WO2011013411A1 - Appareil de traitement d'informations, procédé de traitement d'informations, et programme - Google Patents

Appareil de traitement d'informations, procédé de traitement d'informations, et programme Download PDF

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WO2011013411A1
WO2011013411A1 PCT/JP2010/056506 JP2010056506W WO2011013411A1 WO 2011013411 A1 WO2011013411 A1 WO 2011013411A1 JP 2010056506 W JP2010056506 W JP 2010056506W WO 2011013411 A1 WO2011013411 A1 WO 2011013411A1
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  • the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus or the like that outputs a three-dimensional image or the like on which information such as products is arranged.
  • a menu item is assigned to each area of a three-dimensional figure, a display step for displaying the three-dimensional figure, a movement step for moving the three-dimensional figure according to an instruction command to be input, and an assignment to the three-dimensional figure
  • a three-dimensional menu selection method comprising: a selection step for selecting a required menu from a given menu item; and a selection processing execution step for executing processing corresponding to the selected menu.
  • JP-A-7-114451 (first page, FIG. 1 etc.)
  • the conventional information processing apparatus has a problem that information arranged on each surface of the three-dimensional object cannot be effectively used according to an operation on the three-dimensional object.
  • this numerical value is merely information for display, and calculation using this numerical value cannot be performed. Further, even if a predetermined operation is performed on the solid object, only the position, orientation, attribute, and the like of the solid object are changed, and it is not possible to perform operations such as numerical values arranged on the solid object.
  • the information processing apparatus is arranged on a shape information storage unit that can store shape information that is information specifying the shape of one or more solid objects, and one or more surfaces constituting each of the one or more solid objects.
  • a placement information storage unit that can store placement information that is one or more pieces of information, shape information of the solid object, and placement information that is placed on one or more surfaces of the solid object indicated by the shape information,
  • An image information configuration unit constituting image information of a three-dimensional object in which arrangement information corresponding to each of one or more surfaces indicated by the read shape information is arranged, and a predetermined operation specified in advance for one or more three-dimensional objects
  • a calculation section for performing predetermined calculation using, as an information processing apparatus having the image information by the image information forming section is configured, and an output unit for outputting the operation result of the arithmetic unit.
  • the predetermined operation received by the operation receiving unit is an operation of grouping one or more solid objects
  • the arithmetic unit is the predetermined operation received by the operation receiving unit.
  • the information processing apparatus performs a predetermined calculation using arrangement information arranged on one or more surfaces of each grouped three-dimensional object in response to the operation.
  • At least one or more pieces of information for arrangement arranged on the surface of each solid object is information including a numerical value
  • the calculation unit Is an information processing apparatus that performs a predetermined calculation using a numerical value arranged in the parameter as a parameter.
  • the calculation includes at least one of a sum operation, a difference operation, a product operation, or a quotient operation of numerical values arranged on the surface of each solid object.
  • the information processing apparatus further includes an object arrangement information storage unit that can store object arrangement information that is information for designating arrangement of one or more three-dimensional objects.
  • object arrangement information that is information for designating arrangement of one or more three-dimensional objects.
  • the shape information of the three-dimensional object, the arrangement information arranged on one or more surfaces of the three-dimensional object indicated by the shape information, and the object arrangement information corresponding to the three-dimensional object are read, and the one or more surfaces indicated by the read shape information
  • it is an information processing apparatus that constitutes image information in which a solid object in which arrangement information corresponding to each is arranged as indicated by the object arrangement information.
  • object arrangement information for one or more three-dimensional objects is arranged so that the one or more three-dimensional objects that have received the grouping operation are arranged in a predetermined direction.
  • the image processing apparatus further includes an object updating unit that updates the object arrangement information stored in the storage unit, and the output unit performs output using the image information configured by the image information configuration unit using the object arrangement information updated by the object update unit. An information processing apparatus to be updated.
  • the image information configuration unit includes shape information of the three-dimensional object, arrangement information arranged on one or more surfaces of the three-dimensional object indicated by the shape information, and three-dimensional Object arrangement information corresponding to the object and the calculation result of the calculation unit are read, and the object arrangement information indicates a three-dimensional object in which arrangement information corresponding to each of the one or more surfaces indicated by the read shape information is arranged.
  • the image information is arranged in such a manner that the image information in which the calculation result of the calculation unit is arranged at a position corresponding to the position where the three-dimensional object is arranged, and the output unit is a three-dimensional object configured by the image information configuration unit And an information processing apparatus that outputs image information including a calculation result of the calculation unit.
  • the shape information storage unit stores shape information of a group of three-dimensional objects in which grouped three-dimensional objects can be arranged.
  • An object updating unit that creates object arrangement information of the three-dimensional object and updates the object arrangement information of the grouped three-dimensional object so that the grouped three-dimensional object is arranged in the group three-dimensional object.
  • the output unit is an information processing apparatus that updates the output using image information including the three-dimensional object and the calculation result of the calculation unit configured by the image information configuration unit using the object arrangement information updated by the object update unit. .
  • the three-dimensional object in the group three-dimensional object is a grouped three-dimensional object that is a calculation target.
  • the information processing apparatus in the information processing apparatus, at least one or more pieces of information for arrangement arranged on the surface of each solid object is information including a numerical value, and the calculation unit
  • the image information configuration unit is an information processing apparatus that configures image information in which the result of the calculation performed by the calculation unit is arranged on at least one surface of the group three-dimensional object. .
  • information arranged on each surface of the three-dimensional object can be effectively used according to an operation on the three-dimensional object.
  • the block diagram of the information processing apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention Flow chart for explaining the operation of the information processing apparatus
  • movement of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the shape information management table for demonstrating operation
  • movement of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the information management table for arrangement
  • movement of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the object arrangement
  • movement of the information processing apparatus The figure which shows the output example of the information processing apparatus
  • the figure which shows the modification of the output of the same information processing apparatus The figure which shows an example of the external appearance of the computer system concerning embodiment of this invention
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 includes a shape information storage unit 101, an object arrangement information storage unit 102, an arrangement information storage unit 103, an operation reception unit 104, an object update unit 105, a calculation unit 106, an image information configuration unit 107, and an output unit 108. It has.
  • the shape information storage unit 101 can store shape information that is information specifying the shape of one or more solid objects.
  • the shape information is information that defines the shape or the like of an object arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space.
  • the shape information is so-called modeling information of a three-dimensional object, for example.
  • the three-dimensional object described here includes, for example, what is called a 3D object, a 3D model, or a three-dimensional model.
  • the shape information is information on the coordinates of the vertices of the three-dimensional object, information on parameters of equations that express boundary lines, surfaces, and the like.
  • a solid object usually has information that defines a surface or information that can define a surface, and is composed of one or more surfaces.
  • the three-dimensional object can be classified into polygon modeling, modeling using a free-form surface, and the like, for example, depending on the method of constructing the surface.
  • the shape information may include information on setting items such as the color of the 3D object, transparency, reflection, refractive index, and bump when the 3D object is output.
  • the shape information may be shape information of a three-dimensional object having a movement whose size, shape, color, transparency, etc. change over time.
  • the shape information of the three-dimensional object may be information in any format.
  • the shape information may be a file in the FLASH (registered trademark) format.
  • the shape information storage unit 101 can store shape information of one or more solid objects.
  • the shape of the three-dimensional object may be any shape such as a sphere, a cylinder, a polyhedron such as a hexahedron or an octahedron, a cube, a cone, or a pyramid.
  • a unit such as a size of the shape information may be an absolute unit or a relative unit.
  • sharable shape information or the like may be mutually used by referring to the link information or the like. That is, the shape information of two or more solid objects may be one shape information shared by two or more solid objects.
  • the shape information of two or more solid objects may be considered as shape information corresponding to two or more solid objects.
  • the shape information storage unit 101 may store in advance shape information indicating the shape of a three-dimensional object for arranging one or more grouped three-dimensional objects therein.
  • a three-dimensional object for arranging one or more grouped three-dimensional objects is called a group three-dimensional object.
  • the shape information of the three-dimensional object for arranging one or more grouped three-dimensional objects therein is appropriately configured by a shape information configuration unit (not shown) and stored in the shape information storage unit 101. You may make it.
