JP2009025979A - Content display processor, content display processing method, program, and computer-readable recording medium with program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To browse related content sequentially by simultaneously displaying content, a keyword applied to the content, and the other content to which the keyword is applied. <P>SOLUTION: This content display processor 1 is provided with a first content acquisition part 121 for giving an instruction to display the first content; a keyword list generation part 123 for giving an instruction to display a keyword applied to the first content; and a second content list generation part 125 for giving an instruction to display the second content to which the displayed keyword is applied. Thus, when the displayed keyword is selected by the user, the second content to which the selected keyword has been applied can be displayed, and when the second content is selected by the user, the second content can be displayed as the first content, and the keyword which has been applied to the first content can be displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content display processing device, a content display processing method, a program, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  In recent years, content display processing devices that display content such as still images and moving images have become widespread. In particular, with the spread of Web services using the Internet or digital TV broadcasting, content display processing devices that acquire content from external servers via a network or broadcast and display the acquired content are used. It has become. As an example, there is a content display processing device that realizes VOD (Video On Demand), which acquires and displays a moving image from an external server in accordance with a user's selection operation.

  By the way, when using such a content display processing apparatus, there is a demand for browsing related contents one after another, or temporarily browsing another content while browsing a certain content. For example, when a newspaper article is being browsed, there is a case where it is desired to browse another article relating to a person handled in the article.

  Here, as a method for browsing related content, a method of searching and displaying a list of other related electronic articles based on keywords included in sentences or headings of the electronic article selected by the user is disclosed. (See Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a method is disclosed in which, when there are a plurality of related information, the user can easily find the target information by selecting a hierarchical information item using a display screen switching tab. (See Patent Document 2).

In addition, the information on the web page specified by the user is classified into the same group as the web page on which information in the same field is posted, and the result of calculating the degree of association between the plurality of groups is used as a database. There has been disclosed a method of efficiently browsing a Web page of a group in which information on a field in which a user is interested and a Web page of a related group are efficiently created (see Patent Document 3).
JP 2003-58568 A (publication date: February 28, 2003) JP 2005-11107 A (publication date: January 13, 2005) JP 2002-304402 A (publication date: October 18, 2002)

  However, according to the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, a related article can be searched, but when there are a plurality of keywords included in a sentence or a headline of an electronic article selected by the user, a list is displayed. Since it is difficult for the user to know which keyword is related to which keyword, the user's convenience may be impaired.

  Further, according to the method disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is possible to easily find out target information by selecting a display screen switching tab on which information items are displayed. It is prepared in a fixed manner. For this reason, tabs other than the tab related to the currently browsed information may be displayed, which may impair user convenience.

  Further, according to the method disclosed in Patent Document 3, it is possible to find a web page in a field in which the user is interested by grouping web pages, but a web page without a hyperlink is Not subject to grouping.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide content that a user is browsing, a keyword assigned to the content, and other content to which the keyword is assigned. To provide a content display processing device, a content display processing device control method, a control program, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded, which allows a user to easily browse related content while confirming one after another It is in.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a content display processing device according to the present invention includes a first content display instruction unit that gives an instruction to display the first content on the display unit, and one or more of the first content assigned to the first content. The keyword display instruction means for giving an instruction to display each of the keywords on the display unit simultaneously with the first content so that the user can select the keyword, and one or more keywords to which the keyword displayed by the keyword display instruction means is assigned Second content display instruction means for giving an instruction to display the second content on the display unit so that the user can select each of the second contents. When the keyword display instruction means detects selection of the keyword by the user, the second content display instruction means is provided. The content display instruction means has one or more second keywords to which the selected keyword is assigned. When the second content display instruction means detects selection by the user of the second content, the first content display instruction means displays the selected second content. In addition to giving an instruction to display as the first content, the keyword display instructing means gives an instruction to update the display with one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the displayed first content.

In the content display processing method according to the present invention, each of the first content display instruction step for giving an instruction to display the first content on the display unit and one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the first content are provided by the user. A keyword display instruction step for giving an instruction to display on the display unit at the same time as the first content so as to be selectable, and one or a plurality of second contents to which the keyword displayed by the keyword display instruction step is assigned. A second content display instruction step that gives an instruction to be displayed on the display unit so that the user can select it. In the second content display instruction step, the one or more second contents to which the selected keyword is assigned Give instructions to update the display with content,
In the first content display instruction step, an instruction to display the selected second content as the first content is given, and in the keyword display instruction step, the instruction is given to the displayed first content. In addition, an instruction to update the display is given by one or a plurality of keywords.

  According to the above configuration, when the user selects a keyword assigned to the first content with a remote controller or the like, one or a plurality of second contents to which the keyword is assigned can be displayed according to the selection. . When the user selects the second content with a remote controller or the like, the second content can be displayed as the first content in response to the selection. Furthermore, when the first content is displayed, one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the first content can be displayed.

  Therefore, the user can easily know what keyword is assigned to the first content, and the second content to which the keyword is assigned while the first content is displayed. Can be searched. Further, the second content can be displayed as the first content by the above simple operation.

  Therefore, it is possible to display related contents one after another simply by repeating the simple operation described above, and it is possible to easily find the contents desired by the user.

  Furthermore, the content display processing apparatus according to the present invention may be configured such that, in the above configuration, the second content is data that is included in the first content and is preset as the second content. .

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to further display, for example, data such as a headline, a title, and a summary included in the first content as the second content.

  Therefore, the first content can be displayed by referring to data such as the heading, title, and summary of the first content and selecting these data by the above simple operation.

  Therefore, it is possible to display additional information of related contents one after another simply by repeating the simple operation described above, and it is possible to easily find the contents desired by the user.

  Further, in the content display processing device according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the display area displayed by the keyword display instruction unit is arranged side by side in the display area displayed by the first content display instruction unit, and the second content is displayed. The display area displayed by the display instruction unit may be arranged side by side with the display area displayed by the first content display instruction unit and at a position that does not overlap the display area displayed by the keyword display instruction unit.

  According to the above configuration, for example, one or more keywords assigned to the first content are displayed on the upper side of the display screen of the first content, for example, with a tab or the like. For example, the display screen of the first content The second content to which the keyword is assigned can be displayed in a list or the like on the right side.

  Therefore, the keyword and the second content can be selected by a simple operation such as a remote controller button operation while the first content is displayed.

  Therefore, the user can search for related contents with a simple operation.

  Furthermore, the content display processing device according to the present invention may be configured such that, in the above configuration, the keyword display instruction means displays a predetermined keyword together with one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the first content. .

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to display a keyword set in advance by the user together with one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the first content regardless of the first content to be displayed. Further, for example, regardless of the first content to be displayed, a history of keywords that the user has selected in the past can be displayed together with one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the first content.

  Therefore, it is possible to display the second content to which a keyword not related to the first content is assigned while the first content is displayed.

  Therefore, there is an effect that the user can easily find content that has many opportunities to browse or content that has been browsed in the past.

  Furthermore, the content display processing device according to the present invention has a first input operation means for the user to select the keyword and a second input operation means for the user to select the second content in the above configuration. And a third input operation means for the user to determine that the selected second content is to be displayed as the first content.

  According to the above configuration, when the user selects a keyword assigned to the first content by operating a left / right direction key such as a remote controller, the one or more second keywords to which the keyword is assigned according to the selection. Content can be displayed. Then, when the user selects the second content by operating the up / down direction key of the remote controller or the like and determines it by operating the enter key, the second content can be displayed as the first content according to the determination. . Furthermore, when the first content is displayed, one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the first content can be displayed.

  Therefore, the user can display the first content only by a predetermined operation.

  Therefore, since the user can display related contents one after another simply by repeating a predetermined operation, the user's convenience is improved.

  In the content display processing device according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the keyword display instruction unit gives an instruction to switch the selection of the keyword at a predetermined timing, and the second content display instruction unit performs the selection. It may be configured to give an instruction to update the display with one or a plurality of second contents to which the assigned keyword is assigned.

  According to the above configuration, the keyword assigned to the first content is further automatically and sequentially selected at a predetermined timing, and one or a plurality of second contents to which the keyword is assigned according to the selection. Can be displayed.

  Therefore, the user can refer to one or a plurality of second contents to which each keyword is assigned without performing an operation of selecting the keyword. Then, the second content can be selected and displayed as the first content by the above simple operation.

  Therefore, since the user can easily search for the content desired by the user without performing an operation of selecting a keyword, the convenience of the user is enhanced.

  The content display processing apparatus according to the present invention also includes a first content display instruction means for giving an instruction to display the first content on the display unit, and one or more first keywords assigned to the first content. A first keyword display instruction means for giving an instruction to display on the display unit simultaneously with the first content so that the user can select each, and a first keyword displayed by the first keyword display instruction means. Second keyword display instruction means for giving an instruction to display on the display section such that one or a plurality of second keywords can be selected by the user, the first keyword displayed by the first keyword display instruction means, 1 or 2 assigned with the second keyword displayed by the second keyword display instruction means Second content display instruction means for giving an instruction to display a plurality of second contents on the display unit so that the user can select each of the plurality of second contents, and the first keyword display instruction means selects the first keyword by the user. When detected, the second keyword display instruction means gives an instruction to update the display with one or a plurality of second keywords related to the selected first keyword, and the second keyword display instruction means When the selection of the second keyword by the user is detected, the second content display instruction means is configured to receive one or more second keywords to which the selected first keyword and the selected second keyword are assigned. An instruction to update the display according to the content of the second content, and the second content display instruction means is a user of the second content. When the selection is detected, the first content display instruction means gives an instruction to display the selected second content as the first content, and the first keyword display instruction means An instruction to update the display is given by one or a plurality of first keywords assigned to the first content.

