JP2008016930A - Display controller, control method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reproduce respective images stored in a plurality of apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: Images are stored, respectively, in a digital still camera 2, a memory card 3, and a DLNA server 4 connected simultaneously with a television receiver 1. In the television receiver 1, an image is acquired from a device being connected and the image thus acquired is displayed. When a user performs a predetermined operation while an image stored in a certain folder of a certain device is being displayed by shuffle reproduction, the shuffle reproduction is stopped, and images stored in the same folder as the image displayed at that operation are displayed sequentially by slide show reproduction starting from the top image. The controller, the method and the program are applicable to a television receiver which can reproduce images recorded in a plurality of devices. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display control device and method, and a program, and more particularly, to a display control device and method capable of reproducing an image stored in each device in a form straddling a plurality of devices, and Regarding the program.

  Conventionally, various methods have been proposed as a method for reproducing an image taken with a digital camera or the like.

  In the image reproduction method, the images stored in one folder designated by the user are reproduced one by one regularly in the order of storage (sequential reproduction) slide show reproduction, and stored in one folder. There are shuffle playback, random playback, etc., in which images are randomly selected one by one and the selected images are played back sequentially. Here, shuffle playback is a playback method in which an image that is randomly selected and played once is not played twice, and random playback is an image that is randomly selected and played once. This is a reproduction method that may be reproduced twice.

  The slide show reproduction is used when automatically displaying images to be displayed without designating them one by one and searching for images to be browsed in detail from among the displayed images. Shuffle playback and random playback are used when, for example, there are too many images, and it is not possible to examine which image is desired to be browsed, the images are displayed in an irregular order, and the image desired to be browsed is searched.

Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for reproducing a series of randomly selected data using a recording medium such as a hard disk capable of recording a large amount of data.
JP-A-10-234002

  In recent years, a user may use a plurality of devices at the same time, such as connecting a digital camera or a memory card to a television receiver, or connecting to a predetermined server via a network such as the Internet. It has become.

  Therefore, the user wants to play back images stored in each device across a plurality of devices, but the above-described shuffle playback and random playback functions are performed on data recorded in one device. It is only a valid function. Therefore, the user has to perform complicated operations such as designating each device and reproducing an image stored in the designated device.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and makes it possible to reproduce an image stored in each device across a plurality of devices.

  A display control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a display control unit that randomly selects one image from all images included in an image group stored in each of a plurality of devices, and sequentially displays the selected images. Is provided.

  Detection means for detecting a user instruction performed when a predetermined image is displayed by the display control means is further provided, and the display control means includes a plurality of detection instructions when a user instruction is detected by the detection means. An image group including images that are displayed when an instruction selected by the user is detected by stopping displaying an image irregularly selected from all the images included in the image group respectively stored in the device The images included in the same image group can be regularly selected one by one and the selected images can be displayed.

  A display control method or program according to one aspect of the present invention is a step of irregularly selecting one image from all images included in an image group stored in each of a plurality of devices and sequentially displaying the selected images. including.

  A display control device according to another aspect of the present invention includes a display control unit that irregularly selects one image from all images included in a plurality of image groups, and sequentially displays the selected images, and a predetermined image. Detecting means for detecting a user instruction performed when the display control means is displayed, and the display control means includes a plurality of image groups when a user instruction is detected by the detection means. Stop displaying irregularly selected images from all the included images, and rule out images that are included in the same image group as the image group that includes the image that is displayed when a user instruction is detected One by one is selected and the selected image is displayed.

  The display control method or program according to another aspect of the present invention randomly selects one image from all images included in a plurality of image groups, sequentially displays the selected images, and displays a predetermined image. Detecting a user instruction performed when the user instruction is detected, and stopping displaying an image irregularly selected from all the images included in the plurality of image groups, The method includes a step of regularly selecting images included in the same image group as the image group including the image displayed when a user instruction is detected, and displaying the selected image.

  In one aspect of the present invention, one image is irregularly selected from all images included in an image group stored in each of a plurality of devices, and the selected images are sequentially displayed.

