WO2006109787A1 - 放送装置と受信装置 - Google Patents
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- Broadcasting device and receiving device Broadcasting device and receiving device
- the present invention relates to a broadcasting apparatus that transmits program information of a program that is organized in digital broadcasting and a receiving apparatus thereof.
- a broadcasting device multiplexes and transmits broadcast program scheduling information as electronic program information (EPG data: Electronic Program Guide data), and the receiving device receives the EPG data.
- EPG data Electronic Program Guide data
- Broadcasting services that can be used by receivers have been put into practical use.
- this EPG data it is possible to display the scheduled program on the TV screen as a program guide screen, or search for and display a program that matches a specific condition from a number of programs. For example, when “display only movie programs” is set as the specific condition, only movie programs are extracted and displayed on the screen.
- the EPG data includes a program identifier and a program attribute for each program.
- the program identifier is identification information uniquely assigned to each program, and is used to identify individual programs.
- the program attribute is information indicating the characteristics and contents of the program, and includes program name, broadcast start time, genre, performer, detailed program description, and the like.
- the program search function is a function that, when a viewer designates a program attribute as a search key, searches a program that matches the search key from the entire organized program and presents it to the viewer. For example, you can search for only “movies” from a week's worth of programs, or search for only those programs that appear in the “President of the United States”.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional broadcasting apparatus and its receiving apparatus.
- the program material storage unit 10 included in the broadcasting device 14 accumulates a large number of program materials scheduled to be broadcast.
- the program information storage unit 11 stores a large amount of program information for each program.
- This program information includes a program identifier and a program attribute.
- Program attributes include program name, channel, broadcast start time, genre, and so on.
- the multiplexing unit 13 multiplexes the data stored in the program material storage unit 10 and the program information storage unit 11 and transmits the data as a broadcast wave.
- the decoding unit 21 included in the receiving device 29 extracts data multiplexed on the broadcast wave.
- the program information storage unit 23 stores program information from which broadcast wave power has also been extracted.
- the input unit 24 receives a viewer's operation input.
- the search unit 25 searches for programs in the program information storage unit 23 using the search condition input from the input unit 24 as a search key, and extracts and outputs a program that matches the search condition.
- the search result storage unit 26 stores a search result program that is an output of the search unit 25.
- the output unit 28 outputs the searched program and presents it to the viewer.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of a conventional receiving apparatus.
- all programs sent from the broadcasting device are searched in order (S801). Specifically, program [i] is examined by sequentially incrementing parameter i. Then, only programs that match the specific condition are extracted (S802), and the program information is stored in the search result storage unit 26 (S803). If all the programs have been searched, this search ends (S804).
- program search processing has been performed exclusively by a processor in the receiving apparatus.
- the performance of the memory and processor in the receiving device is not high. For this reason, it may take several minutes to search for programs with specific conditions from all programs in multi-channel broadcasting, and there is a problem that the response of the search result presentation to viewers is slow. It was.
- the present invention provides a broadcast apparatus and a reception apparatus that realize a program search function with excellent responsiveness by transmitting program information classified by conditions having a program that matches a search condition from a broadcast station.
- a broadcasting apparatus is a digital broadcasting system that stores a large number of digital data such as MPEG as a service, and multiplexes and transmits various data according to a predetermined program organization.
- Program information storage unit that stores many program materials such as video and audio, and program information that records program identifier, program name, broadcast start time, genre information, etc. as program information for programs scheduled to be organized
- the program information analysis unit for analyzing the program information stored in the program information storage unit and the program identifier of the program obtained by the program information analysis unit based on a predetermined search condition! Conditions for storage Based on the program information storage unit and program organization !, program material and program information, and search results
- a multiplexing unit for multiplexing and sending the result program information, and multiplexing and sending the search result program information.
- the receiving device includes a decoding unit that receives a digital broadcast and separates and extracts a signal multiplexed into a broadcast wave, and a condition for each search condition that is extracted from the broadcast wave force and determined in advance.
- a first search result information storage unit that stores program identifiers of matching programs, and a program information storage unit that stores program information such as program identifiers extracted from broadcast waves, program names, broadcast start times, and genre information And an input unit for inputting search conditions, a search unit for searching programs that match the conditions input from the input unit from the program information storage unit, and a program that is an output of the search unit and matches the search conditions
- a second search result information storage unit a selection unit for selecting one of the contents of the first search result information storage unit and the second search result information storage unit, and a program selected by the selection unit And an output unit for displaying the first search result information. And performing a program search using a storage unit both the second search result information storage unit.
