JPS6179390A - Catv terminal equipment - Google Patents

Catv terminal equipment

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Publication number
JPS6179390A
JPS6179390A JP59202365A JP20236584A JPS6179390A JP S6179390 A JPS6179390 A JP S6179390A JP 59202365 A JP59202365 A JP 59202365A JP 20236584 A JP20236584 A JP 20236584A JP S6179390 A JPS6179390 A JP S6179390A
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Prior art keywords
viewing
channel
time
history
stored
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JP59202365A
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Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Tadakazu Shiraishi
白石　忠和
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Pioneer Corp
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Pioneer Electronic Corp
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Priority to JP59202365A priority Critical patent/JPS6179390A/en
Publication of JPS6179390A publication Critical patent/JPS6179390A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44213—Monitoring of end-user related data
    • H04N21/44222—Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity
    • H04N21/44224—Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing

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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Social Psychology (AREA)
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To store clearly a viewing history in details by providing a means storing a viewed channel and its viewing time and a control circuit including a means outputting the storage content of a required time. CONSTITUTION:When a channel is selected, the channel of the viewing program is read by a CPU8 and the time of the viewing channel is measured by the own clock function and stored in a RAM9. The data signal of the viewing history stored in this way is outputted to a PSK12 as an incoming data by a switch function provided to a terminal device or a command from the center side and outputted to a printer or the like from a history data output terminal 11. Every time the channel selection differs by the remote operation, write to a RAM9 is conducted and the information is stored. Thus, the viewing history is extracted at an optional period as to an optional terminal equipment in a + or - terminal equipment having a one-way or two-way communication system and the trouble on charging is avoided by sure information.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention] 【産業上の利用分野】[Industrial application field]

本発明は、センターからの映像信号を受信し、指定した
チャンネル周波数にチューニングしてテレビ受像機に与
える０ＡＴＶ端末装置に関するものである。The present invention relates to an ATV terminal device that receives a video signal from a center, tunes it to a designated channel frequency, and provides it to a television receiver.

【従来技術およびその技術的課題】[Prior art and its technical issues]

従来、センターからの映像信号と共に下りデータを受信
できる１方向通信システムを持つ０ＡＴＶ端末装置、あ
るいは、更に上りデータを送信できる双方向通信システ
ムを持つＣＡＴＶ端末装置では、センター側で各端末装
置の視聴履歴（視聴チャンネルとその視聴時間の履歴）
を詳細に知ることができない。通常の有料番組について
は、視聴履歴に応じて利金を徴収するような運用がなさ
れるが、センター側（番組提供者）と視聴者との間で、
視聴履歴（課金）に関するトラブルが絶えない。これは
、１方向通信では視聴状況を逐一センター側でチェック
できないし、双方向通信でもポーリンク間隔が長いと、
正確な視聴履歴を知ることができないためである。Conventionally, with 0ATV terminal equipment that has a one-way communication system that can receive downlink data along with video signals from the center, or CATV terminal equipment that has a two-way communication system that can further transmit uplink data, each terminal device is viewed and viewed at the center side. History (history of channels watched and their viewing times)
cannot be known in detail. For regular paid programs, interest is collected according to the viewing history, but between the center side (program provider) and the viewer,
There are constant troubles regarding viewing history (billing). This is because with one-way communication, the center cannot check the viewing status one by one, and even with two-way communication, if the polling interval is long,
This is because accurate viewing history cannot be known.

【発明の目的） 本発明は、上記事情にもとづいてなされたもので、端末において視聴履歴の記憶）幾能と、その記憶内容とを出力する機Ｆｌｕを備えることで、視聴履歴を詳細かつ明確に残すことができるようにしたＣＡＴＶ端末装置を提供しようとするものである。 【発明の構成】[Purpose of the invention] The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and by providing a terminal with Flu, a device that outputs the storage function of the viewing history and the stored contents, it is possible to leave the viewing history in detail and clearly. The present invention aims to provide a CATV terminal device that does the following. [Structure of the invention]

