related to the position indicated by the first position information or the second position information. To receive. In addition, the receiving unit 14 is configured to output advertisement information related to the first position information, advertisement information related to the second position information, information other than the advertisement related to the first position information, and advertisement other than the advertisement related to the second position information. All of the information may be received, any one of them may be received, or an appropriate combination of two or more may be received.

  The advertisement information related to the first position information is advertisement information about a point, a region, a facility, a store, and the like introduced in the program. The advertisement information related to the second position information is advertisement information on facilities, shops, and the like existing around the current position of the moving object. In this case, the facilities and the like may be those introduced (or already introduced) in the program or those not introduced. The information other than the advertisement related to the first location information is information other than the advertisement related to the point, area, facility, store, etc. introduced in the program, and specifically, commentary information for explaining the point, etc. Etc. may be included. In addition, the information other than the advertisement related to the second position information is, for example, information other than the advertisement related to the facilities and stores existing around the current position of the moving object, and specifically, describes the facilities and the like. It may include commentary information, introduction information that simply introduces the facility, and the like. In this case, the facilities and the like may be those introduced (or already introduced) in the program or those not introduced. The advertisement information and information other than the advertisement received by the receiving unit 14 may include information not introduced in the program. That is, normally, information that has not been introduced is partially included, but information that has not been introduced may be all information, or information that has been entirely introduced is not excluded.

  Normally, when the determining unit 131 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the receiving unit 14 requests information from the server device 2 and receives information transmitted from an external device in response to the request. The transmitting unit 15 described below transmits the request to the server device 2. However, in a situation where the broadcast data including the above information is broadcast from the server device 2 via the Internet, the receiving unit 14 determines that the broadcast is to be transmitted when the determining unit 131 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied. Data may be received and information may be extracted from the received broadcast data. Alternatively, the receiving unit 14 always receives the broadcast data and accumulates the broadcast data in the storage unit 12. On the other hand, when the determination unit 131 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the reception unit 14 starts the broadcast data stored in the storage unit 12. It is also possible to extract information.

  The information received by the receiving unit 14 is output to an output unit such as a display or a speaker by an information output unit 162 described later.

  The transmitting unit 15 transmits an information request for requesting information to the server device 2 in response to the instruction of the receiving unit 14. The information request includes, for example, a transmission source ID, a program ID, first position information, and second position information. The transmission source ID included in the information request is an ID related to the program information processing apparatus 1, and usually uses an IP address, a MAC address, or the like. However, any type can be used as long as the information can identify the program information processing apparatus 1. Similarly, the program ID is a program ID related to the output program. Similarly, the first position information and the second position information are a set of the first position information and the second position information determined by the determination unit 131 to satisfy the condition. When information is transmitted from the server device 2 in response to such an information request, the receiving unit 14 receives the transmitted information.

  The output unit 16 outputs, for example, a program, received information, and the like. The output is usually a display on a display, a sound output from a speaker, or the like. For example, transmission to the server device 2, storage in a recording medium, processing result to another processing device, another program, or the like is output. Delivery may be included.

  The program output unit 161 outputs the program acquired by the acquisition unit 11 to output means such as a display or a speaker of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself. However, the output destination of the program is not limited to such output means, and may be, for example, a mobile terminal or a recording medium.

  The information output unit 162 outputs the information received by the receiving unit 14, for example, the above-described advertisement information and information other than the advertisement, when the determination unit 131 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

  When the determining unit 131 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the receiving unit 14 receives the information, and the information output unit 162 outputs the information received by the receiving unit 14. However, as described above, in a mode in which the receiving unit 14 receives information, for example, collectively or constantly, and accumulates the information in the storage unit 12, the information output unit 162 determines whether or not the determination unit 131 has a predetermined condition. When it is determined that the condition is satisfied, the information stored in the storage unit 12 is output. In any case, the information output unit 162 outputs the information received by the reception unit 14 when the determination unit 131 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

  The information output unit 162 includes, for example, advertisement information related to the first position information, advertisement information related to the second position information, information other than the advertisement related to the first position information, and information other than the advertisement related to the second position information. May be output, any one of them may be output, or an appropriate combination of two or more may be output.

  The information output unit 162 outputs information to output means such as a display or a speaker of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself. However, the output destination of the information is not limited to such output means, and may be, for example, a mobile terminal or a recording medium. That is, the information received by the receiving unit 14 is output to the display of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself together with the program. Then, typically, the program and the information received by the receiving unit 14 are output to one screen of the display of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself.

  For example, the program output unit 161 displays the program on the whole or substantially the entirety of one screen, and the information output unit 162 outputs the received information such that the information overlaps with a part of the program in a part of the screen ( Overlay). Alternatively, the program output unit 161 outputs the program so that the program is displayed on a part of one screen, and the information output unit 162 outputs the information to a part different from the part where the program of the one screen is displayed. The received information may be output so that is displayed.

  Alternatively, the program output unit 161 normally displays the program on one entire screen, reduces the display size of the program when information is received, returns to the full screen display after continuing the reduced display for a certain period of time, The information output unit 162 may output the received information so that the information is displayed on a portion of the screen different from the portion on which the program is displayed. However, the output destination of the program and the output destination of the received information may be one screen of one mobile terminal. Alternatively, the output destination of the program and the output destination of the received information may be different output means of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself (for example, one output destination of the program and the received information is a display, and the other output destination is Speaker). Alternatively, the output destination of the program and the output destination of the received information may be different devices (for example, one output destination is the output unit of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself, and the other output destination is a portable terminal). Good, but this will be described in a second embodiment.

  The server device 2 transmits information to the program information processing device 1. Since the contents of the information have been described above, they will not be repeated.

  The server device 2 usually receives an information request from the program information processing device 1 and transmits the requested information. Since the information request has been described above, the description is omitted. However, the server device 2 may broadcast program-linked data including the above information in conjunction with the program being broadcast. The server device 2 can also broadcast, for example, a program or program-linked data including one or more pieces of first position information described above via the Internet.

  The server storage unit 21 can store at least one or more pieces of information for each broadcasted program in association with the program ID. In addition, the server storage unit 21 stores one or more pieces of first position information and one or more pieces of information corresponding to each of the one or more pieces of first position information in association with a program ID for each broadcasted program. I can do it. Further, the server storage unit 21 can store a pair of the third position information and the information.

