JP7333974B1 - Recording system, recording method and recording program - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a recording system, method, and program that eliminates the need to own a recording device and does not limit the programs and advertisements viewed by a program distribution service. [Solution] The recording system includes a location information confirmation unit that executes location information acquisition, user information acquisition, and location information verification, and a user information storage unit that stores the user information acquired in the user information acquisition in a storage unit as a contracted person. an area-compatible broadcasting station information holding unit that holds information on the correspondence between the receiver and a predetermined broadcasting station corresponding to the receiving area; and a receiving area determination unit that determines a receiving area in which the user can receive broadcast data from the user's address. a receiving unit that receives broadcast data transmitted by a transmitting unit of a predetermined broadcast station; a broadcast data storage unit that stores the broadcast data received by the receiving unit in a storage unit; and based on a recording instruction from a terminal, The recording defining section defines recording of broadcast data of a predetermined broadcast station determined based on the receiving area determined by the receiving area determining section and the correspondence relationship information. [Selection diagram] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a recording system, a recording method and a recording program for defining recording of a program.

In recent years, with the spread of mobile terminals, recording devices, video sharing services, etc., the number of viewers who watch TV programs on TV is decreasing, while viewing methods are diversifying. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a method of viewing TV programs in recent years.

Patterns 1 and 2 shown in FIG. 10 show patterns in which a produced program is sent from the sending unit by each broadcasting station and sent to each home having a receiver via satellite or terrestrial waves. In addition to the conventional viewing method of viewing a received program on television, pattern 1 shows a pattern of viewing recorded data recorded on a recording device owned at home. Pattern 2 shows a pattern in which recorded data recorded in the recording device is viewed on a mobile terminal such as a smart phone via a communication network.

Patterns 3 to 5 shown in FIG. 10 process the produced program for the program distribution service in the broadcasting station, and provide the processed program to the smartphone, personal computer, television, etc. used by each user via the program distribution service. pattern.

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Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a recording device that automatically records all programs for about one month by setting a recorder without making a sequential recording reservation. Non-Patent Document 2 discloses an application for viewing a program recorded by the recording device on a smartphone. In terms of viewing on the machine, it is classified into the viewing methods shown in patterns 1 and 2 in FIG.

In the recording devices shown in Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is necessary for an individual to own a recording device such as a recorder. In the case of owning the recording device, work such as maintenance, repair, management of data capacity, etc. is required. In addition, since there is a limit to the number of channels for automatic recording, it is necessary to preset the channels to be recorded, and to record programs other than the registered channels, it is necessary to make a separate program recording reservation. In addition, the lifespan of recording devices is generally said to be 5 to 10 years, and disposal and replacement work also occur. Disposal of such recording devices is also cited as a subject of sustainable development goals (SDGs) and environmental problems.

Non-Patent Literature 3 discloses a program distribution service that enables viewing of a program of a commercial television station with which the program distribution service is linked for about seven days after the end of the program broadcasting. Non-Patent Document 4 discloses a service in which, in the program distribution service, advertisements different from advertisements broadcast by each broadcasting station are distributed between program contents. Non-Patent Documents 3 and 4 are classified into the viewing methods shown in patterns 3 to 5 in FIG. 10 in that a processed program processed for a program distribution service is provided.

The program distribution services of Non-Patent Documents 3 and 4 do not distribute all programs of terrestrial broadcasting and satellite broadcasting, and the programs that the user can view are limited to those determined by the program distribution service. There is no user choice. In addition, due to the nature of the program distribution service that purchases and distributes programs from commercial television stations, the message "cannot be distributed due to rights" is often heard in the program being distributed, and the video and music stop. Alternatively, a replacement screen is displayed, and it is not always possible to view the same program that is normally broadcast. Furthermore, since the advertisements have been replaced with advertisements for program distribution services, it is not possible to view all of the advertisements that are normally broadcast. Therefore, when a user views programs that are not distributed, videos, music, advertisements, etc. in the programs, it is possible to view them in real time on a television or the like, or to personally own a recording device or the like shown in Non-Patent Document 1. necessary.

An object of the present invention is to enable each user to record and view without having to personally own a recording device for recording for private use and without being restricted by the program distribution service side in viewing programs and advertisements. To provide a recording system, a recording method, and a recording program having the right to select

The present invention is a video recording system that determines the recording of broadcast data sent by a broadcasting station based on a video recording instruction from a terminal, and obtains the location information of the terminal and the address of the user issuing the video recording instruction. a location information confirmation unit that performs user information acquisition that acquires user information including the location information and location information matching that checks whether the distance between the location information and the user's address is within a predetermined range; a user information storage unit for storing the obtained user information in a storage unit as a contracted person; an area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit for holding correspondence information between a predetermined broadcasting station corresponding to a receiving area; , a reception area determination unit for determining a reception area in which a user can receive broadcast data, a reception unit for receiving broadcast data transmitted from a transmission unit of a predetermined broadcasting station, and a storage unit for storing broadcast data received by the reception unit. and recording of broadcast data of a predetermined broadcasting station determined based on the reception area determined by the reception area determination unit and correspondence information based on the recording instruction from the terminal. and a recording delimiter.

A terminal according to the present invention includes a recording/playback instruction section for instructing playback of recorded data recorded by the recording setting section, and a recording system includes a recording/playback execution section for executing recording/playback based on a playback instruction from the recording/playback instruction section. and.

The present invention is characterized in that, when the broadcasting area of the broadcast data received by the receiving unit is the receiving area of the user, the recording defining unit defines recording of all the broadcast data based on the recording instruction. .

