JP2002007022A - Content execution device, method, content selection method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] To improve the usability of content in a content execution device. Kind Code: A1 A display screen for displaying a plurality of contents with a bar, a designating means for clicking on a bar on the display screen, and a width of the bar on the display screen is increased in response to a click on the bar. And a processing unit 5 for executing the content of the bar in response to a click on the same bar. A display screen 2 for displaying the selected content in a window; a specification means 3 for specifying a video chat with another user who enjoys the selected content; and a display screen in response to the specification of the specification means. A processing unit 5 for displaying the video image of the other user in another window.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a content execution device, a method, a content selection method, and a storage medium for executing a content designated by a user from a plurality of contents, and more particularly to a content execution device for facilitating selection of a content. Content execution device for more enjoyment, its method,
The present invention relates to a content selection method and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a plurality of contents can be executed in an information processing apparatus. The content is a normal program, and the execution of a plurality of contents is facilitated by multitasking and multiwindow techniques.

In order to select this content, conventionally,
Generally, a large number of contents are displayed on a display screen in a bar format, and the selection and activation of the contents are performed by double-clicking the bar.

[0004] Also, conventionally, a plurality of contents that simultaneously proceed can be displayed on a display screen by using a multi-window, and a plurality of contents can be enjoyed simultaneously.

[0005]

However, in the conventional content selection, since the screen size is limited, it is difficult to display a large number of content bars on a menu. For example, in order to display 100 contents on a limited side of the screen, the display width of the bar becomes short, and it is difficult to reliably recognize the contents of the contents, click with a pointer, and the like. Worsens. Conversely, if the display width of the bar is sufficient, the number of content items displayed on one screen is limited. Particularly, in the entertainment field, a large amount of content is provided, and users also want to operate easily. Therefore, a small number of items causes deterioration of operability.

Further, the conventional method of executing a plurality of contents has a problem that entertainment characteristics are not considered. That is, the user only uses the content individually, and lacks the entertainment property of having a conversation while enjoying the content with other users.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a content execution device, a method thereof, a content selection method, and a storage medium for easily selecting one content from a plurality of contents on a screen.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a content execution device, a method and a storage medium for easily recognizing and selecting a target content bar even when a large number of content bars are displayed on a screen as a menu. To provide.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a content execution device, a method and a storage medium for having a conversation with another user while enjoying the content.

[0010]

In order to achieve this object,
A content execution device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a display screen that displays a plurality of contents as bars, a designation unit that clicks a bar on the display screen, A processing unit for executing the content of the bar in response to a click on the same bar after increasing the width. The content execution method of the present invention includes the steps of: displaying the plurality of contents as bars on a display screen; expanding the width of the bar on the display screen in response to the click of the bar; and clicking the same bar. And executing the content of the bar according to. The storage medium of the present invention includes a program for displaying the plurality of contents as bars on a display screen, and a program for enlarging the width of the bar on the display screen in response to a click on the bar. Accordingly, a program for executing the content of the bar is stored.

In this embodiment, the content is selected by double-clicking the content bar. The bar clicked with one click is enlarged to make it easy to recognize the content, and the enlarged bar is clicked. Clicking makes the selection operation accurate and easy.

In the present invention, a large number of contents can be easily selected by displaying the plurality of contents on the display screen with a bar having a width corresponding to the designated weight.

Further, in the present invention, the preference and characteristics of each operator are displayed by displaying the display screen with a bar having a width corresponding to the weight of the plurality of contents designated for each operator of the execution device. , A bar can be displayed, and more detailed correspondence is possible.

Further, in the present invention, since the designating means is constituted by a touch panel, even if the designation is made directly by a finger or the like, the contents can be easily and accurately selected by enlarging the bar.

