JPH06301498A - Image presenting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an image display device which can show the audience with only the images to be appreciated by hiding the unnecessary operating images useless for the andience and also can show an operator both types of images by one display part by overlapping the operating image on the edge part of the appreciating image to generate a synthetic image. CONSTITUTION:An appreciating image generating part 11 generates the sample images to be shown to the audience in a presentation. Meanwhile an operating image generating part 12 generates an operating instruction image that is shown to an operator for making presentation. Here a longitudinal long rectangle- shaped image is generated. An image synthesizing part 13 synthesize an appreciating image with an operating image to generate a synthetic image. Then the operating image is drawn by overlapping on the material image for presentation at its right corner, and the synthetic image is outputted to an appreciating image display part 14 and an operating image display part 15 as the video signals respectively. The display range of the part 14 is set narrowly so that the part of operating image is hidden and only the appreciating image is presented. The part 15 shows both appreciating and operating images.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image presentation device used for an electronic presentation used in a hall or a conference room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a presentation using a slide projector or an overhead projector has been mainly used in halls and conference rooms, but in recent years, with the rapid progress of personal computers, an electronic presentation using this has been provided. It has started to take place. In these devices, a digitally generated material image for a presentation is A / D converted into an analog video signal, which is presented to an audience by a display device such as a video projector.

An example of the above-described image presentation device will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of essential parts of a first example of a conventional image presentation device.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 is a viewing image generating section for generating a viewing image, 22 is an operating image generating section for generating an operating image, and 23 is a viewing image generated by the viewing image generating section 21. For viewing a viewing image for the audience, 24 is a second viewing display unit for displaying the viewing image generated by the viewing image generation unit 21 for the operator, and 25 is an operating screen The operation display unit that displays the operation image generated by the image generation unit 22, 26 is a control unit that controls the operations of the viewing image generation unit 21 and the operation image generation unit 22, and 27 is an operation display for the operator. The input unit is for inputting an instruction operation to the control unit 26 while viewing the operation image displayed on the unit 25 and the viewing image displayed on the second viewing display unit 24.

The operation of the conventional image display device configured as described above will be described below. First, the viewing image generation unit 21 generates a material image to be presented to the audience in a presentation. This includes generating images directly inside the computer, drawing based on digital data of images stored in a storage medium in a compressed or uncompressed form, and images output from external video equipment. There are various forms such as drawing based on digital data obtained by A / D converting a signal.

The operation image generation unit 22 generates an operation instruction image to be presented to an operator who gives a presentation. On the first viewing display section 23 and the second viewing display section 24, the viewing image generated by the viewing image generating section 21 is displayed. Of these, the first viewing display section 23
Is for presenting presentation materials to the audience. In recent years, large display devices using video projectors are often used, and high-definition high-definition specifications have come to be used. There is. On the other hand, the second viewing display section 24 is for the operator of the presentation to confirm the operation result, and a small monitor display is often used.

In the operation display unit 25, the operation image generation unit 2
The operation image generated in 2 is displayed. Generally, a monitor display of a computer is often used for this purpose. For example, updating of the viewing images displayed on the first viewing display unit 23 and the second viewing display unit 24 is performed.
An instruction image of an operation for advancing the presentation is displayed.

The input section 27 is operated by the operator on the image display section 2 for operation.
The intended operation is selected from the operation instruction image displayed in 5, and an instruction for advancing the presentation is input, and a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel or a keyboard is used.

The control unit 26 controls the viewing image generation unit 21 in accordance with the operator's instruction input to the input unit 17,
Update the viewing image. Further, the operation image generation unit 22 is controlled as necessary to change the image displayed on the operation image display unit 25.

