JP2010086280A - Information processor, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program capable of quickly and concisely selecting different content data that can be simultaneously displayed in parallel.
Display time zone information about a display time zone of first content data displayed on a display device and second content data displayed in parallel with the first content data is acquired, and the first content is obtained. When the first content attribute indicating the content of the data is compared with the second content attribute indicating the content of the second content data, and the first content attribute matches the second content attribute, the display time zone Based on the information, the overlapping time zone in which the display time zones overlap is extracted, the first content data is displayed on the display device regardless of the extracted overlapping time zone, and the display device is displayed in the extracted overlapping time zone. The second content data is displayed on the display device, and the second content data is not displayed on the display device in a time zone other than the extracted overlapping time zone.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

  For example, a system called digital signage or the like displays content such as video and text information on a display device such as a liquid crystal display installed in a commercial facility such as a public facility or a store. A display device using digital signage displays, for example, advertisements and emergency information. Content data used for display on the display device may be recorded for each display device via a memory card, or may be distributed from a management server connected to the display device via a network.

  Of the content displayed on the display device, character information may be displayed on a part of the screen of the display device as a telop at the same time as video information such as a still image or a moving image. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for controlling the display timing of a telop by reading out the start time and end time of a telop set in a telop sentence when superimposing characters on a video screen in a television broadcast or the like. ing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-234564

  Normally, video information and character information are organized separately, and a video information time table (display time list) and text information time table are created separately. The user manually checks whether or not there is a conflict between video information and character information (a combination that should not occur). For this reason, there is a possibility that the video information and the character information in a competitive relationship may be displayed at the same time even though a conflict has occurred due to a manual confirmation error or the like.

  In addition, in digital signage, the frame of the time table of video information is divided by fine time, so it is very time-consuming to organize character information according to each time zone of video information. There was a problem. Furthermore, even if the technique of Patent Document 1 is used, the display timing of character information can only be set. Therefore, there is a problem that it is necessary to set a time zone divided by fine time in order to prevent the video information and the character information having a competitive relationship from being displayed at the same time.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved method capable of quickly and simply selecting different content data that can be simultaneously displayed in parallel. The present invention provides an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, first display time zone information for obtaining first display time zone information related to a display time zone of first content data displayed on a display device. An acquisition unit; a second display time zone information acquisition unit that acquires second display time zone information related to a display time zone of second content data displayed in parallel with the first content data on the display device; A content attribute comparison unit that compares a first content attribute indicating the content of the first content data with a second content attribute indicating the content of the second content data; and the first content attribute and the second content Based on the attribute and the first display time zone information and the second display time zone information, the overlapping time zone extracting unit that extracts the overlapping time zone that overlaps the display time zone, regardless of the extracted overlapping time zone , The first content on the display device Display, display the second content data on the display device in the extracted overlapping time zone, and display the second content data on the display device in a time zone other than the extracted overlapping time zone An information processing apparatus having a control unit is provided.

  The overlapping time zone extracting unit may extract an overlapping time zone in which display time zones overlap when the first content attribute matches the second content attribute.

  The first content data may be video information, and the second content data may be character information. The first content data may be video information, and the second content data may be video information different from the first content data.

  When the display control unit displays the second content data on the display device in the extracted overlapping time zone, the screen of the display device is divided into two or more screens, and the first content is divided into one divided screen. The data may be displayed and the second content data may be displayed on another divided screen.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a step of acquiring first display time zone information related to a display time zone of first content data displayed on a display device, and a display A step of obtaining second display time zone information relating to a display time zone of second content data displayed in parallel with the first content data on the device; and a first content indicating the content of the first content data Comparing the attribute with the second content attribute indicating the content of the second content data, and when the first content attribute matches the second content attribute, the first display time zone information and the second Based on the display time zone information, the step of extracting the overlapping time zone where the display time zone overlaps, the first content data is displayed on the display device regardless of the extracted overlapping time zone, and the extracted duplicate time In the second content data displayed on the display device, the extracted time zone other than the overlap time period, information processing method and a step of not displaying the second content data on the display device is provided.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, means for acquiring first display time zone information relating to a display time zone of first content data displayed on a display device, and display device Means for obtaining second display time zone information relating to a display time zone of the second content data displayed in parallel with the first content data, a first content attribute indicating the content of the first content data, Means for comparing the second content attribute indicating the content of the second content data; when the first content attribute matches the second content attribute, the first display time zone information and the second display time Based on the band information, means for extracting overlapping time zones where the display time zones overlap, regardless of the extracted overlapping time zones, the first content data is displayed on the display device, and in the extracted overlapping time zones, No. on display device Display content data, the extracted time zone other than the overlap time period, a program for causing a computer to function as means for not displaying the second content data on the display device is provided.

