JPH11220714A - Broadcasting receiving terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broadcasting receiving terminal that closes in the reception terminal and capable of setting charges in a pay broadcasting service system. SOLUTION: This device is a broadcasting reception terminal that receives various kinds of objects such as a video, sound or data transmitted from broadcast 1, structuralizes, accumulates and manages the received objects on the basis of a specific relationship between the objects transmitted to an accumulation device 5 respectively, and enables one to view and listen to or use (in the case of data) on the basis of the specific relationship between the objects after accumulation. In this case, the broadcast object has price information for viewing, listening to or using each object and charge settlement information for showing how to charge and to settle the amount, on the basis of the specific relationship between the objects. It is made that charge and settlement processing 6 is performed with charges for viewing, listening to or using of the objects on the basis of charging settlement information, when a user views, listens to or uses on the basis of the specific relationship between the objects (equivalent to a structure on the accumulation device 5).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving terminal device of a pay-broadcasting system capable of setting a viewing price or a use price of video, audio or data transmitted by broadcasting for each information object.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional digital CS (Communication Sat)
In the ellite broadcast, a viewing history is separately recorded on an IC card inserted into the broadcast receiving terminal device each time a pay broadcast is viewed. The billing / payment of the viewing fee is realized by the broadcast receiving terminal device receiving the request for collecting the viewing history using the broadcast from the broadcasting station to transmit to the system for charging / paying the viewing history using the telephone line. ing.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art,
When the number of pay broadcasting services (channels) increases or the granularity (scale) of the pay unit decreases, the number of viewing history information, that is, the frequency increases, and the IC card cannot manage it.

If the frequency of viewing history information increases due to an increase in the number of services or a decrease in the granularity (scale), the cost of a telephone line for collecting viewing history increases. That is, the viewing history collection cost is not influenced by the amount of the usage fee but rather is proportional to the viewing history collection frequency.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to reduce the number of times of telephone line use and the amount of data for viewing or data use history by closing and making payment within the broadcast receiving terminal device, and furthermore to protect privacy. It is intended to provide a broadcast receiving terminal device that can achieve the above.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, a broadcast receiving terminal device according to the present invention comprises a receiving process for selecting and receiving a broadcast program comprising various information objects of video, audio or data transmitted by broadcasting. Means for storing and managing various structured objects received and processed in a storage unit in the receiver or an external storage unit connected to the receiver based on a specific relationship between the information objects sent thereto Means; presentation means capable of interactively interacting with the user to view and use video and audio or use data based on the specific relationship between the information objects after storage; and Settlement processing means for canceling the viewing or usage fee based on the relationship between the information objects when viewing or using based on the information object. It is characterized in.

[0007]

According to the present invention, it is possible to close and settle in the receiving terminal device, so that the number of times of telephone line use and the amount of data for viewing or data use history can be reduced, and privacy can be reduced. Protection can be achieved, and collection of a small usage fee can be facilitated. Further, since the storage and management in the receiving terminal device are structured and performed, the settlement process for canceling the usage fee based on the specific relationship between the information objects is facilitated.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reception processing section 1 selects and receives a broadcast program composed of video / audio or data transmitted from a broadcast station or the like by broadcasting. The separation unit 2 converts the selected broadcast program into various information (video, audio,
Data, etc.). The separated various information is stored in a storage unit 5 in the receiver or an external storage unit connected to the receiver based on a specific relationship between the information objects sent to the storage unit 5. It is structured and stored / managed, for example, as a part or a sound part accompanying this video part.

[0010] Also, for the broadcasted object (broadcast program), how to charge and settle the price information for viewing or using each object and the price based on a specific relationship between the objects. And billing settlement information indicating

On the other hand, the decoding section 3 decodes various information separated by the separation section 2 and various information stored and managed in the storage section 5 so that the viewer can view or use the information. Various kinds of information that can be viewed or used by the viewer by the decoding unit 3 are presented in the presentation unit 4 while interacting with the viewer.

A settlement processing unit 6 temporarily setstles a viewing or usage fee of a broadcast program or various kinds of information constituting the program presented to the viewer by the presentation unit 4 by billing or canceling processing. Use information about specific relationships stored and managed in The security module 8 records information related to the viewing or use of the various information settled by the settlement processing unit 6 or the usage fee, and transmits this information to the final settlement organization via the communication control unit 7. Hereinafter, how to use the device of the present invention will be described with more specific examples.

Specific Example 1 An example in which the viewing fee of a television program is discounted by watching a commercial. A specific television program and one or more specific commercials are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit of the broadcast receiving terminal device in advance. When the viewer is watching the specific television program, a plurality of commercial icons (indexes) are displayed on the screen on which the television program is displayed, and the viewer selects one of the icons. To play the commercial (at this time, the television program is stopped). Charges and charges for this series of operations
The settlement process is executed as follows.

When the viewer selects a commercial, price information in the commercial object is acquired, the commercial amount is reduced from the actual use price information of the object of the television program currently being viewed, and the commercial corresponding to the commercial is reduced. The viewing number counter is incremented by 1 (the load on the center system can be reduced because the amount information is directly increased or decreased (in the above case, reduced) instead of the viewing number information).

Concrete Example 2 A television program provider moves a part of the amount from the television program viewing fee to an additional information provider that complements the television program. A specific television program and a plurality of pieces of additional information are stored in advance in the storage unit of the broadcast receiving terminal device in association with each other. When the viewer is watching the specific television program, a plurality of additional information icons (index) are displayed on the screen on which the television program is displayed, and the viewer selects one of the icons. To reproduce the additional information. The charging / settlement process for this series of operations is executed as follows.

When the viewer selects the additional information, the actual use price information in the object of the additional information is increased by the amount information corresponding to the selected additional information in the object, and the increased amount is used as the actual use price in the object. The amount is reduced from the information (a plurality of prices can be set for the same object by assigning the viewing fee of the object of the additional information to the object of higher information).

While the embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment and two specific examples, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and changes may be made within the scope of the present invention. What is possible will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

[0018]

According to the present invention, the number of times of use of the telephone line and the amount of data for viewing history can be reduced by closing and settlement in the receiving terminal device, and the closed and processing can be performed in the receiving terminal device. (E.g., offset between wallets)
Privacy (because the viewing history is not transmitted), it is possible to protect privacy. In addition, collection of a small usage fee becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram according to an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 reception processing unit 2 separation unit 3 decoding unit 4 presentation unit 5 storage unit 6 payment processing unit 7 communication control unit 8 security module

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A reception processing means for selecting and receiving a broadcast program composed of various information objects of video, audio or data transmitted by broadcasting; and connecting the reception-processed various objects to a storage unit or a receiver in the receiver. Storage management means for structuring and managing the information stored in the external storage unit based on the specific relation between the information objects sent thereto; and storing the video and audio based on the specific relation between the information objects after the storage. Presentation means capable of interactively interacting with the user to view or use data; and when the user views or uses the information object based on a specific relationship between the information objects, a viewing or usage fee based on the relationship between the information objects. And a settlement processing means for performing a canceling process. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, after viewing or using one information object, when viewing or using another information object having a specific relationship with the one information object, the other information object is used. A broadcast receiving terminal device for increasing or decreasing the total or a part of the fee for viewing or using one information object to the fee for viewing or using one information object. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, after viewing or using one information object, when viewing or using another information object having a specific relationship with the one information object, the information processing apparatus receives the one information object. A broadcast receiving terminal device wherein the total or a part of the fee for viewing or using one information object is increased or decreased to the fee for viewing or using the other information object.