WO2006087917A1 - Dispositif electronique, dispositif de terminal audiovisuel, procede de fonctionnement du dispositif electronique et procede de fonctionnement du dispositif de terminal audiovisuel - Google Patents

Dispositif electronique, dispositif de terminal audiovisuel, procede de fonctionnement du dispositif electronique et procede de fonctionnement du dispositif de terminal audiovisuel Download PDF

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WO2006087917A1
WO2006087917A1 PCT/JP2006/301763 JP2006301763W WO2006087917A1 WO 2006087917 A1 WO2006087917 A1 WO 2006087917A1 JP 2006301763 W JP2006301763 W JP 2006301763W WO 2006087917 A1 WO2006087917 A1 WO 2006087917A1
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  • Electronic device viewing terminal device, operating method of electronic device, and operating method of viewing terminal device
  • the present invention relates to an electronic apparatus for providing a service for providing program information according to the viewer's preference using a broadcast viewing history, a viewing terminal apparatus for using the service, and an electronic
  • the present invention relates to an operation method of a device and an operation method of a viewing terminal device.
  • Multi-channel broadcasting services have become possible through cable TV and satellite digital broadcasting.
  • viewers need to find a program that suits their tastes from a large number of programs broadcast as multi-channels. For this reason, viewers must constantly search for programs that suit their tastes through various media.
  • Patent Document 1 a technology related to a service that provides program information in accordance with the preference of broadcast viewers has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
  • the broadcaster discloses the keyword indicating his / her preference to the program information provider, and the program information provider returns the search result according to the disclosed keyword to the viewer by e-mail or the like. Receives it and displays the search result in the electronic program guide of the terminal device.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-87677
  • the present invention has been made in view of the situation as described above, and the preference is analyzed based on the history of the viewing of the broadcast without the viewer setting his / her own key. Program information is provided while responding to changes in preferences.
  • the present invention is to solve these problems.
  • viewing history information representing the history of viewing a broadcast on a viewing terminal such as a television receiver or radio receiver is acquired, and the viewing history information is collated with program information broadcast in the past.
  • the program that is viewed in this way is identified, the keywords that appear in common in the viewed program are acquired, the information that identifies the programs that are judged to be highly relevant to the keyword is acquired, and the program-related information Provide an electronic device that obtains and outputs
  • a keyword is searched based on viewing history information that expresses the viewer's preference, and serial number related information is generated based on the keyword. It is possible to provide program information that suits viewers' preferences without setting keywords themselves. In addition, since keywords are set by the program information provider, keywords with the same meaning will have the same notation, and it will be possible to eliminate the occurrence of search omissions.
  • the program-related information may be provided to the viewer in the form of an electronic mail (may be simply abbreviated as “mail”) or a web page.
  • email may be simply abbreviated as “mail”
  • web page may be simply abbreviated as “web page”.
  • it will be provided in a format that can be displayed using dedicated application software!
  • viewing history information indicating the history of viewing is transmitted, and the viewing history information is transmitted according to the transmitted viewing history information.
  • Reply Program related information is acquired.
  • program related information is displayed, and the selection of the program related information displayed at the position where the operation was performed can be performed by performing a click or button pressing operation by selecting with the cross key or the like. Reservation of recording etc. will be done.
  • a viewer can watch a program that suits his / her preference without performing special settings and operations, so that a keyword is selected and information on the program that matches the keyword can be obtained. it can. In addition, it is possible to easily make settings such as recording reservation by using the obtained program information.
  • viewing history information is acquired, and the viewing history information is checked against program information broadcast in the past, thereby identifying the viewed program and viewing the program.
  • a description will be given of an electronic device that acquires a keyword that appears in common with each other, acquires information that identifies a program that is highly relevant to the keyword, and acquires and outputs program-related information.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the electronic device 100 includes a viewing history information acquisition unit 101, a program feature information holding unit 102, a common key key acquisition unit 103, a program identification information acquisition unit 104, and a program related information output unit 105.