  According to the present invention, different content data that can be simultaneously displayed in parallel can be selected quickly and concisely.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol. The description will be given in the following order.
1. First Embodiment [Outline of Digital Signage Providing System]
[Configuration of digital signage provision system]
[About timetable]
[Timetable organization and content data display]
[How to display text information]

<1. First Embodiment>
[Outline of digital signage provision system]
First, the digital signage providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The digital signage providing system displays content such as video and text information on a display device 400 such as a liquid crystal display installed in a commercial facility such as a public facility or a store. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the display device 400 displays one type of video information 420A on the screen. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the screen may be divided into two and two types of video information 420A and 420B may be displayed on one screen. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the display device 400 displays the character information as a telop 420T. 9 and 10 are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of a screen of the display device 400 according to the present embodiment.

  The digital signage providing system according to the present embodiment is capable of displaying video information according to a time table of video information and displaying character information according to a time table of character information. The time table of the present embodiment is schedule information in which a display order, a display start time, and the like of a plurality of content data to be displayed on a predetermined display device 400 in the future are defined. Here, the content data is, for example, video information and text information such as advertisements, event notifications, and distribution programs.

[Configuration of digital signage provision system]
Next, the configuration of the digital signage providing system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a digital signage providing system according to the present embodiment.

  The digital signage providing system includes, for example, a management server 100 connected to the network 10, one or more site servers 200 connected to the network 10, a playback control device 300 connected to the site server 200, a display device 400, and the like. Consists of.

  The management server 100 is connected to the network 10 and accumulates and distributes video information and character information such as advertisements, announcements, and distribution programs. The base server 200 is connected to the network 10 and receives, for example, video information and character information from the management server 100 and transmits them to the playback control device 300. The reproduction control device 300 receives video information and character information from the base server 200 and controls display of the display device 400. The display device 400 displays video and characters on the screen based on the signal and content data received from the playback control device 300. The display device 400 may be a display device that displays a plurality of display panels as one set as shown in the display device 400-1 of FIG.

  The network 10 is, for example, a wide-area or locally configured IP network in which computer networks are interconnected using Internet Protocol (IP) technology. The management server 100 and the base server 200 are connected to the network 10 via a router. The router connects or relays (routes) between different computer networks.

  Next, the management server 100, the base server 200, the playback control device 300, and the display device 400 will be described in detail. First, the management server 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the management server 100 according to the present embodiment.

  The management server 100 includes, for example, a CPU 102, a memory 104, an input / output I / F 106, a display unit 108, a recording unit 110, a network connection unit 120, and the like. The management server 100 distributes the content data to the plurality of base servers 200. In addition, the management server 100 generates a time table and transmits the time table to the base server 200.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 102 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device according to a program, and can control processing of each component provided in the management server 100. The memory 104 includes a storage unit such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a cache memory, for example. The memory 104 has a function of temporarily storing data related to the processing of the CPU 102, an operation program of the CPU 102, and the like.

  The input / output I / F (interface) 106 includes, for example, an operation unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a switch, and a lever, and an input control unit that generates an input signal and outputs it to the CPU 102. For example, the administrator of the management server 100 can input data and instruct processing operations to the management server 100 by operating the operation unit of the input / output I / F 106.

  The display unit 108 includes, for example, a display device that displays a video signal such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) device or an organic EL display device, and an audio output device that outputs an audio signal such as a speaker. For example, the administrator of the management server 100 can check the result of the operation performed at the input / output I / F 106 via the display unit 108.

