JP6677032B2 - Display method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for displaying content.

  Patent Literature 1 discloses a display device that displays a plurality of tracks of music in a plurality of rows on a touch panel. This display device, when a finger is brought into contact with a display position of a track and an opening operation is performed, expands the display area of the track displayed at the position of the touched finger in the vertical axis direction and displays detailed data. In addition, in this display device, when a finger is brought into contact with a display position of a track that is displayed in an expanded manner in the vertical axis direction, the display width in the vertical axis direction is reduced, and the track is displayed as a rectangular block. According to the display device of Patent Literature 1, it is possible to display a track in a widened width and to display detailed data of the track such as a musical tone waveform and a musical note.

JP 2010-66532 A

  In the display device of Patent Literature 1, the time axis of the music is set in the horizontal direction when the track is displayed, and data at an arbitrary point in time can be displayed by scrolling in the horizontal direction. However, since the displayed portion is a part of the entire song, if the display is scrolled in the horizontal direction, there is a possibility that it is difficult to know which portion of the entire song is being displayed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technology that allows a user to easily recognize a reproduction position of a content without causing a user to perform a complicated operation.

  The present invention provides an acquiring step of acquiring content divided into a plurality of blocks, a reproducing step of reproducing the content acquired in the acquiring step, and an order in which each of the plurality of blocks of the content is assigned to each block. Display control means for arranging the blocks corresponding to the playback position of the content in a manner different from the display manner of the other blocks and displaying the blocks in a manner different from the display manner of the other blocks. Provide a way.

  In the present invention, the display control step may display a block corresponding to the reproduction position of the content so as to have a wider display width in a vertical direction than other blocks.

  Further, in the present invention, the content may be audio data having a plurality of tracks, and the display control step may display a track of the block corresponding to a reproduction position of the content. Good.

  Further, in the present invention, the display mode of the plurality of blocks may be configured to have the same horizontal length.

  Further, in the present invention, the display mode of the plurality of blocks may be configured such that the length in the horizontal direction is a length corresponding to the reproduction time of each block.

  According to the present invention, the user can easily recognize the reproduction position of the content without performing a complicated operation.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing devices included in a content distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a terminal device 10. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the terminal device 10. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a server device 20. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a touch panel 103. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a process performed by a control unit. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a touch panel 103. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a touch panel 103. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a touch panel 103. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a touch panel 103. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a touch panel 103.

[Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a content distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment. The communication network 2 includes the Internet, a fixed telephone network, a mobile communication network that provides communication services such as voice communication and data communication, and the like.

  The terminal device 10 is a smartphone in the present embodiment. The terminal device 10 is an example of a display device according to the present invention. The terminal device 10 is not limited to a smartphone, and may be a tablet terminal or a feature phone capable of performing data communication, a computer device specialized in data communication, or the like. The terminal device 10 communicates with a wireless base station configuring the communication network 2 and performs voice communication and data communication via the communication network 2. The number of terminal devices 10 connected to the communication network 2 is not limited to the number shown in FIG. 1, and more devices than the number shown in FIG. 1 can be connected.

  The server device 20 is a device that distributes various contents to the terminal device 10, and is connected to the communication network 2. The server device 20 according to the present embodiment stores a plurality of music data representing music, as contents. The server device 20 performs data communication with the terminal device 10 and distributes stored music data to the terminal device 10 in response to a request from the terminal device 10.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a portion of the hardware configuration of the terminal device 10 according to the present invention. The control unit 101 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The CPU controls each unit of the terminal device 10 by reading and executing a program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 102.

  The communication unit 105 functions as a communication interface for performing data communication via the communication network 2. The storage unit 102 has a non-volatile memory, and stores a program executed by the control unit 101. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 102 stores an application program (hereinafter, referred to as a reproduction application) that implements a function of acquiring content from the server device 20 and a function of reproducing the acquired content.

  The touch panel 103 is a device in which a display device such as a liquid crystal display and a sensor that detects contact of a finger on a display surface of the display device are combined. The touch panel 103 displays characters, a GUI (Graphical User Interface), a screen for operating the terminal device 10, and the like. The touch panel 103 detects a position touched by a user with a finger using a sensor. The control unit 101 specifies a user operation according to the position detected by the touch panel 103 and a screen displayed on the touch panel, and controls each unit and executes various processes according to the specified operation.