  • the configuration illustrated by the functional block diagram can be realized by a CPU, memory, or other LSI of an arbitrary computer in terms of hardware, or by a program loaded into the memory in terms of software. Realized. It can also be realized by linking them. Therefore, it can be realized in various forms by hardware only, software only, or a combination thereof.
  • “Viewing History Information Acquisition Unit” 101 acquires viewing history information of a broadcast.
  • viewing history information which is information indicating which station has been viewed from V to V
  • the “listening” is not limited to the user listening to audio in the case of radio, but may include a state in which the user can listen.
  • the user is not limited to watching a video such as a television broadcast, and may include a state in which the user can listen to audio along with the video (for example, a television broadcast). It may include the case of temporarily leaving in front of the receiver).
  • data broadcasting, etc. it means that the user can actually perceive or be able to perceive the content.
  • Acquisition of viewing history information includes receiving information transmitted via a communication network or acquiring information output via a cable or wiring.
  • the case where viewing history information is read through a medium may be included.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the viewing history information in the form of a table.
  • the start time column stores the time when viewing started. For example, it stores the time when the power of the viewing terminal such as a television receiver is turned on or the time when the channel is switched and the viewing of a new channel is started.
  • the end time column stores the time when viewing ends. For example, it stores the time when the power was turned off and the time when the channel was switched to start viewing another channel.
  • the channel column indicates channel selection for viewing from the start time to the end time.
  • FIG. 2 mainly illustrates the case of television broadcasting. In the case of radio broadcasting, the frequency may be stored in place of the numbers such as 6 and 8.
  • Program feature information holding unit 102 holds program feature information.
  • program feature information is held by primary storage such as a semiconductor memory or secondary storage such as a magnetic disk.
  • the program feature information is information including a keyword associated with a broadcast program. Keywords are words related to the contents of the broadcast program. For example, the name of the performer, the topic taken up in the broadcast, the place name related to the content of the broadcast, and the name of the music used in the broadcast.
  • the program feature information includes information such as the broadcast start time, end time, channel, and the like because it is used to identify the viewing history information capability. There May be associated with information such as the start time, end time, and channel of these broadcasts.
  • FIG. 3 exemplifies a state where program feature information is held in the form of a table.
  • the program identification information column stores program identification information, which is information for identifying the program
  • the start time column stores the broadcast start time
  • the end time column stores the broadcast end time.
  • the channel number of the broadcast is stored in the channel column.
  • the keyword column stores keywords to be associated with the program. In general, since a program is associated with a plurality of keywords, in FIG. 3, a plurality of keywords are separated by a space and stored.
  • the “common keyword acquisition unit” 103 is based on the viewing history information acquired by the viewing history information acquisition unit 101!, Based on the viewing history information acquired by the viewing history information acquisition unit 101. Get more. In other words, information about a program that is the same channel as the channel indicated by the viewing history information and has a common part between the start time and the end time indicated by the viewing history information is obtained from the program feature information and stored in the keyword column. Then, a set of keywords is obtained. Such a process is performed for each viewing history, and keywords appearing in a set of keywords are obtained.
  • “commonly” does not necessarily mean that keywords that appear in all keyword sets are obtained, but it does not necessarily mean a set of keywords that have a predetermined ratio (hereinafter, “predetermined appearance rate” t). It may mean obtaining the keywords included. For example, if there are 10 viewing history information and 10 key word sets are obtained correspondingly, the power of the keyword “Sports” appearing in the 7 keyword sets. Even if it does not appear in the set of keywords, if “sports” appears at a rate of 70% if the predetermined appearance rate is 65%, it is determined that “sports” is a common keyword.
  • Program identification information acquisition unit 104 acquires from the electronic program guide program identification information for identifying a program that is determined to be highly related to the common keyword acquired by the common keyword acquisition unit 103.
