JP2018180684A - Display device, television receiver, display control method, display control program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To draw the attention of a user to a display screen by a background image.SOLUTION: A display device (5") for displaying a background of a screen on a display unit comprises: a background information acquisition unit (301") which acquires background information; a screen generation unit (303") which switches the background of the screen to an image including a spatial position corresponding to user position information indicative of the position of a user; and a display unit (27). The screen generation unit (303") cuts out an image from the background indicated by the background information by a position and a size determined in accordance with the user position information and sets the cut-out image as a background, and the display unit (27) displays the background.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device or the like that displays a screen background according to a user.

  A technique for displaying a screen according to the preference of a user is known as a prior art.

  There is disclosed a technique of arranging a plurality of objects on a display image of a display device, and transitioning to a screen corresponding to the selected object when the user selects any of the objects (Patent Document 1). In addition, a content icon is displayed on a background image, and when the content icon is selected, the corresponding content item is reproduced, and the content icon to be focused is highlighted and the information on the content icon to be focused is displayed. A technique for displaying is disclosed (Patent Document 2).

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2010-165354 (July 29, 2010 publication) Unexamined-Japanese-Patent 2011-54205 (March 17, 2011 publication)

  Background images require techniques for attracting user interest through display screens. One aspect of the present invention aims to attract the user's interest by the display screen by the background image.

  In order to solve the above problems, a display device according to the present invention is a display device that displays the background of a screen on a display unit, and a background information acquisition unit that acquires background information; And a display unit for switching to an image having a spatial position according to user position information indicating the position of the screen, the screen generation unit being determined according to the user position information from the background indicated by the background information An image is cut out by position and size, the cut out image is set as the background, and the display unit displays the background.

  In order to solve the above problems, a display control method according to the present invention is a display control method of a display device for displaying a background of a screen on a display unit, and a background information acquiring step of acquiring background information; The screen generation step of switching the background of the image to an image having a spatial position corresponding to the user position information indicating the position of the user, and the display step, and in the screen generation step, The image is cut out at a position and size determined according to the position information, the cut out image is set as the background, and the background is displayed in the display step.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, the background image has the effect that the user's interest can be attracted by the display screen.

It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the recommendation system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a recommendation screen. It is a block diagram showing an outline of the above-mentioned recommendation system. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a principal part structure of the server which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure showing the flow from generation of a card to display. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the principal part structure of STB which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and a terminal device. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen transition of a terminal device. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen transition of a terminal device. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of processing about display of a recommendation screen, and selection of a card. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a principal part structure of the display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the background which the display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention displays. It is a figure which shows an example of the background which the display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention displays. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a principal part structure of the display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the background which the display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention displays. It is a figure which shows an example of the background which the display apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention displays.

(Embodiment 1)
One embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 9.

〔Overview〕
The outline of the recommendation system 5 of the present embodiment will be described based on FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the recommendation system 5 of the present embodiment. As shown to (a) of FIG. 1, the recommendation system 5 of this embodiment contains STB (Set Top Box) 3 (control apparatus) and the terminal device 4. As shown in FIG. The STB 3 is a device that causes the terminal device 4 to display content recommendation information. In the present embodiment, an example in which the terminal device 4 is a television receiver (hereinafter, may be referred to as a TV) will be described, but the terminal device 4 is not limited to the television receiver. The details of the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 will be described later.

  In the recommendation system 5, as shown in (a) of FIG. 1, when the STB 3 detects a user with a human sensor, as shown in (b) of FIG. 1, the STB 3 starts from the server 1 not shown in FIG. The recommended information is acquired and displayed on the terminal device 4.

  Further, in the recommendation system 5, as shown in (c) of FIG. 1, when the user presses the home key of the remote control, as shown in (b) of FIG. The recommended information is acquired from the above and displayed on the terminal device 4.

[Recommended screen]
The recommended screen displayed by the STB 3 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the recommendation screen. In the illustrated example, the cards 70A to 70D are arranged in four horizontal rows near the center of one screen. In addition, when it is not necessary to distinguish each card, it simply describes as a card 70.

  The cards 70 arranged on the illustrated recommendation screen can be selected by the user's input operation. In other words, each card 70 is an object for causing the card 70 to select a recommended content. As illustrated, when the card 70 recommends content such as broadcast content or net content, the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display the content in accordance with the above input operation, or makes a content viewing reservation or recording reservation. To the terminal device 4 or the like. The input operation is not particularly limited. For example, one of the cards 70A to 70D may be selected in response to the user pressing the right key, left key or the like of the remote control of the terminal device 4.

  In the recommendation screen, the card 70 (card 70A in FIG. 2) relating to the most recommended content among the four recommended content is highlighted. In this embodiment, the card related to the most recommended content is highlighted by displaying the card size larger than the other cards.

  When background information related to the most recommended content exists, the background indicated by the background information is set as the background of the recommended screen. In the illustrated example, an image 71 related to the most recommended content is displayed in the background of the recommended screen. In addition, an operation object 72 of the text of "promotion video" is displayed in the vicinity of the upper right of the illustrated recommendation screen in the background. The operation object 72 is an object for displaying related information on the most recommended content. In the present embodiment, when the operation object 72 is selected, the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display the reproduction screen of the promotion video of the most recommended content instead of the recommendation screen.

  Also, as shown, the recommendation screen may include information not related to the recommended content. The information is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, information displayed in the vicinity of the upper side of the illustrated recommendation screen. The information is current time, current date and day, tomorrow's weather (weather forecast), and high and low temperatures. These pieces of information are updated by the STB 3 periodically acquiring it from the server.

  Further, three icons 74a, 74b and 74c are displayed in a horizontal row near the lower right of the illustrated recommendation screen. When the icons 74a, 74b and 74c are selected by the user's input operation, the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 execute processing according to the icon.

  The left icon 74a is an object for causing the terminal device 4 to end the display of the recommendation screen and start the display of the broadcast content. When this icon 74a is selected, the STB 3 displays the broadcast content on the terminal device 4 instead of the recommendation screen. That is, the terminal device 4 is made to perform output switching from the external output (the output of the STB 3) to the internal output (the output of the terminal device 4).

  The central icon 74 b is an object for causing the user to set the recommendation screen. When the icon 74 b is selected, the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display a setting screen for setting the recommended screen, instead of the recommended screen.

  Also, the icon 74 c on the right is an object for displaying information on rights. When the icon 74c is selected, the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display a screen presenting information on the right of each content displayed on the recommendation screen as the card 70, instead of the recommendation screen. Note that the icon displayed on the recommendation screen and the process when the icon is selected by the user are not limited to the above-described example.

  In addition, arrow icons 76 a and 76 b are displayed on the left and right of the illustrated recommendation screen. Arrow icons 76a and 76b are objects for switching the cards 70 arranged on the recommendation screen. When the arrow icons 76a and 76b are selected by the user's input operation, the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 switch the cards 70 arranged on the recommendation screen.

  When the number of displayable cards 70 is less than four, the number of cards 70 to be displayed may be three or less.

  Further, below the area in which the cards 70 are disposed, an indicator 78 indicating which card group is disposed on the recommendation screen is displayed. The indicator 78 includes a plurality of circles, and when the arrow icons 76a and 76b are selected, the circle that is highlighted is switched.

[Overview of Recommendation System 5]
Next, an outline of the recommendation system 5 according to the present embodiment will be described based on FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of the recommendation system 5 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated, the recommendation system 5 according to the present embodiment includes a server 1, an STB 3, a TV (terminal device 4), a content distribution server, and a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote control).

  The server 1 according to the present embodiment transmits the recommendation information generated based on the user's viewing history and the like to the STB 3 instead of the terminal device. Each function which server 1 has may be realized by an individual server.

  The STB 3 receives the recommendation information transmitted by the server 1, generates a recommendation screen (see FIG. 2), and causes the TV (terminal device 4) to display the recommendation screen. Further, the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display the content (broadcast content or external content) selected from the recommendation screen as described above, to make a viewing reservation of the broadcast content, and the like. Further, the STB 3 is provided with a human sensor as illustrated, and as described above, when detecting the user, the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display the recommendation information.

