JP2005261843A - Display apparatus, system, method, and program for the same, and recording medium recorded with the program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display apparatus capable of improving the atmosphere of eating and drinking. <P>SOLUTION: The display surface of a display panel 220 is covered with a translucent protection member, and table legs are fitted to form a table-type display apparatus 100 with a display surface facing up. When dishes for serving prescribed food or drink is placed on the top surface of the protection member of the display apparatus 100, a detection means 270 reads tag information of an IC tag 290 provided at the dishes. A tableware kind recognition means 281 retrieves menu data having the same tag information from the tag information in a menu data storage means 260. A display control means 283 recognizes the class and color of the menu of the menu data, retrieves the image data of the same class and color tone from an image data storage means 250, and displays it on the display panel 220. Satisfactory meal environment is obtained by screen display of a content according to the content of the food and drink and screen display with which the color of the food and drink looks favorably. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device that emits light according to the contents of food and drink, a system thereof, a method thereof, a program thereof, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  Conventionally, for example, a configuration in which a display device is provided on a table used in a restaurant or the like is known. This table is configured such that the display device is provided in a state where the display surface of the display device faces the upper surface of the table, a menu of dishes is displayed, and the customer can recognize the menu contents (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

  The thing of patent document 1 supports the display panel which has a flat display surface with a table board, and a display surface is supported horizontally at the table leg toward the upper side, and it is used as a table, and the surrounding side is used. The video is displayed to the viewer sitting on the chair to be installed. Further, a pressure sensitive input sheet is provided on the upper surface portion. And, for example, a menu for cooking is displayed, and the cooking operation is ordered by pressing each pressing operation portion of the pressure-sensitive input sheet.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-6298 (page 2, right column-page 6, left column, FIG. 4)

  By the way, when using the table provided with the display device described in Patent Document 1 described above at a restaurant, when displaying various menus or displaying a television broadcast, the menus are simply displayed. In this case, it is not necessary to provide a display device, and the equipment cost becomes large. On the other hand, in the case of displaying a television broadcast or a movie, the display is switched unnecessarily during eating and drinking, and the user cannot calmly eat or drink. Furthermore, the problem that there is a possibility that the willingness to eat and drink may be reduced by displaying content that does not match food and drink is an example.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a display device capable of obtaining a suitable eating and drinking atmosphere, a system thereof, a method thereof, a program thereof, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded. .

  The invention according to claim 1 is a display device having a light source capable of emitting light in different colors, the food and drink recognition means for recognizing the contents of the food and drink, and the contents of the food and drink recognized by the food and drink recognition means And a color tone control means for controlling the color tone emitted by the light source according to the lighting control device.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the display device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention is connected to the display device so that various types of information can be transmitted and received via a network. And a server device provided with a storage means for storing menu data relating to the content of the food and drink used for recognizing the content of the food and drink section.

The invention according to claim 7 is a display method for controlling a light emission state of a light source capable of emitting light in different colors by a calculation means, detecting the contents of food and drink,
It is a display method characterized by controlling the color tone emitted from the light source in accordance with the detected contents of the food and drink section.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display program that causes an arithmetic means to function as the display device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects or the display system according to the sixth aspect.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display program characterized by causing a calculation means to execute the display method according to the seventh aspect.

  A tenth aspect of the present invention is a recording medium on which a display program is recorded, wherein the display program according to the eighth or ninth aspect is recorded so as to be readable by a calculation means.

  Hereinafter, a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a display device that displays image data on a screen with a table structure used in a restaurant will be described. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a display device that displays image data on a screen, but can be applied to, for example, a lighting device including a lamp. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a display device according to the present embodiment.

[Configuration of display device]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a display device, which is configured in a table structure for displaying image data on a screen, and is installed in, for example, a restaurant. The display device 100 includes a display device main body 200, a protection member 300, and a table leg 400.

