JP3279033B2 - Presentation information creation device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a presentation information creating apparatus for supporting development of time-controlled presentation software such as audiovisual educational software and entertainment software.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional presentation information creating apparatus creates and presents presentation information by combining source information. In other words, an electronic film and a set of films are used as a unit for presenting information, presentation information is created by pasting a plurality of source information on an electronic film, time control is performed in accordance with the progress of the film, The description is often a simple branch and a conditional branch on the time axis.

A conventional presentation information creating apparatus will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 200 denotes a presentation information creation device. Reference numeral 2 denotes an interactive processing input unit for inputting parameters necessary for the interactive processing of presentation information creation. For example, a mouse, a cross pad, and the like are connected to the interactive processing input unit 2. Reference numeral 16 denotes an electronic film creating means for creating an electronic film arranged in time series to be presented. Reference numeral 17 denotes an electronic film laminating unit that combines a plurality of electronic films created by the electronic film creating unit 16 into lamination presentation information.

A data buffer 5 temporarily stores the electronic film created by the electronic film creating means 16 and the electronic film bonding means 17 in a memory. Reference numeral 7 denotes an output control means for outputting information from the electronic film forming means 16, the electronic film bonding means 17 or the data buffer 5. For example, a display corresponds to this.

[0005] 201 to 211 are control signals, commands,
2 shows signal lines indicating data and the like. However, each of the above names
For the sake of convenience, the main contents to be transmitted are shown. Actually, various contents are transmitted according to the situation regardless of the name.

In the above configuration, presentation information is created, for example, as follows. First, when an electronic film creation command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 206 to the electronic film creating means 16. In response, the electronic film creating means 16 sends a message for requesting the input of the name of the film to be created and the file name of the material data to the output control means 7 as data 208. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2.

[0007] The input data necessary for preparing an electronic film is sent to the electronic film preparing means 16 as 206. The electronic film creating means 16 receiving the information creates information necessary for creating an electronic film and stores it as data 205 in the data buffer 5. When the data 205 is stored in the data buffer 5, the signal 20 for confirming the end of the storage is output.
4 is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the electronic film producing means 16.

When an electronic film can be formed by the above processing contents, the bonding between electronic films is formed by the following processing.

First, when an electronic film bonding command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 transmits the command 201 to the electronic film bonding means 1.
Send to 7. In response to this, the electronic film bonding means 17 sends a message for requesting the input of data representing the bonding between electronic films to be created to the data 2.
09 is sent to the output control means 7. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs data for bonding electronic films from the interactive processing input means 2. The input data relating to the electronic film bonding is data 201 as electronic film bonding means 1.
7 The electronic film bonding means 17 processes the transmitted data, and
And the signal 203 is stored in the data buffer 5.

When the creation of the electronic film and the work of laminating the electronic films are completed and the registration command 211 to the storage device is transmitted from the interactive processing input means 2 to the data buffer 5, the data buffer 5 stores the corresponding data 210. Write to storage.

[0011]

However, in the above-described conventional configuration, it is difficult to describe the interaction between a plurality of objects attached on the electronic film, and time control is performed along the progress of the film. Because it flows sequentially, it is very difficult to describe the free behavior of an interactive object in space and time.

Further, since the scenario of the presentation software is constructed based on the electronic film model, the content of the presentation cannot exceed the conventional film. That is, in the case of developing effective simulation software especially for educational software, it is difficult to use a presentation information creation device based on an electronic film. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a program in an existing language such as C language.

In addition, verification of the created program cannot be performed without compiling and linking and creating an execution module again. In addition, since the way of movement and the way of behavior are embedded in the electronic film, there is a disadvantage that even if the film can be reused, the material, the way of movement or the way of behavior cannot be reused.

In view of the above, the present invention makes it possible to easily define the spatio-temporal behavior of objects having interactivity and the interaction between objects, which have been extremely difficult to develop software with the conventional presentation information creating apparatus. By having a mechanism,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a presentation information creating apparatus capable of efficiently developing presentation software having simulation properties.

[0015] In addition, since presentation software can be developed by inputting parameters on a screen or operating an input device such as a mouse without developing a program in an existing language such as C language, the contents which can be developed only by a conventional programmer can be obtained. Non-programmers such as educators and designers can also develop software, and once created, materials, motion designs and behaviors can be reused as parts, improving presentation software development efficiency and performance. It is an object to provide a creation device.

[0016]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a presentation information creating apparatus, comprising: data representing presentation information of at least one of a text, a graphic, an image, a video, and a sound. Object creating means for creating an object composed of a set of a part and a procedure for processing the object, creating a class inheritance relationship of the object, spatial arrangement information of the object or an operation state of the object, and the object An inter-object relationship creating unit that defines a relationship between a plurality of objects created by the creating unit; a data buffer that temporarily stores information created by the object creating unit or the inter-object relationship creating unit; Refers to the information stored in the buffer and Such a configuration in which a script conversion means for automatically creating a program.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, a script file automatically generated by the script conversion means is read and information created by the object creation means or inter-object relationship creation means is visually read. This is a configuration having verification means for verifying.

[0018] In a third aspect based on the first aspect, the object creating means includes a data part creating means for creating a data part of the object, and a processing procedure for defining a spatiotemporal behavior of the object. And an object information integrating unit that integrates information individually created by the data unit creating unit and the processing procedure unit creating unit to create an object.

In a fourth aspect based on the third aspect, the processing procedure section creating means creates information on at least one of a trajectory, deformation, color change, and sound change of the object in time and space. Animation information creating means, and a processing procedure for specifying the spatio-temporal behavior of the object by referring to the information created by the animation information creating means and the data part creating means, and interactive processing with a user. And an interactive processing unit creating means for creating a simple procedure.

In a fifth aspect based on the third aspect, the processing procedure section creating means is provided by a parameter inputting means for inputting parameters necessary for creating the processing procedure section on a screen and the parameter inputting means. And a parameter processing means for processing the stored parameters in the data buffer.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a data section and a procedure section of an object are created by an object creating means in response to a dialogue input from a user, and the inter-object relationship creating means is created by the object creating means. The data buffer temporarily stores the information created by the object creating means or the inter-object relationship creating means, and the script conversion means refers to the information stored in the data buffer. Automatically create a program necessary for the information presentation process, so that the spatio-temporal behavior of objects with interactivity and the interaction between objects, which were very difficult to develop software with the conventional presentation information creation device, Efficient presentation software that can be easily defined and simulated It can be developed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the verification unit reads the script file automatically generated by the script conversion unit and visually verifies the information generated by the object generation unit or the inter-object relationship generation unit. Can be easily verified and software can be efficiently developed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the data part creating means creates the data part of the object, the processing procedure part creating means creates a processing procedure for defining the spatiotemporal behavior of the object, and integrates the object information. Since the means creates an object by integrating the information individually created by the data part creating means and the processing procedure part creating means, the reusability of the material data and the processing procedure program is improved.

In a fourth aspect, the animation information creating means creates information on at least one of a trajectory, deformation, color change, and sound change of the object in time and space, and the dialog processing section creating means creates the animation information. The processing procedure for defining the spatiotemporal behavior of the object and the procedure necessary for interactive processing with the user are created by referring to the information created by the creating means and the data section creating means. Since motion design and interactivity can be reused as components, the development efficiency and performance of presentation software can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the parameter input means receives a user's input and inputs parameters necessary for creating a processing procedure unit on a screen, and the parameter processing means processes the parameters input by the parameter input means. And display data can be stored in the data buffer, so that the presentation software can be developed by inputting parameters on the screen or operating an input device such as a mouse without developing a program in an existing language such as C language. Non-programmers such as educators and designers can also develop software with the above contents.

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a presentation information creating apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the presentation information creation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a presentation information creation apparatus according to the first embodiment, and reference numeral 2 denotes an interaction processing input means for inputting parameters necessary for the presentation information creation interaction processing. For example, a mouse, a cross pad, and the like are connected to the interactive processing input unit 2. Reference numeral 3 denotes creation of an object composed of a set of a data part indicating presentation information on at least one of text, graphics, images, videos, and sounds, and a procedure for processing the data part; Object creation means for creating spatial arrangement information of an object or operation state of the object.

Reference numeral 4 denotes an inter-object relationship creating means for defining a relationship between a plurality of objects created by the object creating means 3. 5 is an object creating means 3
Alternatively, it is a data buffer for temporarily storing information created by the inter-object relationship creating means 4 in a memory.

Reference numeral 6 denotes script conversion means for automatically creating a program required for information presentation processing with reference to the information stored in the data buffer 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes an object creating means 3, an inter-object relationship creating means, or an output control means for outputting data buffer information. For example, a display corresponds to this.

Reference numerals 101 to 112 denote control signals, commands,
2 shows signal lines indicating data and the like. However, each of the above names
For the sake of convenience, the main contents to be transmitted are shown. Actually, various contents are transmitted according to the situation regardless of the name.

In the above configuration, for example, the presentation information is created as follows. First, when an object creation command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 106 to the object creating means 3. For example, as a mode for creating an object, there are a mode for defining material data of the object, a mode for defining an interactive attribute of the object, and a mode for defining a motion design of the object.

First, a command for defining material data of an object from the interactive processing input means 2 is a command 1
When the message is transmitted to the object creating means 3 as 06, the object creating means 3 sends a message for requesting the input of the name of the object to be created and the file name of the material data to the output control means 7 as data 109. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs the object name and the desired material data file name from the interactive processing input means 2. The input object name and file name are sent to the object creating means 3 as data 106. For example, let the object name and the file name be the following data.

Object name: character 1 Material data name: fish1.pict Receiving this, the object creating means 3 sets the character 1
, A new object is created with the name, and the information is stored in the data buffer 5 as data 105. When the data 105 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 104 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the object creating means 3. The object creating means 3 uses the material data name fish1.pict as the data 105 as the data portion of the character 1 as the data 105.
Send to The data buffer 5 to which the data has been transmitted stores the material data whose object name is character 1 as fish1.pict.
And the number of material data is 1. The data buffer 5
Stores the following information as data 1.

Data 1 Object name: Character 1 Number of material data: 1 Material data name: fish1.pict Also, when it is desired to configure the material data portion of the object with a plurality of cell images, the same processing is performed and a plurality of material data Enter your first name. For example, when character 1 is composed of five cell images, data 1 stored in data buffer 5
Is updated to the contents of data 2.

