JP2019184655A - Information processing device, content display method and content display program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing device, a content display method, and a content display program, which enable more various expressions for a content displayed on a screen.SOLUTION: A comics display processing displays comics 50 formed by a plurality of consecutive still images 52 on a screen of a portable terminal. The comics display processing displays the comics 50 including the still image 52 of which length in at least one of a vertical direction or a horizontal direction is larger than the length of the screen, and scrolls the comics 50 displayed on the screen in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the length of the still image 52 in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a content display method, and a content display program.

  In recent years, online services such as websites (Web pages, Web services), online games, and application software (hereinafter referred to as “apps”) distributed to information processing apparatuses such as mobile terminals via computer networks have become widespread. Yes.

  In Patent Document 1, in order to display a manga composed of a plurality of frames on one page on a screen, while switching a range designated in the page (for example, one frame drawn in a page) An image display device that displays an enlarged display on a display screen is disclosed. For this reason, the image display device disclosed in Patent Document 1 generates a display range switching list in which various parameters for sequentially switching the range to be displayed on the display screen are generated, and is associated with the display order. The frame to be displayed, the coordinates of the display center, and the display magnification are set. Thus, the Web page is displayed on the display screen while sequentially switching the display range according to the generated display range switching list.

  Therefore, in the image display device disclosed in Patent Document 1, even for a large web page, the user does not need to perform complicated controller operations such as scrolling the image up and down, left and right, and enlarging / reducing the web page. It becomes possible to browse every corner comfortably.

JP 2010-164862 A

  In recent years, as comics that can be browsed on an information processing device, not only paper-based manga captured as image data, but also comics can be created with image data on the assumption that they will be delivered to the information processing device from the beginning. is there. It is expected that a manga created on the assumption that it will be distributed to such an information processing apparatus can produce various expressions that could not be expressed on paper media.

  Here, the image display device disclosed in Patent Document 1 performs scrolling in the vertical and horizontal directions. The purpose is to make the user comfortably browse the manga in which the paper medium is captured as image data and to which the frame is divided, and does not diversify the expression of the manga. Therefore, there is a demand for technical development that enables more various expressions for content such as manga displayed on the information processing apparatus.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides an information processing device, a content display method, and a content display program that enable more various expressions for content displayed on a screen. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above problems, the information processing apparatus, content display method, and content display program of the present invention employ the following means.

  In order to solve the above problems, an “information processing apparatus” which is one embodiment of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that displays content formed by a plurality of continuous still images on a screen, and which has a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. Display control means for displaying on the screen the content including the still image, at least one of which is larger than the length of the screen, and depending on the length of the still image in the vertical or horizontal direction on the screen. Scroll control means for scrolling the displayed content vertically or horizontally.

  In order to solve the above problems, a “content display method” according to one aspect of the present invention is a content display method for displaying content formed by a plurality of continuous still images on a screen, in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. A first step of displaying on the screen the content including the still image, wherein at least one of the lengths is larger than the length of the screen, and depending on a length in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction of the still image on the screen. A second step of scrolling the displayed content vertically or horizontally.

  In order to solve the above problems, a “content display program” according to one aspect of the present invention includes a computer provided in an information processing apparatus that displays content formed by a plurality of continuous still images on a screen in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. Display control means for displaying on the screen the content including the still image in which at least one of the lengths is larger than the length of the screen, and the screen according to the vertical or horizontal length of the still image. And scroll control means for scrolling the content displayed in the vertical or horizontal direction.

  Various technical limitations may be added to the “information processing apparatus” as illustrated below. Further, the technical limitation of the same meaning may be added to the processing step executed by the “content display method” and the function of the “content display program”.

  The scroll control means scrolls the still image long in the vertical direction in the vertical direction and scrolls the still image long in the horizontal direction in the horizontal direction.

  The scroll control means scrolls the content according to a user operation using an indicator on the screen, controls a movement amount of the still image according to an inertial force based on a moving speed of the indicator, Even if the scroll direction of the content changes, the scroll of the content is continued according to the inertia force.

  The scroll control means scrolls the content according to a user operation using an indicator on the screen, controls a movement amount of the still image according to an inertial force based on a moving speed of the indicator, At the timing when the scroll direction of the content changes, the scroll of the content is stopped regardless of the magnitude of the inertia force.

  The scroll control means scrolls the still image at a predetermined speed.

  The speed varies depending on the still image.

  The scroll control means determines whether or not a predetermined condition for scrolling the content is satisfied at a predetermined timing, and scrolls the content when the condition is satisfied.

  The content is a manga having a branch in progress, the still image before the branch of progress has a plurality of scroll directions set, and the scroll control means selects one of the plurality of scroll directions. The content is scrolled in the scroll direction.

  Based on the information acquired by the information processing apparatus, a forward branch control unit that determines one scroll direction among the plurality of scroll directions is provided.

  When scrolling the manga in one selected scroll direction, the scroll control means prohibits the scrolling of the manga in another scroll direction not selected.

  When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the number of progress branches of the manga increases or decreases compared to before the condition is satisfied.