Further, according to the present invention, there is further provided a management unit for determining the weighting of the plurality of contents for each operator in accordance with the operation of the operator. The content can be displayed in a menu with a bar width according to the characteristics, and more detailed selection is possible.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content execution apparatus comprising: a display screen for displaying a selected content in a window; and a designation unit for designating a video chat with another user who enjoys the selected content. A processing unit for displaying the video image of the other user in another window of the display screen in accordance with the designation by the designation means. Displaying the selected content in a window on a display screen, specifying a video chat with another user who enjoys the selected content, and, in response to the specification, the display screen Displaying the video image of the other user in another window. The storage medium, according to a program for displaying the selected content in a window on the display screen and a video chat with another user who enjoys the selected content,
A program for displaying the video image of the other user in another window of the display screen.

In this embodiment, another user who enjoys the same content is displayed in another window.
Video chat with other users of the same content can be performed while enjoying the content, thereby improving entertainment.

[0018] In the present invention, by making a TV call with the specific user according to the specification of the specific user among the other users by the specifying means, it is possible to have a one-to-one conversation with the specific user. , Can further improve the entertainment.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings in the order of a content execution system, a terminal device, a content selection method, a content execution method, and other embodiments.

[Content Execution System] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a content execution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the store system. FIG. 1 shows an amusement system as a content execution system.

As shown in FIG. 1, one center 100
, Three store systems 110, 120, 130 are connected. The three store systems are provided in the A district, the B district, and the C district.
Store 130. Center 100 and each store 110, 1
20 and 130 are connected to the exchange 14 via the optical fiber 270.
Connected to 0. The optical fiber 270 is, for example, 1G
It has a transmission capacity of Bps. The exchange 140 has a terminating device 280 of the optical fiber 270 and a router (gigaswitch) 290. Therefore, the center 100 and the stores 110, 120, and 130 communicate via the exchange 140.

The center 100 has a database server 200, a content management server 210, a communication game server 220, a hub 230, and a terminal device 240. The database server 200 manages a customer database that stores 10,000 contents and data of each customer. The content management server 210 manages a content database that stores moving image and still image content. When playing a communication game between stores, the communication game server 220 synchronizes each terminal, processes and processes necessary data. For example, in a communication game in which a player's operation is reflected in game processing in real time, such as a racing game or a fighting game, each terminal receives necessary data from each terminal at the same time so that the game proceeds simultaneously,
Output data to each terminal at the same time and synchronize each terminal.

As described in detail in FIG. 2, each of the stores 110, 120, and 130 includes a terminal device 260, a hub 250, 50 terminals, a MOD server, a business management server, a game server, and a VOD server. With a server.

In the store system of each of the stores 110, 120, and 130, each device is connected to a LAN (Ethernet (registered trademark)) 300 as shown in FIG. MOD
(Multimedia on demand) The server 310 stores and manages contents other than moving images loaded from the contents database 200 of the center 100. For example, it stores character information such as books and still images. The business server 330 monitors and manages the business of each terminal 1. The game server 330 synchronizes the communication game of each terminal in the store and processes necessary data.

VOD (video on demand) server 3
40 manages the moving image content. For example, it manages video content such as a TV phone. Store PC 350
Is a cashier terminal, which connects the card reader / writer 360 and the numeric keypad 370, reads the card of the user of the store, and performs entrance / exit processing to the store and settlement processing. Terminal PC
(Content processing device) 1-1 to 1-50 are hub 25
It is connected to the LAN 300 via 0-1 to 250-n.
The terminals PC1-1 to PC1-50 will be described with reference to FIG.
The LAN 300 is connected to the optical fiber 2
70.

In this amusement system, a user presents his / her own card to a cash register and performs an entry process using a card R / W 360 connected to the store PC 350. In the entrance processing, the information of the user stored in the card of the user is read out and registered in the store PC 350. After admission,
The user arrives at the terminal PC1-1 to PC-1-50, and the terminal P
The card is inserted into the card reader 6 of FIG. 4 connected to C1-1 to C-1-50. The terminals PC1-1 to 1-50 are
At the same time that the terminal becomes usable from the point of detecting the insertion of the card, the information about which terminal has been used by which user from the terminal is transmitted to the store PC 350. Store PC 35
0 registers the time at which this information was sent in association with the information registered in the entrance processing. The user operates the terminal to use the content. At the time of leaving, the terminal becomes unusable at the time of being pulled out from the card terminal, and at the same time, sends information to the store PC 350 from which terminal the user has finished using. Store PC 350 registers the time at which this information was sent in association with the information registered in the entrance processing. Thereafter, the user presents the card to the cash register and displays the card R /
The exit processing is performed in W360. The exit processing reads the user information stored in the user's card and reads the information from the store PC 35.
From the information of the user registered in 0, the time during which the user has used the terminal is calculated and the fee is settled. Settlement is
Basically, it depends on the length of stay in the store.

