WO2009107708A1

WO2009107708A1 - Contents reproduction device, contents reproduction system, method for reproducing contents, contents reproduction program and recording medium

Info

Publication number: WO2009107708A1
Application number: PCT/JP2009/053524
Authority: WO
Inventors: 裕大坪; 哲郎小林; 正義神原
Original assignee: シャープ株式会社
Priority date: 2008-02-28
Filing date: 2009-02-26
Publication date: 2009-09-03
Also published as: JP2009206993A

Abstract

A contents reproduction device reproduces video image contents (200) including a video image (210) and a subtitle (220) attached to the video image (210). When a user selects any of keywords contained in the subtitle (220), the contents reproduction device (100) reproduces relevant contents (300) related to the selected keyword. Thus, the relevant contents (300) related to the reproducing video image contents (200) can be reproduced without requesting a user to do a troublesome character input operation.

Description

Content playback device, content playback system, content playback method, content playback program, and recording medium

[Technical Field] The present invention relates to a content playback device, a content playback system, a content playback method, and a content playback program for playing back video content accompanied by character information such as subtitles. The present invention also relates to a recording medium on which such a content reproduction program is recorded.

With the spread of the Internet, the information you want to know can be easily obtained anytime and anywhere. For example, while browsing a television program, information related to the television program being browsed can be immediately acquired using a web browser operating on a mobile phone terminal connected to the Internet.

Patent Document 1 proposes a system that links broadcasting of a TV program performed via a broadcast channel with distribution of digital content performed via the Internet. In this system, digital content related to a television program being played on a television terminal can be acquired from a web server of a broadcaster using an Internet terminal and played back.
Japanese Published Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-133352” (Publication Date: May 10, 2002)

However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, a television terminal that reproduces a television program and an Internet terminal that reproduces digital content are different terminals. When digital content related to a television program being played back on the TV terminal is played back on the Internet terminal, it is necessary to manually input information for specifying the digital content to be played back to the Internet terminal. For example, when the digital content is specified by keyword search, annoying character input operation for inputting the keyword to the Internet terminal is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a content playback apparatus that can easily play back related content related to video content being played back.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a content playback apparatus according to the present invention includes a video content playback unit that plays back video content including video and text information associated with the video, and a keyword contained in the text information. It is characterized by comprising a keyword selection means for selecting one based on a user operation and a related content reproduction means for reproducing related content related to the keyword selected by the keyword selection means.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a content playback method according to the present invention includes a video content playback step of playing back video content including a video and character information attached to the video, and the character information. A keyword selection step of selecting any one of the keywords based on a user operation; and a related content reproduction step of reproducing the related content related to the selected keyword selected in the keyword selection step. It is said.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to play back related content related to any of the keywords included in the character information of the video content being played back. In addition, the user can browse related content only by selecting any of the keywords included in the character information of the video content being played back, and is not forced to perform annoying character input operation. That is, there is an effect that related content related to the video content being played back can be played back more easily.

A content playback device according to the present invention searches for a resource for playing back the related content for at least one of a resource obtainable via a network and a resource readable from a storage device. Preferably, the related content reproduction means reproduces the related content based on the resource specified by the resource search means.

According to the above configuration, the related content can be reproduced based on at least one of a resource that can be acquired via a network and a resource that can be read from the storage device. In other words, web content or stored content related to a keyword selected based on a user operation can be reproduced as related content.

The storage device only needs to be a storage device that can read resources for the content playback device. Even if the storage device is built in the content playback device, a so-called external device connected to the content playback device may be used. It may be a storage device.

In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, the related content reproduction unit is configured to use the related content based on a resource for reproducing web content belonging to a preset specific website among the resources specified by the resource search unit. It is preferable to play the content.

According to the above configuration, even when the resource search unit specifies a plurality of resources as resources for playing back related content, a user can select a predetermined website without selecting a resource. The web content to which it belongs can be played immediately.

In the content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the character information is a caption accompanying the video.

