JP2007334237A - Display system and equipment control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display system capable of discretely managing the animation image section of a content that include an animation image and a text portion, and segmenting and displaying the respective portions to individual display medium. <P>SOLUTION: The display system of the content containing the animation image comprises an image display device displaying the animation image in the content, a text display device displaying the text in the content and a static image, and a controller controlling the display of the image display device and the text display device. The controller manages the data of the content, by dividing the same into an animation image portion, a text portion, and a static image portion, displays the animation image in the image display device based on the data of the animation image portion, and displays the text and the static image on the text display device, based on the data of the text portion and the data of the static image portion. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a display system that can individually manage a text portion and an image portion of content, and performs display control by separating the text display medium and the image display medium, and an image display medium or other device according to an instruction based on the text display medium It is related with the control system which controls.

  In recent years, an ultra-thin display medium that can be electrically controlled and called electronic paper has been developed. Compared to conventional liquid crystal displays, etc., electronic paper has less change in contrast even under sunlight and has less viewing angle dependence, making it easier to see. The power required for display is generated only when the screen is switched, and still images are not displayed. Since no electric power is required for maintenance, the power consumption is very small, and it is very thin and lightweight.

As a display device using electronic paper, Patent Document 1 can bundle a plurality of electronic papers, display one or a plurality of digital images on each page, and can be viewed like a paper album. Such an image display device has been proposed.
However, electronic paper is slow in response speed and takes time to rewrite the screen, so it is difficult to handle moving images. For this reason, the use of electronic paper is limited to use for replacing paper media such as books and albums.

On the other hand, with the development of digital recording technology, contents such as movies are currently recorded on a digital recording medium such as a DVD and are generally used. In addition, digital TV broadcasting is also being carried out. Such digital content can be managed by adding character information to the main content by moving image and sound, or by dividing one content into a plurality of chapters. Such character information and management information can be displayed by reducing the playback area of the main content played on the monitor and displaying it on the side, or by interrupting the main content and switching the screen. It is done by the method.
However, even if text information and management information are useful, it may be troublesome that the display is reduced or interrupted while the main content is being viewed.

In addition, recent electrical appliances can be controlled by digital signals, and operations using a remote controller (remote controller) are performed.
However, the operation content has become complicated with the increase in functionality of electrical appliances. Therefore, it is often necessary to look at the instruction manual, but the amount of information in the instruction manual is large, and it is not easy to search for the necessary items. It is also annoying to have multiple remote controls similar to those in the home.

JP 2002-55651 A

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to manage a moving image portion and a text portion of content including moving images separately, and to separate and display each on a separate display medium. It is to provide.
Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a device control system capable of displaying operation explanations of various devices on one display medium and operating each device based on the display.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a content display system including a moving image,
An image display device for displaying a moving image in the content;
A text display device for displaying text and still images in the content;
A control device for controlling display of the image display device and the text display device,
The control device manages the data of the content separately into a moving image portion, a text portion, and a still image portion, and displays a moving image on the image display device based on the data of the moving image portion, and the data of the text portion And a display system for displaying text and a still image on the text display device based on data of a still image portion.

Here, the text display device includes an instruction input unit, and a transmission unit that transmits the instruction input by the instruction input unit to the control device,
The control device preferably controls display of the content on the image display device in accordance with an instruction transmitted from the text display device.

The text display device preferably displays one scene of a moving image in the content as a still image.
Moreover, it is preferable that the control device switches the display of the text display device in accordance with the progress of the content to be reproduced and displayed on the image display device.

The text display device preferably uses a sheet-like display medium.
The text display device preferably has a configuration in which a plurality of sheet-like display media are bundled in a booklet shape, and displays one of a plurality of contents that can be reproduced at present for each spread page.
Further, it is preferable that the control device displays content corresponding to an opened page of the sheet-like display medium on the image display device.

In addition to the image display device and the text display device, one or more control target devices are included,
The control device displays an operation explanation of the control target device on the image display device and the text display device, and controls the operation of the control target device according to an instruction transmitted from the text display device. preferable.