  While the first position information is position information relating to a point introduced in the program, the third position information is position information relating to a point not introduced in the program. In addition, the information paired with the first location information is advertising information or information other than the advertisement related to the point introduced in the program, whereas the information paired with the third location information is introduced in the program. This is advertising information or information other than the advertising related to a place that has not been visited. When a program is broadcast from the server device 2 via the Internet, the server storage unit 21 may further store the program itself (for example, an MPEG stream).

  The server receiving unit 22 receives an information request from the program information processing device 1. The server receiving unit 22 receives a signal transmitted from a broadcasting station by data broadcasting or through the Internet, and the server processing unit 23 analyzes the signal received by the server receiving unit 22 to determine a broadcasted program. May be read from the server storage unit 21, and the server transmission unit 24 may transmit the one or more first position information read by the server processing unit 23.

  The server processing unit 23 analyzes the information request received by the server receiving unit 22, and reads out information corresponding to the request from the server storage unit 21.

  The server transmission unit 24 transmits the information read by the server processing unit 23 to the program information processing device 1. Alternatively, the server transmission unit 24 may read out a program from the server storage unit 21 via the server processing unit 23 and transmit the program. Further, in conjunction with the transmission of the program, one or more pieces of first position information corresponding to the program may be read and transmitted.

  The function of each unit described above can be realized as follows. The acquisition unit 11 (and the program position acquisition unit 111 and the current position acquisition unit 112 included therein), the processing unit 13 (the determination unit 131), and the server processing unit 23 can be generally realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the acquisition unit 11 and the like is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The storage unit 12 and the server storage unit 21 are preferably non-volatile recording media, but can also be realized by volatile recording media. The process in which the information is stored in the storage unit 12 or the like does not matter. For example, information may be stored in the storage unit 12 or the like via a recording medium, or information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the storage unit 12 or the like. Alternatively, information input via the input device may be stored in the storage unit 12 or the like.

  The receiving unit 14 and the server receiving unit 22 are generally realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by means for receiving broadcast.

  The transmitting unit 15 and the server transmitting unit 24 are generally realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by broadcasting means.

  The output unit 16 (the program output unit 161 and the information output unit 162) may or may not include an output device that is an output unit such as a display or a speaker. The output unit 16 can be realized by driver software for an output device, or driver software for an output device and an output device.

  Next, the operation of the program information processing system will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5 and the data structure diagrams of FIGS. 6 and 7. 4 and 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the program information processing apparatus 1. 4 shows the overall operation of the program information processing apparatus 1, and the flowchart of FIG. 5 shows details of a part of the operation.

  Now, in the server storage unit 21, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a program ID, one or more first position information corresponding to the program ID, and one or more first position information corresponding to the one or more first position information, respectively. It is assumed that a set of pairs with the information is stored in advance.

  FIG. 6 shows a program ID, one or more first position information corresponding to the program ID, and one or more information corresponding to the one or more first position information, respectively, stored in the server storage unit 21. FIG. 4 is a data structure diagram related to a set of pairs.

  The program ID is usually an ID related to a currently broadcasted program or a previously broadcasted program. However, an ID related to a program to be broadcasted in the future may be used. In the example of FIG. 6, program IDs “1”, “2”,..., “K”,.

  The first position information is information indicating each position of one or more points, regions, facilities, stores, and the like introduced in the program, and includes, for example, position coordinates such as (latitude, longitude). In the example of FIG. 6, n pieces of first position information (x11, y11), (x12, y12),..., (X1n, y1n) are stored in association with the program ID “1”, and the program ID “2” , (X21, y21), (x22, y22),..., (X2n, y2n) are stored in association with the program ID “k”. Position information (xk1, yk1), (xk2, yk2),..., (Xkn, ykn) are stored. Note that the number n of the first position information stored in association with the program ID is usually a constant that varies depending on the program. However, the number n may be the same for some or all programs.

  The information that is paired with the first position information is, for example, advertisement information or information other than the advertisement regarding each of one or more points, areas, facilities, stores, and the like introduced in the program. In the example of FIG. 6, the information F11 is stored in association with the first position information (x11, y11), the information F1n is stored in association with the first position information (x1n, y1n), and the first position information (x21 , Y21), information F21 is stored in association with the first position information (x2n, y2n), and information Fk1 is stored in association with the first position information (xk1, yk1). , And information Fkn is stored in association with the first position information (xkn, ykn).

  The server storage unit 21 also stores in advance a set of pairs of third position information and information as shown in FIG. 7, for example. FIG. 7 is a data structure diagram related to a set of pairs of third position information and information stored in the server storage unit 21.

  The third position information is usually position information indicating each position such as a point, a region, a facility, and a store not introduced in the program, and includes, for example, position coordinates such as (latitude, longitude). However, it may include position information on a point or the like introduced in the program or introduced. The information that is paired with the third location information is usually advertising information or information other than the advertising related to a point not introduced in the program. However, the information may include information other than the advertisement related to the point or the like introduced in the program.

  In the example of FIG. 7, a pair of the third position information (x01, y01) and the information F01, a pair of the third position information (x02, y02) and the information F02, and the third position information (x0i, y0i). A pair with the information F0i is stored in the server storage unit 21.

  The operation according to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5 is performed, for example, by selecting the television function or the recording / reproducing function by the processing unit 13 via input means such as a remote controller, and acquiring the program by the acquiring unit 11 (for example, broadcasting). (Reception of a recorded program or reading of a recorded program) starts.

  (Step S401) The program output unit 161 starts outputting the program that the acquisition unit 11 is receiving or reading. The program is usually output to output means such as a display and a speaker.

  However, the output destination of the program is not limited to such output means, but may be a portable terminal or a recording medium. That is, the received program may be transmitted to a portable terminal or a recording medium, or may be recorded.

  The program output unit 161 displays a program on, for example, the entire or substantially entire screen of one of the output units. Alternatively, the program output unit 161 may output a program so that the program is displayed on a part of one screen. In this case, for example, information received by the receiving unit 14 is displayed in a portion different from the portion on which the program of one screen is displayed. Alternatively, the program output unit 161 displays the program on the entire screen, for example, reduces the display size of the program when information is received by the receiving unit 14, and displays the full screen after the reduced display is continued for a certain period of time. Control may be performed to return to.

