JP2565048B2 - Scenario presentation device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scenario presenting device for presenting each piece of media data according to a scenario in which the position and size of a window for presenting multimedia data, the presentation start time, and the presentation end time are described. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, text, still images, audio, moving images,
It has become possible to record minor media information such as animations and menu buttons on an electronic medium, and edit and present this in a computer in an integrated manner.

In order to present the application software using these multimedia, a scenario describing the presentation start and presentation end timing of each medium, the presentation position and presentation size on the screen, and the contents of each medium is required. is there.

Regarding the method of presenting media according to this scenario, the following methods have been implemented so far. (1) A method of creating a timetable describing timings for a plurality of media in a scenario. When presenting and executing a scenario, the presentation device creates a timetable in which the presentation start time and the presentation end time of each medium described in the scenario are sorted in chronological order, and while measuring time, according to the timing described in the timetable. Present each media automatically.

This example is described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2-3441136 "Data presentation method and apparatus".

[0006]

In application software using multimedia, it is often the case that a plurality of the above scenarios are prepared and presented while switching between the scenarios according to the user's input or the like. In such cases, for example, a text explaining the operation method, ending,
Media that is always displayed on the screen, such as interruption and data search menu buttons, is often required regardless of which scenario is presented. With conventional method (1), the same media is used in multiple scenarios. If you want to present it repeatedly,
Those media must be described independently in each scenario. Therefore, the same medium is redundantly described in a plurality of scenarios, and there is a problem that the use efficiency of the recording device and the editing efficiency are reduced.

[0007]

A scenario presenting apparatus according to the present invention includes a moving image, voice, music, text, graphics,
In a scenario presentation device that presents media while interactively or automatically switching a plurality of scenarios that describe presentation positions and presentation timings of a plurality of media including still images, animations, menu buttons, etc. The media data management unit that manages the presentation information of each media, the default scenario management unit that manages the presentation information of each media described in the default scenario, the display unit that displays each media on the screen, and each media that is displayed. It stores an erasing unit to erase, a time management unit that returns the time that is the basis for scenario progress, an input management unit that receives input from the user, and a table that sorts the presentation information of each media during scenario presentation execution in time order. A table management unit that stores the index of the medium that should start / end the presentation next. A Dex storage unit, characterized in that it is composed of a presentation execution management unit to control them.

[0008]

The scenario presenting apparatus according to the present invention is intended for a scenario that describes a method for presenting multimedia data such as moving images, voices, music, texts, graphics, still images, animations, and menu buttons. Each media data described in the scenario is managed in window units. Each window has, as layout information, time Ts at which presentation is started, Te at which presentation is terminated, information (X, Y) and size (DX, DY) on the screen.
These {Ts, Te, (X, Y), (DX, DY)}
The layout information represented by is referred to as media presentation information.

The presentation information of media included in each scenario is represented in a format as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, “type” represents the type of media such as text, moving image, voice, menu button, and the like, and “media name” represents an identification name for uniquely identifying the media. Scenarios can be switched interactively or automatically (conventional way).

In the present invention, let us consider a medium that is always displayed on the screen while the scenario is being presented. We will consider one scenario that includes only these media, and call it the "default scenario". The presentation information of the media included in the default scenario is represented in the format shown in FIG.

When the scenario name to be presented first is selected by the user, first, the presentation information of the medium described in the default scenario is read, and then the presentation information of the medium described in the selected scenario is read. Issued,
These are sorted in time order, and a table as shown in FIG. 4 is created. FIG. 4 shows a table formed by sorting the media presentation information described in the “scenario 1” shown in FIG. 2 and the default scenario of FIG. 3 in order of time.
The scenario presentation proceeds by performing the presentation start and presentation end processing of each medium according to this table.

When a scenario to be executed next is interactively or automatically selected while presenting the scenario, the default scenario and the selected scenario are read out, and the same processing is repeated.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a scenario presentation device according to the present invention.

