JP4671726B2 - Content output device, content output program, and content distribution system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a content output device, a content output program, and a content distribution system, and more particularly, to a content output device, an output program, and a distribution system that include display of dialogue such as comics.

  Various content distribution services via the Internet have become widespread, and there are now comic distribution services. On the other hand, mobile phones are often used as content output devices with the spread of mobile phones and higher functionality.

  Conventionally, there have been a picture-story show method and a scroll method as comic content display methods using a mobile phone. In the picture-story show method, each frame of a comic is displayed sequentially on the screen, and in the scroll method, a plurality of frames are scrolled and displayed on the screen.

  Displaying one frame at a time as in the picture-story show system does not fully express the story flow, speed, and sharpness of the image that the author intended, which hinders readers' interest in the work. In addition, the display of each scroll-type frame does not necessarily match the timing and speed at which each reader visually recognizes each frame, and the reader cannot be fully enjoyed.

  However, if a plurality of frames are displayed on one screen with emphasis on the flow of story, a feeling of speed, sharpness of an image, etc., the balloon is reduced and it becomes difficult to read the lines.

  The present invention was devised to solve such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a content output device, a content output program, and a content distribution system that can output comics in a fully enjoyable form.

  According to the present invention, a reader can be fully entertained when outputting content.

A content output apparatus according to the present invention is a display means provided in a mobile phone and a receiving means provided in the mobile phone, and includes at least a plurality of image data (hereinafter referred to as content image data) and these image data . Receiving means for receiving comic content data including corresponding character data, image display control means provided in the mobile phone, image display control means for sequentially displaying the content image data on the display means, and mobile phone The character display control means provided in the display device, wherein a delay of 0.2 to 0.5 seconds from the display of each content image data in the character display area independent of the content image data in the display means Character display control means for displaying character data corresponding to each content image data after the time. As a result, when outputting comic content on a mobile phone, the reader can be fully entertained , and the relationship between the frame image and the balloon can be optimized. In addition,
When practical errors are taken into consideration, good results are obtained with a delay time of approximately 0.3 seconds.

  In the content output apparatus according to the present invention, the character display control means further includes an operation control means for displaying the character data corresponding to the one image data in a divided manner and switching the divided and displayed character data. Thus, it is possible to display character data exceeding the display means display capacity.

In the content output apparatus according to the present invention, the image display control means superimposes the content image data on the commercial image data, thereby displaying the commercial image data so that a glimpse can be seen between the content image data. . As a result, the commercial is displayed so as to be recognized by the user as being always worried, giving a strong impression to the user and enhancing the advertising effect.

The present invention is a display means provided in a mobile phone and a receiving means provided in the mobile phone, and includes at least a plurality of image data (hereinafter referred to as content image data) and character data corresponding to these image data. Receiving means for receiving cartoon content data, image display control means provided on a mobile phone, image display control means for displaying the content image data on the display means, and character display provided on the mobile phone A content output program for a content output device, comprising: a control means, and a character display control means for displaying character data corresponding to each content image data, wherein the receiving means receives the comic content data And a step of sequentially displaying the individual content image data on the display means. And character data corresponding to the displayed content image data after the delay time of 0.2 seconds to 0.5 seconds from the display of each content image data, Causes the content output device to execute the step of displaying in an independent character display area. As a result, when outputting comic content on a mobile phone, the reader can be fully entertained , and the relationship between the frame image and the balloon can be optimized.

A content distribution system according to the present invention comprises: the content output device according to any one of claims 1 to 4; a server that holds the comic content data; and a communication unit that connects the server and the content output device. The character data of the comic content data is created in a plurality of languages, and the content output device can request the comic content data by specifying any language to the server. The server transmits the comic content data in the specified language to the content output device in response to the language designation from the content output device and the request for the comic content data, and the content output device. Sequentially displays the received content image data and the content From the display of the image data after the delay time, the displaying the text data corresponding to the content image data, whereby, when cartoon content output in the cellular phone, I by a variety of languages, entertain sufficiently readers And the relationship between the frame image and the balloon can be optimized.

  Next, preferred embodiments of a content output device, a content output program, a content distribution system, and a content distribution program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Content output device]
1 is a block diagram showing a mobile phone as a content output device, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an operation input unit of the mobile phone in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a content distribution system including the mobile phone of FIG.

  4 is a diagram illustrating an example of content distributed by the content distribution system in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the content in FIG. 4 is displayed on the mobile phone in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation screen in the mobile phone of FIG.

In FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1000 includes a display unit 1010 such as a color LCD (liquid crystal display) and a display control unit 1012 that drives the display unit 1010 based on an image to be displayed and displays the image. in the telephone 1000, for example, cartoon and receive the content (FIG. 4) is displayed as shown in FIG.

  The display control unit 1012 is connected to a control unit 1020 configured by an interface (not shown) that controls the entire mobile phone 1000 and inputs / outputs information to / from each block, and the control unit 1020 includes a system An external memory 1034 such as a memory 1030, a ROM 1032 and a memory card is connected. An image to be displayed on the display unit 1010 is generated by the control unit 1020, or stored in the system memory 1030, the ROM 1032, and the external memory 1034.

The control unit 1020 is connected to a transmission / reception unit 1040 for communication with the base station, so that voice communication and data communication are possible. With regard to voice calls, voice input and unit 1050 microphone 1052 and speaker 1054 are connected is connected to the control unit 1020.

  Programs and data for content output in the mobile phone 1000 are loaded from the external memory 1034 or downloaded by data communication.

  The control unit 1020 includes an operation input unit 1060 for communication with a base station and various operations, a vibration control unit 1072 for driving a vibrator 1070 for calling a manner mode, a timer 1080 for time management, electronic money Are connected to an IC chip 1090 storing an ID used for the mobile phone 1000, a TV remote control unit 1092 for using the mobile phone 1000 as a TV remote control, and a fingerprint authentication unit 1094 for fingerprint authentication of the user of the mobile phone 1000. .

The content output device is not limited to the mobile phone 1000, and small information processing terminals such as various portable game devices such as various portable communication terminals, notebook personal computers and PDAs can be applied.

In Figure 2, the operation input unit 1060 in the cellular phone 1000 it is found provided with a numeric keypad 2000 and the cross key 2010, the operation of the content output, for example, content selection, language selection, are used in the operation of feeding such content.

Described later, the content distribution system (FIG. 3) is provided with a server SV which a plurality of mobile telephone 1000 are connected via a network IN, the server SV, for example, delivers cartoon content, in book double several pages An image of each page (FIG. 4 shows an example of the image of one page) is sequentially transmitted in combinations of frames suitable for display on the display unit 1010 in units of frames.

  In the page of FIG. 4, five frames F1, F2, F3, F4, and F5 are arranged in the order of upper right to left, lower, lower right, and lower left along the flow of the story.

  The upper right frame F1 is a pentagon as a whole, with the upper side S11 being horizontal, the left and right sides S12, S13 being vertical, and the lower side S14 being inclined to the right. The top left frame F2 is rectangular. The frame F3 arranged below the frames F1 and F2 has a horizontal upper side S31, a lower side S32, and a vertical left side S33, and rises vertically from the right end of the lower side, then extends diagonally to the left, and rises vertically. It forms a concave hexagon as a whole.

  In this way, a comic image is a complex combination of frames of various shapes and sizes, and in order for the user to enjoy the story flow, it is necessary to display a combination of such frames. The display magnification varies in various ways.

  When the frame is displayed in a reduced size, characters such as balloons are also reduced, making it difficult for the user to read. When the characters cannot be read, the content is not sufficiently transmitted to the user, and the user's interest in the content is reduced.

  Then, in the frame F1, a speech of the appearance character is displayed by the blowing SP11, and a sound effect SP12 is displayed. In the frame F2, the lines of the characters appearing are displayed by blowing SP21 and SP22. In the frame F3, the lines of the characters appearing are displayed by blowing SP31 and SP32.

  In FIG. 5, frames F1 to F3 in the comic image of FIG. 4 are displayed on the display unit 1010, and the frames and the number of frames are selected and displayed so that they can be displayed and the story flow can be fully enjoyed.

A character display area CH is provided below the frames F1 to F3, and characters written in the balloons SP11, SP12, SP21, SP22, SP31, SP32 or their foreign language translations follow the flow of the story. Displayed as appropriate. The character display area CH is displayed by displaying all the characters described in the balloons SP11, SP12, SP21, SP22, SP31, SP32 or all of the foreign language characters at once, or dividing these characters and displaying the characters sequentially. Display in area CH. As a result, even when the characters of the balloons SP11, SP12, SP21, SP22, SP31, and SP32 are difficult to read or impossible due to the reduction of the frames, these characters can be clearly displayed in the character display area CH. The display can be understood by foreigners.

In the display unit 1010, the content data includes commercial data, and the commercial image CM is displayed in the background of the frames F1 to F3 and the character display area CH, whereby the content provider can obtain advertising revenue. . The characters in the character display area CH are set according to the color of the commercial CM, and the character is prevented from becoming unclear due to the color of the commercial CM.

The frames F1 to F3 and the character display area CH are displayed so as to overlap the image of the commercial CM , and the commercial CM is displayed on the entire surface before the frames F1 to F3 and the character display area CH are displayed. Further, after the frames F1 to F3 and the character display area CH are displayed, the commercial CM can always be seen from the gap between the contents. A commercial CM also appears when the frames F1 to F3 are switched. In this way, a strong impression is given to the user by being displayed so that the user is always aware of the commercial CM . This increases the advertising effectiveness.

  The display language of the character display area CH can be selected, for example, on the content selection screen shown in FIG.

  On the content selection screen in FIG. 6, a content menu M1 for selecting content that the user desires to acquire and a language menu M2 for selecting a language for displaying the character display area CH are displayed. The menus M1 and M2 are provided with scroll up / down buttons BU and BD, and a scroll bar SB. The scroll up / down buttons BU and BD are pressed in response to an operation such as up and down of the cross key 2010 in the operation input unit 1060, and the content CT The language LG can be selected.

Note that the menus M1 and M2 in FIG. 6 are displayed on the Japanese-specification mobile phone 1000, and needless to say, the display is performed on the other language-specification mobile phone.
[Content distribution system]
In FIG. 3, the content distribution system includes a server SV to which a plurality of mobile phones 1000 are connected as a content output device via a network IN. The server SV includes a mobile game terminal 3000 and other communication terminals as necessary. Connected.

  In the server SV, for example, comic content is distributed, and for example, an image of each page in a multi-page book (FIG. 4 shows an example of the one-page image) on the display unit 1010 in units of frames. Sequentially send frame combinations suitable for display.

[Content output program and content distribution program]
7 is a flowchart showing processing of the server in the content distribution system of FIG. 3, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing in the mobile phone of FIG.

In the server SV, in response to a request from the cellular phone 1000, when delivering content, it executes a process consisting of the steps of FIG.

  Step S701: When there is an access request from the mobile phone 1000, an authentication process is executed, and when it is determined that access is possible, the process proceeds to step S702. If access is impossible, the process is terminated.

  Step S702: Waiting for reception of the result of content selection (selection process of menu M1 in FIG. 6) in the mobile phone 1000, and if received, the process proceeds to step S703.

  Step S703: Waiting for reception of the result of language selection (selection process of menu M2 in FIG. 6) in the mobile phone 1000, and if received, the process proceeds to step S704.

  Step S704: The selected content and language are set, and the process proceeds to step S705.

  Step S705: Content data (FIG. 9) is generated based on the setting in step S704, and the process proceeds to step S706.

  In FIG. 9, the content data CT is linked to the image data DIM, and the image data DIM includes N images 001.gif to N.N for each screen as shown in FIG. including gif. The content data CT includes images 001.gif to N.N. Subtitle data sp01 to spN corresponding to gif are included and displayed in the character display area CH (FIG. 5) when each image is displayed.

  The caption data sp01 to spN are expressed in one or a plurality of languages (for example, k languages). When a plurality of languages are prepared, a plurality of libraries DL1 to DLk including the caption data sp01 to spN are prepared. The

  The content data CT is configured by taking in caption data of a library in any language. That is, the content data CT and the work tag are followed by a combination of each image tag and corresponding subtitle data.

  Note that subtitle data in all languages prepared as shown in FIG. 10 may be included in the content data CT and transmitted to the mobile phone 1000 as it is.

Step S706: All or part of the content data generated in step S705 is transmitted to the mobile phone 1000. When the content data is not to be transmitted at once, such as when the size of the content data is large or when the work area of the memory 1030 in the mobile phone 1000 is insufficient, the content data is divided and transmitted.

  Step S707: It is determined whether or not all data has been transmitted in the transmission in step S706. When all the data has not been transmitted, the process returns to step S706, and when the transmission of all the data has been completed, the process is terminated.

  When the mobile phone 1000 acquires content from the server SV, processing including steps in FIG. 8 is executed.

Step S801: when the user of the mobile telephone 1000 is trying to get the content, first makes an access request to the server SV. On the other hand, when the server SV approves the access, the process proceeds to step S802, and when the access is impossible, the process ends.

  Step S802: Receive content from the server SV. As described with reference to FIG. 7, the content reception is executed by either batch reception or divided reception.

  Step S803: A frame image to be displayed on the display unit 1010 is displayed once, and the process proceeds to Step S804.

Step S804: A predetermined delay time is taken from the frame image display in step S803 , and the process proceeds to step S805.

Step S805: Callouts, sound effects and other characters corresponding to the frame image are displayed in the character display area CH. The delay time set in step S804 gives an appropriate display timing of the character display area CH for the frame image displayed in step S803 . When the user sequentially views the displayed frame images, if the corresponding balloon or the like is displayed in advance in the character display area CH, the character information is separated from the frame image, while the display of the character display area CH is If it is significantly delayed from the frame image display, it gives the impression that a frame image lacking information such as balloons is displayed. That is, the optimization of the delay time from the frame image display to the character display area CH display is extremely important for the user to enjoy the comic content, and according to experiments by the inventors of the present application, 0.2 second to 0 .5 seconds is the appropriate delay time, and when the delay time is set to 0.3 seconds (including cases where practical errors occur), the balloon is displayed with an optimal relevance especially for the frame image. Is done.

  Step S806: It is determined whether or not the display of all images of content has been completed. When the display of all images is completed, the process is terminated as it is. When it is not completed, the process proceeds to step S807.

  Step S807: After the frame image is displayed once, the screen is advanced after waiting for the user's screen advance (transition) operation, and it is determined whether or not the screen advance (transition) operation has been performed within a predetermined time. Therefore, time is measured. If the predetermined time has elapsed, it is determined that the process has been interrupted, and the process is terminated. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S808.

Step S808: It is determined whether or not the user has performed a screen feed (shift) operation. When the screen advance (transition) operation is executed, the process returns to step S803 , the next screen is displayed, and when the screen advance (transition) operation is not executed, the process returns to step S806.

  In the above embodiment, information such as balloons and sound effects is output as characters. However, it is also possible to output information from the speaker 1054 as audio information.

It is a block diagram which shows the mobile telephone as a content output device which concerns on this invention. (Example) It is a front view which shows the mobile telephone of FIG. (Example) It is a block diagram which shows the content delivery system containing the mobile telephone of FIG. (Example) It is a figure which shows the example of the content delivered by the content delivery system of FIG. (Example) It is a figure which shows the state which displayed the content of FIG. 4 with the mobile telephone of FIG. (Example) It is a figure which shows the operation screen in the mobile telephone of FIG. (Example) It is a flowchart which shows the process of the server in the content delivery system of FIG. (Example) It is a flowchart which shows the process in the mobile telephone of FIG. (Example) It is a program code which shows the example of the content data delivered to a content output device from a server. (Example) It is a program code which shows the example of the other content data delivered to a content output device from a server. (Example)

Explanation of symbols

1000 Mobile phone 1010 Display unit 1020 Display control unit 1030 System memory 1032 ROM
1034 External memory 1040 Transmission / reception unit 1050 Audio input / output unit 1054 Speaker 1060 Operation input unit SV server IN network CH Character display unit

Claims (5)

Display means provided on the mobile phone;
Receiving means provided in a mobile phone for receiving comic content data including at least a plurality of image data (hereinafter referred to as content image data) and character data corresponding to these image data, and commercial image data ( Hereinafter, a receiving means for receiving commercial image data) ,
Image display control means provided in a mobile phone, the image display control means for sequentially displaying the content image data on the display means;
Character display control means provided in a cellular phone, wherein 0.2 to 0.5 seconds from the display of each content image data in a character display area independent of the content image data in the display means Character display control means for displaying the character data corresponding to each content image data after the delay time , thereby optimizing the relevance between the image data and the corresponding character data ,
A content output device comprising :
The content display device, wherein the image display control means superimposes the content image data on the commercial image data, thereby displaying the commercial image data so that a glimpse can be seen between the content image data .
2. The content output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the delay time is approximately 0.3 seconds.
The character display control means divides and displays the character data corresponding to the one image data,
The content output apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising operation control means for switching the divided and displayed character data.
A content output program for the content output device according to claim 1,
Receiving the content data by the receiving means;
Displaying the commercial image data and the content image data on the display means by the image display control means;
Displaying the character data in the character display area by the character display control means;
A content output program for causing the content output apparatus to execute
The content output device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A server holding the comic content data and commercial image data ;
Communication means for connecting the server and the content output device;
With
The character data of the comic content data is created in a plurality of languages,
The content output device can request the comic content data by specifying any language to the server,
The server transmits the comic content data in the specified language to the content output device in response to the specification of the language from the content output device and the request for the comic content data .
Content distribution system.

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