JPH08149095A - New 2D code broadcasting system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] Channel the Carla code for broadcasting by CATV or other wired system, or wireless system such as satellite broadcasting, use existing infrastructure, and use a data reading card on the receiving side. It can be used for the first time after inserting into the data receiver, and the participation of the pseudo-interactivity of the media can be understood, and the rate can be introduced as a pay-as-you-go system instead of the fixed rate system. [Structure] A radio wave transmitted from a CATV station 3 or a communication satellite 1 can be received only by setting a preset time by setting a data reading card 6 with a data receiver 5 and matching the preset time. The receiver has a security function that has a protection function that prevents counterfeiting, diversion, resale, etc. by recording video on the receiving side, and puts the time limit data in the Carla code and becomes inoperable after a certain time Built in.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The disclosed technology is to broadcast a specialized channel via a code in a television broadcast by a wired system or a wireless system using an urban CATV network, a space satellite, etc., and the receiving side uses the code. It belongs to the technical field of a code broadcasting system that matches and receives the channel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, the current infrastructure is transitioning from an industrial society to an energy society to an information society, and various information flies around, causing a kind of information flood.

In the genre of broadcasting media, information such as commercials, education, cooking, gardening, travel, childcare, health, hobbies, entertainment and event guides is transmitted through various channels.

[0004] Thus, each of these channels has shifted from the transmission of their multiplex system to a form of selectively receiving the channel, and is now oriented even in the direction of bidirectional reception multimedia information transmission in a specialized channel. is there.

The pseudo bidirectionality of such media is due to CATV
For example, game channels are appealing to adults rather than children, and as of March 1994, the number of urban CATV subscribers was 1.65 million in 1999. Then 1300
It is predicted that the number of households will increase to 10,000, and CATV using a coaxial cable cannot meet these demands, and it is expected that media transmission via satellite will become the mainstream. It is becoming possible to commercialize using the exhausted broadcasting infrastructure.

[0006] However, among the media transmission in each channel, for example, there is a bar code game, which is one of the games in France, but it has a drawback that it is complicated in quantity and cannot handle data. There are some negative points such as not being easy to read.

[0007] Further, since there is a possibility that the transmitting and receiving property as the character information is poor, and the programs from the broadcasting satellites up to now can be received even in a general home, the scramble signal is interfered in order to prevent the free reception. There is the inconvenience that it takes time and effort to separate normal signals.

[0008] And, there is a defect that the protection of the program protection measure and the security function as a means for preventing the forgery, unauthorized diversion and unauthorized sale by recording the data broadcast on the video are transmitted and received, and the protection circuit for dealing with this is transmitted and received. It was not common to equip a machine and had the disadvantage of being extremely costly.

[0009] Above all, these cable broadcasting by CATV and wireless broadcasting by satellite broadcasting have a large amount of cost at present, and in order to cover this, a flat-rate collection system has been adopted in the conventional manner, so that excessive reception is required. There is an imbalance in that the amount of reception is too low for a fixed amount, and there is a problem that video-on-demand viewing fees and money collection problems have not been solved yet.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the invention of this application is to solve various problems in broadcasting via a coded channel by a wired or wireless system based on the above-mentioned prior art, which is a technical problem to be solved, and is complicated in a large scale. Since it is possible to handle various data, it is extremely easy to read compared to barcodes, and information transmission as character information is extremely smooth and possible. By sending and receiving broadcasts using the Carla code channel to commercialize by utilizing the already established broadcasting infrastructure, the viewers can feel the participation in the program and realize the interactivity of the media. Purchases a data reading card as a reception fee for a fee, from the conventional flat-rate collection system to the pay-as-you-go system It aims to provide an excellent new 2D code broadcasting system that will benefit the field of transmitting and receiving technology related to broadcasting in the information industry by enabling migration and finding a clue to the solution of the video on demand viewing fee collection problem. .

[0011]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Regarding the Carla code as a new two-dimensional code used in the invention of this application, Japanese Patent Application No. 60-29884
The invention is disclosed in detail in the invention No. 76 (or the invention of Japanese Patent Application No. 4-2699092), and the Carla code used in the invention of this application is at least 1 as shown in FIG.
Each unit is divided into at least two spaces having approximately the same size, and each of the spaces is a decimal code from 0 to 9 depending on a specific arrangement combination of a printed space and a filled space. The constitution of the individual information mark sheet in which each unit is represented is adopted as a Carla code as shown in FIG.

The unit is preferably divided into four spaces to form 1/2 byte, and each unit is configured so that each unit represents one of decimal codes.

Further, the four spaces represent a decimal code by a specific arrangement combination of a blank space and a filled space, or a filled space, and four spaces for the code numbers 1 to 4. 1
Select one in the counterclockwise direction and combine two spaces for the assigned code numbers 5 to 9, and diagonally or two adjacent spaces are sequentially selected in the counterclockwise direction and assigned. For 0, it is preferable to arrange so that all four spaces are filled.