[Terminal Device] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a terminal PC (content execution device) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Is a block diagram thereof.

The terminal PC 1 shown in FIG. 3 is based on a personal computer such as WINDOWS (registered trademark), and has a personal computer main body 5 and a display monitor 2 such as a CRT. A touch panel 3 is provided on a screen of the monitor 2. A TV camera 4 is provided on the monitor 2. The touch panel 3 has a human finger 9
The touch panel is configured by a well-known touch panel that detects the touched position (coordinates), for example, a pressure-sensitive touch panel (Pentel, product name “PTM-1181-J10”) or the like. The headphone 7 with a microphone of the user 8 is connected to the personal computer body 5.

As shown in FIG. 4, the personal computer main body 5
PU (processor) 10, ROM 11, RAM 12
, A hard disk 14, an image processing board 13, and L
It has an AN interface circuit 16, a serial port 15 of the touch panel 3, and a bus 17 connecting these. Furthermore, a sound circuit 18 for inputting and outputting audio from the headphone 7 with a microphone, an MPEG compression circuit 19 of the camera 7, a capture circuit 20, and a CS tuner 2
1 and an MPEG2 decompression circuit 22. The hard disk 14 is an O such as a 2D browser 23 or Windows.
S and the like are stored. The 2D browser 23 will be described with reference to FIG.

The CPU 10 is composed of a well-known microprocessor, for example, PENTIUM manufactured by INTEL.
A processor and the like are typical. The ROM 11 is a CPU 1
0 stores a basic program to be executed, data, and the like. R
The AM 12 is a program necessary for processing of the CPU 10 and the like,
Stores data etc.

The image processing board 13 has a graphic processor, a graphic memory, and the like, performs a drawing process in accordance with a drawing command from the CPU 10, and generates one screen of video data for each frame of the display monitor 2. Then, the data is output to the display monitor 2. Here, for example, the product name “SPECTRA 7400 DD
R "(Canopus).

The hard disk 14 includes various programs,
In this embodiment, a 2D (two-dimensional) browser (browsing software) 23 and N game programs are stored as application programs. This game program is loaded from the content server described above. The 2D browser 23 will be described with reference to FIG.

The serial port 15 has a serial buffer for receiving detection data output from the touch panel 3 asynchronously with the display frame. The interface board 16 is configured by a known LAN board, and communicates with other devices via the LAN. The bus 17 has a TV camera 4
, The card reader 6 and the headphone 7 with microphone are connected. The microphone-equipped headphone 7 is for inputting and outputting audio, and is connected to a bus 17 via a sound circuit 18.

The TV camera 4 is for making a TV chat and a TV call with another operator, as will be described later. The MPEG2 compression circuit 19 compresses the image data from the capture circuit 20. The capture circuit 20
The image input by the V camera 4 is digitally converted. The card reader 6 sets the terminal use start time and the like to the store P
In order to contact C350, information for identifying the user is read from the card held by the user, and the progress of the game stored in the card is reflected in the game as one of the contents. is there.

The CS tuner 21 receives a CS broadcast. For example, a sky perfect TV is known.
The MPEG2 decompression circuit 22 decompresses the received MPEG2 compressed data and outputs it to the monitor 2.

One feature of the terminal device 1 is that a touch panel 3 is provided on the screen of the monitor 2, and selection and progress of the content are performed by touch operation of the touch panel 3, ie, the screen. Another feature is that various contents can be used by the 2D browser 23. In addition, other features include a TV camera, while enjoying content, TV chat,
To make a TV call. Furthermore, although the configuration is based on a general-purpose personal computer, it may be configured with a dedicated device.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the above-described 2D browser 23, and FIG. 6 is a system configuration diagram for explaining each function of the 2D browser 23.

As shown in FIG. 5, the 2D browser 23
Is called "net @ shell". The basic functions include a user card entry / exit function, a GUI (graphic user interface) function 30, and a net @ pet function for operating a pet of the user. GU
As will be described later, the I function 30 uses the external function, which will be described later, according to the user's operation by the content selection processing of FIGS. 7 to 15 and the content execution processing of FIGS. The graphic control of the screen is performed.

Further, the 2D browser 23 includes, as external functions, a database search function 40, a content search function 41, a videophone function 42, a skyperfect TV function 43, a video chat function 44, a VOD function 45, and an MO function.
It has a D function 46.

As shown in FIG. 6, the database search function 40 is provided to the center 100 via the business management server 320.
Sends a search request to the database server 200, and receives the search data. The content search function 41 transmits a search request to the content server 210 of the center 100 via the business management server 320, and receives search data.

The videophone function 42 is used to communicate with other users on a TV.
Send and receive image and audio data to make phone calls. The Sky Perfect TV function 43 receives an image and a sound of the broadcast received by the CS tuner 21. Video chat function 4
No. 4 transmits and receives image and voice data to make a TV call with another user via the HUB 250 in the same store and between the stores via the exchange 140.

The VOD function 45 is a VOD server 340
Receives the specified video from. The MOD function 46 receives a still image other than a moving image from the content server 210. Each function of the 2D browser 23 is realized by a program.

[Content Selection Method] Next, a content selection method from the terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 is a flowchart of the content selection process, FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the content menu selection process, FIG. 9 is a flowchart of another content menu selection process, FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the content arrangement on the screen, and FIGS. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a screen. Hereinafter, based on FIG. 7, FIGS.
With reference to FIG. (S10) It is determined whether there is a login. For example, it is determined that there is a login by inserting the user's card. (S11) If there is a login, a login process is performed. The login process selects, from a database in which 10,000 contents are stored, 100 contents likely to be used by the user.

A description will be given with reference to a flowchart of a content menu selection process of the database server 200 of the center 100 in FIG. In response to a log-in request from the terminal, the user's questionnaire result is read, and personal parameters indicating personal preferences (characters, favorite genres) are calculated in accordance with fortune-telling rules. Each content in the database stores content parameters corresponding to this preference.
For each content, the distance (content evaluation point) between the content parameter and the personal parameter is calculated using the content evaluation formula. Then, the contents are rearranged in descending order of points, and the top 100 items are picked up.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the content menu selection process. First, the access history of TV telephones and video chats (TV chats) performed in the past is read from the business server 320 or the database 200, and customer information of users who have accessed in the past is retrieved from the database 200 based on the history of past calls. From the customer information, several frequently accessed contents for each customer are extracted. The extracted content information is rearranged in descending order of points, and the top 20 items are picked up. In FIG. 8, 100 contents are determined together with the 80 contents picked up from the personal parameters.

In the embodiment of FIG. 8, the content is selected only by personal preference, but in the embodiment of FIG. 9, the content is selected by adding the preference of chat buddies and the like, and consideration is given to the friendship. Selected content. (S12) The initial screen of the 2D browser 23 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. The initial screen 2-1 has 100 selected contents (called net @ bar) 5 on four sides of the screen.
0 is displayed as a bar. The center of the screen is the main area 6
0, for example, a chat image or a content image to be enlarged is displayed. The mark 66 indicates the main area 60
Function as a switch. The lower right, upper right, and upper left corners of the screen are content areas 61, 62, and 63, and are provided with marks 64, 65, and 67 that function as switches.

To display 100 contents 50 on the limited four sides of the screen, there are some ideas. That is, since the width and height of the four sides are limited, a bar of the same width is simply 1 bar.
When 00 contents are displayed, it is difficult to identify and select the contents (name, icon) of each content. Therefore, as described above, the display width of the content with a high evaluation point (highly used by the user) is widened, and the display width of the content with a low evaluation point (lowly used by the user) is narrowed. Display all contents on four sides.

The content display processing in the terminal shown in FIG. 10 will be specifically described. First, the total points (total of the evaluation points) are calculated by adding the evaluation points of the selected 100 contents. The weight (display width) of each content on the four sides is calculated based on the total weight and the width and height (display distance) of the four sides. From this, the number of items on each of the four sides is calculated. Draw each content in the determined width clockwise from the top. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, 100 contents 50 with different widths are displayed on the four sides of the screen 2-1. Thus, the user can point to the content 50 on the screen 2-1 and select the content 50. (S13) It is detected whether there is data input (touch data) from the touch panel 3. (S14) When there is a data input, the contact coordinates are detected, and it is determined from the coordinate values whether the contact is at the position of the content (net @ bar) 50. If the position of the content is not touched, the data input is ignored, and the process returns to step S13. (S15) If the coordinates of the content are determined, the content (bar) corresponding to the coordinates is enlarged and the content information (name, icon) corresponding to the content is also enlarged. Thus, when the finger 9 touches the narrow content bar 50-m as shown in FIG. 12, the touched content bar 50 is enlarged and displayed as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG.
Is expanded to a bar 50-m having a width of 5 W, and the information (“ABC”) of the content is easily recognized. Due to this enlargement, the width of the other content bars is reduced by that amount. This makes it easy to recognize and select content even if the width is reduced. In particular, when the touch panel is designated by a finger, it is particularly effective because it is difficult to designate a fine bar.
A wide bar is also enlarged, but is not enlarged to a maximum width of 5 W or more. (S16) It is detected whether there is data input (touch data) from the touch panel 3. (S17) When there is data input, the contact coordinates are detected, and it is determined from the coordinate values whether or not the content (net @ bar) 50 is in contact. If the position of the content is not touched, it is determined that the content is not a selection, and the displayed bar 50 is not selected.
-M is returned to the original size width, and the process returns to step S13. (S18) If it is determined that the coordinates are the contents, step S
It is determined whether the detected coordinates are the same as in step S14. If it is determined that the coordinates are not the same, the content (bar) corresponding to the coordinates detected this time is enlarged and the content information (name, icon) corresponding to the content is also enlarged. And
It returns to step S16. (S19) If it is determined that the coordinates are the same, after touching once from the input data of the touch panel 3, it is determined whether or not the contact has been eliminated and the touch has been performed again. If the touch has not been performed again, that is, if the touch has been continued, the process returns to step S16. on the other hand,
As shown in FIG. 14, when it is determined that the touch is the touch again, it is determined that the displayed content is selected, and the display jumps to the content. FIG. 14 shows, for example, a case where the CS broadcast is selected as the content. The sky perfect TV function 43 shown in FIG.
Image CS-TV is displayed.

As described above, the content is selected by so-called double-clicking, but the width of the clicked bar is maximized by one click, and even if a large number of bars are displayed, the contents of the bars can be easily recognized. Bar selection is also easy.
This content selection method is not limited to the touch panel,
It can also be applied to pointing devices and mouse pointers. The contents include programs, data, and the like.

[Content Executing Method] Next, the content executing method for enjoying the selected content while video chatting will be described.

FIG. 16 is a processing flowchart of a content execution method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 17 to 21 are explanatory views of the content execution screen of FIG. Hereinafter, FIG.
6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 21. (S30) To perform a video chat, press the mark on the window of the displayed content. In the case shown in FIG. 14, as shown in FIG.
push. (S31) Thereby, a video chat can be performed with another user who has selected the same content. When the mark 64 is pressed, the terminal requests a user of the same content from the business server 320 that manages the content selection state of each terminal. Whenever each terminal selects content, the business server receives and stores the selection information from the terminal, so if there is a user request for the same content from the terminal, the business server immediately selects the currently connected terminal. The selection information of the terminal that has selected the requested content is notified to the terminal that matched the request. The terminal is a business server 32
When the notification of another user is received from 0, the camera image of the terminal of another user is viewed, and the GUI function 30
Thus, the camera image of another user is pasted on the center window 60 as shown in FIG. As a result, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, moving images of other users who have selected the same content are displayed in the center window 60 of the screen. In FIG. 17, there are four other users who have selected CS-TV, and the video of the camera of the terminal (generally,
Face images) 70 to 73 are displayed in the center window 60.

Similarly, audio is also captured, so that a video chat can be performed with another user who enjoys the same content while enjoying the content. (S32) The other user may want to make a TV call with a favorite user and become friendly. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18, when the user's moving image to be selected in the center window 60 is pressed, the center window 6 on the screen is pressed.
A selection window 68 is displayed next to “0”. The selection window 68 displays a menu for selecting “speak” and “view”. The menu "Speak" is a menu for selecting a TV phone call with the user, and the menu "View" is a tag (such as name, gender, age, occupation, and frequently-listed favorite content) about the user. This is a menu for watching net @ fuda). That is,
Since the other party trying to make a TV call is not necessarily an acquaintance, this menu is for letting the user determine whether or not to make a TV call by viewing information about the user before selecting the TV call. In this "View" menu,
The information of the favorite content that is often viewed is stored as a history when a TV call is made with the user.
20 and is called the next time the user uses the service.
Is used to select the content in the procedure described above. (S33) The menu in the selection window 68 is pressed. (S34) When the menu "view" is pressed, the net @ bar 69 of the selected user is displayed on the center window 60 as shown in FIG. This data is stored in the database 200 in advance, and the data is transmitted to the terminal in response to a request from the terminal. net @ fuda69
The content of is the net name, real name, age, occupation, favorite n
et @ bar50 and the like. (S35) The menu "see" is changed to the menu "return" by the display of the bell 69. When this menu "return" is pressed, the window of the flap 69 disappears, and the process returns to step S33. (S36) When the menu "Speak" is pressed, the TV phone function 4
20 is started, and the moving image 70 of the selected user is displayed in the upper left window 63 of the screen 2-1 as shown in FIG. As a result, the moving image of another user is displayed in the center window 60, but no sound is output.
Therefore, T using audio and video with the selected user
A V-call is made. (S37) As shown in FIG. 21, the upper left window 63
Is pressed, the moving image 70 in the upper left window 63 is pressed.
Is enlarged and displayed in the center window 60, and the video of the video chat disappears. As a result, the user can concentrate on the selected user to make a TV call. (S38) To end the TV call, for example, press the mark 66 in the center window 60.

In this way, by using the multi-window function, video chatting with other users who enjoy the same content can increase the number of friends. In addition, it is possible to make a videophone call with a specific user among them, thereby further increasing the friendliness. In this embodiment,
In step S37, the video of the video chat can be displayed in the upper left window 63. Furthermore, the content is not limited to CS-TV, but may be other moving image or still image content.

[Other Embodiments] As another embodiment, the present invention can be applied to a system closed in a store without providing a center. Further, a mode in which a terminal is placed at home and connected to a center is also applicable.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the technical scope of the present invention.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The following effects are obtained. (1) By double-clicking on the content bar, when selecting content, a selection operation is performed to enlarge the clicked bar with one click, to make it easier to recognize the content, and to double-click the expanded bar. Is accurate and easy. (2) To display other users who enjoy the same content in other windows, while enjoying the content,
Video chat with other users of the same content can be performed, thereby improving entertainment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a content execution system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the store system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a terminal in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the terminal of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the 2D browser of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a system configuration diagram for explaining the 2D browser of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a content selection process of the 2D browser of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a login process in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is another flowchart of the login process in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an initial screen generation process of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an initial screen of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a first screen diagram when the content in FIG. 7 is selected.

13 is a second screen diagram when the content in FIG. 7 is selected.

