JPH10214040A - Display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to view display information from any position of the seats for the audience of a sports stadium. SOLUTION: In the sports stadium, a couple of display boards 5a and 5b are arranged having their display surfaces 12 almost opposite each other. A display control means 21 displays the same information and different display information selectively on the couple of display boards 5a and 5b. When the same display information is displayed on the couple of display boards 5a and 5b, the same display information can be viewed from any position of the seats for the audience of the sports stadium. Different pieces of display information can be displayed on the couple of display boards 5a and 5b if necessary.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display system for displaying, for example, characters and images on a large display panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in various stadiums such as a baseball stadium, a large-sized display panel for displaying character information and an image of the content of the competition is often used. This display panel has a display surface formed by arranging a plurality of light emitting elements in a matrix as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-86693. For example, red, green and blue light emitting elements are provided. Can be used for color display.

[0003] In a variety of stadiums, one display panel is usually installed. In an athletic stadium, one display panel is installed on the left side of a main stand, and in a baseball stadium, one is installed near a back screen.

[0004]

However, since only one display panel is installed in each of the various stadiums, it is necessary to watch a game in a spectator seat outside the visual range of the display panel, such as near the display panel. There is a problem that it is difficult for a spectator to visually recognize the display information displayed on the display panel.

[0005] In addition, for example, in athletics where a plurality of competitions may be performed at the same time, there is a lot of information that needs to be displayed, but a single display panel cannot cope with the information and a sufficient information cannot be displayed. There is.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a display system that allows display information to be viewed from any position of a spectator seat in a stadium or the like.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display system, comprising: a pair of display panels disposed so that display surfaces are substantially opposed to each other; Display control means for selectively displaying either of them.

For example, in a stadium or the like, a pair of display panels are arranged so that their display surfaces substantially face each other, and the same display information is displayed on the pair of display panels by display control means, so that the audience seats in the stadium or the like can be displayed. The same display information can be visually recognized from any position. In addition, different display information can be displayed on the pair of display panels as needed.

The display panel includes a display panel in which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in a matrix to form a display surface, and a color display can be performed by using, for example, red, green and blue light emitting elements. The term “substantially facing” a pair of display panels includes a case where they face in parallel and a case where they face slightly diagonally.

The display control means includes displaying the same display information and different display information on a pair of display panels. The display information includes character information composed of coordinate values and text, and graphic information such as video.

The display system according to the second aspect is the first aspect.
In the display system described above, the display control means has image processing means for forming display information by synthesizing graphic information with character information composed of coordinate values and text. The information and the information can be individually processed and arbitrarily combined and displayed.

The display system according to the third aspect is the second aspect.
In the display system described above, the image processing means enables the graphic information to be displayed on the pair of display panels to be inverted in at least one of the up-down direction and the left-right direction, and the coordinates of the character information corresponding to the inversion of the graphic information. It is possible to convert the value.For example, when displaying directional display information on a pair of display panels in a stadium, etc., display graphic information inverted according to the direction, and Character information whose coordinate values have been converted corresponding to the inversion of graphic information is displayed without inversion of the character.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display system according to the first aspect.
3. The display system according to any one of 3 to 3, wherein the display control means has a mixing means for selectively displaying display information stored in a plurality of display memories on a pair of display boards, The same display information or different display information can be arbitrarily displayed on the display panel.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display system according to the first aspect.
In the display system according to any one of Items 4 to 4, the display control means has a switching means for alternately switching the display information to be displayed on the pair of display panels when the display information to be displayed on the pair of display panels is different from each other. And different display information can be visually recognized from any position of the audience seats such as the stadium.

[0015] The display system according to the sixth aspect is the first aspect.
In the display system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the display control means displays the disaster prevention information on a pair of display panels by giving priority to the disaster prevention information by inputting the disaster prevention signal, so that the disaster prevention information can be accurately and promptly guided.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the display system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a display system of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a display control means of the display system,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the image processing means of the display system, FIG. 4 is a front view of a display panel of the display system, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state where the display system is installed in a stadium, and FIG. Examples of switching patterns by means (a) ~
7 (a) is an explanatory diagram of graphic information, FIG. 7 (b) is an explanatory diagram of character information, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating display of display information on a display panel of a display system. FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are explanatory diagrams in the case where display information displayed on the display panel is reversed in the left-right direction, and FIGS. 10 (a) and (b) are display information displayed on the display panel in the vertical direction. It is explanatory drawing in the case where it reversed.

