JP2013080322A - Information processing apparatus and method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an outline to be grasped by overlooking the whole content at a glance within a limited display space.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus comprises: a display control unit that controls display of a screen of content by displaying a plurality of character strings associated with a respective plurality of regions in a screen set in advance in the plurality of regions respectively, the plurality of regions each being composed as a region with any size and shape; an operation region specifying unit that specifies on which region in the screen an operation is performed; and a display form change unit that changes a display form of the character string displayed in the specified region depending on the operation.

Description

  The present technology relates to an information processing device and method, a program, and a recording medium, and in particular, an information processing device and method, a program, and a program that allow an overview of the entire content to be grasped at a glance in a limited display space, And a recording medium.

  In recent years, many devices such as newspapers and books have been developed that can display and browse contents centered on characters on a display.

  In such a device, for example, when content laid out assuming a device of a predetermined size is displayed on another device, the following problem may occur.

  For example, if another device that displays content has a smaller screen size or a different aspect ratio than the default device, readability may be difficult just by reducing the content as it is.

  As a countermeasure to such a problem, for example, there is a method of displaying a list of contents. For example, contents such as newspapers can be listed for each article, and when browsing of a desired article is instructed from the list, it is possible to display a character string constituting the article on the display. is there.

  In addition, the display target character string is specified for each of the plurality of articles displayed on the paper screen, and the area size of the display area on the paper screen provided for displaying each article is set to the display target character string of the article. A technique for adjusting according to the number of characters has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-262306 A

  However, in the case of content such as newspapers, for example, the position on the paper where the article is placed, the style such as the title and the heading, etc. are significant.

  For example, in the upper right corner of the page, articles that are considered to be of high interest to the reader are often arranged, and articles having contents related to the periphery are often arranged. Further, a large display area on the paper is assigned to an article that seems to be high in importance, while a small display area is assigned to an article that seems to be low in importance on the paper. In addition, the titles are outlined characters and the heading font is changed to express the importance of the articles and make it easy to select the articles to be read.

  In other words, content such as newspapers can be overviewed at a glance by grasping the overall content at a glance, for example, by devising the style of the article layout, article display area, title, heading, etc. It is configured to be possible.

  On the other hand, as described above, it is difficult to display the content while maintaining the position on the paper where the article is arranged, the display area of the article, the title, the headline, etc. in the display of a limited area. . This is because, for example, the area of a display such as a portable terminal is extremely small as compared with a paper surface of a general paper medium (for example, a newspaper or a magazine).

  The present technology is disclosed in view of such a situation, and enables an overview to be grasped by viewing the entire content at a glance in a limited display space.

  One aspect of the present technology is a plurality of regions each configured as a region having an arbitrary size and shape, and a plurality of character strings associated with each of a plurality of regions in a preset screen. A display control unit that controls display of the content screen by displaying each of the plurality of regions, an operation region specifying unit that specifies which region in the screen is operated, and the specification An information processing apparatus comprising: a display mode changing unit that changes a display mode of the character string to be displayed in the displayed area according to the operation.

  The display further includes a display configured to display a screen of the content, and the operation area specifying unit specifies an area corresponding to a portion close to a predetermined object on the display as an area where the operation is performed. To be able to.

  When the display mode changing unit detects that a predetermined operation has been performed, the character string to be displayed in the specified area can be scroll-displayed.

  When the display mode changing unit detects that a predetermined operation has been performed, the character of the character string to be displayed in the specified area can be enlarged or reduced. .

  The content can be displayed as an image corresponding to information displayed on a page of paper.

  The plurality of regions are set based on layout data including information for specifying the position, size, shape, etc. of each region of the plurality of regions, and the region includes the region Further, information related to a title, a heading, or an image corresponding to a character string displayed on each of the characters can be further included.

  The plurality of areas are set based on layout data including information for specifying the position, size, shape, etc. of each of the plurality of areas, and the layout data is transmitted via a network. It can be received from other connected devices.

  The size of the characters constituting the character string or the number of the characters can be changed based on information relating to the display for displaying the screen.

  Text data constituting the character string is supplied to another information processing apparatus, and the display control unit highlights the character string specified based on the usage status of the text data by the other information processing apparatus. Can be.

  The display control unit can display the character string to be highlighted with characters having a color different from that of the other character strings.

  The display control unit can display a character string to be highlighted in 3D.

  It can be attached to a part of another device containing a battery.

  When the information processing apparatus is attached to another device, a predetermined area is specified based on the layout data, and a title of a character string displayed in the area is enlarged and displayed. Can do.

  In one aspect of the present technology, the display control unit displays a plurality of character strings associated with each of a plurality of areas in a preset screen in each of the plurality of areas, thereby allowing the content screen to be displayed. The display is controlled, the operation region specifying unit specifies which region in the screen has been operated, and the display mode changing unit displays the display mode of the character string displayed in the specified region. The information processing method includes a step of changing according to the operation.

  In one aspect of the present technology, the computer displays a content screen by displaying a plurality of character strings associated with each of a plurality of regions in a preset screen in each of the plurality of regions. A display control unit to be controlled, an operation region specifying unit for specifying which region in the screen has been operated, and a display mode of the character string displayed in the specified region according to the operation It is a program which functions as an information processor provided with the display mode change part to change.

