JP2002366181A - Method for recording and displaying event - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an event recording and displaying method by which various kinds of visual or auditorily recording and displaying are consistently and efficiently performed in events through the use of an electronic unit. SOLUTION: The method is constituted to store picture information, voice information and information obtained by synthesizing picture information with voice information in a storage means (4), to select a usage form by a selection unit (3), to select information to be displayed or reproduced in a display means (1) from the storage means (4) in response to the selected usage form and to display or reproduce it for only a prescribed time by the display means (1).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an event record display method for recording and displaying or reproducing visually or aurally using an electronic device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in various banquets, meetings, events, and other events where a large number of people gather, it has a special role to greet visitors and guide the venue, and to make recordings and video recordings of the events. In general, it was decided to decide who would play the role and rely exclusively on human labor. Therefore, a non-specialized person has to play a heavy role in guidance, photographing, and the like. In addition, in these events, it is necessary to respond to a large number of attendees at the same time. It is hoped that the services of the above will be carried out as routine services. However, such services have not previously been provided.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to address the above-mentioned problems or needs, and various kinds of visual and audio recording and display such as video and audio in an event. It is an object of the present invention to provide an event record display method that performs an event record consistently and efficiently using an electronic device.

[0004]

According to the event record display method of the present invention, image information, audio information, information obtained by synthesizing image information and audio information are stored in a storage means, and a use mode is selected by a selection unit. A computer characterized in that the information to be displayed or reproduced on the display means is selected from the storage means in accordance with the selected use mode, and the display means reproduces or reproduces the information for a predetermined time. It is configured as an event record display method (claim 1).

When the event record display method of the present invention is carried out, the event information is any one of image information, audio information, and information obtained by combining the image information and the audio information, and is output in advance as a message to attendees of the event. "Greeting mode", which is a mode of use in which information is stored in the storage means and reproduced and displayed on a display means installed at or near the event venue.
Is preferably included as an option of the use mode (claim 2).

The "greeting mode" includes, for example, a message to be displayed, such as a "greeting mode" in which a visitor is greeted and greeting, or a "see-off mode" in which a greeting is given to a participant at a meeting. It is preferable to prepare and execute various modes depending on the execution timing.

In the event record display method of the present invention, an image input means for inputting image information and a voice input means for inputting voice information are provided, and a plurality of event participants can use the input means to send a message to the image information. "Electronic writing mode" which is a usage mode of inputting the information as voice information and storing the information in the storage means and displaying the information on the display means.
Is preferably included as an option of the use mode (claim 3). Note that various types of cameras including those for capturing moving images may be used as the image input unit, and a microphone may be used as the audio input unit.

Further, according to the event record display method of the present invention,
Any of image information, audio information, and information obtained by synthesizing image information and audio information is stored in advance in the storage means as information such as advertisements, and is reproduced and displayed on a display means installed at or near the event venue. It is preferable to include “advertisement mode”, which is a usage mode to be used, as an option of the usage mode (claim 4).

If such an "advertising mode" is performed when the above-mentioned event is not being held or during idle time during the event, the facilities and equipment can be effectively used as an advertising activity.

According to the present invention, image information and audio information input and recorded by an event participant in the "electronic writing mode" are processed and edited (for example, a homepage to be displayed on display means such as a display is created). The edited information is disclosed so as to be downloadable via a communication network, or a transportable recording medium (for example, C
(D-ROM, etc.) and can be distributed (claim 5).

As described above, according to the present invention, since the homepage is edited using the electronically written image information and audio information directly inputted by the event participant, a large number of participations which could not be directly known in the past were obtained. The message of each person can be known, and the homepage can be created efficiently.

[0012] The "computer" referred to in this specification.
The term refers to various electronic devices that generally perform information processing, and includes not only so-called “electronic computers” but also electronic devices such as various communication terminals having information processing functions, mobile phones, and computer chips. The "information (data) obtained by synthesizing the audio information (data) and the image information (data)" is used for synchronizing and outputting the audio data and the image data (including decompression of the compressed data). Includes a series of data such as control data (the link is made from the calling data file to the called file).

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, taking as an example a case where an event is a wedding reception. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a display indicated by reference numeral 1 is provided with display means for reproducing and displaying an image and a speaker 1a for outputting sound, and is connected to a control device (computer) 2.

A camera 5 having a photographing switch 5a and a microphone 6 having a recording switch 6a are provided and connected to the control device 2, respectively. In addition,
It is preferable that the camera 5 and the microphone 6 are attached to the display 1 so as to be operated while being reproduced by the display means. Of course, it is also possible to carry the camera 5 and the microphone 6 and input at an arbitrary place.

The control device 2 is connected with a storage means 4 which stores a first database 4a for storing data of an "electronic writing mode" M2 described later.
And a second database 4b for storing image data and audio data of each mode (M1, M2, M3) described later. Also, from the first database 4a,
Data output means 8 for outputting data to a recording medium or a communication line such as the Internet is connected.

The control device 2 exchanges data with the first and second databases 4a and 4b in accordance with instructions of the mode selection unit 3 and the selection numeric keypad 7, and controls audio data / image data output to be output to the display 1. Means 24
The output control means 24 includes a timer 25.
Is attached. Then, image data captured through the image signal input unit 22 is input from the camera 5, and audio data recorded through the audio signal input unit 23 is input from the microphone 6. An audio data / image data input control means 21 for outputting to the first database 4a is provided.

Note that the selection numeric keypad 7 is a device for selecting from a video displayed on the display 1, and may be a pointing device such as a mouse without being limited to the numeric keypad.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the mode selection unit 3 sets the "greeting mode" M1 (see FIGS. 3 and 4 described later).
), “Electronic writing mode” M2 (see FIGS. 5, 6, and 7), “Send-off mode” M3 (see FIGS.
12) and a "facility advertisement mode" M4 (see FIGS. 10 and 11 described later). The four modes can be selected by the changeover switch 3a. The "electronic writing mode" M2 will be described later with reference to FIG. CD ROM
It is configured so that data can be output to create a homepage (hereinafter, the homepage is referred to as HP).

The "greeting mode" M1 includes, for example,
As shown in FIG. 3, the data of the image A stored in advance from the second database 4b and the image (including the sound) B-
And the output control means 2 of the control device 2
4 to switch the display 1 every predetermined time T2.
As shown in the figure, character information (image A) indicating guidance and images of the bride and groom and the voice of the greeting are alternately output.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation. When the "greeting mode" M1 is selected by the mode selection unit 3 in step S1, necessary image / audio data (A, B-1) is read from the second database 4b under the control of the output control means 24 (step S1). S2). Then, one of the read data (A, B-1) is displayed on the display 1, and the timer 25 starts (step S3). Next, it is determined whether a predetermined time T2 has elapsed (step S4). Step S4 is No
If so, repeat the loop. On the other hand, if step S4 is Yes, the timer 25 is reset (step S5), and the "greeting mode" is set in step S6.
It is determined whether M4 is completed. If step S6 is Yes, the "greeting mode" M1 ends. Step S6 is N
If it is o, it switches to the other image in step S7, restarts the timer 25, and returns to step S4.

In this mode M1, information which the visitor wants to know, such as a seating order and a time schedule, may be selectively displayed.

FIG. 5 shows the "electronic writing mode" M2. This mode M2 makes it more efficient for a reception party to write a congratulatory message on a piece of colored paper or the like by using electronic devices, and
It also records the images and voices of the participants. In the illustrated example, a friend A who is a participant writes a congratulation message, which is recorded by the microphone 6 and input to the audio data control means 21 through the audio signal input means 22. At the same time, the friend A is photographed by the camera 5 and input to the image data control unit 21 via the image signal input unit 23. These data are sent from the data control means 21 to the first database 4a and recorded. The recording of this data can be selected not only during the reception, but also during the reception, when the reception is crowded, after the reception, or after the opening. Further, these data can be displayed on the display 1 by operating the selection numeric keypad 7.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a data input procedure in the "electronic writing mode" M2. First,
The "electronic writing mode" M2 is selected by the mode selection unit 3 (step S11), and when the entry writer operates the operation switches 5a and 6a (step S12), image shooting and voice recording are performed (step S13). The signal obtained by the image capturing / sound recording is converted into digital data (step S14), and the image data and the sound data are linked (step S15).
a and is output to the display 1 (step S16). Thus, the end of this mode is determined in step S17.
Returning to 12, if Yes, the end processing is performed.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for reproducing and displaying electronically-written data on the display 1.
First, when the "electronic writing mode" M2 is selected by the mode selection unit 3, the captured image is displayed in a reduced size on the display 1, and the reduced image (thumbnail) is selected by the ten keys 7 and displayed. An image is selected (steps S21 and S22). The selected image is enlarged and displayed on the display 1 (step S232),
At the same time, the timer 25 starts (step S
23). When a predetermined time elapses after the selected image is enlarged and displayed on the display 1 (step S24 is YES).
S), the enlarged display on the display 1 ends, and the timer 25 is reset (step S25).

Next, in the "see-off mode" M3,
The data stored in advance from the second database 4b, for example, the image C-1 of the greeting of the bride and groom as shown in FIG. 8 and the image D of the secondary meeting guidance are read out, and the output control means 24 of the control device reads out the data. The display is switched on the display 1 every predetermined time T3. Of course, the image D is not limited to this example, and appropriate contents such as a taxi stand and return traffic guidance can be selected and displayed as appropriate. In addition,
This mode M3 is different from the “greeting mode” M1 described above.
The output data and the switching time are different. The flowchart is shown in FIG.
1A to S7A are different from the steps S1 to S7 of the “greeting mode” M1 described in FIG. 4 in the image data to be displayed, and the duplicate description is omitted.

FIG. 10 shows the “facility advertisement mode” M4. This mode is a mode in which, for example, an event venue, related facilities or events are advertised outside the display time of each of the modes M1 to M3. In the illustrated example, an event (a bridal fair) and an image E-
.., Etc. are switched and displayed at predetermined time intervals T4.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation. First, the "facility advertisement mode" M4 is selected by the mode selection unit 3 (step S31). Next, an image to be displayed is selected by the ten keys 7 (step S32). The selected image data is called from the second database 4b and displayed on the display 1 (step S33). Then, in step S34, the image is continuously displayed until there is an instruction to end the display of the image,
The process proceeds to step S38 according to the end instruction. On the other hand, if there is no image selection by the ten keys 7 in step S32, the process proceeds to step S35, and the control unit 24 selects one image data from the second database 4b arbitrarily or according to an installed program (details are omitted). Then, it is displayed on the display 1 and the timer 25 is started at the same time. Then, it is determined whether the predetermined time T4 has elapsed (step S36).
Is reset (step S37), and the process proceeds to step S38. In step S38, it is determined whether the "facility advertising mode" M4 has been completed. If No, the process returns to step S32, and Y
If "es", the "facility advertising mode" M4 is ended.

Of course, in this mode M4, a pay advertisement or the like may be displayed in addition to the facility advertisement at the event hall.

FIG. 12 shows the "electronic writing mode".
It shows a procedure for editing data recorded in M2, photographs and video images shot at the venue, and creating a wedding anniversary website or a CD ROM version thereof. The first database 4a in the "electronic writing mode" M2
The image / audio data stored in the recording medium (e.g., CD-R, MO)
Etc.) or transferred directly to the editing computer C via a communication network. Then, the image is edited as a wedding anniversary website including images taken separately by video or the like.

This HP can also display images and messages of many attendees. Then, if this HP is uploaded on the communication network N, many related persons can see it, and by notifying the posted address (URL) with a postcard L or the like, many acquaintances can be seen. I can let you know. It can also be copied and distributed to a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a floppy disk, or a DVD.

In this way, the marriage notice only needs to display the URL of the HP concerned, and those who are attending the banquet and want to view images and messages can access the HP from home. .

The illustrated embodiment is merely an example, and is not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a wedding reception is illustrated, but this is not a description to limit the technical scope of the present invention. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is an event in which a large number of people gather at various meetings, banquets, events, and the like, and can be applied to the case where creation of a visual or auditory record or display thereof is required. .

[0033]

The present invention is configured as described above and has the following functions and effects. (1) A higher service can be provided to attendees of the event, and the event can be managed more efficiently as the organizer or the trader. (2) It is also possible to use a plurality of devices to deal with a large number of participants simultaneously. (3) When applied to a wedding reception, it is possible to create a marriage greeting, a record of the reception, a blessing message, etc. on a homepage and distribute it using a communication network, or distribute it as a CD or DVD. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mode selection unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a “greeting mode”.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an “electronic writing mode”.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an input mode of “electronic writing”.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary flowchart showing the procedure of a playback mode of “electronic writing”.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a “pay-off mode”.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a “facility advertising mode”.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the display shown in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a view for explaining a method of creating an HP / CD ROM using recorded data.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Display 2 ... Control device 3 ... Mode selection unit 4 ... Storage means 5 ... Camera 6 ... Microphone 7 ... Ten-key for selection 8 ... Data output means 21 ..Audio data / image data input control means 24 ... audio data / image data output control means

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Sachiko Fujino 5th-9th, Yonbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Topy Industries Co., Ltd. (72) Yasuo Koyama 5th, Yonbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 9 Topy Industries, Ltd. F term (reference) 5C052 AA01 AB04 DD04 DD06 EE02 EE03 5C053 FA05 FA14 FA23 JA01 JA16 LA01 LA03 LA04 LA14 5D045 AA01 AB21

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit stores image information, audio information, information obtained by synthesizing image information and audio information, and selects a use mode by a selection unit. The storage unit corresponds to the selected use mode. An event record display method using a computer, wherein information to be displayed or reproduced on a display means is selected and displayed or reproduced for a predetermined time on the display means. 2. An information which is any one of image information, audio information, and information obtained by synthesizing image information and audio information, and is output in advance as a message to an event attendee, is stored in the storage means, 2. The event record display method according to claim 1, wherein a use mode of reproducing and displaying on a display means provided at or near the event venue is included as an option of the use mode. 3. An image input means for inputting image information and a voice input means for inputting voice information are provided. A plurality of event participants input a message from the input means as image information and voice information. The event record display method according to claim 1, further comprising a use mode in which is stored in the storage unit and displayed on the display unit as an option of the use mode. 4. Any one of image information, audio information, and information obtained by synthesizing image information and audio information is stored in advance in the storage means as information of an advertisement or the like, and is installed in an event hall or in the vicinity thereof. The usage mode to reproduce and display on the display means,
The event record display method according to claim 1, wherein the event record display method is included as an option of the use mode. 5. The event record display method according to claim 3, wherein the event participant processes and edits the image information and audio information which are input and recorded, and downloads the processed and edited information via a communication network. Or an event record display method, wherein the event record is displayed on a transportable recording medium and distributed.