Data 2 Object name: Character 1 Number of material data: 5 Material data name: fish1.pict fish2.pict fish3.pict fish4.pict fish5.pict Next, the motion design of the object is defined by the interactive processing input means 2. When the command to be executed is transmitted to the object creating means 3 as a command 106, the object creating means 3 sends a message for requesting the input of the name of the movement to be created and the coordinates of the movement trajectory to the output control means 7 as data 109. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs the name of the movement and the coordinates of the movement trajectory from the interactive processing input means 2. The input movement name and the coordinates of the movement trajectory are sent to the object creating means 3 as data 106. For example, the name of the motion and the coordinates of the moving locus are set as the following data.

Data 3 Movement name: Pass 1 Number of coordinate data of moving trajectory: 4 Coordinate data of moving trajectory: (x1, y1) (x2, y2) (x3, y3) (x4, y4) When a command for defining the dialog attribute of the object is transmitted from the processing input means 2 to the object creating means 3 as a command 106, the object creating means 3
Sends a message for requesting the input of the name of the attribute to be created and the contents of the interactive processing to the output control means 7 as data 109. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs the name of the attribute and the content of the interactive processing from the interactive processing input means 2. The input attribute name and interactive processing content are sent to the object creating means 3 as data 106. For example, the data of the attribute name and the content of the dialog processing are as follows.

Data 4 Attribute name: Amount of food to eat (= food_number) Amount of food to eat (= eat_food) Contents of the dialogue processing: The amount of food to eat is less than the amount to eat food, and the food is sown. Go to eat go to eat-> Move along the trajectory of pass 1. Furthermore, the same processing is performed when another object is added. First, when a command for defining material data of an object is transmitted from the interactive input means 2 to the object creating means 3 as a command 106, the object creating means 3 requests input of the name of the object to be created and the file name of the material data. Is sent to the output control means 7 as data 109. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs the object name and the desired material data file name from the interactive processing input means 2. The input object name and file name are sent to the object creating means 3 as data 106.
For example, let the object name and the file name be the following data.

Object name: character 2 Material data name: food1.pict Object creation means 3 receiving this data sets character 2
, A new object is created with the name, and the information is stored in the data buffer 5 as data 105. When the data 105 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 104 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the object creating means 3. The object creating means 3 uses the material data name of food1.pict as the data 105 as the data part of the character 2 as the data 105.
Send to The data buffer 5 to which the data has been transmitted stores the material data of the object 2 with the character name food1.pict.
And the number of material data is 1. The data buffer 5
Stores the following information as data 5.

Data 5 Object name: Character 2 Number of material data: 1 Material data name: food1.pict When the material data part of the object is to be composed of a plurality of cell images, the same processing is performed to obtain a plurality of material data. Enter your first name. For example, when character 2 is composed of six cell images, data 5 stored in data buffer 5
Is updated to the contents of data 6.

Data 6 Object name: Character 2 Number of material data: 6 Material data name: food1.pict food2.pict food3.pict food4.pict food5.pict food6.pict When the command for defining the design is transmitted to the object creating means 3 as a command 106, the object creating means 3 sends a message for requesting the input of the name of the movement to be created and the coordinates of the movement trajectory to the output control means 7 as data 109. send. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs the name of the movement and the coordinates of the movement trajectory from the interactive processing input means 2. The input movement name and the coordinates of the movement trajectory are sent to the object creating means 3 as data 106. For example, the name of the motion and the coordinates of the moving locus are set as the following data.

Data 7 Movement name: Pass 2 Number of coordinate data of moving trajectory: 2 Coordinate data of moving trajectory: (x5, y5) (x5, y6) When the command to be defined is transmitted to the object creating means 3 as a command 106, the object creating means 3
Sends a message for requesting the input of the name of the attribute to be created and the contents of the interactive processing to the output control means 7 as data 109. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs the name of the attribute and the content of the interactive processing from the interactive processing input means 2. The input attribute name and interactive processing content are sent to the object creating means 3 as data 106. For example, the data of the attribute name and the content of the dialog processing are as follows.

Data 8 Attribute name: None Contents of the dialogue processing: The bait button is pressed-> The bait is falling The bait is falling-> Moving along the path of path 2 Also, when another object is added The same processing is performed. First, when a command for defining material data of an object is transmitted from the interactive input means 2 to the object creating means 3 as a command 106, the object creating means 3 requests input of the name of the object to be created and the file name of the material data. Is sent to the output control means 7 as data 109. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and receives the interactive processing input means 2
Then, an object name and a desired material data file name are input. The input object name and file name are sent to the object creating means 3 as data 106. For example, let the object name and the file name be the following data.

Object name: character 3 Material data name: button1.pict The object creating means 3 receiving this receives the character 3
, A new object is created with the name, and the information is stored in the data buffer 5 as data 105. When the data 105 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 104 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the object creating means 3.

The object creating means 3 sends a material data name of button1.pict as data 105 to the data buffer 5 as the data part of the character 2. In the data buffer 5 to which the data is transmitted, the material data of the character 2 having the object name is set to button1.pict and the number of material data is set to one. The following information is stored in the data buffer 5
Stored as 9.

Data 9 Object name: Character 3 Number of material data: 1 Material data name: button1.pict Since a button does not need a motion design, it is not particularly defined.

Next, when a command for defining the dialog attribute of the object is transmitted from the dialog input means 2 to the object creating means 3 as a command 106, the object creating means 3 inputs the name of the attribute to be created and the content of the dialog processing. Is sent to the output control means 7 as data 109. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs the name of the attribute and the content of the interactive processing from the interactive processing input means 2. The input attribute name and interactive processing content are sent to the object creating means 3 as data 106. For example, the data of the attribute name and the content of the dialog processing are as follows.