  • “Highly related to a common keyword” means that a keyword is associated with a program. If the keyword associated with the program matches the common keyword, and there is a common part, the former is the latter. For superordinate concepts and subordinate concepts, the former There are cases where the concept represented by and the concept represented by the latter are the same or similar. Which case should be used can be determined at the time of implementation.
  • the electronic program guide may be the same as the program feature information illustrated in FIG. 3, for example.
  • FIG. 4 is another example of the electronic program guide.
  • the upper part of Fig. 4 shows a table that stores the program identification information of the programs broadcast for each channel on October 29, 2004.
  • the lower part of FIG. 4 illustrates a state in which keywords are associated with program identification information.
  • the program identification information 401 of sports broadcast 1 is associated with keywords 402 such as sports, baseball, ⁇ vs. j8.
  • the program identification information 403 of travel information 1 is associated with keywords 404 such as Tohoku and hot springs.
  • the program identification information acquisition unit 104 sets the program identification information 401 of sports relay 1 associated with the keyword “sport”. Will get.
  • Program related information output unit 105 acquires and outputs program related information.
  • the program related information is related information of the program identified by the program identification information acquired by the program identification information acquisition unit 104. For example, the channel on which the program identified by the program identification information is broadcast, the broadcast start time, the broadcast end time, and the like. Information relating to the program, for example, program name, program performer, program synopsis, and the like may also be included.
  • output refers to transmission when the electronic device is connected to a communication network, or when the electronic device is connected to another device via wiring or a cable. Means to send a signal using the wiring or cable. It may also mean writing to media.
  • FIG. 5 exemplifies program related information.
  • the program related information of the program identified by the program identification information 401 of Sports Relay 1 in FIG. 4 is shown.
  • the program related information includes the broadcast start time, the broadcast end time, and the broadcast. It includes the channel and program name to be performed.
  • FIG. 6 shows an example of a flowchart for explaining the processing flow of the electronic apparatus according to this embodiment.
  • the viewing history information acquisition unit 101 performs viewing history information acquisition. Information is acquired (viewing history information acquisition step).
  • the common key acquisition unit 103 acquires a common keyword from the program feature information holding unit 102 based on the viewing history information (common keyword acquisition step).
  • the program identification information acquisition unit 104 acquires program identification information of a program that is determined to be highly relevant to the common keyword (program identification information acquisition step).
  • the program related information output unit 105 acquires and outputs related information of the program identified by the program identification information (program related information output step).
  • the keyword is searched based on the viewing history information indicating the viewer's preference, and the program related information is generated based on the keyword, so that the viewer does not set the keyword himself / herself.
  • Program information that suits viewers' preferences can be provided.
  • the keywords are set by the program information provider, the keywords having the same meaning have the same notation, and it is possible to eliminate the occurrence of search omission.
  • FIG. 7 shows a modification of the first embodiment.
  • the electronic device is realized as a single device, but a plurality of device forces may be configured as in the present modification.
  • the electronic device is realized as a single device, but a plurality of device forces may be configured as in the present modification.
  • the viewing terminal device 701 which is connected to a viewing history management server 702 via a network, etc.
  • the viewing history management server 702 is connected to an analysis device 703.
  • the analysis device 703 is a program information server.
  • 704 and the mail generation device 705 the mail generation device 705 may be connected to the mail server 706, and the mail server 706 may be connected to the viewing terminal device 701 via a network or the like.
  • the viewing history management server 702 corresponds to the viewing history information acquisition unit 101
  • the program information server 704 corresponds to the program feature information holding unit 102
  • the analysis device 703 includes the common keyword acquisition unit 103 and the program identifier.
  • the mail generation device 705 and the mail server 706 correspond to the program-related information output unit 105 (the analysis device 703 stores the program-related information in the program-related information output unit 105).
  • the mail generation device 705 and the mail server 706 may correspond to a part for outputting program related information).
  • the viewing history management server 702 corresponding to the viewing history information acquisition unit 101 is connected via a network or the like. Thus, viewing history information is acquired from the viewing terminal device 701 arranged in this manner.
  • FIG. 8 shows the operation of the system comprising the viewing terminal device 701, viewing history management server 702, analysis device 703, program information server 704, mail generation device 705, and mail server 706 exemplified in FIG.
  • the flowchart explaining this is illustrated.
  • viewing history information such as channel selection for viewing by the viewing terminal device 701, start and end times of viewing, and the like are temporarily recorded.
  • the recorded viewing history information is output to the electronic device.
  • the information is output to the viewing history management server 702.
  • the viewing history information is managed for each viewing terminal by the electronic device.
  • the electronic device in this case is specifically the viewing history management server 702, and “for each viewing terminal” means managing viewing history information in association with the identifier of the viewing terminal. .
  • step S804 the analysis device 703 collates the viewing history information with the past program information managed by the program information server 704.
  • step S805 a common keyword is extracted from the viewed program from the matching result.
  • step S806 future program information managed by the program information server 704 is collated, and a program that matches the common keyword is extracted.
  • step S807 program related information is output. In the case of FIG. 7, transmission is performed by e-mail.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a functional block diagram of the electronic apparatus when program related information is output by electronic mail as shown in FIG. Comparing FIG. 1 and FIG. 9, the difference is that the program-related information output unit 105 has a mail transmission means 901.
  • “Mail sending means” 901 is means for sending program-related information as an e-mail.
  • FIG. 10 shows an example of an electronic mail transmitted by the mail transmission means 901. In this example, the program related information illustrated in FIG. 5 is transmitted.
  • the e-mail transmission destination is held in the electronic device in association with the identifier of the viewing terminal. Alternatively, when viewing history information is acquired, the e-mail address of the program related information transmission destination is acquired.
  • FIG. 11 shows an example of a functional block diagram of an electronic device in this case Show. Comparing FIG. 9 with FIG. 11, FIG. 11 is characterized in that the mail transmission means 901 has another mail transmitter 1101.
  • the “other mail transmitter” 1101 is a viewing terminal used to output program-related information, and transmits mail to other than the viewing terminal that provided viewing history information. Accordingly, in this case, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the viewing terminal device 1201 outputs viewing history information to the electronic device 1202, whereas the electronic device 1202 has the viewing terminal device 1201.
  • the program related information is output to the terminal device 1203 different from the above.
  • the viewing-and-listening history information is output due to a long interval between the time when the viewing history information is output and the time when the program-related information is output.
  • an e-mail can be transmitted directly to the portable terminal of the viewer.
  • an e-mail can be directly transmitted to a mobile terminal or the like of a specific viewer who constitutes the plurality of viewers. .
  • the viewing history information acquisition unit 101 acquires the viewer's identification information together with the viewing history information.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a functional block diagram of the electronic apparatus in this case.
  • the mail transmission means 901 has a viewing terminal mail transmitter 1301.
  • the “viewing terminal mail transmitter” 1301 is a viewing terminal used to output program-related information, and transmits mail to the viewing terminal that provided the viewing history information. Therefore, in this case, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the viewing terminal device 1401 outputs viewing history information to the electronic device 1402, whereas the electronic device 1402 transmits to the viewing terminal device 1401. Outputs program related information. It is convenient to convey program-related information to the viewer when the viewer has a terminal device different from the viewer terminal device! It is also convenient for making reservations for power-on and recording Z recording based on program-related information.
  • the method of outputting the program related information by the program related information output unit 105 is not limited to electronic mail.
  • it may be output in the form of a web page.
  • Figure 15 shows 2 illustrates a functional block diagram of a common electronic device. Comparing FIG. 9 and FIG. 15, it can be seen that the mail transmission means 901 is replaced with the web display means 1501.
