JP2008123164A - Display device, display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a user's operability when the user performs operations on a touch panel. <P>SOLUTION: An ID recognition part 71 recognizes an operation element ID for identifying an operation element installed on the touch panel. An allocation part 72 allocates a predetermined function to the operation element. The allocation part 72 correlates and makes record of the operation element ID of the operation element and a name indicating the function allocated to the operation element. A command part 74 reads the name indicating the function corresponding to the operation element ID of the operation element from a recording part and makes execution of a process corresponding to the function indicated by the read name according to the operation of the operation element by the user. The present invention can be applied to an editing device which accepts the operations regarding editing by the user, for example. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device, a display method, and a program, and more particularly to a display device, a display method, and a program that can improve user operability when a user performs an operation on a touch panel.

  Conventionally, an operation button that accepts an operation from a user is arranged on the housing of the apparatus, and it is difficult to change the arrangement of the operation button. However, since the arrangement of user-friendly operation buttons differs depending on the physical conditions such as the user's dominant hand and the number and contents of functions required by the user, there has been a desire to change the arrangement of the operation buttons.

  In view of this, an apparatus has been devised that displays operation buttons for accepting operations from the user on a touch screen using a touch panel that can be operated by directly touching the screen with a fingertip or the like. In such an apparatus, the arrangement of the operation buttons can be easily changed by changing the display position of the operation buttons (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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  However, since the touch screen is basically a flat surface and has no clues, it is difficult to operate the operation buttons displayed on the display.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and is intended to improve user operability when a user performs an operation on a touch panel.

  A display device according to an aspect of the present invention is a display device having a touch panel, an operation element installed on the touch panel, a recognition unit that recognizes identification information for identifying the operation element, and a predetermined value for the operation element. According to the operation of the operator by the user, the assigning means for assigning the function, the recording means for recording the identification information of the operator and the function information representing the function assigned to the operator, Execution control means for reading function information corresponding to the identification information of the operator from the recording means and executing processing corresponding to the read function information.

  A pin is arranged at a position corresponding to the identification information on the operation element, the pin contacts the touch panel when the operation element is pressed, and the recognition means is an operation element that contacts the touch panel. The identification information can be recognized according to the pin arrangement.

The operation element is provided with a pin having a shape corresponding to the identification information, the pin contacts the touch panel when the operation element is pressed, and the recognition means is an operation element that contacts the touch panel. The identification information can be recognized according to the shape of the pin.

  Execution means for executing processing corresponding to the function information read by the execution control means is further provided, the operation element has a rectangular frame, and the execution means is the user of the operation element by the user Processing corresponding to the function information can be executed in response to a sliding operation in a linear direction within the frame.

  Execution means for executing processing corresponding to the function information read out by the execution control means is further provided, the operation element has a circular frame, and the execution means includes the operation element by the user. Processing corresponding to the function information can be executed in response to a sliding operation in the circumferential direction within the frame.

  Display means for displaying an image on which the touch panel is stacked, and a character or mark representing a function assigned to the operation element based on function information corresponding to the identification information of the operation element, in the vicinity of the operation element Display control means for displaying at the position of the display means corresponding to.

  A display method according to one aspect of the present invention is a display method of a display device having a touch panel on which an operator is installed. The display method recognizes identification information for identifying the operator, and the operator has a predetermined function. The identification information of the operation element and the function information indicating the function assigned to the operation element are recorded in association with each other, and the identification information of the operation element corresponds to the operation of the operation element by the user. A step of reading the function information and executing a process corresponding to the read function information.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer that controls a display device having a touch panel on which an operation unit is installed to recognize identification information for identifying the operation unit. A predetermined function is allocated, the identification information of the operator is recorded in association with the function information indicating the function assigned to the operator, and the operator is identified according to the operation of the operator by the user. Reading out the function information corresponding to the information and executing a process corresponding to the read-out function information.

  In one aspect of the present invention, identification information for identifying an operation element is recognized, a predetermined function is assigned to the operation element, and the identification information of the operation element and the function assigned to the operation element are represented. The function information is recorded in association with each other, and according to the operation of the operation element by the user, the function information corresponding to the identification information of the operation element is read, and the process corresponding to the read function information is executed. Is done.

  As described above, according to one aspect of the present invention, a user can perform an operation.

  In addition, according to one aspect of the present invention, when the user performs an operation on the touch panel, the operability of the user can be improved.

  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. Conversely, even if an embodiment is described here as corresponding to a configuration requirement, that means that the embodiment does not correspond to a configuration requirement other than the configuration requirement. It's not something to do.

A display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
In a display device (for example, the editing device 10 of FIG. 1) having a touch panel (for example, the touch panel 21 of FIG. 1),
An operator (for example, the operator 41 in FIG. 1) installed on the touch panel;
Recognizing means for recognizing identification information for identifying the manipulator (for example, the ID recognizing unit 71 in FIG. 3);
Allocating means for allocating a predetermined function to the operation element (for example, allocating unit 72 in FIG. 3);
Recording means (for example, the recording unit 58 in FIG. 2) that records the identification information of the operator in association with the function information indicating the function assigned to the operator,
In accordance with the operation of the operation element by the user, the function information corresponding to the identification information of the operation element is read from the recording means, and the execution control means (for example, FIG. 3) executes the process corresponding to the read function information. A command unit 74).

A display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
In the operation element, pins (for example, pins 114-1 to 114-16 in FIG. 8) are arranged at positions corresponding to the identification information,
The pin contacts the touch panel when the operator is pressed,
The recognizing unit recognizes the identification information in accordance with the arrangement of the pins of the operation element that is in contact with the touch panel.

A display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
Execution means for executing processing corresponding to the function information read out by the execution control means (for example, the editing unit 75 in FIG. 3)
Further comprising
The operation element has a rectangular frame,
The execution means executes processing corresponding to the function information in response to a slide operation of the operator in a linear direction within the frame by the user.

A display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
Execution means for executing processing corresponding to the function information read out by the execution control means (for example, the editing unit 75 in FIG. 3)
Further comprising
The operation element has a circular frame,
The execution means executes a process corresponding to the function information in response to a slide operation in a circumferential direction within the frame of the operator by the user.

A display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
Display means for displaying an image (for example, the display 22 of FIG. 1) on which the touch panel is stacked;
Based on the function information corresponding to the identification information of the operation element, display control means for displaying a character or a mark representing the function assigned to the operation element at the position of the display means corresponding to the vicinity of the operation element ( For example, the display control unit 73) of FIG.

A display method according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
In a display method of a display device (for example, the editing device 10 of FIG. 1) having a touch panel (for example, the touch panel 21 of FIG. 1) on which an operator (for example, the operation device 41 of FIG. 1) is installed,
Recognizing identification information for identifying the operation element (for example, step S2 in FIG. 15);
A predetermined function is assigned to the operator (for example, step S11 in FIG. 15),
The identification information of the operation element and the function information indicating the function assigned to the operation element are recorded in association with each other (for example, step S12 in FIG. 15),
In response to the operation of the operation element by the user, the function information corresponding to the identification information of the operation element is read, and the process corresponding to the read function information is executed (for example, step S34 in FIG. 17).
Includes steps.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of an embodiment of an editing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

  A display 22 on which a touch panel 21 is stacked is provided at the center of the upper surface of the housing 20 of the editing apparatus 10 of FIG. The display 22 is provided with an image area 31 that is an area for displaying an image to be edited on the back side in the figure, and an operator 41 to which a function related to editing is assigned is arranged on the near side in the figure. An operation element region 32 that is an area corresponding to the area on the touch panel 21 is provided.

  Details of the image area 31 and the operator area 32 will be described later with reference to FIGS. The operation element 41 is a general term for all the operation elements arranged in an area corresponding to the operation element area 32 on the touch panel 21. Since the operation element 41 is arranged on the touch panel 21, there is a clue, and the user can easily operate the operation element 41.

  On the right front side of the upper surface of the housing 20, a setting button 23 for instructing function assignment to the operation element 41 is provided. The user instructs the assignment of a function to the operation element 41 by operating the operation element 41 while pressing the setting button 23.

  The editing apparatus 10 detects an operation on the operation element 41 and performs nonlinear editing in accordance with the operation.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the editing apparatus 10 of FIG.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51 in FIG. 2 executes various processes according to a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 52 or a recording unit 58. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 53 appropriately stores programs executed by the CPU 51 and data. The CPU 51, ROM 52, and RAM 53 are connected to each other by a bus 54. Note that the CPU 51, the ROM 52, and the RAM 53 may be configured by a microcomputer.

  An input / output interface 55 is also connected to the CPU 51 via the bus 54. The input / output interface 55 is connected to the touch panel 21 of FIG. 1, the input unit 56 including the setting buttons 23, and the output unit 57 including the display 22.

  The touch panel 21 detects a contact caused by a user operation, and inputs operation position information indicating a position where the contact is detected to the CPU 51. The touch panel 21 can simultaneously detect contact at a plurality of positions. Such a touch panel is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-138416. The setting button 23 detects pressing by the user, and inputs setting button information indicating the presence or absence of the detection to the CPU 51.

  For example, the CPU 51 executes various processes in response to input from the input unit 56 and outputs the processing results to the output unit 57.

  For example, the CPU 51 recognizes the ID of the operation element 41 (hereinafter referred to as an operation element ID) corresponding to the operation position information input from the touch panel 21. Then, the CPU 51 assigns a function to the operator 41 based on the recognized operator ID. The operator ID is identification information for identifying the type of the operator 41 and is given to the operator 41 in advance.

  Further, the CPU 51 performs editing processing for nonlinear editing of material data, which is image or audio data recorded in a recording unit 58 described later, in response to operation position information input from the touch panel 21. Specifically, the CPU 51 creates an edit list, which is information related to the editing result of the material data, corresponding to the operation position information input from the touch panel 21 and causes the recording unit 58 to record it. The CPU 51 displays the image corresponding to the edited result on the display 22 of the output unit 57 by playing back the image recorded in the recording unit 58 according to the edit list.

  The recording unit 58 connected to the input / output interface 55 includes, for example, a hard disk, and records programs executed by the CPU 51 and various data. For example, the recording unit 58 records the clip unit material data and the edit list created by each editing process as a file. Note that the clip refers to material data obtained by one shooting process (shooting process from shooting start to shooting end).

  The communication unit 59 communicates with an external device via a network such as the Internet or a local area network. For example, the communication unit 59 acquires operation element information representing a function that can be assigned to each operation element 41 from an external device via a network, and causes the recording unit 58 to record the operation element information.

  The drive 60 connected to the input / output interface 55 drives a removable medium 61 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, and drives the programs and data recorded therein. Get etc. The acquired program and data are transferred to the recording unit 58 and recorded as necessary. The program may be acquired via the communication unit 59 and recorded in the recording unit 58.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the CPU 51 of FIG.

  3 includes an ID recognition unit 71, an allocation unit 72, a display control unit 73, a command unit 74, and an editing unit 75.

  The ID recognizing unit 71 recognizes the operator ID of the operator 41 arranged on the touch panel 21 based on the operation position information input from the touch panel 21. The ID recognizing unit 71 supplies the operator ID to the assigning unit 72 or the command unit 74 based on the setting button information input from the setting button 23.

  Based on the operator ID supplied from the ID recognizing unit 71, the assigning unit 72 reads the operator information corresponding to the operator ID from the recording unit 58 (FIG. 2), and operates the function represented by the operator information. Assign to child 41. Then, the assignment unit 72 causes the recording unit 58 to record assignment information indicating the function assigned to each operation element 41 on the touch panel 21.