According to the above configuration, the related content related to any of the keywords included in the caption attached to the video is reproduced. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce related content that is more appropriate to the content of the video being reproduced.

The present invention may be realized as a content reproduction system including a first content reproduction device that reproduces video and a second content reproduction device that reproduces character information. That is, a content playback system including a first content playback device that plays back video and a second content playback device that plays back character information associated with the video, wherein the first and second content playback devices At least one of the above includes keyword selection means for selecting any of the keywords included in the character information based on a user operation, and at least one of the first and second content reproduction devices includes: A content playback system including related content playback means for playing back related content related to the selected keyword selected by the keyword selection means also falls within the scope of the present invention.

Further, the content reproduction apparatus may be realized by a computer. In this case, a program that realizes each of the above devices in the computer by operating the computer as each of the above means, and a computer-readable recording medium that records the program also fall within the scope of the present invention.

Other objects, features, and superior points of the present invention will be fully understood from the following description. The advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention and illustrating a screen displayed on a display device included in a content reproduction device. 1, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a block diagram showing a configuration of a content reproduction apparatus. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a related content acquisition unit included in the content reproduction device illustrated in FIG. 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention and illustrating another screen displayed on a display device included in the content reproduction device. 1, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a block diagram illustrating a first configuration example of a content reproduction system. FIG. 1, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a block diagram illustrating a second configuration example of a content reproduction system. FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a third configuration example of a content reproduction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Content reproduction apparatus 110 Video content acquisition part 120 Video content reproduction part 121 Video reproduction part 122 Subtitle reproduction part 130 Related content acquisition part 131 Keyword extraction part 132 Keyword selection part 133 Resource search part 134 Resource selection part 135 Resource acquisition part 140 Related content Playback unit 150 Display device 160 Storage device

Embodiment 1
(Configuration of content playback device)
A configuration of the content reproduction apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on display device 150 provided in content reproduction device 100. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the content reproduction apparatus 100.

The content reproduction apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is realized as a mobile phone terminal that reproduces a video 210 and a caption 220 attached to the video 210, and relates to a keyword included in the caption 220 as described below. The related content 300 is reproduced.

As shown in FIG. 2, the content playback device 100 includes a video content acquisition unit 110, a video content playback unit 120, a related content acquisition unit 130, a related content playback unit 140, a display device 150, and a storage device 160. Yes. In FIG. 2, illustration of blocks provided in a conventional mobile phone terminal, such as a block for realizing a call function, is omitted.

The video content acquisition unit 110 is a means for acquiring resources for playing the video content 200. The video content playback unit 120 is a unit for playing back the video content 220 based on the resource acquired by the video content acquisition unit 110, and the video playback unit 121 that plays back the video 210 and the subtitle that plays back the subtitle 220. A playback unit 122. The video 210 reproduced by the video reproduction unit 121 and the subtitle 220 reproduced by the subtitle reproduction unit 122 are displayed on the display device 150 as shown in FIG.

As described above, the video content 200 played back by the video content playback unit 120 includes the video 210 and the subtitle 220 associated with the video 210. The video 210 is composed of a plurality of scenes, and the caption 220 is composed of a plurality of caption character strings. The scenes that make up the video 210 and the subtitle character strings that make up the subtitles 220 are associated with each other via the playback time. That is, each scene constituting the video 210 is associated with a subtitle character string to be reproduced simultaneously with the scene.

The screen shown in FIG. 1 reproduces a scene that is a news video about bioethanol and a subtitle character string “Next news is made from plants such as corn ...” associated with this scene. It is a screen of time. Note that it is not necessary that subtitle character strings are associated with all scenes, and scenes that are not associated with subtitle character strings may be included in the video 210.

The video content playback unit 120 performs subtitle-based playback or video-based playback of the video content 200. Here, the subtitle-based reproduction is a reproduction mode in which the reproduction of the video 210 is synchronized with the reproduction of the subtitle 220. Video-based playback is a normal playback mode in which playback of the caption 220 is synchronized with playback of the video 210.