  The TV is the terminal device 4 described above. The terminal device 4 has a function of acquiring and displaying external content (such as net content distributed via the Internet) in addition to the function of displaying broadcast content included in a general TV. Thereby, the terminal device 4 can display the external content selected from the recommendation screen.

  In the present embodiment, the STB 3 and the TV (terminal device 4) are separate devices, but the function of the STB 3 may be incorporated in the TV (terminal device 4).

  The illustrated remote control is similar to the conventional remote control. In addition, although the arrow is described so that STB3 directly receives the signal which the remote control output in FIG. 3, when using the remote control of the terminal device 4, the terminal device 4 receives the signal which the remote control output. . Then, the terminal device 4 transfers the received signal to the STB 3, whereby the STB 3 recognizes the content of the operation by the remote controller. For example, in a state where the recommendation screen is displayed, when the terminal device 4 acquires a signal indicating that the determination key of the remote control or the upper key is pressed, the terminal device 4 transmits the signal to the STB 3. The STB 3 can know that the card 70 has been selected by the above signal.

  Of course, the STB 3 may be directly operated by a remote control (remote control device).

  The content distribution server transmits the external content to the terminal device 4. Note that there may be a plurality of content distribution servers.

[Configuration of Principal Part of Server 1]
Next, the main configuration of the server 1 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the main configuration of the server 1. As illustrated, the server 1 has a server control unit 10 that integrally controls each part of the server 1, a server storage unit 11 that stores various data used by the server 1, and the server 1 to communicate with an external device. Server communication unit 12 of FIG.

  Examples of the communication partner apparatus via the server communication unit 12 include an STB 3 and an external server that provides a predetermined service. Further, it is possible to provide recommended information to a plurality of STBs in one server 1. That is, the communication partner apparatus via the server communication unit 12 may include, for example, the STB of the user's living room, the STB of the bedroom, and the like. Further, since there are vehicles such as automobiles having a communication function, such a vehicle may be used as the STB 3 of the communication partner. In addition, a device whose owner is different may be included in the communication partner, such as a television of another house. Although only one server communication unit 12 is illustrated in FIG. 4, a plurality of communication units may be provided, and different communication units may be used depending on the communication partner.

  Further, the server control unit 10 includes a terminal authentication unit 100, a user identification unit 101, a recommendation information generation unit 102, an information management unit 103, a layout selection unit 104, and an information transmission unit 105. The server storage unit 11 stores an individual / family / device DB 110, a history DB 111, a service information 112, a knowledge DB 113, and a layout information 114.

  The terminal authentication unit 100 authenticates the STB 3. Specifically, the terminal authentication unit 100 determines whether the device ID received from the STB 3 matches the device ID registered in advance. If they match, the authentication succeeds, and if they do not match, the authentication fails. The terminal device 2 that has succeeded in authentication is the target of notification of the recommendation information.

  The user identification unit 101 identifies a user for whom the recommendation information is to be presented. Specifically, the user identification unit 101 identifies the user of the user ID notified from the STB 3 as the user of the recommendation information presentation target.

The recommended information generation unit 102 generates recommended information. Specifically, the recommendation information generation unit 102 generates recommendation information according to at least one of the following information.
(1) User specified by the user identification unit 101 (2) User's personal profile (sex, age, hobbies, preferences, etc.)
(3) User's family profile (address, family structure, whole family preference)
(4) Device profile (type of device, function of device, etc.) of the device owned by the user (devices other than STB 3 and STB 3)
(5) Usage history information of STB 3 by users and their families (information such as which content was displayed to which user, and when)
(6) Usage history information of devices owned by users (7) Usage history information of devices owned by other users by users (8) Association knowledge database (9) Index information of external services (10) Recommendation Time to output information (current time zone)
(11) Recommended target information (content recommended by server 1, content list acquired from external server, etc.)
In addition, when the user identification unit 101 identifies two or more users, the recommendation information generation unit 102 may generate recommendation information corresponding to the plurality of users. In this case, the recommendation information generation unit 102 may generate recommendation information according to a combination of a plurality of users. For example, when the identified user is a father and a mother, recommendation information may be generated for content of genres frequently viewed by those two users in the past. In addition, when a plurality of users includes a predetermined user, recommendation information may be generated according to the predetermined user. For example, when a plurality of users includes a 12-year-old son, the recommendation information of the movie (content) suitable for 15 years or older is not generated, and the recommendation information of the content which can be viewed even at 12 years is generated. May be

  In addition, it is also assumed that the user identification unit 101 fails in identification of the user. In such a case, based on the usage history information and operation history information of the STB 3, the recommendation information generation unit 102 sets only the content that matches all the registered users (for example, all members of the family) as the recommendation information. May be included.

  The information management unit 103 acquires and manages various types of information to be referred to when generating recommended information and selecting layout information. For example, the information management unit 103 acquires status information indicating a status when the STB 3 outputs the recommendation information and operation history information of another STB different from the STB 3. Examples of the status information include time and time zone, user IDs of users who are around the STB 3, and the number of the users. The operation history information is information indicating an operation history of the other terminal device. The operation history information may be operation history information including, for example, a start date and time and a start and stop date and time. In this case, the activation start date may be the date when the power ON or display ON operation is performed, and the start stop date may be the date when the power OFF or display OFF operation is performed. . The operation history information may be operation history information indicating a history of user operations received by the other device. In this case, in addition to operations such as power ON and display ON, the operation history information can also include the history of the operation of selecting the output content, so by acquiring the operation history information, the user of the other terminal device It also makes it possible to generate recommendations about the content that you like. When the other terminal device is an output device of content, the operation history information may be viewing history information of content in the other terminal device. Furthermore, the operation history information (viewing history information) may include information indicating a user who has operated the other terminal device (viewed content). Thereby, it is also possible to generate recommendation information according to the operation history (viewing history) of the user of another STB whose preference is close to that of the STB 3 user.

  The layout selection unit 104 selects layout information to be used for outputting the recommendation information from among the plurality of layout information 114.

  The information transmission unit 105 notifies the terminal device 2 of the recommendation information generated by the recommendation information generation unit 102 and the layout selected by the layout selection unit 104, and outputs the above-mentioned recommendation information in the layout.

  The personal / family / device DB 110 is a database storing the personal profile of the user, the profile of the family, and the profile of the device used by the user or family.

The personal profile includes various information (for example, age, gender, hobbies, occupation, family structure, owned equipment, etc.) in addition to the user ID. The personal profile may be, for example, the following information.
Personal Profile: User ID P1234, Age 38, Gender, Women, Hobbies Cooking, Dancing Family profile includes family ID as well as various information about the family (eg, member members, common hobbies, etc.). The family profile may be, for example, the following information.
Family Profile: Family ID K2299, Member User ID P2234, User ID P3455
The device profile includes, in addition to the device ID of the device, various information related to the device (eg, owner or owned family, installation location, type of device, etc.). The device profile may be, for example, the following information. In the following example, the installation location is indicated by the zip code, but if the installation location can be identified, information other than the zip code and the address can be applied. For example, it may be indicated by latitude / longitude information, or the arrangement may be indicated in relation to the user, such as the room of the user of the user ID (P1234).
Device profile: Device ID X2345, type of device TV, screen size 52 inches, installation location 〒 123-4567
The history DB 111 is a database in which the operation history (also referred to as usage history, operation history, viewing history, or operation history) of the STB 3 is recorded. Further, in the history DB 111, operation histories of devices other than the STB 3 (including devices owned by the user of the STB 3 or a family member thereof and devices different in owner from the user) are also recorded. As described above, by collecting and recording history information of various devices and various users, it is possible to present recommendation information according to the behavior history of other users. For example, in the case where there is content having a high audience rating on a predetermined type of television, it is possible to present recommendation information of content similar to the content. In addition, for example, it is possible to present recommendation information of content viewed by another user whose preference is similar to that of the user.

  For example, the operation history for each user may be recorded in the history DB 111. In this case, in addition to the device ID of the STB 3 and the user ID of the viewed user, (i) the on / off time of the display of the television (may include date and time), (ii) the viewed television program And (iii) the viewing time may be recorded. Note that the viewing history of the net content, the download history of the application, and the like may also be recorded.

