JPH0695833A - Multi-media information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce a load applied to a display processing of an animate picture window by deleting the animated picture widow, when a ratio of an area which cannot be displayed by a superscribed window, exceeds a prescribed value, in the animated picture window. CONSTITUTION:A display state detecting part 140 is subjected to distributed parallel processing by a control part 120, and simultaneously, monitors a window display state of displayed multi-media information. Subsequently, a window on which other information is displayed is superscribed on an animated picture window, and when it is detected that an area exceeding a prescribed ratio in the area of the animated picture window cannot be displayed by this superscribed window, the control part 120 deletes this animated picture window, and a processing storage part 150 stores the contents of a display processing of this animated picture window. Accordingly, the animated picture window in which it becomes difficult to provide information by the superscribed window can be deleted automatically, troublesomeness for executing an instruction for closing the animated picture window can be released from a user, and flickering in an indistinct state can be prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multimedia information display device for displaying a plurality of information including moving images in windows.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an information processing apparatus, processing steps of a plurality of pieces of software are displayed in windows, which are a plurality of rectangular areas generated in an arbitrary size at an arbitrary position on a display screen. A multi-window system is adopted.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a display screen of an information processing device which employs a multi-window system.

In FIG. 12, 1201 is a window,
An icon 1202 is displayed as a symbol that symbolizes the software operating on the window when the window is not displayed. Displaying the window 1201 in any position on the display screen in any size to activate the software symbolized by the icon 1202 is referred to as opening a window, and the opened window 1201 is deleted. Then, returning to the icon 1202 is referred to as closing the window. In the multi-window system, the window 1201
The instruction to open or close the mouse is usually given by operating a pointing device such as a mouse.

Further, in FIG. 12, 1203 is a close box used when the user gives an instruction to close the windows 1201 and 1202, and 1204 is a cursor that moves on the display screen in conjunction with a pointing device such as a mouse.

When the user gives an instruction to open the window 1201, by operating the mouse or the like, the cursor 1204 is moved to the position of the icon 1202 to be opened, and the button attached to the mouse or the like is clicked. Press continuously (double-click). Also, the user
When instructing to close the window 1201, the cursor 1204 is moved to the position of the close box 1203 of the window 1201 to be closed by operating the mouse or the like, and the button attached to the mouse or the like is pressed once. Yes (click).

In addition, 1205 indicates that the user has a window 12
An instruction area 1206 used when instructing to change the size of 01, an instruction area 1206 used when the user issues an instruction to scroll the display content of the window 1201, 12
Reference numeral 07 is an instruction area used when the user gives an instruction to change the display position of the window 1201.

As the above-mentioned multi-window system, there is Windows 3.0 of Microsoft Corporation. Windows 3.0 is described in “Nikkei Byte” of Nikkei BP, April 1991, pp. 188-203.

As described above, the multi-window system is very useful in that the window can be operated and the software can be started / closed only by operating the mouse or the like.

On the other hand, there is a multimedia information processing apparatus as one of application systems of information processing apparatuses such as personal computers. The multimedia information processing device can handle multimedia information such as moving images, still images, computer graphics, characters and the like.

As a multimedia information processing apparatus currently considered, a multi-window system is adopted, for example, a moving picture such as a television broadcast is displayed in a certain window, and a computer graphic process is performed by software in the certain window. In one window, a moving image or a still image stored in a storage device such as a hard disk is displayed, and in one window, communication processing is performed via a network.

As described above, the multimedia information processing apparatus adopting the multi-window system is very useful in that various information can be displayed and processed in a plurality of windows on the display screen.

[0013]

However, in the multimedia information processing apparatus, since a plurality of windows are displayed on a limited display screen, the areas of the plurality of windows may overlap. That is, a window displaying other information may be overwritten on a part or the whole of the window displaying certain information.

A window for which it is extremely difficult to provide information to the user due to the overwritten window is not deleted unless the user gives an instruction to close the window.

When such a window is a moving picture window in which a moving picture is displayed, there is a problem that the display flickers and the screen becomes difficult to see. In addition, the user may interrupt the instruction to other windows in order to give an instruction to close the moving image window, and thus must always pay attention to the display of the moving image window, which makes the operation of the user troublesome. There is. In addition, the load of video display processing is very large,
Since it is often processed in parallel with the display processing of other information, meaningless display of the moving image window is not preferable from the viewpoint of effective utilization of processing capacity.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a multimedia information display device capable of automatically deleting a moving picture window in which it is extremely difficult to provide information to the user due to the overwritten window.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a multimedia information display device for automatically changing a moving picture window in which it is extremely difficult to provide information to a user due to an overwritten window so that information can be provided. To provide.