The details of this embodiment are as follows. 1. Media data management unit 11 manages presentation information of each medium in a format as shown in FIG. 2, for example. 2. Default scenario management unit 12 Manages the presentation information of media in the default scenario in a format as shown in FIG. 3, for example. 3. Display unit 13 Displays each medium based on the position and size information. 4. Erase unit 14 Erases the media displayed on the screen. 5. The time management unit 15 is provided with a clock, advances the time that is the basis of the scenario progress, and returns the time value at that time when the time read request is made. 6. Input management unit 16 It is equipped with an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and receives an input from a user. 7. Table management unit 17 A table in which presentation information of each medium in which scenario presentation is being executed is sorted in time order is stored in a format as shown in FIG. 8. Index storage unit 18 Next, table management unit 17 that should start or end presentation
Store the index of the media in. 9. Presentation execution management unit 19 Based on the input from the input management unit 16, the time management unit 15
While checking the current time read from the display unit 1
3. The window is displayed and erased using the erasing unit 14. The presentation execution management unit 19 operates as follows according to the flows shown in FIGS. 1. The scenario name selected from the input management unit 16 is received (step 1001). 2. The presentation information of each medium described in the default scenario is read from the default scenario management unit 12 and stored in the table management unit 17 (step 1002). 3. The presentation information of each medium described in the selected scenario is read from the media data management unit 11 and added to the table management unit 17 (step 1003). 4. The presentation information is sorted in the table management unit 17 in order of time (step 1004). 5. The index storage unit 18 is set to 1. 6. The clock of the time management unit 15 is set to 0 and started (step 1006). 7. The current time is read from the time management unit 15 (step 1007). 8. The presentation start / end time of the media presentation information in the table management unit 17 indicated by the index read from the index storage unit 18 is compared with the current time (step 1008). 9. If the presentation start / end time has not been reached, step 1
If not, then the process proceeds to step 1010 (step 1009). 10. If it is the presentation end process, the process proceeds to step 1012, and if not, the process proceeds to step 1011 (step 101).
0). 11. The presentation information is sent to the display unit 13, the medium is displayed on the screen, and the process proceeds to step 1013 (step 101
1). 12. The presentation information is sent to the erasing unit 14 and the medium is erased from the screen (step 1012). 13. 1 is added to the index of the index storage unit 18 and stored (step 1013). 14. If no new scenario has been selected by the user, the process proceeds to step 1017, otherwise proceeds to step 1015 (step 1014). 15. The selected scenario name is received from the input management unit 16 (step 1015). 16. All the presentation information in the table management unit 17 is erased, and the process returns to step 1002 (step 1016). 17． If the automatic calling time and the automatic calling scenario name are not specified, or if the current time has not reached the automatic calling time, the process returns to step 1007, and if not, the process proceeds to step 1018 (step 1017). 18. The automatic calling scenario name is read from the media data management unit 11 (step 1018). 19. All the presentation information in the table management unit 17 is erased, and the process returns to step 1002 (step 1019).

[0015]

According to the present invention, when a multimedia software is presented and executed while interactively or automatically switching a scenario, a medium which is always displayed on the screen such as an explanation of an operation method and a menu of termination and interruption. Is described in the default scenario, it is not necessary to individually describe those media in each scenario, and the storage device usage efficiency is improved. Also, when editing those media, only the contents described in the default scenario need be changed, so that the editing efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a scenario presentation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of each scenario stored in a media data management unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format for storing a default scenario in a default scenario management unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format in which presentation information of media described in a default scenario and media described in a selected scenario is sorted in time order and stored in a table management unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of a presentation execution management unit at the time of presentation.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of a presentation execution management unit at the time of presentation.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 11 media data management unit 12 default scenario management unit 13 display unit 14 deletion unit 15 time management unit 16 input management unit 17 table management unit 18 index storage unit 19 presentation execution management unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of scenarios interactively or automatically describing presentation positions and presentation timings of a plurality of media including video, audio, music, text, graphics, still images, animation, and menu buttons. In a scenario presentation device that presents media while switching automatically, a media data management unit that manages presentation information of each media, a default scenario management unit that manages presentation information of each media described in the default scenario, and each media Is displayed on the screen, an erasing unit that erases each displayed medium, a time management unit that returns the time that is the basis for scenario progress, an input management unit that receives input from the user, and a scenario A table management unit that stores a table in which presentation information of each medium that is being presented is sorted in time order. An index storage unit for storing the index of the medium to be next presentation start / end the scenario presentation device, characterized in that it consists of a presentation execution management unit to control them.