JP3382768B2 - Interactive program broadcasting method - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an interactive program broadcasting method for interactively using a broadcast program. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been no such interactive program broadcasting. Conventional broadcasting is performed as follows. [0003] If a viewer wants to know data on a participating race car while a viewer is receiving a car race on the air, for example, he or she opens a program column at a corresponding date and time in a program guide book published as a book. You need to read a program guide book. [0004] Further, during the broadcast, announcements such as "If you want to know the details of the program, please call the fax number ... and retrieve the information," etc., and broadcast telops at present, Information desired to be known cannot be obtained through the display screen of the television receiver. [0005] It is troublesome to obtain desired information via a program guide book or a facsimile while watching a program. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an interactive program broadcasting method in which desired information on a program being viewed can be obtained in an interactive manner with a television receiver being viewed. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an interactive program broadcasting method in which a broadcast station transmits a video screen of a program on a main channel via a broadcast medium, and separates the screen from a main channel. In the sub-channel, the auxiliary information about the program is transmitted, and in the main channel, the selected area in the video screen of the program and the selected area information indicating the relationship between the auxiliary information are simultaneously transmitted. When it is detected that the selection area specified by the selection area information on the display screen of the program is specified, the sub-channel corresponding to the specified selection area is specified based on the selection area information and the specified sub-channel is specified. by switching the receiving state to receive the sub-channel to display the auxiliary information, the side of a broadcasting station
The selected area information transmitted on the main channel from
Is the above for the moving object image appearing in the frame of the program image.
After selecting and specifying the selected area on the broadcasting station side,
Follows the movement of the specified moving object image in the frame
To move the selected area.
It is characterized by being new . DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an interactive program broadcasting method according to the present invention will be described based on specific embodiments. [Embodiment 1] FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment. [0011] As shown in FIG.
The main channel, sub-channel 1 and sub-channel 2 are broadcast at the same time by radio waves as a broadcast medium.
Assuming that the program is a car race, a live broadcast of the car race is broadcasted as a program 3 on the main channel, a car A data of the participating cars is broadcasted on the sub-channel 1, and a car B data of the participating cars is broadcasted on the sub-channel 2. I have. In the main channel, not only the actual state of the car race, but also selected area information 4 as program-related information is broadcast. The selection area information 4 indicates the association between the main channel program and the sub-channels 1 and 2. Specifically, in the main channel program screen 5 shown in FIG. And the B car 7 are displayed, the selection area information 4 includes the selection areas 8a and 8 of the display positions of the A car 6 and the B car 7 on the program screen 5.
Information designating b has been transmitted. FIG. 2 shows a receiving terminal device used for implementing interactive program broadcasting. The input 9 receives the main channel, sub-channel 1, and sub-channel 2 shown in FIG. 1A by radio waves 10 transmitted from a broadcasting station. In the receiving channel selecting means 11, the main channel is initially selected by the viewer. In this case, it is assumed that the vehicle A 6 and the vehicle B 7 are displayed on the display 12 as shown in FIG. Information separation means 1 at the subsequent stage of reception tuning means 11
At 3, the selected area information 4 of the main channel is extracted and supplied to the comparing means 14. Here, the selection area information 4 when the screen of the program of the main channel is as shown in FIG.
Are selected areas 8a and 8 on the screen as shown in FIG.
b. Synthetic display means 1 subsequent to information separating means 13
5, signals corresponding to (a) and (b) of FIG. 3 are input, and the two are combined, and a selection area 8a is displayed on the display 12 in the image of the car A 6 as shown in (c) of FIG. An overlay is displayed, and the selection area 8b is overlaid on the image of the car B 7. As the instruction input means 16, a pointing device used as an input device in a personal computer can be used. When the viewer selects the selection area 8a, the comparison means 14 sets the selection area 8a. An instruction is issued to switch the receiving channel of the receiving channel selecting means 11 from the main channel to the sub-channel 1 based on the information 4. On sub-channel 1, data on car A is broadcast, and on sub-channel 2, data on car B is broadcast. When the comparing means 14 switches the receiving channel of the receiving channel selecting means 11 from the main channel to the sub-channel 1, the display 12 displays data on the car A as shown in FIG. Therefore, the viewer who has selected the selection area 8a with the pointing device can display on the display 12a.
Can be obtained from the sub-channel 1 indicated by the sub-channel 1. When the viewer selects the selection area 8b, the comparison means 14 instructs the reception channel selection means 11 to switch the reception channel from the main channel to the sub-channel 2 based on the selection area information 4, and displays it. As shown in FIG. 1D, data related to the car B is displayed at 12, and a viewer who has selected the selection area 8 b can obtain data related to the car B from the sub-channel 2 displayed on the display 12. . Further, the comparison means 14 is provided with a control circuit 14 shown in FIG.
The detection of the passage of the specified time after switching to the state (d) or the detection of the selection of the area indicated as "main channel" by the pointing device, whichever is earlier, is performed. The station means 11 is instructed to return the channel selection state to the main channel, and the display on the display 12 returns to the actual state of the car race. The main channel selection area information 4
Move following the movement of each participating car, as shown in FIGS. On the broadcast station side, FIG.
When the selection area 8a is selected for the car A appearing in the frame 17 as indicated by the solid line, the computer at the broadcast station reads the program image at # 1 shown in FIG. Specifies the moving object specified in the selection area 8a. When the car A moves from the solid line position shown in FIG. 4 (a) to the virtual line position in the direction of the arrow 18, this movement is detected in # 3 and the selection area 8a is moved as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Let it. The time when the selected area information 4 is broadcast on the main channel may be broadcast repeatedly from the beginning to the end of the broadcast time, or may be broadcast only during a specified data providing period. [Embodiment 2] FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment.
In the first embodiment, the selected area information 4 is broadcast on the main channel at an appropriate time, and the viewer can receive desired data only during the period in which the selected area information 4 is being broadcast. In the second embodiment, the selection area information 4 used for the program prior to the broadcast of the main channel is used.
Is transmitted by the radio wave 10, and the receiving side downloads all necessary selection area information 4 to the storage means 19 via the information separation means 13. In this case, the selected area information 4 is written in the storage means 19 in pairs with the broadcast time of the program of the main channel. During the broadcast time of the program, the receiving channel selecting means 11 enters the channel selecting state of the main channel and the display 12
Shows a program. The clock means 20 counts the clock signal and outputs a standard time. From the storage means 19, selected areas which match the standard time output by the clock means 20 are sequentially read out and supplied to the comparing means 14. The selected area is displayed as an overlay on the display 12 via the composite display means 15. The operation after the comparing means 14 detects that the viewer has selected the selected area displayed on the display 12 with the pointing device is the same as that of the first embodiment. Embodiment 3 FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment.
The second embodiment requires the clock means 20, but the third embodiment does not require the clock means 20. In the same manner as in the second embodiment, the storage means 19 to which the selected area information has been downloaded extracts the timing signal S sent on the main channel of the radio wave 10 by the timing separation means 21 and outputs the timing signal S. Each time S is detected, a new selected area that matches the broadcast time is read and supplied to the comparing means 14. Others are the same as the second embodiment. [Embodiment 4] FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment.
In each of the first to third embodiments, the selected area information is transmitted to the receiving side by the same radio wave 10 as that of the broadcast medium. However, in the fourth embodiment, the selected area information is transmitted via a medium different from the broadcast medium. It is supplied to the receiving side. More specifically, the selected area information for each broadcast time is provided to the receiving side in the CD-ROM 22 in advance. The CD-ROM 22 is set in a CD drive 23. From the CD drive 23, selected areas that coincide with the standard time output by the clock means 20 are sequentially read and supplied to the comparing means 14. This selection area is displayed as an overlay on the display 12 via the composite display means 15. The operation after the comparing means 14 detects that the viewer has selected the selected area displayed on the display 12 with the pointing device is the same as in the first embodiment. [Embodiment 5] FIG. 9 shows a fifth embodiment.
Although the clock means 20 is required in the fourth embodiment, the clock means 20 is not required in the fifth embodiment. In the same manner as in the fourth embodiment, the CD drive 23 in which the CD-ROM 22 on which the selected area information is recorded is set, the timing signal S transmitted on the main channel of the radio wave 10 is separated by the timing separating means 21. Extract,
Each time the timing signal S is detected, a new selected area that matches the broadcast time is read out and supplied to the comparing means 14. Others are the same as the fourth embodiment. Embodiment 6 FIG. 10 shows a sixth embodiment. In the second embodiment, the selection area information 4 to be used for a program is transmitted by radio waves 10 prior to the broadcast of the main channel.
Downloaded all the selection area information 4 necessary for
In the sixth embodiment, all the necessary selection area information 4 required for the storage means 19 is downloaded via a medium different from the radio wave 10 of the broadcast medium. More specifically, all the necessary selection area information 4 necessary for the storage means 19 has been downloaded from the public telephone line 24 via the telephone line interface 25. Others are the same as the second embodiment. [Embodiment 7] FIG. 11 shows a seventh embodiment. Although the clock means 20 is required in the sixth embodiment, the clock means 20 is not required in the third embodiment. In the same manner as in the sixth embodiment, the storage means 19 to which the selected area information has been downloaded extracts the timing signal S sent on the main channel of the radio wave 10 by the timing separation means 21, and this timing signal S Each time S is detected, a new selected area that matches the broadcast time is read and supplied to the comparing means 14. Others are the same as the sixth embodiment. In the above embodiments, the selection area is described as being displayed on the display 12 as an overlay.
It ’s not always necessary for viewers to be able to see it,
According to the first embodiment, when a part of an image of a car requiring data is selected by the pointing device, if the selected place is within the selected area, a hit occurs and the comparing means 14 is selected. May switch the reception selecting means. The operability is only related to the size of the image and the size of the selection area, and the other points are the same as those in the above embodiment. In each of the above embodiments, an example has been described in which a viewer can obtain necessary information interactively through the display 12 by selecting a selection area by a viewer. A video captured at an angle or an angle of view is broadcasted, and the viewer can select a desired camera and enjoy the broadcast by selecting a selection area of a main channel. In each of the above embodiments, the broadcast medium is a radio wave, but the same applies to a cable or the like in a cable television. [0041] According to the present invention, as described above, according to the present invention, the sub reception the main channel program in an interactive format to specify a specific location of the display screen of the receiving channel has broadcast the information you want to know You can switch to the channel and get the desired information immediately. [0043]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an interactive program broadcasting method according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a receiving terminal device according to a first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of an area and a display screen. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a selected area of the embodiment moving following a program video. FIG. 5 is a broadcasting station of moving a selected area of the embodiment following a program video. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a receiving terminal device according to a second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a receiving terminal device according to a third embodiment. FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a receiving terminal device according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a receiving terminal device according to a fifth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a receiving terminal device according to a sixth embodiment. FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a receiving terminal device according to a seventh embodiment. [Description of Signs] 4 Selection area information 5 Program screens 8a and 8b Selection area 10 Radio wave 11 from broadcast station 11 Station means 12 display 13 information separating means 14 comparing means 15 combining display means 16 instruction input means 19 storing means 20 clock means 21 timing separating means 22 CD-ROM 23 CD drive 24 public telephone line 25 telephone line interface

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Toshio Makabe 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Minoru Nishioka 1006 Odaka Kadoma Kadoma City Osaka Pref. (56) References JP-A-6-208500 (JP, A) JP-A-4-196823 (JP, A) JP-A-7-143080 (JP, A) JP-A-4-365227 (JP, A) JP-A-7-23356 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04H 1/00

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(57) [Claims 1] A broadcast station transmits a video screen of a program on a main channel via a broadcast medium and transmits auxiliary information on the program on another sub-channel. On the main channel, the selected area information indicating the relationship between the selected area in the video screen of the program and the auxiliary information is simultaneously transmitted, and the receiving side is specified by the selected area information on the display screen of the program being received. When it is detected that the selected selection area is specified, a sub-channel corresponding to the specified selection area is specified based on the selection area information, and the sub-channel is switched to a reception state for receiving the specified sub-channel. Is displayed on the main channel from the broadcast station.
The area information corresponds to the moving object image appearing in the frame of the program image.
And select and specify the selected area on the broadcast station side
And then the motion of the specified moving object image in the frame
Move the selected area to calculate
An interactive program broadcasting method.