- the broadcast device and the receiving device thereof according to the present invention can realize a program search function with excellent responsiveness by transmitting program information according to conditions having programs that match the search conditions from the broadcast station.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a broadcasting device and a receiving device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of contents of program information in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a content example of condition-specific program information in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of contents of a search condition storage unit in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a content example of a first search result information storage unit in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a display content example of the first search result in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an operation flow of the selection unit in the receiving apparatus in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6B is an operation flow of the search unit in the receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional broadcasting device and receiving device.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of a conventional receiving apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a broadcasting device and a receiving device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the program material storage unit 10 included in the broadcasting device 14 stores a large number of program materials scheduled to be broadcast.
- the program information storage unit 11 stores a large amount of program information for each program. This program information consists of program identifier and program attribute. Program attributes include program name, channel, broadcast start time, genre, and so on.
- the program information analysis unit 15 analyzes the program information stored in the program information storage unit 11 based on a predetermined search condition.
- the condition-specific program information storage unit 12 stores program identifiers of programs that match the search conditions analyzed by the program information analysis unit 15.
- the multiplexing unit 13 multiplexes the data stored in the program material storage unit 10 and the program information storage unit 11 and transmits the result as a broadcast wave.
- the decoding unit 21 included in the receiving device 29 separates and extracts the data multiplexed on the broadcast wave.
- the program information storage unit 23 stores the program information separated and extracted from the broadcast wave.
- the input unit 24 receives an operation input from the viewer.
- the search unit 25 searches for a program in the program information storage unit 23 using the search condition input from the input unit 24 as a search key, and extracts and outputs a program that matches the search condition.
- the second search result storage unit 26 stores a search result program that is an output of the search unit 25.
- the output unit 28 outputs the searched program and presents it to the viewer.
- the first search result information storage unit 22 stores the program identifier of a program that is extracted from the broadcast wave and that matches the search condition for each search condition.
- the collation unit 30 checks whether or not the program information stored in the first search result information storage unit 22 includes program information having the same program identifier in the program information storage unit 23.
- the selection unit 27 selects either the content of the first search result information storage unit 22 or the content of the second search result information storage unit 26, outputs a search result list, and presents it to the viewer.
- the search condition storage unit 31 records search conditions input from the input unit 24 by the viewer.
- the selection unit 32 selects and outputs only the program information classified by condition extracted from the broadcast wave by the decoding unit 21 that matches the search condition stored in the search condition storage unit 31.
- Each material of video, audio, and data scheduled to be broadcast is stored in the program material storage unit 10 in accordance with a predetermined program organization. Also, a large number of program information corresponding to the program organization is recorded in the program information storage unit 11.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the content of program information.
- the program information consists of six information items: program identifier for each program, channel, program start time, genre, performer, and program name.
- the program information analysis unit 15 analyzes a program identifier of a program that matches a predetermined search condition for each search condition. Then, a large number of program information obtained from the analysis result is recorded in the condition-specific program information storage unit 12 in the broadcasting device 14.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of the contents of the condition-specific program information storage unit 12.
- This condition-specific program information is composed of a search condition and a program identifier of a program corresponding to the search condition.
- the number of search programs and program identifiers in the case of genre power, which is one of the search conditions, foreign film, news, and variety are organized.
- the number of search programs and program identifiers when performers as another search condition are Yamada, Kimura, Tom, and Alice are organized.
- the number of searched programs and program identifiers can be specified by multiple search conditions (in Fig. 3, the logical product of news and performers).
- condition-by-condition yarns and information storage unit 12 are merely examples, and are not limited thereto. It is also possible to select a specific search program identifier based on other program information. For example, using the appearance frequency of a performer as a parameter, it is possible to extract only programs with a specific performer's appearance frequency of 3 or more times.
- the broadcasting device 14 reads the material to be transmitted according to the program organization from the program material storage unit 10, and also receives program information from the program information storage unit 11 and the condition-specific program information storage unit 12. All the program material and program information are read out and multiplexed by the multiplexing unit 13 and transmitted as one broadcast wave.
- the broadcast device 14 always performs the above-described operation.
- the decoding unit 21 extracts and outputs the data multiplexed on the broadcast wave. Then, program information based on the program organization is stored in the program information storage unit 23. In this example, the program information illustrated in FIG. In addition, the decoding unit 21 outputs program information classified by conditions corresponding to the program organization and inputs it to the selection unit 32. In this example, the condition-specific program information illustrated in FIG.
