JP7149705B2 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for selecting content such as products.

BACKGROUND ART In recent years, online shopping has been carried out through networks such as the Internet. For example, when a user purchases a desired product in online shopping, the user first searches for the desired product on the user terminal. When a product is searched for, a web page listing a plurality of product images is displayed on the user terminal as a search result. The user selects (clicks) a desired product image from among the listed product images. This allows the user to purchase the desired product.

Conventionally, in such online shopping, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique that allows a user to easily search for products. In the technique disclosed in Patent Literature 1, a product order screen is displayed in which images of products searched by the user and product names of the products are listed in a matrix. In addition, on the product order screen, a list of product images is displayed in an arrangement order (price order, alphabetical order, etc.) specified in advance by the user.

JP 2002-318814 A

However, in the above conventional technology, when a user searches for a desired product, a plurality of selection portions (selection buttons) including product images and product names that are search results are drawn and displayed in order, and all selection portions are displayed. When it is displayed on the user terminal, the user's selection operation becomes possible. In addition, when the user performs an operation to return to the previous page (presses the "back" button) after performing a selection operation, the process of drawing and displaying the selected portion is restarted from the beginning on the previous page. . In this way, if the product information (product image and product information) included in the search results is not displayed, the user cannot select the product. There is

An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can improve operability when a user selects content such as products.

An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention causes a display unit to display a selection unit that receives a user's selection operation, and displays an image corresponding to the selection unit and image information about the image on the selection unit. and an operation acquisition unit that permits the user's selection operation in the selection unit when one of the image and the image information is displayed in the selection unit.

An information processing method according to another aspect of the present invention displays a selection section for receiving a user's selection operation on a display section, and displays an image corresponding to the selection section and image information about the image on the selection section. and allowing the user to perform a selection operation on the selection section when one of the image and the image information is displayed on the selection section.

A program according to another aspect of the present invention causes a display unit to display a selection unit that receives a user's selection operation, and displays an image corresponding to the selection unit and image information related to the image on the selection unit. and allowing the user's selection operation in the selection section when one of the image and the image information is displayed in the selection section. be.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the information processing apparatus, the information processing method, and the program which can improve the operability when a user selects content, such as goods, can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing system (image selection system) according to the first embodiment. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a first management table stored in a management table storage unit according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a second management table stored in a management table storage unit according to the first embodiment; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a management table stored in a management table storage unit according to the first embodiment; FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displayed on the customer terminal according to the first embodiment; FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of a display screen displayed on the customer terminal according to the first embodiment; FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of a display screen displayed on the customer terminal according to the first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a drawing process procedure in the image selection device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the customer terminal during the drawing process. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen displayed on the customer terminal during the drawing process. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen displayed on the customer terminal during the drawing process. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen displayed on the customer terminal during the drawing process. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen displayed on the customer terminal during the drawing process. FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the first drawing process and the second drawing process in the image selection device according to the first embodiment in chronological order. FIG. 16 is a diagram schematically showing another example of the first drawing process and the second drawing process in the image selection device according to the second embodiment in chronological order. FIG. 17 is a diagram schematically showing another example of the first drawing process and the second drawing process in the image selection device according to the third embodiment in chronological order. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 19 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system (image selection system) according to the fourth embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiment is an example that embodies the present invention, and does not have the character of limiting the technical scope of the present invention.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system 1 according to this embodiment.

The information processing system 1 includes a server 100 (information processing device), a first user terminal 200 connected to the server 100 via a network, and a second user terminal 300 . The network is a communication network such as the Internet, wired LAN, or wireless LAN. The first user terminal 200 includes a display device 210 (display section) and an operation section 220 . The information processing system 1 can be applied to, for example, an image (product image) selection system installed in a photo shop, a product selection (search) system in online shopping, an image selection (search) system in a personal computer, and the like. A user selects a desired product, image, or other content using a user terminal.

A case where the information processing system 1 is applied to an image selection system in a photo shop will be described below as an example. Therefore, in the information processing system 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "image selection system"), the server 100 is a server (hereinafter referred to as the "image selection device") installed in the photo shop. The terminal 200 is a terminal used by a clerk (operator) of a photo shop (hereinafter referred to as "clerk terminal"), and the second user terminal 300 is a customer (hereinafter referred to as a "customer") ) is used (viewed) (hereinafter referred to as “customer terminal”). Further, the image selection device 100, the store clerk terminal 200, and the customer terminal 300 are connected by a wired LAN. , store clerk's monitor) and the customer terminal 300 (for example, the customer's monitor). Store clerk terminal 200 may be included in image selection device 100 .