  Content information indicating the content displayed on the screen includes a plurality of still images arranged two-dimensionally so as to correspond to the scroll direction.

  Content information indicating the content displayed on the screen includes a plurality of still images associated with order information indicating the order of display on the screen and a scroll direction.

  The content information is associated with scroll information indicating the scroll direction of the content, and the scroll control means scrolls the content displayed on the screen in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the scroll information.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that more various expressions can be made for the content displayed on the screen.

1 is a configuration diagram of a manga distribution system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the concept of the manga which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display state of the screen by the multi scroll which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the image of the timing which the scroll direction which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention changes. It is a schematic diagram which shows the manga progress branch which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram regarding the manga display function of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the comics display process of the portable terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the manga data concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the other manga data which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an information processing apparatus, a content display method, and a content display program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[1-1. Composition of manga distribution system]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a manga distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment. The manga distribution system 1 includes a communication line 2, a plurality of portable terminals 3, and a server 4.

  The communication line 2 forms a computer network and is, for example, a wide area communication line provided by an electric power company.

  The mobile terminal 3 is an information processing terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a laptop computer, and is used for a user to use an online service distributed via the communication line 2. The mobile terminal 3 includes a touch panel display 3a that displays an image, a speaker 3b that outputs sound, a microphone 3c that receives sound, a camera 3d that captures an image of a subject, and the like. Here, the touch panel display 3a includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch sensor. The LCD displays various images, and the touch sensor receives various input operations performed using an indicator such as a finger, a stylus, or a pen. In the following description, the touch panel display 3a is also referred to as a screen 3a.

  The server 4 is an information processing apparatus that distributes an online service to the mobile terminal 3 via the communication line 2.

  The manga distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment distributes manga converted to digital data from the server 4 to the mobile terminal 3 through the communication line 2 as one of online services. The manga here is an example of content formed by a plurality of continuous still images, and a plurality of still images are composed of pictures and have a story as a whole. The user browses the manga distributed to the mobile terminal 3 using dedicated application software (hereinafter referred to as “manga viewing app”). The manga browsing application is installed in the mobile terminal 3 in advance. It should be noted that the manga browsing application functions even when the mobile terminal 3 and the server 4 are not communicating (offline state) as long as the manga data is downloaded from the server 4 to the mobile terminal 3.

[1-2. Server configuration]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the server 4 according to the present embodiment.

  The server 4 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 20 that is a main control unit that controls the operation of the entire server 4, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22 in which various programs and various data are stored in advance, and the CPU 20. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 24 used as a work area at the time of execution of various programs and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 26 as storage means for storing various programs and various data are provided.

  The HDD 26 stores manga data indicating the manga distributed to the mobile terminal 3. The storage means is not limited to the HDD 26, and may be other storage media such as a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory.

  Further, the server 4 includes a keyboard and a mouse and the like, an operation input unit 28 that receives input of various operations, a monitor 30 such as a liquid crystal display device that displays various images, and a mobile terminal 3 via the communication line 2. An external interface 32 is provided that is connected to another information processing apparatus or the like and transmits / receives various data to / from the other information processing apparatus.

  The CPU 20, ROM 22, RAM 24, HDD 26, operation input unit 28, monitor 30, and external interface 32 are electrically connected to each other via a system bus 34. Therefore, the CPU 20 accesses the ROM 22, RAM 24, and HDD 26, grasps the operation state of the operation input unit 28, displays an image on the monitor 30, and stores various data with other information processing devices via the external interface 32. Transmission and reception can be performed.

[1-3. Electrical configuration of mobile terminal]
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the mobile terminal 3.

  The mobile terminal 3 includes a main control unit 40, a main storage unit 42, an auxiliary storage unit 44, a communication unit 46, and operation buttons 48 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG.

  The main control unit 40 is, for example, a CPU, a microprocessor, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and the like, and controls the entire operation of the mobile terminal 3.

  The main storage unit 42 is composed of, for example, a RAM, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), and the like, and is used as a work area when the main control unit 40 executes processing based on various programs.

  The auxiliary storage unit 44 is, for example, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, and stores various data such as images and programs used for processing of the main control unit 40. The programs stored in the auxiliary storage unit 44 include, for example, an OS (Operating System) for realizing the basic functions of the mobile terminal 3, drivers for controlling various hardware, e-mail, web browsing, and other various types. A program for realizing the function. The auxiliary storage unit 44 stores in advance a comic book browsing application for displaying the comic distributed from the server 4 on the touch panel display 3a.

  The communication unit 46 is, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Controller) and has a function of connecting to the communication line 2. Note that the communication unit 46 has a function of connecting to a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), a function of connecting to a wireless WAN (Wide Area Network), for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like instead of or together with the NIC. You may have a function which enables wireless communication, infrared communication, etc.

  The operation buttons 48 are provided on the side surface of the mobile terminal 3, and are a power button for starting or stopping the mobile terminal 3, a volume adjustment button for sound output from the speaker 3b, and the like.

