JPH10174083A - Two-way broadcasting system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] When a user sends a request, it is possible to input personal information such as an episode related to the song and a message to a viewer, together with the song number of the requested song. To provide a two-way broadcasting system capable of broadcasting input information as a character image simultaneously with the performance of a requested song. SOLUTION: A request receiving device 30 receives a numeric data string input by a user, and a character converting device 42 performs a numeric character conversion. The karaoke control device 40 searches for the requested music, and the message synthesizing device 44 synthesizes the input text message. The audio output and the video output created by the audio output device 50 and the video output device 60 are transmitted from the karaoke output device 70.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a two-way broadcasting system for composing a broadcast content based on information inputted by a user via a telephone line, and more particularly to a method of synthesizing a message sent by a user into a TV picture. The present invention relates to an interactive broadcast system for displaying.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional television program is created by a person in charge at a broadcasting station. Although there are programs in which the user participates, the broadcasting itself is generally performed only in one direction from the broadcasting station to the user. On the other hand, an interactive broadcast system in which a user requests a broadcast content using a telephone line has come to be used. As an interactive broadcast system, for example, an interactive broadcast has been started in which information such as stock prices and weather can be called by text broadcast on a TV screen of the user when the user requests through a telephone line. ing.

On the other hand, as another interactive broadcasting system, there is a karaoke request program performed by local cable broadcasting such as a CATV system. In this method, a user inputs request information to a broadcasting station via a telephone line using a telephone, and a karaoke music performance program configured according to the input request information is broadcast to a cable broadcast. is there. Therefore, the request is made personally, but the broadcast is transmitted to an unspecified majority. The user views this program by receiving it with a wired TV receiver. A schematic configuration of the karaoke program in the cable broadcasting will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of a conventional karaoke program.

In FIG. 6, a telephone 110 of a user and a request receiving device 130 of a broadcasting station are connected to a telephone line 120.
Connected by The broadcasting station also has a karaoke control device 140 for controlling the performance of the karaoke song based on the received request information, an audio output device 150 for performing the karaoke song, and a background image or karaoke song suitable for the karaoke song. There are a video output device 160 that outputs a lyric image, and a karaoke output device 170 that combines the sound from the audio output device 150 with the video from the video output device 160 and transmits the synthesized video to the cable 180. And, as shown in FIG.
The request receiving device 130 is a karaoke control device 140
Further, the audio output device 150 and the video output device 160
Is connected to the karaoke control device 140 and the karaoke output device 170. On the other hand, at the user's house, there are a cable receiving device 190 for receiving a karaoke program sent on the wired cable 180 and a TV 200 for appreciating the received program.

[0005] In a conventional karaoke program, a user generally inputs request information to a request receiving device 130 from a telephone 110 using a telephone line 120. As an input method, the operator may listen to a request from the user and manually input the song number. Alternatively, there is a method in which the request receiving apparatus 130 is provided with a voice response function, and the request information is automatically received and stored without human intervention. In that method, for example, a request telephone from a user is automatically received, and predetermined voice information for electronic guidance is transmitted to the user via a telephone line, and the user transmits information such as a requested music number to the user. Enter using dial keys. The request receiving apparatus 130 receives a code transmission using a dial tone by telephone and automatically receives request information.

[0006] The request receiving device 130 that has received the request music number via the telephone line 120 transmits the received request music number to the karaoke control device 140. The karaoke control device 140 reads out song data corresponding to the requested song number received from a storage device provided therein, and outputs audio data to the audio output device 150 as audio output, and lyrics data and background video to the video output device 160. Created as video output. The created audio output and video output are combined and transmitted from the karaoke output device 170, received by the user's cable receiving device 190 via the wired cable 180, and viewed by the TV 200.