The present invention also includes one or more control target devices,
A text display device for displaying text and still images of operation explanation of the control target device;
A control device for controlling the display of the text display device and controlling the operation of the control target device;
The text display device includes instruction input means, and transmission means for transmitting an instruction input by the instruction input means to the control device,
The control device provides a device control system that controls the operation of the device to be controlled in accordance with an instruction transmitted from the text display device.

  Here, the text display device has a configuration in which a plurality of sheet-like display media are bundled in a booklet shape, and displays an operation explanation of one of the one or more control target devices for each spread page. Is preferred.

  In each of the above systems, it is preferable that the text display device uses electronic paper as a sheet-like display medium.

According to the present invention, when a moving image is displayed on an image display device such as a liquid crystal display, the text information and still image related to the moving image are displayed on the text display device using electronic paper or the like. Is easy to read with the electronic paper at hand, and the moving image can be reproduced and viewed with high quality on a large screen display.
In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability of the device by displaying the operation explanation of various devices on a text display device using electronic paper or the like.
Further, in the display system and the device control system of the present invention, the display control and the operation control of each device are performed in accordance with the instruction input using the electronic paper. It can be replaced and the operability can be improved.

  A display system and a device control system according to the present invention will be described below in detail based on preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram conceptually showing the schematic configuration of a display system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The display system 10, which reproduces and displays content including a moving image acquired from the content source 18 into a moving image and text (text), and is an image display device that displays the moving image in the content; It has an electronic paper unit 14 that is a text display device that displays sentences (text) and still images in the content, and a home server 16 that is a control device that controls the display of the monitor 12 and the electronic paper unit 14.

  The monitor 12 is compatible with moving image reproduction, and is connected to the home server 16 in the same manner as a conventional television monitor or personal computer monitor. As the monitor 12, various displays such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, and a CRT can be used.

The electronic paper unit 14 performs still display of content, and can display a sentence in the content and a still image together. Moreover, in the display system 10, as a preferable form, the electronic paper unit 14 is configured in a booklet shape by bundling a plurality of electronic papers. The electronic paper unit 14 displays information about one unit of content per page.
The electronic paper unit 14 is a substantially sheet-like display medium, and any display medium other than electronic paper can be used as long as it can be appropriately sized for the user to hold and operate. Also good.

The electronic paper unit 14 includes a reproduction operation unit 20, a text area 22 that displays text, and an image area 24 that displays a still image.
The electronic paper unit 14 can communicate with the home server 16 wirelessly. The reproduction operation unit 20 functions as a communication unit with the home server 16 and displays text and still images in the text area 22 and the image area 24 based on information sent from the home server 16.
In addition, the reproduction operation unit 20 includes a memory that temporarily stores a sentence of content transmitted from the home server 16 and data of a still image (contents for still display) for a predetermined capacity necessary for display.

The reproduction operation unit 20 also functions as an instruction input unit that receives an instruction input from the outside and a transmission unit that transmits the input instruction to the home server 16. The electronic paper constituting the electronic paper unit 14 is provided with a touch panel layer, and when the display portion is touched, the reproduction operation unit 20 acquires a corresponding instruction signal and transmits it to the home server 16.
The touch panel layer may be provided on the entire surface of the electronic paper, or may be provided only on a part thereof (for example, a predetermined area of the text area 22 or an area corresponding to the reproduction operation unit 20 in FIG. 1). Further, as the instruction input means, in addition to the form in which the touch panel layer is provided on the electronic paper surface, a form in which operation buttons are provided as the reproduction operation unit 20 may be employed.
The electronic paper unit 14 functions as a remote controller for the home server 16 by such an instruction input function and transmission function of the reproduction operation unit 20.

The display contents of each page of the electronic paper unit 14 can be customized by the user and stored for a long time.
For example, it can be set so that different contents are displayed for each spread page. When one content is divided into a plurality of chapters, the first page of the electronic paper unit 14 is set as a table of contents, and each spread page is displayed. It can also be set to display the contents of each chapter.
Further, the arrangement of the text area 22 and the image area 24 on each page may be set by the user operating the playback operation unit 20 (such as a touch panel or an operation button). In addition, the user can set items to be displayed as the text area 22 and their priorities, and selection criteria for still images to be displayed in the image area 24 (first frame, frames determined to be main scenes, etc.).

  The display contents of each page set by the user are stored in the reproduction operation unit 20 or the home server 16 until a new setting is made. The home server 16 generates display data for the text area 22 and the image area 24 according to the setting, and transmits the display data to the electronic paper unit 14.

The home server 16 has a large-capacity memory, and stores content acquired from a digital TV broadcast, a recording medium such as a DVD, and a content source 18 such as the Internet. The content can be acquired as digital data including moving images and text information, and is, for example, a television broadcast program, a movie, a music video, an electronic book, software on a personal computer, an Internet homepage, or the like.
The home server 16 receives a digital TV broadcast and acquires data of a live or recorded broadcast TV program, or reads a recording medium such as a commercially available DVD and records movies, electronic books, personal computer software, and the like. Data is acquired, or data such as a music video or Internet homepage distributed via the Internet is acquired and stored in a memory.

  The home server 16 manages content data separately for a moving image portion, a sentence (text) portion, and a still image portion. The moving image is reproduced and displayed on the monitor 12 based on the data of the moving image portion, and the text and the still image are displayed on the electronic paper unit 14 based on the data of the sentence portion and the data of the still image portion.

  For selecting a still image, if a representative frame is previously set in the content, the frame may be selected. If a frame selection criterion is set by the setting from the electronic paper unit 14 of the user, the still image is selected according to the setting. The top frame and main frame may be selected. As a main frame selection method (discrimination method), for example, there is a method of selecting a frame from a scene having a large change amount between image frames or a scene having a large sound change amount.

By transmitting the text data and the still image data from the home server 16, information related to one unit of content is displayed on the electronic paper unit 14 per page.
For example, the electronic paper unit 14 displays the content of the home server 16, that is, the content that can be reproduced at present, one page per page.
Also, for example, when the content is a movie or a TV program and is divided into chapters, the explanation text for each chapter is displayed in the text area 22, and the top frame for each chapter is displayed in the image area 24. One scene of the moving image is displayed. When you turn the page, the contents of the next chapter are displayed.

When the user instructs to reproduce an image on the monitor 12 by performing an operation such as touching a reproduction mark of the reproduction operation unit 20, touching the image area 24, or pressing a reproduction button provided as the reproduction operation unit 20. The instruction information is transmitted from the reproduction operation unit 20 to the home server 16.
When one content is displayed for each spread page, the instruction information includes content identification information based on the information of the currently opened page and information indicating the operation content from the reproduction operation unit 20. It is. When the display is performed in units of chapters, the instruction information indicates content identification information and chapter identification information based on the information of the currently opened page, and the operation content from the playback operation unit 20. Information.

The home server 16 that has received the instruction information reproduces the moving image of the content on the monitor 12 according to the information content.
Various instructions such as playback stop, rewind, and fast forward are also performed in the same manner as the playback instructions.

In this way, in the display system 10 of the present invention, the home server 16 separates and displays the text of one content on the electronic paper unit 14 and the moving image on the monitor 12, so that the text is easy to read on the electronic paper at hand. In addition, high quality images can be viewed on a monitor such as a large screen television.
In addition, since the content to be played and the chapters in the content can be selected by the spread page of the electronic paper unit 14, the electronic paper unit 14 can substitute for a TV or video remote controller, and excellent operability can be obtained.

  The electronic paper unit 14 is not limited to one having a plurality of pages. The electronic paper unit 14 can also simultaneously display still images and sentences of a plurality of contents or only sentences on one page (or one spread page). In that case, the electronic paper unit 14 is displayed on one page. You may comprise only (or one spread page).