  The main control unit 40, the main storage unit 42, the auxiliary storage unit 44, the communication unit 46, the touch panel display 3a, the speaker 3b, the microphone 3c, the camera 3d, and the operation buttons 48 are electrically connected to each other via the system bus 49. It is connected. Accordingly, the main control unit 40 accesses the main storage unit 42 and the auxiliary storage unit 44, displays an image on the touch panel display 3a, grasps an operation state of the touch panel display 3a and the operation buttons 48 by the user, and outputs sound to the microphone 3c. Input, output of sound from the speaker 3b, control of the camera 3d, access to various communication networks and other information processing apparatuses via the communication unit 46, and the like can be performed.

[1-4. Manga display function of mobile terminal]
The mobile terminal 3 displays the manga distributed from the server 4 on the screen 3a using a function (hereinafter referred to as “manga display function”) of the manga browsing application, thereby enabling the user to browse the manga. The manga according to the present embodiment is formed to include a still image in which at least one of the length in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction (hereinafter also referred to as “vertical and horizontal length”) is larger than the length of the screen 3 a of the mobile terminal 3. . That is, the manga according to the present embodiment has a mixture of still images in the vertical direction and long still images in the horizontal direction.

  With reference to FIG. 4, the structure of the comic 50 concerning this embodiment is demonstrated concretely. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the manga 50 distributed to the mobile terminal 3 by the manga distribution system. In the example of FIG. 4, the manga 50 includes still images 52A and 52B. The still image 52 </ b> A is a scene in which two people are talking, and is a vertically long still image 52. The still image 52 </ b> B is a scene in which the characters are punched and is a horizontally long still image 52. Note that the manga 50 according to the present embodiment has no concept of pages and frames as an example, and even in the example of FIG. 4, there is no clear page break or frame break.

  The horizontal length x shown in FIG. 4 is equivalent to the horizontal length of the screen 3a, and the vertical length y is equivalent to the vertical length of the screen 3a. That is, the horizontal length of the still image 52A is equal to the horizontal length of the screen 3a, while the vertical length of the still image 52A is longer than the vertical length of the screen 3a. The horizontal length of the still image 52B is longer than the horizontal length of the screen 3a, while the vertical length of the still image 52B is equal to the vertical length of the screen 3a.

  It should be noted that the manga 50 may include a still image 52 that is longer than the length and width of the screen 3a. The lengths of the still image 52 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction are arbitrarily determined according to the scene of the manga 50 by the writer who creates the manga.

[1-4-1. Multi scroll]
In the manga display function, the manga 50 is scrolled and displayed on the screen 3a in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction (either up, down, left, or right) of the mobile terminal 3 according to the length of the still image 52 in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. Perform multi-scrolling. More specifically, multi-scrolling, for example, scrolls a still image 52 that is long in the vertical direction in the vertical direction (the long axis direction of the screen 3a, the vertical direction), and causes the still image 52 that is long in the horizontal direction to be horizontal ( The screen is scrolled in the short axis direction of the screen 3a (left and right direction).

  In this way, the multi-scroll does not scroll the manga 50 in one direction (vertical direction) or horizontal direction (left and right direction), but changes the scroll direction in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the scene of the manga 50. It is something to change. The timing at which the scroll direction changes in the manga 50 is also the timing at which the scene of the manga 50 changes, for example.

  In the following description, scrolling in the vertical direction is called vertical scrolling, and scrolling in the horizontal direction is called horizontal scrolling. Note that when both the vertical and horizontal lengths of the still image 52 are longer than the vertical and horizontal lengths of the screen 3a, the manga 50 can be scrolled in a preset direction.

  An arrow S in FIG. 4 indicates the scroll direction of the comic 50, and the still image 52A is vertically scrolled because the length in the vertical direction is longer than the vertical direction of the screen 3a. The still image 52B is horizontally scrolled because the horizontal length is longer than the horizontal direction of the screen 3a.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state of the screen 3a by multi-scrolling, and shows a case where the still images 52A and 52B in FIG. 4 are displayed on the screen 3a.

  5A to 5F show image changes displayed on the screen 3a of the portable terminal 3 in this order, that is, scroll states. 5A to 5C show a state in which the manga 50 is vertically scrolled from top to bottom. On the other hand, when the still image 52 displayed on the screen 3a changes from the still image 52A to the still image 52B as shown in FIGS. 5C and 5D, the manga 50 is displayed as shown in FIGS. Changes from horizontal scrolling from left to right.

  Here, when the scroll direction of the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a of the mobile terminal 3 is always one direction, the image change displayed on the screen 3a may not be appropriate for each scene. For example, when the scroll direction is only the vertical direction, in a scene in which punching is performed in the horizontal direction like the still image 52B, the still image 52B is displayed on the screen so that the horizontal length matches the horizontal length of the screen 3a. It must be created and displayed according to the horizontal length of 3a, and it lacks a sense of reality and expressiveness.

