WO2007086381A1

WO2007086381A1 - Broadcast reception device, information recording/reproducing device, program table presentation method, and content list presentation method

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Publication number: WO2007086381A1
Application number: PCT/JP2007/051002
Authority: WO
Inventors: Tetsuya Kawahara; Yukio Numakami
Original assignee: Pioneer Corporation
Priority date: 2006-01-27
Filing date: 2007-01-23
Publication date: 2007-08-02

Abstract

A program name is acquired from program information received from a broadcast station (2). By using the program name as a keyword, search of information associated with the program and the transmission of the searched associated information are requested to server computers (8, 9, 10) on the Internet (7). An information recording/reproducing device (1) receives the associated information from the server computers (8, 9, 10), arranges the associated information together with the program information according to a predetermined layout, creates a program table by this, and displays it on a display panel device (4).

Description

Specification

Broadcast receiving apparatus, information recording / reproducing apparatus, program guide presentation method, and content list presentation method

Technical field

[0001] The present invention, for example, receives a broadcast such as a television broadcast or a radio broadcast and reproduces the broadcast reception device, for example, content data corresponding to the television program or the radio program is recorded on the recording medium, and the recording medium is recorded. The present invention relates to an information recording / reproducing apparatus for reproducing recorded content data, and a program guide presentation method and a content list presentation method preferably used for the broadcast receiving apparatus and the information recording / reproducing apparatus.

Background art

[0002] Currently, broadcast receivers such as televisions (televisions) are widely used. In addition, HDD

Information recording and playback devices equipped with broadcast receivers such as (hard disk drive) recorders and DVD recorders are widely used!

[0003] Some of these broadcast receiving devices and information recording / reproducing devices have a function of presenting a program table to a user by using program information based on an electronic program guide (EPG). There is something to say.

[0004] Presentation of a program guide using program information by an electronic program guide is performed as follows, for example. Program information is transmitted from broadcast stations via broadcast waves. The program information includes information such as broadcast program name, broadcast date and time, and program overview. The broadcast receiving apparatus or information recording / reproducing apparatus receives the program information, creates a program guide using the received program information, and displays it on the display panel. The user can select a program, search for a program, and make a recording reservation by looking at the displayed program guide. In addition, GUI (Graphical User Interface) technology is used for program selection and recording reservation operations, which allows the user to select programs and make recording reservations with a simple operation using a remote control, for example. it can.

[0005] Also, in the information recording / reproducing apparatus, by using program information by an electronic program guide, a list of contents corresponding to content data recorded on a recording medium (that is, programs recorded in the past) is presented. Some have the ability to do [0006] Presentation of a content list using program information by an electronic program guide is performed, for example, as follows. When an information recording / reproducing apparatus records content data of a program received from a broadcasting station on a recording medium, the information recording / reproducing apparatus also records program information on the content data on the recording medium. Then, when creating the content list, the information recording / reproducing apparatus reads out information such as the outline of each content (recorded program) and the name of the performer from the program information catalog. Then, the information recording / reproducing apparatus arranges these pieces of information read out from the program information for each content listed in the content list. The information recording / reproducing apparatus displays the content list thus created on the display panel. The user can select contents to be viewed and contents to be deleted with reference to the information of each displayed content.

[0007] On the other hand, recently, broadcast receiving apparatuses and information recording / reproducing apparatuses that are connected to a computer network such as the Internet and have a function of communicating with an information source on a computer network have started to enter the market. Many of these devices have hardware such as interface circuits and connection terminals for connection to a computer network, but do not have extensive software. In other words, application software that can satisfy users by using information sources on a computer network in these devices is still under development.

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

[0008] By the way, when a user selects a program or reserves a recording, it is convenient for the user if the program can easily refer to the opinions and reviews (criticals) of others. For example, the user can know the contents of the program by referring to the reviews of others about the program, and can evaluate whether the program is interesting. This makes program selection easier.

[0009] Further, when a user selects a program or reserves a recording, it is convenient for the user if it is possible to easily see information related to the content of the program or the program, such as an advertisement. For example, a user can obtain various information by viewing advertisements related to programs.

[0010] Further, when the user selects a program or makes a recording reservation, an advertisement related to the program is displayed to the user. Can be presented to information providers such as advertisers. For example, companies operating content industry activities can expand opportunities for sales promotion activities.

[0011] As a means for improving the convenience of the user or expanding the activity opportunities of companies and the like, the above-mentioned broadcast receiving apparatus or information such as reviews on programs and advertisements related to programs are provided. It is conceivable to provide means to the user via the recording / reproducing apparatus.

[0012] For example, there are various community sites on the Internet. Community sites exchange information through people with similar interests, people with similar occupations, people with similar generations (age groups), bulletin boards, chats, and weblogs. Some of these community sites are operated and managed by individuals, while others are operated and managed by companies that provide so-called community services. Some of these community sites also exchange information about television and radio programs. For example, there are sites that set a specific TV drama program, a specific movie, a specific actor, a specific TV channel, a specific broadcasting station, etc. that are currently broadcast as information exchange themes. As a means for improving user convenience, it is conceivable to provide information provided by people in such community sites to the user via a broadcast receiving device or an information recording / reproducing device.

However, the conventional broadcast receiving apparatus or information recording / reproducing apparatus cannot provide information provided by people on the community site to the user. For example, neither a conventional broadcast receiving apparatus nor an information recording / reproducing apparatus has application software such as a web browser. And, technical means for realizing providing the information provided by people in the community site to the user via the broadcast receiving device or the information recording / reproducing device, for example, information acquisition method, information selection method and information display method It is not easy to build, etc.

[0014] At present, V, so-called Internet advertisements, such as banner advertisements and advertisements using e-mail, have become widespread. Such Internet advertisements are offered to users via broadcast receivers or information recording / reproducing devices as a means to realize expansion of business opportunities. Offering is exempted.

[0015] However, the conventional broadcast receiving apparatus or information recording / reproducing apparatus cannot provide Internet advertisement to the user. For example, neither a conventional broadcast receiving apparatus nor an information recording / reproducing apparatus has application software such as a web browser, and does not have application software for receiving e-mail. Then, it is necessary to construct technical means for realizing providing Internet advertisement to users via a broadcast receiving device or an information recording / reproducing device, for example, an advertising information acquisition method and an advertising information display method. It ’s not easy.

[0016] The present invention has been made in view of the problems exemplified above, and the first problem of the present invention relates to a program or content existing in an information source on a computer network such as the Internet. An object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast receiving apparatus, an information recording / reproducing apparatus, a program guide presentation method, a content list presentation method, and a computer program that can provide information to a user.

[0017] A second subject of the present invention is a broadcast receiving apparatus, an information recording / reproducing apparatus, a program guide presentation method, and the like, which can provide a user with information on a program or content provided by people on a community site or the like, It is to provide a content list presentation method and a computer program.

[0018] A third problem of the present invention is that a broadcast receiving apparatus, an information recording / reproducing apparatus, a program guide presentation method, a content list presentation method, and a computer capable of providing a user with an Internet advertisement related to a program or content. To provide a program.

Means for solving the problem

[0019] In order to solve the above problems, a broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention is a broadcast receiving apparatus that receives content data of a program transmitted from a broadcast station and reproduces the content data. Program information receiving means for receiving the program information, program information received by the program information receiving means, program specifying information acquiring means for acquiring program specifying information for specifying the program, and an information source on the computer network Network communication means for connecting to the computer network and the program identification information acquired by the program identification information acquisition means for specifying the program. And related information requesting means for transmitting to the information source related information request information for requesting the information source to transmit related information related to the specified program, and according to the related information request information. Among the related information received by the related information receiving means, the condition setting means among the related information receiving means for receiving the related information transmitted, the condition setting means for setting the related information selection condition, and the condition setting Related information selecting means for selecting related information that satisfies the related information selection condition set by the means, program information received by the program information receiving means, and related information selected by the related information selecting means in a predetermined layout A program guide creation means for creating a program guide by arranging the program guides according to the program guide, and a program guide output means for outputting the program guide created by the program guide creation means; It has.

In order to solve the above problems, an information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is an information recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing content data, and specifies content data for specifying the content data and the content data. Recording means for recording information on a recording medium, and content specification information acquisition means for acquiring a content specification † blueprint for specifying the content corresponding to the content data from the content data or the content data specification information And network connection means for connecting to the computer network for communication with information sources on the computer network, based on the content specific information acquired by the content specific information acquisition means! / Identifies content and relates to this identified content Related information request means for transmitting to the information source related information request information for requesting the information source to transmit the related information, and the related information transmitted from the information source in response to the related information request information. Among the related information received by the related information receiving means, the condition setting means for setting the related information selection condition, and the related information receiving means, the related information selection condition set by the condition setting means is selected. The related information selecting means for selecting relevant information to be satisfied, the content specifying information or other content specifying information for specifying the content, and the related information selected by the related information selecting means are set to a predetermined level. The content list creation means for creating a content list by IJI IJ and following the content list creation means Con that outputs a made content list And tenrist output means.