  • the shape information storage unit 101 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.
  • the object arrangement information storage unit 102 can store object arrangement information that is information for designating the arrangement of one or more three-dimensional objects.
  • the one or more solid objects described here are solid objects indicated by the shape information stored in the shape information storage unit 101.
  • the object arrangement information may be considered as information specifying the arrangement of the shape information of the three-dimensional object.
  • the arrangement described here is, for example, an arrangement in a virtual three-dimensional space.
  • position information such as two-dimensional coordinate information indicating a position where a two-dimensional image configured using a three-dimensional object is arranged may be used.
  • This arrangement is a concept having a combination of the position and direction of a three-dimensional object, for example. However, any one of arrangement, position, and direction may be used.
  • the object arrangement information may be information that can specify the arrangement of the three-dimensional object as a result.
  • the object arrangement information is information that specifies the coordinates of the position where the three-dimensional object is arranged and the direction of the three-dimensional object.
  • Information specifying the direction is, for example, information such as vector information or a rotation angle with a predetermined axis in the virtual three-dimensional space as a rotation axis. Or you may think that it is the information which shows the positional relationship of the coordinate axis in a virtual three-dimensional space, and the coordinate axis set to a solid object. For example, it may be information in which each coordinate axis set in the three-dimensional object is represented by a vector with reference to the coordinate axis in the virtual three-dimensional space.
  • the object arrangement information may be information that specifies the size of the three-dimensional object.
  • the coordinates that specify the position of the three-dimensional object may be absolute coordinates set in the virtual three-dimensional space, or may be relative coordinates set for other three-dimensional objects.
  • the coordinates for designating the position of the three-dimensional object may be the coordinates of the vertex where the sides constituting the three-dimensional object gather, or the coordinates of the position such as the center of the three-dimensional object.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 to be described later reads out the object arrangement information, and an image in which a three-dimensional object is arranged at a position in the virtual three-dimensional space indicated by the object arrangement information so as to be in the direction indicated by the object arrangement information. Make up information.
  • the object arrangement information may be object arrangement information for moving images in which the arrangement of the three-dimensional object changes with time.
  • the object arrangement information may include information on a plurality of frames, and the arrangement of the three-dimensional object may be designated for each frame.
  • the shape information storage unit 101 and the object arrangement information storage unit 102 are configured as one storage unit, and the object arrangement information May be included in the shape information.
  • the vertex information of the shape information to, for example, absolute coordinates, it is possible to specify the arrangement of the three-dimensional object using the shape information as the object arrangement information.
  • the position of the object is placed.
  • the information may be two-dimensional information, for example, coordinate information such as xy coordinates.
  • the object arrangement information may include information for managing a grouping situation such as whether or not a plurality of three-dimensional objects are grouped.
  • Information for managing the status of grouping includes, for example, associating group identification information for identifying a group to which a three-dimensional object constituting one group is associated, or identifying identification information of a three-dimensional object included in the same group.
  • a database managed by a plurality of items of records may be used.
  • the group in this Embodiment is not necessarily restricted only to the group of the solid object managed by the information which manages a grouping condition as mentioned above, As a result, one or more solid objects are made into a group, For example, any state that can be determined by an object update unit 105 or the like described later may be used.
  • the group of solid objects may be a group that can be determined according to the arrangement of the solid objects. Specifically, as described above, one or more solid objects arranged in one window may be considered as one group. In the case where the three-dimensional object is managed in a hierarchical manner, a three-dimensional object belonging to one hierarchy or a three-dimensional object subordinate to one solid object may be considered as one group.
  • a solid object arranged in a predesignated region may be considered as one group of solid objects.
  • Information for designating such a predesignated area is stored in, for example, a storage medium (not shown).
  • the area designated in advance is, for example, an area in which a three-dimensional object for a purchase target is arranged.
  • a solid object having the same attribute or associated with the same attribute may be considered as one group of solid objects.
  • a case where the solid object is a solid object in which information about a product is arranged will be described as an example.
  • a solid corresponding to information indicating that the user has “added to shopping cart” The objects may be considered as a group of solid objects.
  • a solid object registered in the product list to be purchased may be considered as a group of solid objects.
  • the object arrangement information storage unit 102 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.
  • the object arrangement information storage unit 102 can temporarily store default object arrangement information read from, for example, a storage unit (not shown) in which object arrangement information prepared by default is stored in advance. It may be considered as a temporary storage unit or the like.
  • the arrangement information storage unit 103 can store arrangement information that is one or more pieces of information arranged on one or more planes that constitute each of the one or more solid objects. Specifically, each of the one or more three-dimensional objects has one or more surfaces, and the arrangement information storage unit 103 stores arrangement information that is arranged on each of the one or more surfaces of each three-dimensional object. obtain. The arrangement information may be arranged on one or more surfaces of each solid object, and may not be arranged on all surfaces.
  • the arrangement information may be any information such as image information such as still images and moving images, text information, and the like as long as it is information that can be arranged and output on, for example, displayed on the surfaces constituting the three-dimensional object.
  • the image information may be any information as long as image information for output can be configured as a result.
  • the image information may be vector data or raster data.
  • the arrangement described here may be considered as mapping of image information or the like on the surface of a so-called solid object.
  • the arrangement information may be considered as information to be mapped, for example, texture information.
  • the data structure of the placement information is not limited.
  • the placement information may be tagged information such as an XML format.
  • the placement information may be information managed in association with, for example, items or attributes by a table or database. Further, the placement information may be grouped in advance.
  • the arrangement information may be associated with the surface of the three-dimensional object on which the arrangement information is arranged.
  • management information or the like that manages a set of placement information or its identification information and a surface of the solid object associated with the placement information or its identification information as a plurality of items of one record May be.
  • This management information may be stored in a storage unit (not shown), for example.
  • the shape information storage unit 101 and the placement information storage unit 103 are configured as a single storage unit, and the information indicating the surface of the three-dimensional object indicated by the shape information corresponds to the placement information placed on the surface. It may be attached and stored.
  • the shape information storage unit 101 or the like is associated with the surface of the solid object indicated by the shape information in association with acquisition condition information or the like indicating information for acquiring the placement information arranged on the surface. May be stored.
  • the acquisition condition information is, for example, information indicating a search condition such as a search expression for searching for placement information arranged on a surface. In this case, by performing a search using information such as a search expression associated with each surface, it is possible to acquire the placement information placed on the surface.
  • the acquisition condition information may be any information as long as it is information that can eventually specify one or more pieces of placement information to be placed on the surface of one or more solid objects.
  • the acquisition condition information may be information specifying the item.
  • the placement information has an attribute, it may be information specifying the attribute.
  • the placement information is tagged, it may be information specifying a tag name.
  • index information is added to the placement information, information for designating the index may be used.
  • it may be information designating the location, file name, directory, etc. of the placement information such as link information.
  • it may be a search expression or an arithmetic expression for searching the arrangement information.
  • the search formula does not necessarily have to be shown in the form of a formula, and may be a keyword that can be used for the search.
  • the acquisition condition information indicated by this search expression is a combination of “select”, “from”, “where”, and the like. Note that “select” is an item of information for arrangement to be acquired, “from” is information for specifying a plurality of pieces of information for arrangement to be searched, and “where” is information indicating conditions for search (SQL specification) See).
  • the acquisition condition information indicated by the arithmetic expression is, for example, an arithmetic expression performed on one or more pieces of arrangement information, for example, information specifying two pieces of arrangement information represented by numerical values, and these Are expressed by an arithmetic expression for calculating the average of the above, an arithmetic expression for adding / subtracting a predetermined time to / from a current time, and the like.
  • the acquisition condition information may be individually specified for all solid objects that can be output, or may be specified for all solid objects. Further, it may be specified in common for some solid objects. When an attribute or the like is set for a solid object, a common acquisition condition may be specified for a solid object that matches the attribute.
  • the acquisition condition information may be specified in advance for each surface of the three-dimensional object, or may be specified randomly for each surface.
  • the placement information storage unit 103 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.
  • shape information, the object arrangement information, and the arrangement information may be accumulated in the shape information storage unit 101, the object arrangement information storage unit 102, and the arrangement information storage unit 103.
  • shape information, object arrangement information, and arrangement information may be accumulated in the shape information storage unit 101, the object arrangement information storage unit 102, and the arrangement information storage unit 103, respectively, via a recording medium.
  • Shape information, object placement information, and placement information transmitted via a line or the like may be accumulated in the shape information storage unit 101, the object placement information storage unit 102, and the placement information storage unit 103, respectively.
  • Shape information, object placement information, and placement information input via the input device may be accumulated in the shape information storage unit 101, the object placement information storage unit 102, and the placement information storage unit 103, respectively.
  • the shape information, the object arrangement information, and the arrangement information stored in the shape information storage unit 101, the object arrangement information storage unit 102, and the arrangement information storage unit 103 are received by, for example, a reception unit (not shown). It may be appropriately updated according to the shape information, the object arrangement information, and the arrangement information.
  • a combination of shape information and object placement information for one or more three-dimensional objects, or a combination of shape information, object placement information, and placement information, etc. is a file such as a file in FLASH (registered trademark) format. You may make it store in.
  • a combination of the shape information storage unit 101 and the object arrangement information storage unit 102, a combination of the shape information storage unit 101, the object arrangement information storage unit 102, and the arrangement information storage unit 103 is realized by one storage unit. You may do it.
  • the operation reception unit 104 receives a predetermined operation specified in advance for one or more solid objects.
  • the predetermined operation may be considered as an instruction for performing some change regarding the three-dimensional object.
  • the predetermined operation may be any operation as long as the operation is designated in advance. For example, a pre-designated operation among the operations related to the arrangement of the three-dimensional object may be performed, a pre-designated operation among the operations related to the attribute of the three-dimensional object may be performed, and the operation is arranged on the three-dimensional object. Of the operations related to the placement information, a predesignated operation may be used.
  • the operation related to the arrangement of the three-dimensional object is an operation for changing the position and orientation of the three-dimensional object.
  • the operation related to the arrangement of the three-dimensional object is to give an operation instruction for changing the arrangement of the three-dimensional object, for example, “move 50 pixels in parallel to the y axis” or “rotate 90 ° about the x axis as a rotation axis”.
  • a command or the like may be given, or coordinate or orientation information for designating the arrangement of the three-dimensional object after the change may be given.
  • the operation related to the arrangement of the three-dimensional object may be an operation of moving the three-dimensional object to a predetermined area.
  • the operation related to the attribute of the solid object is an operation for changing the attribute or the like of the group to which the solid object belongs.
  • the three-dimensional object is a three-dimensional object corresponding to a product
  • an operation for selecting a product corresponding to the three-dimensional object as a purchase target and giving the three-dimensional object an attribute of the purchase target is performed. It may be considered as an operation related to attributes.
  • the operation related to the placement information placed on the three-dimensional object is, for example, an operation of changing the placement information placed on the three-dimensional object. For example, an operation for assigning the placement information to the solid object, an operation for changing the value of the placement information, and the like.
  • the operation designated in advance for the three-dimensional object is specifically an operation for grouping the three-dimensional object.
  • the process of associating a solid object with one group may be considered as grouping.
  • an operation for giving a predetermined attribute, such as the attribute of being a purchase target, to the solid object may be considered as an operation for grouping the solid objects.
  • an operation for changing the position of the three-dimensional object in a region designated in advance is an operation for grouping. Since the process of grouping the three-dimensional objects and the like, the management method of the grouped three-dimensional objects, and the like are well-known techniques, detailed description thereof is omitted here.
  • An operation on a three-dimensional object is usually information including information specifying a three-dimensional object to be operated.
  • Information specifying a predetermined operation is accumulated in advance in, for example, a storage medium (not shown).
  • the operation receiving unit 104 may accept an operation other than a predetermined operation specified in advance.
  • the reception described here refers to reception of information input from an input device such as a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, reception of information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line, recording on an optical disk, magnetic disk, semiconductor memory, or the like. It is a concept including reception of information read from a medium.
  • the input means may be anything such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse or menu screen.
  • the operation accepting unit 104 can be realized by a device driver of an input unit such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, menu screen control software, or the like.
  • the object update unit 105 updates the object arrangement information.
  • the object update unit 105 includes an object arrangement information storage unit 102 for one or more solid objects so that the one or more solid objects received by the operation reception unit 104 are grouped in a predetermined direction.
  • the object arrangement information stored in is updated.
  • the one or more solid objects that have received the grouping operation may be considered as one or more solid objects grouped by the grouping operation.
  • the one or more solid objects that have received the grouping operation described here are solid objects grouped into one group. Note that the grouped one or more solid objects may be managed by, for example, management information for managing groups accumulated in a storage unit (not shown) or the like.
  • identification information or the like of one or more solid objects grouped in one group is managed using information indicating that it belongs to one group, for example, management information (not shown) associated with the group identification information. May be. Further, information indicating that it belongs to one group may be associated with one or more solid objects grouped into one group.
  • the predetermined direction may be any direction as long as the direction is designated in advance by the user or the default. Further, this direction may not be a straight line direction. Further, the three-dimensional objects are not necessarily arranged in a single row, and may be arranged in a plurality of rows. The direction of the objects when arranged is not limited. For example, the object is arranged such that a surface on which numerical values used in computations described later are arranged faces the front.
  • the object updating unit 105 changes the object arrangement information so that the three-dimensional objects are arranged at a predetermined or indefinite interval along a predetermined direction so that the three-dimensional objects are arranged. Since the arrangement of such a three-dimensional object is the same as the process of arranging icons and the like along a so-called grid, detailed description thereof is omitted here.
  • the object update unit 105 creates the object arrangement information of the group solid object as described above, In addition, the object arrangement information of the grouped three-dimensional object may be updated so that the grouped three-dimensional object is arranged.
  • the object arrangement information of the group solid object is object arrangement information indicating the arrangement of shape information about the group solid object. Note that the position or the like of the group solid object may be determined in advance by default or the like, and rules such as a position of the group solid object are determined in advance. May be created. Further, the shape information of the group object may be created according to a rule specified in advance and stored in the shape information storage unit 101 described above.
  • the group solid object is preferably a solid object having a transparent surface so that the solid objects in the group arranged inside are transparently displayed.
  • the shape information of the group three-dimensional object is shape information indicating a three-dimensional object that can be seen through the inside.
  • the transmittance of the surface located on the front side is preferably higher than 0%. That is, it is preferable that the surface located on the front side has transparency.
  • the position and orientation of the 3D object in the group 3D object may be specified in advance or may be determined at random.
  • the solid objects in the group may be arranged in order at the coordinates set in advance in the solid object for groups.
  • the movement and direction of the three-dimensional object arranged in the group three-dimensional object are changed in accordance with the movement of the group three-dimensional object, the change of the direction, or the like.
  • the operation linked to the group three-dimensional object can be performed in this way. It becomes possible.
  • the object updating unit 105 You may make it update the object arrangement
  • the object update unit 105 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like.
  • the processing procedure of the object update unit 105 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).
  • the calculation unit 106 is configured to use a predetermined information that is specified in advance using arrangement information that is arranged on one or more surfaces of each of the one or more three-dimensional objects in accordance with the predetermined operation that is specified in advance by the operation receiving unit 104. Perform the operation. Specifically, the calculation unit 106 determines whether the operation received by the operation receiving unit 104 is a predetermined operation specified in advance, and performs a predetermined calculation when the operation is a predetermined operation. As described above, the predetermined operation is an operation for grouping the three-dimensional objects. The predetermined calculation is specifically an operation using a numerical value arranged on each surface of one or more three-dimensional objects as a parameter.
  • the calculation may be performed, for example, by assigning a numerical value to a previously specified arithmetic expression, or may be performed according to a rule specified in advance.
  • the calculation formulas and calculation rules are stored in advance in, for example, a storage medium (not shown).
  • the operations described here are operations including one or more of the four arithmetic operations.
  • the calculation is a combination of one or more of four arithmetic operations.
  • the operation is an operation including at least one of a sum operation, a difference operation, a product operation, or a quotient operation of numerical values arranged on each surface of one or more solid objects.
