JP2004200882A - Rebroadcast program recording designating method, rebroadcast program recording designating system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A rebroadcast program recording designation method, rebroadcast program recording designation system, and program by a portable terminal are provided, which can easily perform a recording instruction of a broadcast program missed from a portable information terminal such as a portable telephone.
When a user selects a missed program on a specified day after selecting a "rebroadcast program recording instruction" menu on a mobile phone, a server searches for program table data registered in a database and searches for a rebroadcast program. If there is, data to that effect is transmitted to the mobile phone 1. When the user performs a recording instruction operation, the broadcast program guide service server 31 transmits a rebroadcast recording reservation setting instruction to the recording device 51 of the user of the mobile phone 1 via the Internet 6. The recording device 51 of the user makes a recording reservation setting based on the instruction, and when the broadcast time comes, receives the rebroadcast program and records it on the attached recording medium.
[Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rebroadcast program recording designating technique for instructing a recording device such as a video recorder (VTR) at home to record a rebroadcast program from a portable terminal such as a mobile phone.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There is a network recording reservation technology that uses a network to make a recording reservation of a broadcast program such as a TV program or a radio program using an external mobile phone or the like to a recording device such as a VTR installed in the home (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
[0003]
Also, a broadcast service guidance technology that estimates a missed program from a viewer's past viewing tendency and notifies the user of the fact by e-mail or screen display and notifies a rebroadcast schedule of the missed program (for example, Patent Document 3, Patent Document 4).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-309285 A
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2002-125181
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-11-88280
[Patent Document 4]
JP 2001-77771 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In recent years, a large number of broadcast programs, such as BS, CS broadcasts and cable television broadcasts, have been broadcast. Depending on the program, rebroadcasting and simultaneous broadcasting are performed using different channels, so that a broadcast program that one wants to watch may be missed. Even if recording is forgotten, information such as broadcast time and channel for rebroadcasting can be obtained from a program column such as a newspaper or a magazine or a broadcast program table displayed on an e-mail or a screen as in Patent Documents 2 and 3. Therefore, a recording reservation can be made from a mobile phone to a recording device such as a VTR at home via a network by a recording reservation service system using a network recording reservation technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2. However, in this case, the user sees a broadcast program table published in newspapers or guide magazines, or sees a broadcast program table displayed on an e-mail or on a screen, and then misses the program list. (Hereinafter, missed program) there is a problem such as the re-broadcast program because from a mobile phone it is necessary to carry out the instructions hassle and oversight occurs to find in their own.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a method for specifying a rebroadcast program recording by a mobile terminal, which can easily perform a recording instruction of a broadcast program missed from a mobile information terminal such as a mobile phone, has been proposed. A broadcast program recording designation system and a program are provided.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a rebroadcast program recording designating method according to a first aspect of the present invention is directed to a network system in which a mobile phone, a user's recording device, and a service provider's server are connected via a network. A rebroadcast program recording designating method for recording a rebroadcast program on a user's recording device using a telephone, wherein the program guide receives and displays a program table from a server via a network on a mobile phone, and displays the program guide on the mobile phone. When a specified broadcasted program is specified from the program guide and the date and time to be recorded are specified, the specified information is sent from the mobile phone to the server, and the server searches for a rebroadcast program of the specified program, and the server specifies the specified program from the mobile phone. At the specified date and time, recording is instructed to the recording device of the user.
[0008]
Further, a rebroadcast program recording designating method according to a second invention is a rebroadcast program recording designating method by a portable terminal in a network system in which a portable terminal and a service provider server are connected via a network, Receiving program table data and displaying a past broadcast program table; specifying a missed program from past broadcast program tables displayed in response to a user's operation; and transmitting a specified result to a server Receiving the search result of the rebroadcast program searched by the server based on the specified result, and displaying the search result; and Transmitting, to the server, instruction information for causing the recording device of the user to make a recording reservation setting based on the instruction.
