JP2004078640A - Contents distribution system and contents transmitting/receiving terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contents distribution system by which a user on a train can easily acquire viewable contents in the train and the reproduction of the contents is ended at the arrival at an objective station, and also to provide a reproducing terminal therefor. <P>SOLUTION: In the contents distribution system, arrival station information and the liking information of contents to be viewed in the train which are transmitted from a contents transmitting/receiving terminal 8 carried by a user intending to take a train are transmitted to a data server device 11 arranged around a wicket and having a radio communication function 12, the data server device 11 estimates user's scheduled departure time by a departure time estimation means 11, obtains a contents signal whose reproducing time is approximate the same as the scheduled departure time from a contents distribution server 3 and distributes the obtained contents signal to the information transmitter 12 so that the contents transmitting/receiving terminal 8 ends the reproduction of the contents whose reproduction is started simultaneously with the departure of the train before the arrival of the objective station. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a content distribution system and a content transmission / reception terminal for distributing content such as music and video to a content transmission / reception terminal carried by a train user, and particularly relates to preference information for each user and information about scheduled boarding time. The present invention relates to a content distribution system for transmitting content automatically selected based on the content to a content transmitting / receiving terminal. Further, the content transmission / reception terminal relates to a content transmission / reception terminal having a function of reproducing the transmitted content and performing an automatic reorganization of the reproduced content so that the reproduction ends at the scheduled arrival time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a conventional music and video content distribution service using a content transmission / reception terminal on a train, a user operates a terminal device and obtains content from a content provider via the Internet by wireless or other connection means. There is a way.
[0003]
Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-63580 discloses a system in which a train LAN is used to provide information according to each taste to content transmitting / receiving terminals of individual passengers using a train LAN. I have.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional technology, the operation for the user to acquire the content is complicated, and the reproduction time of the acquired music or video content is not related to the required time for boarding. Therefore, the reproduction of the content does not always end at the arrival at the destination station.
[0005]
There is also a problem that the content must be removed from the content or the playback must be interrupted upon arrival at the destination station, and the playback of the content must be interrupted against the user's will. there were.
[0006]
Therefore, according to the present invention, a communication between a data server device having a wireless communication function and a content transmission / reception terminal installed near a home is carried out until a user having a content transmission / reception terminal passes through a ticket gate at a station and gets on the board. Is performed, and content that the user likes and that can be viewed at a predetermined riding time is distributed to the content transmitting / receiving terminal.
[0007]
Further, the content may be reproduced at an arbitrary timing of the user, and the content reproduced at the arbitrary timing may be changed according to the time of the reproduction start operation and the arrival time at which the operation is performed due to a delay of a train or the like. Is reproduced as content that has been automatically organized based on the fluctuation information of. Then, the content transmitting / receiving terminal automatically rearranges the reproduction order of the contents so that the reproduction is finished at a place where the contents are well separated when the user arrives at the destination station.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention comprises the following means 1) and 2) for solving the above-mentioned problems.
That is,
[0009]
1) A content distribution server (3) for distributing content including at least information relating to video and / or sound, a relay server (11) for receiving the content distributed from the content distribution server, and transmission from the relay server A content transmitting / receiving terminal (8) for reproducing the content received and received,
The content transmission / reception terminal includes time information including a reproduction start time and a reproduction end time of the content set by a user having the terminal, and content preference information including genre information of the content desired by the user. , Has a function of transmitting to the relay server,
The relay server has a function of obtaining a playback time of the content based on the received time information, and transmitting the determined content playback time and the content preference information to the content distribution server,
The content distribution server selects, based on the received content playback time and content preference information, a content database in which a plurality of contents whose total playback time is within the content playback time are stored in advance, or Has a function of selecting one content that fits in the content reproduction time from the content database, and transmitting one or a plurality of contents obtained by the selection to the content transmission / reception terminal via the relay server as reproduction content. Have
The content distribution system, wherein the content transmitting / receiving terminal reproduces the received content for reproduction from the reproduction start time to the reproduction end time.