  • this is an operation of adding numerical values arranged on the surface of each solid object.
  • Whether or not the operation is a predetermined operation is determined based on, for example, whether or not a pre-designated command has been received or whether or not a pre-designated event has occurred. Depending on the predetermined operation, one calculation may be performed with the predetermined operation as a trigger, or the calculation performed may be different depending on the predetermined operation. There may be. Further, it does not matter which solid object the calculation unit 106 uses as a calculation target. For example, when an operation of adding a three-dimensional object to a group is performed, information arranged in the three-dimensional object included in the same group may be a calculation target. Also, all the three-dimensional objects may be subject to calculation. Further, one or more solid objects designated or selected at the time of performing the operation may be the calculation target.
  • the operation unit 106 performs an operation using, for example, information specified in advance by the user, default, or the like, among the information arranged in each solid object.
  • the calculation unit 106 may use any information out of information arranged in each solid object for calculation.
  • the calculation unit 106 may use information such as numerical values arranged on a predetermined surface of each solid object as a calculation parameter.
  • the calculation may be performed using only numerical values arranged on the first surface as predetermined parameters.
  • information such as numerical values having predetermined attributes arranged in each solid object may be used as a calculation parameter.
  • the attribute designated in advance may be any attribute, for example, an attribute such as price or quantity.
  • the calculation unit 106 may detect arrangement information having a character string “circle” from a three-dimensional object that is a target of a predetermined operation, and perform a predetermined calculation using the numerical value of the arrangement information as a parameter. good. Thereby, a numerical value whose attribute is a price can be calculated.
  • arrangement information to which a tag “price” is attached may be detected from a three-dimensional object that is a target of a predetermined operation, and a predetermined calculation may be performed using a numerical value included in the arrangement information as a parameter.
  • the three-dimensional object is a three-dimensional object for a product, and arrangement information that is information on the product name and the price of the product is arranged on the surface thereof.
  • an operation for grouping a plurality of three-dimensional objects for example, a process of selecting a plurality of three-dimensional objects indicating products as purchase targets is performed by the user or the like.
  • the calculation unit 106 selects “circle” specified in advance as a default or the like at the end from among the arrangement information arranged on the surface for each of the plurality of three-dimensional objects on which the grouping operation has been performed. Get the numeric value followed by the characters.
  • the calculation unit 106 multiplies the numerical value by a consumption tax rate specified in advance, for example, “1.05”, adds the value obtained by the multiplication, and includes the tax-included price of the product selected by the user for purchase. Calculate the sum of.
  • the calculation unit 106 normally performs a calculation when a predetermined operation is performed, but the timing at which the calculation is performed does not matter. In addition, for example, when a calculation is performed on one grouped solid object and then a change is made to the solid object constituting the group, the calculation on the group is performed again and the obtained calculation is performed. It is preferable to update the previous calculation result with the result.
  • the calculation unit 106 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like.
  • the processing procedure of the arithmetic unit 106 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).
  • the image information configuration unit 107 reads the shape information of the three-dimensional object and the placement information arranged on one or more surfaces of the three-dimensional object indicated by the shape information, and for each of the one or more surfaces indicated by the read shape information, The image information of the three-dimensional object in which the placement information corresponding to is arranged. Note that the three-dimensional object described here may be considered to include a group three-dimensional object.
  • the image information configured by the image information configuration unit 107 may be image information of a still image or image information of a moving image. Further, the image information configured by the image information configuration unit 107 may be image information of one frame or one field of a moving image.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 includes shape information about one or more solid objects, arrangement information arranged on one or more surfaces of the three-dimensional objects associated with these three-dimensional objects,
  • the object arrangement information associated with the three-dimensional object is read from the shape information storage unit 101, the arrangement information storage unit 103, and the object arrangement information storage unit 102.
  • positioning information corresponding to each is arrange
  • positioned this solid object in the position which object arrangement information designates in the position which the object arrangement information corresponding to this solid object designates is comprised.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 may read out shape information, arrangement information, object arrangement information, and the like from a file in the FLASH (registered trademark) format and configure image information of still images and moving images.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 may configure the image information as follows. Shapes read out by reading out the shape information of each solid object, the placement information placed on one or more surfaces indicated by the shape information, and the information indicating the direction of the object placement information corresponding to the solid object A two-dimensional image of a three-dimensional object in a state in which the three-dimensional object indicated by the information is oriented in the direction indicated by the object arrangement information, and arrangement information corresponding to each of the three or more surfaces of the three-dimensional object is arranged. Information is created by so-called rendering. Then, the created two-dimensional image may be arranged at a position on the two-dimensional coordinates indicated by the object arrangement information, such as a two-dimensional background image prepared in advance, and image information that is finally output may be configured. Good.
  • the two-dimensional background image or the like may be stored in advance in a storage medium (not shown), for example.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 stores the configured image information in a storage medium such as a VRAM (not shown).
  • the output unit 108 described later reads out and outputs image information stored in the VRAM or the like, for example.
  • the processing for configuring the image information described here may be considered as processing until image information to be displayed on a monitor or the like is configured and written to a VRAM or the like.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 may configure the image information according to a timing specified in advance or a trigger, and update the image information configured immediately before with the configured image information.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 configures image information using the object arrangement information updated by the object update unit 105.
  • the shape information of one solid object, the arrangement information of the solid object, and the object arrangement information of the solid object may be associated in any manner.
  • identification information of a three-dimensional object, shape information corresponding to the three-dimensional object, arrangement information, and object arrangement information may be individually associated with each other.
  • the identification information of the three-dimensional object and the shape information are associated with each other, and the shape information corresponding to the same three-dimensional object, the arrangement information, and the object arrangement information may be associated with each other.
  • the image information configured by the image information configuration unit 107 is, for example, image information when a three-dimensional object placed in a virtual three-dimensional space is viewed from a virtual viewpoint specified in advance. This image information is, for example, bitmap data.
  • composing display image information such as bitmap data from text information is also included in the process of composing the image information.
  • the process of arranging information such as image information and text information on the surface of a three-dimensional object to form a two-dimensional image is a process called a so-called rendering process, and is a well-known technique, and is not described here. To do.
  • rendering may be performed using information of setting items such as the color of the three-dimensional object included in the shape information and the like, transparency, reflection, refractive index, and bump.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 includes the shape information of the three-dimensional object, the arrangement information arranged on one or more surfaces of the three-dimensional object indicated by the shape information, the object arrangement information corresponding to the three-dimensional object, and the calculation unit 106.
  • the calculation result is obtained by reading out the calculation result, and image information in which the three-dimensional object in which the arrangement information corresponding to each of the one or more planes indicated by the read shape information is arranged is indicated by the object arrangement information.
  • the image information in which the calculation results are arranged may be configured. In this case, it is preferable that the position where the calculation result of the calculation unit 106 is arranged is a position corresponding to the position where the three-dimensional object is arranged.
  • the position corresponding to the position at which the three-dimensional object is arranged is, for example, a position corresponding to a position at which one or more three-dimensional objects to be calculated are arranged. Specifically, it is preferable to arrange in the vicinity of one or more three-dimensional objects to be calculated.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 May constitute image information in which an image showing a calculation result is arranged at the beginning or the end of a solid object arranged by the object arrangement information. In this case, the image of the three-dimensional object and the image indicating the calculation result may be separated by a line indicating the separation.
  • you may comprise the image information containing information, such as a character string and a figure which shows that it is a calculation result. Further, for example, an image indicating the calculation result may be arranged at a predetermined position specified in advance in the front of the group solid object, around the group solid object, or the like.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 also updates the object arrangement information updated by the object update unit 105, the updated object arrangement information and the calculation when a new calculation result is created or the previous calculation result is updated.
  • Image information is constructed using a result, a new calculation result, or the like.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 updates the image information configured immediately before with the configured image information.
  • the timing at which the image information configuration unit 107 updates the image information There is no limitation on the timing at which the image information configuration unit 107 updates the image information. For example, when the object update information is updated by the object update unit 105, the calculation result is updated by the calculation unit 106, or a new calculation is performed, the image information is designated to be updated. Also good. Further, the image information may be updated at a predetermined or irregular timing specified in advance.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like.