  In one aspect of the present technology, display of a content screen is controlled by displaying, in each of the plurality of character strings, a plurality of character strings associated with a plurality of regions in a preset screen. Which area in the screen is operated is specified, and the display mode of the character string displayed in the specified area is changed according to the operation.

  According to the present technology, it is possible to appropriately change the content display form according to the display, and it is possible to grasp the outline by looking at the entire changed content at a glance.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the content display system which concerns on one embodiment of this technique. It is a figure which shows the example of the external appearance of the display apparatus to which this technique is applied. It is a figure explaining layout data. It is a figure which shows the example which reduced and displayed the image of the paper surface in the content of a newspaper. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed the paper surface in the content of a newspaper by applying this technique. It is a figure explaining the example of a display according to the size of a display. It is a figure explaining the example in the case of making it highlight. It is a figure which shows the example of the display area in the vertical writing of each article. It is a figure which shows the example of the grid allocated according to the occupation rate of the display area of FIG. It is a figure explaining the example of the change of the arrangement | positioning of the article | item in the case of changing a vertical writing display to a horizontal writing display. It is a figure explaining the example of the change of the arrangement | positioning of the article | item in the case of changing a vertical writing display to a horizontal writing display. It is a figure explaining the example of the change of the arrangement | positioning of the article | item in the case of changing a vertical writing display to a horizontal writing display. It is a figure which shows the example of the image of the paper surface displayed horizontally. It is a figure which shows the example in case a title and a headline are displayed without displaying the text of an article. It is a figure explaining the example in case the full text of an article is displayed. It is a figure which shows the example in case the article text in a predetermined area | region is scroll-displayed. It is a figure which shows the example in case the article text in a predetermined area is enlarged and displayed. It is a figure explaining the example of a paper surface display process. It is a figure explaining the example of an article display operation process. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a display device to which the present technology is applied is attached to a part of a personal computer. It is a figure which shows the example with which the display apparatus to which this technique is applied to a part of tablet type terminal is mounted | worn. It is a figure explaining the example in the case of applying this technique to English content. And FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a personal computer.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the technology disclosed herein will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a content display system according to an embodiment of the present technology. The content display system shown in FIG. 1 includes a display device 10, a server 11, an access point 12, and a network 20.

  The display device 10 is configured as, for example, an electronic device having a display for displaying content, and is a device having a microcomputer or the like inside. The display device 10 is configured as a device having a communication function based on a predetermined communication protocol, and communicates with other devices as necessary. For example, the display device 10 processes data obtained by communicating with other devices by executing a program with a microcomputer, and displays a predetermined image on a display.

  For example, the display device 10 accesses the network 20 via the access point 12 and receives layout data, text data, and the like transmitted from the server 11. The display device 10 is configured to display content on a display based on layout data, text data, and the like received from the server 11 by executing an application program to be mounted.

  The server 11 is, for example, a server that is operated and managed by a content provider. The server 11 is, for example, a server for distributing newspapers as content by a newspaper company, and transmits layout data, text data, and the like to the display device 10 via the network 20.

  Here, an example has been described in which the display device 10 accesses the network 20 via the access point 12 connected by wireless communication or the like, but the display device 10 may be directly connected to the network 20. .

  Here, one display device 10 is described, but there are actually more display devices. For example, in the case of newspaper content, a plurality of users can browse a newspaper by accessing the server 11 through a network 20 by a plurality of display devices.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the appearance of the display device 10 of FIG. 1 to which the present technology is applied. As shown in the figure, the display device 10 is configured as an extremely thin box-shaped (hexahedral) device, and a display is provided on at least one surface thereof. This display is composed of, for example, electronic paper. Further, a liquid crystal display may be used.

  In addition, the display of the display device 10 is configured to include, for example, a proximity panel that detects a change in capacitance and detects that a user's finger or the like is in proximity. For example, when a user brings a finger close to the display of the display device 10, a change in capacitance at a predetermined position on the panel is detected, and how close the user's finger is at that position. Is output. Therefore, the display of the display device 10 can be used as a touch panel, and an image displayed on the display is an image that can be operated as a GUI (Graphical User Interface), for example.

  In the example of FIG. 2, newspaper content is displayed on the display of the display device 10. The content displayed on the display of the display device 10 is displayed based on layout data and text data, as will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining layout data. In the example of the figure, an example of the layout of newspaper content is shown.

  In the drawings attached to the present specification, for the sake of convenience, the characters displayed on the newspaper are appropriately represented by, for example, “XX”, “□□”, “XX”, “... It is written using figures and symbols such as.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the area 21 is an area in which a newspaper paper name (XXX newspaper), date, table of contents, and the like are displayed in vertical writing. The area 22 is an area in which newspaper paper names, dates, pages, and the like are displayed in horizontal writing.

  In addition, areas 31 to 36 shown in the figure are areas into which newspaper articles are inserted. That is, in the areas 31 to 36, only the title and heading of each article are displayed, and the article text is not displayed.

  In FIG. 3, advertisements are inserted as needed in the lower right, lower left, etc. of the page.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the layout data specifies the position, size, and shape of the area for displaying each article, the title and heading of each article, and the title and heading style of each article. Information. The layout data does not necessarily need to be data for displaying a screen as shown in FIG.

  For example, information (for example, coordinates) for specifying the position, size, shape, etc. of the area where each article is displayed on the page, and the part where the title or heading is displayed in those areas The position data for doing so is included in the layout data. The layout data also includes information such as the texts constituting the titles and headings of the articles, the fonts of the titles of the articles, the character size, the white / black / border information, and the heading character sizes.

  Further, the layout data may include an image of a photograph related to the article.

  The layout data is generated and transmitted by, for example, a newspaper company that provides content such as newspapers. Further, for example, a newspaper company that provides content such as newspapers creates text data of article texts displayed in the areas 31 to 36 in FIG. 3, and for example, the server 11 in FIG. It is made to send.

  Note that text data of articles displayed in each of the plurality of areas (for example, the areas 31 to 36) designated by the layout data is associated in advance. For example, in the layout data stored in the server 11, identification numbers for identifying the areas 31 to 36 are assigned, and the text data of each article is stored in association with these identification numbers.

  The layout data and text data transmitted from the server 11 are received by the display device 10. A character string corresponding to the text data is inserted into the areas 31 to 36 designated by the layout data and displayed on the display.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a paper image in the newspaper content corresponding to the layout of FIG. 3 is reduced and displayed on the display of the display device 10. Since the display of the display device 10 is too small to display the newspaper page as it is, the characters constituting the body of the article are displayed very small.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the page of the newspaper content corresponding to the layout of FIG. 3 is displayed on the display of the display device 10 by applying the present technology. In the example of FIG. 3, most of the area 21 and all of the area 22 shown in FIG. 3 are deleted, and the advertisement is deleted and a paper image is displayed.

  In the case of the example in FIG. 5, the display device 10 receives the layout data and, for example, the position, size, and shape of the area for displaying each article as shown in FIG. 3, the title of each article, The headline, the title of each article, and the style related to the headline are set. As a result, an image as shown in FIG. 3 can be displayed.

  The layout data is transmitted from, for example, a newspaper company server 11 connected to the network 20, and the display device 10 receives the layout data via the network 20.

  In the example of FIG. 5, the display device 10 deletes most of the region 21 and all of the region 22 and the advertisement shown in FIG. 3 and rearranges the regions 31 to 36. At this time, for example, the deleted part is allocated as an area for displaying nearby articles, and is added to a predetermined area among the areas 31 to 36.

  Further, in the case of the example of FIG. 5, the display device 10 receives the text data, and displays the character string of the article body in each of the areas 31 to 36. At this time, for example, based on the display size and resolution of the display device 10, the character size, the character spacing, and the like are automatically set. For example, a standard character size and character spacing that can be read by the user without difficulty are given in advance. For example, when the display size is larger than a predetermined size, the character spacing is set to be slightly wider, and when the display resolution is lower than the predetermined resolution, the character size is set to be slightly larger. .

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, a paper surface is displayed. In the example of FIG. 5, the articles displayed in each area are cut off halfway. This is because, as described above, since the character size, character spacing, and the like that can be read by the user are set, all the characters of the article cannot be displayed in the regions 31 to 36 specified by the layout data.

  However, newspaper articles are usually arranged so that more detailed contents are described as you read them, so even if you do not display all the letters of the article, you can see the entire page on the display at a glance It is thought that the outline can be grasped.

  The user can display the full text of the article in the area by, for example, clicking on one of the areas in which the article shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. That is, based on the text data of the article text displayed in the clicked area, a screen on which the full text of the article is displayed on the display is displayed.

  Further, the title of each article, the size of characters related to the headline, and the number of characters of the article text displayed on the display are changed according to the size of the display of the display device 10. For example, when the display size of the display device 10 is small, the size of characters related to the title and heading of each article is small so that the title and heading of each article can be displayed at the position specified by the layout data. Is set. For example, when the display size of the display device 10 is small, the number of characters of the article text displayed on the display is reduced.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of display on the paper surface in accordance with the display size of the display device 10. FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B show examples of images when the same newspaper content is displayed based on the same layout data. Here, FIG. 6B shows an example of an image when a paper surface is displayed on a small display compared to FIG. 6A.

  In FIG. 6B, the size of characters related to the title and headline of each article is set smaller than in the case of FIG. 6A. Further, in FIG. 6B, the number of characters of the article text displayed on the display is smaller than in the case of FIG. 6A.

  For example, in FIG. 6B, an article arranged at the lower right of the display is described as “... the allowance is XX million per person per year” on the paper shown in FIG. However, it is stated that "... the allowance is per person per year". That is, the number of characters in the article is reduced corresponding to the size of the display.

  Of course, regardless of the size of the display of the display device 10, the size of characters related to the headline, the number of characters of the article text displayed on the display, etc. may be made constant.

  Alternatively, when a command is given from the user, the title of each article, the size of characters related to the headline, and the number of characters of the article text displayed on the display are changed according to the display size of the display device 10. It may be.

  Further, for example, a predetermined article among the articles displayed on the display of the display device 10 may be highlighted. For example, an article to be highlighted may be specified based on the number of articles accessed or the number of citations on a social network, and the display form of the article area may be changed. In this case, for example, information relating to the number of accesses of each article, the number of citations on the social network, and the like may be acquired from the server 11 via the network 20.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a predetermined article among the articles displayed on the display of the display device 10 is highlighted.

  FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying an article to be emphasized in a dark color and displaying other articles in a light color. In this example, articles displayed in the areas 32 and 36 are displayed in a dark color, and other articles are displayed in a light color.

  For example, when the display of the display device 10 is compatible with 3D display, an article to be highlighted may be displayed so as to emerge from the screen. FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating an example of a case where the highlighted article is displayed so as to emerge from the screen. In this example, the articles displayed in the areas 32 and 36 are displayed so as to emerge from the screen.

