JP5638325B2 - Electronic content display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to electronic books such as electronic books such as novels and poetry books, electronic appreciation objects, electronic ornaments, electronic browsing materials such as moving images, still images, photo collections, newspapers, and paintings. An electronic content display device that displays content and allows multiple readers to paste comments, a server that shares comments pasted by readers on the electronic content display device, and provides them together with electronic content, and electronic content display The present invention relates to a system including an apparatus and a server, and input of comments and display of comments in an electronic content display apparatus.

Conventionally, electronic contents such as e-books and videos that can be browsed by mobile phones, personal digital assistants, personal computers, etc. have been proposed. Readers connect to networks such as mobile phone wireless connections and Internet connections, and publishers and content You can browse novels and animated videos provided by your provider, or download them to your display device.
In recent years, dedicated terminals and software for displaying electronic content have become widespread, and it has become possible to write comments on portions of electronic content that are of interest and to attach sticky notes to favorite pages.

Patent Document 1 is a prior art document relating to such electronic contents. Patent Document 1 is a patent document of a content display device and a content display method that have a device for receiving comments input to electronic content by other readers by electronic mail and displaying the received comments on the electronic content.
Patent Document 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15A is a sequence diagram illustrating Patent Document 1. FIG. “Cover” in FIG. 15A indicates the beginning of electronic content such as a novel, and “End” indicates the end of the electronic content. (X), (Y), and (Z) indicate positions on the content. The user A inputs the comment (XX) to the position (X), and the user B receives the comment (XX) and the position (X) of the comment (XX) by mail. When the user B proceeds to read the content, the comment determination unit of the content display device used by the user B determines whether or not the user B has completely browsed the comment input position (X). When the determination is made, a comment (XX) is displayed. As described above, Patent Document 1 hides the comment until the reader finishes reading the position where the other person has input the comment, thereby eliminating the excitement of reading the comment before reading the text.

JP 2008-20961 A

  However, at the comment display timing according to Patent Document 1, there is a problem that it may not be possible to avoid the reader's excitement. For example, as shown in FIG. 15B, when a comment (XX) is input to the position (X) when the user A has read to the position (Z), the user B has finished reading to the position (X). Then, the comment of the user A who has read up to the position (Z) is read, and the development of the story that has not yet been read and the progress of the human relations of the characters are commented, which is offended.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic content display device or the like that allows a reader to read electronic content and comments added to the electronic content without being distracted. is there.

The electronic content display device of the present invention is
An electronic content display device connected to a communication network and displaying electronic content and comments input to the electronic content,
Means for receiving an input comment related to the electronic content, a display position of the input comment, and a comment display condition including a reading position that is a displayed range of the electronic content;
Comment display control means for controlling the electronic content to display the input comment in which the display position of the input comment is the current display position of the electronic content from the input comments received by the reception means;
With
The comment display control means displays the entered comment completing reading position of the electronic content has reached the completing reading position of the comment display condition, inputs of completing reading position of the electronic content Unreachable completing reading position of the comment display condition It is characterized in that control is performed so that the finished comment is not displayed.

  The electronic content display apparatus according to the present invention can set an appropriate condition for displaying an input comment when another person reads it, so that the person reading the comment is not distracted.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electronic content display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic content display device system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is a schematic external view of an electronic content display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The sequence diagram of the electronic content display apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The display example of the electronic content display apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a server according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The example of a display of the electronic content display apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic external view of an electronic content display device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The schematic block diagram of the electronic content display apparatus in Embodiment 3 of this invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic external view of an electronic content display device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. The schematic block diagram of the electronic content display apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic external view of an electronic content display device according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. The sequence diagram of the electronic content display apparatus in Embodiment 6 of this invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic external view of an electronic content display device according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. Explanatory drawing explaining a prior art.

  In this application, electronic contents are not limited to electronic books in which novels, textbooks, poetry books, etc. are digitized, and books in which movies, still images, photo books, newspapers, paintings, etc. are digitized, electronic ornaments, electronic appreciation objects, It means all electronic data including electronic data such as electronic browsing materials, electronic viewing data in which sound is added to these electronic books and electronic data, and the like. An apparatus for viewing, reading, and inputting a comment to the electronic content is referred to as an electronic content display device. The electronic content display device of the present invention more specifically shows a small information terminal, a book reader, a personal computer, a television, a mobile phone, an electronic book terminal, and the like. In addition, the data format of the electronic book content displayed by the electronic content display device of the present embodiment is not limited to a file format related to an electronic document such as a text file format or a PDF (Portable Document Format) format, and GIF (Graphics Interchange) There are various types such as an image file format such as Format) and a still image format such as JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group).

  Embodiments of the electronic content display device are shown below.

[Embodiment 1]
Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electronic content display device 100 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an electronic content display device system showing how the electronic content display device 100 of FIG. 1 is used on a network. It is. The server 101 stores electronic content such as novels and manga, and comments input by readers for each content. The user A, the user B, and the user C download the electronic content and the comment input by the reader and information related to the comment from the server 101 to the electronic content display device 100. At this time, the control unit 300 of the electronic content display apparatus 100 receives the electronic content, the comment, and the comment related information via the antenna unit 307 and the communication unit 306, and the electronic content is sent to the content storage unit 304 of the storage unit 303. The comment related information is stored in the comment related information storage unit 305, respectively. Each user can display and read the electronic content and comments input by other people on the display unit 200, and can write his own comments using the operation unit 201. The written comment is stored in the comment related information storage unit 305 from the operation unit 201 by the control unit 300. In addition, the control unit 300 acquires a comment and comment related information input by the user from the comment related information storage unit 305, and transmits them from the antenna unit 307 to the server 101 via the communication unit 306. The server 101 manages comments received from each user. As a result, the comment is shared, and each user can read the updated comment by downloading at any time.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to an electronic content display device, and can be implemented in a notebook personal computer, a desktop personal computer, or a mobile phone. All or part of electronic content, comments, and information related to comments can be exchanged not only via wireless communication lines but also via LAN connections such as Ethernet (registered trademark) connections and USB (Universal It can also be executed by data transfer using a storage medium such as a Serial Bus (registered trademark) memory or an SD memory card.