When the video content 200 is played back based on captions, the caption playback unit 122 sequentially plays back a series of caption character strings constituting the caption 220, and the caption playback unit 122 starts playback of each caption character string and ends. Until then, the playback of the video 210 is synchronized with the playback of the subtitle 220 by playing back the scene associated with the subtitle character string being played back by the video playback section 121. On the other hand, when the video content 200 with subtitles is played based on video, the video playback unit 121 sequentially plays back a series of scenes constituting the video 210 and ends after the video playback unit 121 starts playback of each scene. Until this time, the subtitle character string associated with the scene being reproduced is reproduced by the subtitle reproduction unit 122, thereby synchronizing the reproduction of the subtitle 210 with the reproduction of the video 210.

It should be noted that the method of reproducing the series of subtitle character strings that constitute the subtitle 220 by the subtitle reproduction unit 122 is arbitrary. In the present embodiment, a series of subtitle character strings are reproduced by scroll-displaying the subtitle 220 at a predetermined scroll speed. For example, the subtitle character strings are switched and displayed one by one like a picture-story show. Accordingly, a series of subtitle character strings may be reproduced.

The related content acquisition unit 130 is a means for acquiring resources for reproducing the related content 300. The related content playback unit 140 is a means for playing back the related content 300 based on the resource acquired by the related content acquisition unit 130. The related content 300 reproduced by the related content reproduction unit 140 is displayed on the display device 150 as shown in FIG.

The resource acquired by the related content acquisition unit 130 is a resource for playing back the related content 300 related to the selected keyword selected by the user among the keywords included in the caption 220 of the video content 200 being played back. A method by which the related content acquisition unit 130 acquires a resource for playing back the related content 300 will be described later with reference to another drawing.

The display device 150 is a means for displaying the video 210 and the subtitles 220 included in the video content 200 reproduced by the video content reproduction unit 120 and the related content 300 reproduced by the related content reproduction unit 140. The display device 150 is configured by a liquid crystal display panel having a touch panel function, and a user operation for selecting a desired keyword from keywords included in the displayed subtitles 220 (tap a desired keyword with a finger or a pen) It also functions as a means for receiving the operation).

(Configuration of related content acquisition unit)
Next, the configuration of the related content acquisition unit 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the related content acquisition unit 130. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the related content acquisition unit 130 includes a keyword extraction unit 131, a keyword selection unit 132, a resource search unit 133, a resource selection unit 134, and a resource acquisition unit 135.

The subtitle playback unit 122 gives the subtitle character string being played back to the related content acquisition unit 130. The keyword extraction unit 131 extracts a keyword from the given subtitle character string. Specifically, a kanji character string composed of continuous kanji characters from a given subtitle character string and a katakana character string composed of continuous katakana characters are regarded as keywords and extracted.

Note that the method by which the keyword extraction unit 131 extracts keywords is not limited to this. For example, an identifier for identifying a word to be regarded as a keyword from other words (for example, tags placed before and after the word to be regarded as a keyword) is included in the subtitle character string in advance. Keywords may be extracted based on the above. Alternatively, words that should be regarded as keywords are registered in the database in advance, and words that match the words registered in the database among the words constituting the subtitle character string input from the subtitle playback unit 122 are used as keywords. You may make it extract.

The keyword extracted by the keyword extraction unit 131 is referred to by the above-described caption reproduction unit 122 in addition to the keyword selection unit 132 described later. When the caption playback unit 122 displays the caption 220 of the video content 200 being played on the display device 150, the caption playback unit 122 displays the word corresponding to the keyword extracted by the keyword extraction unit 131 so as to be distinguishable from other words. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the word that becomes the keyword is underlined to display the word that becomes the keyword so that it can be distinguished from other words.

Note that the method for displaying the word as a keyword so that the subtitle reproduction unit 122 can be distinguished from other words is not limited to this. For example, by changing the display form (display color, display size, display font, display style, etc.) of a word as a keyword from the display form of another word, the word as a keyword is displayed so as to be distinguishable from other words. You may do it. Further, by adding a mark such as an icon to only the word that becomes the keyword, the word that becomes the keyword may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from other words.