  The above-described highlighting may be automatically performed by the display device 10 or may be performed when a command is given from the user, for example.

  In the present technology, articles are displayed in vertical writing or horizontal writing according to the aspect ratio of the display of the display device 10.

  For example, if the horizontal (horizontal) length of the display is shorter than the vertical (vertical) length, the article is displayed vertically and the horizontal (horizontal) length of the display is vertical (vertical). ), The article is displayed horizontally.

  For example, when the layout data is created on the premise of vertical writing display, in the present technology, the display device 10 automatically determines the display area of each article in the case of horizontal writing display.

  When determining the display area of an article for horizontal writing display based on the layout data of vertical writing display, first, the occupancy rate of the page of each article is obtained based on the layout data. For example, it is assumed that a vertical display area of each article is defined by the layout data as shown in FIG. In this case, the display device 10 calculates the occupation ratio of the area where each article is displayed with respect to the paper surface. When calculating the occupation ratio, the area for displaying the newspaper paper name, date, page, etc., the area for displaying the advertisement, etc. are deleted, and then the occupation ratio for the page is calculated.

  Then, the display device 10 divides the entire display into a plurality of grid-like grids, and assigns the number of grids corresponding to the display area of each article according to the occupancy calculated as described above. FIG. 9 shows an example in which the display areas of the articles shown in FIG. 8 are assigned as the number of grids corresponding to the respective occupation ratios.

  Next, the display device 10 specifies the arrangement of the display area of each article. At this time, for example, articles arranged at the four corners of the page in the layout data are extracted.

  For example, consider the page displayed as shown in FIG. In this case, attention is paid to the article displayed in the area 51, the article displayed in the area 52, and the article displayed in the area 53.

  The region 51 includes a point 51a at the upper right corner of the page. Actually, the nomination, date, and the like of this newspaper are displayed in the upper right corner of the page, but since these are not articles, the point 51a of the area 51 is recognized as the upper right corner of the page. .

  The region 52 includes a point 52a at the upper left corner of the page. Actually, the date, page, and the like are displayed in the upper left corner of the page, but since these are not articles, the point 52a of the region 52 is recognized as the upper left corner of the page.

  The region 53 includes a point 53a at the lower right corner of the page. Actually, advertisements and the like are displayed in the lower right corner of the page, but since these are not articles, the point 53a of the region 53 is recognized as the lower right corner of the page.

  In this way, the display device 10 identifies the article in the area 51 that is the article in the upper right corner, the article in the area 52 that is the article in the upper left corner, and the article in the area 53 that is the article in the lower right corner in the vertically written display state. . And the display apparatus 10 specifies the arrangement position in the state of the horizontal writing display of these articles.

  In this example, the article in the lower left corner is not extracted, but the article in the lower left corner may be extracted in the same manner.

  In the case of vertical writing display, the most noticeable article is usually arranged in the upper right corner. This is because, in the case of vertical writing display, the characters are usually read from the upper right corner of the page. Also, on the page, articles arranged in the upper left corner, lower right corner, and lower left corner are often arranged with some meaning on the layout of the page. Accordingly, in the present technology, the arrangement of articles in the vertical writing display state is converted to the arrangement in the horizontal writing display state while maintaining the positional relationship of the articles arranged in the four corners of the page.

  In the case of horizontal writing display, the most noticeable article is usually placed in the upper left corner. This is because in the case of horizontal writing display, the characters are usually read from the upper left corner of the page. Therefore, it is desirable that an article placed in the upper right corner of the paper in the vertical writing display state be placed in the upper left corner of the paper in the horizontal writing display state.

  For example, in the present technology, the article arrangement position in the vertical writing display is associated with the article arrangement position in the horizontal writing display by rotating counterclockwise by 90 degrees. Thus, for example, an article placed in the upper right corner in vertical writing display is associated with the upper left corner in horizontal writing display, and an article placed in the upper left corner in vertical writing display is written horizontally. Articles that are associated with the lower left corner in the case of display and arranged in the lower right corner in the case of vertical writing display are associated with the upper right corner in the case of horizontal writing display.

  For example, the article arrangement in the vertical writing display shown in FIG. 10 is changed to the article arrangement in the horizontal writing display shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 11, the article in the area 51 is arranged in the upper left corner of the page, the article in the area 52 is arranged in the lower left corner of the page, and the article in the area 53 is arranged in the upper right corner of the page.

  Articles other than articles in the four corners of the page are, for example, articles that touch each side (outer frame) of the page and that have a high occupancy rate (the one with a large number of assigned grids), depending on the occupancy rate. A rectangle having the same area as the number of grids allocated is created and arranged.

  For example, an article other than an article at the four corners of the page, which is in vertical writing mode and which is in contact with the upper side of the four sides of the page, is displayed on the left side of the four sides of the page in horizontal writing mode. It is placed in contact with the side. In addition, in the case of vertical writing display, an article that touches the left side of the four sides of the paper is the lower side of the four sides of the paper in the case of horizontal writing display. Similarly, the arrangement of articles installed on each side is changed. At this time, for example, if all the articles arranged so as to touch a predetermined side in the vertical writing display cannot be arranged so as to touch the corresponding side in the horizontal writing display, the article having a large number of assigned grids is preferential. Are arranged in contact with each side.