FIG. 5 shows a stadium 1 such as an athletics stadium, a baseball stadium or a soccer stadium. The stadium 1 is formed in a substantially circular shape, and a ground plane 2 is located at the center thereof. A stand 3 around which a large number of spectator seats are provided is provided. Above the stand 3 and at a symmetric position on the circumference, a pair of large display panels 5a and 5b of the display system 4 are installed facing each other.

In FIG. 4, a pair of display panels 5a and 5b have the same configuration and have a horizontally long display frame 11, and a display surface 12 is formed on a large part of the front of the display frame 11. Have been. The display surface 12 has a plurality of red, green, and blue light emitting elements such as fluorescent lamps arranged in a matrix, and can display color display information such as characters and images. On the side of the display surface 12 in front of the display frame 11, a clock 13 for displaying time, a competition clock 14 for displaying competition time, and a time display unit 15 for digitally displaying time such as a running timer are provided. .

In FIG. 1, a display system 4 includes a display panel.
It has a control system 21 as a display control means connected to 5a, 5b and controlling the display panels 5a, 5b. An operation means 22 and a broadcast system for competition 23 are connected to the control system 21, and these control systems 2
1. The operation means 22 and the competition broadcasting system 23 are installed in the operation room 24.

The operation means 22 is for manually operating the operation room 24 or automatically giving a display content command to the control system 21, and a signal such as a clock time is input from the competition computer system 25. . In addition, the competition broadcasting system 23 causes the audio broadcasting in the stadium 1 to be performed.

The control system 21 receives video signals from various video signal receiving antennas 26 and a plurality of cameras 27, and receives signals via a relay terminal board 28, an MFD 29, an information processing LAN 30, and the like. A disaster prevention signal corresponding to the content of the disaster is input from the disaster prevention center 31 of the place 1.

Each display panel 5a, 5b is a power receiving facility 32a, 32
b, and the substations 32a and 32b
Receives power from 33.

In FIG. 2, the control system 21
Has image processing means 41 constituted by a CPU,
Various image signal receiving antennas 26, a plurality of cameras 27, a relay terminal board 28, an MFD 29, an image signal from an The graphic information (bit image data corresponding to the display pixel) is input, and the character information control means 43 inputs character information composed of a coordinate value and a text of a character inserted into the coordinate value. In the image processing means 41, based on the input graphic information and character information,
As display information of an image to be displayed on a and 5b, display information of graphic information and character information is formed, or display information obtained by combining graphic information and character information is formed. The character information control unit 43 creates a coordinate value of the character information and a character based on the input from the operation unit 22.

The image processing means 41 enables the graphic information to be displayed on the pair of display panels 5a and 5b to be inverted in the vertical and horizontal directions, and in response to the graphic information being inverted, the coordinate values of the character information. It has a function that enables conversion.

The image processing means 41 includes a pair of display memories 44a.
, 44b are connected, and different display information formed by the image processing means 41 is stored in the respective display memories 44a, 44b.

The display memories 44a and 44b are connected to a mixer 45 as mixing means. The mixer 45 has a pair of output interfaces (shown as output I / f) 46a in the figure.
, 46b are connected, and each output interface 46a
, 46b are connected to respective display panels 5a, 5b.

The mixer 45 has a function of selectively outputting the display information stored in each of the display memories 44a and 44b to a pair of output interfaces 46a and 46b. That is, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), a first pattern for outputting the display information stored in one display memory 44a to both output interfaces 46a and 46b, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the display information stored in both the display memories 44a and 44b is transferred to both output interfaces 46a and 46b.
b, a second pattern for outputting the display information stored in the other display memory 44a to both output interfaces 46a and 46b, as shown in FIG. 6C.
Pattern, as shown in FIG. 6 (d), both display memories
There is a fourth pattern for outputting the display information stored in 44a and 44b to output interfaces 46a and 46b opposite to the second pattern.