The keyword selection unit 132 selects any one of the keywords extracted by the keyword extraction unit 131 based on a user operation. Specifically, when the user taps one of the keywords included in the subtitle character string being reproduced, the display device 150 notifies the keyword selection unit 132 of information indicating which keyword has been tapped. . The keyword selection unit 132 selects the keyword tapped by the user based on this notification.

Note that the user operation that the keyword selection unit 132 refers to select a keyword is not limited to this. For example, a keyword may be selected by detecting a user operation on a pointing device such as a cross key provided in the content reproduction apparatus 100.

The resource search unit 133 is a means for searching for a resource for playing back related content related to the selected keyword selected by the keyword selection unit 132. The resources to be searched by the resource search unit 133 are resources such as HTML documents that can be acquired via the Internet, and resources such as MPEG data that can be read from the storage device 160 built in the content playback apparatus 100. Here, resources that can be acquired via the Internet are used to play back web content such as web pages, and resources that can be read from the storage device 160 play back stored content such as broadcast content recorded in the past. Used for.

In order to search for web content related to the selected keyword, the resource search unit 133 uses a search server connected to the content playback apparatus 100 via the Internet. Specifically, the selected keyword is transmitted to the search server, and the URL and title of the web content related to the selected keyword are acquired from the search server. On the other hand, the resource search unit 133 uses metadata assigned to each resource stored in the storage device 160 in order to search for stored content related to the selected keyword. Specifically, a resource to which a keyword corresponding to the selected keyword is assigned as metadata is searched, and a file name and title assigned to the resource as metadata are specified.

Then, the resource search unit 133 obtains the title of the web content related to the selected keyword acquired from the search server and the title of the stored content related to the selected keyword specified by referring to the metadata data. A list is displayed on the display device 150 as 400. In the example shown in FIG. 1, “Bioethanol Mikipedia”, “What is bioethanol”, and “Biofuel story” as the titles of web contents related to the selected keyword “Bioethanol”, In addition, “Science One” and “MHK News 7” are listed in the title list 400 as titles of accumulated content related to the selected keyword “bioethanol”.

Note that the resource search unit 133 transmits a user profile indicating the characteristics of the user of the content playback device 100 to the search server in order to search for web content related to the search keyword. It is good also as a structure which searches related content based on a profile. As a result, related content that matches the user's preference of the content reproduction device 100 can be reproduced by the content reproduction device 100.

The resource selection unit 134 selects one of the resources searched by the resource search unit 133 based on a user operation. Specifically, when the user taps any of the titles listed in the keyword list 400, the display device 150 notifies the resource selection unit 134 of information indicating which title has been tapped. The resource selection unit 134 selects a resource corresponding to the title tapped by the user based on this notification. Then, the resource selection unit 134 selects the URL of the resource when the resource for reproducing the web content is selected, and the file name of the resource when the resource for reproducing the stored content is selected. Is acquired from the resource search unit 133 and notified to the resource acquisition unit 135.

The resource acquisition unit 135 acquires the resource selected by the resource selection unit 134. Specifically, when the URL is notified from the resource selection unit 134, the resource selected by the resource selection unit 134 based on the URL is acquired via the Internet, and the file name is notified from the resource selection unit 134. If the resource is selected, the resource selected by the resource selector 134 based on the file name is read from the storage device 160. The resource acquired by the resource acquisition unit 135 is given to the related content reproduction unit 140 described above and used to reproduce the related content 300.

Note that the resource selection unit 134 selects, as a default resource, a resource for displaying a web page in a specific website set in advance without waiting for a resource selection operation by the user. For this reason, immediately after the keyword selection operation, the web page related to the selected keyword in the specific website set in advance is reproduced.