Broadcast data transmitted from a transmission unit of a predetermined broadcasting station according to the present invention is transmitted via a communication network as a signal transmitted in baseband, and a reception unit modulates or demodulates the signal via the communication network. It is characterized by receiving without

The location information confirmation unit of the present invention is characterized by comprising a collation error notification unit that notifies that a collation error has occurred when the difference between the location information and the address of the user is not within a predetermined range in collation of location information. .

The present invention is a recording method for defining recording of broadcast data sent from a broadcasting station based on a recording instruction from a terminal, the recording method comprising a position information confirming unit, a user information storage unit, area-compatible broadcasting station information, Executed by a recording system comprising a holding unit, a receiving area determining unit, a receiving unit, a broadcast data storage unit, and a recording defining unit, and the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit stores correspondence relationships with predetermined broadcasting stations corresponding to the receiving areas an area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding step for holding information; a receiving step for receiving broadcast data transmitted from a transmitting unit of a predetermined broadcasting station by a receiving unit; and a broadcast data storage unit for storing the broadcast data received in the receiving step a broadcast data storage step of storing in the storage unit; a position information confirmation unit obtaining position information of the terminal; obtaining user information including the address of the user issuing the recording instruction; a location information confirmation step for performing location information collation for collating whether or not the distance between the information and the user's address is within a predetermined range; a reception area determination step of determining a possible reception area; a user information storage step of storing the user information acquired by the user information acquisition in the storage unit as a contract target person; and a recording definition step of defining recording of broadcast data of a predetermined broadcasting station determined based on the reception area determined in the reception area determination step and the correspondence information based on the recording instruction from Characterized by

The present invention is a recording program for defining recording of broadcast data sent out by a broadcasting station based on a recording instruction from a terminal, wherein the recording program includes a position information confirming unit, a user information storage unit, area corresponding broadcasting station information, In a recording system comprising a holding unit, a receiving area determining unit, a receiving unit, a broadcast data storage unit, and a recording defining unit, the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit stores correspondence relationship information with a predetermined broadcasting station corresponding to the receiving area. Broadcast station information holding function for holding area; Receiving function for receiving broadcast data sent from sending unit of predetermined broadcasting station by receiving unit; Broadcast data storage unit for storing broadcast data received by receiving function A broadcast data storage function to be stored in the unit, and a location information confirmation unit acquires location information for acquiring location information of the terminal, user information acquisition for acquiring user information including the address of the user who issues the recording instruction, and location information A location information checking function that performs location information matching to check whether the distance of the user's address is within a predetermined range, and a reception area determination unit that allows the user to receive broadcast data from the user's address. a reception area determination function for determining a reception area; a user information storage function for storing user information acquired by the user information acquisition in the storage unit as a contract target person; A recording definition function for defining recording of broadcast data of a predetermined broadcasting station determined based on the reception area determined by the reception area determination function and the correspondence information based on the recording instruction is executed. do.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably and easily verify the identity of the user by verifying the range of the distance between the address of the user and the positional information of the terminal through the positional information collation executed by the positional information confirmation unit. Become. In addition, since the user's recorded data is defined by the recording defining unit as the user's recorded data based on the recording instruction from the terminal, the user's own recorded data can be selected and viewed as if the user owns the recording device. can.

According to the present invention, the recording/playback execution unit executes recording/playback based on the playback instruction from the recording/playback instruction unit, so that the recorded data can be viewed at any time on the terminal. As long as you have a terminal, you can play back at any time, so you can enjoy viewing anytime and anywhere.

1 is a functional block diagram showing the basic configuration of a recording system according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 is a table configuration diagram of an area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13 that holds area-corresponding broadcasting station information according to the basic configuration shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram when receiving broadcast data via radio waves in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for receiving broadcast data via a communication network in Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a processing flow diagram of a proxy recording application for the recording system according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a processing flow chart from initial display to recording instruction in the recording system according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a processing flow diagram of recording definition in the recording system according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a processing flow diagram for viewing recorded data in the recording system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a table configuration diagram of user/terminal information in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a channel selection screen displayed on the terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 4 is a recording instruction screen displayed on the terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is a functional block diagram of a mechanism for viewing a conventional television program; FIG.

A basic configuration of a recording system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The recording method and recording program of this embodiment are executed or realized using the recording system described above.

[Basic configuration]
Referring to FIG. 1, the recording system 1 includes a position information confirmation unit 11, a user information storage unit 12, an area-corresponding broadcasting station information storage unit 13, a reception area determination unit 14, a reception unit 15, a recording definition unit 16, and broadcast data storage. 17, is connected to the broadcasting station 2, and is connected to the terminal 4 via the communication network 5. FIG.

The recording system 1 is implemented by a server device, a cloud system, or the like, and may be configured as appropriate according to the mode of implementation, and the configuration is not limited. The recording system 1 is implemented by a company that handles recording (proxy) business, and provides the recording (proxy) business to the user 3 who performs recording for private use.

The broadcasting station 2 is an entity that broadcasts, and is treated as a television broadcasting station in the specification, and has a sending unit 21 that sends out broadcast data. The sending unit 21 has a function of sending broadcast data in a broadcasting station. When transmitting via the radio wave 6, in the case of terrestrial broadcasting, the broadcasting is transmitted to a transmitter 9 such as a radio tower 92, and in the case of satellite broadcasting, the broadcasting is relayed to an artificial satellite 91 or the like via the transmitter 9. Broadcast to the device. Alternatively, it may be transmitted via the communication network 5 .

Broadcast data refers to all data that can be obtained from broadcasting stations such as television program data, television commercial data, closed captions, electronic program guides, and bilingual broadcasts broadcast by the broadcasting station 2. All information to be broadcasted is treated as broadcast data.

The terminal 4 is a smart phone, a mobile phone, a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet, or the like, and may be any device capable of acquiring position information and capable of performing the functions of the terminal of the present embodiment.

The communication network 5 is the Internet, a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a mobile phone network, an IP telephone network, a closed network, a wireless LAN, a cable television network, an optical line, etc., and functions as a network and other communication networks. Anything that does.

The position information confirmation unit 11 of the recording system 1 acquires and confirms the position information of the terminal 4, and executes position information acquisition, user information acquisition, and position information collation (position information confirmation function).

The user information storage unit 12 registers the user information acquired by the user information acquisition of the position information confirmation unit 11 in the storage unit 121 as a contract target person (user information storage function). The user information referred to here indicates information of the user 3 . The user 3 is a user who instructs recording of broadcast data from the terminal 4 and refers to an individual identified by the recording system 1 as the owner of the terminal 4 . It is also assumed that a company that provides the recording system 1 as a recording (agent) business may conclude contracts with a plurality of users 3 .

The area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13 holds correspondence information with a predetermined broadcasting station 2 corresponding to the receiving area (area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding function). The reception area is the broadcasting area of the broadcasting data of the broadcasting station 2, and is an area in which the broadcasting data can be received. FIG. 2 shows a table configuration diagram when the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13 is configured on a database. are stored corresponding to each other. FIG. 2 shows an example in which reception areas are set for each prefecture. The reception area determination unit 14 determines a reception area where the user 3 can receive broadcast data from the address of the user 3 based on the area-corresponding broadcast station information holding unit 13 (reception area determination function). Broadcasting stations such as satellite broadcasting whose broadcasting area is all over Japan are stored in a format that links each prefecture as a receiving area (not shown).

The receiving unit 15 receives broadcast data transmitted from a transmitting unit of a predetermined broadcasting station (receiving function), and is configured on equipment capable of receiving the broadcast data. As an example, when receiving broadcast data transmitted by the radio wave 6, it is configured on an antenna such as a UHF antenna for terrestrial digital broadcasting, a parabolic antenna for BS digital broadcasting, etc., and the broadcast data transmitted by the baseband is received. If received, it will be configured on equipment capable of demodulation.

The broadcast data storage unit 17 stores the broadcast data received by the reception unit 15 in the storage unit 171 (broadcast data storage function). The recording definition unit 16 defines the broadcast data stored in the storage unit 171 as the recording data of the user 3 based on the recording instruction from the terminal 4 (recording definition function). Defining in the specification means defining a range or division, and means that the broadcast data stored in the storage unit 171 can be handled as the recorded data of the user 3 . As an example, the storage unit 171 stores broadcast data and a user ID (a number for uniquely identifying the user 3) in association with each other. The broadcast data may be defined as the recorded data of the user 3 by a method such as storing the data in association with the identification number).

The configuration of each unit is described above as a basic configuration, and may be configured as appropriate according to the mode of implementation, and is not limited to the configuration described above.

By adopting the above configuration, if the user 3 specified by the recording system 1 has the terminal 4, the broadcast data itself broadcast by the broadcasting station 2 can be recorded and viewed.
[Embodiment 1]
In the basic configuration, the basic configuration of the recording system 1 was explained, but in the first embodiment, a company builds the recording system 1 on a cloud server and provides it to the user 3 for private use as a TV recording proxy business. An example of what is provided is described with reference to FIGS.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the recording system 1 built on the cloud server includes a receiving unit 15, a communication unit 18, a control unit 19, and a storage unit, and is connected to the transmitter 9 via radio waves 6. It is connected to the terminal 4 via the communication network 5 . Transmitter 9 is connected to transmission section 21 of broadcasting station 2 via communication network 5 . In the first embodiment, the communication network 5 is treated as adopting an encrypted communication network with high security. When a dedicated line or a closed network is used for the communication network 5 that connects the broadcasting station 2 and the transmitter 9, it is necessary to treat it as a separate line from the communication network 5 that connects the recording system 1 and the terminal 4. There is

Configurations of the communication unit 18 and the control unit 19 of the recording system 1 will be described below. Other configurations are the same as the basic configuration.

The communication unit 18 intervenes when outputting broadcast data received by the receiving unit 15 to the control unit 19 and communicating with the terminal 4 . In the following description of the processing flow, the communication unit 18 is interposed during communication between the recording system 1 and the terminal 4, but since the communication unit 18 is an existing device, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The control unit 19 includes a position information confirmation unit 11 , a user information storage unit 12 , an area-corresponding broadcast station information storage unit 13 , a reception area determination unit 14 , a recording definition unit 16 and a broadcast data storage unit 17 . The storage unit includes a storage unit 121 and a storage unit 171, which are connected to the user information storage unit 12 and the broadcast data storage unit 17, respectively.

Next, the processing flow of the proxy recording application will be described with reference to FIG. A recording substitution application is started from the terminal 4, and a user information input screen is displayed on the recording system 1 (step S1 in FIG. 4). The terminal 4 outputs the user/terminal information (step S2 in FIG. 4), and the position information confirmation section 11 of the recording system 1 acquires the user/terminal information (step S3 in FIG. 4). The user/terminal information includes user information including the address, name, and telephone number that can be obtained from the terminal 4 via the user information input screen, and information including the terminal identification number and location information of the terminal 4. The information to be acquired shall obtain permission from the user 3 via the terminal 4 as appropriate. In addition, it is assumed that one of steps S1 to S3 in FIG. 4 may include personal identification (telephone number confirmation) using a short message service (SMS) or the like. Since personal identification by short message service (SMS) is an existing method, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the position information confirming unit 11 of the recording system 1 collates the position information to determine whether the distance between the position information of the terminal 4 and the address of the user 3 is within a predetermined range (step S4 in FIG. 4, the position information confirmation step, location information confirmation function). Note that the predetermined range is, for example, a distance corresponding to a radius defining an annular range with the address of the user 3 as the starting point. This is one of the functions of the position information confirmation unit 11 that checks whether information exists. Also, the predetermined range is a value that should be set in advance in carrying out the present invention. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the predetermined range is set to 5 kilometers.

Here, although not shown, the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13 holds correspondence information with a predetermined broadcasting station corresponding to the reception area as an area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding step.

Outside the predetermined range (out of range in step S4 in FIG. 4), that is, when the distance is 5 kilometers or more, the collation error notification unit (not shown) of the recording system 1 displays an error screen to indicate a collation error. is notified (step S7 in FIG. 4). When the terminal 4 confirms the error screen (step S8 in FIG. 4), the process returns to step S2 in FIG. 4 to output the user/terminal information. If it is within the predetermined range (within the range of step S4 in FIG. 4), that is, if it is less than 5 kilometers, the reception area determination unit 14 of the recording system 1 determines that the user 3 can receive broadcast data from the address of the user 3. receiving area is determined (step S5 in FIG. 4, receiving area determining step, receiving area determining function), and the user information storage unit 12 registers in the storage unit 121 as a person subject to a provisional contract (step S6 in FIG. 4). , to register an account (including issuance of a login ID).

FIG. 8 shows an example of a table configuration diagram of user/terminal information stored in the storage unit 121 configured on the database by the user information storage unit 12 . [user ID], [terminal identification number], [name], [telephone number], [address], [receiving area], [recording instruction], [instructed channel] are stored in the storage unit 121 shown in FIG. are doing. [Terminal identification number] is a number that identifies the terminal 4, [Name], [Telephone number], and [Address] are the information of the user 3, all of which are the user/terminal information acquired in step S3 of FIG. be. [User ID] is an ID that identifies the user 3, and may be set as appropriate, such as being acquired in step S3 of FIG. In the first embodiment, the user information storage unit 12 assigns a number and registers it in the storage unit 121 in step S6 of FIG. [Receiving area] is the area determined by the receiving area determination unit 14 in step S5 of FIG. [RECORDING INSTRUCTION] and [INSTRUCTION CHANNEL] are items to be updated based on the recording instruction from the terminal 4, and are registered blank in step S6 of FIG.

Based on the information obtained up to step S6 in FIG. 4, the recording system 1 prepares and sends documents required for a contract for private use of the television recording agency system (step S9 in FIG. 4). The contract required documents sent in step S9 of FIG. 4 are returned (step S10 of FIG. 4), and the recording system 1 checks whether the contract required documents are incomplete (step S11 of FIG. 4).

If the necessary contract documents are incomplete (step S11 in FIG. 4, incomplete), the process returns to step S9 in FIG. 4 to send the necessary contract documents. If there are no deficiencies in the necessary contract documents (step S11 in FIG. 4, no deficiencies), the user information storage unit 12 of the recording system 1 stores the contract target person in the storage unit 121 (step S12 in FIG. 4, user information storage step, user information storage function), the application for proxy recording ends.

In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the user 3 is a specified user, not an unspecified user. can be collated, and it is possible to identify the user (specify the user).

For example, if the address is in Tokyo and the location information is within a predetermined range (for example, within 5 kilometers), the reliability of the address is judged to be high. can be registered. Also, if the address is in Tokyo but the location information of the terminal is outside the predetermined range (for example, outside the 5-kilometer range, in a foreign country, etc.), the reliability of the address is assumed to be low, and an error is generated in step S7 of FIG. Exclude as If the location information of the user 3 falls outside the predetermined range due to some circumstances such as a business trip, the request for proxy recording can be resumed when the circumstances are resolved.

As a processing flow for a proxy recording application, the processing of steps S1 to S12 in FIG. 4 has been described in the first embodiment, but it is only necessary to verify the identity of the user 3 (specify the user), and the method is limited to the above method. isn't it.

As an example, in step S10 of FIG. 4 above, a method of returning the necessary contract documents sent in step S9 of FIG. 4 is adopted. It is assumed that the terminal 4 may be logged in to the recording system 1 . Triggered by the login, the user information storage unit 12 of the recording system 1 may cause the storage unit 121 to store the user 3 as a contracted person (step S12 in FIG. 4). By adopting this method, a company that provides the recording system 1 as a recording (agent) business can confirm the arrival of items to be sent (documents required for a contract) and identify the person (address confirmation), and at the same time, confirm that a contract is required. Since there is no need to send back the documents, it also leads to a reduction in the time and effort of the user 3.

Further, as an example, after the identity verification (identification of the user) is completed by the position information collation executed by the position information confirmation unit 11, that is, after the provisional contract is registered in step S6 of FIG. Defining and recording/playback processing (steps S13 to S16 in FIG. 5, steps S161 to S168 in FIG. 6, and steps S17 to S21 in FIG. 7) may be executed. By adopting this method, the user 3 can immediately use the recording system 1 without causing a time lag from application to completion of the contract. In step S11 of FIG. 4, if there is any deficiency in the required contract documents, it is necessary to freeze the account of user 3 (including disabling login to recording system 1 and stopping playback/viewing). The company that provides it as an agency business can design it as appropriate, and the explanation is omitted.

Next, a processing flow from initial display to recording instruction will be described with reference to FIG.

Log in to the recording system 1 from the terminal 4 (step S13 in FIG. 5). It is assumed that the information necessary for login, such as the login ID and password used at this time, has been notified to the terminal 4 or the user 3 at any stage from step S1 to step S12 in FIG.