[0018]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a multimedia information display device for displaying a plurality of pieces of information including a moving picture in a window, and other information is displayed in the moving picture window in which the moving picture is displayed. The detection means for detecting that the window in which is displayed is overwritten and the ratio of the area of the moving image window that cannot be displayed by the overwritten window is equal to or more than a specific value, and the detection by the detection means. And a display control means for deleting the moving picture window when the moving picture window is made.

Further, a state in which a window in which other information is displayed is overwritten in the moving picture window and the ratio of the area which cannot be displayed by the overwritten window in the area of the moving picture window is equal to or more than a specific value, You may make it provide the detection means which detects that it continued over the predetermined fixed time, and the display control means which deletes this moving image window, when the detection by the said detection means is made.

The display control means may be provided with a storage means for storing information necessary for re-displaying the moving picture window when the moving picture window is deleted. In this case, further, the display control means is
When the moving picture window is deleted, an icon indicating that the moving picture window is deleted is displayed, and when the icon is designated, the moving picture window is displayed again according to the information stored in the storage means. You can

Further, it is detected that a window in which other information is displayed is overwritten in the moving picture window, and the ratio of the area which cannot be displayed by the overwritten window in the area of the moving picture window is more than a specific value. And a display control unit for changing the moving image window to a position and / or size that can reduce the ratio when the detection unit detects the moving image window.

The position and // where the above ratio can be reduced
Alternatively, the size includes a position and / or size that does not overlap all the windows in which other information is displayed.

Further, it is detected that a window in which other information is displayed is overwritten in the moving picture window, and the ratio of the area that cannot be displayed by the overwritten window in the area of the moving picture window is equal to or more than a specific value. And a display control unit that overwrites the moving image window on the overwritten window when the detection unit detects the moving image window.

[0024]

According to the present invention, when the display of the moving picture window becomes unnecessary for the user, the moving picture window is automatically deleted. Therefore, the window displaying other information is displayed. It is possible to prevent the processing from being affected and to prevent the display screen from becoming difficult to see.

Further, according to the present invention, when the display of the moving picture window becomes unnecessary for the user, the moving picture window is automatically changed to a position and / or a size that enables information provision. Therefore, the user is instructed to close the moving picture window by operating the mouse or the like, and the user always pays attention to the display of the moving picture window when instructing other windows. Disappears.

[0026]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a multimedia information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the multimedia information display device of this embodiment has an input unit 100 and an instruction unit 110.
A control unit 120, a display unit 130, a display state detection unit 140, and a processing storage unit 150.

The input unit 100 is for inputting multimedia information such as moving images, still images, computer graphics, characters, etc. Specifically, it is a receiver of television broadcasting, a storage device such as a hard disk, a network, etc. It can be realized as a communication device. The multimedia information input by the input unit 100 is output to the control unit 120.

The instruction unit 110 has an instruction for inputting multimedia information from the input unit 100 and an instruction for each multimedia information input from the input unit 100, indicating a position and an area of a window for displaying the multimedia information. Is input, and more specifically, it can be realized as a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse of a computer device. The instruction input from the instruction unit 100 is output to the control unit 120.

The control unit 120 performs display processing and display control of multimedia information based on the multimedia information sent from the input unit 100 and the instruction sent from the instruction unit 110. Specifically, it can be realized as a computer device that operates by a multi-window system.

Here, the multi-window system is
FIG. 1 is an operating system operating on a computer apparatus, which is system software capable of distributed parallel processing that simultaneously processes a plurality of hardware and software that handle multimedia information. This multi-window system can display multimedia processing by various kinds of hardware and software as a plurality of windows, and by operating these windows, multimedia information can be freely handled.

The window displayed by the control unit 120 is
It is displayed on the display unit 130 as a multi-window.

The display unit 130 performs multi-window display of various multimedia information from the control unit 120, and is specifically a display device of a computer device.

The display state detecting unit 140 monitors the display state of the window display of the multimedia information which is distributed and parallel processed by the control unit 120 and is simultaneously subjected to display processing, and the plurality of windows displayed on the display unit 130 are monitored. In the display, a window in which other information is displayed is overwritten on the video window in which the video is displayed, and it is detected that a certain proportion or more of the area of the video window cannot be displayed by the overwritten window. To do. The detection result of the display state detection unit 140 is output to the control unit 120, and the control unit 120 changes the display state of the moving image window.

The processing storage unit 150 includes the display state detection unit 14
When it is detected by 0 that the display area of the moving image window cannot be displayed due to the overwritten window, the control unit 120 changes the display state of the moving image window. The display processing contents of 120 moving image windows are stored.
The storage content of the processing storage unit 150 is used when the display of the moving image window is restarted, and the control unit 120 performs the display processing of the moving image window according to the storage content of the processing storage unit 150.

The control unit 120 also includes an instruction input unit 12
1, media interface section 122, processing control section 12
3, multi-window display processing unit 124, display output unit 1
25 is provided.