  • “Web display means” 1501 outputs program related information for display as a web page.
  • program-related information as illustrated in FIG. 5 is output in a structured document format such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or XML (extensible Markup Language).
  • HTML HyperText Markup Language
  • XML extensible Markup Language
  • the web display means may have a means for authenticating the viewer.
  • the electronic device provides the viewer with the URL of the web page in accordance with the provision of the web page in order to inform the viewer that the web page on which the new program related information has been posted has been provided. You may be notified by email.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a functional block diagram of the electronic device in this case. Comparing FIG. 9 and FIG. 16, it can be seen that the mail transmission means 901 is replaced with the application output means 1601.
  • “Application output means” is means for operating and displaying a dedicated application.
  • the dedicated application runs on a terminal device that displays program-related information.
  • the application output means outputs the program related information according to a procedure such as a protocol that can be processed by such a dedicated application.
  • the dedicated application may be created using, for example, Java (registered trademark).
  • the program related information output unit 105 includes not only one of the mail transmission unit 901, the web display unit 1501, and the application output unit 1601, but may include any combination thereof. . This makes it possible to output program related information corresponding to various protocols.
  • FIG. 17 illustrates a functional block diagram of another modified example of the electronic device according to the present embodiment.
  • the electronic device 1700 includes a viewing history information acquisition unit 101, a program feature information holding unit 102, a common keyword acquisition unit 103, a program identification information acquisition unit 104, and a program related information output unit 105.
  • the common keyword acquisition unit 103 includes a time length dependency specifying unit 1701.
  • “Time length dependent specifying means” 1701 specifies the viewing history information used to acquire a common keyword according to the viewing time length. “According to the length of viewing time” means that the length of time of viewing affects the acquisition of a common keyword. As an example, when the viewing time length is shorter than a predetermined length, for example, when the viewing time length is less than 1 minute, the viewing information can be ignored. In such a case, among the viewing history information illustrated in Fig. 2, the second one shows that only 23 seconds have been watched, and the third one has only 18 seconds. This means that the second and third viewing history information is ignored and a common keyword is acquired.
  • FIG. 18 illustrates a functional block diagram of another modified example of the electronic device according to the present embodiment.
  • the electronic device 1800 includes a viewing history information acquisition unit 101, a program feature information holding unit 102, a common keyword acquisition unit 103, a program identification information acquisition unit 104, and a program related information output unit 105.
  • the common keyword acquisition unit 103 has a viewing time-dependent specifying unit 1801.
  • “Viewing time dependence specifying means” 1801 specifies the viewing history information used for acquiring a common keyword according to the viewing time. “According to viewing time” means that whether or not the viewing time indicated by the viewing history information is affected affects the acquisition of a common keyword (for example, watch the above "predetermined appearance rate” Adjust to increase or decrease according to the time of taking). For example, a common keyword may be obtained by giving priority to a keyword obtained from viewing history information that has been viewed most recently. In the upper table of FIG. 19, the keyword column stores the keywords obtained from the viewing history information so that the nearer the viewing time is, the higher the row is. In this case, multiply the keywords in the upper row by 100 and weight the keywords in the lower row by 1 and extract the keywords as shown in the table below.
  • Priority can be given (for example, lowering the specified appearance rate). Also, unlike sports events such as the Olympics, which are not broadcast continuously, programs that are broadcast intensively over a certain period of time will be recorded in the viewing history even if the viewer's preference is met. Since it does not occur frequently, there is a possibility that such a keyword for broadcasting is not extracted. In order to cope with such a case, priority may be given to a keyword relating to a program frequently appearing in viewing history information within an arbitrary time period (for example, during the Olympic period).
