Automatic operation report generation device and automatic operation report generation method

Abstract

This invention provides an automated operation report generation device and method that streamline the creation of operation reports, thereby reducing the workload of broadcasting operations. [Solution] The automatic operation report generation device includes a log collection unit that collects logs of at least one of broadcast signal switching and fault information of equipment in the broadcasting station's master system; an event extraction unit that extracts the time of occurrence of an emergency signal switching operation event or a fault signal switching event based on the collected logs; a program information extraction unit that extracts program information indicating a signal switching operation event or a program and commercial affected by a signal switching event from the programming data of broadcast programs and commercials based on the time of occurrence; a video extraction unit that extracts video at the time of occurrence of a signal switching operation event or a signal switching event from the video of broadcast programs and commercials based on the time of occurrence; and an operation report generation unit that creates an operation report of the broadcasting station's master system based on the program information and video.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to an operation report automatic creation device and an operation report automatic creation method.

Background Art

[0002] In the operations of a broadcasting station, the creation of operation reports is essential. When disasters or important events occur, it is necessary to record in detail the display of flash news subtitles, changes to the broadcast schedule, insertion of special programs, etc. The same applies when switching to a redundant system during a failure of the broadcasting station's system. To create these reports (operation reports), it is necessary to refer to the operation logs of the broadcasting station's system and past broadcast videos, grasp the exact operation date and time, the range of programs and commercials affected, and summarize the content of the flash news subtitles and operation records.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, at present, all the work of creating reports is done manually, and it is very labor-intensive to create reports while referring to past records. Also, there is a lot of information that can only be obtained from past broadcast videos, and it is difficult to collect information efficiently. Furthermore, when disasters or system failures occur, the staff of the broadcasting station are occupied with trouble shooting, making it even more difficult to quickly summarize the reports.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The automated operation report generation device of this embodiment comprises a log collection unit, an event extraction unit, a program information extraction unit, a video extraction unit, and an operation report generation unit. The log collection unit collects logs of at least one of broadcast signal switching information and fault information of equipment in the broadcasting station's master system. The event extraction unit extracts the time of occurrence of an emergency signal switching operation event or a fault signal switching event based on the collected logs. The program information extraction unit extracts program information indicating the signal switching operation event or programs and commercials affected by the signal switching event from the programming data of programs and commercials to be broadcast, based on the time of occurrence. The video extraction unit extracts video from the video of programs and commercials to be broadcast at the time of occurrence of the signal switching operation event or the signal switching event. The operation report generation unit creates an operation report of the broadcasting station's master system based on the program information and video. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0006] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an automated operation report generation system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a trip report created in the automatic trip report generation system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an automated operation report generation system according to the second embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0007] The following describes an example of an automated operation report generation device and an automated operation report generation method according to this embodiment, with reference to the attached drawings.

[0008] (First embodiment) Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an automated operation report generation system according to the first embodiment. The automated operation report generation system according to this embodiment may be a system that acquires information on each individual device in the master system of a broadcasting station and presents the information necessary for the operation report based on that information. Alternatively, the automated operation report generation system according to this embodiment may be a system that acquires information on each individual device in the master system of a broadcasting station and automatically generates an operation report based on that information.

[0009] The broadcasting station's master system includes various devices such as an automatic program control device 101, a data server 102, a recording device 103, a touch panel 104, an alarm management device 105, and a weather information transmission device.

[0010] The automatic program control device 101 transmits control information to each device in the broadcasting station's master system and controls each device to send moving images such as programs and commercials to the transmission station according to the broadcast schedule. The automatic program control device 101 also transmits the control information to be sent to each device in the broadcasting station's master system as programming data to the automatic operation report generation device 107.

[0011] The data server 102 manages program information and scheduling information, and creates and manages program schedules and EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information. The data server 102 also transmits program information and scheduling information as scheduling data to the automatic operation report generation device 107.

[0012] The recording device 103 records the content of broadcast programs and commercials. The recording device 103 also transmits video footage of previously broadcast programs and commercials to the automatic operation report generation device 107.

[0013] The touch panel 104 switches the broadcast signal. The touch panel 104 also transmits the operation log of the touch panel 104 to the automatic operation report generation device 107.

[0014] The alarm management device 105 manages alarm information (an example of fault information) for each device in the broadcasting station's master system. The alarm management device 105 also transmits the alarm information to the automatic operation report generation device 107. The weather information transmission device provides weather and earthquake information.

