JP2001036875A - Video information linked presentation method and video information linked presentation system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To enable a receiver to refer to information of a related product from stored CM images when a need for the receiver for a product related to a broadcasted TV program arises. I do. SOLUTION: For a video distributed by digital broadcasting, only a CM video is extracted by referring to an index inside a video filtering means 1 and recorded and stored using a video storage means 2. Thereafter, a CM video related to the content of the broadcasted TV program is searched from the video storage unit 2 using the index matching unit 3 based on the video index, and the TV program and the related CM video are searched by the video presentation unit 4. Presented together at the same time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for collating a video related to the content of a video to be distributed in a field such as a broadcast for video distribution based on an index distributed together with the video. The present invention relates to a video information linked presentation method and a system for presenting a video related to a distributed video from a stored video in conjunction with a distributed video.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a video distribution system such as a broadcast for distributing a video, a commercial (hereinafter, referred to as a CM) has been used.
Is inserted into a TV program according to the intention of a television (hereinafter, referred to as a TV) program provider, and the receiver views in real time only CMs that have been distributed while viewing the TV program.

[0003]

In the prior art, CM
The products introduced in (1) reflect only the intentions of the program provider, provide a very limited range of information, and the needs of users who are the recipients of the video to widely know products related to TV programs Cannot respond to the occurrence of

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a receiver with information on related commodities when a need arises for commodities related to a video program continuously distributed in one direction such as a broadcast TV program. It is to enable reference from stored CM images.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a video information linked presentation method, such as a TV program and CM linked presentation method, according to the present invention.
It has a video presenting unit, a video filtering unit, a video storing unit, and an index matching unit, and records and stores only a CM video using a video storing unit by referring to an index inside a video filtering unit for a broadcast video. In the meantime, it is important to search for a CM video related to the content of a broadcast TV program from a video storage unit using an index matching unit based on a video index, and present the TV program and the related CM video simultaneously. Features.

[0006] The present invention utilizes the fact that, along with a TV program and a CM video to be distributed by digital broadcasting, index information indicating the contents thereof is simultaneously distributed.
It utilizes the fact that indexes can be compared and compared.

First, of the video broadcast by digital broadcasting, the video filtering means refers to the index and records only the video corresponding to the CM and the index of the CM in the video storage means.

Next, when the TV program is distributed, the index of the TV program distributed at the same time as the distributed TV program and the CM index stored in the video storage means are checked by the index matching means. Using a collation search, a CM video related to the content of the broadcast TV program is displayed on the TV.
It is presented using the video presentation means in conjunction with the program.

[0009] By the above means of the present invention, at the point in time when there is a need for the receiver for a product related to the TV program being broadcast, the receiver may store the information of the related product in the C
Reference can be made from the M video.

[0010] Further, if the additional function of the video filtering means according to the second and fifth aspects is used, only the CM video related to the TV program viewed by the receiver in the past is recorded and stored in the video storage means. Can be. Considering that the TV programs viewed by the recipient in the past reflect the hobbies and preferences of the recipient, the CM video stored in the video storage means by this means reflects the hobbies and preferences of the recipient, In addition to the effects of the means of claim 1 and claim 4, the effect of increasing the storage efficiency of CM images and
The CM video provided to the receiver in conjunction with the V program is related to the TV program to be broadcast and the taste of the receiver, and it is possible to provide a means for the receiver to efficiently obtain product information.

Further, if the video information linking technology based on the user profile according to the third and sixth aspects is used,
A user profile related to the user's taste and taste can be recorded and accumulated based on the TV program that the recipient has viewed in the past, and index collation based on the recorded and accumulated user profile can be performed. Fine-grained video interlocking that reflects the tastes and preferences of the user can be implemented. As a result, it is possible to preferentially present an image that matches the taste and taste of the recipient, and it is possible to efficiently use the image presenting area in the image presenting means.

[0012]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an apparatus for implementing a method for presenting a TV program and a CM in a linked manner according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an index distributed along with a video, and FIG.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a process according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present apparatus refers to index information, which is distributed at the same time as the video, of the video distributed by digital broadcasting, and a video filtering unit 1 for filtering only the CM video, and for recording and storing the video and the index. A video storage unit 2, an index matching unit 3 for checking the index of the recorded and stored CM video with the index of the broadcasted TV program, and a CM linked with the TV program.
And a video presenting unit 4 for presenting to the receiver.

It is assumed that an index delivered together with a TV program or a CM video delivered in digital broadcasting is information in a form as shown in FIG. 2, for example.

When the video filtering unit 1 shown in FIG. 1 receives a video distributed by digital broadcasting and the accompanying index information as shown in FIG. 2 (step S1 in FIG. 3), the video filtering unit 1 refers to these indexes, Only the CM video having the video category "CM" is filtered (S2) and recorded and stored in the video storage unit 2 (S2).
3).

In this process, the CM is recorded and stored at any time by using the time zone in which the receiver is not viewing the TV program. In the example of FIG. 2, it is assumed that CM1 to CM7 are recorded and stored.

[0018] It is assumed that the receiver browses TV program 1 in a certain broadcasting time zone (S4). At this time, the index matching unit 3 determines CM1 and CM6 having the same attribute “car” as the “target domain” as the TV program 1 and CM4 and CM4 having the same attribute “actress 1” as the “performer information”.
5, The CM 6 is retrieved from the video storage unit 2 as a CM related to the TV program (S5), and presented to the linked CM presentation portion of the video presentation unit 4 (S6).

Although this example is an example in which a real-time distribution video called a TV program is linked with a stored video, a case in which a linked video is linked with another stored video related thereto. It is clear that the same method can be applied to the above.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the image filtering unit 1 shown in FIG.
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a device in which the internal configuration of the device is an index storage unit 5, an index matching unit 6, and a video filtering unit 7. FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The video filtering unit 1 shown in FIG. 4 stores index information of a TV program viewed by a user in an index storage unit 5, and stores an index of a broadcasted CM video and an index group stored in the index storage unit 5. Is compared using the index matching unit 6, so that only the CM video related to the TV program viewed by the user in the past is stored in the video storage unit 2. The process of recording and storing CMs is performed at any time, even during the time when the receiver is not viewing the TV program.

It is assumed that a certain viewer is frequently watching TV program 1, TV program 3, TV program 4, and TV program 6. At this time, the index collating unit 6 in the video filtering unit 1 transmits the TV program 1, the TV program 3, the TV program 4,
The respective indexes of the V programs 6 are stored in the index storage unit 5
(Step S16 in FIG. 5).

Subsequently, in a later time zone, CM1 in FIG.
Suppose that CM7 has been distributed (S11). At this time, the index collating unit 6 in the video filtering unit 1 refers to the index recorded and accumulated in the index accumulating unit 5, and the TV program and the TV program 3 that the receiver browsed in the past.
CM4, CM5 and CM6 having the same attribute "Actress 1" in
The CM2 and CM7 having the same attribute “fishing” in the “target domain” in the V program 4 and the TV program 6 are filtered, and the CM1 and CM6 having the same attribute “car” in the TV program 1 and the “target domain” are filtered. Controls the video filtering unit 7 and the video storage unit 2
(S12-S14).

In a further later time zone, the receiver
It is assumed that program 1 has been browsed (S15). At this time, of the CM videos recorded and stored in the video storage unit 2, CM1, CM6 having the same attribute "car" as the "target domain", CM4 having the same attribute "actress 1" as the "performer information",
The CM 5 and the CM 6 are searched from the video storage unit 2 as CMs that reflect the tastes and preferences of the receiver and are also related to the currently viewed TV program (S17).
It is presented in the presentation part (S18).

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a user profile detection unit 8, a user profile storage unit 9, This is an embodiment in which an index matching control unit 10 is added. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an index to be recorded, a user profile, and a detected CM, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In the user profile detecting section 8 shown in FIG.
Based on the index group stored in the index storage unit 5, which is the index information of the TV program viewed by the user in the past, the values of the attributes constituting the indexes and the appearance frequency are detected, and the user profile is detected. And stored in the user profile storage unit 9.