  In another aspect of the present invention, when a user instruction is detected, the display of irregularly selected images from all images included in the plurality of image groups is stopped, and the user instruction is detected. The images included in the same image group as the image group including the image displayed when the image is displayed are regularly selected one by one, and the selected image is displayed.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, an image stored in each device can be reproduced in a form straddling a plurality of devices.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reproduce an image included in each image group in a form straddling a plurality of image groups. Further, in response to an instruction from the user, an image included in the same image group as the image group including the image displayed when the instruction is given can be reproduced.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Correspondences between the constituent elements of the present invention and the embodiments described in the specification or the drawings are exemplified as follows. This description is intended to confirm that the embodiments supporting the present invention are described in the specification or the drawings. Therefore, even if there is an embodiment which is described in the specification or the drawings but is not described here as an embodiment corresponding to the constituent elements of the present invention, that is not the case. It does not mean that the form does not correspond to the constituent requirements. On the contrary, even if an embodiment is described herein as corresponding to the invention, this does not mean that the embodiment does not correspond to other than the configuration requirements. .

  The display control apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention (for example, the television receiver 1 in FIG. 1) is stored in each of a plurality of devices (for example, the digital still camera 2, the memory card 3, and the DLNA server 4 in FIG. 1). Display control means (for example, the display control unit 52 in FIG. 8) that randomly selects one image from all the images included in the image group and sequentially displays the selected image.

The display control apparatus further includes detection means (for example, an instruction detection unit 51 in FIG. 8) that detects a user instruction performed when a predetermined image is displayed by the display control means. The means stops displaying images irregularly selected from all images included in an image group stored in each of a plurality of devices when a user instruction is detected by the detecting means, Images included in the same image group as the image group including the image displayed when a user instruction is detected can be regularly selected one by one, and the selected image can be displayed.
Is provided.

  A display control method or program according to one aspect of the present invention is a step of irregularly selecting one image from all images included in an image group stored in each of a plurality of devices and sequentially displaying the selected images. (For example, step S2 in FIG. 9).

  The display control device according to another aspect of the present invention (for example, the television receiver 1 in FIG. 1) randomly selects one image from all the images included in the plurality of image groups, and selects the selected image. Display control means (for example, the display control unit 52 in FIG. 8) and detection means (for example, FIG. 8) for detecting a user instruction that is performed when a predetermined image is displayed by the display control means. The display control means displays an image irregularly selected from all the images included in the plurality of image groups when the user's instruction is detected by the detection means. The image is stopped, and images included in the same image group as the image group including the image displayed when the user instruction is detected are regularly selected one by one, and the selected image is displayed.

  The display control method or program according to another aspect of the present invention randomly selects one image from all images included in a plurality of image groups, sequentially displays the selected images, and displays a predetermined image. Detecting a user instruction performed when the user instruction is detected, and stopping displaying an image irregularly selected from all the images included in the plurality of image groups, A step of regularly selecting images included in the same image group as the image group including the image displayed when a user instruction is detected, and displaying the selected image (for example, the step of FIG. 9). S5).

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

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a device connected to a television receiver 1 to which the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the television receiver 1 includes a digital still camera 2 as a physical device, a memory card 3, and a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) server 4 as a network device.

  The television receiver 1 and the digital still camera 2 are connected via, for example, a USB cable connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal provided in the casing of each device, and the television receiver 1 and the memory card 3 are connected. Are connected by inserting the memory card 3 into a slot provided in the housing of the television receiver 1. The television receiver 1 and the DLNA server 4 are connected via a network 5.

  Images are stored in the digital still camera 2, the memory card 3, and the DLNA server 4, respectively. The television receiver 1 performs shuffle playback on the entire images stored in the connected devices. Random playback can be performed. Here, shuffle playback is a playback method in which an image that is randomly selected and played once is not played twice, and random playback is an image that is randomly selected and played once. This is a reproduction method that may be reproduced twice.

  For example, after one image recorded in a memory built in the digital still camera 2 or a memory card attached to the digital still camera 2 is reproduced, the memory card 3 installed in the slot of the television receiver 1 is reproduced. In the television receiver 1, one image stored in the memory is reproduced, and then one image stored in the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) of the DLNA server 4 is reproduced. The images are selected in an irregular order across the devices that store the images, and the selected one image is displayed on the television receiver 1.

