JP2008242991A - Image display apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An image display apparatus capable of visually arranging a plurality of images is provided.
An acquisition unit that acquires image data of display content, a frame image storage unit that stores image data of a decoration frame for fitting the display content, and an attribute of the display content A decoration frame selection unit 12 that selects a decoration frame having the attribute, and a display image generation unit 13 that generates display image data in which the display content is inserted into the decoration frame selected by the decoration frame selection unit 12; An image display device having a display unit 14 for displaying an image based on the display image data, wherein an attribute setting unit 16 is provided for setting the attribute of the decoration frame in association with the attribute of the display content. It was.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an image display device, and more particularly to an image display device and a program for acquiring image data of display content and displaying an image based on the image data.

  Conventionally, as an image display device, a projector or the like that inputs image data from a computer device or the like, displays the image on a liquid crystal display element, and irradiates the liquid crystal display element with light and projects it on a projection screen. Has been.

This type of projector is widely used in small-scale presentations at conferences and large-scale presentations that gather a large number of audiences and present their research results. For example, Patent Document 1 effectively uses a large screen of a projector, and displays a plurality of images in parallel, a single screen, and an enlargement / reduction display, thereby facilitating the reference and comparison of the plurality of images. A projector that enables a realistic presentation is disclosed.
JP 2006-330468 A

  However, in an image display device such as a projector, a plurality of images can be displayed in parallel, single screen display, and enlarged / reduced display to facilitate reference and comparison of the plurality of images. It is not easy to organize and organize.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides an image display device that can easily classify and organize a plurality of images.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a frame image storage that stores acquisition means for acquiring image data of display content, and image data of a decorative frame for fitting the display content. Means, a decorative frame selecting means for selecting a decorative frame having an attribute corresponding to the attribute of the display content, and display image data in which the display content is inserted into the decorative frame selected by the decorative frame selecting means Display image generating means for generating the image and display means for displaying an image based on the display image data, wherein the attribute of the decoration frame is associated with the attribute of the display content An attribute setting means for setting is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the attribute of the decorative frame is at least one piece of information among color, shape, pattern, size, and picture.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising content attribute selection means for selecting an attribute of the display content.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the frame attribute setting means for setting an attribute of the decorative frame is provided.

  Moreover, the invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display means has brightness, hue, saturation, and size according to attributes of the decoration frame. The image is displayed by adjusting at least one of them.

  Moreover, the invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display image generating means is configured to change brightness, hue, saturation, and color according to attributes of the decorative frame. The display image data in which at least one of the sizes is adjusted is generated.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the acquisition unit is configured to display the display content from a storage device that stores a plurality of image data of the display content. Are sequentially acquired according to the attribute of the display content or the attribute of the decoration frame corresponding to the display content, and the decoration frame selection means uses the attribute of the display content acquired by the acquisition means. The decorative frame having the corresponding attribute is sequentially selected, and the display image generating unit sequentially generates display image data in which the display content is inserted into the decorative frame selected by the decorative frame selecting unit, and the display The means sequentially displays images based on the display image data generated by the display image generation means.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claim 7, wherein the display means is based on the display image data for a time corresponding to an attribute of a decorative frame corresponding to the display image data. Display the image.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the acquisition means does not acquire image data of display content in which an attribute of the decoration frame is a predetermined attribute. It is characterized by.

  Further, the invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 9, according to the frame attribute corresponding to the display image data generated by the display image generating means. The image data of the display content corresponding to the display image data is stored in the storage means.

  The invention according to claim 11 corresponds to the display image data according to the frame attribute corresponding to the display image data generated by the display image generation means in the invention according to claim 10. The display content image data is erased from the storage means.

  The invention according to claim 12 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the display means has a projection unit that projects an image based on the display image data onto a screen. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 13 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the image display device includes the acquisition means, the frame image storage means, the decoration frame selection means, It has a program acquisition means for acquiring a program that functions as a display image generation means and an attribute setting means from an external device.

  The invention according to claim 14 is a computer that obtains image data of display content, a frame image storage unit that stores image data of a decorative frame for fitting the display content, and the display. A decoration frame selection means for selecting a decoration frame corresponding to the attribute of the content for display, a display image generation means for generating display image data in which the display content is inserted into the decoration frame selected by the decoration frame selection means, The program is made to function as attribute setting means for setting the attribute of the decoration frame in association with the attribute of the display content.

  According to the present invention, image data of display content is acquired, display image data in which the display content is inserted into a decorative frame having an attribute corresponding to the attribute of the display content is generated, and the display content is displayed. An image based on image data is displayed, and the attribute of the decoration frame can be set corresponding to the attribute of the display content. Therefore, by displaying the decoration frame differently according to the content attribute, Content classification and search can be performed easily, and meetings and operations using the image display device can be performed efficiently.

[1. Overview of image display device]
The image display apparatus according to the present invention is applied to an image projection apparatus such as a projector, a computer apparatus with a display, and the like. As shown in FIG. The acquisition means 10 for acquiring the image data of the display content, the frame image storage means 11 for storing the image data of the decoration frame for fitting the display content, and the decoration having an attribute corresponding to the attribute of the display content Decoration frame selection means 12 for selecting a frame, display image generation means 13 for generating display image data in which display content is inserted into the decoration frame selected by the decoration frame selection means 12, and display image data Display means 14 for displaying an image based thereon.

  The display content includes document data in addition to various still image data and moving image data. The acquisition unit 10 stores the image data of the display content in the storage unit 15 in the image display device 1 or the storage device 3 outside the image display device 1 (for example, a memory card attached to the image display device 1 or the like). Storage medium or other computer device communicably connected).