  The display device main body 200 has a case body 210. The case body 210 is formed in a substantially thin box shape with a synthetic resin such as ABS (Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene). A display window 211 is formed in the upper surface of the case body 210. In the case body 210, a display panel 220, which is a light source as a display means, is arranged with a display surface for displaying image data as a still image or a moving image facing the display window 211. Examples of the display panel 220 include a liquid crystal display panel, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel, a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), a CRT (Cathode-Ray Tube), an FED (Field Emission Display), and an electrophoretic display panel.

  The protective member 300 is a transparent member formed in a substantially thin plate shape with, for example, light-transmitting hard glass or hard synthetic resin. The protective member 300 is laminated and integrally provided so as to cover the upper surface of the case body 210 of the display device main body 200. The protective member 300 is preferably configured to be detachably attached to the display device main body 200 by, for example, screwing.

  The table leg 400 is formed of, for example, a metal pipe and is integrally attached to the back surface of the display device main body 200. The table leg 400 is integrally attached in a state in which the display surface of the display panel 220 of the display device body 200 supports the display device body 200 substantially parallel to the horizontal plane. The table leg 400 is also preferably configured to be detachable from the display device main body 200 by, for example, screwing or engaging an end portion. In addition, it is preferable to have a configuration including a height adjustment mechanism that supports the height position of the display surface in a changeable manner.

  Next, the internal configuration of the display device body 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the display device.

  The display device main body 200 includes a display panel 220, a sound generation unit 230, an image data acquisition unit 240, an image data storage unit 250, a menu data storage unit 260, and a detection unit 270 disposed in the case body 210. And a display control device 280 which is a lighting control device as a calculation means. The display panel 220 can emit light in different colors, that is, displays the image data on the screen as described above, and is connected to the display control device 280. The display panel 220 displays the image data output from the display control device 280 on the screen, and the display state is controlled, that is, the color tone of the image data displayed on the screen is changed. Specifically, brightness, saturation, and hue are adjusted and controlled.

  The sound generation means 230 includes, for example, a speaker and an amplifier (not shown). The sound generation unit 230 is connected to the display control device 280, acquires analog sound data output from the display control device 280, and causes the speaker to generate sound.

  The image data acquisition unit 240 includes, for example, a TV receiver (not shown) and acquires TV image data as image data. The image data acquisition unit 240 has an input terminal (not shown), and acquires image data output from the outside via the input terminal. For acquiring the image data from the outside, any method can be used, for example, acquiring by wire via a cable or acquiring via a wireless medium such as infrared rays. Further, image data distributed using the Internet or the like may be acquired. Then, the image data acquisition unit 240 is connected to the display control device 280 and outputs the acquired image data to the display control device 280.

  The image data storage means 250 is connected to the display control device 280 and stores the image data so as to be readable by the display control device 280. As the image data, various image data such as still images and videos are targeted. The image data is associated with specific information such as a file name for specifying the image data and an image ID number. Also, the image data storage means 250 stores image search data constructed in one data structure in which specific information, classification data classified according to image contents, and color data relating to color tone are associated with each other. A plurality of table structures are stored corresponding to specific information. The image data storage means 250 can be read out on a recording medium such as an HD (Hard Disk), a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), an FD (Flexible Disk), a magneto-optical disk, or a memory card. In addition to the drive and driver to be stored, a memory and the like can be exemplified.

  The menu data storage means 260 is connected to the display control device 280 and stores the menu data so that it can be read by the display control device 280. Menu data includes a menu ID number that identifies the menu, classification data that is classified according to the menu contents, color data relating to the color of the food and drink in the menu, and dishes such as dishes and cups that contain or serve food and drink The tag information relating to the type of the item is configured in a data structure in which items such as tag information are associated as one record. The menu data storage means 260 has a table structure for recording a plurality of menu data. The menu data storage unit 260 can use various configurations in the same manner as the image data storage unit 250.

