JP5813486B2 - Information display method, information display device, information display program, and computer-readable recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display technique for controlling a display form when main information such as an electronic book and additional information such as an advertisement are displayed on a display screen.

  In recent years, the progress of portable information processing devices capable of supporting multiple functions such as telephones, game machines, televisions, electronic BOOKs, and Internet browsers has been remarkable.

  Patent Documents 1 to 5 listed below disclose a method or apparatus capable of displaying an advertisement together when displaying content such as an electronic book on a display screen of an information processing apparatus.

  In particular, in Patent Documents 1 to 4, when content downloaded from the Internet is displayed in two pages like an open book, advertisement data is set so that an advertisement occupies one page or both pages. It is disclosed to insert into content data.

  Patent Documents 1 to 5 disclose that an advertisement is inserted and displayed in a part of the content display area.

JP 2005-285134 A (released on October 13, 2005) JP 2006-277764 A (released on October 12, 2006) JP 2006-350331 A (released on December 28, 2006) JP 2008-134633 (released on June 12, 2008) JP2011-123786A (released on June 23, 2011)

  However, when a user browses content composed of a plurality of pages one page at a time, if one or more pages of advertisements are inserted in the content, the user is always forced to browse a large number of advertisements. There is a problem that even if the advertisement is ignored, the process of skipping the advertisement page is forced.

  Further, in the form in which the advertisement is inserted and displayed in a part of the display area of the content, there is a problem that there are some users who feel that the display of the advertisement is an obstacle, or the display area of the content is narrowed by the advertisement. There arises a problem that the amount of content displayed per screen is reduced.

  For example, FIG. 10 shows an example in which an advertisement is always displayed in a part of a content display area in the portable information display device 100. It is assumed that the user can perform a page turning operation by touching the display screen 101 with a finger and sliding the finger on the display screen 101.

  By this page turning operation, as shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C, the display state (a) of a certain page passes through the state (b) in which a part of the back side page is simultaneously displayed, The state transitions to the state (c) in which the page is displayed. The advertisements A and B are merely symbols provided for convenience in order to clearly indicate that the display page has changed.

  As in the palm-sized information processing apparatus as shown in FIG. 10, the smaller the display screen is, the larger the problem that the advertisement display becomes an obstacle to the content display and the problem that the content display amount decreases. .

  In addition, when an advertisement is continuously inserted and displayed in a part of the content display area, the psychological effect that attracts the user's attention to the advertisement is weakened over time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its main purpose is a display control technique for displaying additional information such as an advertisement so as not to hinder the display of content as main information as much as possible. Is to provide.

In order to solve the above problems, the information display method of the present invention provides
(1) One page of content composed of a plurality of pages is displayed on the display screen, and the content information is displayed on the display screen as main information so that the displayed pages are sequentially changed according to the user's page turning operation. As an information display method,
(2) a step in which the user operation detection unit detects the page turning operation;
(3) The display control unit
(3-1) In response to detection of the page turning operation, a step of simultaneously displaying a part of the back side of the page on at least a part of the displayed page;
(3-2) acquiring additional information that is not limited in relevance to the main information;
(3-3) Displaying the additional information on a part of the back side.

  According to the above method, when the user performs a page turning operation, a part of the back side of the page is displayed on the display screen simultaneously with the front side of the page, as if turning the page of an actual book.

  A part of the back side of this page has conventionally been merely a blank area. However, according to the present invention, additional information is displayed on a part of the back side of the page, so that a part of the back side of the page can be used effectively.

  In other words, the problem that the main information is hidden by the additional information can be avoided by displaying the additional information so as to overlap the main information. Alternatively, it is possible to avoid an extra process of reconfiguring the layout of the main information on the display screen in order to display additional information. Alternatively, when one or more pages of additional information are inserted into the content, the user is always forced to view a large amount of additional information, or the large amount of information Even if it is ignored, the problem of being forced to skip the page can be solved.

  Furthermore, since the additional information is not displayed except when turning pages, there is a problem that some users feel the display of the additional information obstructing, or the problem that the amount of content displayed per screen is reduced is solved. be able to. In addition, since the method of presenting additional information is a novel display method unprecedented in the past, the user's attention can be strongly attracted.

  An example of the additional information is advertisement information. The advertisement information may be related to the main information or may be irrelevant. Another example of the additional information may be supplementary information itself related to the main information. Alternatively, guidance information for accessing the supplementary information, guidance information for accessing detailed advertisement information supplementing the advertisement information, and the like may be used.

  Moreover, the information displayed on a part of the back side is not limited to one type, and may be two or more types.

In order to solve the above problems, an information display device according to the present invention provides:
(1) One page of content composed of a plurality of pages is displayed on the display screen, and the content information is displayed on the display screen as main information so that the displayed pages are sequentially changed according to the user's page turning operation. An information display device that displays as
(2) a display unit having the above display screen;
(3) User operation detection means for detecting the page turning operation,
(4) a display control means,
(5) The display control means is
(5-1) controlling the display unit to simultaneously display a part of the back side of the page on at least a part of the displayed page in response to detection of the page turning operation;
(5-2) acquiring additional information that is not limited in relevance to the main information;
(5-3) performing a step of controlling the display unit so as to display the additional information on a part of the back side.

  With the configuration described above, the operational effects already described for the information display method can be obtained similarly.

