JPH0968959A - Device for forming character information recording medium and character information cooperative display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to successively display the character information separately formed and recorded for people having a handicap linked with the contents of the videos displayed by video media for a person with ordinary hearing on a screen without adding any change at all thereto. SOLUTION: The videos reproduced by a video reproducing machine 1 are projected on a television monitor 2. The reproducing machine 1 and the television monitor 2 draft the sentences to be displayed linked with the contents of the videos and determine the display timing while viewing the content of the videos. The outer side of the casing of the television monitor 2 is provided with a magnesium detector 3 mounted at this casing by suction cups, etc. A timing pulse forming circuit 4 output a timing pulse and this timing pulse is supplied to a computer 5 for controlling character display. The input processing of the character text necessary for the entire content of the video tape, etc., is executed in this computer 5 and thereafter, the character text is recorded as display information on a floppy disk 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character information recording medium producing apparatus for obtaining character information at the time of reproducing an image using a recording medium such as a video tape or a video disc, and an accurate recording medium for reproducing the image. The present invention relates to an apparatus for synchronizing and displaying character information prepared in advance in synchronization with.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, image recording media such as television images recorded on video tapes and video discs have been widely viewed for the purpose of education and entertainment. By the way, generally, these video media are created for hearing-impaired persons who make up the majority of viewers, and often describe important situation descriptions and dialogues by voice. Therefore, when a hearing-impaired person tries to view these video media, he or she can easily understand the video in the place where the explanation is displayed, but most of the other videos can only be viewed by imagination. Since it is not present, it is extremely disadvantageous compared to a healthy person.

[0003]

As a measure against the above problems, currently broadcast programs themselves are processed to insert subtitle superimpositions on the screen, or sign language is performed according to the contents of information. Means such as fitting a person's image in a part of the screen are taken. Since these means are expensive because the production process is complicated, and when other companies carry out these super addition processing after the main part is created, copyright processing is often necessary. However, the fact is that a sufficient amount of image information is not always provided to the hearing impaired person.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the contents of the currently distributed video media such as video tapes and video discs for hearing-impaired persons can be processed without any processing. Provided is a character information recording medium creation device and a character information interlocking display device, which are created separately for the hearing impaired and can display the recorded character information on the screen one after another in conjunction with the contents of the video displayed by The purpose is to do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to the first to third inventions, when viewing any video material recorded on a videotape, a video disk, or the like. Create a medium in which interlocking display information is recorded in advance so that multiple sentences that can complement the contents of the video material can be sequentially displayed on a character display installed in the vicinity in conjunction with A magnetic detector for detecting scanning information of an image displayed on the apparatus by an electromagnetic induction effect by mounting the apparatus at an appropriate position outside the housing of the scanning type display such as a cathode ray tube of the image reproducing apparatus, The computer includes a scanning timing pulse generation circuit capable of generating a scanning timing pulse from the scanning information and outputting the scanning timing pulse, and a control computer. For this reason, a character input function that allows the user to input text for interlocking display that has been drafted in advance corresponding to the video material as key data by key operation, and a timing pulse generation by the output signal of the timing pulse generation circuit from the viewing start time to the end The function to count the number continuously and the count value at that time is extracted by operating a specific key at the time when the video to display the input sentence input by the input function is displayed. It is programmed so as to be stored in a memory in combination with the text data, and have a function of writing all the data to a recording medium such as a floppy disk after the processing for all the texts is completed. Further, instead of using the magnetic detector and the scanning timing pulse generating circuit, a scanning timing pulse generating circuit capable of separately outputting the scanning timing pulse from the video signal obtained from the video reproducing apparatus may be used. Good.

