JPS6260046A - Information input display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform only the update or generation of control information when the timing or position of input/output operation are changed or generated newly by providing pieces of control information on the time, position, and place of input/output operation and an input/output control means which performs input/output control on the basis of the pieces of control information. CONSTITUTION:Data such as characters, graphic forms, still images, moving images, sound, a program to be executed appearing in a system are generated and stored in a storage means 12. The input/output control means 15 input said stored data and pieces of control information for controlling the timing, position and place of the input/output timing and supplies control signals which are processing results to an input means 11 and a display means 16. The means 11 and 16 receive input data and output the characters, graphic forms, still images, moving images, sound, and program execution results according to the control signals.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention determines the input timing for receiving and receiving input from a user, outputs characters, figures, still images, moving images, audio, and outputs program execution results. It stores control information that controls timing, position, and location, and uses that information to output the above-mentioned Taisho force from the user, text, graphics, still images, moving images, audio, and output program execution results. The present invention relates to an information input/presentation device.

Conventional technology Conventionally, in order to input input from a user, output characters, figures, still images, moving images, audio, and output program execution results at a specified time and at a specified location, control is required. For this purpose, there is an information input/presentation device which is provided with an input/output control means, and this control means performs all management. FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of this information input and presentation device.
41 is an input means for receiving input from the user; 42
43 is a storage means for storing characters, figures, still images, moving images, sounds, and programs; 43 is an input of the user, output of the characters, figures, still images, moving images, and sounds, and output of program execution results. The input/output control means 44 controls the time and position/place of input/output with the input/output control means 43.
This is a presentation means for outputting the characters, graphic still images, moving images, audio, and program execution results whose output time, position, and location are controlled by the computer.

In the conventional device configured as described above, the time of input from the user is controlled, and the time, position, and location of the output of characters, figures, still images, moving images, and audio, and the output of program execution results are controlled. All of these controls are performed within the input/output control means, and input from the input means is controlled based on the control results, and the output is displayed using the presentation means.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above configuration, when updating the input/output timing or position or when creating a new input/output,
This has the problem that the inside of the input/output control means must be changed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device that is equipped with a force control means and can update or create new input/output timings and positions by only updating and creating control information.

Means for Solving Problems The present invention outputs user input obtained from input means, characters, figures, still images, moving images, and audio stored in storage means, and outputs program execution results. control information input means and control information storage means for inputting and storing control information for controlling time and position/place; This device is equipped with input/output control means for controlling the time, position, and location of input/output of audio output and program execution result output.

Operation The present invention has the above-described configuration, so that accumulated characters, figures,
By separately managing data such as still images, moving images, audio, programs, user input, and control information that controls their input/output timing, position, and location, it is possible to update and create new input/output timing and positions. updates control information/
This can be done by just creating it.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an information input and presentation device in an embodiment of the present invention. 11 is an input means for accepting input from the user; 12 is a storage means for storing characters, figures, still images, moving images, sounds, and programs; 1
3 controls the time, position, and location of the input obtained from the input means 11 and input into the storage means 12/ζ characters, figures, still images, moving images, and sounds, and the output of program execution results. Control information input means for inputting control information; 14, control information storage means for storing the control information; 15, input by the user, output of the characters, figures, still images, moving images, sounds, and program execution results; An input/output control means 16 controls the input/output time, position, and place of input/output to and from the output, and the input/output control means 15 controls the output time, position, and place of the characters, figures, still images, and moving images. This is a presentation means that outputs images, sounds, and program execution results.

Referring to FIG. 1, the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

For example, when creating a demonstration system, presentation system, or game using a computer, first create data such as characters, figures, still images, moving images, audio, and programs to be executed that appear in the system. These are stored in the storage means 12.

Apart from this data creation and accumulation stage, input means 1
The timing of accepting input from the user from 1.
Control information for controlling the output of characters, figures, still images, moving images, and sounds and the output timing and position/location of program execution results is input using the control information input means 13, and is stored in the control information storage means 14. . This control information is
It consists of information on the type of input/output object to be controlled, the time and position/place where the input/output occurs, and FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of the recording format. 21 is input/output time information indicating input/output timing; 22 is output position information indicating the output position/location; When the presentation means 16 becomes a multiple output device,
This is information about which device it is. Reference numeral 23 indicates input/output object type information to be controlled, which is information for specifying data such as characters, graphics, still images, moving images, audio, and programs to be executed, or for specifying an input device.