  On the other hand, in the manga display function according to the present embodiment, the manga 50 is scrolled and displayed on the screen 3a in accordance with the length and width of the still image 52, so that, for example, the scene where the punch is fed like the still image 52B is scrolled horizontally. Then, fists are gradually displayed on the screen 3a from the arms. Thereby, the manga display function can enhance the presence and expressive power of the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a.

  As described above, the multi-scroll by the manga display function according to the present embodiment enables more various expressions for the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a.

[1-4-2. Scroll operation]
The manga display function scrolls the manga 50 according to the user's operation using the indicator on the screen 3a. The indicator according to the present embodiment is a user's finger as an example.

  When scrolling the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a, for example, the user moves (swipes or flicks) his / her finger touching the screen 3a in the scroll direction. The manga display function scrolls the manga 50 when the screen 3a detects that the screen 3a is swiped or flicked (hereinafter referred to as “scroll operation”) while the manga 50 is displayed on the screen 3a.

  As an example, the manga display function according to the present embodiment scrolls the manga 50 displayed on the mobile terminal 3 when the direction of movement of the finger of the user performing the scroll operation matches the predetermined scroll direction. . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the scroll operation is performed, the manga display function may scroll the manga 50 in a predetermined direction regardless of the moving direction of the user's finger. Further, instead of swiping or flicking the user's finger, the scroll operation may be, for example, a tap on the screen 3a, and the manga 50 may be scrolled in a predetermined direction when the tap is performed.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a still image 52C at a timing when the scroll direction changes. In the manga display function according to the present embodiment, for example, the lower end of the still image 52C is displayed on the screen 3a, and the scroll direction is changed in the horizontal direction when the scroll cannot be performed further downward.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the scroll direction may be changed when the center area of the still image 52C is displayed on the screen 3a. In this case, the coordinates indicating the central area of the still image 52C at the timing when the scroll direction changes are set in advance in the manga.

  Moreover, the manga display function according to the present embodiment may display an arrow image 54 indicating the scroll direction on the screen 3a. The arrow image 54 is displayed at the end of the screen 3a so as not to interfere with the manga displayed on the screen 3a, for example. Thereby, the user can grasp the scroll direction of the manga displayed on the screen 3a, so that the scroll operation can be performed without any mistake.

  The comic display function changes the scroll speed of the comic 50 according to the moving speed of the finger of the user who performs the scroll operation. That is, the faster the finger movement speed, the greater the scroll amount of the still image 52 of the manga 50.

[1-4-3. Inertial scroll]
The manga display function according to the present embodiment changes the scroll amount of the still image 52 constituting the manga 50 according to the inertial force based on the moving speed of the finger of the user who performs the scroll operation. Specifically, as the moving speed of the user's finger increases, the manga 50 continues to be scrolled even when the finger moves away from the screen 3a. Note that the inertial force here is a pseudo inertial force determined in advance according to the moving speed of the user's finger, and this inertial force decreases with time, that is, the scroll amount after the finger is released from the screen 3a. Become. In the following description, scrolling by inertial force is called inertial scrolling.

  Here, when the manga 50 displayed on the portable terminal 3 is inertial scrolled and the timing (scene) when the scroll direction changes is reached, the manga display function is the first inertial scroll control or the second inertial scroll control as the scroll control. I do.

  The first inertial scroll control is control for continuing the scrolling of the manga 50 according to the inertial force even when the scrolling direction of the manga 50 changes at the timing when the scrolling direction of the manga 50 changes.

  On the other hand, the second inertia scroll control is a control for stopping the scroll of the manga 50 at the timing when the scroll direction of the manga 50 is changed regardless of the magnitude of the inertia force. That is, the second inertial scroll control temporarily stops the scroll of the comic 50 before the scroll direction of the comic 50 changes.

  The first inertial scroll control and the second inertial scroll control will be specifically described with reference to FIG.

  In the first inertial scroll control, when the still image 52C is displayed on the screen 3a of the portable terminal 3 by the inertial scroll, the scroll is not stopped at the timing when the still image 52C is displayed on the screen 3a, and the horizontal scrolling is started from the vertical scrolling. The scroll direction is changed to, and inertial scroll is performed continuously. Therefore, the first inertial scroll control enables smooth scrolling according to the user's scroll operation.

  On the other hand, in the second inertial scroll control, when the still image 52C is displayed on the screen 3a of the mobile terminal 3 by inertial scrolling, the scrolling is stopped at the timing when the still image 52C is displayed on the screen 3a. And when scroll operation by a user is performed, the scroll of the comic 50 is restarted and the comic 50 is scrolled horizontally. Accordingly, the second inertial scroll control can prevent the user from overlooking the scene change of the manga 50.

  Note that whether to use the first inertial scroll control or the second inertial scroll control may be determined by a user setting as an example, or may be set in advance according to the desire of the manga 50 artist. Further, in one manga 50, the first inertia scroll control and the second inertia scroll control may be mixed. For example, when the still image 52C includes an important conversation for the story of the manga 50, the second inertia scroll control is performed to stop the scroll. On the other hand, in a scene where the speed of the manga 50 is desired to be expressed, the first inertial scroll control is performed, and the manga 50 is advanced without stopping the scrolling.

