Data broadcast-program production system, data broadcast-program method, data broadcast- program production computer-program, and computer-readable recorded medium

• US 20030003861A1
• Filed: 07/22/2002
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kagemoto, Hideki, Mori, Toshiya
• Application Number:
  US10/181,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20030003861A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/06 among broadcast stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/103 Transmitter-side switching
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/06 Arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services

Abstract

In a data broadcast program production system of a broadcast station and a local broadcast station, the key broadcast station distributes raw data that has been obtained from an external raw data provision apparatus to the local broadcast station. Distribution setting information that lists a corresponded distribution target and raw data identifier is stored in a raw data net distribution information storage unit of a data broadcast program production apparatus at the key station. A raw data net distribution unit judges whether raw data received from a first data provision apparatus matches the raw data identifier listed in the distribution setting information, and when the two match, distributes the raw data to the local broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus that is the distribution target.

Claims

1. A data broadcast program production system that includes a first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus and a second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, the first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus comprising:

distribution information storage means for storing distribution information in which at least one raw data identifier and a raw data distribution target are corresponded; and

raw data distribution means for, when raw data is received from an external raw data provision device, selecting a piece of raw data whose identifier is in the distribution information, and distributing the selected piece of raw data to the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus being the corresponded raw data distribution target.

2. The data broadcast program production system of claim 1, wherein

the first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus further comprises:

first template storage means for storing a first template for a data broadcast program; and

first synthesis means for receiving notification of both the selected piece of raw data and one or more pieces of raw data that were not selected by the distribution means, and synthesizing the notified pieces of raw data, using the first template, to produce a data broadcast program element that composes a data broadcast program, and

the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus comprises;

second template storage means for storing a second template for a data broadcast program; and

second synthesis means for receiving at least one piece of raw data from another external raw data provision apparatus and receiving the piece of raw data distributed from the first broadcast station data broadcast production apparatus, and synthesizing the received pieces of raw data, using the second template, to produce a data broadcast program element that composes a data broadcast program.

3. The data broadcast program production system of claim 1, wherein

the first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus further comprises:

program schedule storage means for storing a program schedule that lists a broadcast time for each scene of a broadcast program that is broadcast simultaneously with a data broadcast program, each scene having a scene identifier,

each piece of raw data has a scene identifier that corresponds to a scene, and

the raw data distribution means distributes the selected piece of raw data in accordance with the broadcast time of the scene of the broadcast program corresponding to the scene identifier of the raw data.

4. A data broadcast program production system that includes a first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus and a second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, the first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus comprising:

template storage means for storing a template for a data broadcast program;

synthesis means for, on receiving raw data, synthesizing the received raw data, using the template, to produce a data broadcast program element that composes a data broadcast program, and appending an identifier to the data broadcast program element;

distribution information storage means for storing distribution information in which at least one data broadcast program element identifier and a data broadcast program element distribution target are corresponded; and

data broadcast program element distribution means for, on receiving notification of at least one produced data broadcast program element from the synthesis means, selecting a data broadcast program element whose identifier is shown in the distribution information, and distributing the selected data broadcast program element to the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus corresponding to the distribution target.

5. The data broadcast program production system of claim 4, wherein the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus comprises:

reception means for receiving the data broadcast program element distributed from the first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus;

unique template storage means for storing a unique template used to generate a unique data broadcast program element from the received data broadcast program element; and

synthesis means for synthesizing a unique data broadcast program element from the received data broadcast program element, using the unique template.

6. The data broadcast program production system of claim 4, wherein

the first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus further comprises:

conversion/transmission means for receiving notification of a data broadcast program element from the data broadcast program element distribution means, converting the data broadcast program element to a transport stream, and transmitting the transport stream, wherein

the data broadcast program element distribution means appends a time stamp to the data broadcast program element, the time stamp being a time that is the amount of required for distribution of the data broadcast program element to the second broadcast station broadcast program production apparatus added to a current time, and

the conversion/transmission means transmits the transport stream in compliance with the time stamp; and

the second broadcast station broadcast program production apparatus further comprising;

conversion means for, in compliance with the time stamp, converting the received data broadcast program element to a transport stream and transmitting the transport stream.

7. The data broadcast program production system of claim 6, wherein

the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus further comprises:

delay information storage means for storing delay information that shows an amount of time required for distribution of a broadcast program from the first broadcast station, and

the conversion means delays transmission of the transport stream by the amount of time shown in the delay information.

8. A data broadcast program production system that includes a first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus and a second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, the first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus comprising:

template storage means for storing a template for a data broadcast program;

module synthesis means for, on receiving raw data, synthesizing the raw data, using the template, to produce a module that composes a data broadcast program, and appending a module identifier to the module;

distribution information storage means for storing distribution information in which at least one module identifier and a distribution target are corresponded; and

module distribution means for, on receiving notification of one or more synthesized modules from the module synthesis means, selecting a module shown by the module identifier in the distribution information, and distributing to the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus that corresponds to the distribution target.

9. A data broadcast program production method for a first broadcast station and a second broadcast station, the method including at the first broadcast station:

a distribution information storage step for storing distribution information in which at least one raw data identifier and a raw data distribution target are corresponded; and

a raw data distribution step for, when raw data is received from an external raw data provision device, selecting a piece of raw data whose identifier is in the distribution information, and distributing the selected piece of raw data to the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus being the corresponded raw data distribution target.

10. A data broadcast program production method for a first broadcast station and a second broadcast station, the method including at the first broadcast station:

a template storage step for storing a template for a data broadcast program;

a synthesis step for, on receiving raw data, synthesizing the received raw data, using the template, to produce a data broadcast program element that composes a data broadcast program, and appending an identifier to the data broadcast program element;

a distribution information storage step for storing distribution information in which at least one data broadcast program element identifier and a data broadcast program element distribution target are corresponded; and

a data broadcast program element distribution step for, on receiving notification of at least one produced data broadcast program element at the synthesis step, selecting a data broadcast program element whose identifier is shown in the distribution information, and distributing the selected data broadcast program element to the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus corresponding to the distribution target.

11. A computer program that executes on a computer a data broadcast program production method for a first broadcast station and a second broadcast station, the method including at the first broadcast station:

a template storage step for storing a template for a data broadcast program;

a synthesis step for, on receiving raw data, synthesizing the received raw data, using the template, to produce a data broadcast program element that composes a data broadcast program, and appending an identifier to the data broadcast program element;

a distribution information storage step for storing distribution information in which at least one data broadcast program element identifier and a data broadcast program element distribution target are corresponded; and

a data broadcast program element distribution step for, on receiving notification of at least one produced data broadcast program element at the synthesis step, selecting a data broadcast program element whose identifier is shown in the distribution information, and distributing the selected data broadcast program element to the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus corresponding to the distribution target.

12. A computer-readable recording medium for use in a first broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus and a second data broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, and having recorded there on a computer program that has a computer execute:

a template storage step for storing a template for a data broadcast program;

a synthesis step for, on receiving raw data, synthesizing the received raw data, using the template, to produce a data broadcast program element that composes a data broadcast program, and appending an identifier to the data broadcast program element;

a distribution information storage step for storing distribution information in which at least one data broadcast program element identifier and a data broadcast program element distribution target are corresponded; and

a data broadcast program element distribution step for, on receiving notification of at least one produced data broadcast program element at the synthesis step, selecting a data broadcast program element whose identifier is shown in the distribution information, and distributing the selected data broadcast program element to the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus, the second broadcast station data broadcast program production apparatus corresponding to the distribution target.