  The audio unit 107 has a microphone and a speaker. When the control unit 101 executing the reproduction application reproduces the content, the audio data included in the content is supplied to the audio unit 107. When the audio data is supplied, the audio unit 107 converts the supplied audio data into an analog signal. This analog signal is supplied to a speaker, and the speaker emits a sound corresponding to the audio data.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a function according to the present invention among functions realized by the CPU of the control unit 101 executing the playback application. The acquisition unit 1001 accesses the server device 20 in accordance with an operation performed on the touch panel 103, and acquires content from the server device 20. The reproduction unit 1002 reproduces the content acquired by the acquisition unit 1001. The display control unit 1003 controls the touch panel 103 so that information related to the content is displayed on the touch panel 103.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a portion according to the present invention in the hardware configuration of the server device 20. The communication unit 205 functions as a communication interface that performs data communication via the communication network 2. The control unit 201 has a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU controls each unit of the server device 20 by reading and executing the program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 202.

  The storage unit 202 has a hard disk device, and stores music data as an example of content to be distributed to the terminal device 10. In the present embodiment, one piece of music data is composed of a plurality of blocks as a whole music piece. For example, music data includes music data composed of an intro block, an A melody block, a B melody block, a chorus block, and an outro block. The storage unit 202 may be configured to divide the music data for each block and store the data of each block. Moreover, the data of each block may be combined into one, and metadata in which the reproduction start time of each block is associated with the block name may be included. In the present invention, the configuration for dividing the music data into a plurality of blocks includes the above-described configuration for dividing the data for each block, and the metadata including the playback start time of each block and the metadata corresponding to the block name. It includes both configurations that divide blocks based on them. One piece of music data includes a plurality of tracks in part units which are reproduced in synchronization with each other. The track in part units in the present embodiment is, for example, voice data such as vocal data, keyboard data, guitar data, bass data, and drums data, and audio data of musical instruments. Each block of the music data includes a plurality of tracks. The storage unit 202 stores an operating system program and an application program having a function of distributing the content stored in the storage unit 202 to the terminal device 10 in response to a request from the terminal device 10.

[Operation Example of Embodiment]
First, among the operation examples of the present embodiment, an operation example when the terminal device 10 acquires music data will be described. When the user performs an operation for connecting to the server device 20 on the terminal device 10 executing the playback application, the control unit 101 controls the communication unit 105 to access the server device 20. When accessing the server device 20, an authentication process may be performed using a user name and a password so that only a registered user can access the server device 20. When there is an access from the terminal device 10, the control unit 201 controls the communication unit 205 to transmit the stored music data list to the terminal device 10.

  When the communication unit 105 receives the music data list, the control unit 101 controls the touch panel 103 so that the list received by the communication unit 105 is displayed. When the user selects music data on the touch panel 103 on which the music data list is displayed and performs an operation of requesting download of the selected music data, the control unit 101 issues a request message requesting the music data selected by the user. Is transmitted to the server device 20 by controlling the communication unit 105.

  When the communication unit 205 receives the request message transmitted by the terminal device 10, the control unit 201 acquires the music data requested by the request message from the storage unit 202. The control unit 201 controls the communication unit 205 to transmit the music data acquired from the storage unit 202 to the terminal device 10. When the communication unit 105 receives the music data transmitted by the server device 20, the control unit 101 (acquisition unit 1001) acquires the music data received by the communication unit 105 (acquisition step), and stores the acquired music data in the storage unit 102. To memorize.

  Next, an operation example when displaying information related to music data stored in the storage unit 102 on the touch panel 103 will be described. When the user performs an operation on the touch panel 103 to instruct the display of the list of the music data stored in the storage unit 102, the control unit 101 generates the list of the music data stored in the storage unit 102, and generates the list. The touch panel 103 is controlled so that the displayed list is displayed. When the user performs an operation of selecting music data on the touch panel 103 on which a list of music data is displayed, the control unit 101 acquires the selected music data from the storage unit 102.

  When acquiring the music data, the control unit 101 (display control unit 1003) specifies blocks and tracks included in the acquired music data. When the control unit 101 specifies the blocks and tracks included in the music data, the control unit 101 controls the touch panel 103 to display an image indicating the specified blocks, an image indicating the tracks included in the specified blocks, and information on each block or track. Are displayed side by side in the vertical direction (in the present embodiment, in the longitudinal direction of the touch panel 103). Here, in the present embodiment, as information relating to each block, a name of the block, a time required for reproducing the block, and the like are displayed. For a block corresponding to a reproduction position (reproduction time), the control unit 101 extends the display area in the vertical direction more than the other blocks, and displays information of tracks included in the block in the vertical direction.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel 103 when a user selects music data. The music data is composed of an intro block, an A melody block, a B melody block, a chorus block, and an outro block. The first is the intro block, the second is the A melody block, and the second is the B melody block. In the case where the blocks are assigned the third order, the rust blocks are assigned the fourth order, and the outro blocks are assigned the fifth order, as shown in FIG. 5, each block is assigned according to the order assigned to each block. In the order of the intro block, A melody block, B melody block, rust block, and outro block, a rectangular figure representing the block, the name of the block, and the time required to reproduce each block are set in the vertical direction. Displayed side by side.

  The control unit 101 does not reproduce the music data only by the user selecting the music data, and sets the reproduction position of the music as an intro block which is the start position (0:00) of the music. When the playback position is an intro block, the control unit 101 extends the intro block corresponding to the music playback position in the vertical direction more than the other blocks, and displays the tracks included in the block in the vertical direction. For example, tracks included in music data include vocals (Vo), guitars (Gt), basses (B), choruses (Cho), drums (Dr), percussion (Perc), guitars 2 (Gt2), and pianos (Pf). 5, the control unit 101 displays, in the area where the intro information is displayed, the figures indicating the tracks in the predetermined order in a track-by-track manner in the vertical direction. The touch panel 103 is controlled as described above. Further, the control unit 101 controls the touch panel 103 so that the cursor C10 indicating the music reproduction position is displayed at a position corresponding to the music start position.

  Next, when the user performs an operation of tapping button B10 displayed on the screen on touch panel 103, control unit 101 (reproducing unit 1002) starts reproducing the music data selected by the user (reproducing step). When the reproduction of the music data is started, the control unit 101 supplies the audio data included in the music data to the audio unit 107. The audio unit 107 emits a sound corresponding to the supplied audio data.

  When the reproduction of the music data is started, the control unit 101 executes the process shown in FIG. 6 in parallel with the reproduction of the music. First, the control unit 101 (display control unit 1003) controls the touch panel 103 in accordance with the music reproduction position, and updates the display of the touch panel 103 (display control step) (step SA1). Specifically, the screen displayed on the touch panel 103 is updated according to the music reproduction position. For example, when the music playback position is within the intro block, the control unit 101 controls the touch panel 103 so that the cursor C10 is displayed at a position corresponding to the playback position as shown in FIG. The display position of C10 is updated. Further, for example, when the playback position advances from the intro to the melody, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 101 narrows the display area in the vertical direction for the block of the intro that has been played back, and The display area of the A melody block corresponding to the playback position is expanded in the vertical direction without displaying the information of the included track, and the information of the tracks included in the block corresponding to the playback position is displayed vertically. I do.

  When the updating of the screen is completed, the control unit 101 determines whether or not an operation for instructing to stop reproduction has been performed (step SA2). When the operation of tapping the stop button B11 displayed on the touch panel 103 is performed (YES in step SA2), the control unit 101 stops the reproduction of the music data (step SA3), and ends the processing in FIG. .

  When the operation for instructing the stop of the reproduction is not performed, the control unit 101 determines whether the reproduction position is the end position of the music and the reproduction is completed (step SA4). When the reproduction of the music data is completed (YES in step SA4), control unit 101 ends the process in FIG.

  If the reproduction of the music data has not been completed (NO in step SA4), control unit 101 determines whether an operation to change the reproduction position has been performed (step SA5). More specifically, when the display area of the block information is tapped, the control unit 101 determines that the operation of changing the reproduction position has been performed. When the display area of the block is not tapped (NO in step SA5), control unit 101 shifts the flow of the process to step SA1.

  Further, when the inside of the display area of the block is tapped on touch panel 103, control section 101 determines that an operation of changing the reproduction position has been performed (YES in step SA5). In this case, the control unit 101 changes the playback position according to the tapped position (step SA6), returns the processing flow to step SA1, and updates the screen. For example, if the user taps on the display area of the information of the block of the B melody while the displayed screen is in the state of FIG. 8, the control unit 101 determines the playback position according to the tapped position of the block of the B melody. To change.

  When the reproduction position is changed, the control unit 101 returns the flow of the process to step SA1, and updates the display on the touch panel 103. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 101 narrows the display area in the vertical direction for the A melody block, does not display the track information, and corresponds to the changed playback position. The display area of the block of the B melody is expanded in the vertical direction, and information on the tracks included in the block of the B melody is displayed in the vertical direction.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the display area of the information related to the block corresponding to the content reproduction position is displayed larger than other blocks, so that the user can easily set the content reproduction position. Can be recognized. In the present embodiment, for a block corresponding to a playback position, information on a track included in the block is displayed, so that the user can know detailed information on the playback position.

[Modification]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various other forms. For example, the present invention may be implemented by modifying the above-described embodiment as follows. The above-described embodiment and the following modified examples may be combined with each other.

  In the present invention, when the position of the triangular button on the left side of the display area of the information related to the block is tapped for the block corresponding to the reproduction position, the control unit 101 does not display the track and returns to FIG. As shown, the display area may be made narrower than when the track was displayed, and the information related to the track may be changed to display a rectangular area.

  In the above-described embodiment, the music data, which is an example of the content, has a configuration of audio data. However, the content is not limited to the configuration of the audio data. For example, the configuration may include data such as a moving image and a still image in addition to audio data. When each block of the content includes data of an image, the control unit 101 may be configured to display the image in an area for displaying information on the block being reproduced, or display the information on the block. An area for displaying an image may be provided separately from the area, and the image may be displayed in an area provided for the image.

  When the content is moving image data, the moving image data may have a configuration having a plurality of chapters. In this case, each chapter corresponds to a block according to the present invention. When the content is data of a moving image having a plurality of chapters, the control unit 101 sets a display area for displaying information related to the chapter in accordance with an order determined for each chapter, for example, as illustrated in FIG. Moving images may be displayed in the display area corresponding to the chapter being reproduced in the vertical direction.

  Further, in the present invention, the content data may be data of an electronic book divided into a plurality of chapters. When the content is data of an electronic book having a plurality of chapters, the control unit 101 vertically arranges a display area for displaying information related to the chapter according to the order of the chapters, and displays the display area corresponding to the page being reproduced. The page being reproduced may be displayed in the area.

  In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 101 sets the horizontal length of the rectangle indicating the display area of the information related to the block to be the same for the blocks other than the block corresponding to the reproduction position. The horizontal length of the rectangle to be displayed may be a length corresponding to the playback time of the block.

  In the above-described embodiment, the display mode of the block corresponding to the playback position displays the information on the track included in the block, but the control unit 101 is not limited to this configuration. . For example, the control unit 101 may display the block corresponding to the reproduction position in a different color from the block not corresponding to the reproduction position. In addition, the control unit 101 may be configured to display, for a block corresponding to the reproduction position, a rectangle having a width larger in the vertical direction than a rectangle indicating a display area of information relating to a block not corresponding to the reproduction position.

In the above-described embodiment, the terminal device 10 is configured to download the content and store the content in the storage unit 102. However, the terminal device 10 may be configured to acquire the data of the content by streaming.
When content data is acquired by streaming, block and track information is acquired at the start of streaming by metadata, and based on the acquired metadata, the display described in the above-described embodiment or the modified example is performed. Is also good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Content distribution system, 2 ... Communication network, 10 ... Terminal device, 20 ... Server device, 101 ... Control part, 102 ... Storage part, 103 ... Touch panel, 105 ... Communication part, 107 ... Audio part, 201 ... Control part, 202 storage unit, 205 communication unit, 1001 acquisition unit, 1002 reproduction unit, 1003 display control unit.

Claims (4)

An acquisition step of acquiring content divided into a plurality of blocks;
A reproducing step of reproducing the content obtained in the obtaining step;
Each of the plurality of blocks of the content is vertically arranged according to the order given to each block and displayed by the display unit, and the display mode of the block corresponding to the playback position of the content is different from the display mode of the other blocks. A display control step of displaying on the display means in an aspect ,
The content is audio data having a plurality of tracks,
In the display control step, for a block corresponding to a reproduction position of the content, a display method in which a track included in the block is displayed. Wherein in the display control step, wherein the block corresponding to the playback position of the content display method according to claim 1 in which the vertical display width than the other blocks that are displayed widely. Display mode of said plurality of blocks, a display method according to claim 1 or 2 length in the horizontal direction are each the same. Display mode of said plurality of blocks, a display method according to claim 1 or 2 length in the horizontal direction is a length corresponding to the playback time of each block.

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