  The comment display condition setting unit 301 in FIG. 1 sets a condition to be displayed when another person reads a comment input by himself / herself. The comment display condition detection unit 302 detects a condition to be displayed when the user reads a comment input by another person. For example, consider a case where user A inputs a comment using electronic content display apparatus 100 in FIG. 2 and user B downloads and reads the input comment from server 101. When user A inputs a comment, conditions are set in comment display condition setting section 301 so that user B can read user A's comment. At this time, the comment display condition detection unit 302 of the electronic content display device 100 used by the user B detects the condition set by the user A in the comment display condition setting unit 301, and when the condition is satisfied, the comment display condition detection unit 302 The comment entered by A is displayed. As described above, the electronic content display device 100 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets the conditions for displaying a comment when others read the comment that the user has input, so that the electronic content and the comment can be displayed without the reader having to be upset. To be able to read.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic external view of the electronic content display device 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3A, a display unit 200 and an operation unit 201 are configured. The display unit 200 is a display unit that mainly displays electronic content and comments, bookmarks, marks, and the like input by the user. A device constituting the display unit 200 may be a liquid crystal or an organic EL, but is not particularly limited. However, the display unit is not only a display function but also has a sensor function such as a touch panel and can also function as an input unit. The operation unit 201 can update the display in order to read the electronic content, input a comment, and enlarge the display size. The operation unit 201 can configure a keyboard or a sensor input unit such as a touch panel.

FIG. 3B shows a state in which a comment is input to the electronic content. The electronic content in FIG. 3B is an electronic book in which a novel is digitized. The user can input characters by pressing a place where he / she wants to input a comment on the display unit 200 with a finger or a touch pen, and can input a comment to the display unit 200 with a finger or a touch pen, or can be configured in the operation unit 201. Enter the comment using the text input section. It is also possible to input a comment for the input comment. In order to prevent the text of the electronic content from being hidden by inputting the comment, the line spacing of the text in the comment input location is expanded, or the input comment is illustrated as a small mark, and when the mark is clicked, the comment is popped up and displayed. Is also possible.

  FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram when the condition set in the comment display condition setting unit 301 is the reading position of the user A. “Cover” in FIG. 4 indicates the beginning of the electronic content, and corresponds to the cover of a general book or photo book. “End” indicates the end of the electronic content and corresponds to the end of the book or photo book. Conventional paper books and photo albums have an index indicating the position from the cover called a page, but the concept of a page is ambiguous for electronic content. (X) in FIG. 4 corresponds to a page of a conventional paper book, and is expressed as “position” of electronic content in this embodiment.

  User A proceeds reading while updating the display from the cover, returns to position (X), and inputs a comment (XX) in a state where reading to position (Z) has been completed (reading). The position (X) where the comment (XX) is input is set as a comment position, and the position (Z) which has been read until the comment is input is set as a comment display condition. The comment display condition setting unit 301 receives the operation of the operation unit 201 by the user A from the control unit 300 and recognizes that the user has input a comment to the position (X) when the user has read the position (Z). The position (Z) is output to the control unit 300 as a comment display condition. The control unit 300 stores the received comment display condition position (Z), the comment content of the comment (XX) received from the operation unit 201, and the comment position (X) in the comment related information storage unit 305 of the storage unit 303. To do. The comment display condition (X) may be recognized by the comment display condition setting unit 301 and output to the control unit 300. When the input of the comment is completed, comment related information such as the user's reading completion position (Z), comment position (X), and comment (XX), which are comment display conditions, is updated to the server 101 by user A's operation or automatic transmission. .

  The comment display condition setting unit 301 determines how far the user has read, based on how much of the electronic content is displayed on the display unit 200. For example, the display range is determined by calculating how far the position from the cover has been displayed or how many characters from the cover have been displayed, and the read range is determined by the user. In FIG. 4, the reading completion position (Z) and the comment position (X) are separated from each other, but can be set to the same position. This is a case where a comment is to be inserted at the position where reading is completed. In this case, the user does not change the display of the electronic content at the time of reading, enters a comment input mode by pressing a button provided on the operation unit 201, etc., specifies a desired part of the electronic content, and comments Insert.

  In the above description, the comment display condition setting unit 301 recognizes the reading position (Z) of the user A and automatically sets it as the comment display condition. However, the user A may set a desired position as the comment display condition. it can. In this case, a button for inputting a comment display condition is configured on the operation unit 201, and the user A inputs the position of the comment and the content of the comment, and inputs how far the other person reads the comment.

  Returning to FIG. The user B downloads the updated comment related information to the electronic content display device 100 used by the user B. This download may be performed by the user operating the electronic content display device 100, or the server 101 confirms the version of the comment related information of the electronic content display device 100 of the user B as one of the services of the server 101. It is also possible to download automatically. Also, if the user B reads the electronic content read by the user A for the first time, the electronic content is downloaded together with the comment related information.