  • the processing procedure of the image information configuration unit 107 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).
  • the output unit 108 outputs the image information configured by the image information configuration unit 107 and the calculation result of the calculation unit 106.
  • the calculation result only needs to be output as a result.
  • the image information configured by the image information configuration unit 107 includes an image of information indicating the calculation result as described above, this image
  • the output of information can be considered as the output of the calculation result.
  • the output unit 108 updates the output using the updated image information. For example, when the calculation unit 106 acquires a new calculation result or updates the calculation result, the output unit 108 updates the output of the calculation result. In addition, the timing, trigger, etc. which the output part 108 updates an output are not ask
  • the output described here means display on a display, projection using a projector, printing on a printer, transmission to an external device, storage on a recording medium, processing result to other processing devices or other programs, etc. It is a concept that includes delivery.
  • the output unit 108 may output the image information and the calculation result in different forms. For example, the image information may be displayed on a display and the calculation result may be transmitted to an external device.
  • the program is an instruction for a procedure of processing (calculation, operation, communication, etc.) performed by the computer.
  • the output unit 108 may or may not include an output device such as a display.
  • the output unit 108 can be realized by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 acquires one or more pieces of object arrangement information from the object arrangement information storage unit 102.
  • the acquired object arrangement information is temporarily stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown).
  • Step S202 The image information configuration unit 107 acquires shape information of one or more three-dimensional objects associated with the object arrangement information acquired in step S201 from the shape information storage unit 101.
  • the acquired shape information is temporarily stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown).
  • Step S203 The image information configuration unit 107 acquires the arrangement information corresponding to one or more solid objects associated with the object arrangement information acquired in step S201 from the arrangement information storage unit 103.
  • the acquired arrangement information is temporarily stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown).
  • the image information configuration unit 107 configures the image information of the three-dimensional object using the shape information, the arrangement information, and the object arrangement information read in steps S201 to S203 for each three-dimensional object.
  • the object placement information is placed at the position indicated by the object placement information corresponding to each solid object, with the solid object in which the placement information corresponding to the solid object is placed on the surface indicated by the shape information corresponding to each solid object.
  • the image information arranged in the direction shown is configured.
  • Step S205 The output unit 108 outputs the image information configured in step S204.
  • Step S206 The operation reception unit 104 determines whether an operation by a user or the like has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S207. If not accepted, the process returns to step S206.
  • Step S207 The calculation unit 106 determines whether or not the operation received in Step S206 is a predetermined operation specified in advance. For example, it is determined whether the received command, the event that has occurred, or the like matches a predetermined command or event. The determination of this match may be a partial match or a complete match. If it is a predetermined operation, the process proceeds to step S208. If it is not a predetermined operation, the process proceeds to step S216.
  • the object update unit 105 updates the object arrangement information according to a predetermined operation specified in advance received in step S206.
  • the predetermined operation is an operation for moving the three-dimensional object to a predetermined position
  • the object arrangement information of the three-dimensional object is changed so that the three-dimensional object to be operated is arranged at a predetermined position.
  • the predetermined operation is, for example, an operation of registering a solid object in a predetermined group
  • the operation target solid object is arranged in a region designated in advance to arrange the three-dimensional object registered in the group.
  • the object arrangement information of the solid object is changed.
  • the update process here may include a process of newly creating object arrangement information of the group solid object. Note that this process may be omitted when the operation designated in advance is an operation that does not change the position or direction of the object, or when the operation is not changed.
  • the computing unit 106 acquires a numerical value from the placement information placed on one or more solid objects to be computed. For example, when an operation for registering a three-dimensional object in a predetermined group is performed, the arithmetic unit 106 acquires a numerical value from the arrangement information arranged in all the three-dimensional objects registered in the predetermined group. Further, for example, a numerical value may be acquired from arrangement information arranged in a plurality of solid objects selected as an operation target. In addition, the calculation unit 106 acquires, for example, a numerical value having a pre-designated attribute, for example, a numerical value in information provided with a pre-designated tag among the placement information arranged in each solid object. Alternatively, all numerical information of the placement information placed in each solid object may be acquired. The acquired numerical value is temporarily stored in, for example, a storage medium (not shown).
  • Step S210 The computing unit 106 performs a computation designated in advance using the numerical value acquired in Step S209. For example, an arithmetic expression or the like that is stored in advance in a storage medium (not shown) may be read out. The calculation result is temporarily stored in, for example, a storage medium (not shown).
  • Step S211 The image information configuration unit 107 acquires one or more pieces of object arrangement information from the object arrangement information storage unit 102.
  • the acquired object arrangement information is temporarily stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown). Note that this processing may be omitted for a three-dimensional object in which the object arrangement information is not updated in step S208 and the object arrangement information acquired immediately before is held in the memory or the like as it is.
  • Step S212 The image information configuration unit 107 acquires, from the shape information storage unit 101, the shape information of one or more solid objects associated with the object arrangement information acquired in step S211.
  • the acquired shape information is temporarily stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown). This processing may be omitted for a solid object whose shape information acquired immediately before is held in a memory or the like.
  • Step S213 The image information configuration unit 107 acquires the arrangement information corresponding to one or more solid objects associated with the object arrangement information acquired in step S211 from the arrangement information storage unit 103.
  • the acquired arrangement information is temporarily stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown). This processing may be omitted for a solid object in which the arrangement information acquired immediately before is held in the memory or the like as it is.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 configures the image information of the three-dimensional object using the shape information, the arrangement information, and the object arrangement information read in steps S211 to S213 for each three-dimensional object.
  • the object placement information is placed at the position indicated by the object placement information corresponding to each solid object, with the solid object in which the placement information corresponding to the solid object is placed on the surface indicated by the shape information corresponding to each solid object.
  • the image information arranged in the direction shown is configured.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 may further configure image information in which the calculation result acquired in step S210 is arranged at a position corresponding to the position where the three-dimensional object is arranged.
  • Step S215) The output unit 108 updates the image information output immediately before with the image information configured in step S214, and outputs the updated image information. Then, the process returns to step S206.
  • Step S216 The object update unit 105 updates, for example, the object arrangement information in accordance with the operation received in Step S206. Then, the process returns to step S201.
  • the case where the operation received in step S206 changes the arrangement or direction of the object has been described as an example, but other operations may be used. Even in the case of other operations, a processing unit (not shown) may perform processing according to the operation.
  • the information acquired in the processing from step S201 to step S203 or from step S211 to step S213 is temporarily stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown) to update the object arrangement information and the like.
  • a storage medium such as a memory (not shown)
  • the information temporarily stored in the memory or the like is read and used as it is for the shape information and the object arrangement information that are not updated. In this way, the updated image information may be configured.
  • the process is terminated by turning off the power or interrupting the termination of the process.
  • FIG. 3 is a shape information management table for managing the shape information stored in the shape information storage unit 101.
  • the shape information management table has items of “object ID”, “size x”, “size y”, and “size z”.
  • Object ID is identification information for identifying a three-dimensional object.
  • Size x is the length of the solid object in the x-axis direction, that is, the width.
  • Size y is the length of the three-dimensional object in the y-axis direction, that is, the height.
  • Size z is the length of the three-dimensional object in the z-axis direction, that is, the depth.
  • the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis described here are the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis set in the solid object itself, and the absolute X-axis, Y-axis, set in the virtual three-dimensional space, Different from the Z axis.
  • the origin of the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis set for the 3D object itself is set, for example, at the center or the center of gravity of the 3D object.
  • the unit of each size may be any unit such as a pixel.
  • the shape information of the six solid objects is managed by the shape information management table.
  • the solid object whose “object ID” is “OBJ6” is the shape information of the group solid object.
  • the shape information of the group solid object may be variable depending on the size and number of solid objects arranged inside.
  • FIG. 4 is an object arrangement information management table for managing the object arrangement information stored in the object arrangement information storage unit 102.
  • the object arrangement information is created and accumulated in advance by a user or the like.
  • the object arrangement information has items of “object ID”, “coordinate (X, Y, Z)”, and “rotation angle (x, y, z)”.
  • the “object ID” is identification information for identifying a three-dimensional object, and corresponds to the “object ID” of the shape information described above.
