JP2004096749A - Interactive television image data system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To add a position information to a contents image, to set a more versatile tariff system by giving an interactivity to a television broadcasting, and to provide a full social service by widening a range of the service to be required by a viewer. <P>SOLUTION: This is a system on the assumption that it is used at a broadcasting station which has the interactivity. The system provides a method to provide an information service for a digital broadcasting station with the interactivity to respond to the viewer by searching and providing an information of an image projected receiving the response of the viewer by adding digital data such as the position information (latitude and longitude) and a photographing direction, a comment, a commodity name, and a commodity peculiar number which are not seen in conventional image and animation. It provides a delicate interactivity which is considered not to be provided by one directional information transfer system in a conventional mass communication. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

(4) The present invention relates to digital broadcasting having bidirectionality.

In this case, in order to provide interactive information to ordinary households at an interactive digital broadcasting station, video content including location information is distributed to the TV station side, and the content is individually controlled by a viewer using a control device. This is a method for providing interactive services on digital television to receive unique information from the standpoint of the user.

映像 Video such as an image or a moving image as data to which digital data is added, which is created by the method of the present invention, is a key to support the digital broadcasting technology field having bidirectionality.

Conventionally, the most common home television is a program (program in a time frame) produced and prepared by a broadcasting station, and information is transmitted to an unspecified number of people in an FM radio band using an antenna or satellite. A television broadcast receiver called a viewer, which is transmitted by a television broadcast station, merely prepares a receiver and browses a program unilaterally transmitted from the television station.

There are two ways for traditional TV stations to get paid. How to get the program broadcasting fee directly from the viewer, and set up an advertising space for the TV program to be broadcasted, get advertisers to advertise and advertise, and get the program broadcasting fee from people and organizations who want to advertise as advertising costs This is a method that does not receive a fee from the viewer. Only these two fee collection methods.

In the late 20th century, photos invented in the late 19th century were introduced in the form of mass communication, as news photographs, as records for notifying events and incidents, or in advertising photographs, etc., to inform consumers of the specific shape of products. Digital technology is required to convert photos and videos into digital data, but there was no concept of handling photos and videos as data.

写真 The photos described above are called analog photos and analog images. The purpose of these analog photographs and videos was to use photographs as recordings, photographs for news and appreciation, and photographs and videos as advertising and promotional media. Video broadcast on a television station is basically used in the same way as still images, except that video is broadcast in real time, and it is structurally impossible to have a concept as data even if it has recordability. , Not at all. This is because adding characteristics as data is impossible with conventional analog technology. As a result, the usage of video has been limited.

The key of the present invention is that by adding data such as position information to a video, the video is positioned as a content to be broadcast on a bidirectional digital broadcasting station. This allows the viewer to obtain more viewer-oriented information, and the TV station to obtain the viewer's intentions and specific reactions, thereby setting various optional service billing rates. Become.

Being able to set various rates means that various services can be provided to digital TVs, which are expected to enter the era of hundreds of channels, which are expected to appear in the future, and various charging methods can be set according to the services. A better medium for

The present invention provides a television system with bidirectionality by adding location information to content images, thereby enabling a more diversified fee structure to be set, thereby expanding the range of services required by viewers and enriching society. To provide services.

The present invention is a video content that can be provided by integrating new technologies in many specialized fields, and is a method of newly providing interactivity using the video. Each of the involved technologies has been noticed as an independent new technology and has been advanced in specialized fields. The present invention, which invented a method of finding a method of integrating and using a plurality of specialized technologies and utilizing it as content in digital broadcasting technology, has made it possible to provide new services to society. It is the promotion of further reforms of the individual technologies used, and the other services accompanying it, such as the promotion of employment, and the services for building an eco-friendly society, including the effect of enhancing welfare. There are ripple effects such as providing.

What is obtained by the method as an application to be solved by the present invention is a technology that has appeared in the twentieth century, such as the Internet network and digital broadcasting stations as digital video for the new century, and has been used as data in conventional photos as data. It is a video with added value. The added digital data is positional information of a shooting location obtained by GPS, and a comment such as a shooting direction obtained from an electronic compass and the intention of shooting is held as data inside the digital photograph. This digital video photography allows viewers to get the path from where they are to where they were taken, allowing them to retain altitude data if needed. Yes, this will enable digital TV stations with interactive features centered on viewers to provide interactive services, and TV homes can diversify their pricing and diversify the programs they produce, resulting in efficient profits Can be obtained.