Here, examples of websites suitable for setting in advance as the specific website include an encyclopedia site, a dictionary site, and a news site. FIG. 1 shows a state immediately after the user selects the keyword “bioethanol” when the encyclopedia site is set as the specific website, that is, in the encyclopedia site set as the specific website. The web page “Bioethanol Mikipedia” describing “Bioethanol” is displayed as an example. Of course, if the user selects another title, for example, “Science One” in the state shown in FIG. 1, the stored content “Science One” is reproduced instead of the web page “Bioethanol Mikipedia”.

(About keyword list)
Finally, the keyword list 500 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The keyword list 500 included in the screen illustrated in FIG. 1 is a list including keywords that are highly related to the selected keyword. The content reproduction apparatus 100 has a function of accumulating keywords included in the reproduced subtitle character string and evaluating the relationship between the accumulated keywords. A keyword having high relevance to the selected keyword is a keyword having an evaluation value of relevance with the selected keyword that is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold among the accumulated keywords.

When the user selects any one of the keywords listed in the keyword list 500, the content playback apparatus 100 relates to the selected keyword as in the case where the keyword included in the subtitle character string being played back is selected. Search and play back related content. That is, the user can browse not only the keywords included in the subtitle character string being played back, but also content related to the keywords that are highly relevant to the keywords included in the subtitle string being played back.

Note that the keyword list 600 shown in FIG. 4 may be adopted instead of the keyword list 500 shown in FIG. The keyword list shown in FIG. 4 is a list including saved keywords, that is, keywords selected by the user in the past. When the user selects one of the keywords listed in the keyword list 600, the content playback apparatus 100 causes the content related to the selected keyword to be the same as when the keyword included in the subtitle character string being played back is selected. Search for and play. That is, the user can browse not only the keywords included in the subtitle character string being reproduced, but also content related to the keywords selected in the past.

[Embodiment 2]
The configuration of the content reproduction system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The content reproduction system shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 is a system realized by sharing the functions of the content reproduction apparatus 100 described above between a television and a mobile phone terminal.

(First configuration example)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a first configuration example of the content reproduction system. A content reproduction system 700 shown in FIG. 5 includes a television 710 and a mobile phone terminal 720.

As shown in FIG. 5, the television 710 includes a video content acquisition unit 110, a video playback unit 121, a caption transmission unit 122a, a selected keyword reception unit 132a, a resource search unit 133, and a resource selection unit 134. The resource acquisition unit 135 and the related content reproduction unit 140 are provided, and the reproduced video 210 and the related content 300 are displayed on the built-in display device. On the other hand, the mobile phone terminal 720 includes a caption reception unit 122b, a keyword extraction unit 131, and a keyword transmission unit 132b, and displays the reproduced caption 220 on the built-in display device.

The video content acquisition unit 110, the video playback unit 121, the resource search unit 133, the resource selection unit 134, the resource acquisition unit 135, the related content playback unit 140 in the television 710, and the keyword extraction unit 131 in the mobile phone terminal 720 include 2 has the same function as the block indicated by the same reference numeral.

The caption transmission unit 122a included in the television 710 is a means for extracting a caption character string from the resource acquired by the video content acquisition unit 110 and transmitting it to the mobile phone terminal 720. The subtitle receiving unit 122b included in the mobile phone terminal 720 is a means for receiving the subtitle character string transmitted from the television 710 and reproducing the subtitle 220 based on the received subtitle character string. The caption character string received by the caption receiving unit 122b is given to the keyword extracting unit 131.

The keyword transmitting unit 132b included in the mobile phone terminal 720 selects any of the keywords extracted by the keyword extracting unit 131 based on a user operation, and transmits the selected keyword to the television 710. The keyword receiving unit 132 a included in the television 710 receives the selected keyword transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 720 and gives the selected keyword to the resource search unit 133.

In the content reproduction system 700, resource search / selection and related content reproduction are performed on the television 710. Therefore, even when the processing capability of the mobile phone terminal 720 is low, there is an advantage that a decrease in processing speed is minimized. Further, there is an advantage that related content can be reproduced using the television 710 having a higher display capability.