In the fourth and fifth inventions, when viewing an arbitrary video material recorded on a video tape or a video disk, the text of the content of the video material is displayed on a character display installed in the vicinity in association with this. In order to enable the sequential display at appropriate timing, a recording medium in which the interlocking display information is recorded in advance is used. A magnetic detector for detecting the scanning information of the image displayed on it by mounting it at an appropriate place outside the housing of the scanning type display such as a cathode ray tube of the image reproducing device for viewing the image material by electromagnetic induction. And a scanning timing pulse generation circuit capable of generating and outputting a scanning timing pulse from the scanning information, and a timing pulse from the timing pulse generation circuit is supplied, and from a medium in which interlocking display information is recorded in advance. A control computer for controlling information with a timing pulse is used, and a display information recording medium in which a combination of a plurality of sentences for displaying on a character display device and display timing for displaying the same is converted into digital data and recorded, is used. Prior to viewing the video material, the control computer was created for that material. After the display information is read out from the display information recording medium to the memory in the computer and the viewing of the material is started, the timing pulse generation circuit is used to interrupt the timing pulse from the start of the viewing to the end of the material. Program the number display to count continuously and, when the count result matches any of the multiple sentence display timings contained in the display information, display the sentence associated with it. Thus, the sentences prepared in advance are sequentially displayed on the character display device in synchronization with the progress of the contents of the video material displayed on the display.

In the sixth invention and the seventh invention, at an appropriate place outside the housing of the scanning type display such as a cathode ray tube of a video reproducing apparatus for viewing arbitrary video material recorded on a video tape or a video disc. A magnetic detector that, when mounted, detects scanning information of an image displayed on it by an electromagnetic induction action, a scanning timing pulse generation circuit that can generate and output a scanning timing pulse from the scanning information, and A control computer that is supplied with a timing pulse from a timing pulse generation circuit and controls information from a medium in which interlocking display information is recorded in advance by a timing pulse, a character video signal generator controlled by this control computer, and this character The character video signal from the video signal generator and the video output signal from the video playback device Using a display information recording medium, which is provided with a matching character video signal mixer, and in which a combination of a plurality of sentences to be displayed on the display and display timing for displaying the same is converted into digital data and recorded in advance, Prior to viewing, the control computer reads the display information from the display information recording medium created corresponding to the material into the memory in the computer, and after starting the viewing of the material, the end of the material from the start of viewing. The number of timing pulses is continuously counted in the computer using the interrupt by the timing pulse generation circuit, and when the count result matches any of the multiple sentence display timings included in the display information, the corresponding The added text is converted into a video signal and mixed with the video output signal of the video playback device by the character video signal mixer. After, by programmed to display it on a display, in which so as to display the sequential on a display text which is prepared in advance in synchronism with the contents progression of video material displayed on the display.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a character information recording medium creating device showing a form, and FIG. 1 is not a device used by general viewers in particular, but a company that creates a display information recording medium and supplies the created product. It is a commercial device for use by companies and organizations.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a reproducing device for a video tape, a video disc, etc., and an image reproduced by the reproducing device 1 is displayed on a television monitor 2. The playback device 1 and the television monitor 2 are used for drafting a sentence to be displayed in conjunction with the content of the video while watching the content of the video and for determining the display timing, and are generally widely used.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a magnetic detector which is attached to the outside of the housing of the television monitor 2 by an appropriate means such as a suction cup. As the magnetic detector 3, a Hall element, a magnetic resistance element, a magnetic head or the like is used. To be done. The magnetic detector 3 detects the magnetic field generated from the scanning deflection coil of the cathode ray tube of the television monitor 2. From this magnetic field, the magnetic detector 3 is caused by electromagnetic induction to generate frequency spectrum components of horizontal and vertical deflection periods. Is generated, which detects information about the scanning period of the cathode ray tube.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a timing pulse generation circuit. This generation circuit 4 amplifies the current from the magnetic detector 3 and then selects and shapes only a necessary deflection cycle, for example, a horizontal deflection cycle by a filter process. A counter reduces the frequency to an appropriate frequency and outputs a timing pulse. The timing pulse signal from the timing pulse generation circuit 4 is supplied to the character display control computer 5 to perform a hardware interrupt operation. Since the timing pulse generation circuit 4 is not so large in circuit scale, it may be built in the control computer 5.

Further, instead of using the magnetic detector 3 and the timing pulse generation circuit 4, a scanning timing pulse generation capable of separately outputting a scanning timing pulse such as a horizontal synchronizing pulse from a video signal obtained from a video reproducing device. Circuitry may be used.

The control computer 5 is roughly programmed to have two functions. The first
Is a function similar to a word processor which is an input function of character text data, and while checking contents of a video tape or the like, a sentence such as dialogue to be interlocked and displayed at an appropriate place is input by key operation. Specifically, each character is replaced by a corresponding character code such as JIS code by key operation and predetermined control signals such as line feed and screen deletion are appropriately combined to classify each text data into one page. Are stored in the computer. In this way, the necessary character text input processing is executed for all contents such as the video tape.

The second function is to determine and store the display timing of each character text page created by the first function. The text for the first page is displayed on the computer display that activates this function, and the computer waits for timing determination. When the reproduction of the video tape is started and the operator gives an instruction, the acceptance of the timing pulse interrupt is permitted, and the counting is started. This counting is automatically continued until the reproduction of the video tape is finished and the operator gives an instruction. The operator can view the contents of the video tape on the TV monitor 2
While looking at the text displayed on the computer display, when a screen that should display the text is pressed, a specific key is pressed to extract the count value at that moment and accumulate it as ancillary data for the text on that page as the display timing. To be done. The next text is then displayed on the computer display waiting for the next timing determination operation.

After the display timings of all the prepared texts have been determined in this way, the text data of all pages and the display timing data accompanying them are collectively stored in the floppy disk 6 which is a display information recording medium. Will be recorded. The floppy disk 6 is appropriately copied and sold as a product, and supplied to a display device used by general viewers described below.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 11 is a video reproducing device used when a normal video tape is viewed. When the video tape is set to and the video tape is started, the image of the content of the tape is reproduced and displayed on the cathode ray tube display 12.

Reference numeral 13 is a magnetic detector having the same function as the magnetic detector described in the first embodiment. The magnetic detector 13 detects information about the scanning cycle from the magnetic field generated by the scanning deflection coil of the display 12. To do. This magnetic detector 13
The information (current) detected in step 3 is supplied to the timing pulse generation circuit 14. The generation circuit 14 also has the same function as the timing pulse generation circuit of the first embodiment, and has the same structure as the magnetic detector 13.
After amplifying the current from, the required deflection period, for example, only the horizontal deflection period is selected by the filter processing, shaped, and then reduced to the same frequency as the frequency described in the first embodiment by the counter and output as a timing pulse. .

In this way, by using the deflection cycle of the display 12 synchronized with the video signal as a timing reference, a timing pulse having the same frequency as in the character information recording medium producing apparatus can be obtained. This timing pulse performs a hardware interrupt operation on the control computer 15. Since the circuit scale of the timing pulse generation circuit 14 is not so large, the timing pulse generation circuit 14 may be built in the control computer 15. Also,
Instead of the magnetic detector 13 and the timing pulse generating circuit 14, a scanning timing pulse generating circuit capable of separately outputting a scanning timing pulse such as a horizontal synchronizing pulse from a video signal obtained from a video reproducing device may be used.

The character text data from the control computer 15 is input to the character signal generator 16, and the character signal generator 16 extracts the character dot pattern corresponding to each character code from the built-in character read-only memory. , Are sequentially arranged in the display memory, and are read while being scanned by an appropriate method to be converted into a video signal which can be displayed by the character display device 17. Character display 17
The control computer 15 controls the character signal generator 16 in accordance with the control code included in the character text data when switching the "row" of the display screen of the character displayed on the screen or erasing the screen. The character display 17 is composed of a cathode ray tube, a plasma display or the like, and can display a sentence having a length of several tens of characters.

The control computer 15 is programmed to operate as follows. That is, prior to viewing the contents of the video tape, the character display information is read from the floppy disk 18, which is the display information recording medium in which the character display information previously created corresponding to the contents is recorded, into the built-in memory. This character display information is created by the character information recording medium creating device of the first embodiment, and, for example, the speeches spoken by a plurality of actors in the contents of a certain video tape are sequentially recorded as Japanese text. In addition, the timing pulse count value at the time when each speech is generated is recorded in combination with each speech.

After starting to watch the contents of the video tape, the control computer 1 is used from the start time to the end of the contents by using a hardware interrupt by a timing pulse.
When the number of timing pulses is continuously counted in 5 and any of the plurality of sentence display timings contained in the character display information in the memory coincides with this counting result, the character message associated with it is displayed. It is read from the memory, supplied to the character signal generator 16, and displayed on the screen of the character display unit 17. If the content of the video tape is a movie and the sentences corresponding to the lines of the actor are recorded in advance on the floppy disk 18 which is the recording medium together with all the display timings, the screen of the character display 17 from the start to the end of the movie. Can give the same function as Superimpose.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a video reproducing device used when a normal video tape is viewed. When the video tape is set and the video tape is started, the video of the content of the tape is reproduced, mixed with the character video signal of the character video signal mixer described later, and displayed on the cathode ray tube display 22.

Reference numeral 23 is a magnetic detector having the same function as the magnetic detector described in the first embodiment. The magnetic detector 23 detects information about the scanning cycle from the magnetic field generated by the scanning deflection coil of the display 22. . The information (current) detected by the magnetic detector 23 is supplied to the timing pulse generation circuit 24. This generation circuit 24 also has the same function as the timing pulse generation circuit of the first embodiment, and after amplifying the current from the magnetic detector 23, only the necessary deflection cycle, for example, the horizontal deflection cycle is selected and shaped by the filter processing. After doing
The counter reduces the frequency to the same frequency as described in the first embodiment, and outputs it as a timing pulse.

In this way, by using the deflection cycle of the display 22 synchronized with the video signal as a timing reference, a timing pulse having the same frequency as in the case of the character information recording medium producing apparatus can be obtained. This timing pulse causes a hardware interrupt operation for the control computer 25. Since the circuit scale of the timing pulse generating circuit 24 is not so large, the timing pulse generating circuit 24 may be built in the control computer 25.

Further, instead of the magnetic detector 23 and the timing pulse generating circuit 24, a scanning timing pulse generating circuit capable of separately outputting a scanning timing pulse such as a horizontal synchronizing pulse from a video signal obtained from a video reproducing apparatus is used. You may.

The character text data from the control computer 25 is input to a character video signal generator 26, and the character video signal generator 26 generates a character dot pattern corresponding to each character code from a built-in character read only memory. The data is extracted, sequentially arranged in a display memory (not shown), and is read while being scanned by an appropriate method to be converted into a video signal. The control computer 25 controls the character video signal generator 26 according to the control code included in the character text data when switching the "row" of the display screen or erasing the screen. Reference numeral 27 denotes a character video signal mixer that mixes the video output of the video reproduction device 21 with the character video signal supplied from the character video signal generator 26. The character video signal mixer 27 includes the video of the video reproduction device 21. It also has a phasing function to match the synchronization of both the output and the character video signal from the character signal generator 26.

The control computer 25 is programmed to operate as follows. That is, prior to viewing the contents of the video tape, the character display information created in advance is read into the built-in memory in correspondence with the contents. This character display information is created by the character information recording medium creating device of the first embodiment. For example, the words spoken by a plurality of actors in the contents of a certain debiotape are sequentially recorded as Japanese text and The timing at which the dialogue is generated is recorded in combination with each dialogue.

After starting to watch the contents of the video tape, the control computer 2 is operated from the start time to the end of the contents by using a hardware interrupt by a timing pulse.
When the number of timing pulses is continuously counted in 5 and any of the plurality of sentence display timings included in the character display information in the memory coincides with this counting result, the character message associated with it is displayed. The data is read out from the memory and supplied to the character video signal generator 26, mixed with the video signal of the video reproducing device 21 by the character video signal mixer 27, and then displayed on the screen of the display 22. if,
If the content of the video tape is a movie and all the sentences corresponding to the lines of the actor are recorded in advance on the floppy disk 28 which is the recording medium together with the display timing, it is superimposed on the screen of the display 22 from the beginning to the end of the movie. It can have the same function as.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, the contents of the video media such as video tapes and video disks which are normally distributed can be displayed without any processing. The character information recorded and created separately for the hearing impaired person can be sequentially displayed in conjunction with the content. In addition, a display information medium can be created and supplied relatively easily, and its contents can be easily viewed in combination with a video recording medium such as a video tape or a video disc which is sold separately. Can be realized. Furthermore, it is possible to add a foreign language display to the video medium as well. Thus, the present invention
It has a great advantage in terms of cultural exchange and social welfare through video media.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Video player 2 TV monitor 3 Magnetic detector 4 Timing pulse generation circuit 5 Character display control computer 6 Floppy disk

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A video reproducing apparatus for reproducing an image recorded on a video tape, a video disc, etc., and a scanning type display for displaying the image reproduced by the image reproducing apparatus.
A detector that is attached to this display and detects scanning information of an image displayed on the display, a timing pulse generation circuit that generates a scanning timing pulse from the scanning information detected by this detector, and a timing pulse generation circuit from this timing pulse generation circuit. When the timing pulse is supplied, the number of the timing pulse is started by the interrupt of the timing pulse, and the text for interlocking display is used as the character text data while checking the content of the image displayed on the display. According to the input processing, the count value is extracted at the time when the video for interlocking the input processed text is displayed, stored in the memory in combination with the data of the text, and processed for all the texts. A computer for controlling and all sentences by this computer After treatment with is finished, the character information recording medium production apparatus characterized by comprising a recording medium in which all text and timing pulses are recorded. 2. The control computer has a character input function capable of inputting a text for interlocking display, which has been drafted in advance in response to the absence of video, as character data by a key operation, and a timing pulse from a viewing start point to an end point. The function of continuously counting the number of timing pulses by interruption by the output signal of the generation circuit and the operation of a specific key at the time when an image for interlocking display of the character data input by the input function is displayed 2. The character information recording medium producing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a function of extracting a count value at a point of time, storing it in a memory in combination with the character data, and processing all the sentences. 3. The character information recording medium producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the timing pulse generating circuit is capable of separating and outputting a timing pulse from a video signal obtained from a video reproducing apparatus. 4. A video reproducing device for reproducing a video recorded on a video tape, a video disc, etc., and a scanning type display for displaying the video reproduced by the video reproducing device.
A display device attached to this display for detecting scanning information of an image displayed on the display, a timing pulse generation circuit for generating a scanning timing pulse from the scanning information detected by this detector, and installed near the display. , A character display device for displaying a sentence of an appropriate length and a timing pulse generated from the timing pulse generation circuit are supplied, and the sentence and the timing which are created and recorded in advance according to the content reproduced by the video reproducing device. A computer that reads pulse information from a recording medium into a memory and controls the information read from the recording medium by the timing pulse, and information controlled by this computer are supplied, and the information can be displayed on the character display device. And a character signal generator that converts the signal into a proper signal and sends it out. Character information interlock display device comprising. 5. The character information interlocking display device according to claim 4, wherein the timing pulse generation circuit can separate and output a timing pulse from a video signal obtained from a video reproduction device. 6. A video reproducing device for reproducing a video recorded on a video tape, a video disc, etc., and a scanning type display for displaying the video reproduced by the video reproducing device.
A detector that is mounted on this display and detects the scanning information of the image displayed on the display, a timing pulse generation circuit that generates scanning timing pulses from the scanning information detected by this detector, and a timing pulse generation circuit that generates this timing pulse generation circuit. The timing pulse is supplied, and the text and the information of the timing pulse which are created and recorded in advance according to the content reproduced by the video reproducing device are read from the recording medium to the memory, and are read from the recording medium by the timing pulse. A computer that controls the information,
Information controlled by the computer is supplied, a character / video symbol generator for converting the information into a signal displayable on the display and transmitting the signal, a signal from the character / video signal generator, and a signal from the video reproducing device. A character information interlocking display device, comprising: a character image signal mixer for mixing the image output signal and displaying the mixed signal on the display. 7. The character information interlocking display device according to claim 6, wherein the timing pulse generation circuit can separate and output a timing pulse from a video signal obtained from a video reproduction device.