The service information 112 is information related to the external service acquired from the external server (index information of the external service). For example, the service information 112 related to broadcast content may include broadcast date, broadcast station, content title, content content, and genre (for example, drama, movie, SF, etc.). Also, for example, the service information 112 related to VOD (Video On Demand) content may include the title of the content, the cast, the content of the content, the genre, and the like. Then, for example, the service information 112 regarding the application may include a title (application name), content of the application, and a genre (map application, game application, etc.), an evaluation of the user with respect to the application, and the like. The service information 112 may be stored in a temporary storage unit (not shown).

  The knowledge DB 113 is a database in which other information for generating recommendation information is recorded. For example, annual events (today what day etc.), local information (day of garbage etc.), etc. are recorded in the knowledge DB 113. In addition to this, a dictionary or the like indicating an inter-word distance may be recorded in the knowledge DB 113. The knowledge DB 113 can be appropriately updated to be the latest knowledge. In addition, information to be recorded in the knowledge DB 113 can be learned by visiting an external server or the like. In addition to this, an output phrase for voice output or text output of the recommendation information may be stored in the knowledge DB 113.

  The layout information 114 is information indicating a display layout in the format for outputting the recommendation information. In this example, an example in which the recommendation information is displayed based on the layout information selected from the plurality of layout information 114 will be described, but a plurality of candidates are similarly obtained for other output formats (for example, a format of audio output). The recommendation information can be output in that format.

[Flow from card generation to display]
Next, the flow from generation of the card 70 to display will be described based on FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow from generation of a card to display. The learning server acquires the viewing history of the content in the terminal device 4 from the STB 3 or the terminal device 4 and records the viewing history as the viewing history in the STB 3 or the terminal device 4. In addition, when identification of the user who watched the content is performed, you may record as the said user's viewing-and-listening log | history.

  The distribution server obtains the meta information that is the source of the card 70 from the content provider. At this time, intent information indicating the intention or request of the content provider regarding the display of the card 70 may also be acquired. The intent information may be, for example, information indicating whether or not the thumbnail image can be displayed, the display expiration date, the priority, and the like.

  Then, the distribution server determines the card 70 to be displayed on the terminal device 4 from the meta information and the viewing history. The distribution server also determines the background corresponding to the card 70 determined from the above-mentioned meta information. The background is preferably a background indicating information related to the determined card 70, but if there is no information related to the determined card 70, the information not related to the determined card 70 but corresponding to the card 70 The background to be shown is determined as the background. The distribution server transmits the determined card 70 and the background corresponding to the determined card 70 to the STB 3. As described above, when the distribution server determines the card 70, it is possible to present the user with the recommended information of the content provided by various content providers in the form of the card 70. That is, the distribution server provides a platform capable of recommending content regardless of the content provider.

  Then, the STB 3 causes the terminal device 4 to display the background corresponding to the received card 70 and the card 70 of the most recommended content. At this time, the STB 3 may change the display content of the card 70 based on the intent information for the card 70. The processing of the STB 3 at this time may be executed by installing application software (CP-Apps) of the content provider in the STB 3.

[Process executed by server]
The functions of the above-described learning server and distribution server can be realized by one server 1 shown in FIG. This will be described based on FIG.

  The information management unit 103 acquires and records the viewing history of the content on the terminal device 4. The viewing history may be acquired directly from the terminal device 4 or may be acquired via the STB 3. The acquired viewing history is stored in the history DB 111 in association with the device ID of the terminal device 4.

  The recommended information generation unit 102 generates recommended information in which various data necessary for displaying the card 70 and the background of the card 70 are associated with the intent information. One card 70 and one background of the card 70 are generated for one recommended content. As a result, one card 70 and the background of the card 70 are displayed for one recommended content. The generation of the recommended information will be described below.

First, the recommended information generation unit 102 determines the recommended content by the following three methods. It is preferable to determine a plurality of contents in each method so that the recommended contents are not biased. In addition, the determination method of the content to be recommended is not specifically limited, For example, you may determine by the method as stated by the premise structure.
(1) Recommendation based on viewing history (2) Recommendation from external services (3) Recommendation based on ranking In the above (1), content that is often viewed on the terminal device 4 is often viewed The recommended content is a content of a certain genre, or a content in which a performer appearing in common with frequently viewed content appears. In the above (2), the content designated by the content provider, or the content having a high ranking of the number of times of viewing, recording or the number of viewing reservations in the content provider is recommended content. Then, in the above (3), the content having a large audience rating and the number of viewers at that time is used as the recommended content.

  Next, the recommended information generation unit 102 acquires meta information and intent information of the recommended content from the content provider or the like of the content.

  The recommended information generation unit 102 generates each data to be displayed on the card 70 from the acquired meta information. Further, data of background information indicating the background corresponding to the card 70 is generated. Then, the generated or acquired data described above is associated with intent information to generate recommendation information corresponding to one card 70.

  The recommendation information generated by the recommendation information generation unit 102 is transmitted by the information transmission unit 105 to the STB 3. The recommended information in the case where the content is broadcast content may include, for example, the reason for recommending the content, the broadcast station name, the broadcast date and time, the content title and content, and the content thumbnail. When the content is external content, the broadcasting station name may be changed to the content provider name, and the broadcast date and time may be changed to the reproduction time. The number of pieces of recommended information to be transmitted, that is, the number of cards 70 is preferably five or more. Thus, there is room for selecting the card 70 to be displayed on the STB 3 side.

  Note that the recommendation information generation unit 102 generates the card 70 as the recommendation information, the layout selection unit 104 arranges the card 70 in the layout as shown in FIG. 2, and synthesizes the background related to the most recommended content. The recommendation screen may be generated, and the information transmission unit 105 may transmit the recommendation screen to the STB 3. In this case, the STB 3 may cause the terminal device 4 to display the received recommendation screen as it is.

[Element configuration of STB]
The main part configuration of the STB 3 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the main configuration of the STB 3 and the terminal device 4. As illustrated, the STB 3 includes an STB control unit 30, an STB storage unit 31, an STB communication unit 32, an STB-terminal communication unit 33, and a human sensor 34. Further, the STB control unit 30 includes a user presence / absence determination unit 300, a recommendation information acquisition unit 301, a recommendation content determination unit 302, a recommendation control unit 303, and an FB processing unit 304.

  The STB control unit 30 integrally controls each unit of the STB 3, and the STB storage unit 31 stores various data used by the STB 3. The STB communication unit 32 is for the STB 3 to communicate with an external device (for example, the server 1), and the STB-terminal communication unit 33 is for the STB 3 to communicate with the terminal device 4. The communication method between the STB 3 and the terminal device 4 is not particularly limited, but here, an example of wired connection by HDMI (registered trademark) will be described. The STB voice output unit 35 outputs voice according to the control of the STB control unit 30.

  The user presence / absence determination unit 300 detects a user around the STB 3 and activates the STB 3 (transition to a state in which an image can be output to the terminal device 4).

  The recommendation information acquisition unit (background information acquisition unit) 301 acquires, from the server 1, recommendation information, that is, information in which various data necessary for displaying the card 70 are associated with intent information. The recommended information acquisition unit 301 also acquires, from the server 1, background information indicating the background corresponding to the card 70.

  In the background information for displaying the background corresponding to the card 70, the background information associated with any one content of the background information defined in advance and the content indicated by the object included in the recommendation screen included.

  The recommended content determination unit 302 determines the recommended information to be displayed on the terminal device 4. At this time, the recommended content determination unit 302 does not use the recommended information to be displayed on the terminal device 4 for broadcast content whose broadcast time is equal to or less than a predetermined time (for example, 2/3 of the broadcast time has elapsed). Is preferred. The “predetermined time” may be a time determined according to the length of the broadcast time of the broadcast content recommended as in the above example, or a fixed time such as 10 minutes. It may be. Further, with regard to broadcast content immediately before the start of broadcasting (for example, 5 minutes before the start of broadcasting, etc.), it is preferable not to use the recommendation information to be displayed on the terminal device 4 as recommendation information for recommending recording reservation of the content. This makes it possible to prevent the situation where the recommended information is selected but the content can not be recorded from the beginning.

  The recommendation content determination unit 302 may determine the recommendation information to be displayed on the terminal device 4 according to at least one of the terminal device 4 and the user thereof. For example, the recommendation information of the content with age restriction may not be displayed on the terminal device 4 viewed by the user according to the age restriction. Also, the user may be able to set what kind of content recommendation information is to be displayed (or not to be displayed). In this case, the recommendation content determination unit 302 selects the recommendation information according to the user's setting. . As described above, the server 1 can transmit the common recommendation information to the plurality of STBs 3 collectively by enabling the setting of the selection criterion of the recommendation information on the STB 3 side possessed by the user instead of the server 1 side. And enable efficient transmission. Moreover, although STB 3 has already received the recommendation information from server 1, it does not display it according to the selection criteria. Therefore, if the selection criteria are changed, the recommendation information is displayed without accessing server 1. It can be done.

  Furthermore, the recommended content determination unit 302 changes the display content of the recommended information according to the timing of displaying the recommended information. Specifically, when the recommendation information includes a thumbnail image of the content, the recommended content determination unit 302 determines whether the information for permitting the display of the thumbnail image is included as the intention information. Do. When it is determined that the thumbnail image is included, it is determined that the thumbnail image is to be displayed, and when it is determined that the thumbnail image is not included, it is determined that the thumbnail image is not to be displayed. In addition, when the information which shows the period which permits the display of a thumbnail image is contained in intent information, the recommendation content determination part 302 determines whether the present time is in the period, and it is out of the period. If there is, decide not to display. When it is not displayed, the recommended content determination unit 302 may leave the image display area blank, or may display an image indicating the genre of the recommended content in the image display area.

  Further, when the priority is set to the plurality of pieces of recommendation information acquired by the recommendation information acquisition unit 301, the recommendation content determination unit 302 determines the recommendation information to be displayed according to the priority. Information indicating the priority of the recommendation information may be included, for example, in the intent information. Then, when the recommended information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301 includes essential recommended information including display essential information indicating that it is essential to display, the recommended content determination unit 302 The mandatory recommendation information is displayed regardless of the above priority. Display mandatory information may also be included in the intent information. In this case, the content provider can control the display of the recommended information. That is, the content provider can surely display recommended information of a specific content or display it with a high probability by including the display essential information and the setting of high priority in the intent information.

  Also, the recommended content determination unit 302 determines the most recommended content.

  The recommendation control unit (screen generation unit) 303 generates a recommendation screen according to the determination of the recommendation content determination unit 302. The recommendation screen includes an object for each content for starting display of each content. The recommendation control unit 303 generates a recommendation screen in which an object related to the most recommended content determined by the recommended content determination unit 302 is highlighted among the objects for each content. Also, if the background information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301 includes background information related to the most recommended content, the recommended control unit 303 indicates that the background information related to the most recommended content is Set the background to be shown as the background of the recommendation screen. On the other hand, if the background information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301 does not include background information related to the most recommended content, the recommended control unit 303 acquires the other information acquired by the recommended information acquisition unit 301. Set the background indicated by the background information of to the background of the recommended screen.

  The recommendation control unit 303 outputs, to the terminal device 4, information on the recommendation screen in which the background is set. When the content recommended by the object included in the recommendation screen is broadcast content, when the broadcast time of the content becomes equal to or less than a predetermined time, the recommendation control unit 303 displays the recommendation screen of the object. End the display on In this case, the display on the recommended screen may be continued for objects of broadcast content whose broadcast time is not less than a predetermined time or objects such as external content, and a new object replacing the object whose display is terminated is used. You may add it. In the case of adding, it is preferable to add an object related to the object whose display is ended (for example, one for which the reason for recommendation is the same or one for which viewing of broadcast content is recommended). Also, the recommendation screen itself may be updated.

  Furthermore, the recommendation control unit 303 causes the terminal device 4 to output the content of the recommendation information selected by the terminal device 4. Specifically, in the state where the recommendation screen is displayed, when any key of the remote control of the terminal device 4 is pressed, the STB cooperation control unit 400 of the terminal device 4 receives a signal indicating the pressed key. Send to STB3. Then, the recommendation control unit 303 specifies the recommendation information selected from the above signals, and instructs the terminal device 4 to output the content of the recommendation information.

  The FB processing unit 304 specifies each of the recommendation information displayed and selected on the terminal device 4 and the recommendation information displayed but not selected on the terminal device 4 and specifies the specified result as a predetermined notification destination device. Notice. Specifically, the identification result is notified to the server 1, and the notified identification result is acquired by the information management unit 103 of the server 1 and recorded in the history DB 111. Specifically, the information management unit 103 associates and stores the content, the ID of the terminal device 4 (also the user ID if the user can specify it), and information indicating whether or not it is selected. Also, the date and time when the content was recommended may be recorded together. When the distribution server and the learning server are separated as in the example of FIG. 5, the “predetermined notification destination device” is a server that determines the recommended information to be provided to the STB 3, that is, the learning server. .

  This record is reflected in the generation of the recommendation information from the next time on by the recommendation information generation unit 102. That is, the recommended information generation unit 102 determines that the content selected by the user matches the preference of the user of the terminal device 4. Then, content related to the content, such as content in the same genre as the content, content in which the same performer as the content is cast, etc. is prioritized as recommendation information. Conversely, it is determined that the content not selected by the user does not match the preference of the user of the terminal device 4. Then, the content related to the content, such as the content in the same genre as the content and the content in which the same performer as the content appears, lowers the priority to be the recommended information.

  However, even if the recommended information matches the user's preference, it is not selected when the user does not have time to view the content, etc., so the recommended information not selected does not match the user's preference. Alternatively, it may be an intermediate evaluation that the user does not meet the preference if the user meets the preference. As a result, such content is less likely to be recommended than content known to suit the user's preferences, but prioritized over content known to not meet the user's preferences. It will be possible to

  Although the recommendation information is selected and the viewing of the content is started, the viewing may be ended without the content being viewed to the end. In particular, when the viewing time of the content is short, there is a possibility that the content did not match the user's preference. Therefore, after the recommendation information is selected, the FB processing unit 304 may measure the time when the content related to the recommendation is viewed, and may notify the server 1 of the time. As a result, the server 1 can select the recommended information of the content that matches the user's preference by a method such as weighting according to the viewing time.

[Principle Configuration of Terminal Device]
Next, the main part configuration of the terminal device 4 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a main part configuration of the terminal device 4. As shown in the figure, the terminal device 4 includes a terminal control unit 20 that integrally controls each part of the terminal device 4, a terminal storage unit 21 that stores various data used by the terminal device 4, and the terminal device 4 with an external device. A terminal communication unit 22 for communicating is provided. In addition to this, the terminal device 4 includes a broadcast receiving unit 26, a display unit 27, an input unit 28, and a terminal audio output unit (for example, a speaker). Although not illustrated, the terminal device 4 may be provided with an audio input unit (for example, a microphone) or the like that acquires the user's voice and converts it into an audio signal.

  Also, the terminal control unit 20 includes a broadcast content control unit 205, an internal content control unit 206, an external content control unit 207, an output switching unit 209, and an STB cooperation control unit 400.

  The broadcast reception unit 26 receives broadcast content. The display unit 27 displays an image according to the control of the terminal control unit 20. The input unit 28 receives an input operation of the user of the terminal device 4. The input unit 28 may be, for example, a receiver of a signal (for example, an infrared signal) emitted by the remote control.

  Broadcast content control unit 205 displays broadcast content on display unit 27, internal content control unit 206 displays internal content on display unit 27, and external content control unit 207 displays external content on display unit 27. .

  The output switching unit 209 switches the output target of the terminal device 2 to any of the broadcast content, the internal content, the external content, and the recommendation screen. In addition, things other than these may be contained in switching object.

  The terminal-STB communication unit 40 is for the terminal device 4 to communicate with the STB 3. As described above, here, an example of communication by HDMI (registered trademark) will be described.

  The STB cooperation control unit 400 performs control to switch the output of the terminal device 4 according to the control of the STB 3. Specifically, in response to receiving the recommendation screen from STB 3, STB cooperation control unit 400 instructs output switching unit 209 to receive an image to be output from display unit 27 from STB 3 on the recommendation screen. Switch it.

[Screen transition of terminal device 4 (an example of displaying recommended information of a television program)]
An example of screen transition of the display unit 27 in the terminal device 4 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition from a recommendation screen for recommending a television program as content.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7A, in the recommended screen, four cards are arranged in a row as an object relating to a recommended television program, and the card 70A emphasizes as an object relating to the most recommended television program. It is displayed. In the upper right of the recommendation screen, an operation object 72A for displaying a promotion video as related information on the most recommended television program is displayed.

  Further, on the screen shown in FIG. 7A, the card 70A relating to the most recommended television program is selected by the key operation of the remote control by the user. When the user presses the enter key on the remote control on the screen shown in FIG. 7A, the display screen of display unit 27 transitions to a screen for displaying a program guide of a television program shown in FIG. 7B. . The user can reserve a television program recommended on the screen shown in FIG. 7 (b).

  Further, when the user presses the upper key of the remote control on the screen shown in FIG. 7A, the operation object 72 is selected as shown in FIG. 7C. When the user presses the enter key on the remote control on the screen shown in (c) of FIG. 7, the display screen of the display unit 27 is recommended for YouTube (registered trademark) as shown in (d) of FIG. It changes to the screen which plays and displays the promo video regarding the TV program. The user can view the promotional video of the television program recommended on the screen shown in (d) of FIG.

[Screen transition of terminal device 4 (an example of displaying recommended information of external content)]
Another example of screen transition of the display unit 27 in the terminal device 4 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of screen transition from the recommendation screen for recommending external content.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8A, in the recommendation screen, four cards are arranged in a horizontal row as objects relating to the recommended external content, and the card 70A 'is an object relating to the most recommended external content. It is highlighted. In the upper right of the recommendation screen, an operation object 72A 'for displaying related information related to the most recommended external content is displayed.

  Further, in the screen shown in FIG. 8A, an operation object 72A 'for displaying related information related to the most recommended external content is selected by key operation of the remote control by the user. When the user presses the enter key on the remote control on the screen shown in FIG. 8A, the display screen of display unit 27 displays related information on the most recommended external content shown in FIG. 8B. Transition to the screen. The display unit 27 provides, as related information, a provider that supplies information indicating that the final story of the content "cat story" has been added as shown in (b) of Fig. 8 and the content "selected cat story" May display information introducing other content that can be provided.

[Flow of processing (display of recommended screen and selection of card 70)]
Next, the flow of processing (control method of control device) related to display of the recommendation screen and selection of the card 70 performed by the STB 3 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the process of displaying a recommendation screen and selecting a card 70.

  First, the process of the STB 3 will be described. From the detection result of the human sensor 34, the user presence / absence determination unit 300 determines that a person (user) is detected around the STB 3 (S100).

  Next, the recommendation information acquisition unit 301 transmits a recommendation information request to the server 1 together with the ID of the terminal device 4 (S101). As described above, by transmitting the ID of the terminal device 4, it is possible to acquire the recommendation information that matches the preference of the user of the terminal device 4. When the STB 3 is connected to another terminal device, the ID of the other terminal device is transmitted, so it is possible to acquire recommendation information that matches the preference of the user of the other terminal device.

  Then, the recommended information acquisition unit 301 receives the recommended information from the server 1 as a response to the recommended information request (S102: background information acquisition step), and the content to be displayed on the terminal device 4 by the recommended content determination unit 302 Decide. Further, the recommendation control unit 303 determines four cards 70 to be displayed on the recommendation screen (see FIG. 2) from the plurality of received recommendation information and one card to be highlighted among the four cards. , To generate the recommended screen. Further, the recommendation control unit 303 sets the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content as the background of the recommendation screen (S103: screen generation step).

  The recommendation control unit 303 transmits the recommendation screen via the STB-terminal communication unit 33, and displays it on the terminal device 4 (S104). Thereby, the STB cooperation control unit 400 of the terminal device 4 instructs the output switching unit 209 to switch the image to be output to the display unit 27 to the image received from the STB 3, that is, the recommendation screen.

  After displaying the recommendation screen, the FB processing unit 304 is in a state of waiting for the selection of the card 70 (S105). If the card 70 is selected (for example, a signal indicating that any key indicating that the remote control is selected is received) (YES in S105), the FB processing unit 304 selects the selected content. While being specified, the content other than the selected content is specified as the non-selected content, and notified to the server 1 (S106).

  On the other hand, the FB processing unit 304 does not receive the signal indicating that the card 70 has not been selected (for example, the STB cooperation control unit 400 indicates that any key indicating that the remote control has been selected is pressed). When the signal for turning the terminal device 4 into the OFF state is received (NO in S105), the contents of all the cards 70 are notified to the server 1 as non-selected contents (S107). Thus, the processing of the STB 3 ends.

  Thereafter, when the user presses the power button of the remote control, the terminal device 4 is turned off in accordance with the signal from the remote control. At this time, the terminal device 4 transmits a notification (OFF notification) indicating that the STB 3 is in the OFF state. Thus, the STB 3 can recognize that the terminal device 4 is in the OFF state. In addition, the method of making the terminal device 4 into an OFF state is not limited to this example. For example, when the user goes out of the detection range of the human sensor 34, the terminal device 4 may be in the OFF state. In the case of this example, when the STB 3 detects that the user has gone out of the detection area of the human sensor 34, the STB 3 transmits an end instruction to the terminal device 4. The terminal device 4 is turned OFF according to the end instruction, and transmits an OFF notification to the STB 3. As a result, the STB 3 can recognize that the terminal device 4 is turned off as instructed.

  Subsequently, processing of the server 1 will be described. When the recommendation information generation unit 102 receives the recommendation information request transmitted from the STB 3, the recommendation information generation unit 102 generates the recommendation information (S110). Then, the information transmission unit 105 transmits the generated recommendation information to the STB 3 (S111). In addition, when notified of only the selected content and the non-selected content or the non-selected content, the information management unit 103 records the notified content in the history DB 111 (S112). Thus, the process of the server 1 ends.

Second Embodiment
Another embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to FIG. In addition, the description is abbreviate | omitted about the member which has the same function as the member demonstrated in the said embodiment for convenience of explanation.

[Display device 5 ']
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an essential configuration of a display device 5 'according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  The display device 5 'includes a control unit 20', a storage unit 21 ', a communication unit 22', a broadcast receiving unit 26, a display unit 27, an input unit 28, and a human sensor 34 '. The storage unit 21 ′, the communication unit 22 ′, the broadcast receiving unit 26, the display unit 27, and the input unit 28 of the display device 5 ′ are respectively the terminal storage unit 21 and the terminal communication unit 22 of the terminal device 4 according to the first embodiment. , The broadcast receiving unit 26, the display unit 27, and the input unit 28. The human sensor 34 'of the display device 5' corresponds to the human sensor 34 of the STB 3 of the first embodiment.

  The control unit 20 'of the display device 5' includes the broadcast content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, the output switching unit 209, the user presence / absence determination unit 300 ', the recommended information acquisition unit 301', It functions as the recommended content determination unit 302 ′ and the recommended control unit 303 ′.

  The broadcast content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, and the output switching unit 209 of the control unit 20 'of the display device 5' are respectively the terminal control unit 20 of the terminal device 4 according to the first embodiment. Corresponds to the broadcast content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, and the output switching unit 209. In addition, the user presence / absence determination unit 300 ′, the recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′, the recommended content determination unit 302 ′, and the recommended control unit 303 ′ of the control unit 20 ′ of the display device 5 ′ It corresponds to the user presence / absence determination unit 300, the recommended information acquisition unit 301, the recommended content determination unit 302, and the recommended control unit 303 of the STB control unit 30 of the STB 3.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the display device 5 ′ alone performs the function of the recommendation system 5 in the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, the display device 5 ′ is a television receiver, but the display device 5 ′ is not limited to a television receiver.