(Second configuration example)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a second configuration example of the content reproduction system. A content reproduction system 800 shown in FIG. 6 includes a television 810 and a mobile phone terminal 820.

As shown in FIG. 6, the television 810 includes a video content acquisition unit 110, a video reproduction unit 121, and a caption transmission unit 122a, and displays the reproduced video 210 on a built-in display device. On the other hand, the mobile phone terminal 820 includes a caption reception unit 122b, a keyword extraction unit 131, a keyword selection unit 132, a resource search unit 133, a resource selection unit 134, a resource acquisition unit 135, and a related content reproduction unit 140. The reproduced subtitle 220 and related content 300 are displayed on the built-in display device. The video reproduction unit 121 in the television 810 and the keyword extraction unit 131, the keyword selection unit 132, the resource search unit 133, the resource selection unit 134, the resource acquisition unit 135, and the related content reproduction unit 140 in the mobile phone terminal 820 are illustrated in FIG. 2 has the same function as the block indicated by the same reference numeral.

The caption transmission unit 122a provided in the television 810 is a means for extracting a caption character string from the resource acquired by the video content acquisition unit 110 and transmitting it to the mobile phone terminal 820. The subtitle receiving unit 122b included in the mobile phone terminal 820 is means for receiving the subtitle character string transmitted from the television 810 and reproducing the subtitle 220 based on the received subtitle character string. The caption character string received by the caption receiving unit 122b is given to the keyword extracting unit 131.

In the content reproduction system 800, subtitle display, keyword selection, resource search / selection / acquisition, and related content reproduction are performed in the mobile phone terminal 810. Therefore, there is an advantage that related content can be reproduced using the mobile phone terminal 820 at hand of the user. Further, for example, when the video content is a one-segment broadcasting content, there is an advantage that the one-segment tuner and the decoder can be omitted from the configuration of the mobile phone terminal 910.

(Third configuration example)
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a third configuration example of the content reproduction system. A content reproduction system 900 shown in FIG. 7 includes a television 910 and a mobile phone terminal 920.

As shown in FIG. 7, the television 910 includes a video content transmission unit 110a and a video reproduction unit 121, and displays the reproduced video 210 on the built-in display device. On the other hand, the mobile phone terminal 920 includes a video content receiving unit 110b, a video playback unit 121, a caption playback unit 122, a keyword extraction unit 131, a keyword selection unit 132, a resource search unit 133, and a resource selection unit 134. The resource acquisition unit 135 and the related content reproduction unit 140 are provided, and the reproduced video 210, subtitle 220, and related content 300 are displayed on the built-in display device. Video playback unit 121 in television 910 and video playback unit 121, caption playback unit 122, keyword extraction unit 131, keyword selection unit 132, resource search unit 133, resource selection unit 134, resource acquisition unit 135 in mobile phone terminal 920 And the related content reproduction | regeneration part 140 has the same function as the block shown with the same referential mark in FIG.

The video content transmission unit 110 a provided in the television 910 is a means for acquiring resources for playing the video content 200 and transmitting the acquired resources to the mobile phone terminal 920. The video content receiving unit 110b included in the mobile phone terminal 920 is a means for receiving resources transmitted from the television 910.

In the content playback system 900, the mobile phone terminal 910 performs video display, subtitle display, keyword selection, resource search / selection / acquisition, and related content playback. Therefore, there is an advantage that video content and related content can be reproduced using the mobile phone terminal 920 at hand of the user. Further, for example, when the video content is a one-segment broadcasting content, there is an advantage that the one-segment tuner can be omitted from the configuration of the mobile phone terminal 910.

Note that the

mobile phone terminals

720, 820, and 920 can be replaced with, for example, a remote controller or a PDA, and any portable information having a caption reproduction function can be used instead of the

mobile phone terminals

720, 820, and 920. You may comprise a content reproduction system using a terminal. The

televisions

710, 810, and 910 can be replaced with, for example, a personal computer.