The instruction input unit 121 converts the input instruction of the multimedia information input from the instruction unit 100 and the instruction of the position and area of the window for displaying the multimedia information into data that can be processed by the processing control unit 123. The media interface unit 122 converts
Based on an instruction from the processing control unit 123, multimedia information is input from the input unit 100 and converted into data that can be processed by the multi-window display processing unit 124.

Further, the processing control section 123 has the instruction input section 1
The multi-window display processing unit 1 based on the instruction 21.
24, controls the media interface unit 122 to input multimedia information, and determines the processing state of the multi-window display processing unit 124 based on the detection result of the display state detection unit 140.
To be recorded in.

Further, the multi-window display processing unit 124
Is for displaying the multimedia information from the media interface unit 122 in a multi-window display based on an instruction from the processing control unit 123.
The multi-window display output from the multi-window display processing unit 124 is converted into data that can be displayed by the display unit 130.

Next, an outline of the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In FIG. 1, when the user wants to display the multimedia information on the multimedia information display device of the present embodiment, first, the instruction unit 110 inputs an instruction to input the multimedia information from the input unit 100. To do.

In the multimedia information display device,
The instruction input unit 121 converts the instruction input from the instruction unit 110 into data that can be processed by the processing control unit 123.
Subsequently, the processing control unit 123 instructs the media interface unit 122 to input the multimedia information based on this instruction, and the media interface unit 122 inputs the multimedia information based on the instruction from the processing control unit 123. The multimedia information is input from the unit 100 and converted into data that can be processed by the multi-window display processing unit 124. Subsequently, the processing control unit 123 controls the multi-window display processing unit 124 to display the data converted by the media interface unit 122 by distributed parallel processing as a plurality of windows, and display output unit. The display output unit 125 outputs the output from the multi-window display processing unit 124 to the display unit 130.
Is converted into displayable data, and the display unit 130 displays the output from the display output unit 125.

When the user wants to change the position and area of each window displayed on the display unit 130, the user can input an instruction to that effect from the instruction unit 110.

In the multimedia information display device,
Similar to the operation described above, the position and area of the window are changed based on the instruction input from the instruction unit 110.

The above-described operation is equivalent to the operation of the conventional multi-window system, and in this embodiment, the display state detecting section 140 and the processing storage section 1 are further added.
It is characterized by operations including 50.

That is, in the present embodiment, for a moving picture in the multimedia information, when the moving picture window in which the moving picture is displayed is overwritten by the window in which other information is displayed, it is difficult to see the moving picture window. , It is possible to automatically delete, iconize, and change the display position and / or size.

In the present specification, a moving image refers to a moving image that can be seen in current television broadcasting, and is about 30 full colors per second (display colors of 260,000 colors or more). By newly displaying the still image of, the image with smooth motion is expressed.
Further, a still image is one in which one image is continuously displayed.

The operation of this embodiment including the display state detecting section 140 and the processing storage section 150 will be described below.

First, regarding the first operation example of this embodiment,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

The first operation example is an example in which the moving picture window is automatically deleted when the window displaying other information is overwritten and difficult to see.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of the display unit 130 of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment.

FIG. 2A shows a window displayed on the display unit 130.

In FIG. 2A, 201 is a moving picture window in which a moving picture of multimedia information is displayed, 2
Reference numeral 02 denotes a window in which computer graphics (graphs) of the multimedia information are displayed, and 203 denotes a window in which text data of the multimedia information is displayed.

FIG. 2B shows an example of a display screen of the display unit 130, and the moving image window 20 shown in FIG.
1, windows 202 and 203 are displayed.

In FIG. 2B, the moving picture window 20
1, the windows 202 and 203 are overwritten,
Part of the display is visible. Also, the window 202 is
The window 203 is overwritten in the movie window 201
Has been overwritten and part of the display is visible. The window 203 is a moving picture window 201 or window 20.
Overwritten by 2.

FIG. 2C shows an example of the display screen of the display unit 130 whose display state is automatically changed by the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, which was displayed in FIG. 2B. The moving image window 201 has been deleted.

In FIG. 2C, the window 202
Indicates that the window 203 has been overwritten and part of the display is visible. The window 203 is overwritten on the window 202.

The first operation example will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, when the user inputs an instruction to input multimedia information from the instruction unit 110 (step 301), the input unit 100, the instruction input unit 121, the media interface unit 122, and the process control. The operation of the unit 123, the multi-window display processing unit 124, and the display output unit 125 performs multi-window display processing (step 302), and the multi-window is displayed on the display unit 130 (step 303). The display screen of the display unit 130 at this time is as shown in FIG.

Here, the display state detecting section 140 detects the overwrite on the moving image window 201 (step 30).
4) If the ratio of the overwritten area of the moving image window 201, that is, the area that is not actually displayed, is a specific value (for example, 70%) or more (step 305), it is easy to see. It is considered that the display is not performed, and the processing control unit 123 is notified of that fact. Figure 2
In the example of the display screen of (b), the display state detection unit 140 considers that the moving image window 201 is not displayed so that it is easy to see.