[0007]

However, in a karaoke program by the conventional interactive broadcasting system, only the input of a music number in a predetermined format is accepted. Therefore,
Only the requested song will be broadcast. On the other hand, for example, in a request program on a radio, an episode and a message to the viewer are written along with the title of the requested song by postcard, and if lucky, the DJ can read the song along with the performance of the requested song. . On the other hand, in the interactive broadcasting system, personal information such as messages was not accepted at all even though karaoke songs were broadcast. This is unsatisfactory for the user making the request, and for the viewers of the program, there is a problem that the karaoke tunes are merely played one after another, which makes the program less interesting.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. When a user transmits a request, an episode related to the song, a message to a viewer, and the like, together with the song number of the requested song, are transmitted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a two-way broadcasting system capable of inputting personal information of the user and broadcasting the input information as a character image simultaneously with the performance of the requested music.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a two-way broadcast system, comprising: a broadcast station that transmits broadcast information of a desired broadcast in response to a request for a desired broadcast transmitted from a receiver; A first information transmitting means for transmitting request information and message information of a desired broadcast from a receiving side to a broadcasting station side, and the information transmitting means at the broadcasting station side. Information combining means for selecting the broadcast information based on the request information transmitted from the server, and combining the selected broadcast information and the message information, and the broadcast information and the message information combined via the information combining means. And a second information transmitting means for transmitting the information to the television device on the receiving side.

[0010] In the two-way broadcasting system of the first aspect, the first
With the information transmitting means, the receiver of the television broadcast can transmit not only the request information of the desired broadcast but also the message information to the broadcast station. On the other hand, the broadcasting station broadcasts based on the transmitted request information,
Simultaneously transmitted message information can be combined and transmitted. Therefore, as a television broadcast, not only broadcast information prepared by a broadcast station but also a message input by a receiver can be synthesized and transmitted.

[0011] The two-way broadcasting system according to claim 2 is the two-way broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein
The information transmitting means comprises a telephone, and the request information and the message information are constituted by a numerical data sequence inputted through a dial key of the telephone and transmitted to a broadcasting station by a telephone line.

In the two-way broadcasting system according to the present invention, a broadcast receiver can transmit request information and message information by telephone. Therefore, it is possible to input numerical data using a dial key of the telephone without requiring a special device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the two-way broadcasting system according to the second aspect, the information synthesizing means includes an identification means for separating and identifying request information and message information from the numerical data sequence. Selecting means for selecting broadcast information based on numerical data corresponding to the request information separated and identified by the identification means, conversion means for converting the numerical data corresponding to the message information separated and identified by the identification means into a text message, Combining means for combining the broadcast information selected by the selection means and the text message converted by the conversion means.

[0014] In the interactive broadcast system according to the third aspect, the identification means separates the request information and the message information, and the selection means selects the broadcast information corresponding to the request information.
Further, the converting means converts the message information input as numerical data into character data, and the combining means combines the selected broadcast information and the message information converted into character data. Therefore, the receiver can transmit the request information and the message information as a single piece of numerical data, and the broadcasting station creates the desired broadcast information and the text message string from the received numerical data string and combines them on the same screen. It is possible to output.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the two-way broadcasting system according to the third aspect, the broadcast information comprises karaoke music data and background video data corresponding to the music data. The means synthesizes karaoke music data, background video data, and text messages.

In the interactive broadcasting system according to the fourth aspect, the receiver of the karaoke program inputs a message related to the karaoke song at the same time as the request for the karaoke song. The input text message is synthesized and broadcast as a text image. Therefore, a personal message can also be input, and it is possible to enjoy the program happily.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a two-way broadcasting system according to the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment embodying the present invention with reference to the drawings. First, a schematic configuration of the interactive broadcast system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the interactive broadcast system according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 1, a user's telephone 10 is connected via a telephone line 20 to a request receiving device 30 of a broadcasting station. The request receiving device 30 separates the karaoke song number and the message portion from the number string input by the user, and is connected to a character conversion device 42 as an identification means for converting the message portion into a character string and a conversion means. . The request receiving device 30 is further connected to a karaoke control device 40 as selection means. The karaoke control device 40 includes a storage device for storing karaoke song data therein, and an audio output device 50 for outputting karaoke audio.
It is connected to a video output device 60 that outputs karaoke lyrics video and background video. Further, a message synthesizing device 44 as synthesizing means for synthesizing a message character image with a background image is connected between the karaoke control device 40 and the image output device 60. Both the audio output device 50 and the video output device 60 are connected to the karaoke output device 70,
Is connected to the cable receiving device 90 of the user.
Further, the cable receiving device 90 is connected to a TV 100 for a user to watch a broadcast. The character converting device 42, the karaoke control device 40, and the message synthesizing device 44 constitute an information synthesizing unit in the present invention.