[0009]
Further, a rebroadcast program recording designating system according to a third aspect of the present invention is a network system in which a mobile terminal and a service provider's server are connected via a network, wherein the mobile terminal uses past program table data received from the server. A missed program designating means for designating a missed program, a program identification information transmitting means for transmitting program identification information of the missed program designated by the missed program designating means to the server, and a rebroadcast program search result received from the server. The server further comprises: a rebroadcast program display unit; and a recording instruction transmitting unit configured to perform a recording instruction of the rebroadcast program displayed by the rebroadcast program display unit and transmit the recording instruction to the server, based on a user instruction. Database based on program table data and program identification information of missed programs transmitted from the mobile terminal. Re-broadcast program searching means, search result transmitting means for transmitting the program identification information of the missed program to the portable terminal of the program re-broadcasting program searching means, and receiving the recording instruction information from the portable terminal. A reservation setting instruction transmitting means for transmitting a recording reservation setting instruction including rebroadcast program information to a recording device of a user of the terminal.
[0010]
According to a fourth invention, in the rebroadcast program recording designation system according to the third invention, the portable terminal is a portable telephone.
[0011]
A rebroadcast program recording designating program according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a program executable on a portable terminal in a network system in which the portable terminal and a service provider server are connected via a network. Selecting a table, transmitting selected information of the selected broadcast program table to the server, receiving program table data transmitted from the server, and performing past broadcast based on the received program table data. Displaying the program guide, allowing the user to specify a program that the user has missed in the displayed past broadcast program guide, transmitting the specified result to the server, and transmitting from the server based on the specified result Receiving the search result of the rebroadcast program to be displayed, displaying the content of the received search result, A step of prompting the user to perform a recording instruction operation when the display content of the result is a content for prompting a recording reservation of a rebroadcast program; and causing the recording device of the user to perform a recording reservation setting when the recording instruction operation is performed by the user. And transmitting the instruction information to the server.
[0012]
A rebroadcast program recording designating program according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a program executable by a server in a network system in which a portable terminal and a server of a service provider are connected via a network, and transmitted from the portable terminal. Receiving the selection information of the past broadcast program table, transmitting the program table data based on the received selection information of the broadcast program table, and receiving the program identification information of the missed program transmitted from the mobile terminal. Causing the database to be searched to obtain rebroadcast program information of the missed program based on the received program identification information; and transmitting the search result to the portable terminal of the program identification information transmission source of the missed program. Receiving the recording instruction information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal from which the recording instruction information is transmitted Transmitting a recording reservation setting instruction including the rebroadcast program information to a user of the recording apparatus, characterized by comprising a.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a network configuration to which a rebroadcast program recording designating system of the present invention can be applied. A rebroadcast program recording designating system 100 is a registered user's mobile terminal 1 (in the embodiment, a mobile phone; , Described as, but not limited to, the mobile phone 1) and mediating the exchange of data between the mobile phone 1 and a network 6 (in the embodiment, the Internet, hereinafter described as the Internet 6, but not limited thereto). A telecommunications carrier device 2, a service center 3 operated by a service provider (hereinafter referred to as a broadcast program guide service provider) that provides services such as an individualized broadcast program guide service, and a plurality of television broadcast stations 4; A registered user's home 5 having a recording device 51 and the like, a network 6 connected to the mobile phone 1, the communication carrier's device 2 and the service center 3, Ranaru.
[0014]
The communication carrier apparatus 2 includes a base station 21 and a mobile communication control station 22. Further, a service provider such as a broadcast program guide service obtains program guide data for each channel from the plurality of television broadcast stations 4 and registers the program guide data in the database 32 (FIG. 5) of the service center 3 periodically or as needed.
[0015]
The registered user activates the mobile phone 1, connects the mobile phone 1 and the broadcast program guide service server 31 (FIG. 5) of the service center 3 via the communication carrier apparatus 2 and the Internet 6, and is displayed immediately after the connection. After selecting the “3. rebroadcast program recording instruction” menu from the selection menu (FIG. 4A), the date and channel on which the missed program was broadcast are selected. Next, when a missed program is designated among past programs on the designated date and designated channel displayed on the portable telephone 1, the portable telephone (rebroadcast program designation requesting portable telephone) 1 transmits identification information of the designated missed program. The data is transmitted to the broadcast program guide service server 31 via the communication carrier apparatus 2 and the Internet 6. Note that this designation method is an example, and the program name may be directly designated.