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the image selection system 1 according to this embodiment. The image selection device 100 includes an input section 10 , a first display buffer 20 , a second display buffer 30 , a storage section 40 and a control section 50 .

Operation information (operation instructions) transmitted from the store clerk terminal 200 is input to the input unit 10 (input interface). For example, the store clerk operates the operation unit 220 of the store clerk terminal 200 to select selection items, images, and image information, and perform various settings in order to select the product desired by the customer. Operation information corresponding to the operation by the store clerk is input to the image selection device 100 via the network. Upon receiving the operation information, the image selection device 100 executes various processes according to the operation information.

The first display buffer 20 includes a buffer section 1A and a buffer section 1B. Display data (drawing data) of the display screen are stored in the buffer section 1A and the buffer section 1B, respectively, based on processing (for example, drawing processing to be described later) by the control section 50 . The number of buffer units included in the first display buffer 20 is not limited.

The second display buffer 30 includes a buffer section 2A and a buffer section 2B. Display data (drawing data) of the display screen is stored in the buffer section 2A and the buffer section 2B, respectively, based on processing (for example, drawing processing to be described later) by the control section 50 . The number of buffer units included in the second display buffer 30 is not limited. Specific configurations of the first display buffer 20 and the second display buffer 30 will be described later.

The storage section 40 includes an image data storage section 41 and a management table storage section 42 . The image data storage unit 41 stores a plurality of image data. For example, in the image data storage unit 41, a customer visits a photo shop, and data of an image taken by a camera of the customer at the photo shop is taken into the image selection device 100 and stored. In addition, in the image data storage unit 41, data of captured images taken by the customer in the past are brought to the photo shop or transmitted to the photo shop via the Internet, and are captured and stored in the image selection device 100. be. Further, the image data storage unit 41 stores sample images (normal print sample images, album sample images, etc.) corresponding to selection items for selecting a printing format (finishing format) and the like. Various image data stored in the image data storage unit 41 are hereinafter referred to as “product image data”.

The management table storage unit 42 stores a plurality of management tables in which information to be included in the display screen to be displayed on the display device 210 of the store clerk terminal 200 is registered. Each management table corresponds to selection items selected by the customer. For example, the first management table corresponds to the selection item of "finishing format" when printing an image, and the second management table corresponds to the selection item of "album type".

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the first management table stored in the management table storage unit 42, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the second management table stored in the management table storage unit 42. As shown in FIG. For example, in the first management table shown in FIG. 3 and the second management table shown in FIG. 4, "product code", "product name", and "product image file name" are registered in association with each other. be.

In the first management table shown in FIG. 3, information about the finishing format when printing an image is registered. "Normal print", "Album", "Mounting paper print", "Standard framed print", and "Postcard" are registered as "Name", and "Product image file name" corresponds to each product name. Product image file names "01.jpg" to "05.jpg" are registered.

In the second management table shown in FIG. 4, detailed information on the predetermined "product name" of the first management table is registered. For example, detailed information about "album" is registered in the first management table, "0201" to "0204" are registered as the "product code", and "standard (new)" is registered as the "product name". , “standard (addition)”, “special (new)”, and “special (addition)” are registered, and as the “product image file name”, the product image file name “0201. jpg” to “0204.jpg” are registered.

A plurality of second management tables corresponding to each product name registered in the first management table are registered in the management table storage unit 42 . In the above example, five second management tables corresponding to the five product names shown in FIG. 3 are registered. That is, in the management table storage unit 42, a plurality of management tables are classified into a plurality of groups, and in each group, the plurality of management tables are hierarchized and stored. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a management table stored in the management table storage unit 42. As shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 5, multiple management tables are classified into two groups A and B, and multiple management tables are hierarchized in each group. The "finishing style" of the selection items described above corresponds to, for example, group A, the management table A12 corresponds to the management table shown in FIG. 3, and the management table A23 corresponds to the management table shown in FIG.

The product image data corresponding to the “product image file name” in the first management table shown in FIG. 3 and the second management table shown in FIG. 4 are stored in the image data storage unit 41 . Further, the product image corresponding to the "product image file name" may be a sample image representing the product name (for example, an album image), or may be one representative image among the captured images. may

The control unit 50 includes an operation acquisition unit 51 , a first display control unit 52 and a second display control unit 53 .