  • the common keyword acquisition unit 103 is configured to preferentially acquire keywords that frequently appear in the electronic program guide within a predetermined period when acquiring the common keywords. Also good. For example, when the Olympics are to be held soon, keywords such as “sports”, “judo”, “women's wrestling”, and “swimming” are associated with the electronic program guide that stores programs to be broadcast in the future. A lot of program information is stored. Therefore, in order to cope with such a case, keywords that appear frequently in the electronic program guide within a certain period may be preferentially acquired. Specifically, the statistics of keywords associated with programs stored in the electronic program guide are collected, and keywords that appear more frequently are prioritized. For example, the “predetermined appearance rate” is adjusted to be small.
  • Embodiment 2 of the present invention a device for a viewing terminal that transmits viewing history information to the electronic device according to Embodiment 1 and acquires program-related information that is output based on the transmitted viewing history information I will explain. [0040] (Embodiment 2: Configuration)
  • FIG. 20 illustrates a functional block diagram of the viewing terminal device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the viewing terminal device 2000 includes a viewing section 2001, a viewing history information transmission section 2002, and a program related information acquisition section 2003.
  • the viewing terminal device 2000 is arranged via a network when viewed from the electronic device 2004 according to the first embodiment.
  • Viewing and listening part 2001 is a part for watching and listening to broadcasts.
  • This section corresponds to, for example, a tuner for receiving broadcast waves, a speaker for radio, a brown tube display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, etc. for television.
  • “Viewing History Information Transmitting Unit” 2002 transmits viewing history information indicating the viewing history in viewing unit 2001 to electronic device 2004. For example, viewing history information as illustrated in FIG. 2 is transmitted. Note that the viewing history information transmission unit 2002 may transmit viewing history information every time a viewing history is generated! /, And temporarily record the viewing history information to generate a plurality of viewing history information. You can send history information all at once.
  • “Program related information acquisition unit” 2003 acquires program related information output from electronic device 2004 based on the viewing history information transmitted from viewing history information transmission unit 2002. For example, program related information as illustrated in FIG. 5 is acquired. This can be done by e-mail or displayed as a web page! /.
  • a dedicated application that operates in the viewing terminal device may acquire program related information. Note that the acquisition of program-related information does not have to be performed one-to-one with the transmission of viewing history information. For example, when transmission of viewing history information is performed several times, the acquisition of program-related information is performed once. It may be done as is done. In addition, viewing history information of viewing within a predetermined length of time is sent together, and in response to this, acquisition of program related information may be performed once or multiple times. Good.
  • FIG. 21 and FIG. 22 exemplify flowcharts for explaining the processing flow of the viewing terminal device according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 21 illustrates processing related to transmission of viewing information.
  • the viewing section 2001 views the broadcast (viewing step).
  • viewing history information representing viewing history by viewing portion 2001 is acquired and stored (viewing history information acquisition step). Viewing history information is recorded by accumulating viewing history.
  • viewing history information transmitting section 2002 transmits viewing history information (viewing history information transmitting step). Thereafter, the process returns to step S2101.
  • FIG. 21 illustrates processing related to transmission of viewing information.
  • step S2201 the program related information acquisition unit 2003 acquires program related information (program related information acquisition step).
  • step S2202 program related information is processed. As to what processing is performed, for example, processing for recording and recording a program based on program-related information is performed (for example, when a DVD recorder is provided in a viewing terminal device). Performs reservation processing for DVD recorders) and displays program-related information.
  • a viewer can watch a program that matches his preference without performing special settings and operations, so that a keyword can be selected and information on the program that matches the keyword can be obtained.
  • FIG. 23 illustrates a functional block diagram of another configuration of the viewing terminal device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the viewing terminal device 2300 has an antenna 2301, a tuner 2302, a speaker 23 03, a display unit 2304, an operation unit 2305, an activation unit 2306, a temporary recording unit 2307, a clock 2308, a recording unit 2309, and a communication unit 2310.
  • FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the viewing terminal apparatus.
  • the solid arrow indicates the flow of the video Z audio signal
  • the dotted arrow indicates the flow of the operation signal
  • the double arrow indicates the flow of data related to the viewing history information.
  • a viewer who uses the viewing terminal device operates the activation unit 2306 or the tuner 2302 through the operation unit 2305 to activate or tune the viewing terminal device and receive the television received by the antenna 2301.
  • the video is displayed on the display unit 2304, and the audio is output from the speaker 2303 (step S2401).
  • the selected channel number and the time obtained from the clock 2308 are recorded in the temporary recording unit 2307 as information indicating the start of viewing. (Step S2402).
  • the viewing ends, and the time and information indicating the start of viewing recorded temporarily in the temporary recording unit 2307 Are recorded in the recording unit 2309 as viewing history information.
  • the tuner 2302 is operated through the operation unit 2305 and channel selection is performed, it is assumed that the viewing ends, and the information indicating the time and the viewing start temporarily recorded in the temporary recording unit 2307 Are recorded in the recording unit 2309 as viewing history information.
  • new viewing has started, and the selected channel number and time are temporarily recorded in the temporary recording unit 2307 as information indicating the start of viewing (step S2403).
  • the viewing history information recorded in the recording unit 2309 is transmitted to the electronic device 2004 through the communication unit 2310 each time one viewing history information is recorded or a plurality of viewing history information is collected (step S 2404).
  • FIG. 25 illustrates a functional block diagram of a modified example of the viewing terminal device according to the present embodiment.
  • the viewing terminal apparatus 2500 has a viewing section 2001, a viewing history information transmission section 2002, and a program related information acquisition section 2003.
  • the viewing history information transmission section 2002 is a viewing dependence transmission specifying unit.
  • “Viewing-dependent transmission specifying means” 2501 specifies the viewing-listening history information to be transmitted according to the viewing-and-listening time length. “Specify according to the viewing time length” means that viewing history information is not transmitted or not depending on the viewing time length. For example, if the viewing time is less than a predetermined time, the viewing history information is not transmitted.
  • FIG. 26 illustrates a functional block diagram of another modified example of the viewing terminal device according to the present embodiment.
  • the viewing terminal apparatus 2600 has a viewing section 2001, a viewing history information transmission section 2002, and a program related information acquisition section 2003, and further includes a display section 2601, a selection section 2602, and a processing reservation section 2603. And have.
  • the viewing history information transmitting unit 2002 may have a viewing dependency transmission specifying unit 2501.
  • Display unit 2601 displays program identification information related to the program related information acquired by program related information acquisition unit 2003. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the e-mail content including the program related information is displayed on the display.
  • Program identification information related to program-related information is, for example, program identification information included in the program-related information.
  • “Selection unit” 2602 is a unit for selection based on the display of the program identification information displayed on display unit 2601. For example, the movement of the cursor is detected with a mouse or a cross key, and the program identification information displayed at the position where a predetermined button operation is performed is treated as being selected.
  • Processing reservation unit 2603 reserves the processing based on the program identification information selected by the selection unit!
  • the processing here includes turning on the power of the program at the time of broadcasting the program, generating a warning, recording the program, or a combination thereof.
  • program identification information “sports relay 1” is displayed on the display unit 2601.
  • a hyperlink is set in the description of the portion where the character string “sports relay 1” is displayed as illustrated in FIG. With this hyperlink setting, if a click is made on the display of the string “Sports broadcast 1”, “record?
  • Embodiment 3 of the present invention an electronic device that performs statistical processing of viewing history information will be described.
  • FIG. 28 illustrates a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • the electronic device 2800 includes a viewing history information acquisition unit 101, a program feature information holding unit 102, a common keyword acquisition unit 103, a program identification information acquisition unit 104, and a program related information output unit 105. And a viewing history information storage unit 2801, a statistical processing unit 2802, and a statistical processing result output unit 2803.
  • “Viewing History Information Storage Unit” 2801 stores the viewing history information acquired by the viewing history information acquisition unit 101. Note that the viewing history information may be accumulated in association with the identification number of the viewing terminal device that has output the viewing history information.
  • “Statistical processing unit” 2802 performs statistical processing on the viewing history information stored in viewing history information storage unit 2801.
  • the statistical processing to be performed includes, for example, counting the number of viewing terminal devices that have been viewing a specific program during a specific time period, or identifying the viewing terminal device identification number and the viewing terminal device.
  • “Statistical processing result output unit” 2803 outputs the result of statistical processing by statistical processing unit 2802. For example, it is sent to the producer of each program in the form of an e-mail or sent to a viewer who has a viewing terminal.
  • FIG. 29 exemplifies a flowchart explaining the flow of processing using the electronic apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • step S2901 at the viewing terminal, at the viewing terminal. Is temporarily recorded. For example, it is recorded in the temporary recording unit 2307 in FIG.
  • step S2902 the viewing history information recorded in the recording unit 2309 is transmitted to the electronic device 2800 through being recorded in the temporary recording unit 2307 or the like.
  • step S2903 the electronic device 2800 manages viewing history information for each viewing terminal device. This process is performed using the viewing history information storage unit 2801, for example.
  • step S2904 the viewing history information managed in step S2903 is compared with past program information, and the viewed program is specified.
  • the statistical processing unit 2802 performs identification with reference to the program feature information held by the program feature information holding unit 102.
  • the program specified in step S 2904 is recorded as viewing information for each viewing terminal device.
  • the viewing information is held in association with the identification information of the viewing terminal device.
  • the viewing information is read, and the viewing information is statistically processed for each time zone, genre, and attribute.
  • the viewing information recorded for each viewing terminal device is aggregated for all viewing terminal devices or for some viewing terminal devices, and the ratio of viewers by time Statistically aggregate the percentage of viewers by program genre.
  • counting for a part of viewing terminal devices means, for example, by recording attribute information such as the gender, age, occupation, etc. of viewers in advance for each viewing terminal device, so that only viewing by men is possible. This means summing up information collected and viewing information collected only by female university students.
  • the result obtained by the statistical processing is passed to the statistical processing result output unit 2803 and output in step S2907. For example, it is output as an e-mail.
  • the results obtained after statistical processing are used as individual data rather than being output as e-mail! /, Or even! /.
  • the present invention it becomes possible for the viewer to obtain program information according to his / her preference only by viewing the broadcast without performing special settings and operations.
  • the present invention is industrially useful in that it is possible to easily make a recording reservation using information and obtain a result of statistical processing such as viewing rate.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the processing flow of the electronic device.
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of a modification of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 Flow chart of operation of a system including a viewing terminal device and an electronic device.
  • FIG. 9 Functional block diagram of the electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 19 An example of a table in which the extracted keywords are arranged according to the viewing time.
  • ⁇ 20 Functional block diagram of the viewing terminal device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the processing flow of the viewing terminal device.
  • FIG. 22 Flow chart for explaining the processing flow of the viewing terminal device.
  • ⁇ 23 Functional block diagram of the viewing terminal device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • ⁇ 24 Flow chart for explaining the operation of the viewing terminal device.
  • FIG. 28 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 29 Explanation of flow code explaining the flow of processing using an electronic device

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Le problème à résoudre dans le cadre de cette invention est de permettre l'acquisition d'informations de programme satisfaisant les goûts d'un spectateur, sans aucune opération ni réglage. La solution proposée consiste à fournir des informations sur l'historique audiovisuel, acquises et rassemblées au sujet des précédentes informations de programme, pour ainsi spécifier le programme consulté. Un mot-clé lié au programme spécifié est acquis pour spécifier le mot-clé qui doit apparaître régulièrement. Les informations de programme suivantes sont rassemblées à l'aide de ce mot-clé et le programme est extrait, de sorte que les informations d'identification du programme soient proposées au spectateur.
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