[0016]
Upon receiving the identification information of the missed program from the mobile phone 1, the broadcast program guide service server 31 searches the program table data registered in the database 32, and if there is a rebroadcast program, the program information is transmitted to the rebroadcast program recording request source. Send to mobile phone 1.
[0017]
As a method of searching for rebroadcast program data, there is also a method of searching a program database of a TV broadcast station or a program database provided from the TV broadcast station, or rebroadcast date and time information may be added to the program information itself. . When one program such as a cable television is repeatedly broadcasted many times, a comparison table between the program name and the broadcast date and time is often prepared.
[0018]
The mobile phone 1 that has requested the rebroadcast program recording displays the received rebroadcast program information, and transmits a recording instruction to the broadcast program guide service server 31 when the user performs a recording instruction operation. The broadcast program guide service server 31 sends a recording reservation setting instruction including rebroadcast program information (broadcast time and channel information of the rebroadcast program) to the recording device 51 of the user of the mobile phone 1 which has requested the rebroadcast program recording. To send through. When the broadcast time arrives, the recording device 51 of the user of the mobile phone 1 which has requested the rebroadcast program reservation receives the rebroadcast program broadcast from the television broadcast station 4 of the reserved channel and records it on the attached recording medium.
[0019]
The broadcast program guide service provider can charge for the usage frequency of the registered user. In addition, it is also possible to obtain an income from the television broadcasting station 4 in return for providing the program information to the user and providing the viewing data to the television broadcasting station (broadcasting company) 4. In this case, the user may not be charged. When charging the user, the server 31 counts the usage status for each user, accumulates the usage status in the charging file 322 of the database 32, and is configured to periodically calculate the billing amount.
[0020]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the mobile phone 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the mobile phone 1.
The mobile phone 1 demodulates and amplifies a signal received by the antenna 11 and sends the demodulated and amplified signal to the audio input / output unit 13. A transmitting / receiving unit 12 for transmitting to the antenna, a signal received from the transmitting / receiving unit 12 being converted into a sound, amplified and output to the outside, and a sound input for converting a sound input from the outside into a signal and transmitting to the transmitting / receiving unit 12 It comprises an output unit 13, a key input unit 14 for inputting telephone numbers and characters, a display unit 15 for displaying menus, broadcast program guides, and the like, a CPU 16, and a memory 17.
[0021]
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 141 denotes a function button corresponding to “return” shown in FIG. 4, and reference numeral 142 denotes a cursor operation unit. When a part in the arrow direction is pressed down, the cursor is moved in the arrow direction (up, down, left, right). ) Can be moved. Reference numeral 143 denotes a decision button, which also functions as an operation button corresponding to the “record” button 441 of the rebroadcast program of the missed program.
[0022]
4A and 4B are diagrams showing an embodiment of a screen display on the mobile phone 1. FIG. 4A shows a menu selection screen, FIG. 4B shows a screen for selecting a date of a past broadcast program table, and FIG. c) is a past missed program designation screen, FIG. 4D is an example of a message displayed when there is a rebroadcast of the designated missed program, and FIG. 4D ′ is a replay of the designated missed program. 5 shows an example of a message displayed when there is no broadcast program.
[0023]
When the user activates the mobile phone 1, a menu selection screen 41 as shown in FIG. 4A is displayed. If the user selects the “3. Rebroadcast program recording instruction” menu and sets today's date to be October 8 (Tuesday), a past broadcast program table selection screen 42 as shown in FIG. The date for one week (Monday, October 7 to Tuesday, October 1) is displayed in the date selection field 421 of the broadcast program table. When the user operates the cursor operation unit 142 of the mobile phone 1 to select a desired date (October 7 in the illustrated example) and operates the confirm button 143 (FIG. 3), the cursor moves to the channel selection field 422. I do.
