Broadcast program processing apparatus, computer system, broadcast program evaluation system, and computer program
First Claim
1. A broadcast program processing apparatus comprising:
- a recording unit for recording a broadcast program;
an acquiring unit for acquiring evaluation data concerning the broadcast program via a network; and
an outputting unit for outputting the acquired evaluation data in connection with the recorded broadcast program.
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Abstract
A broadcast program processing apparatus of the present invention enables a user to acquire evaluation data provided by others who have already watched a broadcast program when he or she intends to play back the recorded broadcast program to watch it. A broadcast program receiving apparatus (10) records the broadcast program received from a BS/CS tuner (13) or a terrestrial tuner (18) on an HDD (24). Before playing back the broadcast program, the broadcast program receiving apparatus acquires the evaluation data concerning the broadcast program provided by others using a cell phone connected to a cell phone unit (22) over a network. The acquired evaluation data is outputted in connection with the recorded broadcast program using an OSD circuit (28). The user can determine whether he or she wants to watch the broadcast program with reference to the evaluations made by others, before playing back the broadcast program to watch it.
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12 Claims
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1. A broadcast program processing apparatus comprising:
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a recording unit for recording a broadcast program;
an acquiring unit for acquiring evaluation data concerning the broadcast program via a network; and
an outputting unit for outputting the acquired evaluation data in connection with the recorded broadcast program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer system comprising:
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acquiring means for acquiring evaluation result data concerning a broadcast program from a plurality of viewers;
compiling means for obtaining evaluation data by compiling the evaluation result data; and
transmitting means for transmitting the evaluation data to a user terminal in response to a request from the user terminal of a user who intends to record and watch the broadcast program. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An evaluation processing system of a broadcast program, comprising:
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a terminal for audio-visually processing a recorded broadcast program; and
a server capable of transmitting to and receiving from the terminal evaluation data concerning the broadcast program, the server including;
storing means for storing the evaluation data provided by a viewer concerning the broadcast program; and
server-side transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal the stored evaluation data in response to a request from the terminal, and the terminal including;
acquiring means for acquiring the evaluation data from the server; and
outputting means for outputting the acquired evaluation data in connection with identification information concerning the recorded broadcast program. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program executed in a computer system connectable to a network,
wherein the computer system performs: -
a function for acquiring, via the network, evaluation data concerning a broadcast program provided by a viewer; and
a function for outputting the evaluation data corresponding to the broadcast program recorded in the computer system, together with information identifying the broadcast program. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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