  One or more attributes (hereinafter referred to as “content attributes”) are associated with the display content. For example, the content attributes when the display content is a still image, a moving image, or the like includes the type of image (for example, extension), the number of times displayed on the display means 14, and the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the decoration frame for inserting the display content is an image arranged for decoration or the like around the image of the display content, and has a color (hue, hue, luminance), shape, and the like. Image data of a plurality of decorative frames having different attributes (hereinafter referred to as “frame attributes”) such as a pattern, a size, and a pattern are stored in the frame image storage unit 11. The frame attribute is stored in the frame image storage unit 11 in association with the image data of the decorative frame.

  Thus, the image data of the display content is associated with the content attribute, the image data of the decoration frame is associated with the frame attribute and stored in each storage unit, and the decoration frame selection unit 12 is displayed by the display unit 14. A decorative frame having a frame attribute corresponding to the content attribute of the display content corresponding to the image to be displayed is selected. For example, when the content attribute of the display content of the image data having a predetermined extension corresponds to the green frame attribute as the hue of the decoration frame, the content attribute of the display content corresponding to the image to be displayed is the predetermined When it is an extension, a decorative frame having a green frame attribute is selected.

  Thereafter, the display image generating unit 13 generates display image data that is image data of an image (for example, see FIG. 2) in which the display content is inserted into the decorative frame selected by the decorative frame selecting unit 12. Then, the display unit 14 displays an image based on the display image data. Here, the display means 14 means, for example, a projection unit that projects an image based on display image data on a screen in the case of a projector, and displays image data in the case of a computer device with a display. It means a display (for example, LCD etc.) that displays a base image.

  As described above, the image display device 1 according to the present embodiment can display an image in which a decoration frame corresponding to the display content is fitted. As shown in FIG. Attribute setting means 16 is provided for setting the attribute of the decorative frame in correspondence with the attribute.

  As described above, since the attribute setting means 16 can associate the frame attribute of the decorative frame with the content attribute of the display content, the image display device 1 is used to efficiently perform a meeting or the like. be able to.

  That is, in the image display device 1 according to this embodiment, the decorative frame is not directly associated with the display content, but the frame attribute of the decorative frame can be associated with the content attribute of the display content. When there are a plurality of display contents having attributes, the same decorative frame can be associated with them. Therefore, by displaying different decoration frames according to the content attributes, it is possible to easily classify and search display content, and to efficiently perform meetings and the like using the image display device 1. .

  In addition, the image display device 1 according to the present embodiment includes content attribute setting means 17 that sets a content attribute that is an attribute of display content. The content attribute setting unit 17 includes information (for example, ◯, Δ, ×) input by the user of the image display device 1 using the input unit 19 and information such as the number of times the display content is displayed by the display unit 14 and time. Set as an attribute of display content.

  The content attribute is set by associating with the image data of the display content. More specifically, the image data of the display content is stored in association with the content attribute in the storage unit (the external storage device 3 such as the storage unit 15 in the image display device 1 or a storage medium such as a memory card). And a method of embedding content attribute information in the header portion of the image data of the display content.

  Further, the image display device 1 according to the present embodiment includes frame attribute selection means 18 for selecting a frame attribute that is an attribute of the decorative frame. This frame attribute selection means 18 selects the contents of the frame attribute in accordance with the operation by the user input means 19 (for example, when “picture” is selected as the type of the frame attribute, “shaded” is selected). Thus, it is possible to more easily search for display content having the content attribute content corresponding to the selected frame attribute content.

  For example, when the user sets the content attributes of the display content to “○”, “△”, and “×”, the type of the frame attribute is “picture”, and the content attribute content is “○”, When the content of the frame attribute corresponding to “△” and “×” is “shaded”, “gradation”, and “solid”, respectively, the user selects the content of the “shaded” frame attribute. Thus, it is possible to easily grasp the display content whose content attribute content is “◯”.

  By the way, the decorative frame corresponding to the content attribute has its image data stored in the frame image storage unit 11, but the brightness, hue, saturation, and size of the decorative frame are displayed on the display image generating unit 13 or the display frame. It can also be generated by means 14. For example, the generation of the decoration frame according to the content attribute on the display means 14 is performed by displaying an image by adjusting at least one of luminance, hue, saturation, and size according to the attribute of the decoration frame. Done. Further, the generation of the decoration frame according to the content attribute in the display image generation unit 13 generates display image data in which at least one of brightness, hue, saturation, and size is adjusted according to the attribute of the decoration frame. Is done by.

  Further, in the image display device 1 according to the present embodiment, when a large number of display content image data is stored in the storage device 3 such as the storage unit 15 or a storage medium such as a memory card in the image display device 1, the display is performed. It is possible to perform display in accordance with the content attribute content of the content for use and the frame attribute corresponding to the content attribute content. That is, the acquisition unit 10 obtains the display content image data from the storage device that stores a plurality of display content image data according to the content attribute content of the display content or the attribute of the decoration frame corresponding to the content attribute. The decoration frame selection means 12 sequentially selects decoration frames having attributes corresponding to the contents of the display content attributes acquired by the acquisition means 10, and the display image generation means 13 The display image data in which the display content is inserted into the decoration frame selected by the above is sequentially generated, and the display unit 14 sequentially displays images based on the display image data generated by the display image generation unit 13.

  Therefore, for example, a group of display contents in which any one of “◯”, “Δ”, and “×” is set as the content attribute content is stored in the storage device 3, and the type of the frame attribute is set to “Picture” When the content attribute content is “○”, the frame attribute content is “shaded”, when the content attribute content is “△”, the frame attribute content is “gradation”, and the content attribute content is “ When “×”, the content of the frame attribute is “solid” and the content attribute content is associated with the content of the frame attribute, the content attribute content is displayed in the order of “O”, “△”, “X”. Thus, when the user designates from the input means 19, the image display apparatus 1 takes out the display contents from the storage device 3 in order from the contents attribute content “◯”, and inserts them into the corresponding decoration frame to display the display means. 1 It is displayed by. When the user specifies from the input means 19 that the content of the frame attribute is displayed in the order of “solid fill”, “gradation”, and “shaded”, the content of the frame attribute is “solid fill”. The display contents are taken out from the storage device in order from the one having the contents of a certain content attribute, inserted into the corresponding decoration frame, and displayed by the display means 14.

