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; and
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.
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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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21 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; and
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. - 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 registering means 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 managing means which classifies and manages scene information as to a real scene appearing in a broadcast program; and
a scene information transmitting means 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 scene information transmitting means notifies a start of the broadcast program scene substantially in real time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 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; and
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.
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18. A terminal device comprising:
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a broadcast receiving/reproducing means which receives/reproduces broadcasting;
a data receiving means which receives data of broadcast program including channel information;
a channel data extracting means which extracts said channel information thus received; and
a startup means which sets a receiving channel of said broadcast receiving/reproducing means based on the channel information thus extracted, and starts said broadcast receiving/reproducing means. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer program which is executed on a terminal device having data communication capability and broadcast receiving/reproducing capability, comprising the steps of:
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receiving data of broadcast program including channel information;
extracting said channel information thus received; and
setting a receiving channel based on said channel information thus extracted, and starts up broadcast receiving/reproducing.
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