For example, it is assumed that a certain viewer has viewed TV program 1, TV program 3, and TV program 4 in FIG. 2 in the past. At this time, in the index storage unit 5 in the video filtering unit 1, the indexes as shown in FIG. 7A corresponding to the TV program 1, the TV program 3, and the TV program 4 are recorded.

At this time, the user profile detecting section 8 detects the attributes constituting the index and the appearance frequency as described below to obtain a user profile, which is recorded and stored in the user profile storing section 9. FIG. 7B shows an example of a user profile recorded and stored.

Subsequently, in a later time zone, CM1 in FIG.
It is assumed that ~ CM7 has been distributed. At this time, the function of the image filtering unit 1 causes the image storage unit 2 to store the CM
1, CM2, CM4, CM5, CM6, and CM7 are recorded.

In a further later time zone, the receiver
It is assumed that program 1 is browsed. At this time, in the index matching unit 3, the CM video having the same attribute “car” as the “target domain” in the CM video recorded and stored in the video storage unit 2
CM1, CM6, and CM4, CM5, and CM6 having the same attribute “actress 1” as “performer information” are detected as related CMs. The index collation control unit 10 performs the following operation to detect the CM. The priority is given to the CM which has been set, and the index matching unit 3 is controlled so as to preferentially present the CM having the higher priority.

FIG. 7C shows an example of detected CMs and their priorities. In this example, CM6 has a priority of 3/3
, The priority is 2/3 for CM4 and CM5, and the priority is 1/3 for CM1.

Therefore, CM6> CM4, CM5> C
The images are presented to the video presenting unit 4 in the priority order of M1. When the presentation space of the linked CM presentation portion 42 in the video presentation section 4 is limited, the video with the higher priority is presented preferentially.

The operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the video filtering unit 1 of FIG. 6 receives the distributed video and the index information (Step S21 of FIG. 8), the index group of the TV program which the user stored in the index storage unit 5 browsed in the past, The index received this time is collated by the index collation unit 6 (S22). If the received index is related to a TV program that the user has viewed in the past (S23), the distributed CM video relating to the index is recorded and stored in the video storage unit 2 (S2).
4).

Next, when there is a request for browsing the TV program from the user (S25), the index of the TV program is recorded and stored in the index storage unit 5 for subsequent index collation (S26). Further, the user profile detection unit 8 detects a user profile related to the attributes constituting the index and the appearance frequency based on the index stored in the index storage unit 5 and records and stores the user profile in the user profile storage unit 9. (S27). The processing by the user profile detection unit 8 does not necessarily have to be performed every time, but may be performed periodically at appropriate time intervals.

Next, the index collating unit 3 collates the index of the distributed video with the index of the CM video stored in the video storage unit 2 and divides the CM video related to the TV program currently to be browsed. , From the video storage unit 2 (S28).

The index collation control unit 10 assigns a priority to the CM video searched by the index collation unit 3 based on the user profiles stored in the user profile storage unit 9 (S29). The index matching unit 3 selects the CM videos as the search results in order of priority and outputs the CM videos to the video presentation unit 4. The video presentation unit 4 adds a T
A distribution video of the V program is presented, and a high-priority CM video is preferentially presented to the linked CM presentation portion 42 in conjunction with the video (S30).

Although the example in which the TV program and the CM video are presented in conjunction with each other has been described above, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to these videos and can be applied.

[0038]

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.

(1) At the point in time when the needs of the recipient regarding the product related to the TV program being broadcast arise, the recipient can refer to the information of the related product from the stored CM video.

(2) Further, if the additional function of the video filtering means according to claims 2 and 5 is used, only the CM video related to the TV program viewed by the receiver in the past is recorded and stored in the video storage means. Can be kept. Considering that the TV programs viewed by the receiver in the past reflect the interests and preferences of the receiver, the CM video stored in the image storage means by this means reflects the interests and preferences of the receiver, In addition to the effect of the means of claim 1, the CM video provided to the receiver in conjunction with the TV program, in addition to the effect of increasing the storage efficiency of the CM video, is related to the TV program to be broadcast and the taste of the receiver. Thus, it is possible to give the receiver an effect of efficiently obtaining product information.

(3) Further, if the video information linking technology based on the user profile according to the third and sixth aspects is used, the receiver is concerned with the user's taste and preference based on the TV programs viewed in the past. User profiles can be recorded and stored, and index matching based on the recorded and stored user profiles can be performed. As a result, it is possible to implement fine-grained video linkage reflecting the tastes and tastes of the recipient, so that it is possible to preferentially indicate a video that matches the tastes and tastes of the recipient, and the video presentation area of the video presentation means can be designated. There are effects such as efficient use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an apparatus that implements the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows TV programs and Cs distributed in digital broadcasting.
It is a figure showing the example of the index delivered with M picture.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a process according to the first embodiment of this invention;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recorded index, a user profile, and a detected CM.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Video filtering part 2 Video storage part 3 Index collation part 4 Video presentation part 41 Broadcast video presentation part 42 Linked CM presentation part 5 Index storage part 6 Index collation part 7 Video filtering part 8 User profile detection part 9 User profile storage part 10 Index collation control unit

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A video information interlocking presentation method in a system in which digitized video and index information relating to the content of the video are distributed, wherein the distributed video is referred to in the video filtering means by referring to the index. A process of recording and storing the video corresponding to the condition using the video storage unit, and searching for the stored video related to the content of the distributed video from the video storage unit using the index matching unit based on the video index And when the video presenting means presents the video being distributed and the stored video related to the video at the time of distribution, or retrieves and presents the stored video stored in the video storage means, Presenting another stored video to be searched at the same time as the search. 2. The video information linked presentation method according to claim 1, wherein in the step of recording and accumulating only the video that satisfies the condition by referring to the index inside the video filtering unit using the video accumulation unit, By storing the index information of the video viewed by the user and comparing the index of the distributed video with the index group stored by the user, only the distributed video related to the video viewed by the user in the past can be stored. A video information linked presentation method, characterized in that the video information is recorded using the video storage means. 3. The video information linked presentation method according to claim 1, wherein the user profile detection means is used based on an index delivered along with the video viewed by the user. The user profile related to the interests of the user is detected and stored in the user profile storage unit, and the index matching unit is controlled using the index matching control unit based on the stored user profile. A video information linked presentation method characterized in that the video is linked and presented while reflecting the user's hobbies and preferences. 4. A video information-linked presentation system in a system in which digitized video and index information related to the content of the video are distributed, wherein the video to be distributed refers to a video that satisfies a condition by referring to an index. Video filtering means for filtering only the video, video storing means for storing the video filtered by the video filtering means and its index, and storing the video related to the content of the video to be distributed based on the video index. When the index matching means for searching from the storage means and the stored video related to the video being distributed are simultaneously presented at the time of distribution, or when the stored video stored in the video storage means is searched and presented, the search video and the A video presenting means for simultaneously presenting other related stored videos at the time of search. A video information linked presentation system characterized by comprising: 5. The video information linked presentation system according to claim 4, wherein said video filtering means includes: an index storage means for storing index information of a video viewed by a user; Index matching means for matching the index group stored in step (1), and filtering means for recording, using the video storage means, only the delivery video related to the video viewed by the user in the past based on the matching result. A video information linked presentation system characterized by the following. 6. A video information interlocking presentation system according to claim 4, wherein a user profile relating to the user's taste and taste is created based on an index delivered along with the video viewed by the user. Controlling a user profile detecting means for detecting, a user profile storing means for recording and storing the user profile, and the index matching means based on the user profile stored and stored in the user profile storing means; An image information interlocking presentation system, comprising: an index collation control unit that interlocks and presents an image while reflecting a user's taste and taste in the image presentation unit.