JP2008006214A - Operation control device of electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation control device controlling the operation of an electronic apparatus according to voice conditions of a picture. <P>SOLUTION: At first, audio signals of a television 10 are input in a cheer detecting/uplifting device 11. The cheer detecting/uplifting device 11 determines the presence/absence of cheer-like sound from the audio signals and, when detecting the cheer, sends an operation command to wave a flag to a toy such as a mascot doll 12. When receiving the operation command, the mascot doll 12 uplifts the mood of audience by waving the flag. Later, when determining that the cheer dies down, the device 11 sends a command to stop waving the flag to the doll. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting a cheer portion from the sound of a sports program using cheer detection technology, and enlivening the atmosphere of television viewing by means other than video and sound of the television according to the detection result.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been provided a device that generates an excellent sense of realism by determining an event to be executed in a game or the like and causing an electronic device to perform an operation corresponding to the event. For example, a video game apparatus is disclosed that discriminates a game situation in a sports game or the like and changes the arrangement of spectator characters displayed on a television monitor according to the game situation.
JP 2003-205170 A (FIG. 1)

On the other hand, in the situation where a video program such as a sports program distributed on a broadcast wave as well as a video game and a sports broadcast such as a video, a DVD, and an HDD is watched on a television, In general, viewers in the world usually enjoy audio and video. However, there was no device that would improve the realism of sports for viewers in front of the TV, or raise the atmosphere according to the scoring scene of soccer.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an operation control device that controls the operation of an electronic device in accordance with the audio status of an image in order to solve the above-described problems.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a cheer detection unit that detects a cheer portion from video and audio being played back, and an operation start instruction to other electronic devices when cheer is detected by the cheer detection unit. And an operation control unit for instructing to stop the operation of other electronic devices when it is determined that the cheering has stopped.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the operation start instruction or the operation stop instruction is an on / off signal for the illumination light.

The operation start instruction or the operation stop instruction is an operation start / stop signal for the toy.

In addition, when the cheering is detected by the image processing unit that detects a specific image from the video and audio that is being reproduced, and the cheering detection unit, and the specific image is detected by the image processing unit, the other electronic device The operation start instruction is issued.

In response to cheers detected during video playback, an operation instruction for another electronic device can be issued, thereby enhancing the sense of realism and the atmosphere.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration example according to the first embodiment, and shows an example in which a mascot doll is moved and raised in conjunction with cheer detection. First, the audio signal of the television 10 is inputted to the cheer detection detecting and raising apparatus 11 according to the present invention. In the cheer detection detecting and raising device 11, the presence / absence of a cheerful sound is determined from the audio signal, and when cheering is detected, an operation command for waving a flag is sent to a toy such as the mascot doll 12. When the mascot doll 12 receives the operation command, the mascot doll 12 raises the viewer's mood by waving a flag. After that, if it is determined that the cheering has stopped, a command is sent to the doll to stop the flag.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a timing chart of audio signals, cheer detection, and operation commands. The cheer detection is performed from the voice signal input to the cheer detection detecting device 11, and the presence / absence of the cheer is determined. When it is determined that there is a cheer, the operation command for the mascot doll 12 is turned on, and when it is determined that there is no cheer, the operation command is turned off.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a system configuration example according to the second embodiment, and shows an example in which the illumination light 13 is controlled in conjunction with cheering detection to give a sense of presence.

    Specifically, when a cheer is detected by the same means as in the first embodiment, a blinking / light emission color change command is sent to the illumination light 13. When the illumination light 13 receives the command, it produces a sense of reality by blinking or changing the issuance color. After that, when it is determined that the cheering has stopped, a command is sent to the illumination light to stop the blinking / emission color change.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a system configuration example according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a timing chart for controlling the operation command using the results of cheer detection and image processing.

In the third embodiment, as in the first embodiment, cheer detection is performed by the cheer detection unit 15 from the voice signal input to the cheer detection enlarging device, and the presence / absence of cheer is determined. On the other hand, the image processing unit 16 performs image processing on the image signal input to the cheering detection excitement device, thereby determining whether a certain condition is met or not. For example, if a soccer team player cheered by the viewer enters the shooting system, the condition is matched, and conversely if the opponent team player enters the shooting system, the condition does not match. The results of the cheer detection unit 15 and the image processing unit 16 are input to the output control unit 17, and the operation command is turned on only when cheer detection is present and the image processing result matches the condition. Is controlled to turn OFF.

In the present embodiment, only the image processing unit using the image signal is incorporated. However, a configuration for determining whether the condition matches or does not match by combining voice recognition and image processing is also included. For example, by recognizing the announcer's voice and extracting the remark “Nakada is a shoot”, it is determined that the supporting team is dominant.

Although three embodiments have been described above, by connecting the cheer detection detecting device of the present embodiment to a television, it is possible to enjoy a sporting atmosphere in a home environment. It is also a very effective device for raising the atmosphere in sports cafes and the like.

Therefore, by implementing this embodiment, it is possible to realize the excitement of watching sports programs by applying the existing cheer detection technology. In addition, it can be easily realized simply by inputting an audio signal from the television body. Furthermore, functions can be developed by combining with voice recognition and image processing technologies.

It is a system configuration figure showing a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a timing chart which shows operation | movement of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a system configuration figure showing a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a system configuration figure showing a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a timing chart which shows operation | movement of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 ... TV, 11 ... Cheer detection and raising device, 12 ... Mascot doll, 13 ... Proof light.

Claims (4)

  A cheer detection unit that detects the cheering part from the video and audio being played, and when cheering is detected by the cheering detection unit, an operation start instruction is given to other electronic devices, and if it is determined that cheering has stopped, etc. An operation control apparatus for an electronic device, comprising: an operation control unit that instructs to stop the operation of the electronic device.   The operation control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation start instruction or the operation stop instruction is an on / off signal for an illumination light.   The operation control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation start instruction or the operation stop instruction is an operation start / stop signal for a toy.   An image processing unit that detects a specific image from the video and audio being reproduced, and a cheer is detected by the cheer detection unit, and when the specific image is detected by the image processing unit, The operation control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an operation start instruction is issued.

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