JP4775300B2 - Control device, control method, information processing method, information processing system, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a control device, a control method , an information processing method, an information processing system, and a recording medium, and in particular, a control device, a control method , an information processing method, and an information processing system that exchange advertisement information and execute predetermined processing. And a recording medium.

  Conventionally, when recording a desired program by a VTR (Video Tape Recorder), for example, referring to a program column such as a newspaper or a magazine, the broadcast start time and end time of the target program, and It was necessary to input the broadcast channel from the operation unit of the VTR.

  In addition, when useful information is included in an advertisement (commercial) received by the television receiver, the user needs to make a note on paper or the like to save it.

  Therefore, in any of the cases described above, the user has to store the desired information once and then input it to the VTR's operation unit or write it down on paper. There was a problem that the user might accidentally input or forget useful information.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and allows a user to control an electrical device such as a VTR or a television receiver or record useful information without temporarily storing the information. Is possible.

The control apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes : advertisement information output from a predetermined information processing apparatus; and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories. Acquisition means for acquiring, category storage means for storing one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories, and a category of the advertisement information acquired by the acquisition means are stored in the category storage means. The advertisement information storage means for storing the advertisement information acquired by the acquisition means, and the advertisement based on the advertisement information stored in the advertisement information storage means is output to a display device. and output means, the advertisement information acquired by the acquisition unit, as the accompanying information, collected by the for displaying detailed information about the advertisement, the advertisement detailed information If the access information indicating the above is included, in order to access said acquisition destination communication device communicating with the server, and transmitting means for transmitting the access information to the communication device.

The control method according to the first aspect of the present invention includes : advertisement information output from a predetermined information processing apparatus; and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories. And a category stored in category storage means for storing one or more predetermined categories of the plurality of categories as the category of the advertisement information acquired by the processing of the acquisition step. A storage control step for storing the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquisition step in an advertisement information storage means, and an advertisement based on the advertisement information stored by the process of the storage control step, if they are the same the advertisement information output step of outputting, processing of the acquisition step has acquired the as accompanying information, detailed information about the advertisement For displaying, when said access information indicating an acquisition destination of detailed information of the advertisement is included, in order to access said acquisition destination communication device communicating with the server, the access information to the communication device An access information transmission step of transmitting .

The recording medium according to the first aspect of the present invention includes : advertisement information output from a predetermined information processing apparatus; and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories. And a category stored in category storage means for storing one or more predetermined categories of the plurality of categories as the category of the advertisement information acquired by the processing of the acquisition step. A storage control step for storing the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquisition step in an advertisement information storage means, and an advertisement based on the advertisement information stored by the process of the storage control step, if they are the same the advertisement information output step of outputting, processing of the acquisition step has acquired the as accompanying information, detailed information about the advertisement For displaying, when said access information indicating an acquisition destination of detailed information of the advertisement is included, the access information, in order to access said acquisition destination communication device for communicating with the server, the access information A program for causing a computer to execute a process including an access information transmission step of transmitting a message to the communication device is stored.

In the first aspect of the present invention , advertisement information output from a predetermined information processing apparatus and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories are acquired. When the category of the acquired advertisement information is the same as the category stored in the category storage means for storing one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories, the acquired advertisement information is Advertisements stored in the advertisement information storage means and based on the stored advertisement information are output to the display device. Further, the obtained advertisement information, as accompanying information, for displaying detailed information about the advertisement, if it contains the access information indicating an acquisition destination of detailed information of the advertisement, the communication device communicating with the server Access information is transmitted to the communication device in order to access the acquisition destination .

An information processing system according to a second aspect of the present invention is an information processing system including an information processing device, a communication device , and a control device, wherein the control device includes advertisement information output from the information processing device , An acquisition means for acquiring category information indicating to which category the advertisement information belongs to a plurality of categories, and a category for storing one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories An advertisement information storage for storing the advertisement information acquired by the acquisition unit when the category of the advertisement information acquired by the storage unit and the acquisition unit is the same as the category stored in the category storage unit means, and output means for outputting to the display device based ads on the advertisement information stored in the advertisement information storage unit, the acquisition unit has acquired The serial advertisement information, as accompanying information, the for displaying detailed information about the advertisement, the case of access information indicating the acquisition source of the detailed information of the advertisement is included, to the communication device that communicates with the server to access the acquisition source, and a first transmission means for transmitting the access information to the communication device, the information processing apparatus, transmits the said category information and the advertisement information to the control device to a second transmission means, wherein the communication device from the control device, receiving means for receiving the access information, based on the access information received by the receiving means, communication means for communicating with the server And display means for displaying information acquired from the server accessed according to the access information .