  According to the above configuration, when the user selects the first keyword assigned to the first content with the remote controller or the like, the second keyword related to the keyword can be displayed according to the selection. When the user selects the second keyword using a remote controller or the like, one or a plurality of second contents to which the first keyword and the second keyword are assigned according to the selection can be displayed. When the user selects the second content with a remote controller or the like, the second content can be displayed as the first content in response to the selection. Furthermore, when the first content is displayed, one or more first keywords assigned to the first content can be displayed.

  Therefore, the user can easily know what keyword is assigned to the first content, and the keyword and the keyword related to the keyword are displayed while the first content is displayed. The assigned second content can be searched. Further, the second content can be displayed as the first content by the above simple operation. In addition, after selecting the first keyword, by selecting the second keyword, the second content to which the first keyword and the second keyword are assigned is displayed. Content can be narrowed down.

  Therefore, even when the number of contents is large, it is possible to display related contents one after another simply by repeating the above simple operation, and the user can easily find the desired contents. Play.

  Furthermore, the content display processing device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration in which the display area displayed by the first keyword display instruction means is arranged side by side with the display area displayed by the first content display instruction means. The display area displayed by the two keyword display instruction means is arranged side by side in the display area displayed by the first content display instruction means, and the display area displayed by the second content display instruction means is the first content display instruction means. The display area displayed by the first keyword display instruction means, the display area displayed by the second keyword display instruction means, and the display area displayed by the second content display instruction means It is good also as a structure arrange | positioned in the position which does not mutually overlap.

  According to the above configuration, for example, one or more first keywords are displayed as tabs on the upper side of the first content display screen, and one or more are displayed on the right side of the first content display screen, for example. A plurality of second keywords can be displayed in a list or the like, and for example, one or a plurality of second contents can be displayed in a list or the like on the lower side of the first content display screen.

  Therefore, the first keyword, the second keyword, and the second content can be selected by a simple operation such as a button operation on the remote controller while the first content is displayed.

  Therefore, the user can search for related contents with a simple operation.

  The content display processing device may be realized by a computer, and in this case, a control program for the content display processing device that causes the content display processing device to be realized by the computer by causing the computer to operate as the respective means. And a computer-readable recording medium on which it is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the content display processing device according to the present invention includes the first content display instruction unit that gives an instruction to display the first content on the display unit, and one or more keywords assigned to the first content. A keyword display instructing unit that gives an instruction to display on the display unit simultaneously with the first content so that the user can select, and one or more second keywords to which the keyword displayed by the keyword display instructing unit is assigned Second content display instruction means for giving an instruction to display content on the display unit so that the user can select each of the contents, and when the keyword display instruction means detects selection of the keyword by the user, the second content display instruction The means applies the one or more second contents to which the selected keyword is assigned. When the second content display instruction means detects the selection of the second content by the user, the first content display instruction means displays the selected second content. In addition to giving an instruction to display as the first content, the keyword display instruction means gives an instruction to update the display with one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the displayed first content.

In the content display processing method according to the present invention, each of the first content display instruction step for giving an instruction to display the first content on the display unit and one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the first content are provided by the user. A keyword display instruction step for giving an instruction to display on the display unit at the same time as the first content so as to be selectable, and one or a plurality of second contents to which the keyword displayed by the keyword display instruction step is assigned. A second content display instruction step that gives an instruction to be displayed on the display unit so that the user can select it. In the second content display instruction step, the one or more second contents to which the selected keyword is assigned Give instructions to update the display with content,
In the first content display instruction step, an instruction to display the selected second content as the first content is given, and in the keyword display instruction step, the instruction is given to the displayed first content. An instruction to update the display is given by one or more keywords.

  Therefore, the user can easily know what keyword is assigned to the first content, and the second content to which the keyword is assigned while the first content is displayed. Can be searched. Further, the second content can be displayed as the first content by the above simple operation.

  Therefore, it is possible to easily search for the content desired by the user and to display related content one after another by simply repeating the above simple operation.

[Embodiment 1]
One embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to FIGS.

(Configuration of content display processing device)
The content display processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment externally transmits content data 3 to which content such as moving images, still images, and texts and additional information (genre, title, summary, etc.) attached to the content are attached. It is a client that receives content from the server and processes content display based on the received content data 3. The content display processing device 1 is, for example, a television, a mobile phone, a PC (Personal Computer), a PDA (personal digital assistant), or the like. In addition, the content display processing device 1 receives an input operation from the user by an input operation device such as a remote controller or a mouse, and processes the display of the content according to the input operation.

  The transmission of the content data 3 from the external server to the content display processing device 1 may use a broadcast wave or a communication network. In addition, a content transmission request from the content display processing apparatus 1 to an external server uses a communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication network Etc. are available. Also, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited, and for example, an infrared ray such as IrDA, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) (IEEE1394 cable, USB cable, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc.) (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network and the like can also be used.

  Next, the configuration of the content display processing device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a content display processing device 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the content display processing device 1 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 20, a communication unit 30, a display unit 40, an input operation unit 60, and an input / output control unit 70.

  The control unit 10 controls the storage unit 20 and the input / output control unit 70 and performs predetermined arithmetic processing. Here, as the predetermined arithmetic processing, for example, there is acquisition of the content data 3 from an external server (not shown). The detailed configuration of the control unit 10 will be described later.

  The storage unit 20 stores various data used by the control unit 10 and data obtained by executing a program, and is realized by a non-volatile memory such as a ROM (Read-Only Memory) or a flash memory. Is done. The various data are stored in various storage units inside the storage unit 20. The content included in the content data 3 received from the external server is stored in the content storage unit 21 in a searchable state. Further, the additional information included in the content data 3 received from the external server is stored in the additional information storage unit 22 in a searchable state.

  Note that the storage unit 20 is not necessarily provided in the content display processing device 1 and may be configured to be connected to the content display processing device 1 in an readable state as an external storage device.

  The communication unit 30 communicates with an external server (not shown) via a communication network, and includes a reception unit 31 and a transmission unit 32 inside.

  The receiving unit 31 receives content data 3 transmitted from an external server (not shown), and is controlled by the reception control unit 72. The content data 3 received by the receiving unit 31 is sent to the reception control unit 72.

  The reception control unit 72 controls the reception unit 31 and transmits the received content data 3 to the content data acquisition unit 11 described later.

  The transmission unit 32 makes an acquisition request for the content data 3 to an external server (not shown), and is controlled by the transmission control unit 73.

  The transmission control unit 73 controls the transmission unit 32 and transmits an acquisition request for content data 3 received from the content data acquisition unit 11 described later to the transmission unit 32.

  The display unit 40 displays information sent from the display control unit 74. The display unit 40 is configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The information displayed on the display unit 40 includes content data 3.

  Then, the display unit 40 displays a first content display area 41 for displaying the first content acquired by the first content acquisition unit 121 described later, and a keyword tab or list generated by the keyword list generation unit 123 described later. It includes a keyword display area 42 and a second content display area 43 for displaying a tab or list of the second content generated by the second content list generation unit 125 described later. It is desirable that the first content display area 41, the keyword display area 42, and the second content display area 43 do not overlap each other so that the user can view them.

  The keyword display area 42 displays, for example, tabs or lists that can be selected by a user operation. Similarly, the second content display area 43 displays tabs or lists that can be selected by a user operation, for example.

  Note that the display unit 40 is not necessarily provided in the content display processing device 1 and may be configured to be communicably connected to the content display processing device 1 as an external device.

  The display control unit 74 controls the display unit 40 and transmits information instructed from the control unit 10 to the display unit 40.

  The input operation unit 60 receives an input operation of the user of the content display processing device 1 and transmits an input signal corresponding to the input operation to the input operation control unit 76. The input operation unit 60 is composed of input devices such as a remote controller, a mouse, a keyboard, a switch, and a touch panel, for example. When the user performs an input operation from the input operation unit 60, an input signal corresponding to an input operation such as selection of a keyword to be displayed in the keyword display area 42 or selection of a second content to be displayed in the second content display area 43 is generated. Generate.

  The input operation unit 60 also includes a first input operation unit 61 (not shown) for selecting a keyword tab or list displayed in the keyword display area 42, and a second content displayed in the second content display area 43. A second input operation unit 62 (not shown) for selecting a tab or a list of the content, and the second content displayed in the second content display area 43 as the first content in the first content display area 41 A third input operation unit 63 (not shown) for determining to display may be included. For example, the first input operation unit 61 is a left / right direction key such as a remote control, the second input operation unit 62 is an up / down direction key such as a remote control, and the third input operation unit 63 may be a determination key such as a remote control. .

  Note that the input operation unit 60 is not necessarily provided in the content display processing device 1 and may be configured to be communicably connected to the content display processing device 1 as an external device.