  Further, when the user designates from the input means 19 that only the content attribute content “○” is displayed, only the display content with the content attribute content “◯” is sequentially extracted and inserted into the corresponding decoration frame. And displayed by the display means 14. If the user specifies from the input means 19 that only the contents of the frame attribute are “shaded”, only the display content having the content attribute content corresponding to “shaded” is displayed. The contents are extracted from the storage device in order, and the contents of the frame attribute are inserted into a “shaded” decorative frame and displayed by the display means 14.

  As described above, the acquisition unit 10 can acquire only the display content image data whose content attribute is a predetermined attribute and the display content image data whose decoration frame attribute is a predetermined attribute. In other words, it is not possible to acquire display content image data whose content attribute is other than the predetermined attribute or display content image data whose decoration frame attribute is other than the predetermined attribute. Therefore, the display content can be searched and classified more easily using the image display device 1.

  Further, in the image display device 1 according to the present embodiment, an image based on the display image data is displayed on the display unit 14 for a time corresponding to the content attribute of the display image data and the display attribute corresponding to the display image data. I am doing so. For example, for display content in which any of “◯”, “Δ”, and “×” is set as the content attribute content, the display content having the content attribute content of “○” is displayed for 10 seconds. The display content having the content attribute content “Δ” is displayed for 5 seconds, and the display content having the content attribute content “×” is displayed for 2 seconds. When there are “shaded”, “gradation”, and “solid” as the contents of the frame attribute, the display content corresponding to the content of the “shaded” frame attribute is displayed for 10 seconds, and the “gradation” frame is displayed. The display content corresponding to the attribute content is displayed for 5 seconds, and the display content corresponding to the content of the “solid fill” frame attribute is displayed for 2 seconds.

  Further, in the image display device 1 according to the present embodiment, according to the frame attribute corresponding to the display image data generated by the display image generation unit 13, the image data of the display content corresponding to the display image data is stored. Can be memorized. For example, when there are “shaded”, “gradation”, and “solid” as the contents of the frame attribute, the image data of the display content corresponding to the contents of the frame attributes of “shaded” and “gradation” is stored in a predetermined memory. It can be stored in a means (an external storage device 3 such as a storage unit 15 in the image display device 1 or a storage medium such as a memory card). As described above, since the image data of the display content corresponding to the content of the predetermined frame attribute can be selected and stored, the classification and selection of the image data can be easily performed.

  Further, according to the contents of the frame attribute corresponding to the display image data generated by the display image generating means 13, the image data of the display content corresponding to the display image data is stored in the storage means (stored in the image display device 1). It can be erased from an external storage device 3) such as a storage medium such as unit 15 or a memory card. For example, a display content group in which any of “○”, “△”, and “×” is set as the content attribute content is stored in the storage device, the type of the frame attribute is “hue”, and the content When the content of the frame attribute corresponding to the attribute content “○”, “△”, “×” is “shaded”, “gradation”, “solid”, the content of the frame attribute “solid” When the user designates to delete from the input means 19, the display content with the content attribute content “x” corresponding to the content of the frame attribute “solid” is deleted from the storage means.

  By the way, a program that causes the image display device 1 of this embodiment to function as the acquisition unit 10, the frame image storage unit 11, the decoration frame selection unit 12, the display image generation unit 13, and the attribute setting unit 16 is executed by an external device (for example, an image). A program acquisition means for acquiring from a display device 1 from a computer device connected to the display device 1 via a LAN or USB may be provided. By doing in this way, when there is a bug (program mistake) in the program that causes the image display device 1 to function as these means, or when it is desired to improve the function, the program can be easily replaced with a new program. Can do.

  In addition, the acquisition unit 10, the frame image storage unit 11, the decoration frame selection unit 12, the display image generation unit 13, and the attribute setting unit 16 are made to function on the image display device 1, but can communicate with the image display device 1. It may be made to function on an external device (for example, a computer device connected to the image display device 1 via a LAN, USB, or the like). That is, in the external device, an acquisition unit that acquires image data of display content, a frame image storage unit that stores image data of a decoration frame for fitting the display content, and a decoration frame corresponding to the attribute of the display content Decorative frame selection means to be selected, display image generation means for generating display image data in which display content is inserted into the decorative frame selected by the decorative frame selection means, and attributes of the decorative frame are made to correspond to the attributes of the display content The attribute setting means for setting is operated, the display image data generated by the display image generating means is output to the image display device 1, and an image based on the display image data is displayed on the display means 14 of the image display device 1. To do.

[2. Specific Configuration of Image Display Device]
Hereinafter, an example of the image display device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. Here, a projector will be described as an example of the image display apparatus 1. FIG. 3 is an overall configuration diagram of an image display system S including the image display device 1 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the image display system S in this embodiment includes an image display device 1, a plurality of remote controls 2 a to 2 c that can operate the image display device 1, and a memory that is attached to the image display device 1. The storage device 3 is a storage medium such as a card. Hereinafter, when any one of the remote controllers 2a to 2c is expressed, it may be expressed as the remote controller 2.

  The wireless communication between the remote controller 2 and the image display device 1 employs infrared data communication using infrared rays. Note that. Wireless communication using visible light instead of infrared light may be used, and wireless communication using a wireless LAN such as the IEEE 802.11 standard may be used.

  The image display device 1 includes a storage medium drive that reads data stored in the storage device 3 and writes data to the storage device 3 in response to an operation by the user from the remote controller 2. Image data of display content stored in the storage device 3 is acquired. As for the data acquisition, all of the data stored in the storage device 3 may be acquired, or only a predetermined folder in the storage device 3 is selected and only the data stored in the folder is selected. You may make it acquire.

