JP2008124631A - Broadcast receiving device, broadcast reception method, broadcast reception program and broadcast reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To present related information having predetermined relativity to broadcast information according to a presentation command input by user's single-time operation. <P>SOLUTION: A broadcast receiving device is provided with a receiving means 1 for receiving distributed information, a decoding means 2 for decoding the received information, an output means 6, and a shortcut generating means 4 for generating a shortcut of a program which acquires attributes of object information included in a digital broadcast, and on the basis of the obtained attributes of the object information, retrieves the related information having the predetermined relativity to the object information by referring to a database where the object information and attributes are made to correspond to each other, and causes an output means 6 to present the retrieved related information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, and more particularly to a broadcast receiving apparatus, a broadcast receiving method, a broadcast receiving program, and a broadcast receiving system that present other information having a predetermined relationship with received information.

  As this type of device, there is known a navigation device that extracts a keyword from received digital broadcast commercials or program data, displays a store that matches the keyword on a map, and guides the user to that store (patent) Reference 1).

However, the device of Patent Literature 1 displays a store that matches the extracted keyword, but the displayed information cannot be used when the displayed store is far from the current position or when it takes time. There was a problem of lack of user convenience. In such a case, in order to search for an alternative store, the user has to input again a search key such as geographic information corresponding to the genre of the alternative store and his / her current position from the upper hierarchy in the navigation system. .

JP 2003-269969 A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a digital broadcast receiving apparatus and the like for creating a shortcut for a program that promptly presents other related information having a predetermined relationship with information broadcast by digital broadcasting with a simple operation. .

According to the present invention, the distribution information distributed by digital broadcasting is received, the received distribution information is decoded, the attribute of the target information included in the decoded information is acquired, and the acquired attribute of the target information is obtained. Based on the database in which the target information and its attributes are associated with each other, the related information having the predetermined relationship with the target information is searched, and the search is performed according to the presentation command input by one operation of the user. A broadcast receiving apparatus, a broadcast receiving method, and a broadcast receiving program for creating or creating a shortcut for a program that presents the related information is provided.

Thereby, the restaurant information (target information) introduced in the broadcast program viewed by the user and related information having a predetermined relationship can be presented with a simple operation.

The digital broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of this embodiment is mounted on a vehicle and presents the received digital broadcast to the passenger. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment has a function of presenting to a user target information such as a restaurant introduced in a broadcast program and target information such as a restaurant recommended by performers such as a personality of the broadcast program. The target information of the present invention includes news, weather information, traffic information and the like in addition to facilities such as restaurants, game halls, and stores.

In addition, the digital broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment displays alternative related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information introduced in the digital broadcast according to a display command input by a single operation of the user. It has a shortcut creation function to create program shortcuts. For example, when a user who watches a digital broadcast is interested in the restaurant A (target information) introduced in the program but cannot go to the restaurant A because it is far from the current position, the digital broadcast reception of this embodiment is performed. The apparatus 100 may specify another restaurant (related information) that has the same genre as the restaurant A or similar in genre, and causes the information of the restaurant (related information) to be presented by a single operation such as a double click. Create a shortcut that can. By activating the created shortcut, the user can easily obtain information on an alternative restaurant having a predetermined relationship with the restaurant A in which he is interested.

Hereinafter, four embodiments according to the present invention will be described.

<First Embodiment>
The first embodiment is a program for presenting to a user related information determined to have a predetermined relationship with target information based on attributes of target information (including introduction facilities) introduced by digital broadcasting. Create a shortcut. Specifically, if the personality recommends store A, which offers Sapporo ramen during the broadcast, in addition to the Sapporo ramen store, the genres of the introduced stores such as ramen store, Chinese restaurant, Shanghai restaurant, Cantonese restaurant, etc. And search for other stores having a predetermined relationship with each other, and display on the display a menu of shortcuts for presenting the searched related stores (related facilities). The user can obtain a wide range of options including not only the information introduced in the broadcast program but also related information simply by activating the presented shortcut. You can use the information you have and select the information you are interested in from the wide range of options presented.

  In particular, considering the user's current location and destination, a store that has a predetermined relationship with the target information and is easy for the user to go by searching for stores in the vicinity of the user's current location or around the route to the destination Information can be provided.

  Specifically, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall block configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a partial block configuration diagram centering on shortcut creation means of the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 explains attribute information of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the control procedure of the first embodiment, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of target information, and FIG. 6 is a state in which a menu of created shortcuts is displayed on the display FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example, FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a control procedure when a shortcut menu is executed, and FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C are tables of a display when a shortcut menu is executed. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example, FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a shortcut storing process, and FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a control procedure for executing a stored shortcut menu.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to this embodiment includes at least a receiving unit 1, a decoding unit 2, and a shortcut creating unit 4. Further, an output unit 6 and a navigation processing unit 3 are provided in an environment capable of exchanging information with the shortcut creating unit 4. Moreover, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of this embodiment is further provided with the operating device 200 which receives a user's instruction | indication from the outside, and the shortcut execution means 5 which performs a shortcut based on a user's instruction | indication.

  Each configuration will be described below.

  The receiving means 1 includes a tuner unit 12 and receives distribution information distributed by digital broadcasting. The tuner unit 12 extracts only a predetermined frequency component from various broadcast signals reaching the antenna 11 to extract only the frequency signal to be received, and the extracted digital broadcast signal is sent to the decoding unit 2. Output toward.

  The decoding unit 2 decodes the distribution information received by the receiving unit 1. Specifically, the decoding unit 2 performs predetermined digital demodulation processing on the digital broadcast signal extracted by the tuner unit 12 and separates it into an audio signal and a data signal described in BML (Broadcast Markup Language). The separated audio signal and data signal are output via the output means 6.

  The output unit 6 includes an output control unit 61 and an output unit 62, and outputs the decoded distribution information to the user. The output control unit 61 controls and outputs the digital broadcast sound output from the decoding unit 12 and the route guidance sound output from the navigation processing unit 3. The output unit 62 is a speaker and / or a display.