  The input operation control unit 76 controls the input operation unit 60 that receives the user's operation of the content display processing device 1 and transmits an input signal corresponding to the user's input operation to the input operation analysis unit 13 described later.

  Next, the control unit 10 will be described in detail. The control unit 10 includes a content data acquisition unit 11, a display data generation unit 12, and an input operation analysis unit 13.

  The content data acquisition unit 11 is instructed to acquire the content data 3 from the second content selection detection unit 131 of the input operation analysis unit 13 described later, or immediately after the content display processing device 1 is turned on or by the user. When making an acquisition request for the content data 3 to be initially displayed after a content browsing start instruction or the like, the acquisition request is transmitted to an external server (not shown) via the transmission control unit 73 and the transmission unit 32. The acquired content data 3 includes one or more contents and one or more additional information attached to the contents.

  Then, the content data acquisition unit 11 receives the content data 3 from the external server (not shown) via the reception unit 31. Then, the content included in the received content data 3 is stored in the content storage unit 21. Further, the additional information included in the received content data 3 is stored in the additional information storage unit 22.

  Note that the received content data 3 may be transferred to the display data generation unit 12 without being stored in the storage unit 20 as described above. Note that the already acquired content data 3 may not be acquired from an external server.

  The display data generation unit 12 generates data to be displayed on the display unit 40 based on the content data 3 received by the content data acquisition unit 11 or the content and additional information stored in the storage unit 20. For this purpose, the display data generation unit 12 includes a first content acquisition unit 121, a keyword acquisition unit 122, a keyword list generation unit 123, a second content acquisition unit 124, and a second content list generation unit 125.

  The first content acquisition unit 121 is the first content corresponding to the identification information transmitted from the second content selection detection unit 131 of the input operation analysis unit 13 to be described later, or immediately after the content display processing device 1 is turned on or the user The first content to be initially displayed is acquired after the content browsing start instruction is issued. In addition, additional information necessary for displaying the first content (such as a headline of the content and a summary sentence) is acquired.

  Here, the first content acquisition unit 121 may acquire the first content and additional information by searching the content storage unit 21 and the additional information storage unit 22, or the content acquired by the content data acquisition unit 11. You may acquire from the content contained in the data 3, and additional information.

  Then, an instruction to display the acquired first content and additional information on the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40 is given via the display control unit 74.

  Then, the first content acquisition unit 121 transmits identification information (such as a content ID) included in the acquired first content or additional information that can identify the first content to the keyword acquisition unit 122.

  The keyword acquisition unit 122 receives the content identification information transmitted from the second content selection detection unit 131 of the input operation analysis unit 13 described later, or the first content acquired by the first content acquisition unit 121. When the identification information is received, one or more keywords assigned to the content are acquired.

  Here, the keyword is information included in the additional information of the content such as the content category, genre, and content creation date, and is information that can serve as a reference when the content is classified into several groups. The keyword acquisition unit 122 may acquire the keyword by searching the additional information storage unit 22 or may acquire the keyword from the additional information included in the content data 3 acquired by the content data acquisition unit 11. .

  Then, the keyword acquisition unit 122 transmits the acquired keyword identification information to the keyword list generation unit 123 and the second content acquisition unit 124.

  The keyword acquisition unit 122 may acquire 1) by extracting information set in advance as a keyword in the additional information of the first content, or 2) arbitrarily add information from the additional information of the first content. The character string may be acquired by determining it as a keyword and extracting it.

  Specifically, for example, the above 1) is a case where one or more keywords are set as additional information in a state associated with the ID of the first content. In this case, the keyword acquisition unit 122 may extract a keyword based on the ID of the first content received from the first content acquisition unit 121.

  The above 2) is a case where, for example, a noun is extracted by performing general syntax analysis on the character string in the additional information of the first content, and the extraction result is used as a keyword candidate. is there. Then, for example, a keyword having a high search frequency on the site is acquired separately from an external general Web search site (not shown). The acquisition method may be acquired via the reception unit 31. Then, among the keyword candidates, a keyword that matches the acquired keyword with a high search frequency may be selected and used as a keyword.

  Note that, on a screen initially displayed immediately after the content display processing device 1 is turned on, a predetermined keyword set in advance in the storage unit 20 or the like is displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40. Therefore, immediately after the content display processing apparatus 1 is turned on, the keyword acquisition unit 122 acquires the predetermined keyword set in advance from the storage unit 20 or the like.

  The keyword list generation unit 123 generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the keyword received from the keyword acquisition unit 122, and displays the generated tab or list on the display unit 40 through the display control unit 74. An instruction to display in the area 42 is given. If a tab or list is already displayed in the second content display area 42, the display is updated.

  In addition, the keyword list generation unit 123 gives an instruction to automatically switch the selection state in the generated tab or list in accordance with a predetermined timing (for example, every 5 seconds) to update the display. May be. At this time, the identification information of the keyword selected after switching is transmitted to the second content acquisition unit 124.

  When the second content acquisition unit 124 receives the keyword identification information transmitted from the keyword selection detection unit 132 of the input operation analysis unit 13 described later, or receives the keyword identification information from the keyword acquisition unit 122, Alternatively, when the identification information of the automatically selected keyword transmitted from the keyword list generation unit 123 is received, one or a plurality of second contents including the keyword as additional information and the addition of the contents Get information.

  Here, the second content acquisition unit 124 may acquire the second content and its additional information by searching the content storage unit 21 and the additional information storage unit 22, or acquired by the content data acquisition unit 11. You may acquire from the content contained in the content data 3, and additional information.

  Then, the acquired content and its additional information are transmitted to the second content list generation unit 125.

  The second content acquisition unit 124 matches the second content and its addition based on the result of matching the keyword received from the keyword acquisition unit 122 with the keyword set in advance as additional information of the second content. Information may be acquired.

  Based on the second content or additional information received from the second content acquisition unit 124, the second content list generation unit 125 generates the content as a selectable tab or list, and the generated tab or list Is displayed on the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 via the display control unit 74. When a tab or list is already displayed in the second content display area 43, the display is updated.

  The input operation analysis unit 13 receives an input signal according to a user input operation transmitted from the input operation unit 60 via the input operation control unit 76. Then, the input signal is analyzed to detect whether it is 1) a signal for an input operation for selecting a second content or 2) a signal for an input operation for selecting a keyword. For this purpose, the input operation analysis unit 13 includes a second content selection detection unit 131 and a keyword selection detection unit 132.

  Based on the signal received from the input operation control unit 76, the second content selection detection unit 131 detects whether the user has selected the second content displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40. . When it is detected that the second content has been selected, an acquisition request for the content data 3 of the selected second content is transmitted to the content data acquisition unit 11. In addition, the identification information of the selected second content is transmitted to the first content acquisition unit 121 and the keyword acquisition unit 122.

  The keyword selection detection unit 132 detects whether or not the user has selected a keyword displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 based on the signal received from the input operation control unit 76. When it is detected that a keyword has been selected, information that can identify the selected keyword is transmitted to the second content acquisition unit 124.

(Association between content and keywords)
With reference to FIG. 2, a data structure for associating contents with keywords will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of correspondence between contents and keywords. As shown in FIG. 2, one or more keywords are associated with the content ID. The content additional information may include the data structure shown in FIG. 2 or may be stored in the storage unit 20 with the data structure shown in FIG. 2 as a result of extracting a keyword from the content additional information.

  In this example, the keywords “Matsumoto”, “Hoshizora High School”, and “Koshien” are associated with the content ID “200705050003”. Further, the keywords “Matsumoto”, “Nankees”, “Sports”, and “Reverse” are associated with the content ID “200705170001”. In this example, the case where there are three or four keywords corresponding to one content ID is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.

(Processing flow in content display processing device)
Next, a procedure in which the content display processing device 1 displays the content data 3 and updates the content display by a user operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure in which the content display processing device 1 displays the content data 3 and performs display processing by switching to related content by a user operation.

  Immediately after the content display processing device 1 is turned on, or when the user gives an instruction to start content browsing to the input operation unit 60, the content data acquisition unit 11 transmits a content acquisition request to the external server to instruct initial display. 1 content and content data 3 of the content related to the content are acquired via the communication unit 30 (S11). The content included in the acquired content data 3 may be stored in the content storage unit 21, and the additional information included in the received content data 3 may be stored in the additional information storage unit 22.

  Next, the first content acquisition unit 121 performs initial display from the content data 3 acquired by the content data acquisition unit 11 or the content data 3 stored in the content storage unit 21 and the additional information storage unit 22. Content and additional information necessary for displaying the content are acquired and output to the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40 (S12).

  Then, the keyword acquisition unit 122 acquires one or more keywords assigned to the first content acquired by the first content acquisition unit 121. Then, the keyword list generation unit 123 generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the keyword, and outputs the generated tab or list to the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 via the display control unit 74. (S13).

  Then, the second content acquisition unit 124 acquires one or a plurality of second contents including the keyword acquired by the keyword acquisition unit 122 in the additional information and additional information of the content. Then, the second content list generation unit 125 generates a tab or a list that can be selected by the user based on the second content acquired by the second content acquisition unit 124 and the additional information of the content. The tab or list is output to the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 via the display control unit 74 (S14).