2) A content transmitting / receiving terminal used in the content distribution system according to the above item 1),
Playback operation means (85) for starting the playback of the received content, and when the playback operation of the playback content is operated with a delay from the start time, the playback operation is performed in accordance with the delayed time. Content transmission / reception means (83) for reorganizing reproduction content into time-reduced shortened content and generating the content, and reproducing the shortened content generated by the reorganization means. .
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of a content distribution system and a content transmitting / receiving terminal of the present invention will be described with reference to preferred embodiments.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a content distribution system according to the embodiment, and its operation will be described.
[0011]
The content distribution system shown in FIG. 1 includes a station server 11 and an information transmission device 12 installed at the boarding station 1, a station server 21 and an information transmission device 22 installed at the getting off station 2, a content distribution server 3, a content provider 4, It comprises a train 6 for viewing content and a content transmission / reception terminal 8.
[0012]
Next, the operation of the content distribution system configured as described above will be described. First, the user describes predetermined route information such as a boarding station name and a getting-off station name related to the commuting route in the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8. The content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 describes the genre of music desired to be watched while riding, information to be known, and information on the contents of the user, such as news items.
[0013]
Then, before entering the premises of the boarding station 1, the information portable terminal 8 is set to the ad hoc mode. The ad-hoc mode is a mode in which the infrastructure mode is a mode that wirelessly connects to a communication network via an Internet access point, whereas the ad-hoc mode is a mode in which data is directly connected to a partner wireless device without using an access point. In this mode, communication is performed.
[0014]
At the boarding station 1, an information transmission device 12 wired or wirelessly connected to a station server 11 is installed near a ticket gate. Then, by directly performing data communication with the content transmission / reception terminal 8, the user's commuting route information and content preference information are transmitted to the information transmission device 12.
[0015]
The commuting route information and preference information obtained therefrom are transmitted to the station server 11. The commuting route information includes information such as the name of the station where the user gets off. The station server 11 obtains the required boarding time required for arriving at the disembarkation station with reference to the standard train operation information stored in advance.
[0016]
Next, the station server 11 requests and transmits to the content distribution server 3 the distribution of the content having the user's content preference information and the content having the content reproduction time substantially equal to the required boarding time. The content distribution server 3 requests the content stored in the server when there is content that matches the request, and requests the content provider 4 when there is no content that matches the request, and acquires the target content.
[0017]
Then, the target content is transmitted to the station server 11 of the boarding station 1, and the content is transmitted from the information transmission device 12 to the content transmission / reception terminal 8 and stored therein.
[0018]
It is preferable that the acquisition of the content by the portable terminal 8 is performed before the user arrives at the platform of the station.
The user gets on the train 6 arriving at the station and operates the content playback button of the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 at the timing when the train departs.
[0019]
Eventually, the train arrives at the disembarkation station 2, but the playback of the content ends almost at the same time or before the arrival, and the user can play until the end of the content without interrupting the playback of the favorite content. it can. Therefore, the user can get off the vehicle while enjoying the contents.
[0020]
Then, on the return route to work, the getting-off station 2 becomes the boarding station, and the same contents as described above are provided to the user. In this way, the user can easily acquire the content of the time length for effectively using the commuting time for commuting, and the acquired content is not interrupted on the way, and is on board. Playback takes place in time.
[0021]
The schematic configuration and operation of the content distribution system have been described above.
Next, a method for arriving at the drop-off station and ending the reproduction of the content exactly will be described.
[0022]
FIG. 2 shows an operation concept of the content distribution system, which will be described with reference to FIG.
In this system, first, as a first step, input of fixed information such as a timetable of a station used by a user for commuting and information around the station (S1; step 1), and input of attribute information on a user's commuting route (S2) ), Acquisition of trigger information obtained by detecting that the user has entered the boarding station (S3), and transmission of preference information relating to the user's favorite content (S4), and the station server 11 Get the information of.