  The recording unit 110 includes, for example, an HDD (hard disk drive), a flash memory, and the like, and is a recording device for storing data over a long period of time. The recording unit 110 holds content data including video information and character information such as advertisements, event notifications, and distribution programs.

  The network connection unit 120 includes, for example, a communication line, a communication circuit, a communication device, and the like. The network connection unit 120 can transmit and receive data between the management server 100 and the base server 200 via a computer network.

  In addition, the CPU 102 includes a first display time zone information acquisition unit, a second display time zone information acquisition unit, a content attribute comparison unit, an overlapping time zone extraction unit, and a display control unit. The first display time zone information acquisition unit acquires first display time zone information related to the display time zone of the first content data displayed on the display device 400. The second display time zone information acquisition unit acquires second display time zone information related to the display time zone of the second content data displayed on the display device 400 in parallel with the first content data.

  The content attribute comparison unit compares the first content attribute indicating the content of the first content data with the second content attribute indicating the content of the second content data. When the first content attribute matches the second content attribute, the overlapping time zone extraction unit overlaps the display time zone based on the first display time zone information and the second display time zone information. Extract the band. The display control unit displays the first content data on the display device regardless of the extracted overlapping time zone. In addition, the display control unit displays the second content data on the display device in the extracted overlapping time zone, and does not display the second content data on the display device in a time zone other than the extracted overlapping time zone. .

  Next, the base server 200 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the base server 200 according to the present embodiment.

  The base server 200 includes, for example, a CPU 202, a memory 204, an input / output I / F 206, a display unit 208, a recording unit 210, a network connection unit 220, a communication I / F 230, and the like. The base server 200 receives content data from the management server 100 and transmits the content data to one or a plurality of playback control devices 300. In addition, the base server 200 receives the time table from the management server 100 and transmits the time table to one or a plurality of playback control devices 300.

  The CPU 202, the memory 204, the input / output I / F 206, the display unit 208, the recording unit 210, and the network connection unit 220 in the base server 200 are respectively the CPU 102, the memory 104, the input / output I / F 106, the display unit 108, and the recording in the management server 100. The detailed description is omitted because it is the same as the unit 110 and the network connection unit 120.

  The communication I / F 230 includes, for example, a communication line, a communication circuit, a communication device, and the like. The communication I / F 230 can transmit and receive content data, a time table, and the like between the base server 200 and the playback control device 300.

  Next, the reproduction control apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the playback control apparatus 300 according to this embodiment.

The reproduction control device 300 includes, for example, a CPU 302, a memory 304, an input / output I / F 306, a recording unit 310, a display control unit 320, a communication I / F 330, and the like. The reproduction control device 300 receives content data from the site server 200 and transmits display data related to the content data to the display device 400. Also, the playback control device 300 receives the time table from the base server 200 and displays the content data on the display device 400 based on the time table.
Since the CPU 302 and the memory 304 in the reproduction control apparatus 300 are the same as the CPU 102 and the memory 104 in the management server 100, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The input / output I / F 306 includes, for example, an operation unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a switch, and a lever, and an input control unit that generates an input signal and outputs it to the CPU 102. For example, the administrator of the management server 100 can input data and instruct processing operations to the management server 100 by operating the operation unit of the input / output I / F 106. In addition, the input / output I / F 306 is connected to the display device 400, and content data display data is sent to the display device 400 via the input / output I / F 306.

  The recording unit 310 includes, for example, an HDD (hard disk drive), a flash memory, and the like, and is a recording device for storing data over a long period of time. The recording unit 310 holds content data distributed from the management server 100 and received via the base server 200.

The display control unit 320 controls the display device 400 so that the content data recorded in the recording unit 310 can be displayed on the display device 400.
The communication I / F 330 includes, for example, a communication line, a communication circuit, a communication device, and the like. The communication I / F 230 can transmit and receive content data and the like between the site server 200 and the playback control device 300.

  Next, the display device 400 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the display device 400 according to the present embodiment.

  The display device 400 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and includes, for example, a control unit 402, a memory 404, an input / output I / F 406, a display panel 420, and the like. The display device 400 receives display data related to the content data from the reproduction control device 300 and displays video and characters on the display panel 420.

  The control unit 402 performs control to display display data on the display panel 420. The memory 404 is configured by a storage unit such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a cache memory, for example. The memory 404 has a function of temporarily storing data related to processing of the control unit 402, operation programs of the control unit 402, and the like.

  The input / output I / F 406 is connected to the reproduction control apparatus 300 and receives display data for content data from the reproduction control apparatus 300 via the input / output I / F 406. In the display panel 420, a plurality of pixels are arranged, and each pixel blinks or changes in luminance level according to display data. As a result, video and characters are displayed on the display panel 420.

[About timetable]
Next, a time table generated by the digital signage providing system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between a time table, a program constituting the time table, and a content case constituting the program.

  The base server 200 shown in FIG. 1 is installed in units for managing display on the display device 400, for example. For example, the base server 200 is installed in units of facilities such as public facilities or commercial facilities, or in units of organizations such as companies and local governments. One site server 200 is provided with one or a plurality of playback control devices 300 and display devices 400 connected to the site server 200. Thereby, a plurality of display devices 400 can be controlled as one group.

  In the present embodiment, for example, one channel is set for each playback control device 300. One time table is set for one channel. That is, one or a plurality of channels can be set for one base server 200. For example, when the base server 200 is installed in a commercial facility and the reproduction control device 300 is provided for each sales floor, a different channel can be set for each sales floor. As a result, the content data can be displayed in a different time table for each sales floor.

  If it is desired to provide three channels, one base server 200 and three reproduction control devices 300 may be provided. When a plurality of display devices 400 are connected to one reproduction control device 300, the plurality of display devices 400 all have the same channel. As a result, the display contents and display timings of the plurality of display devices 400 in the same channel are all the same.

  The time table is set for each channel. The time table may be in units of one day (24 hours), or in units of 24 hours or less or 24 hours or more. In the time table, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of programs are arranged in time series. On the time table, a plurality of allocation frames are arranged in time series in each program, and a plurality of content cases are arranged in time series in each allocation frame. In the time table, it is specified which content case is displayed in which time zone. The content case may be video information such as moving images and still images, or may be character information such as characters and symbols.

  The allocation frame includes, for example, an advertisement frame, a location owner (LO) frame, a distribution program frame, and the like. Here, the advertising space is a time zone in which the advertising content is displayed. The advertising content is, for example, an advertisement of goods or services, and is provided by the advertiser. The LO frame is a time zone in which LO content is displayed. The LO content is, for example, information (for example, notification of an event) of a place where the display device 400 is installed (for example, a public facility, a commercial facility, etc.) or an installer (an organization such as a company). Provided. The distribution program frame is a time zone in which distribution program content is displayed. The distribution program content is, for example, information such as weather forecasts and news, and is provided by a service provider of a digital signage providing system, for example.

  The management server 100 generates a time table by changing the start time and end time of each program, the length of each program, etc., or changing the order of the programs. In addition, when generating the time table, the management server 100 changes the start time and end time of each allocation frame in one program, the length of each allocation frame, and the like, and changes the order of the allocation frames. You can also.

  The time table data includes information (program information) related to a plurality of programs. Each piece of program information includes information on a plurality of allocation frames (allocation frame information). Furthermore, each allocation frame information includes information (content case information) regarding a plurality of content cases.

  The program information includes information on a program name, an ID (identification information) for specifying each program, a start time, an end time, and a length. The allocation frame information includes information regarding the type of allocation frame (advertisement frame, LO frame, distribution program frame), start time, end time, and length. The content case information includes information on the type of content case (advertising content, LO content, distribution program content), content case name, ID (identification information) for specifying each content case, start time, end time, and length. Have The allocation frame information is an example of first display time zone information and second display time zone information. The type of allocation frame is an example of a content attribute.

[Timetable organization and content data display]
Next, time table organization and content data display according to the present embodiment will be described. First, a case where video information (first content data) and character information (second content data) are displayed in parallel on the screen of one display device 400 will be described. Hereinafter, a case (Example 1) in which one type of video information 420A and one type of character information 420T are displayed as shown in FIG. 9 will be described. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, two time tables of a video information (moving image / still image) time table and a character information (telop) time table are organized. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the time table of video information and character information and the display / non-display control of character information.

  A plurality of allocation frames are arranged in the time table of video information (in the example of FIG. 7, moving image / still image organization 1). The video information 420A is displayed on the screen of the display device 400 according to the video information time table. On the other hand, a plurality of allocation frames are also arranged in the time table of character information (telop organization in the example of FIG. 7). When the character information 420T matches the allocation frame type of the video information, the character information 420T is displayed on the screen of the display device 400 according to the time table of the character information.

  Both the allocation frame in the time table of the video information and the allocation frame in the character information have information on the type of the allocation frame. For example, if the video information allocation frame is a distribution program frame, distribution program content consisting of a moving image or a still image is allocated. If the character information allocation frame is a distribution program frame, a distribution program consisting of characters is allocated.

  By arranging the allocation frame of the character information having a certain allocation frame type in the time table of the character information, the character information having the allocation frame type can be displayed in a certain time zone. That is, according to the time table of the character information, the character information of the distribution program frame is displayed in the time zone from what hour and what time to what time and minute, and the character information of the advertisement frame is different from the distribution program frame, what time It is possible to specify that the time is displayed from what minutes to what hours.

  The management server 100 according to the present embodiment acquires the allocation frame type of the allocation frame information from each of the video information time table and the character information time table, and compares whether the allocation frame types match each other. . Then, when it is determined that the allocation frame types match, an overlapping time zone in which the display time zones overlap is extracted based on the allocation frame information of the video information and the allocation frame information of the character information.

  Then, the content data of the character information is displayed on the display device 400 in the extracted overlapping time zone, and the content data of the character information is not displayed on the display device 400 in a time zone other than the extracted overlapping time zone. On the other hand, the display device 400 displays content data of video information regardless of the extracted overlapping time zone. In the example shown in FIG. 7, when the distribution program frame in the moving image / still image organization 1 matches the distribution program frame in the telop organization, the telop is displayed on the display device 400. Further, when the advertising space in the moving image / still image organization 1 matches the advertising space in the telop organization, the telop is displayed on the display device 400. The telop is not displayed in other time zones.

  In the first embodiment, the video information display time zone and the character information display time zone overlap, and the video information allocation frame type (frame authority), the character information allocation frame type (frame authority), and When they match, the character information is displayed as a telop only in the overlapping time zone. As a result, for example, when the video information is a distribution program, the character information is not displayed in a competitive state in which the character information is an advertising space. Despite the occurrence of competition between video information and text information (a combination that should not occur), the possibility that video information and text information in a competitive relationship are displayed simultaneously is eliminated.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10, two types of video information, that is, video information 420A (first content data), video information 420B (second content data), and one type of character information 420T (second content). (Example 2) will be described. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, three time tables of a video information (moving image / still image) time table and a character information (telop) time table are organized. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between two types of video information and character information time tables, one-screen / two-screen display control of video information, and display / non-display control of character information.

  In the time table of video information (in the example of FIG. 8, moving image / still image organization 1 and moving image / still image organization 2), a plurality of allocation frames are arranged. The video information 420 </ b> A is displayed on the screen of the display device 400 according to the time table of the moving image / still image organization 1. The video information 420 </ b> B is displayed on the screen of the display device 400 according to the time table of the moving image / still image organization 2. However, when the video information 420B matches the allocation frame type of the video information A, the video information 420B is displayed on the screen of the display device 400 according to the time table of the moving image / still image organization 2. On the other hand, a plurality of allocation frames are also arranged in the time table of character information (telop organization in the example of FIG. 7). The character information 420T is displayed on the screen of the display device 400 according to the time table of the telop organization when it matches the allocation frame type of the video information.

  The management server 100 of the present embodiment acquires the allocation frame type of the allocation frame information from the time table of the moving image / still image organization 1 and the time table of the moving image / still image organization 2 or the time table of the telop organization, It is compared whether or not the allocation frame types match each other. When it is determined that the allocation frame types match, the overlapping time in which the display time zones overlap based on the allocation frame information of the video / still image organization 1 and the allocation frame information of the video / still image organization 2 or the telop organization A band is extracted.