The operation acquisition unit 51 acquires the operation information (operation instruction, selection information) transmitted from the store clerk terminal 200 via the input unit 10 .

The first display control unit 52 refers to the image data storage unit 41 and the management table storage unit 42 of the storage unit 40 based on the operation information, and displays display data ( Rendering data) is generated (rendered). Specifically, the first display control unit 52 reads the display data stored in the first display buffer 20 while executing the drawing process for drawing the display screen for the store clerk terminal 200 in the first display buffer 20 . , the display processing based on the display data is executed. That is, the first display control unit 52 uses the first display buffer 20 to execute the drawing process and the display process in parallel. Further, the first display control unit 52 uses the buffer unit 1A to execute the drawing process and the display process of the first display screen for the salesclerk terminal 200, and uses the buffer unit 1B to display the first display screen for the salesclerk terminal 200. The drawing process and the display process of two display screens are executed.

The second display control unit 53 refers to the image data storage unit 41 and the management table storage unit 42 of the storage unit 40 based on the operation information, and generates display data for a display screen to be displayed on the customer terminal 300 . Specifically, the second display control unit 53 reads the display data stored in the second display buffer 30 while executing the drawing process for drawing the display screen for the customer terminal 300 in the second display buffer 30. , the display processing based on the display data is executed. That is, the second display control unit 53 uses the second display buffer 30 to execute the drawing process and the display process in parallel. Further, the second display control unit 53 uses the buffer unit 2A to execute the drawing process and the display process of the first display screen for the customer terminal 300, and uses the buffer unit 2B to display the first display screen for the customer terminal 300. The drawing process and the display process of two display screens are executed.

The control unit 50 has a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. Control unit 50 also includes a non-volatile storage unit (not shown) such as EEPROM (registered trademark). The control unit 50 controls the image selection device 100 by causing the CPU to execute processing according to programs stored in the ROM or the storage unit. The control unit 50 functions as the operation acquiring unit 51, the first display control unit 52, and the second display control unit 53 by executing the processing according to the program stored in the ROM by the CPU. . One or more of the operation acquisition unit 51, the first display control unit 52, and the second display control unit 53 may be an electronic circuit such as an ASIC. The program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or memory card, and installed in the image selection apparatus 100 from the storage medium, or may be installed in a communication network such as the Internet. may be downloaded from

Here, examples of display screens displayed on the store clerk terminal 200 and the customer terminal 300 are shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG. Here, it is assumed that the salesclerk terminal 200 and the customer terminal 300 display the same display screen, and only the salesclerk terminal 200 will be described as an example. The store clerk operates the store clerk terminal 200 while listening to the customer's wishes. The customer may directly operate the clerk terminal 200 .

FIG. 6 shows a display screen displayed on the store clerk terminal 200 when the customer selects the product image, and is a screen (first display screen) for selecting the finishing format when printing the image. The contents of the display screen shown in FIG. 6 are based on the information registered in the first management table (see FIG. 3). In the display screen shown in FIG. 6, reference numeral 201 indicates a screen frame, reference numeral 202 indicates a display frame, and reference numeral 203 indicates a selection button (selection section) for a store clerk to make a selection instruction. Reference numeral 204 denotes a code field in which the "product code" of the first management table shown in FIG. 3 is displayed, and reference numeral 205 denotes a name field in which the "product image file name" of the first management table is displayed. , reference numeral 206 indicates an image field in which the product image stored in the image data storage unit 41 corresponding to the "product image file name" is displayed. Reference numeral 207 denotes an operation button (“return” button) operated when switching (returning) the display screen. Shows a scrollbar to scroll. Reference numeral 208 denotes a scroll bar for scrolling the display screen.

FIG. 7 shows how the clerk selects (presses) the selection button (“A-2”) desired by the customer on the first display screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 shows a display screen displayed on the store clerk terminal 200 when the selection button is selected, and is a screen (second display screen) for selecting detailed items of the finishing format when printing an image. The selection operation of the selection button includes selection with a mouse, touch operation on a touch panel, pressing with a keyboard, and the like. The store clerk operates the selection button and the "return button" 207 to switch between the first display screen and the second display screen. The contents of the display screen shown in FIG. 8 are based on the information registered in the second management table (see FIG. 4). In the display screen shown in FIG. 8, reference numeral 204 denotes a code column in which the "product code" of the second management table shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, and reference numeral 205 denotes the "product code" of the second management table shown in FIG. Reference numeral 206 indicates an image column in which a product image stored in the image data storage unit 41 corresponding to the "product image file name" is displayed.