An information processing method of the second aspect information processing system of the present invention, an information processing apparatus, communication apparatus, and an information processing method configured information processing system by the control device, said control device, from said information processing apparatus An acquisition step of acquiring the output advertisement information and category information indicating to which category the advertisement information belongs to a plurality of categories, and the advertisement information acquired by the processing of the acquisition step The advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquisition step when the category is the same as the category stored in the category storage means for storing one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories a storage control step of storing the advertisement information storage means, based on the advertisement information stored by the processing of said storage control step And an output step of outputting tell the display device, the advertisement information processing has been acquired in the acquisition step, as the accompanying information, acquisition destination of the for displaying detailed information about the advertisement, the advertisement detailed information A first transmission step of transmitting the access information to the communication device in order to allow a communication device communicating with a server to access the acquisition source , the second comprises a transmission step, the communication apparatus, from the control device, a receiving step of receiving the access information, the receiving step of transmitting said category information and the advertisement information to the control device based on the access information received by the processing of a communication step of communicating with the server, before accessing in accordance with the access information And a display step of displaying on the display means the information acquired from the server.

A recording medium according to a second aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute processing used in an information processing system including an information processing device, a communication device , and a control device. The control device acquires the advertisement information output from the information processing device , and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories. When the category of the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquisition step is the same as the category stored in the category storage unit that stores one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories, Storage control step of storing the advertisement information acquired by the processing of the acquisition step in the advertisement information storage means An output step of outputting the advertisement based on the advertisement information stored by the processing of said storage control step to the display device, the advertisement information processing has been acquired in the acquisition step, as the accompanying information, details about the advertisement When the access information indicating the acquisition destination of the detailed information of the advertisement for displaying the information is included, the access information is transmitted to the communication device in order to allow the communication device communicating with the server to access the acquisition destination. and a first transmission step of transmitting to said information processing apparatus includes a second transmission step of transmitting said said advertisement information category information to the control device, the communication device, the control from the device, a receiving step of receiving the access information, based on the access information received by the processing of the receiving step, said support Storing a communication step of communicating with the server, a program for executing the processing including a display step of displaying on the display means the information obtained from the server accessed in accordance with the access information to the computer.

In the second aspect of the present invention, in the control device, the advertisement information output from the information processing device, and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories Is acquired and the category of the acquired advertisement information is the same as the category stored in the category storage means for storing one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories. Advertisement information is stored in the advertisement information storage means, and an advertisement based on the stored advertisement information is output to the display device. Further, the obtained advertisement information, as accompanying information, for displaying detailed information about the advertisement, if it contains the access information indicating an acquisition destination of detailed information of the advertisement, the communication device communicating with the server Access information is transmitted to the communication device in order to access the acquisition destination . On the other hand, in the information processing device , advertisement information and category information are transmitted to the control device. In the communication device , the access information is received from the control device, communicated with the server based on the received access information , and information acquired from the server accessed according to the access information is displayed on the display means .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to execute a predetermined process using the advertisement information acquired from the information processing apparatus.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control device can cause the communication device to access the server using the advertisement information acquired from the information processing device , and display the information acquired from the server .

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an embodiment of the present invention.

  In this figure, a remote controller (hereinafter abbreviated as “remote controller”) 1 converts a control signal input from an operation unit, which will be described later, into an infrared signal, and controls an electric device (personal computer 3, television receiver) to be controlled. 9 or VTR 13) and receive additional information transmitted from these electric devices.

  When the IC card 2 is attached to the remote controller 1 and coupon information or the like as advertisement information is supplied, the IC card 2 is stored.

  The personal computer 3 is connected to a server 8 via a network 7 such as the Internet, for example, and exchanges predetermined information with the server 8. The CRT monitor 4 displays information generated by the main body of the personal computer 3, information supplied from the server 8 via the network 7, and the like.

  The mouse 5 is operated when the user inputs predetermined information. The infrared transmitter / receiver 6 transmits and receives control signals and additional information to and from the remote controller 1 by infrared rays.

  The television receiver 9 receives a radio wave transmitted from an antenna 12 of a broadcasting station by an antenna 11, extracts a signal of a desired channel, and displays it. Further, the television receiver 9 is configured to transmit and receive control signals and additional information to and from the remote controller 1 by infrared transmission / reception unit 10 using infrared rays.

  The VTR 13 records the video signal supplied from the television receiver 9 on a video tape (hereinafter abbreviated as VT) and reproduces the video signal recorded on the VT. In addition, the VTR 13 is configured to transmit and receive control signals and additional information to and from the remote controller 1 by infrared transmission / reception unit 14 using infrared rays.

  FIG. 2 is an external view showing the external appearance of the remote controller 1 shown in FIG.

  The speaker 1j generates a beep sound or the like to alert the user. The LCD 1 f displays additional information transmitted from the personal computer 3 or the television receiver 9.