Further, the four spaces may be formed in a quadrangle, a circle, a triangle, or any other shape.

The Carla code representing the individual information constructed as described above is one of the decimal codes 0 to 9 depending on the combination of the blank space and the filled space in each space divided into at least two spaces. Represents each unit.

Therefore, it is possible to represent a series of groups of information by combining the codes represented by the respective units.

If the unit unit is divided into four spaces, one of these spaces is sequentially painted in the counterclockwise direction and combined with another blank space, the code display of the numbers 1 to 4 can be performed, and two spaces can be displayed. The code of 5 is displayed by diagonally combining the filled spaces, and the code of 6 to 9 can be displayed by combining two filled spaces in the counterclockwise direction. The code of 0 is displayed by filling all 4 spaces. You can

The combination of the filling spaces is not limited to the counterclockwise direction, and it goes without saying that they may be combined in the clockwise direction.

The printed shapes of the four spaces are not limited to the quadrangle, and any shape space such as a circle, a triangle, or any other graphic space having the same size has the same operation.

The general format of the Carla code is as shown in FIG.

The characteristics of such a Carla code are that it is possible to handle a large amount of complicated data, is easier to read than a conventional bar code, can transmit information as character information, and depending on the combination thereof. It is possible to have a protection function and a security function.

[0022]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the configuration of the invention of this application, which is based on the above-mentioned object, is adapted to a television broadcast by a wired or wireless system. Carla code (new two-dimensional code)
The basic idea is to set up a channel for transmission and set the data reading card dedicated to the channel to the data receiver on the receiving side to receive the channel. Since there are about 50,000 households, it may be too small to target only satellite broadcast receivers. Therefore, for the time being, we target urban CATV subscribers, and at this time, record the data broadcast on video and forge or unauthorized. In order to prevent diversion, unauthorized sale, etc., the receiver must be equipped with time-based protection as a protective measure, and the operation cannot be performed unless the time data from the screen image and the time data of the receiver match. Such a security function is provided, or a time limit clause is added to the Carla code, and the receiver has a built-in timer that becomes inoperable after a certain period of time. Equipped with a protection function against unauthorized conversion, the receiver can be directly obtained by the user by mail order method, lease method or rental method, and the data reading card has a coupon ticket function and a gift exchange function By presenting the used card in etc., those benefits can be received, the economic burden on the sender side will be greatly reduced, and the software of the above channel will be contested by the user , Make it with the cooperation of it, make sure that the usage fee is fairly paid by the video-on-demand pay-as-you-go system on the receiving side, and avoid scrambling interference on the transmitting side by the video-on-demand method. , The beauty of the aesthetic design of the received data is revealed, and the transmission image is animated It is easy to perform with the same capacity as the application production, and it is guaranteed that the originality of the channel and the originality are guaranteed, and since the user can feel the participation in the program, the pseudo interactivity of the media. It is a technical measure that makes it possible to realize.

[0023]

Embodiments of the invention of this application will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, in developing a broadcasting channel by the Carla code of the invention of this application, as shown in FIG. 3, it is necessary to emit broadcasting radio waves from the communication satellite 1 to each receiver 2 to make them receivable. Although it is required, there are currently about 5 million subscribers of broadcasting satellites and about 80,000 communication satellites, so if only the satellite recipients are targeted, it is a little too small, so CATV subscription for the time being. Persons (city-type cable television as of March 1994, 1.56 million households) must also be targeted.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the data receiver 5, the data reading card 6 shown in FIG. The CATV station 3 side is introduced so that the pay-as-you-go mode of video-on-demand can be introduced, and the economic burden on the CATV station 3 side is not a concern.

The data reading card 6 shown in FIG. 4 uses a dedicated card having a security function for program reception and forgery prevention as a reception record, and can store data unlike a magnetic card. The reception record has a function as a coupon or a gift voucher. For example, since it is made of paper, it is much cheaper than a magnetic card, and because it can be burned and discarded easily, It is extremely ecological.

The data reading card 6 can be sold separately or in packs, and a prepaid card can be sold.

[0028] As a store for handling and selling, C
The ATV station 3, a dedicated card store, a convenience store as a candidate for a server installation store, a DPE store, and the like are conceivable.

Thus, in order to prevent data forgery or diversion by recording the data broadcast on a video regardless of whether it is a broadcast by the CATV station 3 or a broadcast by the communication satellite 1, a protection function by time is provided. The data receiver 5 is equipped so that it cannot operate unless the time data from the image of the television receiver 4 and the time data of the receiver match, or as a part of the enormous data storage function of the Carla code. The time limit data is entered so that the data receiver 5 has a built-in timer function that becomes inoperable after a certain period of time.