(Regarding the configuration of the image display device 1)
Next, the configuration of the image display device 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of the image display apparatus 1 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the image display apparatus 1 performs an operation panel 101 for performing various operations, a storage unit 102 that is a nonvolatile memory for holding setting information, image data, and the like, and wireless communication using infrared rays. An infrared communication unit 103 to perform, an interface 104 for acquiring image data from an external storage device 3 and communicating with an external computer device, a video signal input circuit 105 for inputting a video signal from the outside, and a video An image processing circuit 106 that performs predetermined processing on a video signal input through the signal input circuit 105 and image data acquired through the interface 104, and an image based on the image signal output from the image processing circuit 106 A projection unit 107 for projecting and a control unit 108 for controlling the entire image display apparatus 1 are provided. It is.

  When the user operates the operation panel 101 in the image display apparatus 1, the control unit 108 performs control according to the operation content of the operation panel 101.

  The storage unit 102 includes a flash memory or the like, and has a frame image storage area 110 (corresponding to an example of a frame image storage unit) that stores image data of a decorative frame for fitting display content. ing. The frame image storage area 110 stores frame attributes associated with each image data of the decorative frame in addition to the image data of the decorative frame. This frame attribute information may be embedded in the header portion of the image data of the decorative frame.

  The infrared communication unit 103 includes an infrared light receiving unit 111 configured by an infrared LED and the like, and an infrared control unit 112 that performs processing for converting an infrared signal received by the infrared light receiving unit 111 into data.

  The interface 104 is a USB interface that can communicate with an external device, and is used by the control unit 108 when acquiring image data from the external storage device 3 or communicating with an external computer device. Note that a LAN interface or the like may be used as the interface 104 instead of the USB interface.

  The video signal input circuit 105 inputs video signals such as composite video signals (for example, NTSC video signals) and component video signals (for example, RGB signals).

  The image processing circuit 106 performs processing such as adding a decoration frame to the video signal input to the video signal input circuit 105 or the image data acquired via the interface 104 based on control by the control unit 108. The image signal processed and generated in this way is input to the projection unit 107.

  The projection unit 107 includes a lamp driving circuit 120, a light source 121, an illumination optical system 122, a transmissive liquid crystal panel 123 (hereinafter referred to as “LCD 123”), an imaging optical system 124, and an LCD driving circuit 125. And a focus adjustment circuit 126.

  The light source 121 is composed of a lamp or the like, and is driven to light up and emit light based on a signal output from the lamp driving circuit 120 controlled by the control unit 108. The light emitted from the light source 121 is applied to the LCD 123 as illumination light by the illumination optical system 122.

  The LCD 123 is driven by the LCD drive circuit 125 and displays an image on its display surface. The image thus displayed is emitted from the LCD 123 as light by the illumination light from the illumination optical system 122. Subsequently, the emitted light is projected onto the screen (projection surface) through the imaging optical system 124 and the projection opening (not shown) of the housing. As described above, the image displayed on the LCD 123 is projected onto the screen. The focus adjustment circuit 126 can adjust the focus of the image projected on the screen.

  The control unit 108 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and the CPU reads out and executes a program stored in advance in the ROM, thereby executing an image. The display device 1 has an acquisition means for acquiring image data of display content, a frame image storage means for storing image data of a decoration frame for fitting the display content, and a frame attribute corresponding to the content attribute of the display content. Decoration frame selection means for selecting a decoration frame, display image generation means for generating display image data in which display content is inserted into the decoration frame selected by the decoration frame selection means, and decoration in the content attribute of the display content Attribute setting means for setting the frame attribute corresponding to the frame, content attribute setting method for setting the content attribute of the display content To function as a frame attribute selecting means or the like for selecting the box attributes of the decorative frame.

  The control unit 108 acquires display content image data from the storage device 3 via the interface 104 as an acquisition unit. Here, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that image data of a plurality of display contents is stored in the storage device 3.

  In addition, the control unit 108 stores image data of a decorative frame for fitting display content in a predetermined area of the storage unit 102, and causes the storage unit 102 to function as a frame image storage unit. As shown in FIG. 5, the decorative frame has a plurality of frame attributes (hue, color, brightness, shape, position, design, size, frame thickness, background image, etc.) and corresponds to the plurality of frame attributes. Image data for generating a decorative frame is stored in the storage unit 102.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration of the decorative frame. The display image data is an image in which display content (“notebook computer” 50 in this case) is inserted in a decorative frame. As shown in FIG. 6, the types of frame attributes are (a), ( b) design, (c) hue, (d) background image, and the like. Each frame attribute type further includes the contents of a plurality of frame attributes. For example, the frame attribute type “shape” includes “round shape” 31 and “heart shape” 32, and the frame attribute type “picture” includes “shaded” 33 and “gradation” 34. The frame attribute type “hue” includes “black” 35 and “gray” 36, and the frame attribute type “background image” includes “cityscape” 37, “sea” 38, and the like. There is.

  Further, the control unit 108 selects a decorative frame having a frame attribute corresponding to the content attribute of the display content as a decorative frame selection unit. As shown in FIG. 7, the content attributes of the display content include image capturing date / time, image size, camera model, resolution, type (file extension), projection time, number of times of projection, evaluation (◯, Δ, × ), Comments, and the like, as shown in FIG. 8, is information embedded in the header portion of the image data of the display content. For example, the imaging date / time, the image size, the camera model, the resolution, and the like are information embedded by the digital camera in the header portion of the image data captured by the digital camera or the like, and the projection time and the number of projections are controlled by the image display device 1. This is the time and number of times the display unit 108 has projected the display content from the projection unit 107, and is information that is embedded in the header portion of the display content image data by the control unit 108. The evaluation (◯, Δ, ×), comments, and the like are information embedded in the header portion of the image data of the display content by the control unit 108 based on the operation of the remote controller 2a to 2c by the user.