[Additional Notes]
Finally, each block included in the content reproduction apparatus 100 may be configured by hardware logic. Alternatively, it may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as follows.

That is, the content reproduction apparatus 100 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program that realizes each function, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores the program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the program into an executable format, and And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data. With this configuration, the object of the present invention can be achieved by a predetermined recording medium.

This recording medium only needs to record the program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of the program of the content playback apparatus 100, which is software that realizes the above-described functions, so that it can be read by a computer. This recording medium is supplied to the content reproduction apparatus 100. Thereby, the content reproduction apparatus 100 (or CPU or MPU) as a computer may read and execute the program code recorded on the supplied recording medium.

The recording medium that supplies the program code to the content reproduction apparatus 100 is not limited to a specific structure or type. That is, the recording medium includes, for example, a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. System, a card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card, or a semiconductor memory system such as a mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

The object of the present invention can be achieved even if the content reproduction apparatus 100 is configured to be connectable to a communication network. In this case, the program code is supplied to the content reproduction apparatus 100 via the communication network. The communication network is not limited to a specific type or form as long as it can supply program codes to the content reproduction apparatus 100. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication network, etc. may be used.

The transmission medium constituting the communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, even wired such as IEEE 1394, USB (Universal Serial Bus), power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line, infrared such as IrDA or remote control, Bluetooth (registered trademark), 802.11 It can also be used by radio such as radio, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention has been specifically described above based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims and are different. Embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in the respective embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

As described above, the content playback apparatus according to the present invention is a video content playback means for playing back video content including video and text information attached to the video, and any one of the keywords included in the text information. Keyword selection means for selecting based on a user operation, and related content reproduction means for reproducing related content related to the keyword selected by the keyword selection means.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a content playback apparatus that can play back related content related to the video content being played back without forcing the user to perform troublesome character input operations.

It should be noted that the specific embodiments or examples made in the detailed description of the invention are intended to clarify the technical contents of the present invention, and are limited to such specific examples in a narrow sense. It should not be construed, and various modifications can be made within the spirit of the present invention and the scope of the following claims.

The present invention can be applied to various devices that reproduce video content accompanied by character information such as subtitles, and can be widely used for, for example, a mobile phone terminal, a PDA, a television (television receiver), a personal computer, and the like. Can do.

Claims

Video content playback means for playing back video content including video and text information attached to the video;
Keyword selecting means for selecting any of the keywords included in the character information based on a user operation;
Related content playback means for playing back related content related to the keyword selected by the keyword selection means,
A content reproduction apparatus characterized by the above.
Using at least one of a resource that can be acquired via a network and a resource that can be read from a storage device, a resource for playing the related content is searched using the keyword selected by the keyword selection unit. A resource search means;
The related content reproduction means reproduces the related content based on the resource specified by the resource search means;
The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content reproduction apparatus is characterized in that:
The related content reproduction means reproduces the related content based on a resource for reproducing web content belonging to a specific website set in advance among the resources specified by the resource search means;
The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the content reproduction apparatus is characterized in that:
The character information is a caption attached to the video.
The content reproduction apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the content reproduction apparatus is characterized in that:
A content playback system including a first content playback device that plays back video and a second content playback device that plays back character information associated with the video,
At least one of the first and second content reproduction devices includes a keyword selection unit that selects any of the keywords included in the character information based on a user operation,
At least one of the first and second content playback devices includes related content playback means for playing back related content related to the selected keyword selected by the keyword selection means.
A content reproduction system characterized by the above.
A video content playback step of playing back video content including video and text information attached to the video;
A keyword selection step of selecting any of the keywords included in the character information based on a user operation;
A related content playback step of playing back related content related to the selected keyword selected in the keyword selection step.
A content reproduction method characterized by the above.
A content reproduction program for causing a computer to operate as the content reproduction device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A content reproduction program for causing the computer to function as each means included in the content reproduction apparatus.
A computer-readable recording medium on which the content reproduction program according to claim 7 is recorded.