  The detecting means 270 includes a reading device that reads tag information stored in an IC (Integrated Circuit) tag that is provided integrally with the bottom of a tableware (not shown) and stores various information in a readable manner. The detection unit 270 is connected to the display control device 280 and outputs the read tag information to the display control device 280.

  The display control device 280 includes tableware type recognition means 281, sound generation control means 282, and display control means 283 as color tone control means. These configurations may be various program configurations.

  The tableware type recognizing unit 281 acquires tag information output from the detecting unit 270. Then, the tableware type recognizing means 281 searches the menu data storage means 260 for menu data having the same tag information based on the acquired tag information. Thereafter, the tableware type recognizing unit 281 outputs the menu data obtained by searching to the display control unit 283. The tableware type recognizing means 281, the detecting means 270, and the IC tag 290 provided on the tableware constitute the food and drink recognition means 285 of the present invention.

  The sound generation control unit 282 acquires sound data associated with the image data stored in the image data acquisition unit 240 and the image data storage unit 250, and performs various processes such as a decoding process and a digital-analog conversion process. Then, the processed sound data is output to the sound generation means 230, and the sound data is sounded as sound and reproduced.

  The display control means 283 controls the color tone emitted from the display panel 220 according to the content of the food or drink, that is, causes the display panel 220 to display image data corresponding to the content of the food or drink. This display control means 283 acquires the menu data output from the tableware type recognition means 281. Then, the display control unit 283 searches the image data storage unit 250 for image data having the same classification data and color data based on the menu data classification data and color data. Then, the display control unit 283 reads the retrieved image data from the image data storage unit 250 as appropriate, performs various processes such as a decoding process, and outputs the data to the display panel 220 for display. For example, for Italian food such as pizza, search for image data related to video and still images of each region of Italy based on the classification data of the menu, and pizza is reddish. Based on the image data, a reddish image data having a similar color such as a sunset image or a still image is searched. That is, image data with sunsets and reddish colors in each region of Italy are detected. For cold foods such as cold vegetables, search for video data related to the sea or still images or image data related to snow scenes or still images based on the menu classification data, and based on the color data, Even if cold vegetables are served, search for white images such as snow scenes and drift ice and still images. For example, in the case of a reddish food or drink such as shrimp chilli, reddish image data that is a similar color such as a sunset video or a still image may be searched and searched without taking classification data into account.

  The display control means 283 also displays the image data stored in the image data acquisition means 240 and the image data storage means 250 and read as appropriate on the display panel 220 based on the classification data and color data of the menu data. The process of adjusting the color tone of the image data by controlling the brightness, saturation and hue in the state displayed on the screen. And the image data in which the color tone was adjusted is output as an image to the display panel 220 and displayed in a color similar to food and drink. The display control means 283 controls the data structure related to the color tone of the image data to adjust the color tone of the image data, and controls the display panel 220 to display the image data in a state similar to food and drink. You may control so that it may be performed. Specifically, when image data has already been displayed by the image data acquisition unit 240, processing is performed to change the color tone of the image data displayed on the screen so that the image data has a color similar to food and drink. . For example, in the case of being reddish such as shrimp, the image data displayed on the screen is adjusted to be slightly reddish. It should be noted that it is desirable to modulate the image contents so that they are not impaired and are not easily viewed.

[Operation of display device]
Next, an operation for adjusting the display state of the display device 100 described above will be described.

  First, food and drink to be served on the tableware provided with the IC tag 290 is set in advance, and the menu data storage means 260 is constructed. And the food and drink cooked according to the customer's order is arranged on the preset tableware. The tableware on which the food and drink are arranged is placed on a protective member of the display device 100 around which the customer is seated. By the placement of the tableware, the detection means 270 of the display device 100 can read the tag information and reads the tag information. Then, the detection unit 270 outputs the read tag information to the display control device 280.

  Based on the output of the tag information from the detection means 270, the tableware type recognition means 281 of the display control device 280 searches the menu data storage means 260 for menu data having the same tag information based on the tag information. Then, the tableware type recognizing means 281 outputs the detected menu data to the display control means 283.

  When the menu data is output from the tableware type recognizing unit 281, the display control unit 283 generates image data having the same classification data and color data based on the classification data and color data of the menu data as the image data storage unit 250. Search from. The display control means 283 stops the processing when the image data has already been output to the display panel 220, and appropriately processes the detected image data to output it to the display panel 220 for display on the screen. Thereby, the image data corresponding to the food and drink is displayed by the food and drink being carried on the display device 100.

  For example, as described above, corresponding to Italian cuisine, French cuisine, ethnic cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, etc. on the table, the country of the cuisine is classified based on the classification data of the menu data corresponding to the menu. Videos and still images of events related to each region of the country and the country, and videos and still images about the sea and snow scene or when the food is eaten based on the classification according to the menu contents such as cold dishes In the case of wild vegetables, which are the main ingredients used in the menu, it is a mountain image or still image, and in the case of seafood, it is an underwater image or still image. Furthermore, if the color of food or drink is reddish, such as shrimp chilli or pizza, images such as reddish video such as reddish Chinese temples and Italian sunsets, still images, etc. Data is displayed. In this way, the image data of the color and content corresponding to the content and color corresponding to the food and drink are displayed on the screen, so that the atmosphere at the time of eating and drinking corresponds to the food and drink, and the color of the food and drink is reflected, which is good A meal environment is obtained. Therefore, the customer's appetite is improved, the customer collection property is improved, and the sales of food and drink can be easily obtained.

[Operation effect of display device]
As described above, in the above-described embodiment, control is performed so that the color tone of the image data displayed on the display panel 220 by the display control unit 283 changes according to the content of the food and drink recognized by the food and drink recognition unit 285. doing. For this reason, image data is displayed on the screen in a color tone corresponding to the content of the food and drink, for example, a screen display corresponding to the content such as the type of food and drink or a screen display that reflects the color of the food and drink, and a suitable food and drink atmosphere is obtained. A good eating environment is obtained. Therefore, the customer's appetite is improved, the customer collection property is improved, and the sales of food and drink can be easily obtained.

  And as the change of the color tone of the image data according to the content of the food and drink, the color of the food and drink is recognized, and the image data corresponding to the color of the food and drink is detected and displayed on the screen. For this reason, it is possible to easily perform an appropriate screen display that reflects the color of food and drink. Furthermore, the display of the same color as the color of the food and drink eliminates the visual discomfort between the food and drink, that is, between the food and drink and the table in the present embodiment, and provides a good eating environment. can get.

  Moreover, not only the color of food and drink, but also image data with content corresponding to the content of food and drink is detected and displayed on the screen. For this reason, the favorable screen display corresponding to more food and drink can be obtained easily, and a better eating environment can be obtained.

  Furthermore, the menu data regarding the food / beverage of the data structure which linked | related the color data regarding the color of food / beverage and the classification data corresponding to the content of food / beverage are built. For this reason, the image data according to the content of the food and drink can be easily searched by the image search data relating to the classification and color tone of the image data, and a configuration that can obtain a suitable food and drink atmosphere with a simple data structure can be easily obtained. Furthermore, image search data is constructed in which specific data for specifying image data is associated with classification data for classification according to image content and color data relating to color tone. For this reason, the image data corresponding to the contents of the food and drink can be searched with a simpler data structure, and a configuration that can easily obtain a suitable food and drink atmosphere can be easily obtained.