  Here, the “decorative frame having a frame attribute corresponding to the content attribute of the display content” is a decorative frame having a frame attribute type corresponding to the content attribute type of the display content, and the content attribute content Means a decorative frame having the content of the frame attribute corresponding to. This correspondence is set by the control unit 108 functioning as an attribute setting unit. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the content attribute type and the frame attribute type are associated with each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the content attribute content and the decoration frame attribute content are associated with each other.

  Here, the content attribute content is specific content of each content attribute as shown in FIG. 7. For example, when the content attribute type is “evaluation”, “○”, “△”, In the case of “×” and the content attribute type is “extension”, “JPEG”, “TIFF”, “GIF”, and the like.

  The control unit 108 also functions as a display image generation unit together with the image processing circuit 106, and generates display image data in which display content is inserted into the decoration frame selected by the decoration frame selection unit. Specifically, the control unit 108 reads out the image data of the decorative frame having the frame attribute content corresponding to the content attribute content of the display content acquired by the acquisition unit from the frame image storage area 110 of the storage unit 102, This is input to the image processing circuit 106 together with the image data of the display content acquired by the acquisition means. Based on these image data, the image processing circuit 106 generates display image data in which the display content is inserted into the selected decorative frame by a synthesis process. The display image data generated in this way is output from the image processing circuit 106 to the LCD drive circuit 125 as an image signal.

  Further, the control unit 108 sets the content attribute content of the display content as content attribute setting means. The setting of the content attribute content is performed by associating with the image data of the display content. Specifically, it is performed by embedding content attribute type and content information in the header portion of the display content image data stored in the storage device 3. For example, “evaluation- ◯” or “evaluation-x”.

  Further, the control unit 108 selects a frame attribute of the decorative frame as a frame attribute selection unit. The selection of the frame attribute is performed by the user selecting the contents of the frame attribute using the remote controllers 2a to 2c (for example, selecting “shaded” when “picture” is the type of the frame attribute). Thus, it is possible to more easily search for display content having the content attribute content corresponding to the selected frame attribute content. For example, when the contents of the content attribute are “○”, “△”, and “×”, and the contents of the corresponding frame attribute are “shaded”, “gradation”, and “solid”, respectively, By selecting the content of the “shaded” frame attribute, it is possible to easily grasp the display content whose content attribute content is “◯”.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the remote controller 2 includes a display device 201 which is a display means such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a power switch 202, a cross key 203 which is an up / down / left / right key, a decision key 204, a classification mode selection switch. 205, a search mode selection switch 206, a display mode selection switch 207, an infrared communication unit 208, and the like. The input unit 19 includes the remote controller 2 and the infrared communication unit 103.

(Specific operation of the image display device 1)
An example of a specific operation of the image display device 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a main process flowchart of the image display apparatus 1 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when a power switch (not shown) of the image display device 1 is pressed, the control unit 108 of the image display device 1 determines whether or not a classification mode is instructed (step S100). . This determination is made based on whether or not the classification mode selection switch 205 of the remote controller 2 is pressed. If it is determined in this process that the classification mode has been instructed (step S100: Yes), the control unit 108 performs a classification mode process (step S101). This classification mode process is a process from steps S201 to S205 in FIG. 12, and will be described later.

  When the classification mode is not instructed (step S100: No), the control unit 108 determines whether the search mode is instructed (step S110). This determination is made based on whether or not the search mode selection switch 206 of the remote controller 2 is pressed. If it is determined in this process that the search mode has been instructed (step S110: Yes), the control unit 108 performs a search mode process (step S111). This search mode process is a process from step S260 to S263 in FIG. 24 and will be described later.

  When the search mode is not instructed (step S110: No), the control unit 108 determines whether the display mode is instructed (step S120). This determination is made based on whether or not the display mode selection switch 207 of the remote controller 2 is pressed. If it is determined in this process that the display mode has been instructed (step S120: Yes), the control unit 108 performs a display mode process (step S121).

  When the display mode process is started, the control unit 108 acquires image data of display content classified by the classification mode process from the storage device 3. Next, the control unit 108 selects a decoration frame corresponding to the content attribute content in the acquired display content, and acquires image data of the selected decoration frame from the frame image storage area 110 of the storage unit 102. Then, display image data in which display content is inserted into the selected decorative frame is generated, and the display image data is projected from the projection unit 107 onto the screen.

  When the processing of step S101, step S111, and step S121 is completed, or when it is determined that the display mode is not instructed in step S120 (step S120: No), the control unit 108 turns off the power of the image display device 1. It is determined whether or not the state has been changed (step S130). If it determines with the power supply of the image display apparatus 1 not being turned off (step S130: No), the control part 108 will transfer a process to step S100. On the other hand, when determining that the power of the image display device 1 is turned off (step S130: Yes), the control unit 108 ends the main process.

  Next, the classification mode process in step S101 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a classification mode process flowchart of the image display apparatus 1 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the classification mode process is started, the control unit 108 of the image display device 1 performs the attribute selection process in step S201. In this attribute selection process, the type of content attribute and the type of frame attribute are selected. This process is a process from step S210 to S214 in FIG. 13 and will be described later.

  When the attribute selection process in step S201 ends, the control unit 108 proceeds to the slide show process in step S202. In the slide show process, the content attribute type and the frame attribute type are selected in the attribute selection process in step S201, and the content attribute content and the frame attribute content are further selected for each display content. It is. This process is a process from step S220 to S228 in FIG. 16, and will be described later.

  When the slide show process in step S202 ends, the control unit 108 proceeds to a display method selection process in step S203. In this display method selection process, a group of display contents having the contents of the frame attribute to be displayed is selected, and an order of displaying the group of display contents is selected. This process is a process from step S230 to S232 in FIG. 18 and will be described later.

  When the display method selection process in step S203 ends, the control unit 108 shifts the process to the display content display process in step S204. In this display content display processing, display content is displayed according to the display method set in the display method selection processing in step S203. This process is a process from step S240 to S245 in FIG. 20, and will be described later.