In this way, each selection button 203 includes a product image and information about the product image (product image information (product code, product name)). Confirm the contents (product image, product image information) and select the desired selection button. Note that selection (instruction) operations can be performed anywhere within the area of the selection button 203 . In addition, the product image information includes text data information related to the product, such as the product code, product name, product description, product price, and the like.

Here, for example, in each selection button 203, when the selection button can be selected when both the product image and the product image information are displayed (reflected) on the selection button, the selection button is valid. It takes time to become In general, product images (image data) have a larger amount of information (data amount) than product image information (text data), so it takes a long time to be reflected on the selection buttons. For this reason, the store clerk cannot perform the selection operation until the product image is displayed, resulting in a decrease in operability.

On the other hand, in the image selection device 100 according to the present embodiment, each selection button 203 can be selected when either the product image or the product image information is displayed (reflected) on the selection button. It has a configuration that makes it possible. A method for realizing this configuration is described below. In the following description, it is possible to select the selection button 203 when the product image information is displayed (reflected) on the selection button. A configuration in which the selection button can be selected at the time of reflection) can be realized in the same manner.

An example of the procedure of drawing processing and display processing of the display screen (selection button) in the image selection device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, too, the same screen is displayed on the store clerk terminal 200 and the customer terminal 300, and only the store clerk terminal 200 will be described as an example.

First, the first display control unit 52 initializes the drawing position of the selection button (step S101, hereinafter simply referred to as "S101"). Next, the first display control unit 52 draws a "return" button using the buffer unit 1A and causes the display device 210 to display it (S102). FIG. 10 shows a display screen on which a "return" button 207 is displayed. Each display data (drawing data) drawn by the first display control unit 52 is sequentially stored (buffered) in the buffer unit 1A.

Next, the first display control unit 52 acquires the first management table of the selection item (first selection item) selected by the customer from the management table storage unit 42 (S103). Next, the first display control unit 52 initializes the reference pointer of the first management table (S104). As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a reference pointer (an arrow in the figure) is shown in the record of product code "01".

Next, the first display control unit 52 draws the selection button at a predetermined drawing position (for example, a position corresponding to the upper left of the display screen) using the buffer unit 1A, and causes the display device 210 to display it (S105). . Next, the first display control unit 52 acquires the “product code” (here, “code A-1”) from the record indicated by the reference pointer in the first management table (S106), and acquires the acquired “product code ' is displayed in the upper part (code column 204) in the area of the selection button (S107) (see FIG. 10). Similarly, the first display control unit 52 acquires the "product name" (here, "name A-1") (S108), and places the acquired "product name" in the central part of the selection button area. (S109) (see FIG. 10). Next, the first display control unit 52 updates the drawing position (shifts to the drawing position to the right) (S110), and enables selection of the selection button (S111). When the selection button becomes valid, the salesclerk can select the selection button on the salesclerk terminal 200 . Specifically, the operation acquisition unit 51 permits and acquires (accepts) the selection operation of the selection button by the sales clerk on the display screen of the sales clerk terminal 200 (display device 210).

Next, the first display control unit 52 updates the reference pointer (shifts to the next record) (S112). If there is a next record (S113: YES), the process returns to S105, and the selection button is drawn and displayed at the next drawing position. By repeating the above process for all the records registered in the first management table, the display screen shown in FIG. 11 is completed.

If there is no next record (S113: NO), that is, if selection buttons, product codes, and product names are displayed for all records registered in the first management table, the following processing is executed.

The first display control unit 52 initializes the drawing position of the selection button (S201). Next, the first display control unit 52 initializes the reference pointer of the first management table (S202). As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the reference pointer (the arrow in the figure) is indicated again to the record of product code "01".

Next, the first display control unit 52 displays the text data ("product code", "product name") displayed in the area of the selection button drawn at the initial drawing position (position corresponding to the upper left of the display screen). is deleted (S203). Next, the first display control unit 52 acquires the “product code” (here, “code A-1”) from the record indicated by the reference pointer in the first management table (S204), and acquires the acquired “product code ' is displayed in the upper part (code column 204) in the area of the selection button (S205) (see FIG. 12). Similarly, the first display control unit 52 acquires the "product name" (here, "name A-1") (S206), and places the acquired "product name" in the lower part ( name field 205) (S207) (see FIG. 12).