Next, another example of the image presentation device will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of essential parts of a second example of the conventional image display device. In FIG. 3, 31 is a viewing image generation unit that generates a viewing image,
Reference numeral 32 denotes an operation image generation unit that generates an operation image, 33
Is an image synthesizing unit that superimposes the viewing image generated by the viewing image generating unit 31 and the operating image generated by the operating image generating unit 32 to generate a synthetic image, and 34 is generated by the image synthesizing unit 33. A first viewing / operating display unit 35 for displaying the combined image for the audience, and a second viewing / operation display unit 35 for displaying the combined image generated by the image combining unit 33 for the operator.
Is a control unit that controls the operations of the viewing image generation unit 31 and the operation image generation unit 32, and 37 is the operator viewing the viewing image and the operation image displayed on the second viewing / operating display unit 35. However, it is an input unit for inputting an instruction operation to the control unit 36.

The operation of the conventional image presenting apparatus configured as described above will be described below. The viewing image generation unit 31 generates a material image to be presented to the audience in the presentation. This includes generating an image directly inside the computer, drawing based on the digital data of the image stored in a storage medium in a compressed or uncompressed form, and a video signal output from an external video device. There are various forms such as drawing based on digital data obtained by A / D conversion of.

The operation image generation unit 32 generates an operation instruction image to be presented to an operator who gives a presentation. The image synthesizing unit 33 synthesizes the viewing image and the operation image to generate a synthetic image. Buttons for operation are often drawn over a part of the presentation material image.

The first viewing / operating display section 34 and the second
The combined image generated by the image combining unit 33 is displayed on the viewing and operating display unit 35. Of these, the first viewing / operating display unit 34 is for presenting presentation materials to the audience. In recent years, a large-sized display device using a video projector is often used, and a high-definition display device is provided. High-definition specifications are also being used.

On the other hand, the second viewing / operating display section 35 is for the operator of the presentation to confirm the result of the operation, and although there is a difference that a small monitor display is often used, it is displayed. The contents are the same, and operation buttons are often displayed over a part of the presentation material image.

The input unit 37 is used by the operator to input an instruction for advancing the presentation while looking at the operation image displayed on the second viewing / operation display unit 35, and pointing with a mouse or a touch panel. Devices and keyboards are used. The control unit 36 controls the viewing image generation unit 31 according to the instruction of the operator input to the input unit 37, and updates the viewing image. Further, the operation image generation unit 32 is controlled as necessary to change the operation image.

[0016]

In the image presenting apparatus having the conventional structure as described above, first, in the first example, the operation display section for displaying the operation image for the operator and the result of the operation are confirmed. Therefore, it is necessary to provide two display portions, that is, the second display portion for viewing, and there is a problem that a large installation area is required.

On the other hand, in the second example, this problem is solved, but since the instruction image of the operation such as the operation button is also displayed on the first viewing / operation display section for showing to the audience, There was a problem that it was not suitable for displaying high-quality natural paintings or for official presentations.

In view of the above points, the present invention has a simple structure and hides unnecessary operation images for the audience, and presents only the viewing images, and the operator can display the operation images and the viewing images on one display unit. An object is to provide an image presentation device that presents both.

[0019]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a viewing image generating section for generating a viewing image, an operation image generating section for generating an operation image, and the above viewing image. An image composition unit that superimposes the operation image generated by the operation image generation unit so as to cover a part of the viewing image on the viewing image generated by the image generation unit to generate a combined image, A viewing display unit that displays only a portion of the viewing image in which the operation images do not overlap among the combined images generated by the image combining unit, and an operation display that displays the entire range of the combined image generated by the image combining unit A display unit, a control unit that controls the operations of the viewing image generation unit and the operation image generation unit, and the above-mentioned control while the operator views the operation image and the viewing image displayed on the operation display unit. And an input unit for inputting an instruction operation to the unit It is intended.

[0020]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, the operation display image is superimposed on the end portion of the viewing image to generate a composite image, so that the viewing display section for the audience can see by narrowing the display range. The operation display section that presents only the viewing image and the operator can view the viewing image and the operating image at the same time by setting a wide display range.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An image presentation device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts showing an embodiment of an image display device of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a viewing image generating section for generating a viewing image, 12 is an operating image generating section for generating an operating image, and 13 is a viewing image generated by the viewing image generating section. An image composition unit that superimposes the operation image generated by the operation image generation unit 12 on the image so as to cover a part of the viewing image, and generates a composite image.
A viewing display unit that displays only the portion of the viewing image in which the operation images do not overlap, of the composite image generated in step 15;
Is a display unit for an operator that displays the entire range of the composite image generated by the image composition unit 13, 16 is a control unit that controls the operations of the viewing image generation unit 11 and the operation image generation unit 12, and 17 is an operator The input unit is for inputting an instruction operation to the control unit 16 while viewing the operation image and the viewing image displayed on the operation display unit 15.

The operation of the image presentation device configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG. First, the viewing image generation unit 11 generates a material image to be presented to the audience in a presentation. This includes generating an image directly inside the computer, drawing based on the digital data of the image stored in a storage medium in a compressed or uncompressed form, and a video signal output from an external video device. There are various forms such as drawing based on digital data obtained by A / D conversion of.

The operation image generation unit 12 generates an operation instruction image to be presented to an operator who gives a presentation. Here, a vertically long rectangular image is generated as shown in the upper right of FIG. The image synthesizing unit 13 synthesizes the viewing image and the operation image to generate a synthetic image. Here, an operation image is drawn so as to be superimposed on the right corner of the presentation material image (center portion of FIG. 4). This composite image is displayed on the display 14 for viewing and the display 15 for operation.
Is output as a video signal to both.

The viewing display section 14 shown to the audience can easily hide the operation image portion and present only the viewing image by setting a narrow display range by adjusting scanning or the like. On the other hand, the operation display unit 15 viewed by the operator can also present the viewing image and the operation image at the same time by setting the display range to be wide by adjusting the scanning as well, and the operation instruction image can be displayed on one display unit. And it is possible to confirm the operation such as updating the viewing image as a result of the operation.

The viewing display unit 14 is for presenting presentation materials to the audience, and a large display device using a video projector is often used, but the present invention is not limited to this. On the other hand, the operation display unit 15 is used by the operator of the presentation to check the operation result, and a small monitor display is often used, but the operation display unit 15 is not limited to this.

The input unit 17 is used by the operator to input an instruction for advancing the presentation while looking at the operation image displayed on the viewing display unit 14, and a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel or a keyboard. Used. Further, the control unit 16 follows the viewing image generation unit 11 according to the instruction of the operator input to the input unit 17.
Control and update the image for viewing. Further, the operation image generation unit 12 is controlled as necessary to change the operation image.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the viewing image generating section for generating the viewing image, the operation image generating section for generating the operation image, and the viewing image generating section are generated. And an image combining unit for generating a combined image by superimposing the operation image generated by the operation image generating unit on the viewing image so as to cover a part of the viewing image. An operation display unit that displays the entire range of the displayed images, and an viewing display unit that displays only the portion of the viewing images in which the operation images do not overlap among the images combined by the image combining unit,
A control unit that controls the operations of the viewing image generation unit and the operation image generation unit, and an instruction to the control unit while the operator sees the operation image and the viewing image displayed on the operator display unit. By including an input unit for inputting an operation,
An excellent effect that the viewing image and the operation image can be presented to the operator at the same time with only one display unit, and the viewing image can be presented to the audience while hiding the unnecessary operation image. Is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of an image presentation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a main part of a conventional image presentation device of a first example.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main part of a conventional image presentation device of a second example.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an operation of the image presentation device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 viewing image generation unit 12 operation image generation unit 13 image composition unit 14 viewing display unit 15 operation display unit 16 control unit 17 input unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A viewing image generation unit for generating a viewing image, an operation image generation unit for generating an operation image, and viewing on the viewing image generated by the viewing image generation unit. An image combining unit that overlaps the operation images generated by the operation image generating unit to generate a combined image so as to cover a part of the operation image, and an operation image among the combined images generated by the image combining unit. A viewing display unit that displays only the portions of the viewing image that do not overlap, an operation display unit that displays the entire range of the composite image generated by the image composition unit, the viewing image generation unit, and the operation image It has a control unit for controlling the operation of the generation unit, and an input unit for the operator to input an instruction operation to the control unit while viewing the operation image and the viewing image displayed on the operation display unit. A characteristic image presentation device.