  That is, the television receiver 1 has a directory structure as shown in FIG. 2 for managing images stored in each device. For example, when a device that stores images is connected, the connected device notifies the television receiver 1 of the directory structure of images stored by the device.

  FIG. 2 shows a directory structure managed by each of the device 1, device 2, and device 3. The device 1 is, for example, the digital still camera 2 in FIG. 1, and the device 2 is, for example, the memory card 3 in FIG. 3 is, for example, the DLNA server 4 of FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 2, folders 1, 2,... Are created in the memory built in the digital still camera 2 as the device 1 or the memory card attached to the digital still camera 2. A plurality of images such as image 1, image 2,... Are stored. Similarly, folder 1, folder 2,... Are created in the memory card 3 that is the device 2 and the DLNA server 4 that is the device 3, and a plurality of folders such as image 1, image 2,. Images are stored. Even if the attached numbers are the same, the images shown in FIG. 2 are images having different contents, for example.

  In the television receiver 1, such a directory structure is referred to, and an image to be reproduced is selected.

  In this way, the user can connect the device for storing the image to the television receiver 1 and perform random playback of the image across the devices for the entire image stored in each device. Shuffle playback can be performed by the television receiver 1.

  In addition, the user performs a predetermined operation when an image is displayed on the television receiver 1, so that an image stored in the same folder as the image displayed when the operation is performed is displayed. Slideshow playback can be started.

  For example, the user performs a predetermined operation while the image 5 stored in the folder 1 of the device 1 (digital still camera 2) in FIG. 2 is selected and displayed on the television receiver 1 by shuffle playback. Then, the shuffle playback that has been performed until then is stopped, and the images stored in the folder 1 that are the same as the image 5 are displayed by the slide show playback in order from the image 1 that is the first image. When all the images stored in the folder 1 are taken at a certain travel destination, for example, the user performs a predetermined operation when one of the images 5 is displayed. All images taken at the travel destination are searched one by one, without searching for the device and folder in which the image 5 is stored, and starting the slide show playback, image 1, image 2, image 3,. It is possible to reproduce and browse sequentially. Here, the sequential reproduction is a reproduction method in which images are selected and reproduced, for example, in the order of image creation date and time or in the order of file names.

  Next, a screen displayed on the television receiver 1 in order to browse images as described above will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the menu screen.

  The menu screen displayed on the television receiver 1 basically includes category icons displayed side by side in the horizontal direction and item icons displayed side by side in the vertical direction. The user can switch the category of interest by operating the left / right key of the up / down / left / right keys provided on the remote controller, and the user can select the category by operating the up / down key. The item to be noticed can be switched from those belonging to the selected category. For example, when a determination key is pressed, an item that is noticed at that time is selected.

  In the example of FIG. 3, a category icon 10 representing a photo category is selected from category icons displayed side by side in the horizontal direction, and items belonging to the photo category in the vertical direction on the basis of the display position of the category icon 10. The item icons 11 to 15 representing are displayed. Further, the item icon 12 displayed below one category icon 10 is attracting attention.

  The item icon 11 is an icon representing the DLNA server 4 of FIG. 1, and is connected to the television receiver 1 via the network 5, and after authentication or the like is performed between the television receiver 1 and the DLNA server 4. , Added as an icon representing an item belonging to the photo category.

  The item icons 12 and 13 are icons representing external devices (not shown in FIG. 1), and are connected to the television receiver 1 via the external device interface, and between the television receiver 1 and the external devices. After authentication is performed, the icon is added as an icon representing an item belonging to the photo category.

  The item icon 14 is an icon representing the digital still camera 2 of FIG. 1 and is connected to the television receiver 1 via a USB cable, and authentication or the like is performed between the television receiver 1 and the digital still camera 2. After that, it is added as an icon representing an item belonging to the photo category. The item icon 15 is an icon representing a USB device (not shown) other than the digital still camera 2 connected to the television receiver 1.