[0024]
When the user selects a desired channel, a past broadcast program table of the designated channel (a broadcast program table 43 of four channels on October 7 in the illustrated example) is displayed as shown in FIG. 4C. Therefore, the user operates the cursor operation unit 142 in the ↑ and ↓ directions to move the cursor up and down to select a missed program (in this example, “special program 1”), and operates the confirm button 143. If there is no missed program in the displayed past broadcast program table, the user operates the function button 141 (FIG. 3) corresponding to the "return" button to display the past broadcast program table selection screen 42 (FIG. 4 (b)). Return to Further, the broadcast program table displayed on the display unit 15 is scrollable, and by operating the cursor operation unit 142 in the ↑ and ↓ directions, a program in a portion not appearing on the screen can be displayed.
[0025]
If there is a rebroadcast program of the missed program specified by the user, the message and the scheduled broadcast date and channel of the rebroadcast program are displayed as shown in FIG. When a recording instruction is given, the confirm button 143 (FIG. 3) corresponding to the "record" button 441 is operated, and when no recording instruction is given, the function button 141 corresponding to the "return" button is operated, as shown in FIG. The display returns to the broadcast program guide display screen 43. When there is no rebroadcast program of the missed program, a message as shown in FIG. 4D is displayed, and when the user operates the function button 141 corresponding to the “Return” button, the broadcast program of FIG. The display returns to the table display screen 43.
In the examples shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the broadcast program table for the past week can be displayed, but the present invention is not limited to the past week. In addition, the channel selection column 422 is not provided in FIG. 4B, and a channel selection / designation column is provided in FIG. 4C. When the user selects a channel and performs a determination operation, a broadcast program of the channel is performed. You may comprise so that a table may be displayed. In this case, the channels are automatically and sequentially displayed as a channel selection / designation field by a user's cursor operation, and when a desired channel is displayed, a confirmation operation is performed to select and designate the channel. .
[0026]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the device provided in the service center 3. The service center 3 is provided with a broadcast program guide service server 31 having a database 32.
[0027]
The broadcast program guide service server 31 exchanges data with the user's mobile phone 1 via the Internet 6 and the communication carrier apparatus 2. When the connection between the mobile phone 1 and the broadcast program guide service server 31 is established and the user receives menu selection information indicating that the user has selected the “3. The program for designating program recording (see FIG. 7) is uploaded to the mobile phone 1 as the information transmission source.
[0028]
Further, when the broadcast program guide service server 31 receives the past broadcast program guide selection information from the mobile phone 1, the broadcast program guide service server 31 uses a server-side rebroadcast program recording designation program (see FIG. 7) described later for a predetermined period (one week in the embodiment). ) Is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 of the information transmission source. Next, when the missed program designation information is received, the database 32 is searched to determine whether there is a rebroadcast program corresponding to the missed program, and the message data 44 or 45 corresponding to the search result is transmitted to the mobile phone of the information transmission source. 1 and receives the reservation confirmation information from the mobile phone 1, transmits a reservation instruction including the program information to the recording device 51 of the home 5 of the user of the mobile phone 1 of the information transmission source via the Internet 6, and executes the rebroadcast program. To set the recording reservation.
[0029]
The database 32 includes a personal information file 321 storing a plurality of records including personal information of registered users such as a name, a mobile phone number (or an e-mail address), and an address of a recording device. , A program table data 323 edited for each channel and date, and program table data 324 for the past (one week in this embodiment). In this embodiment, the program table data 323 and the past program table data 324 are different files, but may be the same file.
[0030]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a recording device 51 for making a recording reservation of a rebroadcast program by a rebroadcast program recording designation service.
The recording device 51 is connected to a communication line such as the Internet 6 via a public telephone network (not shown), and a reservation instruction including program information such as broadcast time and channel information of a rebroadcast program from the broadcast program guide service server 31. When the information is received, a recording reservation is set, and when the reservation time comes, the reserved rebroadcast program is recorded on a recording medium built in or attached to the recording device 51.