  An LED (Light Emitting Diode) 100 is turned on when information communication is performed with an electric device, and the user connects the remote controller 1 to the electric device (personal computer 3, television receiver 9, or The communication is prevented from becoming impossible in the direction away from the VTR 13).

  The power button 101 is a button that is operated when the power source of the target electric device is turned on or off by remote operation.

  The transfer button 102 is operated when transferring (transmitting) predetermined information to the electric device. The acquisition button 103 is operated when acquiring (receiving) desired information displayed on the display unit of the electric device.

  The delete button 104 is operated when deleting information recorded on the IC card 2. Conversely, the save button 105 is operated when predetermined information is recorded on the IC card 2.

  The reservation button 108 is operated when making a recording reservation for the VTR 13. The correction button 107 is operated when correcting information once reserved for recording. The confirmation button 106 is operated when reconfirming information for which a recording reservation has been made.

  The numeric buttons 111 to 120 are operated, for example, when changing the reception channel of the television receiver 9.

  The R button 109 is operated when changing the setting contents. The L button 110 is operated to confirm an input command or the like. Furthermore, the cross button 121 is operated when moving the cursor up / down / left / right.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the remote controller 1 shown in FIG.

  In this figure, the CPU 1a controls each part of the apparatus and performs various calculations. The ROM 1b stores various programs and data. The RAM 1c is configured to temporarily store data, programs, and the like during the course when the CPU 1a performs various calculations.

  The interface (IF) 1d converts the data representation format so that data can be exchanged between the CPU 1a and a device (infrared transmission / reception unit 1e, etc.) connected thereto. .

  The infrared transmission / reception unit 1e is configured to exchange information with an electrical device using infrared rays. That is, the infrared transmission / reception unit 1e transmits infrared rays according to the data supplied from the IF 1d, receives infrared rays transmitted from the electrical equipment, converts the infrared rays into corresponding electrical signals, and then outputs them to the CPU 1a via the IF 1d. It is made to do.

  An LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 1f displays and outputs the image signal supplied from the IF 1d. The timer 1g measures the date and time.

  The input unit 1h is operated when the user inputs a predetermined control command or the like, and specifically, is an operation button or the like shown in FIG. The IC card recording / reproducing unit 1i records information on the IC card 2 and reads the recorded information.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the personal computer 3 shown in FIG.

  In this figure, the CPU 3a controls each part of the apparatus and performs various calculations. The ROM 3b stores various programs and data. The RAM 3c is configured to temporarily store data, programs, and the like that are in the middle when the CPU 3a performs various calculations.

  The interface (IF) 3e is a data representation in each device so that data can be exchanged between the CPU 3a and devices (CRT monitor 4, input device 5, infrared transmission / reception unit 6) connected thereto. Data conversion is performed according to the format.

  The CRT monitor 4 displays and outputs the RGB signals output from the personal computer 3 as images. The input device 5 includes a mouse (or keyboard) as shown in FIG. 1 and is operated when a user inputs predetermined information.

  The infrared transmitter / receiver 6 exchanges information with the remote controller 1 by infrared rays. That is, the infrared transmission / reception unit 6 generates and transmits an infrared ray corresponding to the data supplied from the IF 3e, receives the infrared ray transmitted from the remote controller 1, converts it into a corresponding electrical signal, and then passes through the IF 3e. The data is output to the CPU 3a.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the television receiver 9 shown in FIG.

  In this figure, the CPU 9a controls each part of the apparatus and performs various calculations. The ROM 9b stores various programs and data. The RAM 9c is configured to temporarily store data, programs, and the like that are being processed when the CPU 9a performs various calculations.

  An interface (IF) 9d is provided in each device so that data can be exchanged between the CPU 9a and a device (TV tuner 9e, input unit 9g, or infrared transmission / reception unit 10) connected thereto. Data conversion is performed according to the expression format.

  The TV tuner 9e extracts a signal of a predetermined channel from the radio wave transmitted from the broadcasting station and received by the antenna 11, and displays it on a display unit (CRT: Cathode Ray Tube) 9f. Also, the TV tuner 9e extracts EPG (Electronic Program Guide), advertisement information (information composed of coupon information, URL, etc.) included in the broadcast radio wave, and supplies it to the IF 9d as character data. The channel received by the TV tuner 9e is selected according to a control signal supplied from the CPU 9e via the IF 9d.

  The input unit 9g includes, for example, a channel selection button, a volume button (not shown), and the like, and is operated when the user inputs predetermined information.

  The infrared transmission / reception unit 10 is configured to exchange information with the remote controller 1 by infrared rays. That is, the infrared transmission / reception unit 10 generates and transmits an infrared ray corresponding to the data supplied from the IF 9d, receives the infrared ray transmitted from the remote controller 1, converts it into a corresponding electrical signal, and then passes through the IF 9d. The data is output to the CPU 9a.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of the VTR 13 shown in FIG.

  In this figure, the CPU 13a controls each part of the apparatus and performs various calculations. The ROM 13b stores various programs and data. The RAM 13c is configured to temporarily store data, programs, and the like during the course when the CPU 13a performs various calculations.

  The interface (IF) 13d can exchange data between the CPU 13a and a device (VT recording / reproducing unit 13e, input unit 13f, timer 13g, or infrared transmission / reception unit 14) connected thereto. The data conversion is performed in accordance with the expression format inside each device.

  For example, the VT recording / reproducing unit 13e records the video signal supplied from the television receiver 9 on the VT 13h, reproduces the video signal recorded on the VT 13h, and outputs the video signal to the television receiver 9. Has been made.

  The input unit 13f includes, for example, a recording button, a playback button, a stop button (not shown), and the like, and is operated when the user inputs predetermined information.

  The timer 13g measures the date and time.

  The infrared transmission / reception unit 14 is configured to exchange information with the remote controller 1 by infrared rays. That is, the infrared transmission / reception unit 14 generates and transmits infrared rays corresponding to the data supplied from the IF 13d, receives the infrared rays transmitted from the remote controller 1, converts the infrared rays into corresponding electrical signals, and then passes through the IF 13d. The data is output to the CPU 13a.

  Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing executed by the CPU 1a of the remote controller 1 when the remote controller 1 acquires EPG transmitted from the antenna 12 of the broadcasting station and received by the television receiver 9.

  When this process is executed, the CPU 1a of the remote controller 1 determines whether or not the acquisition button 103 has been pressed in step S1. As a result, if it is determined that the acquisition button 103 is not pressed (NO), the process returns to step S1, and the same processing as described above is repeated until the acquisition button 103 is pressed. If it is determined that the acquisition button 103 has been pressed (YES), the process proceeds to step S2.

  In step S2, the CPU 1a turns on the LED 100 to indicate that information is being transferred. Then, the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, the CPU 1a supplies a predetermined control signal to the infrared transmission / reception unit 1e. As a result, the infrared transmission / reception unit 1e generates an infrared signal corresponding to the control signal and transmits it to the television receiver 9. The television receiver 9 receives the infrared rays transmitted from the infrared transmission / reception unit 10 and reproduces the control signal. The CPU 9a of the television receiver 9 temporarily stores the EPG received by the TV tuner 9e in the RAM 9c or the like according to the control signal received by the infrared transmitter / receiver 10, and then the remote controller 1 via the infrared transmitter / receiver 10. Send to.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data structure of the EPG. As shown in this figure, the EPG is formed by linking a plurality (four in this example) of data blocks to each other. The first block (the leftmost block in the figure) has a broadcast tag No. indicating a broadcast number. 200, data 201 indicating broadcast time and channel, and broadcast program tag No. indicating a block following this. 202.

  The second block has a number tag No. for linking with the first block. 203, data 204 indicating the title of the program, performer tag No. for indicating the third block. 205 and a content tag No. indicating the fourth block. 206.

  The third block (upper right in the figure) is a performer tag No. for linking with the second block. 207, data 208 indicating a performer name, and data 209 indicating performer information.

  The fourth block (lower right in the figure) has a content tag No. for linking with the second block. 210 and data 211 indicating the contents of the program.

  Such information is transmitted from the broadcast station side, for example, superimposed on the vertical blanking interval of the video signal.

  Returning to FIG. 7, in step S4, the CPU 1a of the remote controller 1 stores the received EPG in a predetermined area of the RAM 1c. When all the EPGs are stored, the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S5, the CPU 1a turns off the LED 100 to indicate that the information transfer has been completed. Then, the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, the CPU 1a acquires a channel that the television receiver 9 is currently receiving. That is, the CPU 1a transmits a predetermined control signal from the infrared transmission / reception unit 1e, and as a result, refers to the information (information indicating the currently received channel) transmitted from the television receiver 9, and Get the channel being received.

  Instead of directly inquiring to the television receiver 9, the currently received channel may be acquired by referring to the numeric buttons 111 to 120 pressed immediately before.

  In step S7, the CPU 1a acquires the current time. That is, the CPU 1a acquires the current time from the timer 1g via the IF 1d. Then, the process proceeds to step S8.

  In step S8, the CPU 1a causes the LCD 1f to display an EPG of a program to be broadcast from the currently received channel. That is, the CPU 1a refers to the current reception channel and time acquired in steps S6 and S7, and is currently receiving from the EPG stored in the RAM 1c (guides for programs broadcast on that day for all channels). In the channel, data relating to a program to be aired is searched, and the obtained data is displayed on the LCD 1f.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an EPG displayed on the LCD 1f by the above processing.