  The additional information may be stored in a storage unit built in the information display device, and the display control unit may acquire the additional information from the storage unit. The additional information may be information for accessing information stored in an information presentation device connected to a network. In this case, the display control means can acquire the information received from the information presentation device via the communication processing unit built in the information display device.

  The display control means of the information display device according to the present invention gradually expands a part of the display area on the back side and displays the addition on the part of the back side as the user turns the page. The display unit is controlled so that the display size of typical information is gradually enlarged in conjunction with the enlargement of the display area.

  According to the above configuration, as the display size of the additional information gradually increases as the user turns the page, the change in the display further enhances the effect of attracting the user's attention. it can.

  The display control means of the information display device according to the present invention gradually expands a part of the display area on the back side and displays the addition on the part of the back side as the user turns the page. The display unit is controlled so that the display amount of typical information gradually increases in association with the enlargement of the display area.

  According to the above configuration, the display amount of the additional information gradually increases with the progress of the user's page turning operation. The effect of attracting the user's attention can be further enhanced.

In the information display device according to the present invention,
(1) When the user operation detection means detects the first instruction of the user for fixing the display of the additional information during the progress of the page turning operation,
(2) In response to the detection of the first instruction, the display control unit stops the process of enlarging the partial display area on the back side, and continues the display of the additional information without being changed. As described above, the display unit is controlled.

  In the above configuration, for example, the first instruction includes, for example, stopping the slide of the user's finger touching the display screen, or flipping the display screen vertically with the user's finger during the slide (Tonto Hitting).

  However, the mode of the first instruction is not limited to these. For example, the first instruction is input via a soft key for inputting the first instruction displayed on the display screen or a hard key for inputting the first instruction provided on the information display device. May be.

  According to the above configuration, when the user is interested in the additional information displayed on a part of the back side, the progress of page turning is paused, and the additional information is sufficiently stored. Can be confirmed.

In the information display device according to the present invention,
(1) When the user operation detecting means detects the second instruction of the user specifying the additional information being displayed,
(2) In response to the detection of the second instruction, the display control means acquires additional information linked to the additional information being displayed, and displays the acquired additional information on the display screen. The display unit is controlled.

  In the above configuration, a typical example of the second instruction is that the user touches an area of the display screen on which the additional information is displayed with a finger, but is not limited to this form. That is, any input operation of the user specifying the additional information being displayed can be adopted as the second instruction. For example, it is good also as a form of a 2nd instruction | indication the audio | voice input by a user sounding the character information contained in the said additional information.

  Further, the additional information to which the user gives the second instruction may be a display state in which the display size or the display amount is changed in conjunction with the page turning operation, or according to the first instruction described above. It may be a fixed display state.

  According to the above configuration, when the user is interested in the additional information displayed on a part of the back side, the additional information is confirmed by specifying the additional information. be able to.

  The additional information may be information that supplements the content of the additional information. In this case, the user can confirm detailed information related to the additional information. Therefore, it can be said that the additional information plays a role of guidance information for guiding the user to detailed information.

  Further, the additional information may be information having some relationship with the additional information. In this case, the user is not limited to confirming information similar to the additional information, but can also confirm unexpected new information by pasting a link to the additional information.

An information display device according to the present invention includes:
(1) Central control means for overall control of the information display device;
(2) further comprising application control means for starting an application that can be used by the information display device,
(3) When the user operation detecting means detects the second instruction of the user specifying the additional information being displayed,
(4) The display control means notifies the additional information being displayed to the central control means in response to the detection of the second instruction,
(5) The central control means instructs the application control means to start an application associated with the additional information notified from the display control means.

  According to the above configuration, when the user operation detection unit detects the user's second instruction already described, the display control unit notifies the central control unit of the additional information specified by the second instruction. The display control means and the central control means may be configured as the same means.

  Information in which additional information is associated with an application is stored in, for example, a storage device built in the information display device or a storage device connected to the information display device.

  The application control means activates an application corresponding to the additional information specified by the user based on an instruction from the central control means. This application may be configured to operate by software stored in the storage device, start a web browser, browse a website linked to the additional information, or download necessary information from the website. Then, it may be in the form of displaying on the display screen or outputting sound from the information display device.

An information display device according to the present invention includes:
(1) It further includes a notification unit for performing notification to the user,
(2) The display control means performs a notification process for notifying the notification unit that the display of the additional information has been fixed in response to the detection of the first instruction,
(3) The notification unit notifies the user that the display of the additional information is fixed in accordance with the notification process.

  According to the above configuration, by the notification by the notification unit, the user can easily confirm that the display of the additional information is fixed, that is, the display state of the additional information is not changed and the display state is maintained. Can be confirmed.

  In particular, when the first instruction is to stop sliding of the user's finger touching the display screen, the user easily confirms the transition of the display state (change from the non-fixed state to the fixed state). be able to.

  The notification form can be selected from various forms. For example, visual means for blinking additional information display, changing color or contrast, vibration of vibrator, and auditory means for generating confirmation sound of speaker can be employed.

An information display device according to the present invention includes:
(1) a storage unit for storing the content data or the additional information data;
(2) The content data or the additional information data includes specific data that triggers the information display device to communicate with an external server device.
(3) The display control means
(3-1) In the display process of the content or the additional information, the specific data is read and a series of processes for communicating with the server device is started.
(3-2) Obtaining new additional information related to the additional information stored in the storage unit from the server device,
(3-3) The additional information stored in the storage unit is replaced with the new additional information.

