JPH0822269A - Publicity display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a publicity display device so that a person setting up and using the publicity display device easily performs the revision of a retrieval menu, the replacement of a still image used for the guidance of publicity and the presence of information or the revision of a moving image by the replacement of a laser disk. CONSTITUTION:This device is constituted of a holder setting means providing a holder corresponding to the retrieval menu in a storage means 507, a display processing means displaying the image data, a selection processing means selecting the holder according to the contents of the displayed image data and a storage processing means storing them in the storage means 507 while making the image data to correspond to the selected holder.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a public relations display device for providing public relations information and information, and particularly to a public relations information display device by searching an image according to a menu displayed on the display and displaying an image corresponding to the menu. The present invention relates to a publicity display device that provides information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional public relations display device, a moving image of a laser disk or a still image stored in a CD-ROM is used to cope with a search menu, as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 31987/1990. A device for displaying the captured image has been proposed.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional public relations display device, the menu for searching still images and moving images and the display contents of still images and moving images used for public relations guidance and information provision are built-in. Therefore, the menu cannot be changed and the display contents of the still image and the moving image cannot be easily changed.

An object of the present invention is to allow a person who installs and operates a public relations display device to change a search menu, replace a still image used for publicity guidance and information provision, or change a moving image by replacing a laser disk. It is to provide a public relations display device that can be easily performed.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a search menu in which a still image or a moving image of public relations guidance stored in advance in the storage means as image data is displayed on the display. In a public relations display device having a central processing means for performing a search according to the following, and displaying a corresponding image on the display, a folder setting means for providing the storage means with a folder corresponding to the search menu and the image data are provided. Display processing means for displaying, selection processing means for selecting the folder according to the contents of the displayed image data, and storage for storing the image data in the storage means in association with the selected folder There is provided a public relations display device characterized by comprising processing means.

[0006]

According to the publicity display device of the present invention, the folder setting means provides the storage means with a folder corresponding to the search menu, and the display processing means displays the image data input from the image input device. Then, the selection processing means selects a folder according to the content of the displayed image data, and the storage processing means stores the image data in the storage means in association with the selected folder. The central processing means is an image reducing means,
The stored still image is reduced and stored in a folder as index information for searching.

Further, the central processing means adds the folder name in the storage means inputted from the keyboard by the keyboard input means for each folder and stores it in the storage means.
Further, a text for supplementary explanation of the content of the image is input as character information to a still image and a moving image such as a laser disk input from the image input device, added to the image and stored in the storage means.

The voice input means inputs a sentence or BGM or a sound effect for supplementary explanation of the contents of the image as voice information from the voice input device. The digital audio sampling means performs sampling as digital audio information, adds it to the still image by the central processing means, and stores it in the storage means.

The video signal input means takes in one screen of the video signal from the laser disk player as digital still image information, reduces it by the image reduction means and stores it in the storage means as index information for retrieval. At the same time, control items (for example, chapter and time code) of the laser disk are used as information for reproducing the moving image corresponding to the index information at the time of retrieval.
(Frame number, frame number, etc.) from the laser disk control means and stored in the storage means together with the index information.

At the time of search, the display control means displays the reduced image of the image on the display as a menu with the folder name stored for each folder and as index information for the search. Which of the displayed menus and the index information of the reduced image is selected by the touch panel input means is input to the central processing means to perform a search. Further, as a result of the search by the index information such as the menu or the reduced image, the corresponding image and text information are displayed on the display. At the same time, the digital voice reproducing means reads the digital voice information from the corresponding folder from the storage means and reproduces it.

When the moving image in the laser disc is displayed as a result of the search, the control items of the laser disc (for example, chapter, time code,
The moving image in the corresponding laser disk is reproduced by indexing by the frame number, etc.).

Further, the search menu and index images designated by the touch panel input means at the time of search are counted by the central processing means, and the totalized result is displayed.

As a result, the search menu can be changed, the still images used for publicity guidance and information provision can be replaced, and the layout can be changed.
The moving image can be easily changed by replacing the disk.

[0014]

EXAMPLE A public relations display device according to an example of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a publicity display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The publicity display device 5 includes a keyboard input means 501, an image input means 502, and an image reduction means 50.
3, audio input means 504, digital audio sampling means 505, central processing means 506, storage means 507, touch panel input means 508, display control means 509, digital audio reproduction means 510, laser disk control means 51
1 and video signal input means 512.

The central processing means 506 includes a folder setting means for providing a folder corresponding to a search menu in the storage means 507, and a display processing means for displaying image data input from the image input device 2. Selection processing means for selecting the folder according to the contents of the image data, and storage processing means for storing the image data in the storage means in association with the selected folder.