  In this example, an EPG of a program to be broadcast in the 10th channel is displayed. That is, it is shown that “ABB News” is broadcast from 6:00 to 6:30 and “Red Shame with Quiz” is broadcast from 6:30 to 7:00. Hereinafter, “TV scramble” from 7:00 to 8:00, “Monico Grand Prix” from 8:00 to 9:00, “Genesis of all things” from 9:00 to 10:00, 10:10 It is shown that “News Station Eye” is broadcast from 00 to 11:30, and “World conductors” is broadcast from 11:30 to 12:00.

  According to the above embodiment, since the EPG received by the television receiver 9 can be acquired by the remote controller 1 and displayed on the LCD 1f, for example, a predetermined broadcast can be viewed by the television receiver 9. Even during the program, future programs can be confirmed by the EPG without disturbing the screen display.

  In the above embodiment, only the EPG relating to the currently received channel and the program to be broadcast is displayed. For example, the EPG relating to all the programs of all the channels is displayed. It may be. Further, the displayed EPG may be appropriately selected according to a predetermined operation.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10, an example of processing in the case of making a recording reservation for the VTR 13 will be described using the display example shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing in the case where the video recording reservation of the VTR 13 is performed by the remote controller 1 that has acquired the EPG.

  When the process shown in FIG. 10 is executed, in step S30, the CPU 1a of the remote controller 1 determines whether or not a predetermined program is selected on the display screen shown in FIG. That is, the CPU 1a operates the cross button 121 shown in FIG. 2 to select a predetermined program on the display screen shown in FIG. 9 with a cursor (not shown), and then presses the L button 110 indicating that the selection is confirmed. It is determined whether or not it has been done. As a result, when it is determined that the predetermined program is not selected (NO), the process returns to step S30, and the same process as described above is repeated. If it is determined in step S30 that a predetermined program has been selected (YES), the process proceeds to step S31.

  Now, on the display screen shown in FIG. 9, when “10: 0 to 11:30 news station eye” displayed sixth is selected by the cross button 121 and the L button 110 is pressed, in step S30 It determines with YES and progresses to step S31.

  In step S31, the program name and time are displayed. That is, the CPU 1a reads out the program name, start time, end time, performer, and contents corresponding to the program designated in step S30 from the RAM 1c and displays them on the LCD 1f.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen displayed when the sixth program “10: 00 to 11:30 News Station Eye” is selected in the display example shown in FIG. 9. is there. In this display example, “News Station Eye” which is the program name of the selected program is displayed at the top of the screen. Below that, “10:00” which is the start time of the broadcast and “11:30” which is the end time are displayed. Below that, the performers “Tetsuya Kume” and “Tatsuo Komiya” are displayed. Below that, the contents of the program, “Election Bulletin”, “Preventive Measures for O158”, and “Is there life on Mars?” Are displayed.

  Returning to FIG. 10, in step S32, the CPU 1a determines whether or not the transfer button 102 has been pressed. As a result, if it is determined that the transfer button 102 is not pressed (NO), the process returns to step S32, and the same processing is repeated until the transfer button 102 is pressed. If it is determined that the transfer button 102 has been pressed (YES), the process proceeds to step S33.

  In step S33, the CPU 1a transmits the predetermined control signal instructing the recording reservation, the broadcast start time, the broadcast end time, and the broadcast channel of the program selected in step S30 to the VTR 13 via the infrared transmission / reception unit 1e. To do. As a result, the CPU 13a of the VTR 13 acquires the signal received by the infrared transmission / reception unit 14 via the IF 13d and stores it in the RAM 13c.

  If the transfer button 102 has been pressed, YES is determined in the step S32, and the process proceeds to a step S33. In step S33, a control command instructing recording reservation and information (broadcast start time, broadcast end time, and broadcast channel) regarding the sixth program “News Station Eye” designated in FIG. Will be sent.

  In a succeeding step S34, it is determined whether or not the reservation button 108 is pressed. As a result, if it is determined that the reservation button 108 has not been pressed (NO), the process returns to step S34, and the same processing is repeated until the reservation button 108 is pressed. If it is determined that the reservation button 108 has been pressed (YES), the process proceeds to step S35.

  In step S35, the CPU 1a transmits a confirmation command for confirming the recording reservation transmitted in step S33 to the VTR 13 via the infrared transmission / reception unit 6. As a result, the CPU 13a of the VTR 13 receives this command via the infrared transmission / reception unit 14, and confirms the recording reservation stored in the RAM 13c. As a result, when the time of the timer 13g becomes equal to the broadcast start time stored in the RAM 13c, the CPU 13a sends a control signal to the VT recording / reproducing unit 13e to record the program of the broadcast channel stored in the RAM 13c. Let it begin. When the time of the timer 13g becomes the broadcast end time stored in the RAM 13c, the CPU 13a sends a control signal to the VT recording / reproducing unit 13e to end the recording of the program.