  Now, it is assumed that the program “k” is being output from the program output unit 161 (k is an integer of 1 or more). For example, the program ID “k” related to the program being output is stored in the memory of the program output unit 161. The program ID in the memory is overwritten with a new program ID when the program is changed (for example, when the channel is switched or another recorded program is selected).

  (Step S402) The program position acquisition unit 111 acquires one or more pieces of first position information indicating a position corresponding to the program output by the program output unit 161.

  The program position acquiring unit 111 normally receives one or more pieces of first position information corresponding to the output program “k”, for example, n pieces of first position information, by receiving a data broadcast linked with the program from a broadcasting station. (Xk1, yk1), (xk1, yk1),..., (Xkn, ykn) are acquired. However, the one or more pieces of first position information corresponding to the program “k” may be acquired from the server device 2 by data communication or data broadcasting via the Internet, for example, or an external device other than the server device 2 For example, it may be obtained through data communication via a network, data broadcasting, peer-to-peer communication, or the like.

  More specifically, for example, at the start of the broadcast of a program, broadcast data including one or more pieces of first position information is broadcast, and the program position obtaining unit 111 receives such broadcast data, and Collect first location information. When the output program is a program read from a recording medium, for example, one or more pieces of first position information are included in a header portion of the program content, and the program position obtaining unit 111 One or more pieces of first position information can be collectively acquired from the header.

  (Step S403) The processing unit 13 accumulates (stores) the acquired one or more pieces of first position information in the storage unit 12. For example, n pieces of first position information (xk1, yk1), (xk1, yk1),..., (Xkn, ykn) corresponding to the program “k” are stored in the storage unit 12. Note that the n pieces of first position information corresponding to this are also stored in the server storage unit 21 as shown in FIG.

  (Step S404) The current position acquisition unit 112 acquires second position information indicating the current position of the moving object on which the program information processing device 1 is mounted. The current position information includes a pair of position coordinates such as (latitude, longitude) and the current time.

  The current position acquisition unit 112 usually acquires the second position information using a GPS receiver. However, the second position information may be acquired using, for example, a position detection function of the communication network, and the method of acquiring the second position information is not limited.

  (Step S405) The receiving unit 14 cooperates with the determining unit 131 to determine the one or more first position information stored in the storage unit 12 and the second position information acquired by the current position acquiring unit 112. It is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, an information receiving process for receiving information from the server device 2 is executed.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for describing in detail the information receiving process in step S405.

  (Step S501) The receiving unit 14 sets the program ID acquired from the memory to the variable k indicating the program ID.

  (Step S502) The receiving unit 14 sets the position coordinates included in the second position information acquired by the current position acquisition unit 112 to the position coordinates (x0, y0) indicating the current position of the moving object.

  (Step S503) The receiving unit 14 sets the number of the first position information stored in the storage unit 12 to a variable n indicating the number of points introduced in the program “k”.

  (Step S504) The receiving unit 14 sets “1” to a variable i indicating the order of the n pieces of first position information.

  (Step S505) The determination unit 131 determines whether the position coordinates (x0, y0) and the position coordinates (xki, yki) included in the i-th first position information satisfy a predetermined condition. . The predetermined condition is, for example, a condition regarding a distance between two position coordinates of the position coordinates (x0, y0) and a position coordinate (xki, yki), a condition regarding a time required for movement between the two position coordinates, and the like. As a specific example, a condition that “the distance between the two position coordinates is smaller than a reference value (for example, 100 m)” and “the time required to move between the two position coordinates (for example, one minute)” Below "condition.

  The above reference value may be changed according to the speed of the moving object. The speed can be calculated by dividing the distance between the currently acquired current position and the previously acquired current position by the difference between the previously acquired time and the previously acquired time. For example, as the speed increases, the reference value is increased, and control is performed so that the position-related information is output earlier.

  If the position coordinates (x0, y0) and the position coordinates (xki, yki) do not satisfy the predetermined condition, the process proceeds to step S506; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S508.

  (Step S506) The receiving unit 14 increments the variable i.

  (Step S507) The receiving unit 14 determines whether or not the variable i has exceeded the variable n. If the variable i does not exceed the variable n, the process returns to step S505, and if it does, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S508) The receiving unit 14 transmits, through the transmitting unit 15, an information request for requesting the server device 2 for information corresponding to the position coordinates (xki, yki) or (x0, y0). This information request includes a transmission source ID, a program ID, first position information, and second position information.

  The transmission source ID is an ID related to the program information processing apparatus 1, and uses, for example, an IP address or a MAC address. However, any type can be used as long as the information can identify the program information processing apparatus 1.

  The program ID is a program ID stored in the memory, that is, an ID related to a program currently output from the program output unit 161. Therefore, the variable k is set in the program ID of the information request.

  The first position information and the second position information are a set of the first position information and the second position information determined by the determination unit 131 to satisfy the predetermined condition. Therefore, the position coordinates (xki, yki) and the position coordinates (x0, y0) are set in the first position information and the second band position information of the information request.

  (Step S509) The receiving unit 14 receives the information Fki corresponding to the position coordinates (xki, yki) or the information F0i corresponding to the position coordinates (x0, y0) from the server device 2. It goes without saying that both the information Fki and the information F0i may be received.

  More specifically, in the server device 2, the server receiving unit 22 receives the information request as described above, and the server processing unit 23 transmits the position information from the server storage unit 21 storing the information shown in FIGS. The information Fki corresponding to the coordinates (xki, yki) and the information F0i corresponding to the position coordinates (x0, y0) are read.

  As described above, the server storage unit 21 stores the program ID, the one or more first position information corresponding to the program ID, and the one or more first position information as shown in FIG. A set of pairs with one or more pieces of information is stored, and the server processing unit 23 can read out the information Fki corresponding to the position coordinates (xki, yki) included in the information request from the server storage unit 21. .

  A set of pairs of third position information and information as shown in FIG. 7 is also stored in the server storage unit 21 in advance, and the server processing unit 23 stores the position coordinates contained in the information request. The information F0i corresponding to (x0i, y0i) can be read from the server storage unit 21.

  The server transmission unit 24 transmits the information thus read out to the program information processing apparatus 1. The information to be transmitted includes a transmission destination ID, that is, an ID (for example, an IP address or a MAC address) related to the program information processing apparatus 1 and read information (here, information Fki and information F0i).