(4) The present invention makes it possible to do things that were previously impossible. For example, suppose a conflict broke out in some country. The video near the area where the conflict occurred conveys a realistic sense of realism as a photo, and clicking on the photo shows the specific positional relationship between the database and the electronic map via the Internet. . It enables the production of dedicated programs with diversifying television programs.

For example, if there is a program showing an idol during tea and the viewer wants to buy the same shirt as the idol, the present invention can solve the problem. If the data is embedded in the image of the shirt worn by the idol, information on shops that can be purchased instantly appears, and the route to the shop can be determined from the viewer's position and conveyed. Television stations will find a way to new revenue.

な ら ば If necessary, it can be applied and adapted to services for an aging society. When a nearby entertainment device called a television is equipped with interactivity, the danger of the elderly can be controlled by the attached control device. You can be informed of the crisis. Even with this optional function, it is possible to set a fee.

In addition, using a digital video shooting device, the shooting position in the time frame is recorded in the moving image, the trajectory of the movement can be recorded as data. The trajectory of the person who reported the news on the electronic map is recorded on an electronic map so that it can be clearly understood and confirmed by a third party.

In addition, this method is based on the premise that a photo image is used as a database by registering a keyword at the time of data registration, and a geographical point having specific elements required by a viewer through a reverse search. Can be searched, and a service can be provided that allows the user to achieve the purpose without being bound by the time frame according to the circumstances. The process of providing this service can be divided into three major items: production methods, provision methods, and usage methods.

As a production method, a digital camera and GPS are used to record and shoot a target object by adding the position, direction, comment, and the like taken on the digital video to the video. Alternatively, post-position information, a shooting direction, a comment, and the like are added to a digital image or moving image.

As a providing method, a digital image or a digital moving image to which digital data is added is input with a keyword attached so that it can be searched into a database server connected to the Internet to perform data registration. As a result, the video is registered as data, and can be retrieved and called when necessary without being bound by a time frame, and can be reused.
(For example, refer to Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-105600 as a method for registering a large amount of data.)

In other words, a digital broadcasting station with bidirectionality can broadcast broadcast waves unilaterally as before, but on the other hand, it can respond to viewers' reactions using Internet technology and database technology. Has a mechanism.

As a usage method, for example, it is assumed that a viewer is interested in a hot spring, is searching for a hot spring resort suitable for the purpose using a vacation, and is watching a program that specializes in a hot spring provided by a digital TV program. Select the hot spring image icon you are interested in and click on the remote control device. Then, the image icon of the hot spring contains data such as the latitude and longitude of the hot spring area, and is indicated at a position on the electronic map. Furthermore, the database is queried to search for information on hot spring resorts.

If the destination is a hot spring area, the place where the viewer is located will be the departure point, and the route from the departure point to the destination, the time required and the fee can be calculated and displayed. It is also possible to do a reverse search with the effect of a hot spring as a submenu. There are various ways to search, and the keyword “open-air bath” can be used anywhere, and hot springs that match the conditions can be used as search conditions.

応 答 The response to the inquiry from the image data selected by the viewer is instantly reflected in the digital interactive program viewed by the viewer, and the result is output. The controller controlled by the viewer is an evolution from existing remote control devices. It is a wired or wireless control device that fits in the palm of your hand, and the basic operation is like pressing a button.

The result will be information provision mainly to the audience. That information is the route from the position where the viewer is viewing the digital interactive program to the target hot spring resort. As a submenu, a route for using a train and a case for using a car can be selected. Rough charges and the like are also displayed, and transportation costs and accommodation charges to the destination as a guide are displayed. Then, the service contents of the destination can be confirmed, and direct inquiry and reservation can be made.

There are two ways to know where the viewer is.
(1) Set up fixed position information when a viewer or a trader purchases a device.
{Circle around (2)} It is a device with a built-in GPS and automatically detects position information.

The present invention is to provide a new and richer service by adding location information to a digital image and broadcasting it on a digital broadcast station, which has the problem of the conventional system configuration.

In this case, reverse search of the database means generally searching for a code, address, name, etc., for example, when searching for a house with a thatched roof, search using a keyword regardless of the place etc. This means that the location can be anywhere, and if there is a thatched roof, the relevant image data is listed and selected from among them, and a search method that reflects the daily intention of the viewer (user) is reflected. Pointing to.

Means to solve the problem

概念 It is necessary to firmly grasp the concept of video as data, and it is necessary to add position information to the video and shoot.