Data 10 Attribute name: None Contents of dialogue processing: mouse button is depressed.> Food falls. When the objects of character 1, character 2, and character 3 can be created with the above processing contents, In the process shown, relationships between objects are created.

First, when an inter-object relationship creation command is input from the interaction processing input means 2, the interaction processing input means 2 converts the command 101 into the inter-object relationship creation means 4.
Send to For example, when a command for creating a relationship between objects is transmitted from the interactive processing input unit 2 to the inter-object relationship creating unit 4 as a command 101, the inter-object relationship creating unit 4 outputs data representing the relationship between the objects to be created. A message for requesting input is sent to the output control means 7 as data 110. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs data expressing the relationship between the objects through the interactive processing input means 2. The input object relation data is data 10
1 is sent to the inter-object relationship creating means 4. For example, the relationship between objects is set as the following data.

Data 11 Relationship type between objects: Synchronous type Object name: Character 1 (fish) Message name: Food is sown Object name: Character 2 (food) Message name: The content of data 11 where food falls is character If one of the two messages is true, either the message "Bait is sown" or the character 2 is true, the message "Bait is falling", the two messages are returned. At the same time, it means to make it true.

That is, as shown in the contents of the dialogue processing of the data 10, when the mouse button is pressed, "the bait falls"
Is true, the inter-object relationship of the data 11 is established, and an inter-object relationship is created such that the message "Feed is sown" of the object of character 1 is also true. The inter-object relationship creating means 4 processes the transmitted data and stores the processed result in the data buffer 4 as data 102 and a signal 103.

When the creation of the objects and the creation of the relationships between the objects are completed, a function for automatically creating a program for the presentation processing is executed by the following processing.

First, when a script conversion command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 111 to the script converting means 6. In response, the script conversion means 6 extracts the data 107 from the data buffer 5 by the command 112. The extracted data 107 is automatically converted by the script conversion means 6 into a simple program language that operates in an interpreter format having grammar rules.

For example, it is automatically converted into the following simple language. Variable definition part: long mainframe; (1) long fish; (2) long food; (3) long button; (4) long fish_cell [5]; (5) long food_cell [6]; (6) long button_cell; ( 7) long object_relation [2]; (8) long message [2]; (9) Environment definition: mainframe = getbackground; (10) fish_cell [0] = "fish1.pict"; (11) fish_cell [1] = "fish2.pict"; (12) fish_cell [2] = "fish3.pict"; (13) fish_cell [3] = "fish4.pict"; (14) fish_cell [4] = "fish5.pict"; (15 ) fish = createObject (character1, mainframe, fish_cell, 5); (16) food_cell [0] = "food1.pict"; (17) food_cell [1] = "food2.pict"; (18) food_cell [2] = (19) food_cell [3] = "food4.pict"; (20) food_cell [4] = "food5.pict"; (21) food_cell [4] = "food6.pict"; (22 ) food = createObject (character2, mainframe, food_cell, 6); (23) button_cell = "button1.pict"; (24) button = createObject (character3, mainframe, button_cell, 1); (25) object_relation [0] = character1 (26) object_relation [1] = character2; (27) message [0] = "feed_food"; (28) message [1] = "dropped_down"; (29) setSynclonize (SYNC, (30) Object interaction processing definition part: ObjectScript character1 (31) ATTRIB long food_number; (32) long eat_food; if food_number> eat_food & feed_food then gotoeatFood; (33) if gotoeatFood then moveAlongPath (path1) ; (34) ObjectScript character2 (35) if feed_button_pressed then drooped_down; (36) if dropped_down then moveAlongPath (path2); (37) ObjectScript character3 (38) if mouseDown then feed_button_pressed; (39) if gotoeatFood then moveAlongPath (path1); ( 40) For example, the definition of the material data part of character 1 is data (1
Characters are automatically converted from 1) to the script of (16)
The material data part of is converted from the data (17) to the script of (23), and the material data part of the character 3 is converted from the data (24)
It is converted to the script of (25).

The dialogue processing units of the character 1, the character 2 and the character 3 respectively convert the data (31)
The script is converted into the script of (34), the script of data (35) to (37), and the script of data (38) to (40).

Further, the relationship definition information between objects is converted from data (26) to a script of (30). Note that the variable definition portions of data (1) to (9) are inserted by the number of variables used.

Next, a second embodiment of the presentation information creating apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the presentation information creation device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 300 denotes a presentation information creation device. Reference numeral 2 denotes an interactive processing input unit for inputting parameters necessary for the interactive processing of presentation information creation. For example, a mouse, a cross pad, and the like are connected to the interactive processing input unit 2.

Reference numeral 3 denotes creation of an object composed of a set of a data portion indicating presentation information on at least one of text, graphics, images, video, and sound, and a procedure for processing the data portion. Object creation means for creating an inheritance relationship, spatial arrangement information of an object, or an operation state of an object.

Reference numeral 4 denotes an inter-object relationship creating means for defining a relationship between a plurality of objects created by the object creating means 3. 5 is an object creating means 3
Alternatively, it is a data buffer for temporarily storing information created by the inter-object relationship creating means 4 in a memory.