- Search conditions of interest to the viewer are stored in the search condition storage unit 31.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the contents of the search condition storage unit 31. Input to the search condition storage unit 31 is performed by the viewer using the input unit 24 for input.
- the selection unit 32 compares the search condition in the condition-specific program information output from the decoding unit 21 with the search condition stored in the search condition storage unit 31. If both search conditions match, the search condition / program identifier pair is output and stored in the first search result information storage unit 22. .
- FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating the contents of the first search result information storage unit 22.
- the collation unit 30 collates the program information in the first search result information storage unit 22 and the program information in the program information storage unit 23, and if there is a contradiction, internally stores the search result information from which the contradiction is eliminated.
- An example of the contradiction is a case where the program identifier stored in the first search result information storage unit 22 is not stored in the program information storage unit 23.
- the search result information is stored in an internal storage (not shown) except for the program identifier and output to the selection unit 27.
- the program identifier stored in the first search result information storage unit 22 is stored in the program information storage unit 23, and the program identifier is different! / ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ If the program identifier is updated, the program whose time has been updated is selected. This process eliminates inconsistencies.
- the viewer uses the input unit 24 to input search conditions and search instructions.
- the input search condition is stored in the search condition storage unit 31 and is compared with the condition-specific program information sent from the broadcasting device 14 in the selection unit 32. If the program identifier corresponding to the input search condition or the search condition itself matches the program identifier included in the program information by condition or the search condition itself, the matching search condition and the program identifier
- the result is stored in the first search result information storage unit 22 as a search result.
- the collation unit 30 collates the program identifier that is the first search result stored in the search result information storage unit 22 with the program identifier included in the program information storage unit 23. Then, other program information (for example, channel, program start time, genre, performer, program name, etc.) corresponding to the program identifier is extracted from the program information storage unit 23. The extracted program information is sent to the selection unit 27 via the verification unit 30. In the selection section 27, the extracted program information is organized by search condition and displayed on the output section 28.
- other program information for example, channel, program start time, genre, performer, program name, etc.
- FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a display content example of the first search result in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5B a program is displayed based on the search conditions shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5A. For example, a program whose genre is a foreign film, a program whose genre is news, etc. are displayed together! Speak.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an operation flow of the selection unit 27 in the receiving apparatus according to the first embodiment.
- the first search result is stored in the selection unit 27 (in the case of “Yes” in S601)
- the first search result is displayed (S602, S604).
- the program search function with excellent responsiveness can be realized by transmitting the program information according to the condition having the program that matches the search condition from the broadcasting station.
- the search unit 25 in the receiving device 29 is input from the input unit 24.
- the program in the program information storage unit 23 is searched using the search condition as a search key. Then, programs that match the search conditions are extracted.
- FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an operation flow of the inspection unit 25.
- the extracted program information is output from the search unit 25 as a second search result and stored in the second search result information storage unit 26.
- the stored second search result is sent to the selection unit 27.
- Select part 27 The second search results sent are organized by search condition and displayed on the output unit 28.
- the operation flow shown in FIG. 6B corresponds to the processing in S603 of FIG. 6A.
- the viewer can check the program information that matches the search conditions.
- obtaining the second search result requires the same search time as before, it is desirable to obtain the first search result.
- the program information includes various information such as a program identifier for each program, a channel, a broadcast start time, a genre, a performer, and a program name. Can handle information.
- condition-specific program information sent to the selection unit 32 may be sent together with other program information other than just the program identifier. In this case, the processing time for extracting the required program information from the program information storage unit 23 in the verification unit 30 can be saved.
- the viewer enters the search condition storage unit 31 using the input unit.
- the condition-specific program information is analyzed and created by the broadcasting apparatus as described above, but the condition-specific program information may be performed in each receiving apparatus.
- condition-based program information should be analyzed and created during periods when viewers are not watching the program. This is to prevent the processor load in the receiving apparatus from increasing. In this case, since the program information is selected according to the needs and preferences of the viewer who uses the receiving apparatus, the program desired by the viewer can be provided more accurately.
- the broadcast apparatus and the receiving apparatus of the present invention can realize a program search function with excellent responsiveness by transmitting from the broadcast station program information according to conditions having programs that match the search conditions. Furthermore, the receiving device can select and store only program information that matches a predetermined condition, and can display search results consistent with the search results, especially useful for receiving digital broadcasts. It is.
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