JP2013046198A - Television viewing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television viewing apparatus which, even while a time shift program is reproduced in a time zone different from a broadcast time, enables a user to bodily feel sharing and excitement equal to those in a real time program, using a chat history located in the Internet.SOLUTION: The television viewing apparatus according to this invention comprises: a storage unit for storing a content and service list information for a chat history; a data control unit for time-shift reproduction of the content; a connection unit for acquiring the chat history from a predetermined service for the chat history included in the service list information for the chat history; and a display unit for displaying the content under the time-shift reproduction and the chat history. The data control unit controls the connection unit to acquire, as a past chat history, the chat history corresponding to the content under time-shifting, and controls the display unit to display the acquired chat history in synchronization with the reproduction time of the content under time-shift reproduction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a television viewing device. More specifically, while viewing a television program, the chat history information already spoken or spoken in the chat on the Internet regarding the content of the television program is acquired, and a character string or The present invention relates to a television viewing apparatus that can increase a sense of reality or experience a sense of sharing by displaying still images, moving images, and the like.

  In recent years, while watching broadcast content such as terrestrial digital, BS digital, CS digital, etc., at the same time, use the Internet chat service to talk or talk with many viewers who are watching the same content Is becoming common. In the case of terrestrial digital, it is possible to obtain a shared experience with viewers in the region at the same time as in the case of satellite broadcasts such as national terrestrial digital broadcast programs and BS digital and CS digital.

  On the other hand, with the diversification of the Internet connection environment, users are using not only personal computers but also mobile devices such as mobile phones and Android (registered trademark) terminals as a more familiar connection environment. For this reason, a television program viewing mode in which a television program is played on a television viewing apparatus and a personal computer or a mobile device accesses television program related information on the Internet is no longer special.

  Among them, so-called TV chat service has been started to enjoy Internet chat with other users on the TV viewing device while watching TV programs on the TV viewing device, The population of users who use such a TV chat service is increasing, and a TV chat system capable of realizing the TV chat service has been constructed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In recent years, there is a communication service in which individual users can post and browse short sentences called “tweets” in a microminiblog called Twitter (registered trademark). In a chat system such as Twitter (registered trademark) or a video sharing service in which comments can be entered, an environment in which a chat history related to a movie or program content can be acquired is being created.

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  In viewing TV programs, there is a form in which a plurality of users describe their impressions using a chat system such as Twitter (registered trademark) on the network, and view while watching the impressions. Although it is very effective for enjoying the program more, it is necessary to watch the program at the same time at the same time, and there is a problem that it cannot be handled by time shift viewing. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult for users who are unfamiliar with the network to use the service because it is necessary to operate a personal computer or the like.

  In consideration of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention uses the chat history existing on the Internet, and even in a time-shift program that is reproduced in a time zone different from the broadcast time, the user can have the same sharing feeling and uplifting feeling as a real-time program. It is an object of the present invention to provide a television viewing device that can be experienced.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have invented a television viewing apparatus that utilizes chat history on the Internet. The first aspect of the present invention is included in the large-capacity storage unit that stores the content and chat history service list information, the data control unit that performs time-shift playback of the stored content, and the stored chat history service list information. An Internet connection unit that obtains a chat history from a predetermined chat history service, and a display unit that displays content and chat history during time-shift playback, and the data control unit The chat history corresponding to the content under time shift is acquired as the past chat history, and the acquired past chat history is displayed on the display unit in synchronization with the playback time of the content during time shift playback. It is a TV viewing device. By using the television viewing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to view the same chat information even in time shift viewing without real time viewing. Furthermore, users who are unfamiliar with personal computers and information terminals are rescued.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the data control unit changes a display position, a display format, or a display range of a past chat history displayed on the display unit by a user operation. It is a TV viewing device. By using the television viewing apparatus of the present invention, the user can select a display method based on the user's preference and visibility.

  A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect of the present invention, the data control unit executes control not to display part of the contents by filtering the contents of the past chat history under a predetermined condition. TV viewing device. By using the television viewing device of the present invention, it is possible to display the words that are difficult to understand for general viewers such as technical terms and slang words peculiar to the Internet, and to improve the visibility of the user.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the data control unit causes the display unit to display supplementary information related to the contents of the past chat history. By using the TV viewing device of the present invention, it is possible to display the supplementary explanations for words that are difficult to understand for general viewers such as technical terms and slang words peculiar to the Internet, thereby improving the user's understanding. .

  In a fifth aspect of the present invention based on the third aspect, the large-capacity storage unit further includes a net slang library, and the data control unit filters the net slang contained in the past chat history with reference to the net slang library. The television viewing device is characterized in that it is not displayed. By using the television viewing device of the present invention, it is possible to display the words that are difficult to understand for general viewers such as technical terms and slang words peculiar to the Internet, and to improve the visibility of the user.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the data control unit is configured to use the still image data from the still image attached information included in the contents of the past chat history or the URI information designating the still image via the Internet connection unit. And displaying the acquired still image data together with the character string information of the past chat history at a display position where the visibility of the user is high. By using the television viewing apparatus of the present invention, still image data is automatically acquired and displayed from URI information of still images frequently cited in microblogging and chat systems such as Twitter (registered trademark). Therefore, it is possible to expect the effect of saving the user's operation and immersing in the viewing of the content and chat history.

  In a seventh aspect of the present invention based on the fourth aspect, the data control unit obtains the moving image data from the attached video information included in the contents of the past chat history or the URI information designating the moving image via the Internet connection unit. The television viewing apparatus is characterized in that the acquired moving image data is displayed together with character string information of a past chat history in the form of a moving image or a still image of a scene of the moving image at a display position where the visibility of the user is high. By using the television viewing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to provide a wide range of information to the user by acquiring moving image data from the URI information of moving images cited in the chat system and providing a playback standby state. Expected to increase effect.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the data generation unit further includes a voice generation unit that outputs the character information of the past chat history as a voice signal, and the data control unit outputs the voice signal output by the voice generation unit as a time The television viewing apparatus is characterized in that it is synthesized with an audio signal of content being subjected to shift reproduction and output. By using the television viewing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to expect an effect of increasing convenience by providing not only visual expression but also audio expression based on information obtained from the chat history.

  As is clear from the above description, the present invention can further improve the viewing environment by utilizing the chat history information during the time-shift playback for the user who uses the television viewing apparatus.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a television viewing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of the display screen which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows an example of the display screen which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows an example of the display screen which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows an example of the display filtering of the chat history which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the display filtering of the chat history which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
The configuration and operation of the television viewing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference mainly to FIG. 1 which is a block diagram showing the configuration of the television viewing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, the television viewing device 100 receives a broadcast signal from the front end (reception unit) 101, decodes the AV decoding unit 107 to create audio data and video data, and outputs an audio output unit 112. And a program broadcast from the video output unit 113 to the user. Further, AV content is acquired from the Internet connection unit 106 from the Internet 120 from a video posting site such as YouTube (registered trademark) or Nico Nico Douga (registered trademark) or a streaming service provided by a broadcasting station site, and decrypted in the same manner as described above. And a function to be provided to the user.

  The front end 101 receives a broadcast signal with a tuner (not shown), demodulates the received broadcast signal, extracts a TS stream, and outputs the TS stream to the transport decoding unit 103.

  The storage unit 102 is a memory with a relatively small capacity such as a flash memory, and temporarily stores error information (error information will be described in detail later) related to the TS stream of the program recorded in the large-capacity storage unit 104. It is something to keep.

  The transport decoding unit 103 receives a TS stream of a program received by the front end 101 when receiving a broadcast program, and separates TS packets from the TS stream. Then, the compressed audio data and the compressed video data are extracted from the payload of the TS packet and output to the AV decoding unit 107. The transport decoding unit 103 is connected to the large-capacity storage unit 104 via the data control unit 105. When the user selects recording, the TS stream received from the front end 101 is directly used as the large-capacity storage unit 104. To remember.

  The large-capacity storage unit 104 is a program data storage unit composed of a next-generation DVD, HDD, or the like, and stores and stores the received digital broadcast program as a TS stream. Furthermore, the character string information of the chat history obtained through the Internet connection unit 106, the still image data and the moving image data obtained in association therewith are also accumulated. The large-capacity storage unit 104 holds in advance chat history service list information on the Internet and chat history format information for each service. Further, the large-capacity storage unit 104 previously holds a library for display filtering such as parental control and slang terms unique to the Internet.

  The data control unit 105 receives the TS stream from the transport decoding unit 103, executes data processing for recording and saving, and records and saves the TS stream in the mass storage unit 104. At the time of reproduction, the TS stream reproduced from the large-capacity storage unit 104 is received, and this TS stream is output to the transport decoding unit 103. Further, the data control unit 105 controls the voice generation unit 108 and the graphics creation unit 109 to create voice data or image data based on the character string information of the chat history obtained via the Internet connection unit 106. . Further, the data control unit 105 acquires the chat history from the chat history service list information in the large-capacity storage unit 104 from the chat history service on the Internet 120 via the Internet connection unit 106.

  Here, some chat history services will be described using specific examples. In the case of Twitter (registered trademark), there is a user rule for embedding a program-specific identifier called a hash tag, and it is possible to acquire a chat history with that identifier. Furthermore, it is possible to obtain a program start time based on PMT (Program Map Table) information which is digital broadcast program information obtained by the transport decoding unit 103 and program information provided on the Internet 120, It is possible to accurately grasp the time range of the requested chat history.

  In the case where there is no hash tag, after acquiring a chat history in the range of the start time and end time of the obtained program, the program detailed information or the Internet among the PMT information of the broadcast program that the user wants to watch From 120, an official site of broadcast programs and a public dictionary site in which program information is recorded can be used to extract a chat history for a program, using words or phrases specific to the program as search keywords.

  In addition, in the video sharing service such as Nico Nico Douga (registered trademark), when the same program as the program viewed by the user is provided, the comment history with the time information is also included in the present invention. Available.

  The Internet connection unit 106 is assumed to be a modem, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or the like, and acquires information and data by connecting to the Internet.

  The AV decoding unit 107 decodes the compressed audio data and the compressed video data received from the transport decoding unit 103 when receiving a broadcast program or reproducing a recorded program from the large-capacity storage unit 104. The data and the video data are returned to the audio synthesis unit 110 and the video synthesis unit 111, respectively.

  The voice generation unit 108 creates PCM data using the voice generation library information provided based on the character string data provided from the data control unit 105. The graphics creation unit 109 creates image data to be displayed on an OSD (On Screen Display) superimposed on the video data.

  The speech synthesis unit 110. The PCM data which is the audio data decoded by the AV decoding unit 107 and the PCM data of the character string output from the audio generation unit 108 are calculated, and the created PCM data is output to the audio output unit 112. The video synthesis unit 111 synthesizes the image created by the graphics creation unit 109 with the video data decoded by the AV decoding unit 107 and outputs the synthesized image to the video output unit 113.

  The audio output unit 112 converts digital audio data into an analog audio signal and outputs it from a speaker (not shown). The video output unit 113 outputs the digital video data to a display device such as a plasma display or a liquid crystal display.

  Each component described above is realized by hardware and software, and is controlled by a device driver (device control software).

  The Internet 120 uses a WWW (World Wide Web) site, a video sharing site, a video service of a streaming service, and the like in the TV viewing device 100, and further includes Twitter (registered trademark) service, IRC (Internet Relay Chat), and various types. It is assumed that chat history is provided from the bulletin board site.

  FIG. 2 is an example of a display result of the television viewing device 100 of the present invention. Along with the video display of the time shift program, a chat display window is provided on the right side, and the chat history is sequentially displayed in time series in synchronization with the time of playback of the content.

  FIG. 3 is an example of a display result of the television viewing device 100 of the present invention. Unlike the display example of FIG. 2, a full-screen display is performed mainly to display a video display of a time-shifted program. Therefore, the chat history is displayed superimposed on the video. In this case, viewing all of the chat history interrupts the viewing of the video, so this is an example of setting the display range below the video. It is also assumed that the font size of the character, the font color, and the location of the chat display area are changed according to the type of information such as each speaker or the character or URL information, depending on the user's selection. In addition, it is assumed that the subtitle display format is superimposed on the video and flows to the left and right, floats or disappears.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a display result of the television viewing device 100 of the present invention. In addition to the display example of FIG. 2, still image data and moving image data are acquired from the URL information in the chat and stored in the large-capacity storage unit 104, and further, the still image and the still image at the beginning of the moving image are displayed on the television. It is displayed on a part of the screen of the viewing device 100. The URL information in the chat may be accessed to display a related web page.

  FIG. 5 is an example of display filtering of chat history of the television viewing device 100 of the present invention. In this example, the history of a specific speaker in the chat history is not displayed. Using the format information of the chat history in the large-capacity storage unit 104, the data control unit 105 extracts and presents the speaker account in the chat history, so that the user performs a non-display setting for a specific speaker account. be able to. From the information of the speaker account set to be hidden, the data control unit 105 can delete the chat text related to the hidden speaker account from the chat history, and finally the filtering for hiding the specific speaker account is performed. Can be realized.

  FIG. 6 is an example of display filtering of the chat history of the television viewing device 100 of the present invention. In this example, in order to support a user who is unfamiliar with the Internet, filtering is performed to hide a slang specific to the Internet (hereinafter referred to as a net slang). The data control unit 105 can delete the chat text by comparing the chat history and the net slang library in the large-capacity storage unit 104, and finally can realize filtering of net slang non-display. Furthermore, by providing a non-display level group of phrases in the net slang library in advance, it can be selected by the user. In FIG. 6, the net slang is not displayed, but it may be converted and displayed corresponding to the net slang.

  Similarly, parental control non-display filtering can be performed by using a parental control library for restricting children's viewing.

  According to the present invention, the chat history can also be confirmed during the reproduction of the time shift program, which is useful for all AV devices having an Internet connection function and capable of reproducing the time shift program.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Television viewing apparatus 101 Front end 102 Memory | storage part 103 Transport decoding part 104 Mass storage part 105 Data control part 106 Internet connection part 107 AV decoding part 108 Audio | voice production | generation part 109 Graphics creation part 110 Voice synthesizer part 111 Video | synthesizer part 112 Audio output unit 113 Video output unit 120 Internet

Claims (8)

A mass storage unit for storing content and chat history service list information;
A data control unit for time-shifting reproduction of the stored content;
An internet connection unit for acquiring a chat history from a predetermined chat history service included in the stored chat history service list information;
A display unit for displaying the content and the chat history during time-shift playback,
The data control unit causes the Internet connection unit to acquire the chat history corresponding to the content being time-shifted as a past chat history, and the acquired content of the past chat history being time-shift reproduced The television viewing device is characterized in that it is displayed on the display unit in synchronism with the reproduction time. The television viewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data control unit changes a display position, a display format, or a display range of the past chat history displayed on the display unit by a user operation. The television viewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data control unit performs control not to display a part of the content by filtering the content of the past chat history under a predetermined condition. The television viewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data control unit causes the display unit to display supplemental information related to the content of the past chat history. The mass storage unit further includes a net slang library,
4. The television viewing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the data control unit does not filter and display the net slang included in the past chat history with reference to the net slang library. The data control unit acquires still image data from the still image attachment information included in the content of the past chat history or URI information designating a still image via the Internet connection unit, and the acquired still image data The TV viewing device according to claim 4, wherein the character string information of the past chat history is displayed at a display position where the visibility of the user is high. The data control unit acquires video data from video attachment information included in the content of the past chat history or URI information designating a video via the Internet connection unit, and the acquired video data is visually recognized by the user. 5. The TV viewing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the TV viewing apparatus displays the moving image or a still image of a scene of the moving image together with the character string information of the past chat history at a display position having high performance. A voice generation unit that outputs the text information of the past chat history as a voice signal;
2. The television viewing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data control unit synthesizes and outputs the audio signal output from the audio generation unit with the audio signal of the content being time-shifted.