  According to said structure, according to the specific data contained in the data of content or the data of additional information, a series of processes which communicate with the said server apparatus are started, and the additional data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part are started. Information can be refreshed.

  As a result, the information display device and the server device can cooperate with each other and present additional information appropriately updated to the user.

  Note that a series of processing in which the information display device communicates with the server device includes processing for confirming the display time limit of additional information, as will be described later.

  In addition to the data indicating the display deadline to be described later, the specific data may be, for example, address data indicating a website from which advertisement information is provided and instruction data requesting advertisement information that is newer than the date of the acquired advertisement information. Good.

In the information display device according to the present invention,
(1) The specific data includes information indicating a time limit for displaying the additional information,
(2) The display control means determines whether the time limit for displaying the additional information has expired using the information indicating the time limit,
(3) The communication between the information display device and the server device is executed when it has expired.

  According to the above configuration, additional information (such as a limited-time campaign) that has no meaning when the display deadline is exceeded can be updated as appropriate, so that convenience for the user can be improved.

  An information display program characterized by causing a computer to function as each means provided in any one of the above information display apparatuses, and a computer-readable recording medium characterized by storing this information display program are also provided in the present invention. It is included in the category of the invention.

  As described above, the information display method or information display apparatus according to the present invention is mainly used when a part of the back side of the page is displayed on the display screen simultaneously with the front side of the page in response to the user's page turning operation. Additional information that is not limited in relation to information is displayed on a part of the back side.

  Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to display additional information so as not to hinder the display of main information as much as possible by effectively using a part of the back side of the page, which has conventionally been merely a blank area.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the method of displaying additional information like an advertisement in the information display apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart corresponding to the display example shown in FIG. 1 and schematically showing a display procedure of additional information. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the information display apparatus which comprised the information server and the network system. It is explanatory drawing which shows a detailed example of the information display method which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of a display of additional information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of a display of additional information. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed procedure of the information display method which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed procedure of an additional information display process, and has shown the detail of the process performed by S11 of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other detailed example of the information display method which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which always displays an advertisement in a part of display area of the content in a portable information display apparatus.

  First, an outline of an information display method according to the present invention, contents as main information, additional information, and a page turning operation as a premise thereof will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.

(About content)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing how to display additional information such as an advertisement in the information display apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart corresponding to the display example shown in FIG. 1 and schematically showing a display procedure of additional information.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the information display device 1 displays main information on content including at least one of a document and a still image, or content including a combination of at least one of a still image and a moving image and a document. Is displayed.

  Note that the content may be composed of a plurality of pages, and there is no limitation on the content of information. For example, when the content is composed only of a moving image and the moving image is composed of a plurality of scenes (scenes), the displayed page is changed to the next scene by the page turning operation described below. Can be displayed.

(About additional information)
An example of the additional information is advertisement information. The advertisement information may be related to the contents of the content or may be irrelevant. The advertisement of the content provider itself, such as a commercial viewed on a television broadcast, or the advertisement of a product sold by the provider is an example of additional information unrelated to the content.

  Further, another example of the additional information may be supplementary information itself related to the content. For example, an enlarged image of a person, item, or place that appears in the content, or explanatory information about the person, item, or place, or an introduction to the author of the content, or guidance information to access more detailed supplementary information Etc. may be displayed as additional information.

(About page turning operation)
As an example of the page turning operation, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the user slides his / her finger from the right side to the left side of the display screen 2 while touching the display screen 2 with a finger (forward feed). ). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an operation via a “soft key for instructing page turning” displayed at one corner of the display screen 2 or a hard key such as a button provided on the frame of the information display device 1 The operation through the page may be adopted as the page turning operation.

  In addition, the page turning operation includes an operation of returning to the previous page (backward feeding) by sliding the finger from the left side to the right side of the display screen 2. In this case, unlike FIG. 1B, a part of the back side of the page being displayed is displayed at the left corner of the display screen 2. In the following description of displaying additional information on a part of the back side, forward page turning will be described, but the same processing is performed for reverse page turning.

(Outline of information display procedure)
Next, the flow of a display mode in which the information display device 1 displays additional information will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the user performs a page turning operation using a finger, the page turning operation is detected as described later (step 1; hereinafter abbreviated as S1).

  In response to the detection of the page turning operation, as shown in FIG. 1B, the page is displayed on at least a part of the page displayed on the display screen 2 as if the page of the actual book is turned. A part of the back side is simultaneously displayed, and additional information is displayed on a part of the back side (S2).

  As shown in FIG. 1C, the display area of a part of the back side is gradually enlarged as the page turning operation proceeds. Along with this, as described later, the display amount or display size of additional information increases.

  When the page turning operation is completed (S3), as shown in FIG. 1D, the next page is displayed (S4), and at the same time, the display of additional information is finished.

  Each time the page turning operation is repeated, additional information is displayed on a part of the back side of the page as described above. Each time the page turning operation is repeated, additional information having the same content may be repeatedly displayed, or the content of the additional information may be switched every predetermined number of pages. Further, additional information associated with the content of the displayed page may be displayed, and each time the content content is changed, the additional information may be switched in accordance with the content.

  According to the information display method described above, it is possible to effectively use a part of the back side of a page that has conventionally been merely a blank area.

  In other words, the problem that the content is hidden by the additional information can be avoided by displaying the additional information superimposed on the content. Alternatively, it is possible to avoid an extra process of reconfiguring the content layout on the display screen 2 in order to display additional information. Alternatively, when one or more pages of additional information are inserted into the content, the user is always forced to view a large amount of additional information, or the large amount of information Even if it is ignored, the problem of being forced to skip the page can be solved.