[1-4-4. Condition scroll]
The manga display function according to the present embodiment determines whether or not a predetermined condition for scrolling the manga 50 (hereinafter referred to as “scroll condition”) is satisfied at a predetermined timing (hereinafter referred to as “condition detection timing”). The manga 50 may be scrolled (progressed) when the scroll condition is satisfied. Note that the comic display function does not scroll the comic 50 when the scroll condition is not satisfied at the condition detection timing.

  For example, the manga display function scrolls the manga 50 when an instruction is issued from the mobile terminal 3 to the user as a scroll condition, and an input in accordance with the instruction is performed on the mobile terminal 3. In addition, the instruction | indication to the user from the portable terminal 3 is displayed on the screen 3a, for example. That is, the condition detection timing is after the instruction is displayed on the screen 3a. Moreover, the timing used as condition detection timing may be displayed on the screen 3a with the said instruction | indication.

  As an example, an instruction to the user from the mobile terminal 3 is associated with the story of the manga 50. For example, when a scene in which the main character of the manga 50 performs a back-facing motion is set to a predetermined timing, and the user actually carries the mobile terminal 3 and performs a back-facing motion with the mobile terminal 3 in this scene, Scroll the manga 50. The scroll condition in this case is that the acceleration sensor included in the mobile terminal 3 detects an acceleration equal to or higher than a predetermined value. In other words, at the condition detection timing, the user turns around with the portable terminal 3 that the user has, and the manga 50 scrolls when the acceleration sensor provided in the portable terminal 3 detects an acceleration that exceeds a predetermined value that satisfies the scroll condition.

  Further, in the form in which the mobile terminal 3 is a head-mounted display device (Head Mount Display: HMD) and the manga 50 is displayed on the display, when the user turns around at the condition detection timing, it is determined that the scroll condition is satisfied and the manga is displayed. The function may scroll the manga 50.

  As described above, the manga display function for performing conditional scrolling requires a new user operation or the like to scroll the manga 50, and thus allows the user to express the manga 50 with high interactive properties.

[1-4-5. Progressive branch]
The manga 50 according to the present embodiment may have a branch (hereinafter referred to as “progress branch”) in its progress. In the manga 50 having a forward branch, a plurality of scroll directions are set for a still image before the forward branch (hereinafter referred to as “pre-branch still image”). Then, the manga display function scrolls the manga 50 in one selected scroll direction among the plurality of scroll directions. Progressive branching is, in other words, branching of a story, but the final ending may be the same or the final ending may be changed only by part of the manga story branching. .

  FIG. 7 is an example of the pre-branch still image 52D displayed on the mobile terminal 3. The pre-branch still image 52D has scroll directions set to the left and right. That is, when the pre-branch still image 52D is displayed on the mobile terminal 3, the user selects a scroll direction by performing a scroll operation in either the left or right direction.

  It should be noted that the pre-branch still image 52D shown in FIG. 7 is shown in a simplified manner. Actually, for example, the user can scroll the pre-branch still image 52D to the left or right for the forward branch to the user. Information prompting you to do is displayed. Further, the plurality of scroll directions may be not only left and right but also up and down, left and down, right and down, and the number of selectable scroll directions may be three.

  As described above, the manga display function according to the present embodiment determines one scroll direction among a plurality of scroll directions based on information acquired by the mobile terminal 3 such as a scroll operation on the screen 3a.

  The manga display function may determine the scroll direction based not only on the user's scroll operation acquired on the screen 3a but also on information acquired by other sensors included in the mobile terminal 3 and time. More specifically, for example, when the acceleration sensor included in the mobile terminal 3 acquires a predetermined value, the scroll direction may be determined according to the acquired value. In addition, when a position information acquisition sensor included in the mobile terminal 3, so-called GPS (Global Positioning System), acquires predetermined position information, a new manga 50 is acquired so that the user can view the acquired manga 50. The scroll direction may be determined. Further, when the time measured by the mobile terminal 3 becomes a predetermined time, the new manga 50 may be acquired and the scroll direction may be determined so that the user can view the acquired manga 50.

  Further, the manga display function may prohibit the scrolling of the manga in the other selected scroll direction when the manga is scrolled in the selected one scroll direction. For example, even if the user selects the progress A shown in FIG. 7 and the manga scrolls in this direction, and the user returns the manga to the still image 52D before branching, the user is prohibited from selecting the progress B ( (Hereinafter referred to as “lock”).

  This lock may be released when a predetermined unlock condition is satisfied. The unlocking condition is, for example, when the user has read the manga to the end, when the user has made a charge, or when the user has posted an impression of the manga.

  The manga display function can prompt the user to view the manga multiple times by having such a forward branch lock.

  As described above, the manga display function for performing branching and branching can give a plurality of stories to one manga 50, thereby enabling various expressions for the manga 50.

  In addition, when a predetermined progress branch increase condition is satisfied, the number of comic branches may increase as compared to before the condition is satisfied. For example, in the scene where the pre-branch still image 52D having two progress branches as shown in FIG. 7 has three progress branches or no progress branches, as shown in FIG. It is that a new traveling branch occurs.

