JP2016061741A - Information display device, projector device, information display method and information display program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information display device, projector device and information display method that allow information transmission ability to be more improved.SOLUTION: An information display device comprises: first and second time hands 11 and 12; first and second information acquisition means; and first and second information display means. The first and second time hands 11 and 12 indicate a time by a mutual different unit, and are coaxially rotated, respectively. The first information acquisition means acquires first information corresponding to the first time hand 11, and the second information acquisition means acquires second information corresponding to the second time hand 12. The first information display means displays the first information on a first display area 21 corresponding to the first time hand 11, and the second information display means displays the second information on a second display area 22 corresponding to the second time hand 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display device, a projector device, an information display method, and an information display program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for displaying predetermined information in combination with a hand-type analog timepiece so that information related to time can be intuitively recognized is known. For example, there is one that displays the departure time of a train or the like around a dial of a hand type analog timepiece (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-76782 A

  However, the conventional technology has only displayed the train departure time, which is time-related information, in association with the minute hand of the analog clock. In this case, although the time-related information can be intuitively recognized, there is a limit to the information transmission ability.

  The present application has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide an information display device, a projector device, an information display method, and an information display program capable of further improving information transmission capability.

  The information display device according to the present application includes first and second time hands, first and second information acquisition means, and first and second information display means. The first and second time hands indicate time in different units and rotate coaxially. The first information acquisition means acquires first information corresponding to the first time hand. The second information acquisition means acquires second information corresponding to the second time hand. The first information display means displays the first information in a first display area corresponding to the first time hand. The second information display means displays the second information in a second display area corresponding to the second time hand.

  According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to provide an information display device, a projector device, an information display method, and an information display program that can further improve information transmission capability.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an information display mode by the information display apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an outline of information display in the information display apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information display device according to the embodiment. FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example of the functional configuration of the information display device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a display unit-integrated information display device. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the projector device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an information display mode by the projector device according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information display processing in the information display apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an information display mode by the information display device. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an information display mode by the information display device. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an information display mode by the information display device. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an information display mode by an information display device according to another embodiment. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an information display mode by an information display device according to another embodiment. FIG. 13 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer that realizes the function of the information display device.

  Hereinafter, a mode for carrying out the information display device, the projector device, and the information display method according to the present application (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) will be described. The information display device, the projector device, and the information display method according to the present application are not limited by this embodiment. In the following embodiments, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

[1. Overview of information display device]
The outline of the information display device according to the embodiment will be described below. The information display device according to the embodiment includes, for example, an area corresponding to the minute hand and information corresponding to the minute hand on an analog timepiece having an hour hand and a minute hand that rotate coaxially, and information corresponding to the hour hand. Can be displayed independently. In this way, multiple pieces of information related to time are displayed in an analog manner along the direction of movement of each hand corresponding to the hour hand and minute hand, making it easy to intuitively relate to the passage of time and progress. Can be recognized.

  The analog timepiece may be a mechanical or electric timepiece, or an analog timepiece function displaying an image on a liquid crystal screen or the like. That is, as the information display device, which will be described in detail later, for example, a projector type projector that projects an information image toward a general wall-mounted analog watch, and a display device that displays an analog watch image are separate. Some include such a display device and the like.

  Hereinafter, the information display apparatus according to the embodiment will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an information display mode by the information display device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an overview of information display in the information display device according to the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, according to the information display device, the analog timepiece 1 having the hour hand 11 as the first time hand and the minute hand 12 as the second time hand can be visually recognized. The information display area 2 is visible through a portion corresponding to the analog timepiece 1 and a portion located around the portion. Here, the information display area 2 includes a first display area 21 corresponding to the hour hand 11 and a second display area 22 corresponding to the minute hand 12. Then, the first information 31 corresponding to the hour hand 11 is superimposed and displayed on the first display area 21 corresponding to the hour hand 11. On the other hand, on the second display area 22 corresponding to the minute hand 12, the second information 32 corresponding to the minute hand 12 is superimposed and displayed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the first display area 21 is displayed in a circular shape, and the second display area 22 is displayed in a donut shape. Moreover, the 1st information 31 and the 2nd information 32 are acquirable via a network communication network etc., for example.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the first information 31 corresponding to the hour hand 11 is weather forecast information shown for each hour, and the sun, stars, clouds, rain, etc. so that the information can be intuitively recognized. Is displayed as a pictogram. The second information 32 corresponding to the minute hand 12 belongs to the same category, and is also information related to the weather, but more detailed information than the first information 31, for example, temperature, precipitation probability, and the like are displayed in text.

