JP4990248B2 - Article providing method, system, apparatus, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article providing method, an article providing system, an article output device, and a program for providing an article introduced in a television program.

In recent years, articles described in newspapers, magazines or web pages have been introduced in various television programs. For example, in a so-called wide show, articles in newspapers are introduced to explain the news that is the topic.
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  However, it has been difficult to read the full text of articles introduced in the conventional television program. This is because an article introduced in a television program is a part of the whole sentence, and it is difficult to visually recognize every word of the introduced article at the resolution of the television.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and by outputting an article introduced in a television program to an electronic paper, the full text of the article introduced in the television program can be easily read. An object is to provide an article providing method, an article providing system, an article output device, and a program.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present inventor has found a mechanism for outputting an article introduced in a television program to electronic paper, and has come up with the present invention.

  The article providing method according to the present invention can easily read the full text of an article introduced in a television program by searching for an article previously associated with the television program and outputting it to electronic paper.

(1) Article request receiving step in which the article output device receives identification information of the television program as an output request for article data corresponding to an article introduced by video in a television program, and transmits the article data to an article server that provides article data. The article server refers to the storage unit that stores the television program identification information and the article data in association with each other using the identification information of the television program transmitted by the article output device, and the output request article output step there was article and article retrieval step of retrieving article data previously associated to the television program to be introduced, said articles output device, which outputs the serial Kotode over data found in the search to the electronic paper of articles providing method characterized in that it comprises a and. Here, for example, an article described in a newspaper, a magazine, or a web page corresponds to the article. Electronic paper refers to a display device that is as thick as paper and can repeatedly display and erase data many times. It does not matter whether the article introduced is actually introduced on a television program.

  According to the invention of (1), since an article previously associated with a television program to which an article for which output is requested is introduced is retrieved and output to electronic paper, the entire text of the article introduced in the television program can be easily obtained. I can read it. In addition, since the electronic paper displaying the full text of the article can be read carefully and repeatedly at hand, the contents of the article can be understood accurately. On the other hand, articles providers such as newspaper companies can create new distribution opportunities for articles. Moreover, since it outputs to electronic paper, paper resources can be saved.

(2) the SL Kotode over data when outputting the electronic paper, the method provides an article according to (1) to change to match the size of the articles in the display range of the electronic paper.

  According to the invention of (2), when the article data is output to the electronic paper, the size of the article is changed in accordance with the display range of the electronic paper. it can. Here, a part of the article may be specified and the part may be enlarged and displayed. According to this, even a person with low vision can easily read an article.

(3) The article output device includes an article request receiving means for receiving identification information of the television program as an output request for article data corresponding to an article introduced by video in the television program, and the identification information of the television program. includes and article request transmitting means for transmitting to the articles server providing data, an article output means for outputting the serial Kotode over data found in searches by the articles server on the electronic paper, the article server sends the article request The television program in which the article requested to be output is introduced with reference to the storage means for storing the identification information of the television program and the article data in association with each other using the identification information of the television program transmitted by the means articles providing system characterized in that it comprises an article search means to search for previously associated with articles.

(4) Article request receiving means for receiving identification information of the television program as an output request for article data corresponding to an article introduced by video in the television program, and an article providing article data with the identification information of the television program wherein the article request transmitting means, the serial Kotode over data found in searches by the articles server that transmits the article server having a storage means for a server in association with said article data and identification information of the television program and article receiving means for receiving from the article server, articles output device characterized by and an article output means for outputting the serial Kotode over data thus received to the electronic paper.

(5) The article output device according to (4), wherein the article output device is directly connected to a television receiver that receives the television program by wire or wirelessly.

According to the invention of (5), an article of an interesting TV program can be easily printed on the spot by an article output device directly connected to the television receiver.

(6) A program for causing a computer to function as the article output device described in (4) .

  According to the present invention, since an article previously associated with a television program to which an article for which an output request has been requested is introduced is retrieved and output to electronic paper, the entire article introduced in the television program can be easily read. it can.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this .

[Overall configuration of article output device and related elements]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an article output device 1 and related elements according to the present embodiment.

  The article output device 1 and the article server 2 according to the present embodiment are connected to a communication network N such as the Internet. It does not matter whether the connection with the communication network N is wired or wireless.

  The article output device 1 acquires an article introduced in a television program from the article server 2 and outputs it to electronic paper.

The article server 2 searches for articles introduced in the television program requested to be output and provides them to the article output apparatus 1 .

[Functional structure of article output device]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a functional configuration of the article output apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The article output device 1 according to the present embodiment includes an article request accepting unit 11, an article request transmitting unit 12, an article receiving unit 13, and an article output unit 14.

  The article request accepting unit 11 accepts an output request for an article introduced in a television program from an external device such as a remote controller, a mobile phone, or electronic paper.

  The article request transmission unit 12 transmits an article output request received by the article request reception unit 11 to the article server 2.

  The article receiving means 13 receives the data of the article requested to be output from the article server 2 and passes it to the article output means 14.

The article output means 14 receives the data of the article requested to be output from the article receiving means 13 and outputs it to the electronic paper .