  And the food-drink recognition means 285 provided with the tableware classification recognition means 281 which recognizes the classification of the tableware which accommodates food and drink is utilized. For this reason, the content of food and drink can be easily determined by the type of tableware, and illumination according to the content of food and drink, that is, screen display can be easily obtained. Moreover, as a recognition of the type of tableware, the detection means 270 reads tag information of the IC tag 290 provided on the tableware. For this reason, the structure which can judge the content of food and drink more easily, and can obtain suitable food-and-drink atmosphere by simple structure is obtained easily. In addition, since the IC tag 290 is used, the IC tag 290 can be pasted, so that the tableware can be easily configured, and it is not necessary to increase the weight of the tableware or to form special tableware. Since it can be attached, the appearance can be prevented from being damaged.

  In addition, a table-type structure is supported by the table legs 400 so that the display surface of the display panel 220 faces upward. For this reason, since it can be used as a table when eating and drinking, and the tableware with food and drinks placed directly on the top, the distance between the display surface and the food and drink is short, and an appropriate display corresponding to the food and drink In addition, since the display is always in view during meals, a good display corresponding to meals can be easily obtained.

[Modification of Embodiment]
In addition, this invention is not limited to each embodiment mentioned above, The deformation | transformation shown below is included in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention.

  That is, the display device 100 having a table type structure installed in a restaurant has been described as the display device of the present invention, but it can also be used for a table used at home, for example. Furthermore, it is good also as a form installed in the vicinity of a dining table, for example by a stand or a wall hanging. Furthermore, the display device 100 is not limited to display the image data on the screen. For example, a display device using a planar panel in which light emitting diodes having different emission colors are provided in a plurality of planes as a light source or a display that emits a light source capable of changing color tone is used. It can be done with a device. That is, the light source may be modulated with a color tone according to the content of the food or drink. For example, for a reddish food or drink, for example, it is changed to a reddish color of a similar color, or in the case of a cold food or drink, a blue color that expresses the coldness of the food or drink is expressed. Control such as changing to a different color may be performed.

  Moreover, although the image data according to the content of food and drink was detected and described, the image data is changed to a color tone according to the content of the food and drink and displayed on the screen, or the image data has a color tone according to the content of the food and drink. The display panel may be controlled so that it is displayed on the screen. Furthermore, in the case of a lighting device, the image data may not be used, and for example, it may be configured to control the color tone by controlling at least one of the lightness, saturation, and hue of the light source. .

  As a configuration for detecting image data according to the contents of food and drink, items such as a menu ID number, classification data, color data, and tag information are associated as one record in one data structure. Although the description has been made using the constructed menu data and the image search data constructed in one data structure by associating the specific information of the image data, the classification data, and the color data, the menu data and the image are described. The search data can have any data structure. Moreover, it is not restricted to these data.

  Moreover, as the structure which judges the content of food and drink, as mentioned above, although judged based on the tag information regarding the type of tableware, it is not restricted to this method. For example, food and drink may be imaged using an imaging device, and image data of food and drink that has been captured in advance may be compared, and the content of the food and drink may be determined by image processing. Furthermore, the configuration for determining the type of tableware is not limited to the configuration for reading tag information using the IC tag 290. For example, the table includes a resonance circuit having a predetermined resonance frequency, and the display device 100 measures the resonance frequency. A device may be provided to recognize the type of tableware based on the resonance frequency. Furthermore, it may be configured such that menu data representing the contents of the menu is stored using a recorder when food and drinks are arranged in a storage element provided in the tableware.

  The sound generation unit 230 is provided and the sound data associated with the image data can be reproduced together. However, the sound generation unit 230 may not be provided. Further, the display device 100 may be provided with operation means having operation buttons, operation knobs, and the like for setting the sound generation state and switching of image data.

  Further, the image data acquisition unit 240 for acquiring image data from the outside and the image data storage unit 250 for storing the image data have been described as the image data. However, only one of them may be provided. Need not be provided with these configurations.