  • Coordinats (X, Y, Z)” is information indicating the coordinates in the virtual three-dimensional space where the solid object indicated by the “object ID” of the same record is arranged.
  • the coordinates are the coordinates of the center of the solid object.
  • the value of this coordinate is an absolute coordinate in the virtual three-dimensional space.
  • the horizontal direction (width direction) in the virtual three-dimensional space is the X axis
  • the vertical direction (height direction) is the Y axis
  • the depth direction is the Z axis.
  • “Rotation angle (x, y, z)” indicates a rotation angle with the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis of the three-dimensional object as rotation axes.
  • the rotation angle may be considered as information indicating the direction in which the three-dimensional object is arranged.
  • the coordinate axis set for the solid object is also rotated in the virtual three-dimensional space.
  • the x-axis and y-axis of the three-dimensional object are respectively orthogonal to the X-axis and Y-axis of the virtual three-dimensional space.
  • the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis of the three-dimensional object are arranged in parallel to the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis in the virtual three-dimensional space, respectively.
  • the value of the Z coordinate may be omitted when there is no need to change the depth of the position where the three-dimensional object is arranged, for example, when the rendered three-dimensional object image is arranged on a two-dimensional plane.
  • the group solid object corresponding to the shape information whose “object ID” is “OBJ6” shown in FIG. 3 is not arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space at this time, Accordingly, it is assumed that the object arrangement information corresponding to the group solid object is not managed in the object arrangement information management table of FIG.
  • the shape information described above includes information specifying the first to third surfaces of the three-dimensional object.
  • the information for designating the first to third surfaces is, for example, information for designating a surface defined using the coordinates of the three-dimensional object.
  • the first surface is the front of a three-dimensional object that is a cube when the object arrangement information has a value as shown in FIG.
  • the surface is perpendicular to the z-axis of the three-dimensional object and is positioned closest to the front by default.
  • the second surface is assumed to be the left side surface of the three-dimensional object as seen from the three-dimensional object itself.
  • the third surface is assumed to be the upper surface of the three-dimensional object.
  • the information specifying the first to third surfaces is information specifying the coordinates of three or more vertices of the surface of the solid object corresponding to each surface.
  • information specifying the coordinates of the center of the surface corresponding to the first to third surfaces among the surfaces constituting the three-dimensional object may be used.
  • the coordinates are coordinates expressed using coordinate axes set in the three-dimensional object. For this reason, even if the orientation of the three-dimensional object is changed, the information specifying the first to third surfaces does not change. That is, the first to third surfaces may be considered as surfaces that are fixed in advance with respect to the three-dimensional object.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the solid object and the first to third surfaces.
  • the first surface 61 is the front of the three-dimensional object.
  • the second surface 62 is the left side surface of the three-dimensional object.
  • the third surface 63 is the upper surface of the three-dimensional object.
  • the coordinate axes shown in the figure indicate coordinate axes set for the three-dimensional object.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the placement information stored in the placement information storage unit 103.
  • the placement information constitutes information in XML format.
  • the arrangement information may not be information in the XML format, and may be data in a format in which the information can be referred to by item or attribute.
  • each placement information is considered to be information composed of information surrounded by a start tag and an end tag.
  • the tagged information in the range delimited by “ ⁇ product name>” and “ ⁇ / product name>” is the placement information indicating the product name of one product.
  • the tagged information in the range delimited by “ ⁇ genre name>” and “ ⁇ / genre name>” is the placement information indicating the genre name of one genre.
  • the placement information is information about a mobile phone, and the genre name is “mobile phone”.
  • the tagged information in the range delimited by “ ⁇ price>” and “ ⁇ / price>” is the placement information indicating the price among the information indicating the details of one product.
  • the placement information is created and accumulated in advance by a user or the like.
  • the arrangement information indicating the products is classified according to the genre of the products.
  • tagged information which is information indicating the details of each product, is prepared in advance as the placement information below the placement information indicating each product.
  • FIG. 7 shows arrangement information management for managing the correspondence between the arrangement information, the solid object in which the arrangement information is arranged, and the arrangement plane, which are stored in the arrangement information storage unit 103. It is a figure which shows a table
  • the placement information is managed in association with the solid object.
  • the arrangement designation information management table has an item “object ID”, an item “product ID”, and an item “arrangement surface”.
  • the “arrangement surface” further has items of “first surface”, “second surface”, and “third surface”.
  • the “object ID” corresponds to the object ID shown in FIG.
  • “Product ID” is information for designating placement information associated with the three-dimensional object indicated by “Object ID”, and here, it is information indicating a product ID tag in the placement information shown in FIG. is there.
  • the placement information associated with the product ID tag having an element that matches the value of the “product ID” is the placement information designated by the “placement information”.
  • “Arrangement plane” is information for specifying tags of arrangement information arranged on each plane of the three-dimensional object.
  • “First plane”, “Second plane”, and “Third plane” are respectively three-dimensional objects. This is information for designating the tags of the placement information arranged on the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface.
  • information to which a tag indicated by “arrangement plane” is assigned is arranged on each plane of the three-dimensional object.
  • the tag that is the value of the item “placement surface” may be considered as acquisition condition information that is information indicating a condition for obtaining the placement information.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 is managed by the object arrangement information management table shown in FIG. Read object placement information. That is, the values of the items of “coordinate (X, Y, Z)” and “rotation angle (x, y, z)” that are object placement information corresponding to “object ID” from “OBJ1” to “OBJ5”. Is read. Then, for example, it is temporarily stored in a memory or the like in association with the “object ID”.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 of the information processing apparatus 1 acquires shape information about the three-dimensional object associated with the placement information. That is, all the values of the “object ID” in the arrangement information management table shown in FIG. 4 are acquired, and the shape information of the solid object associated with the “object ID” that matches this value is shown in FIG. Read from the information management table.
  • the shape information with “object ID” “OBJ1” to “OBJ5” shown in FIG. 3 is read out and temporarily stored in a memory or the like in association with “object ID”, for example.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 reads the solid information from which the image information configuration unit 107 has read out the shape information, that is, each of the three-dimensional objects whose “object ID” is “OBJ1” to “OBJ5” (hereinafter, the three-dimensional object “OBJ1”). (Referred to as “OBJ5”) is acquired using the arrangement information management table shown in FIG. 7 as follows.
  • the placement information tags arranged on the respective surfaces constituting the solid object “OBJ1”, here the first surface to the third surface are read from the placement information management table shown in FIG. Specifically, the value “SER1345” of the item “product ID” of the record whose “object ID” is “OBJ1” in the arrangement information management table shown in FIG. 7 is read. Then, from the arrangement information shown in FIG. 6, information on the product having the product ID tag whose element is “SER1345”, that is, the “ ⁇ product>” tag having the product ID tag whose element is “SER1345”. The information enclosed by the “ ⁇ / product>” tag is specified.
  • the tag names that are the values of the items “first side” to “third side” of the records whose “object ID” is “OBJ1” in the arrangement information management table shown in FIG. The tag having the tag name that matches each tag is detected from the product information specified above in the arrangement information shown in FIG. 6, and the detected tag elements are sequentially acquired.
  • the acquired tag elements are arrangement information arranged from the first surface to the third surface of the solid object whose “object ID” is “OBJ1”.
  • the element shown in FIG. 7 is detected from the placement information including the product ID tag whose “SER1345” is “SER1345”, and “BS602” which is an element of this product name tag is acquired as the placement information to be placed on the first surface.
  • the arrangement information is acquired for each of the three-dimensional objects “OBJ2” to “OBJ5”.
  • the acquired information is temporarily stored in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown) in association with the identification information of the three-dimensional object, for example.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 configures image information of the solid objects “OBJ1” to “OBJ5”.
  • the three-dimensional objects “OBJ1” to “OBJ5” are placed on the first to third surfaces of the three-dimensional objects indicated by the shape information of the three-dimensional objects “OBJ1” to “OBJ5” acquired by the image information configuration unit 107.
  • the arrangement information (excluding tags) acquired by the image information configuration unit 107 is arranged corresponding to the first surface to the third surface, and these three-dimensional objects are further converted into three-dimensional objects “OBJ1” to “OBJ5”.