テ レ ビ The spread of television receivers, which is indispensable for supporting interactive digital broadcasting stations, can be mentioned. This receiver cannot provide interactive services unless it is assumed that the receiver uses the Internet. An open source (OS) that is indispensable for computer equipment has become common sense, and a digital television with a built-in computer can be manufactured by using and specializing it as an embedded OS. A method in which a television is included in a computer is also conceivable.

Computer OSs include Windows and Mac @ OS, which are provided for a fee, based on the basic UNIX program that has become popular as an open source. However, UNIX is an open communication function used on the Internet. -Refers to what is provided as a source, and includes a paid OS compliant with UNIX.

The invention's effect

位置 As described above, by using the image as the data by including the position data in the image and the image, the interactive nature of the digital television is realized and the television station can provide various services. As a result, a digital broadcasting station having a new personality and a new style will emerge from the conventional broadcasting style that has been caught by common sense.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

It is necessary to be able to receive radio waves for broadcast stations transmitted from television stations and to be able to connect to the Internet network by wire or wirelessly.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

“Digital image production drawing” in FIG. 1, (1) indicates information such as latitude and longitude of the shooting location, shooting direction, altitude, comments, etc. at the time of shooting from a plurality of GPS satellites, and the obtained data is stored in the digital image. Digital images and videos are created by storing them as data in the Internet, and the image data is placed on a predetermined server that can be connected to the Internet.

{Circle around (2)} is a specific example in which data obtained by writing GPS data in an image format is displayed on a photographed digital image or video.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a digital broadcasting station with bidirectionality. In addition to transmitting devices, antennas, and cables that transmit radio waves for broadcasting in the same way as before, the Internet network and various servers are mainly database servers that manage data, as well as mail servers and domains. It is configured as a required server such as a name server (DNS) and Web server.
Digital broadcasting stations broadcast programs according to their time frames, as in the past, but also provide broadband information via the Internet as a program framework. The provision method may be wired or wireless LAN system. The framework is interactive and synchronized with the program. The viewer can operate a control device such as a remote controller with the touch of a button, and provide information to the viewer by clicking the necessary icons and image screens in the framework. It is possible to switch the main screen for broadcasting programs to digital video from broadband with interactive properties.
Conventional programs and videos that use broadband via the Internet have different roles depending on whether they contain data or not.
The layout of the framework can be changed freely.

[1] Digital TV stations] Digital TV stations broadcast TV programs as before, but unlike conventional TV stations, the Internet network (broadband) is added as a component.

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Data center

It provides interactive services to viewers via a data center and Internet network (broadband) installed to provide digital TV stations with interactivity. Various servers required for that are installed. In short, an image database, where images containing location information with latitude and longitude, shooting direction, altitude information, comments, etc. added, are registered in the image database and inspected by actions from viewers. To be displayed. There are other servers. The main servers are a mail server, a DNS (Domain Name Server), a Web server, an FTP server, and the like. There are a charging server, a server dedicated to image data, and the like, which charge according to additional services.

(3) A device that receives broadcast waves transmitted by a TV station and is called a TV. Unlike a conventional television, an essential condition is that it can be connected to the Internet (broadband) in order to obtain wired and wireless interactive services.

The viewer can operate the digital TV control device in response to a button press with the palm of the hand or drag and drop. It has the same function as a mouse on a personal computer.

(4) A GPS satellite is required when a device used by a viewer is mobile and constantly moves, when a GPS receiver is attached to a device handled by the viewer and its position is calculated.

(5) Cooperation with public institutions is an optional element. Here, a network of links to police stations, fire departments, hospitals, and nursing rooms can be considered.

「The“ sample screen configuration (framework) ”in FIG. 3 is an image of a divided screen displayed by a digital television.

(1), (4) Although the framework layout can be freely changed, basically, unlike the main screen of (2), it is a place that responds to the viewer's operation with interactivity. Here, the route as a means of transportation is displayed, but the content differs depending on the service to be provided. In some cases, it is a shop that sells shirts worn by idols and talents, and it introduces where advertisers' products can be purchased.

(2), (1) On the main screen, programs from TV stations are broadcast. Although the video of the program itself has no bidirectionality, it has a layered structure and a structure in which one transparent skin is covered, and is synchronized. The pointer / cursor is a mouse used on a personal computer. The position can be freely changed by operating a remote controller at the viewer's hand, and the pointer responds when clicking on any screen. The reason why the pointer / cursor operates is that the event-driven OS (operation system) is operating behind the scenes in the same operation as the personal computer.

(3), (4) This is a framework in which buttons and the like are arranged and react as needed, and are added or deleted as needed.

“Electronic map” in FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram in which a digital image is displayed on an electronic map on a main screen in response to a viewer action. The electronic map is installed in the digital TV on the viewer side in advance, or there is a method of performing processing on the server side from the server center on the digital broadcasting station side to the viewer. The action from the viewer uses the control device and becomes a mouse on a personal computer. There are several methods for this control device, such as wired, wireless, and touch panels. However, whichever method is used, the basic interactivity of receiving and returning a request from a viewer is not lost. The electronic map is programmed to read and process position information such as longitude and latitude embedded in the digital image, data indicating the shooting direction, altitude data, comments, and the like.
In the case of a digital still image that has been converted into data with recorded location information, etc., points will be displayed on the electronic ground by lines, and in the case of moving images recorded, the point of movement will be displayed on the electronic ground. Can be made bidirectional by connecting them to form a line.
In the framework on the left, buttons are placed to wait for the viewer's next action. Of course, you can instantly return to the TV program to watch.

In FIG. 5 “Next candidate place”, when the image of the next candidate place is clicked by the viewer's action, detailed information of the image appears, and the image is further clicked. This time, even if the viewer clicks to get information on the house instead of the destination, digital TV can be provided as information such as the house price in addition to the route to the destination, and the viewer can view the image from the viewer's standpoint Just click to get the information.

な い By converting images and videos into data that is not available in the conventional technology, digital broadcasting stations with bidirectionality can set diversified fee settings as services diversify. As a result, the industrial use value is diversified, and the digital broadcasting station can provide various types of services to viewers, and can propose various service provision items even when there is an advertiser.

To control a program provided by a digital broadcasting station with bidirectionality that allows the viewer to operate the remote control device and obtain the results of data search, the user presses a button on the remote control device. You click as if you were pressing. By this operation, the data included in the video displayed on the screen kicks (starts) the database, connects the position where the viewer is located as a starting point to the position data held by the image data, and Route on digital TV. If conditions are set in advance, a route using a train, a route using a car, a ferry, a route using an airplane, and the like can be selected.
Obtaining movement information synchronized with a program is a service that cannot be provided by a conventional television system.

With this interactive television system, it is possible to watch a television and purchase products directly on the television, and unlike a conventional television system, a television station can make a profit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining digital image and video creation data processing for holding data. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a digital broadcasting station having bidirectionality. Description of the split TV screen. The figure explaining an electronic map and synchronization. Diagram intended to have multiple uses.

Claims (5)

This is a system premised on being used in a digital broadcasting station that has bidirectionality. Location information (latitude and longitude) and shooting direction, comment, product name, product By adding digital data such as a unique number and searching and providing information on the projected video in response to the viewer's reaction, an information service that allows digital broadcast stations with interactive characteristics to respond to the viewer How to provide. By creating a database of digital images as contents in a digital broadcasting station having bidirectionality and searching by a necessary keyword, positional information indicating where the photograph was taken, and the photographing direction from the electronic compass, the GPS (Global). It can be obtained by the Positioning @ System technology, and the altitude can be stored as data as needed. It is a video as data that allows the user to add a comment at the time of shooting that is arbitrarily input. By holding these data, it is possible to provide a bidirectional content service, and in the invention of the method, is there. Internet services, integrated circuit technology (LSI), digital radio technology, digital video technology, digital image format standards, GPS technology, database technology, electronic map technology, digital 3D technology, digital technology It is to create a digital video that includes latitude and longitude, data indicating the shooting direction, altitude data, comments, etc., by combining a wide range of latest specialized technologies such as broadcasting technology. The images are digital still images and digital moving images. It is no exaggeration to say that conventional TV programs are now one of the most accessible and easy-to-view entertainments that are now integrated into daily life. In the near future when this conventional television system will be provided with services from interactive digital broadcasting stations, it is natural that digital broadcasting stations must provide services and contents. In other words, this is a method of providing that service, and is a method that aims to provide more services from images such as images and moving pictures with the necessary digital data added. Can add a variety of pricing. It is possible to collect information by remotely operating a device that has acquired an Internet address in IPV6, which will be widely used in the future, and the present invention is to provide a new service by a method that combines many technologies. Will further stimulate the advancement of new technologies involved in this method, thereby linking and activating new social infrastructure such as employment and welfare, and improving communication between people. It has the effect of activating. Diversified pricing makes the emergence of many television stations economically feasible.