Further, the publicity display device 5 includes, as auxiliary devices, a keyboard 1, an image input device 2, a voice input device 4,
A display 7 with a touch panel mechanism 6, a superimpose device 8, a speaker 9, an audio mixer 10, and a laser disc player 11 are connected.

The operation of the publicity display device 5 of the present invention will be described below. An image used for public relations guidance or information provision is read by the image input device 2 such as an image scanner or an electronic still camera, input as a still image by the image input means 502, and stored in the storage means 507 via the central processing means 506. . At the same time, the input still image is reduced by the image reducing means 503 and stored in the storage means 507 as index information at the time of retrieval, as with the still image. Character information for explaining the content of the still image is input by the keyboard 1 using the keyboard 1 and stored in the storage 507 via the central processing means 506. Furthermore, when voice information is added to the still image, the voice input device 504 is used by the voice input device 4.
Through the digital audio sampling means 505
After converting into digital voice information by the central processing means 5
The still image is stored in the storage unit 507 via 06.

In the case of capturing a moving image, the laser disc control means 511 controls the laser disc player 11 to reproduce the image, select the required image as index information at the time of retrieval, and input the image again. Image input means 5 from device 2
A still image is captured at 02, reduced at image reduction means 503, and stored in storage means 507 via central processing means 506. At the same time, the laser disc control means 511 causes the laser disc player 11 to set the moving image start address and the moving image end address necessary for reproducing the moving image at the time of retrieval.
Then, the time code at the start and end is fetched and stored in the storage means 507 via the central processing means 506.

The central processing means 506 displays a menu for operation on the display 7 by the display control means 509 in accordance with a program created in advance, and the operator's instruction is sent from the keyboard 1 to the keyboard. The image input is controlled by the input means 501 and the image input is controlled according to the instruction of the operator.

At the time of searching for an image, the display control means 509 displays the search menu stored in the storage means 507 and the index information of the image on the display 7, and the information touched by the searcher on the touch panel mechanism 6 is input to the touch panel input means. Fifty
If the detected image is a still image, the storage means 5
The image data is read from 07 and displayed on the display 7 by the display control means 509. At this time, if character information is input in addition to the still image, the display control unit 509
Is displayed in a superimposed manner on the still image. Further, when voice information is input, it is converted into a voice signal by the digital voice reproducing means 510 and reproduced by the speaker 9 as voice.

As a result of the search, when the corresponding image is a moving image, the time code input as the start address and the end address is read from the storage means 507 as the moving image reproduction information, and the laser disk control means 511 reads the time code. −
The disc player 11 is controlled to display and reproduce video and audio signals on the display 7 and the speaker 9, respectively. At this time, if character information is input in addition to the moving image reproduction information, the character information is displayed by the display control means 509 and is superposed on the laser disk image by the superimpose device 8. Display together.

The central processing means 506, even when searching for a video,
The menu and index information are displayed on the display 7 by the display control means 509 according to a program created in advance, and the searcher's instruction is input from the touch panel mechanism 6 by the touch panel input means 508, and the information retrieval is performed according to the operator's instruction. Control.

Further, the central processing means 506 has a function of counting and totaling the results obtained by searching in accordance with the search menu and displaying the corresponding bulletin guides and information providing images, and investigates which information was searched many times. .

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a series of operation processes of the publication display device of FIG. First, in step 602, a still image or a moving image is stored in the storage means 507 in advance as image data. Next, a folder corresponding to the search menu for searching the image data stored in the storage means 507 is provided in the storage means 507 (604). Next, the image data stored in the storage means 507 is displayed by the display processing means (606), and the folder is selected by the selection processing means according to the contents of the displayed image data (608).
Next, the image data is stored in the selected folder by the storage processing means (610). After storing the image data in the folder, the image corresponding to the search menu displayed on the display 7 is searched from the folder as needed (6
12) and display (614).

FIG. 3 shows the structure of the storage means 507 for storing information for image input and information retrieval according to the present invention. (A)
Is an image filing screen 20 displayed when an image is input. (C) is a search screen 21 displayed at the time of image search. The storage means 507 in (b) corresponds to the search screen 21 and logically corresponds to the title folder 507a, menu-1.
Folder 507b, Menu-2 folder 507c, Menu-3 folder 507d, Menu-4 folder 507
e, a menu-5 folder 507f, a menu-6 folder 507g, a menu-7 folder 507h, and a menu-8 folder 507i. The image filing screen 20 has a screen configuration corresponding to the menu configuration of the search screen 21. Image filing screen 2 when inputting images
At 0, select a folder and enter.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show the structure of each logically divided folder in FIG. The folder structure is basically
Title folder 507a, menu folder 507b
To 507i.

FIG. 4 shows a title folder 507a, which is composed of a title name, the number of title screen background images, a display time, and a title screen background display image.

FIG. 5 shows the menu-1 folder 507b.
It is composed of a menu name 507b1, a plurality of still image data blocks 507b2, and a moving image data block 507b3.

The still image data block 507b2 stores indexed still image reduced image data, media identifier (still image), character information, still image image data and digital audio information in this order. However, character information and digital voice information may be omitted.

Also, a moving image data block 507b3
Is a time code (hour: minute: second: frame) at the start of the image on the laser disk as index still image reduced image data, media identifier (moving image), character information, and moving image starting address.
Frame number) and a moving image end address are stored in the order of time code (hour: minute: second: frame number) at the time of ending the image on the laser disk. However, the character information may be omitted.

The still image data block 507b2 and the moving image data block 507b3 may not be stored.

Below, from the menu-2 folder 507c to 5
07i has the same structure as the menu-1 folder 507b.

6 to 9 show a method of inputting a menu and an image for publicity guidance or information provision.

FIG. 6 shows the image filing screen 20. On this screen, the guidance "2 Name" at the bottom of the screen
By selecting, enter the name of the folder selected by the cursor. A title name is set when the selected folder is a title folder, and a menu name is set when the selected folder is a menu folder.

When the guidance "1 edit" at the bottom of the image filing screen 20 is selected, the edit screen 22 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

In the edit screen 22 of FIG. 7, when the image information has already been input, the reduced image data for index is displayed every nine images. On the edit screen 22, "4 copies",
The "5 insert" and "6 delete" functions are used to rearrange and manage the input images. Also, the "7 telop" function is used to input and store textual information that describes the image.

By selecting the guidance "1 image input" at the bottom of the edit screen 22, the still image input screen 23 of FIG. 8 is displayed.

On the still image input screen 23 of FIG. 8, the image input means 502 inputs a still image from the image scanner 2 or the electronic still camera 3. By the "2 prescan" function, the document is preread and displayed in the prescan display area 231. The reading area setting frame 232 is adjusted in size and position by the "4 enlargement" and "5 reduction" functions and the cursor key, and the "1 read" function is executed to input an image. The input still image data is stored in the folder selected on the image filing screen 20 in the storage unit 507. At the same time, a reduced image for index is created and stored by the image reducing means 503. The stored data structure is that of the block 507b2 of still image data.

By selecting the guidance “2 moving image input” at the bottom of the edit screen 22, the moving image input screen 24 of FIG. 9 is displayed.

The moving image input screen 24 shown in FIG.
Using the "LL", "4PLAY", and "5SEARCH" functions, the laser disc player 11 controls the laser disc player 11 to display one screen of the moving image in the laser disc to be displayed. It is input as a still image, created by the image reduction unit 503 as index information for searching, and stored in the storage unit 507. At the same time, the time code of the laser disc at the start and end of the video is set to "2S" as information for reproducing the moving image corresponding to the index information at the time of search.
Using the "TART" and "3END" functions, the laser disk control means 511 stores the data in the storage means 507. The stored data structure is that of the still image data block 507b3.

10 to 12 show a search method of the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows the search screen 21. 21a
Is a title name display area input on the image filing screen 20 and stored in the title folder 507a of the image storage means 507. 21b to 21i are menus
This is a menu name display area stored in the folder 507b. Reference numeral 21j is a title screen background image display area stored in the title folder 507a. In the title screen background image display area 21j, the title screen background images stored in the title folder 507a are automatically displayed in order at the set time. When the display of the final image ends, the display returns to the display of the first title screen background image and the display is repeated.

When a menu is touched on the search screen 21, the touched position is detected by the touch panel mechanism 6, and the selected menu number is input through the touch panel input means 508. According to the inputted menu number, the corresponding menu folder 507b is selected from the storage means 507, and the index still image data in the folder is changed from 25a to 2b.
The reduced index image display screen 25 of FIG. 10 in which nine images are displayed at the position 5i is displayed. If the number of still image data for index is 9 or less, the existing amount is displayed, and if the number is 9 or more, it is displayed on the next screen and thereafter.

On the index reduced image display screen 25 of FIG. 11, the index still image data display areas 25a to 25i are displayed.
When any one of them is touched, the touched position is detected by the touch panel mechanism 6, the selected index image number is input through the touch panel input unit 508, and when the corresponding image is a still image, the still image image data is stored in the storage unit 507. Is read out and displayed on the search image display screen 25 of FIG. At this time, if text information is added to the still image,
The character information is read from the storage means 507 and displayed in the character information display area 26a. Further, if digital audio information is stored, it is reproduced by the digital audio reproducing means 510.

When the image searched on the search image display screen 26 of FIG. 12 is a moving image, the time code is read from the storage means 507 as the start address of the video and the laser disk control means 511 causes the laser. Disc player 11
Control to start playing the corresponding video. Further, the time code being reproduced is input from the laser disk player 11 through the laser disk control means 511, and when the time code indicating the end address is reached, the reproduction of the video is terminated and the index code is used. Return to the reduced image display screen 25. If character information is added to the moving image at the time of reproducing the image, the character information is read from the storage means 507 and displayed in the character information display area 26a and super-imposed on the image. It

As described above, in this embodiment, the storage means 507 is provided with a folder corresponding to the menu to be searched in advance, and the image data input from the image input means 502 is selected according to the display contents. By storing the information in a public directory, it is possible to easily enter publicity information and information provision materials, and
Data can be easily replaced, and a function for setting a name to a folder is provided, and the name of the set folder can be used as a search menu.

Further, according to the present invention, even for a moving image on a laser disc, a moving image stored in the laser disc is input as a still image and stored in the storage means as index information for retrieval. By storing the control items (for example, chapter, time code, frame number, etc.) of the laser disk together with the index information as information for reproducing the moving image corresponding to the index information at the time of search, as necessary. It is possible to easily switch the display contents of the moving image by exchanging the laser disk.

[0049]

According to the present invention, a person who installs and operates a public relations display device can change a still image used for changing a search menu, a public relations guide, or providing information, or a moving image by changing a laser disk. Since the change can be easily made, the public relations display device can be easily handled, the operating cost can be reduced, and the latest information can always be easily provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a public relations display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a series of operation processing of the public relations display device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a storage configuration of information for image input and information retrieval in the storage means of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of a title folder in the storage means of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a menu 1 folder in the storage means of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an image filing screen for inputting a menu.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an edit screen for editing the menu input in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a still image input screen for inputting a still image.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a moving image input screen for inputting a moving image.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a search screen for searching a menu.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an index image display screen for indexing images.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a search image display screen for searching and displaying an image.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Keyboard, 2 ... Image input device, 4 ... Voice input device, 5 ... Publicity display device, 501 ... Keyboard input means,
502 ... Image input means, 503 ... Image reduction means, 504
... voice input means, 505 ... digital voice sampling means, 506 ... central processing means, 507 ... storage means, 508
... touch panel input means, 509 ... display control means, 51
0 ... Digital audio reproduction means, 511 ... Laser disk control means, 512 ... Video signal input means, 6 ... Touch panel mechanism, 7 ... Display, 8 ... Super impose device, 9 ... Speaker, 10 ... Audio Mixer, 11 ... Laser disk player, 20 ... Image filing screen, 21 ...
Search screen, 22 ... Edit screen, 23 ... Still image input screen,
24 ... Moving image input screen, 25 ... Index reduced image display screen, 26 ... Search image display screen

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. Central processing for retrieving a still image or a moving image of a public relations guide stored in advance in the storage means as image data according to a retrieval menu displayed on the display, and displaying the corresponding image on the display. In a public relations display device having means, folder setting means for providing a folder corresponding to the search menu in the storage means, display processing means for displaying the image data, and display image data for the displayed image data. A public relations display device comprising: selection processing means for selecting the folder according to the contents; and storage processing means for storing the image data in the storage means in association with the selected folder. 2. The function according to claim 1, wherein a function is provided for setting a name for the folder storing the image data,
A public relations display device, characterized in that the name of the set folder is used as the search menu. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the still image is reduced and saved in the folder as index information for search, and a plurality of reduced images are displayed on one screen at the time of search to perform a search. Publicity display device. 4. The moving image according to claim 1, wherein the moving image is input as a still image, stored in storage means as index information for retrieval, and a control item for controlling the moving image is stored. Public relations display device. 5. The sentence according to claim 1, wherein a sentence supplementarily explaining the contents of the still image or the moving image is added to the still image as character information and stored in the storage means, and after the retrieval, the still image is displayed together with the still image display. A public relations display device characterized by displaying character information. 6. The public relations display device according to claim 1,
A voice input unit for inputting a sentence or BGM or a sound effect that supplementally explains the content of the still image as voice information, a digital voice sampling unit for sampling the voice information as digital voice information, and the sampled digital voice information. A public relations display device comprising: the central processing means for adding to the still image and storing it in the storage means; and the digital audio information reproducing means for reproducing the digital audio information by voice when the still image is displayed. 7. The central processing means according to claim 1,
A public relations display device having a search result totaling function for totaling the number of times of searching for images corresponding to the search menu.