  Based on the allocation information recorded in the recording unit 58, the display control unit 73 displays information such as characters and marks representing the function of the operation element 41 at the position of the display 22 corresponding to the vicinity of the operation element 41. Let

  The command unit 74 supplies various commands to the editing unit 75 based on the operator ID supplied from the ID recognition unit 71 and the allocation information recorded in the recording unit 58.

  The editing unit 75 performs processing related to editing based on the operation position information input from the touch panel 21 and the command supplied from the command unit 74. For example, the editing unit 75 performs nonlinear editing on the material data recorded in the recording unit 58. As a result, the edit list is recorded in the recording unit 58. The editing unit 75 reads material data from the recording unit 58 and displays an image corresponding to the material data in the image area 31.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen displayed in the image area 31 of FIG.

  The image area 31 in FIG. 4 includes image display areas 81 and 82, time code display areas 83 and 84, and a timeline display area 85.

  When the reproduction of the material data is instructed, the image display area 81 displays an image corresponding to the material data. In the image display area 82, when the reproduction of the editing result according to the edit list is instructed, an image corresponding to the editing result is displayed.

  In the time code display area 83, the FTC (File Time Code) of the image displayed in the image display area 81 is displayed on the left side, and the end FTC of the clip corresponding to the image is displayed on the right side. The FTC is relative position information assigned to each frame in order from the first frame, where the number of the first frame of each file is “0”.

  In the time code display area 84, the FTC when the editing result of the image displayed in the image display area 82 is one file is displayed on the left side. In the time code display area 84, the terminal FTC when the editing result corresponding to the image displayed in the image display area 82 is one file is displayed on the right side.

  The timeline display area 85 includes an image line area 91 for displaying time-series information of image data in the editing result corresponding to the image displayed in the image display area 82, and audio data in the editing result. An audio line area 92 for displaying time-series information and a pointer 93 are displayed.

  In the image line area 91, characters “video” representing an image are displayed on the left side, and an image line 91A is displayed on the right side. The image line 91A is a quadrangle representing the FTC when the horizontal axis represents the editing result as one file, and is delimited at positions corresponding to the FTCs at the head positions of the editing results in clip units.

  In the image line 91A, a quadrilateral formed by being divided at a position corresponding to each start position of the editing result in clip units represents image data in the editing result in clip units. May display a thumbnail image corresponding to the image data.

  In the audio line area 92, the characters “audio” representing the audio are displayed on the left side, and the audio line 92A is displayed on the right side. The audio line 92A is a quadrangle representing the FTC when the horizontal axis represents the editing result as one file, and is divided in the vertical direction into the number of channels of audio data that can be output as the editing result. In the example of FIG. 4, the number of channels of audio data that can be output as the editing result is two, and the audio line 92A is divided into two in the vertical direction. The level of the audio signal of the corresponding channel is displayed in each of the quadrants divided into two.

  The pointer 93 represents the position of the image displayed in the image display area 82 in the editing result. The pointer 93 is displayed on the image line area 91 and the audio line area 92 at a position corresponding to the FTC of the image displayed in the image display area 82.

  Next, the configuration of the operation element 41 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. 9, an operation element (hereinafter referred to as a “pressing operation element”) that accepts pressing by the user will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the pressing operation element 101.

  5 includes an operation unit 111 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, an operation table 112 on which the operation unit 111 is installed, a connection unit 113 connecting the operation unit 111 and the pin table 115, and 16 pins 114−. 1 to 114-16 (details will be described later in FIG. 8), and a pin base 115 on which the pins 114-1 to 114-16 are installed.

  The operation unit 111 accepts a press by the user. The operation table 112 includes a table part 121 and four leg parts 122-1 to 122-4 installed at the four corners of the bottom surface of the table part 121. The shape of the platform 121 is a rectangular parallelepiped larger than the operation unit 111, and the operation unit 111 is installed at the center of the upper surface of the platform 121. The four leg portions 122-1 to 122-4 are installed in an area on the touch panel 21 corresponding to the operation element area 32.

  The connection portion 113 passes through the base portion 121 of the operation console 112, one end of the connection portion 113 is connected to the operation portion 111, and the other end is connected to the pin base 115 below the operation console 112. The pins 114-1 to 114-16 are arranged at equal intervals so that the number arranged in the left-right direction in FIG. 5 is four and the number arranged in the front-rear direction in FIG. 5 is four.

  6 and 7 are side views of the pressing operator 101 as viewed from the direction A in FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, when the operation unit 111 is pressed by the user, the operation unit 111 moves downward in FIG. 6. As a result, the pin base 115 connected to the operation unit 111 via the connection unit 113 moves downward in FIG. 6, and the pins 114-1 to 114-16 installed on the pin base 115 are connected to the legs. It touches the touch panel 21 in which the parts 122-1 to 122-4 are installed. Accordingly, the touch panel 21 detects contact of the pins 114-1 to 114-16.

  Thereafter, when the user stops pressing the operation unit 111, as shown in FIG. 7, the operation unit 111 moves upward in FIG. 7 using a biasing force of a spring (not shown), and returns to the original position. Return to. Accordingly, the pin base 115 connected via the operation unit 111 and the connection unit 113 moves upward in FIG. 7, and the pins 114-1 to 114-16 installed on the pin base 115 are legs. The touch panel 21 on which the parts 122-1 to 122-4 are installed does not come into contact.

  Next, the pins 114-1 to 114-16 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a view of the pressing operation element 101 as viewed from below in FIGS. 6 and 7.

  Note that the installation direction of the pressing operation element 101 is determined so that the upper side in FIG. 8 is on the operation element region 32 side of the housing 20 and the lower side in FIG. The same applies to FIG. 9 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the number of 16 pins 114-1 to 114-16 arranged in the horizontal direction in FIG. 8 is four on the bottom surface of the pin base 115, and the number arranged in the vertical direction in FIG. They are arranged at equal intervals so that there are four. The arrangement of the pins 114-1 to 114-16 represents a 12-bit operation element ID of the pressing operation element 101, that is, an operation element ID having a value from 0 to 4095.

