JP2012195633A - Audio video information notification system and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in an audio video information notification system which notifies advertisements and like other contents on a large-sized monitor device by using audio or video information, that, if video data contents shown on the large-sized monitor device do not interest the viewer, a viewer would avert their eyes at once.SOLUTION: When the presence of a person around the front of a display device is detected, a first audio data is reproduced at the same time a first video content is displayed, and when it is detected that the person faces toward the display device, a second audio data is reproduced at the same time a second video content is displayed. Then, when the eye direction of the person is detected, a third audio data is reproduced at the same time a third video content is displayed according to the detected eye direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to an audio / video information notification system that uses, for example, a large monitor device to notify content such as advertisements using audio information or video information, and a control method thereof.

  Recently, a large and thin monitor device (hereinafter referred to as a large monitor display device) has been reduced in cost. As a result, the large monitor display device is installed in a public place, and content such as advertisements is reproduced and displayed on the large monitor display device. Many new usage methods for informing users of content such as advertisements can be seen.

  In such notification of content such as advertisements, even if content such as advertisements is reproduced and displayed in the absence of a viewer in the peripheral area of the large monitor display device, it is not effective in terms of notification of content such as advertisements. In addition, constantly reproducing and displaying content such as advertisements is not desirable from the viewpoint of energy saving because it has a small impact on the viewer and always consumes power.

For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technology for informing such content as advertisements. This patent document 1 images the surrounding situation in front of the display screen of the large monitor display device, and the number of viewers present in front of the display screen of the large monitor display device exceeds a preset first predetermined value. For example, at least audio information that prompts the user to pay attention to the display screen of the large monitor display device from at least the voice generation unit as the first content information is generated, and then the front of the viewer watching the display screen of the large monitor display device. If the number of faces exceeds a preset second predetermined value, the video data of the main information is displayed on the display screen of at least the large monitor display device as the second content information.
JP 2010-004355 A

  However, if the content of the video data displayed on the large monitor display device is not interesting for the viewer, the viewer may immediately turn away. Patent Document 1 does not have a function of selectively displaying a video desired by a viewer.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an audio / video information notification system capable of effectively providing information such as an advertisement to a viewer and a control method thereof.

  An audio / video information notification system according to a main aspect of the present invention includes an audio output device that reproduces audio data and a display device that displays video content, and images a peripheral area in front of the display device. Obtained by imaging means, person detection means for determining whether or not a person is present around the front of the display device based on image data obtained by imaging by the imaging means, and imaging by the imaging means Face detection means for determining whether or not the face of the person is oriented in the direction of the display device based on the image data, and image data acquired by imaging by the imaging means. Line-of-sight detection means for detecting the line-of-sight direction, audio data storage means for storing a plurality of audio data reproduced by the audio output apparatus, and a plurality of video contents displayed on the display apparatus One of a plurality of video contents stored in the video content storage means is selectively selected according to outputs of the video content storage means to be stored, the person detection means, the face detection means, and the line-of-sight detection means. Control means for selectively reading out one of a plurality of audio data stored in the audio data storage unit in accordance with the output and reproducing it on the audio output device. It has.

  A control method of an audio / video information notification system according to a main aspect of the present invention is a control method of an audio / video information notification system having an audio output device for reproducing audio data and a display device for displaying video content. When it is detected that a person is present around the front of the display device, the step of reproducing the first audio data while displaying the first video content, and the face of the person in the direction of the display device When it is detected that the user is facing, the second audio data is displayed while displaying the second video content, and when the gaze direction of the person is detected, the third video content is displayed according to the gaze direction. A step of playing back the third audio data while displaying.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the audio | voice / video information alerting | reporting system which can provide information, such as an advertisement effectively, to a viewer and its control method can be provided.