  Thus, since the 1st information 31 and the 2nd information 32 are displayed in a mutually different form, distinguishability and visibility improve. In addition, as a display form of information, a symbol, a code | symbol, etc. other than said example can be used suitably.

  As described above, the information display apparatus according to the embodiment includes the first information acquisition unit that acquires the first information 31 and the second information acquisition unit that acquires the second information 32. The information display device also includes a first information display unit that displays the first information 31 in the first display area 21 corresponding to the hour hand 11, and the second information 32 that corresponds to the second hand 12. The second information display means for displaying in the display area 22 is provided.

  According to the first information 31 displayed in the example shown in FIG. 1, it can be seen that the current time is 16:00 and the weather is cloudy (displayed with a cloud symbol). According to the weather forecast, the number of clouds gradually increases, and it starts to rain around 20:00 (displayed as a rain pattern). It can be seen that the rainfall is likely to increase between 21:00 and 22:00 (vertical lines indicating rain). Is displayed with an increased symbol). It is predicted that the weather will recover from around 23:00 and that it will be sunny (displayed with a star symbol) from around 1am.

  On the other hand, from the second information 32 corresponding to the minute hand 12, the temperature gradually decreases at the current temperature of 27 degrees, from 22 degrees to 21 degrees after 20:00, which is a rain forecast, and 20 degrees at night. It can be seen that it is expected to be ˜19 degrees. Moreover, the probability of precipitation gradually increases from the current 20%, indicating that it is 80-90% from 20:00 to 22:00 which is a rain forecast.

  Moreover, when the weather forecast is rainy, the amount of precipitation is often a concern. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, highlight information 33 highlighted in comparison with other second information 32 can be displayed in the second information 32. Here, in the time zone in which the information indicating the rain forecast is made in the first information 31, the information on the precipitation amount is displayed as the emphasis information 33. The emphasis information 33 is not limited to the second information 32 but may be set to the first information 31. Further, as an aspect of highlighting, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the display is surrounded by a rectangular frame, but can be appropriately set such as changing the color.

  In the example described above, the second information 32 corresponding to the second time hand (minute hand 12) is in the same category as the first information 31 corresponding to the first time hand (hour hand 11), and It has been described as information finer than the first information 31. However, as the second information 32 corresponding to the minute hand 12, it is also possible to display information that varies by the minute.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 1 (current time: 16:00), the second display area 22 displays “guerrilla heavy rain occurrence forecast time—16: 15-16: 35” or an earthquake or the like has occurred. In this case, “Tsunami arrival prediction time—16: 50” or the like can be displayed. The second information 32 is information that belongs to the same weather category and that corresponds to the minute hand 12 in terms of time, and is easy to recognize visually.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 1, the first display area 21 on which the first information 31 in the present embodiment is superimposed is provided inside the circular locus drawn by the tip of the hour hand 11, and the second information 32. The second display area 22 on which is superimposed is provided outside the first display area 21. The inner side of the circular locus drawn by the tip of the hour hand 11 defining the first display area 21 is a concept including the inner side of the outer edge 1a of the analog timepiece 1 as shown. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the second display area 22 is displayed concentrically with the first display area 21 outside the outer edge 1 a of the analog timepiece 1.

  The analog timepiece 1 is continuously displayed from the past to the future. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, if the current time is 16:00 (or 4 o'clock), the scale position information indicating that the hour hand 11 is 14:00 (or 2 o'clock) is 2 hours ago. Or it is difficult to recognize whether it is 10 hours later.

  Therefore, it is desirable to make it possible to visually recognize a boundary for distinguishing the past and the future from the current time in the first display area 21. Here, as shown in the drawing, the boundary area 23 (in mesh) is formed in a region from the scale indicating the current time of 16:00 to the scale counterclockwise by 60 degrees (here, the scale indicating 14:00). Provided). The boundary region 23 has a color or the like different from that of the adjacent region so that it can be easily visually identified.

  Thus, according to the information display device according to the embodiment, a plurality of time-related information can be intuitively recognized.

  Here, the first information 31 and the second information 32 are assumed to be included in the same category, and the information of the same category can be grasped from different points of view. However, as a matter of course, the information category may be different between the first information 31 and the second information 32. The information is not limited to the weather forecast, and various categories of information can be displayed in association with the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12 as time-related information.