  The receiving unit 14 receives the information transmitted from the server transmitting unit 24 in this manner, thereby receiving the information Fki corresponding to the position coordinates (xki, yki) and the information F0i corresponding to the position coordinates (x0, y0). can do.

  Thereafter, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S406) The processing unit 13 determines whether the receiving unit 14 has received information. If the receiving unit 14 has received the information, the process proceeds to step S407; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S408.

  (Step S407) The information output unit 162 outputs the information received by the receiving unit 14.

  The information output unit 162 normally outputs information to an output unit. However, the output destination of the information is not limited to the output unit, but may be a portable terminal or a recording medium.

  That is, the information received by the receiving unit 14 is normally output to the same output unit that outputs the program. Typically, the information received by the receiving unit 14 is output together with the program to one screen of a display of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself. However, the program and the received information may be output on one screen of the display of the mobile terminal.

  In any case, for example, the program output unit 161 displays the program on the whole or substantially the whole of one screen, and the information output unit 162 receives the information so that the information overlaps with a part of the program in a part of the screen. Output (overlay) the selected information. Alternatively, when the program output unit 161 outputs a program so that the program is displayed on a part of one screen, the information output unit 162 is different from the part on which the program of the one screen is displayed. The received information may be output so that the information is displayed in the portion.

  The program and the received information may be output to different devices, which will be described in a second embodiment.

  After outputting the information, the process proceeds to step S408.

  (Step S408) The processing unit 13 determines whether an end event has occurred. The occurrence of the end event means that, for example, a power-off operation is performed or an interruption of the end processing occurs. If an end event has occurred, the operation ends, and if no end event has occurred, the process returns to step S404.

(Modification 1)
In the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5, the program position acquisition unit 111 collectively acquires one or more pieces of first position information corresponding to the program being output, for example, at the start of the program (see step S402). , May be sequentially acquired as the program progresses. Such modifications are shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an overall operation of the program information processing apparatus 1 according to the first modification. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating in detail a partial operation of the program information processing apparatus 1 according to the first modification. The flowcharts of FIGS. 8 and 9 show that, for example, broadcast data including position information is broadcast from a broadcast station or the server device 2 every time a point or the like is introduced in accordance with the progress of a program. On the premise, the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5 are modified as follows. That is, in FIG. 8, steps S402 and S403 are replaced by steps S801 and S802 as described below, and if NO in step S408, the process is changed to return to step S801 instead of returning to step S404.

  (Step S801) The program position acquisition unit 111 determines whether or not broadcast data including the first position information has been received. If broadcast data including the first position information has been received, the process proceeds to step S802, and the reception is performed. If not, the process proceeds to step S404.

  (Step S802) The processing unit 13 writes (stores) the first position information included in the broadcast data received by the program position acquisition unit 111 in the storage unit 12. Therefore, every time broadcast data including the first position information is received, the first position information is stored (added) in the storage unit 12.

  In FIG. 9, the following step S901 is inserted between step S503 and step S504.

  (Step S901) The program position acquisition unit 111 determines whether or not the variable n is larger than 0. If the variable n is larger than 0 (one or more pieces of first position information are stored in the storage unit 12), the process proceeds to step S504, and the variable n is not larger than 0 (one piece of first position information is also stored in the storage unit 12). If not, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG.

  The other steps are the same as those in FIGS. Description is omitted.

  According to the first modification, the number of pieces of first position information to be determined as to whether or not the condition is satisfied increases as the program progresses, so that the processing load for the determination can be reduced. Can be output efficiently.

(Modification 2)
Alternatively, in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5, when a point or the like corresponding to the first position information that satisfies the predetermined condition is not introduced in the program being output, the output point of the program is set to the You may make it jump to the scene (for example, a chapter) which introduces the spot etc. corresponding to one information.

  In this modification, a program composed of two or more chapters corresponding to two or more first position information and having an order is stored, and the program output unit 161 stores two or more chapters of the program. Output sequentially. In each of two or more chapters, one point, area, facility, store, and the like are usually introduced. However, a plurality of points may be introduced in each chapter.

  For example, chapter numbers such as “1”, “2”,. However, any information may be added as long as it identifies each chapter and indicates the order.

  Then, when the chapter corresponding to the first position information determined by the determination unit 131 to satisfy the condition has not been output, the program output unit 161 causes the output point to jump to the chapter.

  FIG. 10 shows such a modification. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the overall operation of the program information processing apparatus 1 according to the second modification. Note that the flowchart of FIG. 5 is used in Modification 2 for details of the partial operation.

  The flowchart of FIG. 10 is different from the flowchart of FIG. 4 in that steps S402 and S403 are replaced with steps S1001 and S1002, and steps S1003 and S1004 executed when NO is obtained in step S408.

  Steps other than steps S1001 to S1004 are the same as those in FIG. 4, and a description thereof will be omitted. The flowchart of FIG. 5 regarding the details of step S405 is used in this modified example.

  The storage unit 12 stores a program corresponding to each of two or more pieces of first position information and composed of two or more chapters having an order.

  Information having a data structure as shown in FIG. 11 is stored in the server storage unit 21 instead of FIG.

  FIG. 11 corresponds to a program ID, one or more first position information corresponding to the program ID, and one or more first position information stored in the server storage unit 21 in the second modification. FIG. 8 is a data structure diagram of a set of pairs of one or more information and one or more chapters corresponding to each of the one or more first position information.

  The data structure of FIG. 11 is different from that of FIG. 6 in that one or more chapters corresponding to one or more first position information are added for each program ID.

  Specifically, the server storage unit 21 stores, for example, n pieces of first position information (x11, y11), (x12, y12), ..., (x1n, y1n) in association with the program "1". , C1n corresponding to each of the n pieces of first position information are stored. Also, in association with the program “2”, n pieces of first position information (x21, y21), (x22, y22),..., (X2n, y2n) correspond to each of the n pieces of first position information. , C2n are stored. Further, in association with the program “k”, n pieces of first position information (xk1, yk1), (xk2, yk2),..., (Xkn, ykn) correspond to each of the n pieces of first position information. .., Ckn are stored.

  (Step S401) The program output unit 161 starts an operation of sequentially acquiring and outputting two or more chapters constituting a program from the storage unit 12.

  (Step S1001) The program position acquisition unit 111 includes one or more first position information indicating a position corresponding to the program output by the program output unit 161 and one or more first position information corresponding to the one or more first position information. To get the chapter number.