  If the reservation button 108 is pressed now, it is determined as YES in Step S34, and the process proceeds to Step S35. In step S35, the confirmation command is transmitted from the remote controller 1 to the VTR 13, and the previously transmitted program “News Station Eye” is reserved for recording.

  According to the above embodiment, since a desired program is selected from the EPG acquired by the remote controller 1 and the recording reservation of the VTR 13 is performed using the information, the broadcast start time, the broadcast end time, and It is possible to omit the trouble of inputting information such as a broadcast channel to the VTR 13 or the remote controller 1.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the EPG is received by the remote controller 1 has been described. However, for example, the advertisement information may be received by the remote controller 1. An embodiment in such a case will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing executed in the remote controller 1 when advertising information received by the television receiver 9 is transferred to the remote controller 1.

  In this embodiment, the television receiver 9 extracts advertisement information inserted between programs, and automatically transmits it to the remote controller 1.

  When this process is executed, in step S50, the CPU 1a of the remote controller 1 determines whether or not advertisement (commercial) information has been received from the television receiver 9. That is, the television receiver 9 automatically transmits commercial information from the infrared transmission / reception unit 10 to the remote controller 1 when receiving commercial information between programs.

  Examples of the commercial information include information such as the product name, characteristics, and price of the product, URL of the company that manufactures or sells the product, coupon information, and the like.

  In step S51, a beep sound is generated indicating that commercial information has been received. That is, the CPU 1a sends a predetermined signal to the speaker 1j via the IF 1d to generate a beep sound. As a result, the user knows that the commercial information has been received.

  In step S52, the CPU 1a stores the commercial information received in step S50 in the RAM 1c. Then, the process proceeds to step S53.

  In step S53, the CPU 1a reads the commercial information stored in the RAM 1c and displays it on the LCD 1f.

  FIG. 13 shows a display example of a screen displayed on the LCD 1f as a result of the process of step S53. In this example, it is shown at the top of the screen that commercial information regarding the TONY digital camera is displayed. Below that, the product name “DSC-100” of the product to be advertised is displayed.

  Below that, the product features are listed. In this example, “business card size”, “1 million pixels”, “capable of taking up to 1000 images”, and “sound can be recorded” It is displayed. Below that, “¥ 39,800”, which is the price of the product, is displayed.

  Below that, “Now discount with coupon!” Is displayed, indicating that this commercial information includes coupon information.

  That is, the commercial information may include coupon information as accompanying information. In such a case, the coupon information is transmitted from the television receiver 9 together with the commercial information and stored in the RAM 1c.

  Returning to FIG. 13, the URL “www.tony.com” of the company that manufactures or sells this product is displayed in the last line. Similar to the coupon information, such URL information is also transmitted as accompanying information from the television receiver 9 together with the commercial information, and stored in the RAM 1c.

  Returning to FIG. 12, in step S <b> 54, it is determined whether or not the save button 105 operated when the coupon information included in the commercial information is saved in the IC card 2 is pressed. As a result, if it is determined that the save button 105 has not been pressed (NO), the process of step S55 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S56.

  In step S55, the CPU 1a extracts coupon information from the commercial information stored in the RAM 1c and supplies the coupon information to the IC card recording / reproducing unit 1i. As a result, the IC card recording / reproducing unit 1 i records the supplied coupon information in a predetermined area of the IC card 2. The IC card 2 on which the product coupon information is recorded can be purchased at a lower price than usual by, for example, taking it to a predetermined store.

  In a succeeding step S56, it is determined whether or not the transfer button 102 is pressed. As a result, if it is determined that the transfer button 102 has not been pressed (NO), the process of step S57 is skipped and the process ends (END). If it is determined that the transfer button 102 has been pressed (YES), the process proceeds to step S57.

  That is, when trying to access a homepage having the URL displayed in the bottom line of FIG. 13 as an address, the user operates the transfer button 102 after pointing the remote controller 1 toward the personal computer 3. As a result, YES is determined in the step S56, and the process proceeds to the step S57.

  In step S57, the CPU 1a reads out the URL included in the commercial information stored in the RAM 1c and supplies it to the infrared transmission / reception unit 1e. As a result, the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 1e converts the supplied URL into a corresponding infrared signal and transmits it.

  The URL transmitted in this way is received by the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 6 of the personal computer 3 and supplied to the CPU 3a. The CPU 3a sends this URL to the network 7 via the modem unit 3d. As a result, a communication line is secured with the server 8 corresponding to the transmitted URL, and the personal computer 3 can communicate with the server 8.

  FIG. 14 shows a display example of a screen displayed on the CRT monitor 4 of the personal computer 3 when the process of step S57 is executed.

  In this display example, “Internet Skimmer”, which is the name of software (software for exchanging information via the network 7), is displayed at the top of the screen. In the lower frame, the URL “www.tony.com” transferred from the remote controller 1 by the process of step S57 is displayed.