[Flow of processing (display of recommended screen and selection of card 70)]
The flow of processing (display control method of display device) related to the display of the recommendation screen and the selection of the card 70 performed by the display device 5 'according to this embodiment is the STB 3 of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. It is the same as the processing flow of

  In the first embodiment, the background information acquisition function (recommended information acquisition unit 301) and the screen generation function (recommended control unit 303) are provided in the STB 3. In the second embodiment, background information acquisition is performed. The function (recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′) and the function of screen generation (recommended control unit 303 ′) are included in the display device 5 ′. However, the function of acquiring background information and the function of screen generation may be provided to other devices. For example, a recorder, a game machine, a PC, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a portable terminal, etc. may be provided.

(Embodiment 3)
It will be as follows if other embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. 11-12. In addition, the description is abbreviate | omitted about the member which has the same function as the member demonstrated in the said embodiment for convenience of explanation.

  The present embodiment differs from the above-described embodiment in that the recommendation control unit 303 'sets the background of the recommendation screen according to the reference information.

  The reference information may include time information, weather information, temperature information, information acquired from an external device, and information selected by the user.

  The recommendation control unit 303 'sets a background in the case of generating a recommendation screen, acquiring reference information, or in a predetermined specific case. That is, the background set by the recommendation control unit 303 'is switched.

  In the present embodiment, an example of an image indicated by background information is an image included in the most recommended content, and is a moving image. The recommendation control unit 303 'sets the background of the recommendation screen to an image having a temporal position according to the reference information. That is, the recommendation control unit 303 'selects a frame included in the moving image according to the reference information. The background information includes information indicating which frame is what image, and the recommendation control unit 303 'can select a frame with reference to the information. Here, the information indicating which frame is what kind of image is, for example, information determined by the recommendation control unit 303 ′ according to the chromaticity information, luminance information, and the like of a certain frame. Specifically, whether the image of a certain frame contains a blue sky, contains a sunset sky, contains a clear sky, contains a rain pattern, contains a summer-like image, or contains a winter-like image, a warm image Information such as whether it contains a refreshing image or a cherry blossom image.

  When the time information indicating the time is acquired as the reference information, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame from the moving image indicated by the background information according to the time information, and sets the selected frame as the background of the recommended screen . For example, when time information indicating the time of the morning is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ selects a frame of a refreshing blue sky image as shown in FIG. 11A and sets it as the background 71′a. be able to. In addition, when time information indicating the time of the afternoon is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ selects a frame of an image of a sunset sky as shown in (b) of FIG. 11 and sets it as the background 71′b. Can.

  When the weather information indicating the weather is acquired as the reference information, the recommendation control unit 303 'selects a frame according to the weather information from the moving image indicated by the background information, and sets the selected frame as the background. For example, when weather information indicating that it is clear is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of a clear image and set it as a background. In addition, when weather information indicating rain is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of an image of a rain pattern and set it as a background.

  When the recommended control unit 303 'acquires air temperature information indicating air temperature as reference information, it selects a frame from the moving image shown in the background information according to the air temperature information, and sets the selected frame as the background. For example, when temperature information indicating that the temperature is 25 degrees or more is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of an image that seems to be summer and set it as a background. In addition, when weather information indicating less than 10 degrees is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of an image that looks like winter and set it as a background.

  When the information is acquired from the external device as the reference information, the recommendation control unit 303 'selects a frame from the external device according to the information from the moving image indicated by the background information, and sets the selected frame as the background. Examples of the external device include household appliances such as cooking home appliances, air conditioners and lighting fixtures. For example, when information indicating a cooked food or recipe is obtained from a cooking appliance such as an oven range, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ selects a frame of an image related to the cooked food or recipe and sets it as a background be able to. Further, when information indicating that cold air is being output is obtained from the air conditioner, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ can select a fresh image frame and set it as a background. In addition, when information indicating that the warm color light is illuminated is acquired from the lighting fixture, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of a warm image and set it as a background.

  In addition, the display device 5 ′ may display a screen 71 a ′ ′ prompting the user to input a request for background as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 12A, the screen 71a ′ ′ is an object 79a showing a desired word “I want to concentrate”, an object 79b showing a desired word “I want to change the atmosphere of a room”, “I want to relax” An object 79c indicating a desired word is included. When a screen as shown in FIG. 12A is displayed, the user can select a desired background via the remote control 6. The user may select the background by operating the keys of the remote control 6 or may select the background by speaking to the remote control 6. The input unit 28 acquires selection information by the user indicating the background selected by the user from the remote control 6. Note that the display device 5 ′ may acquire selection information from a smartphone instead of the remote control 6.

  When the selection control by the user is acquired as the reference information, the recommendation control unit 303 'selects a frame from the moving image indicated by the background information according to the selection information, and sets the selected frame as the background. For example, when the selection information indicating that the user desires to “relax” is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ sets the frame of the image 71′′b as shown in (b) of FIG. It can be selected and set as a background.

  The reference information may be information indicating an event such as an event. For example, the recommendation control unit 303 'may set an image of a cherry tree as a background at the time of flower viewing.

  As described above, the display device 5 'of the present embodiment is integrated with the space where the display device 5' is installed, and can create an effect of the space.

  If the background information does not include an appropriate image corresponding to the reference information, the recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′ may request the server for new background information via the communication unit 22 ′. .

  Moreover, although the form implemented in display apparatus 5 'which concerns on Embodiment 2 was described above, you may implement | achieve by STB 3 which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG.

(Embodiment 4)
It will be as follows if other embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. 13-14. In addition, the description is abbreviate | omitted about the member which has the same function as the member demonstrated in the said embodiment for convenience of explanation.

  The present embodiment differs from the above embodiment in that user position information indicating the position of the user is acquired as reference information, and the background of the recommendation screen is set according to the user position information.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a display device 5 ′ ′ according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

  The display device 5 ′ ′ includes a control unit 20 ′ ′, a storage unit 21 ′, a communication unit 22 ′, a broadcast receiving unit 26, a display unit 27, an input unit 28, and a human sensor 34 ′ ′. The storage unit 21 ′, the communication unit 22 ′, the broadcast reception unit 26, the display unit 27, and the input unit 28 of the display device 5 ′ ′ are respectively the storage unit 21 ′ of the display device 5 ′ according to the second embodiment, the communication unit 22 'corresponds to the broadcast receiving unit 26, the display unit 27, and the input unit 28.

  The human sensor 34 ′ ′ detects the relative position of the user in the detection area with the display device 5 ′ ′, and outputs the detection result to the user presence / absence determination unit 300 ′ and the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′. It differs in the point. Information indicating the relative position between the user and the display 5 ′ ′ detected by the human sensor 34 ′ ′ is referred to as user position information.

  The control unit 20 '' of the display device 5 '' includes the broadcast content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, the output switching unit 209, the user presence / absence determination unit 300 ', and the background information acquisition unit 301' '. Functions as the recommended content determination unit 302 ′ and the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′. The broadcast content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, the output switching unit 209, the user presence / absence determination unit 300 ', and the recommended content determination unit 302' of the control unit 20 ′ ′ are respectively embodiments. The broadcast content control unit 205, the internal content control unit 206, the external content control unit 207, the output switching unit 209, the user presence / absence determination unit 300 ', and the recommended content determination unit 302 of the control unit 20' of the display device 5 '. Corresponds to '. The background information acquisition unit 301 ′ ′ functions in the same manner as the recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′ of the display device 5 ′ according to the second embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the screen generation unit 303 '' sets the background of the recommendation screen to an image having a spatial position according to the reference information. For example, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ sets an image in which only a partial area of a frame is enlarged as a background. Further, the recommendation control unit 303 'sets the image as a background such that the area to be enlarged in the frame moves so that the position of the user who views the screen is moving.

  The screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ acquires user position information from the human sensor 34 ′ as reference information, and sets a background according to the user position information.

  When acquiring the user position information, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ cuts out an image at a position and a size determined according to the user position information from the frame set as the background, and resets the cut image as the background. The screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ can cut out an image and reset the cut out image as a background when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined condition includes a first condition and a second condition.

  For example, when the user position information indicates that the user 7 b is at a position, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ displays an image 71 ′ ′ b as illustrated in (b) of FIG. 14. In this case, when the second condition is satisfied and the user position information indicates that the user 7a is at a position farther from the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user 7a is, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ is shown in FIG. The image 71 ′ ′ ′ a including the peripheral portion (the image zoomed out) 71 ′ ′ ′ a is set as the background as compared with the image 71 ′ ′ ′ b shown in FIG. be able to. That is, when the second condition is satisfied, the cutout area of the screen when the user 7a is farther from the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user 7a is from the cutout area of the image when the user 7b is at the position Set the larger. This allows the user to feel that he has moved away. When the second condition is satisfied and the user position information indicates that the user 7c is closer to the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user 7c is located, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ is shown in FIG. Setting an image 71 ′ ′ ′ c (image zoomed in) in which the central portion is enlarged as a background as compared with the image 71 ′ ′ ′ b shown in (b) of FIG. 14 as shown in (c) it can. That is, when the second condition is satisfied, the cutout area of the screen when the user 7c is closer to the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user 7c is present than when the user 7b is at the position. Set smaller. This allows the user to feel that the background is approaching. By moving away from or approaching the background, the user can further feel that the display 5 ′ ′ is moving away or approaching. As an example of the case where the second condition is satisfied, when the line of sight of the user is facing the display 5 ′ ′, the display 5 ′ ′ is compared with the normal most recommended when the display 5 ′ ′ is not displaying pop-up. And, if there is nothing more strongly recommended, you can list them.

  Conversely, when the first condition is satisfied, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ is zoomed in when the user position information indicates that the user is at a position farther from the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user is. An image may be set as a background. That is, when the first condition is satisfied, the cutout area of the screen when the user is farther from the display 5 ′ ′ than the user is smaller than the cutout area of the image when the user is at the position Set In addition, when the user position information indicates that the user is at a position closer to the display device 5 ′ ′ than a certain position, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ may set an image zoomed out as a background. That is, when the first condition is satisfied, the cutout area of the screen when the user is at a position closer to the display 5 ′ ′ than the user is larger than the cutout area of the image when the user is at a position Set As the background zooms in or out, the card 70 appears sunk or raised, so that the user's interest can be attracted to the card 70 more.

  In addition, the display device 5 ′ ′ may further include a gaze detection unit (not illustrated) that detects the direction of the gaze, and the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ may set the background according to the direction of the gaze. When the line of sight of the user does not face the display 5 ′ ′, when the user position information indicates that the user is at a position farther from the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user is, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ zooms in Can be set as the background. In addition, when the user position information indicates that the user is at a position closer to the display device 5 ′ ′ than a certain position, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ can set the image zoomed out as a background. When the line of sight of the user does not face the display device 5 ′ ′, this is an example of the case where the first condition described above is satisfied.

  In addition, while the display 5 ′ ′ displays the notification, the advertisement, etc. from the display 5 ′ ′ in a pop-up display, the screen generator 303 ′ ′ is closer to the display 5 ′ ′ than the user's position. When in position, the zoomed out image can be set as the background. In addition, when the user is at a position farther from the display 5 ′ ′ than a certain position, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ can set the zoomed-in image as the background. This allows the user's interest to be attracted to the pop-up display. This pop-up display 5 ′ ′ is an example of the case where the above first condition is satisfied.

  In addition, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ can perform control to further highlight the card 70 when it is strongly recommended that the card 70 be recommended, as compared to the normal most recommended. In this case, when the user is closer to the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user is located, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ can set the image zoomed out as the background. In addition, when the user is at a position farther from the display 5 ′ ′ than a certain position, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ can set the zoomed-in image as the background. The user's interest can be attracted to the card 70 that he wishes to strongly recommend. The case where it is desirable to make the recommendation strongly in comparison with the usual most recommendation is an example of the case where the above first condition is satisfied.

  When the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ acquires user position information indicating that the user is on the right side in a plane parallel to the display 5 ′ ′ than the user's position, the right area in the frame is enlarged. Can be set as the background. Conversely, when the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ acquires user position information indicating that the user is on the left side in a plane parallel to the display device 5 ′ ′ than the position, the left area in the frame is enlarged. Can be set as the background.

  In addition, when the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ acquires information indicating that the line of sight of the user is upward than the predetermined direction, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ can set an image in which the upper area in the frame is enlarged as a background. . Conversely, when the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ acquires information indicating that the line of sight of the user is more downward than the predetermined direction, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ sets an image in which the lower region in the frame is enlarged as the background. Can.

  By interlocking the background with the movement of the user, a sense of solidarity between the user and the display device 5 ′ ′ becomes stronger.

Embodiment 5
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the recommendation control unit 303 'superposes additional objects on the background.

  The recommendation control unit 303 ′ superimposes a specific object at a specific time, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, at 12 midnight, the glass shoe 77 is the upper side of the card 70 relating to the most recommended content. Generate a screen that will be placed on This can further attract the user's interest.

  Also, the recommended control unit 303 'is a character that walks on the upper side of the card 70, jumps from one card 70 to another card 70, drops from the card 70, and makes a gesture to lift the card 70. Overlay the object on the background. For example, content can be recommended more strongly by superimposing a character object relating to the most recommended content on the background.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block of STB 3 (especially recommended information acquisition unit 301 and recommended control unit 303) is the control block of display device 5 ′ (especially recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′ and recommended control unit 303 ′), and display device 5 The 'control block (in particular, the background information acquisition unit 301''and the screen generation unit 303'') may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. It may be realized by software using a Central Processing Unit.

  In the latter case, the STB 3, the display device 5 ', and the display device 5' 'have a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and the above program and various data can be read by a computer (or CPU) It includes a recorded ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as a "recording medium"), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the program, and the like. The object of the present invention is achieved by the computer (or CPU) reading the program from the recording medium and executing the program. As the recording medium, a “non-transitory tangible medium”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
The display device 5 '' according to aspect 1 of the present invention is a display device that displays the background of the screen on the display unit, and the background information acquisition unit 301 '' for acquiring background information and the background of the screen The screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ switches to an image having a spatial position according to user position information indicating the position of the screen, and the display unit 27. The screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ The image is cut out at a position and size determined according to the user position information, the cut out image is set as the background, and the display unit 27 displays the background.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to make the user feel a sense of unity between the user and the display device 5 ', and the background image can attract the user's interest by the display screen.

  In the display device 5 'according to aspect 2 of the present invention, in the above aspect 1, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the screen generation unit 303' 'in the background indicates a background information. The image may be clipped at a position and size determined according to the user position information, and the clipped image may be set as the background.

  According to the above configuration, the cutting operation can be performed when the predetermined condition is satisfied.

  In the display device 5 ′ according to the third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the predetermined condition includes a first condition and a second condition, and the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ includes the first condition. When the condition is satisfied, the cutout area when the user is at a position closer to the display device than the certain position is set larger than the cutout area of the image when the user is at the certain position, and the second condition When the above condition is satisfied, the cutout area when the user is closer to the display device than the above-described position may be set smaller than the cutout area of the image when the user is at the position.

  According to the above configuration, different backgrounds can be displayed according to the conditions.

  In the display device 5 ′ according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the display device 5 ′ ′ displays recommendation information of a plurality of contents on the display unit 27, and The screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ generates a recommendation screen, and the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ is a recommendation screen including an object for each content for starting display of each content, and for each content Among the objects, a recommendation screen in which objects related to the most recommended content are highlighted is generated, and background information related to the most recommended content is included in the background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit 301 ′ ′. If it is included, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is set as the background of the recommended screen, and the display unit 27 displays the recommended screen, Background of the recommended screen may be displayed.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to clearly convey to the user that a certain content is recommended among the plurality of pieces of content.

  In the display device 5 ′ ′ according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ relates to the most recommended content in the background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit 301 ′ ′ When the background information obtained is not included, the background indicated by the other background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit 301 ′ ′ may be set as the background of the recommendation screen.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to convey information that is not related to the most recommended content.

  In the display device 5 ′ ′ according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth or fifth aspect, an operation for displaying related information related to the most recommended content in the background set by the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ It may contain objects.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to display related information related to further recommended content by selecting the operation object by the user.

  In the display device 5 ′ ′ according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, the background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit 301 ′ ′ is predetermined background information, and The content may include background information associated with any one of the contents indicated by the object included in the recommendation screen.

  According to the above configuration, when the background information to be acquired is predetermined background information, the amount of information to be acquired can be reduced, so that the transmission load and the memory load can be reduced.

  In the display device 5 ′ ′ according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the fourth to seventh aspects, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ uses the background as an image included in the most recommended content. The image may be switched to an image having a temporal position or a spatial position according to the reference information.

  According to the above configuration, since the background is switched, the user's interest can be drawn more.

  In the display device 5 ′ ′ according to aspect 9 of the present invention, in the above aspect 8, time information is included in the reference information, and the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ is included in the most recommended content. An image may be selected from the images according to the time information, and the selected image may be set as the background.

  According to the above configuration, the user can be made aware of the time.

  In the display device 5 ′ ′ according to aspect 10 of the present invention, in the above aspect 8, the reference information includes at least one of weather information and temperature information, and the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ An image may be selected from the images included in the most recommended content according to at least one of the weather information and the air temperature information, and the selected image may be set as the background.

  According to the above configuration, the user can be made aware of the external situation.

  In the display device 5 ′ ′ according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect, the reference information includes information acquired from an external device, and the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ is the most recommended. The image may be selected from the images included in the contents according to the information acquired from the external device, and the selected image may be set as the background.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to make the user feel a sense of unity between the display device 5 'and the external device.

  In the display device 5 ′ ′ according to aspect 12 of the present invention, in the above aspect 8, the reference information includes selection information by the user, and the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ is the most recommended content. The image may be selected from the images included in the image according to the selection information by the user, and the selected image may be set as the background.

  According to the above configuration, a desired image can be provided to the user.

  In the display device 5 ′ according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to twelfth aspects, the screen generation unit (recommended control unit 303 ′) superimposes an additional object on the background. May be

  According to the above configuration, the user's interest can be drawn more.

  A display control method according to an aspect 14 of the present invention is a display control method of a display device for displaying a background of a screen on a display unit, and the background information acquisition step of acquiring background information; Including a screen generation step of switching to an image having a spatial position according to user position information indicating a position, and a display step, wherein the screen generation step is determined according to the user position information from the background indicated by the background information An image is cut out by position and size, the cut out image is set as the background, and the background is displayed in the display step.

  The display device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the display device is realized by the computer by operating the computer as each unit (software element) included in the display device. A display control program of a display device, and a computer readable recording medium recording them are also within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

3 STB (control device)
5 ', 5''display device 27 display unit 301, 301' recommended information acquisition unit (background information acquisition unit)
301 '' background information acquisition unit 303, 303 'recommended control unit (screen generation unit)
303 '' screen generation unit

The terminal authentication unit 100 authenticates the STB 3. Specifically, the terminal authentication unit 100 determines whether the device ID received from the STB 3 matches the device ID registered in advance. If they match, the authentication succeeds, and if they do not match, the authentication fails. The terminal device 4 that has succeeded in authentication is the target of notification of the recommendation information.

The information transmission unit 105 notifies the terminal device 4 of the recommendation information generated by the recommendation information generation unit 102 and the layout selected by the layout selection unit 104, and outputs the above-mentioned recommendation information in the layout.

The output switching unit 209 switches the output target of the terminal device 4 to any one of the broadcast content, the internal content, the external content, and the recommendation screen. In addition, things other than these may be contained in switching object.

When the recommended control unit 303 ′ acquires air temperature information indicating air temperature as reference information, the recommended control unit 303 ′ selects a frame from the moving image indicated by the background information according to the air temperature information, and sets the selected frame as the background. For example, when temperature information indicating that the temperature is 25 degrees or more is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of an image that seems to be summer and set it as a background. Further, when temperature information indicating less than 10 degrees is acquired, the recommendation control unit 303 ′ can select a frame of an image that looks like winter and set it as a background.

For example, when the user position information indicates that the user 7b is at a position, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ displays an image 71 ′ ′ ′ b as shown in (b) of FIG. In this case, when the second condition is satisfied and the user position information indicates that the user 7a is at a position farther from the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user 7a is, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ is shown in FIG. The image 71 ′ ′ ′ a including the peripheral portion (the image zoomed out) 71 ′ ′ ′ a is set as the background as compared with the image 71 ′ ′ ′ b shown in FIG. be able to. That is, when the second condition is satisfied, the cutout area of the screen when the user 7a is farther from the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user 7a is from the cutout area of the image when the user 7b is at the position Set the larger. This allows the user to feel that the background has moved away. When the second condition is satisfied and the user position information indicates that the user 7c is closer to the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user 7c is located, the screen generation unit 303 ′ ′ is shown in FIG. Setting an image 71 ′ ′ ′ c (image zoomed in) in which the central portion is enlarged as a background as compared with the image 71 ′ ′ ′ b shown in (b) of FIG. 14 as shown in (c) it can. That is, when the second condition is satisfied, the cutout area of the screen when the user 7c is closer to the display 5 ′ ′ than the position where the user 7c is present than when the user 7b is at the position. Set smaller. This allows the user to feel that the background is approaching. By moving away from or approaching the background, the user can further feel that the display device 5 '' is being moved away or approached. As an example of the case where the second condition is satisfied, when the line of sight of the user is facing the display 5 ′ ′, the display 5 ′ ′ is compared with the normal most recommended when the display 5 ′ ′ is not displaying pop-up. And, if there is nothing more strongly recommended, you can list them.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block of STB 3 (especially recommended information acquisition unit 301 and recommended control unit 303) is the control block of display device 5 ′ (especially recommended information acquisition unit 301 ′ and recommended control unit 303 ′), and display device 5 The '' control block (particularly the background information acquisition unit 301 '' and the screen generation unit 303 '') may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or It may be realized by software using (Central Processing Unit).

Claims (8)

A display device for displaying the background of the screen on a display unit,
Background information acquisition unit for acquiring background information,
A screen generation unit that switches the background of the screen to an image having a spatial position according to user position information indicating the position of the user;
And a display unit,
The screen generation unit cuts out an image at a position and a size determined according to the user position information from the background indicated by the background information, and sets the cut out image as the background.
The display unit displays the background. The screen generation unit cuts out an image at a position and a size determined according to the user position information from the background indicated by the background information when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and sets the cut out image as the background. The display device according to claim 1, The predetermined condition includes a first condition and a second condition,
The screen generation unit
If the first condition is satisfied,
Setting the cutout area larger when the user is closer to the display device than the above-mentioned position than the cutout area of the image when the user is at a position
If the above second condition is satisfied,
3. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the cutout area when the user is closer to the display than the predetermined position is set smaller than the cutout area of the image when the user is at the predetermined position. . The display device displays recommendation information of a plurality of contents on the display unit,
The screen generation unit generates a recommended screen,
The screen generation unit
A recommendation screen including an object for each content for starting display of each content, wherein an object relating to the most recommended content among the objects for each content is highlighted to be generated.
When the background information acquired by the background information acquisition unit includes background information related to the most recommended content, the background indicated by the background information related to the most recommended content is displayed on the recommended screen. Set as background,
The display apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the recommendation screen and a background of the recommendation screen are displayed on the display unit.   A television receiver comprising the display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A display control method of a display device for displaying a background of a screen on a display unit,
Background information acquisition step for acquiring background information,
A screen generation step of switching the background of the screen to an image having a spatial position according to user position information indicating the position of the user;
Including a display step,
In the screen generation step, an image is cut out at a position and a size determined according to the user position information from the background indicated by the background information, and the cut out image is set as the background.
A display control method characterized in that the background is displayed in the display step.   A display control program for causing a computer to function as the display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control program causes a computer to function as the background information acquisition unit and the screen generation unit.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the display control program of Claim 7.

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