[0031]
In FIG. 6, the recording device 51 receives a broadcast signal, a broadcast receiving unit 511, an audio processing unit 512 that decodes a broadcast signal received by the broadcast receiving unit 511 to obtain an audio signal, and a broadcast receiving unit 511. A video processing unit 513 for decoding a broadcast signal to obtain a video signal, a recording unit 514 for recording a broadcast signal (= audio signal + video signal) obtained by the audio processing unit 512 and the video processing unit 513, and an audio processing unit An audio output unit 515 for amplifying and outputting the audio signal obtained in 512, a video output unit 516 for outputting a video signal obtained in the video processing unit 513, a CPU 517 for controlling the entire operation of the recording device 51, Key input 518 used for manually performing reservation setting and the like, and data transmitted from the broadcast program guide service server 31 received via the Internet 6 (for example, recording A memory 519 for storing the rebroadcast program broadcast time and channel number included in the about setting instruction information, and data stored in the memory 519 are managed. When the rebroadcast program broadcast time arrives, the channel number is changed via the CPU 517. A reservation processing unit 520 is provided to the broadcast receiving unit 511 to receive the rebroadcast program, and a communication processing unit 521 is connected to the broadcast program guide service server 31 via the Internet 6 and exchanges data.
[0032]
Upon receiving the reservation instruction information from the broadcast program guide service server 31 via the Internet 6, the recording device 51 having the above configuration stores the received reservation instruction information in the memory 519 via the CPU 517, and the reservation processing unit 520 uses the CPU 517. And compares the time information from the clock incorporated in the recording device 51 with the rebroadcast program broadcast time included in each reservation instruction information stored in the memory 519, and broadcasts the reserved program whose broadcast time has arrived. When the channel is transmitted to the broadcast receiving unit 511 via the CPU 517, and the broadcast receiving unit 511 receives the broadcast signal of the reserved rebroadcast program, the audio processing unit 512 and the video processing unit 513 obtain the audio signal and the video signal. Then, recording (= recording) is performed on a recording medium mounted on the recording unit 514. That is, if the user specifies a missed program on the mobile phone 1 and there is a rebroadcast program, the recording device 51 in the user's home can set the recording reservation of the program. The same configuration as the recording device 51 can be realized by a personal computer. Audio processing and video processing may be performed using dedicated hardware or software. MPEG and the like are known as image processing methods.
In the embodiment, the installation location of the recording device is set to “home”. However, the installation location is not limited to home, and may be, for example, an office.
[0033]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the mobile phone 1 and the broadcast program guide service server 31 at the time of the rebroadcast program recording designation service, and FIG. 7A shows an operation example on the mobile phone side, and FIG. Shows the operation on the broadcast program guide service server side. Steps S5 to S14 in FIG. 7A correspond to the operation of the mobile phone 1 according to the terminal-side rebroadcast program recording instruction program, and the operation of steps T1 to T4 in FIG. This corresponds to the operation of the broadcast program guide service server 31 by the recording instruction program.
[0034]
(Operation on the mobile phone side; FIG. 7A)
When the connection between the mobile phone 1 and the broadcast program guide service server 31 is established, a selection menu 41 as shown in FIG. 4A is displayed on the display unit 15 of the mobile phone 1 (step S1).
[0035]
When the user selects the “3. rebroadcast program recording instruction” menu in the selection menu 41, the process proceeds to step S3. If a menu other than the "3. rebroadcast program recording instruction" menu is selected, the process proceeds to the process corresponding to the selected menu (step S2).
[0036]
When the “3. Rebroadcast program recording instruction” menu is selected in step S2, the CPU 16 selects a menu via the transmitting / receiving unit 12 and the antenna 11 indicating that the user has selected the “3. The information is transmitted to the broadcast program guide service server (step S3).
[0037]
After the menu selection information is transmitted, the broadcast program guide service server 31 uploads the terminal-side rebroadcast program recording instruction program, and the mobile phone 1 receives it and downloads it to the memory 17. Note that the terminal-side rebroadcast program recording instruction program may be built in the mobile phone 1 in advance. In this case, this step is omitted (step S4).