[0015] The automated operation report generation device 107 extracts the timestamps of events (e.g., breaking news or malfunctions) throughout the day from operation logs or alarm information. Next, the automated operation report generation device 107 uses the collected timestamps to extract identification information of programs and commercials affected by the events from the programming data as necessary information.

[0016] Furthermore, the automated operation report generation device 107 uses the extracted occurrence time to extract video footage from the video recorded by the simultaneous recording device 103 at the time the event occurred, and extracts the details of the event from the corresponding video footage.

[0017] Furthermore, the automated operation report generation device 107 presents all the collected information to the user and uses the collected information to create an operation report.

[0018] Specifically, the automatic operation report generation device 107 includes a log collection unit 108, an event extraction unit 109, a program information extraction unit 110, a video extraction unit 111, a teleprompter extraction unit 112, and an operation report generation unit 113.

[0019] The log collection unit 108 acquires operation logs for switching broadcast signals on the touch panel 104 and alarm information managed by the alarm management device 105 as logs. From the acquired logs, it extracts a day's worth of logs to be included in the operation report and transmits them to the event extraction unit 109. In other words, the log collection unit 108 is an example of a log collection unit that collects logs of at least one of the following: broadcast signal switching information and fault information of equipment having the master system of the broadcasting station.

[0020] The event extraction unit 109 extracts the time information (occurrence time or end time, or both the occurrence time and the end time) of events to be described in the operation report (for example, the emergency earthquake early warning) from the logs received from the log collection unit 108, and transmits the time information of the events to the program information extraction unit 110 and the video extraction unit 111. Note that the time information may be either the time of the instant of occurrence of the event or the time of the duration of the event. That is, the event extraction unit 109 is an example of an event extraction unit that extracts the occurrence time of an event such as a signal switching operation event during an emergency or a signal switching event during a failure, based on the logs collected by the log collection unit 108.

[0021] The program information extraction unit 110 acquires the scheduling data for one day that is the subject of the operation report from the data server 102 or the automatic program control device 101. Also, the program information extraction unit 110 correlates the time information received from the event extraction unit 109 with the acquired scheduling data, and transmits the identification information of the programs and commercials affected by the event to the operation report creation unit 113. That is, the program information extraction unit 110 is an example of a program information extraction unit that extracts program / CM information (an example of program information), which is identification information indicating the programs and commercials affected by the event, from the scheduling data of the programs and commercials to be broadcast, based on the time information extracted by the event extraction unit 109.

[0022] The video extraction unit 111 receives the broadcast video for one day that is the subject of the operation report from the recording device 103. Also, the video extraction unit 111 extracts the image corresponding to the time information received from the event extraction unit 109, and transmits it to the caption extraction unit 112. That is, the video extraction unit 111 is an example of a video extraction unit that extracts the video at the time of occurrence of the event from the videos of the programs and commercials to be broadcast, based on the time information.

[0023] The caption extraction unit 112 extracts captions from the video received from the video extraction unit 111, and transmits the extracted captions to the operation report creation unit 113 as the broadcast content of the event.

[0024] The operation report creation unit 113 creates an operation report in human-readable text based on event information received from the event extraction unit 109 (e.g., time information, event name), program and commercial information of programs and commercials that affect the event received from the program information extraction unit 110, and the broadcast content of the event received from the text overlay extraction unit 112 (e.g., text overlay).

[0025] In other words, the operation report creation unit 113 is an example of an operation report creation unit that creates an operation report for the broadcasting station's master system based on program / commercial information and video. The operation report creation unit 113 may also create an operation report that includes program / commercial information and on-screen text.

[0026] This eliminates the need to manually create operation reports, thereby streamlining broadcasting operations and reducing labor. Specifically, it provides a system that automatically includes information such as earthquake early warnings and system failures in daily operation reports. Furthermore, by automatically creating operation reports that include the date, time, and details of warnings, schedule changes, and failures, as well as system execution records, it reduces the need for manual reference to past records and significantly reduces the effort required to create operation reports. As a result, it streamlines the creation of operation reports in the daily operations of broadcasting stations, enabling the creation of quick and accurate reports.