  Specifically, the pins 114-1, 114-4, 114-13, and 114-16 at the four corners are installed to detect the positions of the other pins, and each of the other pins is an operator. It corresponds to each bit of ID. That is, twelve pins 114-2, 114-3, 114-5 to 114-12, 114-14, and 114-15 arranged at positions other than the four corners are provided when the corresponding bit is 1. It is not provided when the bit is 0. Accordingly, all bits representing the operator ID of the pressing operator 101 shown in FIGS.

  When the operation unit 111 is pressed, as described above, the touch panel 21 detects the contact of the 16 pins 114-1 to 114-16 arranged on the pin base 115. First, among the positions represented by the operation position information supplied from the touch panel 21, the intervals between the positions are the same as the intervals between the four corner pins 114-1, 114-4, 114-13, and 114-16. Four positions are detected.

  Thereafter, the ID recognizing unit 71 determines the 12 positions based on positions other than the positions corresponding to the pins 114-1, 114-4, 114-13, and 114-16 at the four corners among the positions represented by the operation position information. Recognize the presence of pins 114-2, 114-3, 114-5 through 114-12, 114-14, and 114-15. As a result, the ID recognizing unit 71 recognizes that all bits representing the operator ID of the pressing operator 101 are 1.

  In FIG. 8, the numbers described on the pins 114-2, 114-3, 114-5 to 114-12, 114-14, and 114-15 represent the bit numbers of the corresponding bits. This bit number is a bit number when the bit number of the least significant bit is 0.

  Next, referring to FIG. 9, when the bits having the bit numbers 0, 2, and 11 representing the operator ID of the pressing operator 101 are 1 and the other bits are 0, that is, the operator. The pressing operator 101 when the ID is “100000000101” will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a view of the pressing operation element 101 in this case as viewed from below in FIG. 6 and FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 9, since the bits having the bit numbers 0, 2, and 11 representing the operator ID are 1 and the other bits are 0, the bottom of the pin base 115 is shown in FIG. Thus, the pins corresponding to the bits whose bit numbers are 0, 2, and 11 among the 12 pins 114-2, 114-3, 114-5 to 114-12, 114-14, and 114-15 114-15, 114-12, and 114-2, and four corner pins 114-1, 114-4, 114-13, and 114-16 that are installed to detect the position of other pins. Pins are installed.

  When the operation unit 111 is pressed, the touch panel 21 includes seven pins 114-1, 114-2, 114-4, 114-12, 114-13, 114-15 installed on the pin base 115, and 114-16 contact is detected. As a result, the ID recognition unit 71 recognizes the presence of the three pins 114-1, 114-12, and 114-15. As a result, the ID recognizing unit 71 recognizes that the bits having the bit numbers 0, 2, and 11 representing the operator ID of the pressing operator 101 are 1 and the other bits are 0.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10, an operation element (hereinafter referred to as a linear slide operation element) that receives a slide operation in a linear direction by the user will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the linear slide operator 131.

  Note that the installation direction of the linear slide operator 131 is determined so that the right side in FIG. 10 is on the image region 31 side of the housing 20 and the left side in FIG. 10 is on the operator region 32 side of the housing 20.

  The linear slide operator 131 shown in FIG. 10 includes a pressing operator 101 and a guide unit 141 that assists the user in a linear slide operation. In FIG. 10, the same components as those in FIGS. 5 to 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted because it will be repeated.

  The guide part 141 is a rectangular frame, and a square hole part 142 penetrating in the vertical direction in FIG. 10 is provided at the center. The user can easily perform a linear sliding operation by moving a finger placed in the hole 142 on the touch panel 21 along the guide 141.

  In addition, the guide part 141 is comprised with the transparent raw material, Thereby, the user can visually recognize the character etc. which are displayed on the operation element area | region 32 via the guide part 141 and the touch panel 21. FIG.

  Next, an operator (hereinafter referred to as a circumferential slide operator) that accepts a slide operation in the circumferential direction by the user will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

  FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the circumferential slide operation element 151, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG.

  The installation direction of the circumferential slide operator 151 is determined so that the left side in FIG. 11 is on the image region 31 side of the housing 20 and the right side in FIG. 11 is on the operator region 32 side of the housing 20. .

  The circumferential slide operation element 151 in FIG. 11 includes a push-down operation element 101 and a guide unit 161 that assists the circumferential slide operation by the user. In FIG. 11, the same components as those in FIGS. 5 to 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted because it will be repeated.

  The guide portion 161 is a circular frame, and a circular hole portion 162 penetrating in the vertical direction in FIG. 11 is provided at the center. As shown in FIG. 12, the hole 162 is provided so as to increase from the bottom surface in contact with the touch panel 21 toward the upper surface. The guide portion 161 is made of a transparent material, like the guide portion 141.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the user can easily perform a sliding operation in the circumferential direction by moving a finger 171 or the like placed in the hole 162 on the touch panel 21 along the guide portion 141.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of allocation information recorded in the recording unit 58 of FIG.

  In the allocation information of FIG. 13, the 12-bit values “100000000001”, “100000000010”, “100000000011”, “100000000100”, “100000000101”,. A certain “VIDEO SOURCE BUTTON”, “VIDEO DESTINATION BUTTON”, “VIDEO REWIND BUTTON”, “VIDEO STOP BUTTON”, “VIDEO PLAY BUTTON”,.

  The name “VIDEO SOURCE BUTTON” represents a function of instructing material data that is an editing source as a target of an instruction relating to reproduction to be performed later in accordance with an operation from the user. The name “VIDEO DESTINATION BUTTON” represents a function for instructing an editing result as an editing destination as a target of an instruction regarding reproduction to be performed later in accordance with an operation from the user.