Reference numeral 6 denotes script conversion means for automatically creating a program required for information presentation processing by referring to information stored in the data buffer 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes an object creating means 3, an inter-object relationship creating means, or an output control means for outputting data buffer information. For example, a display corresponds to this.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a verification unit for reading the script file automatically generated by the script conversion unit 6 and visually verifying the information generated by the object generation unit 3 or the inter-object relationship generation unit 4. For example, the previewer corresponds to this.

Reference numerals 301 to 316 denote control signals, commands,
2 shows signal lines indicating data and the like. However, each of the above names
For the sake of convenience, the main contents to be transmitted are shown. Actually, various contents are transmitted according to the situation regardless of the name.

In the above configuration, for example, the presentation information is created and the created script file is verified as follows. First, when an object creation command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 converts the command 306 into the object creating means 3.
Send to In response to this, the object creating means 3 creates the name of the object to be created, the file name of the material data,
A message for requesting input of information on the motion design or information on the interactive processing is sent to the output control means 7 as data 309.

In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2.
The input data necessary for creating an object is sent to the object creating means 3 as 306. The object creating means 3 having received this creates information necessary for creating an object and stores it as data 305 in the data buffer 5. When the data 305 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 304 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the object creating means 3.

When an object can be created with the above processing contents, the relationship between objects is created by the following processing. First, when an inter-object relationship creation command is input from the interaction process input unit 2, the interaction process input unit 2 converts the command 301 into the inter-object relationship creation unit 4
Send to

For example, when a command for creating a relationship between objects is transmitted from the interactive processing input means 2 to the inter-object relationship creating means 4 as a command 301, the inter-object relationship creating means 4 expresses the relationship between the objects to be created. A message for requesting input of data to be transmitted is sent to the output control means 7 as data 310. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs data expressing the relationship between the objects through the interactive processing input means 2. The input inter-object relation data is sent to the inter-object relation creating means 4 as data 301. The inter-object relationship creating means 4 processes the transmitted data, and outputs the processed result to the data 302 and the signal 30.
In step 3, the data is stored in the data buffer 4.

When the creation of the objects and the creation of the relationships between the objects are completed, a function for automatically creating a program for the presentation processing is executed by the following processing. First, when a script conversion command is input from the interactive processing input unit 2, the interactive processing input unit 2 sends a command 315 to the script converting unit 6.

In response, the script conversion means 6 extracts the data 307 from the data buffer 5 by the command 312. The extracted data 307 is automatically converted by the script conversion means 6 into a simple program language that operates in an interpreter format having grammar rules.

Next, it is verified whether or not the contents of the automatically converted script file match the contents to be presented.
When a script verification command is input from the interactive processing input unit 2, the interactive processing input unit 2 sends a command 314 to the verifying unit 8.

In response to this, the verification means 8 sends the command 313
Fetches data 311 from the data buffer 5. The extracted data 311 is executed as a program by the verification unit 8, and the execution contents of the program are transmitted to the output control unit 7 as data 316. The user operates the output control means 7
Is visually verified, and based on the verification result, the object creation means 3 or the inter-object relation creation means 4 is activated by the command 306 or the command 301 from the interactive processing input means 2 and the data 304, 3
In steps 05, 302 and 303, the data stored in the data buffer 5 is corrected. When this correction is completed, the script conversion means 6 is activated by the command 315 from the interactive processing input means 2 to update the contents of the script file.

This series of operations is repeated until the presentation information desired by the user is presented to the output control means 7.

Next, a third embodiment of the presentation information creating apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the presentation information creation device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 400 denotes a presentation information creation device. Reference numeral 2 denotes an interactive processing input unit for inputting parameters necessary for the interactive processing of presentation information creation. For example, a mouse, a cross pad, and the like are connected to the interactive processing input unit 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes an inter-object relationship creating unit that defines a relationship between a plurality of objects integrated by the object information integrating unit. Reference numeral 5 denotes a data buffer for temporarily storing information created by the data part creating means 9, the processing procedure part creating means 10, the object information integrating means 15, or the inter-object relationship creating means 4 in a memory. Reference numeral 6 denotes script conversion means for automatically creating a program required for information presentation processing with reference to the information stored in the data buffer 5.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a data part creating means 9, a processing procedure part creating means 10, or an object information integrating means 1.
5 or an output control unit for outputting information of a data buffer. For example, a display corresponds to this. Reference numeral 9 denotes a data part creating unit that indicates presentation information on at least one of a text, a graphic, an image, a video, and a sound. Reference numeral 10 denotes a processing procedure section creating means for creating a procedure for processing an object, creating a class inheritance relationship of the object, creating spatial arrangement information of the object, or creating an operation state of the object. Reference numeral 15 denotes object information integrating means for integrating information individually created by the data part creating means 9 and the processing procedure part creating means 10 and assembling them into one object.

Reference numerals 401 to 420 denote control signals, commands,
2 shows signal lines indicating data and the like. However, each of the above names
For the sake of convenience, the main contents to be transmitted are shown. Actually, various contents are transmitted according to the situation regardless of the name.

In the above configuration, for example, the presentation information is created and the created script file is verified as follows. First, when an object material data creation command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 412 to the data part creating means 9. In response to this, the data part creating means 9 sends a message for requesting input of information on the name of the object to be created and the file name of the material data to the output control means 7 as data 411. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and receives the interactive processing input means 2
Enter more necessary data.