  The navigation processing means 3 includes a current position detection unit 31, a map information database 32, a route search unit 33, and a search unit 34. The navigation processing unit 3 detects the current position of the user and also provides a route from the current position to the destination. The positional relationship between the current position and other predetermined positions such as related information (related facilities) is calculated. The current position detection unit 31 detects the current position of the vehicle on which the present apparatus is mounted using a GPS system or the like. The detected current position is sent to the shortcut creation means 4. The map information database 32 includes map information and information in which target information, position information (location), and attributes are associated with each other. You may share the map information database used when searching facilities based on the purpose and genre in the existing car navigation. In the present embodiment, the location of the facility and the genre information of the facility (for example, the type of facility, the purpose of the facility, the contents of the service provided by the facility), the name information of the facility, the telephone number information of the facility, the feature information of the facility Or a map information database for car navigation in which at least one of facility events is associated. The route search unit 33 has functions of a normal navigation system such as destination setting and route search. The search unit 34 searches for points such as facilities. Although not particularly limited, the type of facility, the purpose of the facility, the contents of the service provided by the facility, other genre information of the facility, the latitude and longitude of the facility, the map coordinates of the facility, the facility address Search is performed based on the attributes of the target facility such as display location information of other facilities, facility name information, facility telephone number information, facility feature information, or facility events or other facility news.

The shortcut creating unit 4 acquires the attribute of the target information included in the digital broadcast received by the receiving unit 1, and refers to the database in which the target information is associated with the attribute based on the acquired attribute of the target information. In addition to searching for related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information, a shortcut for a program for causing the output means 6 to present related information searched according to a presentation command input by a single operation of the user is created. .

A specific configuration of the shortcut creation means 4 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the shortcut creation means 4 of this embodiment includes an attribute information extraction unit 41, a screen creation unit 42, a positional relationship evaluation unit 43, a related information search menu acquisition unit 44, and a shortcut creation unit 45. And a storage unit 46.

The attribute information extraction unit 41 extracts the attribute of the target information included from the meta information of the digital broadcast received by the receiving unit 1. Although not particularly limited, the “target information” in the present embodiment is information on introduction facilities introduced by digital broadcasting viewed by the user.

In addition, the “object information attribute” in the present embodiment is the type of facility, the purpose of the facility, the content of the service provided by the facility, the genre information of other facilities, One or more of latitude and longitude, facility map coordinates, facility address display, other facility location information, facility name information, facility phone number information, facility feature information, facility events, or other facility news The information is preferably included. A facility is a restaurant, playground, accommodation facility, or other destination location. The characteristics of the facility are the atmosphere of the facility (quiet, lively, luxury), the target of the facility (family, company, date), and other properties that appeal to the facility. Although not particularly limited, the attributes of the target information are included in the meta information attached to the content information of the digital broadcast as shown in FIG. That is, the attribute of the target information can be extracted from the meta information of the content received by digital broadcasting. The “attribute of target information” preferably includes the program name, personality, and tagline of the content including the target information.

The screen creation unit 42 creates a data broadcast screen to be presented to the user from the data signal decoded by the decoding means 2.

The positional relationship evaluation unit 43 calculates the positional relationship between the current position and the location of the facility to be searched, and evaluates whether the positional relationship has a predetermined separation relationship or proximity relationship. Further, the positional relationship evaluation unit 43 calculates the positional relationship between the route from the current position searched by the route search unit 33 to the destination and the location of the facility to be searched, and the positional relationship is a predetermined separation relationship or proximity. Evaluate whether there is a relationship. The distance relationship or the proximity relationship includes the straight distance between the current position and the facility, the travel distance, the required time, the shortest distance between the road on which the user is traveling and the facility, the travel distance, the required time, and the route from the current position to the destination. Judgment based on the shortest distance to the facility, travel distance, required time, and the difference between the direction / direction of the facility based on the current position and the direction / direction of the destination based on the current position, or a combination thereof To do.

Specifically, when there is a predetermined separation relationship, the distance from the current location or the route from the current location to the destination to the facility to be searched is a predetermined value or more, or the route from the current location or the current location to the destination The time required for the facility to be searched from (for example, distance / average travel speed) is a predetermined value or more. In addition, when there is a predetermined proximity relationship, the search target is the distance from the current location or the route from the current location to the destination to the facility to be searched is less than the predetermined value, or the route from the current location or the current location to the destination The required time to the facility (for example, distance / average travel speed) is less than a predetermined value. The threshold value for defining whether there is a proximity relationship or a separation relationship may be set according to the road type, the average traveling speed for each road, traffic conditions, and traffic jam conditions.

The related information search menu acquisition unit 44 refers to the map information database 32 in which the target information is associated with the attribute based on the acquired attribute of the target information, and searches for related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information. Get the program to search. The related information of the present embodiment is information related to the facility as with the target information.

The related information search menu acquisition unit 44 of the present embodiment acquires a menu of a search program for searching related information that matches the attributes of the target information and related information that has a predetermined similarity relationship with the attributes of the target information. .

It is preferable that the attribute match and the predetermined similarity between the attributes are determined by comparing the identifiers of both attributes. However, if the data format of the attribute identifiers is different, the text representing the attribute partially matches or completely matches. You may search for an attribute. The similarity determination based on the identifiers of both attributes is preferably determined by associating matching (or similar attributes) in advance with reference to this correspondence relationship.

Although not particularly limited, the related information search menu acquisition unit 44 of the present embodiment acquires a menu of a program for searching for related information that is easy for the user to access among related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information. Specifically, the related information search menu acquisition unit 44 further acquires the current position of the user detected by the current position detection unit 31, and the facility and the attribute including the position information correspond to the current position of the user. A program that refers to the attached accessible map information database 32 and searches for related facilities having a predetermined positional relationship with the current position among the related facilities that have been previously searched for having a predetermined relationship with the target information. get.

The shortcut creation unit 45 creates a shortcut based on the program acquired by the related information search menu acquisition unit 44. The shortcut program created by the shortcut creation unit 45 is a command that causes the output unit 6 to present the retrieved related information in accordance with a presentation command that is input once by a user (including a series of multiple operations). is there. The shortcut creation unit 45 creates a shortcut in which the program obtained from the related information search menu acquisition unit 44 operates in a predetermined order. The shortcut according to the present invention is a program for instructing a function to be performed so that a process that requires an operation of several levels is performed once or by a series of input operations. Specify an icon on the shortcut start menu, enter a start command such as double-click, press a predetermined button, touch a predetermined area on the touch panel, etc. And the search result is displayed on the output means 6. The shortcut creation method is not limited as long as it is a commonly used method.

In the present embodiment, the mode of the input operation for activating the shortcut is not particularly limited, but is a simplified operation such as fewer operations and simple operations than originally necessary operations for each hierarchy. For example, the shortcut is activated by an operation such as clicking or double-clicking the icon on which the shortcut menu is displayed.

By activating the created shortcut, the retrieved related information is presented to the output means 6 such as a display, and it is not necessary to perform a narrowing search by inputting keywords and attributes from the upper hierarchy. The user can acquire related information without performing complicated operations, and can acquire related information even during driving.

  Also, the shortcut creation unit 45, when the user's current location or the route from the current location to the destination and the location of the introduction facility have a predetermined separation relationship, the attribute of the introduction facility and a predetermined predetermined relationship You may create the shortcut of the program which searches the related facility which has. Specifically, the shortcut creation unit 45 acquires the evaluation result of the positional relationship evaluation unit 43 (whether or not the location of the introduction facility is separated from the current location of the user) prior to creation of the shortcut. When the positional relationship evaluation unit 43 determines that the current position of the user and the location of the introduction facility have a predetermined separation relationship, the shortcut creation unit 45 determines that it is far from the introduction facility, A shortcut for a program for searching for an alternative related facility having a predetermined predetermined relationship is created. Prior to the acquisition of the program for searching for related facilities, the related information search menu acquisition unit 44 acquires the evaluation result of the positional relationship evaluation unit 43, and the current position and the location of the introduction facility have a predetermined separation relationship. If it is determined, a menu of a program for searching for related facilities may be acquired.

Similarly, when the positional relationship evaluation unit 43 determines that the route from the current position of the user to the destination and the location of the introduction facility have a predetermined separation relationship, the shortcut creation unit 45 defines the attribute of the introduction facility and the predefined definition. A shortcut of a program for searching for an alternative related facility having a predetermined relationship may be created.

On the other hand, if the positional relationship evaluation unit 43 determines that the current position of the user and the location of the introduction facility have a predetermined proximity relationship, the shortcut creation unit 45 does not create a shortcut and introduces the introduction facility to the screen creation unit 42. A screen for presenting the information of the introduction facility is created, and the information of the introduction facility is presented to the output means 6. Prior to the acquisition of a program for searching for related facilities, the related information search menu acquisition unit 44 acquires the evaluation result of the positional relationship evaluation unit 43, and the current position and the location of the introduction facility have a predetermined proximity relationship. If it is determined, the screen creation unit 42 creates a screen for presenting the information of the introduction facility without acquiring the menu of the program for searching for the related facility, and the output means 6 presents the information of the introduction facility. Also good.

According to the shortcut created in the present embodiment, operations that are essentially necessary for displaying information having a predetermined relevance in the introduction facility (for example, genre search, name search, telephone number search, location search, etc.) Compared to a multi-level narrowing operation), the number of operations is small, and the information can be displayed with a simple operation. In addition, when the introduction facility (target information) introduced in the broadcast program is close, the introduced facility itself is presented, and when the introduced introduction facility (target information) is far away, the genre is common or similar Other alternative related facilities (related information) can be automatically presented.

The storage unit 46 stores the created shortcut at least temporarily. The shortcut is presented to the user via the output means 6.

In this way, if you want to use related information later by creating and presenting a shortcut to display related facilities, for example, because a personality recommended a Chinese restaurant in a digital broadcast program in the afternoon, If you think "Let's make Chinese dinner", you do not need to narrow down the genre of the facility and the contents of the food provided at the facility from dinner, and just enter the shortcut activation command. Information can be acquired. If the created shortcut is stored, the user can acquire the target information interested in the digital broadcast program or related information related to it even after the time has elapsed since the broadcast viewing. .

Although not particularly limited, the shortcut creation unit 45 attaches the name including one or more of the program name, personality, and catchphrase of the content including the target information as the display name of the shortcut program, and displays the target information display command. Is preferably displayed via the output means 6 together with the input acceptance command. In this way, by setting the program name, personality, etc. as the display name of the shortcut program, it is possible to easily access the target information obtained by the viewed digital broadcast.

The shortcut execution unit 5 receives a user display command from the operation device 200 having a switch or the like that receives a user input, and starts the program created by the shortcut creation unit 4 when the display command is received from the user. As a result, the retrieved related information is output from the display or speaker of the output means 6.

Next, the control procedure of this embodiment is demonstrated based on the flowchart figure of FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a flow of generating a shortcut for outputting related information.

When the tuner unit 12 receives the digital broadcast signal and extracts only a predetermined frequency component designated by the user (1001), the decoding means 2 starts decoding the broadcast (1002). When the broadcast is decoded, the broadcast signal is separated into sound and data, and the sound is output via the output unit (speaker) 62 of the output means 6. A data signal including target information such as an introduction facility is sent to the shortcut creation means 4. The attribute information extraction unit 41 of the shortcut creation unit 4 determines whether or not a predetermined attribute as illustrated in FIG. 3 is included in the meta information of the target information (1003), and in the target information corresponding to the predetermined attribute. (1004). The predetermined attribute to be extracted is preferably defined in advance. In this embodiment, the type of introduction facility, the purpose of the facility, the content of the service provided by the facility, the genre information of the other facility, the latitude and longitude of the facility, the map coordinate value of the facility, the display of the facility address, and the other location information of the facility And facility feature information are extracted as attributes of the target information.

If the predetermined meta information exists in 1004, the attribute information extraction unit 41 associates the extracted predetermined meta information (genre information, location information, feature information) with the target information, and the location information is sent to the positional relationship evaluation unit 43. The genre information and the feature information are sent to the related information search unit 44 (1005).

On the other hand, if there is no meta information corresponding to the predetermined attribute, the screen creation unit 42 creates a data broadcast screen (1016) and displays it via the output unit (display) 62 (1017). A display example of data broadcasting is shown in FIG.

The current position detection unit 31 of the navigation processing unit 3 acquires the current position of the user (the current position of the vehicle) (1006) and sends it to the positional relationship evaluation unit 43. In addition, the route search unit 33 calculates a route from the current position to the set destination, and sends position information (route information) of the passing point to the positional relationship evaluation unit 43.