[0038]
Next, the CPU 16 displays a past broadcast program guide selection screen 42 as shown in FIG. 4B on the display unit 15 in accordance with the downloaded terminal-side rebroadcast program recording instruction program, and displays the date on which the missed program was broadcast and the Prompt for channel selection. For example, if today's date is set to October 8 (Tuesday), the date of the past week (October 7 (Monday) to October 1 (Tuesday)) is displayed in the date selection field 421 of the broadcast program table. At the same time, the broadcast channel is displayed in the channel selection field 422 to prompt the user to select the date and channel on which the missed program was broadcast (step S5).
[0039]
When the user selects a date and a channel (4 channels on October 7 in the example of FIG. 4) and performs a determination operation, the CPU 16 transmits the user's selection result (date and channel number Is transmitted to the broadcast program guide service server 31 (step S6).
[0040]
Next, when the past program table data (for one week in this example) transmitted from the broadcast program table service server 31 after transmitting the broadcast program table selection information is received, the CPU 16 determines the received program table data of the missed program. As shown in FIG. 4C, a broadcast program table selected and designated by the user (broadcast program table 43 for four channels on October 7 in the illustrated example) is displayed to prompt the user to designate a program to be missed (step S1). S7).
[0041]
A plurality of missed programs can be specified, and if a missed program is specified and a confirmation operation is performed, the process proceeds to step S9. If there is no missed program in the displayed past broadcast program table, a "return" operation is performed to return to step S5 (step S8).
[0042]
When the missed program is specified in step S8, the CPU 16 transmits the identification information (there may be a plurality of programs) of the missed program specified by the user to the broadcast program guide service server 31 via the transmitting / receiving unit 12 and the antenna 11 (step S8). S9).
[0043]
Next, upon receiving the rebroadcast program search result (a plurality of rebroadcast programs) transmitted from the broadcast program guide service server 31 after transmitting the identification information of the designated program, the CPU 16 checks the received search result, If there is, the process proceeds to step S11, and if there is no rebroadcast program, the process proceeds to step S14 (step S10).
[0044]
If there is a rebroadcast program of the missed program, the CPU 16 displays a message screen 44 including the broadcast date and time of the rebroadcast program as shown in FIG. Prompt for confirmation. If a plurality of missed programs are designated in step S8 and the rebroadcast program search result received from the broadcast program guide service server 31 in step S10 includes information indicating that there are a plurality of rebroadcast programs, the CPU 16 Displays a message screen (not shown) in which the broadcast date and time of each rebroadcast program can be listed (step S11).
[0045]
When the user performs a recording instruction operation, the process proceeds to step S13. If no recording instruction is given, a "return" operation is performed, and the process returns to step S7. When a list of a plurality of rebroadcast programs is displayed, the user can confirm a reservation for each rebroadcast program (step S12).
[0046]
When the user performs a recording instruction operation, the CPU 16 transmits the recording instruction information including the rebroadcast program information for which recording has been instructed to the broadcast program guide service server 31 via the transmission / reception unit 12 and the antenna 11, and returns to step S7 (step S13). ).
[0047]
If there is no rebroadcast program, the CPU 16 displays a message screen 44 indicating that there is no rebroadcast program as shown in FIG. 4 (d ') and prompts the user to perform a "return" operation. When performed, the process returns to step S7.
[0048]
Although the broadcast program table for the past week is displayed in step S5 in FIG. 7, the selectable broadcast program table is not limited to the past week. Further, as described above, the channel selection field 422 is not provided in FIG. 4B, and the channel selection / designation field is provided in FIG. 4C. When the broadcast program guide is configured to be displayed, the step S5 displays a date for selecting a past broadcast program guide (does not display a channel), and selects a date on which the missed program was broadcast. The broadcast program guide selection information including the date when step S6 is selected is transmitted to the broadcast program guide service server 31.