  When the allocation frame information of the moving image / still image organization 1 and the display time zone of the allocation frame information of the moving image / still image organization 2 overlap with the allocation frame type, the screen of the display device 400 is displayed in the extracted overlapping time zone. Divided into two parts, content data of two pieces of video information is displayed. On the other hand, in the time zone other than the extracted overlapping time zone, the screen of the display device 400 is not displayed as a video image by split display.

  When the display time zone of the allocation frame information of moving image / still image organization 1 and the allocation frame information of telop organization and the allocation frame type overlap, content data of video information is displayed on the screen of the display device 400 in the extracted overlap time zone. And display the content data of character information. On the other hand, content data of character information is not displayed in a time zone other than the extracted overlapping time zone. Note that the display device 400 always displays the content data of the video information A regardless of the extracted overlapping time zone.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, when the LO frame in the moving image / still image organization 1 matches the LO frame in the moving image / still image organization 2, the screen of the display device 400 displays two images by split display. In other time zones, only one video is displayed. Further, when the LO frame in the moving image / still image organization 1 and the LO frame in the telop organization coincide, the telop is displayed on the display device 400. The telop is not displayed in other time zones.

  In the second embodiment described above, when the display time zones of the two types of video information overlap and the allocation frame types (frame authority) of the two types of video information match, only in the overlapping time zones. The surface is divided into two and two types of images are displayed in parallel. As a result, for example, when one video information is a distribution program, the other video information is not displayed in a competitive state in which the other video information is an advertising space. In spite of a conflict between two types of video information (a combination that should not occur), there is no possibility that two types of video information in a competitive relationship will be displayed simultaneously.

[How to display text information]
Next, a method for displaying character information (telop) displayed on the screen of the display device 400 will be described. 11 and 12 are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of a screen of the display device 400 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, the video information 420A and the character information 420T may be displayed independently by dividing the screen into two parts. Thereby, the visibility of the character information 420T can be improved. Note that the character information T may be displayed superimposed on video information displayed on the display panel 420 (overlay display), as shown in FIG. In this case, since a part of the video information is hidden by the character information T, a part that the viewer cannot see occurs.

  Further, when the character information 420T is displayed, the video information 420A may be reduced and displayed while maintaining the aspect ratio of the screen, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11A, when the screen is divided into two, the aspect ratio of the video information 420A does not match the aspect ratio of the screen of the display device 400. Therefore, there is a possibility that the video information 420A when the screen is divided into two is stretched vertically or horizontally, or a part thereof is hidden. On the other hand, according to the display method of FIG. 12, it is possible to display all videos while maintaining the accurate aspect ratio of the video information 420A. A background image is displayed at 420C in FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is not necessary for the user to manually check whether there is a conflict (a combination that should not occur) between the video information and the character information. For this reason, it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the video information and the character information that are in a competing relationship are displayed at the same time even though a conflict has occurred due to a manual confirmation error or the like.

  Also, with digital signage, especially when the timetable frame of video information is divided by fine time, if the approximate time zone information is set in the allocation frame information, the competitive relationship is surely eliminated. Can do. As a result, the time required for knitting the time table can be greatly reduced.

  Furthermore, this embodiment performs not only display control based on time information disclosed in Patent Document 1, but also display control based on allocation frame information (allocation frame type) of content data. Therefore, only the character information (or other video information) whose allocation frame type (frame authority) is the same as the video information can be displayed in that time zone. Accordingly, it is possible to easily avoid the infringement of authority that the video information and the character information (or other video information) having different allocation frame types (frame authority) are displayed at the same time.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, there has been described a case in which there is one or two time tables for video information (moving images / still images) and one time table for character information (telop), but the present invention is applied. It is not limited to examples. For example, the video information time table may be three or more, and the character information time table may be two or more. As a result, a plurality of simultaneous and parallel display of video information and character information becomes possible.