The positional relationship evaluation unit 43 determines whether or not the acquired current position of the user and the location of the introduction facility are in a predetermined separation relationship (1008). Instead of this, or together with this, the positional relationship evaluation unit 43 may determine whether the route from the current position of the user to the destination and the location of the introduction facility have a predetermined separation relationship. If the introduction facility included in the digital broadcast is close to the user's current location or the route to the destination, that is, if it is determined NO in step 1008, the related information search unit 44 does not search for the related facility, Proceeding to 1016 and 1017, the contents of normal digital broadcasting are displayed.

On the other hand, if the introduction facility included in the digital broadcast is far from the route to the user's current location or destination, that is, if it is determined YES in step 1008, the process proceeds to 1009.

The related information search menu acquisition unit 44 refers to the database in which the target information is associated with the attribute based on the attribute (meta information) of the acquired target information, and the related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information Get a program to search for. Specifically, based on the attribute (genre etc.) of the target information (introduction facility), a menu of a program for executing a search process for searching for related information (related facility) having the same or similar attribute is acquired. When the data mode of the identifier that specifies the attribute of the target information in the digital broadcast is different from the data mode of the identifier that specifies the attribute of the related information in the map information database 32, the attribute of the target information that is determined to have the same attribute It is preferable to associate an identifier with an identifier of related information in advance. Similarly, it is preferable that the identifier of the target information determined to have similar attributes and the identifier of the related information are associated in advance.

In step 1009, it is determined whether there is a search menu of a program for searching related information having a genre (attribute) that matches or is similar to the genre information (attribute) of the target information with reference to the map information database 32. If not, the process proceeds to 1010. If not, the process proceeds to 1016 and 1017 to display the contents of the normal digital broadcast.

The shortcut creation unit 45 acquires a search key such as an attribute, a database address to be referred to, a search processing instruction, and other information included in the search menu (1010). The shortcut creation unit 45 refers to the database in which the target information is associated with the attribute based on the acquired attribute of the target information, searches for related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information, and A shortcut for a program for causing the output means 6 to present related information retrieved in accordance with a presentation command input by a single operation is created (1011). The shortcut creation unit 45 sends a display command for the created shortcut menu to the screen creation unit 42. The screen creation unit 42 assigns the name “related facility search” to the created shortcut menu, and creates a screen for displaying the shortcut menu with the name connected to other menus. A display example of the created shortcut is shown in FIG.

Although not particularly limited, if the attribute of the target information includes the program name, personality, and catchphrase of the content that includes the target information, the shortcut creation unit 45 sets the attributes such as the program name, personality, and tagline of the content. A name to be included is created and assigned as a display name of the shortcut program (1012). The name is displayed together with an input acceptance command of a display instruction for target information, for example, a menu icon (1013). With such a display, the user can easily and quickly acquire the relevant information of interest with the memory of the broadcast content as a clue.

If a storage command for storing the created shortcut is input (Y in 1014), the shortcut is stored at a predetermined address in the storage unit 46 (1015). Thereby, even after the end of digital broadcasting, it is possible to easily acquire related information of attributes that the user likes among the target information introduced in the digital broadcasting.

  Next, a process for executing the displayed shortcut will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of execution processing of related information search processing, and FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C are screen examples from menu display of a shortcut to search execution. The created shortcut menu “related facility search” is displayed on the display 62 (right side of FIG. 8A). If you are interested in the information (target information) of the introduction facility introduced in the digital broadcast that the user was watching, operate the external operation device 200 and select “Related Store Search” in the menu. Then, a related information display command is input (1100).

  The shortcut execution means 5 recognizes a display command from the user (1101). The shortcut execution unit 5 starts the program created by the shortcut creation unit 4 and causes the search unit 34 of the navigation processing unit 3 to search for related information and sends a command to output the searched related information to the output unit 6. (1102).

  When the related store (Japanese restaurant ABC) that the user commanded to be displayed is displayed and the user selects this facility, a “route search start” command is input to obtain route guidance information to the Japanese restaurant ABC.

  In addition, when the retrieved related stores are divided into a plurality of genres (attributes), genre options are presented as shown in FIG. The user selects a genre (attribute) and inputs a selection command. In the digital broadcast program that we watched, ramen restaurants, Chinese restaurants, and Sichuan restaurants were introduced, but if the user was interested in “ramen restaurants”, the genre (attribute) of “ramen store” Select. The search unit 34 executes a search under the peripheral search conditions specified by the program created by the shortcut creation means 4 (1103). When there are a plurality of related facilities included in the genre of the ramen shop, the searched ramen shops are sorted and displayed in the order closer to the current position as shown in FIG. 8B (1104). When going to the displayed related facility, a route search and route guidance are started by inputting a route search start command.

  FIG. 9 shows a flow for storing the shortcut of this embodiment. This flow is a flow that is executed when the user instructs to store the search condition (YES in 1014 in FIG. 4). When the user selects the “store search condition” menu shown in FIG. 8B, the shortcut creation unit 45 displays an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) program of content including the target information. Information is acquired (1201). Further, the meta information of the content including the target information is acquired (1202). The acquired program information, meta information, and search conditions are stored in the storage unit 46 (1203), the related information is searched based on the attribute of the target information (introduction facility), and a shortcut for presenting the searched related information is stored in the storage unit. 46 (1204). The program information referred to here includes at least one of the program name, personality, and tagline of the content including the target information.

FIG. 10 shows a flow for executing a stored shortcut. When a display command for executing a shortcut stored in the storage unit 46 is input by the user, the shortcut execution unit 5 acquires program information and content meta information stored in the storage unit 46 (1301, 1302). ). The shortcut creation means 4 displays a list of shortcuts together with program information on the output unit 62 (1303). By displaying the program information together with the shortcut, the user can easily select the shortcut. When the user selects the stored shortcut (1304), the shortcut execution means 6 acquires the location and current position of the introduction facility (target information) that is the basis of the selected shortcut, and these are in a predetermined proximity relationship. It is examined whether or not there is (1305). If it is determined that the current location is close to the introduction facility (target information), the process proceeds to 1306 and the introduction facility is presented (1306). On the other hand, when the current location is far from the introduction facility, the current location where the user is located at that time is input to the shortcut search formula and the search is executed again (1307). The position of the user when the shortcut is stored and the position of the user when the shortcut is executed are not always the same. When the introduction facility (target information) introduced by digital broadcasting at the time of activation is close to the current position at the time of shortcut activation, the introduction facility is presented, and the search is executed again only when the introduction facility is far away. After executing the search by the search unit 34 (1307), the search result of the relevant facility (related information) is presented to the user (1308).