The data necessary for creating the material data portion of the input object is sent to the data portion creating means 9 as 412. In response to this, the data section creating means 9 sends information necessary for creating the material data section of the object to the data 417.
Is stored in the data buffer 5. When the data 417 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 416 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the data part creating means 9.

Further, when a command for creating information relating to the motion design or the interactive processing or a command for creating the information relating to the interactive processing is input from the interactive processing input means 2,
Sends a command 415 to the processing procedure section creating means 10.
In response to this, the processing procedure section creating means 10 sends a message for requesting input of information on a motion design to be created and a processing procedure necessary for interactive processing to the output control means 7 as data 414. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display.

The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2. The data necessary for creating the processing procedure section of the input object is sent to the processing procedure section creating means 10 as 415. Upon receiving this, the processing procedure section creating means 10 stores information necessary for creating the processing procedure section of the object as data 418 in the data buffer 5. Data 418 is data buffer 5
Then, a signal 419 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the processing procedure creating means 10.

Further, when an integrated command of information on the data part of the object and information on the procedure part is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 406 to the object information integrating means 15.
In response to this, the object information integrating means 15 sends a message for requesting input of information on the data part and the procedure part of the object to be integrated as data 409 to the output control means 7. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display.

The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2. The data relating to the material data name and the procedure name relating to the integration of the input objects is referred to as 406.
Sent to Object information integration means 1 receiving this
Reference numeral 5 denotes data 405 for information necessary for object integration.
Is stored in the data buffer 5. When the data 405 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 404 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the object information integrating means 15. If the object can be created with the above processing contents, the following processing is performed. Create relationships between objects.
First, when an inter-object relationship creation command is input from the interaction process input unit 2, the interaction process input unit 2 sends a command 401 to the inter-object relationship creation unit 4. For example, when a command for creating a relationship between objects is transmitted from the interactive processing input unit 2 to the inter-object relationship creating unit 4 as a command 401, the inter-object relationship creating unit 4 transmits data representing the relationship between the objects to be created. A message for requesting input is sent to data 41.
It is sent to the output control means 7 as 0. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display.

The user sees this message and inputs data expressing the relationship between objects through the interactive processing input means 2. The input inter-object relation data is sent to the inter-object relation creating means 4 as data 401. The inter-object relationship creating means 4 processes the transmitted data, and outputs the processed result to the data 402 and the signal 40.
In step 3, the data is stored in the data buffer 4.

When the creation of the objects and the creation of the relationships between the objects are completed, a function for automatically creating a program for the presentation process is executed in the following process. First, when a script conversion command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 413 to the script converting means 6. In response, the script conversion means 6 extracts the data 407 from the data buffer 5 by the command 420. The extracted data 407 is automatically converted by the script conversion means 6 into a simple program language that operates in an interpreter format having grammar rules.

A fourth embodiment of the presentation information creating apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the presentation information creation device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 500 denotes a presentation information creation device. Reference numeral 2 denotes an interactive processing input unit for inputting parameters necessary for the interactive processing of presentation information creation. For example, a mouse, a cross pad, and the like are connected to the interactive processing input unit 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes an inter-object relationship creating unit that defines a relationship between a plurality of objects integrated by the object information integrating unit 15. Reference numeral 5 denotes a data buffer for temporarily storing information created by the data part creating means 9, the interactive processing part creating means 11, the animation information creating means, or the inter-object relationship creating means 4 in a memory. Reference numeral 6 denotes script conversion means for automatically creating a program required for information presentation processing with reference to the information stored in the data buffer 5.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a data part creating means 9, an interactive processing part creating means 11, or an animation information creating means 1.
2 or an output control unit for outputting information of the object relationship creating unit 4 or the data buffer 5. For example, a display corresponds to this. Reference numeral 9 denotes a data part creating unit that indicates presentation information on at least one of a text, a graphic, an image, a video, and a sound. Reference numeral 11 denotes an interactive processing unit creating means for creating a procedure for processing the object, creating a class inheritance relationship of the object, creating spatial arrangement information of the object, or creating an operation state of the object.

Reference numeral 12 denotes animation information creating means for creating an object motion design. Reference numeral 15 denotes an object information integrating unit that integrates information individually created by the data unit creating unit 9, the interactive processing unit creating unit 11, and the animation information creating unit 12 to form one object. Reference numerals 501 to 524 denote signal lines indicating control signals, commands, data, and the like. However, each of the above names indicates the main content transmitted for convenience,
Actually, regardless of the name, various contents are transmitted according to the situation.

In the above configuration, for example, the presentation information is created and the created script file is verified as follows. First, when an object material data creation command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 512 to the data part creating means 9. In response to this, the data part creation means 9 sends a message for requesting input of information on the name of the object to be created and the file name of the material data to the output control means 7 as data 514. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display.

The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2. The data necessary for creating the material data portion of the input object is sent to the data portion creating means 9 as 512. In response to this, the data part creating means 9 stores information necessary for creating the material data part of the object as data 517 in the data buffer 5. When the data 517 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 516 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted to the data buffer 5.
Is transmitted to the data section creation means 9 from

When a command for creating information relating to the interactive processing is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 515 to the interactive processing section creating means 11. In response to this, the interaction processing section creating means 11 sends a message for requesting input of information on a motion design to be created and a processing procedure necessary for the interaction processing to the data 511.
To the output control means 7. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display.