  Therefore, for example, in the case of a paper surface as shown in FIG. 8 in vertical writing display, the display area of each article in horizontal writing display is determined as shown in FIG.

  The method of determining the display area of each article described above is an example, and the display area of each article may be determined by a different method.

  Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, the article title, headline, and article text string are displayed in the display area of each article. At this time, for example, the character size and the character spacing are automatically set so that the user can easily read. In addition, the number of characters of articles displayed in each area is automatically determined according to the character size, character spacing, and the like.

  As will be described later, when the display area of each article is clicked, the full text of the article is displayed.

  Here, for example, an example has been described in which layout data is created on the premise of vertical writing display. Similarly, when layout data is created on the premise of horizontal writing display, similarly, horizontal writing display to vertical writing display is performed. You may make it change to.

  Here, an example in which the display device 10 automatically changes the vertical writing display / horizontal writing display has been described. However, for example, when a user command is issued, the vertical writing display / horizontal writing display is changed. You may do it.

  Also, if necessary, the title and heading may be displayed without displaying the body of the article. For example, when the display device 10 that operates on a battery is attached to a charger (docking station), the title or headline may be displayed without displaying the text of the article.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a title and a headline are displayed on the display device 10 without displaying the text of an article. In the example shown in the figure, the display device 10 is mounted on the docking station 19 and the article title and photograph are enlarged and displayed. For example, when it is detected that the microcomputer of the display device 10 is mounted on the docking station, the display form of the display of the display device 10 is changed.

  For example, the size of the character size of the title is set according to the arrangement of the articles specified by the layout data.

  In this example, the text size of the title of the article displayed at the top of the figure is the largest, the text size of the title of the article displayed at the bottom of the figure is the smallest, and the title of the article displayed in the center of the figure The character size is set to an intermediate size between them. For example, in FIG. 14, the article with the title displayed at the top is an article specified to be arranged in the upper right corner of the page by layout data, and the article with the title displayed at the center is determined by the layout data. The article is designated to be arranged in the upper left corner of the page, and the article with the title displayed at the bottom is the article designated to be arranged in the lower right corner of the page according to the layout data.

  As described above, the article title and the photograph are enlarged and displayed, so that it is possible to check the outline of the article in the newspaper even when the display of the display device 10 is viewed from a distance. Become. For example, when the docking station 19 is installed in the corner of a room and the display device 10 is mounted on the docking station 19, the user can check the outline of newspaper articles from a distance.

  In the state shown in FIG. 14, when the title of each article is clicked, the full text of the article is displayed.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the full text of an article is displayed. FIG. 15A is a diagram illustrating an example in which one sheet is displayed on the display of the display device 10. FIG. 15B is a diagram illustrating an example in which the full text of the article arranged in the upper left corner of FIG. 15A is displayed. In the display device 10, as described above, for example, when the user clicks a part of the area where the article on the upper left in FIG. 15A is displayed with a finger, as shown in FIG. 15B, The full text of the article can be displayed.

  In FIG. 15B, the entire article is displayed, but a part of the article is displayed in a light color. That is, in the text of the article displayed in the upper left corner of the page in FIG. 15A, the character of the portion displayed in FIG. 15A is displayed in a light color in FIG. 15B. In this way, for example, in FIG. 15A, a user who has read an article halfway can easily recognize the continuation of the article.

  Of course, the entire article may be displayed in the same color (the same display mode) in FIG. 15B.

  Alternatively, the portion of characters displayed in FIG. 15A may not be displayed on the screen of FIG. 15B. That is, on the screen displaying the full article, the text of the article displayed on the screen on which the page is displayed may not be displayed.

  Further, for example, if the number of characters of the article body is large and it is difficult to display the full text on the screen of FIG. 15B, the article may be cut off on the screen of FIG. 15B as well. In such a case, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 15B may be scroll-displayed. For example, the display of the text of an article may be scrolled by swiping or flicking the screen of FIG. 15B with a finger.

  Alternatively, for example, a desired article may be scrolled and displayed on a screen on which paper is displayed. For example, the display of the text of the article may be scrolled by the user swiping or flicking the finger with the finger in the area where the article at the upper left in FIG. 15A is displayed.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the text of the article displayed in the upper left corner of the page in FIG. 15A is scrolled and displayed. In this example, as the text of the article is scrolled, the character string hidden under the upper left corner area in FIG. 15A is displayed as if it appeared in the upper left corner area of FIG. become. In this way, the user can browse the text of an article of interest while grasping the configuration of the page.

  Further, for example, characters of a desired article may be enlarged and displayed on a screen on which a paper surface is displayed. For example, when the user pinches out the area where the article at the upper left in FIG. 15A is displayed with a finger, the text of the article text may be enlarged and displayed.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the text of the text of the article displayed in the upper left corner of the page in FIG. 15A is displayed in an enlarged manner. By doing in this way, the user can read, for example, by enlarging characters that are difficult to read while grasping the configuration of the page.

  Although an example in which a character is enlarged by a pinch-out operation has been described here, for example, a character may be reduced by a pinch-in operation. In this way, for example, the user can reduce and display the text of the article body in a predetermined area, and can display the article text with a larger number of characters.

  Next, an example of a paper surface display process by the display device 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S21, the display apparatus 10 receives the layout data transmitted from the server 11 via the network.

  In step S22, the display device 10 analyzes the layout data received in step S21. Thereby, the area | region which displays each article will be recognized separately.

  In step S <b> 23, the display device 10 receives text data of articles to be displayed in each area recognized as a result of the process in step S <b> 22 from the server 11 via the network 20. In step S23, text data of the entire article may be received, or only a part of the article may be received.

  When only a part of the article is received, for example, when the user performs an operation of displaying the entire article, the text data of the entire article is received.

  When the text data of the entire article is received, the text data of all articles may be received here, or some articles may be selectively received. Good. For example, for an article that is considered to have a high probability of being read based on the user's browsing tendency or preference information, text data of the entire article is received, and only a part of the article is received for the text data of other articles. The

  In step S24, display configuration information of the display device 10 is acquired. Here, the display configuration information is, for example, information indicating the size, aspect ratio, resolution, and the like of the display.

  In step S25, the display device 10 determines whether or not the article should be displayed horizontally based on the display configuration information acquired in step S24. For example, if the length in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) of the display is longer than the length in the vertical direction (vertical direction), it is determined in step S25 that the article should be displayed horizontally.

  If it is determined in step S25 that the article should be displayed horizontally, the process proceeds to step S26.

  In step S <b> 26, the display device 10 converts the article arrangement. At this time, for example, as described above with reference to FIGS. 8 to 12, the article arrangement in the vertical writing display is converted into the article arrangement in the horizontal writing display.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S25 that the article should not be displayed horizontally, the process of step S26 is skipped.

  In step S27, the display device 10 sets a character style and the like. At this time, for example, the display size and resolution are specified based on the display configuration information acquired in step S24, and the character size and character spacing of the article text are set. In addition, the size of the article title or headline text specified by the layout data is changed as necessary.

  If there is an article to be highlighted, in step S27, for example, as described above with reference to FIG. 7A, settings for displaying characters relating to the article in a dark color are made, or see FIG. 7B. Then, as described above, a setting is made to display the highlighted article so that it appears on the screen.

  In step S <b> 28, the display device 10 displays a paper image on the display. Thereby, for example, as described above with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, 13, and the like, an image of the paper surface is displayed.

  In this way, the paper surface display process is executed.

  Next, an example of article display operation processing by the display device 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This processing is executed, for example, when the image of the paper surface is already displayed as described above with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, 13, etc. by the paper surface display processing described above with reference to FIG. Is done.

  In step S41, the display device 10 determines whether or not a click operation has been detected. For example, when the user clicks a part of the area where the article is displayed on the display with a finger, it is determined in step S41 that a click operation has been detected.

  If it is determined in step S41 that a click operation has been detected, the process proceeds to step S42.

  In step S42, the display device 10 identifies the operated area. Thereby, for example, it is specified in which of the plurality of areas (areas for displaying each article) designated by the layout data the click operation is detected.

  In step S43, the display device 10 displays the full text of the article displayed in the area specified in the process of step S42. For example, when the user clicks with a finger on a part of the area where the upper left article in FIG. 15A is displayed, the full text of the article is displayed as shown in FIG. 15B.

  At this time, for example, as described above with reference to FIG. 15, the characters of the portion displayed on the screen for displaying the paper surface may be displayed in a light color.

  Alternatively, on the screen displaying the full article, the text of the article displayed on the screen on which the page is displayed may not be displayed.

  Furthermore, for example, when the number of characters of the article body is large and it is difficult to display the full sentence, the article may be cut off halfway on the screen displaying the full article.

  If it is determined in step S41 that no click operation has been detected, or after the process of step S43, the process proceeds to step S44.

  In step S44, the display device 10 determines whether or not a swipe (or flick) operation has been detected. For example, when the user swipes a part of the area where the article is displayed on the display with a finger, it is determined in step S44 that a swipe operation has been detected.

  If it is determined in step S44 that a swipe operation has been detected, the process proceeds to step S45.

  In step S45, the display device 10 specifies the operated region. Thereby, for example, it is specified in which of the plurality of regions (regions for displaying each article) designated by the layout data the swipe operation is detected.

  In step S46, the display device 10 scrolls and displays the articles displayed in the area specified in the process of step S45.

  If it is determined in step S44 that the swipe operation has not been detected, or after the process of step S46, the process proceeds to step S47.

  In step S47, the display device 10 determines whether a pinch-out operation has been detected. For example, when the user performs an operation (pinch out) that spreads a finger on a part of the area where the article is displayed on the display, it is determined in step S47 that the pinch out operation has been detected.

  If it is determined in step S47 that a pinch-out operation has been detected, the process proceeds to step S48.

  In step S48, the display device 10 identifies the operated area. Thereby, for example, it is specified in which of the plurality of regions (regions for displaying each article) designated by the layout data the pinch-out operation has been detected.

  In step S49, the display device 10 enlarges and displays the characters of the article displayed in the area specified in the process of step S48.

  If it is determined in step S47 that the pinch-out operation has not been detected, or after the process of step S49, the process proceeds to step S50.

  In step S50, the display device 10 determines whether a pinch-in operation has been detected. For example, when the user performs an operation (pinch-in) in which a part of the area where the article is displayed is pinched with a finger on the display, it is determined in step S50 that the pinch-in operation has been detected.

  If it is determined in step S50 that a pinch-in operation has been detected, the process proceeds to step S51.

  In step S51, the display device 10 specifies the operated region. Thereby, for example, it is specified in which of the plurality of areas (areas for displaying each article) designated by the layout data the pinch-in operation is detected.

  In step S52, the display device 10 reduces and displays the characters of the article displayed in the area specified in the process of step S51.

  If it is determined in step S50 that a pinch-in operation has not been detected, or after the process of step S52, the process ends.

  In this way, the article display operation process is executed.

  Note that the display device 10 to which the present technology is applied is not necessarily configured as a single device as illustrated in FIG. 2. For example, the display device 10 may be configured by combining two or more devices. .

  For example, when the display of the display device 10 is configured using electronic paper, the display device 10 may be configured to be mounted on a part of a predetermined electronic device. For example, the display device 10 may be attached to a part of a notebook personal computer or a part of a tablet terminal.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example when the display device 10 is attached to a part of a notebook personal computer. In this example, the display device 10 is mounted on the back side of the display of a notebook personal computer.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example when the display device 10 is attached to a part of the tablet terminal. In this example, the display device 10 is mounted on the back side of the display of the tablet terminal.

  By doing so, for example, a battery of a personal computer or a tablet-type terminal can be used to supply power to the display device 10, and it is not necessary to mount a battery on the display device 10. Therefore, the display device 10 can be significantly reduced in thickness and weight.

  In addition, since electronic paper can hold a displayed image for a certain period even when power is not supplied, even if the power of a personal computer or a tablet terminal is turned off, a user can read content such as a newspaper. Can be viewed.

  In the above description, the example in which the layout data is created in the server 11 and transmitted to the display device 10 has been described. However, for example, the layout data may be created in the display device 10. In this case, for example, the display device 10 simply receives the title and heading of the article as text data, and determines the arrangement of each article, the position of the title and the heading, the style, and the like based on a predetermined method. What is necessary is just to make layout data.

  In the above, an example in which newspaper content is mainly displayed on the display device 10 has been described. For example, in the case where a magazine content is displayed on the display device 10, a web page content is displayed. However, the present technology can be applied.

  Furthermore, in the above, an example in which Japanese content is displayed has been described. However, the present technology can also be applied to languages other than Japanese. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the present technology is applied to English content.

  As shown in FIG. 22, in this example, the content of a newspaper in which an English article is described is displayed on the display device 10. Note that the content of the English newspaper shown in the figure is in horizontal writing on the original page, so that the layout data is also provided in horizontal writing mode.

  In this example, articles are arranged in the area 41, the area 42, and the area 43, respectively. As described above, when the display size of the display device 10 is small, the number of characters of the article text displayed on the display is reduced. For example, in the original paper, the article in area 41 described as “... measures to curb inflation and demand for exports falters in Europe and the US ...” is shown in FIG. In a state where it is displayed (a state displayed on the display of the display device 10), “... measures to curb inflation and” is displayed.

  Of course, also in the example of FIG. 22, the display mode of each area is changed as necessary. For example, as described above with reference to FIG. 7, also in the example of FIG. 22, a predetermined article among the articles displayed on the display of the display device 10 can be highlighted. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 15, for example, when the user clicks a part of the region 41 with a finger, the full text of the article can be displayed. Alternatively, as described above with reference to FIG. 16, for example, when the user swipes or flicks the region 41 with a finger, the display of the article text may be scrolled. Further, for example, when the user pinches out the area 41 with a finger, the text of the body of the article may be enlarged and displayed.

  The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware, or can be executed by software. When the above-described series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software executes various functions by installing a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware or various programs. For example, a general-purpose personal computer 700 as shown in FIG. 22 is installed from a network or a recording medium.

  23, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 701 executes various processes according to a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 702 or a program loaded from a storage unit 708 to a RAM (Random Access Memory) 703. To do. The RAM 703 also appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 701 to execute various processes.

  The CPU 701, ROM 702, and RAM 703 are connected to each other via a bus 704. An input / output interface 705 is also connected to the bus 704.

  The input / output interface 705 includes an input unit 706 including a keyboard and a mouse, a display including an LCD (Liquid Crystal display), an output unit 707 including a speaker, a storage unit 708 including a hard disk, a modem, a LAN, and the like. A communication unit 709 including a network interface card such as a card is connected. The communication unit 709 performs communication processing via a network including the Internet.

  A drive 710 is also connected to the input / output interface 705 as necessary, and a removable medium 711 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory is appropriately mounted, and a computer program read from them is loaded. It is installed in the storage unit 708 as necessary.

  When the above-described series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed from a network such as the Internet or a recording medium such as a removable medium 711.

  This recording medium is a magnetic disk (including a floppy disk (registered trademark)) on which the program is recorded, which is distributed to distribute the program to the user, separately from the apparatus main body, shown in FIG. Removable media consisting of optical disks (including CD-ROM (compact disk-read only memory), DVD (digital versatile disk)), magneto-optical disks (including MD (mini-disk) (registered trademark)), or semiconductor memory It includes not only those configured by 711 but also those configured by a ROM 702 in which a program is recorded, a hard disk included in the storage unit 708, and the like distributed to the user in a state of being incorporated in the apparatus main body in advance.

  Note that the series of processes described above in this specification includes processes that are performed in parallel or individually even if they are not necessarily processed in time series, as well as processes that are performed in time series in the order described. Is also included.

  The embodiments of the present technology are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present technology.

  In addition, this technique can also take the following structures.

(1)
A plurality of areas each configured as an area of an arbitrary size and shape, and a plurality of character strings associated with each of the plurality of areas in the screen set in advance, respectively, in the plurality of areas A display control unit that controls display of the content screen by displaying,
An operation area specifying unit for specifying which area in the screen is operated;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a display mode changing unit that changes a display mode of the character string displayed in the specified area in accordance with the operation.
(2)
It is configured as a touch panel, further comprising a display for displaying the content screen,
The operation area specifying unit includes:
The information processing apparatus according to (1), wherein an area corresponding to a part close to a predetermined object is specified as an area where the operation is performed on the display.
(3)
The display mode changing unit
The information processing apparatus according to (1) or (2), wherein when it is detected that a predetermined operation has been performed, the character string displayed in the specified area is scroll-displayed.
(4)
The display mode changing unit
When it is detected that a predetermined operation has been performed, the characters of the character string to be displayed in the specified area are displayed in an enlarged or reduced display (1) to (3) Information processing device.
(5)
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the content is displayed as an image corresponding to information displayed on a page of paper.
(6)
The plurality of regions are set based on layout data including information for specifying the position, size, shape, and the like of each of the plurality of regions,
The layout data includes
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (5), further including information relating to a title, a heading, or an image corresponding to a character string displayed in each of the areas.
(7)
The plurality of regions are set based on layout data including information for specifying the position, size, shape, and the like of each of the plurality of regions,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the layout data is received from another device connected via a network.
(8)
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein a size of a character configuring the character string or a number of the characters is changed based on information relating to a display that displays the screen.
(9)
Text data constituting the character string is supplied to another information processing apparatus,
The display control unit
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein a character string specified based on a usage status of the text data by the other information processing apparatus is highlighted.
(10)
The display control unit
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein a character string to be highlighted is displayed with a character having a color different from that of other character strings.
(11)
The display control unit
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (10), wherein a character string to be highlighted is displayed in 3D.
(12)
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (11), wherein the information processing apparatus is attached to a part of another device including a battery.
(13)
When the information processing apparatus is attached to another device,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (12), wherein a predetermined area is specified based on the layout data, and a title of a character string displayed in the area is enlarged and displayed.
(14)
The display control unit controls the display of the content screen by displaying a plurality of character strings associated with each of the plurality of regions in the screen set in advance in the plurality of regions,
The operation area specifying unit specifies which area in the screen has been operated,
An information processing method comprising: a display mode changing unit that changes a display mode of the character string to be displayed in the specified area according to the operation.
(15)
Computer
A display control unit that controls display of a content screen by displaying a plurality of character strings associated with each of a plurality of regions in a preset screen in each of the plurality of regions;
An operation area specifying unit for specifying which area in the screen is operated;
A program that functions as an information processing apparatus including a display mode changing unit that changes a display mode of the character string displayed in the specified area in accordance with the operation.
(16)
A recording medium on which the program according to (15) is recorded.

  10 display device, 11 server, 12 access point, 20 network, 701 CPU

Claims (16)

A plurality of areas each configured as an area of an arbitrary size and shape, and a plurality of character strings associated with each of the plurality of areas in the screen set in advance, respectively, in the plurality of areas A display control unit that controls display of the content screen by displaying,
An operation area specifying unit for specifying which area in the screen is operated;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a display mode changing unit that changes a display mode of the character string displayed in the specified area in accordance with the operation. It is configured as a touch panel, further comprising a display for displaying the content screen,
The operation area specifying unit includes:
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an area corresponding to a portion close to a predetermined object is specified as an area where the operation is performed on the display. The display mode changing unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when it is detected that a predetermined operation has been performed, the character string to be displayed in the specified area is scroll-displayed. The display mode changing unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when it is detected that a predetermined operation has been performed, the characters of the character string to be displayed in the specified area are enlarged or reduced. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content is displayed as an image corresponding to information displayed on a page of paper. The plurality of regions are set based on layout data including information for specifying the position, size, shape, and the like of each of the plurality of regions,
The layout data includes
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising information relating to a title, a heading, or an image corresponding to a character string displayed in each of the areas. The plurality of regions are set based on layout data including information for specifying the position, size, shape, and the like of each of the plurality of regions,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the layout data is received from another device connected via a network. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a size of a character constituting the character string or a number of the characters is changed based on information on a display that displays the screen. Text data constituting the character string is supplied to another information processing apparatus,
The display control unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a character string specified based on a usage status of the text data by the other information processing apparatus is highlighted. The display control unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character string to be highlighted is displayed with a character having a color different from that of the other character strings. The display control unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character string to be highlighted is displayed in 3D. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is attached to a part of another device including a battery. When the information processing apparatus is attached to another device,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined area is specified based on the layout data, and a title of a character string displayed in the area is enlarged and displayed. The display control unit controls the display of the content screen by displaying a plurality of character strings associated with each of the plurality of regions in the screen set in advance in the plurality of regions,
The operation area specifying unit specifies which area in the screen has been operated,
An information processing method comprising: a display mode changing unit that changes a display mode of the character string to be displayed in the specified area according to the operation. Computer
A display control unit that controls display of a content screen by displaying a plurality of character strings associated with each of a plurality of regions in a preset screen in each of the plurality of regions;
An operation area specifying unit for specifying which area in the screen is operated;
A program that functions as an information processing apparatus including a display mode changing unit that changes a display mode of the character string displayed in the specified area in accordance with the operation.   A recording medium on which the program according to claim 15 is recorded.

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