  The name “VIDEO REWIND BUTTON” indicates a function for instructing the rewind playback of the material data or the edited result according to the operation from the user. The name “VIDEO STOP BUTTON” is indicated according to the operation from the user. This represents a function for instructing to stop playback of material data or editing results. The name “VIDEO PLAY BUTTON” represents a function for instructing reproduction of material data or editing results in accordance with an operation from the user.

  FIG. 14 is a top view of an area corresponding to the operator area 32 of the housing 20 of FIG.

  In FIG. 14, it is assumed that the allocation information in FIG. 13 is recorded in the recording unit 58.

  The operation element 211 in FIG. 14 is configured by the push-down operation element 101 and is arranged on the upper right side of the area on the touch panel 21 corresponding to the operation element area 32. In the example of FIG. 14, the operator ID of the operator 211 is “100000000001”. Accordingly, the operator 211 is a target of an instruction related to reproduction to be performed later according to an operation from the user, which is indicated by the name “VIDEO SOURCE BUTTON” corresponding to the operator ID “100000000001” of the allocation information shown in FIG. A function for designating material data as an editing source is assigned.

  That is, the operator 211 is operated when an instruction regarding reproduction of material data as an editing source is given. The user can give various instructions regarding the reproduction of the material data by operating the operators 211 to 221 described later after operating the operator 211. Further, below the operator 211, characters “SRC” representing the editing source (SOURCE) are displayed.

  The operation element 212 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is arranged on the right side of the operation element 211. In the example of FIG. 14, the operator ID of the operator 212 is “100000000010”. Therefore, the operation element 212 is a target of an instruction related to reproduction to be performed later in accordance with an operation from the user indicated by the name “VIDEO DESTINATION BUTTON” corresponding to the operation element ID “100000000010” of the allocation information shown in FIG. A function for designating an editing result as an editing destination is assigned.

  That is, the operation element 212 is operated when an instruction relating to the reproduction of the editing result as the editing destination is given. After operating the operator 212, the user can give various instructions regarding the reproduction of the edited result by operating the operators 213 to 221 described later. In addition, a character “DST” representing an editing destination (DESTINATION) is displayed below the operation element 212. Further, on the upper side of the operators 211 and 212, characters “PLAYBACK CONTROL” representing a playback control instruction which is the overall function of the operators 211 to 221 are displayed.

  The operation element 213 includes a pressing operation element whose operation part is a cylinder, and is disposed on the lower left side of the operation element 211. In the example of FIG. 14, the operator ID of the operator 213 is “100000000011”. Therefore, the operator 213 rewinds the material data or the edited result according to the operation from the user indicated by the name “VIDEO REWIND BUTTON” corresponding to the operator ID “100000000011” of the allocation information shown in FIG. A function for instructing playback is assigned. In addition, a mark indicating rewind (REWIND) is displayed on the lower left side of the operation element 213.

  The operation element 214 is configured by a pressing operation element whose operation part is a cylinder, and is disposed below the operation element 211 and on the upper right side of the operation element 213. In the example of FIG. 14, the operator ID of the operator 214 is “100000000100”. Accordingly, in the operation element 214, the reproduction of the material data or the edited result is indicated in accordance with the operation from the user indicated by the name “VIDEO STOP BUTTON” corresponding to the operation element ID “100000000100” of the allocation information shown in FIG. A function to stop is assigned. Further, a mark indicating a stop (STOP) is displayed on the lower left side of the operation element 214.

  The operation element 215 includes a pressing operation element whose operation part is a cylinder, and is disposed on the right side of the operation element 214. In the example of FIG. 14, the operator ID of the operator 215 is “100000000101”. Accordingly, the operation element 215 reproduces the material data or the edited result in accordance with the operation from the user indicated by the name “VIDEO PLAY BUTTON” corresponding to the operation element ID “100000000101” of the allocation information shown in FIG. The instruction function is assigned. In addition, on the lower right side of the operation element 215, a mark indicating reproduction (PLAY) is displayed.

  Similarly, the functions represented by the allocation information are assigned to the other operators 216 to 238. Specifically, the operation element 216 includes a pressing operation element whose operation part is a cylinder, and is disposed on the lower right side of the operation element 215. The operation element 216 is assigned a function for instructing fast-forward playback of material data or editing results. In addition, a mark indicating fast-forwarding is displayed on the lower right side of the operation element 216.

  The operation element 217 includes a circumferential slide operation element 151 and is disposed below the operation elements 213 to 216. A function for instructing movement of the playback position of the material data or the edited result in the jog mode or shuttle mode is assigned to the operator 217.

  For example, after the user operates the push-down operation element 101 of the operation element 217, the playback position in the jog mode or shuttle mode is moved backward by operating the inside of the hole 162 clockwise along the circumference. Or by operating the inside of the hole 162 counterclockwise along the circumference of the hole 162 to instruct to move the playback position forward in the jog mode or shuttle mode.

  The jog mode is a mode in which the reproduction position is moved in accordance with the movement of the operation position, and the shuttle mode is a mode in which the reproduction speed is changed in accordance with the movement of the operation position. In addition, the characters “JOG / SHUTTLE” representing the jog mode and the shuttle mode are displayed below the pressing operation element 101 of the operation element 217.

  The operation element 218 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is arranged on the left side of the operation element 217. A function for instructing movement of the playback position to the head position of the previous clip is assigned to the operator 218. In addition, on the lower side of the operation element 218, characters “PREV” representing the previous (PREVIOUS) are displayed. The operation element 219 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed on the right side of the operation element 218 and on the left side of the operation element 217. A function for instructing movement of the playback position to the head position of the next clip is assigned to the operator 219. A character “NEXT” representing the next (NEXT) is displayed below the operation element 219.

  The operation element 220 is configured by the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed below the operation element 218. A function for instructing movement of the playback position to the previous frame is assigned to the operator 220. Below the operation element 220, a square with a character “−1” representing the previous one is displayed. The operation element 221 is configured by a push-down operation element 101 and is disposed below the operation element 219. A function for instructing movement of the playback position to the next frame is assigned to the operator 221. Further, a character “+1” representing the first order is displayed below the operation element 221.

  The operation element 222 includes the push operation element 101 and is disposed above the operation element 218. The operator 222 is assigned a function for designating the current reproduction position as an audio In point, and characters “IN” representing the In point are displayed below the operator 222. Note that the letters “AUDIO” representing sound are displayed on the upper left side of the operator 222.

  The operation element 223 is configured by the pressing operation element 101 and is arranged on the right side of the operation element 222. A function for designating the current reproduction position as an audio out point is assigned to the operator 223, and a character “OUT” representing the out point is displayed below the operator 223.

  The operation element 224 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed above the operation element 218 and below the operation element 222. A function for designating the current reproduction position as the In point of the image is assigned to the operation element 224, and characters “IN” representing the In point are displayed below the operation element 224. Note that a character “VIDEO” representing an image is displayed on the lower left side of the operation element 224.

  The operation element 225 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed above the operation element 219 and below the operation element 223. A function for designating the current reproduction position as the out point of the image is assigned to the operation element 225, and characters “OUT” representing the out point are displayed below the operation element 225.

  The operation element 226 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed on the upper right side of the operation element 222 and on the upper left side of the operation element 223. The operator 226 is assigned a function for giving an instruction to insert the material data in-points to the out-points instructed by the operators 222 to 225 into the reproduction position of the current editing result. On the bottom side, the word “EDIT” is displayed for editing. It should be noted that on the left side of the operation element 226, characters “EDIT” representing an editing instruction which is the overall function of the operation elements 222 to 227 are displayed.

  The operation element 227 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed on the lower left side of the operation element 222 and on the upper left side of the operation element 224. A function for giving an instruction to delete the IN point or OUT point of the editing result instructed by the operating elements 222 to 225 is assigned to the operating element 227, and “DELETE” indicating deletion is displayed below the operating element 227. "Is displayed.

  The operation element 228 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is arranged on the upper left side of the area on the touch panel 21 corresponding to the operation element area 32. A function for instructing addition of a zoom-in effect to the image displayed in the image display area 82 (FIG. 4) is assigned to the operator 228, and “ZOOM IN” representing the zoom-in effect is displayed below the operator 228. Is displayed.

  The operation element 229 is configured by the pressing operation element 101 and is arranged on the right side of the operation element 228. A function for instructing addition of a zoom-out effect to the image displayed in the image display area 82 is assigned to the operator 229, and “ZOOM OUT” representing the zoom-out effect is displayed below the operator 229. Is done. Further, on the upper side of the operators 228 and 229, characters “VIDEO EFFECT” representing an instruction for adding an image effect which is the entire function of the operators 228 to 233 are displayed.

  The operation element 230 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed below the operation element 228. A function for instructing the addition of a fade-in effect to the image displayed in the image display area 82 is assigned to the operator 230, and “FADE IN” representing the fade-in effect is displayed below the operator 230. Is done.

  The operation element 231 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is arranged below the operation element 229. A function for instructing addition of a fade-out effect to the image displayed in the image display area 82 is assigned to the operator 231, and “FADE OUT” representing the fade-out effect is displayed below the operator 231. .

  The operation element 232 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed below the operation element 230. A function for instructing addition of a dissolve effect to the image displayed in the image display area 82 is assigned to the operator 232, and “DISSOLVE” representing the dissolve effect is displayed below the operator 232.

  The operation element 233 includes the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed below the operation element 231. A function for instructing addition of a wipe effect to the image displayed in the image display area 82 is assigned to the operation element 233, and “WIPE” representing the wipe effect is displayed below the operation element 233.

  The operation element 234 includes a linear slide operation element 131 and is arranged on the right side of the operation elements 229 and 231. A function for instructing to change the volume of the sound of one channel is assigned to the operator 234. The operation element 235 includes a linear slide operation element 131 and is disposed on the right side of the operation element 234. A function for instructing to change the volume of the sound of the two channels is assigned to the operator 235.

  In order to increase the volume of a desired channel, the user operates the push-down operation element 101 of the operation element 234 or 235, and then designates the inside of the hole 142 (FIG. 10) of the operation element 234 or 235 corresponding to the channel. For example, the operation is performed upward along the guide portion 141 by an amount corresponding to the change amount of the volume. On the other hand, when the volume of a desired channel is reduced, the user operates the pressing operation element 101 of the operation element 234 or 235, and then uses the finger or the like to move inside the hole 142 of the operation element 234 or 235 corresponding to the channel. The operation is performed downward along the guide portion 141 by an amount corresponding to the change amount of the volume.

  Further, the pressing operation element 101 of the operating elements 234 and 235 is pressed when a function is assigned to the operating element 234 or 235. On the upper side of the controls 234 and 235, characters “AUDIO MIXER” representing a volume adjustment instruction which is the overall function of the controls 234 and 235 are displayed.

  The operation element 236 includes a linear slide operation element 131 and is disposed on the right side of the operation element 235. A function for instructing the change of the master volume is assigned to the operation element 236, and the user can operate the operation element 236 in the same manner as the operation elements 234 and 235. In addition, on the upper side of the operation element 236, characters “MASTER VOLUME” representing an instruction to change the master volume, which is a function of the operation element 236, are displayed.

  The operation element 237 is configured by the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed below the operation element 234. A function for instructing selection of whether or not to include audio data of one channel in the editing result is assigned to the operator 237, and “CH-1” representing one channel is displayed below the operator 237. .

  The operation element 238 is configured by the pressing operation element 101 and is disposed below the operation element 235. A function for instructing selection of whether to include audio data of 2 channels in the editing result is assigned to the operator 238, and “CH-2” representing 2 channels is displayed below the operator 238. . In addition, on the upper side of the operators 237 and 238, characters “AUDIO SELECT” representing an instruction for selecting a voice, which is the entire function of the operators 237 and 238, are displayed.