  Information is displayed as shown in FIG. 1 according to the following procedure. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the information display device first acquires time information indicating the current time (S1). Next, information corresponding to the time is acquired (S2). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the information is related to the weather forecast. For example, if information is displayed on a liquid crystal screen or the like, a time hand corresponding to the time is displayed (S3). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12 are displayed. Next, the first information 31 corresponding to the time is displayed (S4), and the second information 32 corresponding to the time is further displayed (S5). The procedure shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and the order is not limited to this.

  From the example shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the information display device according to the embodiment indicates the time in different units, and the first time hand and the second time hand (the hour hand 11 and A minute hand 12) is provided. The information display device also includes a first information acquisition unit that acquires first information 31 corresponding to the first time hand (hour hand 11) and a second information corresponding to the second time hand (minute hand 12). 2nd information acquisition means which acquires information 32. Further, the information display device includes first information display means for displaying the first information 31 in the first display area 21 corresponding to the first time hand (hour hand 11), and the second information 32. Second information display means for displaying in a second display area 22 corresponding to the second time hand (minute hand 12).

[2. Configuration of information display device]
Next, a specific configuration of the information display device that performs the information display described above will be described. FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information display device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example of a functional configuration of the information display device. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the display unit-integrated information display device. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the projector device according to the embodiment.

  First, the information display device 4 configured separately from the display device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. 3A. As shown in FIG. 3A, the information display device 4 according to the embodiment is electrically connected to an appropriate display device 5 having, for example, a liquid crystal screen. As the display device 5, for example, a terminal device such as a display, a television, a PC (Personal Computer), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a smartphone can be used. Here, the electrical connection between the information display device 4 and the display device 5 may be wired or wireless.

  In addition, the information display device 4 includes a control unit 41 and a storage unit 42. The control unit 41 is a device that controls the information display device 4, and performs display control processing including data transmission such as an information image to the display device 5. The control unit 41 is realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

  The storage unit 42 is a device that stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 42 includes a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a flash memory, and a storage device such as a hard disk and an optical disk. The storage unit 42 stores various programs 421 such as an OS (Operating System) executed by the control unit 41 and a display control program. Further, the storage unit 42 includes image data 422 in which various data indicating the shape of the analog timepiece 1 and various pictograms for displaying the first information 31 and the second information 32 are stored. .

  The control unit 41 functions as various functional units when a program 421 such as a display control program is executed by using an internal CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro Processing Unit) as a work area. . For example, the control unit 41 functions as the display control unit 411, the first information acquisition unit 412a, and the second information acquisition unit 412b by executing the display control program 421 using the RAM as a work area.

  Note that the display control unit 411 in the present embodiment corresponds to a first information display unit and a second information display unit. The first information acquisition unit 412a corresponds to a first information acquisition unit, and the second information acquisition unit 412b corresponds to a second information acquisition unit. The display control unit 411 determines, for example, whether the first information 31 and the second information 32 are to be displayed in text or use appropriate pictograms, and display them in different forms, for example. be able to.

  The first and second information acquisition units 412a and 412b include a communication interface that transmits and receives information to and from the communication network 6. The information display device 4 can obtain various types of information via a communication network 6 such as the Internet. For example, the first information acquisition unit 412 a receives the first information 31 corresponding to the hour hand 11, and the second information acquisition unit 412 b receives the second information 32 corresponding to the minute hand 12. In addition, at least one of the first information acquisition unit 412a and the second information acquisition unit 412b can receive time information.

  The basic structure of the information display device 4 shown in FIG. 3B is the same as that shown in FIG. 3A. The difference is that in the information display device 4 shown in FIG. 3A, the first and second information acquisition units 412a and 412b have acquired the first and second information 31 and 32 via the communication network 6. Then, it is obtained from various recording media 98 (see FIG. 13).

  With the configuration described above, the information display device 4 acquires the first and second information 31 and 32 by the first and second information acquisition units 412a and 412b. The display control unit 411 generates an analog clock image that has the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12 and functions as the analog clock 1. Further, an information image is generated in which the first information 31 is superimposed on the first display area 21 and the second information 32 is superimposed on the second display area 22. Then, these analog clock image and information image are combined and displayed on the display device 5.

