JP2018005358A - Content output device, communication device, content output method, time display method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change a display time of a clock based on reproduction of contents. SOLUTION: A content output device 2 and a clock 1 are connected by wireless communication. After connecting to the clock 1, the content output device 2 reproduces the content read from the content storage unit 251 and reads and transmits the content information related to the content reproduced in the clock 1 from the content information storage unit 252. The clock 1 receives the content information transmitted from the content output device 2 and changes the display time in conjunction with the reproduction of the content. The content information may be transmitted to the clock 1 in advance, or may be transmitted in conjunction with the content. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a content output device, a communication device, a content output method, a time display method, and a program.

  In recent years, in order to make a notice impressed by a viewer, a display device has been developed that projects a human image onto a flat screen formed in a human shape and makes various notices (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

JP 2011-150221 A

  However, in the conventional display device, the display time of another device cannot be changed based on the content.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to change the display time of another device based on content.

Playback means for playing back content;
Transmitting means for transmitting display time information to be displayed on the communication device based on content to the communication device;
A content output apparatus comprising:

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to change the display time of another device based on the content.

These are figures which show the structure of the content output system which concerns on this 1st embodiment. These are block diagrams which show the structure of the timepiece according to the first embodiment. These are figures which show the content information which concerns on this 1st embodiment. These are block diagrams which show the structure of the content output device which concerns on this 1st embodiment. These are figures which show the flowchart of the content output process of the timepiece which concerns on this 1st embodiment. These are figures which show the flowchart of the content output process of the content output device concerning this 1st embodiment. These are figures which show the content information which concerns on this 2nd embodiment. These are figures which show the flowchart of the content output process of the timepiece which concerns on this 1st embodiment. These are figures which show the flowchart of the content output process of the content output device concerning this 1st embodiment.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a content output system according to a first embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a content output system according to the first embodiment. In the configuration example of FIG. 1, the content output system includes a content output device 2 and a clock 1 that performs wireless communication with the content output device 2. The content output device 2 and the timepiece 1 perform wireless communication with each other based on, for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark) low energy (hereinafter referred to as BLE). BLE is a standard (mode) established for the purpose of low power consumption in a short-range wireless communication standard called Bluetooth (registered trademark). The wireless communication used between the content output device 2 and the watch 1 may use another wireless communication standard such as WiFi (registered trademark).

  The content output device 2 is, for example, a projection device that irradiates a screen (not shown) using a rear projection type projector, and is installed in a store, an exhibition hall, etc., and reproduces contents such as product descriptions, guidance, and questionnaires. On the other hand, the timepiece 1 is, for example, a digital timepiece or an analog timepiece. The watch 1 may be a smartphone having a clock function, a tablet personal computer, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the timepiece 1 includes a control unit 11, a display unit 12, an input unit 13, a communication unit 14, a time measuring unit 15, and a storage unit 16, and the storage unit 16 includes a content information storage unit 161. .

  The control unit 11 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and executes a variety of programs stored in the storage unit 16 to perform predetermined calculations and control of each unit, a work area during program execution, (Both not shown).

  The display unit 12 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an EL (Electroluminescence) display, or the like.

  The input unit 13 is, for example, a touch panel, and is an interface that is disposed on the upper surface of the display unit 12 and used to input user operation details. The touch panel incorporates a transparent electrode (not shown), for example, and detects a position where the voltage has changed as a contact position when a user's finger or the like touches, and outputs information on the contact position to the control unit 11 as an input instruction.

  The communication unit 14 transmits and receives radio signals based on BLE via an antenna (not shown). The communication unit 14 broadcasts a beacon (advertisement) based on BLE, receives a connection request sent from the content output apparatus 2 to the beacon, establishes a connection, and receives content information described later.

  The timer unit 15 counts the current time by counting the number of times of input of a predetermined time signal input from a frequency dividing circuit (not shown) and adding it to the initial value. The timer unit 15 may change a value stored in the RAM by software, or may include a dedicated counter circuit. The time counted by the timer unit 15 may be any of accumulated time from a predetermined timing, UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time), preset city time (local time), and the like. Further, the time counted by the timer unit 15 does not necessarily have to be held in the format of year / month / day / hour / minute / second.

  The storage unit 16 includes a content information storage unit 161. The content information storage unit 161 stores the content information transmitted by the content output device 2 described above. As shown in FIG. 3, the content information includes a content ID, a reproduction start time, a display time change reproduction time, display city information, and display time information. The content ID indicates the ID of the content being reproduced by the content output device 2. The reproduction start time indicates the time when the content output device 2 starts reproduction of the content indicated by the content ID. By receiving this reproduction start time, the watch 1 can detect when the content is reproduced. The display time change playback time indicates the playback time of content that the display time of the clock 1 changes in conjunction with the content output by the content output device 2. The display city information stores information on a city that changes the display city of the clock 1 in conjunction with the content output by the content output device 2. The display time information stores time information for changing the display time of the clock 1 in conjunction with the content output by the content output device 2.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the content output device 2. The content output device 2 includes a control unit 21, a display unit 22, an input unit 23, a communication unit 24, and a storage unit 25, and the storage unit 25 includes a content information storage unit 251.

  The control unit 21 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and executes a variety of programs stored in the storage unit 25 to perform predetermined calculations and control of each unit, and a work area during program execution (Both not shown).

  The display unit 22 is a projector that converts the image data output from the control unit 11 into projection light and irradiates the screen toward the screen. For example, as a projector, a plurality of (in the case of XGA, horizontal 1024 pixels × vertical 768 pixels) micro mirrors can be individually turned on and off at high speed for display operation. A DLP (Digital Light Processing) (registered trademark) projector using a DMD (digital micromirror device), which is a display element that forms a light image by the reflected light, is applicable. The display unit 22 includes a first area and a second area. The captured image is output to the first area, and content based on the image information is output to the second area.

  The input unit 13 receives a content switching operation from the user.

  The communication unit 24 transmits and receives radio signals based on BLE via an antenna (not shown). The communication unit 24 receives a beacon (advertisement) broadcasted by the communication unit 14 of the watch 1 based on BLE, transmits a connection request to the beacon, and then establishes a connection and stores content information in the watch 1. The content information stored in the unit 251 is transmitted.

  The storage unit 25 includes a content storage unit 251 and a content information storage unit 252. The content storage unit 251 stores the content ID and content, and the content information storage unit 252 stores the content information described above.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the content display process of the timepiece 1 according to the first embodiment. First, the timepiece 1 transmits an advertisement using the communication unit 14 (step S101). After the transmission, it is determined whether the connection request transmitted from the content output device 2 has been received (step S102).

  If it is determined in step S102 that the connection request transmitted from the content output apparatus 2 has not been received (step S102: No), the process returns to step 101 to transmit the advertisement. If it is determined in step S102 that the connection request transmitted from the content output apparatus 2 has been received (step S102: Yes), wireless connection is established with the content output apparatus 2 (step 103).

  After connecting to the content output device 2, it is determined whether the content information transmitted from the content output device 2 has been received (step S104). If it is determined that the content information is not received from the content output device 2 (step S104: No), step S104 is repeated until the content information is received. If it is determined that the content information has been received (step S104: Yes), the process proceeds to step 105.

  After receiving the content information, the content information is stored in the content information storage unit 161, and the content reproduction start time is set from the content information. Thereafter, the display time change playback time is read from the content information, and it is determined whether the display time change playback time has come (step S105). For example, when the reproduction start time is 14:19:20 and the display time change reproduction time is 120 seconds, it is determined whether the timer unit 15 has reached 14:21:20.

  When it is determined in step S105 that the display time change playback time has not come (step S105: No), the process proceeds to step S107. When it is determined that the display time change playback time has come (step S105: Yes), the display time information and the display city information stored in the content information storage unit 161 are read, and the display time and the display city are changed (step S106). ).

  After changing the display time and the display city, it is determined whether or not the content is ended based on whether the content end information is received from the content output device 2 (step S107). If it is determined that the content has not ended (step S107: No), steps S105 and S106 are repeated.

  When it is determined that the content has ended (step S107: Yes), the display time is changed to the current time with reference to the time measuring unit 15 (step S108), and the display city is changed to the city based on the current position ( Step S109) is ended.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the content display process of the content output device 2 according to the first embodiment. First, it is determined whether or not the content output device 2 has received the advertisement transmitted by the timepiece 1 using the communication unit 24 (step S201). If it is determined that the advertisement has not been received (step S201: No), step S201 is repeated until the advertisement is received.

  If it is determined that the advertisement has been received (step S201: Yes), a connection request is transmitted to the watch 1 that has transmitted the advertisement (step S202). After transmitting a connection request and establishing a connection with the watch 1, the content stored in the content storage unit 251 is reproduced (step S203). After the content is reproduced, the content ID of the content being reproduced is read from the content storage unit 251 and content information is determined based on the content ID. Here, the control unit 21 overwrites the time when the content output apparatus 2 starts the reproduction of the content with the reproduction start time of the content information.

  Thereafter, the content information is transmitted to the clock 1 using the communication unit 24 (step S204). After the content information is transmitted to the clock 1, it is determined whether or not the content is finished (step S205). If it is determined that the content has not ended (step S205: No), step S205 is repeated until the content ends.

  When it is determined that the content has ended (step S205: Yes), the communication unit 24 transmits content end information to the clock 1 (step S206), and the processing ends.

  In the first embodiment, the content output device 2 transmits information related to a content schedule as content information in order to change the display time and display city of the clock 1 in conjunction with the content. In this way, the timepiece 1 can change the display time and the display city based on the information related to the schedule.

(Second embodiment)
Hereinafter, a content output system according to a second embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The description of the same parts as those in the first embodiment is omitted.

  Since the block diagram of the configuration of the timepiece 1 and the content output device 2 is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing content information according to the second embodiment. Unlike the first embodiment, the content information according to the second embodiment includes a content ID, display city information, and display time information. Although not shown, the content storage unit 251 stores the content ID, the content, and the display time change reproduction time.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing a flowchart of content display processing of the timepiece 1 according to the second embodiment. First, the timepiece 1 transmits an advertisement using the communication unit 14 (step S301). After the transmission, it is determined whether a connection request transmitted from the content output device 2 has been received (step S302).

  If it is determined in step S302 that the connection request transmitted from the content output apparatus 2 has not been received (step S302: No), the process returns to step 101 to transmit the advertisement. If it is determined in step S302 that the connection request transmitted from the content output apparatus 2 has been received (step S302: Yes), wireless connection is established with the content output apparatus 2 (step 303).

  After connecting to the content output device 2, it is determined whether the content information transmitted from the content output device 2 has been received (step S304). If it is determined that content information has not been received from the content output device 2 (step S304: No), the process proceeds to step S306. If it is determined that content information has been received (step S305: Yes), the process proceeds to step 305. .

  After receiving the content information, the content information is stored in the content information storage unit 161, and the display city and the display time are changed based on the display city information and the display time information of the content information (step S305).

  After changing the display time and the display city, it is determined whether the content end information has been received from the content output device 2 (step S306). If the content end information has not been received (step S306: No), the process returns to step S304. If it is determined that the content end information has been received (step S306: Yes), refer to the time measuring unit 15 for the display time. The current time is changed (step S307), and the process ends.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flowchart of content display processing of the content output device 2 according to the first embodiment. First, it is determined whether or not the content output apparatus 2 has received the advertisement transmitted by the timepiece 1 using the communication unit 24 (step S501). If it is determined that the advertisement has not been received (step S501: No), step S501 is repeated until the advertisement is received.

  If it is determined that the advertisement has been received (step S501: Yes), a connection request is transmitted to the watch 1 that has transmitted the advertisement (step S502). After transmitting the connection request and establishing a connection with the watch 1, the content stored in the content storage unit 251 is reproduced (step S503). After the content is reproduced, the display time change reproduction time of the content storage unit is read based on the content ID being reproduced. It is determined whether the playback time of the content has reached the display time change playback time (step S504). If it is determined that the display time change playback time has not come (step S504: No), the process proceeds to step S503.

  When it is determined that the content playback time has reached the display time change playback time (step S504: Yes), the content information is transmitted to the watch 1 using the communication unit 24 (step S505).

  In step S506, it is determined whether the content has ended. If it is determined that the content has not ended (step S506: No), the process returns to step S503, and the reproduction of the content is continued. If it is determined that the content has ended (step S506: Yes), the content end information is transmitted to the watch 1 using the communication unit 24 (step S507), and the processing ends.

  In the second embodiment, content information for changing the display time of the clock 1 and the display city is transmitted in conjunction with the playback time of the content. Further, the content information may be transmitted in advance in advance of a predetermined time before the display time change reproduction time.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate. For example, in the present embodiment, the system includes one clock 1 and the content output device 2, but a plurality of clocks 1 may be used.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Further, the functions executed in the above-described embodiments may be combined as appropriate as possible. The above-described embodiment includes various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by an appropriate combination of a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some constituent requirements are deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in the embodiment, if the effect is obtained, a configuration from which the constituent requirements are deleted can be extracted as an invention.