FIG. 14 is a third screen diagram when the content in FIG. 7 is selected.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of enlarging the bar in FIG. 7;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a content execution process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a first screen diagram at the time of executing the content of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a second screen diagram when the content of FIG. 16 is executed.

FIG. 19 is a third screen diagram at the time of executing the content of FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a fourth screen diagram when the content in FIG. 16 is executed.

FIG. 21 is a fifth screen diagram at the time of executing the content of FIG. 16;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Terminal device 2 Display monitor 3 Touch panel 4 TV camera 5 Personal computer body 7 Headphone with microphone 10 CPU 14 Hard disk 100 Center 110-130 Store

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[Claims] 1. A content execution device for selecting and executing one content from a plurality of contents, a display screen for displaying a plurality of contents as bars, a designation unit for clicking a bar on the display screen, A processing unit for executing the content registered corresponding to the bar, in response to a click on the same bar, after enlarging the width of the bar on the display screen in response to the click. Content execution device. 2. The content execution device according to claim 1, wherein the bars are arranged and displayed on four sides of the display screen. 3. The content execution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information of the corresponding content is displayed on a display screen together with the enlarged display of the bar. 4. The content execution device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit displays the plurality of contents on the display screen with a bar having a width corresponding to a designated weight. 5. The processing unit according to claim 2, wherein the processing unit displays on the display screen a bar having a width corresponding to a weight of the plurality of contents specified for each operator of the execution device. Content execution device. 6. The content execution device according to claim 1, wherein said specifying means comprises a touch panel. 7. The content execution device according to claim 5, further comprising a management unit that determines a weight of the plurality of contents for each operator in accordance with an operation of the operator. 8. A content execution device for executing a selected content, a display screen for displaying the selected content in a window, and designating means for designating a video chat with another user who enjoys the selected content. And a processing unit for displaying the video image of the other user in another window of the display screen in accordance with the designation by the designation means. 9. The content execution method according to claim 8, wherein the processing unit performs a videophone call with the specific user in accordance with a specification of the specific user among the other users by the specification unit. apparatus. 10. A content execution method for selecting and executing one content from a plurality of contents, comprising: displaying the plurality of contents as a bar on a display screen; A content execution method, comprising: increasing the width of the bar; and executing the content of the bar in response to a click on the same bar. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the bars are displayed side by side on four sides of the display screen. 12. The content execution method according to claim 10, wherein information of the corresponding content is displayed on a display screen together with the enlarged display of the bar. 13. The content execution method according to claim 10, wherein, in the display step, the plurality of contents are displayed on the display screen with bars having a width corresponding to a designated weight. 14. The content execution method according to claim 13, wherein, in the displaying step, a bar having a width corresponding to a weight of the plurality of contents designated for each operator is displayed on the display screen. 15. The content execution method according to claim 14, further comprising a step of determining a weight of the plurality of contents for each operator in accordance with an operation of the operator. 16. A content execution method for executing a selected content, a step of displaying the selected content in a window on a display screen, and designating a video chat with another user who enjoys the selected content. And a step of displaying the video image of the other user in another window of the display screen according to the designation. 17. The content execution method according to claim 16, further comprising a step of making a videophone call with the specific user according to a designation of the specific user among the displayed other users. 18. A program for displaying the plurality of contents in a bar on a display screen, a program for enlarging the width of the bar on the display screen in response to a click on the bar, and a program in response to a click on the same bar. And a program for executing the contents of the bar. 19. A program for displaying a selected content in a window on a display screen, and a video chat with another user who enjoys the selected content, and the other window is displayed in another window of the display screen. And a program for displaying a video image of the user. 20. A content selection method for selecting content of a user, the method comprising: selecting the first content unique to the user; and, based on a history in which the user has accessed another user,
Selecting the second content registered by the other user; and combining the first content and the second content to form the content of the user. Content selection method. 21. The step of selecting the first content comprises: selecting the first content from the plurality of contents according to a content parameter set for the plurality of contents and a personal parameter of the user. 21. The content selection method according to claim 20, further comprising the step of: