JPH07123245B2 - Broadcast message automatic reception system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a member-only message broadcast reception system for wired or wireless broadcasting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In commercial broadcasting, conventionally, commercial messages have been accepted from the general public, and a commercial program having contents determined by the user's request and various conditions is produced and broadcast for each case. On the other hand, there is also a system in which a disc jockey of a radio broadcast, in particular, a direct voice call from a general public in a specific program, or a communication message such as a postcard or a facsimile is directly read and broadcast.

[0003]

However, in a broadcasting network in a relatively small regional range, the user transmits his / her own voice or a homemade voice message by telephone, and the broadcasting station accepts this and broadcasts it as it is. If such a system is established, it will be a very effective means for so-called community information, such as advertisement of a special sale day in a specific store and urgent regional information transmission. Therefore, in consideration of a certain extent of covering a predetermined regional range and inconvenience caused by flooding application by telephone, in the present invention, only the members who have purchased the predetermined broadcasting time in advance can call by telephone. An attempt is made to provide an automatic message reception system for broadcasting, which accepts an application and allows the broadcasting station to record and broadcast the received voice message as it is.

[0004]

Therefore, the present invention is a membership-based automatic reception system for broadcasting messages via a telephone line, which comprises a) a subscriber's telephone and b) a telephone line to the subscriber's telephone. An automatic reception and control device that is communicatively connected via and is capable of providing procedural instructions, status indications, questions and message authorizations to the subscriber, thereby digitally modulating a voice message transmitted from the subscriber through a telephone. And c) a list of at least the member number of the subscriber and the remaining time for message broadcast, and a memory for storing the digitally modulated signal of the message for each desired broadcast time zone and for each subscriber together with a waiting mark or a completed mark. D) a transmitter for broadcasting a message read from said memory and demodulated into an audio signal, and e) before An automatic reception and control device presents to the device a command and its contents to give procedural instructions, status indications, questions and message authorizations to the subscriber, and connects a digitally modulated signal from the device to the memory. Along with this, a device equipped with a computer for reading and reproducing from this memory as needed,
f) The automatic reception and control device further captures subscriber information other than the message, such as subscriber's self-certification and indication of desired broadcast time zone, by push button sound or dial operation pulse by the subscriber's telephone operation. The computer further retrieves the subscriber message in a waiting state from the memory and reproduces it before the scheduled broadcast time period, and the system operator can listen to the message in the scheduled broadcast time period. So that the subscriber can select the broadcastable time zone via the automatic reception and control device.

In the above configuration, if the voice message of the subscriber's telephone meets the predetermined condition, the voice message is stored in the storage means so as to be broadcast in the desired time zone. By listening to the voice message read from the memory and reproduced, it is possible to finally decide whether or not to broadcast the message from the viewpoint of public morality and broadcast ethics.

[0006]

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall structure of the system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, T ₁ , T ₂ , T
₃ ... is a telephone subscriber, the message reception system 1 forming the main part of the present invention, for example, are connected to these telephone T ₁ of the subscriber, T _2, T ₃ ... via the public telephone line 2. The message reception system 1 includes telephones T ₁ , T ₂ ,
The automatic reception and control device 3, the computer 4, the message storage memory 5 including a hard disk, and the transmitter 6 which are directly connected to T ₃ ... Read from the memory 5 via the computer 4 from the transmitter 6. Is
A message demodulated into an audio signal is broadcast by the message reception and control device 3, and is transmitted to radios R ₁ , R ₂ , R ₃ ... In general households within the reception range.

[0007] The automatic reception and control device 3 gives procedural instructions, status indications, questions and message permission to the subscribers who are connected through the telephone line 2, whereby the voice messages transmitted by the subscribers through the telephone are digital signals. And the digital signal is supplied to the memory 5 via the computer 4, and the contents of conversation between the subscriber and the system can be heard on the monitor by the built-in speaker. The memory 5 lists the membership numbers of the subscribers and the remaining time of message broadcasting, and the message digital signals received by referring to the subscribers according to the time zone are a waiting mark (before broadcasting) or a completed mark (already broadcast). It is to be stored with. The computer 4 controls the above-mentioned automatic reception and control device 3 and mediates between this device 3 and the memory 5, so that the former (3) should issue a procedural instruction, a state instruction, a question and a message permission and its command. A color display 4 for presenting contents and providing a connection with the memory 5 according to the stage, for displaying the system operating state for the system operator.
a.

Subscriber information other than the broadcast request message, such as the subscriber's self-certification to the automatic message reception and control device 3 and the indication of the desired broadcast time zone, is formed by a push button sound or dial operation pulse by the subscriber's telephone operation. This saves time until the message is recorded, and prevents malfunctions. The flow of system operation will be described below.

The member certification system flow starts with a member dialing the telephone number of the system to call the system, and various procedures such as membership certification as shown in FIG. 2 are performed. When the system operation starts (step S
1), the automatic reception and control apparatus 3 (hereinafter, abbreviated as "apparatus 3" in the flow description) captures the subscriber's line (step S2), and the computer 4 asks "This is ... automatic broadcasting station. I am a message receptionist. Please send your membership number by push button or dial. "
Etc. generate a control voice message (step S3),
This is transmitted to the subscriber via the device 3. This allows members to push, for example, 2
A 10-digit membership number is transmitted, and the device 3 waits (step S4) and identifies this tone or pulse signal, converts it into a digital signal, and sends it to the computer 4 (step S).
5). If the number is not sent within the predetermined time, the control message gives an opportunity to call again (step S6), and if the correct number is not sent yet (step S7),
The main line is cut off. The computer 4 searches whether the number is a registered member number (step S8), and if the member number is not included in the registration data, for example, "The member number is not found. Check again and then call. Please send a control message such as "Please send me." (Step S
9) If the second number is not the registered member number (step S10), the central office line is cut off. If the membership number is correct, the computer 4 is instructed to that effect (step S1).
1) The device 3 thus requested requests the subscriber for a common or individual personal identification number other than the membership number for safety (step S1).
2), the same procedure as the membership number (steps S12 and S13)
The password is accepted in S16 and S17 to S19 in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows steps from the time zone processing and message identification such as reception of the secret code to the reception and recording of the message. If the personal identification number is also correct (step S17), the computer 4 retrieves the registration data from the member number, and the remaining time of the subscriber is stored in the device 3 (preferably in seconds, and the remaining time is zero or negative due to non-payment of time charge) Is also handled) (step S20), and the device 3 notifies the member by voice together with the broadcastable time zone (step S21). The member selects the desired time zone and operates the push button or dial so that it becomes the designated numerical value. The device 3 waits for this numerical value (step S22), and when the computer 4 receives the desired time zone from the device 3 (step S23) or when there is no response from the member for a certain period of time, it is set to the nearest broadcast time. Assuming that the band is desired, the device 3 emits a recording start guidance message and the following start sound, the member sends his own voice or the created voice message through the telephone, and the device 3 AD-converts it.
It is recorded as a PCM-modulated digital signal, and this signal is stored in the memory 5 via the computer 4 (step S24). If there is a termination signal (step S25) by the member operating the telephone, the computer 4 is notified of the termination (step S27) after the voice termination guidance (step S26) is performed, and if there is no termination signal, the device 3 outputs a voice message. When the termination is judged (step S28), the telephone line is cut off (step S29). The computer 4 transfers the PCM digital data of the device 3 to the memory 5 composed of a hard disk. As a result, the computer 4 prepares to output all the received PCM data as voice within the member's desired broadcast time zone.

The system operator listens to the message data read and reproduced by the computer 4 from the memory 5, determines whether or not the message can be broadcast from the viewpoint of public order and morals or broadcast ethics, and broadcasts only the data determined to be broadcastable. to approve. When a message is broadcast by the transmitter 6, the system operator marks the message "done" in the message by the computer 4 or carries it forward for "continue".

The file operation procedure in the computer 4 is as shown in FIG. When the computer starts, in the first step CS1, it is determined whether or not PCM data is being transmitted (on-air) through the transmitter 6, and if not, in step CS2, the PCM data generated by the reception and control device 3 is sent. Transfer the data to the hard disk of the memory 5. When the PCM data is transferred, the computer 4 creates the sending time key data in which the data is filed for each sending time in step CS3. When the delivery time key data is created, the computer forms a list display of the delivery time key data for the operator to view at step CS4. A color display 4a is used for this, and print data can be printed out by an appropriate output device. Following the list display step CS4, a manual correction step CS5 of the sending time key data is executed, and the process returns to the judgment step CS1 again. The fact that the manual correction of the sending time key data is substantially performed means that the PCM data has been sent or that the operator has determined that the broadcasting is impossible. A subroutine for performing such interrupt processing is displayed on the right side of FIG.
First, it is judged whether or not it is the sending time for a certain PCM data (step CS6), and if it is judged to be the sending time zone, it is first judged whether or not the data can be sent mechanically (step CS6). CS7), then read the data from the memory 5 and play it back temporarily to have the operator listen to it and determine whether it is broadcastable or not. If it is determined that broadcasting is possible, the audio signal is sent to the transmitter 6 (the interruption processing step CS
8) Here, it is placed on a carrier wave and transmitted (on air) (step CS9). When the PCM data is sent, the sent flag is written in this data (step CS10), and the subroutine returns to the sending time judgment (step CS6). Manual correction step CS5 described above
Is performed based on the interrupt processing step CS8 described above.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, the application from the subscriber, the transmission of the broadcast message, the adjustment of the broadcast time zone, etc. are automatically performed except the listening judgment of the voice message by the system operator and the related operation. An automatic message reception system for broadcasting in an effective broadcasting system is provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of a system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing subscriber membership certification and identification procedures according to the system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing a time zone process and a message recording procedure by the system.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram showing file operations of broadcast message data by a computer and related procedures.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A membership-based automatic reception system for broadcasting messages through a telephone line, comprising: a) a subscriber's telephone; and b) a subscriber's telephone communicatively connected via a telephone line to the subscriber. Give procedural instructions, status instructions, questions and message authorization to the person, which digitally modulates the voice message transmitted from the subscriber through the telephone.
Together with the modulated digital signal into a voice message
An automatic reception and control device capable of demodulation , c) a waiting mark for at least a list of the subscriber's membership number and message broadcast remaining time, and a digitally modulated signal of the message by desired broadcast time zone and by subscriber Or a memory for storing with the done mark, d) a transmitter for broadcasting a message read from the memory and demodulated into an audio signal, and e) the automatic reception and control device for the subscriber. , Instructions for giving procedural instructions, status indications, questions and message authorizations and their contents are presented to the device, and a digital modulation signal from the device is connected to the memory and read out from the memory when necessary. Finger to play
A computer for giving an indication , f) the automatic reception and control device further provides subscriber information other than the message, such as self-certification of the subscriber and explicit indication of a desired broadcast time zone, by operating the subscriber's telephone. Captured by a push button tone or dialing pulse, the computer further retrieves and plays a pending subscriber message from the memory before its scheduled broadcast time, which the system operator can listen to. A broadcast message characterized by presenting a selectable broadcast time zone of the subscriber through the automatic reception and control device so that the scheduled broadcast time zone can be set with a sufficient time. Automatic reception system.