[0027] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a train operation report created in the automated train operation report creation system according to the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the train operation report creation unit 113 creates a train operation report 200 that includes event information (e.g., time information): "06:31:49~06:32:58, 06:40:32~06:41:43", program information, and a caption obtained from a recorded broadcast screen: "Emergency Earthquake Warning (Japan Meteorological Agency) Earthquake off the eastern coast of Chiba Strong shaking warning Chiba Kanagawa Tokyo Ibaraki Fukushima Saitama Tochigi Yamanashi Gunma Shizuoka Izu Islands".

[0028] In this embodiment, the text overlay extraction unit 112 extracts text overlays for events included in the video (for example, "Earthquake Early Warning," "(Japan Meteorological Agency)," "Earthquake off the eastern coast of Chiba; be vigilant for strong shaking") from the video received from the video extraction unit 111 using AI-OCR (Optical Character Recognition) or the like.

[0029] Thus, with the automated operation report generation device 107 of the first embodiment, it becomes unnecessary to perform all operation report generation tasks manually, thus enabling labor savings in broadcasting operations by streamlining the creation of operation reports.

[0030] (Second embodiment) This embodiment is an example of creating an operation report that includes program / commercial information and video. In the following description, the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be omitted.

[0031] Figure 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an automated operation report generation system according to the second embodiment. In the first embodiment, text overlays are extracted from video footage at the time of an event and only the text is included in the operation report. However, in the second embodiment, text overlays are not extracted, and the video footage at the time of the event is included in the operation report.

[0032] The video extraction unit 401 receives broadcasted video footage for one day from the recording device 103 to be included in the operation report. The video extraction unit 401 also extracts video footage corresponding to the time information received from the event extraction unit 109 from the received video footage and transmits the extracted video footage to the operation report creation unit 202.

[0033] The operation report creation unit 402 creates an operation report written in human-readable text, which includes event information (time information, event name) received from the event extraction unit 109, program / commercial information received from the program information extraction unit 110, and event video received from the video extraction unit 201. In other words, the operation report creation unit 402 creates an operation report that includes program / commercial information and video.

[0034] Thus, the same effects and advantages as those of the first embodiment can be obtained with the automatic operation report generation device 400 of the second embodiment.

[0035] As explained above, according to the first and second embodiments, it is possible to streamline the creation of operation reports and thereby reduce the workload of broadcasting operations.

[0036] While several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be carried out in a variety of other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their variations are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as in the claims of the invention and its equivalents. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0037] 101 Automatic program control system 102 Data Server 103 Simultaneous recording device 104 Touch Panel 105 Alarm Management Device 107,400 Automatic Operation Report Generation Device 108 Log Collection Department 109 Event Extraction Unit 110 Program Information Extraction Unit 111,401 Video extraction unit 112 Text Extraction Section 113,402 Operation Report Creation Department

Claims

1. A log collection unit that collects logs of at least one of the following: broadcast signal switching and equipment failure information of the broadcasting station's master system, Based on the collected logs, an event extraction unit extracts the time of occurrence of an emergency signal switching operation event or a signal switching event during a failure. A program information extraction unit extracts program information from the broadcast program and commercial scheduling data based on the aforementioned occurrence time, indicating the signal switching operation event or programs and commercials affected by the signal switching event. Based on the aforementioned occurrence time, the video extraction unit extracts the signal switching operation event or the video at the time the signal switching event occurred from the video footage of the broadcast program and commercials, A unit for creating operation reports for the master system of the broadcasting station, based on the aforementioned program information and video footage, An automated operation report generation device equipped with the following features.

2. The system further includes a text extraction unit that extracts text from the aforementioned video, The automatic operation report creation device according to claim 1, wherein the operation report creation unit creates the operation report including the program information and the teleprompter.

3. The automatic operation report creation device according to claim 1, wherein the operation report creation unit creates the operation report including the program information and the video.

4. A method for automatically generating operation reports, which is performed by an automatic operation report generation device, The log collection unit collects logs of at least one of the following: broadcast signal switching and equipment failure information of the broadcasting station's master system. The event extraction unit extracts the time of occurrence of an emergency signal switching operation event or a fault signal switching event based on the collected logs. The program information extraction unit extracts program information from the broadcast program and commercial scheduling data based on the occurrence time, indicating the signal switching operation event or programs and commercials affected by the signal switching event. The video extraction unit performs the steps of extracting the signal switching operation event or the video at the time the signal switching event occurred from the video footage of the broadcast program and commercial based on the occurrence time, The operation report creation unit creates an operation report for the broadcasting station's master system based on the program information and video footage. A method for automatically generating operation reports, including the above.

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