JP6530021B2 - Display device, television receiver, information processing device, display system, control program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device, a television receiver, an information processing device, a display system, a control program, and a recording medium.

  A technique for distributing SI information (Service Information) along with a broadcast wave of a television program is known as a prior art. The SI information is information on a broadcast time zone of a television program, performers and the like, and an EPG (Electoronic Program Guide) is also a kind of SI information.

  Also, as a similar technology, a technology is known in which meta information on the program is generated during or before the broadcast of the program and distributed, for example, via the Internet.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-245224 (released on September 7, 2001) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-185879 (published on June 28, 2002) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-153801 (disclosed on May 27, 2004) WO 2017/057010 (released on April 6, 2017) Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-245224 (published on September 7, 2001)

  It is difficult to say that the SI information and the meta information delivered before the start of the program are not sufficient in information regarding the content and reflect the detailed content of the program. Therefore, at present, there are companies that manually generate meta information of products introduced in the program during or after the broadcast of the program and provide the meta information to a desired company etc. for a fee. For example, the content provider etc. is related information (information generated based on the above post meta information and the above post meta information. In particular, from so-called post meta information generated during or after the broadcast of the program among the above meta information. The same is generated in the present specification and provided to the user.

  However, the related information as described above has a problem that the timing of displaying on the television is difficult.

  One aspect of the present invention is made in view of the above-mentioned subject, and it aims at realizing a display which displays pertinent information at suitable timing.

  In order to solve the above problems, a display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a related information acquisition unit that acquires related information generated based on the broadcast content of a program during or after the broadcast of the program; And a display control unit that causes the display unit to display the related information on the basis of a display termination operation.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, information related to a program can be provided without disturbing viewing of the program as much as possible.

It is a functional block diagram of display system 1 concerning timing example 1-1 of related information display. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the relevant information on a display screen. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on the timing example 1-1 of a related information display. It is a sequence diagram which concerns on the timing example 1-1 of a related information display. It is a functional block diagram of display system 1a concerning timing example 1-2 of related information display. It is a sequence diagram which concerns on the timing example 1-2 of a related information display. It is a sequence diagram which concerns on the timing example 1-3 of a related information display. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on the timing example 2 of a related information display. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on the timing example 3 of related information display. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on the timing example 4-1 of a related information display. It is a sequence diagram which concerns on the timing example 4-1 of a related information display. It is a functional block diagram of display system 1b concerning the timing example 4-2 of related information display. It is a sequence diagram which concerns on the timing example 4-2 of a related information display. It is a sequence diagram which concerns on the timing example 4-3 of related information display. It is a functional block diagram of display system 1c concerning timing example 5 of related information display. It is a functional block diagram of display system 1d concerning the example 1-1 of giving priority to pertinent information. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on the example 1-1 of provision of the priority with respect to related information. It is a sequence diagram concerning an example 1-1 of giving priority to pertinent information. It is a functional block diagram of display system 1d 'concerning the example 1-2 of giving priority to pertinent information. It is a sequence diagram which concerns on the example 1-2 of provision of the priority with respect to relevant information. It is a figure which shows the flow of the related information display which concerns on control example 1 of related information display time.

[Embodiment]
It will be as follows if embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. 1-21.

  The configuration of a display system 1 according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a display system 1 according to this example of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display system 1 includes a television receiver 3 and an information processing device 20, and the television receiver 3 includes a tuner 4 and a display device 10.

  Note that, as an example, the information processing device 20 is realized as a server connected to the television receiver 3 via a communication path such as the Internet. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. Further, a configuration in which the information processing device 20 and the display device 10 are realized integrally, in other words, a configuration in which the display device 10 realizes the function of the information processing device 20 is also included in the present embodiment.

  The display device 10 includes a control unit 11, a display control unit 12, a display unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a related information acquisition unit 15.

  The control unit 11 performs general control on each unit of the display device 10.

  The display control unit 12 controls the display unit 13. The display control unit 12 controls the display, for example, when displaying contents such as a program, a commercial message, and related information on the display unit 13. The control unit 11 may be configured to include the display control unit 12.

  The display unit 13 displays a display screen based on the instruction of the display control unit 12.

  The related information acquisition unit 15 acquires related information from the information processing apparatus 20.

  The storage unit 14 holds the viewing history data of the user and the related information data acquired by the related information acquiring unit 15.

  The information processing apparatus 20 includes a control unit 21, a related information generation unit 22, a storage unit 23, a related information output unit 24, and a reception unit 25.

  The control unit 21 performs general control on each unit of the information processing apparatus 20.

  The related information generation unit 22 generates the related information on each program based on the meta information received by the reception unit 25.

  The storage unit 23 holds the related information data generated by the related information generation unit 22.

  The related information output unit 24 transmits the related information to the display device 10.

  The receiving unit 25 receives meta information from the meta information distribution device 2.

  The meta information distribution device 2 is a distribution source of meta information extracted from the broadcast content of each program, for example, is meta information related to the program content during or after the broadcast of the program, and is in time series It refers to a device that provides meta information.

  The above meta information will be further described as follows. The meta information is, as an example, data obtained by converting contents extracted from a broadcast television program or CM into a text and a database. For example, it is data in which the voice of the broadcast is converted into text or database by voice analysis, manual work or the like, and is generated, for example, 5 to 20 minutes after the broadcast.

  Although it is possible to generate the meta information before the broadcast time of the program, it is naturally possible to generate more detailed information during or after the broadcast of the program.

Hereinafter, meta information in the present specification refers to information generated during or after broadcast of a program unless otherwise specified. As an example, meta information can be roughly classified into program data, commodity data, store data, and CM data, and can include the following information, respectively. Hereinafter, meta information generated during or after the broadcast of a program is also referred to as post meta information.
-Program data-Broadcast date, day of the week, broadcast time-Broadcasting station, program name-Program broadcast time-Genre-Detailed information on topic-corner-Topic-Corner start-End time-Product data-Product name, manufacturer name-Price , URL
・ Genre ・ Product outline ・ Store data ・ Store name, address ・ Store summary, URL
・ Introduction status in broadcasting ・ Genre ・ CM data ・ Broadcasting time ・ Broadcasting station ・ Genre ・ CM advertiser company ・ CM product name In addition, information generated based on the above post meta information and the above post meta information, It is called related information in the present specification. The related information is generated by, for example, the related information generation unit 22 as described above.

  Subsequently, the related information display screen 71 that the display control unit 12 causes the display unit 13 to display will be described based on FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a display example of a card including an example of related information generated based on post meta information. The information contained in the cards 71A to 71D is related information generated from meta information extracted from the contents of a program being broadcasted or after broadcast. For example, 71A in FIG. 2 includes data name 72A, product category 72B, product name 72C, broadcast time 72D, broadcast station 72E, program name 72F, and information provider name 72G.

  Further, the related information display screen 71 may include, for example, text information 72H “target for the“ Like! ”Button” in association with the card (in the example shown in FIG. 2, the card 71A). The text information 72H is information indicating that it is related information determined according to the reaction timing specified according to the user's reaction. The text information 72H is included in the related information display screen 71, for example, when displaying a card related to the content of a program in which the "Like" button on the remote control of the display device 10 is operated by the user.

  Further, as shown in the countdown display 73, the time until the related information display is ended may be displayed.

  The related information displayed on the screen is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2. For example, the related information may include a URL, and when the URL is selected, the screen may transition to the page of the URL.

  Further, as the related information, the information included in the post meta information may be used as it is, or the related information may be generated after referring to the information included in the post meta information.

As an example of generation of related information based on post meta information,
Configuration that the control unit 11 rewrites the link destination information included in the post meta information so as to include, for example, information on an affiliate, and then uses it as related information. The control unit 11 includes information on the post meta information There is a configuration in which texts are added and used as related information.

  Hereinafter, in each example, a configuration for displaying related information in which the user viewed at least a part of the information will be described.

<Example of timing of related information display 1-1>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 4.

  In this example, a configuration example of a display device that displays related information due to the end of screen display will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the flow of related information display in this example.

  FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 3 until the user starts watching a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen, and in the following, until the related information is displayed on the screen, A description will be given for each step number.

The meta information distribution device 2 generates meta information extracted from the contents of the program during or after the broadcast of the program in time series. The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives the meta information from the meta information distribution device 2. (S101)
The related information generation unit 22 refers to the meta information and generates related information related to the program. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23. (S102)
When the user views a predetermined program, as shown by 80A in FIG. 3, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13, and the control unit 11 stores the viewing history of the program. Save to section 14. (S103) Since meta information (post meta information) is generated later than the program broadcast, for example, when the user starts viewing the program from the time when the program broadcast is started, step S103 is a step It is performed prior to S101.

The related information output unit 24 transmits the related information stored in the storage unit 23 to the display device 10. (S104)
The related information acquisition unit 15 receives the related information, and the control unit 11 stores the related information in the storage unit 14. (S105)
Next, the user ends viewing of the program, and turns off the screen display of the display unit 13 to end the display of the content (program). (S106)
The control unit 11 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 due to the end operation of the screen display by the user, and whether or not the related information is related information regarding a program at least a part of which the user has viewed Make a decision on (S107)
Based on the above determination, the display control unit 12 displays predetermined related information of the program in which the user viewed at least a part of the related information stored in the storage unit 14 as shown in 80B of FIG. Display on section 13. (S108)
When the related information is not referred to while the related information is displayed, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 as indicated by 80D in FIG. 3 after a predetermined time has elapsed. Further, when the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13 again, the display of the related information may be ended immediately. In the case where the related information is referred to while displaying the related information as in the case of 80C in FIG. 3, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed. Cancel the operation

  According to the above configuration, since the related information can be provided at the timing when the user finishes viewing the program, the related information can be provided without obstructing the viewing of the program.

<Example of timing of related information display 1-2>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 3, 5 and 6.

  In this example, a configuration example will be described in which related information to be displayed on the display device 10a is determined by the information processing device 20a.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the display system 1a according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be appended to members having the same functions as the members described in the above example, and the description will be omitted.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the display system 1a according to this example. The display device 10 a includes the transmission unit 16 in addition to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, and the information processing device 20 a includes the end notification acquisition unit 26 as the reception unit 25 a.

  The transmission unit transmits the viewing history of the program and a signal indicating that the operation of turning off the screen of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a is performed to the reception unit 25a of the information processing device 20a. The end notification acquisition unit 26 receives the above signal, and determines that the operation to turn off the screen of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a is performed.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1a in this example will be described based on FIG. 3, FIG. 5 and FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the flow of related information display in this example.

  FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 3 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen. A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S103 is the same as the timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

Next, the user ends viewing of the program, and turns off the screen display of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a, thereby performing an operation of ending the display of the content (program). (S106)
The transmitting unit transmits a viewing history of the program and a signal indicating that the operation of turning off the screen of the display unit 13 is performed to the information processing apparatus 20a due to the end operation of screen display by the user. (S109)
The receiving unit 25a of the information processing device 20a receives the signal. (S110)
Based on the viewing history, the related information output unit 24 transmits, to the display device 10a, only related information related to a program in which the user viewed at least a part of the related information stored in the storage unit 23. (S204)
The related information acquisition unit 15 acquires the related information transmitted from the related information output unit 24, and the control unit 11 stores the related information in the storage unit 14. (S205)
The display control unit 12 displays the related information on the display unit 13 as shown by 80B in FIG. (S108)
When the related information is not referred to while the related information is displayed, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 as indicated by 80D in FIG. 3 after a predetermined time has elapsed. Further, when the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13 again, the display of the related information may be ended immediately. In the case where the related information is referred to while displaying the related information as in the case of 80C in FIG. 3, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed. Cancel the operation

  The above-described configuration also achieves the same effect as the timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

<Example of timing of related information display 1-3>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 3, 5 and 7.

  In this example, a configuration example in which related information to be displayed on the display device 10 is determined by the information processing device 20 will be described.

  In the timing example 1-2 of related information display, the viewing history is transmitted from the display device 10a to the information processing device 20a after the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display, but in this example, the channel is It shows about the structure which transmits viewing-and-listening log | history to the information processing apparatus 20, whenever it changes. Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used as in the case of timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

  The flow of processing of the display system 1 in this example will be described based on FIGS. 3 and 7. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the flow of related information display in this example.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 3 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen, and in the following, until the related information is displayed on the screen, A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S103 is the same as the timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

The transmission unit 16 transmits the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 to the information processing apparatus 20. (S111)
The receiving unit 25 of the information processing apparatus 20 receives the viewing history (S112).
Based on the viewing history, the control unit 21 determines whether the related information stored in the storage unit 23 is related to a program that the user has at least partially viewed.

Based on the determination, the related information output unit 24 transmits only the related information related to the program in which the user viewed at least a part of the related information stored in the storage unit 23 to the display device 10. (S304)
The related information acquisition unit 15 of the display device 10 acquires the related information, and the control unit 11 stores the related information in the storage unit 14. (S305)
The process from step S111 to step S305 is repeated at predetermined time intervals or every time the channel is changed until the user finishes viewing the predetermined program.

Next, the user ends viewing of the program, and turns off the screen display of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a, thereby performing an operation of ending the display of the content (program). (S106)
The display control unit 12 causes the display unit 13 to display the related information related to the program in which the user has at least partially viewed the content stored in the storage unit 14 due to the end operation of the content display by the user in step S106. (S108)
When the related information is not referred to while the related information is displayed, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 as indicated by 80D in FIG. 3 after a predetermined time has elapsed. Further, when the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13 again, the display of the related information may be ended immediately. In the case where the related information is referred to while displaying the related information as in the case of 80C in FIG. 3, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed. Cancel the operation

  The above-described configuration also achieves the same effect as the timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

<Additional items concerning timing example 1 of related information display>
In each of the above examples, the related information is displayed on the display screen due to the end operation of the screen display by the user, but the present invention is not limited to the above configuration. For example, the related information may be displayed on the display screen due to an operation of ending the display of the currently viewed content by switching the input mode or the like, that is, an operation of switching the content to be viewed.

<Example 2 of Timing of Related Information Display>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 8.

  In this example, a configuration example of the display device 10 that provides the related information or information indicating that the related information has been acquired based on the acquisition of the related information will be described.

  Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used as in the case of timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1 in this example will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 8.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flow of related information display in this example.

  The meta information distribution device 2 generates meta information extracted from the contents of the program during or after the broadcast of the program in time series. The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives the meta information from the meta information distribution device 2. The related information generation unit 22 refers to the meta information and generates related information related to the program. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23.

  When the main power supply of the display device 10 is attached, the related information acquisition unit 15 acquires the related information from the related information output unit 24 of the information processing apparatus 20 as needed. When the user views a predetermined program, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13 as shown at 81A in FIG. 8, and the control unit stores the viewing history of the program. Save to 14. The control unit 11 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 and determines whether the related information acquired from the information processing apparatus 20 is related to a program that the user has at least partially viewed. If the related information is related to a program in which the user viewed at least a part, the display control unit 12 acquires the related information as in the related information or 81 B in FIG. 8 based on the determination. The display unit 13 displays information to the effect that the change has been made. When displaying the relevant information or information indicating that the relevant information has been obtained, the information is usually displayed on a part of the display unit 13, for example, a corner of the screen. Next, when the user selects the above information with a remote control or the like, the related information is displayed on the entire screen of the display unit 13 as shown by 81C and 81D in FIG.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to provide the related information of the program that the user has been watching a little while without obstructing the viewing of the program as much as possible.

<Additional items concerning timing example 2 of related information display>
Also in this example, the display device 10 includes the transmission unit 16 that transmits the viewing history, and in the information processing device 20, only the related information related to the program for which the user has viewed at least a part is related information acquisition unit 15 from the related information output unit 24. It may be configured to be sent to.

  Also, even if the related information acquisition unit 15 does not acquire the related information and display it immediately on the display unit 13, display is performed until a certain time elapses until certain data elapses until data for each program is acquired. It may be configured to wait for the start of the above display until the maximum number of information that can be displayed on the part is available, or until the start of the commercial message. Further, the related information may be displayed each time a predetermined time passes.

In addition to activating the screen, information acquisition notification with LED and announcement by voice,
The vibration function of the remote control or the like may be used as a notification means to the user.

<Example 3 of related information display timing>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 9.

  In this example, when the main power supply of the display device 10 is attached but the display screen is not displayed, a screen is displayed due to the acquisition of the related information, and the above-mentioned related information is displayed. A configuration example will be described. In addition to the above (display) screen, the state in which the screen is not displayed is the same state as when the main power of the display device 10 is not attached, and the state in which the screen is displayed Means a state in which a moving image is displayed on the screen or a state in which the backlight used for screen display or the display element itself is on or emits light.

  Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used as in the case of timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1 in this example will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 9.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flow of related information display in this example.

  The meta information distribution device 2 generates meta information extracted from the contents of the program during or after the broadcast of the program in time series. The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives the meta information from the meta information distribution device 2. The related information generation unit 22 refers to the meta information and generates related information related to the program. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23.

  When the user views a predetermined program, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13 as shown at 82A in FIG. 9, and the control unit 11 selects the viewing history of the program. It is stored in the storage unit 14. Next, the user finishes viewing the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen of the display unit 13. The viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 is not deleted even after the above operation.

  In the display device 10, even if the screen is not displayed on the display unit 13, if the main power supply of the display device 10 is attached, the related information acquisition unit 15 starts the related information output unit 24 of the information processing device 20 as needed. Get information. The control unit refers to the viewing history by the display device 10 stored in the storage unit 14, and when the related information is related information on a program that the user has at least partially viewed, the display control unit 12 As shown by 83C in FIG. 9, the screen display of the display unit 13 is turned on, and the related information is displayed on the display unit 13.

  According to the above configuration, the screen of the display unit 13 is automatically displayed due to the acquisition of the related information, and the related information is displayed. Therefore, the user is immediately notified to the user even when the screen of the display screen is not displayed. It is effective to provide high quality information.

<Additional items concerning timing example 3 of related information display>
Also in this example, the display device 10 includes the transmission unit 16 that transmits the viewing history, and in the information processing device 20, only the related information related to the program for which the user has viewed at least a part is related information acquisition unit 15 from the related information output unit 24. It may be configured to be sent to.

  The display control unit 12 does not limit the display unit 13 to display related information on a program for which the user viewed at least a part on the display unit 13 is not limited to each related information. For example, the display control unit 12 may display the related information on the display unit 13 each time the maximum number of related information that can be displayed on the display unit 13 is stored in the storage unit 14.

  Also, even if the related information acquisition unit 15 does not acquire the related information and display it immediately on the display unit 13, display is performed until a certain time elapses until certain data elapses until data for each program is acquired. It may be configured to wait for the start of the above display until the maximum number of information that can be displayed on the part is available, or until the start of the commercial message. Further, the related information may be displayed each time a predetermined time passes.

In addition to activating the screen, information acquisition notification with LED and announcement by voice,
The vibration function of the remote control or the like may be used as a notification means to the user.

<Example timing of related information display 4-1>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 10 and 11.

  In this example, a configuration example of the display device 10 that displays related information due to the start of screen display will be described. The start of the above screen display means the start of moving image display on the display screen or the start of lighting or light emission of the backlight or display element itself used for the screen display.

  Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1 in this example will be described based on FIG. 1, FIG. 10, and FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of the related information display in this example.

  FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 10 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen. A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S103 is the same as the timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

After the user starts watching the program, related information of various programs is transmitted from the related information output unit 24 of the information processing device 20 to the related information acquisition unit 15 of the display device 10 as needed. (S104)
The control unit 11 stores the related information acquired by the related information acquisition unit 15 in the storage unit 14. (S105)
Next, the user ends viewing of the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13. The viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 is not deleted even after the above operation. (S106)
If the main power supply of the display device 10 is attached, the related information acquisition unit 15 acquires related information of various programs from the related information output unit 24 as needed, even if the screen display of the display unit 13 is OFF.

When the user watches the predetermined program again, the screen display of the display unit 13 by the display control unit 12 is turned on (S113)
The control unit 11 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 due to the start of the screen display, and determines whether the related information is related to a program for which the user has at least partially viewed I do. (S107)
The display control unit 12 displays, as indicated by 83C in FIG. 10, predetermined related information of a program for which the user has viewed at least a part of the related information stored in the storage unit 14 based on the above determination. Display on 13. (S108)
When the related information is not referred to while the related information is displayed, the display control unit 12 displays the program video on the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  According to the above configuration, when using the display device 10, it is possible to immediately display related information of a program that the user has viewed by the previous time. In addition, the related information according to the time zone or the day of the week can be displayed.

<Example of timing of related information display 4-2>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 10, 12 and 13.

  In this example, a configuration example of an example in which related information to be displayed on the display device 10a is determined by the information processing device 20b will be described.

  The configuration of a display system 1b according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be appended to members having the same functions as the members described in the above example, and the description will be omitted.

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram of a display system 1b according to this example. The display device 10 a includes the transmission unit 16 in addition to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, and the information processing device 20 b includes the start notification acquisition unit 27 in the reception unit 25 b.
The transmission unit transmits a viewing history of a program and a signal indicating that the screen of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a is turned on to the reception unit 25b of the information processing device 20b. The start notification acquisition unit 27 receives the above signal, and determines that the operation of turning on the screen of the display unit 13 of the display device 10a is performed.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1b in this example will be described based on FIG. 10, FIG. 12 and FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of the related information display in this example.

  FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 10 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen. A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S112 is the same as the timing example 1-3 of the related information display.

  Next, the user ends viewing of the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13. (S106) The viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 is not deleted even after the above operation.

When the user again views a predetermined program, the screen display of the display unit 13 by the display control unit 12 is turned on. (S113)
Due to the start of the screen display, the transmission unit 16 transmits a signal indicating that the user has performed an operation of turning on the screen of the program display unit 13 to the information processing device 20b. (S114)
The start notification acquisition unit 27 of the information processing device 20b receives the signal. (S115)
Based on the viewing history, the related information output unit 24 transmits, to the display device 10a, only related information related to a program in which the user viewed at least a part of the related information stored in the storage unit 23. (S204)
The related information acquisition unit 15 acquires the related information transmitted from the related information output unit 24, and the control unit 11 stores the related information in the storage unit 14. (S205)
The display control unit 12 causes the display unit 13 to display the related information related to the program that the user stored in the storage unit 14 has viewed at least a part of. (S108)
The above-described configuration also achieves the same effect as the timing example 4-1 of the related information display.

<Example 4-3 of displaying related information>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 10 and 14.

  In this example, a configuration example of an example in which related information to be displayed on the display device 10 is determined by the information processing device 20 will be described.

  Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1 in this example will be described based on FIG. 1, FIG. 10 and FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of the related information display in this example.

  FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 10 until the user starts watching a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen, and in the following, until the related information is displayed on the screen, A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S305 is the same as the timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

  The process from step S111 to step S305 is repeated at predetermined time intervals or every time the channel is changed until the user finishes viewing the predetermined program.

Next, the user ends viewing of the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13. The viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 is not deleted even after the above operation. (S106)
If the main power supply of the display device 10 is attached, the related information acquisition unit 15 acquires related information of various programs from the related information output unit 24 as needed even if the screen display of the display unit 13 is OFF.

When the user again views a predetermined program, the screen display of the display unit 13 by the display control unit 12 is turned on. (S113)
Due to the start of the screen display, the display control unit 12 causes the display unit 13 to display the related information related to the program that the user has at least partially viewed, stored in the storage unit 14. (S108)
The above-described configuration also achieves the same effect as the timing example 4-1 of the related information display.

<Example 5 of related information display timing>
The present example is described below based on FIG.

  In this example, a configuration example of the display device 10c that displays related information at an arbitrary timing of the user will be described.

  The configuration of a display system 1c according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be appended to members having the same functions as the members described in the above example, and the description will be omitted.

  FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram of a display system 1c according to an example. The display device 10 c includes a user signal acquisition unit 17 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 1 according to timing example 1-1 of the related information display. The user signal acquisition unit acquires a signal indicating that the user desires to refer to the related information and a signal indicating that the user desires to end the display of the related information. The signal is emitted from the remote control or by direct operation on the display device 10c.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1c in this example will be described based on FIG.

  The meta information distribution device 2 generates meta information extracted from the contents of the program during or after the broadcast of the program in time series. The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives the meta information from the meta information distribution device 2. The related information generation unit 22 refers to the meta information and generates related information related to the program. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23.

  When the user views a predetermined program, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13, and the control unit stores the viewing history of the program in the storage unit 14. The related information output unit 24 transmits the related information stored in the storage unit 23 to the related information acquisition unit 15. The control unit stores the related information acquired by the related information acquisition unit 15 in the storage unit 14.

  The user uses, for example, a remote control at an arbitrary timing, and transmits a signal to the effect that the user wishes to refer to the related information to the display device 10c. When the user signal acquisition unit acquires the signal, the control unit 11 refers to the viewing history and the related information stored in the storage unit 14, and the related information relates to related information related to a program at least a part of which the user has viewed It is determined whether or not The display control unit 12 displays on the display unit 13 only the related information for which the user has at least partially viewed. The display control unit 12 causes the display unit 13 to display the related information on the display unit 13 by transmitting a signal indicating that the related information is ended to the user signal acquisition unit 17 with the elapse of a predetermined time or by using, for example, a remote control. Exit and return to the original program video display.

  According to the above configuration, the related information received and accumulated by the display device 10c can be confirmed at an arbitrary timing.

<Additional items concerning timing example 5 of related information display>
Also in this example, the display device 10 includes the transmission unit 16 that transmits the viewing history, and in the information processing device 20, only the related information related to the program for which the user has viewed at least a part is related information acquisition unit 15 from the related information output unit 24. It may be configured to be sent to.

  With regard to the display of the related information in the above-described example, a mode may be provided to display the related information that the user has previously browsed.

<Example 1-1 of giving priority to related information>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 16 to 18.

  In this example, a configuration example of the display device 10d that displays related information in a display mode according to the priority given to the related information will be described.

  The configuration of a display system 1d according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be appended to members having the same functions as the members described in the above example, and the description will be omitted.

  FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram of a display system 1d according to this example. The display device 10 d includes a priority determination unit 18 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 1. The priority determining unit 18 gives priority to each piece of related information stored in the storage unit 14. The priority is determined in accordance with the user's viewing history of the program.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1d in the present example will be described based on FIGS.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a flow of related information display in this example.

  FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 17 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen. A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S105 is the same as the timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

The priority determination unit 18 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 and assigns a priority to the related information. For example, as shown by 84A, 84B, 84C, and 84D in FIG. 17, the priority may be set such that a higher priority is given to the program being viewed most recently. In addition, the priority is set higher for scenes / times watched more recently even in the same program. There is no need to give priority to programs that the user has not viewed. (S116)
Next, the user ends viewing of the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13. (S106)
The display control unit 12 refers to the priority given to the related information, and as shown by 84E in FIG. 17, the related information with high priority is displayed on the display unit 13 sequentially from, for example, the left side. (S208)
When reference to the related information is not performed during display of the related information, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed, as indicated by 84G in FIG. Further, when the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13 again, the display of the related information may be ended immediately. When the related information is referred to while displaying the related information, the display control unit 12 cancels the operation of turning off the screen of the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  In the above configuration, the related information more suitable for the user can be displayed on the screen.

<Example 1-2 of giving priority to related information>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 17, 19 and 20.

  In this example, a configuration example will be described in which the information processing device 20 d determines the priority to be assigned to the related information.

  The configuration of a display system 1d 'according to this example will be described based on FIG.

  FIG. 19 is a functional block diagram of a display system 1d 'according to this example. The display device 10 a includes a transmission unit 16 instead of the priority determination unit 18 in the configuration of FIG. 16, and the information processing device 20 d includes a priority determination unit 28. The transmission unit 16 transmits the viewing history of the program viewed by the user to the receiving unit 25 of the information processing apparatus 20 d.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1d 'in this example will be described based on FIG. 17, FIG. 19 and FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a flow of related information display in this example.

  FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram showing in the process shown in FIG. 17 until the user starts viewing a program and the related information is displayed on the display screen, and in the following, until the related information is displayed on the screen, A description will be given for each step number.

  The processing up to step S112 is the same as the timing example 1-3 of the related information display.

The control unit 21 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 23 and determines whether each related information stored in the storage unit 23 is related information related to a program viewed by at least a part of the user. Determine If the related information is related information at least a part of which the user has viewed, the priority determination unit 28 gives priority to the related information. For example, as shown by 84A, 84B, 84C, and 84D in FIG. 17, the priority may be set such that a higher priority is given to the program being viewed most recently. There is no need to give priority to programs that the user has not viewed. (S117)
In the predetermined related information, the priority is present for each individual user or terminal, and naturally the value of the priority is also different. The related information output unit 24 transmits, to the related information acquisition unit 15 of the display device 10a, the related information to which the priority is assigned, which is related to the program of which the user viewed at least a part. (S404)
The control unit 11 of the display device 10 a stores the related information received by the related information acquisition unit 15 in the storage unit 14. (S405)
The viewing history is transmitted to the information processing device 20d at predetermined time intervals or every time the channel is changed, so the display device 10a receives the related information as feedback each time. In other words, steps S111 to S405 are repeated until the user turns off the screen display. When only the priority of the related information transmitted to the display device 10 a by the information processing apparatus 20 d is updated, it is sufficient to transmit only the priority given to the related information.

Next, the user ends viewing of the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13. (S106)
The display control unit 12 refers to the priority given to the related information, and as shown by 84E in FIG. 17, the related information with high priority is displayed on the display unit 13 sequentially from, for example, the left side. (S208)
When the related information is not referred to during the display of the related information, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13 as indicated by 84G in FIG. 17 after a predetermined time has elapsed. Further, when the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13 again, the display of the related information may be ended immediately. When the related information is referred to while displaying the related information, the display control unit 12 cancels the operation of turning off the screen of the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  Also in the above configuration, the same effect as in the example 1-1 of giving the priority to the related information is obtained.

<Additional items pertaining to examples 1-1 and 1-2 of giving priority to related information>
In the priority assignment examples 1-1 and 1-2 for the related information, the priority is assigned according to the user's viewing history, but for example, viewing time, program viewing rate, or television use history, net shopping history The user's schedule, going out history, cooking history, sleep history, exercise history, travel history, or history due to user's actions (user's action history) may be used as the factor to determine the priority. The display device 10a or the display device 10d may have a function of connecting to the Internet, and the priority may be determined from the history of the application such as the user's Internet shopping. Alternatively, the display device 10a or the display device 10d may be configured to include a camera and a gaze detection unit, and the priority determination unit 18 may refer to the detection result of the gaze detection unit to determine the priority of the user's gaze.

  Also, the size of the voice of the viewer may be recognized with a microphone and reflected in the priority. In addition, priorities may be added according to the audience rating and the like. In addition, when only a part of the viewing program is viewed, the priority may be lowered and displayed at places that are not viewed.

  Further, the display size and the color depth of each related information may be changed according to the priority.

<Control Example 1 of Related Information Display Time>
The present embodiment is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 21.

  In this example, a configuration example of the display device 10 that determines the time for displaying the related information according to the content of the related information will be described.

  Also in this example, the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used as in the case of timing example 1-1 of the related information display.

  Next, the flow of processing of the display system 1 in the present example will be described based on FIG. 1 and FIG.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a flow of related information display in this example.

  The meta information distribution device 2 generates meta information extracted from the contents of the program during or after the broadcast of the program in time series. The receiving unit 25 included in the information processing device 20 receives the meta information from the meta information distribution device 2. The related information generation unit 22 refers to the meta information and generates related information related to the program. The control unit 21 stores the related information generated by the related information generation unit 22 in the storage unit 23.

  When the user views a predetermined program, the display control unit 12 starts displaying the video of the program on the display unit 13, and the control unit 11 stores the viewing history of the program in the storage unit 14. The related information output unit 24 transmits the related information stored in the storage unit 23 to the related information acquisition unit 15. The control unit 11 stores the related information acquired by the related information acquisition unit 15 in the storage unit 14.

  Next, when the user finishes viewing the program and performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13, the control unit 11 refers to the viewing history stored in the storage unit 14 and acquires it from the information processing apparatus 20 It is determined whether the related information is related to a program that the user has at least partially viewed. Based on the above determination, the display control unit 12 causes the display unit 13 to display related information related to the program at least a part of which the user has viewed.

  When the related information is not referred to during the display of the related information, the control unit 11 determines the time for displaying the related information on the display unit 13 according to the content of the related information. The content of the related information includes, for example, the number of the related information to be displayed, or the number of characters included in the related information being displayed.

  After the lapse of the time determined by the control unit 11, the display control unit 12 turns off the screen of the display unit 13. For example, if there are three related information to be displayed as shown in 85B of FIG. 21, the above related information is displayed for 30 seconds, and if there is only one related information to be displayed as shown in 85D of FIG. Information may be displayed only for 10 seconds.

  Further, when the user performs an operation to turn off the screen display of the display unit 13 again, the display of the related information may be ended immediately. When the related information is referred to while displaying the related information, the display control unit 12 cancels the operation of turning off the screen of the display unit 13 after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  According to the above configuration, in the related information that does not need to be displayed for a long time, the end of the display on the display screen can be immediately confirmed by shortening the display time, and the effect of contributing to power saving can be achieved.

<Additional items pertaining to control example 1 of related information display time>
Also in this example, the display device 10 includes the transmission unit 16 that transmits the viewing history, and in the information processing device 20, only the related information related to the program for which the user has at least partially viewed It may be configured to be sent to.

  In addition, the display device 10 includes a camera and a gaze detection unit, or a human sensor, and the control unit 11 refers to the detection result of the gaze detection unit or the detection result of the human sensor and displays the related information It does not matter as a configuration to determine the Similarly, the display time may be determined by sound detection with a microphone or a human sensor.

  Further, as indicated by 85B and 85D in FIG. 21, the time until the related information display is ended may be displayed. In addition, the viewer may be made aware of / predicting the start or end of the related information display by brightness, screen size, etc., such as fade-in / fade-out (after darkening) at the time of related information display.

<Additional matters pertaining to the above examples>
In each of the above examples, the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) includes a camera and a user identification unit, and the control unit 11 refers to the identification result of the user identification unit and views at least a part for each user. It may control related information about the program.

  Furthermore, the descriptions in the above examples do not necessarily mean that the related information displayed on the display screen must be related information related to a program that the user has at least partially viewed. For example, the related information related to a program of a genre similar to the program watched by the user may be displayed on the display screen.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block (in particular, the related information acquisition unit 15 and the display control unit 12) of the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) is realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by software.

  In the latter case, the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) includes a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software that implements each function. The computer includes, for example, at least one processor (control device) and at least one computer readable storage medium storing the program. Then, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. For example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used as the processor. As the above-mentioned recording medium, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit and the like can be used besides “a non-temporary tangible medium” such as a ROM (Read Only Memory). In addition, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like for developing the program may be further provided. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
The display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) according to aspect 1 of the present invention acquires related information acquisition unit 15 that acquires related information generated based on the broadcast content of the program during or after the broadcast of the program; The display control unit 12 is configured to display the related information on the display unit 13 due to the end of the screen display.

  According to the above configuration, since the related information can be provided at the timing when the user finishes viewing the program, the related information can be provided without obstructing the viewing of the program.

  In the display device (10, 10a, 10c, or 10d) according to aspect 2 of the present invention, the operation of ending the content display described in aspect 1 may be configured to be an operation of ending screen display.

  According to the above-mentioned composition, the same effect as mode 1 is produced.

  In the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) according to aspect 3 of the present invention, the related information described in aspect 1 or aspect 2 is also a configuration that is related information regarding a program that the user viewed at least a part of Good.

  According to the above configuration, in addition to the effect shown in the aspect 1, an effect capable of providing related information more in line with the preference of the user is achieved.

  In the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) according to aspect 4 of the present invention, in any one aspect from the above aspect 1 to aspect 3, the display control unit 12 gives priority to the related information The related information may be displayed on the display unit 13 in a display mode corresponding to the above.

  In the above configuration, the related information more suitable for the user can be displayed on the screen.

  In the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) according to aspect 5 of the present invention, in any one of the above aspect 1 to aspect 4, the display control unit 12 performs the processing according to the content of the related information. The time for displaying the related information on the display unit 13 may be determined.

  According to the above configuration, in the related information that does not need to be displayed for a long time, the end of the display on the display screen can be immediately confirmed by shortening the display time, and the effect of contributing to power saving can be achieved.

  A television receiver (3, 3a or 3c) according to aspect 6 of the present invention includes the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) according to any one of aspects 1 to 5. It may be

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize the television receiver (3, 3a or 3c) having the effects shown in the aspects 1 to 5.

  The information processing apparatus (20, 20a, 20b or 20d) according to aspect 7 of the present invention is related information on a program that the user has at least partially viewed, and the broadcast content of the program during or after the program is broadcast A storage unit 23 for storing related information generated based on the above, and a termination notification acquisition unit 26 for acquiring a termination notification that is a notification indicating that the screen display has been terminated from the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d); The related information output unit 24 outputs the related information to the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) due to the acquisition of the end notification by the end notification acquisition unit 26.

  According to the above configuration, in addition to the effects shown in aspect 1, unnecessary related information is not transmitted to the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d), so the network and the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) The effect of reducing the load on the

  A display system (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d or 1d ′) according to aspect 8 of the present invention is the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) according to any one of aspects 1 to 5. It may be a display system (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d or 1d ′) including an information processing apparatus (20, 20a, 20b or 20d) for outputting the related information.

  A control program according to aspect 9 of the present invention is a control program for causing a computer to function as the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) according to any one of aspects 1 to 5 described above, The computer may be configured to function as the related information acquisition unit 15 and the display control unit 12.

  The recording medium according to aspect 10 of the present invention may be a computer readable recording medium having the control program according to aspect 9 recorded thereon.

  The display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer, and in this case, each unit provided with the computer (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) A control program of a display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) which causes the display device (10, 10a, 10c or 10d) to be realized by a computer by operating as a (software element) Recording media are also within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each of the embodiments.

1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1d 'Display system 3, 3a, 3c Television receiver 10, 10a, 10c, 10d Display device 12 Display control unit 15 Related information acquisition unit 20, 20a, 20b, 20d Information processing device 23 Storage unit 24 Related information output unit 26 End notification acquisition unit 27 Start notification acquisition unit

Claims (10)

A related information acquisition unit that acquires related information generated based on the broadcast content of the program during or after the broadcast of the program;
What is claimed is: 1. A display device comprising: a display control unit that causes the display unit to display the related information due to an operation of ending screen display. The display control unit
2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display of the related information on the display unit is ended due to an operation for ending the screen display again.   The display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the related information is related information on a program at least a part of which the user has watched.   The display control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display the related information in a display mode according to the priority given to the related information. Display device. The display control unit determines the time for displaying the related information on the display unit according to the content of the related information, and the display unit displays the related information in a display mode according to the priority given to the related information. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that it is displayed.   A television receiver comprising the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A storage unit that stores related information generated based on the broadcast content of the program during or after the broadcast of the program;
An end notification acquisition unit that acquires an end notification that is a notification that the screen display has ended from the display device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a related information output unit that outputs the related information to the display device due to the end notification acquisition unit acquiring the end notification. A display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5;
An information processing apparatus for outputting the related information;
Display system equipped with   A control program for causing a computer to function as the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control program causes a computer to function as the related information acquisition unit and the display control unit. . The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the control program of Claim 9.

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