[0023]
The station server 11 determines the content of the content to be distributed to the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 and the length of the information related to the reproduction time of the content as a primary selection based on the information (S5). Then, predetermined content is obtained based on the selected information, and the obtained content is distributed to the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8.
[0024]
Next, the user recognizes a situation change due to a train operation situation such as a train time delay or a station congestion situation (S6), and based on the timing at which the user starts reproducing the content (S7). The obtained fluctuation information is obtained (S8). Then, a secondary selection for adjusting the length of the content reproduction time is made using the obtained fluctuation information (S9). Further, the content transmission / reception terminal 8 performs an automatic reproduction operation of the content such that the reproduction ends at a location where the content is well separated when the user arrives at the getting off station (S10).
[0025]
According to the content distribution system shown in the present embodiment configured as described above, the supply of the content having the predetermined reproduction time and the reproduction time adjustment function of the content transmission / reception terminal 8 are used, and the boarding time is reduced. The reproduction of the content is started at the time of getting on the vehicle and finished at the time of getting off.
[0026]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration and operation of the content distribution system, and further describes the configuration and operation of the content distribution system.
First, the content transmission / reception terminal 8 is a mobile terminal having a wireless communication function, such as a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a mobile phone, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants).
[0027]
The content transmission / reception terminal 8 has a function of reproducing desired content such as a moving image display function and a music reproduction function depending on the type of content to be distributed. Further, the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 includes an operation for starting reproduction of the content, an operation for extending or shortening a reproduction time of the content, which will be described later, and other operation buttons (not shown) for realizing functions of a mobile phone. have.
[0028]
The user who is a carrier of the content transmission / reception terminal 8 preliminarily stores content preference information for content distributed to the content transmission / reception terminal 8 and user information 8a including boarding station information and getting off station information. The data is input to a RAM or the like built in the transmitting / receiving terminal 8. Then, the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 returns the registered user information or the like in response to the inquiry from the information transmission device.
[0029]
Then, the user sets the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 to the ad hoc mode before entering the station yard through the ticket gate of the boarding station 10. The setting of the ad hoc mode is a function mode in which when the content transmission / reception terminal 8 owned by the user moves to the service area of the information transmission apparatus 12, the function mode is automatically detected.
[0030]
Thus, when the user approaches the ticket gate at the boarding station, the signal transmitted from the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 is received by the information transmission device 12 and its presence is detected. The information transmission device 12 obtains time information at the time of the detection, and requests transmission of the user information 8a stored in the content transmission / reception terminal 8. Then, the content transmission / reception terminal 8 returns it.
[0031]
Next, from the information transmission device 12, the time information at the time of the communication and the acquired user information 40 are transmitted to the station server 11. The station server 11 stores standard arrival time information from a train station to a predetermined station and boarding station fixed information 11a including operation time information.
[0032]
Then, the station server 11 checks the transmitted user information 8a with the boarding station fixed information 11a to obtain a required boarding time based on the route information normally used by the user. In addition, prediction of the departure time and arrival time of the train to be boarded is also made.
[0033]
Next, the station server 11 transmits the content distribution request based on the user preference information included in the user information to the content distribution server 3, using the required boarding time as the content reproduction time. That is, the content distribution request is a content distribution request within the required boarding time and as long as possible in the reproduction time, and according to the user preference information.
[0034]
The content distribution server 3 retrieves and obtains the content having a predetermined reproduction time or less, including the content owned by the content provider 4, and combines the plurality of retrieved content into a content program of a predetermined length. To organize. Then, the content program obtained by the composition is transmitted to the station server 11.
[0035]
The content provider 4 is a company that provides music, video, and other information contents. Further, the content distribution server 3 is an apparatus for storing content having the right of the content provider 4 and performing substitute sale and distribution of the content.
[0036]
The content distribution server 3 includes a storage device such as a hard disk (not shown), a CPU for managing storage data and communication, and hardware such as a memory device for temporarily storing communication data, and various so-called “memory devices”. It is composed of software for executing a server function.