  The configuration in which image data corresponding to the contents of food and drink is displayed on the display device 100 has been described. For example, the image data storage means 250 and the menu data storage means 260 of the display device 100 are collectively used as a personal computer or workstation. The system configuration may be such that it is stored in the storage means of the server device and is not provided in the display device 100. That is, by recognizing the type of tableware on the display device 100, the menu data of the server device is retrieved via the network based on the information to recognize the food and drink, and the server device according to the content of the food and drink. Search, read and display image data. Further, the terminal device that transmits the tag information detected by the display device 100 to the server device, searches the corresponding image data from the recognition of the content of the food and drink based on the tag information, and transmits the tag information. The system configuration may be such that image data is output and displayed. With these system configurations, data can be collectively managed, data maintenance can be facilitated, and the configuration of the display device 100 can be simplified.

  In addition to the configuration of a single computer as the computing means of the present invention, it may be configured in any form such as an IC (Integrated Circuit), a circuit board, or a plurality of computers. You may construct | assemble and may comprise not only a program but hardware. By configuring as a program, as described above, the computer can be configured as the display control device 280 that is a lighting control device, so that the use of the present invention can be easily expanded. Furthermore, by adopting a configuration in which the program is recorded on the recording medium, the program can be handled easily and the use can be easily expanded.

  In addition, the specific structure and procedure for carrying out the present invention can be appropriately changed to other structures and the like within a range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved.

[Effect of the embodiment]
As described above, the display control means 283 controls the color of the image data displayed on the display panel 220 to change in accordance with the content of the food and drink recognized by the food and drink recognition means 285. For this reason, image data is displayed on the screen in a color tone corresponding to the content of the food and drink, for example, a screen display corresponding to the content such as the type of food and drink or a screen display that reflects the color of the food and drink, and a suitable food and drink atmosphere is obtained. A good eating environment is obtained.

  In addition, the color tone of the light source that can be turned on with a different color tone is controlled by the color tone control unit according to the content of the food or drink recognized by the food / drink recognition unit 285. For this reason, since the light source is turned on in a color tone corresponding to the content of the food and drink, for example, the color tone according to the content such as the type of food or drink, or the color of the food and drink is reflected, a suitable eating and drinking atmosphere is obtained, and a good meal The environment is obtained.

It is a perspective view which shows the display apparatus which concerns on one embodiment in this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the display apparatus in the said embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Display apparatus 220 ... Display panel which is a display means as a light source 280 ... Display control apparatus as a calculation means 281 ... Tableware classification recognition means 283 ... Display control means as a color tone control means 285 ... Food / beverage recognition means

Claims (10)

A display device having a light source capable of emitting light in different colors,
A food and drink recognition means for recognizing the content of the food and drink;
A color tone control means for controlling the color tone emitted by the light source according to the content of the food and drink recognized by the food and drink recognition means;
A display device comprising: The display device according to claim 1,
The color tone control means controls the color tone by controlling at least one of brightness, saturation and hue of the light source according to the content of the food and drink recognized by the food and drink recognition means. Characteristic display device. The display device according to claim 1 or 2,
The said food / beverage recognition means recognizes the content of the said food / beverage by recognizing the classification of the tableware which accommodates the said food / beverage. The display apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. A display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The display device, wherein the light source is display means for displaying image data on a screen. A display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the color tone control unit controls display of image data corresponding to the content of the food and beverage section recognized by the food and beverage recognition unit on the screen with the light source. A display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Storage means for storing menu data relating to the contents of the food and drink that is connected to the display device so as to be able to transmit and receive various types of information via a network, and that is used for the food and drink recognition means to recognize the contents of the food and drink unit. A server device comprising:
A display system characterized by comprising: A display method for controlling a light emission state of a light source capable of emitting light in different colors by a calculation means,
Detect the contents of food and drink,
A display method characterized by controlling a color tone emitted by the light source in accordance with the content of the detected food or drink. A display program for causing a calculation means to function as the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 or the display system according to claim 6. A display program for causing a calculation means to execute the display method according to claim 7. 10. A recording medium on which a display program is recorded, wherein the display program according to claim 8 or 9 is recorded so as to be readable by an arithmetic means.

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