  In the above embodiment, when the allocation frame information (content attribute) of the two content data matches, for example, when the advertising frame of the video information and the advertising frame of the character information match, the character information (second content data). However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the display or non-display of the second content data may be changed according to the combination of the content attribute of the first content data and the content attribute of the second content data. For example, when the video information is an advertisement frame, the character information may be displayed if the character information is the advertisement frame or the LO frame, and the character information may not be displayed only when the character information is a distribution program frame.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the allocation frame was set to a time table, this invention is not limited to this example. For example, the present invention can be applied even when a content case is arranged in the time table without using an allocation frame. In this case, for example, the type of content case of video information and the type of content case of character information are compared, and character information may be displayed when the types match. The number of screen divisions may be divided into two or more screens in addition to dividing the screen into two.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the digital signage provision system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the management server which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the base server which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the reproduction | regeneration control apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the display apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the time table, the program which comprises a time table, and the content case which comprises a program. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the time table | surface of video information and character information, and the display / non-display control of character information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the time table of two types of video information and character information, the 1 screen / 2 screen display control of video information, and the display / non-display control of character information. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen of the display apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen of the display apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen of the display apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen of the display apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10 network 100 management server 200 base server 300 playback control device 400 display device 102, 202, 302 CPU
104, 204, 304 Memory 106, 206, 306 I / O I / F
108, 208 Display unit 110, 210, 310 Recording unit 120, 220 Network connection unit 230, 330 Communication I / F
320 Display control unit 402 Control unit 404 Memory 406 Input / output I / F
420 Display panel

Claims (7)

A first display time zone information acquisition unit that acquires first display time zone information related to a display time zone of the first content data displayed on the display device;
A second display time zone information acquisition unit that acquires second display time zone information related to a display time zone of second content data displayed in parallel with the first content data on the display device;
A content attribute comparison unit that compares a first content attribute indicating the content of the first content data with a second content attribute indicating the content of the second content data;
Overlapping time for extracting overlapping time zones where display time zones overlap based on the first content attributes and the second content attributes, and the first display time zone information and the second display time zone information A belt extractor;
Regardless of the extracted overlapping time zone, the first content data is displayed on the display device, the second content data is displayed on the display device in the extracted overlapping time zone, and the extraction is performed. And a display control unit that does not display the second content data on the display device in a time zone other than the overlapped time zone.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the overlapping time zone extraction unit extracts an overlapping time zone in which display time zones overlap when the first content attribute matches the second content attribute.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first content data is video information, and the second content data is character information.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first content data is video information, and the second content data is video information different from the first content data.   When the display control unit displays the second content data on the display device in the extracted overlapping time period, the display control unit divides the screen of the display device into two or more screens. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first content data is displayed and the second content data is displayed on another divided screen. Obtaining first display time zone information relating to a display time zone of the first content data displayed on the display device;
Obtaining second display time zone information relating to a display time zone of second content data displayed in parallel with the first content data on the display device;
Comparing a first content attribute indicating the content of the first content data with a second content attribute indicating the content of the second content data;
When the first content attribute matches the second content attribute, an overlapping time zone in which display time zones overlap is extracted based on the first display time zone information and the second display time zone information And steps to
Regardless of the extracted overlapping time zone, the first content data is displayed on the display device, the second content data is displayed on the display device in the extracted overlapping time zone, and the extraction is performed. And a step of not displaying the second content data on the display device in a time zone other than the overlapped time zone. Means for obtaining first display time zone information relating to a display time zone of the first content data displayed on the display device;
Means for obtaining second display time zone information relating to a display time zone of second content data displayed in parallel with the first content data on the display device;
Means for comparing a first content attribute indicating the content of the first content data with a second content attribute indicating the content of the second content data;
When the first content attribute matches the second content attribute, an overlapping time zone in which display time zones overlap is extracted based on the first display time zone information and the second display time zone information Means to
Regardless of the extracted overlapping time zone, the first content data is displayed on the display device, the second content data is displayed on the display device in the extracted overlapping time zone, and the extraction is performed. A program for causing a computer to function as means for not displaying the second content data on the display device in a time zone other than the overlapped time zone.