JPH09288680A - Contents remote retrieval device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contents remote retrieval device with a remote controller capable of making a retrieving person able to easily perform retrieval by a button operation intrinsic to the retrieving person. SOLUTION: The correspondence of the button of the remote controller 11 and a contents retrieval device operation intrinsic to the retrieving person is stored in an operation correspondence data storage device 3 beforehand. When the signals of the button operation are present, in a remote controller signal analysis means 2, collation is performed with the operation correspondence data of the operation correspondence data storage device 3 and a contents retrieval device state managed by a device state management means 4, the operation correspondence is interpreted, the device operation is extracted and execution is instructed to the device state management means 4. The device state management means 4 distributes the instruction of the device operation to a contents retrieval part 5 or a response acceleration control part 7 or a display/reproduction control part 8 corresponding to the instruction by the button operation of the remote controller 11 intrinsic to the retrieving person.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a search device capable of interactively and easily searching for moving image, still image, and animation contents by a button operation specific to a searcher by a remote control device or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A remote control device has realized a content search device with a remote control device for interactively searching for moving image, still image, and animation contents.

In this conventional content search device with a remote control device, when a button of the remote control device is pressed, the content is searched and reproduced according to the content search operation designated by the button and the state of the content search device. /Is displayed.

Each button of the above remote control device is fixedly associated with an operation of an instruction such as search, reproduction and display of the content search device.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned conventional content search device with a remote control device has the following problems.

Since each button on the remote control device is fixedly associated with an operation for instructing search, reproduction, display, etc. of the content search device and cannot be changed for each searcher, the remote control device is specified for each searcher. There is a problem in that a specific operation is assigned to the button and the button to which the specific operation is assigned is pressed, so that the content search device cannot perform an operation unique to the searcher such as searching the content and reproducing / displaying the content.

That is, there is a problem in that the contents cannot be searched for by the button operation of the remote control device set according to the usability unique to the searcher and cannot be easily operated.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a content remote search device equipped with a remote control device that can be easily operated by a searcher with a button operation according to the unique usability.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is an apparatus for remotely searching for content, reproducing and displaying the content, and managing the apparatus state transited by an operation. Device status management means, operation correspondence data storage means for storing operation correspondence data for associating the signal of the operation button of the remote operation means, the device status, and the device operation, and the operation button from the remote operation means. Upon receiving a signal, the stored operation-corresponding data and the managed device state are collated, and a set of a signal, a device state, and a device operation is extracted from the operation-corresponding data, and the signal of the operation button is operated by the device. And a remote operation analysis unit that controls and manages the execution of the operation of the device, and a remote content search device for content.

In the above-mentioned content remote device, the operation correspondence data is composed of a signal of an operation button of the remote operation means, a device state, a device operation and a priority of selection, and the remote operation analysis means, the remote operation. In the case where there are a plurality of sets of signals, device states, and device operations that are extracted as a result of collating the signals of the operation buttons from the means, the set having the high priority or the set having a special device state is selected and The configuration in which the signal of the operation button is converted into the operation of the device is preferable in that various button operations can be performed from the remote operation means.

According to the present invention, the correspondence between the operation button of the remote control means such as a remote control device and the device operation of the content retrieval device is made into the operation correspondence data in which the signal of the remote operation means is associated with the device state and the device operation. By expressing it, it is possible to easily define the button operation according to the device state of the content search device for each searcher. Also,
Various button operations are enabled by the remote operation analysis means by collating the operation corresponding data and the signal of the remote operation means, the content search device state comparison, and the content search device operation.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a content search device with a remote control device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

The content search device with a remote control device shown in FIG. 1 includes a remote control signal receiving unit 1, a remote control device signal analyzing unit 2, an operation corresponding data storage unit 3, a device state managing unit 4, a content searching unit 5, and a content. Storage device 6, response promotion control unit 7, display / reproduction control unit 8, display device 9, audio output device 1
0, remote control device 11.

