Broadcast program scene notification system
First Claim
1. A broadcast program scene notification method directed to a terminal device having data communication capability and broadcast receiving/reproducing capability, the method comprising the steps of:
- registering desired scene information specifying a desired scene within a broadcast program, the scene being desired by a user at said terminal device, together with communication address information of the terminal device;
classifying and managing scene information as to a real scene appearing in the broadcast program;
checking whether or not said real scene corresponds to said desired scene;
transmitting to the terminal device of the user, scene information indicating for the user that broadcast of the desired scene is going to start or has started, when said real scene corresponds to said desired scene;
wherein, a start of the broadcast program scene is notified substantially in real time;
receiving from each terminal device, audience information including at least an information item indicating that broadcast receiving/reproducing capability has been turned on, in response to the notification of said broadcast program scene; and
checking a status of audience.
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Abstract
A registration server (40) is connected to a mobile terminal (20) via a communication network (10) and registers desired scene information specifying a desired scene of a user in a broadcast program together with the communication address information (telephone number or mail address or the like) of the mobile terminal (20). A scene management server (42) classifies and manages the scene information on the real scene appearing in the broadcast program. A message transmission server (46) checks whether the real scene corresponds to the desired scene. If it does, the scene management server (42) transmits scene information indicating that broadcast of the desired scene is or has been started via the communication network (10) or the data broadcast to the user, i.e., the mobile terminal (20). In response to the notification of the scene information, the user of the mobile terminal (20) can view the scene substantially in real time by the TV On instruction without performing channel setting.
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19 Claims
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1. A broadcast program scene notification method directed to a terminal device having data communication capability and broadcast receiving/reproducing capability, the method comprising the steps of:
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registering desired scene information specifying a desired scene within a broadcast program, the scene being desired by a user at said terminal device, together with communication address information of the terminal device;
classifying and managing scene information as to a real scene appearing in the broadcast program;checking whether or not said real scene corresponds to said desired scene; transmitting to the terminal device of the user, scene information indicating for the user that broadcast of the desired scene is going to start or has started, when said real scene corresponds to said desired scene; wherein, a start of the broadcast program scene is notified substantially in real time; receiving from each terminal device, audience information including at least an information item indicating that broadcast receiving/reproducing capability has been turned on, in response to the notification of said broadcast program scene; and checking a status of audience. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A broadcast program scene notification system directed to a terminal device having data communication capability and broadcast receiving/reproducing capability, comprising:
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a registration server which is connected to said terminal device via a communication network, and registers desired scene information specifying a desired scene of a user within a broadcast program, together with communication address information of the terminal device; a management server which classifies and manages scene information as to a real scene appearing in a broadcast program; a transmission server which checks whether or not said real scene corresponds to said desired scene, and transmits to the terminal device of the user via said communication network, scene information indicating that broadcasting the desired scene is going to start or has started for the user, when said real scene corresponds to said desired scene; wherein, said transmission server notifies a start of the broadcast program scene substantially in real time; and an audience status checking server which receives from each terminal device, audience information including at least an information item indicating that broadcast receiving/reproducing capability has been turned on, in response to the notification of said broadcast program scene, and then checks a status of audience. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium containing a broadcast program scene notification program which makes a broadcast program scene notification to a terminal device having data communication capability and broadcast receiving!reproducing capability, comprising instructions for:
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registering desired scene information specifying a desired scene within a broadcast program, the scene being desired by a user at said terminal device, together with communication address information of the terminal device;
classifying and managing scene information as to a real scene appearing in the broadcast program;checking whether or not said real scene corresponds to said desired scene; transmitting to the terminal device of the user, scene information indicating for the user that broadcast of the desired scene is going to start or has started, when said real scene corresponds to said desired scene; wherein, a start of broadcast program scene is notified substantially in real time; receiving from each terminal device, audience information including at least an information item indicating that broadcast receiving/reproducing capability has been turned on, in response to the notification of said broadcast program scene; and checking a status of audience.
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17. A terminal device comprising:
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a communication unit which receives/reproduces broadcasting and receives data of broadcast program including channel information; a TV signal receiver which extracts said channel information thus received; a central control unit which sets a receiving channel of said communication unit based on the channel information thus extracted, and starts said communication unit; and a recorder which performs overwrite recording continuously as to the latest portion of the broadcast program having been received, the portion corresponding to a predetermined period of time; wherein, said TV signal receiver receives time information along with said channel information, and said central control unit stops recording by said recorder upon receipt of a scene notification, and starts reproduction from said recorder, a scene designated by the channel information and the time information in the scene notification. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium containing a program which is executed on a terminal device having data communication capability and broadcast receiving/reproducing capability, comprising instructions for:
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receiving data of broadcast program including channel information; extracting said channel information thus received; setting a receiving channel based on said channel information thus extracted, and starts up broadcast receiving/reproducing; performing overwrite recording continuously as to the latest portion of the broadcast program having been received, the portion corresponding to a predetermined period of time; receiving time information along with said channel information; stopping the overwrite recording upon receipt of a scene notification; and staffing reproduction of a scene designated by the channel information and the time information in the scene notification.
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