User B operates electronic content display device 100 to read the electronic content. The comment display condition detection unit 302 of the electronic content display device 100 detects whether or not a condition for displaying a comment by the user is satisfied. Here, the condition for displaying the comment is whether or not the position (Z) has been read. A detection method will be described. The comment display condition stored in the comment related information storage unit 305 of the storage unit 303 is acquired from the control unit 300. On the other hand, the control unit 300 outputs the current position where the electronic content is displayed from the display unit 200 to the comment display condition detection unit 302. The comment display condition detection unit 302 compares the current position received from the control unit 300 with the position (Z) that is the comment display condition, and returns it to the control unit 300.

When the user B has read up to the position (Y) in FIG. 4 by the detection by the comment display condition detection unit 302, the electronic content display apparatus 100 does not display the comment because the comment display condition is not satisfied. . When reading further proceeds to the position (W), the comment display condition detection unit 302 outputs to the control unit 300 that the condition is satisfied. The control unit 300 acquires the comment (XX) to be displayed and the position (X) for displaying the comment from the comment related information storage unit 305, and, for example, the comment (hidden in a part of the display unit 200 as shown in FIG. XX) is notified to the user by displaying that the position (X) is displayed. Note that the content of the comment (XX) can be displayed at the position (W), or when the user B clicks, the display position of the content can be moved to the position (X) where the comment (XX) is displayed.

  The server 101 will be described. FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of the server 101 according to the first embodiment. The server 101 receives comment-related information such as comment display conditions, comment contents, and comment positions transmitted from the plurality of electronic content display devices 100 by the antenna unit 407 and outputs them to the communication unit 406. The communication unit 406 receives the output from the antenna unit 407, performs down-conversion and demodulation processing, and outputs the result to the control unit 400. The control unit 400 stores the comment related information received from the communication unit 406 in the comment related information storage unit 405 configured in the storage unit 403 while updating the data. In addition, the control unit 400 acquires the updated comment related information, performs modulation processing and up-conversion by the communication unit 406, and transmits it from the antenna unit 407 to the electronic content display device 100 that needs to update the comment related information. In the content storage unit 404, the service operator of the server 101 stores the electronic content, performs the same processing as the comment related information, and transmits the electronic content to the electronic content display apparatus 100 that requires the electronic content. The server 101 also has a network interface 402, and transmits and receives electronic content and comment related information through a data transmission path such as a LAN connection of Ethernet (registered trademark) or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) (registered trademark). It is also possible to perform.

  The server 101 also includes a license management unit 401, a license storage unit 408, and a user information storage unit 409, and can provide and manage electronic content, comments, and comment related information based on the license. The license storage unit 408 stores a license, and the user information storage unit 409 stores personal information such as the user ID of the electronic content display apparatus 100, the user's name, age, and hobbies. Information on whether or not it is owned is also stored. The license management unit 401 issues a license stored in the license storage unit 408 to a user who has a license agreement. When the server 101 receives a request for transmission of electronic content, comments, comment-related information, and the like from the electronic content display device 100, the server 101 checks the user information stored in the user information storage unit 409, and possesses the licensed electronic content Only the display device 100 transmits data. Alternatively, the license issued by the server 101 is a key for downloading data from the server 101, and the electronic content display apparatus 100 that does not have a license can be implemented even if it cannot be downloaded. In addition, it is also possible to set licenses separately for electronic contents, comments, and comment-related information, and all or a part of them can be charged. As a result, for example, the provision of comments from celebrities and celebrities and the provision of episodes of the corresponding electronic content can be licensed and implemented as a paid service.

The server 101 can also include a comment display condition setting unit 410. The comment display condition setting unit 410 performs the same operation as the comment display condition setting unit provided in the electronic content display device, and thus description thereof is omitted. When the server 101 includes the comment display condition setting unit 410, the electronic content display device may not be included. In the example of FIG. 4, the comment display condition setting unit 410 of the server 101 sets the reading end position (Z) that is the comment display condition and stores it in the comment related information storage unit 305 of the electronic content display device. The apparatus updates the server 101 with the read completion position (Z) set by the comment display condition setting unit 410 of the server 101 together with the comment related information such as the comment position (X) and the comment (XX). Alternatively, the electronic content display device transmits only the operation information of the user to the server, and in addition to setting the reading position (Z), the server 101 also recognizes the comment position (X) and the comment (XX). It is also possible to store in the comment related information storage unit 405.

To explain the setting of the input and comments display conditions of comments by voice using the voice input output unit 308. In the first embodiment, input means such as comment input, comment display condition setting, electronic content display change, and the like, in addition to operation of the operation unit 201 and operation of the display unit 200 having a sensor function such as a touch panel, there is an audio input to the audio input output unit 308. Voice input output portion 308 of FIG. 1, in addition to the speaker function of outputting audio and recording function for recording microphone and speech receiving voice, a function of converting the voice comments, Ya controller 300 and the display unit 200 In conjunction with the comment display condition setting unit 301, it has a function of recognizing comment display conditions, comment positions, and the like from voice. For example, when the user utters “comment display condition”, the voice input / output unit 308 recognizes the user's utterance and sets the position displayed by the display unit 200 as the comment display condition. The comment display condition setting unit 301 stores the position displayed on the display unit 200 in the comment related information storage unit 305. When the user utters “comment position”, the voice input / output unit 308 recognizes the user's utterance, and the control unit 300 sets the display position as the comment position and stores it in the comment related information storage unit 305. When the user utters “comment”, the voice input / output unit 308 recognizes the user's utterance, enters a recording state, records the user's utterance, converts it into a comment, and stores it in the comment related information storage unit 305. Other users who have received these data from the server can select whether the voice input / output unit 308 reproduces or displays the comment inputted by voice. A comment can be input and reproduced by the user's utterance, which increases convenience.

As described above, the first embodiment shares the comment input to the electronic content, the position information of the comment, and the information of the reading position of the electronic content at the time of inputting the comment with other users, and the reading of the electronic content at the time of inputting the comment. After reading to the position, the comment is displayed at the position indicated by the position information of the comment.
Since the user of the electronic content display apparatus described in the first embodiment is optimized in the timing for displaying the comment, it is possible to read the comment without being surprised while sharing each other's comment.

[Embodiment 2]
A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 6, and FIG. The first embodiment is an embodiment in a case where a condition displayed when another person reads a comment input by the user is a position where the other person has read the electronic book content. The second embodiment is an embodiment where the comment display condition is user attribute information. Here, the attribute information includes a user ID (Identification), age, sex, occupation, hobby, and the like. In the second embodiment, the configuration of the electronic content display device 100, the server 101, and the like is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 7 shows a display example of the electronic content display device 100 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7A, the user inputs a comment and sets an age at which the input comment can be read. There are various ways of setting such as no age restriction and browsing from 20 to 30 years old. When a comment with age restrictions set is downloaded, for example, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), if it is set to be viewable for those 20 years or older, the corresponding comment is shown in FIG. 7 (b) for readers under 20 years old. It is displayed in the state without. In FIG. 7, the age limit set as “no age limit” or “20 years old or older” is displayed, but it may not be displayed.

The functions of the electronic content display apparatus 100 and the server 101 will be described with reference to FIGS. The user operates the operation unit 201 to input a comment, and sets age as attribute information that allows the input comment to be read. The comment display condition setting unit 301 of the electronic content display apparatus 100 sets the age as the display condition and stores it in the comment related information storage unit 305. The control unit 300 acquires the comment related information stored in the comment related information storage unit 305 and transmits it to the server 101 as in the first embodiment. The server 101 stores the data transmitted from the electronic content display device 100 in the comment related information storage unit 405. The user information storage unit 409 of the server 101 stores user attribute information (here, age) in advance. The control unit 400 of the server 101 compares the age of the user stored in the user information storage unit 409 with the age stored in the comment related information storage unit 405, and processes and transmits the comment. For example, in the case of FIG. 7, if the age of the user who wants to download the comment of FIG. 7A is 17 years old, the server 101 stores the age of 17 years registered in the user information storage unit 409 and comment related information. Compare the age limit that the comment display condition stored in the section 405 is 20 years old or older, and delete the comment set to 20 years old or older. Send to user.

  In the above, an example in which a comment is processed by the server 101 has been described, but display restriction may be performed by the electronic content display device 100. The server 101 transmits the information for which the restriction is set to the electronic content display apparatus 100 as comment related information. The electronic content display apparatus 100 detects the information with the restriction set by the comment display condition detection unit 302, and when the control unit 300 displays the comment on the display unit 200, the electronic content display device 100 masks the restriction according to the detected restriction. Do not display the comments that have been received.

  Further, when the display restriction is performed on the electronic content display apparatus 100, the electronic content display apparatus 100 can change the display restriction if the display restriction is strict. For example, when the restriction on prohibition of browsing is set in the comment related information transmitted from the server 101, the electronic content display device 100 notifies the user that the restriction on prohibition of browsing is over 20 years old. To do. At this time, if the user is 25 years old, he / she can view the comment. However, if he / she thinks he / she does not want to read the comment, he / she can set the age of 25 years old or more to be prohibited from displaying the comment.

Such a display condition can also be implemented by the attribute information of the comment input person such as gender and occupation. For example, male viewing is prohibited, females under 20 years old are prohibited, student viewing is prohibited, and only students can view. Such a display restriction is a restriction from the viewpoint of public order and morals, but it can also be used simply for classification. For example, it is a case where display restrictions are set according to occupation or hobby. By displaying profession limited to company employees and sports related employees, etc., and displaying hobbies limited to gardening and travel, etc., you can comment with people with the same circumstances and values as you It becomes possible to share.

In addition, the comment display according to the second embodiment may be a license-based service, and the comment display condition may be that the electronic content display apparatus has a license. The first embodiment is an embodiment in which the electronic content display device 100 having a license can download part or all of the electronic content, comments, and comment-related information, but the second embodiment is an electronic content display device 100 having a license. Only can display comments. A comment input person sets a condition for a comment reader to read a comment to have a license in the comment display condition setting unit 301 of the electronic content display device 100. Even if the reader of the comment downloads the comment and the comment related information from the server, the comment display condition detection unit 302 outputs that the comment cannot be displayed to the control unit 300 unless the license is owned. This makes it possible for only licensed users to read comments. The server 101 performs license management as in the first embodiment.

As described above, Embodiment 2 is an embodiment in which comments input to electronic content are displayed based on attribute information such as the age, sex, occupation, and hobby of the user of the electronic content display device.
Even if the condition for displaying the comment is personal information such as age, gender, occupation, hobby, etc., there is an effect that the person who reads the comment does not wake up. In addition, by making it possible to implement restrictions based on age, sex, etc., it becomes possible to eliminate harmful comments.

[Embodiment 3]
In the first embodiment, when a user of the electronic content display apparatus 100 inputs a comment from a position where the electronic content is being read to another place that has already been read, the user may be awakened if the user reads the comment. I assumed it was. This is because the content of the input comment may be closely related to the comment position and the user's reading completion position. There is a comment target such as a sentence or word of the electronic book content at the input position of the comment, and the content of the comment is the content of the sentence or word at the comment position. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the comment is a comment or comment on the conversation of the character at a certain position of the electronic book content. Note that the user's reading completion position often affects such user's impressions and explanations.

  On the other hand, the comment may be an impression about the entire electronic content or an impression of the main character that is not associated with a sentence or word of the electronic book content. For example, as shown in the display area b of FIG. 8, it is an opinion about the entire work not related to the contents of the display area a, or a comment that considers other works. Such a comment can be said to be a comment not related to the input position of the comment. The third embodiment is an embodiment in which comments (hereinafter referred to as overall comments) such as impressions related to the entire electronic contents and impressions of the main character, which are not associated with the sentences and words of the electronic book contents, are handled separately.

  A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a schematic external view of the electronic content display apparatus 110 according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a main part configuration diagram. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the electronic content display device 110 according to the third embodiment configures a display area a and a display area b in the display unit 200 of the electronic content display device 100 according to the first embodiment.

  The user inputs to display a comment related to a sentence or word of the electronic content in the display area a where the electronic content is displayed, and inputs to display the entire comment in the display area b. The input is performed by setting the display area by providing a button for selecting the display area on the operation unit 201, or by selecting the display area by pressing the display area, and operating the operation unit 201. Alternatively, the display unit 200 may be a touch panel and a comment can be directly input. In the above description, two display areas are formed on the display unit 200, but three or more areas may be formed. Further, instead of dividing the display unit into regions, a plurality of display units may be configured.

The comment display condition setting unit 301 recognizes whether the comment input from the display area set by the user is an entire comment or a comment associated with a sentence or word of the electronic book content. As described above, the comment display condition in the third embodiment is to display in a display area different from the display area where the electronic book content is displayed. The electronic content display device 110, for the comments associated with the text and words of the electronic book content, as in the first and second embodiments, the comment position, the comment content, the comment display condition (the reading position and age of the comment input person), etc. Are stored in the comment related information storage unit 305, and the comment position, the comment content, and the comment display area are stored in the comment related information storage unit 305 for the entire comment. Here, the comment display area does not specifically specify the display area, but may be information such as a display area other than the display area of the electronic book content. Such comment related information is transmitted to the server 101.

  The above processing can also be performed by the comment display condition setting unit 410 configured in the server 101. The comment display condition setting unit 410 recognizes whether the comment input from the display area set by the user is an entire comment or a comment associated with a sentence or word of the electronic content, and the comment position and comment The contents and the comment display area are transmitted to the electronic content display device 110. Alternatively, the electronic content display apparatus 110 transmits only user operation information to the server 101, and from the user operation information received by the comment display condition setting unit 410 of the server 101, from the display area set by the user. Recognizing whether the input comment is a whole comment or a comment associated with a sentence or word of electronic content, the comment position, comment content, and comment display area are stored in the comment related information storage unit 405 of the server 101. To do.

  Explain how to read comments. When the electronic content display device 110 downloads a comment from the server 101, the comment display condition detection unit 302 detects that the display condition of the entire comment is displayed in the display area b of the display unit 200. The control unit 300 recognizes the detection result of the comment display condition detection unit 302 and displays the entire comment in the display area b of the display unit 200.

  The display timing of the entire comment of the electronic content display device 110 will be described. When the entire comment is input, the comment display condition setting unit 301 sets the positional condition for displaying the comment at substantially the same position as the position where the comment is input. That is, the position of the electronic content displayed on the display unit 200 when the comment is input is a positional condition for displaying the comment to the reader of the comment. The positional condition for displaying the entire comment is also stored in the comment related information storage unit 305 and transmitted to the server. When another person downloads and reads the entire comment that has been input from the server, the entire comment is displayed when the other person proceeds to the position of the electronic content displayed when the entire comment is input. It will be. Note that “substantially the same position” means the same position or a position within a range where a user who has downloaded the entire comment can read without discomfort. This range can be set arbitrarily.

  Note that the user can also input comments such as the overall impression and the hero's impression by speaking. This is recognized by the voice input / output unit 308 as in the first embodiment, and the user operates the operation unit 201 to enter the comment input mode for the entire user. When the “input” occurs, the voice input / output unit 308 recognizes and the electronic content display apparatus 110 enters the comment input mode for the whole, so the user speaks and inputs the comment.

As described above, the third embodiment is an embodiment in which a comment that does not depend on the reading position of the comment input person is handled separately from a comment that depends on the reading position of the input person of the comment. This is an embodiment in which an overall comment such as an impression and a comment associated with a sentence or word of electronic content are displayed separately.
When the entire comment is displayed on another display unit in this way, it is easy to read, and there is an effect that convenience is improved. In addition, since the comment is at the stage where the electronic content has been read to the same place, there is an effect that it becomes possible for the user to share the comment of the reader without being upset. In addition, since the comment at the stage where it has been read to the same place as other users is read, there is also an effect that it is possible to share the impressions according to the user's reading progress in a pseudo manner.

[Embodiment 4]
In the first to third embodiments, the comment display condition setting unit 301 sets a condition to be displayed when another person reads a comment input by the comment input side. On the other hand, the fourth embodiment is an embodiment in which the reading side, not the comment input side, can control the display of the comment, and is an embodiment in which the comment to be displayed is selected by the character of the electronic content.

  A fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is an external view of the electronic content display device 120 according to the fourth embodiment. The electronic content and the comment input by the user are displayed in the display area a of the display unit 200, and the characters of the electronic content are displayed in the display area b. Here, the characters of the electronic content are the subject and target of the operations of each part of the electronic content, such as texts and conversations, and are the main characters and friends of the electronic content. It can be nature and animals like By selecting a desired character, the user can, for example, display only the comment for the main character or close only the comment for the main character. In FIG. 10, the main character, the character A, the character B, the brother, and the friend A are set as characters. Among these, the main character and the character A are selected in the display area b, and the main character and the character A are selected. A comment is displayed in the display area a.

  FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of the electronic content display device 120 according to the fourth embodiment. With reference to FIG. 11, the electronic content display apparatus 120 of Embodiment 4 is demonstrated. The electronic content display device 120 in FIG. 11 is the same as the electronic content display device described in the first to third embodiments in many parts, and thus the description thereof is omitted. The electronic content display device 120 is characterized by including a content storage unit 309 having a character storage unit 311, a comment related information storage unit 310 having a user-specific comment storage unit 312, and a display comment selection unit 313. In FIG. 10, the main character, brother, character A, character B, and friend A are characters, and are stored in the character storage unit 311.

  The control unit 300 acquires a character from the character storage unit 311 and displays it on the display area b of the display unit 200. When the user selects a desired character, the display comment selection unit 313 selects a comment corresponding to the character selected by the user from the comment related information storage unit 310 and outputs the comment to the control unit 300, which is displayed by the control unit 300. Displayed on the unit 200. More specifically, it is as follows.

  For example, in FIG. 10, the character “the main character” stored in the character storage unit 311 is assigned to the sentence “I'm ecstatically thinking that there is no such thing as Satsuki Haru alone. On the other hand, the comment-related information storage unit 310 stores a comment “Must be firm” input by another user. When the user of the electronic content display device 120 selects the main character from the display area b of the display unit, the display comment selection unit 313 displays the sentence “Character Spring is alone” assigned to the character stored as the main character stored in the character storage unit 311. I was thinking and thinking about something that could n’t be settled. ” Next, I got the comment “I must be firm” from the comment-related information storage unit 310 that was entered in the acquired “Ishiharu was lonely, and thought that there was no such thing.” Control unit Send to 300. The comment received by the control unit 300 is displayed. It should be noted that “Scared” which is a comment on the character A shown in FIG. 10 is also displayed on the display unit 200 by the same processing.

  The construction of the database of the character storage unit 311 will be described. In order to construct the character storage unit 311, it is necessary to set what is the target of each unit of the electronic content. For example, in Fig. 10, the sentence "I was struck by the fact that Suzuko Haru was alone and thought that there was no such settlement" is a description and commentary on the hero Suzuharu, "What do you think about?" The part “I speak” is the remark of the character A. As described above, the electronic content according to the fourth embodiment is stored in the content storage unit 309 in a state in which the target of each unit is defined, and the target of each unit is stored in the character storage unit 311 as a character. ing. The database of the electronic content and the character storage unit 311 is constructed by a service provider that operates the server 101.

Processing of the electronic content display device 120 on the comment input side will be described. The control unit 300 receives the comment input by the user and the position of the comment on the electronic content from the operation unit 201, and stores them in the comment related information storage unit 310 . The comment content stored in the comment related information storage unit 310 and the position where the comment is input are transmitted to the server 101. In addition, you may transmit a character instead of the position where the comment was input. In this case, the control unit 300 associates the position where the comment is input with the character storage unit 311 stored in the content storage unit 309, and recognizes the character to be commented. The server 101 stores the received data in the comment related information storage unit 405, and transmits the comment content and the position or character where the comment is input to the electronic content display device 120 on the side of reading the comment.

  As described above, the fourth embodiment is an embodiment related to an electronic content display device that can control the display of a comment when the user reads a comment input by another person, and is a comment for a character of the electronic content. Is selected by the characters and displayed. It should be noted that the fourth embodiment can be executed in combination with the first to third embodiments. For example, when combined with the first embodiment, it is possible to select and display a comment that is displayed when reading up to the same position as the person who input the comment is performed by the character of the electronic content. Further, when combined with the second embodiment, it is possible to select and display a comment displayed according to the age or sex of the user of the electronic content display device by the character of the electronic content. Further, when combined with the third embodiment, it becomes possible to select and display comments regarding electronic contents in general by the characters of the electronic contents.

  Since characters of electronic content are closely related to the content of electronic content, displaying comments about the center of the story, such as the main character, may arouse readers. Controlling the display of the comment for each character as in the fourth embodiment makes it possible to read the comment of the electronic content without being distracted.

  If the number of comments increases too much, there is a high possibility that comments that will motivate readers are included. By selectively displaying the comment on the reading side as in the present embodiment, it is possible to read the comment of the electronic content without being aroused.

[Embodiment 5]
Embodiment 5 is an embodiment in which the display is controlled by a user who has input a comment. In order to display based on the user who input the comment, the attribute information of the comment input person is used as the comment display condition as in the second embodiment. Further, in order to control the display, the display comment selection unit 313 is configured as in the fourth embodiment.

  Embodiment 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the part demonstrated in Embodiment 4 of FIG. 11, and only the part relevant to Embodiment 5 is demonstrated.

  FIG. 12 is an external view of the electronic content display device 120 according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 12 is also another embodiment in the case of displaying the impression of the entire electronic content described in the third embodiment, the impression of the main character, and the like. Comments input by a plurality of users are displayed in the display area b of the display unit 200. The side reading the comment can display only the comment of the user who wants to display among all the users who input the comment.

As shown in FIG. 11, the electronic content display device 120 configures a comment-specific information storage unit 310 and a user-specific comment storage unit 312. The comment-by-user storage unit 312 stores comment related information associated with user information such as the user ID and telephone number of the user of the electronic content display device 120. This data is transmitted to the server 101. Server 101, the user information is received the comment related information that is correlated managed for each electronic content display device 120 from the electronic content display device 120. Each electronic content display apparatus 120 can download the comment related information distinguished for every user for all users by downloading the comment related information stored in this server 101. The downloaded comment related information is stored in the user-specific comment storage unit 312. The control unit 300 of the electronic content display device 120 acquires user information and comments associated with the comment related information from the comment storage unit 312 for each user, and enters the display area b of the display unit 200 as shown on the left side of FIG. indicate. Here, when the user operates the electronic content display device 120 and selects a comment of the user to be displayed, the display comment selection unit 313 sends the selected comment to the control unit 300. The selected comment is displayed on the right side of.

  Note that the user information such as the user ID and telephone number of the user can be performed by the server 101 instead of being associated with the comment by the electronic content display device 120. User information such as the user ID and telephone number of the user is stored in the user information storage unit 409 of the server 101, and only the comment related information such as the comment position and the minimum user information are transmitted from the electronic content display device 120. While the user 101 recognizes the user of the electronic content display device 120, the information stored in the user information storage unit 409 is associated with the transmitted comment related information and stored in the comment related information storage unit 405 of the server 101. In addition, the user information transmitted by the electronic content display device 120 during these processes, the user information stored in the user information storage unit 409 of the server 101, and the license stored in the license storage unit 408 are used for licensing. Management is also possible. In the user information storage unit 409 of the server 101, the comment related information associated with the user information and the comment related information not associated with the user information are stored separately, and the user information is associated only with the licensed user. Enable to download comment related information.

  As described above, the fifth embodiment is characterized in that the display comment selection unit 313 and the user-specific comment storage unit 312 are configured so that the comments are classified by user and selectively displayed. Note that FIG. 12 illustrates a state in which the user to be displayed in the third embodiment for displaying the entire comment is selected. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display of an arbitrary comment including the first and second embodiments is also illustrated. It is possible to selectively display by user.

  As described above, the fifth embodiment is an embodiment related to an electronic content display device that can control the display of a comment when the user reads a comment input by another person. This is an embodiment for controlling the display. As the number of users increases, there is a high possibility that a comment that arouses the reader will be included. Therefore, by selecting a user to be displayed, it is possible to read a comment on the electronic content without being aroused. Even if the comment input side does not input a comment that provokes the reader, simply increasing the number of comments may cause annoyance when reading electronic content. In the fifth embodiment, it is possible to adjust the display amount of comments by adjusting the number of users of comments to be displayed, and it is also possible to prevent the display at all.

[Embodiment 6]
The sixth embodiment is another example of the first to fifth embodiments. Embodiments 1 to 5 are embodiments in which electronic contents are mainly assumed to be books, photo books, and the like, and the positions handled in these are assumed to be pages in paper books. On the other hand, the sixth embodiment assumes that the electronic content is a slide show that sequentially displays moving image data such as movie video data or TV broadcast recording data, or a plurality of still images, and the position handled here is temporal. It is an embodiment that is a position. For example, the moving image data is recorded data of a baseball game, and the user of the electronic content display apparatus 100 can input a comment in any scene of the game. When a user sees until the end of the game and enters the comment “It ’s a big game” into the video of the beginning of the game, the first person to watch this video data is awakened and the beginning of the game So I don't feel like watching the rest of the video. Embodiment 6 solves such a problem, and details are as follows.

  Embodiment 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the configurations of the electronic content display device 100 and the server 101 in the sixth embodiment are the same as those in the first to fifth embodiments, and a description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating functions of the electronic content display device 100 according to the sixth embodiment. In FIG. 13, “start” indicates the start time of display such as moving image data, and “end” indicates the end time of display. Now, suppose that user A has watched until time T2 and has returned to the scene at time T1 and entered a comment (TT) on the screen. The comment display condition setting unit 301 receives the operation of the user A from the control unit 300, recognizes that the user A has input a comment (TT) at the position of the time T1 when the user A has seen the time T2, and the time T2 Is output to the controller 300. The control unit 300 receives the comment position T1 and the comment content TT from the operation unit 201, and stores them in the comment related information storage unit 305 together with the time T2 received from the comment display condition setting unit 301. When the input of the comment is completed, the comment related information such as the viewing end position (T2), the comment position (T1), and the comment (TT) of the user is updated to the server 101 by the operation of the user A or automatic transmission. Such processing may be performed by the server 101 instead of the electronic content display device 100. That is, the electronic content display apparatus 100 transmits user operation information to the server 101, and when the comment display condition setting unit 410 of the server 101 sees the user T until time T 2, a comment (TT) is given to the position at time T 1. Is input from the received information, and the time T2 is output to the control unit 400 of the server 101. The control unit 400 stores the received time T2, comment position time T1, and comment content TT in the comment related information storage unit 405.

User B downloads the updated comment related information to his / her electronic content display device 100. User B operates electronic content display apparatus 100 to reproduce a moving image. The comment display condition detection unit 302 of the electronic content display device 100 detects whether or not a condition for displaying a comment by the user is satisfied. Here, the condition for displaying the comment is whether or not the viewing has been read up to the time position (T2). The comment display condition detection unit 302 compares the playback position of the moving image data received from the control unit 300 with the position (T2) that is the comment display condition, and returns the result to the control unit 300.

In FIG. 13, when the user B has finished viewing up to the position (T3), the comment display condition is not satisfied, so the comment is not displayed. When further reproduced and read to the position (T4), the comment display condition detection unit 302 outputs to the control unit 300 that the condition is satisfied. The control unit 300 acquires a comment (TT) to be displayed and a position (T) for displaying the comment from the comment related information storage unit 305, and displays the comment on the display unit 200. Since the electronic content display apparatus 100 displays on the display unit 200 that the comment can be seen, the user B returns to the position of T1 and reads the comment, or reads the comment at the position of T4. It is also possible. Although the position is expressed here as time, it can also be expressed as a place, a scene, or the like, and the user's content viewing end position can also be used as a chapter of electronic content.

  The above is a case where the electronic content handled in the first embodiment is similar to moving image data and moving images, but the same can be applied to the second to fifth embodiments. For example, FIG. 14 shows an embodiment in which the fifth embodiment is moving image data, which is recorded data of a baseball broadcast. The ABC team and the XYZ team are competing, the user A in FIG. 13 is a fan of the XYZ team, and the user B is a fan of the ABC team, and each inputs a comment on the video. When the user A finishes viewing until T2, a comment “Good, don't hit here” is input to the position of T1. On the other hand, there is a user who entered the comment “ABC do your best” in the hope that the ABC team will score, but the XYZ team has entered “XYZ, protect me” in the hope that the ABC team will be suppressed. Some users. FIG. 14A shows the state at this time. The user B who views the recorded data for the first time does not read the comment “good, not hit here” input by the user A at the stage of viewing T1 according to the first embodiment. Other comments depend on the viewing completion position of the input person.

  Here, the user of the electronic content display device 120 can select which fan's comment is displayed, as in the fifth embodiment. When the user B displays only the comments of ABC fans, the result is as shown in FIG. This can be done by:

  The electronic team display unit 120 registers that the ABC team fan is an ABC team fan as its user information and the XYZ team fan is an XYZ team fan as its user information. The electronic content display apparatus 120 stores information on which team the registered user is a fan in as a comment related information in the comment related information storage unit, and determines which team is a fan in the input comment. In addition, it is stored in the user-specific comment storage unit 312 and transmitted to the server 101. The server 101 manages the comments transmitted from each electronic content display device 120 and transmits all or some of the user comments as one data to the electronic content display device 120. The electronic content display device 120 that has received the data selects a comment displayed by the display comment selection unit 313. The control unit 300 outputs a comment to the display unit 200 according to the selection of the display comment selection unit 313. Note that the comment may be displayed in a display area different from the display area of the electronic content as shown in FIG. 12 of the fifth embodiment. It is possible to set freely such as neither fan. Show comments from the fans of the other team, and share only the comments of the fans of the same team, or conversely display only the comments of the fans of the other team and refer to the comments of the fans of the other team It is possible to improve convenience.

  As described above, the sixth embodiment is an embodiment in the case where the electronic content is moving image data such as movie video data or television broadcast recording data. Even if the electronic content is video data, the comment entered in the electronic content, the position information of the comment, and the information on the viewing end position of the electronic content when the comment is input are shared with other users, and the viewing end position of the electronic content when the comment is input After reading up to this point, by displaying the comment at the position indicated by the position information of the comment, it becomes possible to read the input comment without being awakened.

Similarly, even if the electronic content is a moving image, it is possible to control the display by the user who entered the comment, or to control the display of the comment by the character of the electronic content. It is possible to enjoy desired comment display while sharing impressions and impressions with other users.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be widely used in electronic content display devices, electronic book terminals, mobile phones, personal computers, and the like that allow a plurality of readers to paste and share comments on electronic content composed of text, images, sounds, and the like. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Electronic content display apparatus 101 Server 200 Display part 201 Operation part 300,400 Control part 301,410 Comment display condition setting part 302 Comment display condition detection part 303,403 Storage part 304,309,404 Content storage part 305,310,405 Comment-related information storage unit 306, 406 Communication unit 307, 407 Antenna unit 308 Audio input / output unit 311 Character storage unit 312 Comment storage unit 313 Display comment selection unit 401 License management unit 402 Network interface 408 License storage unit 409 User information Storage

Claims (4)

An electronic content display device connected to a communication network and displaying electronic content and comments input to the electronic content,
Means for receiving an input comment related to the electronic content, a display position of the input comment, and a comment display condition including a reading position that is a displayed range of the electronic content;
Comment display control means for controlling the electronic content to display the input comment in which the display position of the input comment is the current display position of the electronic content from the input comments received by the reception means;
With
The comment display control means displays the entered comment completing reading position of the electronic content has reached the completing reading position of the comment display condition, inputs of completing reading position of the electronic content Unreachable completing reading position of the comment display condition It requires comment electronic content display device and performs a control not to display. An input means for inputting a comment to the electronic content is further provided.
The electronic content display device according to claim 1, wherein a display position and a display condition of the comment can be set. The comment display condition includes user attribute information,
The comment display control means displays the input comment when a user attribute satisfies the attribute information of the comment display condition, and does not display the input comment when the user attribute is not satisfied. The electronic content display device according to claim 1 or 2.   The electronic content display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the comment is a comment displayed based on a display position of the comment and a comment related to the entire electronic content.