  Next, the display unit integrated information display device 4 shown in FIG. 4 will be described. As shown in the figure, the information display device 4 has a display unit 50 integrated therein. For example, the display unit 50 has a liquid crystal screen or the like on the front surface of a wall-mounted clock-type casing (not shown). Is provided. The configurations of the control unit 41 and the storage unit 42 are substantially the same as those described above.

  Thus, on the display device 5 and the display unit 50, for example, in the form shown in FIG. 1, the analog timepiece 1 and the first information 31 superimposed on the first display area 21 corresponding to the hour hand 11 are displayed. The second information 32 superimposed on the second display area 22 corresponding to the minute hand 12 is displayed.

  As described above, for example, when the display unit 50 is integrally incorporated in one housing with the control unit 41, the storage unit 42, and the like, a plurality of time-related information can be easily obtained by stand-alone use. it can.

  Next, a projector device 7 that functions as a projector type information display device shown in FIG. 5 will be described. The projector device 7 can project a predetermined information image toward the analog timepiece 1 (see FIG. 6). As described above, the analog timepiece 1 has the first and second time hands, that is, the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12 which indicate the time in different time units and rotate coaxially. Here, for example, a wall-mounted analog timepiece 1 is used.

  In addition, the projector device 7 includes a control unit 71 and a storage unit 72. The control unit 71 is a device that controls the information display device 4, and generates an information image 300 (see FIG. 6) and performs a process of projecting the generated information image 300 on the projection unit 70. The control unit 71 is realized by an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).

  The storage unit 72 is a device that stores various types of information, and has the same basic configuration as the storage unit 41 included in the information display device 4 described above. That is, examples of the storage unit 42 include semiconductor memory devices such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a flash memory, and storage devices such as a hard disk and an optical disk. The storage unit 42 stores various programs 721 such as an OS (Operating System) executed by the control unit 71, a projection program, and a display processing program. Further, the storage unit 72 has image data 722 in which various data indicating the shape of the analog timepiece 1 and the like, various pictograms for displaying the first information 31 and the second information 32, and the like are stored. .

  The control unit 71 serves as various functional units by executing a necessary program 721 using a RAM as a work area by an internal CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro Processing Unit). For example, the control unit 71 functions as an image generation unit 711, a first information acquisition unit 712a, and a second information acquisition unit 712b.

  The image generation unit 711 generates a first information image projected on the first display area 21 corresponding to the hour hand 11 and a second information image projected on the second display area 22 corresponding to the minute hand 12. A containing information image 300 (see FIG. 6) is generated.

  The first information acquisition unit 712 a acquires the first information 31 corresponding to the hour hand 11, and the second information acquisition unit 712 b acquires the second information 32 corresponding to the minute hand 12. Although not shown in the figure, the first and second information 31 and 32 can be acquired via the communication network 6 or from various storage media 98 in the same manner as the information display device 4 described above. it can.

  The projector device 7 includes a projection unit 70 that can project the information image 300 generated by the image generation unit 711 toward the analog timepiece 1. The projection unit 70 may be a mechanism provided in a known projector.

  The information image 300 projected by the projector device 7 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an information display mode by the projector device 7. As shown in the drawing, an information image 300 is projected from the projector device 7 installed at a predetermined position toward the analog timepiece 1 attached to the wall surface 100. The projector device 7 is installed with its position adjusted so that the information image 300 can be clearly seen.

  As in the display mode shown in FIG. 1, the information image 300 is projected onto the first display area 21 corresponding to the hour hand 11 on the board surface of the analog timepiece 1, and the first display area 21 includes First information 31 is displayed. On the other hand, the second display area 22 corresponding to the minute hand 12 is projected onto the wall surface 100 outside the surface of the analog timepiece 1 and outside the outer edge 1 a of the analog timepiece 1, and the second display area 22 is projected onto the second display area 22. The second information 32 is displayed. Also in this case, a boundary area 23 (shown by a mesh) is displayed in the first display area 21 so that the past and the future can be easily distinguished. In this example, since the current time is approximately 14:00, the boundary region 23 is set to the scale corresponding to midnight counterclockwise by 60 degrees from the scale indicating the hour at which the hour hand 11 is 2 o'clock.

  By the way, a similar function can be given to a general-purpose projector (not shown) by using a predetermined information display application program (hereinafter referred to as an information display application) instead of the projector device 7 described above. .