  Furthermore, since the additional information is not displayed except when turning pages, there is a problem that some users feel the display of the additional information obstructing, or the problem that the amount of content displayed per screen is reduced is solved. be able to. In addition, since the method of presenting additional information is a novel display method unprecedented in the past, the user's attention can be strongly attracted.

(Configuration of information display device)
Next, a configuration provided for the information display device 1 to execute the information display method will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information display device 1 that configures a network system together with the information server 40 (server device).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the information display device 1 communicates with an information server 40 as an external device via a network 30 so that the information display device 1 can acquire additional information from the external device. To do.

  The information display device 1 includes an arithmetic processing unit 10, a display unit 21 including the display screen 2, a communication control unit 22, an input unit 23 including a touch panel, a voice input unit 24, a data storage unit 25, and a notification including a speaker or a vibration. A portion 26 is provided.

  The arithmetic processing unit 10 includes a central control unit 11, a display data generation unit 12, a display control unit 13 (display control unit), an application control unit 14, and a user operation detection unit 15 (user operation detection unit).

  The central control unit 11 reads out the information display program stored in the non-temporary storage area of the data storage unit 25 and controls the units 12 to 15 and the units 21 to 26 related to the information display method in an integrated and organic manner. To control.

  The display data generation unit 12 receives the instruction from the central control unit 11 or the display control unit 13, reads the content and additional information from the temporary storage area of the data storage unit 25, and displays them on the display unit 21. Display data to create. When the user performs a page turning operation, the display data generating unit 12 generates display data of a part of the back side of the page and additional information according to the progress of the page turning operation. Details of this processing will be described later.

  The content temporarily stored in the data storage unit 25 and the acquisition path of additional information may be various. For example, the communication control unit 22 may be connected to the network 30 to receive content and additional information from the information server 40, and the content and additional information may be received from various storage media that can be attached to and detached from the information display device 1. It may be read.

  The display control unit 13 controls the display unit 21 so that the information display described with reference to FIG. 1 is performed based on the display data generated by the display data generation unit 12.

  The application control unit 14 activates an application linked to additional information displayed on a part of the back side of the page in accordance with an instruction from the central control unit 11 or the display control unit 13. The central control unit 11 controls the output via the display unit 12 or the notification unit 26 or the communication via the communication control unit 22 according to the program of the activated application.

  The user operation detection unit 15 detects a user input from the input unit 23 or the voice input unit 24 and sends the generated detection signal to the central control unit 11 or the display control unit 13.

  On the other hand, the information server 40 provides a plurality of contents and a plurality of additional information. The information server 40 includes an inserted information storage unit 41 and an inserted information transmission unit 42 as a configuration for providing additional information.

  As for the content, the information server 40 generally selects the content and transmits it to the information display device 1 in response to a request from the information display device 1 that specifies the content desired by the user. Needless to say, the information server 40 may acquire content from another information server by communicating with the other information server.

  The content of additional information is determined by the intention of the provider or creator of the content, or the administrator of the information server. Additional information related to the content or additional information unrelated to the content is included. Are stored in the inserted information storage unit 41. Further, additional information that supplements some additional information, additional information that is called by using the additional information as guide information, and the like may be stored in the inserted information storage unit 41. Such additional information is sent from the information server 40 when additional information confirmed by the user on the display screen 2 is seen and the user instructs acquisition of additional information.

  The inserted information transmitting unit 42 may perform processing for embedding additional information in the content to be provided and transmit the processed content, or in parallel when the content is transmitted from the information server 40, Additional information may be transmitted.

  Note that the information server 40 may transmit advertisement information irrelevant to the contents of the content at any time. The advertisement information provider can arbitrarily determine the timing of sending the advertisement information.

  In the form of embedding additional information in the content, the additional information may be embedded so that the additional information is reproduced before the content is reproduced, or added during or after the reproduction of the content. Additional information may be embedded so that typical information is reproduced. Further, different additional information may be embedded for each page constituting the content or for each predetermined number of pages.

(Example of database)
The additional information may be acquired from the data storage unit 25 in the information display device 1 or the information server 40 regardless of the content displayed on the display screen 2, but is acquired in association with the content. Also good. In a form in which additional information is acquired in association with content, a database in which additional information is associated with content is constructed in the data storage unit 25 or the inserted information storage unit 41 of the information server 40 or the like. ing.

  An example of such a database is shown in Table 1 and Table 2 below.

  Tables 1 and 2 show examples of databases in which additional information and content are associated with each other using keywords.

  As shown in Table 1, identification information (for example, a content name) that identifies content and keywords included in the content are associated in a table format. At least one keyword is associated with one content. More preferably, as shown in Table 1, if a plurality of keywords 1, 2, and 3 are associated with one content, additional information that is different for each keyword is associated with each other and displayed on the display screen 2. Additional information variations can be enriched.

  Further, as shown in Table 2, identification information (for example, additional information name) for specifying additional information and the keywords shown in Table 1 are associated in a table format. Each piece of identification information that identifies content and additional information may be address information of each storage area in which the content and additional information are stored.

  A method of displaying additional information using the database will be described later.

