JPH05207247A - Still picture information reproduction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reproduce a picture sent from a center equipment without notifying a wait time. CONSTITUTION:When a command representing the reception of information from a center equipment 300 comes from the user, an input control section 2 decodes its content of the command and informs transfer control section 3 of it. The transfer control section 3 commands the reception to a communication control section 4 and reads still picture information relating to the received information from a storage device 6 storing the information in advance, stores the information in a 1st buffer 11 and the information is reproduced by a reproduction device 9. Still picture information relating to the information is reproduced before a 1st pattern picture is received from the center equipment 300 in this way.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to data communication, and more particularly to a still image information reproducing apparatus for receiving and reproducing still image information from a center apparatus via a communication network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional online still image information reproducing apparatus, still image information is not stored in advance in a storage device in the still image information reproducing apparatus, and the first still image received from the center apparatus is provided. The image information is reproduced as the first screen by any of the following methods. It is once stored in a memory or a storage device in the still image information reproducing apparatus, and when the complete still image information for one screen is prepared, it is simultaneously reproduced on the screen. Playback is performed from the edge of the screen in the order received, without being stored in the still image information playback device. The information is temporarily stored in a memory or a storage device in the still image information reproducing apparatus, and is reproduced at the stage when rough still image information for one screen is prepared, and is updated to a detailed screen as detailed information is received and reproduced.

[0003]

According to the prior art, in order to reproduce the still image information received first from the center device as the first screen on the still image information reproducing apparatus, at least one screen after the start of reception. It is necessary to wait until complete still image information is available, or to play it back before complete still image information for one screen is available, and still image information with a large amount of information is transmitted via a communication network with a limited transfer rate. To transfer
There was a problem that the user could not see all the screens at once without being aware of the waiting time, and the user felt frustrated. An object of the present invention is to provide a still image information reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing an image transmitted from a center device without being aware of a waiting time.

[0004]

In order to solve these problems, a still image information reproducing apparatus according to the present invention has a still image information reproducing apparatus in which still image information relating to information provided from a center apparatus is provided. Storage means for storing and generating information for generating and reproducing, and information provided by the center device before receiving the first still image information provided by the center device after the user receives the information reception instruction. A still image information related to the above is generated as a first screen using the information previously accumulated in the accumulating means and a reproducing means for reproducing.

[0005]

According to the present invention, it takes time mainly for call setting, image information transfer and image information decoding before the still image information from the center device can be reproduced after the user receives the information reception instruction. Since the information is received from the storage device in the image information reproducing device, it is not necessary to set the call. In addition, the transfer speed of information is generally faster when accessing the storage device in the still image information reproducing device than through the communication network. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to shorten the time until the first screen is reproduced without reducing the transfer rate of the communication network and reducing the information amount for one screen.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment for implementing the present invention. Reference numeral 100 is a still image information reproducing apparatus, which is an IS.
It is connected to the center device 300 via the DN network 200. The still image information reproducing apparatus 100 includes an input device 1, an input control unit 2, a transfer control unit 3, a communication control unit 4, a memory 5, a storage device 6, a storage control unit 7, a reproduction control unit 8, a reproduction device 9, and a bus 10. The input control unit 2, the transfer control unit 3, the communication control unit 4, the memory 5, the storage control unit 7, and the reproduction control unit 8 are connected by a bus 10. The reproduction control unit 8 is composed of a first buffer 11, a second buffer 12, and a reproduction processing circuit 13. Then, the storage device 6 and the storage control unit 7
And the like constitute a storage means, and the reproduction control section 8, the reproduction device 9, etc. constitute a reproduction means.

Two examples of the operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 1 are shown below. First, first, the still image information related to the information provided from the center device 300 is stored in the storage device 6 in advance, the numbers of the related image information are given in a table, and the still image itself is stored in the storage device 6. An operation example of the still image information reproducing apparatus for reading will be described.

FIG. 2 is an example of a table for associating the information provided from the center device 300 with the still image information stored in the storage device 6, which the transfer control unit 3 has.

The details of the operation will be described below. Input device 1
Receives an instruction from the user to receive information (here, D), and notifies the input control unit 2 of the content. The input control unit 2 interprets the instruction content, and if it is an information reception instruction, it notifies the transfer control unit 3 via the bus 10. The transfer control unit 3 commands the communication control unit 4 to receive the information D, interprets that the related still image information is N by using the table of FIG. 2, and stores the information. 7 is instructed to receive the still image information N. The communication control unit 4 sets up a call with the center device 300, and sends the call to the center device 300 via the ISDN network 200.
The information D is received from and is stored in the memory 5 via the bus 10. During this time, the transfer control unit 3 monitors whether the still image information (here, d) included in the information D has been accumulated in the memory 5 for one screen. When the storage control unit 7 receives the information reception command from the transfer control unit 3, it starts receiving the still image information N from the storage device 6, and via the bus 10, one of the buffers of the reproduction control unit 8 (here, the first 1 buffer 11). The reproduction processing circuit 13 of the reproduction controller 8 confirms that the first buffer 11 is filled with the still image information N for one screen, and then sets the still image information N to be reproduced by the reproducing device 9. On the other hand, when the transfer control unit 3 detects that the still image information d has been stored in the memory 5 for one screen, the transfer control unit 3 stores the still image information d in the empty buffer of the reproduction control unit 8 (here, the second buffer 12 and the second buffer 12). Naru). After confirming that the second buffer 12 is filled with the still image information d for one screen, the reproduction processing circuit 13 of the reproduction control unit 8 switches to reproduce the still image information d by the reproducing device 9.

Secondly, character text information and attached information related to the information submitted from the center device 300 is stored in the storage device 6 in advance, and character-based still image information generated by combining the information is reproduced. An example of a still image information reproducing device that performs is described below. As the attached information, graphic information, color information, layout structure information, etc. are given in a form with a small amount of information, and examples of the content of the still image information to be generated include an information title, an information creator, an information creation date and time, and a description of the information content , Information about other related information, related advertisements, etc.

FIG. 3 is an example of a table for associating the center information provided from the center device 300 with the character text information and auxiliary information stored in the storage device 6, which the transfer control unit 3 has. Hereinafter, details of the operation when the generated still image information is the information title will be described. The input device 1 receives an instruction from the user indicating that information (here, J) is received, and inputs the content thereof to the input control unit 2
To notify. The input control unit 2 interprets the instruction content, and if it is an information reception instruction, it notifies the transfer control unit 3 via the bus 10. The transfer control unit 3 commands the communication control unit 4 to receive the information J and uses the table of FIG. 3 to indicate that the related character text information is S and the associated information is W and Y. It interprets that there is and instructs the storage control unit 7 to receive the information S, W, Y. The communication control unit 4 sets up a call with the center device 300 and sends information J from the center device 300 via the ISDN network 200.
Is received and stored in the memory 5 via the bus 10. During this period, the transfer control unit 3 monitors whether or not the still image information (here, j) included in the information J has been stored in the memory 5 as one screen sentence. When the storage control unit 7 receives the information reception command from the transfer control unit 3, the storage device 6 receives the information S,
The reception of W and Y is started, and the reproduction control unit 8 via the bus 10.
To one of the buffers (here, the first buffer 11) so as to be reproduced according to the information content. The reproduction processing circuit 13 of the reproduction controller 8 includes the first buffer 1
After the transfer of the information S, W, Y to 1, the character text information S is added to the layout information such as the screen layout, the character font type, the character size, the number of characters in a line, the character spacing, and the line spacing included in the information Y. According to the color designation information such as the background color and the character color included in the information W, a reproduction screen is generated in the same buffer, and after confirming that one screen has been generated, the reproduction device 9 reproduces it as an information title. To switch.
On the other hand, when the transfer control unit 3 detects that the still image information j is stored in the memory 5 as a single screen sentence, the transfer control unit 3 stores the still image information j in the empty buffer of the reproduction control unit 8 (in this case, the second buffer 12). ) To. The reproduction processing circuit 13 of the reproduction controller 8 confirms that the second buffer 12 is filled with the still image information j for one screen, and then switches the still image information j to be reproduced by the reproducing device 9.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the static image information is stored in the storage device in the static image information reproducing device until the static image information is received from the center device and reproduced after the user's instruction to receive the information. Since the still image information is generated and played back using certain information, it is possible to play back complete still image information as the first screen all at once, and further shorten the time until playback. You can provide information without feeling frustrated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a still image information reproducing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a table in which information provided from a center device and stored still image information in a storage device in a still image information reproducing device are associated with each other in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a table for associating the information provided from the center device with the auxiliary information accumulated in the accumulating device in the still image information reproducing device in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Device 2 Input Control Unit 3 Transfer Control Unit 4 Communication Control Unit 5 Memory 6 Storage Device 7 Storage Control Unit 8 Playback Control Unit 9 Playback Device 10 Bus 11 First Buffer 12 Second Buffer 13 Playback Processing Circuit 100 Still Image Information Playback Equipment 200 ISDN network 300 Center equipment

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A still image information reproducing apparatus for receiving and reproducing still image information from a center apparatus via a communication network,
Storage means for storing and reproducing information for generating and reproducing still image information related to information provided from the center device in the still image information reproducing device, and the center device after receiving a user's information reception instruction. The reproduction for generating and reproducing the still image information related to the information provided by the center device using the information stored in advance in the storage means before the reception of the still image information provided first from Means for reproducing still image information.