  Next, when the keyword selection detecting unit 132 detects that the keyword displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 has been selected by a user operation from the input operation unit 60 (YES in S15), The two content acquisition unit 124 acquires one or a plurality of second contents including the selected keyword in the additional information and additional information of the contents. Then, the second content list generation unit 125 generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the second content and the additional information of the content, and displays the generated tab or list on the display control unit 74. Through the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 (S16). Thereby, when the user selects a new keyword, the information displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is updated.

  Next, a keyword displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is not newly selected by a user operation from the input operation unit 60 (NO in S15), and the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is selected. When the second content selection detection unit 131 detects that the second content displayed on the screen is selected (YES in S17), the content data acquisition unit 11 transmits a content acquisition request to the external server, and The selected second content and the content data 3 of the content related to the content are acquired via the communication unit 30 (S18).

  If the content data 3 of the selected second content and content related to the content has already been acquired, it is not necessary to acquire from the external server. The content included in the acquired content data 3 may be stored in the content storage unit 21, and the additional information included in the received content data 3 may be stored in the additional information storage unit 22.

  Next, the first content acquisition unit 121 selects the second data selected by the user from the content data 3 acquired by the content data acquisition unit 11 or the content data 3 stored in the content storage unit 21 and the additional information storage unit 22. Content and additional information necessary for displaying the content are acquired and output to the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40 as the first content (S19).

  Then, the keyword acquisition unit 122 acquires one or more keywords added to the content acquired by the first content acquisition unit 121. Then, the keyword list generation unit 123 generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the keyword, and outputs the generated tab or list to the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 via the display control unit 74. (S20).

  Then, the second content acquisition unit 124 acquires one or a plurality of second contents including the keyword acquired by the keyword acquisition unit 122 in the additional information and additional information of the content. Then, the second content list generation unit 125 generates a tab or a list that can be selected by the user based on the second content acquired by the second content acquisition unit 124 and the additional information of the content. The tab or list is output to the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 via the display control unit 74 (S21).

  As described above, when the user of the display unit 40 selects the second content in the second content display region 43, the selected second content is the first content display region 41 of the display unit 40 as the first content. The keyword displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is updated to the keyword assigned to the first content. Then, the second content displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is updated according to the keyword displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40.

  When the second content displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is not selected by a user operation from the input operation unit 60 (NO in S17), the process returns to step S15.

(Example of content display screen in content display processing device)
Next, an example of a screen for displaying content in the content display processing device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen for displaying content in the content display processing device 1.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the keyword display area 42 is arranged as a user-operable tab on the upper side of the display screen, and the second content display area 43 is arranged as a user-operable list on the right side of the display screen. . A first content display area 41 is arranged below the keyword display area 42 and on the left side of the second content display area 43.

  In this example, the content of the news article heading “Matsumoto Reverse 3 Run” is displayed in the first content display area 41. In the keyword display area 42, “Nankees” and “Matsumoto”, which are keywords assigned to the content, are displayed, and “Matsumoto” is selected. As described above, the above “Nankees” and “Matsumoto” may be set as keywords in the additional information of the content “Matsumoto Reverse 3 Run” or by general syntax analysis or the like. It may be extracted from the content or additional information of the content. Then, in the second content display area 43, “Injuries are completely cured”, “2000 total in Japan and the United States”, and “Ishikawa Prefecture's starry sky height” are listed as content including “Matsumoto” as a keyword. Yes. That is, the contents “injuries are completely cured”, “2000 in Japan and the United States”, and “Ishikawa's starry sky is high” include the keywords “Matsumoto”.

  In the case where the input operation unit 60 is a remote control or the like including a left / right key as the first input operation unit 61, a vertical key as the second input operation unit 62, and a determination key as the third input operation unit 63, for example, A keyword is selected by selecting a tab in the keyword display area 42 by operating the left and right direction keys. Thereby, the display content of the content list in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is switched to the content to which the selected keyword is assigned.

  Next, the content is selected in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 by, for example, the user operating the up / down direction key. For example, when the content is determined by the user operating the determination key, the determined content is displayed in the first content display area 41. Accordingly, the display content of the keyword in the keyword display area 42 is switched to the keyword assigned to the displayed content.

  The arrangement of the display screen and the key operation are examples, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the positional relationship among the keyword display area 42, the second content display area 43, and the first content display area 41 is not limited to the above. Also, what is displayed in the keyword display area 42 does not have to be a tab, but may be a list operable by the user.

(Transition example of content display screen in content display processing device)
Next, with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5G, how the content display processing device 1 displays related content by a user operation will be described. FIGS. 5A to 5G are diagrams illustrating a state in which related content is displayed in the content display processing device 1 by a user operation.

  First, FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen that is initially displayed immediately after the content display processing apparatus 1 is turned on or after a content browsing start instruction is given by the user. Since the screen to be initially displayed is a state before the user selects content, a predetermined content set in advance is displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40. In this example, the content of “Today's Top News” is displayed.

  In addition, on the initial display screen, a predetermined keyword (hereinafter referred to as “initial keyword”) set in advance is displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40. In this example, the keywords “politics”, “entertainment”, and “sports” are displayed. A predetermined keyword is selected in advance from among the initial keywords. In this example, the keyword “politics” on the left is selected. The initial keyword is set in advance in the storage unit 20, for example. Moreover, the setting of the predetermined keyword selected beforehand is also stored in the storage unit 20, for example.

  Further, the content to which the initial keyword in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is assigned is displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40. Further, a predetermined content is selected in advance from the content displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40. In this example, the content “The Prime Minister Visits the United States” at the top is selected. In addition, the setting of the predetermined content selected beforehand is stored in the storage unit 20, for example.

  Next, FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram showing a state after the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is operated by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. In this example, the keyword “sports” is selected by, for example, operating the left and right direction keys on the remote controller. Then, by selecting “Sports”, content related to “Sports” is displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40.

  Next, FIG. 5C is a schematic diagram illustrating a state after the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is operated by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. In this example, the content “Matsumoto reverse 3 run” is selected by, for example, operating the up and down direction keys of the remote controller.

  Next, FIG. 5D is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen display when content is determined by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. After selecting the content “Matsumoto reverse 3 run” in FIG. 5C, the content “Matsumoto reverse 3 run” is displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40 by, for example, operating the enter key of the remote controller. To do. Accordingly, the display of the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is switched. That is, “Nankees”, “Matsumoto”, and “Sports” that are keywords assigned to the content “Matsumoto Reverse 3 Run” are displayed. At this time, a predetermined keyword is selected in advance. In this example, the keyword “Nankees” at the left end is selected.

  Further, in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40, the content to which the selected keyword “Nankees” is displayed is displayed in a state where a predetermined content is selected. In this example, the content “Owner, Recent Chi” at the top is selected.

  Next, FIG. 5E is a schematic diagram illustrating a state after the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is operated by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. In this example, for example, the keyword “Matsumoto” is selected by operating the left and right direction keys on the remote controller. Then, by selecting “Matsumoto”, content related to “Matsumoto” is displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40.

  Next, FIG. 5F is a schematic diagram illustrating a state after the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is operated by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. In this example, the content “Ishikawa Prefecture's starry sky height” is selected, for example, by operating the up and down direction keys on the remote controller.

  Next, FIG. 5G is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen display when content is determined by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 5F, since the content “Ishikawa Prefecture's starry sky is high” is selected, the content is displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40 by, for example, operating the determination key of the remote controller. Accordingly, the display of the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is switched. That is, “Hoshizora High School”, “Matsumoto”, and “Koshien” which are keywords assigned to the content are displayed. At this time, a predetermined keyword is selected in advance. In this example, the keyword “starry high school” at the left end is selected.

  Further, in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40, the content to which the selected keyword “starry high school” is added is displayed, and a predetermined content is selected in advance. In this example, the content “the number of qualified players” is selected at the top.

  As described above, when the user operates the keyword display area 42 and the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 by a user operation, related contents can be browsed one after another.

  Here, in the case where the input operation unit 60 is a remote control or the like provided with a left / right key as the first input operation unit 61, an up / down key as the second input operation unit 62, and a determination key as the third input operation unit 63. For example, the tab of the keyword display area 42 is selected by the user's operation of the left / right direction key, the content of the second content display area 43 is selected, for example, by the operation of the up / down direction key by the user, for example, by the operation of the decision key by the user You may set so that the selected content may be determined. Thereby, operation with respect to the content display processing apparatus 1 is possible only by operation of a remote controller etc., and a user's convenience can be improved.

  Further, the selection of the tab in the keyword display area 42 may not be performed by a user operation, and may be performed automatically at a predetermined timing. For example, in the screen examples described in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the keywords “politics”, “entertainment”, and “sports” displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 are predetermined. Depending on the timing (for example, every 5 seconds), it may be automatically selected sequentially. In response to the selection, the corresponding content is displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40. Thereby, since a user's operation which selects a tab of keyword display field 42 of display part 40 can be omitted, a user's convenience can be improved.

  In addition, the said display screen and said operation are only examples, and are not limited to this.

(Application example of keyword display)
Next, another display example of the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 (a), 7 (b), and 8.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which the initial keyword displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is always displayed in the screen example described with reference to FIG. In this example, the initial keywords “politics”, “sports”, and “entertainment” are always displayed in the area 101 on the left side of the screen. Therefore, even if the content displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40 is updated and the keyword displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is updated accordingly, the initial keyword can always be selected. Therefore, user convenience is improved.

  FIGS. 7A and 7B are schematic diagrams illustrating an example in which a new keyword is added to the initial keyword by a user operation. 7A, the user selects a keyword displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 and performs a predetermined operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that it adds to the said initial keyword. Here, after selecting the keyword “Matsumoto”, a predetermined operation is performed to add to the initial keyword, and whether or not to add is confirmed to the user on a pop-up screen.

  FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram showing the state of the initial display screen after adding a new keyword to the initial keyword. In this example, it can be seen that the keyword “Matsumoto” to be added in FIG. 7A is newly added to the initial keyword in addition to “politics”, “sports”, and “entertainment”. Thereby, in the screen initially displayed, the user can reduce the time required for browsing the content to which the keyword of interest is assigned, and thus the convenience for the user is improved. The added keyword is stored in the storage unit 20 or the like, and is read from the storage unit 20 and displayed when the initial display screen is displayed.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of displaying a history of keywords selected in the past in the screen example described with reference to FIG. In this example, in the area 102 on the lower side of the screen, which is different from the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40, the keywords “off the Tokai” and “Matsumoto Reversal” selected in the past are displayed. In this way, by displaying the keyword selected in the past, while browsing the content not related to the keyword selected in the past, if you want to browse the content to which the keyword selected in the past is again viewed, Since the time required for browsing can be shortened, convenience for the user is improved.

  The history of keywords selected in the past may be stored in the storage unit 20 in a searchable state. In addition, when there are a large number of keywords selected in the past, the keywords selected in the past may be narrowed and displayed according to a predetermined condition such as displaying a predetermined number in order from the keyword that has been selected recently.

(Application example of content display processing device)
In the above-described embodiment, a news article has been described as an example of content to be displayed on the content display processing device 1. Content suitable for display processing by applying the content display processing device 1 is not limited to news articles. With reference to FIGS. 9 to 13, another content suitable for display processing by applying the content display processing device 1 will be described with an example.

(Application example 1 electronic file)
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing how the electronic file stored in the file server or the like is displayed in the content display processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. In this example, categories for classifying electronic files such as an electronic file related to “Proposal”, an electronic file related to “Company A”, and an electronic file related to “Intra” are displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 as keywords. is doing. Then, the electronic files displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 are selected by the user, so that related electronic files can be displayed one after another.

(Application example 2 Blog site)
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the content display processing device 1 according to the present embodiment performs display processing on a blog site on the Internet. In this example, the keywords described in the blog, the hyperlink destination blog described in the blog, and the like are displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 as keywords. And a blog site displayed on the 2nd content display area 43 of the display part 40 is displayed by the user, and a related blog site can be displayed one after another.

(Application Example 3 Regional Information)
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the area information on the Internet is displayed in the content display processing device 1 according to the present embodiment. In this example, the area name, store type, and the like are displayed as keywords in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40. And the area information displayed on the 2nd content display area 43 of the display part 40 is displayed by the user, and the related area information can be displayed one after another.

  Further, FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen for narrowing down the regions before reaching the screen for displaying the region information described in FIG. In FIG. 12, a map capable of selecting a region is displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40. In this example, a map of Japan from which seven regions can be selected is displayed. Then, when an area on the map is selected by, for example, a user operating a direction key, a more detailed place name included in the selected area is displayed as a keyword in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40. In this example, “Tokyo”, “Kanagawa”, “Chiba”, and “Saitama” are displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 by selecting “Kanto” on the map of Japan. In the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40, area information related to the place name displayed in the keyword display area 42 is displayed. Thereby, since the user can browse the related area information after narrowing down the area he wants to know, the convenience for the user is improved.

  Further, FIGS. 13A and 12B are schematic diagrams illustrating screen examples when the region shown in FIG. 12 is narrowed down in two or more stages.

  First, FIG. 13A is a schematic diagram showing a screen example of the first stage of narrowing down when the area narrowing down shown in FIG. 12 is performed in two or more stages. In FIG. 13A, a map capable of selecting a region is displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40, as in FIG. Then, when an area on the map is selected by, for example, a user operating a direction key, a more detailed place name included in the selected area is displayed as a keyword in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40. In this example, “Tokyo”, “Kanagawa”, “Chiba”, and “Saitama” are displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 by selecting “Kanto” on the map of Japan. In this screen, the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is not displayed.

  Next, FIG. 13B is a schematic diagram showing a screen example of the second stage of narrowing down when the area narrowing down shown in FIG. 12 is performed in two or more stages. For example, when an area displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 is selected by an operation of a direction key or the like by the user, for example, as shown in FIG. 13B, a detailed map of the selected area is displayed. Displayed in the first content display area 41 of the unit 40. Here, a detailed map of “Tokyo” is displayed. When the user selects an area on the map by operating the direction key or the like, a more detailed place name included in the selected area is displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 as a keyword. In this example, “Shibuya Ward”, “Harajuku”, “Daikanyama”, and “Omotesando” are displayed in the keyword display area 42 of the display unit 40 by selecting “Shibuya Ward” on the detailed map of Tokyo. . In the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40, area information related to the place name displayed in the keyword display area 42 is displayed. In this way, the user can browse related area information after narrowing down the area he / she wants to know, so the convenience of the user is improved.

  Further, FIGS. 14A and 14B are diagrams showing other examples of screens for performing the narrowing down described in FIGS. 13A and 13B, respectively. In FIG. 14A, a map capable of selecting a region is displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40, as in FIG. In this example, a map of Japan from which seven regions can be selected is displayed. Then, when an area on the map is selected by, for example, an operation of a direction key by the user, a more detailed place name included in the selected area is displayed in a pop-up manner. In this example, “Tokyo”, “Kanagawa”, “Chiba”, and “Saitama” are popped up by selecting “Kanto” on the map of Japan. In this screen, the keyword display area 42 and the second content display area 43 are not displayed.

  Next, when the area displayed in the pop-up is selected by, for example, the operation of the direction key by the user, for example, as shown in FIG. 14B, a detailed map of the selected area is displayed on the first of the display unit 40. Displayed in the content display area 41. Here, a more detailed map of “Tokyo” is displayed. When an area on the map is selected by a user's operation of a direction key or the like, a more detailed place name included in the selected area is displayed in a pop-up manner. In this example, “Shibuya Ward”, “Harajuku”, “Daikanyama”, and “Omotesando” are popped up by selecting “Shibuya Ward” on the map of Tokyo. In the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40, area information related to the place name displayed in the keyword display area 42 is displayed. Thus, since the user can browse the area information related to the area after narrowing down the area, the convenience for the user is improved. Note that the second content display area 43 is not displayed on this screen.

[Embodiment 2]
In the content display processing device 1 according to the first embodiment, all of the second content to which the keyword selected by the user in the keyword display region 42 of the display unit 40 is assigned is displayed in the second content display region 43 of the display unit 40. Is displayed. However, when there is a lot of second content displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40, it is desirable to be able to narrow down to display only the content desired by the user. Accordingly, in the present embodiment, the second content displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is narrowed down using the first keyword and the second keyword related to the first keyword. To.

  The present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

(Configuration of content display processing device)
The content display processing device 1b according to the present embodiment is a client that performs content display processing based on the received content data 3, similarly to the content display processing device 1 according to the first embodiment. For this purpose, the content display processing device 1b includes a control unit 10b, a storage unit 20, a communication unit 30, a display unit 40b, an input operation unit 60, and an input / output control unit 70, as shown in FIG. .

  The display unit 40b displays information sent from the display control unit 74. The display unit 40b is configured by an LCD, for example. The information displayed on the display unit 40b includes content data 3.

  The display unit 40b includes a first content display area 41 for displaying the first content acquired by the first content acquisition unit 121 described later, and a tab for the first keyword generated by the first keyword list generation unit 123b described later. Alternatively, a first keyword display area 42b for displaying a list, a second keyword display area 44b for displaying a tab or list of a second keyword generated by a second keyword list generation section 127b described later, and a second content list generation section described later. 125 includes a second content display area 43 for displaying a tab or list of the second content generated by 125. It is desirable that the first content display area 41, the first keyword display area 42b, the second keyword display area 44b, and the second content display area 43 do not overlap each other so that the user can view them.

  The first keyword display area 42b and the second keyword display area 44b display, for example, tabs or lists that can be selected by a user operation. Similarly, the second content display area 43 displays tabs or lists that can be selected by a user operation, for example.

  The display unit 40b is not necessarily provided in the content display processing device 1b, and may be configured to be communicably connected to the content display processing device 1b as an external device.

  The input operation unit 60 is displayed in a first input operation unit 61b (not shown) for selecting a tab or list of the first keyword displayed in the first keyword display region 42b, and in the second keyword display region 44b. A second input operation section 62b (not shown) for selecting a second keyword tab or list, and a second content tab or list displayed in the second content display area 43. 3 input operation part 63b (not shown), 4th input operation for determining that the 2nd content displayed on the 2nd content display area 43 is displayed on the 1st content display area 41 as a 1st content The part 64b (not shown) may be included. For example, the first input operation unit 61b is an upward key such as a remote control, the second input operation unit 62b is a right direction key such as a remote control, the third input operation unit 63b is a downward key such as a remote control, The fourth input operation unit 64b may be a determination direction key such as a remote controller.

  Next, the control unit 10b will be described. The control unit 10b includes a content data acquisition unit 11, a display data generation unit 12b, and an input operation analysis unit 13b.

  The display data generation unit 12b generates data to be displayed on the display unit 40b based on the content data 3 received by the content data acquisition unit 11 or the content and additional information stored in the storage unit 20. For this purpose, the display data generation unit 12b includes a first content acquisition unit 121b, a first keyword acquisition unit 122b, a first keyword list generation unit 123b, a second keyword acquisition unit 126b, a second keyword list generation unit 127b, and a second content. An acquisition unit 124b and a second content list generation unit 125b are provided.

  The first content acquisition unit 121b is the first content corresponding to the identification information transmitted from the second content selection detection unit 131b of the input operation analysis unit 13, which will be described later, or immediately after the content display processing device 1b is turned on or the user The first content to be initially displayed is acquired after the content browsing start instruction is issued. In addition, additional information necessary for displaying the first content (such as a headline of the content and a summary sentence) is acquired.

  Here, the first content acquisition unit 121b may acquire the first content and additional information by searching the content storage unit 21 and the additional information storage unit 22, or the content data acquisition unit 11 acquires the first content and additional information. You may acquire from the content contained in the content data 3, and additional information.

  And the instruction | indication which displays these acquired 1st content and additional information on the 1st content display area 41b of the display part 40b via the display control part 74 is given.

  And the 1st content acquisition part 121b transmits the identification information (ID etc. of content) which can identify this 1st content contained in the acquired said 1st content or additional information to the 1st keyword acquisition part 122b. To do.

  The first keyword acquisition unit 122b receives the identification information of the second content transmitted from the second content selection detection unit 131b of the input operation analysis unit 13 described later, or acquired by the first content acquisition unit 121b. When the identification information of the first content is received, one or a plurality of first keywords assigned to the content are acquired. In addition, the first keyword acquisition unit 122b may acquire the first keyword by searching the additional information storage unit 22, or may acquire the first keyword from the additional information included in the content data 3 acquired by the content data acquisition unit 11. May be.

  Then, the first keyword acquisition unit 122b transmits the acquired first keyword to the first keyword list generation unit 123b, the second keyword acquisition unit 126b, and the second content acquisition unit 124b.

  Note that on a screen initially displayed immediately after the content display processing device 1b is turned on, a predetermined keyword set in the storage unit 20 or the like is displayed in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40 in advance. Therefore, immediately after the content display processing device 1b is turned on, the first keyword acquisition unit 122b acquires the predetermined keyword set in advance from the storage unit 20 or the like.

  The first keyword list generation unit 123b generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the first keyword received from the first keyword acquisition unit 122b, and displays the generated tab or list via the display control unit 74. To give an instruction to display in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40b.

  The second keyword acquisition unit 126b receives the first keyword transmitted from the first keyword selection detection unit 132b of the input operation analysis unit 13 described later, or the first keyword acquired by the first keyword acquisition unit 122b. When a keyword is received, one or more second keywords related to the first keyword are acquired. In addition, the second keyword acquisition unit 126b may acquire the second keyword by searching for information associated with the first keyword and the second keyword, which is set in the storage unit 20 in advance. If the additional information of the content data 3 acquired by the content data acquisition unit 11 includes information associated with the first keyword and the second keyword, the additional information is acquired from the information. Also good.

  Then, the second keyword acquisition unit 126b transmits the acquired second keyword to the second keyword list generation unit 127b and the second content acquisition unit 124b.

  The second keyword list generation unit 127b generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the second keyword received from the second keyword acquisition unit 126b, and displays the generated tab or list via the display control unit 74. To give an instruction to display in the second keyword display area 44b of the display unit 40b.

  The second content acquisition unit 124b receives the second keyword transmitted from the second keyword selection detection unit 133b of the input operation analysis unit 13 described later, or receives the second keyword from the second keyword acquisition unit 126b. When received, the one or a plurality of second contents including the second keyword and the first keyword received from the first keyword acquisition unit 122b as additional information, and the additional information of the second content get.

  Here, the second content acquisition unit 124b may acquire the second content and the additional information by searching the content storage unit 21 and the additional information storage unit 22, or the content data acquisition unit 11 acquires the second content and the additional information. The content data 3 may be acquired from the content and additional information included in the content data 3.

  Then, the acquired second content and its additional information are transmitted to the second content list generation unit 125b.

  Based on the second content or additional information received from the second content acquisition unit 124b, the second content list generation unit 125b generates a tab or a list from which the user can select the second content. An instruction to display the list on the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 b is given via the display control unit 74.

  The input operation analysis unit 13 b receives an input signal according to a user input operation transmitted from the input operation unit 60 via the input operation control unit 76. Then, the input signal is analyzed, 1) a signal for an input operation for selecting the second content, or 2) a signal for an input operation for selecting the first keyword, or 3) the second It is detected whether the signal is for an input operation for selecting the second keyword. For this purpose, the input operation analysis unit 13 includes a second content selection detection unit 131b, a first keyword selection detection unit 132b, and a second keyword selection detection unit 133b.

  The second content selection detection unit 131b detects whether or not the user has selected the second content displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 based on the signal received from the input operation control unit 76. . When it is detected that the second content has been selected, an acquisition request for the content data 3 of the selected second content is transmitted to the content data acquisition unit 11. In addition, the identification information of the selected second content is transmitted to the first content acquisition unit 121b and the first keyword acquisition unit 122b.

  Based on the signal received from the input operation control unit 76, the first keyword selection detection unit 132b detects whether or not the user has selected the first keyword displayed in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40. . When it is detected that the first keyword has been selected, the selected first keyword is transmitted to the second keyword acquisition unit 126b.

  The second keyword selection detection unit 133b detects whether or not the user has selected the second keyword displayed in the second keyword display area 44b of the display unit 40 based on the signal received from the input operation control unit 76. . When it is detected that the second keyword has been selected, the selected second keyword is transmitted to the second content acquisition unit 124b.

(Association between the first keyword and the second keyword)
A data structure of association between the first keyword and the second keyword will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a diagram schematically illustrating a data structure of association between the first keyword and the second keyword. As shown in FIG. 16, one or more second keywords are associated with the first keyword. The content additional information may include the data structure shown in FIG. 16, or the data structure shown in FIG. 16 may be stored in advance in the storage unit 20.

  In this example, the second keyword “injury”, “contract renewal”, and “starry sky height” are associated with the first keyword “Matsumoto”. Further, the second keyword “B rod” and “Clearance” is associated with the first keyword “Nankees”. In this example, the case where there are two or three second keywords corresponding to one first keyword is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.

(Processing flow in content display processing device)
Next, a procedure in which the content display processing device 1b displays the content data 3 and updates the content display by a user operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a procedure in which the content display processing device 1b displays the content data 3, and switches to the related content by a user operation to perform display processing.

  Immediately after the content display processing device 1b is turned on, or when the user gives a content browsing start instruction to the input operation unit 60, the content data acquisition unit 11 transmits a content acquisition request to the external server to instruct the initial display. 1 content and content data 3 of the content related to the content are acquired via the communication unit 30 (S31). The content included in the acquired content data 3 may be stored in the content storage unit 21, and the additional information included in the received content data 3 may be stored in the additional information storage unit 22.

  Next, the first content acquisition unit 121b instructs the initial display from the content data 3 acquired by the content data acquisition unit 11 or the content data 3 stored in the content storage unit 21 and the additional information storage unit 22. Content and additional information necessary for displaying the content are acquired and output to the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40b (S32).

  Then, the first keyword acquisition unit 122b acquires one or more first keywords assigned to the first content acquired by the first content acquisition unit 121b. Then, the first keyword list generation unit 123b generates a tab or a list that can be selected by the user based on the first keyword, and the generated tab or list is displayed on the first of the display unit 40b via the display control unit 74. It outputs to the keyword display area 42b (S33).

  Then, the second keyword acquisition unit 126b acquires one or more second keywords related to the first keyword acquired by the first keyword acquisition unit 122b. Then, the second keyword list generation unit 127b generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the second keyword, and the generated tab or list is displayed on the second of the display unit 40b via the display control unit 74. It outputs to the keyword display area 44b (S34).

  Then, the second content acquisition unit 124b includes one or more second keywords including the first keyword acquired by the first keyword acquisition unit 122b and the second keyword acquired by the second keyword acquisition unit 126b as additional information. Content and additional information of the content are acquired. Then, the second content list generation unit 125b generates a tab or a list that can be selected by the user based on the second content acquired by the second content acquisition unit 124b and the additional information of the content, and the generated The tab or list is output to the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40b via the display control unit 74 (S35).