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

   FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an audio / video information notification system. The lens system 1 and the imaging unit 2 constitute an imaging device 3. The video display unit 4 is a display device that displays video content, and the sound generation unit 15 is an audio output device (speaker) that emits audio data.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the imaging device 3 is provided in a peripheral portion, for example, an upper portion of the video display unit 4. The imaging device 3 is installed with the direction of the imaging field of view so as to oppose the notification target that is gazing at the display screen 4 a of the video display unit 4, that is, the face of the person 5. That is, the imaging field of view of the imaging device 3 is directed in a direction that enables imaging of the face of the person 5 gazing at the display screen 4a in front of the display screen 4a of the video display unit 4, for example. The imaging unit 2 photoelectrically converts the optical image of the surrounding situation in front of the video display unit 4 formed by the lens system 1 and outputs an image signal. The imaging unit 2 is formed by, for example, a CCD or a CMOS. The imaging device 3 captures the surrounding situation in front of the video display unit 4 as a moving image, but may capture a single image at predetermined intervals.

  The image processing unit 6 receives an image signal output from the imaging device 3, digitally converts the image signal, and performs various image processing to obtain image data.

  Here, the imaging device 3 and the image processing device 6 constitute imaging means.

  The person detection unit 7 serving as a person detection unit receives the image data acquired by the image processing unit 6, analyzes the image data, and recognizes the person 5 included in the image data. A plurality of reference body type data for recognizing the person 5 is stored in the person detection unit 7 in advance, and it is determined whether a similar part to the reference body type data is included in the acquired image. These reference body shape data are, for example, the head of the person 5, the shape of the upper body, and the whole body. Furthermore, there are a plurality of variations such as children, adults, men and women. When a person is recognized in the image data, a signal indicating that a person exists in the image is output.

  The face detection unit 8 as the face detection means receives the image data acquired by the image processing unit 6, analyzes the image data, and recognizes the face of the person 5 included in the image data. The face detection unit 8 stores a plurality of reference front face data for recognizing the front face of the person 5 in advance, and a portion similar to the reference front face data is included in the acquired image. It is determined whether or not. A plurality of these reference front face data are provided in accordance with the shape, size, position, etc. of the eyes, nose, and mouth of the person 5, for example. When the face portion of a person existing in the image data is recognized, it is considered that the person is looking in the direction of the video display unit 4, and in this case, the person in the image looks at the display screen 4a. Output a signal indicating that

  A line-of-sight detection unit 9 as a line-of-sight detection unit receives the image data acquired by the image processing unit 6, analyzes the image data, and recognizes the line-of-sight direction of the person 5 included in the image data. As a method for detecting the line-of-sight direction, a method based on image recognition is used. That is, a three-dimensional face image model is created from the acquired face image, the face direction is obtained by matching with the three-dimensional face database, and in the region corresponding to the inner eyeball portion of the face image, from the positional relationship between the black eye and the white eye Find the direction of the eyeball. The direction of the line of sight is obtained from the face direction and the eyeball direction. If the line-of-sight direction can be recognized, it can be determined which part of the display screen 4a the person existing in the image data is gazing at. Therefore, the line-of-sight detection unit 9 can determine a specific part of the display screen 4a (ie A signal indicating a portion of the person 5 gazing) is output.

  The determination results of the person detection unit 7, the face detection unit 8, and the line-of-sight detection unit 9 are respectively supplied to the control unit 10 serving as a control unit. The control unit 10 determines the content to be notified based on the detection results of the person detection unit 7, the face detection unit 8, and the line-of-sight detection unit 9, and outputs a control signal to the notification unit 12. The control unit 10 stores in advance an audio / video information notification program according to the audio / video information notification flowchart shown in FIG. 3, and the audio output device (speaker) is transmitted through the notification unit 12 by the audio / video information notification program. Are controlled, and the operation of the video display unit 4 as a display device is controlled.

  The notification unit 12 as notification means reads out the video content stored in the video content storage unit 13 or the audio data stored in the audio data storage unit 14 based on the control signal from the control unit 10, Output to the display unit 4 and the sound generation unit 15, respectively.