[0037]
The content program supplied from the content distribution server 3 to the station server 11 is wirelessly transmitted to the content transmission / reception terminal 8 via the information transmission device 12. At the same time, information relating to the predicted scheduled boarding time, the scheduled boarding time, and the required scheduled boarding time is also transmitted to the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8.
[0038]
Then, the content transmission / reception terminal 8 reproduces the transmitted content based on the transmitted time information, and the reproduction of the content is completed just when the terminal arrives at the getting off station.
[0039]
Next, the configuration and operation for performing the perfect reproduction of the content will be further described.
FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the station server.
[0040]
In FIG. 1, the station server 11 includes a CPU 111, a RAM 112, a hard disk 113, a communication interface 114, and a network interface 115.
[0041]
The communication interface 114 is connected to a wireless signal transmitting / receiving unit (not shown) and an information transmission device 12 configured by a communication interface, and a train operation information management device (not shown) is connected thereto. Train operation information is supplied.
[0042]
The operation of the information acquired by the communication interface 114 is controlled by the CPU 111 connected via the bus line, and is temporarily stored in the RAM 112.
A network interface 115 and a hard disk 113 are connected to the bus line.
[0043]
The network interface 115 is connected to the content distribution server 3. Then, the CPU 111 controls the user preference information and the content reproduction time information, which are the user information temporarily stored in the RAM 112, to be transmitted to the content distribution server 3 via the network interface 115, and the predetermined content Transmission is required.
[0044]
The content transmitted from the content distribution server 3 based on the request is supplied to the hard disk 113 via the network interface 115 and stored therein.
[0045]
The content stored in the hard disk 113 is supplied to the content transmission / reception terminal 8 via the communication interface 114 and the information transmission device 12.
Next, the configuration and operation of the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 will be described.
[0046]
FIG. 5 mainly shows a configuration of the content transmitting / receiving terminal.
In the figure, the content transmission / reception terminal 8 includes an information signal decoding unit 81, a storage unit 82, a content reorganization unit 83, a display unit 84, an operation unit 85, a transmission / reception unit 86, and a CPU 87.
[0047]
First, the operation unit 85 is operated to input commuting route information including the boarding station information and the getting-off station information, and the preference information related to the content preferred by the user. The input information is temporarily stored in a storage unit 82 including a semiconductor memory while being controlled by the CPU 87.
[0048]
Then, the transmission / reception unit 86 is set to the ad hoc mode, and communication is established when the content transmission / reception terminal 8 moves to a position where communication with the information transmission device 12 is possible. Then, the user information stored in the storage unit 82 is read out and wirelessly transmitted to the information transmission device 12.
[0049]
Next, the information selected as described above based on the user information, the departure station departure time information, the disembarkation station arrival time information, and the like are transmitted from the information transmission device 12. The information is received by the transmission / reception unit 86 and stored in the storage unit 82.
[0050]
Then, the user gets on the train 6 and operates the operation unit 85 to start reproduction of the content. The content stored in the storage unit 82 is read and supplied to the information signal decoding unit 81.
[0051]
The information signal decoding unit 81 includes a decoding circuit for decoding a video signal compressed and encoded by, for example, MPEG (moving picture experts group) -4 or the like, and an MPEG-1 audio layer 3 (generally MP-3 and MP-3). A coded signal decoding circuit such as a so-called coding method decoding circuit is built in.
[0052]
Thus, the decoded video signal is supplied to the display unit 84 for display, and the decoded audio signal is supplied to an earphone (not shown) to be sounded. It is designed to be completed before arrival at the station.
[0053]
Next, management of content reproduction time will be described.
When the user gets on the train and starts the content playback by operating the operation unit 85, the CPU 87 determines the playback start time detected based on a built-in clock (not shown) and the ride stored in the storage unit 82. Station departure time information is compared.