According to the present embodiment, since a shortcut for a program capable of searching and presenting a related facility (related information) having a predetermined relationship with an introduction facility (target information) introduced during broadcasting is created, the user can easily The information introduced in the broadcast program by the operation or information having a predetermined relationship with the information can be utilized. By defining information that the user wants the user to actually visit as “target information” on the broadcast station side, it is possible to effectively advertise a facility (target information) having a predetermined attribute.

Even if the facility introduced in the broadcast program is far away, the facility is automatically searched for and presented with related information that has a predetermined relationship with the target information and has a predetermined proximity relationship with the current position. Therefore, useful information instead of the information is presented, so that the utility value of the information provided in the broadcast program can be improved. Moreover, the broadcasting station side can effectively advertise the facility (target information) having a predetermined attribute in a wide range without being limited to the location of the facility.

<Second Embodiment>
In the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present embodiment, the attribute of the introduction facility (target information) introduced during the broadcast is associated with the attribute of the facility stored in the map information database 32 accessed when creating the shortcut. This is a digital broadcast receiving apparatus 120 that is useful when there is not. In this embodiment, based on the specific information that can identify the facility such as the name of the introduction facility and the telephone number introduced by the personality during the broadcast, the attributes of the introduction facility (attributes other than the specific information) are investigated. Based on the attribute of the investigated target information (attribute other than the specific information), the database that stores the target information in association with the attribute is searched, and related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information is searched. Then, a shortcut for a program that causes the output unit 6 to present related information searched according to a presentation command input by a single operation of the user is created. That is, a shortcut for a program that searches for related information having a predetermined relevance to the introducing facility is created using attributes such as genre information reversely looked up from the specific information (store name, telephone number) of the introducing facility. As a result, the user can easily acquire related information related to the introduction facility introduced by broadcasting by displaying the related information searched by simply executing the shortcut menu.

  Hereinafter, the broadcast receiving apparatus 120 according to the second embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 11 is a block configuration of the broadcast receiving apparatus 120 of this embodiment. The broadcast receiving apparatus 120 of the second embodiment includes the communication means 7 for connecting to the server 300, but its basic configuration is common to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Here, the points different from the first embodiment will be mainly described. The shortcut creation means 4 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 120 of the second embodiment has an attribute investigation function, and investigates attributes of target information other than the specific information based on the specific information of the target information.

FIG. 12 is a block configuration showing a specific configuration of the shortcut creation means 4 and the server 300. In the shortcut creation unit 4 of the second embodiment, the related information search menu acquisition unit 44 includes an attribute survey unit 441. The server 300 according to the second embodiment includes a facility information database 310, a survey command acquisition unit 320, and an attribute search unit 330. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS.

  The attribute investigation unit 441 acquires specific information for specifying the target information included in the received digital broadcast, and the target information and the attribute including the specific information are associated with each other based on the specific information of the target information. Referring to the database, investigate attributes other than the specific information of the target information specified by the specific information. The attributes other than the specific information can be investigated by referring to the map information database 32 of the in-vehicle navigation processing means 3 or the facility information database 310 provided in the server 300 accessible via the communication means 7. In this embodiment, when an attribute other than the specific information cannot be investigated based on the in-vehicle map information database 32, the server 300 is accessed, and the attribute other than the specific information is examined with reference to the facility information database 310 of the server. .

The facility information database 310 or the map information database 32 is associated with at least specific information for specifying target information included in digital broadcasting and attributes other than the specific information of the target information. The predetermined target information can be searched. In the present embodiment, the specific information is the name, telephone number, and address of the introduction facility.

The attribute survey unit 441 accesses the map information database 32 of the navigation processing means 3 or the facility information database 310 of the server 300. When accessing the server 300, the attribute investigation unit 441 sends out an attribute investigation command via the communication unit 7. The server 300 includes a survey command acquisition unit 320, an attribute search unit 330, and a facility information database 310. The survey command acquisition unit 320 acquires an attribute survey command from the attribute survey unit 441. Based on the specific information of the target information, the attribute search unit 330 refers to the facility information database 310 and investigates attributes other than the specific information of the target information.

The shortcut creation unit 45 refers to the database in which the target information and the attribute are associated with each other based on the attribute of the target information investigated by the attribute research unit 441, and finds the related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information. A search is made and a shortcut for a program for causing the output means 6 to present the related information searched according to the presentation command input by one operation of the user is created. The database for searching for related information may be the map information database 32 of the vehicle-mounted navigation processing means 3 or the facility information database 310 of the server 300 that can exchange information via the communication means 7. The database address to be searched is preferably defined in advance in the shortcut program.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the meta information corresponding to the specific information acquired from the broadcast content and the facility information stored in the map information database 32 or the facility information database 310 of the server 300.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a menu generation control procedure according to the second embodiment.

  Since the processing from Step 2000 to 2008 is common to Step 1000 to 1008 shown in FIG. 4, the description is omitted here. If it is determined in step 2008 that the relationship evaluation unit 43 determines that the location of the target information and the current position have a predetermined separation relationship, the attribute investigation unit 441 sends the map information database 31 to the search unit 34 of the navigation processing means 3. , Based on the specific information (attribute information) included in the meta information acquired by the attribute information extraction unit 41, the attributes other than the specific information of the target information specified by the specific information are investigated (2009).

The search unit 34 returns the survey result to the attribute survey unit 441.

  If the genre corresponding to the target information can be specified, the process proceeds to 2015 menu generation. On the other hand, if the genre corresponding to the correspondence information cannot be specified, the process proceeds to 2011 to connect to the server 300. The attribute survey unit 441 refers to the facility information database 310 to the attribute search unit 330 of the server 300, and uses the specific information based on the specific information (attribute information) included in the meta information acquired by the attribute information extraction unit 41. Attributes other than the specific information of the specified target information are investigated (2012).

