JP2014224958A - Display control device, display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to change the display position of an image according to contents used by a user for each user having used the contents.SOLUTION: A display device specifies contents executed by a user (S1), specifies the level (target age) set to the contents (S2), and specifies the level (age) of the user (S3). The display device calculates a value D obtained by subtracting the level of the contents from the age of the user (S4), determines a display position according to the value (S5 to S7), and displays a stamp (decorative image) at the determined position (S8, and S9).

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for displaying an image corresponding to content used by a user.

  When a user uses content (digital content), an image corresponding to the used content (or a result of the use) may be displayed. For example, Patent Literature 1 describes that an icon representing a stamp is displayed on a screen imitating a stamp book by digesting a preset task in a learning support system. Patent Document 2 describes that a trophy is displayed when a predetermined condition is satisfied in an entertainment device (video game device).

International Publication No. 02/019295 (Fig. 32 etc.) Special table 2010-520538 gazette (FIG. 11 etc.)

It can be said that the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 display an image at a predetermined position when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
On the other hand, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to change the display position of an image corresponding to content used by a user for each user who uses the image.

  The display control apparatus according to the present invention includes a first specifying unit that specifies a first level that is a level set for content used by a user, and a second level that is the second level of the user. And determining the display position of the decoration image displayed in the predetermined display area according to use of the content by comparing the specified first level and the second level. And a display control means for displaying the decoration image at the display position determined by the position determination means in the display area.

In addition, the position determination unit may set the display position to a predetermined position when the difference between the second level and the first level is less than a predetermined threshold, and the difference is not less than the threshold. In some cases, the display position may be different from the predetermined position.
The position determining means may be configured to move the display position away from the predetermined position as the difference increases.
Further, the display area has a plurality of areas to which different attributes are assigned, and the position determining means responds to a difference between the second level and the first level among the plurality of areas. The area to which the attribute is assigned may be configured as the display position.
The decoration image to be displayed is determined based on at least one of the second level, the difference between the second level and the first level, and the display position determined by the position determining means. It may be configured to include image determining means.
The position determination unit may be configured to change the display position depending on whether the second level is higher or lower than the first level.
The first specifying unit specifies the target age set in the content as the first level, and the second specifying unit specifies the age of the user as the second level. It may be.
The first specifying means specifies the difficulty level set for the content as the first level, and the second specifying means determines the achievement level of the content by the user at the second level. The structure specified as may be sufficient.

  The program according to the present invention includes a step of specifying a first level, which is a level set for content used by a user, and a step of specifying a second level, which is the level of the user. Determining a display position of a decoration image displayed in a predetermined display area according to use of the content by comparing the specified first level with the second level; and And displaying the decoration image at the determined display position in a display area.

  Further, the display method according to the present invention includes a step of specifying a first level that is a level set in content used by a user, a step of specifying a second level that is the level of the user, Determining a display position of a decoration image displayed in a predetermined display area according to use of content by comparing the specified first level with the second level; and the display area Displaying the decoration image at the determined display position.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the display position of the image according to the content utilized by the user can be changed for every utilized user.

Block diagram showing hardware configuration of display device Block diagram showing the functional configuration of the control unit Block diagram showing the configuration of learning management means in more detail Figure illustrating a stamp book The flowchart which shows the process which a display apparatus performs Stamp display example Stamp display example Stamp display example The figure which shows the other example of a display area The figure for demonstrating the display position of a decoration image The figure for demonstrating the display mode of a decoration image

[Example]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a display device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The display device 10 is a display device with a touch screen such as a so-called tablet computer or smartphone. The display device 10 is a device that stores content used by the user for learning (hereinafter referred to as “learning content”), supports the user's learning, and visually presents the learning result.

  In the present embodiment, the user means a person who learns with learning content (learner). The users assumed in this embodiment are typically relatively young learners such as infants and elementary school students. The learning content is, for example, contents such as a pictorial book, a game, a test (test), etc., and the screen display is changed according to the user's operation, or the user's operation is evaluated (scored) and the evaluation is recorded. It is something that can be done.

  In addition, the target age is set in advance in the learning content of this embodiment. It can be said that the target age represents the difficulty level of the content. The target age may be embedded as data (metadata) in the learning content, or may be stored in the display device 10 as a table describing a correspondence relationship with the learning content.