Next, a description will be given of an operation in which the user requests a karaoke tune and the requested tune is played in the interactive broadcast system configured as described above. First, a user who makes a request examines the song number of the song to be requested, and further considers a message sent to the request.

Here, a method of expressing each character of a message using two numbers will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a conversion correspondence table between numbers and characters. This table is merely an example, and does not always adhere to the order and type of characters. Here, for example, "It is a persistent song.
You want to enter "PI". From FIG. 5, “ha” is 61,
"T" can read a two-digit number corresponding to each character, such as 43. Therefore, in the entire text, "61432
5125513444040433848529 ". In addition, to indicate the end of the sentence, "##"
And input from the dial key of the telephone 10.

The number string indicating the message text together with the song number of the karaoke song is received by the request receiving device 30.
The request receiving device 30 separates the karaoke song number portion and the message portion from the received numeral string. The karaoke song number is sent to the karaoke control device 40. The karaoke control device 40 searches the internal storage device for karaoke music data according to the input music number, and transmits the audio data to the audio output device 50 and the background video and the lyrics data to the video output device 60. The message portion is transmitted to the character conversion device 42, and the character conversion device 42 converts the numeric string of the message portion into a character string. Further, a message image is created by the message synthesizing device 44 and synthesized with the background and the lyric image of the image output device 60. In this way, the audio output created by the audio output device 50 and the video output created by the video output device 60 are combined and broadcast from the karaoke output device 70.

The viewer receives a karaoke broadcast broadcast on the cable line 80 with the cable receiving device 90,
Watch on TV100. In broadcast karaoke programs,
Lyrics of the karaoke song are displayed on the lower part of the screen as the karaoke song progresses, superimposed on the background video that matches the atmosphere of the song. At the top of the screen, a message from the user requesting the karaoke song is displayed as a character image for a certain period of time. For example, in the above example, “Hatsu no Uta no PI. PI” is displayed. If a large number of messages are sent to the same song, those messages may be displayed together. Further, if the display cannot be completed on one screen, the next message may be displayed after a predetermined time.

Next, specific operations of the request receiving device 30, the karaoke control device 40, and the character conversion device 42 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
9 is a flowchart of an operation program of the request receiving device 30. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an operation program of the karaoke control device 40. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the operation program of the character conversion device 42.

In FIG. 2, the request receiving device 30
Receives request information transmitted via the telephone line 20 in step (hereinafter abbreviated as S) 11. Subsequently, it is determined whether the received request information includes message information (S12). If there is no message information (S12: NO), only the requested song number is input to the karaoke control device 40 (S13), and the process ends.
Alternatively, if the received request information includes message information together with the music number (S12: YES), the request music number is input to the karaoke control device 40 and the message information is input to the character conversion device 42 (S14), and the process ends.

Next, in FIG. 3, the karaoke control device 40 first determines whether or not a karaoke song is currently being played (S21). If a karaoke song is being played (S21: N
O), wait until the performance ends. When it is determined that the performance has been completed (S21: YES), it is determined whether or not the requested music piece to be performed next has message information (S22). If it is determined that there is no message information (S22: NO), the karaoke song information is searched by the song number of the requested song, and the audio data is sent to the audio output device 50.
The background image and the lyrics data are input to the image output device 60 (S
23), end. Alternatively, if it is determined that there is message information (S22: YES), the character conversion device 42
The message information converted into the character image is input to the message synthesizing device 44, and is synthesized with the image output for a predetermined time and output (S24). At the same time, karaoke song information is searched by the song number of the requested song, the audio data is output to the audio output device 50, and the background video and the lyrics data are output to the video output device 60.
(S23), and the process ends.

Next, the character conversion device 42 in FIG.
First, two digits are read from the numeric string of the message information (S31). Subsequently, it is determined whether the read number is “##” (S32). If it is "##" (S32:
YES), the number sequence of the message information ends, so the program ends. Or, if the number read is "#
If it is not "#" (S32: NO), the two-digit number is converted into one character using the numeric character conversion table shown in FIG. 5 (S3).
3). Further, the converted character is stored in the storage means (S34). Then, the next two-digit number is read (S3
1) Similarly, if it is a number, it is repeatedly converted to a character, "##" is read, and the process is repeated until the message information is completed.