(Detailed example of information display method)
A detailed example of the information display method executed by the information display device 1 described above will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a detailed example of the information display method according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another display example of additional information, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating still another display example of additional information. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a detailed procedure of the information display method according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a detailed procedure of the additional information display process. The details of the processing performed in S11 are shown. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another detailed example of the information display method according to the present embodiment.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4A, content is displayed on the display screen 2. It is assumed that the content includes a sentence “Do you have a car?”.

(Page turning operation)
As shown in S11 of FIG. 7, when the user slides the finger on the display screen 2 as indicated by an arrow Z while touching the display screen 2 with a finger as shown in FIG. The means 15 detects that a page turning operation has been performed.

  A detection signal indicating the detection result is sent from the user operation detection means 15 to the display control means 13. The central control unit 11 may perform the following processing of the display control unit 13 instead.

(Additional information display mode)
Next, the display control means 13 confirms whether the additional information display mode is set to the enlarged display mode or the sequential display mode in accordance with the detection signal (S111 in FIG. 8). ). The additional information display mode may be initially set as a default in any of the above modes, and the user may be able to change the initial setting via the input unit 23. In addition, the display mode of additional information can be changed as appropriate according to the parameters set in the content data. The parameter may be set to reflect the intention of the content creator.

  As shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the enlarged display mode refers to the display size of the additional information A displayed on the back page as the display area of the back page increases as the page turning operation proceeds. This is a mode that changes from small to large. In this enlarged display mode, the entire additional information A is always displayed. This change in display size produces an effect that attracts the user's attention.

  Further, the sequential display mode refers to the additional information A to be displayed on the back side page as the display area of the back side page increases with the progress of the page turning operation, as shown in FIGS. In this mode, the display amount is gradually increased. In this sequential display mode, only a part of the additional information A is displayed in the initial stage of the page turning operation, and the entire additional information A is displayed as the final stage of the page turning operation approaches. become. This change in the display amount also has an effect of attracting the user's attention.

(Additional information display processing)
Next, when the display control means 13 confirms that the additional information display mode is set to the enlarged display mode in S111 of FIG. 8, the display control means 13 The display data generation of additional information according to the enlarged display mode is instructed (S112). On the other hand, when the display control unit 13 confirms that the display mode of the additional information is set to the sequential display mode in S111, the display control unit 13 sequentially displays the display data on the display data generation unit 12. The display data generation of additional information according to the mode is instructed (S113).

  Subsequently, the display control means 13 acquires the position information of the finger on the display screen 2 from the detection signal from the user operation detection means 15, and determines the distance that the finger has moved on the display screen 2 from the change in the position information. Obtained (S114). The display control unit 13 provides the display data generation unit 12 with information on the obtained finger movement distance. The display data generation means 12 determines the display area of the back page and the display size or display amount of the additional information to be displayed on the back page based on the display mode of the additional information and the movement distance of the finger. Then, an appropriate display position is determined together (S115).

  Thus, based on the display data generated by the display data generating means 12, the display control means 13 causes the display unit 21 to perform the display shown in (b), (c) or (e), (f) of FIG. Control (S12).

  When the page turning operation is completed, the display on the display screen 2 is switched to the content of the next page, and no additional information is displayed.

  The additional information may be advertising information that is unrelated to the content including one sentence “Do you have a car?”, But may be information related to the phrase “car”, for example. . Examples of such information include advertising information for automobile dealers, advertising information for used car centers, information to guide detailed information on fuel economy improvement measures, or information to guide detailed information to introduce day trip driving courses, etc. Can do.

  In addition, when the content being displayed is an electronic catalog, information for prompting the user's approval is an example of additional information associated with the content.

(Specific example of additional information display processing)
Here, a specific example of additional information display processing using the database shown in Table 1 and Table 2 will be described.

  For example, assume that the user designates “car magazine AAA” as the content to be called on the display screen 2 via the input unit 23. The designation is sent from the user operation detection means 15 to the display control means 13 (or the central control means 11). Subsequently, the display control unit 13 reads the data of “car magazine AAA” stored in the data storage unit 25 and sends the data to the display data generation unit 12, and at the same time the database (shown in Table 1 stored in the data storage unit 25). The content / keyword correspondence table) is accessed, and the keywords associated with the “car magazine AAA” are read out.

  Next, the display control means 13 accesses the database (additional information / keyword correspondence table) shown in Table 2 stored in the data storage unit 25, and the additional information associated with the keyword read from the content / keyword correspondence table. Read the identification information. Then, the display control unit 13 reads additional information stored in the data storage unit 25 based on the read identification information and sends it to the display data generation unit 12.

  When a plurality of keywords 1, 2, 3 are associated with “car magazine AAA”, additional information to be displayed on the back page can be switched while the content of “car magazine AAA” is displayed. it can. For example, the display control means 13 switches the reading of the keywords 1, 2, and 3 at a predetermined time interval or page interval, and sets the content of the additional information as “car manufacturer abc advertisement → aluminum wheel manufacturer def advertisement → engine It may be switched cyclically, such as “advertisement of oil manufacturer ghi → advertisement of car manufacturer abc”.

  Alternatively, in the database shown in Table 1, “car magazine AAA” is changed to partial contents including a plurality of pages, such as “car magazine AAA-1”, “car magazine AAA-2”, and “car magazine AAA-3”. The keyword may be associated with each of the divided partial contents. Also in this case, additional information displayed at the time of page turning operation of “car magazine AAA” can be changed.

(Modification of additional information display processing)
Note that the content and additional information may be acquired from the information server 40 as described above. For example, it is assumed that the information display device 1 is communicating with the information server 40 via the network 30 and a web page provided by the information server 40 is displayed on the display screen 2.