Next, another embodiment of the display system 10 will be described.
In the above-described embodiment, the content playback operation is performed by the electronic paper unit 14. However, in this embodiment, the content playback operation is performed mainly by the home server 16 and the video content played back on the monitor 12 is played back. The display content of the electronic paper unit 14 is switched according to the progress.

  When the content reproduction is instructed by the main body of the home server 16 or the remote controller, the home server 16 reproduces the moving image of the content on the monitor 12 and also corresponding text data and still images at a predetermined timing according to the progress. The image data is transmitted to the electronic paper unit 14. The predetermined timing is, for example, a timing such as a chapter change, a scene change, or a location where text information is added.

The electronic paper unit 14 automatically switches the display of the text area 22 and the image area 24 according to the data received from the home server 16.
With this configuration, the user can view the text information corresponding to the video being played back on the monitor 12 on the electronic paper unit 14 at hand, and it is easy to see both the video and text, and obtains a lot of information. Can do.

In this embodiment, when the video playback on the monitor 12 is interrupted, the information displayed on the electronic paper unit 14 at that time is saved as editing data in the home server 16 or the electronic paper unit 14. The start screen at the next playback time of the electronic paper unit 14 is preferably displayed as a sentence and a still image at the time of the previous stop. The moving image playback on the monitor 12 may also be started from the previous stop (or a little later) by the editing data stored in the home server 16.
Thereby, the rise time of display on the monitor 12 and the electronic paper unit 14 at the time of restart can be shortened.

  If playback on the monitor 12 is started, the corresponding still display data is transmitted from the home server 16 to the electronic paper unit 14 after that, so that the edited data at the time of playback interruption on the monitor 12 is saved. Even without this, it is possible to reproduce the electronic paper unit 14 from a location corresponding to reproduction on the monitor 12.

Next, still another embodiment of the display system 10 will be described.
In each of the above-described embodiments, the home server 16 stores the content data, reproduces the moving image on the monitor 12, and displays the content unit or the content unit on the spread page of the electronic paper unit 14. In the present embodiment, the monitor 12 and the home server 16 function as a normal digital television, and the television program is displayed on the monitor 12 without being stored in the memory of the home server 16, and the electronic paper unit 14 composed of a plurality of pages. The program schedule for one TV channel is displayed per page.

  In the present embodiment, it is necessary that the electronic paper unit 14 has the number of spread pages for a channel required by the user. The program schedule table of each station can be displayed on the electronic paper unit 14 based on the data obtained by the home server 16 acquiring an electronic program guide transmitted from the digital television broadcasting station.

When the page of the electronic paper unit 14 is turned, an open page is detected by a sensor incorporated in the electronic paper unit 14. Based on the detection result, the playback operation unit 20 recognizes how many channels the page is open and sends a signal to the home server 16 to select the television channel of the page.
Upon receiving the television channel selection signal, the home server 16 switches the display on the monitor 12 to the television channel screen.
That is, in this embodiment, the electronic paper unit 14 functions as a program guide and a remote controller.

In this embodiment, the electronic paper unit 14 does not have to be provided with a touch panel layer or operation buttons as long as a sensor for detecting an open page is provided.
It is also preferable to provide a touch panel layer and operation buttons in the electronic paper unit 14 so that a recording reservation can be made by touching a desired program in the displayed program schedule. The recording can be performed by recording data in a recording medium such as a large-capacity memory or a DVD in the home server 16.

  As described above, since the television channel can be selected by the spread page of the electronic paper unit 14 and the recording reservation can be made, the electronic paper unit 14 can replace the remote control of the television and the video, and excellent operability can be obtained.

In digital television broadcasting, data broadcasting is performed in addition to video and audio broadcasting. Normally, data broadcasting is displayed in a space beside a moving image by reducing the display area of the moving image content on the television screen.
On the other hand, in the display system 10, when the electronic paper unit 14 is turned on, the home server 16 reproduces the moving image and the sound on the monitor 12 and displays the data broadcast content of the digital broadcast on the electronic paper unit 14. It is preferable to control so that it does.
By separating the display of the moving image content from the display of the data broadcast in this way, the data broadcast does not interfere with the display of the moving image content on the monitor 12, and the data broadcast can be easily viewed on the electronic paper unit 14 at hand.