As described in detail above, in the two-way broadcasting system of the present embodiment, the character conversion device 42 converts a character string input by the user from the telephone 10 into a character string, and outputs a karaoke music sound and video. The output is combined with the output, and the karaoke output device 70 transmits the signal to the user's cable receiving device 90 via the cable line 80. Therefore, the user can use the TV 100
This allows the user to appreciate the message sentence along with the performance of the karaoke song.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, the karaoke broadcasting is performed by the cable broadcasting. In the above description, the request is input via the telephone line, but any other information may be used as long as information from the user can be received. For example, if bidirectional full-duplex communication is realized via a CATV coaxial cable, the communication may be performed via the coaxial cable. Also, if it seems to be quite troublesome to enter the numeric string of the message text, for example, set some representative messages like the example of a telegram and select the number. Can also simplify message input.

[0029]

As described above, in the two-way broadcasting system according to the first aspect, since the first information transmitting means is provided, the receiver of the television broadcast sends not only the request information of the desired broadcast but also the message information to the broadcast station. Can be sent.
On the other hand, the broadcast station can broadcast based on the transmitted request information and combine and transmit the simultaneously transmitted message information. Therefore, as a television broadcast, not only the broadcast information prepared by the broadcast station,
The message input by the recipient can be synthesized and transmitted.

In the two-way broadcasting system according to the second aspect, a broadcast receiver can transmit request information and message information by telephone. Therefore, numerical data can be input using the dial key of the telephone without requiring any special device.

In the interactive broadcasting system according to the third aspect, the identification means separates the request information and the message information, and the selection means selects the broadcast information corresponding to the request information. Further, the converting means converts the message information input as numerical data into character data, and the combining means combines the selected broadcast information and the message information converted into character data. Therefore, the receiver can transmit the request information and the message information as a single piece of numerical data, and the broadcasting station creates the desired broadcast information and the text message string from the received numerical data string and combines them on the same screen. Can be output.

In the interactive broadcasting system according to the fourth aspect, the receiver of the karaoke program inputs a message relating to the karaoke song at the same time as the request for the karaoke song. At the same time, the input text message is synthesized and broadcast as a text image. Therefore, a personal message can be input, and the user can enjoy the program happily.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user transmits a request, it is possible to input personal information such as an episode related to the song and a message to a viewer, together with the song number of the requested song. In addition, it is possible to provide a two-way broadcasting system capable of broadcasting the input information as a character image simultaneously with the performance of the requested music.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an interactive broadcast system.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the request receiving device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke control device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the character conversion device.

FIG. 5 is a numeric character correspondence table.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a conventional interactive broadcast system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 telephone 30 request receiving device 40 karaoke control device 42 character conversion device 44 message synthesizing device 50 audio output device 60 video output device 70 karaoke output device 100 TV

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A two-way broadcasting system for transmitting broadcast information of a desired broadcast from a broadcast station to a television device on the receiving side in response to a request for the desired broadcast transmitted from the receiving side. First information transmitting means for transmitting request information and message information to the broadcast station side, and the broadcast station side selecting broadcast information based on the request information transmitted from the information transmitting means, and selecting the selected broadcast Information combining means for combining information and message information; and second information transmitting means for transmitting the broadcast information and the message information combined via the information combining means to a television device on the receiving side. Interactive system. 2. The first information transmitting means comprises a telephone, and the request information and the message information are constituted by a numerical data sequence inputted through a dial key of the telephone and transmitted to a broadcasting station by a telephone line. 2. The interactive broadcast system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. An information synthesizing unit, comprising: an identification unit for separating and identifying request information and message information from the numerical data sequence; and selecting broadcast information based on the numerical data corresponding to the request information separated and identified by the identification unit. Selecting means, converting means for converting numerical data corresponding to the message information separated and identified by the identifying means into a text message, and synthesizing the broadcast information selected by the selecting means and the text message converted by the converting means. 3. The interactive broadcast system according to claim 2, further comprising a synthesizing unit. 4. The broadcast information comprises karaoke music data and background video data corresponding to the music data,
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the synthesizing unit synthesizes the karaoke music data, the background video data, and the text message.
The interactive broadcast system as described.