  The attribute search unit 330 reverses the genre of the target information based on the specific information, and returns the search result to the attribute survey unit 441 (2013). If the genre of the target information (attributes other than the specific information) can be investigated, the process proceeds to 2015. If not, the normal data broadcast is displayed without creating the menu (2020).

  2015 shortcut (program) generation processing is common to step 1011 shown in FIG. Although not shown in FIG. 14, a name of a shortcut (search menu) may be created and displayed together with the shortcut (1011 to 1013 in FIG. 4). When a shortcut storage command is input (2017), storage processing is performed (2018).

  The control procedure for executing the shortcut menu of this embodiment is the same as the processing of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 shows the control procedure for explaining the shortcut storing processing. The control procedure for executing the stored shortcut menu is the same as the process of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  According to this embodiment, even when the attribute of the target information introduced in the program is different from the attribute of the database, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

<Third Embodiment>
In the third embodiment, a server is searched for related information (related facilities) related to target information (introduction facilities) introduced by a personality during broadcasting, and a shortcut for presenting the result to the user is created.

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the broadcast receiving apparatus 130 of this embodiment, and FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration centered on the shortcut creation means 4. Since the basic configuration of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, only the differences will be described here.

  The shortcut creation means 4 of this embodiment has a related information search command function, and causes the server 300 that can exchange information via the communication means 7 to search for related information based on the attributes of the target information.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the related information search menu acquisition unit 44 of the shortcut creation unit 4 of this embodiment includes a search command transmission unit 442 and a search result acquisition unit 443. The server 300 includes a search command acquisition unit 350 and a related information search unit 360.

The related information search menu acquisition unit 44 refers to the facility information database 310 on the server side in which the target information is associated with the attribute based on the acquired attribute of the target information, and has a predetermined relationship with the target information. Get a menu of programs to search for related information.

  The search command sending unit 442 sends at least the target information extracted by the attribute information extracting unit 41 to the server side, and refers to the server side database in which the target information is associated with the attribute based on the attribute of the target information. Then, a command for acquiring a program for searching for related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information is sent to the search command acquisition unit 350 on the server 300 side. The related information of the present embodiment is information related to the facility as with the target information. The search command sending unit 442 sends a command for acquiring a search program for searching related information that matches the attribute of the target information and related information having a predetermined relationship with the attribute of the target information.

  Further, the search command sending unit 442 sends the attribute of the target information extracted by the attribute information extracting unit 41 and the current position of the user detected by the current position detecting unit 31 to the server side, and the attribute of the target information and the current position Based on the above, the server-side database in which the target information and the attribute thereof are associated is referred to, and related information that has a predetermined relationship with the target information and has a predetermined proximity relationship with the current position is searched. Sends a command to get a search program.

  The search result acquisition unit 443 acquires a program acquired based on the command sent from the search command sending unit 442.

  The search command acquisition unit 350 on the server side receives the attribute information or the program acquisition command for searching the related information including the attribute information and the current position information sent from the search command sending unit 442, and sends it to the related information search unit 360. Send it out.

  The related information search unit 360 accesses the facility information database 310 in accordance with the command acquired by the search command acquisition unit 350 to search related information, and transmits a search program including a search expression that has led to the search result to the broadcast receiving device 130. To the search result acquisition unit 443 on the side.

  The facility information database includes information in which target information (introduction facility) and attributes thereof are stored in association with each other. An example of information transmitted from the broadcast receiving apparatus side and facility information on the server side is shown in FIG. The facility information of the present embodiment can include information such as feature information (for example, budget, good scenery, calm atmosphere).

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a menu generation control procedure according to the third embodiment.

  The processing in steps 3001 to 3008 is common to steps 1000 to 1008 shown in FIG. If it is determined in step 3008 that the relationship evaluation unit 43 determines that the location of the target information and the current position have a predetermined separation relationship, the process proceeds to a shortcut program creation process for the search program.

  In order to create a shortcut, the related information search menu obtaining unit 44 obtains information necessary for creating a program for searching for related information.

  In this embodiment, in order to search related information based on the attribute of target information (introduction facility), it is necessary to acquire information related to the attribute associated with the target information (facility) in the database on the server side. is there. In step 3009, it is determined whether the attributes of the server-side facility information database have already been acquired (3009). If it does not have the attribute of the facility information database on the server side, the server is accessed (3010), and the attribute of the facility information database is acquired (3011). It is preferable that the broadcast receiving apparatus 300 side has a correspondence relationship between target information (facility) and attributes in the database in advance.

  The processes after 3012 are the same as the processes after 1009 of the first embodiment. A display example of the shortcut created in step 3014 is shown in FIG.

  When the user selects “Related Facility Search” shown in FIG. 19 and inputs an activation command, the related facility search is started.

  The related facility search processing of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 20 and the display example of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21A, when a display command is input (3101), the broadcast receiving apparatus 130 recognizes the display command (3102) and connects to the server via the communication means 7 (3103). ). When the connection to the server is established, the display 6 notifies the user that the connection to the server has been established. An example of this display is shown in FIG. A search command including the attribute of the target information or the target attribute and the current position of the user is sent to the search command acquisition unit 350 of the server 300 (3104). The server-side related information search unit 360 searches for related information (related facility) having a predetermined relationship with the attribute of the target information (introducing facility) in accordance with the search command (3105). Specifically, a related facility having a predetermined relationship with the introduction facility and having a predetermined proximity relationship with the current position of the user is searched. A search result is acquired (3106), and when a related facility exists (3107), the search result is presented to the user via the output means 6. A presentation example is shown in FIG. If there is no search result, the user is notified that the related facility has not been searched (3108). When a target facility is selected from the presented related facilities, a route from the current location to the selected facility is searched and displayed.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to search related information (related facilities) using a database of servers connected via a network, so that the amount of data in the database on the in-vehicle device (broadcast receiving device) side is reduced. Can do. In addition, when there is a change in the target information such as the introduction facility, the latest information can be provided to the user by updating the database of the server without updating the data of each in-vehicle device.

<Fourth embodiment>
Unlike the first to third embodiments, the target information of this embodiment broadcasts content that does not include a location such as news, weather information, traffic information, and event information, so-called telematics information. This is an example. The basic configuration of this embodiment is common to the basic configuration of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Here, different points will be mainly described.

  FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the broadcast receiving apparatus 140 of the fourth embodiment. The shortcut creation means 4 of the present embodiment has a related information search command function, and uses the telematics information database 370 of the server 300 that can exchange information via the communication means 7 to obtain related information based on the attributes of the target information. get.

  FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration centering on the shortcut creation means shown in FIG.

  The search menu information collection unit 44 of this embodiment includes a search command transmission unit 442 and a search result acquisition unit 443 as in the third embodiment. The server 300 includes a search command acquisition unit 350, a related information search unit 360, and a telematics information database 370. The telematics information database 370 is a database in which target information including news, weather information, traffic information, and event information is associated with the genre, region, target item, and other attributes of the target information. For example, when the target information is news, genres such as “breaking news”, “society”, “economy”, “sports”, “baseball”, regions such as “national”, “metropolitan area”, “Kanto”, “baseball game results”, “team” Target items such as “name” and “stock price” are associated with each other. Attributes such as genre are extracted from the meta information included in the content broadcast by the meta information extraction unit 41.

The related information search menu acquisition unit 44 refers to the server-side telematics information database 370 in which the target information is associated with the attribute based on the attribute (genre) of the acquired target information, and the target information is associated with the predetermined relationship. Get a menu of programs that search for relevant information. The program is software for performing a specific job. The search command sending unit 442 sends at least the target information extracted by the attribute information extracting unit 41 to the server side, and based on the attributes of the target information, By referring to the database in which the attribute is associated, a command for acquiring a program for searching for related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information is sent to the search command acquisition unit 350 on the server 300 side.

  Further, the search command sending unit 442 sends the attribute of the target information extracted by the attribute information extracting unit 41 and the current position of the user detected by the current position detecting unit 31 to the server side, and the attribute of the target information and the current position Based on the above, the server-side database in which the target information and the attribute thereof are associated is referred to, and related information that has a predetermined relationship with the target information and has a predetermined proximity relationship with the current position is searched. Sends a command to get a search program.

  The search result acquisition unit 443 acquires a program acquired based on the command sent from the search command sending unit 442.

  The search command acquisition unit 350 on the server side receives the attribute information or the program acquisition command for searching the related information including the attribute information and the current position information sent from the search command sending unit 442, and sends it to the related information search unit 360. Send it out.

  The related information search unit 360 accesses the telematics information database 370 in accordance with the command acquired by the search command acquisition unit 350 to search related information, and transmits a search program including a search formula that has derived the search result to the broadcast receiving device 140. To the search result acquisition unit 443 on the side.

  The telematics information database 370 provides information in which target information (news) is associated with its attributes. FIG. 24 shows an example of attributes sent from the broadcast receiving apparatus side and attributes on the server side telematics information database 370 side.

The operation procedure of this embodiment will be described by taking as an example the case where news is distributed in digital broadcasting. FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a menu generation control procedure according to the fourth embodiment.

When reception of a news program starts (4001), the decoding means 2 starts decoding (4002). The meta information extraction unit 41 determines whether meta information corresponding to a predetermined attribute is included in the decoded information (YES in 4003). If the meta information is not included, the normal data broadcast screen is displayed. Is displayed (4004). When meta information is not included, meta information is extracted (4005). The meta information extraction unit 41 extracts the extracted attribute (news genre in this example) and sends it to the related information search menu acquisition unit 44. The search command sending unit 442 of the related information search menu obtaining unit 44 refers to the server-side telematics information database 370 that associates the target information with the attribute, and obtains a predetermined relationship with the target information from which the attribute is extracted. A search command for searching for related information is sent. The search command acquisition unit 350 on the server 300 side that has acquired the search command sends a command to the related information search unit 360. The related information search unit 360 searches for related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information. When the related information search unit 360 can search for the related information, the related information search unit 360 sends information on the search menu including the search formula to the search result acquisition unit 443 on the broadcast receiving device 140 side. The search result acquisition unit 443 acquires information about a search menu including a search formula for searching for related information (4008).

The shortcut creation means 4 creates a shortcut for a program that searches for related information based on the acquired information. Specifically, the shortcut creation unit 4 refers to the server-side database in which the target information is associated with the attribute based on the acquired attribute of the target information, and related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information. And a shortcut for a program that causes the output means to present related information searched according to a presentation command input by a single operation of the user. A display example of the created shortcut is shown in FIG. When the user selects “Related Telematic Information Search” shown in FIG. 26 and inputs an activation command, the search for telematic information related to the target information is started.

  The related telematic information search processing of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 27 and the display example of FIG.

When a display command is input (4101), the broadcast receiving apparatus 140 recognizes the display command (4102), and a shortcut menu as shown in FIG. 28A is presented. When the user selects one shortcut, the server is connected to the server via the communication means 7 (4103). When the connection to the server is established, the display 6 notifies the user that the connection to the server has been established. This display example is shown in FIG. The shortcut execution means 5 starts the shortcut program and sends a search command including the attribute of the target information to the search command acquisition unit 350 of the server 300 (4104). The server-side related information search unit 360 searches for related information (sports news) having a predetermined relationship with the attribute (news) of the target information in accordance with the search command (4105). A search result is acquired (4106), and when related information exists (4107), the search result is presented to the user via the output means 6. A presentation example is shown in FIG. If there is no search result, the user is notified that the related information has not been searched (4108). When a target genre is selected from the presented related information, its contents are displayed.

  According to the present embodiment, since related information (telematics information) can be searched using a database of servers connected via a network, information such as news that is constantly updated is associated with target information. Relevant information can be provided to the in-vehicle device (broadcast receiving device).

  Similarly to the second to third embodiments, the current information is related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information, and the current position is acquired from the current position detection unit 31 of the navigation processing unit 3 to obtain the current position. A shortcut for a program that searches for weather information, traffic information, event information, and news about the area to be included, and causes the output means 6 to present related facility information searched according to a display command input by a single operation of the user. You may create it.

The embodiment described above is described for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and is not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram showing the overall configuration of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a partial block diagram showing mainly the shortcut creation means of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the attribute information of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the control procedure of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of target information according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state where a menu of shortcuts created according to the first embodiment is displayed on the display. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a control procedure when the shortcut menu of the first embodiment is executed. FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C are diagrams showing display examples when the shortcut menu of the first embodiment is executed. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining shortcut storage processing according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a control procedure when executing a menu of stored shortcuts according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is an overall block configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a partial block diagram showing mainly the shortcut creation means of the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the attribute information of the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a control procedure of the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is an overall block diagram showing the overall configuration of the third embodiment. FIG. 16 is a partial block diagram showing mainly the shortcut creation means of the third embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining attribute information according to the third embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the control procedure of the third embodiment. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a state where a menu of shortcuts created according to the third embodiment is displayed on the display. FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining a control procedure when the shortcut menu according to the third embodiment is executed. FIGS. 21A, 21B, and 21C are diagrams showing display examples when the shortcut menu of the third embodiment is executed. FIG. 22 is an overall block diagram showing the overall configuration of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 23 is a partial block diagram showing mainly the shortcut creation means of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining attribute information according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a control procedure of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of a state where a menu of shortcuts created according to the fourth embodiment is displayed on the display. FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining a control procedure when the shortcut menu of the fourth embodiment is executed. FIGS. 28A, 28B, and 28C are views showing display examples of the display when the menu of the shortcut of the fourth embodiment is executed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100,110,120,130 ... Broadcast receiving apparatus 1 ... Reception means 12 ... Tuner part 2 ... Decoding means 3 ... Navigation processing means 31 ... Current position detection part 32 ... Map information database 33 ... Route search part 34 ... Search part 4 ... Shortcut creation means 41 ... Attribute information extraction part 42 ... Screen creation part 43 ... Position relation evaluation part 44 ... Related information search menu acquisition part 45 ... Shortcut creation part 46 ... Storage part 5 ... Shortcut execution means 6 ... Output means 7 ... Communication means

Claims (14)

Receiving means for receiving distribution information distributed by digital broadcasting;
Decoding means for decoding the distribution information received by the receiving means;
Output means for outputting the decrypted distribution information to a user;
The attribute of the target information included in the digital broadcast received by the receiving means is acquired, and based on the acquired attribute of the target information, refer to an accessible database in which the target information is associated with the attribute, Search for related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information, and create a shortcut for a program that causes the output means to present the searched related information in response to a presentation command input by a single operation of the user And a shortcut generating means.   The target information is information on an introduction facility introduced by digital broadcasting viewed by the user, and the related information is searched for having a predetermined relationship with the introduction facility based on an attribute of the introduction facility. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is   The shortcut creation means obtains an attribute including the current location of the user and the location of the introduction facility, and when the obtained current location of the user and the location of the introduction facility have a predetermined separation relationship, Search for related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information, and create a shortcut for a program that causes the output means to present the searched related information in response to a presentation command input by a single operation of the user The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2.   The shortcut creation means acquires the route from the current position to the destination calculated from the current position of the user and the destination set by the user, the location of the introduction facility, and the acquired current position. When the route to the destination and the location of the introduction facility have a predetermined separation relationship, the related information having the predetermined relationship with the target information is searched, and the presentation input by one operation of the user The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a shortcut of a program that causes the output unit to present the searched related information is created in accordance with a command.   The shortcut creation means presents information on the introduction facility to the output means when the current location of the user and the location of the introduction facility included in the digital broadcast received by the reception means have a predetermined proximity relationship. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4.   The shortcut creation means obtains an attribute including the current location of the user and the location of the introduction facility, refers to an accessible database in which the facility and the attribute including the location information are associated, and the introduction facility And search for related facilities having a predetermined proximity relationship with the current position, and information on the searched related facilities in accordance with a display command input by one operation of the user. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a shortcut for a program to be presented to the output unit is created. The attribute of the target information includes at least one of a program name, a personality, and a catchphrase of the content including the target information, and the shortcut creating unit displays a name including the attribute as a display name of the created shortcut program The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus displays the target information together with an input reception command of the display instruction of the target information via the output unit.   The facility attributes included in the target information include the type of facility, the purpose of the facility, the content of the service provided by the facility, the other genre information of the facility, the latitude and longitude of the facility, the map coordinate value of the facility, and the address display of the facility The location information of other facilities, facility name information, facility telephone number information, facility feature information, or facility events or other facility news is one or more of the information. The broadcast receiving apparatus described in 1.   9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a shortcut execution unit that activates a shortcut of the program created by the shortcut creation unit and outputs the searched related information to the output unit when a display command is received from the user. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to any one of the above.   The shortcut creation means acquires specific information for specifying target information included in the digital broadcast received by the receiving means, and based on the specific information of the target information, an attribute including the target information and the specific information, Is searched for attributes other than the specific information of the target information specified by the specific information, and based on attributes other than the specific information of the searched target information, the target information and its attributes Is referred to the database, the related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information is searched, and the searched related information is determined in response to a presentation command input by one operation of the user. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a shortcut for a program to be presented to the output unit is created. A broadcast receiving system having a broadcast receiving device and a server that exchange information with each other via a communication means,
The server includes a database in which target information and its attributes are associated, and a related information search unit 360 that searches related information based on the attributes.
The broadcast receiving device is:
Receiving means for receiving distribution information distributed by digital broadcasting;
Decoding means for decoding the distribution information received by the receiving means;
Output means for outputting the decrypted distribution information to a user;
The attribute of the target information included in the digital broadcast received by the receiving unit is acquired, and the server-side database in which the target information is associated with the attribute based on the acquired attribute of the target information is referred to. A program shortcut for searching for related information having a predetermined relationship with the target information and causing the output means to present the searched related information in response to a presentation command input by a single operation of the user. A broadcast receiving system comprising: a shortcut creating means for creating.   The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1 or 11, wherein the target information is news, weather information, traffic information, and event information. Receiving distribution information distributed by digital broadcasting;
Decrypting the received delivery information;
The attribute of the target information included in the decrypted information is acquired, and based on the attribute of the acquired target information, the target information and the attribute are referred to a database, the target information and the predetermined information And searching for related information having relevance, and creating a shortcut of a program for presenting the searched related information in accordance with a presentation command input by one operation of the user. On the computer,
Receiving distribution information distributed by digital broadcasting;
Decrypting the received delivery information;
The attribute of the target information included in the decrypted information is acquired, and based on the attribute of the acquired target information, the target information and the attribute are referred to a database, the target information and the predetermined information Searching for related information having relevance and creating a shortcut of a program for presenting the searched related information in accordance with a presentation command input by a single operation of the user, for broadcast reception program.

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