Switching means 47 constituted by a CPU is connected to the mixer 45, and the switching means 47 switches four patterns of the mixer 45. Switching means 47
Causes the pattern of the mixer 45 to be switched by manual input through the operation means 22. Further, the switching means 47 includes timer means (not shown), and when the display information to be displayed on the pair of display panels 5a and 5b is different from each other, that is, when the display information is the second pattern or the fourth pattern, the pair of display panels 5a and 5b. The display information to be displayed on 5b is controlled to be automatically and alternately replaced.

In FIG. 3, the image processing means 41 has a video controller 51 for image processing and a communication controller 52 for display control processing.
52 is connected to the bus 53 respectively. An RS 23 connected to the shared memory 54 and the character information control unit 43 is connected to the bus 53.
Output interfaces 57 connected to interfaces 55 and 56 such as 2C and PIO, and display memories 44a and 44b.
Is connected.

By the way, conventionally, each of the video controller 51 and the communication controller 52 has R
Interfaces 55, 56 such as S232C and PIO
However, in this case, there is a physical limit to the expansion of the interface function, and the communication processing capability may be reduced.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, an intelligent function is added to the interfaces 55 and 56 such as RS232C and PIO so that the video controller 51 and the communication controller 52 collectively communicate control data. RS232C and PIO
Interfaces 55 and 56 are video controllers
If the control data is unique to the communication controller 51 and the communication controller 52, the content can be identified and the data can be transmitted to the video controller 51 and the communication controller 52 via the bus 53. This simplifies the system configuration and prevents a reduction in communication processing capability.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

By controlling the mixer 45 of the control system 21, the same display information of graphic information such as character information and video or the like is displayed on a pair of display panels 5 a and 5 b installed facing the stadium 1. Different display information can be arbitrarily displayed.

By displaying the same display information on the pair of display panels 5a and 5b, the same display information can be visually recognized from any position of the spectator seats of the stadium 1.

For example, in a track and field competition in which a plurality of competitions are simultaneously performed, display information corresponding to each competition, that is, different display information can be separately displayed on the pair of display panels 5a and 5b. At this time, the mixer 45 is controlled so that the display information to be displayed on the pair of display panels 5a and 5b is periodically replaced by the switching means 47 in response to the manual operation of the operating means 22 or by the automatic switching of the switching means 47. Thereby, different display information can be visually recognized from any position of the spectator seats of the stadium 1.

Next, the function of the image processing by the image processing means 41, that is, the vertical and horizontal inversion of the graphic information displayed on the pair of display panels 5a and 5b is enabled, and the graphic information is inverted. The function that enables the conversion of the coordinate value of the character information will be described with reference to FIG.

In the image processing means 41, for example, as shown in FIG. 9 (a) or FIG.
In the case of introduction of a player on one team, display information including a layout of a ground of a soccer field and a layout of names of players corresponding to the camp of the one team is formed. This display information includes graphic information G on the ground of the soccer field shown in FIG. 7 (a), character information composed of the coordinate values shown in FIG. 7 (b) and the text of the player's name inserted into these coordinate values. And T are formed.

The processing of the display information by the image processing means 41 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the description here, one of the display panels 5a
The graphic information G and the character information T are formed on the basis of being displayed on the display. Therefore, when the display information has a direction, the information is designated to be inverted.
The display information to be displayed on the other display panel 5b is inverted. FIG. 9 shows a case where one display panel 5a is disposed on the main stand and the other display panel 5b is disposed on the opposite side of the main stand. FIG.
This shows the case where a and 5b are arranged on both the left and right sides of the main stand. Therefore, in FIG. 9, the opponent's camp corresponds to the left and right direction of each display panel 5a, 5b, and in FIG. 10, the opponent's camp corresponds to the vertical direction of each display panel 5a, 5b.

It is determined whether or not display processing is to be performed on one display panel 5a (step 1), and when the display is to be performed on one display panel 5a, graphic information G shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. (Step 2), and the combined display information is displayed on one display panel 5a as shown in FIG. 9 (a) or 10 (a) (step 2). 3).

In the case of display processing on the other display panel 5b, it is determined whether or not there is an inversion designation (step 4). If there is no inversion designation (horizontal inversion processing designation, up / down / horizontal inversion designation), FIG. The graphic information G shown in FIG. 7A and the character information T shown in FIG. 7B are combined without inversion processing (step 5), and as shown in FIG. 9A or FIG. The displayed information is displayed on the other display panel 5b (step 6).

If there is an inversion designation, a left / right inversion process is performed (step 7). That is, the graphic information G shown in FIG. 7 (a) is turned around and inverted around the center in the left and right direction, and the character information T shown in FIG. 7 (b) is turned around only the coordinate values around the center in the left and right direction. Let it.

If there is no designation of the upside-down inversion processing (in the case of the arrangement of the display panels 5a and 5b shown in FIG. 9), the graphic information G with the left and right reversed and the character information with the text inserted at the coordinate values with the left and right reversed. T is combined, and the combined display information is displayed on the other display panel 5b as shown in FIG. 9 (b).

Further, when there is a designation of the upside down process (in the case of the arrangement of the display panels 5a and 5b shown in FIG. 10), the upside down process of the graphic information G and the character information T which have been horizontally inverted is performed (FIG. 10). Step 9). That is, the graphic information G that has been inverted horizontally is inverted and inverted around the center in the vertical direction, and the character information T that has been inverted horizontally is inverted and inverted only with the coordinate values around the center in the vertical direction.

After the vertical inversion processing, the graphic information G inverted vertically and horizontally and the character information T obtained by inserting a text into the coordinate values inverted vertically and horizontally are combined as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the other display panel 5b.

Therefore, in FIGS. 9A and 9B, a pair of display panels are provided on the main stand and the opposite side of the main stand.
Even if 5a and 5b are arranged, display information having the same direction corresponding to the team's camp can be visually recognized from any position on the soccer field. Also, in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), even if a pair of display panels 5a and 5b are arranged on both left and right sides with respect to the main stand, the same direction corresponding to the team's camp from any position on the soccer field. The display information having the property can be visually recognized.

Therefore, the character information and graphic information composed of coordinate values and text are combined by the image processing means 41 to form display information, so that the character information and graphic information can be individually processed and arbitrarily combined. Can be displayed.

Further, the graphic information to be displayed on the pair of display panels 5a and 5b can be inverted in the vertical and horizontal directions by the image processing means 41, and the coordinate values of the character information corresponding to the graphic information are inverted. For example, in a stadium or the like, a pair of display panels 5
When displaying directional display information on a and 5b, it is possible to display inverted graphic information in accordance with the method, and to display character information whose coordinate values have been converted in accordance with the inversion of the graphic information. Characters can be displayed without being inverted. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately prepare graphic information and character information for the pair of display panels 5a and 5b, and graphic information and character information can be easily created.

When a disaster prevention signal is input from the disaster prevention center 31 to the control system 21, the disaster prevention information corresponding to the content of the disaster is displayed on the pair of display panels 5a and 5b prior to other display information. Therefore, disaster prevention information can be accurately and promptly provided. Note that the disaster prevention information displayed on the pair of display panels 5a and 5b may be the same or different depending on the disaster prevention content and the disaster location as required.

The display system 4 includes an emergency display interface connected to the disaster prevention center 31 and an emergency display item storage means for storing emergency display items according to the disaster content, separately from the normal display system. On the other hand, the disaster prevention center 31 may be provided with an emergency display item selection unit that selects an emergency display item according to the content of the disaster, and a power operation unit that operates the power supply of the display system 4.

By providing an interface for emergency display separately from the normal operation system on the display system 4 side, the emergency display can be preferentially switched and displayed independently of the normal operation system even during normal operation or non-operation.

By providing a power supply operation unit on the disaster prevention center 31 side, the power supply of the display system 4 can be turned on and used by remote control, and an emergency display can be performed.

An emergency display item storage means is provided on the display system 4 side, and an emergency display item selection section is provided on the disaster prevention center 31 side. Can be guided quickly.

The display system 4 is not limited to application to a stadium, but can also be applied to a square where people gather.

[0056]

According to the display system of the first aspect,
For example, in a stadium or the like, a pair of display panels are arranged so that their display surfaces substantially face each other, and the display control means selectively displays either the same display information or different display information on the pair of display panels. The same display information can be visually recognized from any position of the audience seats such as the stadium, and different display information can be displayed on the pair of display panels as needed.

According to the display system of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the display system of the first aspect, the character information and graphic information composed of coordinate values and text are combined and displayed by the image processing means. Since the information is formed, the character information and the graphic information can be individually processed and arbitrarily combined and displayed.

According to the display system of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the display system of the second aspect, at least one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the graphic information displayed on the pair of display panels by the image processing means. In order to enable the reversal of, and to enable the conversion of the coordinate values of the character information in response to the reversal of the graphic information, for example, when displaying directional display information on a pair of display panels in a stadium or the like, In addition to displaying the graphic information inverted according to the direction, the character information obtained by converting the coordinate values corresponding to the inversion of the graphic information can be displayed without the character being inverted. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately prepare graphic information and character information for a pair of display panels, and it is possible to easily create graphic information and character information.

According to the display system of the fourth aspect, in addition to the effects of the display system of any one of the first to third aspects, the display information stored in the plurality of display memories by the mixing means is selectively paired. , The same display information or different display information can be arbitrarily displayed on a pair of display panels.

According to the display system of the fifth aspect, in addition to the effect of the display system of any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the display information to be displayed on the pair of display panels by the switching means differs, Since the display information to be displayed on the display panel is alternately changed, different display information can be visually recognized from any position of the audience seats such as the stadium.

According to the display system of the sixth aspect, in addition to the effect of the display system of any one of the first to fifth aspects, the display control means gives priority to the disaster prevention information by inputting a disaster prevention signal to display a pair of the disaster prevention information. Since the information is displayed on the panel, disaster prevention information can be provided quickly and accurately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a display system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a display control unit of the display system.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an image processing unit of the display system.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a display panel of the display system.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the display system is installed in a stadium.

6 (a) to 6 (d) are explanatory diagrams showing examples of switching patterns by the mixing means of the display system.

7A and 7B show display information displayed on the display panel of the display system, wherein FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram of graphic information, and FIG. 7B is an explanatory diagram of character information.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating display of display information on a display panel of the display system.

FIG. 9 shows display information displayed on the display panel of the display system, and (a) and (b) are explanatory diagrams when the display information displayed on the display panel is reversed in the left-right direction.

FIG. 10 shows display information displayed on the display panel of the display system, and FIGS. 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams when the display information displayed on the display panel is vertically inverted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 display system 5a, 5b display panel 12 display surface 21 control system as display control means 41 image processing means 44a, 44b display memory 45 mixer as mixing means 47 switching means

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A pair of display panels arranged so that display surfaces face each other; and a display control means for selectively displaying either the same display information or different display information on the pair of display panels; A display system comprising: 2. The display control means according to claim 1, wherein said display control means has image processing means for forming display information by synthesizing graphic information and character information composed of coordinate values and text. Display system. 3. The image processing means is capable of inverting graphic information to be displayed on a pair of display panels in at least one of the up-down direction and the left-right direction, and the coordinate value of the character information corresponding to the inversion of the graphic information. The display system according to claim 2, wherein the conversion is possible. 4. The display control means according to claim 1, wherein said display control means includes mixing means for selectively displaying display information stored in a plurality of display memories on a pair of display panels.
4. The display system according to any one of claims 3 to 3. 5. The display control means according to claim 1, further comprising a switching means for alternately switching the display information to be displayed on the pair of display panels when the display information to be displayed on the pair of display panels is different from each other. Item 5. The display system according to any one of Items 1 to 4. 6. The display system according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the disaster prevention information on a pair of display panels by giving priority to the disaster prevention signal by inputting the disaster prevention signal.