As described above, the input/output control means 15 receives as input data such as stored characters, figures, still images, moving images, audio, programs to be executed, and control information for controlling their input/output timing, position, and location. A control signal that is the processing result is given to the input means 11 and the presentation means 16. The input means 11 and the presentation means 16 accept and accept input, output characters, figures, still images, moving images, audio, and output program execution results according to instructions from control signals.

FIG. 3 shows an internal block diagram of the input/output control means 15 and a relationship diagram with each element shown in FIG. 1. 31 is
Control information analysis means that reads the control information shown in FIG. 2 from the control information storage means 14, analyzes the control information into time designation information and the operation at that time, and outputs the control information analysis result 34, the control information analysis result 34 shows what action to take when the specified time comes, and the action instructions include:
Instructions for outputting data such as characters, graphics, still images, moving images, audio, and programs to be executed to a specified position (position on the screen, output device specification, etc.), and from which input device to receive input. There are instructions on how to attach it. It can be determined by an interrupt from the timer means 32 that the designated time has come.

The control information execution means 33 is activated by the timer interrupt, and it is checked based on the control information analysis result 34 whether there is any information whose designated time has come at this point, and if it exists, the instructed operation is executed. This execution means that characters are sent from the storage means 12,
Capturing figures, still images, moving images, audio, programs to be executed, etc., instructing the output position/location, passing it to the presentation means 16, and giving a control signal to accept input from the input means 11. etc.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to separate data such as characters, figures, still images, moving images, audio, programs, etc. and information for controlling them, and by creating and changing this control information, the input/output timing can be adjusted. It becomes possible to create and change procedures for locations and locations. Therefore, in a system that has a plot or a system that specifies timing, it is possible to create the plot (information) and the items that appear at that time (text, figures, still images, moving images, sounds, programs to be executed, etc.) separately, and the execution device A different system can be created by changing the plot and characters without changing the input/output control means.

In this embodiment, the input means for receiving and receiving input from the user and the control information input means for inputting control information may be the same. In addition, characters, figures, still images,
The storage means for storing moving images, audio, and programs and the control information storage means for storing control information may be the same. Furthermore, the storage means for storing characters, graphics, still images, moving images, sounds, and programs may be divided into a plurality of media. Furthermore, the presentation means for outputting characters, graphics, still images, moving images, audio, and outputting program execution results may be divided into a plurality of output devices.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, for example, when creating a demonstration system using a computer, data such as characters, figures, still images, moving images, sounds, programs, etc. can be created in advance. In addition, it is possible to separately create control information such as the output timing and output position of the data, and the input timing from the user, and it is also possible to modify the timing etc. simply by modifying the control information, and the input/output control means It has a great practical effect because it does not require any changes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an information input/presentation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the recording format of control information, Fig. 3 is an internal block diagram of the input/output control means, and Fig. 4 is a conventional 1 is a block diagram of an example information input and presentation device. FIG. 11... Input means, 12... Accumulation means, 13... Control information input means, 14...
- Control information storage means, 16...-input/output control means, 16... presentation means, 21... input/output time information, 22... output position information , 23...
... Data specification information, 31 ... Control information analysis means, 32 ... Timer means, 33 ...
... Control information execution means, 34 ... Control information analysis result, 41 ... Input means, 42 ... Accumulation means, 43 ... Input/output control means ,44...
...Presentation means. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
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Claims (1)

[Claims] an input means for accepting input from a user; a storage means for storing characters, figures, still images, moving images, sounds, and programs; inputs obtained from the input means; and characters entered in the storage means; control information input means for inputting control information for controlling the time, position, and place of outputting figures, still images, moving images, and audio and outputting program execution results; and control information storage means for storing the control information;
Using the control information, the user's input and the character,
an input/output control means for controlling the time, position, and place of input/output between the output of figures, still images, moving images, and audio and the output of program execution results; It has a presentation means for outputting the controlled characters, figures, still images, moving images, sounds, and program execution results, and the control information includes the type of input/output object to be controlled, and the time, position, and place where the input/output occurs. An information input/presentation device comprising information of: