JP6137957B2 - Content display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a content display device that displays a plurality of contents simultaneously.

  In recent years, a large screen has been developed in various devices that display content such as computers and AV devices. Up to now, it was only possible to display at most several windows in the operation on the small and medium screens until now, but when operating on the large screen, many windows are displayed and the contents are displayed there. It is possible to do.

  Here, a large number of windows are displayed. In the current system, a user starts applications one by one and adjusts the window position and size. A method for improving the operability in a plurality of windows is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

JP 11-282601 A

  In the conventional method, each time the user starts up, the user must open various applications and set the position and size. In the method described in Patent Document 1, a setting save button is provided to store the current window position and size and display the window at the position and size saved by the display instruction. In Patent Document 1, a plurality of such storages can be provided.

  However, it is necessary for the user to know what kind of layout is set for each button. For normal usage, the application to be used depends on the time, situation, and schedule, such as after going to the office, in the afternoon, before returning home, etc., but in the conventional example, the morning setting is No. 1 and the afternoon is No. 2. , Etc. This will force the user to understand even when and in what state it is necessary to press which button.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a content display device capable of displaying content in a layout that is always used according to conditions such as time and schedule.

  According to the present invention, storage means for storing content arrangement information together with conditions for selecting the content arrangement, arrangement instruction means for issuing an instruction for content arrangement display, and the instructions received and stored in the storage means. And a control unit that controls to display the content based on the arrangement information that matches the above-described conditions.

  The control means displays information indicating the condition of the displayed content.

  The storage unit stores a plurality of pieces of arrangement information under one condition, and sequentially switches the arrangement information stored in the storage unit according to an instruction from the arrangement instruction unit.

  The control unit notifies the user of the change when the content arrangement is changed based on the arrangement information stored in the storage unit when the condition is changed.

  When the content arrangement information is changed, the control means changes the content that is different from the arrangement information stored in the storage means to the content having the same arrangement as the arrangement information stored in the storage means. Are different from each other.

  When the display content is changed, the control unit changes the arrangement information stored in the storage unit to the arrangement information of the changed content.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reproduce frequently used content at an arrangement position where the user always uses the content according to preset conditions without designating the display position every time.

It is a block diagram which shows one structure of a content display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen in a content display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | positioning information stored in the arrangement | positioning information storage means in Example 1. It is a figure which shows the content display in Example 1. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating content display processing according to the first exemplary embodiment. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | positioning information stored in the arrangement | positioning information storage means 102 in Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the content display in Example 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the content arrangement | positioning change notification in Example 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display of the content in edit in Example 4. FIG. It is a figure which shows the content arrangement change in Example 5. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating content arrangement change processing according to the fifth embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one configuration of the content display device.
The content display apparatus 100 includes a storage unit 101 that stores content and applications, an arrangement information storage unit 102 that stores arrangement information such as the arrangement position and size of content, and a condition detection unit 103 that detects conditions that are criteria for content display. , An arrangement instruction unit 104 for instructing the user to perform arrangement according to the arrangement information recorded in the arrangement information storage unit 102, an operation unit 105 for changing the arrangement of contents and other processing instructions, and arranging the contents according to the arrangement instruction. Control means 106 for performing display control and processing control, and display means 107 for displaying content.

The storage means 101 and the arrangement information storage means 102 are composed of, for example, a hard disk and a memory.
The condition detection means 103 is a time measuring device (clock) in this embodiment, but is not limited to this, and is a sensor that can detect a set condition.
The arrangement instructing unit 104 may be provided with a software button on the screen of the display unit 107, a button with hardware, or the arrangement instructing unit 104 as a remote controller of another device for remote operation.
The operation means 105 is a display key using a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like. The above-described arrangement instruction unit 104 is also included in the operation unit 105. However, the arrangement instruction unit 104 is separately described as an apparatus that performs an arrangement instruction that is a characteristic part of the present invention, and the operation unit 105 performs other operations.
The control means 106 includes a CPU and the like, and controls each part.
The display unit 107 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL, and may be disposed outside the content display device 100.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen in the content display device.
Immediately after the activation, as shown in FIG. 2A, a screen at the time of activation in the display means 107 and the arrangement instruction means 104 are displayed. Here, any content may be displayed on the startup screen.

  When the placement instruction unit 104 is pressed, each content is displayed based on the content placement information when the conditions stored in the placement information storage unit 102 are met as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2B, contents such as a new arrival list 110, a new arrival mail body 111, a work folder A 112, and a work folder B 113 are displayed. In the working folders A and B, a list of files in which video files, music files, and the like are stored is displayed. At this time, not only the arrangement position and size but also the inclination of the screen is stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102 as arrangement information, so that the content display can be displayed with an inclination. In this example, the display is all rectangular, but it is also possible to display content in various forms.

  In addition, each content may be operated by a different application, or may be implemented as one application that displays a plurality of contents, and each content may be displayed at an arbitrary position and size in this application. It may be.

  Next, an embodiment will be described in which a content arrangement associated in advance is selected and displayed according to conditions.

<Example 1>
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit according to the first embodiment.
The arrangement information storage unit 102 stores conditions for arrangement and arrangement information. In FIG. 3A, arrangement information 1 is in the morning; 6: 00-12: 00, arrangement information 2 is in the afternoon; 12: 00-18: 00, and night is 18: 00-24: 00. Up to this point, the arrangement information 3 is stored, and the arrangement information 4 is stored so as to be used when the conditions are not met. In this example, time is used as a condition, but conditions such as when a specific content is displayed or a schedule is incorporated in the schedule may be specified. For example, when a meeting is scheduled, the meeting material can be displayed based on the set arrangement information.

FIG. 3B shows the information content of the arrangement information 1. The placement information includes items such as the application used, arguments, start coordinates, content display size, content display tilt (clockwise +), the number of displays, and the degree of overlap. Here, it is described by which application the display content is processed and at which position.
In FIG. 3B, one argument is given as the arrangement information, but the number of arguments may be variable. In addition, the inclination and the number can be described as the arrangement information.
For example, there may be cases where a plurality of newly arrived mail texts 111 need to be displayed from time to time, but the maximum number can be designated at this time. In the case of displaying a plurality of contents, if the contents are displayed in exactly the same place and the same size, the contents of the contents on the back side are hidden, so that the contents are displayed slightly shifted from the initial arrangement. This overlap is specified in the overlap column. Here, large, medium, small, etc. are designated and calculated and arranged from the display number and the empty area. However, an increase / decrease value of the position, size, and inclination may be set.
The work folders A and B are the same as the mail text 111.

  Here, the display of the arrangement instruction unit 104 will be described. In FIG. 2, a button written as an arrangement instruction is displayed. However, for this arrangement instruction, a condition that is applied when the button is pressed may be displayed in a form that is visible to the user. .

  For example, in the case of the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102 shown in FIG. 3, the display sequentially changes according to the condition (time) as shown in FIG. FIG. 4A is based on the arrangement information 1 of FIG. 3 and is the same diagram as FIG. At this time, “morning” is displayed on the arrangement instruction unit 104. FIGS. 4B and 4C are based on the arrangement information 2 and 3 in FIG. 3, and contents completely different from those in FIG. 4A are displayed. In FIG. 4B, content A 114, content B 115, and content C 116 are displayed, and “daytime” is displayed on the arrangement instruction unit 104. In FIG. 4C, content D117 and content E118 are displayed, and “night” is displayed on the arrangement instruction means 104.

  Thus, since the information indicating the conditions for content placement is displayed on the placement instruction means 104, it is possible to know which conditions are placed by the user.

  In this example, the condition character is displayed as an icon of one character (morning, noon, night), but when there are many contents indicating the condition, when the pointer is brought close to the button or when it is selected, The arrangement conditions may be displayed in detail. Furthermore, the display on the arrangement instruction unit 104 may be easy to understand such as icons and colors instead of characters. These pieces of information are generated from the arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the content display processing of FIG.
The control means 106 confirms whether or not the user has turned on the button 104 that is the placement instruction means (step S1). If the button 104 has been turned on (step S1; Yes), conditions necessary for display determination are read from the arrangement information storage unit 102. And it detects by the condition detection means 103 (step S2), and acquires the arrangement information matching the conditions from the arrangement information storage means 102 (step S3). The control means 106 acquires content data to be displayed based on the arrangement information from the storage means 101 (step S4). The control means 106 displays the content on the display means 107 based on the content and its arrangement information (step S5).

  In this way, content is displayed based on the location information that matches the conditions, so for the content that you use every day, you can operate the one button as a placement instruction means without specifying the display location every time. Can be reproduced.

  Regarding content display, for example, there are those that can store a plurality of settings by numbers 1 to 5, etc., but it is not possible to know which number is placed in which number, and it must be displayed and confirmed . In the above embodiment, since the conditions for reproducing the arrangement information are attached, the content display device can be used in the morning layout in the morning, for example in the morning, and the day in the day without confirming the content display arrangement. The layout can be automatically reproduced.

<Example 2>
In FIG. 3, only one piece of arrangement information is associated with one condition, but a plurality of pieces of arrangement information can be associated. The arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage means in this case is shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating arrangement information stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102 according to the second embodiment. In this example, in the case of time; 6:00 to 12:00, the arrangement information storage means 102 stores three pieces of arrangement information of morning 1, morning 2, and morning 3, and time; 18:00 to 24:00. In this case, two pieces of arrangement information of night 1 and night 2 are stored. In this way, when a plurality of pieces of arrangement information are stored under one condition, they are displayed in the order in which they are stored in the arrangement information storage means 102. Therefore, first, morning 1, night 1, etc. are displayed first.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing content display when the button (placement instruction unit 104) is pressed in the case of time: 6:00 to 12:00. The contents shown in (a), (b), and (c) of FIG. 7 are the same as the contents shown in (a), (b), and (c) of FIG. is there.

  When the time is 6:00 to 12:00, the control means 106 displays the content based on the arrangement information of “morning 1” in FIG. 6 according to the flowchart in FIG. 5 (see FIG. 7A). On the button 104, “morning 1” is displayed as the arrangement information of the displayed content. Here, when the user presses the button 104, the arrangement changes from (a) to (b) to (c) in FIG. 7 each time the button is pressed. 7B shows content information based on arrangement information; morning 2, and FIG. 7C shows arrangement information based on arrangement information; morning 3. FIG. The button 104 displays “morning 2” and “morning 3” as the arrangement information of the displayed content. When the button is pressed again in the state of (c), the arrangement is again switched to the arrangement of (a) of FIG. Although the switching method is performed every time the placement instruction unit 104 is pressed in FIG. 7, although not illustrated, a method of providing a separate key, displaying a submenu when the placement instruction unit is pressed, and selecting from the submenu, etc. It doesn't matter.

  As described above, since there is a plurality of pieces of arrangement information under one condition and the arrangement stored in order according to the instruction from the arrangement instruction unit 104 can be changed, the operation structure can be simplified, and the operation itself can be simplified. In addition to the conditions for arranging the contents, information indicating the arrangement (numerical portion such as “morning 1” in FIG. 7) is also displayed, so that the user can understand that there are a plurality of pieces of arrangement information under the conditions. At the same time, you can see which layout is currently displayed.

<Example 3>
In FIG. 4, the display of the arrangement instruction unit is changed every time the condition changes, but it is also possible to notify the user of the arrangement change when a certain condition is satisfied. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a content arrangement change notification according to the third embodiment. When the content arrangement changes from (a) morning in FIG. 4; 6:00 to 12:00 to (b) noon; 12:00 to 18:00, a dialog 120 is displayed as shown in FIG. Notify the change and confirm whether to change. In the case of only the notification to be changed, a notification display device such as an LED may be provided separately, or notification by sound such as a buzzer or sound may be used. In FIG. 8, it is confirmed whether or not the user changes the arrangement. However, the arrangement may be automatically changed after a certain time after notification.

  As described above, when the content arrangement is changed, the user is notified of the change, so that misunderstandings such as a change in the content arrangement due to an erroneous operation or malfunction can be prevented. Further, as shown in the dialog 120 of FIG. 8, if the user can confirm whether or not to change, it can cope with the case where the user does not want to change.

<Example 4>
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating display of content being edited in the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, when manual / automatic layout change is performed, content that cannot be closed, such as content that has not been saved, is made visible.

  When pressing a button or changing the layout using the above method, it is necessary to end the displayed content, but if the content cannot be terminated due to the content being edited, the layout may differ from the stored layout information. . At this time, content that is different from the layout information, such as content being edited, may be distinguished from other content by displaying an icon or displaying the content in a different color. For example, the content displayed under the day condition is three types of content A 114, content B 115, and content C 116 as shown in FIG. 9A, and the content displayed under the night condition is content D 117 as shown in FIG. 9B. , And content E118. Normally, when a placement instruction is given at night, the contents A, B, and C are completed and the contents D and E are displayed as shown in FIG. 9B, but the contents A are being edited. If there is, the content A 114, the content D 117, and the content E 118 are displayed as shown in FIG. In this example, the display frame is displayed with a broken line to indicate that the content A 114 is a content that is being edited and is not normally displayed. Note that the editing is not limited to this, and for example, the color may be changed, the display content may blink, or a character such as “editing” may be displayed.

  It should be noted that the display arrangement of the content is not limited to processing such as editing, and if the content is different from the stored arrangement information, the content is stored in accordance with the stored arrangement information so that it can be seen. The display is different from the displayed content.

  By displaying in this way, it is possible to easily recognize content different from the stored arrangement information.

<Example 5>
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating content arrangement change according to the fifth embodiment.
In FIG. 10A, night content is displayed on the screen of the display means 107. When the user presses the arrangement instruction unit 104, the time is 18: 00 to 24:00, and the result is the result of processing performed by the content display apparatus 100 according to the flowchart of FIG. It is the same screen as FIG.4 (c). A content D117 and a content E118 having an inclination are displayed. It is assumed that the user corrects the arrangement of the content E118 using the operation unit 105 because the content E118 is tilted and overlaps the content D117, and the content E118 is hidden and cannot be seen. The screen after the correction is shown in FIG. The content E118 is leveled, and the size is reduced and arranged below the content D117 so that there is no hidden portion in the content D117.

  When the content arrangement is changed, the content display apparatus 100 displays the display frame of the content E118 with a broken line to indicate that the content is changed. If the arrangement does not change even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the arrangement is stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102 as a new arrangement. The predetermined time is a time for determining that the new arrangement may be confirmed, and may be set in the content display device in advance or may be set by the user.

  The display of the changed content is not limited to the broken line, but it can be used to change the color, blink the display content, or distinguish the content from the content that has not been placed. Make it recognizable.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating content arrangement change processing according to the fifth embodiment.
In accordance with the flow of FIG. 5, content is displayed based on the arrangement information according to the conditions. The control means 106 confirms whether the user has changed the content arrangement using the operation means 105 (step S11). When there is a change in the arrangement, the display is performed so as to distinguish the contents whose arrangement has been changed from the contents whose arrangement has not changed so that the changed contents can be recognized (step S12). Further, it is confirmed whether there is an arrangement change (step S13), and if there is an arrangement change, the process returns to step S12 to distinguish and display the contents.

  If there is no arrangement change, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the closest arrangement change in time (step S14). If the predetermined time has elapsed, new arrangement information is overwritten and saved in the arrangement information storage means 102. (Step S15). If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S13.

  When the arrangement information is stored in the arrangement information storage unit 102 as new arrangement information, the contents are arranged according to the arrangement information, so that normal contents display is performed (step S16).

  In this way, the content display apparatus stores the content arrangement information that has been changed for a predetermined time as new information in the arrangement information storage means 102, so that the user does not need to perform a storage operation. The content is displayed.

<Other examples>
The object of the present invention is achieved by the following. That is, a storage medium (or recording medium) in which a program code of software that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is recorded is supplied to the system or apparatus. Then, the central processing means (CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus reads and executes the program code stored in the storage medium. In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium recording the program code constitutes the present invention.

  In addition, by executing the program code read by the central processing means of the system or apparatus, an operating system (OS) or the like operating on the system or apparatus performs actual processing based on the instruction of the program code. Do some or all. The case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing is also included.

  Further, it is assumed that the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion card inserted into the system or apparatus or a function expansion unit connected thereto. After that, based on the instruction of the program code, the CPU of the function expansion card or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing. It is.

  When the present invention is applied to the storage medium, the program code corresponding to the flowchart described above is stored in the storage medium.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

<Characteristics of the present invention>
According to the present invention, storage means for storing content arrangement information together with conditions for selecting the content arrangement, arrangement instruction means for issuing an instruction for content arrangement display, and the instructions received and stored in the storage means. And a control unit that controls to display the content based on the arrangement information that matches the above-described conditions.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reproduce frequently used content at an arrangement position where the user always uses the content according to preset conditions without designating the display position every time.

  The control means displays information indicating the condition of the displayed content.

  As a result, even if the content arrangement is changed, the user is informed of the changed conditions, so that the user knows what has changed.

  The storage unit stores a plurality of pieces of arrangement information under one condition, and sequentially switches the arrangement information stored in the storage unit according to an instruction from the arrangement instruction unit.

  There are a plurality of arrangements under one condition, and the arrangement stored in order can be changed in accordance with an instruction from the arrangement instruction means, so that the operation structure can be simplified and the operation itself can be simplified. Further, since not only the conditions for arranging the contents but also information indicating the arrangement is displayed, it is easy for the user to know which arrangement.

  The control unit notifies the user of the change when the content arrangement is changed based on the arrangement information stored in the storage unit when the condition is changed.

  In this way, when changing the content arrangement, the user is notified of the change, so that it is possible to prevent misunderstandings such as the content arrangement being changed due to an erroneous operation or malfunction. Furthermore, if it is possible to confirm whether or not to change to a user, it is possible to cope with a case where the user does not want to change.

  When the content arrangement information is changed, the control means changes the content that is different from the arrangement information stored in the storage means to the content having the same arrangement as the arrangement information stored in the storage means. Are different from each other.

  By displaying in this way, content different from the arrangement information stored in the storage means can be easily recognized.

  When the display content is changed, the control unit changes the arrangement information stored in the storage unit to the arrangement information of the changed content.

  In this way, the content display device stores the content arrangement information that has been changed for a predetermined time and stored as new information in the arrangement information storage means. Therefore, the user does not need to perform a storage operation, and the content is newly arranged from the next time. Is displayed.

  The present invention also includes a storage step for storing content arrangement information together with conditions for selecting the content arrangement, an arrangement instruction step for issuing an instruction to display the arrangement of the content, and receiving the instruction, And a control step for performing control to display the content based on the arrangement information that matches the stored conditions.

  Moreover, this invention is a program for making a computer perform the said step.

100 Content Display Device 101 Storage Unit 102 Arrangement Information Storage Unit 103 Condition Detection Unit 104 Arrangement Instruction Unit 105 Operation Unit 106 Control Unit 107 Display Unit

Claims (5)

Storage means for storing content arrangement information together with conditions for selecting content arrangement;
Arrangement instruction means for issuing an instruction to display the arrangement of content;
Control means for receiving the instruction and performing control to display the content based on the arrangement information that matches the condition stored in the storage means;
With
The content display apparatus, wherein the control means displays information indicating the condition of the displayed content. Storage means for storing content arrangement information together with conditions for selecting content arrangement;
Arrangement instruction means for issuing an instruction to display the arrangement of content;
Control means for receiving the instruction and performing control to display the content based on the arrangement information that matches the condition stored in the storage means;
With
The storage means stores a plurality of arrangement information under one condition,
A content display device characterized by switching the arrangement information stored in the storage means in order according to an instruction from the arrangement instruction means. Storage means for storing content arrangement information together with conditions for selecting content arrangement;
Arrangement instruction means for issuing an instruction to display the arrangement of content;
Control means for receiving the instruction and performing control to display the content based on the arrangement information that matches the condition stored in the storage means;
With
The content display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control means notifies the user of the change when the content arrangement is changed based on the arrangement information stored in the storage means when the condition changes. Storage means for storing content arrangement information together with conditions for selecting content arrangement;
Arrangement instruction means for issuing an instruction to display the arrangement of content;
Control means for receiving the instruction and performing control to display the content based on the arrangement information that matches the condition stored in the storage means;
With
When the content arrangement information is changed, the control means changes the content that is different from the arrangement information stored in the storage means to the content having the same arrangement as the arrangement information stored in the storage means. Is a content display device characterized by different display. 5. The content display device according to claim 4 , wherein when the display content is changed, the control unit changes the arrangement information stored in the storage unit to the changed content arrangement information. .

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