  When the display content display process in step S204 ends, the control unit 108 shifts the process to the display content storage process in step S205. This display content storage processing stores the display content displayed in the display content display processing in step S204. This process is a process from step S250 to S252 in FIG. 22, and will be described later.

  When the process of step S205 ends, the control unit 108 ends the classification mode.

  Next, the attribute selection process in step S201 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is an attribute selection processing flowchart, FIG. 14 is a content attribute type selection screen, and FIG. 15 is a frame attribute type selection screen.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when starting the attribute selection process, the control unit 108 displays the content attribute type of the display content in the storage device 3 by the display unit 14 (step S210).

  That is, in step S210, when the user presses the classification mode selection switch 205 of the remote controller 2, the control unit 108 causes the projection unit 107 to project the content attribute type selection screen shown in FIG. On this content attribute type selection screen, selectable content attribute types are displayed, and the user selects a desired content attribute type by the input means 19. To select the content attribute type, press the upper key and the lower key of the cross key 203 of the remote controller 2, and press the decision key 204 with the cursor positioned at the position where the desired content attribute type is displayed. Is done by.

  Next, the control unit 108 determines whether or not a content attribute type has been selected (step S211). This determination is based on whether or not the determination key 204 of the remote controller 2 is pressed, and the content attribute type at which the cursor is positioned when the determination key 204 is pressed is the selected content attribute type. .

  If it is determined in this process that the content attribute type has been selected (step S211: Yes), the control unit 108 displays the frame attribute type of the decorative frame on the display unit 14 (step S212).

  That is, in step S212, when the user selects the content attribute type by operating the remote controller 2, the frame attribute type selection screen shown in FIG. 15 is projected from the projection unit 107 onto the screen. On this frame attribute type selection screen, selectable frame attribute types are displayed, and the user selects a desired frame attribute by the input means 19. The selection of the frame attribute is performed by operating the remote controller 2 in the same manner as the selection of the content attribute described above.

  Next, the control unit 108 determines whether or not a frame attribute type has been selected (step S213). This determination is based on whether or not the enter key 204 of the remote controller 2 is pressed, and is the type of frame attribute in which the type of frame attribute where the cursor is located when the enter key 204 is pressed is selected. .

  If it is determined in this process that the type of the frame attribute has been selected (step S213: Yes), the control unit 108 moves the process to step S214.

  In step S214, the control unit 108 stores the selected content attribute type and frame attribute type in the storage unit 102, and ends the attribute selection process.

  Next, the slide show processing in step S202 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 is a slide show processing flowchart, and FIG. 17 is a frame attribute content selection screen.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the slide show process is started, the control unit 108 acquires image data of display content from the storage device 3 (step S220). That is, the control unit 108 reads the data stored in the storage device 3 and acquires the display content image data stored in the storage device 3 via the storage unit 102.

  Next, the control unit 108 projects an image based on the acquired image data from the projection unit 107 onto the screen by the display unit 14 (step S221), and the process proceeds to step S222.

  In step S222, the control unit 108 determines whether or not the content attribute has been determined (step S222).

  Here, for example, when “extension” is selected as the content attribute, the content attribute content (such as “JPEG” or “GIF”) is determined in advance for each display content, so the content attribute content is determined. It is determined that

  On the other hand, when “evaluation” is selected as the content attribute, the contents attribute contents “○”, “△”, and “×” are not determined in advance by the display contents, and the content attribute contents are not specified by the user. By selecting any one of “◯”, “Δ”, and “×”, it is determined that the content attribute has been determined.

  The content attribute is selected by pressing any one of the classification mode selection switch 205, the search mode selection switch 206, and the display mode selection switch 207 of the remote controller 2. In the present embodiment, the classification mode selection switch 205 corresponds to “◯”, the search mode selection switch 206 corresponds to “Δ”, the display mode selection switch 207 corresponds to “×”, and the user switches any switch. By pressing, the content attribute corresponding to the display content is selected. If there are a plurality of remote controllers 2 and the content attributes selected by the remote controllers 2 are different, the contents attributes can be determined by majority vote. For example, when the user of the remote controller 2a and the remote controller 2c selects “O” and the user of the remote controller 2b selects “X”, the control unit 108 determines that “O” is selected. Further, any one of the remote controllers 2 may be given the right to determine the content attribute.

  If it determines with the content attribute content having been determined (step S222: Yes), the control part 108 will transfer a process to step S223.

  In step S223, the control unit 108 sets the content of the selected content attribute in association with the display content. Specifically, this setting is performed by embedding the content attribute type and content information in the header portion of the image data of the display content stored in the storage device 3. For example, “evaluation- ◯” or “evaluation-x”.

  Next, the control unit 108 determines whether the content of the frame attribute corresponding to the content attribute has been selected. In this process, if it is determined that the contents of the frame attribute have been selected (step S224: Yes), the process proceeds to step S227.

  If it is determined that the content of the frame attribute has not been selected (step S224: No), the control unit 108 displays the content of the selectable frame attribute on the display unit 14 (step S225).

  That is, when the content of the frame attribute has not been selected, the control unit 108 causes the projection unit 107 to project the frame attribute content selection screen illustrated in FIG. This frame attribute content selection screen displays a list of selectable frame attribute contents, and the user selects the desired frame attribute content using the input means 19.

  Here, “selectable frame attribute contents” means the contents of frame attributes already associated with the contents of other content attributes among the contents of the frame attributes in the type of the frame attribute selected in the attribute selection process. This refers to the contents of the frame attribute excluding. For example, when selecting the content of the frame attribute corresponding to the content attribute content “O”, the frame attribute content “gradation” is already associated with the content attribute content “△” In the frame attribute content selection screen, the message “Set with △” is displayed next to the “Gradation” selection field and the cursor is not positioned in the “Gradation” selection field. Become. When the contents of the selectable frame attributes are displayed, the control unit 108 moves the process to step S226.

  In step S226, the control unit 108 determines whether selection of the contents of the frame attribute has been performed. This determination is based on whether or not the determination key 204 of the remote controller 2 is pressed, and the content of the frame attribute where the cursor is positioned when the determination key 204 is pressed is the content of the selected frame attribute. . If it is determined in this process that the content of the frame attribute has been selected (step S226: Yes), the control unit 108 shifts the process to step S227.

  In step S227, the control unit 108 sets the content attribute content in association with the frame attribute content, and the process proceeds to step S228.

  In step S228, the control unit 108 determines whether there is unacquired image data in the storage device 3. In this process, when it is determined that there is unacquired image data (step S228: Yes), the control unit 108 proceeds to step S220. On the other hand, when determining that there is no unacquired image data (step S228: No), the control unit 108 ends the slide show process.

  Next, the display method selection processing in step S203 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a display method selection processing flowchart, and FIG. 19 is a display method selection screen.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when starting the display method selection process, the control unit 108 causes the input unit 19 to project a display method selection screen from the projection unit 107 onto the screen (step S230). As shown in FIG. 19, the display method selection screen includes a display target selection item for determining which group of display contents to display and a display target selection item selected by the display target selection item. It is composed of order determination items for determining which group of display contents to display from the group of display contents having the contents of which frame attribute.

  When the display method selection screen is displayed, the control unit 108 determines whether a display method is selected (step S231). This determination is made based on whether or not the determination key 204 of the remote controller 2 is pressed. Specifically, the user first operates the cross key 203 in the display target selection item, and moves the cursor to the check box displayed on the left side of the contents of the frame attribute of the display content to be displayed, and determines Press the key 204. By this operation, the control unit 108 determines that the content of the frame attribute to be displayed has been selected. Next, in the order determination item, the user inputs the display order in the column displayed on the left side of the contents of the frame attribute. As a result, the control unit 108 determines that the display order has been determined. At this time, for the contents of the frame attributes not selected in the display target selection item, the display order cannot be input.

  If it is determined in step S231 that a display method has been selected (step S231: Yes), information on the selected display method is set (step S232), and the display method selection process is terminated.

  Next, the display content display processing in step S204 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the display content display process, and FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the display order of the display content before and after selection of the display method.

  As illustrated in FIG. 20, when starting the display content display process, the control unit 108 acquires, from the storage device 3, display content image data corresponding to the information set in the display method selection process in step S <b> 203. (Step S240).

  Next, the control unit 108 selects a decorative frame corresponding to the content attribute content in the acquired display content (that is, the content of the frame attribute corresponding to the content attribute content) (step S241), and selects the selected decorative frame. Is acquired from the frame image storage area 110 of the storage unit 102 (step S242).

  Next, the control unit 108 generates display image data in which display content is inserted into the selected decorative frame (step S243).

  Then, the control unit 108 projects the display image data from the projection unit 107 onto the screen (step S244).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 21, the display contents “notebook computer” 50 and “PDA” 53 have the frame attribute contents “shaded” 33, and the display contents “computer a” 51 and “mobile phone” 55. When the frame attribute content “gradation” 34 is set and the display content “monitor” 52 and “computer b” 54 are set with the frame attribute content “solid fill” 39, the display method selection process in step S 203 When “shading” 33 and “gradation” 34 are selected as display target selection items and further set to display in the order of “shading” 33 → “gradation” 34 as ordering items, after the display method is selected, Are displayed in the order of “shaded” 33 → “gradation” 34 according to the setting of the display method, and further, the display target selection item is not selected. Was "solid coating" 39 is not displayed. That is, after the display method is selected, display contents “notebook computer” 50 → “PDA” 53 → “computer a” 51 → “mobile phone” 55 are displayed in this order, and display contents “monitor” 52 and “computer b” are displayed. "54" is not displayed.

  Next, the control unit 108 determines whether there is unacquired image data (step S245). If it is determined in this process that there is unacquired image data (step S245: Yes), the control unit 108 proceeds to step S240. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no unacquired image data (step S245: No), the control unit 108 ends the display content display processing.

  Next, the display content storage processing in step S205 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 22 is a flowchart of a display content storage process, and FIG. 23 is a storage target selection screen.

  As illustrated in FIG. 22, when starting the storage process of the display content, the control unit 108 projects the storage target selection screen from the projection unit 107 onto the screen (step S250). As shown in FIG. 23, the contents of the frame attributes to be saved are displayed in a list on the save target selection screen, and the user can use the input unit 19 to save the contents of the frame attributes of the group of display contents to be saved. Select. To select the contents of the frame attribute, press the up key and the down key of the cross key 203 of the remote controller 2, and press the enter key 204 with the cursor positioned at the position where the content of the desired frame attribute is displayed. Is done by doing.

  Next, the control unit 108 determines whether or not the content of the frame attribute to be saved has been selected (step S251). This determination is based on whether or not the determination key 204 of the remote controller 2 is pressed, and the content of the frame attribute where the cursor is positioned when the determination key 204 is pressed is the content of the selected frame attribute. . In this process, when it is determined that the content of the frame attribute has been selected, the control unit 108 stores the display content having the content attribute content corresponding to the content of the selected frame attribute in the storage device 3 (Step S1). S252), the display content storage processing is terminated.

  Next, the search mode process will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 24 is a search mode process flowchart, and FIG. 25 is a search target frame selection screen.

  As shown in FIG. 24, when starting the search mode process, the control unit 108 projects the search target frame selection screen from the projection unit 107 onto the screen (step S260). This search mode process is started when the search mode selection switch 206 of the remote controller 2 is pressed.