[0021] In order to solve the above problems, a program guide presenting method of the present invention is a program guide presenting method for presenting a program guide of a broadcast program, a program information receiving step for receiving program information relating to the program, A program identification information acquisition step for acquiring program identification information for identifying the program from the program information received in the program information reception step, and a program acquired in the program identification information acquisition step The related information for identifying the program based on the specific information and transmitting the related information request information to the information source for requesting the information source on the computer network to transmit the related information related to the specified program. An information request step, a related information receiving step for receiving the related information transmitted from the information source in response to the related information request information, and a related information received in the related information receiving step. A related information selection step for selecting related information that satisfies a related information selection condition, program information received in the program information receiving step, and related information selected in the related information selection step. A program guide creation step for creating the program guide by arranging according to the layout, and a program guide output step for outputting the program guide created in the program guide creation step.

[0022] In order to solve the above problems, a content list presentation method of the present invention is a content list presentation method for presenting a list of content corresponding to content data recorded on a recording medium, wherein the content data and the content Content corresponding to the content data from the content data or the content data specifying information read from the content data or the content data specifying information from a recording medium in which content data specifying information for specifying data is recorded In the content specifying information acquisition step for acquiring content specifying information for specifying the content, the content is specified based on the content specifying information acquired in the content specifying information acquiring step, and the specified Content A related information requesting step for transmitting to the information source related information request information for requesting the information source on the computer network to transmit related information related to the computer network, and the information source according to the related information request information. A related information receiving step for receiving the transmitted related information, and a related information satisfying a related information selection condition among the related information received in the related information receiving step The related information selecting step for selecting information, the content specifying information or other content specifying information for specifying the content, and the related information selected in the related information selecting step are arranged according to a predetermined layout. Thus, a content list creation step for creating the content list and a content list output step for outputting the content list created in the content list creation step are provided.

[0023] In order to solve the above problems, a first computer program of the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer to execute the above-described program guide presentation method of the present invention (including various aspects thereof).

[0024] In order to solve the above problems, a second computer program of the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer to execute the above-described content list presentation method of the present invention (including various aspects thereof). .

[0025] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the first computer program product in the computer-readable medium clearly embodies the program instructions executable by the computer, and the computer is provided with the program of the present invention described above. The table presentation method is executed.

[0026] In order to solve the above problems, a second computer program product in a computer-readable medium clearly embodies program instructions executable by a computer, and the computer is stored in the container of the present invention described above. Run the list presentation method.

[0027] According to the first or second computer program product of the present invention, the computer program product is stored in a computer from a recording medium such as a ROM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or hard disk that stores the computer program product. If the computer program product, which is a transmission wave, for example, is downloaded to a computer via communication means, the program table presentation method or content list presentation method of the present invention described above can be executed relatively easily. Become. More specifically, the computer program product may include a computer-readable code (or computer-readable instruction) that is executed as the program guide presentation method or content list presentation of the present invention described above.

[0028] These effects and other advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the embodiments described below. Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is an embodiment of a broadcast receiving apparatus and an information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, an information recording / reproducing apparatus, various input / output devices connected to the information recording / reproducing apparatus, a broadcasting station, the Internet, and the Internet. It is explanatory drawing which shows a server computer etc.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal structure of the information recording / reproducing apparatus in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing program information.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing content data and content data specifying information.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing related information request information.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing review data communication information.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing advertisement data communication information.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing destination data communication information.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing related information selection conditions.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a user information input screen.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing program guide creation information.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a program table created by the information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another program table created by the information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing content list creation information.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a content list created by the information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing another content list created by the information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a program guide presentation operation by the information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a content list presentation operation by the information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a digital television in which the information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is further embodied. It is a block diagram showing HDDZDVD recorder with built-in tuner,

Explanation of symbols

1 '1 f blueprint recording and playback device

22 Program specific information acquisition unit

23 Content-specific information acquisition unit

24 Network connection

25 Related information request section

26 Related information receiver

27 Condition setting section

28 Related information selection section

29 Program guide section

30 Create content list §

42 Program information receiver

43 Program guide display processing section

44 Content list display processing section

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0031] Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described for each embodiment in order with reference to the drawings.

[0032] (Broadcast receiving apparatus / information recording / reproducing apparatus)

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the broadcast receiving apparatus and information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, an information recording / reproducing apparatus, various input / output devices connected to the information recording / reproducing apparatus, a broadcasting station, the Internet, and the Internet. Server computer etc. are shown.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 receives, as a basic function, content data of a program that has also been transmitted from a broadcasting station (base station) 2 via a receiver such as an antenna 3, for example. It has a function to do.

[0034] Furthermore, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 plays the received content data as a basic function, and the reproduced content data is supplied to an image display device such as the display panel device 4 and the display panel device 4, for example. Built-in speaker system (Fig. (Not shown) and the like.

[0035] Furthermore, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 has a function of recording the received content data on a recording medium such as a node disc and a DVD as a basic function.

[0036] Furthermore, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 has a function of reproducing the content data recorded on the recording medium and outputting the reproduced content data to the display panel device 4 and the speaker system as basic functions. Yes.

[0037] Further, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is connected to a computer network such as the Internet 7 via a router 5 with a built-in modem and a server computer 6 of a provider as a basic function. The function to communicate with the source is provided. Information sources on the computer network include, for example, a server computer 8 with a community site installed, a server computer 9 for Internet advertisement distribution owned by a television station, and a server computer 10 for movie advertisement distribution owned by a movie company. is there.

[0038] It should be noted that more specific consciousness, thought, taste, hobby, occupation, qualification, degree or product, etc., such as sites that provide community services, member community management sites, and community service sites People who have a characteristic, or who have a characteristic such as belonging to a specific company, school, organization, organization, community, region, country, environment, etc. can obtain information related to that characteristic, or Websites that can provide information related to their characteristics are here "community sites".

Furthermore, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 has an information input function as a basic function.

The user can input information such as data and commands to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 using the remote controller 11, the keyboard 12, and the mouse 13, for example.

[0040] These basic functions of the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 can be realized by applying a known technique.

[0041] Further, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 has a program guide presentation function for presenting a program guide of broadcast programs (programs scheduled to be broadcast and programs already broadcast). Furthermore, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 includes a content list presentation function for presenting a list of content corresponding to content data recorded on a recording medium. Program guide presentation function and content list The presentation function will be described in detail later.

[0042] The information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is, for example, a HDDZDVD recorder with a built-in digital TV tuner having a computer network communication function.

Note that the broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention is not limited to a recorder with a built-in digital tuner, but can be applied to a recorder with a built-in analog tuner. The broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention is not limited to a recorder, and can be applied to a television. The broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention is not limited to a television broadcast receiving apparatus, but can be applied to a radio broadcast receiving apparatus.

[0044] Further, the information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the HDD recorder and the DVD recorder, but is also applied to a recorder that records and reproduces information on other recording media such as a Blu-ray disc recorder and an HD DVD recorder. be able to.

FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1. Information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 includes transmission / reception unit 21, program specific information acquisition unit 22, content specific information acquisition unit 23, network connection unit 24, related information request unit 25, related information reception unit 26, condition setting unit 27, related information A selection unit 28, a program guide creation unit 29, a content list creation unit 30, a display processing unit 31, an input unit 32, a recording unit 33, a content data reproduction unit 34, and a control unit 35 are provided.

[0046] The broadcast receiving unit 21 includes a content data receiving unit 41 and a program information receiving unit 42.

[0047] The content data receiving unit 41 receives content data. That is, the broadcast wave transmitted from the broadcast station 2 is received by the antenna 3. The content data receiver 41

, Receives a signal corresponding to the broadcast radio wave received by the antenna 3. Further, the content data receiving unit 41 selects a medium specific channel for the received broadcast radio wave. Further, the content data receiving unit 41 demodulates the signal of the selected organized channel. Further, the content data receiving unit 41 separates and extracts the content data from the multiplexed broadcast signal obtained by demodulation. Content data includes video data, still image data, audio data, caption data, character super data, and the like.

[0048] The program information receiving unit 42 receives program information. That is, the program information receiving unit 42 receives a signal corresponding to the broadcast radio wave received by the antenna 3, demodulates this signal, Program information is separated and extracted from the multiplex broadcast signal obtained by demodulation.

FIG. 3 shows an example of program information. Program information 50 is information relating to a program transmitted from broadcasting station 2. For example, the program information 50 is program arrangement information (Service Information), more specifically, electronic program data of an electronic program guide (EPG). The program information 50 is, for example, metadata. Program information 50 includes program ID (event ID) 51, program start time 52, program time length 53, channel number 54, program name 55, program overview 56, program details 57, program genre code 58, etc. Is included as character data (text data).

[0050] The program information is not limited to the program information of the electronic program guide. For example, the program information includes program organization information (for example, if it is a news program, information such as the broadcast start time of each news broadcast within the program and the broadcast start time of a commercial), company name or product name. Sponsor information and used music information may be included. In addition, the program information includes information on programs and data broadcasting information broadcasted by a broadcasting station using a data broadcasting channel. The program information of the present invention is not limited to text data, and may be information in other formats as long as it is information that can be easily reproduced as a language or a character. In addition, the program information may include still image data or a short playback time!

The content data receiving unit 41 and the program information receiving unit 42 in FIG. 2 are integrally configured as the broadcast receiving unit 21. Specifically, the broadcast receiving unit 21 includes, for example, a tuner, a demodulation circuit, and a decoder for separating and extracting content data and program information from the multiplex broadcast signal. When the broadcast is a digital television broadcast and the multiplex encoding method of the multiplex broadcast signal is MPEG-2 TS (Moving Picture Experts Group phase 2 Transport Stream), the broadcast receiver 21 receives the content data and program information. A TS decoder is provided as a decoder for separation and extraction. In the case of terrestrial digital broadcasting, program content data and program information are multiplexed on a multiplex broadcast signal and transmitted from broadcast station 2. In this case, the broadcast receiving unit 21 separates and extracts the content data and the program information from the multiple broadcast signal power received from the broadcast station 2 by using the TS decoder.

[0052] The program identification information acquisition unit 22 uses the program information received by the program information reception unit 42, Program specifying information for specifying a program is acquired. For example, the program information received by the program information receiving unit 42 is stored in the recording medium 45. The program specific information acquisition unit 22 reads the program name from the program information stored in the recording medium 45. In this case, the program name corresponds to the program specific information.

[0053] The program specifying information is not limited to the program name! /. The program identification information may be information that can identify a program, that is, information that can identify a program from other programs, for example, a program ID.

The content specifying information acquisition unit 23 acquires content specifying information for specifying content corresponding to the content data from the content data or content data specifying information received by the content data receiving unit 41. For example, when the user inputs an instruction to record (record) the content data received by the content data receiving unit 41 using the remote control 11 or the like to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1, the recording unit 33 The content data is recorded on the recording medium 45. Further, the control unit 35 generates content data specifying information for specifying the content data, and the recording unit 33 records the content data specifying information on the recording medium 45. The content data and the content specifying information for specifying the content data are recorded in the recording medium 45 in association with each other via a content data ID or the like. Figure 4 shows an example of content data and content data identification information. As shown in FIG. 4, the content data specifying information 61 is information for specifying the content data 62. The content data identification information 61 includes content data ID 63, content name 64, recording date and time 65, recording time length 66, channel number 67, content overview 68, content details 69, content genre code 70, and the like. include. For example, content name 64, content outline 68, content detail 69 and content genre code 70 are generated based on the program information. The content data specifying information 61 is, for example, character data (text data). The content identification information acquisition unit 23 reads the content name as the central force of the content data identification information 61 recorded on the recording medium 45. In this case, the content name corresponds to the content specific information.

Note that the content specifying information is not limited to the content name. Content specific information It can be any blueprint that can identify the content, that is, any information that can distinguish one content from another.

[0056] The network connection unit 24 connects the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 to the computer network in order to communicate with an information source on the computer network. For example, the network connection unit 24 includes a LAN (Local Area Network) interface circuit and a LAN connection terminal. In this case, the network connection unit 24 connects the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 to the Internet 7 via the router 5 with built-in modem and the server computer 6 of the pronoida as shown in FIG. As a result, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 can communicate with information sources on the Internet 7, for example, the server computers 8, 9, and 10.

In FIG. 1, the network connection unit 24 connects the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 to the Internet 7 via the home network (home LAN), the router 5, the telephone line, and the server computer 6 of the provider. However, this connection method is only an example. Various known methods can be applied to the method of connecting the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 to the Internet 7. When other methods are applied as a method of connecting the information recording / reproducing device 1 to the Internet 7, the interface circuit and connection terminal provided in the network connection unit 24 are changed so as to conform to the applied connection method. To do. Computer networks are not limited to the Internet7. For example, a computer network can be a LAN only! /, And even WAN (Wide Area Network)! / ヽ.

The related information request unit 25 specifies a program based on the program specification information acquired by the program specification information acquisition unit 22. Then, the related information request unit 25 generates related information request information for requesting an information source (for example, server computers 8, 9, 10) to transmit related information related to the specified program. Send the information request information to the information source. Further, the related information requesting unit 25 specifies content based on the content specifying information acquired by the content specifying information acquiring unit 23. Then, the related information request unit 25 generates related information request information for requesting the information source to transmit related information regarding the identified content, and transmits the related information request information to the information source. . Related information Request information is information on the Internet 7 by the network connection 24. Sent to the source.

FIG. 5 shows an example of related information request information. As shown in FIG. 5, the related information request information 80 includes communication control information 81, an identification number 82, and information that also includes a search execution command and program specific information (or a search execution command and content specific information). Set 83 is included. For example, in order to request related information for one program (content), one combination of the identification number 82 and the information set 83 is included in the related information request information 80. When requesting related information about a plurality of programs (contents), the combination of the identification number 82 and the information set 83 is included in the related information request information 80, the number corresponding to the number of programs (contents). The related information request information 80 in FIG. 5 includes three combinations of the identification number 82 and the information set 83 in order to request related information about three programs (contents).

[0060] For example, when the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 and the information source are connected via the Internet 7, the communication protocol used for communication between them is a communication protocol normally applied to the Internet 7. is there. For example, TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol I Internet Protocol) is applied as the lower-layer protocol, and HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is applied as the upper-layer protocol. Is done. In this case, the communication control information 81 of the related information request information 80 in FIG. 5 includes an IP header, a TCP header, an HTTP header, and the like. The IP header includes the IP address of the transmission source (information recording / reproducing device) and the IP address of the destination (for example, a server computer 8, 9, or 10).

[0061] The identification number 82 is information for specifying a program to be requested and received related information in communication between the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 and the information source. When requesting related information for a plurality of programs at once, identification information 82 is attached to an information set 83 for each program. The identification information 82 is a unique number different from each other, for example.

[0062] The program specifying information in the information set 83 is the program specifying information acquired by the program specifying information acquiring unit 22, for example, character data indicating a program name. Further, the content specifying information in the information set 83 is content specifying information acquired by the content specifying information acquiring unit 23, and is, for example, character data indicating a content name. [0063] The search execution command in the information set 83 causes the server computers 8, 9, and 10 that are information sources to execute a search using the program specific information (program name) or the content specific information (content name) as a keyword. Command to request transmission of results (related information). The search execution command may not be in the form of a command as long as it is information that triggers a search program or the like installed in the server computers 8, 9, and 10. Further, the search program installed in the server computer 8, 9, 10 is not limited to the search program for searching for information stored in the server computer 8, 9, 10. The search program installed in the server computers 8, 9, and 10 can, for example, search for information on other computers connected to the server computers 8, 9, and 10, external recording devices, the Internet, and other computer networks. A search program for searching may be used.

[0064] The related information receiving unit 26 receives the related information transmitted from the information source in response to the related information request information. In this embodiment, there are three types of related information. That is, review data, advertisement data, and destination data.

[0065] The review data is data describing a review of a program. The review data includes data describing what is similar to a program review, which is just data describing a program review (criticism). For example, the review data includes data describing opinions, comments, and impressions about the program, as well as advertising of the program and content introduction. The review data is, for example, character data (text data). Review data is mainly transmitted from the server computer 8 where the community site is installed.

[0066] The advertisement data is character data, image data, or audio data for reproducing an advertisement. The advertisement data is, for example, advertisement data for Internet advertisement. The image data of the advertisement data may be still image data or moving image data. The advertisement data is mainly transmitted from a server computer 9 for Internet advertisement distribution possessed by a television station or a server computer 10 for Internet advertisement distribution possessed by a movie company.

[0067] The destination data is data including at least an address of a web page on the computer network and character data for specifying the web page. The destination data is used to generate a hyperlink. The destination data is stored on the server Sent from 8, 9, 10, etc.

[0068] The related information of the present invention is not limited to review data, advertisement data, and destination data. The related information may be other information related to the program or content such as program audience rating data.

[0069] Between the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 and the server computers 8, 9, and 10, the review data, the advertisement data, and the destination data are the review data communication information, the advertisement data communication information, and the destination data communication information! / , Each is sent and received in a U-shape.

FIG. 6 shows an example of review data communication information. As shown in FIG. 6, the review data communication information 90 includes communication control information 91, an identification number 92, and review data 93. For example, when the related information request unit 25 requests related information for one program (content), the review data communication information 90 includes one combination of the identification number 92 and the review data 93. When the related information request unit 25 requests related information on a plurality of warps and (contents), the review data communication information 90 includes a plurality of combinations of the identification number 92 and the review data 93. When there are a plurality of review data 93 for one program (content), a plurality of review data 93 is continuously transmitted following the identification number 92 of the program. The communication control information 91 includes, for example, an IP header, a TCP header, and an HTTP header. The IP header includes the IP address of the transmission source (for example, server computer 8) and the IP address of the destination (information recording / reproducing apparatus 1). The identification number 92 is information for specifying the number of yarns to be requested and received of related information in the communication between the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 and the information source, and is a unique number, for example.

FIG. 7 shows an example of advertisement data communication information. As shown in FIG. 7, the advertisement data communication information 100 includes communication control information 101, an identification number 102, and advertisement data 103. For example, when the related information request unit 25 requests related information about one program (content), the advertisement data communication information 100 includes one combination of the identification number 102 and the advertisement data 103. When the related information request unit 25 requests related information about a plurality of programs (contents), the advertisement data communication information 100 includes a plurality of combinations of the identification number 102 and the advertisement data 103. One When there are a plurality of advertisement data 103 for a program (content), the plurality of advertisement data 103 is continuously transmitted following the identification number 102 of the program. The communication control information 101 and the identification number 102 are substantially the same as the communication control information 91 and the identification number 92 of the review data communication information 90 in FIG. The IP header included in the communication control information 101 includes the IP address of the transmission source (for example, the server computer 9 or 10) and the IP address of the destination (information recording / reproducing apparatus 1).

FIG. 8 shows an example of destination data communication information. As shown in FIG. 8, the destination data communication information 110 includes communication control information 111, an identification number 112, and destination data 113. For example, when the related information request unit 25 requests related information about one program (content), the destination data communication information 110 includes one combination of the identification number 112 and the destination data 113. When the related information request unit 25 requests related information for a plurality of programs (contents), the destination data communication information 110 includes a plurality of combinations of the identification number 112 and the destination data 113. When there are a plurality of pieces of destination data 113 for one program (content), a plurality of pieces of destination data 113 are continuously transmitted following the identification number 112 of the program. The communication control information 111 and the identification number 112 are substantially the same as the communication control information 91 and the identification number 92 of the review data reception information 90 in FIG.

Further, the related information receiving unit 26 extracts the review data from the received review data communication information 90 and records it on the recording medium 45. When the review data communication information 90 includes review data for a plurality of programs (contents), the related information receiving unit 29 classifies the review data for each program based on the identification number 92, and the classified data is classified. The review data is recorded on the recording medium 45 in association with each program. For example, the review data is classified into programs on the recording medium 45 using a structure such as a folder or a directory. Similarly, the related information receiving unit 26 extracts advertisement data and destination data from the received advertisement data communication information 100 and destination data communication information 110, classifies them into programs as necessary, and records them on a recording medium 45. To record.

[0074] The condition setting unit 27 in FIG. 2 sets a related information selection condition. Related information selection condition is This is information indicating a condition for selecting related information to be displayed in the program guide or content list from the related information received by the related information receiving unit 26. The related information selection condition includes, for example, information indicating the nature or preference of the user.

FIG. 9 shows an example of user information. As shown in FIG. 9, user information 120 includes user ID 121, nosword 122, nickname 123, '14 additional U code 124, age 125, occupation code 126, three program genre codes 127, 128, Information (user profile information) such as 129 is included. Of the user information 120, the user ID 121 and the password 122 are information used when logging in to the community site. Among the user information 120, sex code 124, age 125, occupation code 126, and three program genre codes 127, 128, and 129 are related information selection conditions. That is, the sex code 124, the age 125, and the occupation code 126 are information indicating the nature of the user. The program genre codes 127, 128, and 129 are codes indicating the user's favorite program genre, and these are information indicating the user's preference.

[0076] User information 120 is input by the user. When the user inputs user information, an input screen 130 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display panel device 4. The user inputs the user information 120 according to the instruction on the input screen 130 using, for example, the remote controller 11, the keyboard 12, or the mouse 13. The input user information 120 is recorded on the recording medium 45. The condition setting unit 27 includes the medium force of the user information 120 recorded on the recording medium 45, '14 additional — 124, age 125, occupation = 3—126, three warps and di-annole = f 1 127, 128, 129 The related information selection conditions are read and transferred to the memory area on the RAM or the working memory area on the recording medium 45.

Note that the related information selection condition is not limited to the items shown in FIG. For example, the user's nationality, residence, marital status, favorite magazine, favorite music genre, etc. may be used as the related information selection conditions.

The related information selection unit 28 in FIG. 2 selects related information that satisfies the related information selection condition set by the condition setting unit 27 from the related information received by the related information receiving unit 26. For example, the related information selection unit 28 refers to the age 125 information transferred to the memory area on the RAM or the working memory area on the recording medium 45, and the user's age is less than 18 years old. Recognize that there is. Then, the related information selection unit 28 selects only the review data, advertisement data, and destination data related to the program or content that is prohibited from being viewed under 18 years of age.

[0079] The program guide creating unit 29 creates the program guide by arranging the program information received by the program information receiving unit 26 and the related information selected by the related information selecting unit 28 according to a predetermined layout. .

[0080] There are various modes of the program guide. For example, like a television column of newspaper, there is a mode in which a plurality of channels are assigned in the horizontal direction of the program guide, time is assigned in the vertical direction of the program guide, and a list of a plurality of programs in the plurality of channels is posted. There is also a mode in which one channel is assigned in the horizontal direction of the program guide, time is assigned in the vertical direction of the program guide, and a list of a plurality of programs in one channel is posted. In addition, there are modes in which a program that satisfies a specific condition is selected and a list of the selected programs is posted, or detailed information on one program is posted.

[0081] Hereinafter, a case will be described as an example in which a program guide in a mode in which a list of a plurality of programs in one channel is posted and a program guide in a mode in which detailed information on one program is posted are created.

[0082] In creating the program guide, the program guide creating unit 29 first collects information necessary for creating the program guide. Specifically, as shown in Figure 11, program ID 141, program start time 142, program time length 143, channel number 144, program name 145, program overview 146, program details 147, number of reviews 148, reviews Information such as data 149, 149, ..., number of advertisements 150, advertisement data 151, 151, number of links 152, destination data 153, 153, image data 154, etc. is collected. The collected information is recorded as program guide creation information 140 in a memory area on the RAM or a work memory area on the recording medium 45. Information necessary for creating the program guide is collected for each program, and the program guide creation information 140 is recorded for each program. The program guide creation information 140 in FIG. 11 is the program guide creation information for one program.

[0083] Program ID 141, program broadcast start time 142, program time length 143, channel number 144, program name 145, program summary 146, and program details 147 are received by program information receiving unit 42 and recorded in recording medium 45. Obtained from the program information.

[0084] Review data 149, advertisement data 151, and destination data 153 are related information receiving unit 2 The review data, the advertisement data, and the destination data received by 6, recorded in the recording medium 45, and further selected by the related information selection unit 28.

[0085] The number of reviews 148 is the number of review data 149 related to this program. The number of advertisements is the number of advertisement data 151 related to this program. The link number 152 is the number of destination data 153 related to this program. The number of reviews 148, the number of advertisements 149, and the number of links 152 are obtained by the calculation process of the program guide creation unit 29 or the control unit 35.

[0086] Image data 154 is still image data indicating this program, and is a so-called thumbnail. For example, the image data 154 is an image of one frame in the content data of the program, and is transmitted from the broadcast station 2 by being added to the program information. Note that the image data 154 may be video data.

[0087] After the collection of information necessary for creating the program guide, that is, recording of the program guide creation information 140 is completed, the program guide creation unit 29 creates a program guide using the program guide creation information 140.

[0088] First, the program guide creation unit 29 creates a program guide in a mode for listing a plurality of programs in one channel. FIG. 12 shows an example of a program table in which a list of a plurality of programs in one channel is posted. As shown in Fig. 12, the program table 160 lists four programs scheduled to be broadcast on Channel A from 8:00:00 to 11:59 AM. In the program table 160, images 161, program names 162, program outlines 163, number of reviews 164, number of linked sites 165, and advertisements 166 are arranged for each program. Image 161 is a still image. The program name 162, the program overview 163, the number of reviews 164, and the number of links 165 are character strings. The advertisement 166 is a character string, a still image, or a moving image. The program guide creation unit 29 arranges the image data 154, the program name 145, the program summary 146, the number of reviews 148, the number of links 152, and the advertisement data 151 in FIG. 11 according to the layout shown in FIG. The program table 160 is created by

[0089] Subsequently, the program guide creation unit 29 creates a program guide in a form in which detailed information of one program is posted. FIG. 13 is an example of a program table in which detailed information of one program is posted. As shown in FIG. 13, the program table 170 contains detailed information about one program. In the program guide 170, an image 171, a program name 172, program details 173, a plurality of reviews 174, a plurality of link destination names 175, and a plurality of advertisements 176 are arranged. Image 171 Still image or video. Program name 172, program details 173, review 174, and link destination name 175 are character strings. The advertisement 176 is a character string, a still image, or a moving image. The program guide creation unit 29 receives the image data 154, the program name 145, the program details 147, the review data 149, 149,... ゝ the destination data 153, 153,. The program table 170 is created based on the layout shown in FIG.

[0090] The program table 160 shown in FIG. 12 and the program table 170 shown in FIG. 13 have different aspects, and specifically, there are the following differences.

[0091] The size of the image 171 in the program guide 170 is larger than the size of the image 161 in the program guide 160.

[0092] The program summary 162 is posted in the program guide 160, while the program details 173 are posted in the program guide 170. The program details 170 have more characters than the program overview 160 and can therefore contain more information.

[0093] The number of reviews 164 is listed in the program guide 160, whereas a plurality of reviews 174 are listed in the program guide 170. Each review 174 may include the number of trackbacks.

[0094] While the number of linked destinations 165 is listed in the program table 160, a plurality of link destination names 175 are listed in the program table 170. The link destination name 175 may be displayed in hypertext. In this case, when the user designates (clicks) the link destination name 175 by operating the remote controller 11, the keyboard 12, or the mouse 13, the link destination web page is displayed on the screen. This can be realized by providing the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 with the same function as the web browser.

In the program table 160, the number of advertisements with one program is small, whereas in the program table 170, the number of advertisements posted for one program is large. In addition, the program guide 170 has a larger space for placing advertisements than the program guide 160, so that when the number of advertisement data is small! /, Advertisements can be expanded and posted.

[0096] The content list creation unit 30 in FIG. 2 creates a content list by arranging the content data specifying information and the related information selected by the related information selection unit 28 according to a predetermined layout.

[0097] There are various modes of the content list. For example, a plurality of contents corresponding to a plurality of contents data recorded (recorded) on the recording medium 45 are arranged on a matrix. There is a mode in which a list of contents is posted. There is also an aspect in which a list of contents is posted by arranging a plurality of contents in a vertical column. There is also a mode in which detailed information on one content is posted. In the case of arranging a plurality of contents, the arrangement order of contents is, for example, the order of recording date and time. In addition, the content may be classified and arranged for each genre. Furthermore, you can select content that satisfies specific conditions and arrange only the selected content.

[0098] Hereinafter, when creating a content list in which a list of contents is posted by arranging a plurality of contents in one vertical column, and a content list in which detailed information of one content is posted Take as an example.

[0099] In creating the content list, the content list creation unit 30 first collects information necessary for creating the content list. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, content data ID 181, content name 182, recording date and time 183, recording time length 184, channel number 185, content overview 186, content details 187, number of reviews 188, review data 189, 189 ,… ゝ Number of advertisements 190, Advertising data 191, 191,… 数 Number of links 192, Destination data 193, 193, ..., Image data 194, etc. are collected. The collected information is recorded as content list creation information 180 in a memory area on the RAM or a working memory area on the recording medium 45. Information necessary for creating the content list is collected for each content, and the content list creation information 180 is recorded for each program. The content list creation information 180 in FIG. 14 is content list creation information for one content.

[0100] Content data ID 181, content name 182, recording date and time 183, recording time length 184, channel number 185, content summary 186, content details 187 are content data specific information recorded on the recording medium 45 together with the content data Power is obtained.

[0101] The review data 189, the advertisement data 191 and the destination data 193 are received by the related information receiving unit 26, recorded in the recording medium 45, and further selected by the related information selecting unit 28. It is data.

[0102] The number of reviews 188 is the number of review data 189 related to this content. The number of advertisements 190 is the number of advertisement data 191 related to this content. 192 links Is the number of destination data 193 relating to this content. The number of reviews 188, the number of advertisements 190, and the number of links 192 are obtained by the arithmetic processing of the content list creation unit 30 or the control unit 35.

[0103] Image data 194 is still image data indicating this program, and is a so-called thumbnail. For example, the image data 194 is an image of one frame in the content data of the program, and is generated based on the content data of the program. Note that the image data 194 may be moving image data. In this case, the image data 194 is generated from images of a plurality of frames in the warp and content data.

[0104] After collection of information necessary for creating the content list, that is, recording of the content list creation information 180 is completed, the content list creation unit 30 creates a content list using the content list creation information 180.

[0105] First, the content list creation unit 30 creates a content list in a form in which a list of content is posted by arranging a plurality of contents in a vertical column. FIG. 15 is an example of a content list in which a list of contents is posted by arranging a plurality of contents in a vertical column. As shown in Fig. 15, the content list 200 includes a list of four contents. The content list 200 is arranged by image 201, content name 202, content summary 203, number of reviews 204, number of links 205, and advertisement 206 content. The content list creation unit 30 arranges the image data 1 94, the content name 182, the content summary 186, the number of reviews 188, the number of links 192, and the advertisement data 191 in FIG. 14 according to the layout shown in FIG. This creates content list 200.

[0106] Subsequently, the content list creation unit 30 creates a content list in which detailed information of one content is posted. FIG. 16 is an example of a content list in which detailed information of one content is posted. As shown in FIG. 16, the content list 210 contains detailed information about one content. In the content list 210, an image 211, a content name 212, a content detail 213, a plurality of reviews 214, a plurality of link destination names 215, and a plurality of advertisements 216 are arranged. The content list creation unit 30 includes image data 194, content name 182, content details 187, review data in FIG. .. 189, 189,... ゝ Destination data 193, 193,..., And advertisement data 191, 191,... Are arranged according to the layout shown in FIG.

[0107] The content list 200 shown in FIG. 15 and the content list 210 shown in FIG. The specific differences between the two are almost the same as the specific differences between the program guide 160 and the program guide 170. Further, the image 201 of the content list 200 may be a still image, and the image 211 of the content list 210 may be a moving image. In this case, still image data and moving image data are generated and recorded as the image data 194 of the content list creation information 180. Furthermore, sound may be added to the moving image of the content list 210. In this case, audio data for reproducing audio corresponding to the moving image is generated based on the content data, and this audio data is added to the content list creation information 180.

It should be noted that the image 201 in the content list 200 may be a moving image, and audio may be attached to this moving image.

However, since a plurality of images 201 are displayed at the same time in the content list 200, if audio is added to all these images 201 and these audios are played back simultaneously, different audios are mixed, which is not preferable. Therefore, the time for reproducing sound for each image 201 may be shifted.

The display processing unit 31 in FIG. 2 includes a program guide display processing unit 43 and a content list display processing unit 44.

[0110] The program guide display processing unit 43 outputs the program guides 160 and 170 created by the program guide creating unit 29 to the display panel device 4. As a result, the program guides 160 and 170 are displayed on the screen of the display panel device 4. For example, by operating the remote controller 11, the keyboard 12, or the mouse 13, the user can select whether to display the program guide 160 and whether to display the program guide 170. When the user designates one program while displaying the program guide 160, the program guide 170 for the designated program may be displayed.

[0111] The content list display processing unit 44 outputs the content lists 200 and 210 created by the content list creation unit 30 to the display panel device 4. As a result, the content lists 200 and 210 are displayed on the screen of the display panel device 4. For example, the user operates the remote controller 11, the keyboard 12, or the mouse 13 to operate the content list 200. Or the content list 210 can be selected. When the user designates one content while the content list 200 is displayed, the content list 210 may be displayed for the designated content! /.

The input unit 32 is an input interface that connects the remote controller 11, the keyboard 12, the mouse 13, and the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1. The input unit 32 includes, for example, an input interface circuit, a remote control signal receiver, a keyboard input terminal, and a mouse input terminal.

The recording unit 33 controls the recording and reading of information with respect to the recording medium 45. The recording unit 33 is, for example, an HDD (hard disk drive) or a DVD drive. The recorder 3 3 may be equipped with both HDD and DVD drive!

[0114] The recording medium 45 is a hard disk or a DVD. The recording medium used by the information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to a hard disk and a DVD. For example, instead of DVD, other recording media such as Blu-ray disc or HD DVD may be adopted. In addition, instead of DVD, a semiconductor memory element such as a memory card may be adopted.

[0115] The content data reproducing unit 34 reproduces the content data received by the content data receiving unit 41 and the content data recorded (recorded) on the recording medium 45. The content data reproducing unit 34 includes, for example, an MPEG decoder.

[0116] The control unit 35 performs overall control of the above-described components 21 to 34 constituting the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1. In addition, the control unit 35 and the display processing unit 31 are configured to display the screen of the display panel device 4 on the basis of screen data (for example, data described in a markup language) transmitted by the server computer 8, 9, 10 or the like. It has a function to perform processing for displaying information. For example, the control unit 35 and the display processing unit 31 have substantially the same functions as the web browser.

[0117] Program specific information acquisition unit 22, content specific information acquisition unit 23, related information request unit 25, related information reception unit 26, condition setting unit 27, related information selection unit 28, program guide generation unit 29, content list generation The unit 30, the display processing unit 31, and the control unit 35 are, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory, etc.). It is made up of. In other words, a program in which commands for realizing the operations of each part 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35 are recorded in ROM, and this program is stored in the CPU. By executing S, the operation of each of the rods 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 35 is realized. RAM is used as a working memory area for program execution.

[0118] (Program guide)

FIG. 17 shows a program guide presentation operation in the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1. For example, when the user turns on the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1, the program information receiving unit 42 receives the program information transmitted from the broadcast station 2. This program information is recorded in the recording medium 45. Subsequently, when the user inputs a command to present the program guide to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 using the remote controller 11, the keyboard 12 or the mouse 13, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 responds accordingly to FIG. The program guide presentation operation shown is started.

First, the control unit 35 checks whether or not the user information 120 (see FIG. 9) is recorded on the recording medium 45 (step Sl). When the user information 120 is not recorded (step Sl: NO), the control unit 35 displays the user information input screen 130 (see FIG. 10) on the display panel device 4 so that the user information 120 by the user is stored. Wait for input (step S2). The user inputs the user information 120 according to the instruction on the input screen 130.

[0120] When the user information 120 has already been recorded on the recording medium 45 (step S1: YES), or after the user information 120 has been entered, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 logs in to the community site (step S3). Specifically, the network connection unit 24 connects the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 to the Internet 7. Subsequently, under the control of the network connection unit 24 force control unit 35, it communicates with the server computer 8 and accesses the community site installed in the server computer 8. For example, the URL is input by the user according to the instruction on the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) force input screen 130 (see FIG. 10) of the web page of the community site, and is recorded on the recording medium 45. The control unit 35 reads this URL and controls the network connection unit 24 to access the community site. Subsequently, the control unit 35 reads the user ID 121 and the password 122 (see FIG. 9) from the user information 120 recorded on the recording medium 45, and reads the network connection unit 24. These are transmitted to the server computer 8. The server computer 8 receives the user ID 121 and the password 122, and checks whether the user is a member of the community based on these. When the user is a member of the community, the server computer 8 transmits, for example, a signal for permitting login to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1. On the other hand, when the user is not a member of the community, the server computer 8 transmits, for example, a signal indicating that membership registration is to be performed to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1.

[0121] Subsequently, the control unit 35 determines whether or not the login to the community site is successful.

(Step S4).

[0122] When the control unit 35 receives a signal indicating that a member should be registered from the server computer 8 via the network connection unit 24, the control unit 35 determines that the login to the community site has failed. (Step S4: NO). Then, the control unit 35 displays a member registration screen on the display panel device 4 and waits for an input of member registration by the user (step S5). The creation and display of the member registration screen is received by the server computer 8 from the member registration screen data (for example, data written in a markup language), and the control unit 35 and the display processing unit 31 perform the data based on this data. . After the member registration input is completed by the user (step S5: YES, step S6), the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 logs in to the community site again (step S3).

[0123] When the control unit 35 receives a signal from the server computer 8 through the network connection unit 24 to permit the mouth guin, the control unit 35 succeeds in guing to the community site. (Step S4: YES). Subsequently, the program specific information acquiring unit 22 acquires the program information and program specific information received by the program information receiving unit 42 and recorded in the recording medium 45 (step S7).

Subsequently, the related information request unit 25 specifies a program for which the related information is requested based on the program specifying information acquired in Step S7 (Step S8), and specifies the specified program. Related information request information (see FIG. 5) for requesting transmission of related information on the server is transmitted to the server computer 8 (step S9). Further, in step 9, the related information request unit 25 also transmits the related information request information to the server computers 9 and 10. Note that the access to the server computers 9 and 10 can be made by a user, The URL of the server computers 9 and 10 recorded in the body 45 is used.

Each server computer 8, 9, 10 receives the related information request information and transmits the related information to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 in accordance with the related information request information. For example, the server computer 8 in which the community site is installed mainly transmits review data communication information 90 (see FIG. 6). A server computer 9 for Internet advertisement distribution owned by a television station and a server computer 10 for Internet advertisement distribution owned by a movie company mainly transmit advertisement data communication information 100 (see FIG. 7). Each of the server computers 8, 9, and 10 transmits the destination data communication information 110 (see FIG. 8).

Subsequently, the related information receiving unit 26 receives the related information transmitted from the server computers 8, 9, 10 (step S10). Specifically, the related information receiving unit 26 receives the review data communication information 90, the advertisement data communication information 100, and the destination data communication information 110. Subsequently, the related information receiving unit 26 extracts the review data, advertisement data, and destination data from the received information, classifies the extracted review data, advertisement data, and destination data for each program, and stores them in the recording medium 45. Record (store) (Step S11)

[0127] Subsequently, the condition setting unit 27 refers to the user information 120 and sets a related information selection condition. Subsequently, the related information selection unit 28 selects related information that satisfies the related information selection condition from the related information received in step S10 and accumulated in the recording medium 45 in step S11 (step S12).

[0128] Subsequently, the program guide creation unit 29 refers to the recording medium 45, collects the program information received by the program information reception unit 42 and the related information selected in step S12, and collects these collected information. Information is recorded as program guide creation information 140 (see FIG. 11) in a memory area on the RAM or a work memory area on the recording medium 45 (step S13).

Subsequently, the program guide creation unit 29 arranges the program information and the related information included in the program guide creation information 140 according to a predetermined layout (see FIGS. 12 and 13), thereby turning the table 16 0 and 170 are created (step S14).

[0130] Subsequently, the warp and table display processing unit 43 outputs one of the program tables 160 and 170 created in step S14 to the display panel device 4 in accordance with a user instruction (step S14). S15). As a result, the program guide 160 or 170 is displayed on the display panel device 4.

[0131] On the other hand, when the user refuses input of membership registration (step S5: NO), the program guide creation unit 29 reads the program information received by the program information reception unit 42 and recorded in the recording medium 45, This is recorded as program guide creation information in a memory area on the RAM or a work memory area on the recording medium 45 (step S16).

[0132] Next, the program guide creation unit 29 creates a program guide by arranging the program information included in the program guide creation information recorded in step S16 according to a predetermined layout (step S14).

Subsequently, in step S14, the program guide display processing unit 43 outputs the program guide created in step S14 to the display panel device 4 (step S15). As a result, the program guide is displayed on the display panel device 4. The program guide created through step S16 (that is, the program guide created by jumping from step S7 to step S13) does not include display of related information. In other words, the program table created through step S 16 includes related information and information generated based on the related information (specifically, the number of reviews, the number of links, reviews, advertisements, and names of links). Are not included. In this program guide, only the information that can be obtained from the program information (specifically, images related to the program, program name, program overview, program details, etc.) is posted.

[0134] (Content list presentation)

FIG. 18 shows a content list presentation operation in the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1. For example, some content data is already recorded (recorded) on the recording medium 45 of the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1. When the user inputs a command to present the content list to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 using the remote controller 11, the keyboard 12 or the mouse 13, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 responds accordingly by the content list shown in FIG. Start the presentation operation.

In FIG. 18, steps S21 to S26 are the same as steps S1 to S6 in FIG.

[0136] When the login to the community site is successful (step S24: YES), the content specific information acquisition unit 23 also checks the content data specific information capability recorded in the recording medium 45. The tenth specific information is acquired (step S27).

[0137] Next, the related information request unit 25 specifies the content for which the related information is requested based on the content specifying information acquired in step S27 (step S28), and the related information related to the specified content. The related information request information (see FIG. 5) for requesting the transmission of is transmitted to the server computer 8 (step S29). Further, in step 29, the related information request unit 25 also transmits the related information request information to the server computers 9 and 10.

Each server computer 8, 9, 10 receives the related information request information and transmits the related information to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 according to the related information request information.

Subsequently, the related information receiving unit 26 receives the related information transmitted from the server computers 8, 9, 10 (step S 30). Specifically, the related information receiving unit 26 receives the review data communication information 90, the advertisement data communication information 100, and the destination data communication information 110. Subsequently, the related information receiving unit 26 extracts the review data, advertisement data, and destination data from the received information, classifies the extracted review data, advertisement data, and destination data for each program, and stores them in the recording medium 45. Record (store) (Step S31)

Subsequently, the condition setting unit 27 refers to the user information 120 and sets a related information selection condition. Subsequently, the related information selection unit 28 selects related information that satisfies the related information selection condition from the related information received in step S30 and recorded in the recording medium 45 in step S31 (step S32).

[0141] Subsequently, the content list creation unit 30 refers to the recording medium 45, collects the content data specifying information recorded in the recording medium 45 and the related information selected in step S32, and collects these pieces of information. Is recorded in the memory area on the RAM or the work memory area on the recording medium 45 as the content list creation information 180 (see FIG. 14) (step S33).

[0142] Subsequently, the content list creation unit 30 arranges the content data specifying information and the related information included in the content list creation information 180 according to a predetermined layout (see FIGS. 15 and 16), thereby creating a content. Lists 200 and 210 are created (step S34). [0143] Subsequently, the content list display processing unit 44 outputs one of the content lists 200 and 210 created in step S34 to the display panel device 4 in accordance with a user instruction (step S35). As a result, the content list 200 or 210 is displayed on the display panel device 4.

[0144] On the other hand, when the user refuses input of membership registration (step S25: NO), the content list creation unit 30 reads the content list specifying information recorded on the recording medium 45, and uses this as the content list creation information. Then, it is recorded in the memory area on the RAM or the work memory area on the recording medium 45 (step S36).

[0145] Subsequently, the content list creation unit 30 creates a program guide by arranging the content data specifying information included in the content list creation information recorded in step S36 according to a predetermined layout (step S34). .

Subsequently, the content list display processing unit 44 outputs the content list created in step S34 to the display panel device 4 (step S35). As a result, the content list is displayed on the display panel device 4. The content list created through step S36 (ie, the content list created by jumping to step S27! And step S33) does not include the display of related information. In other words, the content list created through step S 36 includes related information and information generated based on the related information (specifically, the number of reviews, the number of links, reviews, advertisements, and names of links). None of them are included. In this content list, only information obtained from the content data identification information (specifically, images related to the content, content names, content outlines, content details, etc.) are posted.

[0147] (HDDZDVD recorder with built-in digital TV tuner)

FIG. 19 shows an internal circuit of an HDDZDVD recorder with a built-in digital TV tuner that further embodies the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 described above.

As shown in FIG. 19, in the HDDZDVD recorder 300 with a built-in digital TV tuner, the tuner Z demodulation circuit 301 receives the broadcast radio wave transmitted from the TV broadcast station via the antenna, and receives the received broadcast. Demodulate the signal corresponding to the radio wave. As a result, an MPE G-2 TS multiplex broadcast signal can be obtained. Subsequently, the TS recorder 302 receives the multiplex broadcast signal. Separate and extract content data and program information from inside. Next, the decoder unit

AV (Audio Video) recorder 304, character / figure / still image decoder 305 and subtitle / character superdecoder 306 included in 303 include video data, audio data, subtitle Z character superdata and program information included in content data, etc. Decode. Subsequently, the display processing circuit 307 synthesizes the decoded moving image data and subtitle Z character super data, or generates a program table using the decoded program information, and generates the combined image or program table as the recorder 300. Output to the display panel device connected to the. Further, the decoded audio data is output to a speaker system (for example, a speaker system built in the display panel device) connected to the recorder 300. Further, the program information is recorded on the hard disk by the hard disk drive 309.

[0149] When the user instructs recording of the received content data, the encoder unit 308 displays the content data decoded by the decoder unit 303, that is, the video data, audio data, subtitle z character super data, and the like. Encode at a frame rate or encoding rate suitable for recording. The encoded content data is recorded on the hard disk or DVD by the hard disk drive 309 or the DVD drive 310 together with the content data specifying information generated by the CPU 319.

[0150] ROM 317 stores a program for realizing the program guide presentation operation shown in FIG. 17 and a program for realizing the content list presentation operation shown in FIG. The CPU 319 executes these programs. The RAM 318 is used as a working memory when the CPU 319 executes these programs.

[0151] That is, when the user inputs a command to present the program guide to the recorder 300 using the remote controller, keyboard, or mouse, the command is transmitted to the remote control signal receiver 313 and the remote control interface (I / F ) Circuit 314, or keyboard connection terminal 315 and keyboard interface circuit 316, or is supplied to CPU 319 via mouse connection terminal 317 and mouse interface circuit 318. In response to this, the CPU 319 starts executing a program for realizing the program guide presentation operation.

[0152] The program guide presenting operation realized by executing this program is as follows. First, the CPU 319 confirms that user information is recorded on the hard disk, and When user information is recorded on the disk, the user information is used to log in to the community site. On the other hand, when user information is not recorded on the hard disk

The CPU 319 displays a user information input screen on the display panel device, waits for the user information to be input by the user, and logs in to the community site using the input user information after the user information has been input. To do. Specifically, the recorder 300 is connected to the Internet via the LAN interface 311 and the LAN connection terminal 312. The CPU 319 uses the URL of the community site that is input in advance by the user and recorded on the hard disk. To access the community site and log in to the community site using the user ID and password included in the user information.

[0153] Subsequently, the CPU 319 should also receive TV broadcasting station power, obtain program identification information (for example, program name) from the program information recorded on the hard disk, and request related information based on this program identification information. The related information request information for specifying the program and requesting transmission of the related information related to the specified program is transmitted to the information source on the Internet. Then, the CPU 31 receives related information from information sources on the Internet. The related information request information is transmitted and the related information is received through the LAN interface circuit 311. Subsequently, the CPU 319 records the received related information on the node disk.

Subsequently, the CPU 319 refers to user information recorded on the hard disk, and sets related information selection conditions. Subsequently, the CPU 319 selects the relevant information that satisfies the relevant information selection condition from the relevant information that has received the information source and is recorded on the node disk.

Subsequently, under the control of the CPU 319, the display processing circuit 307 creates a program table by arranging related information satisfying the selection information and related information selection conditions according to a predetermined layout. The program guide is output to the display panel device.

On the other hand, when the user inputs a command to present the content list, the CPU 319 starts executing a program for realizing the content list presentation operation.

[0157] The content list presentation operation realized by executing this program is as follows.

First, the CPU 319 confirms that user information is recorded on the hard disk, and When user information is recorded on the hard disk, this user information is used to log in to the community site. On the other hand, when the user information is not recorded on the hard disk, the CPU 319 displays the user information input screen on the display panel device, waits for the user information to be input by the user, and inputs the user information after the user has completed the input. Log in to the community site using the provided user information.

[0158] Subsequently, the CPU 319 acquires content specifying information (for example, a content name) from the content data specifying information recorded on the hard disk, and specifies the content for which related information is requested based on the content specifying information. The related information request information for requesting transmission of related information regarding the specified content is transmitted to the information source on the Internet. The CPU 31 receives related information from information sources on the Internet. Subsequently, the CPU 319 records the received related information on the hard disk.

Subsequently, the display processing circuit 307 creates and creates a content list by arranging related data satisfying the content data specifying information and related information selection conditions according to a predetermined layout under the control of the CPU 319. Outputs the content list to the display non-no device.

[0161] In the above description, the broadcast receiving apparatus and the information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention are embodied as the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 (for example, the digital TV built-in type HDDZDVD recorder 300) as shown in FIG. The case of doing is given as an example. However, the broadcast receiving apparatus and information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention can be embodied as a computer program. That is, a computer program that describes commands for realizing the program guide presentation operation shown in FIG. 17 and the content list presentation operation shown in FIG. 18 is created. Then, this computer program is recorded on a recording medium. Then, the recording medium on which the computer program is recorded is transferred to the user. Alternatively, the computer program is read out from a recording medium and distributed to a user via a computer network. The user can use this computer program as a personal Load the data. As a result, personal computers generally equipped with CPU, RAM, HDD, DVD drive, interface circuit for computer network connection, interface circuit for keyboard connection, interface for mouse connection, image processing LSI tuners and TV tuner boards installed in personal computer expansion slots can be operated in the same way as the information recording / reproducing device 1 shown in FIG.

[0162] As described above, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 includes the program information receiving unit 42, the program specifying information acquiring unit 22, the content specifying information acquiring unit 23, the network connecting unit 24, the related information requesting unit 25, and the related information. A receiving unit 26, a condition setting unit 27, a related information selection unit 28, a program guide creation unit 29, a content list creation unit 30, a program guide display processing unit 43, and a content list display processing unit 44 are provided. According to these components, information related to a program or content existing in an information source on a computer network such as the Internet can be provided to the user via the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1.

[0163] Furthermore, in the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1, the related information request unit 25 requests review data from the information source, and the related information receiving unit 26 receives the review data to which the information source power has been transmitted. 29. The content list creation unit 30, the program guide display processing unit 43, and the content list display processing unit 44 arrange the review data in the program guide or content list. Thereby, reviews regarding programs or contents provided by people on community sites and the like can be provided to users via the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 (specifically, program guide or content list).

[0164] Further, in the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1, the related information request unit 25 requests the advertisement data from the information source, and the related information receiving unit 26 receives the advertisement data to which the information source power is transmitted. The advertisement data is arranged in the table and the content list by the creation unit 29, the content list creation unit 30, the program guide display processing unit 43, and the content list display processing unit 44. As a result, an advertisement related to a program or content can be provided to the user via the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 (specifically, the program guide or content list).

[0165] Furthermore, in the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1, the related information request unit 25 causes the destination data to the information source. The related information receiving unit 26 receives the destination data to which the data source is requested and the information source is transmitted, and the program guide creating unit 29, the content list creating unit 30, the program guide display processing unit 43, and the content list display processing unit 44 The destination data is arranged in the warp and table or in the content list. This makes it possible to provide a user with an opportunity to link to a website related to a program or content via the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 (specifically, a program guide or a content list).

[0166] Further, in the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1, the related information selection condition is set by the condition setting unit 27 using the user information including the information indicating the user's property or preference, and the related information selection condition is satisfied. Related information is selected by the related information selection unit 28. This makes it possible to appropriately narrow down relevant information to be presented to the user via the program table or content list. That is, the amount of related information obtained from information sources on computer networks such as the Internet may be enormous even if the related information is narrowed down to information related to a specific program or content. Even if the related information received by the related information receiving unit 26 is enormous, the related information selecting unit 28 narrows down the received related information based on the related information selection condition. The amount of relevant information posted is limited to an appropriate amount. This makes it possible to display information related to the program or content in an easy-to-read manner on the watch list or content list.

[0167] Furthermore, since the related information selection unit 28 uses information indicating the user's property or preference to narrow down the related information, only the related information that matches the user's property or preference is listed in the program guide or content list. be able to.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12 or FIG. 15, the program guide creation unit 29 or the content list creation unit 30 arranges character strings indicating the number of related information in the program guide or the content list. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the display space for the related information on the screen of the display panel device. As a result, many programs or information on many contents can be posted on one screen.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13 or FIG. 16, the program guide creation unit 29 or the content list creation unit 30 (a) records a program or content for one program or content. A character string describing a view, (b) a character string or image indicating an advertisement, and (C) a character string for identifying a web page (character string indicating a link destination name) are arranged in a table and content list. . As a result, various related information related to one program or content can be displayed on one screen, and abundant information can be provided to the user.

[0170] Furthermore, according to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1, the user can obtain program-related information or content-related information obtained from an information source on the Internet 7 by viewing the program guide or content list. This eliminates the need for the user to use a separate personal computer or the like in order to obtain program related information or content related information.

[0171] In the above description, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 acquires program information from signals transmitted as broadcast radio waves from a broadcast station. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, computer network capabilities may also get program information.

[0172] Further, in the above description, the case where force access is performed by logging in to the community site has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. If the community site does not require login procedures, you can access the community site without logging in. If the community site does not adopt a membership system or registration system, the community site can be accessed without registering as a member. The information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 can also obtain related information from such community sites.

Further, the program information receiving unit 42 in FIG. 2 is a specific example of program information receiving means, the program specifying information acquiring unit 22 is a specific example of program specifying information acquiring means, and the content specifying information acquiring unit 23 is This is a specific example of content identification information acquisition means, network connection unit 24 is a specific example of network connection unit, related information request unit 25 is a specific example of related information request unit, and related information receiving unit 26 is related information. This is a specific example of the receiving means, the condition setting unit 27 is a specific example of the condition setting means, the related information selection unit 28 is a specific example of the related information selection means, and the program guide creation unit 29 is a specific example of the program guide creation means. For example, the content list creation unit 30 is a specific example of content list creation means, the program guide display processing unit 43 is a specific example of program guide output means, and the content list display processing unit 44 is content list output means. The input unit 32 is a specific example of input means, and the recording unit 33 is a specific example of recording means. In addition, step S7 in FIG. 17 is a specific example of the program specific information acquisition process, step S8 and step S9 are specific examples of the related information request process, and step S10 is a specific example of the related information reception process. Step S12 is a specific example of the related information selection process, Step S13 and Step S14 are specific examples of the program guide creation process, and Step S15 is a specific example of the program guide output process.

[0175] Step S27 in FIG. 18 is a specific example of the content identification information acquisition process, step S28 and step S29 are specific examples of the related information request process, and step S30 is a specific example of the related information reception process. Step S32 is a specific example of the related information selection process, step S33 and step S34 are specific examples of the content list creation process, and step S35 is a specific example of the content list output process.

[0176] The present invention can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist or philosophy of the invention, which can also read the claims and the entire specification. The broadcast receiving apparatus and the information recording with such a change are also possible. The playback device, the program guide presentation method, the content list presentation method, and the computer program for realizing these functions are also included in the technical idea of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

[0177] A broadcast receiving apparatus, an information recording / reproducing apparatus, a program guide presenting method, and a content list presenting method according to the present invention receive a broadcast such as a television broadcast or a radio broadcast and reproduce the broadcast, for example, a television Information recording / reproducing apparatus for recording content data corresponding to a program or radio program on a recording medium and reproducing the content data recorded on the recording medium, and a program preferably used for these broadcast receiving apparatus and information recording / reproducing apparatus It can be used for a table presentation method and a content list presentation method. Further, it can also be used for broadcast receiving devices and information recording / reproducing devices that are mounted on or connectable to various computer devices for consumer use or business use, for example.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] A broadcast receiving apparatus that receives content data of a program transmitted from a broadcasting station and plays back the content data.

Program information receiving means for receiving program information relating to the program;

Program specifying information acquiring means for acquiring program specifying information for specifying the program from the program information received by the program information receiving means;

Network connection means for connecting to the computer network for communicating with information sources on the computer network;

The related information request information for specifying the program based on the program specifying information acquired by the program specifying information acquiring means and requesting the information source to transmit related information related to the specified program. Related information requesting means for transmitting to the source, related information receiving means for receiving the related information transmitted from the information source in response to the related information requesting information,

Condition setting means for setting related information selection conditions;

Related information selection means for selecting related information satisfying the related information selection condition set by the condition setting means from the related information received by the related information receiving means;

A program guide creating means for creating a program guide by arranging the program information received by the program information receiving means and the related information selected by the related information selecting means according to a predetermined layout;

A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a program guide output means for outputting the program guide created by the program guide creating means.

2. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the program information is electronic program data.

[3] The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information source is a server computer on which a site providing community services or a member community operating site is placed.

[4] The request is characterized in that the related information is data describing a review of the program. The broadcast receiver according to claim 1 of the scope of the request.

5. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the related information is character data, image data, or audio data for reproducing an advertisement.

[6] The related information includes the address of a web page on the computer network and character data for specifying the web page. Broadcast receiver.

[7] Provide an input means for inputting information indicating the nature or preference of the user,

2. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the condition setting unit sets information indicating a user property or preference input by the input unit as a related information selection condition.

[8] The broadcast according to claim 1, wherein the program guide creation unit creates a program guide including a character string indicating the number of pieces of related information selected by the related information selection unit. Receiver device.

[9] The related information specifies (a) data describing the review of the program, (b) character data or image data for reproducing an advertisement, and (c) a web page on the computer network. Character data for

Based on the related information selected by the related information selecting means, the program guide creating means (d) a character string describing the review of the program, (e) a character string or an image indicating the advertisement, and ( 2. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a warp and a table in which character strings for specifying the web page are arranged are created.

[10] An information recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing content data,

Recording means for recording the content data and content data specifying information for specifying the content data on a recording medium;

Content specifying information acquiring means for acquiring a content specifying † blueprint for specifying the content corresponding to the content data from the content data or the content data specifying information;

Network connection means for connecting to the computer network for communicating with information sources on the computer network; A related information request for specifying the content based on the content specifying information acquired by the content specifying information acquisition means and requesting the information source to transmit related information related to the specified content. Related information requesting means for transmitting information to the information source;

Related information receiving means for receiving the related information transmitted from the information source in response to the related information request information;

Condition setting means for setting related information selection conditions;

The content list is obtained by performing IJ on the content specification † blueprint or other content specification information for specifying the content and the related information selected by the related information selection means according to a predetermined layout. An information recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a content list creation means to create; and a content list output means for outputting the content list created by the content list creation means.

A program guide presentation method for presenting a program guide of a broadcast program,

A program information receiving step for receiving program information relating to the program;

A program specifying information acquiring step for acquiring program specifying information for specifying the program from the program information received in the program information receiving step;

Based on the program identification information acquired in the program identification information acquisition step, the program is identified, and transmission of related information related to the identified program is transmitted to an information source on the computer network. A related information requesting step of transmitting related information request information for requesting to the information source;

A related information receiving step of receiving the related information transmitted from the information source in response to the related information request information;

Of the related information received in the related information receiving step, a related information selection step of selecting related information that satisfies a related information selection condition;

The program information received in the program information receiving step and the related information selection menu A program guide creation step of creating the program guide by arranging the related information selected in the process according to a predetermined layout;

And a program guide output step for outputting the program guide created in the program guide creation step.

[12] A content list presentation method for presenting a list of contents corresponding to content data recorded on a recording medium,

The content data or the content data specifying information is read from the recording medium on which the content data and the content data specifying information for specifying the content data are recorded, and from the read content data or the content data specifying information A content specifying information acquisition step for acquiring content specifying information for specifying content corresponding to the content data;

Based on the content specifying information acquired in the content specifying information acquisition step, the V and the content are specified, and related information for requesting the information source on the computer network to transmit the related information related to the specified content. A related information request process for transmitting request information to the information source, and

The content list is arranged by arranging the content specification † blueprint or other content specification information for specifying the content and the related information selected in the related information selection step according to a predetermined layout. Content list creation process to create

A content list presentation method comprising: a content list output step of outputting the content list created in the content list creation step.

[13] A computer program for causing a computer to execute the program guide presentation method according to claim 11.

[14] Causes a computer to execute the content list presentation method according to claim 12 Computer programs for,