  The program position obtaining unit 111 receives one or more pieces of first position information corresponding to the output program “k”, for example, n pieces of first position information, by receiving a data broadcast linked to the program from a broadcasting station. Information (xk1, yk1), (xk1, yk1), ..., (xkn, ykn) and one or more chapter numbers Ck1, Ck2, ..., Ckn corresponding to the one or more first position information are acquired.

  However, the one or more first position information and the one or more chapter numbers may be obtained from the server device 2 by data communication or data broadcasting via the Internet, for example, or an external device other than the server device 2 For example, it may be obtained through data communication via a network, data broadcasting, peer-to-peer communication, or the like.

  (Step S1002) The processing unit 13 writes (stores) the obtained one or more first position information and one or more chapter numbers in the storage unit 12.

  For example, n pieces of first position information (xk1, yk1), (xk1, yk1),..., (Xkn, ykn) corresponding to the program “k” and one or more pieces of information corresponding to the one or more pieces of first position information , Ckn1,..., Ckn are stored in the storage unit 12. Incidentally, the n first position information and the n chapter numbers corresponding to this are also stored in the server storage unit 21 as shown in FIG.

  In subsequent steps S404 to S408, processing similar to that described with reference to FIG. 4 is performed. However, if NO in step S408, the process advances to step S1003 instead of returning to step S404.

  (Step S1003) The program output unit 161 determines whether or not the chapter corresponding to the first position information determined that the determination unit 131 satisfies the condition has been introduced.

  Specifically, the program output unit 161 stores, for example, output point information indicating which chapter of the program is currently being output in a memory, and the output point indicated by the output point information is stored after the chapter. If so, it is determined that the chapter has been output, and if it is before the chapter, it is determined that the chapter has not been output. When it is determined that the chapter has been output, the process returns to step S404, and when it is determined that the chapter has not been output, the process proceeds to step S1004.

  (Step S1004) The program output unit 161 causes the output point of the program to jump to the chapter. Specifically, the chapter is obtained from the storage unit 12, and the chapter is output instead of the current chapter. As a result, the output of the current chapter is stopped, and the output of a chapter that introduces a point around the current position is started.

  With this, when the scene corresponding to the first position information that satisfies the predetermined condition is not introduced in the currently output program, the output point of the program is changed from the current scene to the first information. You can jump to the scene you want.

Hereinafter, a specific operation of the program information processing system according to the first embodiment will be described. Note that the following description is merely one of preferred examples, and does not limit the invention.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the program information processing system. Here, the program information processing apparatus 1 is mounted on an automobile driven by a user, receives a program broadcasted from a broadcasting station and broadcast data while moving with the automobile, and receives the received program and information related to the program. (Program related information) can be output. The server device 2 can transmit information to the program information processing device 1 by data communication via the Internet.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the program information processing device 1 and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the server device 2. The flowchart of the program information processing apparatus 1 is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (however, may be changed as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11). 6 is a data structure diagram relating to information stored in the server storage unit 21, FIG. 7 is a data structure diagram relating to one or more pieces of first position information acquired by the program position acquisition unit 111, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a data structure diagram relating to the information request transmitted to the server device 2, and FIG. The description of each illustrated element, the relationship between the elements, and the like has been described above, and will not be repeated.

  In the program information processing apparatus 1, the program ID of the most recently received program is stored in the memory, and when the selection of the television function by a remote controller or the like is received, the processing unit 13 reads the program ID from the memory. The acquisition unit 11 starts receiving a program corresponding to the read program ID. If the broadcast of the program has ended, the acquisition unit 11 starts receiving another program currently being broadcast on the same channel. Accordingly, the program ID in the memory is rewritten to the program of the other program.

  The program output unit 161 starts outputting the program received by the acquisition unit 11. The program is output to output means such as a display and a speaker of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself. The program is usually displayed on the whole or substantially the entire screen of the output means. However, the program output unit 161 displays the program on one entire screen, reduces the display size of the program when the information is received by the receiving unit 14, returns to the full screen display after continuing the reduced display for a certain period of time, Such control may be performed.

  Now, the program “k” is output from the program output unit 161 (k is an integer of 1 or more), and the above-mentioned memory stores the program ID “k”.

  The program position acquiring unit 111 receives one or more pieces of first position information (eg, as shown in FIG. 7) corresponding to the currently output program “k” by receiving a data broadcast linked to the program from the broadcast station. xk1, yk1), (xk1, yk1),..., (xkn, ykn) (n is an integer of 1 or more). The acquisition of the one or more pieces of first position information may be performed collectively as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5, or may be sequentially performed as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. . The acquired one or more pieces of first position information (xk1, yk1), (xk1, yk1),..., (Xkn, ykn) are written into the storage unit 12 by the processing unit 13.

  On the other hand, the current position acquisition unit 112 repeatedly performs an operation of acquiring second position information indicating the current position of the vehicle using position detection means such as a GPS receiver. The second position information includes a pair of position coordinates such as (latitude, longitude) and the current time.

  The receiving unit 14 performs an information receiving process in cooperation with the determining unit 131. In the information receiving process, the determination unit determines whether the one or more first position information stored in the storage unit 12 and the second position information acquired by the current position acquisition unit 112 satisfy a predetermined condition. If the receiving unit 14 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the receiving unit 14 receives information from the server device 2. Specifically, the receiving unit 14 sets the program ID acquired from the memory to a variable k indicating the program ID. Further, the position coordinates included in the second position information acquired by the current position acquisition unit 112 are set to the position coordinates (x0, y0) indicating the current position of the moving object. Further, the number of the first position information stored in the storage unit 12 is set to a variable n indicating the number of points introduced in the program “k”. Then, “1” is set to a variable i indicating the order of the n pieces of first position information. Accordingly, the determination unit 131 determines that the position coordinates (x0, y0) and the position coordinates (xki, yki) included in the i-th first position information satisfy a predetermined condition, for example, between the two position coordinates. It is determined whether or not a condition regarding a distance or a condition regarding a time required for movement between the two position coordinates is satisfied. More specifically, the predetermined condition is, for example, a condition that the distance between the position coordinates (x0, y0) and the position coordinates (xki, yki) is close in terms of distance or time. , The distance is less than a reference value (for example, 100 m), and the condition that "the time required to move between the two position coordinates is less than a reference value (for example, 1 minute)" is adopted.