  In the window displayed further below, an image transmitted from the server 8 as a result of securing a communication line with the above-mentioned URL is displayed. In this display example, a catch phrase, a feature, a name, a price, an image of the product, and the like of the DSC-100, which is the same product displayed on the LCD 1f of the remote controller 1, are displayed.

  When the process of step S57 is completed, the CPU 1a ends the process (end).

  According to the above embodiment, since the commercial information included in the broadcast radio wave received by the television receiver 9 is automatically transmitted to the remote control 1, the user receives the remote control 1 If you are interested in the information, you can refer to the commercial information later. Further, by connecting the personal computer 3 to the homepage of the product seller or manufacturer, more detailed product information can be obtained. Furthermore, when purchasing a product, the store button 105 is pressed, the coupon information is stored in the IC card 2, and the IC card 2 is brought to a predetermined store so that the product can be purchased at a lower price than usual. It becomes possible to purchase.

  In the above embodiment, the television receiver 9 automatically transmits the commercial information. However, for example, the commercial information is transferred only when a transfer request is issued from the remote controller 1. Also good.

  Further, the commercial information may be classified into a plurality of categories, and the commercial information added with information indicating the category to which it belongs may be transmitted. According to such an embodiment, a category frequently referred to by a user (a category inferred that the user is interested) is stored in the RAM 1c, and the commercial transmitted from the television receiver 9 is stored. Commercial information may be received and stored only when the category of information is the same as the category stored in the RAM 1c.

  In the above embodiment, analog terrestrial broadcasting has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, satellite broadcasting, digital broadcasting, and Needless to say, it can also be applied to cable television.

  In the above embodiment, communication is performed between the personal computer 3, the television receiver 9, or the VTR 13 and the remote controller 1. However, the personal computer 3, the television receiver 9, or Data communication may be performed between the VTRs 13. For example, EPG described on a homepage accessed by the personal computer 3 can be converted into an infrared signal and transmitted to, for example, the VTR 13 to make a recording reservation.

  Furthermore, by making the command transmitted / received from the remote controller 1 correspond to the SIRCS command of each company, the present invention can be applied to the current electronic equipment.

  Furthermore, in the specification, the transmission medium includes not only an information recording medium such as FD and CD-ROM but also a network transmission medium such as the Internet and a digital satellite.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of embodiment of this invention. It is an external view which shows the external appearance of the remote control 1 shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of the remote control 1 shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of the personal computer 3 shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of the television receiver 9 shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed structural example of the videotape recorder 13 shown in FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of processing executed in the remote controller 1 shown in FIG. 3. It is a figure explaining the data structure of EPG. It is a display example of a screen displayed on the LCD 1f as a result of the process of step S8 shown in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining an example of the other process performed in the remote control 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a display example of a screen displayed on the LCD 1f as a result of the process of step S31 shown in FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an example of still another process executed in the remote controller 1 shown in FIG. 3. 13 is a display example of a screen displayed on the LCD 1f as a result of the process of step S53 shown in FIG. 13 is a display example of a screen displayed on the CRT monitor 4 of the personal computer 3 as a result of the process of step S57 shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  1c RAM, 1d IF, 1e infrared transmission / reception unit, 1h input unit, 1j speaker, 2 IC card, 3a CPU, 3d modem unit, 6 infrared transmission / reception unit, 9a CPU, 9e TV tuner, 10 infrared transmission / reception unit, 13a CPU, 13e VT recording / playback unit, 14 Infrared transmission / reception unit

Claims (12)

Obtaining means for obtaining advertisement information output from a predetermined information processing apparatus and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories ;
Category storage means for storing one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories;
When the category of the advertisement information acquired by the acquisition unit is the same as the category stored in the category storage unit, an advertisement information storage unit that stores the advertisement information acquired by the acquisition unit;
Output means for outputting an advertisement based on the advertisement information stored in the advertisement information storage means to a display device ;
The advertisement information acquired by the acquisition unit, as the accompanying information, the for displaying detailed information about the advertisement, the case of access information indicating the acquisition source of the detailed information of the advertisement is included, and the server Transmitting means for transmitting the access information to the communication device in order to allow the communication device to communicate to access the acquisition destination;
Controller, characterized in that it comprises a. A reception unit that receives an instruction to transmit the access information to the communication device;
When the receiving unit receives an instruction to transmit to the communication device in a state where access information representing an acquisition destination of the detailed information of the advertisement is displayed on the display device, the access information The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is transmitted to the communication device. Wherein the accompanying information, the control device according to claim 1, characterized in that it also comprises coupon information items from said advertising. The transmission means further transmits an information request control signal for requesting the advertisement information to the information processing apparatus,
The control device according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the advertisement information and the category information output from the information processing device in response to the information request control signal . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the advertisement information storage unit is detachable. Control device according to claim 1, characterized in that when the advertising information category and the same category stored in the category storage means is acquired, further comprising a notification means for notifying this. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the category stored in the category storage unit is a category frequently referred to by a user. An acquisition step of acquiring advertisement information output from a predetermined information processing apparatus and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories ,
When the category of the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquiring step is the same as the category stored in the category storage unit that stores one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories, A storage control step of storing in the advertisement information storage means the advertisement information acquired by the processing of the acquisition step;
An output step of outputting an advertisement based on the advertisement information stored by the processing of the storage control step to a display device;
In the case where the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquisition step includes , as accompanying information , access information representing an acquisition destination of the detailed information of the advertisement for displaying detailed information about the advertisement , A control method comprising: an access information transmitting step of transmitting the access information to the communication device to allow a communication device communicating with a server to access the acquisition destination . An acquisition step of acquiring advertisement information output from a predetermined information processing apparatus and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories ,
When the category of the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquiring step is the same as the category stored in the category storage unit that stores one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories, A storage control step of storing in the advertisement information storage means the advertisement information acquired by the processing of the acquisition step;
An output step of outputting an advertisement based on the advertisement information stored by the processing of the storage control step to a display device;
In the case where the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquisition step includes , as accompanying information , access information representing an acquisition destination of the detailed information of the advertisement for displaying detailed information about the advertisement , A computer-readable record storing a program for causing a computer to execute a process including: an access information transmission step of transmitting the access information to the communication device to cause a communication device communicating with a server to access the acquisition source Medium. In an information processing system including an information processing device, a communication device , and a control device,
The controller is
Obtaining means for obtaining advertisement information output from the information processing apparatus and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories ;
Category storage means for storing one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories;
When the category of the advertisement information acquired by the acquisition unit is the same as the category stored in the category storage unit, an advertisement information storage unit that stores the advertisement information acquired by the acquisition unit;
Output means for outputting an advertisement based on the advertisement information stored in the advertisement information storage means to a display device ;
The advertisement information acquired by the acquisition unit, as the accompanying information, the for displaying detailed information about the advertisement, the case of access information indicating the acquisition source of the detailed information of the advertisement is included, and the server First transmitting means for transmitting the access information to the communication device in order to cause the communication device to communicate to access the acquisition destination;
With
The information processing apparatus includes:
A second transmission means for transmitting said category information and the advertisement information to the control device,
The communication device
Receiving means for receiving the access information from the control device ;
Based on the access information received by the receiving means, communication means for communicating with the server,
An information processing system comprising: display means for displaying information acquired from the server accessed according to the access information . In an information processing method for an information processing system including an information processing device, a communication device , and a control device,
The controller is
An acquisition step of acquiring advertisement information output from the information processing apparatus and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories ,
When the category of the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquiring step is the same as the category stored in the category storage unit that stores one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories, A storage control step of storing in the advertisement information storage means the advertisement information acquired by the processing of the acquisition step;
An output step of outputting an advertisement based on the advertisement information stored by the processing of the storage control step to a display device;
In the case where the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquisition step includes , as accompanying information , access information representing an acquisition destination of the detailed information of the advertisement for displaying detailed information about the advertisement , A first transmission step of transmitting the access information to the communication device in order to allow the communication device communicating with the server to access the acquisition destination ;
The information processing apparatus includes:
A second transmission step of transmitting said category information and the advertisement information to the control device,
The communication device
From the control device, a receiving step of receiving the access information,
Based on the access information received by the processing of the receiving step, a communication step of communicating with the server,
A display step of displaying information acquired from the server accessed according to the access information on a display means . In a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute processing used in an information processing system including an information processing device, a communication device , and a control device,
The controller is
An acquisition step of acquiring advertisement information output from the information processing apparatus and category information indicating which category the advertisement information belongs to among a plurality of categories ,
When the category of the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquiring step is the same as the category stored in the category storage unit that stores one or more predetermined categories among the plurality of categories, A storage control step of storing in the advertisement information storage means the advertisement information acquired by the processing of the acquisition step;
An output step of outputting an advertisement based on the advertisement information stored by the processing of the storage control step to a display device;
In the case where the advertisement information acquired by the process of the acquisition step includes , as accompanying information , access information representing an acquisition destination of the detailed information of the advertisement for displaying detailed information about the advertisement , A first transmission step of transmitting the access information to the communication device in order to allow the communication device communicating with the server to access the acquisition destination ;
The information processing apparatus includes:
Includes a second transmission step of transmitting said category information and the advertisement information to the control device,
The communication device
From the control device, a receiving step of receiving the access information,
Based on the access information received by the processing of the receiving step, a communication step of communicating with the server,
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a process including a display step of displaying information acquired from the server accessed according to the access information on a display unit .

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