First, as the approach point of the CATV station 3, the urban CATV station 3 has a large number of sales points because it has a large number of channels. Therefore, it is possible to further enhance the channel by adding channels and to provide topicality as a new two-way image receiving system. It emphasizes the merit of the station side.

That is, as described above, the sales of the data receiver 5 and the data card 6 to the receiver 2 directly, or the income of the payment for the lease reduces the cost on the CATV station 3 side, and is received as the new income source. It also triggers the possibility of increasing the number of people.

Further, if the new channel can be disseminated through the CATV station 3, it can be developed as an advertising medium.

Further, this is shown in FIG.
B (Sky Saloon Television), AJ (Alec Japan), etc. Broadcasting to the receiver 2 via the CATV station 3 from the broadcasting station 7 side in the same manner as in the conventional mode, and the communication satellite 1 via the communication satellite station 3 '. To emit broadcast radio waves, and the communication satellite 1
The system employs a system of transmitting to each recipient 2 through, targeting current subscribers of CATV,
Outsource the sales of cards and the handling of receivers to the CATV station 3 side to contribute to the increase of CATV subscribers.

As a measure for increasing the number of subscribers of the reception contract, if it is assumed that the number of subscribers who receive the broadcast by the direct communication satellite 1 other than the CATV subscribers increases,
Consider a system for expanding users while retaining the form of contract with CATV.

The mode is as shown in FIG. 6. For example, the broadcast program producers SSTB (Sky Saloon Television), AJ (Alek Japan), etc. provide software through the communication satellite station 3 ', and the satellite broadcasting station Pay the radio wave usage fee to the CATV contract subscriber, collect the price through the consignment sale of the data receiver 5 through the CATV station 3,
Also, the data reception card is purchased through the CATV station 3, convenience store, DPE or card shop 8, and the price is paid. In addition, the satellite receiver 2'purchases the card data reception card from these shops. In addition to paying the price, the accumulated reception record is used for exchanging coupons, gifts, etc. There, the card delivery fee and the card sales price are returned to the broadcasting station 7 side so that the improvement and expansion of the programming can be added. become.

Of course, these functions largely depend on the functions and capacity of the Carla code.

Incidentally, the satellite broadcast receiver 2'can directly obtain the data receiver by the direct selling method.

[0038]

As described above, according to the invention of this application, in order for the receiver to receive the desired channel, it is necessary to purchase the data reading card for the desired program in advance. You will purchase a data reading card.

Thus, it becomes a clue to solve the problem of excessive reception by the fixed amount system of the conventional reception fee, or the problem of the excessive reception fee and the video-on-demand viewing fee collection problem.

That is, the price of the data reading card becomes the viewing fee.

Further, as long as there is a data receiver and a data reading card, even if the television screen is not owned by itself, it can be used in front of the television screen which can receive the channel.

In other words, the program can be viewed if the system on the viewing side is prepared without having to install all the expensive equipment necessary for satellite broadcasting reception, and the television receiver does not necessarily have to be owned by itself. It means that it is possible to use TV in public facilities.

As described above, according to the invention of this application, there is a possibility that the basic parts such as the organization, operating system, and flow of funds of the television broadcasting industry may have a global influence, not only in Japan. Is played.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of a Carla cord.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of another embodiment of the Carla cord.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a type in which CATV broadcasting is diverted to satellite broadcasting.

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded schematic diagram of a receiving-side facility.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a combined type of satellite broadcasting and CATV broadcasting.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an integrated system of the invention of this application.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Data reading card 5 Data receiver

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[Submission date] April 27, 1995

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A television image receiving system in which a receiving side receives via a channel code in a television broadcasting system by a wire or wireless system, each channel is transmitted by a Carla code (new two-dimensional code), and there is a receiving side. A new two-dimensional code broadcasting system is characterized in that a data reading card dedicated to the channel is set in a data receiver to receive the channel. 2. A new two-dimensional code broadcasting system, wherein the broadcasting is based on the CATV system. 3. A new two-dimensional code broadcasting system, wherein the broadcasting is based on a satellite broadcasting system. 4. The new two-dimensional code broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein the reading card and the data receiver have a protection function and a security function capable of transmitting and receiving by time data matching. 5. The reading card has a coupon ticket function and a gift exchange function.
New two-dimensional code broadcasting system described in paragraph. 6. The new two-dimensional code broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein the reading card is made of a paper product (ecology product). 7. The new software according to claim 1, characterized in that the software of the data of the channel is created in cooperation with the user by conducting a contest. Two-dimensional code broadcasting system. 8. The new two-dimensional code broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein scramble interference is not caused in the broadcasting by the radio system.