When the position coordinates (x0, y0) and the position coordinates (xki, yki) do not satisfy the predetermined condition, the determination unit 131 increments the variable i and continues until the variable i exceeds the variable n. Is repeated. If the position coordinates (x0, y0) and the position coordinates (xki, yki) satisfy a predetermined condition before the variable i exceeds the variable n, the determination unit 131 determines the position coordinates (xki, yki) at that time. To the receiving unit 14. Correspondingly, receiving unit 1 4, passed the position coordinates (xki, yki) an information request which requests the corresponding information Fki to the server device 2 transmits through the transmitting section 15. This information request includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, a source ID “1” relating to the program information processing apparatus 1, a program ID “k” relating to a program being output by the program information processing apparatus 1, and the delivered position coordinates (Xki, yki) and equivalent first position information (xki, yki).

  In the server device 2, the server receiving unit 22 receives the information request as shown in FIG. 8, and the server processing unit 23 reads out the information Fki corresponding to the position coordinates (xki, yki) from the server storage unit 21. As described above, the server storage unit 21 stores the program ID, the one or more first position information corresponding to the program ID, and the one or more first position information as shown in FIG. A set of pairs with one or more pieces of information is stored, and the server processing unit 23 can read out the information Fki corresponding to the position coordinates (xki, yki) included in the information request from the server storage unit 21. . The server transmission unit 24 transmits the information thus read out to the program information processing apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the information transmitted from the server transmission unit 24 includes a transmission destination ID “1” related to the program information processing apparatus 1 and the read information Fki.

  The receiving unit 14 can receive the information Fki corresponding to the position coordinates (xki, yki) by receiving the information transmitted from the server transmitting unit 24 in this manner.

  The information output unit 162 outputs the information Fki received by the receiving unit 14 to output means such as a display and a speaker included in the program information processing apparatus 1 itself.

  That is, in the first embodiment, the information received by the receiving unit 14 is output together with the program to the screen of the display of the program information processing apparatus 1 itself. However, the program and the received information may be output on one screen of a mobile terminal such as a smartphone.

  In any case, for example, the program output unit 161 displays the program on the whole or substantially the whole of one screen, and the information output unit 162 receives the information so that the information overlaps with a part of the program in a part of the screen. Output (overlay) the selected information. Alternatively, when the program output unit 161 outputs a program so that the program is displayed on a part of one screen, the information output unit 162 is different from the part on which the program of the one screen is displayed. The received information may be output so that the information is displayed in the portion.

  When a change of a program (for example, switching of a channel, selection of another program from an electronic program guide, or the like) is received via input means such as a remote controller while a certain program is being output, the processing unit 13 stores the program in the memory. The program ID is rewritten with the program ID of the changed program. Thereafter, the program ID is read from the memory, and the same operation as described above is repeated.

  The above operation is continued until an end event is generated, for example, a power-off operation is performed, or an interrupt for the end process is generated. If an end event occurs, the operation ends.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an output example of the program “k” and the received information Fki in the first embodiment.

  The program “k” currently being broadcast is, for example, a program in which one of the performers drives a car and drives another tourist at a tourist spot or the like. In the program, for example, points or areas such as Sannomiya or a former settlement, facilities such as OO hotels and stores such as OO cafes at the points or areas or in the vicinity thereof are introduced.

  Now, the vehicle of the user equipped with the program information processing device 1 is traveling on or around the old settlement, and the display of the program information processing device 1 outputs a screen as shown in FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 12, the received information Fki is output on one screen together with the program “k”. The program “k” is displayed on the whole of the one screen, and the received information Fki is displayed as an overlay so that the information overlaps with a part of the program in a part of the one screen. Thereby, the user can visually recognize the program “k” and the received information Fki at a glance.

  The information Fki includes commentary information on the old settlement, for example, "old settlement as a place of residence and trade for foreigners ..." because the current position of the car is traveling at or near the old settlement. I have. Advertisement information about facilities and stores in or around the former settlement, such as "XX Cafe: Today's recommended menu ..." or "XX" Hotel: Reservations can be made on the day. Tonight's fee also includes timely advertising information such as "". In addition, information different from the information introduced in the program (for example, information that could not be introduced in the program, Advertisement information or information other than advertisements on facilities and stores may be included.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, information can be output according to the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program in the moving object such as an automobile.

  In particular, for example, it is possible to output timely information such as information on `` today's recommended menu '' of restaurants introduced in the program and information on the same day reservation of accommodation facilities. Can output different information.

  Also, according to the first embodiment, the information to be output can be changed according to the change in the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program as the moving object moves. Become.

  In particular, for example, when a moving object passes around a point or an area introduced in a program, commentary information about the point or the like is output, or a moving object moves around a facility or a store introduced in the program. When passing through, it is possible to output advertisement information on the facility or the like. Therefore, the user can know necessary information at a suitable timing.

  According to the first embodiment, for example, by acquiring one or more pieces of first position information at the same time at the start of a program, it is determined whether or not a condition is satisfied regardless of the progress of the program. Be able to output.

  If one or more pieces of first position information are sequentially acquired as the program progresses as in Modification Example 1 described above, the first position information to be determined as to whether or not the condition is satisfied as the program progresses is obtained. Since the number of pieces of one location information increases, the processing load for determination can be reduced, and information can be output efficiently. Or, in a case where one or more pieces of first position information are collectively acquired, as in Modification 2, a scene corresponding to first position information satisfying a predetermined condition is not introduced in the program being output. In addition, by causing the output point of the program to jump from the current scene to the scene corresponding to the first information, the user can be shown a scene that introduces a point around the current position, etc. Information can be output.

  As an example, the program “k” is composed of three scenes: a scene introducing Sannomiya (Chapter 1), a scene introducing a former settlement (Chapter 2), and a scene introducing Harborland (Chapter 3). If the car is approaching Harborland despite the fact that Sannomiya is introduced in the program being output (the output point is Chapter 1), the output point of the program will be from the current Chapter 1 to Chapter 3 corresponding to Harborland. Jump to As a result, it is possible to output the advertisement information or the information other than the advertisement related to Harborland or the current position while showing a scene of introducing Harborland to a user traveling near Harborland.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, in a moving object such as an automobile, advertisement information related to the program being output can be output according to the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program. become. In particular, for example, when a moving object passes around a facility, a store, or the like introduced in a program, advertisement information on the facility or the like is output, so that a high advertisement effect can be expected.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, information other than advertisement can be output in a moving body such as an automobile according to the relationship between the position of the moving body and the position introduced in the program. In particular, for example, when the moving object passes around a point or an area introduced in the program, information other than the advertisement related to the point or the like, for example, commentary information or introduction information is output. , It is possible to obtain desired information at a suitable timing. According to the first embodiment, since the program and the received information are output on one screen, the program and the information related to the program can be visually recognized at a glance.

(Embodiment 2)
The program information processing apparatus described in the second embodiment is configured such that when the first position information relating to the content of the program being output and the second position information that is the current position of the moving object satisfy a predetermined condition, An information processing device that receives information from a server device and outputs the information. The information received by the program information processing device from the server device is, for example, advertisement information related to the second position information, or information related to the program being output, and the program information processing device And output the information to a different device. That is, the main difference between the program information processing apparatus in the second embodiment and the above-described program information processing apparatus in the first embodiment is that the former outputs the received information together with the program on one screen. On the other hand, the latter is that the program and the received information are output to different devices.

  FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram of the program information processing system according to the second embodiment. This program information processing system includes one or more program information processing devices 1B, a server device 2, and one or more portable terminals 3. In addition, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish one or more program information processing apparatuses 1, it is simply referred to as “program information processing apparatus 1”. Similarly, when there is no need to particularly distinguish one or more mobile terminals 3, it is simply referred to as “mobile terminal 3”.

  The program information processing apparatus 1B is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the above differences. The server device 2 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  The mobile terminal 3 is typically a smartphone, a tablet, a mobile phone, or the like having a short-range wireless communication unit such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or infrared rays, and an output unit. However, any terminal device (for example, a notebook personal computer) that can be carried by the user, can communicate with the program information processing device 1B wirelessly or by wire, and has an output unit may be used. Absent. The program information processing apparatus 1B and the mobile terminal 3 are in a state of being close to each other (for example, in a state of being separated by about several tens of centimeters) when the user who carries the mobile terminal 3 gets on a mobile body equipped with the program information processing apparatus 1B. Then, it moves with the moving object.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a program information processing apparatus 1B according to the second embodiment.

  Program information processing apparatus 1B differs from program information processing apparatus 1 of Embodiment 1 (see FIG. 1) in that program output section 161 and information output section 162 are replaced with program output section 161B and information output section 162B, respectively. is there. The output destination of the program output unit 161 and the information output unit 162 is one screen (usually, one screen of the display of the program information processing apparatus 1B itself), whereas the output of the program output unit 161B and the information output unit 162B is First is a different device.

  Usually, the program output unit 161B outputs the program received by the acquisition unit 11 to the display of the program information processing apparatus 1B itself, and the information output unit 162B outputs the information received by the reception unit 14 to the mobile terminal 3. As a result, for example, the program is displayed on the display of the program information processing apparatus 1B itself, and the received information is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 3. However, for example, the program output unit 161B may output the program to the portable terminal 3, while the information output unit 162B may output the received information to the display of the program information processing apparatus 1B itself. Alternatively, the output destination of the program and the output destination of the received information may be different external devices (for example, one of the program and the received information is output to a smartphone, and the other is output to a tablet).

  Elements other than the program output unit 161B and the information output unit 162B perform the same operations as those in the first embodiment.

  The block diagram of the server device 2 is the same as that of the server device 2 in the first embodiment (see FIG. 3).

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the mobile terminal 3 according to the second embodiment. The mobile terminal 3 includes a terminal receiving unit 31, a terminal storage unit 32, a terminal processing unit 33, and a terminal output unit 34.

  The terminal receiving unit 31 receives information transmitted from the program information processing apparatus 1B, for example, information transmitted from the information output unit 162B via the transmitting unit 15. The terminal storage unit 32 can store, for example, information received by the terminal reception unit 31. The terminal processing unit 33 transfers the information received by the terminal receiving unit 31 to the terminal output unit 34 or writes the information to the terminal storage unit 32. The terminal output unit 34 outputs information passed from the terminal processing unit 33 or information stored in the terminal storage unit 32 to an output unit.

  The functions of the program output unit 161B, the information output unit 162B, the terminal processing unit 33, and the terminal output unit 34 can be generally realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the program output unit 161B and the like is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The terminal storage unit 32 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium (for example, a hard disk), but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. The process in which the information is stored in the terminal storage unit 32 does not matter. For example, information may be stored in the terminal storage unit 32 via a recording medium, or information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the terminal storage unit 32, Alternatively, information input via the input device may be stored in the terminal storage unit 32.

  The terminal receiving unit 31 is generally realized by a wireless or wired communication unit, but may be realized by a unit for receiving a broadcast.

  The flowchart of the program information processing apparatus 1B is the same as that of the program information processing apparatus 1 except that the output destinations of the program and the received information are different in steps S403 and S409 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). .

  (Step S403) The program output unit 161B starts outputting the program received by the acquisition unit 11. The program is normally output to an output unit of the program information processing apparatus 1B itself. However, the output destination of the program is not limited to the output unit, and may be, for example, the mobile terminal 3, a mobile terminal other than the mobile terminal 3, or a recording medium. That is, the received program may be transmitted to the portable terminal 3 or another portable terminal or a recording medium, or may be recorded.

  The program output unit 161B displays, for example, a program on the whole or substantially the entire screen of one of the output units. Alternatively, the program output unit 161B may output the program so that the program is displayed on a part of one screen. However, in the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, information other than the information received by the receiving unit 14 is displayed on a portion different from the portion where the program of one screen is displayed. Can be done.

  Further, the control of the display size of the screen which can be performed in the first embodiment, that is, the display size of the program is reduced when the information is received by the receiving unit 14, and the full screen is displayed after the reduced display is continued for a certain period of time. In the second embodiment, the control for returning to the display is not necessary because the output destination of the information is another device.

  (Step S409) The information output unit 162B outputs the information received by the receiving unit 14.

  The information output unit 162B normally outputs information to the mobile terminal 3. However, the output destination of the information is not limited to the mobile terminal 3. For example, when the program output unit 161 </ b> B outputs a program to the mobile terminal 3, the output unit of the program information processing apparatus 1 </ b> B itself may be used. Alternatively, a portable terminal other than the portable terminal 3 or a recording medium may be used.