  In the audio data storage unit 14 as the audio data storage means, audio for prompting the person 5 present in the peripheral area of the video display unit 4 to gaze at the display screen 4a is stored as the first audio data. ing. This voice is, for example, “Come on.” And can be changed to various voice contents.

  In addition, the audio data storage unit 14 stores audio for informing the person 5 who is viewing the display screen 4a of the video display unit 4 as the second audio data. This voice is, for example, “please see our new product” and can be changed to various voice contents.

  Further, the voice data storage unit 14 stores a voice for informing the person 5 who is gazing at a part of the display screen 4a of the video display unit 4 as the third voice data in accordance with the gaze direction. Yes. This sound is, for example, an advertising sound “This is a new product XXX” and can be changed to the same sound content.

  The video content storage unit 13 as the video content storage means stores first video content information to be displayed on the display screen 4a of the video display unit 4 together with the first audio data. For example, this video has a content that shows a female guide who generates “Come on.” This video data can be changed to various video contents.

  The video content storage unit 13 stores second video content information to be displayed on the display screen 4a of the video display unit 4 together with the second audio data. This video is, for example, a product lineup image corresponding to “please see our new product” and the first advertisement information.

  Further, the video content storage unit 13 stores third video content information to be displayed on the display screen 4a of the video display unit 4 together with the third audio data. This video is, for example, an individual product advertisement corresponding to “This is a new product XXX”, and is second advertisement information.

  Next, the audio / video information notification operation by the system configured as described above will be described with reference to the audio / video information notification flowchart shown in FIG.

  In step S <b> 1, the control unit 10 causes the imaging device 3 to start acquiring a moving image in front of the video display unit 4. The image signal acquired by the imaging device 3 is sent to the image processing unit 6 as needed. At this time, the image processing unit 6 digitally converts the image signal and performs various image processing, and then outputs the image signal to the person detection unit 7, the face detection unit 8, and the line-of-sight detection unit 9.

  Next, in step S <b> 2, it is determined based on the output result from the person detection unit 7 whether or not the person 5 exists within the imaging range of the imaging unit 3. As shown in FIG. 4, when the person 5 does not exist within the imaging range of the imaging unit 3, only the acquisition of moving images is repeated until the person 5 enters the imaging range 16.

  As shown in FIG. 5a, when the person 5 enters the imaging range 16, and the person detection unit 7 detects that the person 5 exists in the imaging range 16, the process proceeds to step S3 and the first video is displayed. The content information is reproduced on the display screen 4a, and the first sound data is uttered from the sound generation unit 15 in step S4. This is schematically shown in FIG. 6a.

  When the person 5 located in the front periphery of the video display unit 4 hears the voice (first voice data) reproduced by the sound generation unit 15, the person 5 turns his / her face in the direction of the voice, that is, the direction of the video display unit 4. Probability is high. Therefore, after the reproduction of the first audio data and the display of the first video content, the process waits for the person 5 to turn his face toward the video display unit 4 in step S5.

  When the face detection unit 8 detects that the person 5 has seen the video display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 5b, the process proceeds to step S6 and the second video content information is displayed on the display screen 4a. In step S7, second sound data is uttered from the sound generation unit 15. This is schematically shown in FIG.

  Here, the second video content is, for example, an image showing a product lineup, and a plurality of items (individual products) are displayed side by side. The second audio data is for introducing the plurality of items together. For the person 5, if there is an item that attracts his / her interest among the plurality of items, it is expected that the portion of the display screen 4 a where the item exists is watched. Accordingly, if the line-of-sight direction of the person 5 is detected and what the person 5 is currently looking at can be detected, the item that the person 5 is interested in can be identified.

  In step 8, it waits for a signal representing the line-of-sight direction of the person 5 to be output from the line-of-sight detection unit 9. The third video content for playback is reproduced on the display screen 4a, and third sound data for explaining the item is uttered from the sound generation unit 15 in step S10. This is schematically shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the audio / video information notification system according to the present invention, since reproduction of audio and video is started after detecting that a person is present in the front periphery of the display device, a place where no one is present Therefore, there is no wasteful notification and waste of power consumption can be avoided.