  When the search mode is started, a search target frame selection screen shown in FIG. 25 is projected from the projection unit 107 onto the screen. In this search target frame selection screen, the contents of the frame attributes to be searched are displayed in a list, and the user selects the content of the frame attributes to be searched by the input means 19. To select the contents of the frame attribute, the upper key and the lower key of the cross key 203 of the remote controller 2 are pressed, and the decision key 204 is pressed with the cursor positioned at the position where the content of the desired frame attribute is displayed. Is done by.

  Next, the control unit 108 determines whether a search target frame has been selected (step S260). This determination is based on whether or not the determination key 204 of the remote controller 2 is pressed, and is a search target frame in which the content of the frame attribute where the cursor is positioned when the determination key 204 is pressed is selected. If it is determined in this process that the search target frame has been selected, the control unit 108 sets information on the selected search target frame (step S262).

  When the information on the selected search target frame is set, the control unit 108 performs display content display processing (step S263). This display content display processing is the same as the processing from step S240 to S245 in FIG. 20 described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  When the display content display process ends, the control unit 108 ends the search mode process.

  Although some of the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, these are merely examples, and the present invention is variously modified and improved based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art. Can be implemented.

  For example, in this embodiment, the content attribute content and the frame attribute content are manually set and then associated with each other. However, the content attribute type and the frame attribute type are set manually, The contents of the attribute and the contents of the frame attribute may be automatically associated with each other.

  In this embodiment, one frame attribute type is associated with one content attribute type. However, a plurality of frame attribute types are associated with one content attribute type. Is also possible. For example, as shown in FIG. 26, three frame attribute types “hue”, “picture”, and “background image” can be selected for “evaluation” as the content attribute type.

It is a schematic block diagram of the image display apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the image displayed with the image display apparatus of FIG. It is an external view of the image display system in this embodiment. It is a block diagram of the image display apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a frame attribute. It is a figure which shows the example of a decoration frame. It is a figure which shows the example of a content attribute. It is a figure which shows the structure of image data. It is a figure which shows the example of the correspondence of a content attribute and a frame attribute. It is an external view of the remote control in this embodiment. 5 is a main process flowchart of the image display apparatus in FIG. 4. 6 is a flowchart of classification mode processing of the image display device in FIG. 4. 5 is a flowchart of attribute selection processing of the image display device in FIG. 4. It is a content attribute type selection screen. It is a frame attribute type selection screen. 6 is a slide show process flowchart of the image display apparatus in FIG. 4. It is a content selection screen of a frame attribute. 5 is a display method selection processing flowchart of the image display device in FIG. 4. It is a display method selection screen. 5 is a display processing flowchart of display content of the image display device in FIG. 4. It is a figure which shows the display order of the content for a display before and after selection of a display method. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a display content storing process performed by the image display apparatus of FIG. 4. FIG. It is a save target selection screen. 6 is a search mode process flowchart of the image display apparatus of FIG. 4. It is a search object frame selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of the correspondence of a content attribute and a frame attribute.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS S Image display system 1 Image projector 2 Remote control 101 Operation panel 102 Memory | storage part 103 Infrared communication part 104 Interface 105 Image signal input circuit 106 Image processing circuit 107 Projection part 108 Control part

Claims (14)

Acquisition means for acquiring image data of display content;
Frame image storage means for storing image data of a decorative frame for fitting the display content;
Decoration frame selection means for selecting a decoration frame having an attribute corresponding to the attribute of the display content;
Display image generation means for generating display image data in which the display content is inserted into the decoration frame selected by the decoration frame selection means;
Display means for displaying an image based on the display image data,
An image display device comprising attribute setting means for setting the attribute of the decoration frame in association with the attribute of the display content. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the attribute of the decorative frame is at least one information among a color, a shape, a pattern, a size, and a pattern. The image display device according to claim 1, further comprising content attribute setting means for setting an attribute of the display content. The image display device according to claim 1, further comprising a frame attribute selection unit that selects an attribute of the decoration frame. 5. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the image by adjusting at least one of luminance, hue, saturation, and size according to an attribute of the decoration frame. The image display device according to item. The display image generation unit generates the display image data in which at least one of luminance, hue, saturation, and size is adjusted according to the attribute of the decoration frame. The image display device according to any one of the above. The acquisition means sequentially obtains the display content image data from a storage device that stores a plurality of display content image data in accordance with an attribute of the display content or an attribute of a decoration frame corresponding to the display content. Acquired,
The decoration frame selection means sequentially selects a decoration frame having an attribute corresponding to the attribute of the display content acquired by the acquisition means,
The display image generation means sequentially generates display image data in which the display content is inserted into the decoration frame selected by the decoration frame selection means,
The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit sequentially displays images based on the display image data generated by the display image generation unit. The image display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the display unit displays an image based on the display image data for a time corresponding to an attribute of a decorative frame corresponding to the display image data. The image display apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the acquisition unit does not acquire image data of display content whose attribute of the decoration frame is a predetermined attribute. The image data of the display content corresponding to the display image data is stored in the storage unit in accordance with the frame attribute corresponding to the display image data generated by the display image generation unit. The image display apparatus as described in any one of -9. The display content image data corresponding to the display image data is erased from the storage unit in accordance with the frame attribute corresponding to the display image data generated by the display image generation unit. 10. The image display device according to 10.   The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit includes a projection unit that projects an image based on the display image data onto a screen. Program acquisition means for acquiring a program that causes the image display device to function as the acquisition means, the frame image storage means, the decoration frame selection means, the display image generation means, and an attribute setting means. The image display device according to any one of claims 1 to 12.   The computer selects acquisition means for acquiring image data of display content, frame image storage means for storing image data of a decoration frame for fitting the display content, and selection of a decoration frame corresponding to the attribute of the display content Decoration frame selection means, display image generation means for generating display image data in which the display content is inserted into the decoration frame selected by the decoration frame selection means, and attributes of the decoration frame as attributes of the display content A program for functioning as an attribute setting means for setting the corresponding items.

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