  The specific operation of the program information processing system in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment except for the following. That is, in the first embodiment, the information received by the receiving unit 14 is output together with the program on one screen, for example, one screen of a display included in the program information processing apparatus 1. Then, the program is output to a device different from the device to which the program is output.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an output example of the program “k” and the received information Fki according to the second embodiment. In the example of FIG. 16, the program “k” is output to the display of the program information processing apparatus 1B itself as shown in (A), and the received information Fki is displayed on a smartphone or the like as shown in (B). Is output to the portable terminal 3.

  In this way, by using the mobile terminal 3 as the second screen, the received information Fki can be output without hindering the visual recognition of the program “k” being output on the display. Further, since the control of the display size and the display position becomes unnecessary, the processing load can be reduced.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, information can be output according to the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program in the moving object such as an automobile. Become.

  According to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, as the relationship between the position of the moving object and the position introduced in the program changes as the moving object moves, The output information can be changed.

  Further, according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, by acquiring one or more pieces of first position information collectively, it is possible to determine whether or not the condition is satisfied regardless of the progress of the program. Therefore, information can be output flexibly.

  As in the modification described in the first embodiment, if one or more pieces of first position information are sequentially acquired as the program progresses, it is possible to determine whether the condition is satisfied as the program progresses. Since the number of target first position information increases, the processing load for determination can be reduced, and information can be output efficiently.

  Further, according to the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, in a moving body such as an automobile, the program being output is changed according to the relationship between the position of the moving body and the position introduced in the program. Related advertisement information can be output.

  Further, according to the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, information can be output in a moving body such as an automobile according to the relationship between the position of the moving body and the position introduced in the program. Become.

  Then, according to the second embodiment, it becomes possible to output information related to a program without hindering visual recognition of the program.

  The processing in each of the above embodiments may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Further, the software may be recorded on a recording medium and distributed. The software that implements the information processing apparatus in each of the above embodiments is a program that causes a computer to function as each of the above units. FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an external appearance of a computer system that executes the program and realizes the program information processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment or the program information processing apparatus 1B according to the second embodiment. . Each of the above embodiments can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed thereon. 17, the computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM drive 905, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, and a monitor 904. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the computer system 900. 18, the computer 901 includes a CD-ROM drive 905, an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912, a RAM 913, a hard disk 914, and a bus 915. Note that the computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides a connection to a LAN, a WAN, or the like. The components shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 are publicly known and will not be described. In the above program, in the transmitting step of transmitting information and the receiving step of receiving information, processing performed by hardware, for example, processing performed by a modem or an interface card in the transmitting step (performed only by hardware) Is not included. The computer that executes the program may be a single computer or a plurality of computers. That is, centralized processing or distributed processing may be performed.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication units (such as the transmission unit 15 and the reception unit 14) existing in one device may be physically realized by one medium.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by central processing by a single device (system), or may be realized by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. May be done.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that they are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the present invention is useful for a program information processing device and the like.

1, 1B program information processing device 2 server device 11 acquisition unit 12 storage unit 14 reception unit 16 output unit 111 program position acquisition unit 112 current position acquisition unit 131 determination unit 161, 161B program output unit 162, 162B information output unit

Claims (11)

A receiving unit that receives information from an external device;
A program position acquisition unit that acquires first position information shows the position corresponding to the program being output prior to receipt of information by the receiving unit,
A current position acquisition unit that acquires second position information indicating the current position of the moving object,
A determination unit that the front Symbol first position information and the second position are decision predetermined condition is satisfied,
Program information processing apparatus in which the determining section when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, comprising a output unit you outputting information received by the receiving unit. The program position obtaining unit collectively obtains two or more of the first position information,
The program position acquisition unit further includes a storage unit that can store two or more of the first position information acquired collectively,
The determining unit, according to claim 1, wherein with each of two or more of the first position information to the storage portion has stored said second position are decision predetermined condition is satisfied Program information processing device. The program output unit for outputting a program for sequentially introducing two or more scenes corresponding to respective two or more of the first position information further comprises,
The program output unit jumps the output point to the scene when the scene corresponding to the first position information determined by the determination unit to satisfy the predetermined condition is not introduced in the program being output. The program information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The program position acquisition unit sequentially acquires the first position information as the program progresses,
The said judgment part judges whether the said 1st position information and the said 2nd position information satisfy | fill a predetermined condition, when the said program position acquisition part acquires the said 1st position information. The program information processing apparatus according to the above. The program further comprises a storage unit in which the first position information acquired by the program position acquisition unit is stored,
The determination unit, when the program position acquisition unit acquires the first position information, wherein that is stored in the storage unit 1 or more and each of the first position information and the second position information 5. The program information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. The receiving unit according to claim claim 1, and one or more of any said second position information of the first position information to receive information from the external device if it meets a predetermined condition 5. The program information processing apparatus according to any one of 5. The receiving unit, the determination unit also predetermined conditions are satisfied and determines the said first position information is the advertisement information related to the position indicated by the second location information, received from the external device,
Before Kide force unit, program information processing apparatus as claimed in any one claims 1 to 6 for outputting the advertisement information received by the receiving unit. And the output section, and a front SL program before Ki受 information signal portion is received, program information processing apparatus as claimed in any one claims 1 to 7 to force out on one screen. The output unit, program information processing apparatus according to claim 7 any one of the previous SL program before Ki受 information signal portion is received, claims 1 to force out different devices. A receiving step of receiving information from the external device,
A program position acquisition step of acquiring the first position information indicating a position corresponding to the program being output prior to receiving information by the receiving step,
A current position acquisition step of acquiring second position information indicating the current position of the moving body,
A determining step of determining whether the first position information and the second position information satisfy a predetermined condition,
If the previous SL determination unit determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the program information processing method including an information output step of outputting the information received by the reception step. Computer
A receiving unit that receives information from an external device;
A program position acquisition unit that acquires first position information indicating a position corresponding to a program being output prior to reception of information by the reception unit,
A current position acquisition unit that acquires second position information indicating the current position of the moving object,
A determination unit that the front Symbol first position information and the second position are decision predetermined condition is satisfied,
A program for causing the receiving unit to function as an information output unit that outputs information received when the determining unit determines that a predetermined condition is satisfied.

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