[0049]
(Operation on the server side; FIG. 7B)
When the broadcast program guide service server 31 receives from the mobile phone 1 the menu selection information indicating that the user has selected the “3. rebroadcast program recording instruction” menu, the terminal side rebroadcast program recording instruction program is transmitted to the mobile phone of the information transmission source. Upload to telephone 1 (step T1).
[0050]
Next, when the broadcast program guide service server 31 receives the past broadcast program guide selection information from the mobile phone 1, the broadcast program guide service server 31 uses the specified date and the specified date from the past program table data 324 stored in the database 32. The past missed program guide data for a predetermined period of the channel (one week in the embodiment) is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 as the information transmission source (step T2).
[0051]
Next, when the missed program designation information is received, the program schedule data 323 of the database 32 is used based on the missed program designation information received in step T3 with the title of the missed program or the like as a key for programs at the broadcast date and time of the missed program. Is searched, and if there is a program with a rebroadcast display, it is determined that there is a rebroadcast program; otherwise, it is determined that there is no rebroadcast program (step T3), and the search result is missed and transmitted to the mobile phone 1 as the information transmission source of the program. (Step T4).
[0052]
When the recording instruction information is received from the mobile phone 1, a recording reservation setting instruction including the program information is transmitted to the recording device 51 of the home 5 of the user of the mobile phone 1 of the information transmission source via the Internet 6 to execute the rebroadcast program. Make recording reservation settings. The program distribution route is not limited to the Internet network, but may be CATV, wireless, satellite broadcasting, or the like (step T5).
[0053]
Thus, the user's recording device 51 can record the distributed rebroadcast program. As described above, the user's recording device 51 may be a simple video tape recorder or a computer remotely controlled via the Internet or a telephone line.
[0054]
With the configuration shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the user can specify a missed program on the mobile phone 1 without searching for a rebroadcast program in a broadcast program column of a newspaper or a magazine, or by e-mail or screen display. , The presence or absence of a rebroadcast program can be known. If there is a rebroadcast program, the user can cause the recording device of the user to set a recording reservation by a recording instruction from the mobile phone 1.
[0055]
As mentioned above, although one Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said Example, It cannot be overemphasized that various deformation | transformation implementation is possible.
[0056]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the rebroadcast program recording specifying method of the first and second inventions, the rebroadcast program recording specifying system of the third invention, and the rebroadcast program recording specifying program of the fifth invention, the user Even if the user does not search for a rebroadcast program in a broadcast program column of a newspaper or magazine, or in an e-mail or screen display, the user can make the recording device of the user perform the recording setting only by specifying the missed program on the portable terminal.
[0057]
Further, according to the rebroadcast program recording designating method of the first invention and the rebroadcast program recording designating system of the fourth invention, since a remarkable spread mobile phone is used, many users can use the rebroadcast program recording designating service. By simply specifying a program to be overlooked on the mobile phone by using, the recording setting of the user's recording device can be easily performed.
[0058]
Further, according to the rebroadcast program recording designating program of the sixth invention, the broadcast program guide service server receives the designated missed program information, searches for the corresponding rebroadcast program, and stores the program in the recording device of the user of the portable terminal. Since the recording reservation setting instruction is performed, the number of steps is small and simple, and the load on the broadcast program guide service server can be reduced. Therefore, even if the rebroadcast program recording designation service of the present invention is performed also as a so-called broadcast program guide service, the burden on the broadcast program guide service server is reduced, and the contents of the broadcast program guide service can be enhanced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a network configuration to which a rebroadcast program recording designation system of the present invention can be applied.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a mobile phone.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a mobile phone.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a screen display on a mobile phone.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of devices (server and database) provided in a service center.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a recording device that performs recording reservation setting of a rebroadcast program using a rebroadcast program recording designation service.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation example of a mobile phone and a broadcast program guide service server at the time of a rebroadcast program recording designation service.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 mobile phone (mobile terminal)
6 Internet (network)
11 antenna (program identification information transmitting means, recording instruction transmitting means)
12 transmitting / receiving unit (program identification information transmitting means)