[Functional configuration of article server]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a functional configuration of the article server 2 according to the present embodiment. The article server 2 according to the present embodiment includes an article search unit 21 and an article transmission unit 22.

  The article search means 21 receives an article output request from the article output device 1 and searches for an article for which an output request has been made. Here, the program content database 23 and the article database 24 constitute a part of the article search means 21. Details of these databases will be described later.

The article transmission means 22 transmits the data of the articles found by the search of the article search means 21 to the article output device 1 .

[Configuration of the program content database]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the program content database 23.

The program content database 23 stores in advance a program ID and an article ID of an article introduced in a television program corresponding to the program ID in association with each other. Here, as the program ID, for example, a G code (registered trademark) may be used. In addition, the program content database 23 stores in advance a program ID and a title of a television program corresponding to the program ID, an issuer of an article, a broadcast date and time, and the like .

[Article database configuration]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the article database 24.

The article database 24 stores in advance an article ID and an article file as article data corresponding to the article ID in association with each other. Here, the article file corresponds to, for example, an html file, a gif file, or the like. In addition, the article database 24 stores an article ID and an article source corresponding to the article ID in advance in association with each other .

[Hardware configuration diagram of article output device]
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the article output apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The article output device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 210 (a plurality of CPUs such as the CPU 220 may be added in a multiprocessor configuration), a bus line 100, and a communication I / F (I / F: Interface) 230, a memory 240 as a storage device, and an electronic paper connection I / F 250.

  The control unit 200 is a part that controls the article output apparatus 1 in an integrated manner, and by reading and executing various programs stored in the memory 240 as appropriate, the control unit 200 cooperates with the above-described hardware and performs various types of the present invention. The function is realized.

  The communication I / F 230 is a network adapter when the article output device 1 transmits and receives information to and from the article server 2 (FIG. 1) via the communication network N (FIG. 1). The communication I / F 230 may include an infrared port, a modem, a cable modem, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) adapter.

  The memory 240 stores various programs for causing the hardware to function as the article output apparatus 1, programs for executing the functions of the present invention, and the like.

  The electronic paper connection I / F 250 is a connection interface with electronic paper, and corresponds to, for example, a USB port. Here, the electronic paper employs a general configuration including a display unit such as a cholesteric liquid crystal, a rewriting unit that rewrites display contents by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal, and a connection interface with the article output device 1. . Further, only the display unit may be separable.

The computer referred to in the present invention refers to an information processing device including a storage device, a control unit, and the like, and the article output device 1 includes an information processing device including a memory 240 as a storage device, the control unit 200, and the like. This information processing apparatus is included in the concept of the computer of the present invention. Here, the article output device 1 may be incorporated in a conventional television receiver, set top box, or the like. A set-top box receives a broadcast signal such as cable television broadcast, satellite broadcast, terrestrial television broadcast (digital broadcast, analog broadcast), IP broadcast (broadband VOD, etc.) and converts it into a signal that can be viewed on a general television. A device that converts.

In this article output apparatus 1, the communication I / F 230 mainly corresponds to the article request reception unit 11, the article request transmission unit 12 and the article reception unit 13, and the electronic paper connection I / F 250 mainly corresponds to the article output unit 14 .

[Hardware configuration diagram of article server]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the article server 2 according to the present embodiment.

Articles server 2, the control unit 300 (may be added a plurality of CPU such CPU320 is a multiprocessor configuration) CPU (Central Processing Unit) 310 constituting the bus line 11 0, the communication I / F (I / F: Interface) 330, main memory 340, BIOS (Basic Input Output System) 350, I / O controller 360, hard disk 370, optical disk drive 380, and semiconductor memory 390. The hard disk 370, the optical disk drive 380, and the semiconductor memory 390 are collectively referred to as a storage device 410.

  The control unit 300 is a part that controls the article server 2 in an integrated manner. By appropriately reading and executing various programs stored in the hard disk 370 (described later), the control unit 300 cooperates with the hardware described above, and Various functions are realized.

  The communication I / F 330 is a network adapter when the article server 2 transmits and receives information to and from the article output device 1 (FIG. 1) via the communication network N (FIG. 1). The communication I / F 330 may include a modem, a cable modem, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) adapter.

  The BIOS 350 records a boot program executed by the CPU 310 when the article server 2 is started, a program that the article server 2 depends on hardware, and the like.

  A storage device 410 such as a hard disk 370, an optical disk drive 380, and a semiconductor memory 390 can be connected to the I / O controller 360.

  The hard disk 370 stores various programs for causing the hardware to function as the article server 2, programs for executing the functions of the invention, and the like. The article server 2 can also use an external hard disk (not shown) as an external storage device.

  As the optical disk drive 380, for example, a DVD-ROM drive, a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-RAM drive, or a CD-RAM drive can be used. In this case, the optical disk 400 corresponding to each drive is used. A program or data can be read from the optical disk 400 by the optical disk drive 380 and provided to the main memory 340 or the hard disk 370 via the I / O controller 360.