  In this case, the information display application causes the projector to execute the following procedure, for example. That is, a procedure for displaying the hour hand 11 (first time hand) and the minute hand 12 (second time hand) indicating the time in different time units and rotating coaxially with each other, and the second hand associated with the hour hand 11 The procedure for displaying the first information 31 and the procedure for displaying the second information 32 associated with the minute hand 12 are executed.

  Thus, the projector device 7 does not require a display device such as a display, and can display a plurality of information related to time using the wall surface 100 of a general house as a screen. In the present embodiment, the analog timepiece 1 is a mechanical or electric wall-mounted timepiece, and the information image 300 to be projected has first and second display areas 21 and 22 and first and second information 31, 32. However, the information image 300 may include an analog clock image having the function of the analog clock 1 without using a wall clock.

[3. Example of information display control]
Here, a flow of information display processing of the information display device 4 according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information display processing in the information display device 4 according to the embodiment. The operation of the information display process is a process that is repeatedly executed by, for example, the control unit 41 of the information display device 4 and the control unit 71 of the projector device 7.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, the control unit 41 of the information display device 4 stands by until a display process start signal is input (step S101: No), and when a display process start signal is received (step S101: Yes). First, current time information is acquired (step S102). The display processing start signal is generated by, for example, an operation of a start switch provided in the information display device 4.

  Next, the control unit 41 updates the hour hand 11 that is the first time hand and the minute hand 12 that is the second time hand of the generated analog clock image according to the current time information acquired in Step S102 (Step S103). ). Next, the control unit 41 generates an image indicating the first display area 21 corresponding to the hour hand 11 (first time hand) (step S104) and the second hand corresponding to the minute hand 12 (second time hand). An image showing the second display area 22 is generated (step S105).

  Subsequently, the control unit 41 acquires the first information 31 for the current time (step S106), and acquires the second information 32 for the current time (step S107). Subsequently, the control unit 41 generates an image indicating the first and second information (step S108).

  Next, the control unit 41 superimposes the image indicating the first information 31 generated in step S108 on the image indicating the first display area 21 generated in step S104 (step S109). Further, the control unit 41 superimposes the image indicating the second information 32 generated in step S108 on the image indicating the second display area 21 generated in step S105 (step S110).

  And the control part 41 repeats the process of step S102-step S110 until a display process end signal is input in step S111 (step S111: No). If it is determined that a display process end signal has been input (step S111: Yes), the control unit 41 ends the information display process.

  In the above-described processing, the input reception of the display processing start signal and the display processing end signal (see step S101 and step S111) is not an operation of a start switch or the like, for example, a voice switch that turns on / off in response to voice It may be due to the above.

  From the foregoing, it can be seen that the information display method according to the present embodiment includes at least the following first to third steps. That is, the first step is a step of indicating the time in different time units and displaying the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12 that rotate coaxially. The second step is a step of displaying the first information 31 associated with the hour hand 11. The third step is a step of displaying the second information 32 associated with the minute hand 12.

[4. Modified example of information image]
By the way, the information image including the first information 31 displayed in the first display area 21 and the second information 32 displayed in the second display area 22 is not limited to the example described above. . Hereinafter, modified examples of the information image will be described with reference to the drawings. 8-10 is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information display mode by an information display apparatus, respectively.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, the first information 31 is a schedule, and the second information 32 is a train departure time at a use station. The departure time of the train serving as the second information 32 is indicated in the range of a time zone of 1 hour including the current time (here, 8:00). That is, the train departure times are all in the 8 o'clock range, and are displayed corresponding to the minute hand 12.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, it can be seen that there are six trains that depart at 3 o'clock, 3 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, 35 minutes, and 45 minutes at 8 o'clock. Between the departure times of each train, a distance corresponding to the time is displayed and it is easy to recognize how much waiting time it will take. And, for example, if you are an office worker at 9:00 and your commute time is 30 minutes, the current time is 8:00, so you can get on the train 25 minutes at the latest. Can be recognized.

  If the first information 31 corresponding to the hour hand 11 is a user's schedule, the second information 32 corresponding to the minute hand 12 may be information related to the schedule that is the first information 31. .

  For example, shopping is scheduled from 18:00, but when the time is 18:00, the second display area 22 may display a shopping list, sale information, or the like.

  Next, the information image shown in FIG. 9 will be described. Here, the first information 31 and the second information 32 are represented by a circle symbol or a triangle symbol, but are displayed in an appropriate manner such as a pattern such as a pictogram or an icon, or a symbol or text. Is possible.

  There may be a large number of first information 31 and second information 32 displayed corresponding to the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12. In this case, as shown in the figure, a plurality of pieces of information are displayed at substantially the same position in a shifted state, and a plurality of pieces of information (first information 31a, 31b, 31c and second information 32a, 32b, 32c) can be animated, for example, so as to be sequentially switched from the front side.

  Thus, by dynamically displaying the first information 31 and the second information 32 as necessary, more information can be displayed and the degree of attention can be increased.

  Next, the example shown in FIG. 10 will be described. The information image shown in FIG. 10 is displayed in the display screen of the analog timepiece 1 that also functions as an information display device. The analog timepiece 1 shown here has, for example, a square liquid crystal screen on the front surface as a display screen. Since the display screen has a rectangular shape, the second display region 22 is not an annular band and has a relatively wide display area.

  An analog clock image having the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12 is displayed on the display screen, the first information 31 is displayed in the first display area 21, and the second information 32 is displayed in the second display area 22. Is done. As described above, if the information display device 4 is, for example, an analog clock type in which the display unit 50 is provided on the front surface, a plurality of time-related information can be easily visually recognized in addition to a clock function such as a wall clock. Is possible.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 10, a balloon 31 b whose first information 31 starts from the first display area 21 extends to the second display area 22. In this way, a relatively wide display between the first display area 21 and the second display area 22 such that information corresponding to the other area is drawn from the other area to the one area and displayed. The area can also be used effectively.

  In FIG. 10, the first information 31 is displayed as text in a balloon, but a suitably designed one such as a pictogram or an icon can be used. Also, the second information 32 substituted with a triangular symbol here can be displayed in an appropriate manner.

  Furthermore, in the example shown in FIG. 10, a time ring unit 24 that can distinguish between the past and the future by, for example, light or color shading is provided. The time ring portion 24 is formed in a band shape having a predetermined width, and is provided concentrically on the outside of the scale indicating the time and sharing the center of the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12. Then, gradation display is performed so that the current time gradually changes from light to dark after 12 hours. In this way, it is easy to visually recognize how far the displayed information is from the current time, and the design of the analog timepiece 1 is also improved, so that the displayed information image At the same time, the added value as a watch can be greatly increased.

[5. Other Embodiments]
Although it has been described above that a terminal device such as a smartphone can be used as the display device 5, these terminal devices can also be used as a so-called display unit integrated information display device. Hereinafter, as another embodiment, a case where a terminal device such as a smartphone is used as an information display device will be described. 11 and 12 are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of an information display mode by an information display device according to another embodiment.

  Smartphones and the like often use e-mail, short message service (SMS), extended message service (EMS), and the like. Using these, you can easily communicate with multiple partners. Therefore, many message exchanges are often performed within a short time.

  Therefore, here, as shown in FIG. 11, a case will be described in which messages and information related to the exchange are displayed as first information 31 and second information 32 in the display screen 200 of the smartphone 500.

  In FIG. 11, as the first information 31 corresponding to the hour hand 11, the number of messages is displayed as a number, and as the second information 32 corresponding to the minute hand 12, a balloon including an actual message is displayed. ing. That is, the first information 31 indicates the number of messages included in the hourly time zone, and the second information 32 is in the range of the one hour time zone including the current time (10:40 in this case). It is shown and it can grasp | ascertain intuitively how many minutes the message was exchanged. Also in this case, as described with reference to FIG. 9, when the information is dense, a plurality of second information 32 can be shifted and displayed. In addition, the first information 32 can be displayed as a graph of the quantity, not the number itself.

  Note that it is not necessary to display the message itself in the balloon as the second information 32. If there is a message whose contents you want to check, tap the balloon part corresponding to it, and the screen may be switched or enlarged so that the message is displayed.

  Similarly, when the smartphone 500 is used as an information display device, information can be displayed in a manner as shown in FIG.

  For example, a case will be described in which a TV program guide is displayed as the first information 31 and information related to the content of each TV program is displayed as the second information 32 in the display screen 200 of the smartphone 500.

  As shown in the drawing, as an initial screen in the display screen 200, a program that the user wants to view is displayed in a first display area 21 in a ring shape in association with the hour hand 11 as first information 31. Beside the program name, for example, a broadcast channel is displayed as sub-information included in the first information 31.