Next, still another embodiment of the display system 10 will be described.
In the configuration of the display system 10, the monitor 12 and the home server 16 can be used in the same manner as a normal personal computer. When a plurality of windows are opened on the screen of the monitor 12 (personal computer screen), each window is also displayed on each page of the electronic paper unit 14. That is, one spread page of the electronic paper unit 14 corresponds to one window.
Since it is easier to turn the page than to switch the window on the personal computer screen of the monitor 12, this configuration makes the personal computer operation easier.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram conceptually showing a schematic configuration of a device control system 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
The device control system 30 performs one or a plurality of devices to be controlled 38 by the home server 36, and an electronic paper unit 34 that is a text display device that displays text and still images of operation explanations of the devices 38 to be controlled, And a home server 36 for controlling the display of the text display device and controlling the operation of the controlled device. Further, as a preferred embodiment, the device control system 30 includes a monitor 32 that displays a moving image of operation explanation of the control target device 38.
The control target device 38 is, for example, various household appliances in the home, and is an AV device, an air conditioner, a telephone / fax, a printer, or the like.

  In the device control system 30 and the display system 10 of FIG. 1, the home server 36 (16) controls the control target (the monitor 12 or the control target device 38), and the related text information is sent to the electronic paper unit 34 (14). In addition, the control object can be controlled by an instruction from the electronic paper unit 34 (14). When the operation explanation of the device control system 30 includes a moving image, the home server 36 individually manages the moving image portion and the text portion of the operation description (content), and stores them on separate display media. This is common in that it is displayed separately.

The electronic paper unit 34 includes an operation unit 40, a text area 42 that displays text, and an image area 44 that displays a still image, and the point that wireless communication with the home server 36 is possible is shown in FIG. The same as the electronic paper unit 14 in FIG.
The operation unit 40 has basically the same configuration as the reproduction operation unit 20 in the display system 10.

That is, the operation unit 40 functions as a communication unit with the home server 36 and displays text and still images in the text area 42 and the image area 44 based on the information sent from the home server 36. For displaying text and still images, the operation unit 40 includes a memory that temporarily stores text and still image data of display content transmitted from the home server 36 for a predetermined capacity necessary for display.
The operation unit 40 also functions as an instruction input unit that receives an instruction input from the outside and a transmission unit that transmits the input instruction to the home server 36. That is, the electronic paper constituting the electronic paper unit 34 is provided with a touch panel layer, and when the display portion is touched, the operation unit 40 acquires a corresponding instruction signal and transmits it to the home server 36.

  On the other hand, the electronic paper unit 34 has a tag 46 on each page (one spread page), and the name of one device that is the control target device 38 is displayed on the tag 46. When the page of the electronic paper unit 34 is opened, an operation explanation of the device corresponding to the device name displayed on the tag 46 of the page is displayed. The display of the tag 46 can be changed by a user instruction input.

  In the internal memory of the home server 36, general operation explanation data (explanatory contents) of home appliances and other control target devices 38 are recorded. The home server 36 transmits operation explanation data of the control target device 38 corresponding to the opened page of the electronic paper unit 34 to the electronic paper unit 34 and displays it in the text area 42 and the image area 44.

  The operation unit 40 of the electronic paper unit 34 that has received the operation explanation data displays, for example, an explanation of how to use the text area 42 and an operation instruction screen in the image area 44. It is preferable that the still image displayed in the image area 44 is displayed as a remote control and can be operated with a touch panel. In particular, it is preferable that the display is the same as the actual remote control of each device, so that the user can easily operate each device without feeling uncomfortable. That is, in this embodiment, electronic paper can take over the remote control of each device.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the operation target of the control target device 38 can be selected by the spread page of the electronic paper unit 34. That is, the electronic paper unit 34 can replace the remote controller of one or a plurality of devices, and operability can be improved.

  Further, if there is a moving image in the operation explanation data, the home server 36 displays the moving image portion on the monitor 32. The monitor 32 is the same as the monitor 12 in the display system 10 of FIG. 1, and various ordinary displays can be used.

In the electronic paper unit 34, it is also preferable to notify the operation status of the control target device 38 by the color of the tag.
The home server 36 communicates with each control target device 38 to detect each state such as ON / OFF of the power source, operation / stop of the power source ON, and transmits the detection result to the electronic paper unit 34. The operation unit 40 of the electronic paper unit 34 displays a preset color on the tag 46 of the page of the device according to the received operation state detection result.
Thereby, the user can grasp | ascertain the operation condition of each household appliance at a glance.

Further, by opening and closing the page of the device displayed on the tag 46, the mode can be set so that the activation and termination of the corresponding device can be operated. That is, opening / closing of the electronic paper unit 34 corresponds to ON / OFF of the remote controller.
Alternatively, the electronic paper unit 34 can be set to be closed (turned off) when the entire electronic paper unit 34 is closed.

  Although various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it is also preferable to configure a system that can be executed by combining two or more of the above embodiments as the system of the present invention. It is also possible to combine the function of the device control system 30 of FIG. 2 with the display system 10 of FIG.

  In each of the above examples, a system built in a home has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a similar system is used in a larger scale facility such as a company or various facilities. It can also be constructed.

  Although the display system and the device control system according to the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Of course it is good.

It is a schematic diagram which shows notionally the schematic structure of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows notionally the schematic structure of other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display system 12, 32 Monitor 14, 34 Electronic paper part 16, 36 Home server 18 Content source 20 Playback operation part 22, 42 Text area 24, 44 Image area 30 Equipment control system 38 Control object equipment 40 Operation part 46 Tag

Claims (10)

A system for displaying content including video,
An image display device for displaying a moving image in the content;
A text display device for displaying text and still images in the content;
A control device for controlling display of the image display device and the text display device,
The control device manages the data of the content separately into a moving image portion, a text portion, and a still image portion, and displays a moving image on the image display device based on the data of the moving image portion, and the data of the text portion And a display system for displaying text and still images on the text display device based on data of still image portions. The text display device includes instruction input means, and transmission means for transmitting an instruction input by the instruction input means to the control device,
The display system according to claim 1, wherein the control device controls display of the content on the image display device in accordance with an instruction transmitted from the text display device.   The display system according to claim 1, wherein the text display device displays one scene of a moving image in the content as a still image.   The display system according to claim 1, wherein the control device switches display of the text display device in accordance with the progress of the content to be reproduced and displayed on the image display device.   The display system according to claim 1, wherein the text display device uses a sheet-like display medium.   6. The text display device according to claim 5, wherein the text display device has a configuration in which a plurality of sheet-like display media are bundled in a booklet shape, and displays one of a plurality of contents that can be currently reproduced for each spread page. Display system.   The display system according to claim 6, wherein the control device displays content corresponding to an opened page of the sheet-like display medium on the image display device. In addition to the image display device and the text display device, one or more control target devices are included,
The control device displays an operation explanation of the control target device on the image display device and the text display device, and controls the operation of the control target device according to an instruction transmitted from the text display device. The display system according to any one of 1 to 7. One or more controlled devices,
A text display device for displaying text and still images of operation explanation of the control target device;
A control device for controlling the display of the text display device and controlling the operation of the control target device;
The text display device includes instruction input means, and transmission means for transmitting an instruction input by the instruction input means to the control device,
The device control system, wherein the control device controls an operation of the device to be controlled in accordance with an instruction transmitted from the text display device.   The text display device has a configuration in which a plurality of sheet-like display media are bundled in a booklet shape, and displays an operation explanation of one of the one or more control target devices for each spread page. The device control system described.

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