Next, the first display control unit 52 acquires the “product image file name” (here, “image A-1”) from the record indicated by the reference pointer in the first management table (S208), and stores the image data. Image data corresponding to the acquired "product image file name" is acquired from the unit 41 (S209). Next, the first display control unit 52 uses the buffer unit 1A to draw an image corresponding to the acquired image data in the central portion (image column 206) of the selection button area, and displays it on the display device 210. (S210) (see FIG. 12).

Next, the first display control unit 52 updates the drawing position (shifts to the next drawing position on the right) (S211), and updates the reference pointer (shifts to the next record) (S212). If there is a next record (S213: YES), the process returns to S203 and deletes the text data displayed in the selection button area at the next drawing position. By repeating the above process for all the records registered in the first management table, the display screen shown in FIG. 6 is completed.

Through the above processing, the display screen (selection button) drawn and generated by the image selection device 100 is displayed on the display device 210 of the store clerk terminal 200 . Further, the first display control unit 52 causes the display device 210 to display a plurality of selection buttons, displays the image information on all the selection buttons, and then displays the image corresponding to the image information on each of the selection buttons. display.

Here, in the drawing process (first drawing process), when the selection of the selection button is enabled in S111 and the clerk selects the selection button (for example, selection button "A-2" in FIG. 13), The display content of the display device 210 transitions (switches) from the display screen shown in FIG. 13 to the display screen (for example, the screen in FIG. 14) of the lower hierarchy (second selection item). When the display screen transitions, the drawing process (second drawing process) shown in FIG. 9 is executed.

In the second drawing process, the first display control unit 52 uses the buffer unit 1B to execute the selection button and image drawing process. Here, each display data (drawing data) drawn by the first display control unit 52 is sequentially stored (buffered) in the buffer unit 1B. At this time, in the first drawing process, the first display control unit 52 continues the drawing process of the selection button and the image using the buffer unit 1A. For example, the image selection device 100 performs the display screen drawing process shown in FIG. 13 in parallel while performing the display screen drawing process shown in FIG. 14 and the display process on the store clerk terminal 200 .

FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically showing the first drawing process and the second drawing process in chronological order. The control unit 50 executes a process of acquiring operation information from the store clerk terminal 200 , a display process of the display screen, a drawing process of the display screen, and a buffer process in the first display buffer 20 .

The control unit 50 transmits processing according to operation information acquired from the store clerk terminal 200 to each unit. In the display screen display process, the contents of the first display buffer 20 are displayed on the display device 210 . The image selection device 100 includes a plurality of buffers, and the content of which buffer is to be displayed on the display device 210 is determined by an instruction from the control unit 50 .

The plurality of buffer units are controlled based on commands from the control unit 50 according to the operation information. In the image selection device 100, an operation acquisition processing task, a display processing task, and a buffer processing task are executed according to commands from the control unit 50 (first display control unit 52).

For example, first, the image selection system is activated, and a buffer processing (1A) task is activated to display the screen of the first selection item (first display screen). The selection button drawing process is started. At the same time, the buffer processing (1A) task instructs the display processing task to display the contents of the buffer section 1A on the first display screen.

Here, even during the selection button drawing process, the operation acquisition processing task monitors the input of operation information from the store clerk terminal 200, and when the selection button is selected, the selection button is selected together with the position information of the selected button. Notifies the display processing task that it has been done.

The display processing task that has obtained the notification obtains the selected item (second selected item) from the position information of the selected selection button, and draws the second display screen for the second selected item. Start a new buffer processing (1B) task. At this time, the number of the buffer section that has been displayed (buffer section 1A) is stored in the processing task.

The buffer processing (1B) task starts the drawing process of the selection button of the second selection item using the buffer unit 1B based on the acquired second selection item. At the same time, the buffer processing (1B) task instructs the display processing task to display the contents of the buffer section 1B on the second display screen.

Note that even after the buffer processing (1B) task is activated, the buffer processing (1A) task continues processing until the drawing processing of the first display screen is completed.

Thereafter, when the "back" button is selected, the operation acquisition processing task notifies the display processing task that the "back" button has been selected. The display processing task that has received the notification displays the contents of the buffer section (buffer section 1A) corresponding to the previously stored buffer section number. At this time, the first display screen that has already been drawn by the buffer processing (1A) task is displayed.

As described above, for example, the image selection device 100 draws a display screen including a plurality of selection buttons using the buffer unit 1A, and sequentially transmits the drawn display screens to the store clerk terminal 200 and displays them on the display device 210. display. Further, the image selection device 100 acquires image information (product code, product name) from the first management table and sequentially displays it on the display screen. Furthermore, the image selection device 100 draws a plurality of selection buttons using the buffer unit 1A, and sequentially displays the drawn selection buttons on the display screen.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the image selection device 100 allows the store clerk to select a desired image while the screen of the first selection item (first display screen) is being drawn and displayed using the buffer unit 1A. When the selection button is selected (see FIG. 13), the drawing process and display process of the second selection item screen (second display screen) are started using the buffer unit 1B. At this time, the image selection device 100 continues to perform drawing processing of the first display screen using the buffer unit 1A. After that, when the clerk selects the "return" button (see FIG. 14), the display returns to the first display screen. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, when the drawing of the first display screen by the buffer unit 1A is completed, the drawing process is not performed, and selection buttons (see FIG. 6) including all product images are displayed. be done.

That is, when the image selection device 100 receives an operation from the store clerk to switch the display content of the display device 210 from the first display screen to the second display screen, the first display control unit 52 switches the second display screen to the second display screen. Drawing processing and display processing are executed, and when the first drawing processing for displaying the image on the first display screen is not completed, the first drawing processing is executed.

Further, when the image selection device 100 receives an operation from the store clerk to return the display content of the display device 210 from the second display screen to the first display screen, the first display control unit 52 causes the display device 210 to display When the content is switched to the first display screen, and the first drawing process of the first display screen is not completed while the second drawing process and the display process of the second display screen are being executed. continues the first rendering process of the first display screen. On the other hand, when the first drawing process of the first display screen is completed while the second drawing process and the display process of the second display screen are being executed, the first display control unit 52 Display processing for displaying the image on the first display screen is executed.

According to the image selection device 100 according to the present embodiment, each selection button 203 is selected when product image information (text data such as product code and product name) is displayed (reflected) on the selection button. becomes possible (effective). Therefore, the store clerk does not have to wait for the selection operation until all the images are displayed (reflected) on the selection button, and can perform the selection operation when the desired information is displayed. In addition, the image selection device 100 includes a plurality of buffer units, and the first display control unit 52 can use the plurality of buffer units to perform drawing processing in parallel. When you return to the previous page, the screen of the previous page can be displayed in an updated state. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability when the store clerk (or customer) selects a product.

[Embodiment 2]
The image selection device 100 according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration described above. For example, the image selection device 100 may perform the processing shown in FIG. Specifically, in the image selection device 100, the first display control unit 52 uses the buffer unit 1B to perform selection button drawing processing and text data (product code, product name), the first display control unit 52 suspends the drawing process of the screen (first display screen) of the first selection item using the buffer unit 1A, and 2 Priority is given to drawing processing and display processing of the display screen. After the selection button drawing process and the text data display process are completed, the first display control unit 52 resumes the drawing process of the first display screen using the buffer unit 1A.

[Embodiment 3]
The image selection device 100 may also perform the processing shown in FIG. Specifically, in the image selection device 100, the first display control unit 52 uses the buffer unit 1B to perform selection button drawing processing and text data (product code, product name) display processing on the second display screen. is performed, the first display control unit 52 reduces the load (CPU usage rate, etc.) of the drawing processing of the first display screen using the buffer unit 1A, and performs the drawing processing and display of the second display screen. Prioritize processing.

According to the configuration shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the control unit 50 can efficiently use the CPU, so that problems such as delays in drawing processing and display processing can be prevented.

Further, in the above example, the same screen is displayed on the clerk terminal 200 and the customer terminal 300, but the clerk terminal 200 and the customer terminal 300 may display different screens. In this case, the second display control section 53 may perform drawing processing and display processing using the second display buffer 30 (buffer section 2A, buffer section 2B).

[Embodiment 4]
The information processing system 1 according to the present invention may be composed of a set of PC systems as shown in FIG. The information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 18 includes an information processing device 100, a first user terminal 200 (a display device 210 (display device 1) and an operation unit 220 (input device)) wiredly connected to the information processing device 100, It is composed of a second user terminal 300 (display device 2) connected to the information processing device 100 by wire. For example, when the information processing system 1 is applied to an image (product image) selection system introduced in a photo shop, it is installed in the photo shop. FIG. 19 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the operation unit 220 (input device) of the first user terminal 200 (clerk terminal 200) is connected to the input unit 10 of the image selection device 100 (information processing device), and the display of the clerk terminal 200 is displayed. Device 210 (display device 1 (clerk monitor)) is connected to first display buffer 20 of image selection device 100 , and customer terminal 300 (display device 2 (customer monitor)) is connected to second display buffer 20 of image selection device 100 . It is connected to the display buffer 30 .

In the above example, the information processing system 1 is an image selection system installed in a photo shop. For example, when the information processing system 1 is applied to a product selection (search) system in online shopping, the server 100 may transmit rendered display data to the store clerk terminal 200 via the network.

1 Information processing system (image selection system)
10 Input unit 20 First display buffer 30 Second display buffer 40 Storage unit 41 Image data storage unit 42 Management table storage unit 50 Control unit 51 Operation acquisition unit 52 First display control unit 53 Second display control unit 100 Server (information processing device, image selection device)
200 first user terminal (clerk terminal)
210 Display device 220 Operation unit 300 Second user terminal (customer terminal)

Claims (11)

a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a selection unit that accepts a user's selection operation, and displays an image corresponding to the selection unit and image information related to the image in an area of the selection unit;
an operation acquisition unit that permits a selection operation by the user to select the selection unit when the image information is displayed before the image is displayed in the area of the selection unit;
with
The display control unit displays the image information and the image side by side within the area of the selection unit when the image is displayed after the image information is displayed within the area of the selection unit. Device. The display control unit causes the image information to be displayed at a first display position within the area of the selection unit, and then, when displaying the image within the area, displays the image information at the first display position. Displaying at a different second display position and displaying the image at the first display position;
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The operation acquisition unit permits the user's selection operation in the selection unit when the image information is displayed in the selection unit.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 . The display control unit causes the display unit to display a plurality of the selection units,
The display control unit causes all the selection units to display the image information, and then causes each selection unit to display the image corresponding to the image information.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . When the information processing device receives an operation from the user to switch the display content of the display unit from the first display screen to the second display screen,
The display control unit executes drawing processing and display processing of the second display screen, and executes the drawing processing when the drawing processing for displaying the image on the first display screen is not completed. ,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 . When the information processing device receives an operation from the user to return the display content of the display unit from the second display screen to the first display screen,
The display control unit switches display content of the display unit to the first display screen, and
If the drawing process for the first display screen is not completed while the drawing process and the display process for the second display screen are being executed, the drawing process for the first display screen is continued. ,
display processing for displaying the image on the first display screen when the drawing processing for the first display screen is completed while the drawing processing and the display processing for the second display screen are being performed; run the
The information processing device according to claim 5 . The display control unit suspends the drawing process on the first display screen while the display process for displaying the image information on the selection part on the second display screen is being performed, and the display process is finished. restarting the drawing process of the first display screen later;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 or 6 . When the information processing device receives an operation from the user to return the display content of the display unit from the second display screen to the first display screen, the display control unit includes the image and the image information. displaying the selection unit on the first display screen of the display unit;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7 . further comprising a storage unit that associates and stores a file name of image data corresponding to the image and image information related to the image for each of the selection units;
The display control unit acquires the image information according to the selection unit from the storage unit and causes the selection unit to display the image information.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 . a step of displaying on a display unit a selection unit for receiving a user's selection operation, and displaying an image corresponding to the selection unit and image information related to the image in the region of the selection unit;
a step of permitting the user's selection operation in the selection section at a point in time when the image information is displayed before the image is displayed in the area of the selection section;
including
An information processing method , wherein when the image is displayed after the image information is displayed in the area of the selection section, the image information and the image are displayed side by side in the area of the selection section . a step of displaying on a display unit a selection unit for receiving a user's selection operation, and displaying an image corresponding to the selection unit and image information related to the image in the region of the selection unit;
a step of permitting the user's selection operation in the selection section at a point in time when the image information is displayed before the image is displayed in the area of the selection section;
In the program for causing the computer to execute
A program for displaying the image information and the image side by side in the area of the selection section when the image is displayed after the image information is displayed in the area of the selection section .

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