  The user can view an image stored in the DLNA server 4 by selecting the item icon 11 from the menu screen in a state where the photo category is selected. When the item icon 11 is selected, an icon representing each folder is displayed at a predetermined position such as right next to the item icon 11, and the user can select a predetermined folder from the icons.

  Further, the user further displays an option menu from the menu screen in a state in which the photo category is selected, and selects “shuffle playback” from the option menu, whereby the user is connected to the television receiver 1. You can browse the images stored on your device.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which an option menu is displayed from a menu screen in a state where a photo category is selected.

  When the option menu is displayed from the menu screen with the user selecting the photo category, as shown in FIG. 4, a list of items that can be selected by the user as an operation using an image is displayed at the right end of the screen. Is displayed. In the example of FIG. 4, the items “slide show playback”, “shuffle playback”, and “information” are displayed, and the cursor C is placed on the item “shuffle playback” and is selected.

  “Slide show playback” is an item selected when slide show playback is performed on images stored in devices connected to the television receiver 1, and “shuffle playback” is a television receiver. This item is selected when shuffle playback is performed on images stored in the devices connected to 1. “Information” is an item selected when displaying detailed information of an image stored in a folder selected by the user.

  When the user presses a determination button provided on the remote controller while the item “shuffle playback” is selected with the cursor C, the images stored in the devices connected to the television receiver 1 are targeted. Shuffle playback starts.

  When shuffle playback is started, instead of the option menu shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 5, an option menu of a list of items that can be selected by the user in shuffle playback is displayed at the right end of the screen. In the example of FIG. 5, items of “screen switching speed”, “BGM”, “screen switching effect”, “folder movement”, and “image quality” are displayed, and the cursor is moved to the “folder movement” item. C is assigned and selected.

  “Screen switching speed” is an item selected when the screen switching speed is changed in shuffle playback, and “BGM” is an item selected when BGM is output in shuffle playback. “Screen switching effect” is an item selected when changing the screen switching effect in shuffle playback. “Move folder” is the same as that image when a certain image is played in shuffle playback. This is an item selected when slideshow playback of images stored in a folder is started. “Image quality” is an item selected when the image quality is changed in shuffle playback.

  Further, on the left side of the option menu shown in FIG. 5, the selected images are sequentially displayed on the screen and are shuffled and reproduced.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of switching images during shuffle playback.

  In the example of FIG. 6, an image P1, an image P2, an image P3, and an image P4, which are images selected from images stored in each device, are displayed in the selected order. The images P1 to P4 are, for example, images stored in different folders of different devices, and are not related to the contents shown.

  For example, when an image P4 that is an image selected by shuffle playback is displayed, the user selects the “Move Folder” item in the option menu shown in FIG. 5 and places it in the same folder as the displayed image P4. When it is instructed to play back the stored images as a slide show, the images are displayed in the order of image P5, image P6,... As shown in FIG. These images P5, P6,... Are images that are stored in the same folder as the image P4 and are related to the content being shown. When images stored in folders are sequentially arranged, the arrangement is in the order of image P5, image P6,.

  In this way, for example, by giving a predetermined instruction at the timing when an image taken when going to hunting is accidentally displayed by shuffle playback, the user is stored in the same folder as that image. Other images taken when going to can be played as a slideshow. When there are no more images to be played back as a slide show, it is possible to return to shuffle playback across devices again.

  The processing of the television receiver 1 that changes the playback method from shuffle playback to slide show playback will be described later with reference to flowcharts.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the television receiver 1.

  The antenna input terminal 21 inputs a signal from an antenna for receiving digital broadcasting (terrestrial digital broadcasting, BS / CS digital broadcasting). The digital tuner 22 receives and demodulates a broadcast wave signal from the digital antenna input to the antenna input terminal 21, and acquires MPEG-TS (Moving Picture Experts Group-Transport Stream). The digital tuner 22 outputs the acquired MPEG-TS to the MPEG decoder 23.

  The MPEG decoder 23 cancels the scramble applied to the MPEG-TS supplied from the digital tuner 22 and extracts a stream including program data to be reproduced. The MPEG decoder 23 decodes the audio packet constituting the extracted stream, outputs the obtained audio data to the audio signal processing circuit 28, decodes the video packet constituting the stream, and converts the obtained video data into the video The signal is output to the signal processing circuit 24.

  The video signal processing circuit 24 performs predetermined processing such as noise removal on the video data supplied from the MPEG decoder 23 and outputs the obtained video data to the display circuit 25.

  The display circuit 25 generates video data of a program to be displayed on the display panel 27 and outputs the generated video data to the panel drive circuit 26.

  Further, the display circuit 25 outputs images supplied from the device by the drive 36, the communication unit 37, and the external device interface 38 and supplied via the internal bus 31 to the panel drive circuit 26. The display circuit 25 is supplied with an image selected by the CPU 34 as a reproduction target and acquired from the device by the drive 36, the communication unit 37, and the interface 38. The display circuit 25 also generates data for displaying a menu screen as shown in FIG. 3 and outputs the generated data to the panel drive circuit 26.

  The panel drive circuit 26 drives the display panel 27 based on the data supplied from the display circuit 25, and displays a program video, an image recorded on a device connected to the television receiver 1, a menu screen, and the like. Display on the panel 27. The display panel 27 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays a predetermined screen according to control by the panel drive circuit 26.

  The audio signal processing circuit 28 performs predetermined processing such as noise removal on the audio data supplied from the MPEG decoder 23 and outputs the obtained audio data to the audio amplification circuit 29. The audio amplification circuit 29 performs D / A conversion processing and amplification processing on the audio data supplied from the audio signal processing circuit 28, adjusts the sound volume to a predetermined level, and then outputs the audio of the program from the speaker 30.

  An SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) 32, a flash memory 33, a CPU 34, a drive 36, a communication unit 37, and an external device interface 38 are connected to the internal bus 31. The SDRAM 32 stores various data necessary for the CPU 34 to perform processing. The flash memory 33 stores a program executed by the CPU 34. The program stored in the flash memory 33 is read by the CPU 34 at a predetermined timing such as when the television receiver 1 is activated.

  The CPU 34 executes a program stored in the flash memory 33 and controls the entire operation of the television receiver 1 according to a control code supplied from the light receiving unit 35. The CPU 34 and each part of the television receiver 1 are connected via a route (not shown).

  The light receiving unit 35 receives infrared rays from the remote controller 41 and outputs a control code representing the contents of the user operation obtained by demodulation to the CPU 34. For example, a control code for designating an image reproduction method is input to the CPU 34.

  The drive 36 connected to the internal bus 31 reads an image selected as a reproduction target among images recorded on the memory card 3 according to control by the CPU 34, and displays the read image via the internal bus 31. Output to the circuit 25.

  The communication unit 37 communicates with the DLNA server 4 via the network 5. For example, the communication unit 37 reads an image selected as a reproduction target among images recorded in the DLNA server 4 according to control by the CPU 34, and outputs the read image to the display circuit 25 via the internal bus 31. .

  The external device interface 38 communicates with the digital still camera 2 via a USB cable. For example, the external device interface 38 reads an image selected as a reproduction target from among images recorded in a memory built in the digital still camera 2 or a memory card attached to the digital still camera 2 according to control by the CPU 34. The read image is output to the display circuit 25 via the internal bus 31.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the television receiver 1. At least a part of the functional units shown in FIG. 8 is realized by the CPU 34 shown in FIG. 7 executing a predetermined program.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the television receiver 1, an instruction detection unit 51 and a display control unit 52 are realized.

  The instruction detection unit 51 monitors a control command output from the light receiving unit 35, detects an instruction given by the user using the remote controller 41 or the like, and outputs information representing the detected instruction to the display control unit 52.

  For example, the instruction detection unit 51 instructs to start shuffle playback, or to perform slide show playback of images stored in the same folder as the displayed image during shuffle playback. Is detected.

  The display control unit 52 controls image display. For example, the display control unit 52 refers to the directory structure as shown in FIG. 2 acquired from each connected device when an instruction is given for shuffle playback or random playback across devices. The images are randomly selected one by one, and the selected images are acquired from the device storing the images. When the selected reproduction target image is an image stored in the digital still camera 2, the display control unit 52 controls the external device interface 38 to acquire the image from the digital still camera 2, and the selected reproduction target image. When the image is an image stored in the memory card 3, the display control unit 52 controls the drive 36 to acquire an image from the memory card 3. When the selected reproduction target image is an image stored in the DLNA server 4, the display control unit 52 controls the communication unit 37 to acquire an image from the DLNA server 4.

  The display control unit 52 controls the display circuit 25 to display the image acquired from the device in this way on the display panel 27, and performs shuffle playback, random playback, or slide show playback.

  In addition, when information indicating that an instruction to start slide show playback is detected during shuffle playback or random playback is supplied from the instruction detection unit 51, the display control unit 52 performs shuffle playback or random playback. Playback is stopped, and images stored in the same folder as the image displayed at that time are selected as images to be played in order from the first one. The display control unit 52 sequentially acquires images to be reproduced from a device that stores the selected image, and causes the display panel 27 to display the acquired image.

  Next, processing of the television receiver 1 that controls display of images will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S1, the instruction detection unit 51 of the television receiver 1 determines whether or not the user has instructed to start shuffle playback based on the control command output from the light receiving unit 35. Wait until it is judged.

  If the instruction detection unit 51 determines in step S1 that the user has instructed to start shuffle playback, the instruction detection unit 51 outputs information indicating that it has been instructed to start shuffle playback to the display control unit 52. Proceed to S2.

  In step S <b> 2, as described above, the display control unit 52 acquires the selected image to be played from the device, and starts the shuffle playback by displaying the acquired image on the display panel 27.

  In step S3, the instruction detection unit 51 determines whether or not the user has instructed to stop the shuffle playback. If it is determined that the instruction has not been instructed, the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, the instruction detection unit 51 determines whether or not an instruction to start browsing a specific group of images, such as an image stored in the same folder as the image displayed by shuffle playback, has been issued. If it is determined that such an instruction has not been given, the process returns to step S2, and the subsequent processing is repeatedly executed.

  On the other hand, if the instruction detection unit 51 determines in step S4 that it has been instructed to start browsing a specific image group, the instruction detection unit 51 outputs information indicating that such an instruction has been issued to the display control unit 52, Proceed to step S5.

  In step S5, the display control unit 52 uses the same folder as the image from the device that stores the image displayed on the display panel 27 when the user is instructed to start browsing the specific image group. The images stored in are sequentially acquired from the top, and the acquired images are displayed on the display panel 27, thereby performing slide show reproduction.

  In step S6, the display control unit 52 determines whether or not the reproduction of the specific image group has been completed, and continues the slide show reproduction for the specific image group until it is determined that the reproduction has been completed.

  When the display control unit 52 determines in step S6 that all the images stored in the folder have been reproduced as a slide show from the first to the last one, the reproduction of the specific image group has ended. Returning to step S2, the subsequent processing is repeated. That is, after the images stored in the same folder as the image designated by the user are played back as a slide show, shuffle playback across the devices is repeated again.

  If it is determined in step S3 that an instruction to stop shuffle playback has been issued, the process ends.

  By performing the above processing, a large number of images can be shuffled and reproduced without depending on the device or folder. In addition, it is possible to browse an image group related to an image displayed during shuffle playback with a simple operation.

  In the above description, the digital still camera 2, the memory card 3, and the DLNA server 4 are applied as examples of devices connected to the television receiver 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is often connected to the television receiver 1 via a USB cable connected to a USB terminal provided on the housing of the multi-card reader. Any device that can store an image and can be connected to the television receiver 1 can be used as a matter of course.

  In the above, the case where images classified by folders are handled as an image group has been described. However, not only the folder but also metadata set for each image is used to set the time zone, the photographer, etc. A group of images classified by predetermined attributes may be handled as an image group. In this case, for example, in step S2 of FIG. 9, the shuffle playback is performed across the image group classified by the predetermined attribute, and in step S5, it is included in the same image group classified by the predetermined attribute. Slideshow playback is performed on the images to be displayed.

  The series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software. When a 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, it is installed from a program recording medium in a general-purpose personal computer or the like.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a personal computer that executes the above-described series of processing by a program.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101 executes various processes according to a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102 or a storage unit 108. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 103 appropriately stores programs executed by the CPU 101 and data. These CPU 101, ROM 102, and RAM 103 are connected to each other by a bus 104.

  An input / output interface 105 is also connected to the CPU 101 via the bus 104. Connected to the input / output interface 105 are an input unit 106 made up of a keyboard, mouse, microphone, and the like, and an output unit 107 made up of a display, a speaker, and the like. The CPU 101 executes various processes in response to commands input from the input unit 106. Then, the CPU 101 outputs the processing result to the output unit 107.

  The storage unit 108 connected to the input / output interface 105 includes, for example, a hard disk, and stores programs executed by the CPU 101 and various data. The communication unit 109 communicates with an external device via a network such as the Internet or a local area network.

  The drive 110 connected to the input / output interface 105 drives a removable medium 111 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, and drives programs and data recorded there. Get etc. The acquired program and data are transferred to and stored in the storage unit 108 as necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a program recording medium for storing a program that is installed in a computer and is ready to be executed by the computer includes a magnetic disk (including a flexible disk), an optical disk (CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only). Memory, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a magneto-optical disk, a removable medium 111 that is a package medium composed of a semiconductor memory, or the ROM 102 in which a program is temporarily or permanently stored, or a storage unit 108 It is comprised by the hard disk etc. which comprise. The program is stored in the program recording medium using a wired or wireless communication medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting via a communication unit 109 that is an interface such as a router or a modem as necessary. Done.

  In the present specification, the steps for describing a program are not only processes performed in time series in the order described, but also processes that are executed in parallel or individually even if they are not necessarily processed in time series. Is also included.

It is a figure which shows the example of the device connected to the television receiver to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows the example of a directory structure. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a menu screen. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which displayed the option menu. It is a figure which shows the other example of the screen which displayed the option menu. It is a figure which shows the example of the switch of the image during shuffle reproduction | regeneration. FIG. 25 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of a television receiver. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of a television receiver. It is a flowchart explaining the display control process of a television receiver. And FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a personal computer.

Explanation of symbols

  1 Television receiver, 2 Digital still camera, 3 Memory card, 4 DLNA server, 5 Network, 51 Instruction detection unit, 52 Display control unit

Claims (7)

A display control device comprising display control means for irregularly selecting one image from all images included in an image group stored in each of a plurality of devices and sequentially displaying the selected images. A detection unit that detects a user instruction performed when a predetermined image is displayed by the display control unit;
The display control unit stops displaying an image irregularly selected from all images included in an image group stored in each of a plurality of devices when a user instruction is detected by the detection unit. The image selected from the same image group as the image group including the image displayed when the user instruction is detected is regularly selected one by one, and the selected image is displayed. Display control device. A display control method including a step of randomly selecting one image from all images included in an image group stored in each of a plurality of devices and sequentially displaying the selected images. A program that causes a computer to execute processing including a step of randomly selecting one image from all images included in an image group stored in each of a plurality of devices and sequentially displaying the selected images. Display control means for irregularly selecting one image from all images included in a plurality of image groups and sequentially displaying the selected images;
Detecting means for detecting a user instruction performed when a predetermined image is displayed by the display control means; and
The display control means stops displaying images irregularly selected from all images included in the plurality of image groups when the user instruction is detected by the detection means, and the user instruction A display control apparatus that regularly selects images included in the same image group as the image group including an image displayed when detected, and displays the selected image. Randomly select one image from all images included in multiple image groups, display the selected images sequentially,
Detect user's instructions when a given image is displayed,
When the user instruction is detected, the display of images irregularly selected from all images included in the plurality of image groups is stopped, and the image displayed when the user instruction is detected A display control method including a step of regularly selecting images included in the same image group as the image group including and displaying the selected images. Randomly select one image from all images included in multiple image groups, display the selected images sequentially,
Detect user's instructions when a given image is displayed,
When the user instruction is detected, the display of images irregularly selected from all images included in the plurality of image groups is stopped, and the image displayed when the user instruction is detected A program that causes a computer to execute a process including a step of regularly selecting images included in the same image group as the image group including and displaying the selected images.

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