15. Display unit (rebroadcast program display means)
31 Broadcast program guide service server (server)
32 databases
51 Recording device
100 Network system (Rebroadcast program recording designation system)
142 Cursor operation section (Missing program designation means)

Claims (6)

In a network system in which a mobile phone, a user's recording device, and a service provider's server are connected via a network, a rebroadcast program recording for recording a rebroadcast program on a user's recording device using a mobile phone The designation method,
When a program guide is received and displayed on the mobile phone from the server via the network, and a broadcasted predetermined program is specified from the program guide on the mobile phone and a date and time to be recorded are specified,
The designated information is sent from the mobile phone to the server,
The server searches for a rebroadcast program of the predetermined program,
The server instructs the recording device of the user to record on the date and time specified from the mobile phone,
A method for designating recording of a rebroadcast program. A method for designating recording of a rebroadcast program by a mobile terminal in a network system in which the mobile terminal and a service provider server are connected via a network,
Receiving program table data from the server and displaying a past broadcast program table;
Specifying a missed program from the displayed past broadcast program table in response to a user operation;
Transmitting the specified result to the server;
Receiving a search result of the rebroadcast program searched by the server based on the specified result and displaying the search result;
When the display content of the search result is a content that prompts a recording reservation of a rebroadcast program, transmitting to the server instruction information for causing the user's recording device to perform recording reservation setting based on a user's instruction,
A method for designating rebroadcast program recording by a mobile terminal, comprising: In a network system in which a mobile terminal and a server of a service provider are connected via a network,
The mobile terminal,
An overlooked program designating means for designating a missed program based on past program table data received from the server;
Program identification information transmitting means for transmitting program identification information of a missed program specified by the missed program specification means to the server;
Rebroadcast program display means for displaying a rebroadcast program search result received from the server,
Recording instruction transmitting means for instructing recording of the rebroadcast program displayed by the rebroadcast program display means and transmitting the recording instruction to the server, based on the instruction of the user,
The server includes: a database storing program guide data;
Rebroadcast program search means for searching the database based on program identification information of missed programs transmitted from the mobile terminal;
Search result transmitting means for transmitting the search result by the rebroadcast program searching means to the portable terminal of the program identification information transmission source of the missed program,
When receiving the recording instruction information from the mobile terminal, a reservation setting instruction transmitting means for transmitting a recording reservation setting instruction including rebroadcast program information to the recording device of the user of the mobile terminal. Broadcast program recording designation system. 4. The rebroadcast program recording designation system according to claim 3, wherein said portable terminal is a portable telephone. In a network system in which a mobile terminal and a server of a service provider are connected via a network, a program executable on the mobile terminal,
Causing a past broadcast program table to be selected;
Transmitting the selected information of the selected broadcast program guide to the server;
Receiving program guide data transmitted from the server;
Displaying a past broadcast program table based on the received program table data;
Causing the user to specify a program that the user has missed in the displayed past broadcast program table;
Transmitting the specified result to the server;
Receiving a search result of a rebroadcast program transmitted from the server based on the designated result,
Displaying the content of the received search result;
Prompting the user to perform a recording instruction operation when the display content of the search result is content that prompts a recording reservation of a rebroadcast program;
When there is a recording instruction operation by the user, a step of transmitting instruction information for causing the recording device of the user to perform recording reservation setting to the server,
A rebroadcast program recording designation program characterized by comprising: In a network system in which a mobile terminal and a server of a service provider are connected via a network, a program executable by the server,
Receiving the selection information of the past broadcast program table transmitted from the mobile terminal,
Transmitting program table data based on the received broadcast program table selection information;
Receiving program identification information of the missed program transmitted from the mobile terminal;
Based on the received program identification information, a step of searching a database to obtain rebroadcast program information of the missed program,
Transmitting the search result to the portable terminal of the program identification information transmission source of the missed program;
Receiving recording instruction information transmitted from the mobile terminal;
Transmitting a recording reservation setting instruction including rebroadcast program information to a recording device of a user of the mobile terminal of the transmission source of the recording instruction information,
A rebroadcast program recording designation program characterized by comprising:

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