  As described above, since characters and marks representing the functions of the operators 211 to 238 are displayed at the position of the operator region 32 corresponding to the vicinity of the operators 211 to 238, the user can select the operators 211 to 238. The function assigned to can be easily recognized.

  Next, an assignment process in which the editing apparatus 10 assigns a function to the operation element 41 will be described with reference to FIG. This allocation process is started, for example, when an operation of the operation element 41 by the user is detected.

  In step S <b> 1, the ID recognition unit 71 determines whether the setting button 23 is pressed by the user based on the setting button information input from the setting button 23, and determines that the setting button 23 is not pressed. If so, the process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1 that the setting button 23 has been pressed, the editing apparatus 10 performs a recognition process for recognizing the operator ID of the operator 41 in step S2. Details of this recognition processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 3, the assigning unit 72 is the manipulator ID recorded as assignment information (FIG. 13) in the recording unit 58 based on the manipulator ID recognized by the ID recognition unit 71. Whether or not a function has already been assigned to the operation element 41 corresponding to the operation element ID.

  When it is determined in step S3 that the recognized operator ID is the operator ID recorded as the allocation information, the display control unit 73 assigns the allocation information stored in the recording unit 58 in step S4. The name representing the function of the operation element 41 associated with the recognized operation element ID is read out.

  In step S5, the display control unit 73 causes the display 22 to display the name representing the function of the operation element 41 read in step S4. Here, the user instructs whether or not to change the function by performing an operation on the name displayed on the display 22 using a finger or the like.

  In step S6, the allocating unit 72 determines whether or not to change the function in accordance with the command supplied from the command unit 74, that is, whether or not the user has instructed to change the function, and does not change the function. If it is determined, the process proceeds to step S13.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S3 that the recognized operator ID is not the operator ID recorded as the allocation information, in step S7, the display control unit 73 corresponds to the recognized operator ID. A screen is displayed on the display 22 for confirming to the user whether or not a function is newly assigned to the operation element 41 to be operated. Here, the user uses a finger or the like to perform an operation on the screen displayed on the display 22, thereby instructing whether or not a function is newly assigned to the operation element 41.

  In step S <b> 8, the command unit 74 determines whether or not to newly assign a function to the operation element 41, that is, whether or not the user has instructed the existence of a new function assignment to the operation element 41. If it is determined in step S8 that a new function is not assigned to the operation element 41, the process ends.

  If it is determined in step S6 that the function is to be changed, or if it is determined in step S8 that a new function is to be assigned to the operation element 41, in step S9, the display control unit 73 displays the ID recognition unit 71. The operator information corresponding to the operator ID recognized by the above is read from the recording unit 58, and a list of functions represented by the operator information is displayed on the display 22.

  Here, the user selects a desired function by operating a position corresponding to the desired function with a finger or the like while viewing a list of functions displayed on the display 22.

  In step S10, the command unit 74 determines whether or not a function has been selected by the user. If it is determined that no function has been selected, the command unit 74 waits until a function is selected. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S10 that the function has been selected by the user, in step S11, the assigning unit 72 assigns the function selected by the user to the operator 41 corresponding to the recognized operator ID.

  In step S12, the assigning unit 72 associates the recognized operator ID with the name representing the function assigned in step S11 and causes the recording unit 58 to record the assignment information as assignment information, and the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S <b> 13, the display control unit 73 displays characters or marks representing the function of the operation element 41 at the position of the display 22 corresponding to the vicinity of the operation element 41 based on the allocation information recorded in the recording unit 58. Information is displayed, and the process ends.

  As described above, the editing apparatus 10 recognizes the operator ID of each operator 41 and assigns a function to the operator 41 based on the operator information corresponding to the operator ID. By placing the operation element 41 corresponding to the operation element information at a desired position in the area corresponding to the operation element area 32 on the touch panel 21, the operation element 41 to which a desired function is assigned is arranged at the desired position. Can be made. Thereby, user operability can be improved. As a result, the efficiency of the user's editing work can be improved.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 16, the recognition process in step S2 of FIG. 15 will be described.

  In step S <b> 21, the touch panel 21 detects contact by a user operation and inputs operation position information to the CPU 51. In step S22, the ID recognition unit 71 recognizes the operator ID of the operator 41 arranged on the touch panel 21 based on the operation position information input from the touch panel 21, and the process proceeds to step S2 in FIG. Return.

  Next, an editing process in which the editing apparatus 10 performs editing will be described with reference to FIG. This editing process is started, for example, when an operation of the operation element 41 by the user is detected.

  In step S31, the ID recognizing unit 71 determines whether or not the setting button 23 is pressed by the user based on the setting button information input from the setting button 23, and determines that the setting button 23 is pressed. If so, the process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S31 that the setting button 23 has not been pressed, in step S32, the editing apparatus 10 performs the above-described recognition processing in FIG.

  In step S <b> 33, the command unit 74 records the manipulator ID in the recording unit 58 based on the manipulator ID recognized by the ID recognition unit 71 and the allocation information recorded in the recording unit 58. It is determined whether it is included in the allocation information.

  When it is determined in step S33 that the operator ID is included in the allocation information, in step S34, the command unit 74 determines the function according to the function corresponding to the operator ID included in the allocation information. Is supplied to the editing unit 75 and causes the editing unit 75 to execute processing corresponding to the function.

  In step S <b> 35, the editing unit 75 performs processing related to editing based on the operation position information input from the touch panel 21 and the command supplied from the command unit 74. For example, the editing unit 75 has a function of instructing to change the operation position information corresponding to the slide operation performed on the operation element 234 by the user, which is input from the touch panel 21, and the volume of the sound of one channel supplied from the command unit 74. Is changed by the amount corresponding to the movement amount of the operation position of the slide operation. Then, the process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S33 that the operator ID is not included in the allocation information, in step S36, the display control unit 73 causes the display 22 to display a message indicating that the operator 41 is invalid, The process ends.

  In the above description, the number of bits of the operator ID is 12. However, the number of bits of the operator ID is not limited to this. For example, when the number of bits of the operator ID is 5, that is, when the operator ID is a value from 0 to 31, the pin arrangement of the operator 41 is as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 18 is a view of the pressing operation element 101 as viewed from below in FIG. 6 and FIG.

  In the example of FIG. 18, since the number of bits of the operator ID is 5, the number of nine pins 251-1 to 251-9 arranged in the left-right direction in FIG. Thus, they are arranged at equal intervals so that the number arranged in the vertical direction in FIG. 18 is three. As in the case of FIG. 8, the pins 251-1, 251-3, 251-7, and 251-9 at the four corners are provided for detecting the positions of the other pins. Corresponds to each bit of the operator ID.

  Accordingly, in the example of FIG. 18, all the bits representing the operator ID of the pressing operator 101 are 1. In FIG. 18, the numbers described on the pins 251-2, 251-4 to 251-6, and 251-8 represent the bit numbers of the corresponding bits.

  FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of another embodiment of an editing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

  The editing apparatus 300 in FIG. 19 includes a housing 20 and a display 301, and an image area 31 is provided on the display 301 and an operation element area 32 is provided on the display 22 of the housing 20. That is, the editing apparatus 300 in FIG. 19 includes two displays 22 and 301, and displays the image area 31 and the operator area 302 on different displays.

  In the above description, the setting button 23 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 20, but may be provided on the touch panel 21. In this case, the ID recognizing unit 71 (FIG. 3) detects pressing of the setting button 23 by the user.

  In the above description, the editing apparatus 10 acquires the operation element information from an external apparatus via the communication unit 59. However, the operation apparatus information may be acquired from the removable medium 61 (FIG. 2).

  Further, in the above description, the installation direction of the operation element 41 is determined in advance. However, when the pins are arranged so that the intervals between the pins at the four corners are different, the ID recognition unit 71 determines the distance between the pins at the four corners. Since the installation direction of the operation element 41 can be recognized, the installation direction of the operation element 41 may not be determined in advance.

  In the above description, the pin arrangement represents the operator ID, but the pin shape may represent the operator ID.

  Further, in the present specification, the step of describing the program stored in the program recording medium is not limited to the processing performed in chronological order according to the described order, but is not necessarily performed in chronological order. Or the process performed separately is also included.

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

It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of one Embodiment of the editing apparatus to which this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an editing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structural example of CPU. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on an image area | region. It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance structure of a pressing operation element. It is a figure explaining the pressing operator at the time of being pressed. It is a figure explaining the pressing operation element when pressing is stopped. It is a figure explaining arrangement | positioning of a pin. It is a figure explaining arrangement | positioning of a pin. It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance structure of a linear slide operation element. It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance structure of a circumference slide operation element. It is a figure explaining a hole part. It is a figure which shows the example of allocation information. It is a top view of the area | region corresponding to the operation element area | region of a housing | casing. It is a flowchart explaining an allocation process. It is a flowchart explaining a recognition process. It is a flowchart explaining an edit process. It is a figure explaining other arrangement | positioning of a pin. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of other embodiment of the editing apparatus to which this invention is applied.

Explanation of symbols

  10 Editing Device, 21 Touch Panel, 22 Display, 41 Controller, 51 CPU, 52 ROM, 53 RAM, 58 Recording Unit, 61 Removable Media, 71 ID Recognition Unit, 72 Allocation Unit, 73 Display Control Unit, 74 Command Unit, 75 Editing section, 114-1 to 114-16 pins

Claims (8)

In a display device having a touch panel,
An operator installed on the touch panel;
Recognizing means for recognizing identification information for identifying the operation element;
Allocating means for allocating a predetermined function to the operator;
A recording unit that records the identification information of the operator in association with the function information indicating the function assigned to the operator;
A display device comprising: an execution control unit configured to read out function information corresponding to identification information of the operation unit from the recording unit in accordance with an operation of the operation unit by a user and to execute a process corresponding to the read out function information. The operation element has a pin disposed at a position corresponding to the identification information,
The pin contacts the touch panel when the operator is pressed,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the identification information in accordance with an arrangement of pins of an operator that contacts the touch panel. The operation element is provided with a pin having a shape corresponding to the identification information,
The pin contacts the touch panel when the operator is pressed,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the identification information according to a shape of a pin of an operator that is in contact with the touch panel. Execution means for executing processing corresponding to the function information read by the execution control means;
The operation element has a rectangular frame,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the execution unit executes processing corresponding to the function information in response to a slide operation of the operator in a linear direction within the frame by the user. Execution means for executing processing corresponding to the function information read by the execution control means;
The operation element has a circular frame,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the execution unit executes a process corresponding to the function information in accordance with a slide operation in a circumferential direction within the frame of the operator by the user. Display means for displaying an image, wherein the touch panel is laminated;
Display control means for displaying a character or mark representing a function assigned to the operation element at a position of the display means corresponding to the vicinity of the operation element based on function information corresponding to the identification information of the operation element; The display device according to claim 1. In a display method of a display device having a touch panel on which an operator is installed,
Recognizing identification information for identifying the operation element;
A predetermined function is assigned to the operator,
The identification information of the operation element and the function information indicating the function assigned to the operation element are recorded in association with each other,
A display method including a step of reading out function information corresponding to identification information of the operation element in accordance with an operation of the operation element by a user and executing a process corresponding to the read function information. In a program for causing a computer to control a display device having a touch panel on which an operator is installed,
Recognizing identification information for identifying the operation element;
A predetermined function is assigned to the operator,
The identification information of the operation element and the function information indicating the function assigned to the operation element are recorded in association with each other,
A program including a step of reading function information corresponding to identification information of an operator in accordance with an operation of the operator by a user and executing a process corresponding to the read function information.

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