  In the initial screen, only the first information 31 is displayed. Therefore, when it is desired to know more detailed information about a certain program, the second information 32 which is the detailed contents of the program as the first information 31 is displayed in the second display area 21 by tapping the program name. Is done.

  As shown in the figure, for example, when a wide show is selected from a plurality of program names as the first information 31 and tapped, the other program names disappear in the first display area 21 and only the wide show is displayed. It becomes clear that the wide show is currently selected.

  Detailed information regarding the contents of the wide show is displayed as second information 32 in the second display area 22 located outside the first display area 21. For example, as shown in the figure, information such as what is the special feature this time, who is the guest, what kind of corner is in what time in the wide show, and what kind of corner is displayed. Here, the second display area 22 is divided into a left area 22a and a right area 22b so that the second information 32 can be easily seen.

  As described above, in the information display device 4, the first information 31 corresponding to the hour hand 11 and the second information 32 corresponding to the minute hand 12 are selected as the first display area 21 or the second display area 22. It is also possible to display them automatically.

[6. Hardware configuration]
Note that the information display device 4 and the projector device 7 in the embodiment are realized by, for example, a computer 90 configured as shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer 90 that realizes the functions of the information display device 4.

  The computer 90 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 91, a random access memory (RAM) 92, a read only memory (ROM) 93, a hard disk drive (HDD) 94, a communication interface (I / F) 95, an input / output interface (I). / F) 96 and media interface (I / F) 97.

  The CPU 91 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 93 or the HDD 94 and controls each unit. The ROM 93 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 91 when the computer 90 is started up, a program depending on the hardware of the computer 90, and the like.

  The HDD 94 stores a program executed by the CPU 91, data used by the program, and the like. The communication interface 95 corresponds to the first information acquisition unit 412a and the second information acquisition unit 412b, receives data from other devices via the communication network 6, sends the data to the CPU 91, and transmits the data generated by the CPU 91 to the communication network. 6 can be transmitted to another device.

  The CPU 91 controls an output device such as a display and a printer and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse via the input / output interface 96. The CPU 91 acquires data from the input device via the input / output interface 96. Further, the CPU 91 outputs the generated data to the output device via the input / output interface 96.

  The media interface 97 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 98 and provides it to the CPU 91 via the RAM 92. The CPU 91 loads the program from the recording medium 98 onto the RAM 92 via the media interface 97, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 98 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or PD (Phase change rewritable disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. Etc.

  When the computer 90 functions as the information display device 4, the CPU 91 of the computer 90 executes a program loaded on the RAM 92, thereby causing the display control unit 411, the first information acquisition unit 412 a, and the second information acquisition unit 412 b to execute. Implement each function. The HDD 94 realizes the function of the storage unit 42, and stores various programs 421, image data 422, and the like.

  The CPU 91 of the computer 90 reads these programs from the recording medium 98 and executes them, but as another example, these programs may be acquired from other devices via the communication network 6.

[7. effect]
As described above, the information display device 4 according to the embodiment includes the first time hand (for example, the hour hand 11) and the second time hand (for example, the minute hand 12), and the first information acquisition unit (for example, the first information acquisition). Section 412a) and second information acquisition means (for example, second information acquisition section 412b), and first and second information display means (for example, display device 5, display section 50, display screen 200). The first and second time hands indicate time in different units and rotate coaxially. The first information acquisition means acquires first information corresponding to the first time hand. The second information acquisition means acquires second information corresponding to the second time hand. The first information display means displays the first information in a first display area corresponding to the first time hand. The second information display means displays the second information in a second display area corresponding to the second time hand.

  By adopting such a configuration, the information display device 4 can display a plurality of time-related information so as to be intuitively recognized corresponding to the time hand. Therefore, the transmission power of information related to the time hand can be improved.

  In the information display device 4 described above, the first display area 21 is provided inside a circular locus drawn by the tip of the first time hand, and the second display area 22 is the first display area 21. It was supposed to be provided outside.

  Therefore, it is possible to easily recognize visually the time hand and the area for displaying information related thereto. That is, even when a plurality of pieces of information are displayed, for example, information relating to the hour hand 11 and information relating to the minute hand 12 can be easily identified.

  In the information display device 4 described above, the first information 31 and the second information 32 are included in the same category.

  As a result, information included in the same category can be displayed separately for the first information 31 and the second information 32 that are divided at different angles, so that the degree of understanding of the information can be deepened. .

  In the information display device 4 described above, the first information 31 and the second information 32 are displayed in different forms.

  Therefore, the discriminability and visibility of the first information 31 and the second information 32 are improved while a plurality of pieces of information are displayed at the same time. In addition, it can use suitably as a display form of information including a text display and a design display.

  In the information display device 4 described above, the display unit 50, the analog clock image having the first and second time hands (for example, the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12), and the first information 31 in the first display area 21 And a control unit 41 that generates an information image in which the second information 32 is superimposed on the second display region 22 and displays the information image on the display unit 50.

  For example, if the display unit 50 is the information display device 4 that is integrally provided in a common housing of other functional units, a plurality of time-related information can be easily obtained by stand-alone use. Further, if the display unit 50 is an analog clock type information display device 4 provided on the front surface, a plurality of time related information can be easily visually recognized in addition to a clock function such as a wall clock. .

  As the information display device 4, a predetermined time is directed toward the analog timepiece 1 having first and second time hands (for example, an hour hand 11 and a minute hand 12) indicating the time in different time units and rotating coaxially. A projector device 7 that projects an information image can be provided.

  Therefore, the wall surface in the house can be widely used as a part of the display unit. In addition, information is displayed as necessary, and information is displayed on a general analog wall clock, so that it can be used as a useful mapping that is closer to life while incorporating the goodness of so-called art-like 3D mapping. be able to.

[8. Others]
As described above, some of the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, these are merely examples, and various modifications, including the aspects described in the disclosure section of the invention, based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, It is possible to implement the present invention in other forms with improvements.

  In the information display device 4 described above, the first time hand has been described as the hour hand 11 and the second time hand as the minute hand 12, but these may be interchanged. Moreover, the structure provided with not only the hour hand 11 and the minute hand 12 but the second hand may be used. At that time, information corresponding to the second hand may be displayed as necessary.

  By the way, as described above, in the information display device 4 and the projector device 7, the input of the display process start signal and the display process end signal may be accepted by a voice switch. Functions can also be added. With this configuration, the screens showing the first and second display areas 21 and 22 and the first and second information 31.32 can be switched based on a user's voice instruction.

  For example, the information display device 4 and the projector device 7 display information related to the weather forecast as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 in response to the user's utterance “weather”. When the information related to the weather forecast is displayed as described above, when the user speaks “train” or the like, the route information including the departure time of the train can be switched in response thereto.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Analog timepiece 2 Information display area 4 Information display apparatus 5 Display apparatus 7 Projector apparatus 11 Hour hand (1st time hand)
12 minute hand (second time hand)
21 1st display area 22 2nd display area 31 1st information 32 2nd information 41 Control part 70 Projection part 71 Control part

Claims (8)

First and second time hands that indicate the time in different units and rotate coaxially;
First information acquisition means for acquiring first information corresponding to the first time hand;
A second information acquisition means for acquiring second information corresponding to the second time hand; and a first display for displaying the first information in a first display area corresponding to the first time hand. Information display means;
An information display device comprising: a second information display unit that displays the second information in a second display area corresponding to the second time hand. The first display area is provided inside a circular locus drawn by a tip of the first time hand, and the second display area is provided outside the first display area. The information display device according to claim 1. The information display device according to claim 1, wherein the first information and the second information are included in the same category. The information display device according to claim 3, wherein the first information and the second information are displayed in different forms. A display unit;
An analog clock image having the first and second time hands, an information image in which the first information is superimposed on the first display area, and the second information is superimposed on the second display area; A control unit for generating and displaying on the display unit;
The information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: A projector device that projects a predetermined information image toward an analog timepiece having first and second time hands that indicate time in different time units and rotate coaxially, respectively.
A first information acquisition unit for acquiring first information corresponding to the first time hand;
A second information acquisition unit for acquiring second information corresponding to the second time hand;
A first information image projected on a first display area corresponding to the first time hand, and a second information image projected on a second display area corresponding to the second time hand. An image generation unit for generating an information image including;
And a projection unit capable of projecting the information image generated by the image generation unit toward the analog timepiece. An information display method executed by a computer,
Indicating the time in different time units and displaying the first and second time hands respectively rotating coaxially;
Displaying first information associated with the first time hand;
Displaying the second information associated with the second time hand. An information display method comprising: On the computer,
A procedure for indicating the time in different time units and displaying the first and second time hands respectively rotating coaxially;
Displaying a first information associated with the first time hand;
And a procedure for displaying second information associated with the second time hand.

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