The recording system 1 displays the initial screen (step S14 in FIG. 5). The initial screen displayed here is a screen first displayed when the user 3 logs in after making a contract, and displays a confirmation screen of contract items, settings, and the like.

The screen changes from the initial screen to the recording instruction screen, and the terminal 4 issues a recording instruction (step S15 in FIG. 5). FIG. 9 shows an example of the screen display of the recording instruction of the terminal 4. As shown in FIG. FIG. 9A is a channel selection screen, in which the receiving area 411 displays the receiving area determined in step S5 of FIG. is displayed. When the user 3 selects the recording channel selection 412 and presses the selection button 413, the screen transitions to the recording instruction screen of FIG. 9B. On the recording instruction screen of FIG. 9B, the broadcasting station selected by the recording channel selection 412 on the channel selection screen is displayed as the recording target channel 414, and when the recording button 415 is pressed, the recording instruction is sent from the terminal 4 to the recording system 1. and is sent.

In the first embodiment, as described in step S15 of FIG. 5 and FIGS. Since no time slot has been selected, it is treated as full recording of the broadcast data of the "recording channel", that is, fully automatic recording.

In the recording system 1, when the recording instruction is received, the user information storage unit 12 stores the [recording instruction] and the [instructed channel] in the storage unit 121 (step S16 in FIG. 5). As an example of the contents to be stored here, the [recording instruction] for the user ID "10001" in FIG.

The screen of the terminal 4 shown in FIG. 9 is an example, and the layout of the screen, the number of selectable channels, setting items such as time designation and keywords, display items, etc. are not limited, and are assumed in recording a normal TV program. It is sufficient to adopt the items that are

Next, the processing flow of recording definition will be described with reference to FIG. When the recording instruction is stored in step S16 of FIG. 5, when the recording system 1 receives the broadcast data, the recording of the user 3 who has the recording instruction is defined (recording definition step, recording definition function).

The transmitting unit 21 of the broadcasting station 2 transmits the program as broadcast data (step S161 in FIG. 6), the receiving unit 15 of the recording system 1 receives the broadcast data (receiving step, receiving function), and the broadcast data storage unit 17 Store in the storage unit 171 (step S162 in FIG. 6, broadcast data storage step, broadcast data storage function). In Embodiment 1, after receiving the broadcast data in step S162 of FIG.

In Embodiment 1, as shown in FIG. The receiving unit 15 of the recording system 1 receives the transmitted broadcast data.

The recording system 1 starts recording definition processing of the broadcast data received by the receiving unit 15 . User information is read (step S163 in FIG. 6). User information is, for example, data in the storage unit 121 shown in FIG. 8 registered in step S6 of FIG. Specifically, the user ID, terminal identification number, name, telephone number, address, age, gender, reception area, and password can be included.

Next, the presence or absence of a recording instruction is confirmed (step S164 in FIG. 6). If there is a recording instruction (Yes in step S164 of FIG. 6), the broadcast area included in the broadcast data is compared with the [receiving area] stored in the storage unit 121 (step S165 of FIG. 6). If the broadcast area is the reception area (Yes in step S165 of FIG. 6), the broadcast data is compared with the [instructed channel] stored in the storage unit 121 (step S166 of FIG. 6). If the broadcast data is the designated channel (Yes in step S166 of FIG. 6), the recording definition unit 16 defines the broadcast data stored in the storage unit 171 as the recording data of user 3 (step S167 of FIG. 6).

In addition, in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, broadcast stations such as satellite broadcasts whose broadcast area is all over Japan (hereinafter referred to as national broadcast stations) are also stored in the area-corresponding broadcast station information holding unit 13. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Although the processing from step S165 to step 167 in FIG. 6 can be performed, if a configuration is adopted in which the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13 does not hold the information, after receiving the broadcast data in step S162 in FIG. If it is a nationwide broadcasting station, the reception area determination in step S165 of FIG.

The definition of the recorded data in step S167 of FIG. This is done by a method of duplicating and defining on the part 171 (method 2), or the like. If the above-mentioned method 1 is adopted, it is thought that a correspondence table (or something equivalent to it) is required to associate broadcast data with user information and define recorded data. Since it is conventional technology, detailed description thereof will be omitted. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that method 2 is employed, in which the recorded data of user 3 is duplicated on the storage unit 171 and defined. The definition of the recorded data is not limited to this method, and it is sufficient if the broadcast data can be defined as the recorded data of the user 3, and is appropriately determined according to the mode of implementation.

As in step S163 of FIG. 6, user information is read (step S168 of FIG. 6). Steps S164 to S168 in FIG. 6 are repeated until user information to be stored in the storage unit 121 is completed.

If there is no recording instruction (No in step S164 of FIG. 6), if the broadcast area is not a receiving area (No in step S165 of FIG. 6), or if the broadcast data is not the designated channel (No in step S166 of FIG. 6), the step of FIG. S168 is executed.

The above processing when the broadcasting station 2 is the "television station B" will be described with reference to the data in the storage unit 121 in FIG. Broadcasting station 2 "TV station B" transmits a program as broadcasting data (step S161 in FIG. 6), and recording system 1 receives and stores the broadcasting data. User information is read (step S163 in FIG. 6), and user information of [user ID] "10001" is acquired. [Recording instruction] of the user information is "Completed" (Yes in step S164 in FIG. 6), and the broadcasting area and the [receiving area] are compared.

The [receiving area] of [user ID] "10001" is "Tokyo". The broadcasting area of the broadcasting station 2 is obtained by searching the [broadcasting station] of the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13 shown in FIG. to get as When searching with "TV station B", "Ibaraki prefecture", "Kanagawa prefecture", and "Tokyo" are acquired as broadcasting areas.