  The progress branch increase condition includes, for example, the number of times the user has viewed the manga, a predetermined elapsed time since the publication of the manga, a predetermined time zone, execution of other associated services (for example, a predetermined quest for an online game), or Billing etc. Moreover, as a condition for increasing the number of progress branches, a progress branch that has not been displayed so far may be displayed in the predetermined portion by returning to a predetermined portion that has been read before reading the manga.

  The unlocking described above may be performed when the condition for increasing the number of forward branches is satisfied. Further, when a predetermined progress branch reduction condition is set and the condition is satisfied, the number of the progress branch of the manga may be reduced as compared with that before the condition is satisfied. The progress branch reduction condition is, for example, a predetermined elapsed period from a manga release, a predetermined time zone, or the like.

  Alternatively, the user may be able to browse only a predetermined scroll amount of the manga after the progress branch, and the story after the progress branch may be trial read. More specifically, when the progress of a manga can be divided into two parts by a progress branch, one progress can be viewed by the user without restriction, but the other progress can be viewed only when a predetermined condition is satisfied. There is a restriction such as In this case, for the other progress, the user can browse only a predetermined scroll amount without satisfying the predetermined condition, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the user can browse more than the predetermined scroll amount. . The predetermined condition is, for example, the same condition as the progress branch increase condition.

  Furthermore, when the user browses a progress branch with a limit on browsing, the display of the screen 3a may return to the progress branch when a scrolling finger touches off the screen 3a. That is, a user who can browse only a predetermined scroll amount without satisfying the predetermined condition is artificially given an inertial force that returns to the forward branch when the finger is touched off from the screen 3a.

[1-4-6. effect]
Various effects (image effects) may be given to the manga 50 according to the present embodiment. The effect is given to a part of the manga 50. For example, a part of the scene of the manga 50 (a part of the still image 52 constituting the manga 50) is dynamically changed by the effect.

  Note that the scene to which the effect is applied (still image 52) is set in advance together with the contents of the effect. The manga display function executes the effect set in the scene at the timing when the scene in which the effect is set is displayed on the screen 3a.

  More specifically, a part of the image constituting the manga 50 is a moving image, and the manga display function is an effect. When the moving image is displayed by scrolling, the moving image starts to be reproduced, and the moving image is reproduced. When finished, the image may be scrolled to the next still image 52. That is, the manga 50 may include a moving image between the still image 52 and the still image 52.

  In addition, the manga display function may be used as an effect to enlarge or reduce a predetermined still image 52, or to vibrate, rotate, or rotate a predetermined still image 52. In addition, the manga display function may fade out a predetermined still image 52 displayed on the screen 3a as an effect, and fade in the next still image 52 to display the still image on the screen 3a.

  In addition, the manga display function may display another still image superimposed on the predetermined still image 52 as an effect. For example, after a still image 52 including a person is displayed, a still image indicating a balloon superimposed on the still image 52 may be displayed, or a still image indicating another person may be displayed.

  Further, a part of the still image 52 constituting the manga 50 is arranged with a different still image 52 in a pseudo depth direction (or frontward direction) with respect to the screen 3a. A plurality of still images 52 arranged in a pseudo manner in the direction may be displayed on the screen 3a in order. In other words, this effect is to display a plurality of still images 52 on the screen 3a in order as if they were picture-story shows.

  As described above, the manga display function for performing the effect enables more various expressions for the manga 50.

[1-5. Manga display function block]
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram relating to the manga display function of the manga browsing application installed in the mobile terminal 3 according to the present embodiment. The main control unit 40 included in the portable terminal 3 includes a manga display control unit 60, a scroll control unit 62, a progress branch control unit 64, and an effect control unit 66. Processing executed by each function included in the main control unit 40 is realized by a program stored in the auxiliary storage unit 44.

  The manga display control unit 60 displays the manga 50 including the still image 52 in which at least one of the length in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is larger than the length of the screen 3a on the screen 3a.

  The scroll control unit 62 scrolls the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a in the vertical or horizontal direction according to the length of the still image 52 in the vertical or horizontal direction. More specifically, the scroll control unit 62 scrolls the still image 52 that is long in the vertical direction in the vertical direction and scrolls the still image 52 that is long in the horizontal direction in the horizontal direction. The scroll control unit 62 performs first inertia scroll control and second inertia scroll control.

  The progression branch control unit 64 sets a plurality of scroll directions for the manga 50 having a progression branch by setting a plurality of scroll directions in the pre-branch still image 52D based on information acquired by the mobile terminal 3. One of the scroll directions is determined.

  When a scene (still image 52) in which an effect is set is displayed on the screen 3a, the effect control unit 66 executes the effect on the scene.

[1-6. Manga display processing flowchart]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of manga display processing executed by the main control unit 40 provided in the mobile terminal 3. A program (manga browsing application) for executing the manga display process is stored in a predetermined area of the auxiliary storage unit 44 in advance.