  • the image information arranged at the position and orientation indicated by the arrangement information acquired by the image information configuration unit 107 is configured. Specifically, so-called rendering processing is performed.
  • rendering processing is performed.
  • parameters such as the coordinate axes and the angle of view at the time of rendering are set in advance so that a projection view of each three-dimensional object is configured.
  • the output unit 108 outputs the image information configured by the image information configuration unit 107.
  • the output unit 108 is connected to the monitor 504 and displays the image information of the synthesized three-dimensional object on the monitor 504.
  • Figure 8 shows a display example.
  • the solid object 801 is a solid object “OBJ1”
  • the solid object 802 is a solid object “OBJ2”
  • the solid object 803 is a solid object “OBJ3”
  • the solid object 804 is a solid object “OBJ4”
  • the solid object 805. Is a three-dimensional object “OBJ5”.
  • the coordinate values and the positions of the three-dimensional objects shown in the figure are for explanation, and are not accurately drawn according to the actual size.
  • each solid object corresponds to a product, and the product name, product image, specification, price, etc. of each product are displayed on the surface of each solid object. It is possible to easily grasp the correspondence between the product and information such as specifications related to the product.
  • the operation receiving unit 104 receives an operation “add to shopping cart” for the three-dimensional objects 801, 802, and 805 whose “object ID” is “OBJ1”, “OBJ2”, and “OBJ5”. This operation may be considered as an operation of adding the three-dimensional object 801 to the group of purchase target products.
  • the calculation unit 106 determines whether the operation received by the operation receiving unit 104 is a predetermined operation.
  • the computing unit 106 compares the received operation or an event corresponding to this operation with an operation or event stored in a storage medium (not shown) in advance.
  • the arithmetic unit 106 performs an operation that matches the received operation or event.
  • the operation received by the operation receiving unit 104 is determined to be a predetermined operation.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 performs an operation according to the received operation, but the description thereof is omitted here.
  • the object update unit 105 updates the arrangement of the three-dimensional object according to the operation. Specifically, the group solid object is arranged at a predetermined position, and the selected solid object is arranged at a predetermined position in the arranged group solid object.
  • the arrangement information of a default group solid object stored in a storage unit (not shown) or the like is read in advance, and the “object” of the shape information of the group solid object prepared in advance in the shape information management table shown in FIG. It is stored in the object arrangement information storage unit 102 in association with “OBJ6” which is “ID”. Then, the object arrangement information management table shown in FIG. 4 is updated. Is updated so that the record of the solid object for the group is added.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an updated object arrangement information management table.
  • the object arrangement information management table a record of the group solid object is added.
  • the placement information stored in the group solid object indicated by the shape information stored in the shape information storage unit 101 is prepared in the placement information storage unit 103 in advance.
  • FIG. 10 is a group placement information management for managing the correspondence between the shape information of the group solid object stored in the shape information storage unit 101 and the placement information placed on each surface of the group solid object. It is a figure which shows a table
  • the group placement information management table has an item “object ID” and an item “placement surface”.
  • the “arrangement surface” further has items of “first surface”, “second surface”, and “third surface”.
  • the “object ID” corresponds to the object ID shown in FIG.
  • Arrangement plane indicates arrangement information arranged on each arrangement plane of the three-dimensional object. “-” Indicates that there is no value, that is, no information is arranged.
  • the character string “calculation result” in the arrangement information is a character string that is replaced with the calculation result by the calculation unit 106 when constructing the image of the three-dimensional object.
  • the “placement surface” of the group placement information management table unlike the tag name like the “placement surface” information of the placement information management table shown in FIG. It is assumed that the arrangement information is arranged. However, tag names similar to those shown in FIG. 7 may be arranged. In this case, the arrangement information management table and the group arrangement information management table shown in FIG. 7 may be integrated into one arrangement information management table.
  • the arrangement of the three-dimensional objects is performed so that the three-dimensional objects having the object ID “OBJ1”, “OBJ2”, and “OBJ5” as the operation target are arranged in the newly arranged group three-dimensional object.
  • Change information For example, it is assumed that a plurality of coordinates in a group three-dimensional object on which one or more three-dimensional objects to be processed into a shopping cart can be placed are prepared in advance in a storage medium (not shown) by default. Then, the object update unit 105 reads out these coordinates in order and assigns them in order to the three-dimensional object to be operated. The object update unit 105 updates the object arrangement information of the three-dimensional object with the assigned coordinates.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an updated object arrangement information management table.
  • the value of “coordinate (x, y, z)” of the record whose “object ID” is “OBJ1”, “OBJ2”, and “OBJ5” is updated.
  • one or more grouped solid objects for example, one or more solid objects placed in a shopping cart are stored in a storage unit (not shown) or the like. May be managed by management information or the like for managing
  • management information (not shown) is associated with identification information of one or more three-dimensional objects grouped into one group, for example, information indicating that it belongs to one group, for example, information indicating that it has been added to a shopping cart. It may be managed using information or the like.
  • information indicating that it belongs to one group may be added to one or more solid objects grouped into one group, for example, one or more solid objects placed in a shopping cart. good.
  • each solid object is a solid object belonging to one group (for example, whether or not it is a solid object placed in a shopping cart) is grouped with coordinates of each solid object specified in advance. The determination may be made based on whether or not the coordinates are within the area where the three-dimensional object is placed (for example, the coordinates within the grouped three-dimensional object).
  • the calculation unit 106 determines that the operation received by the operation receiving unit 104 is a predetermined operation
  • the calculation unit 106 reads a predetermined calculation formula from a storage medium (not shown).
  • the arithmetic expression to be read here is obtained by multiplying the value to which the tag ⁇ price> of the placement information placed in the solid object placed in the shopping cart is added by “1.05” which is a consumption tax rate. It is assumed that this is an arithmetic expression that specifies that an operation for calculating the sum is performed.
  • the arithmetic expression read out here may be an arithmetic expression corresponding to the operation received by the operation receiving unit 104.
  • the operation and the arithmetic expression may be associated with each other and stored in a storage medium (not shown) or the like, and the arithmetic expression corresponding to the accepted operation may be read.
  • the calculation unit 106 shows the placement information management table shown in FIG. 7 and the placement information management table shown in FIG. 6 for the placement information respectively placed in the solid objects whose “object ID” is “OBJ1”, “OBJ2”, “OBJ5”.
  • the location information is specified, and the value with the ⁇ price> tag is acquired from the specified location information.
  • the product ID information “SER1345”, the product name, Get tag name of details, product photo For example, as information indicating the placement information placed on the solid object whose “object ID” is “OBJ1”, the product ID information “SER1345”, the product name, Get tag name of details, product photo. Then, from the placement information shown in FIG. 6, the placement information of the product including the information having the value “SER1345” with the ⁇ product ID> tag attached is detected, and the ⁇ product name> in this product is detected. In the information to which the tag, the ⁇ detail> tag, or the ⁇ product photo> tag is assigned, the ⁇ price> tag is detected, and the value to which the ⁇ price> tag is attached is read.
  • the ⁇ price> tag is detected in the information to which the ⁇ detail> tag is assigned, and "32,000 yen" that is the value to which the ⁇ price> tag is assigned is read. Then, the read value is temporarily stored in a storage medium or the like. Similar processing is performed for the solid objects whose “object ID” is “OBJ2” and “OBJ5”, thereby obtaining values of “16,000 yen” and “35,000 yen”, respectively. Here, the calculation is performed only on the numerical part.
  • the calculation unit 106 multiplies the read values by “1.05”, respectively, and calculates the sum of the multiplication results.
  • the total value “87.15 million yen” is acquired.
  • the acquired value is temporarily stored in a storage medium (not shown).
  • the price is calculated by multiplying the price of the product without consumption tax by the consumption tax rate.
  • the price of the product is simply summed.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 configures the image information of the three-dimensional object in the same manner as described above, using the updated object arrangement information. Since the processing for the three-dimensional objects whose “object ID” is “OBJ1” to “OBJ5” is the same as described above, detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the group shown in FIG. 7 For the three-dimensional solid object whose “object ID” is “OBJ6”, instead of obtaining the arrangement information arranged in the object using the arrangement information management table shown in FIG. 7, the group shown in FIG. The placement information to be placed on the surface is acquired using the placement information management table. Specifically, in FIG. 10, the record whose “object ID” is “OBJ6” includes only the placement information to be placed on the “first side”. Get the value of the item “first page”. Furthermore, the image information configuration unit 107 detects a character string “calculation result” from the acquired value, and replaces this character string with the calculation result “87.15 million yen” of the calculation unit 106.
  • the information “shopping cart total: 87.51 million yen (including tax)” is acquired as the placement information to be placed on the first surface of the solid object whose “object ID” is “OBJ6”.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 configures an image of the group solid object in which the arrangement information is arranged.
  • the 3D object for group whose “object ID” is “OBJ6” is a 3D object in which the 3D object of the product to be purchased is arranged, so that the inside can be seen through in advance. It is assumed that the attributes of the surface of the solid object are set so that the background is transparent except for the frame.
  • the output unit 108 outputs the image information configured by the image information configuration unit 107.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an output example of image information.
  • the three-dimensional objects 801, 802, and 805 for which the operation “add to shopping cart” has been performed are arranged in the newly displayed group three-dimensional object 806.
  • the user can visually recognize which product is put in the shopping cart.
  • the total price including the consumption tax of the price arranged on the surface of the solid object arranged inside is displayed. Thereby, the user can easily know the amount of money when the product is purchased without performing the calculation himself.
  • a solid object of the added product may be added to perform the same processing as described above.
  • a product is deleted from the shopping cart. It should be noted that where the product deleted from the shopping cart is to be arranged may be designated by default, for example, or the original position may be stored and the original position is stored again. It may be arranged again.
  • the three-dimensional object selected as the target of the operation “add to shopping cart” is arranged in the group three-dimensional object.
  • the object arrangement information may be updated so as to be arranged along the column.
  • the coordinates of the positions at predetermined intervals on one or more grid lines specified in advance are sequentially determined as the center coordinates of the three-dimensional object, and the object arrangement information of the three-dimensional object is updated with the determined coordinates.
  • the predetermined interval may be, for example, a value designated in advance, or may be a value obtained by adding a value designated in advance to the width or height of the three-dimensional object.
  • the grid line position information is stored in advance in a storage medium (not shown). Further, a point that becomes a grid may be used instead of the grid line.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 configures the image information of the three-dimensional object using the object arrangement information updated in this way, as in the above specific example.
  • the image information configuration unit 107 configures the image information
  • the image information in which the calculation result of the calculation unit 106 is arranged at the last position of the arranged three-dimensional objects to be operated may be configured. good.
  • information such as a character string or a bar specified in advance for indicating the calculation result may be added as appropriate when arranging.
  • These pieces of information, information on positions where these pieces of information are arranged, and the like may be stored in a storage medium (not shown).
  • the calculation results may be arranged at other positions designated in advance with respect to the arranged solid objects.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an output example when the operation target solid object is arranged in this manner.
  • an operation for placing the selected three-dimensional object into a shopping cart is accepted. Or the like, and dropping it in a predesignated area set in the output screen, a predetermined operation on the three-dimensional object, for example, an operation to put in a shopping cart as described above may be accepted.
  • Coordinate information or the like for designating the contour of the area designated in advance may be stored in a storage medium (not shown) or the like.
  • the three-dimensional object that is the operation target is moved or the group three-dimensional object is arranged. May be output to a monitor or the like.
  • the present embodiment it is possible to perform an operation using information such as numerical values arranged on the surface of the three-dimensional object by operating the three-dimensional object.
  • the information arranged on each surface of the three-dimensional object can be effectively used according to the operation on the three-dimensional object. For example, when a three-dimensional object is for displaying information about a product, and a numerical value such as the price of the product is arranged on the surface thereof, an operation for calculating a total amount using this numerical value Calculation is possible.
  • each process may be realized by centralized processing by a single device (system), or by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. May be.
  • two or more communication means (information transmission unit, etc.) existing in one apparatus may be physically realized by one medium.
  • information related to processing executed by each component for example, information received, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, and received by each component.
  • information such as threshold values, mathematical formulas, addresses, etc. used by each component in processing is retained temporarily or over a long period of time on a recording medium (not shown) even when not explicitly stated in the above description. It may be.
  • the storage of information in the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a storage unit (not shown).
  • reading of information from the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a reading unit (not shown).
  • the information processing apparatus may be a stand-alone apparatus or a server apparatus in a server / client system.
  • the output unit or the reception unit receives an input or outputs a screen via a communication line.
  • each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program.
  • each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.
  • the software that realizes the information processing apparatus in the above embodiment is the following program.
  • the program causes the computer to display the solid information indicated by the shape information that is information specifying the shape of one or more solid objects stored in the shape information storage unit and the shape information stored in the arrangement information storage unit.
  • Image information that constitutes the image information of the three-dimensional object in which the arrangement information corresponding to each of the one or more planes indicated by the read shape information is arranged is read out.
  • a configuration unit an operation receiving unit that receives a predetermined operation specified in advance for one or more solid objects, and arranged on one or more surfaces of each of the one or more solid objects according to the predetermined operation received by the operation receiving unit
  • An output unit that outputs a calculation unit that performs a predetermined calculation using the arrangement information, an image information configured by the image information configuration unit, and a calculation result of the calculation unit. Is a program to function.
  • the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can only be realized by hardware.
  • a function that can be realized only by hardware such as a modem or an interface card in an acquisition unit that acquires information or an output unit that outputs information is not included in the function realized by the program.
  • the computer that executes this program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the appearance of a computer that executes the program and realizes the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.
  • the above-described embodiment can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed on the computer hardware.
  • a computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Only Memory) drive 905, an FD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disk) drive 906, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, a monitor 904, Is provided.
  • a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Only Memory) drive 905, an FD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disk) drive 906, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, a monitor 904, Is provided.
  • FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the computer system 900.
  • a computer 901 in addition to the CD-ROM drive 905 and the FD drive 906, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing a program such as a bootup program, and the MPU 911.
  • MPU Micro Processing Unit
  • ROM Read Only Memory
  • a RAM Random Access Memory
  • 913 that temporarily stores program instructions and a temporary storage space
  • a hard disk 914 that stores application programs, system programs, and data
  • an MPU 911 and a ROM 912 are interconnected.
  • a bus 915 The computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides connection to the LAN.
  • a program for causing the computer system 900 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus according to the above embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 921 or the FD 922, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 905 or the FD drive 906, and transferred to the hard disk 914. May be. Instead, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 914. The program is loaded into the RAM 913 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921, the FD 922, or the network.
  • the program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus according to the above embodiment.
  • the program may include only a part of an instruction that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.
  • the information processing apparatus is suitable as an information processing apparatus for displaying information, and is particularly useful as an apparatus for displaying information using a three-dimensional object. It is.

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Un appareil de traitement d'informations classique présentait un problème en ce que des informations positionnées de chaque côté d'un objet plein ne pouvaient pas être réellement utilisées en réponse à une opération. Pour résoudre ce problème, un appareil de traitement d'informations est pourvu d'une unité de mémorisation d'informations de forme (101) dans laquelle des informations de forme pour un objet plein sont mémorisées ; d'une unité de mémorisation d'informations positionnables (103) mémorisant des informations positionnables positionnées d'un côté de l'objet plein ; d'une unité de construction d'informations d'image (107) extrayant les informations de forme pour l'objet plein et les informations positionnables positionnées du côté de l'objet plein, et construisant des informations d'image pour l'objet plein, les informations positionnables ayant été positionnées du côté pour lequel les informations de forme ont été extraites ; d'une unité arithmétique (106) effectuant un calcul prédéterminé, à l’aide des informations positionnables qui ont été positionnées d'un côté de chacun d'un ou de plusieurs objets pleins, en réponse à une opération prédéterminée pour l'objet plein qui a été reçue par l'unité d'opération (104) ; et d'une unité de sortie (108) délivrant les informations d'image que l'unité de construction d'informations d'image (103) a construites et un résultat de calcul de l'unité arithmétique (106).
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