Therefore, since the [receiving area] of [user ID] "10001" corresponds to the broadcasting area of broadcasting station 2 "television station B" (step S165 in FIG. Channel]. The [instructed channels] of [user ID] "10001" are "TV station A", "TV station B", and "TV station D". channel] (step S166 Yes in FIG. 6). Therefore, the recording defining unit 16 defines the broadcast data stored in the storage unit 171 as recording data of [user ID] "10001" (step S167 in FIG. 6).

Next, the user information is read (step S168 in FIG. 6), and the user information of [user ID] "10002" is acquired. Since [recording instruction] of the user information is blank and no recording instruction has been issued (No in step S164 in FIG. 6), the next user information is read without performing recording determination processing for the user (step S164 in FIG. 6). step S168). In this manner, steps S164 to S168 in FIG. 6 are repeated until user information to be stored in the storage unit 121 is completed.

Next, a processing flow for viewing recorded data will be described with reference to FIG.

Log in to the recording system 1 from the terminal 4 (step S17 in FIG. 7). The recording defining unit 16 of the recording system 1 acquires the list of recorded data defined in step S167 of FIG. 6 from the storage unit 171 and displays it (step S18 of FIG. 7).

The recording/playback instruction unit (not shown) of the terminal 4 instructs the recording system 1 to play back the recorded data selected as the viewing target (step S19 in FIG. 7), and the recording system 1 stores the recorded data in the storage unit 171. and transmits it to the terminal 4 (step S20 in FIG. 7), and the recording/playback executing section (not shown) of the terminal 4 plays back the recorded data (step S21 in FIG. 7).

The list of recorded data displayed in step S18 of FIG. 7 is not limited to a layout as long as the recorded data defined by the user 3 can be displayed on the terminal 4. FIG. It is assumed that a method of displaying recorded data that is normally used for a program table in the reception area of the user 3 or the like is adopted, and since it is an existing technology, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

It should be noted that in the first embodiment, the application and contract procedures for proxy recording in steps S1 to S12 in FIG. 4 and the recording instructions in steps S13 to S16 in FIG. However, the viewing of the recorded data in FIG. 7 is not limited to this. Specifically, from the television owned by the user 3 or other terminals (other than the terminal 4) connected to the communication network 5, the login process of step S17 in FIG. 7 may be executed to enable viewing. .

In the first embodiment, the users 31 and 32 shown in FIG. 3A refer to three users themselves. Note that since the user 3 may be any specified user, depending on the content of the contract concluded in step S12 of FIG. 4, even the family of the user 3 may be included. shall be determined as appropriate. As described above, the terminal 4 in FIG. 3A is a terminal that concludes a contract and issues recording instructions, and the terminal 41 is a tablet terminal or a personal computer that is operated by the user 31 and used for viewing recorded data. The terminal 42 is a terminal such as a computer, and the terminal 42 is a terminal such as a television operated by the user 32 and used for viewing recorded data.

Advantages for a company that provides a video recording agency business that employs the above configuration include cost, risk, and labor savings, as well as the acquisition of high-quality users. By adopting the method of matching the distance range of the user's address and the terminal's location information before signing the recording agent contract, it is possible to eliminate a certain number of malicious users and other errors. lead to reduced risk. Then, only when the location information verification is cleared, the necessary documents for the contract are sent, delivered to the address of the user 3, and the contract is concluded by returning the documents. be able to. At the same time, it is possible to reduce the return cost and labor on the company side.

As an advantage on the user side of adopting the above configuration, it is possible to use a recording device without privately owning it, so that TV programs can be easily recorded and viewed. It is possible to enjoy only the advantage of being able to view the recorded data for which the recording instruction is given at any time without incurring the disadvantages of owning a recording device such as purchase cost, maintenance cost and time. becomes.

In addition, user 3 can easily enjoy viewing from various media by allowing user 3 to select a viewing terminal, such as a TV when viewing on a large screen, or a tablet when going out of residence on a business trip, etc. becomes possible.

In addition, it is possible to enjoy all broadcast data including commercials for channels selected and instructed to be recorded by the user 3 himself/herself.

When the above configuration is adopted and provided by a company as a recording agency business, there is no burden or demerit on the broadcasting station 2, and the user 3 can easily view the recorded TV program, thereby preventing the user from leaving TV. It is possible to enjoy the benefits of

Also, if the recording system 1 is configured with a function of acquiring program viewing data including program viewing rates, the broadcasting station 2 can acquire program viewing data including accurate viewing rates.

[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment, the transmitting unit 21 of the broadcasting station 2 transmits broadcast data via the communication network 5, and the receiving unit 15 of the recording system 1 receives the broadcast data transmitted from the transmitter 9 such as the radio tower 92. described as a thing. In the second embodiment, the receiving unit 15 receives broadcast data transmitted from the transmitting unit 21 of the broadcasting station 2 via the communication network 5 without using the transmitter 9 via the communication unit 18 of the recording system 1. The configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 3(B).

Referring to FIG. 3B, the transmission unit 21 of the broadcasting station 2 and the communication unit 18 of the recording system 1 are connected via the communication network 5 . Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. When a dedicated line or a closed network is adopted for the communication network 5 connecting the broadcasting station 2 and the recording system 1, it is necessary to handle the communication network 5 connecting the recording system 1 and the terminal 4 as a separate line. There is

Next, a processing flow for recording definition will be described with reference to FIG. The transmitting unit 21 of the broadcasting station 2 transmits the program as broadcast data in the form of a signal transmitted by baseband (step S161 in FIG. 6), and the receiving unit 15 of the recording system 1 transmits the program via the communication network 5 and the communication unit 18. , the broadcast data is received without modulation or demodulation, and the broadcast data storage unit 17 stores it in the storage unit 171 (step S162 in FIG. 6).

In the above-described configuration, adjustments such as installation of devices such as encoders are determined according to the embodiment so that broadcast data can be transmitted and received between the transmission unit of the broadcasting station and the communication unit of the recording system 1. shall be

Steps 163 to S168 in FIG. 6, steps S1 to S12 in FIG. 4, steps S13 to S16 in FIG. 5, and steps S17 to S21 in FIG. Description is omitted.

When the above configuration is adopted, the reception unit 15 can receive high-quality broadcast data because radio waves are not used. The recording system 1 can record broadcast data with high image quality, or set the image quality for recording, and can meet the user 3's request for image quality for recording.

In the second embodiment, when broadcasting data is sent from the broadcasting station 2 to the recording system 1 via the communication network 5 (step S161 in FIG. 6), a signal transmitted in the baseband is sent. , which may be appropriately determined according to the embodiment. As an example, if the broadcasting station 2 is a cable television station, the communication network 5 adopts the cable television network and transmits a signal of a system that can be transmitted through the cable television network.

In the first embodiment, the transmitting unit 21 of the broadcasting station 2 transmits broadcast data via the communication network 5, and the receiving unit 15 of the recording system 1 receives the broadcast data transmitted from the transmitter 9 such as the radio tower 92. Configuration: In the second embodiment, broadcast data sent from the sending unit 21 of the broadcasting station 2 through the communication network 5 without going through the transmitter 9 is received by the receiving unit 15 through the communication unit 18 of the recording system 1. Although the configuration for receiving has been described, it is also possible to use both configurations together. For example, even if ordinary television cannot be viewed due to an unforeseen event such as a natural disaster, the recording system 1 is provided with a plurality of communication paths, so the user 3 can watch television via the recording system 1. becomes possible.

Next, a recording method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be explained.

The recording method according to the embodiment of the present invention is a recording method that defines recording of broadcast data sent out by a broadcasting station based on a recording instruction from the terminal 4. Equipped with a storage unit 12, an area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13, a reception area determination unit 14, a reception unit 15, a broadcast data storage unit 17, and a recording determination unit 16, implemented in a company that provides a recording (agent) business , performed by the recording system.

In advance, in the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding step, the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13 holds correspondence relationship information with a predetermined broadcasting station corresponding to the receiving area.

When broadcast data is transmitted from the transmission unit of the broadcasting station, the reception unit 15 receives the broadcast data in the reception step, and the broadcast data storage unit 17 stores the broadcast data received in the reception step in the storage unit in the broadcast data storage step. .

When the recording substitution application from the terminal 4 is started, the position information is confirmed in the position information confirmation step. Specifically, the location information of the terminal 4 is acquired by acquiring the location information of the location information confirmation unit 11 of the recording system, the user information including the address of the user issuing the recording instruction is acquired by acquiring the user information, and the location information is collated. It is verified whether the distance between the position information and the address of the user is within a predetermined range.

If the distance between the location information of the terminal 4 and the address of the user is within a predetermined range, in the reception area determination step, the reception area determination unit 14 determines the reception area where the user can receive broadcast data from the user's address. do. Then, in the user information storage step, the user information storage unit 12 stores the reception area determined in the reception area determination step and the user information acquired in the user information acquisition in the storage unit as contracted persons.

Based on the recording instruction from the terminal 4, in the recording defining step, the recording defining unit 16 records the broadcast data of the predetermined broadcasting station determined based on the reception area determined in the reception area determination step and the correspondence information. define

According to the above configuration, by collating the distance range between the address of the user and the location information of the terminal 4, it is possible to perform identity verification of the user reliably and easily. In addition, since the user's recorded data is defined by the recording defining unit 16 based on the recording instruction from the terminal 4, the user's own recorded data can be selected and viewed as if the user owns a recording device. be able to.

Next, a recording program according to the embodiment of the present invention will be explained.

The recording program in the embodiment of the present invention is a recording program that defines recording of broadcast data sent out by a broadcasting station based on a recording instruction from the terminal 4. The recording program includes the position information confirmation unit 11, user information Equipped with a storage unit 12, an area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13, a reception area determination unit 14, a reception unit 15, a broadcast data storage unit 17, and a recording determination unit 16, implemented in a company that provides a recording (agent) business , are computer programs executed by the recording system.

By the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding function, the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit 13 holds in advance correspondence information with a predetermined broadcasting station corresponding to the receiving area.

When broadcast data is transmitted from the transmitting unit of the broadcasting station, the receiving function executes the receiving unit 15 to receive the broadcast data transmitted from the transmitting unit of the broadcasting station, and the broadcast data storage function stores the broadcast data. The broadcast data received by executing the receiving function is stored in the storage unit.

When the recording substitution application from the terminal 4 is started, the position information confirmation function confirms the position information. Specifically, the location information of the terminal 4 is acquired by acquiring the location information of the location information confirmation unit 11 of the recording system, the user information including the address of the user issuing the recording instruction is acquired by acquiring the user information, and the location information is collated. It is verified whether the distance between the position information and the address of the user is within a predetermined range.

When the distance between the location information of the terminal 4 and the user's address is within a predetermined range, the reception area determination function executes the reception area determination unit 14 to determine a reception area where the user can receive broadcast data from the user's address. to decide. Then, the user information storage function stores the reception area determined by the reception area determination function and the user information obtained by acquiring the user information by executing the user information storage unit 12 as contracted persons in the storage unit.

Based on the recording instruction from the terminal 4, the recording setting function executes the recording setting unit 16, and based on the recording instruction from the terminal 4, the reception area determined by the reception area determination function and the correspondence information. defines the recording of broadcast data of a predetermined broadcast station determined by

According to the above configuration, by collating the distance range between the address of the user and the location information of the terminal 4, it is possible to perform identity verification of the user reliably and easily. In addition, since the user's recorded data is defined by the recording defining unit 16 based on the recording instruction from the terminal 4, the user's own recorded data can be selected and viewed as if the user owns a recording device. be able to.

The invention can be embodied in many forms without departing from its essential characteristics. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative and not limiting of the present invention.

1 recording system 11 location information confirmation unit 12 user information storage unit 121 storage unit 13 area-corresponding broadcasting station information storage unit 14 reception area determination unit 15 reception unit 16 recording determination unit 17 broadcast data storage unit 171 storage unit 18 communication unit 19 control unit 2 Broadcast station 3 User 31 User 32 User 4 Terminal 41 Terminal 42 Terminal 411 Receiving area 412 Recording channel selection 413 Selection button 414 Recording target channel 415 Recording button 5 Communication network 6 Radio wave 9 Transmitter 91 Artificial satellite 92 Radio tower

Claims (7)

A recording system that defines recording of broadcast data sent by a broadcasting station based on a recording instruction from a terminal,
location information acquisition for acquiring location information of the terminal;
User information acquisition for acquiring user information including the address of the user issuing the recording instruction, and location information collation for collating whether the distance between the location information and the address of the user is within a predetermined range,
a location information confirmation unit that executes
a user information storage unit that stores the user information acquired by acquiring the user information in a storage unit as a contracted person;
an area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit that holds correspondence relationship information with a predetermined broadcasting station corresponding to a reception area;
a reception area determination unit that determines a reception area in which the user can receive broadcast data from the address of the user;
a receiving unit for receiving the broadcast data transmitted from the transmitting unit of the predetermined broadcasting station;
a broadcast data storage unit that stores the broadcast data received by the reception unit in a storage unit;
A recording definition unit that defines recording of the broadcast data of the predetermined broadcasting station that is determined based on the reception area determined by the reception area determination unit and the correspondence relationship information based on the recording instruction from the terminal. and,
A recording system comprising: The terminal includes a recording/playback instruction section for instructing playback of recorded data recorded by the recording/playback instruction section, and the recording system performs recording/playback execution for executing recording/playback based on a playback instruction from the recording/playback instruction section. 2. The recording system according to claim 1, further comprising: When the broadcasting area of the broadcast data received by the receiving unit is the receiving area of the user, the recording defining unit defines recording of all the broadcast data based on the recording instruction. The recording system according to claim 1, wherein: The broadcast data transmitted from the transmitting unit of the predetermined broadcasting station is transmitted via a communication network as a signal transmitted in baseband, and the receiving unit modulates or demodulates the signal via the communication network. 2. The video recording system according to claim 1, wherein the video recording system receives the video without recording. The location information confirmation unit includes a collation error notification unit that notifies that a collation error has occurred when a difference between the location information and the address of the user is not within a predetermined range in the collation of the location information. The recording system according to claim 1. A recording method for defining recording of broadcast data transmitted by a broadcasting station based on a recording instruction from a terminal,
The recording method is performed by a recording system comprising a position information confirmation unit, a user information storage unit, an area-compatible broadcast station information storage unit, a reception area determination unit, a reception unit, a broadcast data storage unit, and a recording determination unit,
an area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding step in which the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit holds correspondence relationship information with a predetermined broadcasting station corresponding to a reception area;
a receiving step in which the receiving unit receives broadcast data transmitted from the transmitting unit of the predetermined broadcasting station;
a broadcast data storage step in which the broadcast data storage unit stores the broadcast data received in the reception step in a storage unit;
The location information confirmation unit acquires location information for acquiring location information of the terminal, user information acquisition for acquiring user information including an address of the user issuing the recording instruction, and a distance between the location information and the address of the user. A position information confirmation step for executing position information collation for collating whether is within a predetermined range;
a reception area determination step in which the reception area determination unit determines a reception area in which the user can receive broadcast data from the address of the user;
a user information storage step in which the user information storage unit stores the user information acquired by the user information acquisition in the storage unit as a contracted person;
The recording defining unit records the broadcast data of the predetermined broadcasting station determined based on the reception area determined in the reception area determination step and the correspondence relationship information based on the recording instruction from the terminal. a recording defining step of defining
A recording method characterized by executing A recording program for defining recording of broadcast data transmitted by a broadcasting station based on a recording instruction from a terminal,
The recording program is provided in a recording system comprising a position information confirmation unit, a user information storage unit, an area-compatible broadcasting station information storage unit, a reception area determination unit, a reception unit, a broadcast data storage unit, and a recording definition unit.
an area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding function in which the area-corresponding broadcasting station information holding unit holds correspondence relationship information with a predetermined broadcasting station corresponding to a reception area;
a reception function in which the reception unit receives broadcast data transmitted from the transmission unit of the predetermined broadcasting station;
a broadcast data storage function in which the broadcast data storage unit stores the broadcast data received by the reception function in a storage unit;
The location information confirmation unit acquires location information for acquiring location information of the terminal, user information acquisition for acquiring user information including an address of the user issuing the recording instruction, and a distance between the location information and the address of the user. A location information confirmation function that performs location information collation to collate whether is within a predetermined range;
a reception area determination function in which the reception area determination unit determines a reception area in which the user can receive the broadcast data from the address of the user;
A user information storage function in which the user information storage unit stores the user information acquired by the user information acquisition in the storage unit as a contracted person;
The recording defining unit records the broadcast data of the predetermined broadcasting station determined based on the reception area determined by the reception area determination function and the correspondence relationship information based on the recording instruction from the terminal. A recording definition function that defines the
A recording program characterized by executing

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