  First, in step 100, the manga display control unit 60 displays the manga 50 distributed from the server 4 on the screen 3a.

  In the next step 102, the scroll control unit 62 detects whether or not the scroll operation by the user has been performed on the screen 3a. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 104.

  In step 104, the scroll control unit 62 determines whether or not the direction of the scroll operation is the same as the scroll direction of the manga 50. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 106. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 102. .

  In step 106, the scroll control unit 62 scrolls the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a.

  In the next step 108, the forward branch control unit 64 determines whether or not the still image 52 displayed on the screen 3a is the pre-branch still image 52D. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 110, and a negative determination is made. If so, go to Step 112.

  In step 110, based on the information acquired by the portable terminal 3, the traveling branch control unit 64 determines one scroll direction among the plurality of scroll directions set in the pre-branch still image 52D, and the determined scroll direction The scroll control unit 62 scrolls the manga 50.

  In the next step 112, the effect control unit 66 determines whether or not an effect is set in the scene of the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 114. Goes to step 116.

  In step 114, the effect control unit 66 executes the effect set in the scene of the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a.

  In step 116, the manga display control unit 60 determines whether or not the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a has ended. If the determination is affirmative, the manga display processing is ended. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 102. The display continues to display the manga 50. As an example, the manga display control unit 60 determines that the manga 50 has ended when the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a cannot be scrolled any more.

  As described above, in the manga display process according to the present embodiment, the manga 50 formed by a plurality of continuous still images 52 is displayed on the screen 3 a of the mobile terminal 3. In the manga display processing, the manga 50 including the still image 52 in which at least one of the length in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is larger than the length of the screen 3a is displayed on the screen 3a, and the vertical or horizontal direction of the still image 52 is displayed. Depending on the length, the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a is scrolled vertically or horizontally (multi-scroll). Thereby, the manga display processing according to the present embodiment enables more various expressions for the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a.

[1-7. Manga data structure]
Next, the structure (also referred to as format or authoring) of manga data indicating the manga 50 displayed on the mobile terminal 3 will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the manga data indicating the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a of the mobile terminal 3 includes a plurality of still images (still image data) arranged two-dimensionally so as to correspond to the scroll direction. Is done.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the manga data 70 according to this embodiment. As an example, the manga data 70 according to the present embodiment is formed using a data format 74 in which a plurality of squares 72 (areas indicated by broken lines in FIG. 10) are arranged in a grid pattern. For example, the square 72 constituting the data format 74 has one side substantially corresponding to the horizontal length of the screen 3a of the mobile terminal 3, and two consecutive sides substantially corresponding to the horizontal length of the screen 3a. is doing.

  Then, the manga data 70 is formed by arranging (writing) the still image 52 on the continuous cell 72 having a common side. As an example, a region indicated by a solid line and hatching in FIG. 10 is manga data 70 configured by arranging still images 52.

  Therefore, a writer who creates the manga 50 using the data format 74 shown in FIG. 10 can create the manga 50 while directly sensing (imagining) the display state of the manga 50 on the screen 3a. Become.

  The manga data 70 is associated with scroll information indicating the scroll direction of the manga 50, and the scroll control unit 62 scrolls the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the scroll information. The scroll information is associated with each square 72 as an example. However, the scroll information is not limited to this, and the scroll information is composed of a group of a plurality of continuous squares 72, a still image 52, or a plurality of continuous still images 52. It may be associated with each group.

  As described above, since the scroll information is associated with the manga data 70, the manga display function simply determines the scroll direction of the manga 50, and the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a is the direction intended by the writer of the manga 50. Can be scrolled.

  Furthermore, an effect may be set for each of the still images 52 or the cells 72, and a plurality of still images 52 are arranged in the cells 72 corresponding to a scene where the still images 52 are superimposed.

  FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment of the manga data 70.

  The manga data 70 shown in FIG. 11 is a data table 76 including a plurality of still images 52 associated with order information indicating the order (scroll order) to be displayed on the screen 3a of the mobile terminal 3 and the scroll direction. is there. The scroll direction described in the data table 76 includes a scroll start position and a scroll end position for each still image 52.

  The still image 52 included in the data table 76 may include still image data itself or a link destination of still image data. Note that the data table 76 according to the present embodiment is a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file as an example, and describes a link destination of still image data.

  Therefore, by using the data table 76 shown in FIG. 11, it is possible to easily create the manga data 70 capable of multi-scrolling without newly creating the data format 74 described above.

  Note that the scroll control unit 62 reads the data table 76 to display the still image 52 on the screen 3a in each scroll order and scroll the manga 50 in the scroll direction associated with the still image 52. In the data table shown in FIG. 11, the scroll direction is associated with each still image data, but the scroll direction may be associated with each group of a plurality of continuous still image data. In addition, the scroll control unit 62 performs various processes related to the scrolling of the manga displayed on the screen 3a.

  In addition, when performing comic distribution, the server 4 distributes the comic data 70 (data table 76) to the portable terminal 3 by streaming distribution as an example.