  The display device 10 includes a control unit 100, a storage unit 200, a communication unit 300, a display unit 400, and a touch screen unit 500. In addition to these configurations, the display device 10 may include means for inputting sound (such as a microphone) and means for reproducing sound (such as a speaker).

  The control unit 100 is means for controlling each unit of the display device 10. The control unit 100 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory, and controls each unit of the display device 10 by executing a program. In the present embodiment, the control unit 100 has a function corresponding to the display control device according to the present invention.

  The storage unit 200 is means for storing data. The storage unit 200 includes a storage medium such as a flash memory and a hard disk, and stores data used by the control unit 100. For example, the storage unit 200 can store learning content. The storage unit 200 stores age data indicating the age of the user. The storage unit 200 includes a reader / writer of a removable storage medium such as a so-called memory card, and may read learning content and age data from the memory card.

  The communication unit 300 is means for transmitting / receiving data to / from a network or another device. The communication unit 300 includes a communication module for connecting to a mobile communication network or a wireless local area network (LAN), for example. Further, the communication unit 300 may be configured to communicate with other devices without using a network by a communication method such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or infrared communication.

  The display unit 400 is a means for displaying information. The display unit 400 includes a display panel that displays an image using a display element such as a liquid crystal element or an organic EL (electroluminescence) element, or a drive circuit thereof, and displays an image according to image data supplied from the control unit 100. Note that the display number (number of colors) and size of the display panel are not particularly limited.

  The touch screen unit 500 is a unit that receives a user operation. The touch screen unit 500 includes a sensor provided corresponding to the display panel of the display unit 400 and supplies operation data indicating a user operation, that is, operation position indicated by the user to the control unit 100. In addition to the touch screen unit 500, the display device 10 may include other means (buttons, switches, etc.) that accept user operations. Further, the display device 10 may cause voice input means to function as a means for receiving a user operation by performing voice recognition.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control unit 100. The main functions of the control unit 100 are roughly divided into content execution means 110 and learning management means 120. The content execution means 110 is means for executing learning content. The content execution unit 110 executes the learning content stored in the storage unit 200 or received via the communication unit 300. The learning management unit 120 is a unit that manages the execution result of the learning content by the content execution unit 110. The learning management unit 120 records how the user uses the learning content and what result is obtained based on the execution result of the learning content, and visually notifies the user of the learning result.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the learning management unit 120 in more detail. The learning management unit 120 includes a first specifying unit 121, a second specifying unit 122, a position determining unit 123, an image determining unit 124, and a display control unit 125.

  The first specifying unit 121 is a unit that specifies the level (first level) of the learning content. In this embodiment, the level of learning content is the target age set for the learning content. The first specifying unit 121 specifies the learning content used by the user, and specifies the target age of the specified learning content.

  On the other hand, the second specifying means 122 is a means for specifying the user level (second level). In this embodiment, the level of the user is the age of the user. For example, the second specifying unit 122 specifies the age of the user by reading out the age data. Alternatively, the second specifying unit 122 may specify the age when the user inputs the age at an appropriate timing. The age data is not necessarily data indicating the age itself, and may be data indicating the date of birth of the user. In this case, the second specifying unit 122 calculates and specifies the age based on the date of birth. Further, when a plurality of users share the same display device 10, the second specifying unit 122 identifies the user by a well-known authentication process, and specifies the age of the identified user.

  The position determining unit 123 is a unit that determines the display position of the decoration image. Here, the decorative image is an image that is displayed in accordance with the use of the learning content by the user, and is an image that is displayed as a result of learning by the learning content. The decoration image is an image that is displayed in a predetermined display area for displaying the decoration image and decorates the display area. The position determining unit 123 determines the display position of the decoration image by comparing the target age of the learning content specified by the first specifying unit 121 and the age of the user specified by the second specifying unit 122. .

  The image determining unit 124 is a unit that determines a decoration image to be displayed. The image determining unit 124 determines which of the plurality of decoration images is to be displayed when there are a plurality of decoration images to be displayed. For example, the image determination unit 124 determines a decoration image to be displayed based on the display position determined by the position determination unit 123. Alternatively, the image determining unit 124 determines a decoration image to be displayed based on the difference between the age of the user specified by the second specifying unit 122 and the target age of the learning content specified by the first specifying unit 121. May be. Note that the image determination unit 124 does not need to function when the decoration image to be displayed is uniquely determined. That is, the image determination means 124 is not an essential component for implementing the present invention.

  The display control unit 125 is a unit that controls display of an image. The display control unit 125 displays the decoration image according to the determination by the position determination unit 123 and the image determination unit 124. The display control means 125 controls the display of other images (such as a background image to be described later) displayed together with the decoration image in addition to the decoration image. Specifically, the display control unit 125 generates image data corresponding to an image (screen) to be displayed, and supplies this to the display unit 400 to control the display of the image.

  The configuration of the display device 10 is as described above. The user can learn through various learning contents using the display device 10 having such a configuration. The user can also check the learning result by the display device 10. The display device 10 records the usage status of the learning content by the user, visualizes the learning result based on this, and urges the user's interest and learning motivation. Specifically, the display device 10 visualizes the learning result by displaying a decorative image on a predetermined screen called “stamp book” in the present embodiment. In the following, the decorative image displayed in the stamp book is also referred to as “stamp”.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a stamp book of this embodiment. FIG. 4 shows an image of a stamp book in which no stamp is displayed yet. This image is hereinafter referred to as “background image”. In this example, the background image schematically shows the underground (underground), the ground, and the air.

  Each position of the background image has an attribute of “underground”, “ground”, or “in the air”. That is, this background image has a region belonging to “underground”, a region belonging to “ground”, and a region belonging to “in the air”. The stamp of this embodiment is displayed in one of a plurality of areas to which attributes different from each other are assigned in this way.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the display device 10 in the present embodiment. The process shown in the figure is executed, for example, at the timing when the learning content is executed on the display device 10 or when the stamp book is displayed. In the present embodiment, the control unit 100 of the display device 10 specifies the learning content that has been executed (that is, the learning content used by the user) and the target age (level) set in the learning content ( Steps S1, S2).

  Moreover, the control part 100 specifies the age (level) of the user who used the learning content which specified the target age in step S1 (step S3). Note that the processes of steps S1 to S3 do not necessarily have to be executed in the order shown in FIG. 5. For example, the age of the user may be specified before the target age of the learning content.

  When the target age of the learning content and the age of the user are specified, the control unit 100 compares them and determines the display position of the stamp according to the comparison result. Specifically, the control unit 100 calculates a value D (a value obtained by subtracting the target age of the learning content from the user's age) indicating the difference between the user's age and the target age of the learning content, and determines the magnitude ( Step S4). When the value of D is −2 or less (that is, when the target age of the learning content is 2 or more larger than the age of the user), the control unit 100 determines the stamp display position as “underground” ( Step S5). Further, when the value of D is −1 or more and +1 or less (that is, when the absolute value of the difference between the target age of the learning content and the user's age is 1 or less), the control unit 100 displays the stamp display position. Is determined to be “ground” (step S6), and when the value of D is 2 or more (that is, when the age of the user is 2 or more larger than the target age of the learning content), the display position of the stamp is “in the air” Is determined (step S7).

  After determining the display position of the decoration image, the control unit 100 determines a stamp to be displayed at each display position (step S8). It is assumed that a stamp is prepared in advance for each display position. Next, the control unit 100 displays the stamp determined in step S8 at the display position determined in any of steps S5 to S7 (step S9). Specifically, the control unit 100 generates image data in which the stamp determined in step S8 is superimposed on the display position determined in any of steps S5 to S7 with respect to the background image, and this is displayed on the display unit 400. To supply.

  FIGS. 6 to 8 are diagrams showing display examples of stamps in the present embodiment, and exemplify cases where the stamps are displayed in any of the areas belonging to “underground”, “aboveground”, and “in the air”, respectively. Is. In this display example, as a result of using a certain learning content, an image imitating “beetle” is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when displaying the stamp “under the ground”, the display device 10 displays the image IM <b> 1 of the beetle larvae pattern. Further, when displaying the stamp on the “ground”, the display device 10 displays the image IM2 of the adult beetle with the blades closed as shown in FIG. 7, while the stamp is set to “in the air”. In the case of display, an image IM3 of an image of an adult beetle in a state where the blade is opened and flying is displayed as shown in FIG.

  These stamps may be still images, or may be images that are animated to move within a region having the same attribute. In this case, the display device 10 may display only a specific image (for example, the image IM3) based on the difference between the target age of the learning content and the user's age, and may display other images as still images. Good.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to display a stamp at a position corresponding to the comparison result between the target age of the learning content and the age of the user. In this way, for example, when learning content whose target age is higher than the actual age of the user is used, the stamp can be displayed at a position different from the case where the target age is not so, so that the stamp is displayed like this. It can be expected to be motivated to use various contents. Therefore, users are not encouraged to use learning content at the same level, but are encouraged to challenge learning content that is higher than their own age, or learning at a lower age. You can expect the effect of encouraging the use of a wide variety of learning content, such as trying to use content. Further, it can be expected that such an effect is further enhanced by changing the stamp to be displayed according to the attribute of the display position.

  In the present embodiment, the display position of the stamp may be any position as long as it is within an area corresponding to the difference between the target age of the learning content and the age of the user, and is not particularly limited. However, the display device 10 determines a reference display position for each area for displaying the stamp, and displays the stamp at a position farther from the reference display position as the absolute value of D increases. Good. For example, the display device 10 can display a stamp at a higher position on the screen as the value of D is larger, or can display a stamp at a lower position of the screen as the value of D is smaller.

In addition, the stamp displayed in the stamp book in the present embodiment may be different for each learning content used by the user, or may be the same regardless of which learning content is used.
Furthermore, the display device 10 may determine the display position of the stamp based on the age when the user uses the learning content. That is, the display device 10 does not change the display position of the stamp from the past just because the user's age has increased.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, but can be implemented in other embodiments. The following is an example of another embodiment of the present invention. Note that these modifications can be appropriately combined as necessary.

(1) A decoration image and a display area are not limited to the aspect of the Example mentioned above. For example, the decoration image may be a fixed image that does not change according to the attribute assigned to the display position and is independent of the display position. For example, the display device 10 displays a predetermined stamp every time the user uses the learning content (that is, when the user uses five learning contents, five stamps are displayed). It is also possible to determine the display position for each learning content and display a predetermined decorative image (for example, a star) at the display position according to the determination result.

  Also, the display area does not necessarily have to be assigned an attribute. Alternatively, even if an attribute is assigned to the display area, the attribute is not limited to three types, and may be more or less than this.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another example of the display area. This display area is a two-dimensional map, and positions P1 and P2 are set as special display positions. The positions P1 and P2 are positions corresponding to landmarks on the map, for example. When displaying the stamp in this display area, the display device 10 identifies a difference obtained by subtracting the target age of the learning content from the user's age, and if this difference is less than a predetermined threshold, the position P1 in the display area , P2 is displayed at a position other than P2, and if the difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the stamp is displayed at either position P1 or P2.

  The display area is not necessarily a two-dimensional plane, and may be a three-dimensional virtual space, for example. In this case, the decoration image may be an image imitating the user (a so-called avatar) and an image that moves in the virtual space. Furthermore, the decoration image in this case may be different in its clothes and decorations (such as accessories) according to the difference between the target age of the learning content and the age of the user. Or a display area may be divided | segmented into several area | region by time-sequential division | segmentation like every time, every season, every age, and a decoration image may be displayed with the display mode according to each area | region.

(2) The present invention may be applied to content used by a user for purposes other than learning. For example, the display control device of the present invention may display a decoration image in accordance with use of content such as a game. In this case, the content level and the user level are not necessarily age. The level in the present invention may be any level as long as it indicates a category such as childhood, difficulty, superiority or inferiority based on some criteria for the content and the user.

  For example, the content level may be a game difficulty level. In this case, the level of the user can be an achievement level when the game is used (played). The achievement level here is, for example, a score obtained in the game or a ranking when compared with other users.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the display position of the decoration image in this modification. Here, for convenience of explanation, the content (game) and the user level are two types of “high” and “low”. In this example, the display device 10 changes the display position of the decoration image according to the comparison result between the content level and the user level. For example, when the game level is “high” and the user level is also “high”, the display device 10 displays a decorative image in the area A of the display area, while the user level is “high”. In the case of “low”, the decoration image is displayed in the area B of the display area. Further, even if the level of the user is “low”, the display device 10 changes the display position of the decoration image according to the level of the game played by the user. In this way, it is possible to control the display position of the decoration image in consideration of not only the achievement level of the user but also the difficulty level of the content used by the user.

(3) The image determination unit 124 may determine the decoration image based on the user level (that is, the second level). In addition, the image determination unit 124 can determine a decoration image by combining two or more elements of the second level, the difference between the second level and the first level, and the display position of the decoration image. .

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a display mode of a decoration image in this example. In this example, it is assumed that the level of the user and the content is 10 levels of 1 to 10, respectively. Therefore, the difference between the content level and the user level (hereinafter referred to as “level difference”) in this case is 19 levels from −9 to +9. In this example, the control unit 100 of the display device 10 decorates a copper-colored mark when the user level is 1 to 3, a silver color when the level is 4 to 7, and a golden mark when the level is 8 to 10. Display as an image. In addition, the control unit 100 determines the decoration image thus determined as the first area when the level difference is −9 to −1, the second area when the level difference is 0 to +5, and +6 to +9. In this case, the images are displayed in the third area. The first region to the third region are regions defined in advance in the background image, such as the ground, the ground, and the air in the above-described embodiment.

  In this way, different decoration images are displayed depending on the level of the user. Therefore, when a decoration image corresponding to a certain user and another user whose level is different from that of the certain user is displayed, the decoration image is displayed in a different display mode even if the level difference with the content is the same. Become so. Therefore, in this way, it becomes clear at a glance which level of user has used the content having what level difference.

(4) The display control apparatus of the present invention can be applied to various electronic devices other than tablet computers and smartphones. Further, the display device of the present invention is not necessarily a display device with a touch screen, and may be provided with means (keyboard, mouse, etc.) instead of the touch screen as means for accepting operations. Further, the display control device of the present invention does not need to be built in the display device to be controlled, and may control the display device from the outside. For example, the display control device of the present invention may be realized by a web server when the display device 10 displays a screen corresponding to a stamp book by a web page. In addition, the display control apparatus of the present invention does not have to have functions corresponding to both the content execution unit 110 and the learning management unit 120 described above, and these may be realized in separate apparatuses.

  Furthermore, the present invention may be specified not only as a display control apparatus, but also as a display apparatus including the display control apparatus, a display method using the display apparatus, and a program for causing a computer to function as the display control apparatus of the present invention. Further, the program according to the present invention can be provided in a form recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disk, or a form that is downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet and can be installed and used. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Display apparatus, 100 ... Control part, 110 ... Content execution means, 120 ... Learning management means, 121 ... 1st identification means, 122 ... 2nd identification means, 123 ... Position determination means, 124 ... Image determination means, 125: Display control means, 200: Storage unit, 300: Communication unit, 400: Display unit, 500: Touch screen unit

Claims (10)

First identifying means for identifying a first level that is a level set in the content used by the user;
Second specifying means for specifying a second level which is the level of the user;
Position determining means for determining a display position of a decoration image displayed in a predetermined display area in accordance with use of the content by comparing the specified first level and the second level;
A display control device comprising: display control means for displaying the decoration image at a display position determined by the position determination means in the display area. When the difference between the second level and the first level is less than a predetermined threshold, the position determining means sets the display position as a predetermined position, and the difference is equal to or greater than the threshold. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the display position is set to a position different from the predetermined position. The display control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the position determination unit moves the display position away from the predetermined position as the difference increases. The display area has a plurality of areas assigned different attributes,
4. The position determination unit uses, as the display position, an area to which the attribute according to a difference between the second level and the first level is assigned among the plurality of areas. The display control apparatus according to item 1. Image determination for determining the decoration image to be displayed based on at least one of the second level, the difference between the second level and the first level, and the display position determined by the position determination means. The display control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the position determination unit changes the display position depending on whether the second level is higher or lower than the first level. The first specifying means specifies the target age set in the content as the first level,
The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the second specifying unit specifies the age of the user as the second level. The first specifying means specifies the difficulty level set for the content as the first level,
The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second specifying unit specifies the achievement level of the content by the user as the second level. On the computer,
Identifying a first level that is a level set for content used by a user;
Identifying a second level that is the level of the user;
Determining a display position of a decoration image displayed in a predetermined display area according to use of the content by comparing the specified first level and the second level;
Displaying the decoration image at the determined display position in the display area. Identifying a first level that is a level set for content used by a user;
Identifying a second level that is the level of the user;
Determining a display position of a decoration image displayed in a predetermined display area according to use of the content by comparing the specified first level and the second level;
Displaying the decoration image at the determined display position in the display area.

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