  It is assumed that the user designates an item indicating “car magazine AAA” posted on the web page as the content to be called on the display screen 2 via the input unit 23. In response to the designation, the information server 40 calls the content corresponding to “car magazine AAA” and transmits it to the information display device 1. At the same time, the information server 40 accesses the database (content / keyword correspondence table) shown in Table 1 stored in the inserted information storage unit 41 and reads the keyword associated with “car magazine AAA”.

  Next, the information server 40 accesses the database (additional information / keyword correspondence table) shown in Table 2 stored in the inserted information storage unit 41, and adds information associated with the keywords read from the content / keyword correspondence table. Read identification information. Then, the information server 40 reads additional information stored in the inserted information storage unit 41 based on the read identification information, and transmits the additional information from the inserted information transmission unit 42 to the information display device 1.

(Modification of additional information display mode)
In the above description with reference to FIG. 4, one additional information A is displayed in the display area of the back page. Of course, if the size of the entire display screen 2 is as small as the palm of the hand, the area of the displayed reverse page must be reduced. If the display area of the back page is small, it may be possible to present only one additional information.

  However, the additional information is simplified information like a so-called banner advertisement, or a simple image for guiding to the main body of the additional information (a logo mark indicating the brand, the first character of the character string) For example, even if the display area of the back page is small, there is no problem in displaying additional information. If the additional information is simple, a plurality of types of additional information B, C or D, E can be added to the final display timing with a time difference as shown in FIGS. Can be displayed simultaneously.

  In the case of FIG. 5, since the display mode of the additional information is set to the enlarged display mode, the additional information B displayed at a position where the display area has a margin is placed at a position where the display area has no margin. It is displayed larger than the displayed additional information C.

  In the case of FIG. 6, since the display mode of the additional information is set to the sequential display mode, the additional information D displayed at an early stage of the page turning operation is displayed as a whole. The additional information E displayed at a later stage of the page turning operation is partially displayed.

  However, even if the additional information C has a small display size and the additional information E that is partially displayed, the additional information to be described later is designated by the user. There is no problem in the form in which the linked information can be newly called. This is because the additional information of this form is sufficient to be able to serve as guidance information for linked information.

(Fixed display of additional information)
If the additional information displayed on a part of the page on the back side is content that attracts the user's interest, the page turning operation progresses and the additional information is displayed so that the user can check the additional information well. It is convenient to be able to pause display changes of information.

  Alternatively, even when additional information plays a role of guiding information to linked additional information, the selection of additional information can be performed by pausing the progress of the page turning operation and the display change of the additional information. Can be made easier.

  The processing procedure for such fixed display of additional information will be described below. The operation of the first instruction of the user instructing the fixed display may be, for example, “flip” by tapping the display screen 2 with a finger, or display the movement of the finger that has been slid on the display screen 2 as a page turning operation. “Hold” that stops while touching the screen 2 may be used. However, the mode of the first instruction is not limited to these. For example, the first instruction is input via a soft key for inputting the first instruction displayed on the display screen 2 or a hard key for inputting the first instruction provided on the information display device 1. You may enter.

  FIGS. 9A and 9B show the start of a page turning operation by sliding a finger, and FIG. 9C shows a state where the user has given a first instruction.

  The first instruction is detected by the user operation detection unit 15 and notified to the display control unit 13. In S13 and S14 of FIG. 7, the display control means 13 determines whether or not the first instruction is input via the input unit 23 based on the detection result of the user operation detection means 15 (S13).

  Next, in S14, when the operation of the first instruction is “flip”, the display control unit 13 controls the display data generation unit 12 and the display unit 21 so that the display change of the additional information is temporarily stopped. (S16). Further, when the operation of the first instruction is “hold”, when the time when the finger is stopped exceeds a preset reference time and the finger is separated from the display screen 2 (S15), additional information is stored. The display is continued as it is (S16). Alternatively, when the time when the finger is stopped exceeds the reference time, a fixed display mode in which the display of additional information is continued as it is may be started.

  FIG. 9D shows a display state in which additional information is displayed as it is.

  The reference time is stored in a non-temporary storage area of the data storage unit 25, and the display control means 13 performs comparison between the time when the finger is stopped and the reference time, for example.

(Fixed display mode notification process)
In response to the detection of the first instruction, the display control unit 13 performs notification processing for notifying the notification unit 26 that the display of the additional information has been fixed, in other words, the fixed display mode has started. May be.

  The notification unit 26 notifies the user that the display of the additional information is fixed according to the notification process. The notification form can be selected from various forms. For example, visual means for blinking additional information display, changing color or contrast, vibration of vibrator, and auditory means for generating confirmation sound of speaker can be employed.

  By the notification by the notification unit 26, the user can easily confirm that the display of the additional information is fixed, that is, that the display state of the additional information is not changed and the display state is sustained. .

  In particular, when the first instruction is to stop the sliding of the user's finger touching the display screen 2, the display state transitions (change from the non-fixed state to the fixed state) by the notification by the notification unit 26. The user can easily confirm.

(Display example 1 of additional information)
When the user simply wants to confirm additional information being displayed, after the additional information has been confirmed, display control is performed by flipping the display screen 2 with a finger or performing a page turning operation again. The means 13 cancels the fixed display mode (one of the determination processes in S17).

  Further, as shown in (e) of FIG. 9, it is confirmed via the user operation detection means 15 that the second instruction such as the user touching the additional information fixedly displayed with the finger is given. When the display control means 13 detects (the other of the determination processes in S17), the display control means 13 accesses the data storage unit 25. That is, the display control means 13 searches the correspondence information (data table etc.) stored in the data storage unit 25 in association with the additional information and the additional information, and links to the additional information specified by the user. Additional information is read from the data storage unit 25.

  Alternatively, when the additional information linked to the additional information is a URL indicating specific information on the Internet, the central control unit 11 or the display control unit 13 operates the communication control unit 22 and passes through the network 30. To obtain the desired information.

  As described above, when the user designates additional information being displayed in S17, the additional information X acquired as described above is displayed on the display screen 2 as shown in FIG. (S18). If the fixed display mode is canceled in S17, the next page of content is displayed (S19) as shown in (h) of FIG.

  In addition, although it is a typical example of the said 2nd instruction | indication that a user touches the area | region of the display screen 2 where the additional information is displayed with a finger | toe, it is not limited to this form. That is, any input operation of the user that specifies additional information being displayed can be adopted as the second instruction.

  For example, it is good also as a form of a 2nd instruction | indication for the voice input by a user's pronunciation of the character information contained in additional information. In this case, the user operation detection means 15 generates voice corresponding data that can be compared with the display data based on the voice input, and the voice corresponding data is included in the display data of the additional information. It may be detected by the display control means 13.

(Additional information display example 2)
In the display example 1 of additional information, the form which displays additional information through fixed display mode was demonstrated. On the other hand, as shown in (i) of FIG. 9, while the page turning operation is in progress, that is, while the display of the additional information is changing, without passing through the fixed display mode, the second of the user. Instructions may be given. The second instruction in this case is detected by the display control means 13 in S20 of FIG. 7, and the target information is displayed in S18.

  If neither the first instruction nor the second instruction is input, normal page turning is executed, so that the process proceeds from S13 to S20 and S21, and the next page of content is displayed (S19). .

(Launch application)
The additional information is not only linked to the additional information, but may be associated with a specific application.

  In this case, when the second instruction designating the additional information being displayed is detected in S17 or S20, the display control means 13 responds to the detection of the second instruction and displays the additional information being displayed. Information is notified to the central control means 11. Since the data storage unit 25 stores correspondence information in which additional information and an application are associated with each other, the central control unit 11 accesses the data storage unit 25 and adds information notified from the display control unit 13. Search for applications associated with specific information. The central control unit 11 instructs the application control unit 14 to start the application when the application can be identified.

  The application control unit 14 executes a specific application according to a program stored in the non-temporary storage area of the data storage unit 25. The application may be configured to operate by software stored in the data storage unit 25, start a web browser, browse a website linked to the additional information, or download necessary information from the website. Then, it may be displayed on the display screen 2 ((g) in FIG. 9) or may be output from the notification unit 26 as voice.

(Additional information exchange process)
Information for exchanging old additional information with new additional information as an example of processing for linking additional information stored in the information display device 1 and additional information stored in the information server 40 Processing on the display device 1 side will be described below.

  For example, if the additional information is information for a limited time and is meaningless after the deadline (for example, a campaign for a limited time), the additional information can be exchanged. It is preferable for improving the convenience of the user.

  In the additional information data stored in the data storage unit 25 (hereinafter referred to as additional data), a portion that can be replaced when the freshness of the additional data becomes old (hereinafter referred to as data to be replaced) is provided. deep. Further, display deadline data (specific data) such as date / time information is included in the exchange target data so that the display control means 13 can confirm the freshness of the additional data.

  Of the additional data, the portion excluding the exchange target data is fixed data that is not the exchange target. As an example of fixed data, information specifying the page position of content for displaying additional data, address data indicating a website from which advertisement information is provided, and an instruction to request advertisement information that is newer than the date of the acquired advertisement information Data etc. can be mentioned.

  In addition, for example, one advertisement includes an advertisement part where freshness is a problem and an advertisement part where freshness is not a problem, such as a company name or brand name, or which wants to penetrate through long-term display. It may be. In this case, the advertisement part whose freshness is a problem corresponds to the exchange target data.

  When the display control unit 13 reads the additional data from the data storage unit 25 and sends it to the display data generation unit 12, the display control unit 13 extracts the display time limit data of the read additional data and compares it with, for example, current date and time data indicating the current date and time. This comparison process is a part of a series of processes in which the information display device 1 communicates with the information server 40, and the start of the comparison process means the start of the series of processes.

  When the date and time indicated by the display time limit data does not reach the current date and time data, the additional information display processing already described is performed as usual.

  On the other hand, when the date and time indicated by the display deadline data has reached or exceeded the current date and time data, the display control means 13 (or the central control means 11) communicates with the information server 40 via the communication control unit 22. To notify the information server 40 of the additional data whose freshness has become old. In response to this notification, the information server 40 reads new replacement target data from the inserted information storage unit 41 and transmits it to the information display device 1.

  The display control unit 13 accesses the data storage unit 25 and updates the additional data stored in the data storage unit 25 by exchanging the exchange target data that has become old with the new exchange target data that has been received.

  Note that display time limit data indicating the display time limit of the additional information associated with the content may be embedded in the content data. The additional data may be embedded in the content data or may not be embedded. In this embodiment, the display control means 13 confirms the display time limit data when reading the content data stored in the data storage unit 25.

  When the date and time indicated by the display deadline data has reached or exceeded the current date and time data, the display control means 13 (or the central control means 11) communicates with the information server 40, and the information server 40 has a freshness. Notify additional data that has become obsolete. In response to this notification, the information server 40 reads out new replacement target data and new display time limit data from the inserted information storage unit 41 and transmits them to the information display device 1.

  The display control means 13 accesses the data storage unit 25, updates the display deadline data included in the content data, and exchanges the old exchange target data with the received new exchange target data, thereby storing the data. The additional data stored in the unit 25 is updated.

  Note that the display deadline data is an example of specific data. As another example of specific data, for example, advertisement data that is newer than the date of the address data indicating the website of the advertisement information provider and the acquired advertisement information is used. The requested instruction data may be used.

  In this case, the information display device 1 accesses the information server indicated by the address data, and sends the instruction data to the information server, thereby confirming with the information server whether there is advertisement information newer than the date of the acquired advertisement information. Let Thereby, when there is new advertisement information, the old advertisement information stored in the data storage unit 25 can be updated.

  Finally, each block of the information display device 1, especially the arithmetic processing unit 10, may be configured by hardware logic, or may be realized by software using a CPU as follows.

  That is, the information display device 1 is configured by a CPU that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a ROM that stores the program, a RAM that expands the program, a memory that stores the program and various data, and the like. A data storage unit 25 or a recording medium is provided.

  An object of the present invention is a recording medium on which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the information display device 1 which is software that realizes the above-described functions is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the information display device 1 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU).

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. Card system such as IC card, IC card (including memory card) / optical card, or semiconductor memory system such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

  The information display device 1 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Further, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, even in the case of wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc., infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth ( (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used.

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

  The present invention can be used for all apparatuses having an information display function.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information display apparatus 2 Display screen 11 Central control means 13 Display control means (display control part)
14 Application control means 15 User operation detection means (user operation detection unit)
21 Display unit 25 Data storage unit (recording medium)
26 Notification Unit 40 Information Server (Server Device)
A, B, C, D, E Additional information

Claims (12)

One page of content composed of a plurality of pages is displayed on the display screen, and the content information is displayed as main information on the display screen so that the displayed pages are sequentially changed according to the user's page turning operation. An information display method,
A user operation detection unit detecting the page turning operation;
The display control unit
In response to detecting the page turning operation, simultaneously displaying a part of the back side of the page on at least a part of the displayed page;
Acquiring additional information that is not limited in relation to the main information;
And a step of displaying the additional information on a part of the back side. One page of content composed of a plurality of pages is displayed on the display screen, and the content information is displayed as main information on the display screen so that the displayed pages are sequentially changed according to the user's page turning operation. An information display device,
A display unit comprising the display screen;
User operation detecting means for detecting the page turning operation;
Display control means,
The display control means includes
Controlling the display unit to simultaneously display a part of the back side of the page on at least a part of the displayed page in response to detection of the page turning operation;
Acquiring additional information that is not limited in relation to the main information;
And a step of controlling the display unit so as to display the additional information on a part of the back side. The display control means gradually expands the display area of a part of the back side according to the progress of the user's page turning operation, and the display size of the additional information displayed on the part of the back side, The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the display unit is controlled to be gradually enlarged in conjunction with the enlargement of the display area. The display control means gradually expands the display area of the part on the back side according to the progress of the user's page turning operation, and also displays the display amount of the additional information displayed on the part of the back side. The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the display unit is controlled to gradually increase in conjunction with the enlargement of the display area. When the user operation detection means detects the first instruction of the user to fix the display of the additional information while the page turning operation is in progress,
In response to the detection of the first instruction, the display control means stops the process of enlarging a part of the display area on the back side so that the display of the additional information is continued without being changed. The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the display unit is controlled. When the user operation detection means detects the user's second instruction that specifies the additional information being displayed,
In response to the detection of the second instruction, the display control means acquires additional information linked to the additional information being displayed, and displays the acquired additional information on the display screen. The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the information display device is controlled. Central control means for comprehensively controlling the information display device;
Application control means for starting an application that can be used by the information display device,
When the user operation detection means detects the user's second instruction that specifies the additional information being displayed,
The display control means notifies the additional information being displayed to the central control means in response to the detection of the second instruction,
The said central control means commands the said application control means to start the application matched with the said additional information notified from the said display control means, Any one of Claim 2 to 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The information display device according to claim 1. Further comprising a notification unit for performing notification to the user,
The display control means performs a notification process for notifying the notification unit that the display of the additional information has been fixed in response to the detection of the first instruction,
The information display device according to claim 5, wherein the notification unit notifies the user that the display of the additional information is fixed in accordance with the notification process. A storage unit for storing the content data or the additional information data;
The content data or the additional information data includes specific data that triggers the information display device to communicate with an external server device.
The display control means includes
In the display process of the content or the additional information, the specific data is read out and a series of processes for communicating with the server device is started.
New additional information related to the additional information stored in the storage unit is acquired from the server device,
9. The information display device according to claim 2, wherein the additional information stored in the storage unit is replaced with the new additional information. The specific data includes information indicating a time limit for displaying the additional information,
The display control means determines whether or not the time limit for displaying the additional information has expired using the information indicating the time limit,
The information display device according to claim 9, wherein communication between the information display device and the server device is executed when the information has expired. An information display program for causing a computer to function as each means provided in the information display device according to claim 2. A computer-readable recording medium storing the information display program according to claim 11.

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