[0054]
When the two times are close to each other, the content reproduction time is not particularly adjusted. When the operation of starting reproduction is performed later than the departure from the train, it is necessary to reduce the reproduction time.
[0055]
In order to shorten the reproduction time, a method of reproducing the content whose reproduction time is shortened by content reorganization described later is determined, and the content is reproduced according to the method.
[0056]
That is, from the plurality of contents stored in the storage unit 82, the contents are read out in the order in which the contents have been reorganized by the content reorganization unit, and the read contents are supplied to the information signal decoding unit 81 and are subjected to time expansion. The reproduced content is reproduced.
[0057]
When the reproduction of the content by the user is started before the departure time, or when the train is delayed, the viewing time of the content exceeds the standard boarding time. At that time, by performing the content extension reproduction operation, the content is extended and reorganized, and the reproduction operation is performed.
[0058]
As described above, when the distribution of the content from the station server 11 to the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 is completed, the user can start the reproduction of the content program at an arbitrary timing by an operation. Then, even if the playback start time is different from the departure time, the content playback time is adjusted so that the playback ends at the getting off station as much as possible.
[0059]
Next, even when the content program is reproduced from an arbitrary reproduction start time, a method for reproducing the content program exactly at the stop time will be described.
[0060]
That is, the CPU 87 has a clock function and can obtain the actual playback time in the vehicle from the playback start time and the scheduled drop-off time. Further, the CPU 87 obtains an optimum content program reproduction time by comparing the obtained reproduction time with the standard boarding time.
[0061]
The content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 shortens or extends the playback time by reorganizing the content program based on the playback time.
FIG. 6 shows and describes a reorganization method for reducing the playback time of a content program.
[0062]
That is, the content program includes the content 1, 2, 3, and commercial (commercial).
message) 1.
In the example shown here, the operation of the play button is performed later than the departure of the train. That is, the actual playback time obtained from the playback start time and the estimated arrival time is a shorter time than the playback time of the content program, and it is necessary to reduce the playback time.
[0063]
Then, in such a case, the content transmission / reception terminal 8 can end the reproduction of the content at the scheduled arrival time by skipping the content 3. Therefore, a case is shown in which the content program that has undergone such reorganization processing is set and playback is started.
[0064]
FIG. 7 shows and describes a reorganization method for extending the playback time of a content program.
That is, the content program includes the content 1, 2, 3, and commercial (commercial).
message) 1.
[0065]
The example shown here is a case where the reproduction is started before the departure time of the train, or a case where the operation of the train is delayed. Then, the actual playback time is longer than the playback time of the content program, and the playback time needs to be extended.
[0066]
Here, the reproduction time is extended by repeatedly reproducing the CM1. Such an identical content can be extended by playing it back twice, but this is not the optimal extension method. Therefore, a method may be adopted in which an extra program other than reproducing the predetermined reproduction time in the content program is simultaneously distributed from the station server, and the reproduction time is extended by inserting the extra program.
[0067]
As described above, when the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 has information on the current time, the scheduled boarding time, the scheduled get-off time, and the remaining time of the reproduced content, the content transmitting / receiving terminal 8 transmits the plurality of contents transmitted from the station server 11. By performing the reorganization process, the reproduction of the content program can be ended shortly before the scheduled drop-off time.
[0068]
The content reorganization process automatically performed by the content transmission / reception terminal 8 can perform any process of shortening or extending the content reproduction time. The user enjoys the content subjected to the reorganization processing in the train 6, and when the user arrives at the getting off station 2, the reproduction of the content ends.
[0069]
FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the behavior of the user, the distribution of the content to the content transmitting / receiving terminal, and the reproduction time.
In the figure, the lower part shows the behavior of the user, and the upper part shows the operation of the content distribution system and the state of the content reproduction operation.
[0070]
At time (1) when the user passes through the ticket gate at the boarding station, the portable terminal 8 is detected by the information transmission device 12, and after the arrival time at home (2) until the boarding time (3), Automatic distribution of the content program according to the primary selection shown in FIG. 2 is performed.