[2. Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The configurations of the manga distribution system 1, the server 4, and the mobile terminal 3 according to the present embodiment are the same as the configurations of the manga distribution system 1, the server 4, and the mobile terminal 3 according to the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. .

  The manga display function according to the present embodiment scrolls the still image 52 at a predetermined speed (hereinafter referred to as “scroll speed”). That is, the manga display function according to this embodiment automatically scrolls the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a based on the scroll speed (hereinafter referred to as “automatic scroll”). The scroll speed is set for each still image 52 in the manga data 70, for example. Then, the scroll control unit 62 reads the scroll speed set in the manga data 70 and scrolls the still image 52 displayed on the screen 3a at the read scroll speed.

  The scroll speed may be different depending on the scene of the manga 50 (still image 52). For example, the scroll speed is relatively high in a scene where it is desired to express a sense of speed, and the scroll speed is relatively low in a scene representing magnificent nature.

  Further, the manga display function according to the present embodiment performs automatic scrolling in some scenes (still images 52), and scrolls in other scenes by a user's scrolling operation (hereinafter referred to as “manual scrolling”). Good. In this case, the manga display function displays, for example, the automatic scroll timing or the manual scroll timing on the screen 3a in a countdown, or the scroll state of the manga 50 displayed on the screen 3a is automatic scroll or manual scroll. May be displayed on the screen 3a.

[3. Other Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using said each embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. Various changes or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiments without departing from the gist of the invention, and embodiments to which the changes or improvements are added are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Moreover, you may combine said each embodiment suitably.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the mode in which the content is the manga 50 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the still image 52 constituting the content may be a novel composed of sentences.

In the above embodiment, the multi-scroll, scroll operation,
The functions of inertial scrolling, conditional scrolling, forward branching, and effects have been described. However, the manga display function may not have other functions as long as it has multi-scrolling and scrolling functions. It may have only a part of the functions.

  The flow of the manga display process described in the above embodiment is also an example, and unnecessary steps are deleted, new steps are added, and the processing order is changed within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. May be.

3 Mobile terminals (information processing equipment)
3a Screen 50 Manga (content)
52 Still image 60 Manga display control unit (display control means)
62 Scroll control unit (scroll control means)
64 Progression branch control unit (Progressive branch control means)
70 Manga data (content information)

Claims (16)

An information processing apparatus that displays content formed by a plurality of continuous still images on a screen,
Display control means for displaying on the screen the content including the still image in which at least one of the length in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is larger than the length of the screen;
Scroll control means for scrolling the content displayed on the screen in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the length of the still image in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction;
An information processing apparatus comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scroll control unit scrolls the still image that is long in the vertical direction in the vertical direction and scrolls the still image that is long in the horizontal direction in the horizontal direction.   The scroll control means scrolls the content according to a user operation using an indicator on the screen, controls a movement amount of the still image according to an inertial force based on a moving speed of the indicator, The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the scrolling of the content is continued in accordance with the inertial force even if the scrolling direction of the content changes.   The scroll control means scrolls the content according to a user operation using an indicator on the screen, controls a movement amount of the still image according to an inertial force based on a moving speed of the indicator, 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scrolling of the content is stopped at a timing at which the scrolling direction of the content is changed regardless of the magnitude of the inertia force.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scroll control unit scrolls the still image at a predetermined speed.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the speed varies depending on the still image.   The scroll control means determines whether or not a predetermined condition for scrolling the content is satisfied at a predetermined timing, and scrolls the content when the condition is satisfied. 1. An information processing apparatus according to item 1. The content is a manga that has branches in progress,
A plurality of scroll directions are set for the still image before the branch of progress,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the scroll control means scrolls the content in one selected scroll direction among the plurality of scroll directions. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a traveling branch control unit that determines one of the plurality of scroll directions based on information acquired by the information processing apparatus.   10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the scroll control means prohibits scrolling of the comic in another scroll direction not selected when scrolling the comic in one selected scroll direction. .   The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the number of proceeding branches of the manga is increased or decreased as compared with that before the condition is satisfied.   The content information indicating the content displayed on the screen includes a plurality of the still images arranged in a two-dimensional manner so as to correspond to the scroll direction. 1. An information processing apparatus according to item 1.   The content information indicating the content displayed on the screen includes a plurality of still images associated with order information indicating the order of display on the screen and a scroll direction. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The content information is associated with scroll information indicating the scroll direction of the content,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the scroll control means scrolls the content displayed on the screen in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction according to the scroll information. A content display method for displaying content formed by a plurality of continuous still images on a screen,
A first step of displaying on the screen the content including the still image in which at least one of a length in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction is larger than a length of the screen;
A second step of scrolling the content displayed on the screen in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the length of the still image in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction;
A content display method comprising: A computer provided in an information processing apparatus for displaying content formed by a plurality of continuous still images on a screen;
Display control means for displaying on the screen the content including the still image in which at least one of the length in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is larger than the length of the screen;
Scroll control means for scrolling the content displayed on the screen in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction according to the length of the still image in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction;
Content display program to function as

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