  Further, in the audio / video information notification system of the present invention, when a person located in the front periphery of the display device is detected, the sound and video that call attention to the person so that the face is directed toward the display device first. Since the advertisement information is notified thereafter, the advertisement information can be reliably transmitted to the person who is the viewer.

  Furthermore, since the line-of-sight direction of the person who is the viewer is detected with a plurality of items displayed on the display screen, the next advertisement information is selected depending on where the person is gazing at the display screen. Information that is interesting to the person can be provided accurately.

  The audio data and video content shown in the above embodiment are merely examples for explaining the present invention. The main part of the present invention is to first attract information of the viewer by providing information for prompting the viewer's attention, and then providing items related to a plurality of items while providing information about the viewer. Needless to say, the system is a series of steps to search and provide detailed information about an item that is of great interest to the viewer, and a system that realizes this.

1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an audio / video information notification system according to the present invention. The figure which shows the display apparatus, imaging device, sounding device, etc. in the system. The audio | video information alerting | reporting flowchart in the same system. The figure which shows the case where one person exists outside the imaging range of the imaging device in the system. The schematic diagram which shows a mode that the person approached into the imaging range of the imaging device in the system. The schematic diagram which shows a mode that the person looked at the front in the imaging range of the imaging device in the system. The schematic diagram which shows the 1st audio | voice data emitted from the 1st video content displayed on the display apparatus in the same apparatus, and an audio | voice output apparatus. The schematic diagram which shows the 2nd audio | voice data emitted from the 2nd video content displayed on the display apparatus in the same apparatus, and an audio | voice output apparatus. The schematic diagram which shows the 3rd audio | voice data emitted from the 3rd video content displayed on the display apparatus in the apparatus, and an audio | voice output apparatus.

  1: lens system, 2: imaging unit, 3: imaging device, 4: video display unit 4a: display screen, 5: person (viewer of display), 6: image processing unit, 7: person detection unit, 8: face Part detection unit, 9: eye gaze detection unit, 10: control unit, 12: notification unit, 13: video content storage unit, 14: audio data storage unit, 15: sound generation unit.

Claims (3)

In an audio / video information notification system having an audio output device for reproducing audio data and a display device for displaying video content,
Imaging means for imaging a peripheral area in front of the display device;
Person detecting means for determining whether or not a person is present around the front of the display device based on image data acquired by imaging of the imaging means;
Face detection means for determining whether or not the person's face is oriented in the direction of the display device, based on image data acquired by imaging of the imaging means;
Line-of-sight detection means for detecting the line-of-sight direction of the person based on image data acquired by imaging of the imaging means;
Audio data storage means for storing a plurality of audio data to be reproduced by the audio output device;
Video content storage means for storing a plurality of video contents to be displayed on the display device;
One of a plurality of video contents stored in the video content storage means is selectively read out by the display device in accordance with outputs from the person detection means, the face detection means, and the line-of-sight detection means. Control means for displaying and selectively reading out one of a plurality of audio data stored in the audio data storage unit according to the output and reproducing the audio data on the audio output device;
An audio / video information notification system comprising: The control means reproduces the first audio data while displaying the first video content when the person detection means detects that a person is present around the front of the display device, and the face portion When the detecting means detects that the person's face is facing the display device, the second audio data is reproduced while displaying the second video content, and the person's line of sight is displayed by the line-of-sight detecting means. 3. The audio / video information notification system according to claim 1, wherein when the direction is detected, the third audio data is reproduced while displaying the third video content according to the line-of-sight direction. In a control method of an audio / video information notification system having an audio output device for reproducing audio data and a display device for displaying video content,
Reproducing the first audio data while displaying the first video content when it is detected that a person is present around the front of the display device;
Playing back the second audio data while displaying the second video content when it is detected that the person's face is facing the display device;
Reproducing the third audio data while displaying the third video content according to the gaze direction of the person when the gaze direction of the person is detected;
A control method for an audio / video information notification system comprising:

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