In the above structure, the remote control device signal analyzing means 2 has a signal collating means 21 and an operation selecting means 22. The response promotion control unit 7 also includes an icon display unit 71, a menu display unit 72, and a cursor moving unit 73. Furthermore, the display / reproduction control unit 8 includes a moving image reproduction control unit 81, a volume control unit 82, and a still image display control unit 8.
3. It has a graphic display controller 84.

From the remote control signal receiver 1 excluding the remote control device 11 to the audio output device 10
The parts up to are examples of an embodiment of the content search device.

The remote control device 11 sends a signal corresponding to the button when the button of the remote control device is pressed.

The remote control signal receiving section 1 receives the signal from the remote control device 11 and transfers it to the remote control device signal analyzing means 2.

The content storage device 6 stores content composed of moving images, still images and animations connected in a tree structure.

The content retrieval unit 5 retrieves the content from the content retrieval device 6 and transfers the retrieved content to the display / reproduction control unit 8 or the response promotion control unit 7.

In the response promotion control section 7, the icon display section 71 displays an icon which can be designated by the remote control device 11.

The menu display section 72 displays a menu of contents to be displayed next.

The cursor moving unit 73 changes the instructable menu or icon.

The response promotion control unit 7 manages / controls icons, menus, and cursors, controls responses to searchers, and guides content search.

In the display / reproduction control unit 8, the moving image reproduction control unit 81 controls the reproduction / stop of the moving image content.

The volume control unit 82 controls the volume of the voice of the voice output device 10.

The still image display control unit 83 displays / displays a still image.
Control the stop.

The graphic display control section 84 controls display / audio output of animation contents.

The display / reproduction control unit 8 manages / controls the reproduction of moving images, the display of still images, and the display of animations, and instructs the display device 9 to output and the audio output device 10 to output audio.

The device state management means 4 instructs the content search section 5 / response transmission control section 7 / display / playback control section 8 to perform a content search operation obtained from the remote control device signal analysis means 2 to search and search for content. Response with
The state of the content search device newly generated by the display / playback of the content is updated and managed.

The operation corresponding data storage device 3 stores the operation corresponding data corresponding to the searcher.

An example of the structure of the operation corresponding data stored in the operation corresponding data storage device 3 will be described below with reference to FIG.

The operation correspondence data is composed of a set of a set of priority, signal, device state, and device operation.

The signal is a signal received by the remote control signal receiving section 1 and transferred to the remote control device signal analyzing means 2, and is represented by a numeral. The device operation is an operation of the content search device. What is the device status?
It is the state of the content search device that is changed by the operation of the content search device. The priority indicates the order of selection when a plurality of “priority, signal, device state, device operation set” is extracted from the operation correspondence data, and is selected in descending order of numbers. As shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to specify a high priority for a device operation that is particularly prioritized, and the same signal (operation of the same button) can be specified for similar operations.

Remote control device signal analysis means 2
In, the signal collating means 21 collates the signal received from the remote control signal receiving section 1 with the state obtained from the device managing means 4 and the signal of the operation corresponding data with the device state,
Acquire the matching operation-corresponding data set.

The operation selecting means 22 selects one set from the acquired sets based on the following rules, and extracts the content search device operation from the set.

Select a group with a high priority (large number).

Select a set having a special state among the device states.

Select any one

Remote control device signal analysis means 2
Reads operation-corresponding data from the operation-corresponding data storage device 3 and obtains the content search device status from the device status management means 4. The content matching device operation to be executed is extracted from the signal received from the remote control signal receiving section 1 by the signal matching means 21 and the operation selecting means 22, the content searching device status and the operation corresponding data obtained from the device status managing means 4, and the device is searched. The state management means 4 is instructed to operate the content search device.

The specific operation of each component of the content search device will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow showing an example of the operation of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, S1 to S11 represent steps.

(Step 1) The remote control device signal analysis means 2 reads the operation corresponding data corresponding to the searcher from the operation corresponding data storage device 3.

The remote control signal receiver 1 makes the signal of the remote control device 11 ready for reception.

(Step 2) When the button of the remote control device 11 is pressed and a signal is transmitted, the remote control signal receiving section 1 receives the signal and transfers it to the remote control device signal analyzing means 2.

(Step 3) The remote control device signal analysis means 2 receives the signal and obtains the content search device status from the device status management means 4.

(Step 4) The signal collating means 21 collates the signal with the content retrieval device state and operation corresponding data,
Acquire the matching operation-corresponding data set.

(Step 5) If there are a plurality of acquired sets, the operation selecting means 22 selects one set based on the following rules and extracts a set of contents search device operations from the set.

Select a group with a high priority (large number).

Select a set having a special state among the device states.

Select any one

(Step 6) The remote control device signal analysis means 2 repeatedly takes out a content search device operation from the set of content operations, sequentially transfers it to the device state management means 4, and repeatedly gives an instruction for a content search operation. When the transfer to the state management means 4 is completed (step 2), the control is transferred.

From (step 4) to (step 6),
It is possible to interpret the specified button operation according to the searcher's usability.

(Step 7) The device status management means 4 receives one content search device operation from the remote control device signal analysis means 2, sorts the content search device operation in accordance with the content search device operation, and transfers the content search device operation to the corresponding section. Set the search device status to the content operation issue status.

(Step 8) When the content search unit 5 receives a content search operation from the device status management unit 4, the content search unit 5 searches the content storage device 6 and displays the searched content in the display / playback control unit 8 or the response promotion control unit. Transfer to 7.

(Step 9) When the response promotion control unit 7 receives an operation for response promotion control of icons, menus and cursors from the device state management means 4, the icon display unit 71,
The menu display unit 72 and the cursor moving unit 73 process the operation. For example, in the case of menu display, menu items are created and displayed from the content received from the content search unit 5.

(Step 10) The display / reproduction control unit 8
Video playback, volume, still image display from the device status management means 4,
Upon receiving the operation of the graphic display, the moving image reproduction control unit 81, the volume control unit 82, the still image control unit 83, and the graphic display control unit 84 perform the processing of the operation. For example,
In the case of moving image reproduction, the content received from the content search unit 5 is reproduced.

When (step 11) (step 8) to (step 10) are completed, the device status management means 4 changes the content search device status to a status in which the content operation is completed and updates it, and the control is executed (step 6). ).

[0058]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation correspondence data in which the button of the remote control device and the operation of the content search device are associated can be easily defined for each searcher.

Further, since the operation-corresponding data can be interpreted and executed, the button operation unique to the searcher is realized, the usability is improved for each searcher, and the searcher can easily operate.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a search device with a remote control device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a structure of operation corresponding data.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow showing an example of an operation of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Remote control signal receiving part 2 ... Remote control device signal analysis means 21 ... Signal collation means 22 ... Operation selection means 3 ... Operation corresponding data storage device 4 ... Device state management means 5 ... Content search part 6 ... Content storage device 7 ... Response promotion control unit 71 ... Icon display unit 72 ... Menu display unit 73 ... Cursor moving unit 8 ... Display / playback control unit 81 ... Video playback control unit 82 ... Volume control unit 83 ... Still image display control unit 84 ... Graphic display control unit 9 ... Display device 10 ... Audio output device 11 ... Remote control device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A device having remote operation means for remotely searching for content and reproducing and displaying the content, wherein the device state management means manages a device state transitioned by an operation, and a signal of an operation button of the remote operation means. And operation-corresponding data storage means for storing operation-corresponding data for associating the device status with the device operation; Remote operation analysis for checking the execution of the device operation by extracting a set of signal, device state, and device operation from the operation corresponding data and converting the signal of the operation button into the device operation A remote content search device, comprising: 2. The operation correspondence data includes a signal of an operation button of the remote operation means, a device state, a device operation and a priority of selection, and the remote operation analysis means is an operation button from the remote operation means. If there are multiple sets of signals, device states, and device operations that are extracted as a result of collation with the signal of No. 1, select the group with the higher priority or the group with a special device state and select the signal of the operation button. The content remote search device according to claim 1, wherein the content remote search device is converted into a device operation.