  The article server 2 is configured by an information processing device including a storage device 410, a control unit 300, and the like, and this information processing device is included in the concept of the computer of the present invention.

In the article server 2, the control unit 300 mainly corresponds to the article search unit 21, and the communication I / F 330 mainly corresponds to the article transmission unit 22 .

[Flowchart According to Embodiment of the Present Invention]
FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of article providing processing according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  S1: The article request receiving unit 11 receives an output request for an article introduced in a television program from an external device such as a remote controller, a mobile phone, or electronic paper by infrared communication or the like, and passes it to the article request transmitting unit 12. Here, the output request includes the program ID of the television program in which the article is introduced. For example, a G code (registered trademark) may be used as the program ID.

  S2: The article request transmission unit 12 transmits the output request received from the article request reception unit 11 to the article search unit 21.

  S3: The article search means 21 extracts the article ID associated with the program ID included in the output request received from the article request transmission means 12 from the program content database 23. Here, in the case of a digital terrestrial broadcast television program, the article search means 21 may make an inquiry to the program content database 23 provided in a predetermined management server of the broadcast station.

  S4: The article search means 21 extracts the article file associated with the extracted article ID from the article database 24 and passes it to the article transmission means 22. Here, when the data of the article file associated with the extracted article ID is only the path information of the article file, the article search unit 21 retrieves the substance of the article file corresponding to the path information from the predetermined storage unit. You may make it extract.

  S5: The article transmission means 22 transmits the article file received from the article search means 21 to the article reception means 13.

  S6: The article receiving means 13 passes the article file received from the article transmitting means 22 to the article output means 14.

  S7: The article output means 14 outputs the article file received from the article receiving means 13 to electronic paper. Here, when outputting the article file to the electronic paper, the article output unit 14 enlarges or reduces the size of the article according to the size of the display range of the electronic paper stored in the predetermined storage unit in advance. You may make it do. At this time, the article size may be extracted in advance stored in a predetermined storage means. In the case of an image file, the article size may be calculated from the resolution. Then, the article output means 14 sets a value obtained by dividing the size of the display range of the electronic paper by the size of the article as the enlargement or reduction ratio. According to this, it is possible to visually recognize the entire full text of the article. The article output means stores the article file in a predetermined storage means, and when the output request reception means receives an output start request from an external device or the like, the article file stored in the storage means is electronic paper. May be output. According to this, the output timing to the electronic paper can be designated.

  As described above, since an article associated with a TV program to which an article for which an output request is requested is introduced is searched and output to electronic paper, the entire article introduced in the TV program can be easily read. it can. In addition, since the electronic paper displaying the full text of the article can be read carefully and repeatedly at hand, the contents of the article can be understood accurately. On the other hand, articles providers such as newspaper companies can create new distribution opportunities for articles. Moreover, since it outputs to electronic paper, paper resources can be saved.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the article output apparatus which concerns on this embodiment, and a related element. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the function structure of the article output apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the function structure of the article server which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a structure of a program content database. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a structure of an article database. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the article output device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the article server which concerns on this embodiment. The flowchart of the article provision process which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article output device 2 Article server 11 Article request reception means 12 Article request transmission means 13 Article reception means 14 Article output means 21 Article search means 22 Article transmission means 23 Program content database 24 Article database

Claims (6)

An article request receiving step in which the article output device accepts identification information of the TV program as an output request for article data corresponding to an article introduced by video in a TV program, and transmits the article data to an article server that provides the article data ;
The article server refers to a storage unit that stores the television program identification information and the article data in association with each other using the television program identification information transmitted by the article output device, and determines whether the output request is received. An article search step for searching for article data pre-associated with a television program in which the article is introduced;
And article output step the article output device, which outputs the serial Kotode over data found in the search to the electronic paper,
Article providing method characterized by including . The Symbol a Kotode over data when outputting the electronic paper articles providing method according to claim 1, characterized in that changing the combined size of the articles in the display range of the electronic paper. Article output device
Article request receiving means for receiving identification information of the TV program as an output request for article data corresponding to an article introduced by video in a TV program ;
Article request transmission means for transmitting the identification information of the television program to an article server that provides article data ;
And an article output means for outputting the serial Kotode over data found in searches by the articles server on the electronic paper,
The article server
Using the identification information of the television program transmitted by the article request transmission means, the storage means for storing the identification information of the television program and the article data in association with each other is referred to, and the article requested to be output is introduced articles providing system characterized in that it comprises an article search means to search for previously associated with articles to a television program to be. Article request receiving means for receiving identification information of the TV program as an output request for article data corresponding to an article introduced by video in a TV program ;
Identification information of the television program, and article request transmitting means for transmitting to the articles server having storage means for storing in association with identification information of the television program to a post server providing the the said article data of the article data,
And the article receiving means for receiving the serial Kotode over data found in the search by the article server from the article server,
And article output means for outputting the serial Kotode over data thus received to the electronic paper,
An article output device comprising:   5. The article output apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the article output apparatus is directly connected to a television receiver that receives the television program by wire or wirelessly. A program for causing a computer to function as the article output device according to claim 4 .

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