この目的のため、本発明は、センターからの映像信号を
受信し、指定したチャンネル周波数にチューニングして
テレビ受像機に与えるものにおいて、視聴したチャンネ
ルとその視聴の時間とを記憶する手段、おにび所要の時
に上記記憶内容を出力する手段をを含む制御回路を貝ｆ
ｆｆｉ　シたことを特徴とづ゛るものである。 ［実　施　例１ 以下、本発明の一実施例を図面を参照して巨体的に説明
づ−る。図において符号ｉ　ｔｔ端末装置であり、単方
向通信システムの形態、おにび双方向ｊｍ信シスデムの
形態（符号１２で示すＰＳＫを含む場合）の両方に適用
される。そしてセンター用端末端子１２には、センター
からの映像信号と下りデータが入力され、双方向通信に
ａ−３いては、端末からの上りデータが出力される。′
ｎ８３および４は分岐器であり、映像信列お上び′デー
タ信号の分１頴と重畳を行なう。映像信号はコンバータ
５を介してテレビ受（争闘への接続端子１３に出力され
るが、テレビ受像機側からはリモート端子１０を介して
リモートにより所要デセンネルの３π局がイｆされ、こ
の選局データ信号１；ｌ、ＣＰＵ８に入）ｊされる。一
方、分岐器４を介してＰＳＫ７に入力されたデータ（、
Ｕ号は、復調されて上記ＣＰＵ８に入力される。しかし
て上記ＣＰＵ８は、端末が予めセンター側に０録してい
る視聴許可のチャンネルにつき、リモートで選択する時
に、ＰＬＩ−回路６を介してコンバータ５に制御信号を
与え、視聴許可Ｍ絹につきチューニングを可能とする。 もし、この端末装置が双方向通信システムを採用してい
るのであれば、上りデータがＣＰＵ８よりＰＳＫ１２へ
出力され、変調されて分岐器３よりテレビ信号に重−冑
され、センター側に送られる。 上記ＣＰＵ８では、チャンネル選択がなされると、その
視聴番組のチャンネルを読取り、またその視聴チャンネ
ルの時間を、自身の持つ時計機能で測定してＲＡＭ！ｌ
）に記憶させる。このように記憶された視聴履歴のデー
タ信号は、センター側からの指令あるいは端末装置に設
（プたスイッチ機能で上りテ゛−夕としてＰＳＫへ出力
されるが、履歴データ出力端子１１よりプリンタなどへ
出力されるのである。リモートの操作で選局が相違する
都度、ＲＡＭ９への書込みがなされ、情報は蓄積される
。 なお、この実施例では、視聴時間を知るためにＣＰＵ内
部に時計機能を内蔵したが、代りに時間信号をセンター
から下りデータとして与えてもよい。 【発明の効果１ 本発明は以上詳）ホしたようになり、１方向あるいは双
方向通信システムを持つ端末において、任意の端末につ
き、任意の期間で視聴履歴を取出すことが可能で、確実
な情報により課金上のトラブルが避【づられるという効
果が得られる。For this purpose, the present invention provides a means for storing viewed channels and viewing times in a device that receives a video signal from a center, tunes it to a specified channel frequency, and provides it to a television receiver. and a control circuit including means for outputting the above-mentioned memory contents when necessary.
It is characterized by the fact that it is ffi. [Embodiment 1] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the figure, it is designated as an ITT terminal device, and is applied to both a one-way communication system and a two-way JM communication system (when it includes a PSK indicated by 12). A video signal and downlink data from the center are input to the center terminal terminal 12, and uplink data from the terminal is output in bidirectional communication a-3. ′
Numerals n83 and 4 are branching devices which superimpose the video signal train and the data signal. The video signal is outputted to the TV receiver (contest connection terminal 13) via the converter 5, but from the TV receiver side, the desired desennel 3π station is remotely selected via the remote terminal 10, and this channel is selected. Data signal 1; l enters the CPU 8). On the other hand, data (,
The U code is demodulated and input to the CPU 8. When the terminal remotely selects a viewing-permitted channel that has been previously recorded on the center side, the CPU 8 sends a control signal to the converter 5 via the PLI circuit 6, and tunes the viewing-permitted channel. is possible. If this terminal device employs a two-way communication system, upstream data is output from the CPU 8 to the PSK 12, modulated, mixed with a television signal by the branch 3, and sent to the center side. When a channel is selected, the CPU 8 reads the channel of the viewing program, measures the time of the viewing channel using its own clock function, and stores it in the RAM! l
). The data signal of the viewing history stored in this way is output to the PSK as an upstream data by a command from the center side or a switch function installed in the terminal device, but it is also output to the PSK from the history data output terminal 11 to a printer, etc. Each time the channel selection is different due to remote operation, the information is written to the RAM 9 and stored.In addition, in this embodiment, a clock function is built into the CPU to know the viewing time. However, instead, the time signal may be given as downstream data from the center. Therefore, it is possible to retrieve the viewing history for any period of time, and it is possible to obtain the effect that billing troubles can be avoided with reliable information.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

図面は本発明の一実施例を示寸回路ブロック図である。 １・・・端末装置、２・・・センター用端子、３．４・
・・分岐器、５・・・コンバータ、６・・・ＰＬＬ回路
、７・・・ＦＳＫｌＢ・・・ｃｐｕ、９・・・ＲＡＭ、
’１０・・・リモート端子、１１・・・履歴データ出力
端子、１２・・・ＰＳＫ、１３・・・接続端子。The drawing is a circuit block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Terminal device, 2... Center terminal, 3.4.
... Branch, 5... Converter, 6... PLL circuit, 7... FSKlB... CPU, 9... RAM,
'10...Remote terminal, 11...History data output terminal, 12...PSK, 13...Connection terminal.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] センターからの映像信号を受信し、指定したチャンネル
周波数にチューニングしてテレビ受像機に与えるものに
おいて、視聴したチャンネルとその視聴の時間とを記憶
する手段、および所要の時に上記記憶内容を出力する手
段をを含む制御回路を具備したことを特徴とするＣＡＴ
Ｖ端末装置。In a device that receives a video signal from a center, tunes it to a specified channel frequency, and provides it to a television receiver, means for storing the viewed channel and viewing time, and means for outputting the stored contents when necessary. A CAT characterized by comprising a control circuit including
V terminal device.
JP59202365A 1984-09-26 1984-09-26 Catv terminal equipment Pending JPS6179390A (en)

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JPS6179390A true JPS6179390A (en) 1986-04-22

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6388983A (en) * 1986-10-02 1988-04-20 Nec Corp Chargimg information collecting system
US5757414A (en) * 1994-12-15 1998-05-26 U.S. Philips Corporation Television receiver

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS595793A (en) * 1982-06-30 1984-01-12 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Charged program service system of two-way catv system

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS595793A (en) * 1982-06-30 1984-01-12 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Charged program service system of two-way catv system

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6388983A (en) * 1986-10-02 1988-04-20 Nec Corp Chargimg information collecting system
US5757414A (en) * 1994-12-15 1998-05-26 U.S. Philips Corporation Television receiver

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