The processing control section 123 has a display state detecting section 14
Based on the notification from 0, the multi-window display processing unit 124 is instructed to delete the moving image window 201, and the multi-window display processing unit 124 stops the display processing of the moving image window 201. As a result, the moving image window 201 is deleted (step 306). That is, the display screen is as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the first operation example,
When the moving picture window is overwritten by a window in which other information is displayed, it is possible to reduce the load on the control unit 120 by automatically deleting the moving picture window, and it is difficult to see the moving picture window. You can prevent flickering.

In the first operation example, the moving picture window is automatically deleted when the moving picture window is overwritten by a window on which other information is displayed, and the moving picture window is automatically deleted. For a still image window in which still images are displayed sequentially at time intervals, when the still image window is overwritten by a window in which other information is displayed and is difficult to see, the still image window flickers with difficulty in seeing. In order to prevent this, the still image window may be automatically deleted in the same manner as in the first operation example described above.

In this case, the display state detecting section 140 displays the plurality of windows displayed on the display section 130.
A window in which other information is displayed is overwritten on the still image window, and it is detected that a region of a certain ratio or more of the region of the still image window cannot be displayed by the overwritten window.

Next, regarding the second operation example of this embodiment,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

As described above, the second operation example is an example in which the still image window is automatically deleted when the window in which other information is displayed is overwritten and difficult to see.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the display unit 130 of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment.

FIG. 4A shows a window displayed on the display unit 130.

In FIG. 4A, 401 is a still image window in which still images of multimedia information are displayed, 202 is a window in which computer graphics (graphs) of multimedia information are displayed, 20
Reference numeral 3 denotes a window in which text data of the multimedia information is displayed.

FIG. 4B shows an example of the display screen of the display unit 130, and the still image window 40 shown in FIG.
1, windows 202 and 203 are displayed.

In FIG. 4B, the still image window 4
In 01, the windows 202 and 203 are overwritten, and part of the display is visible. Also, the window 202
Is overwritten on the still image window 401, the window 203 is overwritten, and part of the display is visible.
The window 203 is overwritten on the still image window 201 and the window 202.

FIG. 4C shows an example of the display screen of the display unit 130 whose display state is automatically changed by the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, and was displayed in FIG. 4B. The still image window 401 has been deleted.

In FIG. 4C, the window 202
Indicates that the window 203 has been overwritten and part of the display is visible. The window 203 is overwritten on the window 202.

The second operation example will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, first, when the user inputs an instruction to input multimedia information from the instruction unit 110 (step 501), the input unit 100, the instruction input unit 121, the media interface unit 122, and the process control. The operation of the unit 123, the multi-window display processing unit 124, and the display output unit 125 performs multi-window display processing (step 502), and the multi-window is displayed on the display unit 130 (step 503). The display screen of the display unit 130 at this time is as shown in FIG.

Here, the display state detecting section 140 detects the overwrite on the still image window 401 (step 50).
4) If the ratio of the overwritten area of the area of the still image window 401, that is, the area that is not actually displayed is equal to or greater than a specific value (step 505), the display is easy to see. If not, the process control unit 123 is notified of that fact. In the example of the display screen of FIG. 4B, the display state detection unit 140 considers that the still image window 401 is not displayed so that it is easy to see.

The processing control section 123 has a display state detecting section 14
Based on the notification from 0, the multi-window display processing unit 124 is instructed to delete the still image window 401, and the multi-window display processing unit 124 stops the display processing of the still image window 401. This allows
The still image window 401 is deleted (step 50).
6). That is, the display screen is as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the second operation example,
When the still image window is difficult to see because another window on which other information is displayed is overwritten, the still image window is automatically deleted, so that the still image window can be prevented from flickering while being difficult to see.

In the first operation example described above, when the moving picture window is overwritten by a window in which other information is displayed and is difficult to see, the moving picture window is automatically deleted immediately. The user may instruct to change the display position of the moving picture window or delete the moving picture window, so that the moving picture window is overwritten by a window in which other information is displayed and is difficult to see. It is also possible to automatically delete the moving picture window for the first time when is continued for a predetermined time or longer.

In this case, the display state detecting section 140 displays the plurality of windows displayed on the display section 130.
A window in which other information is displayed is overwritten in the video window, and it is detected that a certain proportion or more of the video window area cannot be displayed due to the overwritten window for a predetermined time or more. To do so.

Next, regarding the third operation example of the present embodiment,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 14.

In the third operation example, as described above, when the moving image window is overwritten by a window in which other information is displayed and is difficult to see for a predetermined time or more, the moving image window is automatically deleted. Here is an example.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the operation of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 14, first, when the user inputs an instruction to input multimedia information from the instruction section 110 (step 1401), the input section 100, the instruction input section 121, the media interface section 122, and the process control. By operating the unit 123, the multi-window display processing unit 124, and the display output unit 125, multi-window display processing is performed (step 1402), and the multi-window is displayed on the display unit 130 (step 1403).
The display screen of the display unit 130 at this time is as shown in FIG.

Here, the display state detecting section 140 detects the overwrite on the moving image window 201 (step 140).
4) The ratio of the overwritten area of the moving image window 201, that is, the area that is not actually displayed is equal to or greater than a specific value, and such a state continues for a predetermined time or more. If (step 140
5) It is considered that the state in which the easy-to-read display is not performed is continued, and the processing control unit 123 is notified of that fact. In the display screen example of FIG. 2B, the display state detection unit 140 is
It is assumed that the state in which the moving image window 201 is not easily displayed is continued.

The processing control section 123 has a display state detecting section 14
Based on the notification from 0, the multi-window display processing unit 124 is instructed to delete the moving image window 201, and the multi-window display processing unit 124 stops the display processing of the moving image window 201. As a result, the moving image window 201 is deleted (step 1406).
That is, the display screen is as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the third operation example,
When the moving image window is overwritten by a window in which other information is displayed and remains in a difficult-to-see state, the moving image window is automatically deleted, whereby the load on the control unit 120 can be reduced, and You can prevent the video window from flickering while being difficult to see.

Next, regarding the fourth operation example of the present embodiment,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

The fourth operation example is an example in which the moving picture window is automatically iconified when the window displaying other information is overwritten and is difficult to see. The iconized moving picture window is redisplayed on the frontmost side of the display screen according to a user's instruction.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of the display unit 130 of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment.

FIG. 6A shows an example of a display screen of the display unit 130, and the moving image window 20 shown in FIG.
1, windows 202 and 203 are displayed.

In FIG. 6A, the moving picture window 20
1, the windows 202 and 203 are overwritten,
Part of the display is visible. Also, the window 202 is
The window 203 is overwritten in the movie window 201
Has been overwritten and part of the display is visible. The window 203 is a moving picture window 201 or window 20.
Overwritten by 2.

FIG. 6B shows an example of the display screen of the display unit 130 whose display state is automatically changed by the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, and was displayed in FIG. 6A. The moving picture window 201 has been deleted, and an icon 601 indicating that the moving picture window 201 has been deleted is displayed.

In the multi-window system, the icon is displayed as a symbol that symbolizes software operating on the window when the window is not displayed on the display screen.

In FIG. 6B, the window 202
Indicates that the window 203 has been overwritten and part of the display is visible. The window 203 is overwritten on the window 202.

Reference numeral 602 denotes a cursor display for window operation in the multi-window system. The cursor 602 moves on the display screen by operating the instruction section 110.

FIG. 6C shows an example of the display screen of the display unit 130 in which the instruction to open the moving picture window 201 having the icon 601 is input and the display of the moving picture window 201 is resumed. The icon 601 displayed in () is deleted, and the moving image window 201 is displayed first.

The fourth operation example will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, first, when the user inputs an instruction to input multimedia information from the instruction section 110 (step 701), the input section 100, the instruction input section 121, the media interface section 122, and the process control. By operating the unit 123, the multi-window display processing unit 124, and the display output unit 125, multi-window display processing is performed (step 706), and the multi-window is displayed on the display unit 130 (step 707). The display screen of the display unit 130 at this time is as shown in FIG.

Here, the display state detecting section 140 detects the overwrite on the moving image window 201 (step 70).
8) If the ratio of the overwritten area of the moving picture window 201, that is, the area that is not actually displayed is equal to or greater than a specific value (step 7)
09), it is considered that the easy-to-see display is not performed, and the processing control unit 123 is notified of that fact. In the display screen example of FIG. 6A, the display state detection unit 140 displays the moving image window 2
It is assumed that 01 is not displayed so that it is easy to see.

The processing control section 123 has a display state detecting section 14
Based on the notification from 0, the processing contents of the input unit 100, the media interface unit 122, the processing control unit 123, the multi-window display processing unit 124, and the display output unit 125, which are necessary when the display of the moving image window 201 is restarted,
It is recorded in the processing storage unit 150 (step 510).

Then, the processing control section 123 instructs the multi-window display processing section 124 to display the moving picture window 201.
The multi-window display processing unit 1
24 stops the display process of the moving image window 201.
As a result, the moving image window 201 is deleted (step 511). The multi-window display processing unit 12
4 displays an icon 601 indicating that the moving image window 201 has been deleted (step 512). That is, the display screen is as shown in FIG.

Here, when the user inputs an instruction to open the moving image window from the instruction unit 110 (step 701,
Step 702), the input unit 100, the instruction input unit 121, the media interface unit 122, the processing control unit 123, the multi-window display processing unit 124, and the display output unit 125 operate according to the recorded contents of the processing storage unit 150, and 601 is deleted (step 703),
The moving image window display processing is performed (step 704), and the moving image window 201 is displayed again on the display unit 130 (step 705). The display screen of the display unit 130 at this time is as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the fourth operation example,
When the moving picture window is overwritten by a window on which other information is displayed and is difficult to see, the moving picture window is automatically deleted and made into an icon, whereby the load on the control unit 120 can be reduced, and You can prevent the video window from flickering while being difficult to see.

The display position of the icon 601 is, for example, when the moving picture window 201 is automatically deleted.
The moving image window 201 may be displayed above the display screen and may be displayed below the display screen when the moving image window 201 is deleted by the user's instruction.

Next, regarding the fifth operation example of the present embodiment,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

The fifth operation example is an example in which the display position and / or the size is automatically changed so that the moving image window is easy to see when the window displaying other information is overwritten and difficult to see. Is.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of the display unit 130 of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the operation of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment.

FIG. 8A shows an example of a display screen of the display unit 130, and the moving picture window 20 shown in FIG.
1, windows 202 and 203 are displayed.

In FIG. 8A, the moving picture window 20
1, the windows 202 and 203 are overwritten,
Part of the display is visible. Also, the window 202 is
The window 203 is overwritten in the movie window 201
Has been overwritten and part of the display is visible. The window 203 is a moving picture window 201 or window 20.
Overwritten by 2.

FIG. 8B shows an example of a display screen of the display unit 130 whose display state is automatically changed by the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, and was displayed in FIG. 8A. The display position and size are changed so that the moving image window 201 can be seen easily.

In FIG. 8B, the window 202
Indicates that the window 203 has been overwritten and part of the display is visible. The window 203 is overwritten on the window 202.

The fifth operation example will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 9, first, when the user inputs an instruction for inputting multimedia information from the instruction unit 110 (step 901), the input unit 100, the instruction input unit 121, the media interface unit 122, and the process control. The operation of the unit 123, the multi-window display processing unit 124, and the display output unit 125 performs multi-window display processing (step 902), and the multi-window is displayed on the display unit 130 (step 903). The display screen of the display unit 130 at this time is as shown in FIG.

Here, the display state detecting section 140 detects the overwrite on the moving image window 201 (step 90).
4) In the case where the ratio of the overwritten area of the moving picture window 201, that is, the area that is not actually displayed is equal to or greater than a specific value (step 9)
05), it is considered that the easy-to-see display is not performed, and the processing control unit 123 is notified of that fact. In the example of the display screen of FIG. 8B, the display state detection unit 140 displays the moving image window 2
It is assumed that 01 is not displayed so that it is easy to see.

The processing control section 123 has a display state detecting section 14
Based on the notification from 0, the multi-window display processing unit 124 is instructed to delete the moving image window 201, and the multi-window display processing unit 124 stops the display processing of the moving image window 201. As a result, the moving image window 201 is deleted (step 906).

Then, the processing control section 123 detects an area where the moving picture window 201 is not overwritten by the other windows 202 and 203 (step 907), and the position and size of the detected area are determined by the multi-window display processing section 124. Notification to (step 908, step 90
9).

The multi-window display processing unit 124 displays the moving picture window 201 in the notified area. That is, the display screen is as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the fifth operation example,
If the video window is overwhelmed by other information and is difficult to see, the display position and / or size is automatically changed so that the video window is easy to see. Can be prevented.

In the fifth operation example, the moving picture window is displayed in an area that is not overwritten on all other windows, but the overwritten area in the moving picture window area is occupied. The ratio may be reduced to a ratio that is not detected by the display state detection unit 140.

Next, regarding the sixth operation example of the present embodiment,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

The sixth operation example is an example of automatically displaying the moving picture window in front of the display screen when the moving picture window is overwritten by a window on which other information is displayed and is difficult to see.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of the display section 130 of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the operation of the multimedia information display device of this embodiment.

FIG. 10A shows an example of a display screen of the display unit 130, and the moving image window 20 shown in FIG. 2A.
1, a window 202 is displayed.

In FIG. 10A, the moving picture window 2
In 01, the window 202 is overwritten, and a part of the display is visible. The window 202 is overwritten on the moving image window 201.

FIG. 10B shows an example of the display screen of the display unit 130 whose display state is automatically changed by the multimedia information display device of this embodiment, which was displayed in FIG. 10A. The moving image window 201 is displayed at the top.

The sixth operation example will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 11, first, when the user inputs an instruction for inputting multimedia information from the instruction unit 110 (step 1101), the input unit 100, the instruction input unit 121, the media interface unit 122, and the process control. The operation of the unit 123, the multi-window display processing unit 124, and the display output unit 125 performs the multi-window display process (step 1102), and the multi-window is displayed on the display unit 130 (step 1103).
The display screen of the display unit 130 at this time is as shown in FIG.

Here, the display state detecting section 140 detects the overwrite on the moving image window 201 (step 110).
4) When the ratio of the overwritten area of the moving picture window 201, that is, the area which is not actually displayed is equal to or greater than a specific value (step 1)
105), it is considered that the display is not easy to see, and the processing control unit 123 is notified of that fact. In the display screen example of FIG. 10A, the display state detection unit 140 considers that the moving image window 201 is not displayed so that it is easy to see.

The processing control section 123 has a display state detecting section 14
Based on the notification from 0, the processing contents of the input unit 100, the media interface unit 122, the processing control unit 123, the multi-window display processing unit 124, and the display output unit 125, which are necessary when the display of the moving image window 201 is restarted,
It is stored in the processing storage unit 150 (step 1106).

Then, the processing control section 123 instructs the multi-window display processing section 124 to display the moving picture window 201.
The multi-window display processing unit 1
24 stops the display process of the moving image window 201.
As a result, the moving image window 201 is deleted (step 1107).

Then, the processing control section 123 instructs the multi-window display processing section 124 to display the moving picture window 201.
Is displayed first, and the multi-window display processing unit 124 performs the display processing of the moving image window 201 according to the storage content of the processing storage unit 150 (step 1108). That is, the display screen is as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the sixth operation example,
When the moving picture window is overwritten by a window on which other information is displayed and is difficult to see, by automatically displaying the moving picture window in front of the display screen, it is possible to prevent the moving picture window from flickering while being difficult to see. it can.

Now, the process of the display state detecting unit 140 detecting that the moving image window is overwritten with another window will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 13, reference numeral 1301 is a rectangular area A indicating the area of a moving image window, 1302 is a rectangular area B indicating the area of another window, and 1303 is a rectangular area C indicating the area of another window.

The window 1303 is the moving picture window 1.
301 has been overwritten, and the window 130
2 is overwritten on the moving image windows 1301 and 1302.

Also, 1304 is a moving picture window 1301.
Rectangular area D 1305 indicating the area in which the window 1302 is overwritten in the moving picture window 13
A rectangular area E indicating an area where the window 1303 of 01 is overwritten is denoted by 1306
A rectangular area F indicating an area in which the windows 1302 and 1303 are overwritten in one area.

As shown in FIG. 13, the moving picture window 13
In the area 01, the area in which the windows 1302 and 1303 are overwritten and cannot be displayed is the sum of the rectangular area D and the rectangular area E minus the rectangular area F.

In this way, the display state detecting unit 140 obtains the area of the moving picture window 1301 that cannot be displayed because the windows 1302 and 1303 are overwritten, and the area of this area occupies the area of the rectangular area A. If the value exceeds a specific value, it is considered that the display is not easy to see, and the processing control unit 123 is notified of that fact.

The area of the above area can be calculated based on the coordinates of the rectangular area of each window. For example, the area of the rectangular area D, which is the overlapping portion of the rectangular area A and the rectangular area B, is defined by the coordinates (AX, AY) of the rectangular area A,
(Ax, Ay) and the coordinates (BX, BY) of the rectangular area B,
From (Bx, By), (Bx-AX) x (Ay-B
Y) can be calculated. The areas of the other rectangular regions E and F can be calculated similarly. For example, in FIG. 13, when the specific value is 50%, A × 0.5 ≦ D +
The comparison EF is made.

Further, the display state detecting section 140 does not detect that another window is overwritten in the entire area of the moving picture window, but an arbitrary area designated by the user is overwritten by another window. It is also possible to detect that there is. Thereby, for example, in the case of a moving image in which a moving object is displayed at a substantially specific position, the user can specify an area surrounding the specific position.

Further, by comparing the amount of change (change in luminance, etc.) for each frame of the moving image at each display pixel, the position where the moving image is changing rapidly and the position where the moving image is changing are recognized, and the change of the change is recognized. It is also possible to detect that another window is overwritten in the area surrounding the intense position. This may be done by giving different coefficients to the region surrounding the position where the change is drastic and the region surrounding the position where the change is gentle, thereby giving priority to the display of the position where the change is drastic.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
By automatically deleting the video window that makes it extremely difficult to provide information to the user due to the overwritten window, it will not affect the display processing of the window in which other information is displayed. Can be prevented from becoming hard to see.

Also, by automatically changing the position and / or size of the moving image window in which it is extremely difficult to provide information to the user due to the overwritten window, the user can move the mouse or the like. By operating, the trouble of giving an instruction to close the moving picture window or paying attention to the moving picture window when giving an instruction to another window is eliminated.

[0146]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Automatically delete, iconize, and change the display position and / or size of video windows that have made it extremely difficult to provide information to the user by overwriting windows that display other information You can

Therefore, it is possible to relieve the user of the trouble of instructing to close the moving picture window and prevent the moving picture window from flickering while being difficult to see.
Further, when the moving picture window is automatically deleted, the load on the display processing of the moving picture window can be reduced. Further, particularly when the display position and / or size of the moving image window is automatically changed, an especially efficient information display environment can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a multimedia information display device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a display unit in the first operation example.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a first operation example.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a display unit in a second operation example.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a second operation example.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a display unit in a fourth operation example.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a fourth operation example.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a display unit in a fifth operation example.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a fifth operation example.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a display unit in a sixth operation example.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a sixth operation example.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen of an information processing apparatus adopting a multi-window system.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a detection example of a display state detection unit.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a third operation example.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... Input unit, 110 ... Instruction unit, 120 ... Control unit, 1
21 ... Instruction input section, 122 ... Media interface section, 123 ... Processing control section, 124 ... Multi-window display processing section, 125 ... Display output section, 130 ... Display section, 14
0 ... Display state detection unit, 150 ... Processing storage unit, 201 ... Movie window, 202, 203 ... Window, 401 ...
Still image window, 601 ... Icon.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tomohisa Kobinoyama 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Microelectronics Equipment Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Hiroyuki Sakai Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 292 Yoshidacho, Hitachi, Ltd., Microelectronics Equipment Development Laboratory (72) Inventor Masataka Masataka, 292, Yoshidacho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Hitachi, Ltd. Microelectronics Equipment Development Laboratory (72) Inventor Junji Nakata 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Ltd.Incorporated Hitachi, Ltd. Microelectronics Equipment Development Laboratory (72) Inventor Masami Yamagishi 292, Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Micro Electronics Scan equipment development within the Institute (72) inventor Tomita Min-seok, Kanagawa Prefecture, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi Yoshida-cho, 292 address Co., Ltd. Hitachi, micro-electronics equipment developed within the Institute

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. In a multimedia information display device for displaying a plurality of pieces of information including a moving image in a window, a moving image window in which a moving image is displayed is overwritten with a window in which other information is displayed, and Of detecting means for detecting that the ratio of the area that cannot be displayed by the overwritten window is equal to or more than a specific value, and display control means for deleting the moving image window when the detecting means detects the ratio. A multimedia information display device characterized by being provided. 2. In a multimedia information display device for displaying a plurality of pieces of information including a moving image in a window, a moving image window in which a moving image is displayed is overwritten with a window in which other information is displayed. In the case where the state in which the ratio of the area that cannot be displayed by the overwritten window is equal to or more than a specific value continues for a predetermined time or more, and the detection by the detecting means is performed, And a display control unit that deletes the moving image window. 3. The multimedia information display device according to claim 1, wherein when the display control means deletes the moving image window,
A multimedia information display device comprising storage means for storing information necessary for redisplaying the moving image window. 4. The multimedia information display device according to claim 3, wherein the display control means displays an icon indicating that the moving picture window is deleted when the moving picture window is deleted, and the icon is displayed. A multimedia information display device characterized in that, when instructed, the moving image window is displayed again according to the information stored in the storage means. 5. A multimedia information display device for displaying a plurality of pieces of information including a moving image in a window, wherein a window in which other information is displayed is overwritten on the moving image window in which the moving image is displayed, and Detection means for detecting that the ratio of the area that cannot be displayed by the overwritten window is equal to or greater than a specific value; and the moving image window at a position where the ratio can be reduced when the detection means detects And / or a display control unit for changing the size of the multimedia information display device. 6. The multimedia information display device according to claim 5, wherein the display control means changes the moving image window to a position and / or size that does not overlap all the windows in which other information is displayed. A multimedia information display device including: 7. In a multimedia information display device for displaying a plurality of pieces of information including a moving image in a window, a moving image window in which a moving image is displayed is overwritten with a window in which other information is displayed, and Detection means for detecting that the ratio of the area that cannot be displayed by the overwritten window is greater than or equal to a specific value, and when the detection means detects the above, the moving image window is overwritten on the overwritten window. A multimedia information display device, comprising: 8. A multimedia information display device for displaying a plurality of pieces of information including a still image in a window, wherein a still image window displaying a still image is overwritten with a window displaying other information, and the still image window is displayed. Detection means for detecting that the ratio of the area that cannot be displayed due to the overwritten window among the above areas is not less than a specific value, and the still image window is deleted when the detection means detects the ratio. A multimedia information display device, comprising: display control means. 9. A plurality of information items are displayed in respective windows,
In a multimedia information processing device capable of processing software corresponding to each window in parallel, a window displaying certain information is overwritten by a window displaying other information, and the overwrite of the window area is performed. A detection unit that detects that the ratio of the area that cannot be displayed by the selected window is a specific value or more; and a display control unit that deletes the window when the detection unit detects the ratio. Characteristic multimedia information processing device.