The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2. The data necessary for creating the interactive processing unit of the input object is sent to the interactive processing unit creating unit 11 as 515. In response to this, the dialog processing unit creating means 11 converts the information necessary for creating the dialog processing unit of the object as data 518 into the data buffer 5.
To be stored. When the data 518 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 519 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the dialog processing unit creation unit 11.

When a command for creating information on a motion design is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 523 to the animation information generating means 12. In response, the animation information creating means 12 sends a message for requesting input of information necessary for a motion design to be created to the output control means 7 as data 524. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2. The data necessary for creating the motion design of the input object is sent to the animation information creating means 12 as 523.

Upon receipt of this, the animation information creating means 12 stores information necessary for creating a motion design of the object as data 521 in the data buffer 5. When the data 521 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 522 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the animation information creating means 12.

Further, when a command for integrating information relating to the data part of the object, information relating to the dialog processing part, and information relating to the motion design is input from the dialog processing input means 2, the dialog processing input means 2 integrates the command 506 with the object information. Send to means 15. In response to this, the object information integrating means 15 sends a message for requesting input of information on the data part and the procedure part of the object to be integrated to the output control means 7 as data 509. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2.

The data relating to the input material data name and procedure name relating to the integration of the object is sent to the object information integrating means 15 as 506. The object information integration means 15 receiving this stores the information necessary for the integration of the objects in the data buffer 5 as data 505. When the data 505 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 504 for confirming the end of storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the object information integrating means 15.

When an object can be created with the above processing contents, the relationship between objects is created by the following processing. First, when an inter-object relationship creation command is input from the interaction process input unit 2, the interaction process input unit 2 converts the command 501 into an inter-object relationship creation unit 4.
Send to For example, when a command for creating a relation between objects is transmitted from the interactive processing input means 2 to the inter-object relation creating means 4 as a command 501, the inter-object relation creating means 4 outputs data representing the relationship between the objects to be created. A message for requesting input is sent to the output control means 7 as data 510.

In response to this, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs data expressing the relationship between objects through the interactive processing input means 2. The input inter-object relation data is sent to the inter-object relation creating means 4 as data 501. Object relationship creation means 4
Processes the transmitted data, and stores the processed result in the data buffer 4 with the data 502 and the signal 503.

When the creation of the objects and the creation of the relationships between the objects are completed, a function for automatically creating a program for the presentation processing is executed by the following processing. First, when a script conversion command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 513 to the script converting means 6. In response to this, the script conversion means 6 extracts the data 507 from the data buffer 5 by the command 520. The extracted data 507 is automatically converted by the script conversion means 6 into a simple program language that operates in an interpreter format having grammar rules.

A fifth embodiment of the presentation information creating apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the presentation information creation device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 600 denotes a presentation information creation device. Reference numeral 2 denotes an interactive processing input unit for inputting parameters necessary for the interactive processing of presentation information creation. For example, a mouse, a cross pad, and the like are connected to the interactive processing input unit 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes an inter-object relationship creating unit that defines a relationship between a plurality of objects integrated by the object information integrating unit 15. Reference numeral 5 denotes a data buffer for temporarily storing information created by the data section creating means 9, the parameter input means 14, the parameter processing means 13, the object information integrating means 15, or the inter-object relationship creating means 4 in a memory. Reference numeral 6 denotes script conversion means for automatically creating a program required for information presentation processing with reference to the information stored in the data buffer 5.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an output control means for outputting information of the data part creating means 9, the parameter input means 14, the parameter processing means 13, the object information integrating means 15, the inter-object relation creating means 4, or the data buffer. For example, a display corresponds to this. Reference numeral 9 denotes a data part creating unit that creates a data part indicating presentation information on at least one of a text, a graphic, an image, a video, and a sound. Reference numeral 13 denotes a parameter processing unit that processes data and parameters input by the data part generation unit 9 and the parameter input unit 14 and generates a procedure for processing the data and parameters.

Numeral 14 denotes parameter input means for inputting parameters necessary for creating a procedure for processing the data created by the data section creating means 9. Reference numeral 15 denotes a combination of the data part and the procedure part created by the data part creation means 9 and the parameter input means 14 and the parameter processing means 13 and integrated as an object, the class inheritance relationship of the object, the spatial arrangement information of the object or the operation of the object. Object information integration means for integrating states.

Reference numerals 601 to 624 denote control signals, commands,
2 shows signal lines indicating data and the like. However, each of the above names
For the sake of convenience, the main contents to be transmitted are shown. Actually, various contents are transmitted according to the situation regardless of the name.

In the above configuration, presentation information is created, for example, as follows. First, when an object material data creation command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 612 to the data part creating means 9. In response to this, the data section creation means 9 sends a message for requesting input of information on the name of the object to be created and the file name of the material data to the output control means 7 as data 614. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2.

The data necessary for creating the material data portion of the input object is sent to the data portion creating means 9 as 612. In response to this, the data part creating means 9 sends information necessary for creating the material data part of the object to the data 617.
Is stored in the data buffer 5. When the data 617 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 616 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the data part creating means 9.

When a creation command for an object processing procedure is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 623 to the parameter input means 14. In response to this, the parameter input unit 14 sends a message for requesting input of parameters relating to a motion design to be created or a processing procedure required for interactive processing to the output control unit 7 as data 624. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2.