  Next, when the first keyword selection detection unit 132b detects that the first keyword displayed in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40 is selected by a user operation from the input operation unit 60 ( In S36, the second keyword acquisition unit 126b acquires one or more second keywords related to the selected first keyword. Then, the second keyword list generation unit 127b generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the second keyword, and the generated tab or list is displayed on the display unit 40b via the display control unit 74. It outputs to the 2nd keyword display area 44b (S37). Accordingly, when the user newly selects the first keyword, the second keyword displayed in the second keyword display area 44b of the display unit 40 is updated.

  Next, the first keyword displayed in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40 is not newly selected by a user operation from the input operation unit 60 (NO in S36). When second keyword selection detecting unit 133b detects that the second keyword displayed in two keyword display area 44b has been selected (YES in S38), second content acquisition unit 124b has already been selected. One or a plurality of second contents including the first keyword and the selected second keyword included in the additional information and the additional information of the content are acquired. Then, the second content list generation unit 125b generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the second content and the additional information of the content, and displays the generated tab or list on the display control unit 74. Through the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40b (S39). Accordingly, when the user newly selects the second keyword, the content displayed in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is updated.

  Next, the second keyword displayed in the second keyword display area 44b of the display unit 40 is not newly selected by a user operation from the input operation unit 60 (NO in S38), and the second keyword of the display unit 40 is displayed. When the second content selection detection unit 131b detects that the second content displayed in the two content display area 43 has been selected (YES in S40), the content data acquisition unit 11 sends a content acquisition request to the external server And the content data 3 of the content related to the selected second content and the content is acquired via the communication unit 30 (S41).

  If the content data 3 of the selected second content and content related to the content has already been acquired, it is not necessary to acquire from the external server. The content included in the acquired content data 3 may be stored in the content storage unit 21, and the additional information included in the received content data 3 may be stored in the additional information storage unit 22.

  Next, the first content acquisition unit 121b selects the second data selected by the user from the content data 3 acquired by the content data acquisition unit 11 or the content data 3 stored in the content storage unit 21 and the additional information storage unit 22. Content and additional information necessary for displaying the content are acquired, and an instruction to display the first content in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40b is given (S42).

  Then, the first keyword acquisition unit 122b acquires one or more first keywords assigned to the content acquired by the first content acquisition unit 121b. Then, the first keyword list generation unit 123b generates a tab or a list that can be selected by the user based on the first keyword, and the generated tab or list is displayed on the first of the display unit 40b via the display control unit 74. It outputs to the keyword display area 42b (S43).

  Then, the second keyword acquisition unit 126b acquires one or more second keywords related to the first keyword acquired by the first keyword acquisition unit 122b. Then, the second keyword list generation unit 127b generates a tab or list that can be selected by the user based on the second keyword, and the generated tab or list is displayed on the second of the display unit 40b via the display control unit 74. It outputs to the keyword display area 44b (S44).

  Then, the second content acquisition unit 124b includes one or more second keywords including the first keyword acquired by the first keyword acquisition unit 122b and the second keyword acquired by the second keyword acquisition unit 126b as additional information. Content and additional information of the content are acquired. Then, the second content list generation unit 125b generates a tab or a list that can be selected by the user based on the second content acquired by the second content acquisition unit 124b and the additional information of the content, and the generated The tab or list is output to the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40b via the display control unit 74 (S45).

  As described above, when the user selects the second content in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40, the selected second content becomes the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40 as the first content. The first keyword displayed in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40 is updated to the first keyword assigned to the first content. And according to the 1st keyword displayed on the 1st keyword display area 42b of the display part 40, the 2nd keyword displayed on the 2nd keyword display area 44b of the display part 40 is updated. Then, according to the first keyword displayed in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40 and the second keyword displayed in the second keyword display area 44b of the display unit 40, the second content of the display unit 40 is displayed. The second content displayed in the display area 43 is updated.

  When the second content displayed in second content display area 43 of display unit 40 is not selected by a user operation from input operation unit 60 (NO in S40), the process returns to step S36.

(Example of content display screen in content display processing device)
Next, an example of a screen for displaying content in the content display processing device 1b will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen for displaying content in the content display processing device 1b.

  In the example shown in FIG. 18, the first keyword display area 42b is arranged as a user-operable tab on the upper side of the display screen, and the second keyword display area 44b of the display unit 40 is user-operable on the right side of the display screen. Arranged as a list, the second content display area 43 is arranged as a user-operable list below the display screen. The first content display area 41 is arranged below the first keyword display area 42b, on the left side of the second keyword display area 44b, and above the second content display area 43.

  In this example, the content of the news article with the heading “Matsumoto Reverse 3 Run” is displayed in the first content display area 41. Then, “Nankees” and “Matsumoto”, which are the first keywords assigned to the first content, are displayed in the first keyword display area 42b, and “Matsumoto” is selected. As described above, the above “Nankees” and “Matsumoto” may be preset as additional information in the first content “Matsumoto Reverse 3 Run”, or may be used for general parsing, etc. May be extracted from the first content.

  In the second keyword display area 44b, a second keyword related to the first keyword is displayed. In this example, “injury”, “contract renewal”, and “starry sky height” are displayed as keywords related to the selected “Matsumoto” among the first keywords, and “injury” is selected. Yes. Here, the above-mentioned second keywords “injury”, “contract renewal” and “starry sky” are sub-keywords of “Matsumoto”, which is the first keyword. It may be set in the additional information of the content, or may be set in advance in the storage unit 20 as the second keyword related to the first keyword “Matsumoto”.

  Then, in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40, as the second content to which “Matsumoto” as the first keyword and “Injury” as the second keyword are added, “Injury is completely cured”. And the contents “Fly outfield in the opening game” and “Adjusting at 3A” are displayed. That is, the contents “injury is completely cured”, “outfield fly in the opening game”, and “adjusting at 3A” include the keywords “Matsumoto” and “injury”.

  The input operation unit 60 includes an upward key as the first input operation unit 61b, a right key as the second input operation unit 62b, a down key as the third input operation unit 63b, and a fourth input operation unit 64b. In the case of a remote controller equipped with a determination key, the first keyword is selected by selecting a tab in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40, for example, by the user operating the up direction key. Thereby, the keyword displayed on the 2nd keyword display area 44b of the display part 40 switches.

  Next, the second keyword is selected by selecting a list in the second keyword display area 44b of the display unit 40, for example, by the operation of the right direction key by the user. Thereby, the 2nd content displayed on the 2nd content display area 43 of the display part 40 switches.

  Next, for example, the second content in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is selected by the user operating the down key. Then, for example, by determining the second content by operating the determination key by the user, the determined second content is displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40 as the first content. Along with this, the keywords displayed in the first keyword display area 42b and the second keyword display area 44b of the display unit 40 are switched.

  As described above, it is possible to operate the content display processing device 1b only by operating the remote controller or the like, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  The arrangement of the display screen and the key operation are examples, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the positional relationship among the first keyword display area 42b, the second keyword display area 44b, the second content display area 43, and the first content display area 41 is not limited to the above. Further, what is displayed in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40 does not have to be a tab, and may be a list operable by the user. Also, what is displayed in the second keyword display area 44b does not have to be a list, and may be a tab that can be operated by the user.

  Next, FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram illustrating another screen example for displaying content in the content display processing device 1b. In the example shown in FIG. 19, the first keyword display area 42b is arranged as a user-operable list on the lower side of the display screen. When the first keyword is selected, a pop-up is displayed as a user-operable list in the second keyword display area 44b that displays the second keyword. When the second keyword on the pop-up is selected, the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is further pop-up displayed on the right side as a user-operable list.

  Content similar to the first content described in FIG. 18 is displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40. Then, “Nankees” and “Matsumoto”, which are the first keywords assigned to the first content, are displayed in the first keyword display area 42 b of the display unit 40.

  When the first keyword “Matsumoto” is selected, “injury”, “contract renewal”, and “starry sky height” are popped up as related second keywords.

  Then, when “injury” as the second keyword is selected, “Matsumoto” as the first keyword and “injury” as the second keyword are assigned to the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40. As the second content, contents “Injury is completely cured”, “Flying outfield in the opening game”, and “Adjusting at 3A” are pop-up displayed.

  In the case where the input operation unit 60 is a remote control or the like provided with a vertical key as the first input operation unit 61b, the second input operation unit 62b and the third input operation unit 63b, and a determination key as the fourth input operation unit 64b, for example, The first keyword is selected by selecting the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40 by the operation of the up / down direction key by the user. As a result, the keyword in the second keyword display area 44b is popped up.

  Next, the second keyword is selected by selecting the second keyword display area 44b, for example, by the user operating the up / down direction key. As a result, the second content in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is displayed in a pop-up manner.

  Next, the second content in the second content display area 43 of the display unit 40 is selected by, for example, the user operating the up / down direction key. Then, for example, by determining the second content by operating the determination key by the user, the determined second content is displayed in the first content display area 41 of the display unit 40 as the first content. Along with this, the first keyword displayed in the first keyword display area 42b of the display unit 40 is switched.

  As described above, it is possible to operate the content display processing device 1b only by operating the remote controller or the like, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

  The arrangement of the display screen and the key operation are examples, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the positional relationship among the first keyword display area 42b, the second keyword display area 44b, the second content display area 43, and the first content display area 41 is not limited to the above.

(Additional notes)
The content display processing device according to the present invention may be, for example, a television, a mobile phone, a PC, a PDA, a set top box (STB), or the like as long as it can display content. In particular, the content display processing device according to the present invention is suitable for a television that performs display processing of content data received from another server device.

  The content displayed by the content display processing device according to the present invention may be text data, audio data, image data, video data, an application, or a combination thereof, and is limited to a specific format. It is not something.

  Finally, the control unit 10 and the control unit 10b may be realized by software using a CPU or may be configured by hardware logic. When realized by software, the content display processing device 1 / content display processing device 1b includes a CPU that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a ROM that stores the program, a RAM that expands the program, and the program And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing various data. The object of the present invention is to read the program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of the control program of the content display processing device 1 / content display processing device 1b, which is software that realizes the above-described functions, by a computer. The recorded recording medium is supplied to the content display processing device 1 / content display processing device 1b, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) in the content display processing device 1 / content display processing device 1b is recorded on the recording medium. This can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code.

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. Card system such as IC card, IC card (including memory card) / optical card, or semiconductor memory system such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

  Further, the content display processing device 1 and the content display processing device 1b may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Further, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited, and for example, an infrared ray such as IrDA, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) (IEEE1394 cable, USB cable, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc.) (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The present invention can be applied to a content display processing device that performs display processing of content, and in particular, can be suitably used for a content display processing device that browses related content one after another according to a user operation. it can.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the content display processing apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of matching with the content and keyword which the content display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 performs display processing. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which the content display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 displays content data, and switches to a related content by user operation, and performs a display process. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a screen in which the content display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 displays a content. FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen that is initially displayed immediately after the content display processing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 is turned on or after a content browsing start instruction by the user. FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram illustrating a state after the keyword list display unit is operated by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5C is a schematic diagram illustrating a state after the second content display unit is operated by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5D is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen display when content is determined by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5E is a schematic diagram showing a state after the keyword list display unit is operated by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5F is a schematic diagram illustrating a state after the second content display unit is operated by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5G is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of screen display when content is determined by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example in which an initial keyword displayed on a keyword list display unit is always displayed in the screen example described in FIG. 4. FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram illustrating an example in which a new keyword is added to the initial keyword by a user operation in the screen example described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram showing a state of an initial display screen after adding a new keyword to the initial keyword in FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of displaying a history of keywords selected in the past in the screen example described in FIG. 4. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that the electronic file accumulate | stored in the file server etc. is displayed in the content display processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that the blog site on the internet is display-processed in the content display processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that the area | region information on the internet is display-processed in the content display processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a screen for narrowing down an area in the stage before reaching the screen which displays the area information shown in FIG. FIG. 13A is a schematic diagram illustrating a screen example of the first stage of narrowing down when the area narrowing down illustrated in FIG. 12 is performed in two or more stages. FIG. 13B is a schematic diagram illustrating a screen example of the second stage of narrowing down when the area narrowing down illustrated in FIG. 12 is performed in two or more stages. FIG. 14A is a schematic diagram illustrating another screen example of narrowing down the first stage when the area narrowing down illustrated in FIG. 12 is performed in two stages or more. FIG. 14B is a schematic diagram illustrating another screen example of the second-stage narrowing when the area narrowing down illustrated in FIG. 12 is performed in two or more stages. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the content display processing apparatus which concerns on other one form of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of matching with the 1st keyword and 2nd keyword which the content display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 15 carries out a display process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which the content display processing apparatus shown in FIG. 15 displays content data, and switches to a related content by user operation, and performs a display process. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a screen for displaying content in the content display processing device illustrated in FIG. 15. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating another screen example for displaying content in the content display processing device illustrated in FIG. 15.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Content display processing apparatus 1b Content display processing apparatus 11 Content data acquisition part 12 Display data generation part 12b Display data generation part 21 Content storage part 22 Additional information storage part 41 1st content display area 41b 1st content display area 42 Keyword display area 42b First keyword display area 43 Second content display area 44b Second keyword display area 60 Input operation section 61 First input operation section (first input operation means)
62 2nd input operation part (2nd input operation means)
63 3rd input operation part (3rd input operation means)
121 1st content acquisition part (1st content display instruction means)
121b First content acquisition unit (first content display instruction means)
122 Keyword acquisition unit (keyword display instruction means)
122b First keyword acquisition unit (keyword display instruction means)
123 keyword list generation unit (keyword display instruction means)
123b First keyword list generation unit (first keyword display instruction means)
124 Second content acquisition unit (second content display instruction means)
124b Second content acquisition unit (second content display instruction means)
125 Second content list generation unit (second content display instruction means)
125b Second content list generation unit (second content display instruction means)
126b Second keyword acquisition unit (second keyword display instruction means)
127b Second keyword list generation unit (second keyword display instruction means)
131 2nd content selection detection part (2nd content display instruction means)
131b Second content selection detection unit (second content display instruction means)
132 Keyword selection detection unit (keyword display instruction means)
132b First keyword selection detection unit (first keyword display instruction means)
133b Second keyword selection detection unit (second keyword display instruction means)

Claims (11)

First content display instruction means for giving an instruction to display the first content on the display unit;
A keyword display instruction means for giving an instruction to display on the display unit simultaneously with the first content so that the user can select one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the first content;
Second content display instruction means for giving an instruction to display one or more second contents to which the keyword displayed by the keyword display instruction means is provided on the display section so that the user can select each of the second contents.
When the keyword display instruction means detects selection of the keyword by the user, the second content display instruction means gives an instruction to update the display with one or a plurality of second contents to which the selected keyword is assigned. Give,
When the second content display instruction means detects selection of the second content by the user, the first content display instruction means gives an instruction to display the selected second content as the first content. In addition, the keyword display instructing means gives an instruction to update the display with one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the displayed first content.   The content display processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second content is data included in the first content and preset as the second content. The display area displayed by the keyword display instruction means is arranged side by side with the display area displayed by the first content display instruction means,
The display area displayed by the second content display instruction means is aligned with the display area displayed by the first content display instruction means, and is arranged at a position that does not overlap the display area displayed by the keyword display instruction means. The content display processing device according to claim 1, wherein:   The content display processing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the keyword display instruction unit displays a predetermined keyword together with one or a plurality of keywords assigned to the first content. apparatus. First input operation means for the user to select the keyword;
A second input operation means for the user to select the second content;
5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a third input operation unit that allows a user to determine that the selected second content is displayed as the first content. 6. Content display processing device. The keyword display instruction means gives an instruction to switch the selection of the keyword at every predetermined timing,
The content display processing device, wherein the second content display instruction means gives an instruction to update display with one or a plurality of second contents to which the selected keyword is assigned. First content display instruction means for giving an instruction to display the first content on the display unit;
First keyword display instruction means for giving an instruction to display on the display unit simultaneously with the first content so that the user can select one or more first keywords assigned to the first content;
A second keyword display instruction for giving an instruction to display on the display unit one or a plurality of second keywords associated with the first keyword displayed by the first keyword display instruction means, respectively. Means,
Each of the one or a plurality of second contents to which the first keyword displayed by the first keyword display instruction means and the second keyword displayed by the second keyword display instruction means are assigned is respectively displayed by the user. Second content display instruction means for giving an instruction to display on the display section so as to be selectable,
When the first keyword display instruction unit detects selection of the first keyword by the user, the second keyword display instruction unit is configured to display one or a plurality of second keywords related to the selected first keyword. Gives instructions to update the display by
When the second keyword display instruction means detects selection of the second keyword by the user, the second content display instruction means is provided with the selected first keyword and the selected second keyword. Instructed to update the display with the one or more second contents,
When the second content display instruction means detects selection of the second content by the user, the first content display instruction means gives an instruction to display the selected second content as the first content. In addition, the content display processing device, wherein the first keyword display instruction means gives an instruction to update the display using one or a plurality of first keywords assigned to the displayed first content. The display area displayed by the first keyword display instruction means is arranged side by side with the display area displayed by the first content display instruction means,
The display area displayed by the second keyword display instruction means is arranged side by side with the display area displayed by the first content display instruction means,
The display area displayed by the second content display instruction means is arranged side by side with the display area displayed by the first content display instruction means,
The display area displayed by the first keyword display instruction means, the display area displayed by the second keyword display instruction means, and the display area displayed by the second content display instruction means are arranged at positions that do not overlap each other. The content display processing device according to claim 7. A first content display instruction step for giving an instruction to display the first content on the display unit;
A keyword display instruction step for giving an instruction to display on the display unit simultaneously with the first content so that the user can select one or more keywords assigned to the first content;
A second content display instruction step for giving an instruction to display the one or a plurality of second contents to which the keyword displayed by the keyword display instruction step is given on the display unit so that the user can select each of the second contents.
In the second content display instruction step, an instruction to update the display with one or a plurality of second contents to which the selected keyword is assigned is given,
In the first content display instruction step, an instruction to display the selected second content as the first content is given, and in the keyword display instruction step, the instruction is given to the displayed first content. A content display processing method characterized by giving an instruction to update a display by one or a plurality of keywords.   A program for operating the content display processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the program causes a computer to function as each of the means.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the program of Claim 10.

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