As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, The range of the invention described in the claim is equal to the equivalent range. Including.
The invention described in the scope of claims attached to the application of this application will be added below. The item numbers of the claims described in the appendix are as set forth in the claims attached to the application of this application.

[Appendix]
[Claim 1]
Playback means for playing back content;
Transmitting means for transmitting to the communication device display time information to be displayed on the communication device based on content;
A content output apparatus comprising:
[Claim 2]
2. The content output device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits display time information to be displayed on the communication device during a predetermined reproduction time reproduced by the reproduction unit.
[Claim 3]
3. The content output apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmission unit transmits the predetermined reproduction time when the communication apparatus displays the display time information together with the display time information.
[Claim 4]
Determining means for determining whether the predetermined reproduction time has been reached;
Further comprising
3. The content output apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmission unit transmits the display time information when the determination unit determines that the predetermined reproduction time has been reached.
[Claim 5]
5. The content output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit further transmits city information based on the content being reproduced by the reproduction unit.
[Claim 6]
The content output device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the communication device is a digital clock or an analog clock.
[Claim 7]
Receiving means for receiving display time information based on the content being reproduced by the content output device;
Changing means for changing the display time based on the display time information received by the receiving means;
A communication apparatus comprising:
[Claim 8]
The receiving means receives content end information indicating that the content transmitted by the content output device has ended,
The communication device according to claim 6, wherein the changing unit changes the display time to the current time after receiving the content end information.
[Claim 9]
Playback means for playing back content on a computer,
Transmitting means for transmitting display time information to be displayed on the communication device based on the content to the communication device;
A program characterized by functioning as
[Claim 10]
A playback step for playing back content;
A transmission step of transmitting to the communication device display time information to be displayed on the communication device based on content;
A content output method characterized by comprising:
[Claim 11]
Receiving means for receiving display time information based on the content being reproduced by the content output device from the computer;
Changing means for changing the display time based on the display time information received by the receiving means;
A program characterized by functioning as
[Claim 12]
A receiving step of receiving display time information based on the content being reproduced by the content output device;
A changing step of changing the display time based on the display time information received in the receiving step;
A time display method characterized by comprising:

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clock 2 Content output device 11 Control part 12 Display part 13 Input part 14 Communication part 15 Timekeeping part 16 Storage part 161 Content information storage part 21 Control part 22 Display part 23 Input part 24 Communication part 25 Storage part 251 Content storage part 252 Content Information storage unit

Claims (12)

Playback means for playing back content;
Transmitting means for transmitting to the communication device display time information to be displayed on the communication device based on content;
A content output apparatus comprising:   2. The content output device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits display time information to be displayed on the communication device during a predetermined reproduction time reproduced by the reproduction unit.   3. The content output apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmission unit transmits the predetermined reproduction time when the communication apparatus displays the display time information together with the display time information. Determining means for determining whether the predetermined reproduction time has been reached;
Further comprising
3. The content output apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmission unit transmits the display time information when the determination unit determines that the predetermined reproduction time has been reached.   5. The content output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit further transmits city information based on the content being reproduced by the reproduction unit.   The content output device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the communication device is a digital clock or an analog clock. Receiving means for receiving display time information based on the content being reproduced by the content output device;
Changing means for changing the display time based on the display time information received by the receiving means;
A communication apparatus comprising: The receiving means receives content end information indicating that the content transmitted by the content output device has ended,
The communication device according to claim 6, wherein the changing unit changes the display time to the current time after receiving the content end information. Playback means for playing back content on a computer,
Transmitting means for transmitting display time information to be displayed on the communication device based on the content to the communication device;
A program characterized by functioning as A playback step for playing back content;
A transmission step of transmitting to the communication device display time information to be displayed on the communication device based on content;
A content output method characterized by comprising: Computer
Receiving means for receiving display time information based on the content being reproduced by the content output device;
Changing means for changing the display time based on the display time information received by the receiving means;
A program characterized by functioning as A receiving step of receiving display time information based on the content being reproduced by the content output device;
A changing step of changing the display time based on the display time information received in the receiving step;
A time display method characterized by comprising:

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