[0071]
The delivered program is content for which the required time for boarding is reproduced. Then, the operation of the content program is started by the user to start reproduction of the content program. Since the reproduction start can be started at an arbitrary time operated by the user, and the arrival time at the disembarkation station is delayed depending on the operation status of the train, the reproduction time of the content fluctuates.
[0072]
The user or the content transmitting / receiving terminal performs a shortening or extending operation of the content reproduction time based on the fluctuation state. Thereby, the content program is subjected to the automatic reorganization processing according to the secondary selection. Then, when the content transmission / reception terminal performs the automatic operation of the reproduction time, the user is notified by an on-screen display on the display.
[0073]
As a result, the reproduction of the predetermined content program can be ended without interrupting the reproduction of the content program at the time of getting off. In this manner, content reproduction can be enjoyed while effectively utilizing commuting time.
[0074]
Then, since the user automatically receives the content distribution when commuting to the train, the operation performed by the user operates the play button when the content is ready for viewing, and shortens or extends the playback time as necessary. Only need to be performed.
[0075]
In addition, since the content program is automatically organized so that the content playback ends at a good break point according to the user's drop-off time, the user can focus on the content and enjoy it without worrying about overtaking It is.
[0076]
The content distribution system installed in or near the station premises and the content transmitting / receiving terminals used in the system have been described above. The system is configured as follows.
[0077]
That is, the content distribution system includes a content distribution server that distributes the stored video and / or audio content, a station server that is installed at the boarding station and receives and retransmits the distributed video and / or audio content, A content transmission / reception terminal wirelessly coupled to the station server, transmitting preference information on video and / or audio content, and reproducing the video and / or audio content transmitted and received from the station server; System.
[0078]
Then, the content transmitting / receiving terminal transmits the boarding route information including the name of the boarding station and the name of the getting-off station of the user carrying the terminal, and the preference information relating to the classification of the video and / or audio contents that the user desires to view while riding. Send to the station server.
[0079]
Further, the station server estimates the train on which the user is supposed to board based on the current time, the boarding route information, and the train operation time information stored in advance, and boarding the estimated train to the disembarkation station. While obtaining time information, requesting the content distribution server to distribute video and / or audio content based on preference information, having a playback time substantially equal to the obtained riding time, and organizing according to the request And the distributed video and / or audio content and the train time information relating to the estimated boarding time and getting off time of the train are transmitted to the content transmitting / receiving terminal.
[0080]
Further, the content transmitting / receiving terminal reproduces the received video and / or audio content by referring to the train time information, thereby terminating the reproduction of the video and / or audio content during the boarding time. A distribution system has been realized.
[0081]
Furthermore, the content transmission / reception terminal device used in the content distribution system is configured as follows.
[0082]
That is, it has a playback operation means for starting the playback of the received video and / or audio content, and when the playback operation of the received video and / or audio content is performed later than the boarding time, the delay is caused. The video and / or audio content is reorganized and reproduced into content having a predetermined reproduction time according to the set time.
[0083]
In the above-described example, the content program is distributed based on the time until arrival at the designated disembarkation station, and the content of the required travel time is distributed. Instead of inputting the content to the content transmitting / receiving terminal, the content may be input by directly specifying the playback time.
[0084]
Also, an example has been shown in which automatic reorganization of content is performed by selecting content to be reproduced, but the content is a video signal composed of multi-story in which data encoded by, for example, MPEG is reproduced by a plurality of methods. In such a case, the playback time may be adjusted by changing the playback story to a shorter one.
[0085]
Further, the reproduction time can be adjusted so that a predetermined portion of the program is reproduced by fast-forwarding.
On the other hand, when the program is audio software, a method of ending the music by fading out when a predetermined chorus of music having a plurality of choruses is ended may be employed.
[0086]
Further, the station server may be installed in the premises of the boarding station 1 or in a store near the station. For the CM1 shown in FIG. 6 described above, for example, new information of a CD rental shop near the boarding station 1 may be distributed.
[0087]
As described above, as a method of effectively using the restraint time while getting on the train while the user of this system is commuting, when passing the station ticket gate, the current time information is obtained and the time is restricted as the subsequent ride time. A content distribution system that supplies content whose reproduction is started and ended during a ride is described as a method of effectively using the time taken by the user.
[0088]
This content distribution system can be realized as a content distribution system as a method of effectively using the restrained time when the time during which the user is restrained is known in advance.
[0089]
As the restricted time, there is a content distribution method as a method of effectively using the waiting time until an event or action started from a predetermined time.
[0090]
In this case, by designating a time from the present to a predetermined time, time information is transmitted via a wireless communication path such as a mobile phone, and a request for content to be reproduced during that time is made.
[0091]
In such a case, the station server of the application service provider connected to the Internet has the above functions.
[0092]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the content transmitting / receiving terminal includes information transmitting means for transmitting information relating to the viewing start time and the viewing end time together with the user's preference information, and the data server apparatus receives and obtains the information. Since the content distribution system is configured to distribute the content signal whose playback time is substantially equal to the viewing time based on the playback time information by the content delivery means, the content playback started by the user together with the viewing start time can be performed. This has the effect of providing a configuration of a content distribution system capable of wirelessly distributing content set to end at the viewing end time.
[0093]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, in particular, the content signal distributed by the content distribution means is received by the content reception means, and the reproduction of the received content signal is started by the reproduction start operation means. The content reproduction time can be shortened or extended, so that in addition to the effect of the content distribution system of claim 1, the content reproduction started by the user's operation ends at the viewing end time. There is an effect that the configuration of the transmitting / receiving terminal can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an operation concept of a content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration and operation of a content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a station server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a content transmitting / receiving terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying a reorganization method according to an embodiment of the present invention for shortening a reproduction time of a content program.
FIG. 7 is a diagram exemplifying a reorganization method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which relates to extension of a reproduction time of a content program.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship between a user's action and content distribution and reproduction to a content transmitting / receiving terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 boarding station
2 getting off station
3 Content distribution server
4 Content Provider
6 train
8 Content sending / receiving terminals
8a User information
11, 21 Station server
11a Boarding station fixed information
12,22 Information transmission device
21a Getting off station fixed information
81 Information signal decoding unit
82 Storage Unit
83 Content Reorganization Department
84 Display
85 Operation unit
86 Transceiver
87, 111 CPU
112 RAM
113 Hard Disk
114 Communication Interface
115 Network Interface

Claims (2)

A content distribution server that distributes at least content including information related to video and / or sound, a relay server that receives the content distributed from the content distribution server, and a content that is transmitted and received from the relay server. In a content distribution system comprising a content transmitting / receiving terminal to be reproduced,
The content transmission / reception terminal includes time information including a reproduction start time and a reproduction end time of the content set by a user having the terminal, and content preference information including genre information of the content desired by the user. , Has a function of transmitting to the relay server,
The relay server has a function of obtaining a playback time of the content based on the received time information, and transmitting the determined content playback time and the content preference information to the content distribution server,
The content distribution server selects, based on the received content playback time and content preference information, a content database in which a plurality of contents whose total playback time falls within the content playback time are stored in advance, or a playback time. Has a function of selecting one content that fits in the content reproduction time from the content database, and transmitting one or a plurality of contents obtained by the selection to the content transmission / reception terminal via the relay server as reproduction content. Have
The content distribution system, wherein the content transmitting / receiving terminal reproduces the received content for reproduction from the reproduction start time to the reproduction end time. A content transmitting / receiving terminal used for the content distribution system according to claim 1,
Reproduction operation means for starting reproduction of the received content, and when the reproduction operation of the reproduction content is operated with a delay from the start time, the reproduction content is set in accordance with the delayed time. Content reorganization means for reorganizing and generating the shortened content into time-reduced content, and reproducing the shortened content generated by the reorganization means.

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