JP2004032216A - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing device or the like in which a plurality of images can be displayed on one display device. <P>SOLUTION: After the information processing device 10 generates a plurality of display screens to display the image, it designates at least one or more display screens to display the image from among a plurality of the generated display screens. The information processing device 10 is characterized in that after the designation, the distribution request of the image displayed at least on one or more respective designated display screens is transmitted to a distribution origin of the image and the image, indicated by the transmitted distribution request, is displayed on the designated display screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for displaying related images.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the spread of the Internet to the general public and the spread of broadband have advanced, and not only characters and still images have been distributed to user terminals, but also moving images, that is, videos, have been distributed to user terminals.
By the way, in order to stream-play a moving image or a sound on the Web via the Internet, video playback software for playing a video must be installed in the user terminal.
There are Real Player, Media Player, Quick Time, and the like widely used as software for video reproduction.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the video playback software used in the user terminal that plays back the video requires a browser plug-in and, among the limited functions in the fixed format player that exists for each format, the user terminal. In this case, since the video is distributed to the user, the video is merely streamed, and another video related to the streamed video is displayed on a multi-screen.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide an information processing apparatus or the like that can display a plurality of videos on one display device.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus or the like that can display a plurality of related videos on one display device.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes:
An information processing apparatus for displaying a plurality of distributed videos,
Display screen generating means for generating a plurality of display screens for displaying images,
Display screen designating means for designating at least one or more display screens for displaying an image from among the plurality of display screens generated by the display screen generating means;
Video distribution request transmitting means for transmitting a video distribution request to be displayed on each of at least one or more display screens specified by the display screen specifying means to a video distribution source;
Video display screen display means for displaying the video indicated by the distribution request transmitted by the video distribution request transmission means on the display screen designated by the display screen designation means.
[0006]
According to such a configuration, a plurality of videos can be displayed on one display device.
[0007]
In the video distributed from the distribution source, access information for accessing a related video related to the video is embedded,
Related video display screen designating means for designating at least one or more related video display screens for displaying the related video from the display screens;
A related video distribution request for transmitting a related information distribution request to a video distribution source based on access information for accessing the related video displayed on the related video display screen designated by the related video display screen designating means; Transmission means;
A related image display for receiving a related image indicated by the distribution request transmitted by the related image distribution request transmitting unit and displaying the received related image on a related image display screen designated by the related image display screen designating unit; Screen display means may be provided.
Thereby, a plurality of related videos can be displayed on one display device.
[0008]
Each of the plurality of display screens generated by the display screen generation means,
The display screen designating means and the related video display screen designating means may be provided.
[0009]
When an image other than the related image is displayed on the related image display screen specified by at least one of the related image display screen designating means, an image display stop to stop displaying the image other than the related image. Means,
With
The related image display screen display means,
Receiving the related video indicated by the distribution request transmitted by the related video distribution request transmitting means, and displaying the received related video on the related video display screen designated by the related video display screen designating means Is also good.
[0010]
Simultaneous video display input means for inputting input information for simultaneously displaying video on the plurality of display screens generated by the display screen generation means,
According to the input information input by the simultaneous video display input means, all video distribution request transmission means for transmitting a video distribution request to be displayed on each of all display screens to the video distribution source,
The image processing apparatus may further include a full video display screen display unit that displays the video indicated by the distribution request transmitted by the full video distribution request transmission unit on each of the display screens.
[0011]
An information processing device according to a second aspect of the present invention includes:
An information processing method for displaying a plurality of distributed videos,
Generate multiple display screens to display video,
From among the plurality of generated display screens, at least one or more display screens for displaying images are designated,
Transmitting a video distribution request to each of at least one or more designated display screens to a video distribution source;
A video image indicated by the transmitted distribution request is displayed on the specified display screen.
[0012]
According to such a configuration, a plurality of videos can be displayed on one display device.
[0013]
Further, a program according to a third aspect of the present invention includes:
Steps to generate multiple display screens to display video,
A step of designating at least one or more display screens for displaying an image from the plurality of generated display screens,
Transmitting a video distribution request to each video distribution source to be displayed on at least one or more designated display screens;
Displaying the video indicated by the transmitted distribution request on the specified display screen,
On a computer.
[0014]
According to such a configuration, a plurality of videos can be displayed on one display device.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0016]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, a communication control unit 15, a first display driver unit 16 to a sixth display unit. It is composed of a driver unit 16, and each unit is connected to each other by a bus 17.
[0017]
The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, and executes a later-described process of displaying the delivered video on the display unit 14 according to a control program.
[0018]
The storage unit 12 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a hard disk device, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2A, the control program 121, the attribute data storage file 122, and the A work area 123 is provided.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2B, the attribute data storage file 122 stores attribute data generated based on attribute information embedded in the distributed video.
The attribute data includes data items including the order of reading from the video and the contents of the attribute information.
If the content of the attribute information includes 1) a classification to which the distributed video belongs (for example, a classification belonging to sports), and 2) a video related to the distributed video (hereinafter referred to as a related video), A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and the like necessary for accessing a video storage file or the like for storing a related video are provided.
[0020]
For example, when a video frame is distributed as shown in FIG. 3, information such as a field of “sports” and a URL of “http://www.soccer.co.jp” is added to the frame indicated by reference numeral A. Attribute information including information such as “Sports” in the field indicated by the code B and the URL “http://www.baseball.co.jp” is embedded in the frame indicated by the code B; The attribute information including information such as “http://www.marathon.co.jp” in the field “sports” and the URL is embedded in the frame shown in FIG.
[0021]
The input unit 13 includes a keyboard and a mouse provided with a cursor key, a number input key, and the like, and outputs a pressing signal of a key pressed by the keyboard and an operation signal of the mouse to the control unit 11. The input unit 13 inputs the distributed video data to the control unit 11.
[0022]
The display unit 14 includes a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), a liquid crystal display panel, and the like, and displays an image according to display data output from the control unit 11.
The communication control unit 15 controls communication with a video distribution server that distributes video.
[0023]
The first display driver section 16 is a driver for displaying an image on the first display screen among the six display screens (described later) formed on the display section 14, and an image (video data) displayed on the first display screen. And a RAM for temporarily storing the information.
Similarly, the second display driver unit 16 includes a driver for displaying an image on the second display screen, a RAM for temporarily storing an image displayed on the second display screen, and the like.
Similarly, the third display driver section 16 includes a driver for displaying an image on the third display screen, a RAM for temporarily storing an image displayed on the third display screen, and the like.
The fourth display driver unit 16 includes a driver for displaying an image on the fourth display screen, a RAM for temporarily storing an image displayed on the fourth display screen, and the like.
The fifth display driver unit 16 includes a driver for displaying an image on the fifth display screen, a RAM for temporarily storing an image displayed on the fifth display screen, and the like.
The sixth display driver unit 16 includes a driver for displaying an image on the sixth display screen, a RAM for temporarily storing an image displayed on the sixth display screen, and the like.
[0024]
Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
[0025]
When the power is turned on by a user operation, the control unit 11 of the information processing apparatus 10 displays a home screen (not shown) on the display unit 14 (Step S1). Thereafter, when a predetermined icon displayed on the home screen is double-clicked by a user operation, the control program 121 specified by the icon starts to be activated. After that, as shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 11 includes six display screens including a first display screen to a sixth display screen capable of displaying an image, an “all display” button, and an “end” button. Are displayed on the display unit 14 (step S2).
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 7, each of the first to sixth display screens includes a first clickable map, a second clickable map, a third clickable map, and a fourth clickable map.
The first clickable map is linked to a URL for accessing a video file or the like that stores a video to be displayed on the display screen.
When the second clickable map is clicked, the third clickable map that outputs an instruction to read the attribute information from the attribute data storage file 122 to the control unit 11 is clicked, and when clicked, the second clickable map is displayed on another display screen. When is clicked, an instruction to display on the display screen a video (hereinafter referred to as a related video) indicated by the attribute data read from the attribute data storage file 122 is output to the control unit 11.
When the fourth clickable map is clicked, the fourth clickable map outputs an instruction to stop the display of the image displayed on the display screen to the control unit 11.
[0027]
The “all display” button is a button used to display an image on all of the first to sixth display screens.
The “end” button is used to stop the image on the display screen on which the image is displayed among the first to sixth display screens.
[0028]
After displaying the first display screen to the sixth display screen on the display unit 14, the control unit 11 operates the first display screen on the i-th display screen (i = 1, 2,..., 6) by a user operation. When the clickable map is clicked (step S3), the i-th display driver unit 16 is activated and accesses a video storage file or the like that stores a video specified in the URL linked to the first clickable map. Then, video data is sequentially read from the video recording file or the like (step S4).
[0029]
When the attribute information is embedded in the read video data, the control unit 11 reads the attribute information from the video data, generates, for example, the attribute data shown in FIG. The image data is stored in the RAM provided in the i-th display driver unit 16 while being stored in the data storage file 122 (step S5).
[0030]
The i-th display driver unit 16 started by the control unit 11 sequentially reads out the video data stored in the RAM by the driver provided therein, and displays an image according to the read-out video data on the i-th display screen. (Step S6).
For example, when the video storage file specified by the URL linked to the first clickable map stores video data relating to sports, the video displayed on the i-th display screen is a video relating to sports.
[0031]
Thereafter, when the second clickable map is clicked by the user's operation (step S7), the control unit 11 reads the m-th attribute data from the attribute data storage file 122 of the storage unit 12, and stores it in the work area of the storage unit. It is stored (step S8). In the first case, m is 1.
[0032]
The control unit 11 then determines whether or not a third clickable map included in a k-th display screen (k 以外 i, k = 1, 2,..., 6) other than the i-th display screen has been clicked by a user operation. Is determined (step S9). When determining that the third clickable map included in the k-th display screen has not been clicked (step S9; NO), the control unit 11 continues to wait for the third clickable map to be clicked. On the other hand, when determining that the third clickable map included in the k-th display screen has been clicked (step S9; YES), the control unit 11 further determines whether the k-th display driver unit has been activated. (Step S10).
[0033]
When the control unit 11 determines that the k-th driver unit 16 has been activated (step S10; YES), the control unit 11 determines whether the fourth clickable map included in the k-th display screen has been clicked by a user operation. (Step S11). When determining that the fourth clickable map included in the k-th display screen has not been clicked (Step S11; NO), the control unit 11 continues to wait for the fourth clickable map to be clicked. On the other hand, when the control unit 11 determines that the fourth clickable map included in the k-th display screen has been clicked (step S11; YES), the control unit 11 stops the activation of the k-th display driver unit 16 and displays the k-th display screen. The display of the displayed image is terminated (step S12), and the process proceeds to the next step S13.
[0034]
In step S10, when it is determined that the k-th driver unit 16 has not been started (step S10; NO), the control unit 11 starts the k-th driver unit 16 (step S13). Thereafter, the control unit 11 accesses a video storage file or the like designated by the URL indicated by the attribute data stored in the work area, sequentially reads out related video data stored in the video file or the like, and displays the k-th display. The data is stored in the RAM of the driver unit 16 (step S14).
[0035]
The driver included in the k-th display driver unit 16 reads the video data from the RAM and displays the related video on the k-th display screen (Step S15).
[0036]
Thereafter, the control unit 11 sets a value obtained by adding 1 to the variable m in the work area as a new variable m (step S15), shifts the processing to step S8, and executes the processing as described above by the user. Continue until you have the relevant information you need.
[0037]
The operation performed when the “all display” button in the display unit 14 on which the first to sixth display screens are displayed in step S2 is clicked will be described.
[0038]
When the “all display” button is clicked by a user operation, the control unit 11 activates the first display driver unit 16. Thereafter, the control unit 11 accesses a video storage file that stores a video to be displayed on the first display screen, and reads video data from the video storage file. Then, the control unit 11 stores the read video data in the RAM of the first display driver unit 16.
[0039]
Next, the first display driver unit 16 reads the video data from the RAM and displays a video according to the video data on the first display screen.
[0040]
After that, the control unit 11 similarly displays an image on each display screen sequentially from the second display screen to the sixth display screen.
[0041]
The operation when the “end” button in the display unit 14 on which the first to sixth display screens are displayed in step S2 will be described.
[0042]
When the “end” button is clicked by the user's operation, the control unit 11 sequentially stops the activation of the first display driver unit 16 to the sixth display driver unit 16 and the first display screen to the sixth display screen. And the reading of the video is stopped.
[0043]
According to the information processing apparatus 10 according to this embodiment, a plurality of display screens for displaying video are generated, and at least one or more designated display screens for displaying video are generated from the plurality of generated display screens. Since distribution is performed, a plurality of videos can be displayed on one display device.
[0044]
Further, according to the information processing apparatus 10, a distribution request of a related video to be displayed on a display screen for displaying a specified related video is transmitted to a video distribution source, and the related requested video is displayed on the display screen. Therefore, a plurality of related videos can be displayed on one display device.
[0045]
The information processing apparatus 10 according to the above-described embodiment is configured to generate six display screens on the display unit 14, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this.
[0046]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of videos can be displayed on one display device.
Further, a plurality of related videos can be displayed on one display device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a storage unit in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an attribute data storage file.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating attribute information embedded in a video.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.
6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen formed on a display unit in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display screen in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 10 information processing device 11 control unit 12 storage unit 121 control program 122 attribute data storage file 13 input unit 14 display unit 15 communication control unit 16 display driver unit

Claims (7)

An information processing apparatus for displaying a plurality of distributed videos,
Display screen generating means for generating a plurality of display screens for displaying images,
Display screen designating means for designating at least one or more display screens for displaying an image from among the plurality of display screens generated by the display screen generating means;
Video distribution request transmitting means for transmitting a video distribution request to be displayed on each of at least one or more display screens specified by the display screen specifying means to a video distribution source;
Video display screen display means for displaying the video indicated by the distribution request transmitted by the video distribution request transmission means on the display screen designated by the display screen designation means,
An information processing apparatus comprising: Access information for accessing a related video related to the video is embedded in the video distributed from the distribution source of the video,
Related video display screen designating means for designating at least one or more related video display screens for displaying the related video from the display screens;
A related video distribution request for transmitting a related information distribution request to a video distribution source based on access information for accessing the related video displayed on the related video display screen designated by the related video display screen designating means; Transmission means;
A related image display for receiving a related image indicated by the distribution request transmitted by the related image distribution request transmitting unit and displaying the received related image on a related image display screen designated by the related image display screen designating unit; Screen display means;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Each of the plurality of display screens generated by the display screen generation means,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising the display screen designating unit and the related video display screen designating unit. When an image other than the related image is displayed on the related image display screen specified by at least one of the related image display screen designating means, an image display stop to stop displaying the image other than the related image. Means,
With
The related image display screen display means,
Receiving the related video indicated by the distribution request transmitted by the related video distribution request transmitting unit, and displaying the received related video on the related video display screen designated by the related video display screen designating unit;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: Simultaneous video display input means for inputting input information for simultaneously displaying video on the plurality of display screens generated by the display screen generation means,
According to the input information input by the simultaneous video display input means, all video distribution request transmission means for transmitting a video distribution request to be displayed on each of all display screens to the video distribution source,
A video indicated by the distribution request transmitted by the all video distribution request transmission means, a full video display screen display means for displaying each of the display screens,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: An information processing method for displaying a plurality of distributed videos,
Generate multiple display screens to display video,
From among the plurality of generated display screens, at least one or more display screens for displaying images are designated,
Transmitting a video distribution request to each of at least one or more designated display screens to a video distribution source;
Displaying the video indicated by the transmitted distribution request on the specified display screen;
An information processing method, comprising: Steps to generate multiple display screens to display video,
A step of designating at least one or more display screens for displaying an image from the plurality of generated display screens,
Transmitting a video distribution request to each video distribution source to be displayed on at least one or more designated display screens;
Displaying the video indicated by the transmitted distribution request on the specified display screen,
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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