The data necessary for creating the processing procedure section of the input object is 623 as the parameter input means 1
4 Parameter input means 14 receiving this
Transmits the parameters required for creating the processing procedure section of the object to the parameter processing means 13 as data 615. The parameter processing means 13 receives the data 6
15 is processed to synthesize a processing procedure and stored in the data buffer 5 as data 618. When the data 618 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 6
19 is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the parameter processing means 13.

Further, when a command for integrating information on the data part of the object and information on the procedure part is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 606 to the object information integrating means 15.
In response, the object information integrating means 15 sends a message for requesting input of information on the data part and the procedure part of the object to be integrated as data 609 to the output control means 7. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display. The user sees this message and inputs necessary data from the interactive processing input means 2.

The data relating to the input material data name and procedure name relating to the integration of the object is sent to the object information integration means 15 as 606. The object information integrating means 15 receiving this stores the information necessary for the integration of the objects as data 605 in the data buffer 5. When the data 605 is stored in the data buffer 5, a signal 604 for confirming the end of the storage is transmitted from the data buffer 5 to the object information integrating means 15.

When an object can be created with the above processing contents, the relationship between objects is created by the following processing. First, when an inter-object relationship creation command is input from the interaction process input unit 2, the interaction process input unit 2 converts the command 601 into the inter-object relationship creation unit 4.
Send to For example, when a command for creating a relationship between objects is transmitted from the interactive processing input unit 2 to the inter-object relationship creating unit 4 as a command 601, the inter-object relationship creating unit 4 transmits data representing the relationship between the objects to be created. A message for requesting input is sent to the output control means 7 as data 610. In response, the output control means 7 outputs a message to the display.

The user sees this message and inputs data expressing the relationship between objects through the interactive processing input means 2. The input inter-object relationship data is sent to the inter-object relationship creating means 4 as data 601. The inter-object relationship creating means 4 processes the transmitted data, and outputs the processing result to the data 602 and the signal 60.
In step 3, the data is stored in the data buffer 4.

When the creation of the objects and the creation of the relationships between the objects are completed, a function for automatically creating a program for the presentation processing is executed by the following processing. First, when a script conversion command is input from the interactive processing input means 2, the interactive processing input means 2 sends a command 613 to the script converting means 6. In response to this, the script conversion means 6 extracts the data 607 from the data buffer 5 by the command 620. The extracted data 607 is automatically converted by the script conversion means 6 into a simple program language that operates in an interpreter format having grammar rules.

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As described above, the present invention provides an interactive audio-visual effect in the field of educational software and entertainment software in which the operation of each multimedia data is described in an integrated manner in a time and space where time and space are combined. It is effective for the development of high-quality simulation-type presentation software. In particular, its utility is high in fields such as education support for mechanics and mathematics.

Also, since the operation and interaction of these objects are automatically created as a script (simple interpreted language), they can be changed without recompilation in the development process of the presentation software. Can be greatly reduced.

Further, since the script language is automatically generated only by the user inputting parameters, an educator or a sales person who is not a computer expert can also develop presentation software. Development of presentation software that goes beyond

Further, since the material, the motion design, the behavior, and the like once created can be reused as components, the development efficiency and performance of the presentation software can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a presentation information creation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional presentation information creation device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a presentation information creating device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a presentation information creating apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a presentation information creating device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a presentation information creation device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 presentation information creation device 2 interactive processing input means 3 object creation means 4 object relation creation means 5 data buffer 6 script conversion means 7 output control means 8 verification means 9 data section creation means 10 processing procedure section creation means 11 interactive processing section creation Means 12 Animation information creation means 13 Parameter processing means 14 Parameter input means 15 Object information integration means

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A presentation information creating apparatus for interactively creating information presenting software for presenting a plurality of objects combining a plurality of source information in accordance with an interactive operation. Creation of an object composed of a set of a data part indicating presentation information of at least one of an image, a video, and sound and a procedure for processing the data part, a class inheritance relationship of the object, a spatial relationship of the object Object creating means for creating arrangement information or an operation state of the object; inter-object relationship creating means for defining a relationship between a plurality of objects created by the object creating means; and the object creating means or the inter-object relationship A data buffer that temporarily stores the information created by the creation means. And script conversion means for automatically creating a program necessary for information presentation processing with reference to information stored in the data buffer. The object creation means or inter-object relationship creation means is provided by a user. Receiving the interactive input, creating the data and storing the data in the data buffer, wherein the script conversion means automatically generates a script file by referring to the data stored in the data buffer; apparatus. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising verification means for reading the script file automatically generated by the script conversion means and visually verifying information generated by the object generation means or the inter-object relation generation means. 1. The presentation information creation device according to 1. 3. An object creating means, comprising: a data part creating means for creating a data part of an object; a processing procedure part creating means for creating a processing procedure for defining a spatiotemporal behavior of the object; 2. The presentation information creating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an object information integrating unit that integrates information created individually by the unit creating unit and the processing procedure unit creating unit to create an object. 4. An animation information creating means for creating information on at least one of a trajectory, deformation, color change, and sound change of an object moving in time and space, and said animation information creating means. And an interaction processing unit creating means for creating a processing procedure for defining a spatiotemporal behavior of the object with reference to the information created by the data part creating means and a procedure necessary for interactive processing with a user. 4. The device according to claim 3, wherein
Described presentation information creation device. 5. A processing procedure section creating means for inputting parameters necessary for creating a processing procedure section on a screen, and a parameter processing section for processing parameters input by the parameter input means and storing the parameters in a data buffer. The presentation information creating apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: